"That certainly is a useful magic you have there Normont for fixing things up," Lokilia says. "As for the glyphs, I did learn a little bit about the arcane back in Zephrah. I'm glad that worked though!" She looks for a moment at the now closed portal then to the channel where the black liquid had been channeled. "I hope at least that puts an end to more of that weird stuff. But I fear there may still be effects from everything that has leaked out already."
Her eyes then flicker to the stairs. "Perhaps we should first see where those stairs go." She also notes the items Dev was going through from the flattened pack. "Find anything there?"
Dev hands the flask to Lokilia. “I guess not. This smells nice… do you know what it is?” (Still Helping with Investigation; I assume this would be the item in the backpack that Normont detected?)
”Oh! Normont fixed the ring already?,” Dev says in response to Quinn. The tiefling looks up and now notices the absence of the terrifying scene previously visible through the portal. Although it did not register before, the teen’s memory of it begins to seep like the insipid black goo into his consciousness. A horrified expression builds and he stands slack-shouldered.
Normont breathes a sigh of relief as the portal closes rather than explodes or stays open.
"My grandfather taught me a lot, and living in Whitestone is the perfect place to pick up knowledge of artifice", he replies to Quinn.
He wanders across to Dev and Lokilia as Amber flies back to land on his shoulder, picking up the bent rifle as he goes. As he walks, he checks the goo to see if it still has an aura of magic.
"The Far Realm is a strange place full of aberrations. It was a horrendous scene, I just hope I can wipe it from my mind", he replies to Dev as he looks at the bottle to see if that has an aura of magic.
As Dev again mentioned the scene through the portal, she finds herself nodding to Normont's comment. 'I do hope I can wipe that image from my mind.' When Dev hands her the flask she takes a smell of it and tries to figure out what it might be. (Investigation: 14, 19 with Help)
As Dev again mentioned the scene through the portal, she finds herself nodding to Normont's comment. 'I do hope I can wipe that image from my mind.' When Dev hands her the flask she takes a smell of it and tries to figure out what it might be. (Investigation: 14, 19 with Help)
It smells somewhat similar to a potion she has smelled before back home but it is different....the one she had previously smelled gave the drinker the ability to withstand cold better than others.
"And I will bring up the rear by about 30' or so, as I do not want my light give us away too much. That should be far enough away but not too far away, hopefully." Magnus chimes in. "Though I will always try and keep everyone within sight if there are any turns ahead, if there are, I will cover my light and place my hand on the person ion front of me to guide me forward."
The person ahead of Magnus would be Dev. That the warlock would trust Dev to lead him in the dark makes the lad feel important, and a smile cracks his face as he takes the stairs behind Quinn.
The group head up the stairs carved through the rock, a few minutes of climbing bring them to an area where the rock has been carved away on both sides on one side is a small stock of very old firewood, a stone basin of water and a mouldering pile of what was once wild greens, mushrooms and tubers. On the other side is the moldy collapsed remains of a rough cot and a small roughly fashioned table that once held a number of books nothing much remains of them but moldy leather covers and filaments of parchment residue there is a slight crack in the roof from which small drops of water occasionally fall.
Looking further up the stairs they stop after 20' at a solid looking wooden door.
Lokilia had handed the flask back to Dev before the group moved on. "Smells a bit like a potion from back home that helped people against the cold. Not quite the same though. And If that's a magic flask we should try to figure out how it works next chance we have to get some rest."
She follows along with the others as they go up the stair. Noting the old firewood and remains of books, Lokilia pauses to see if there is any indication on the remnants of the leather book covers to indicate what the books might have been. With a slight motion of her hand, she causes a light breeze to blow across the leather and sweep away any dust or grime that might have accumulated. She then peers in to see if she can notice anything. (Investigation: 8)
Normont quickly gathers whatever samples he can that the Grey Hunter had collected, tentacles, claws and possibly some goop if possible, and follows the others up the stairs.
He is also interested in the leather books covers, looking closely to see what they might have been. He even goes as far as making them glow with his magical tinkering to see if a title or author can be discerned, as he works with Lokilia to get answers.
"Someone has obviously been here for some time investigating the portal. I wonder if it was the Grey Hunter themself, or someone the Grey Hunter was hunting", he muses.
Once done, he will tap Quinn on the small of his back as he passes by to open the door, helping the genasi focus.
Investigation (with Guidance): 15+5+1=21 Special: Guidance for Quinn in case he needs to force the door
(OOC: Sorry, forgot to collect up the samples before. Also, those Lego digital dice are awful haha!)
Normont is able to make out a few words ' The Tests.......Crawling........", ' To..Infinite........ by Vesp..........' and ' Portals....or....ummie.'.
Quinn comes to the door noting it is barred from the inside, lifting the bar he gives it a hard shove and it opens onto almost a sheer drop looking left and right he can see a narrow ledge sloping upwards to the right. And out from that the majestic sight of the mountainside...and a very brisk wind.
Lokilia steps back as she is unable to make anything of the ruined book covers, hoping perhaps someone else might. "It does seem like things have been here a long time undisturbed. I'm curious though to see where that next door leads."
Quinn looks at the change with awe, “That was amazing, how did you learn how to fix the arcane circle?”
"That certainly is a useful magic you have there Normont for fixing things up," Lokilia says. "As for the glyphs, I did learn a little bit about the arcane back in Zephrah. I'm glad that worked though!" She looks for a moment at the now closed portal then to the channel where the black liquid had been channeled. "I hope at least that puts an end to more of that weird stuff. But I fear there may still be effects from everything that has leaked out already."
