Talin will take his time to inspect the area
Fleur checks the chests for traps... the urn too... expecting trouble... a wax seal could mean some kind of airborne poison...
If there are any traps, she'll ask "Luuther, do you want to do the honors and I will assist you?"
As the rest of the group move smoothly into searching mode, Inmir takes a moment to bow his head and murmur a prayer of thanks to Pharasma.
Lady of Graves, we thank you for your assistance in this trial and pray that you continue to aid us as we move through the trials ahead.
You can't find any traps or anything else to cause concern.
One of the wooden shields is similar to the ones carried by the tiny wooden soldiers (that they used to bash you with), and is decorated with Ancient Osirian hieroglyphs spelling out the name "Akhentepi" and marking the soldiers as ones under his command. The other wooden shield doesn't look Osirian at all. The steel shield is masterwork and shaped like a scarab. The shortbow is lacking a string but looks otherwise serviceable.
Seeing there are no traps, Fleur will pick a random chest and break the seal, opening it cautiously before peering inside curiously.
She does comment on the odd shield though... [b]"THat's unusual, I don't recognize the design of it.. or on it.
The chest Fleur opens contains a sack with 100 gp and 42 sp.
"Well, that's just coins... hmmm... I wonder if they are old enough to be considered of historical value... " She examines the coinage and if they are not old enough or unusual enough, she moves on to the other chest to examine its contents. As fascinated as she is with the amount of money, she doesn't seem as interested in looting the tomb for coins as much as for history.
Fleur has more luck (by her own reckoning) with the other chests, since these contain several scroll tubes holding papyrus records, private memos, expense ledgers, speeches, and private correspondence. Among the papers are discussions regarding the unfinished tomb of Akhentepi’s mistress whom he met as a widower and planned to marry and provide with a resting space next to his own. The papers are pretty mundane but could be of value to a committed Osirionologist.
Fleur is fascinated with the documents and carefully replaces them in their tubes and puts the tubes in her pack... "Now THESE are cool.. very historically interesting... I'm sure at least a collector might want them... "
Inmir glances at some of the documents over Fleur's shoulder as she scans through them.
Very interesting. I wonder if Akhentepi's mistress ever ended up being interred here?
It's all interesting actually. Even the memos and ledgers can tell us lots about life back then. I hope everyone is careful with these things...
Despite his earnest interest in the items in question, Inmir restrains himself from rushing in to open anything, preferring to let those more experienced take the lead.
Luuther's mouth gapes in surprise as Fleur dismisses the coin as "Just coins", and begins to scoop them up into one of his sacks. "I'm sure most of the rest of us are at least interested in this coin".
He then inspects the jar carefully for any markings or symbols, before taking his dagger, and carefully loosening the wax seal.
"Im with you. Coin is what keeps my belly full. Not paper and books." he chuckles. But still edgy. He keeps an eye out just in case they get another surprise visitor
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The urn contains nard, an expensive oily perfume.
"I didn't say I wasn't interested in the coin, just that we don't need the extra weight to carry around til we're on the way out.... but if one of you big strong men want to carry it til later, that's fine." Fleur gives you a little wink, to show that was somewhat in jest.
"Gold will help us do all manner of good deeds."
"Gold is always appreciated." Haydar silently thanks Irori for providing coin as he was uncertain where his next meal would come once his 3 gold pieces ran out.
"Well I see no other points of egress here. Shall we go back to those other double doors"?
Luuther starts towards the other doors, and waits for Fleur to check it for traps.
[b]"Your eyes are sharper than mine for finding things, but perhaps my fingers are a little more nimble for disarming them.
Perception: Assist (+2 for Stonework, +1 for traps)
Perhaps we should move whatever we are planning to take from here back to the room with the tapestry. It will make a good storage point since we will presumably pass back through it when we are ready to leave anyway.
When the group gets back to that room, Inmir will renew the light spell on his spear and cast an additional one on the sconce in the SW corner
Heartened by Fleur's declaration that the doors are not trapped, you gingerly push them open and head down the stairs, where you pass another set of doors (also not trapped according to Fleur). You enter another 20 square room.
A massive mirror stretches across the southern wall of this chamber, flanked by two statues. The statue to the east depicts a tall, gaunt woman in a flowing, hooded gown, holding an hourglass. The figure to the west is that of a jackal-headed man carrying a scepter or staff in his hand. Stone double doors, standing slightly ajar, lead to the east and west. A third set of double doors exits the room to the north. Torch holders sculpted in the shape of bird skulls are built in each corner, and a thin layer of dust covers every surface.
