(And there was nothing else on the body, correct?)

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(And there was nothing else on the body, correct?)

 

 Nothing elsr on the body..

“Let’s go find some seeds.” Horus steps out of the tree to help someone find seeds.

I’ll go with Horus, leaving the other items we have found behind in the tree.

Let me know who is going and how you plan to search?

Let’s look for a yew tree, and then for fallen seeds. 

As the others ponder their next move, Seraphina remains silent as she wonders what could have made the tree so sick. Perhaps it was poisoned or diseased, something she could tell with the right spell, or maybe it was magical, something she couldn't identify.

Still in thought, she gathers up the pages of the books and sits cross-legged on the floor before setting about reading each one and sorting them into different piles. If they were here, there had to be some sort of reason in her mind. The first few were simple enough to read, though the last was in a language she wasn't familiar with, but it seemed important enough that once organised she would repair it with a mending cantrip anyway.

(As she reads each one, will she learn/recall anything important?)

Without meta-gaming here, Andolin and maybe Seraphina would know something od European Yew trees.  Feel free to look them up on wiki.

If you are going to search, what is the strategy?  Head off in a random direction? Form a horizontal line for searching?  A marching order?

Seraphina, the books are just what they say they are...  From what you csn tell.. The parchment is old and the ink faded, and pages burned from heat exposure.  Something particular you are looking for?

Maybe some sort of connection to the crystals/surroundings or any indication as to what the book they cant read may be about or written in. Anything that may be useful to the party really. 

Unfortunately not much.  One thing that is disappointing,  Yew's seed in the spring and it is now fall. 

(I had no idea they were so poisonous. The seeds that were in the crystals are too damaged to work in the molds right?)

Yes... Too damaged.  Yes is an old poison ... But the tree is also a ancient symbol of rebirth.

Darwin walks out of the tree and Circles it, looking for any acorns or places where something may be hidden. 

As Darwin attempts to leave tree, he hits an invisible wall, which pushes back on him.  Surprised, he calls back on his butt.

Horus sees Darwin’s sudden fall 

“Uh oh... um. I don’t suppose that was just a random accident?”

"AH! What the?" Darwin exclaims as he stands again, rubbing his backside. 

((This is all starting to seem REALLY familiar to something my friend ran for us a few years ago.....Im pretty sure I know whats going on BUT DARWIN DONT))

OCC. Hope it's not too familiar...At least not in a DnD way.  

Andolin goes over and tries to pass his hand through the same entrance.

Andolin's hand passes without encountering anything...