A bunch of coins fly through the portal and hit the gorgon's corpse, each impacri g with a small 'thwap!'
Tabaqui sees a ring on the girgon's left hand, set with a blue jade stone. It does not shine (its not reflective).
Looking around, the starry sky is clearly a flimsy illusion. The space is the interior of a dome. It is all an easy illusion to see through, no ability check required. Any creature that walks to the outer edge of the refuge can touch the sky—that is, the dome encasing the extradimensional space—and finds it smooth and solid. The stars twinkle and the clouds drift about, but they are merely imagery.
From outside, it appears to be a cozy cottage with stone walls and a roof of sod. Smoke rises gently from the chimney. Inside, the cottage is mundane—even quaint. It’s made of a single, long room with a fur-covered bed at one end and a large cooking hearth at the other. A wood fire crackles. A wooden bowl sits on the mantlepiece above it. Additionally, a simple silver tuning fork hangs from the ceiling from the same cord as another surviving chime (like the one in area 10).
Just so we don't forget it. If tabaqui does take that ring she was wearing. The gorgon had a ring of water walking on. You can identify it when you rest.
Marlyth has been attempting to move towards the portal while trying to see through the eyes of the bird. But the view of Calner's animated coins hitting the corpse of the gorgon has severely affected her peace of mind. Thus she has discontinued the surveillance process..... for the next few weeks she will continue to have nightmares about tiny coins.
Tauzan takes his time coming over to the cottage ovnc he sees the Gorgon fall. He goes to grab the silver tuning fork and the chime. He compares it to the chime he grabbed before.
"This tuning fork must be the one from the mural. But what are the chimes?"
He studies them, trying to recall anything about chimes from his studies. (Arcana: 25, It would be -4 if History instead.)
Tauzan recalls frome Sylvenes book, Ina spell he was unable to decipher, an image kf an object like the tuning fork. It may be that it is a material component et of that spell. It was in a section with a series of symbols that also appear on the Sigel sequences of some of the portals Sylve e crafted. The chimes (you've found 2) and the fork seem to be made of the same material.
The statue is finely detailed; sharply rendered from a single stone. He is adorned in ornamental gsrn evocative of rhe serpentine motif familiar to the altar by which the group first gained entry and some of the chambers adjacent to the centrail cylinder above, as well as the brooch found by the water and the ring and clothes worn by the gorgon.
Cursory geographical knowledge would be sufficient to know that rhe serpent hills, home to Yuan-ti are not far from here.
Tabaqui will pocket the ring for further study. He takes a quick look at the wooden bowl on the mantle to see if it is anything other that a simple bowl.
He will assist Calner in preparing the pyre. He shakes his head, and whispers, "at least she's at peace now. Maybe she's even with her lover somewhere."
Hamish follows the others into the demiplane. Looking about, he sees the gorgon has been felled and observes the statue. "This was their home. She turned him to stone and lived here with his cold lifeless body for who knows how long. It must have driven her mad." He touches the wall of the dome, looking at the stars. "This is not the sky of any world I know. Sylvene transported us to many, and I always liked looking at the stars. Often I was left to sleep under them when the others found some nook or hovel to weather the night, where a man of my stature could not go. These stars are unfamiliar."
<You've pretty much hit the end of the chapter. the thing you wanted was the tuning fork. I'll just tell you there's some more magical stuff you've missed. You're welcome to look a bit more but I don't really expect you to find them. I think Kyrilla - the gorgon - would have given them to you out of gratitude if you'd returned Kathicon to life like you did Hamish. It's an unlikely scenario, unless the DM pushes you to it, but if the author of the module were writing a novel, that's probably what would have happened in the novel>
Tauzan looks over the chimes and tuning fork a bit longer. "Well, is there anything else we need to do here? This tuning fork is probably the real prize. Now to just find where to use it," he says as he strikes the tuning fork against his arm then brings it up to listen to the tone. "I'm rather curious what the chimes might be for. Seems the same material, but I don't recall having seen them in my reading."
Just out of curiosity, he strikes each chime with the tuning fork before putting each item back into his pack.
Marlyth steps into the portal after retrieving the metallic sharp object and activates a magical aura around herself by casting Detect Magic. Although she seems a bit pale due to the lingering effect of poison, her dominant expression resembles the emotional condition of an upset person.
"I wish I would've realized it all before Tabaqui could behead her dying body. Alas! I'm late and there's nothing I can do to stabilize the poor woman."
(Does the 'Amulet of Restoration' regain additional charges?)
Angus, having come up quietly behind, remarks, "Sometimes I wonder if, to them, we are the monsters, and they the ordinary folk."
He shrugs. "Well, I suppose the Serpent Hills are our next stop. Ugh. Yuan-ti. Dove used to tell stories of how Yuan-ti infiltrators would overthrow kingdoms by their deceitful machinations."
Angus' wounds are minor, but a long rest to recover some of his divine mana would be appreciated. He studies the face of the statue. Does it appear to have been in distress when petrified, or at peace?
