looking primarily for dome kind if spell storage device a la ring of wizardry, I think eberron has some crystals that function like that...
Engineer looks closely at the crystal-studded gauntlet.
If it appears to be a component which would interface with a warforged, he puts it on and completes the attachment process.
#3 once you don the battle fist a crystal beings to throb and in you mind you hear"master good to see you once more" the fist locks to you wrist and the other crystal on the back of your new fist shrouds itself in flame and you light up in flames.
Dxaur An Eberron shard with arcane and Dhakanni runes floats out of the chest and hovers in the air.
"I appear to have no memory of you. Please identify yourself and provide any further insights into my person or yourself you can. It is good to make your acquaintance."
EVERYONE As you grab hold of an item from the chest a vision appears before you,in unison the adventures raise the items in your own and say "When time of great danger arise once again let our blood find you and answer the call. Answer the call then they all prick one finger and drop a drop of blood lands on each item. As you ask the question to the psycrastal #3.
Engineer locates a convenient circulatory vessel and eeks a drop of dark, thick fluid onto the crystal housing of the gauntlet .
"Very interesting. A psicrystal I have no memory of, and no known connection to. I wonder what else lies in my past of which I do not recollect."
Plucking the glowing crystal from the air, Daxur's eyes widen at the vision that comes to him. Glancing over at #3, Daxur nods "All of our pasts, I believe, in someway or another".
With a wide grin, full of eagerness at the discovery of new secrets, Daxur pierces his thumb with a dagger and allows a small drop of his green, goblin blood to strike top of the crystal in his other hand.
Lumen looks at the sword with an expression of wonder as she brings the tip of her finger to the razor sharp edge of the blade, drawing a drop of blood as well.
Coming back into the room, Korihor looks around at her friends as they each prick their fingers. "You all saw the vision as well?"
"In a manner of speaking. I experienced a visual hallucination, followed by telepathic communion with a mind located within this, " Engineer raises his now massively oversized right hand, studded with crystalline spikes. "I believe those hallucinatory adventurers have some connection to our own party, though how that is I have yet to parse."
"I suppose an admonition regarding the riskiness inherent in making untried use of relics of uncertain provenance would fall upon deaf ears?.." Beauregard interjects deceptively mildly, as he examines the seemingly bejeweled headband before carefully placing it within his pack.
"Yes. Yes it will." Lumen replies with a hint of a grin.
"What'd you say?" Korihor deadpans at Beauregard, picking up the backpack and examining it.
"Experimentation requires risk. And subjects. I willing assume both to maximize my potential."
Korihor smiles, slapping Three on the shoulder as she opens the pack, taking out a wand.
EVERYONE After aquiring the items and seeing the vision, as doubt, interst and leerness float above you. What is everyone doing?
"Well, are we able to continue on our search for the missing children? My close-combat abilities have improved, and I retain a sizable portion of my psionic power yet today. I also have several more power stones of defensive and transformative abilities fully charged."
Nodding at Engineer #3's words. "As my previous concerns have now been replaced with new concerns...
of which are likely to be sufficiently answered so long as we are down here."
"Yes, let us focus on retrieving the Children."
"With Daxur and myself keeping detailed notes on our experiences, I would hazard that our observational journals should suffice to alleviate your concerns once our primary objective has been completed. As to the new items we just acquired, my personality has come under no assault, nor do I feel any compulsion or obsession. Only time will tell if further contact will change such conditions, of course."
While talking with Beauregard, Engineer reseats all his equipment and checks everything to ensure it is in the proper place and in working order. Once satisfied, he shoulders his pack and indicates his readiness to travel with a curt nod.
"Should anyone desire this club, please take it. It is of limited utility to me now."
"Well, Beau, it seems we are all connected to these people who fought some great evil in the past and since the vision implies we will follow in their footsteps, I think before this is over you will have plenty of concerns to choose from!"
Zevon continues: "However, first things first - the children! I'm ready to continue; I need some practice with my new mace anyway!"
EVERYONE Where are you going next?
"Well," Beauregard says, wrinkling his nose at the still-overpowering abbatoir odor of the room. "I should see if there is any other egress from this chamber, shouldn't I?" As he proceeds to thoroughly check the surrounding walls.
Beauregard You find nothing here but you did find a secret door in the other chamberbefore dealing with ogre.
"The bad news is there is no further way from here...
The good news is the hall we just left had another egress hidden further down we won't have to worry about anything sneaking up on us here." Beauregard opines as he makes his way, rapidly, out of the odious chamber & down the oddly shaped alcove at the end of the hallway.
"Excellent. Let us progress down the hidden passageway and complete our objective." Engineer moves ahead of Beauregard, still wary of ambushes and more enemies.
Ok, I have no idea where that would be in relation to where we are. Do we open the doors at I4 & H3 or D9 & C8? Or somewhere else entirely?
Motioning for Engineer #3 to be prepared, Beauregard carefully opens the door to the chamber.
EVERYONE The ceiling in this chamber rises to an apex thrity feet overhead. Great pairs of iron doors are set into opposite-facing walls, only the north-west doorsare sealed with a heavy iron door. Each corner of the room holds a two foot tall stone brazier carved in the likeness of an ovoid creature with three stubby legs three eyes and three spindly arms spaced equidistantly around its pebbly body. Smoke issues from a gaping mouth atop the creature's "head". A dark pungent haze fills the room. A nine-foot-tall gray stone statue of a dwarven warrior stands before the southern set of iron doors,facing northeast. The dwarf stares blankly forward, two glistening black gems embedded in his eyes, a spiked helmet resting atop his formidable brow. His armor bearsz graven glyphs and a shield is slung over his back.His stony gauntlets rest on the handle of a stone greataxe etched with fiery patterns. The head of the weapon is planted firnly in the floor. draped of the statue is mass of iron chains ending in nasty barbs, spikes,hooks and blades. Some ofthem are coiled around the statue's arms and legs to keep themfrom sliding off.
Zevon joins Beauregard and #3, his flail ready, and looks in the room.
"I hope this statue won't animate like the other one. Looking at the chains it seems we're getting closer to the slavers."
ZEVON No special marking on the door. and no you dont know who the statue is of. But suspect its the half dwarf you were forwarned.
Daxur peeks into the room around Zevon's leg. "Hmmm, so that's what a half-dwarf looks like."
Moving into the room, Engineer holds a power stone in his left hand, right hand, the battlefist, ready and free.
"Which way?"
Lumen enters, sword at the ready stepping to the opposite side of the door as #3
Zevon follows #3 and Lumen and cautiously moves into the room, towards the nearest door, his new mace ready for any sign of trouble .
EVERYONE As you slowly make your way in the next chamber a voice
echo with a grunttal accent saying" Well you seem to be lost, where is your escort? Are you here for something, like losing your lives? Hum
Zevon no you do not hear anything from the SE door