Alamin, do you think the local church could destroy these items? Is there a safe way to transport them? Or what about holy water, aren't you or Randtam carrying some?
I'm sure the priest there could remove any curses on these items with enough time spent in prayer. We would probably be OK if we took them there straight away, but does anyone else think it's strange that these items appear to be linked to the five most villanous prisoners that were held here?
I'm not following your thought. Wouldn't items belonging to the prisoners be kept here? And wouldn't you want to lock them up securely?
You are the streetwise on Vraxel, but I would have thought the spirits roaming this place would have reclaimed their trophies by now. Maybe this safe was the only thing keeping them...safe?
maybe we should leave everything in the safe? Or we can try to bolt back to the Church? I am feeling a little nervous about this. The Spellbook was owned by Professor Hean Feramin. I have discovered my name is written within its pages!
hmmm, may be best to leave them here for now...
Someone make the damn call, lock the stuff back up and continue, or take it to the church now. If we are gonna vote, I vote for taking the damned stuff to church now, I don't trust leaving it around in this cursed place.
Let's buff up as much as we can and run the gauntlet. I was only waiting.....
Call has been made unless the "Paladins" can quickly explain why not!
GET TO THE CHOPPER
GET TO THE CHUUUUURCH!
Cast Mage Armor
Uuranx is orcish for "Let's go, b&~!+es!!"
Alamin? Let's move! Or stay here by yourself.
The party quickly gathers up the five unique items from the safe and making what precautions they can hurry back to town and the church of Pharasma.
After dealing with the actolyotes you make it to Father Grimburrow's chambers.
He looks up from his papers-Welcome once again my friends. How may I aid you this time?
I elbow Alamin in the leg and whisper, "you are best suited to do the talking here."
~touch of glory~
Father, we have found these evil filled relics in the bowels of the prison. At this time we are unable to discern their exact properties but believe that if you ask it surely Pharasma will eliminate the woes that surround them. This should weaken the most powerful spirits in the prison and make our task in eliminating that threat to the town all the more likely. Will you aid us?
Father Grimburrow gives the party a rare smile, Of course child! The faith of our order and the hallowed ground of this church will overcome any spirits that continue to claim these items. Go back to your task of clearing the remaining evils from the prison, secure in the fact that Pharasma will not allow these relics to impede you.
Thank you very much Father. before we go may I ask one more thing? Can you spare some more flasks of Holy Water. They are very powerful against the haunts. At this time, I am carrying three. I do not know how long we will be there this time.
Do we rest a day? Do we buy provisions/equipment/weaponry using our gold, of course after a small donation to the Church.
Certainly my son. For your cause I will give you anothe six vials. he writes something on a piece of paper Give this to one of the junior members on your way out and they will get them for you. Return to me once you have cleansed the prison and I will have word on these items. The Mother of Souls guide your steps.
I accept the piece of paper to get the flasks.
We will do our best to return. Our odds are much better now. Thank you for your assistance.
Anyone wish to have a vial of Holy Water? Resting/provisioning?
I think I have what I need to go back
Vraxel You have watched my back and helped me when necessary. I want to make sure you have all of the necessary tools to defend yourselff against haunts. Your abilities are mighty but against haunts/undead...maybe take one flask?
I did rest correct. Used two spells.
Vraxel You have watched my back and helped me when necessary. I want to make sure you have all of the necessary tools to defend yourselff against haunts. Your abilities are mighty but against haunts/undead...maybe take one flask?
I did rest correct. Used two spells.
The party is more than welcome to rest up at the Lorrimor house if they wish.
ok, let's go to the house and rest, so you all can get your spells back. I will take the holy water Randtam.
I sleep theN study...
Thanks....how many flasks Vraxel?
Stubborn Halfling.
The Splatter Man (Hean Feramin): Professor
Feramin was a celebrated scholar of Anthroponomastics
(the study of personal names and their origins) at the
Quartrefaux Archives in Caliphas. Yet an accidental
association with a succubus twisted and warped his
study, turning it into an obsession. Feramin became
obsessed with the power of a name and how he could use
it to terrify and control. Soon enough, his reputation
was ruined, he’d lost his tenure, and he’d developed an
uncontrollable obsession with an imaginary link between
a person’s name and what happens to that name when the
person dies. Every few days, he would secretly arrange for
his victim to find a letter from her name written in blood,
perhaps smeared on a wall or spelled out with carefully
arranged entrails. Once he had spelled his victim’s name,
he would at last come for her, killing her in a gory mess
using a complex trap or series of rigged events meant to
look like an accident.