(Does the 'Amulet of Restoration' regain additional charges?)
Sure, why not? You can all take a long rest here or topside as you prefer. Nothing is here but the helpful Galeb Duhrs outside. I actually can't find where I got it from right now, but I'm fine with it recharging on a long rest. So after the long rest, you csn use it as you like.
The statue looks surprised and sad. Detect magic doesn't catch anything here in the little pocket dimension. Anyone at this poi t would assume, correctly. That rhe statue is someone who was turned to stone by something like the petrifying gaze if the gorgon.
<The yuan-ti actually fir more into back story thsn anything plot relevant here. About half of the forgon's powers were from Yusn-ti worshippers - plus all the snakes and snake themed things snd rhe clorhes and the jewelry. Its more just like why she had them. But you could go check it out as a side quest.>
"We need to figure out how to use these items first before trying to start a confrontation with the wolf."
Marlyth expresses her thoughts regarding the acquisition of the items. She seems a bit disappointed at the fact that the party has retrieved some mundane items instead of finding a weapon that will look menacing, thus perfect for a face-to-face engagement. She sighs and continues to speak:
"Perhaps, Hamish can tell us something about these chimes and the forked item.....or the ghost of Waltern can be summoned again. He seems to know a lot about these things."
<I tried to give enough detail in the result of the successful arcana check. The chimes are tuned to the right frequency to be used as tuning forks for the [Tooltip Not Found] spell. They need to be crafted into tuning forks to do so. This requires both metallurgy and arcana skills, but more the former than the latter. If you want to know what plane theyre tuned to, well that youll have to figure out.>
As you exit the demiplane and pass into the lower cavern of the space beneath the hill, Marlyth detects something coming from the water.
Walks approaches Hamish and examines his wounds. WIth another batch of bandages and herbs she heals him for 16
*patches used on Calner, Marlyth, Hamish and Walks so far*
"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale
A bunch of coins fly through the portal and hit the gorgon's corpse, each impacri g with a small 'thwap!'
Tabaqui sees a ring on the girgon's left hand, set with a blue jade stone. It does not shine (its not reflective).
Looking around, the starry sky is clearly a flimsy illusion. The space is the interior of a dome. It is all an easy illusion to see through, no ability check required. Any creature that walks to the outer edge of the refuge can touch the sky—that is, the dome encasing the extradimensional space—and finds it smooth and solid. The stars twinkle and the clouds drift about, but they are merely imagery.
From outside, it appears to be a cozy cottage with stone walls and a roof of sod. Smoke rises gently from the chimney. Inside, the cottage is mundane—even quaint. It’s made of a single, long room with a fur-covered bed at one end and a large cooking hearth at the other. A wood fire crackles. A wooden bowl sits on the mantlepiece above it. Additionally, a simple silver tuning fork hangs from the ceiling from the same cord as another surviving chime (like the one in area 10).
Just so we don't forget it. If tabaqui does take that ring she was wearing. The gorgon had a ring of water walking on. You can identify it when you rest.
Marlyth has been attempting to move towards the portal while trying to see through the eyes of the bird. But the view of Calner's animated coins hitting the corpse of the gorgon has severely affected her peace of mind. Thus she has discontinued the surveillance process..... for the next few weeks she will continue to have nightmares about tiny coins.
"Thwap..thwap.."
InkedBee (Undead_Analyst)
Covetous, Dragonish Thoughts - Jenviel Tsumara: Fallen Aasimar- Monk|Crimson Sands of Time - Navarra Iltazyara: Human- Druid/Warlock| Bleak Prospect - Ermasnietsz: Reborn- Clockwork Soul Sorcerer
Tauzan takes his time coming over to the cottage ovnc he sees the Gorgon fall. He goes to grab the silver tuning fork and the chime. He compares it to the chime he grabbed before.
"This tuning fork must be the one from the mural. But what are the chimes?"
He studies them, trying to recall anything about chimes from his studies. (Arcana: 25, It would be -4 if History instead.)
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer
<arcana is better>
Tauzan recalls frome Sylvenes book, Ina spell he was unable to decipher, an image kf an object like the tuning fork. It may be that it is a material component et of that spell. It was in a section with a series of symbols that also appear on the Sigel sequences of some of the portals Sylve e crafted. The chimes (you've found 2) and the fork seem to be made of the same material.
The statue is finely detailed; sharply rendered from a single stone. He is adorned in ornamental gsrn evocative of rhe serpentine motif familiar to the altar by which the group first gained entry and some of the chambers adjacent to the centrail cylinder above, as well as the brooch found by the water and the ring and clothes worn by the gorgon.
Cursory geographical knowledge would be sufficient to know that rhe serpent hills, home to Yuan-ti are not far from here.
Tabaqui will pocket the ring for further study. He takes a quick look at the wooden bowl on the mantle to see if it is anything other that a simple bowl.
He will assist Calner in preparing the pyre. He shakes his head, and whispers, "at least she's at peace now. Maybe she's even with her lover somewhere."
