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"Uh, did that priest call this the 'Stone of Zyphus'?" Sleeping Sword asks, as he rubs his cracked ribs.
"If this is the source of the power used to create so many undead, so quickly, then it must be destroyed." So saying, Sleeping Sword raises his adamantine katana ready to bring it down on the Stone.
With a bit of time and effort Birseko and the rest of you who are magically-inclined come to realize that the 'Zyphus Stone' is not just a simple magical item but rather a powerful magical artifact radiating necromantic energy. Returning it to the Pathfinder Society for further study could prove to be incredibly beneficial...but it might also prove to be an incredible burden to have such an object in their care.
But, of course, there is another option - you could destroy the stone and rid the world of its power for good. It would take a great deal of time and effort to do so but you're certain that it can be done.
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"Fool. Fool who loves war. You crave death and defeat. The Way of the Sleeping Sword says: the great warrior is the one who achieves victory without bloodshed."
Sleeping Sword scowls at Aatish, his wrinkled and bruised face scrunching up as he holds his skymetal blade poised to shatter the Stone.
"You are no great warrior, Aatish. Else you would understand that to seek battle is to seek one's own destruction. The more often you fight, the more inevitable is your bloody end. You must not be allowed to endanger innocents with this unholy artifact."
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Aatish starts to laugh from the bottom of her heart!
“Ha ha ha ... Aatish is a fool and knows it! And Aatish knows that Aatish will die and Aatish is already looking forward to the war and battle that Aatish will fight and see the last seconds of Aatish’s existence!“
She looks at the artifact longingly.
“This item will prove valuable when we face the enemy that is going to kill many in the coming war ... you would be glad at that point in time to have it to kill those that stand in the path of our society!! Explore! Report!!“ she says with a smile.
“This item will not be destroyed!“
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Birseko recalls their briefing from Capt. Petulengro. "I'm a bit surprised to find myself remembering anything at all, but if I'm not mistaken the Captain believed that this artifact could be very interesting for the society to study back at the Grand Lodge. I suggest we bring it back with us for our scholars to study. After all, the Pathfinder Society has many precautions for storing such items safely. What could possibly go wrong?"
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Avi, having been quiet for so long jumps in when he starts to hear more sentiment for destroying it.
There are many such artifacts in the world, and unless we think we can go destroying all of them, I think it's best we recover this one for study. I think the dark archive could learn a lot from this...
It seems he might be personally interested in its properties.
With a majority of the group in favor of preserving the stone, or at least handing the decision of what to do with it over to the Society higher-ups, you carefully cordon off the basement and tunnels until you can get some additional hands in to help remove it.
With Fel Bustrani dead and the Zyphus Stone destroyed the barriers preventing entry and exit from the House of the Immortal Son are dissolved, freeing those trapped within. After conducting an extensive search the House of the Immortal Son you're also finally able to put to rest any questions as to the fate of Bodriggan Wuthers, as you find his zombie corpse among the dead in the opera house's main chamber. In his belt pouch is a draft of the final letter he wrote to Venture-Captain Eliza Petulengro, wherein he details the final stages of the dig and the strange character of his companion—noted as “cleric of Irori” but in retrospect was clearly Bustani. His pouch also contains a personal journal, a shorthand record of his many adventures as a Pathfinder.
Surprisingly, you find that more than half of the theatergoers survived the zombie onslaught by gathering together and fighting off the undead menace. Because you dealt with the roving band of cultists bent on stamping out resistance as well as defeating Bustrani himself, the wealthy socialites and nobility of Oppara now have several dinner parties’ worth of sordid zombie stories with which to frighten and awe their friends.
Though the loss of Wuthers is unfortunate, you've done the city of Oppara, the nation of Taldor, and possibly all of Golarion a great service that will not be forgotten.
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Aatish is not really happy that the fight is over but she restrains her negative emotions.
"Venture-Captain Eliza Petulengro did not get her boy back. Dead. Hm... it is ok. Aatish goes back. You all go back. Maybe Aatish sees you all again." she says and with a smile rides away on her dog.