The Valley of Ends

"we wont reach our destination untill tomorow afternoon, if you want to investigate the relict, i have no problem with that. But for now Onyx gives those Priests the benefit of the doubt. After all, they did heal Raynor and the pray to the same god as Lyrant. Does Onyx thinks we should learn more about the political situation around here? Absolutly. But for now i treat the army and those 5 scouts behind us as danger and Caelfalls in front of us as save spot."

Raynor is nearly blinded and let put a surprised grasp. Even without looking straight at the relic, Raynor see rotating aura coming out of Lyrant pack of all schools of magic radiating from the relic. 

Amount of magic of tend to reflect power. This is one of the most perform things raynor has seen. Artifact level magic item.

Covering his eyes from the light blasting off of Lyrant's pack "That item is very powerful... We must make sure it falls into the right hands." 

will the party follow Onyx's ambush plan?

(Assumed that was a solo plan.  Gotch would not be joining in such activities.)

Sorry, yes it is a solo plan, quick hit and run.

should point out, it'll be a hour or two to get to their camp at fast pace. 

If i wont reach it within an hour i would turn around and return to our camp.

The group had four hour lead from the scouting party and they have been keeping same pace. 

I assume continue journey to Caelfalls?

(Can Gotch use some of the night to identify the magic artifact?  Using the DMG rules you can identify an item by studying it for 1 hour...)

Gotch spends an hour trying to identify the properties of the artifact but find it's unresponsive to his attempts and he only determines the artifact doesn't respond to him and seem to sealed itself from his attempts to use what abilities it has. 

A detect magic later, while holding the item itself, most the powerful aura has constrained himself and shrunk down. 

If it is like a 4 hour lead, i wouldn‘t bother. To much of a distance. So normal rest with keeping watch then.

Using sometime before bed Raynor will ritual cast Unseen Servant before spending 2 hours cleaning up their tracks and making multiple other track sets with his hidden servant that lead in different directions before bed.

OOC: Not sure what roll you want with that but i'll inspire myself for it. Raynor's minimum skill plus is +2 and his max is +6.
12 + 6

 Unseen servant is limited to 60ft on you and it's a singular mountain pass. 

(making imagine unseen servant is a little pac man ghost for this) 

The Unseen Servant seems to march away under it's commands about 60ft up and sweeps up the footsteps in the dust before. Pondering where to make new track lead off to, look left into the mountain side and right to the fall before settling making tracks spider climbing the walls and some falling off the side. 

Seeing her companions’ trouble studying the artifact, Lyrant will examine it closer.

Investigation: 14

OOC: I would be working in tandem with Unseen Servant, mostly just trying anything I think would buy us extra time. In the morning I'd also have it ritual casted cleaning up the trail behind us.

After Gotch hands the artifact back to Lyrant, Lyrant spends some time investigating the object for it's properties. assuming detect magic is active, as Lyrant holds onto the relic, the aura seem to expend bigger and bigger before a silvery light pulses from the relic into Lyrant. She stumbles backwards for a moment but steadies herself. She seems stunned for a moment but fine otherwise. 

(Effects of the relic is up to Lyrant to discuss)

The following day, the camp is cleaned up and unseen servant remains behind ti hide any tracks it can. The party makes quick paced journey to the gate of Caelfalls. The gates open after a moment, allowing entry into the city. After a quick discussion with the guards, more guards come moving pass the party as they walked into the city itself. 

What do you wan to do? hand over the relic? get a drink? it's up to you

"What does the thing do then?" Gotch asks when it becomes clear he cannot identify it.  He will agree to do whatever the others want to do with it.

Lyrant looks at the relic as if she’s mesmerized. “It’s...magical. Imbued with power, like a gift from Selûne. I can feel it.”