<Yeah, she's literally right next to him.>
Hamish follows the others into the demiplane. Looking about, he sees the gorgon has been felled and observes the statue. "This was their home. She turned him to stone and lived here with his cold lifeless body for who knows how long. It must have driven her mad." He touches the wall of the dome, looking at the stars. "This is not the sky of any world I know. Sylvene transported us to many, and I always liked looking at the stars. Often I was left to sleep under them when the others found some nook or hovel to weather the night, where a man of my stature could not go. These stars are unfamiliar."
<You've pretty much hit the end of the chapter. the thing you wanted was the tuning fork. I'll just tell you there's some more magical stuff you've missed. You're welcome to look a bit more but I don't really expect you to find them. I think Kyrilla - the gorgon - would have given them to you out of gratitude if you'd returned Kathicon to life like you did Hamish. It's an unlikely scenario, unless the DM pushes you to it, but if the author of the module were writing a novel, that's probably what would have happened in the novel>
Tauzan looks over the chimes and tuning fork a bit longer. "Well, is there anything else we need to do here? This tuning fork is probably the real prize. Now to just find where to use it," he says as he strikes the tuning fork against his arm then brings it up to listen to the tone. "I'm rather curious what the chimes might be for. Seems the same material, but I don't recall having seen them in my reading."
Just out of curiosity, he strikes each chime with the tuning fork before putting each item back into his pack.
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer
"You think we should bring him back after sending his girlfriend to the great beyond?"
"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale
Marlyth steps into the portal after retrieving the metallic sharp object and activates a magical aura around herself by casting Detect Magic. Although she seems a bit pale due to the lingering effect of poison, her dominant expression resembles the emotional condition of an upset person.
"I wish I would've realized it all before Tabaqui could behead her dying body. Alas! I'm late and there's nothing I can do to stabilize the poor woman."
(Does the 'Amulet of Restoration' regain additional charges?)
InkedBee (Undead_Analyst)
Covetous, Dragonish Thoughts - Jenviel Tsumara: Fallen Aasimar- Monk|Crimson Sands of Time - Navarra Iltazyara: Human- Druid/Warlock| Bleak Prospect - Ermasnietsz: Reborn- Clockwork Soul Sorcerer
Angus, having come up quietly behind, remarks, "Sometimes I wonder if, to them, we are the monsters, and they the ordinary folk."
He shrugs. "Well, I suppose the Serpent Hills are our next stop. Ugh. Yuan-ti. Dove used to tell stories of how Yuan-ti infiltrators would overthrow kingdoms by their deceitful machinations."
OOC: Are Angus or Tauzan hurt?
"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale
Angus' wounds are minor, but a long rest to recover some of his divine mana would be appreciated. He studies the face of the statue. Does it appear to have been in distress when petrified, or at peace?
(Tauzan is not injured.)
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer
Sure, why not? You can all take a long rest here or topside as you prefer. Nothing is here but the helpful Galeb Duhrs outside. I actually can't find where I got it from right now, but I'm fine with it recharging on a long rest. So after the long rest, you csn use it as you like.
The statue looks surprised and sad. Detect magic doesn't catch anything here in the little pocket dimension. Anyone at this poi t would assume, correctly. That rhe statue is someone who was turned to stone by something like the petrifying gaze if the gorgon.
<The yuan-ti actually fir more into back story thsn anything plot relevant here. About half of the forgon's powers were from Yusn-ti worshippers - plus all the snakes and snake themed things snd rhe clorhes and the jewelry. Its more just like why she had them. But you could go check it out as a side quest.>
"That was an unpleasant bit of business wasn't it?"
Walks, follows to group to where they make camp and helps those that are injured to ease their pain.
"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale
Angus will gratefully take a long rest. "Does anyone have ideas where our quest to defeat Tyreus leads next?"
"We need to figure out how to use these items first before trying to start a confrontation with the wolf."
Marlyth expresses her thoughts regarding the acquisition of the items. She seems a bit disappointed at the fact that the party has retrieved some mundane items instead of finding a weapon that will look menacing, thus perfect for a face-to-face engagement. She sighs and continues to speak:
"Perhaps, Hamish can tell us something about these chimes and the forked item.....or the ghost of Waltern can be summoned again. He seems to know a lot about these things."
InkedBee (Undead_Analyst)
Covetous, Dragonish Thoughts - Jenviel Tsumara: Fallen Aasimar- Monk|Crimson Sands of Time - Navarra Iltazyara: Human- Druid/Warlock| Bleak Prospect - Ermasnietsz: Reborn- Clockwork Soul Sorcerer
<I tried to give enough detail in the result of the successful arcana check. The chimes are tuned to the right frequency to be used as tuning forks for the [Tooltip Not Found] spell. They need to be crafted into tuning forks to do so. This requires both metallurgy and arcana skills, but more the former than the latter. If you want to know what plane theyre tuned to, well that youll have to figure out.>
As you exit the demiplane and pass into the lower cavern of the space beneath the hill, Marlyth detects something coming from the water.