Examining the book, Toudah, thinks its is some sort of diary or journal written in a strange language. Many of the pages have been water damaged, but not has badly as would be expected given the age of the book and how long it must have been left outside. Toudah thinks there are some sections that would still be readable if he understood the language, but only experts at document restoration like those at the Pathfinder Society would have any chance of recovering more of the information.
The book also has remnants of abjuration magic on it. When Tohdah checks, he finds at least one other object in the area is magical. After some experimentation, he discovers that the satchel has a very faint — nearly spent — magical aura as well. He checks with read aura and finds it is also abjuration magic.
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Ionic double checks that the undead are truly dead, sprinkling a small amount of holy water over them and then giving them a small prayer. After everyone has looted them, he starts to dig a couple of graves for the men, hoping that a proper burial might prevent further undeath to the poor corpses.
After he finishes his work, Ionic stretches and gathers around everyone else. "Burials here're hard. At sea is easier. Only drop 'em overboard... But whatcha got dere?"
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Tuhduh gladly shows what he's found, "We has magic Pathfinder pointer, magic bag, and magic book!". He holds them up for everyone to see. Then opens the book to show what's inside, "Can't read this writing. Can any of yous read this? Was going to examine magic things better when we stop to camp."
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When Ionic finally comes over and looks, he realizes the book is written in Osiriani! He translates one page that is still legible and seems interesting.
The rest of your journey through the forest is relatively uneventful. The trail is guarded by occasional waypoints containing old stone markers. The markers still have enchantments on them from long ago, protective wards to divert monsters and beasts from the road.
About mid-day two days after the battle in the clearing, you arrive at the tower marking Diggen’s Rest.
A lone tower juts upward through the treetops, the crumbled stone walls surrounding the tower indicating that it may have once been part of a larger keep. Spiked wooden barricades force anyone seeking to approach on foot to take a winding and circuitous route forward.
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"Weird words that one write in, weird weird." Flikk kicks around a few more rusted bits of armor, annoyed there wasn't anything more awesome to be found before following LEADING the others along the way with his Path Finder Pointer.
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Flikk looks up at the tower in the distance, nodding to the others and then pointing to his Path Findering Pointer "See, work every time." He does poke and prod the wooden barricades as they make their way closer to the tower, hoping to find a spot where they can squeeze through. "Feel like one of those mouses in a box... bouncing off walls till I fall in a hole..." He stops and squints, checking there is indeed no holes to be stepping in.
"That big tower look like good goblin home though, back long time ago. Goblins love to house sit for longshanks in their old homes."
Thrune is a name everyone should know. You don’t know if this Thrune is somehow related to the current ruler.
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"The ones with rolling heads? Looked like they were growing weeds... did you family grow weeds too?" Flikk looks slightly confused, but quickly changes the topic.
"Flikk hear of some of those names in the weird writing... Durven Gest is a famous Path Finder, maybe the first! Selmius was an old one too, but not as famous. The Thrune Clan rules Cheliax still, maybe they are related yes?" Flikk kicks the wall out of frustration. "Flikk HATE walls!"
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After everyone gets settled in Tuhduh takes a closer look at the magic items trying to understand more about them.
Tuhduh looks at the barricade and the tower and then back to the barricade, "Tower looks old, but spikey wall looks new. I wonder if someone lives here."
The Wayfinder is an Archaic Wayfinder.
UNCOMMON EVOCATION MAGICAL
Price 30 gp
Usage held in 1 hand;
Bulk —
Activate Cast a Spell
An archaic wayfinder functions as a compass and acts as a repository for one cantrip cast into it. To fill an archaic wayfinder, a spellcaster casts the chosen cantrip into the empty device, providing any necessary cost; the spell cannot be one that is normally cast as a free action or reaction. Activating an archaic wayfinder is the same as the casting for the relevant spell. Once it has been activated, it becomes empty again. An archaic wayfinder can hold an aeon stone and activate its resonant power. An archaic wayfinder counts against the limit of one wayfinder with a slotted resonant aeon stone.
The book has abjuration spells on it to protect it from environmental damage. They are no longer fully effective — someone must have voided the warranty. ;)
The satchel was a protective item so that things in it wouldn’t be damaged. It is functionally destroyed but still radiates the last lingering magic.
Just as Tuhdah is pondering the question of if anyone lives here you all hear a long, discordant note like would be made by a badly played horn. Seems to be coming from one of the higher windows in the tower.
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The Squire thinks that if there are wooden barriers there must be people-- and hears the horn.
"Sentries should know how to play better."
He makes sure his gear is well stowed away, and, with one free hand he grasps his Master's shield in the other--
--"I imagine we are not going home, now?
But inside?"
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Ionic sticks to the front of the party, his axe in one hand, dagger in the other. He walks up to the wooden barricades and scowls at them. "Someding other dan ghosts set up home here. Unless ghosts can make defensive barricades."
