The Company returns to the mausoleum. You proceed down the stairs to the hallway below. All goes well until Starker passes through the archway at the base of the stairs. The runes and inset gems of the arch flare with energy and a bolt lances outwards towards Starker. He is able to react well to dodge a full on strike, DEX save = 15. He suffers 8 force damage as he passes through the arch into the hallway.
The skull with glowing eyes still pulses rhythmically with the ropey flames writhing through the translucent black floor. The book and chalice remain on the altar. The books pages flipping and turning in a seemingly random fashion.
The remaining corpse there is untouched from the last time you were here. A cold, forboding atmosphere fills the room. You feel as though you are being watched. You find the area of writing that you were previously unable to decipher. Xymox casts Comprehend Languages and touches the runes. He then translates:
𐍈𐌁𐍄 𐌅𐍈𐌕𐌂𐌄𐌍 𐌅𐍉𐌃𐌄𐍃
𐍉𐌍𐌁𐍄 𐍉𐍃 𐌆𐌄𐍃𐌕 𐍃𐌅𐌋𐌉𐌂𐍉𐌍𐌄𐍃
𐌂𐌋𐌄𐌂𐌋𐌄𐍃 𐌂𐌌𐌋𐍄 𐍄𐌂𐍈𐌕𐌄𐌂
𐌍𐍄𐌁𐌄𐍃 𐌕𐍉𐌄𐌂𐌈𐌄 𐍃𐌌𐌍𐌄𐍃
Here lies the will of Illiandil made stone, Not his tomb, nor resting throne. Wisdom cloaked in cursed fire, Greed will wake the buried ire.
Starker:”Fascinating. Why me and not Xymox? If it is because I took the gem from the siver box on the altar why did it not affect me the first time I went through? I have never touched that gem, having just dropped it in the bad using Mage Hand. If it is the ruby I took from the hand, then perhaps we have our answer aboit the plurality of you. We should have translated it “y’all”.”
Xymox: "I'll do whatever you think is best, master warlock. Tell me, all of you, exactly what you believe needs to be done and I shall give it my best performance."
The Company returns to the mausoleum. You proceed down the stairs to the hallway below. All goes well until Starker passes through the archway at the base of the stairs. The runes and inset gems of the arch flare with energy and a bolt lances outwards towards Starker. He is able to react well to dodge a full on strike, DEX save = 15. He suffers 8 force damage as he passes through the arch into the hallway.
The skull with glowing eyes still pulses rhythmically with the ropey flames writhing through the translucent black floor. The book and chalice remain on the altar. The books pages flipping and turning in a seemingly random fashion.
The remaining corpse there is untouched from the last time you were here. A cold, forboding atmosphere fills the room. You feel as though you are being watched. You find the area of writing that you were previously unable to decipher. Xymox casts Comprehend Languages and touches the runes. He then translates:
𐍈𐌁𐍄 𐌅𐍈𐌕𐌂𐌄𐌍 𐌅𐍉𐌃𐌄𐍃
𐍉𐌍𐌁𐍄 𐍉𐍃 𐌆𐌄𐍃𐌕 𐍃𐌅𐌋𐌉𐌂𐍉𐌍𐌄𐍃
𐌂𐌋𐌄𐌂𐌋𐌄𐍃 𐌂𐌌𐌋𐍄 𐍄𐌂𐍈𐌕𐌄𐌂
𐌍𐍄𐌁𐌄𐍃 𐌕𐍉𐌄𐌂𐌈𐌄 𐍃𐌌𐌍𐌄𐍃
Here lies the will of Illiandil made stone,
Not his tomb, nor resting throne.
Wisdom cloaked in cursed fire,
Greed will wake the buried ire.
Yartol offers, "Perhaps we should stop passing through that archway so often."
Starker:”Fascinating. Why me and not Xymox? If it is because I took the gem from the siver box on the altar why did it not affect me the first time I went through? I have never touched that gem, having just dropped it in the bad using Mage Hand. If it is the ruby I took from the hand, then perhaps we have our answer aboit the plurality of you. We should have translated it “y’all”.”
(( Correct. Because the plural of that is ‘All y’all’. ))
Xymox your call about the alter and tome.
It might be useful.
Xymox: "I'll do whatever you think is best, master warlock. Tell me, all of you, exactly what you believe needs to be done and I shall give it my best performance."
Very well, let’s proceed to the alter and see what the gold inscription is about.
The phrase on the altar Asqg zaqxslx moxsltxz dtx iudtpayx. Asqg dyodt osqilez dtx zxuqxw zioq
Translates to: