Erven’s eyes remain fixed on the ghost, he remains silent, hand wavering above his short sword. He nods when Kit shares their feelings, eased somewhat by the familiar elvish words, but he remains too transfixed by the apparition to engage in conversation, for the moment. When Mud offers cleaning services with prestidigitation, Erven shakes his head no, only glancing away for a moment, feeling it would be a distraction. He’s used to the mud, dirt, filth, what have you. He’s been through tougher things, he’s been dirtier, he’s been cleaner. The apparition before him has all of his attention.
Finally, after he’s gathered himself, he says back to Kit in elvish, “Left. Will do. Stick to the shadows…”
Erven makes his way along the wall, hugging the edges, taking the leftward path and peeking around. Every now and again, he turns to look at the ghost that everyone is so casually talking to. An imperceptible shiver goes up his spine.
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A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
"I'm sorry for your...inconvenience milady, but unless there was anything else we shouldn't bother you no more. We will most likely return soon but first we need to find that cloaked person I mentioned and I can only assume they went went through the stone door down that corridor."The young dark-haired man says with a polite tone, motioning to the others for the corridor to the southwest where he already knows the stone door will be found. While he wouldn't fully turn his back to the ghost he still had a hope of not antagonizing it, ghosts could be quite dangerous after all, or so he had heard.
Meanwhile the tiny unseen figure checks out the stone door for how to open it.
Khessa is sorry for the fate of the poor Nameless Ghost... the fact that her soul has remained trapped here, in a dimension in which she is no longer alive, is sad enough already... but the fact that she is also apparently so prone to forgetting things... And to think that she seems so nice! She seems cheerful and good willed like a living girl could be...
Always keeping herself, as a precaution, between Nameless Ghost and Jack, the blonde arcane warrior tells her: "Maybe it's because you're alone too much, that you forget things! If you don't remember your name, you can always choose one! You're so 'bright', both physically and in character..." she thoughtfully raises a finger to her lips "you could be called Lucile!"
"And... would you like to accompany me?" the unusual offer comes out of the lips of the tall adventuress almost spontaneously, starting straight from the heart "Maybe if you stay with me you won't forget things - at least you won't forget us. Would you like to? We could become friends".
Jack's invisible friend zooms up to the door and starts inspecting it. It's rather plain and unadorned, and even though it seems heavy, it appears unlocked. It should swing open easily enough with a bit of a push
"Lucille..." The ghost repeats. She hesitates, and then says slowly, "It's a good name, but it's not mine." She looks around at the dusty chamber with a sense of despair. "I feel like my name is around here somewhere, but I can't find it." Shaking her head, she finishes with a sad air of finality, "Sorry Khessa, but I need to stay to remember who I am. Before I forget it again..."
Erven focuses on the task at hand to steady his nerves. He examines the tomb to the southeast, looking to see if the lid opens, if there is anything around it of note, and giving a cursory look for traps as well. He looks for any names or carvings, anything that could shed light on the headless entity in the adjoining room.
Something about the spirit's words triggers emotions deep within the Half-Elf's heart.
"Then we'll help you find it," she blurts out, surprising herself.
"...Your name," she continues, consciously commiting to the instinctive impulse, "If you know it's here... Maybe we can be your eyes and help you find it."
The young dark-haired man gives the half-elf a glance. "Yes, we will certainly help you to find your name milady, but unfortunately we have more pressing matters to attend to, don't we Kit?" He says a bit firmly, turning to the half-elf, not quite understanding why they would try to help a ghost that most likely was in no hurry at all rather than keeping pursuing a murderous cultist while the trail was hopefully still hot.
"As do I milady."The young dark-haired man says with a deeply and profoundly sincere tone, bowing gracefully and with a flourish before the unseeing ghost. It is not quite clear if he's indeed fully sincere or if he is simply teasing the half-elf, maybe a bit of both. ;-)
Kit audibly scoffs at the dark-haired charmer but at least manages to avoid rolling her eyes. She knows the type too well to be impressed by the convenient displays of courtliness.
Khessa on the one hand recognizes the rationality of the conduct proposed by Jack... yes, there is no point wasting too much time trying to help Nameless Ghost, when perhaps you can come back later... but on the other hand Nameless Ghost is condemned to an existence without memories and without peace, it seems... and helping her to find her name could be the key to freeing her!
What if it didn't take much time to find her name? Maybe then Nameless Ghost could find peace right away... And maybe she could even remember something about the Cultists!
"I understand, my friend..." the blond arcane warrior reassures Nameless Ghost "If you have the feeling that your true name is here, then I understand your choice..." she begins to look around. If the girl is dead, perhaps there will be a grave or an urn with her name engraved above it...
While she does this, the tall adventurer notices the elf scout going to examine the tomb to the southeast and follows him - to help him both in the search and in case of trouble: "Found anything that could be the girl's name, Erven?"
[[ OOC: Looking around with Erven, Khessa tries to Help him and give him Advantage in his roll ]]
Ketangu mulls over what was said so far. I doubt the man we seek decided to head the tombs as they are dead ends and most likely he went through the stone doors. If the ghost's name is here perhaps, she was interred here in one of the tombs though I am not sure why she is a ghost. Was her burial not up to tradition or was her death that violent.
Ketangu then moves to the stone doors and gives them a push
Athletics Check
8 rolled in game log.
"I need some help with the door. It seems I am not up to the task at the moment"Upon turning around he sees several have left the octagon to explore the tombs. He will wait in the meantime.
"Apparently we do not have more pressing matters after all." The young dark-haired man says with a glare at the tall blonde with the apparent hearing impairment as she leaves to the southeast. "It seems we are doing a small detour here Kevori, but I'm fairly sure they won't forget about why we are really here." He then says with resignation, turned to the grieving sister, hoping she won't be too upset with this weird decision.
"We're looking for a body, female, without a head. Or maybe we're looking for the head...just keep your eyes out for any decapitations."
Kit whispers the words to Jack and then heads down to search the opposite tomb from Khessa and Erven, but not before shooting him a wink and a cheeky smile.
"We will be with you in a moment Ketangu..."The dark-haired young man answers the talking amorph. "...I hope." He adds a bit more quiet to himself.
The young dark-haired man gives the half-elf a quick grin. Evidently she wasn't completely lacking a sense of humour after all. "Stay and keep our gracious hostess sompany while we find out who she is." He says quietly to Kevori before following Kit to the northwest, searching the tomb he already knows lies ahead for clues to the headless ghost's identity, soon joined in this endeavour by a tiny unseen figure.
"Stay and keep our gracious hostess sompany while we find out who she is." He says quietly to Kevori before following Kit to the northwest, searching the tomb he already knows lies ahead for clues to the headless ghost's identity, soon joined in this endeavour by a tiny unseen figure.
Jack Perception: 12 Investigation: 8
(Since Jack has opted to join her, Kit will HELP him with his searches rather than searching on her own.)
For those that investigate the northwest chamber, you find that the smell of old parchment fills this tomb. Bookshelves carrying various tomes and scholarly implements stand against the walls. At the center is a stone, gold-painted sarcophagus, the sides of which bear a beautiful relief carving of two humanoid women exploring a forest together. Notable amongst the knick-knacks on the shelves is a golden, heart shaped amulet, a component pouch and 5 sticks of incense. Jack also finds a secret compartment hidden away in one of the bookshelves that contains a sealed scroll of some sort. Kit, on the other hand, notices that one of the figures depicted in the sarcophagus’s relief carving wears armor that matches the armor of the ghost.
When Erven and Khessa enter the other tomb, they find a stone, gold-painted sarcophagus resting in the center of this tomb. The sides of the sarcophagus bear a relief depicting two women gazing lovingly over a field and a city, and the lid has a faintly distinguishable family crest carved into it. Old weapons and decorated armor line the walls of this room, all rusted and ruined except for a large shield that seems untouched by the passage of time. One of the figures depicted in the sarcophagus’s relief carving wears armor that matches the armor of the ghost in the center chamber. With his keen eyes, Erven also sees the faint outline of a doorway at the back of the tomb.
Tabitha, assisted by Bahrumuhd, Kevori, and the ghost, don't find anything useful in the main chamber. Many of the urns and other reliquaries have succumbed to the passage of time and are barely holding together.
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The young dark-haired man keeps searching for clues to the ghost's identity, particularly searching for anything inscribed into the gold-painted sarcophagus. He also takes a closer look at the two figures carved into the sarcophagus, and then the golden, heart shaped amulet and then finally sealed scroll, taking good care to check everything for traps before touching anything, well aware tombs could be full of them to keep lowly tomb robbers away.
Another investigation if needed: 8 Another roll if the half-elf keeps helping out: 5
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Erven’s eyes remain fixed on the ghost, he remains silent, hand wavering above his short sword. He nods when Kit shares their feelings, eased somewhat by the familiar elvish words, but he remains too transfixed by the apparition to engage in conversation, for the moment. When Mud offers cleaning services with prestidigitation, Erven shakes his head no, only glancing away for a moment, feeling it would be a distraction. He’s used to the mud, dirt, filth, what have you. He’s been through tougher things, he’s been dirtier, he’s been cleaner. The apparition before him has all of his attention.