He turns to the group and comments, "We goin'ta go in dis way?"
He readies himself to give a warning shout at the first sign of activity.
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Loohi moves around the party as they travel, keeping an eye out for danger. Old habits. When they get to the tower, he looks over the various constructions, "Looks like they don't wants us to visits. But, we's are here, so let's goes in." As the horn starts playing, he cringes and adds, "Yes, Mr. Squire, that is not good. Let's go and breaks that horn so theys can't plays bad like that agains." He checks that his gauntlets are strapped tight and his "sword" is ready.
You walk past the barricade into the tower.
You come into a long room featuring a pair of intertwining staircases leading to the next level along the southern wall. Lying in poorly arranged piles against the wall to the north are some loose bags spilling over with lengths of copper wire, various stones and gemstones, cogs, wheels, and other devices, though the room's northwest corner appears to have been recently swept clean.
There are five reptilian humanoids here watching and waiting as you get to the entrance.
If you want to indicate where it is to others, you should take the Point Out action [A] to alert them as one of your actions on your turn. See pg. 472 of the CRB.
Bolded may act.
Round 1:
The Squire
Purple
Vandor
Tuhdah
Ionic
Loohi
Red
Green
Blue
Flikk
Orange
The Squire is slightly off with his aim and fails to hurt the green creature.
Purple says something in a language of hisses and roars.
It then rushed forward to thrush it’s spear into The Squire’s back!
When the first attempt doesn’t work, it tries again! This time it is just embarrassing.
Bolded may act.
Round 1:
The Squire
Purple
Vandor
Tuhdah
Ionic
Loohi
Red
Green
Blue
Flikk
Orange
Loohi is able to take out Orange before it can act!
Bolded may act.
Round 1:
The Squire
Purple
Vandor
Tuhdah
Ionic
Loohi One action left
Red
Green
Blue
Flikk
Orange 11 damage
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Ionic mutters something nasty about people with short legs being at the front to set pace as he stops for a moment to catch his breath after having to rush to catch up with everyone. He takes a deep breath and then hustles forwards striding across the 40' to get to the purple scaled lizard. "Ought have...*huff* slowest one *huff* at front."
He then takes a deep swing with his axe not quite recovered from the hustling.
Purple goes down to Ionic’s axe! Evidently that deep exhale makes for an effective swing!
Bolded may act.
Round 1:
The Squire
Purple 8 damage
Vandor
Tuhdah
Ionic
Loohi one action left!
Red
Green
Blue
Flikk
Orange 11 damage
Tuhdah gives warning and inspiration from the middle of the room.
Bolded may act.
Round 1:
The Squire
Purple 8 damage
Vandor
Tuhdah
Ionic
Loohi one action left!
Red
Green
Blue
Flikk
Orange 11 damage
Loohi moves and considers just punching these creatures in the scales rather than using his good weapons.
Bolded may act.
Round 1:
The Squire
Purple 8 damage
Vandor
Tuhdah
Ionic
Loohi
Red
Green
Blue
Flikk
Orange 11 damage
Vandor rushes up and swings, but his weapon does not connect with the reptilian annoyance,
Red loads it’s sling and then fires at Tuhdah, but he misjudged the height of the ceiling. He reloads.
Green cautiously shifts to the side, then tries to remove The Squire’s kidney. He doesn’t succeed.
Blue decides he has a better chance of hitting The Squire, so he tries it. He just barely misses!
At that point, he decides he would like some space between himself and the two humans.
Inspire Courage active
Bolded may act.
Round 1:
Flikk
Round 2:
The Squire + AoO
Vandor
Tuhdah
Ionic
Loohi
Red
Green
Blue
As Tuhdah taunts the reptile, it slowly slumps to the floor.
Inspire Courage active
Bolded may act.
Round 1:
Flikk
Round 2:
The Squire
Vandor
Tuhdah
Ionic
Loohi
Red 8 damage
Green
Blue
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Ionic moves after the blue scaled lizard thing, taking a good moment to judge it's movements and how it walks. He then focuses on how the thing likely dodges. "Ai like not havin' ta think about de sway of de ship. Makes fights easier. Now ta be gentle." Standing next to the creature, Ionic tries to quell the pirate instinct to slam down as hard as possible with both weapons and instead use some finesse.
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After Blue tries to skewer the Squire, the fighter tries to bop him on the head as he moves away--
--"That was not nice!"
The Squire looks around and sees Green standing there.
"My kidney is my own!"
So he tries to crush the body part thief in the face--
--if that face is crushed, The Squire will move over to beside Blue if he is still standing.
The Squire is barely able to hit Blue as it tried to flee. The hit is solid though, knocking it lit of action.
Green has no opportunity to run away before The Squire decapitated it with the edge of his shield. Green is very dead,
As you are recovering from the battle, you find one of the creatures had a vial in their belt pouch. Tuhdah finds another pit trap in this room, right next to where Red was standing.