"Why on earth would you ask something like that Terrance?" Ingrid asks.
Orin looks at his friend, and sees he truly means it. He looks closely but fails to notice anything other than a worn tombstone. "Terrance, I don't see anything..."
Looking to the others, he looks a tad worried. "First my little... Experience and now Ioann is seeing things on tombstones..."
Terrance, when you look back at the tombstone after hearing Orin's words, you see nothing but a worn tombstone. Too worn to even read a name.
Honest, I saw Orin's name, and it also said something like this “Come to my world, and be as I am. Soon you will be like me;
Witness me, and embrace your end." and it also said “Died 4661 AR”.
Looking a little puzzled now, It was just here, I swear by Torag's name.
Ioann does not react much when asked whether he is alive or not, clearly not finding the "joke" really amusing. However, upon hearing what Terrance thought he saw on the tombstone, Ioann lifts his head showing a face filled with horror and fear.Quickly, he strides toward the dwarf, grasps his clothes and tries to drag him toward the grave.
"Which tombstone, show me! What did it say? Where? WHERE?"
"What does is say, Ioann? A relative? A namesake?"
"Bah! What is wrong with you?" Ioann says to Terrance, letting go of his sleeve.
"It's just the tombstone of some woman." he then answers to Ravel.
Turning to Father Grimburrow, "Is the year forty-six sixty-one significant to Ravengro?"
Father Grimburrow looks at you strangely for a moment, "Well, yes. It's the year of the Harrowstone fire. It's what Ingrid and Gellius were researching yesterday at the Temple."
Shaking his head at the attempted manhandling by Ioann.
Ioann, by Torag's name, I do not lie. What I said, and what I saw, were right there. Pointing at the tombstone.
"Look again then." answers Ioann to the dwarf before walking toward the gate of the scimitary.
I have looked, and it is gone. But by Torag's blessed name, it was there. protests Terrance as he follows along behind the group.
What in Torags name is going on, I could swear that Ioann's name was on that tombstone, and now it is gone.
I wonder if it has something to do with the writing on the monument, speaking of which
Hey, do you all mind if we pass by the monument on the way back to the professors place?
Father Grimburrow walks with you out of The Restlands before stopping and laying his hand gently on Ingrid's shoulder. "I hope you find what you're looking for, even for those of us who give our lives to Pharasma, the death of someone we love is never an easy thing to accept. If there is anything else I can do for you, Sister, don't hesitate to ask." He then heads back towards the temple.
I see nothing on the stone.
You Longshanks are all crazy or can not handle your alcohol.
Pulls some dried something or other from her pocket, starts to gnaw ferociously on it, and head for the lair...house.
Mmmmm...cured rat, I forgot I had that!
Ingrid gives Father Grimburrow a brief embrace before he departs. "Thank you for your help, it has already proven invaluable."
Deep in concentration, the Paladin is silent as they head back to the manor.
You arrive at the memorial to find that it's relatively clean. As clean as two young men who think they have better things to do would clean anything.
Hmm, Nothing else that appeared, I think we can go now.
On the way back to the manor
Harrowstone was a prison, I wonder about the prisoners who are not mentioned on that memorial
So if Harrowstone was a prison, was anyone able to find out the names of any prisoners that were in there ? Asking the group in general.
"I'm sure the town library or archives may have record of that." Ingrid says thoughtfully
"As long as I do not have to deal with that old goat from the Scroll." Ravel draws her shawl tighter as the rain continues to fall as they make their way back to the Lorrimor Estate.
Arriving back at the Lorrimor estate, you find Kendra sitting at the dining table with a box in front of her. Spread out around the box are various items; old books, a small acrylic painting of mountains, a wood carving of a deer, and various other bobbles. The items have apparently been sitting for quite some time as they are covered in dust. Kendra swiftly wipes a tear from her eye before standing to greet you. "How did it go, did you find the false crypt?"
Upon entering, Ioann takes off his wet jacket and hangs it close to the door. He then strides upstairs to his room, apparently ignoring Kendra's question. After only a few seconds in which a door is open, a chest his dragged from underneath a bed and a door is close, Ioann is back downstairs.
This time, as he passes by miss Lorrimor, he stops and looks at her. For a moment, his facial expression becomes kinder. He approaches the woman and sits next to her.