Her eyes then flicker to the stairs. "Perhaps we should first see where those stairs go." She also notes the items Dev was going through from the flattened pack. "Find anything there?"
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
Dev finds no obvious marks it seems an ordinary flask that smells slightly of peppermint.
Dev hands the flask to Lokilia. “I guess not. This smells nice… do you know what it is?” (Still Helping with Investigation; I assume this would be the item in the backpack that Normont detected?)
”Oh! Normont fixed the ring already?,” Dev says in response to Quinn. The tiefling looks up and now notices the absence of the terrifying scene previously visible through the portal. Although it did not register before, the teen’s memory of it begins to seep like the insipid black goo into his consciousness. A horrified expression builds and he stands slack-shouldered.
”What… was that??”
DM for Candlekeep Mysteries // Dev Hornd in Curious Critters // Eclipse Faraway in Gallows Dancer
Normont breathes a sigh of relief as the portal closes rather than explodes or stays open.
"My grandfather taught me a lot, and living in Whitestone is the perfect place to pick up knowledge of artifice", he replies to Quinn.
He wanders across to Dev and Lokilia as Amber flies back to land on his shoulder, picking up the bent rifle as he goes. As he walks, he checks the goo to see if it still has an aura of magic.
"The Far Realm is a strange place full of aberrations. It was a horrendous scene, I just hope I can wipe it from my mind", he replies to Dev as he looks at the bottle to see if that has an aura of magic.
(OOC: Is the rifle salvageable at all?)
Ring, liquid and flask all still have magical auras.
The rifle is technically salvageable, but it certainly a long term project.
As Dev again mentioned the scene through the portal, she finds herself nodding to Normont's comment. 'I do hope I can wipe that image from my mind.' When Dev hands her the flask she takes a smell of it and tries to figure out what it might be. (Investigation: 14, 19 with Help)
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
It smells somewhat similar to a potion she has smelled before back home but it is different....the one she had previously smelled gave the drinker the ability to withstand cold better than others.
"Well, whatever is in the flask, it is magical so worth holding onto", Normont says to Dev.
He looks to each of the others, "Ready to try going up the stairs?".
Dev nods in assent to Normont but his glance slides shyly over to Quinn, asking silently if he, Dev, can follow behind the big genasi.
DM for Candlekeep Mysteries // Dev Hornd in Curious Critters // Eclipse Faraway in Gallows Dancer
Quinn will nod to his young friend and he will step in front of him.
"And I will bring up the rear by about 30' or so, as I do not want my light give us away too much. That should be far enough away but not too far away, hopefully." Magnus chimes in. "Though I will always try and keep everyone within sight if there are any turns ahead, if there are, I will cover my light and place my hand on the person ion front of me to guide me forward."
The person ahead of Magnus would be Dev. That the warlock would trust Dev to lead him in the dark makes the lad feel important, and a smile cracks his face as he takes the stairs behind Quinn.
DM for Candlekeep Mysteries // Dev Hornd in Curious Critters // Eclipse Faraway in Gallows Dancer
The group head up the stairs carved through the rock, a few minutes of climbing bring them to an area where the rock has been carved away on both sides on one side is a small stock of very old firewood, a stone basin of water and a mouldering pile of what was once wild greens, mushrooms and tubers. On the other side is the moldy collapsed remains of a rough cot and a small roughly fashioned table that once held a number of books nothing much remains of them but moldy leather covers and filaments of parchment residue there is a slight crack in the roof from which small drops of water occasionally fall.
Looking further up the stairs they stop after 20' at a solid looking wooden door.
Quinn will attempt to open the door unless someone stops him.
Lokilia had handed the flask back to Dev before the group moved on. "Smells a bit like a potion from back home that helped people against the cold. Not quite the same though. And If that's a magic flask we should try to figure out how it works next chance we have to get some rest."
She follows along with the others as they go up the stair. Noting the old firewood and remains of books, Lokilia pauses to see if there is any indication on the remnants of the leather book covers to indicate what the books might have been. With a slight motion of her hand, she causes a light breeze to blow across the leather and sweep away any dust or grime that might have accumulated. She then peers in to see if she can notice anything. (Investigation: 8)
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
Lokilia can't make anything out from the stained and ruined covers.
Normont quickly gathers whatever samples he can that the Grey Hunter had collected, tentacles, claws and possibly some goop if possible, and follows the others up the stairs.
He is also interested in the leather books covers, looking closely to see what they might have been. He even goes as far as making them glow with his magical tinkering to see if a title or author can be discerned, as he works with Lokilia to get answers.
"Someone has obviously been here for some time investigating the portal. I wonder if it was the Grey Hunter themself, or someone the Grey Hunter was hunting", he muses.
Once done, he will tap Quinn on the small of his back as he passes by to open the door, helping the genasi focus.
Investigation (with Guidance): 15+5+1=21
Special: Guidance for Quinn in case he needs to force the door
(OOC: Sorry, forgot to collect up the samples before. Also, those Lego digital dice are awful haha!)
Normont is able to make out a few words ' The Tests.......Crawling........", ' To..Infinite........ by Vesp..........' and ' Portals....or....ummie.'.
Quinn comes to the door noting it is barred from the inside, lifting the bar he gives it a hard shove and it opens onto almost a sheer drop looking left and right he can see a narrow ledge sloping upwards to the right. And out from that the majestic sight of the mountainside...and a very brisk wind.
Lokilia steps back as she is unable to make anything of the ruined book covers, hoping perhaps someone else might. "It does seem like things have been here a long time undisturbed. I'm curious though to see where that next door leads."
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