"Senn... um do you have anything to help against life force sucking? That thing ate part of me it feels like." Penith asks Senn quietly and with much distress painted on her plain face.
Atajay casts Restoration on Penith and himself, erasing the negative level they had both taken.
Does that ring let us get wishes? I want to write the songs that make the whole world sing!
”Well, I’m sure we don’t need any magic ring to help with that,” Domeric said pleasantly, ”And the musical taste of most djinn is just terribly dry... best we be on then?”
"thank you Atajay" Penith says with soft relieved tones.
Does that ring let us get wishes? I want to write the songs that make the whole world sing!”Well, I’m sure we don’t need any magic ring to help with that,” Domeric said pleasantly, ”And the musical taste of most djinn is just terribly dry... best we be on then?”
Oh, bummer. I did hear about this quest people could go on called Seeking the Name. Maybe we can get info on it.
Moving on the passages here zigzag unpredictably, sometimes branching into side galleries or banks of rounded alcoves filled with broken glass, sickly vines and other organic matter that resisted decomposition. In one corner is a strange body that Kaklatath recognises as its body, although it looks as if it has been infected by seedborne consumption. In another corner are three ghouls. None of them make any immediate hostile moves but they watch you warily.
Looks like your body has been lost.
Know. Religion
Atajay tries to figure out why the ghouls aren’t immediately attacking.
Atajay you recognise the creatures as Leng Ghouls. They are immune to cold. Their attacks paralyse and cause disease. You know, that unlike normal ghouls they maintain their intelligence and have been know to reason and communicate with others.
So...Parley?
"Let's try Trevor"
"Hey we don't want to fight. Any chance you would like to talk?"
"Do you want to trade?"
Well we are interested in that being over there in the corner. You making use of it?
"The yithian, why do you want it, it's infected?"
"Interest. If it is infected it can't be worth much. What is the disease?"
"No idea, its yours for 3000gp in treasure or 1500gp if you can provide us with some novel lore."
”What sort of lore interests you? We know all sorts of things.”
Dominec, I think this is your time to shine
"Any ancient spell book will do."
"Would any of these do?"
A book labelled, On the Treatment of Ambitions, Disappointments and Regrets
A book labelled On Violent Sands
A book labelled Galdyce's Guest: Feast of the Nosferatu
The Chain of Nights
Pnakoptic text
"We'll accept the book called On Violent Sands."
Penith was about to say something like 'Oh, I was just about to read that one' but she forgot she doesn't particularly like reading. It worries her, all those ideas from unknown people entering your head through your eyes.
So she keeps her mouth shut. And hides behind Senn. As usual.
Sounds like a fair trade.
"Let's take them away from here so we can talk."
The exchange over, the ghouls leave via the passage behind you, meanwhile you carry on and find a small alcove where you can talk. Kaklatath's body follows you almost minlessly.
Heal
Doctor Trevor's day has come!
Penith and Trevor you can tell that Kaklakath's original body is infested with seedborne consumption which probably explains why he was unable to mind shift. In order to restore him you would need to kill his current human body and then cast resurrection on the yithians body.
If you wanted to save the elderly human woman currently carrying Kaklakath's mind you would need a wish or miracle spell.
Well this sucks
"Reserection I can cast, but it will cost us a lot. I'm a ways from invoking miracles."
”Yep, that magic is so powerful, it’d take us forever to be able to use it.”
"I can't do anything like that. I could bring the old person back to life once its gone, I think, squeezing the heart a bit, but would that be enough or would her brain already be dead?"
Maybe somewhere in this weird city, there is a person that can grant the miracle. We might have to just look around for a while for the opportunity to reveal itself!
Trevor looks around for a trail of crumbs.
"I don't know what to do here. We will come back and try to help you when I have the resources to do so."
Heading to the south you come to a room which is held up by columns. The eight columns are thin and seem insufficient to hold up the ceiling of this trapezoidal room. On one side are three alcoves on which stand statues of cone bodied creatures with savage pincers. On the other, a set of battered two foot thick metal doors stands open at the top of a low dais.
”In my experience, statues typically come to life and attack us, so I’d be prepared,” the archer warns his friends.
+ detect magic
Senn search the area for anything that could hurt her allies.
Trevor asks their alien friend. Those actual relatives of yours or just statues?
Senn, as you look at the statues you notice that they seem to move slightly. Nothing shows as magical.
Know. Arcana
Trevor has no clue.
"That thing you said about attacking statures. That's about to happen. Unless... He statures my eyes are better than your disguise so if you what to talk peacefully we can."
The statues make no reply and start to move.
Trevor steps south and SMASHES!