"It's the poem! The statue says 'When the last son falls upon this spot, receive my thanks' and he is the son of House Tullivor! But it didn't work."
Crowe shakes his head at the mention of the murder. "Show us the statue."
"So, does this guy have a brother or something? Or are you talking about the wrong noble house?"
The statue is under the body.
Crowe approaches and move away the body to exam the statue.
There is indeed a statue under the body. When someone stands in front of the statue, close to it, the statue magically speaks the words the woman mentioned earlier.
Crowe shakes his head.
You've figured out the statue is probably saying 'When the last sun falls upon this spot, receive my thanks' so what you need to do is figure out what 'the last sun' might refer to, and what 'receive my thanks' might refer to. Newt is right about the relevance of the text above.
"Does this implies that there are multiple suns? That the last of them is going to crushing down at this spot?"
"Or could it means sunset? At dusk?"
Now that you are paying attention to the location of the sun, you notice that a certain building is preventing the sun from reaching the statue... (it's the rival family's mausoleum)
The mausoleum in question is surrounded by a fence, which you will have to scale to do anything. Once you get in, you don't have to destroy any of the actual mausoleums, only a tower that casts a shadow over the statue.
Assuming that you look around carefully, you see that the Tullivor Mausoleum, which is the one you eventually want to enter, has a clear door. That door is locked, and has an obvious trap that would be triggered by trying to break in or pick the lock. It also appears that disabling the trap will automatically open the lock.
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You follow the tracks, and find another tomb. This alabaster tomb evokes a past age of Galtan architecture, including a ten-foot spire atop a broad dome. Its awnings teem with sculpted white raptors. An iron gate bears the motto, “Last to Fall.”
Newt points at the spire. "I think you need to climb up there, Thurgar."
Thurgar, climb check to get up to where you can push over the spire, please.
Crowe is not the brighest in the group, but at least he can climb, if his teammates require such skill from him.
None of you who have tried are able to climb up, and you're pretty sure that most of you could not possibly damage or push over the tower (to push it over, str DC 24; to damage it with your weapon, it's hardness is 10).
However, Lara, in considering her idea, happens to notice that Thurgar's heavy steel shield is very shiny and reflective.
Riannon, who had been looking alarmed when you were talking about damaging her family's mausoleum, smirks at your idea for outwitting the trap.
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"Oh yes, I use a polish of my own design. It's finely ground pumice stone from a dormant volcano on Kortos island mixed with eucalyptus and orange oil with just a little xanthan gum to hold everything together," Thurgar says, examining his shield with no small amount of self congratulation and pride.
"I could give you the formula, if you like. It also makes an excellent dentrifice."
He hands the shield over to Lara, expecting her to admire it as much as he does.
Crowe tighens his grip on his earthbreaker, waiting for things(good or bad) to happen.
As sunset approaches, Lara holds the shield in such a way as to reflect the sun's rays onto the statue. At first, her hand shakes a little and the ray moves around. As she steadies her aim, the beam falls full on the statue, and you hear a clicking sound. Turning, you find that the iron gate to the Tullivor Mausoleum has unlocked and is swinging open. A careful examination shows that the trap is also disarmed.
Riannon continues to chuckle, gleeful that you outsmarted the puzzle and did not harm her family's tomb.
Crowe nods in approval and follows his teammates.
The mausoleum contains several sarcophagi, and an obviously expensive tapestry. The tapestry is clearly the treasure you came here to find. Riannon is angry for a moment that the treasure is just a tapestry, but then she remembers the joke that you got around the trap and lock without damaging her family's tomb, so she just runs away laughing.j
End of quest 1, success. Please come to the discussion thread to talk about what next.
Please read your journal entry for the next quest before we begin.
"Go, Fetch, ; Crowe knows the drill."
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"'How bad can it be?' She might as well have written 'I think we're safe now,'" Thurgar groans.
"Not to mention if it's so safe, why isn't the assumption that a ton of people will pass it and find it by accident?"
He sighs. "Ah well, if I'd wanted a safe job, I would have listened to my mother and become a blacksmith. Let's get moving."
You begin at the Restless Bear Inn.
This crumbling, moss-choked inn stands alone at the road’s end. Looming over its squat frame, a dense curtain of foliage marks the border of the Forest of Veils. The sign above the door reads “The Restless Bear,” and it seems to refer to a stuffed bear’s head that lolls upon a flagpole near the eaves.
Entering the inn, you find yourselves in a large common room. This common room feels like a cave, its sagging rafters clogged with yarn, shabby ribbons, and odd miniature knick-knacks that reinforce its claustrophobic atmosphere.
The only person you can see inside is the hostess, Birdie. She turns to you, asking if you will be staying, but is also clearly willing to answer any questions.