"Yes.. yes we found the crypt. And this was inside." he says taking out the box and placing it next to the Manual of the Palatine Eye."Are these your father's?" he asks pointing to the dust covered items, his voice much gentler than usual.
As he awaits the response, Ioann tries opening the box they retrieved from the crypt.
Ioann's presence seems to perk her up a bit and she smiles at him warmly. "Yes, as a matter of fact they are. Just one of many boxes from the attic. I've left something for you in your room. I found it in his things and it looked like it would fit your frame well. I think he would want it to go to you."
Kendra watches as Ioann opens the box with ease. Inside is a thin, flat board with the alphabet spread across it , a small, spade shaped brass planchette, and four iron and glass vials containing tiny, churning clouds of vapor. The vials sit in velvet-lined indentations to the left of the spirit board and planchette, along with six empty indentions.
Ravel watches intently, she whispers a familiar arcane word and sees what the trinkets might reveal.
There are a total of 29 arrows, all but 12 of them emit magic. There are a total of 7 potion vials, each emitting magic. A total of 4 scrolls emitting magic. The vials inside of the box emit magic.
Ake stands dripping for a time, not noticing the water on her small frame. She tries to think of some words, any words to comfort her friends daughter.
Finding none, she feels sad that she lacks the ability to comfort Kendra, thinking of the haflings she spent time with.
She walks over and wordlessly pats her on the back.
Not knowing what else to do, she investigates the items in the chest.
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Ingrid cocks her head to the side, studying the contents of the box intently.
do you need a hand looking at any of those ? Terrance asks.
Gellius watches intently while the casters are identifying the items, wondering what tools the Professor left us.
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Yes, Master dwarf, I would like any assistance you care to provide!
After identifing the items,
These are quite good, but I am afraid I can not use any of the scrolls, however, Master Terrance may be capable of there use.
"I"m curious as to the nature of the board and canisters. Ake, darling, could you elaborate on those particular novelties?"
"Mulțumesc Kendra, voi merge și să ia o privire la ea odată am terminat cu astea."
"Thank you Kendra, I will go and take a look at it once we are done with these."
Realizing that he opened the wrong case, Ioann pushes the board toward Ravel before trying to open the thin darkwood case.
The scrolls, I should be able to use. Along with one of these Indicating a flask of holy water.
"Thank you, Ioann."
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Gellius listens as the casters explain what everything is. "Well, I don't have much use for the arrows, although we should make sure that someone has a bow because they are really nice arrows. These on the other hand..." Gellius turns his eyes at the holy water on the table. "These I probably use better than anyone else here. Also I wouldn't mind a sunrod or two, and I should probably hold on to one of each of the potions. Those scrolls should probably go to other people."
"Mulțumesc Kendra, voi merge și să ia o privire la ea odată am terminat cu astea."
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Realizing that he opened the wrong case, Ioann pushes the board toward Ravel before trying to open the thin darkwood case.
Kendra smiles and nods her head, touching Ioann on the shoulder lightly for a brief moment.
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Ingrid takes in the array of weaponry and equipment, her mind cataloguing the types of creatures each would be best at dispatching, nodding silently to herself.
Good work Petros, you're helping us make them pay for what they did to you.
"Sooo... no key... that's disappointing."
After a moment lost in thoughts, Ioann stands up.
"All ready to go to the ruins of Harrowstone?" he asks, without really looking at the others.
I am Terrance says However, we should proceed with caution. After all, the professor rushed into Harrowstone as well.
"I agree we should head to Harrowstone straight away, but let us glance over what we know and what the Professor left in his wake so we have the advantage."
Nodding at Ravel, he looks at the equipment. "Well, he left plenty of goods to combat things." He lifts one of the arrows and raises an eyebrow. "And the spirit board, why this? Could someone check it out? Maybe the Professor left a message with it. At the very least, there must be a reason it was with the rest of the goods."
Ravel looks at the board and canisters in front of her and smiles. "Why, Orin, I thought you'd never ask. I would be happy to explore the qualities of these items whenever it is asked of me."
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He smiles at Ravel, and nods. "It's always a pleasure to see you work, Ravel. And at least this time there won't be some grump wanting money from you." He chuckles softly.
Terrance looks over at Ravel and Orin Grump, I'll grump you, I may not want money, but I'll show you a grump.