I join Fener in leaving the storage area and aproach the sepulcher, stopping at V7, looking around for danger..
Gezzo runs a finger along the table and examines the dust accumulation.
Hmmm...very odd. This room and these weapons seem to have been used recently. I don't think we're the first to come this way since the alleged sealing of the crypt.
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As you walk toward the east, two doors come into view, one on each side of the widening hall. There is a sign over each doorway, in a language you are not familiar with. Each wood door is engraved with a small emblem of Septimus.
You leave faint footsteps in the dust - evidence that no one has trod this area for a long time, perhaps centuries. Except for the dry musty smell of the room, and the sound of your own footsteps, you do not perceive anything out of the ordinary, until Thorgrim climbs the steps to the sepulcher (results in separate post).
In front of you is a raised platform with a huge sepulcher resting on it. There are words engraved on the sepulcher, but you do not recognize the language. The area remains brightly lit from regularly spaced everburning torches.
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Thorgrim climbs the steps on the raised dias, and stops in front of the sepulcher. This massive object could easily contain multiple burials. It is engraved with words that are unfamiliar, and perhaps are in an ancient form of a contemporary language.
As he reaches the top of the steps, everyone in the crypt hears the same sound - an agitated knocking and bumping sound coming from the sepulcher.
I have moved out of the storage room and now follow Thorgrim to V6 near the sepulcher where I check for traps.
Perception finding traps:
I startle at the unexpected sounds coming from the sepulcher!
Will save:
Flug twitches.
I quickly try and discover the source of the noise, and request to enlist Thorgrim's help with that task. Thorgrim, will you help me with this?
Perception:
If successful I help Imowen searching for the origin of the sounds
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Celif looks down then up I just don't want to disturb the items for the resting souls here. I suppose using the weapons would only be logical, but I must make a simple request that they be returned upon the end of our journey. Tago didn't mention this room in any notes or orders. But do not touch the monies. She begins to take notes on who took what items. If they group leaves she will follow.
Very well, Celif. That sounds prudent. Gezzo says with a little bow. He bends down and picks up the crown. Setting it on his head to gauge the size, he smiles slightly. I won't pretend I'm not enjoying this.
His smile grows as he walks toward the door.
Shall we see what's all the ruckus?
Walking out the door, he draws his greatsword and turns down the hall with resolve.
Nästród moves to follow Celif. When he stops, he opens all his senses, the regular and the oracular ones, to search out this place for insight.
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As the party walks toward the east, two doors come into view, one on each side of the widening hall. There is a sign over each doorway, in a language you are not familiar with. Each wood door is engraved with a small emblem of Septimus.
At the end of the passageway is a raised platform with a huge sepulcher resting on it. There are words engraved on the sepulcher, but you do not recognize the language. The area remains brightly lit from regularly spaced everburning torches.
There is a knocking or bumping sound emanating from the sepulcher. What is interesting is that it is not constant. It stops, then starts...and occasionally seems to be rhythmic, or in a pattern.
Thorgrim, I think the noise is coming from inside the sepulcher!
I notice the rest of our group have arrived in the room, except Flug. Where's Flug?
Then I ask, Will you all help me lift the lid off of this? pointing to the sepulcher.
Gezzo resets the crown on his head in a crooked sort of fashion that keeps it from falling. He examines the sepulchre and writings.
Flug curls up at the steps of the crypt's entrance, muttering something incomprehensible to himself.
Fener walks up to the Sepulcher and examines closer and tries to perceive what could be the cause of the sound. listen
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Everyone quiet down and listen carefully, I think its some sort of message or code. try to see if you can make it out.
Wait!
Gezzo yells as he struggles to take the crown off his head. He threads it on his belt as he approaches the sepulchre.
I think opening that would be premature. I believe something is trying to contact us from beyond the veil. Where is Flug? I would think this would interest him.
"Maybe it is some kind of message?" Nästród says.
Gezzo scratches his chin and stares at the writing.
I really need to study my languages.
I listen to the comments and suggestions of the others and decide maybe it would be wiser to think before we lift.
I will go and see if I can find Flug and get him calmed down and bring him back to help us.
And I set off to do just that.
Flug rocks back and forth near the steps, whispering lowly. "He knows thy thought. Hear his speech but say thou nought."
Feeling very unsettled by the strange noises, Argyros remains at the rear of the group hoping nobody notices his unease.
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Nastrod listens carefully to the knocking pattern, but is not quite able to determine yet what it means.
Flug sees Imowen approaching him, and seems to snap out of his fright. He accompanies her back through the crypt toward the sepulcher.
Argyros is unsettled by the noise phenomenon, but it is past the point of causing him fear.
"That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies," Flug continues to mutter to himself, "and sleep in spite of thunder."
I will try to aid. its untrained though. Linguistics
hah i guess not
After returning with Flug I keep a close eye on him in case he has a relapse. And I notice Argyros seems some what nervous. Maybe I will keep a close eye on him too. I will try to aid Flug in discerning the secret message.
Sense Motive (Discern Secret Message):
I will try Sense Motive as well.
Nästród listens to it again. Fener helps him count out the knocks to discern a pattern, but turns out to be not much help.
Gezzo looks over the script and listens to the knocking. He tries to tell if either are something he would recognize.
"Any idea what it is, Gezzo?"
It is a great evil sealed here. If it could be destroyed it would have been, instead of sealing it, and I doubt it is a guardian of the temple.. Unless the priests of Septimus are men of lesser wits. We should leave it alone. Also given by the dust on the floor this is no creature of mortal flesh. Leaving it to it's eternal solitude is the best we can do.
"How do you know that, Thorgrim?"
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By assisting each other, you are able to discern that the writing on the sepulcher denotes the resting place of some "heroes," and that the tapping noise indicates that "there is no rest for us." The use of plural "us" and "heroes" would indicate that the sepulcher contains more than one restless spirit. Since the crypt hasn't been used for a long time, and the age of the sepulcher is unknown, perhaps a knowledge local might kindle a memory of some type of incident that resulted in the multiple deaths of some "heroes." Sirena is familiar with the area, so she might recall some history or tale regarding such a thing.
Gezzo ponders what heroes may be held in the crypt.
Fener walks out of the crypt to locate Sirena and request that she come down into the crypt and assist us.
Serena, We could use your assistance with some local history. We have found something that may help us in our quest but are hoping you can shed some light on it.
If Serena agrees to help. Fener will explain all that has passed on the way back down.
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Gentle spirits are not sealed in crypts, they rest. Angry spirits stir and then get sealed. But then we haven't killed anything yet today, and it's past breakfast..