The lady to the right is Pharasma, as Inmir can tall you.
Visible exits are right and left (stone doors standing ajar).
Inmir steps slowly forward, pointing his spear at the jackal headed statue. There stands Anubis, god of tombs in the ancient world, one of the great of the gods of that time.
He stops before the other statue and falls to his knees. And this... this is the Lady of Graves herself. She who we must all face in the end. For it is her judgement that will send each of us to our reward when our time in this life is over
With that he bows his head before the statue in silent prayer.
Talin goes to the giant statue of his inspiration
"Now this is a sight. The great Anubis. It is an honor" he too will bow his head infront of the statue
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As the two pause in contemplation you notice something odd in the mirror: among you in the reflection stands a human man with bronzed skin in his forties, wearing white ceremonial robes and a headdress. From the various carvings you recognize his as Akhentepi himself. You all seem to be wearing a stern and disapproving expression.
As the two pause in contemplation you notice something odd in the mirror: among you in the reflection stands a human man with bronzed skin in his forties, wearing white ceremonial robes and a headdress. From the various carvings you recognize his as Akhentepi himself. You all seem to be wearing a stern and disapproving expression.
Nor sure if this post got lost somehow, but if the mirror doesn't interest you there is a choice of left and right.
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Fleur walks closer to the mirror to get a closer look at the image of Akhentepi. She is curious, too, as to why she looks so stern and disapproving in the mirror since she doesn't feel she has that expression on her face.
"Check for traps," Duriel suggests.
Finishing his prayer, Inmir glances up, and for the first time, sees his reflection in the mirror.
Odd... is that how I look? I seem so ... angry? I don't feel that way... prayer usually makes me feel happy
Standing up from in front of the statue of Pharasma, he takes a moment to brush the dust off his robes from where he had been kneeling on the floor, watching out of the corner of his eye as his reflection does the same. Then he moves over to stand in front of the mirror. Looking close at his image in the mirror, he carefully and deliberately smiles at it. Seeing his image continue to glare at him, he takes an involuntary, startled step back from the mirror.
Astonishing... the mirror seems enchanted in some way to change our images. Possibly just some form of warning to tomb robbers. But maybe more ... we should be careful around it.
Stepping back from the mirror, he glances at Duriel as the Paladin makes his suggestion. Then, turning back to Fleur he casts Guidance on her to assist her in case she is about to search for traps.
Luuther turns around to look for the stranger in their midst.
Inmir looks quizzically at the mirror and all the odd things it reflects. Then he moves slowly across the room until his unsmiling image is standing next to that of Akhentepi. Then he slowly moves his arm out so that the arm of his image should touch Akhentepi to see if he feels anything when he does, and to see if Akhentepi responds.
Fleur checks the mirror and the area around it for traps...
... but apparently is too distracted by the mirror itself.
Studying the mirror Fleur feels a burning sensation and needs to make a Fort 10 save.
Whoops - too late and too little :)
Fleur feels a sharp pain in the forehead but it quickly passes as she wrests her attention away from the mirror.
"I suggest not looking in the mirror.. I felt a headache coming on.. a bad one... until I looked away... " She makes a point not to look at the mirror any longer.
Inmir looks concerned at Fleur's discomfort ...
Agreed ... let's move on. Which door should we go through...?
"Once again... Jing can decide for us". Heads(1) Right, Tails(2)Left
Coin Flip
"Left it is this time".
Duriel scratches a mark of aversion on the wall to warn future explorers to the danger in the room.
The doors open onto a rectangular room, 20 feet wide and 30 feet deep. Pillars line the walls of this rectangular chamber, interspersed with stone jackal heads extending from the walls. A stone altar, covered in a layer of dust, sits at the eastern end of the room. There are no visible exits.
"No exits, eh? Could be a simple chapel, or a trap... let's check it out. Or there could be secret doors."
"Fluer, i will leave you to it, not my vocation, I will... stand back" he winks at her
As you enter the room and Fleur starts searching for secret doors, something moves behind the altar. Suddenly two brown ten-legged spiderlike creatures the size of a dog scutters out and attack.
Roll for initiative. The monsters go on 14 so if you beat that you can take your action immediately.
Initiative.
Luther exclaims in surprise, and his eyes widen in horror...
"No! Not Spiders!"