Kyra finds herself somewhat skeptical of the undead Sphinx.
Saruna shakes her head ruefully."It is unfortunately necessary. It contains his life force."
Saruna shakes her head full of sorrow.
"Bandru was made into an eternal guardian... by making him a construct. A construct with a conscience. Doomed to stay here as I was. We just try to escape. But the only way to escape was ... that one had to die. And so friends ended at mortal enemies!"
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"You appear to have acted as curator here, with great care and diligence, as I noted from the rare plants we passed, that you have kept alive.
Those alone are of immense cultural significance, and once replanted, will bring joy to new generations who thought them lost to the sands.
With the Scarab Sages rebuilding the glories of old Osirion, we can petition with them, that your selfless service can come to an end.
If that were granted, where would you desire to go? How would you prefer to spend your well-earned retirement?"
(your call if Freedom Fighter applies a +1, for 'helping a creature escape bondage'...)
Saruna, we are tasked with preserving and cataloging the relics here within the library. You having been down here so long, surely know of some of the more important items we ought to be , "on the look out for." What items or knowledge, that you know of down here, is in particular need of our attentions, should we come across it?
@Kyra correct.
Saruna replies."What is of most important to preserve?
By Toth, first of all of course.. " And she lists 1000 and one items down here.
"I will dismiss what I can, little one, I will dismiss what I can. Shall we go?"
Kyra bows to the beast though; it somewhat shames her, to be submissive to anything undead. We acquiesce to your wisdom..please lead the way and we shall follow. Kyra waits for Saruna to move and follows.
"Please, you have to lead. There are the so many options!"
"Please, you have to lead. There are the so many options!"
Kyra stops suddenly and says loudly, Hold! Everybody hold! She scowls directly at Saruna and says, You know the way better, we insist you lead the way...or you can find others to do your dirty work for you. I'll put it plainly Saruna..I don't trust you. I don't trust your motivations and I don't trust that you are not the real enemy. If you want to gain our trust, you will lead us. Otherwise, stay behind and stay out of our way... Kyra is all menace, when she says this next part..or be prepared to be destroyed by the Dawn-bringer.
Kyra readies an action to cast Holy Smite.
Saruna hears emotionless to Kyra´s words.
"I can help you, and I want to help you. But I understand very well that you can´t trust me. I can stay in the chapel if you like."
She sighs.If you go north, you will reach an hallway. Twisting and full of hieroglyphs, telling you a lot about our past. It is guarded by the sages magic to confuse the unwary. It leads down to the next level."
Pointing south she continues.
[b]"In the south are the Temple of Ptah and Nethys. Also my rest room. I have warded it with a symbol. Also in the south is the office of the librarian and finally the pools of the elements."
With a rueful sigh she finishes. "Finally the room where I was created!"
Saruna hears emotionless to Kyra´s words.
"I can help you, and I want to help you. But I understand very well that you can´t trust me. I can stay in the chapel if you like."
She sighs.If you go north, you will reach an hallway. Twisting and full of hieroglyphs, telling you a lot about our past. It is guarded by the sages magic to confuse the unwary. It leads down to the next level."
Pointing south she continues.
[b]"In the south are the Temple of Ptah and Nethys. Also my rest room. I have warded it with a symbol. Also in the south is the office of the librarian and finally the pools of the elements."
With a rueful sigh she finishes. "Finally the room where I was created!"
Kyra releases the words of power forming in her mind ready to unleash her Goddesses Holy Wrath upon this wretched creature, You give me little reason to trust you Saruna but, if your temperance is an indication of your good will...we shall have peace. Kyra looks to the others confident in her words. We will go where you have suggested, and be mindful of your wards. You shall stay here as agreed or ...well we've already spoken of that. We shall discover what we can. If we find proof to back your claims..I shall owe you an apology. If not...I doubt our next contact will be pleasant. We shall be on our way now. Kyra says no more she simply turns to leave in the direction the sphinx indicated.
Everyone who enters the next room please make a will safe.
Kyra keeps alert as she moves down the hallway, She slides in behind Merisiel and says, Thank you, for backing me up, back there. I know my view was not popular.. Kyra trails off a loss for words
As you enter you see that there is quite a bit of fog here. Intricate glowing hieroglyphics line the corridors.
Unfortunately Kyra is quickly utterly lost.
To understand this area one must speak ancient osiriani.
While Erwin manages to go through the area without problems, Bramble quickly gets lost.
Kyra is completely lost she can't read the hieroglyphics, so she takes out her scroll of comprehend languages cast it and then quickly follows it up with a prayer of guidance to Sarenrae.
@ all. with the help of the ropes you manage to guide those that are confused.
@ Kyra indeed you can. You see a full catalog what is supposed to be stored in a library.
@Merisiel Sorry, the fog is completely filling the room.
But with your rope trick you manage to explore the area.
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As Kyra winds her way through the confusing fog with the aid of a rope, she tries to identify the magic effect that just over-came her. She arrives with the rest of her party finally out of the maze. It is a strange effect indeed! I've never encountered the like. However, I was able to interpret some glyphs along the way. They may help us catalog this library at a later date. I suggest we move quickly forward. There may be more writing that needs deciphering and I only have a limited amount of time left before, the magic I used to decipher the Ruins..leaves me. Kyra ask Sarenrae's blessing and guidance. Let us move forward,Kyra again follows Merisiel in to the next room.
You reaching the Halls of Preservation after a 30-foot descent down the stairs.
nless otherwise noted, the ceilings are 20 feet high, the rooms are carved from the surrounding granite, and the original magical illumination has failed, leaving this area in complete darkness.
AS you come closer you think this was a workshop but everything is completely broken and rotted.
A haphazard barricade now blocks the last 10 feet of the stairs.
Kyra tries to suppress a laugh as Barm drops a stone just missing his foot and Merisiel stops her labor to inspect a cracked nail. She resit teasing them and instead smiles knowingly. However, she does stay diligent against attack and manages to offer Barm a blessing on his next try.