Tariq performs a final search before leaving
Tariq performs a final search before leaving
Ooc]recommend we go back to prior pyramid next [/ooc]
Shad will re-examine the prior pyramid with a bit more scrutiny
You ever have a feeling of deja-vu?
Tariq says ”I oddly feel like I have been here before. And my searching was equally lousy. “
West!
Tariq slaps his forehead and heads west looking for the next anticipated pyramid.
”Be ready Baset. These have been guarded so far. No reason to expect otherwise on the third one. “
Stone steps ascend the western face of the pyramid to the entrance to the Earth Crypt, 100 feet above the ground.
A door loom in front of you; fanciful, etched designs surround a large symbol of a golden scarab beetle at the center of a dark brown block of stone. Hieroglyphs are carved beneath it. The rich smell of freshly tilled
soil is powerful here.
The hieroglyphs read "“Speak the name of the one to whom this Crypt of Earth is dedicated in the manner that would be most pleasing.”
Shad looks up as well
Identifies the scarab and etchings as the symbol of a sepid div named Kaahbek, a prominent figure in ancient Osirian myth, also called by the title “Sedeb Ianew” (“Eater of Woe”). Nindless repetition of rituals was often a part of placating the div.
Shad shares what he knows, similar to Noonan
”Another egomaniacal outsider trying for a power dynasty at the cost of anything in his way. Eater of Woe they called him. “
So jabbering away at it seems to be the trick.
Tariq pushes the dwarf out of the way.
Step aside...work to be done here.
He attempts to unlock said door.
Even the most nimble of fingers can't unlock the magic of the barrier.
Badger,badger,badger,badger,mushroom,mushroom...
Shad scoffs at Tariq and Dwalindor antics
” Sedeb Ianew “
” Sedeb Ianew “
” Sedeb Ianew “
” Sedeb Ianew “
” Sedeb Ianew “
The block in front of you disolves and falls apart into sand, leading you inside another area of the pyramid.
A large painting of a scarab covers most of the floor of this chamber, and hieroglyphs are carved in the walls. A dark stone block is embedded in the east wall of the chamber, with etchings and carved hieroglyphs surrounding a scarab symbol inscribed on its face.
Good work Shad, best have you and Tariq scout for nasty traps.
Tariq, trying to make up for the lock, scouts ahead.
”We are on it! Come Baset! “
Tariq's careful examination leads him to see subtle indentations and movment in the sand on the floor allowing him to detect a secret door beneath the sand.
You have to remove the sand to attempt to open it however.
Hold it! Noonan casts detect magic on the sand where Tariq is looking.
The sand itself faintly shimmers with transmutation magic.
I can see it! I understand the answer to life, the universe and everything! It is f..
Noonan clutches his chest and falls over.
Noonan, you realize the samd is part of a complex magical trap.
Should you try to shift the sand through means other than physical labor it would turn into carnivorous scarabs who would swarm over you trying to eat the flesh from your bones.
Tariq starts looking for a trap in the sand
” Say no more!“
He will try to direct the dwarf
”Dwalindor we need your pail and shovel…here “
The loons! I can hear the loons!
Tariq starts flinging sand to the side, splattering Shad and Noonan with the loose grains in waves as he finds the sigils carved on the stone hidden by the layer of sand.
After a bit of time with a chisel and hammer he disrupts the magical trap allowing you to attempt to break through the ground.
Kills ya dead no doubt.
Shad will examine the stone with detect magic
”I wonder what it does? “
Shad will examine the stone with detect magic
”I wonder what it does? “
The trap was configured such that if you try to shift the sand through means other than physical labor it would turn into carnivorous scarabs who would swarm over you trying to eat the flesh from your bones.
A passageway opens for you in the floor: do you enter?
Go get em, Dwal!
You don't see anything in the passage, and you follow it for several hundred feet until you see the shaft sloping back up towards another stone hatch.
This time an ancient stone level stands nearby, waiting for you to pull on it.
Tariq checks the lever for traps
”Interesting…Lets see what this does “
If nothing unusual, he steps back and has Dwalindor open it.