You have no specific reference to the Warden's wife in any of the histories outside of there was one.
Indeed you do feel the looming and oppresive pressure of the spirits in the prison and wonder if the Professor struggled with the same. What extra force, apparently not FROM the prison, was the cause of his demise?
Your sleep is troubled as you wrestle with these thoughts.
Kendra informs you that additional blood splattered letters have been spelled out in prominent places around the town, now spelling:
V-E-S-O-R-I-A
Good morning Kendra, who or what is Vesoria?
V-E-S-O-R-I-A
I am a smart man...anogram...WW history...
Kendra-No one knows, but the townsfolk are terrified. My father's death, the rising of the dead, these bloody letters; and with each letter the sacrificed animal gets larger! There are mutterings that soon the sacrifice will be of PEOPLE and the Sheriff and his men are baffled by who is responsible. I pray for your safety and success each time you leave for the evil place.
V-E-S-O-R-I-A
I am a smart man...anogram...WW history...
[dice=local/history]1d20 + 8
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As much as you wrack your mind you can't come up with any reasoned answer.
I begin to think like everyone else "illogically" Does that help? An unreasoned answer.
Through all the papers I looked at was there any name that had the letters in any order vesoria?
Is there anyone in town with those letters? In any order . Splatterman had fun with names.
At this time, you just don't have enough information to make a good guess at it.
Besides the stuff we left at the church, we divided following loot:
MW thieve's tools = Vraxel
MW dagger = Randtam
Wand lesser restoration = Randtam
Numerous (now out-of-date) legal documents = Randtam
MW silver longsword = Alamin
9pots (4CMW, 3lesser restoration, 2removedisease)= we already divided
Other stuff not yet divided, suggest we sell:
bronze war medallion of Shining Crusade (40GP)
Taldan painting of Stavian I (100GP)
noblewoman's silver hair clips (35GP)
12 MW shurikens (I calculate value at 74GP)
500 gp
Total= 749 GP,
= 187GP, 2SP, 5CP each for Alamin, Randtam, Uuranx, Vraxel
It will be my sincere pleasure to bless the Pharasmites with a heavy donation when this is all said and done.
Thank you Vraxel, master of coin. I too shall send a monatary blessing to the Pharasmites. I shall be glad when we rid this town of the evil tormenting it.
I ask Kendra to kindly hold my coin in the Professor's residence. If we are outfitted properly we should be on our way.
I have eight flasks of holy water (Vraxel reluctantly took one) and two potions of lesser restoration. Would anyone care to have some?
Before we go do we have a question for the Professor using the Planchette? Wait til later?
I'm ready to go.
I'll take the two pots and am ready to go.
Fully restocked and prepared, the party returns to the prison
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Once again the website you are giving me does not work. Not sure if it is an IPad thing. Copied, defined....cannot be found on Google search...Oh well... I am trying to make it work.
Vraxel, the cunning Halfling leads the motley crew into the prison for another taste of death....
(Site is working for me)
"I hate this damn place, hopefully this is the last time we have to come here, let's get this over with."
Listen at the door across the hall from S9, if nothing, then open it.
S9. Sound like silent night...
Maybe because this computer is a "work" computer...
"This flight of stairs once led down toward
what must be a lower level, but it’s now
filled with a mess of large stone blocks and
shattered timbers."
(Site is working for me)
"I hate this damn place, hopefully this is the last time we have to come here, let's get this over with."
Listen at the door across the hall from S9, if nothing, then open it.
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I agree with you Vraxel! This place is distasteful at best, but we owe it to the memory of the professor and the good folks of Harrowstone to put these spirits to rest permanently.
alamin...Who is Caldir? Some remnant of yor past deeds?
Maybe a love inerest??
Ok, move down the hall and open the single door across from S10.
Revealing a hallway with some doors!
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That Randtam can't see!
Does not match...possibly work computer does not allow access. Copied onto browser...
I will still fight...
Vraxel leads...I folllow and assist.
Enter the hallway, look around the hallway to make sure nothing is waiting to get the drop on us, then go to the door on the right, open it.
The door opens to a long abandoned guard privy. There is nothing of interest here.