Lithuan scouts down the hall then for the errant demon then returns.
"Hold, let us pause. We know this to be a place of deception. We three are learned... does this blade match the Infesus Mucro? At least, what we might think it to be?"
It's a magical blade of high power, likely a minor artifact. It certainly fits with what little you know of the blade's history, but considering the family history was wiped out, that's not a hell of a lot.
Adaptation, Unshakeable Resolve, Ring o' Blinking, GREATER Ring o' Inner Fortitude; Regen. (1hp/10 min)
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for the time being, we know what we're supposed to do...Duhwoo heads for the big medusa statue with the slot.
"Reckon we kin Legend Lore when we git back; fer now, we should do whut that there pome sez. Ah s'pose that's powerful mage territory, so Lithuan or Miss Starseeker here should be carryin' th' sword."
You don't seem to detect any traps on the chest (there are none).
Disable device or break will work on the chest. Of course you don't have the former. We'll assume someone gets it out of the tank. Might take a bit of time, but whatever.
You eventually break it open (or wire saw it). It contains the following: eight pieces of jewelry (6,500 gp each); a small locked jewelry box (hardness 5, hp 20, Break DC 18, Disable Device DC 22) containing two dozen black pearls (500 gp each) and a 4th-level pearl of power, indistinguishable from the others until detect magic is employed; a staff of souls ; four candles of invocation (LN); a manual of gainful exercise +3 and six other tomes on Taldan history worth 400 gp apiece; and a lord’s banner (terror) bearing the cross-eyed medusa.
I would like to place the sword in the statue. I am also a truthseeker. But first, if there is a place to properly inter this body, I would like to do that. Burning it would also be acceptable to me
Do we have any thoughts regarding the nemhain? I wish to put that creature to rest. It said "Father" and it originally came from the Sardisi tomb.
Female CN Elf Wizard (Transmutation) 20.0 HP 182/182(+5) | AC 43 | T 23 | FF 38 | CMD 33(FoM) | Fort +19 | Ref +20 | Will +21(+2 vs Ench) | Init +12 | Perc +24 | Images
"Yea who knows with that thing.. This family obviously has some not so decent past activities.. I say we insert the sword and then get outa here.." She'll take the staff and stow hers for now.. Is it fully charged?
Adaptation, Unshakeable Resolve, Ring o' Blinking, GREATER Ring o' Inner Fortitude; Regen. (1hp/10 min)
"Since we ain't got no clerics -- or Adella fambly members -- along on this mission, Ah reckon we oughta bring that body back fer Mr Dellum to have a ceree-mony for it. Also, that Dellum feller oughta be advised 'bout the fambly tomb issues -- he kin c'mission us, or even sumbuddy else, to come back with a cleric or two an' fix up the hauntin's an' undead an' stuff...."
Duhwoo will head in the direction of the big medusa statue.
"Ah sez fer now we stays on task with th' sword mission -- which Ah reckon includes doin' stuff yer s'posed ta do with the sword before we dee-part this place! Then we take it on out to our patron guy, and tell'im whut all we lernt...."
Masters Vuvu and Duhwoo, can you use your magical trickery to activate a speak with dead from this staff? Perhaps Bartholome has some useful facts.
I would like to deal with the nemhain... would deathwatch or det. undead from the staff help at all? Or maybe speak w/ dead on the father of the Nemhain.
Well anyone who makes a reasonable knowledge religion check (say 20+, don't really care that much) can read the spoiler.
Spoiler:
so basically you need to figure out where the mortal remains that made the Nemhain are interred and destroy it. Though to be quite honest, if you finish what you want to do here, the Nemhain will not be able to leave and thus won't follow you anyway.
For the sake of brevity, you go back to the room the Nemhain was found in, and smash the crap out of the column it initially came out of. Inside of the broken masonry you find some female remains.
Ok, Nemhain done. Happy?
Now get yourself on the map so Duhwoo can stick the sword in the slot and we can end the bloody module.
I moved two of you because the medusa statue is on the west side of the room. I should have had the east side blacked out since it's a door.
Lithuan sticks the sword into the slot in the statue. It slides in easily, a sharp click reverberating about the chamber as it locks in place. At this time, the stone block at the chamber’s eastern end descends to reveal an alcove wherein stands a second medusa statue.
The medusa statue animates and attacks. I need initiatives.
The statue is rendered into a pile of dust. Module over.
In normal practice the statue is given a beatdown and it explodes which leaves ashes which can be used to get some more details on what you already know, but since disintegrate doesn't leave enough to explode (especially when you take it to -30) there's nothing for you to work with. Module over, go back to town.
The sword is sitting amid the pile of dust. Is someone going to pick it up?
