Kendren looks over the desecrated shrine of Erastil, a dark look on his face. "I cannot believe a priest of Erastil would do this willingly - not without some dark force at work. I see the hand of a demon in this."
Knowledge history or religion.
No idea.
"I can perhaps perform a divination as well. If needed.."
You recognize “Delamere” as the name of an old Sarkorian priestess of Erastil.
Perception please.
You are still in Drezen, so home turf.
33 perc no good? She can surge..
That perception check turns up a well-read and filthy book among the rubble in the shrine, called The Stag King’s Bride—a near- heretical Erastilian holy book bound in green leather. It’s an account of a priestess of Erastil named Delamere who taught that cities were among the greatest blights humanity had ever conceived, and that any settlement of more than 53 citizens was inherently evil. According to Delamere’s bizarre and nigh-incomprehensible teachings, the fifty- fourth person in any settlement has an unusually high chance to be a traitor to a family, based in part on the theory that a family of five lies at the center of six families of five— grandparents, cousins, and nieces and nephews. The fifty- fourth person, therefore, would be outside of the family, and thus a danger. Delamere’s teachings were controversial, but in the smaller towns of northeastern Sarkoris they gained enough popularity that when she died, she was buried in a sizable tomb. Since that time, the families of those who follow her teachings were each assured a place in the large tomb as well. According to the final pages of the book (or to the successful Knowledge check mentioned above), the tomb itself was located in a place of geothermal activity called the Weeping Hills, some 24 miles south of Drezen. Of note in these last pages is a single short message written in ink: “Delamere has the right of it—Drezen is too big for its own good. A trip to her tomb to search for more of her teachings may be in order.”
"It seems the priest has set off to find this tomb.. Perhaps we should as well.."
We should get the forge back up and running first I would think. Thats gonna take a few days..
You cast detect magic and look at the shrine, apparently it is under an unhallow, so a hallow could reverse that. It would also have to be cleaned up and set right. That's probably a day of solid work.
The forge being uncorrupted is a function of your rolls, I cannot specify a time frame as it is random.
Do I need to cast a Hallow each day? Because I already cast the first.
Next Day try..
Sorry, didn't recall the hallow, one pass was enough. You still need to devote a day to clean up and re-consecration.
That roll is good enough for the forge, but again, it was a day to get that done (you're not under any particular time pressure, just noting).
"I think I've got this thing licked. Let's spend a day cleaning it up and then head to the tomb.."
During the day Nuala spends working on the forge, Kendren cleans up the temple of Erastil. Erastus may not be his deity, but he was still a good deity, and it would improve morale among the crusaders.
Once that’s done, Kendren will ensure he has sufficient food for the journey to Delamere’s tomb.
The book you found indicates that the tomb is found in a chasm somewhere to the south.
You head out in search of it, and find the chasm you suspect. It's kind of a nasty places with lava flows and whatnot. Mind you, there's no volcano, but this is the worldwound, so odd stuff happens.
It's around 18 miles to get there. Thus it depends on how you travel.
Upon arrival Nuala will cast some long terms buffs.
Freedom of Movement using Enduring Blessing, Extended Heroism, Ant Haul, Heightened Awareness, Mythic Mage Armor, and Overland Flight.
"Might wanna invest in some fire protections here.. I have a spell or two that can help should the need arise.."
Val just uses her Heroism..
"Sweet looking place for a hideout, or tomb or whatever.."
Horses are certainly available. Drezen has been building up into a town since you've take it over and more crusaders have arrived.
We take horses to the site then. The buffs I cast is when I arrive.
Once they arrive, Kendren casts a spell to protect himself from fire.
Casting Resist energy (fire) for 90 minutes of fire protection.
"Would that this would be a glorious battle against a demonic general for the fate of the world. This would be the perfect backdrop for such a glorious fight."
His sword says, "Oh! Oh! I can sing a theme song. Kendren, knocking down the doo-oors. Kendren, smiting the demons where they sta-and. Ooo-ooo, Kendren..."
The sword is horribly off-key in its singing. Kendren says, "Shhh. Now is the time for a more silent approach, not singing."
Perception checks would be a good idea.
Kendren looked about.
Nuala and Kendren notice an entrance down in the chasm. Now you just need to climb down.
"There's the entrance. We should be careful getting down there, however - it looks treacherous."
It's a 200' deep chasm by the way.
You think it is a doozy to climb down.
Assuming there is Nuala will burn a mythic point to cast Communal Air Walk on everyone but herself.
She has Overland Flight on.
"Let's go.."
The tunnel opens into a large cavern, through which a bubbling river of lava flows lazily between a number of gaping pits. A small ledge sits near the center; upon the ledge lies a slab of smoky crystal inside of which a faint humanoid form is visible.
Map is up.
"I wonder if her tomb always looked like this, or if this happened to it after the Worldwound opened?"
Kendren cautiously enters the room, looking around for any signs of demons or other foes who are after them.
Nuala casts Communal Resist Fire(20) on herself, Val and Mama.. Lasts 30mins.
"Odd, I thought this was suppose to be a tomb.."
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"Whatever that weird thing is, I can go poke it with a stick and see what it does." Looking around, I see no sticks for poking with. "I guess I can use a disposable arrow to poke the thing or Val you can use your pointy striker to poke it. Or we can just leave it alone. Anyone see anything else to do in here?"
I fly forward a bit to see if there is anything around of interest in here and looking for traps.
Oh, forgot a detail, it appears Jasker is lying atop the crystal.
The front of his armor is caked in vomit and his eyes are filled with exhaustion.
As soon as the possessed cleric notices the PCs, he stands up and faces them, speaking in a rasping voice: “I’ve only brought shame upon my family, my god, and all the people who loved and trusted me. You’ve come here to save me, but you’re too late. I’m done with this failure of a life, and now that you’re here to witness my end...”
That would be a lazy GM thing from copy and paste. A sense motive check which is high enough will make me look less lazy.
Yeah, he's definitely possessed.
He’s possessed!
She begins casting a spell..
If so