Clapper feels slightly sorry for Zernia.
He sits down and thinks for a while.
"Is there any way to release you? And way at all? I hate to see you locked up in this book!"

To Antlan

I do not sense an eladrin. I sense something far more foreboding, something sinister. There is a trace of elvish origin amongst a mess of unearthly power. I can see a body, soul, and mind in you, Thrudor. This man does not have one of those things. He forbids me from telling you what, his essence is warped beyond recognition. He is not living nor is he dead. ... He knows we are watching him. He is blocking my eyes now. Several of the eyes close.

To Kirby121

I choose to live forever unharmed, but I do not long to stay here further. This will be simple yet difficult; cast Resurrection on me or a greater magic.

Thrudor writes "Ok he is dangerous but can you tell me where to find him? If not, I thank you for your help"

To Antlan

He is near this town... in a tower... he is watching me as I watch him.

Thrudor writes "Thank You. Is there anything else, otherwise I will return you to the shelf"

"Alright. Just don't get yourself killed in the process...Oh, and what's in the cave, anyway? Other than spiders."

Insight: 17

To Antlan

Nothing more that I can see.

To EmileTherese & HunterOrien

"The cave has tunnels, lots of tunnels. Some of them lead to the mines. There's not a lot in there, just a place I seek refuge in."

[Insight: Whisper knows that this is true, but that he's not telling something about a location inside, one he doesn't want you to ever know about.]

Beans is quiet in the tunnels, his eyes are wide and his breathing rapid.  It’s obvious he’s not real comfortable with the idea of being underground but he simply stands ready to explore.

To HunterOrien

Kygga notices Beans' distress and says "You don't have to enter the tunnels. Luckily the city is in a vast cavern wilderness, I've explored around a bit."

Morgot approaches the half-orc. "Would you care to have a fight?"

Clapper thinks for a moment.
"Well, I don't know where to find someone who can do something like that, but maybe I can learn!"
Clapper will walk around, and pick out like the 5 most relevant sounding books, looking for things to resurrect creatures from the dead. If it mentions something relate to gods and such, he'll grab that one as well.
He'll read them in alphabetical order.

To RippedRhinoVikings

"I would be honored to crush your bones." He brags.

Initiative: 15

To Kirby121

[I just figured out how to put words in a box, so that will represent written language now.]

You notice "How Shadows Roam", "The Lost Necromancy", "Twilight & Souls", "Mortality Broken", "Uncaged Soul". You read a snippet from "How Shadow's Roam" first

How Shadows Roam

Look at your hands, their flesh and bones. Some have none of that, not even spectral form. Some have live on inside something else as a parasite. Some to suck away the soul they cleave to, others to preserve themselves. To free one is no easy task, for this is not how many roams; this is how shadows roam.

Level up to level 4!

I want us to level up quickly, and we have reached a milestone here; everyone is following some questline and everyone has discovered a lot of lore. And in total, we have passed 250 non-DM posts!

[Sorry for the late posting lately, I'm going to respond quicker now that I hopefully have more times when I can.]

Clapper will continue reading How Shadows Roam. Not sure what you'd do here, since it's not like you can just post an entire book, but yeah. sorry LOL.

Before Thrudor places the book back on the shelf, he writes one last question. "Are there other worlds? You mentioned a sky...?" After receiving his answer (based on the answer) he will either find a book on alternate worlds or go read the book he took out written by the druid.  

Ooc: Awesome! I gave Whisper the  Sharpshooter feat (2024 version): +1 dex, ranged attacks with weapons ignore Half Cover and Three-Quarters Cover, being within 5 feet of an enemy doesn’t impose Disadvantage on your attack rolls with Ranged weapons, and attacking at long range doesn’t impose Disadvantage on your attack rolls with Ranged weapons.

Whisper continues to listen, noticing Beans seems nervous about the idea of entering the cave so not mentioning that Kygga is hiding something there.

"Good. So head to the city and gather trustworthy, skilled people. We can handle that, right Beans?"