Finally, after he’s gathered himself, he says back to Kit in elvish, “Left. Will do. Stick to the shadows…”
Erven makes his way along the wall, hugging the edges, taking the leftward path and peeking around. Every now and again, he turns to look at the ghost that everyone is so casually talking to. An imperceptible shiver goes up his spine.
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
"I'm sorry for your...inconvenience milady, but unless there was anything else we shouldn't bother you no more. We will most likely return soon but first we need to find that cloaked person I mentioned and I can only assume they went went through the stone door down that corridor." The young dark-haired man says with a polite tone, motioning to the others for the corridor to the southwest where he already knows the stone door will be found. While he wouldn't fully turn his back to the ghost he still had a hope of not antagonizing it, ghosts could be quite dangerous after all, or so he had heard.
Meanwhile the tiny unseen figure checks out the stone door for how to open it.
Perception if needed: 17
Khessa is sorry for the fate of the poor Nameless Ghost... the fact that her soul has remained trapped here, in a dimension in which she is no longer alive, is sad enough already... but the fact that she is also apparently so prone to forgetting things... And to think that she seems so nice! She seems cheerful and good willed like a living girl could be...
Always keeping herself, as a precaution, between Nameless Ghost and Jack, the blonde arcane warrior tells her: "Maybe it's because you're alone too much, that you forget things! If you don't remember your name, you can always choose one! You're so 'bright', both physically and in character..." she thoughtfully raises a finger to her lips "you could be called Lucile!"
"And... would you like to accompany me?" the unusual offer comes out of the lips of the tall adventuress almost spontaneously, starting straight from the heart "Maybe if you stay with me you won't forget things - at least you won't forget us. Would you like to? We could become friends".
Jack's invisible friend zooms up to the door and starts inspecting it. It's rather plain and unadorned, and even though it seems heavy, it appears unlocked. It should swing open easily enough with a bit of a push
"Lucille..." The ghost repeats. She hesitates, and then says slowly, "It's a good name, but it's not mine." She looks around at the dusty chamber with a sense of despair. "I feel like my name is around here somewhere, but I can't find it." Shaking her head, she finishes with a sad air of finality, "Sorry Khessa, but I need to stay to remember who I am. Before I forget it again..."
DM- Azalin's Doom
DM- Surviving the Unsurvivable
Erven focuses on the task at hand to steady his nerves. He examines the tomb to the southeast, looking to see if the lid opens, if there is anything around it of note, and giving a cursory look for traps as well. He looks for any names or carvings, anything that could shed light on the headless entity in the adjoining room.
Perception : 14
Athletics (if needed to remove lid) : (Nat 20!) : 25
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
Something about the spirit's words triggers emotions deep within the Half-Elf's heart.
"Then we'll help you find it," she blurts out, surprising herself.
"...Your name," she continues, consciously commiting to the instinctive impulse, "If you know it's here... Maybe we can be your eyes and help you find it."
The young dark-haired man gives the half-elf a glance. "Yes, we will certainly help you to find your name milady, but unfortunately we have more pressing matters to attend to, don't we Kit?" He says a bit firmly, turning to the half-elf, not quite understanding why they would try to help a ghost that most likely was in no hurry at all rather than keeping pursuing a murderous cultist while the trail was hopefully still hot.
Kit shoots Jack a sharp look. There's a few long heartbeats where her face transitions from anger, to contemplation, and finally to resignation.
"You're right, of course, more pressing matters," she says resentfully.
Turning back to the spirit they place their right hand over their chest, fingers outstretched.
"But I give you my oath to return and help you search for your name as soon as our current business is finished."
"As do I milady." The young dark-haired man says with a deeply and profoundly sincere tone, bowing gracefully and with a flourish before the unseeing ghost. It is not quite clear if he's indeed fully sincere or if he is simply teasing the half-elf, maybe a bit of both. ;-)
Kit audibly scoffs at the dark-haired charmer but at least manages to avoid rolling her eyes. She knows the type too well to be impressed by the convenient displays of courtliness.
Khessa on the one hand recognizes the rationality of the conduct proposed by Jack... yes, there is no point wasting too much time trying to help Nameless Ghost, when perhaps you can come back later... but on the other hand Nameless Ghost is condemned to an existence without memories and without peace, it seems... and helping her to find her name could be the key to freeing her!
