Daza moves in and lands a sickening blow with his axe, though the creature still stands, but just barely.
Ushaka flails about with his walking sticks, hitting only air while Kelevan tosses some acid that hits a wall instead. Tau the mighty lion races into the room and teaches the abomination the circle of life! The creature quickly dies.
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Lynn caught the wand and held it in her hand for a moment looking it over, "I'll certainly keep a hold of it for now just let me know if you ever need it back or healed and I'll do what I can." Lynn didn't have anywhere that would be exceptionally protective for the wand so she did up her hair and shoved it through like a pin to hold her hair in place. "There we go."
"As for what that is, give me a bit, you all should check around while I examine this... thing." Lynn moved next to the corpse and squatted next to it not afraid to move it and shuffle the lifeless being.
As you are looking around, you find two notes of interest.
The creature is unsurprisingly known as a choker. It is a creature known for living in deep underground environments.
I write this letter in the event that my upcoming expedition to Bhopan goes poorly. In this trove I have left my considerable findings, which I hope will be of use to our growing Society. While most of this information will no doubt already be in the hands of fellow Society members, there is a personal matter which I have left contained within. Events over the past decade have led me to suspect a fellow agent of hoarding her knowledge and not submitting it for review. This woman a surprisingly sensible gnome by the name of Eylysia_has partaken of almost as many missions as I, yet she reports only a third of what I have brought to light. In order to ensure knowledge is not concealed, I have begun an investigation into Eylysia and her activities here in Absalom, hoping to find her hidden repository of stored knowledge. Thus far, I have come across two promising leads. The first is Eylysia’s contact with a well-known stonemason by the name of Arkath. I had the displeasure of meeting this fellow in his dying days, when he promised to take any secrets he held to his grave. He was interred in a mausoleum in the Ivy District weeks after our encounter, though I still believe there is more to his connection with Eylysia. Another lead is Eylysia’s friendship with a member of the Arcanamirium, a local wizard’s guild. The fellow is a gnome by the name of Fimbrik. All of my attempts to speak with him have failed, though I have noted his home address in my files for follow-up. It is my sincere hope that I am able to return to discover what Eylysia has hidden, but should I not, I entrust this to my assistant Adolphus or any brave Society agents who come across my unfinished work.
Selmius Foster
My mentor, Selmius Foster, is dead-slain during our journey to the island of Bhopan. I have taken up his investigation into Eylysia's activities, though recent developments mean my time in Absalom is short. My initial follow-up of Foster's investigation into Arkath involved hiring several diviners to discern the veracity of Selmius's leads. It appears the stonemason was quite honest with my mentor; there is some key clue buried with him in his mausoleum. I have watched Eylysia for many months since my return, and I have caught her making additions to the Wall of Names-the memorial built in honor of my departed mentor. She has added three names, none of which are true Pathfinders and are likely worth investigating. Their names are:
~ Doulgonlir Caskmail
~ Hollis 'Evil Grin' Thorne
~ Karina Clamp
Events are in motion that will soon take me to Quantium, after which I will be unable to conclude this investigation. I leave this hidden under the Wounded Wisp, in hopes that one day I might return, or that the Society endures its current woes and a future generation of agents can take up this cause.
-Adolphus
Details lef by Selmius Foster indicate the location of Arkath’s burial site: a plot of land in Eastgate operated by one of the more popular faiths. Arkath’s crypt is the northernmost structure. There is a Garundi man in breastplate is currently patrolling.
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Lynn nodded at Kelevan since Ushaka would probably be best suited to sneaking past the guard rather than fast talk their way past. "Move when you see an opening."
Lynn moved over towards the guard, "Excuse me sir could you perhaps help me I work with the Pathfinder's society and I'm working on a piece about these here crypts. Since you seem to work here I was wondering if you had any information to share about the exquisite masonry of these structures."
Lynn attempted to move around the guard to divert his attention away from where the rest of her group had been located so that they may freely explore the crypt, should they easily find Arkath's tomb.
"I don't know much about the masonry of this place. I'm just here to guard it. Why are you interested?" He doesn't seem to notice the rest of the party sneaking by.
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"I don't know much about the masonry of this place. I'm just here to guard it. Why are you interested?" He doesn't seem to notice the rest of the party sneaking by.
"It's not so much the masonry as the inspiration for it that I'm interested in, perhaps it was inspired by the faith which watches over this holy site. I am here to learn about those who were laid to rest here as well as the place itself, would you be able to show me around or tell me more about it?"
"This is the burial site of a Stonemason named Arkath. The gates into the necropolis are open to anyone wishing to pay respects. It is on Abadar land so it is watched by his followers. Just as long as you don't open the mausoleum itself, I would have to stop you then."
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"This is the burial site of a Stonemason named Arkath. The gates into the necropolis are open to anyone wishing to pay respects. It is on Abadar land so it is watched by his followers. Just as long as you don't open the mausoleum itself, I would have to stop you then."
Lynn nodded her head as the guard spoke, "Ah well thank you, I will have to take a closer look at the sites if I want to learn a bit more I suppose. A little in-depth research is never a bad idea. May I check about? I wouldn't want to interrupt your duties further."
"Yes, of course." And Lynn is sent on her way.
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Making her way around the guard she moved towards one of the cyrpts checking over her shoulder to see if the guard was still watching her, once she felt clear she moved to regroup with the others.
"That... that could have gone worse I suppose. We aren't supposed to actually open the mausoleum, but we can check anything else in the necropolis.
Daza senses no traps.
Daza inadvertently stomps his feet as you try to sneak past and the guard is alerted. He turns to your group angrily.
"Lawbreakers. You are up to no good. Get away." He says drawing his mace.
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Kelevan holds up his hand to forestall the attack. "Hear me. My associates have not shown the best of judgment, I think. You see, we are here on behalf of the Pathfinder Society. Some of them were concerned that our mission might be endangered if we told anyone; a foolish notion, of course, as you are clearly a man of reason."
Ushaka hides behind a tomb while Kelevan attempts to sway the man of law.