Knowing that there is another illusion at play, Normont focusses his attention on trying to see through it, as he did before with who he now believes is the duergar from out front.
He sticks behind Maggie, and for the moment doesn't mention the person to the others, for fear of tipping their hand too early.
Twin dim red eyes shift minutely toward Normont. ‘What is he doing?,’ Dev wonders (Insight 10). ‘The table?’ His gaze shifts. ‘Just a table. Is it magical?, or does Normont recognize it?,’ the tiefling wonders.
Knowing that there is another illusion at play, Normont focusses his attention on trying to see through it, as he did before with who he now believes is the duergar from out front.
He sticks behind Maggie, and for the moment doesn't mention the person to the others, for fear of tipping their hand too early.
Investigation: 15+5=20
( After his thorough examination Normont is certain there is no illusion present.)
Twin dim red eyes shift minutely toward Normont. ‘What is he doing?,’ Dev wonders (Insight 10). ‘The table?’ His gaze shifts. ‘Just a table. Is it magical?, or does Normont recognize it?,’ the tiefling wonders.
It appears to be a decoratively carved mahogany table....most of the carvings are semi-floral in nature but the inlay on the top is a skull with an open mouth surrounded by roses.
Normont is a little confused, and thinks back to the man he saw, trying to figure out if he was a sentry of some kind or if he was trapped.
What did he look like? Did he look aghast due to shock of seeing them enter, or because of his predicament. What was the man wearing? Could they be the missing Grey Hunter?
‘What is he thinking??,’ Dev wonders, aching to know Normont’s thoughts. Suddenly, something he learned from the pages found in library archives, something whose meaning, until this moment, has been an enigma, clarifies.
The hidden tiefling barely shifts a finger to point toward Normont. “Can you hear me,” his voice whispers in Normont’s head. “What’s wrong?” And although Dev hasn’t made a sound, Normont does indeed hear Dev, through an ancient magic Dev has invoked, and the gnome can respond with his thoughts alone.
Normont is a little confused, and thinks back to the man he saw, trying to figure out if he was a sentry of some kind or if he was trapped.
What did he look like? Did he look aghast due to shock of seeing them enter, or because of his predicament. What was the man wearing? Could they be the missing Grey Hunter?
An older man, his clothing a little old fashioned. He was utterly motionless and aghast at something terrifying......he was almost certainly not the Grey Hunter......perhaps a minor noble or merchant house member?
Normont is a little shocked to hear Dev’s whispered voice, but quickly recovers his wits and replies.
”Yes, I can. When the scroll was still in effect, this table wasn’t here. There was a man there in its place. But the effects have stopped”.
Dev’s eyes shoot back to the table with piercing intensity. “Lokilia,” he whispers in his mind, and he relays what Normont said, to her, and then to Quinn, pointing a finger toward each one in turn. (Message)
Knowing that there is another illusion at play, Normont focusses his attention on trying to see through it, as he did before with who he now believes is the duergar from out front.
He sticks behind Maggie, and for the moment doesn't mention the person to the others, for fear of tipping their hand too early.
Investigation: 15+5=20
Twin dim red eyes shift minutely toward Normont. ‘What is he doing?,’ Dev wonders (Insight 10). ‘The table?’ His gaze shifts. ‘Just a table. Is it magical?, or does Normont recognize it?,’ the tiefling wonders.
DM for Candlekeep Mysteries // Dev Hornd in Curious Critters // Eclipse Faraway in Gallows Dancer
( After his thorough examination Normont is certain there is no illusion present.)
Seeing Normont hesitate, Lokilia also tries to figure out what their next step would be. She stays still, trying to adjust to the dim light.
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 appears to be a decoratively carved mahogany table....most of the carvings are semi-floral in nature but the inlay on the top is a skull with an open mouth surrounded by roses.
Normont is a little confused, and thinks back to the man he saw, trying to figure out if he was a sentry of some kind or if he was trapped.
What did he look like? Did he look aghast due to shock of seeing them enter, or because of his predicament. What was the man wearing? Could they be the missing Grey Hunter?
‘What is he thinking??,’ Dev wonders, aching to know Normont’s thoughts. Suddenly, something he learned from the pages found in library archives, something whose meaning, until this moment, has been an enigma, clarifies.
The hidden tiefling barely shifts a finger to point toward Normont. “Can you hear me,” his voice whispers in Normont’s head. “What’s wrong?” And although Dev hasn’t made a sound, Normont does indeed hear Dev, through an ancient magic Dev has invoked, and the gnome can respond with his thoughts alone.
(Message)
DM for Candlekeep Mysteries // Dev Hornd in Curious Critters // Eclipse Faraway in Gallows Dancer
Normont is a little shocked to hear Dev’s whispered voice, but quickly recovers his wits and replies.
”Yes, I can. When the scroll was still in effect, this table wasn’t here. There was a man there in its place. But the effects have stopped”.
An older man, his clothing a little old fashioned. He was utterly motionless and aghast at something terrifying......he was almost certainly not the Grey Hunter......perhaps a minor noble or merchant house member?
Dev’s eyes shoot back to the table with piercing intensity.
“Lokilia,” he whispers in his mind, and he relays what Normont said, to her, and then to Quinn, pointing a finger toward each one in turn.
(Message)
DM for Candlekeep Mysteries // Dev Hornd in Curious Critters // Eclipse Faraway in Gallows Dancer