What if it didn't take much time to find her name? Maybe then Nameless Ghost could find peace right away... And maybe she could even remember something about the Cultists!
"I understand, my friend..." the blond arcane warrior reassures Nameless Ghost "If you have the feeling that your true name is here, then I understand your choice..." she begins to look around. If the girl is dead, perhaps there will be a grave or an urn with her name engraved above it...
While she does this, the tall adventurer notices the elf scout going to examine the tomb to the southeast and follows him - to help him both in the search and in case of trouble: "Found anything that could be the girl's name, Erven?"
[[ OOC: Looking around with Erven, Khessa tries to Help him and give him Advantage in his roll ]]
Ketangu mulls over what was said so far. I doubt the man we seek decided to head the tombs as they are dead ends and most likely he went through the stone doors. If the ghost's name is here perhaps, she was interred here in one of the tombs though I am not sure why she is a ghost. Was her burial not up to tradition or was her death that violent.
Ketangu then moves to the stone doors and gives them a push
Athletics Check
8 rolled in game log.
"I need some help with the door. It seems I am not up to the task at the moment" Upon turning around he sees several have left the octagon to explore the tombs. He will wait in the meantime.
"Apparently we do not have more pressing matters after all." The young dark-haired man says with a glare at the tall blonde with the apparent hearing impairment as she leaves to the southeast. "It seems we are doing a small detour here Kevori, but I'm fairly sure they won't forget about why we are really here." He then says with resignation, turned to the grieving sister, hoping she won't be too upset with this weird decision.
"We're looking for a body, female, without a head. Or maybe we're looking for the head...just keep your eyes out for any decapitations."
Kit whispers the words to Jack and then heads down to search the opposite tomb from Khessa and Erven, but not before shooting him a wink and a cheeky smile.
"We will be with you in a moment Ketangu..." The dark-haired young man answers the talking amorph. "...I hope." He adds a bit more quiet to himself.
The young dark-haired man gives the half-elf a quick grin. Evidently she wasn't completely lacking a sense of humour after all. "Stay and keep our gracious hostess sompany while we find out who she is." He says quietly to Kevori before following Kit to the northwest, searching the tomb he already knows lies ahead for clues to the headless ghost's identity, soon joined in this endeavour by a tiny unseen figure.
Jack
Perception: 12
Investigation: 8
Unseen figure
Perception: 16
Investigation: 16
(Since Jack has opted to join her, Kit will HELP him with his searches rather than searching on her own.)
Another set of rolls for jAcK thanks to the help action provided
Perception: 7
Investigation: 23
Seeing as both tombs are being examined already, Tabitha will take a look around the current area to see if there is anything missed. Investigation 14
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For those that investigate the northwest chamber, you find that the smell of old parchment fills this tomb. Bookshelves carrying various tomes and scholarly implements stand against the walls. At the center is a stone, gold-painted sarcophagus, the sides of which bear a beautiful relief carving of two humanoid women exploring a forest together. Notable amongst the knick-knacks on the shelves is a golden, heart shaped amulet, a component pouch and 5 sticks of incense. Jack also finds a secret compartment hidden away in one of the bookshelves that contains a sealed scroll of some sort. Kit, on the other hand, notices that one of the figures depicted in the sarcophagus’s relief carving wears armor that matches the armor of the ghost.
When Erven and Khessa enter the other tomb, they find a stone, gold-painted sarcophagus resting in the center of this tomb. The sides of the sarcophagus bear a relief depicting two women gazing lovingly over a field and a city, and the lid has a faintly distinguishable family crest carved into it. Old weapons and decorated armor line the walls of this room, all rusted and ruined except for a large shield that seems untouched by the passage of time. One of the figures depicted in the sarcophagus’s relief carving wears armor that matches the armor of the ghost in the center chamber. With his keen eyes, Erven also sees the faint outline of a doorway at the back of the tomb.
Tabitha, assisted by Bahrumuhd, Kevori, and the ghost, don't find anything useful in the main chamber. Many of the urns and other reliquaries have succumbed to the passage of time and are barely holding together.
DM- Azalin's Doom
DM- Surviving the Unsurvivable
The young dark-haired man keeps searching for clues to the ghost's identity, particularly searching for anything inscribed into the gold-painted sarcophagus. He also takes a closer look at the two figures carved into the sarcophagus, and then the golden, heart shaped amulet and then finally sealed scroll, taking good care to check everything for traps before touching anything, well aware tombs could be full of them to keep lowly tomb robbers away.
Another investigation if needed: 8 Another roll if the half-elf keeps helping out: 5