The locks on the desk drawers are surprisingly simple; child's play for Zelra, who opens two with a quick flourish and the third with only a couple meager seconds of fiddling. Most of what fills the drawers are junk, matching the untidy nature of the rest of the room, but one drawer has a detailed sketch, depicting a shrine of sorts.
The bedroom contains little of note. The bed is made and the wardrobe is cluttered but contains only clothing--nicer than a commoner's, but far from the rich gallant clothing of a noble.
As the first minute passes, neither Sylyra nor Uragum detect anything with their magic. Uragum registers magic within the room, but when he focuses his senses, he only sees the potions that the party carries.
As Zelra finishes opening the last drawer, she raises her brow with a proud smirk on her face. "Nevermind. Apparently, he has shitty locks." She takes the sketch of the shrine and shows it to the others. "I'd bet another gold piece that this is where the treasure is."
"Then may be servants know where "this is" is" Ola was checking open books on the sofa, but it did not look like books could add anything to already found. "Though they talk as they are confined to these rooms and the yard and never even being to lighthouse, not to mention any dungeon if such thing even exists here."
Sylyra moves from the bedroom into the sitting room to look in there. He takes a mental picture of the shrine when Zelra shows it to him. (Does it ring any bells?) "Is that all you've found? Nothing in the bedroom but a pretender's attempt at a wardrobe."
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Sylyra Religion: 2
Ola takes a look through the books on the sofa. The first is an ancient-looking book titled Moonsea Cults by Thalioss of Tyr. While the title of the book is written in Common, most of the words on the pages are unfamiliar; occasionally a burst of Common lettering can be seen, but it appears to be in a derivative of the language. The second book is more modern, and has no title. The pages describe potential curses and how to counter them.
For Sylyra:
The shrine looks fairly common to you, and you're not sure which deity it might represent, if any.
Ola was pondering on the books: "Was Igan a cultist? These books are bout cults and curses."She too looked at the sketch of the shrine in hope to recognize at least the deity. "I have a couple more question to the servants."
Whether she recognize the shrine or not, she went to find them.
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"Don't think he was a cultist. A lot of people told us about how this place used to be used by worshippers of a god. He's probably trying to figure out who used to be here and I'm guessing there's a curse he's trying to lift, probably off the treasure."
Looking around the room, Zelra doesn't seem to see anything else of interest, she turns to the group before hopping off after Ola, the sketch in hand. "Don't think there's anything else to find here but if you guys wanna keep looking around, I'm gonna go with Ola. Maybe the servants know where this shrine is."
"Just a couple more questions, if you please. Ola ended up with more questions, but she tried to understand the situation. Questioning was not really interrogation - she was polite and calm, waited for the answers and did not interrupt those talking. The idea was to learn something, not to frightened the only source of information.
Questions:
1. Do they recognize the shrine? Where would it be?
2. Was Igan Sokol an active Tyr follower?
3. If Black Fist guards do not live in the house - where are their living quarters? Do they even cook for themselves?
4. When Igan Sokol "disappears for days" - where does he go?
Shandra gazes upward as she concentrates to answer:
"I don't recognize that shrine at all, I've certainly never seen it on these grounds."
"I suppose he could be a follower, but if he is he's kept it pretty guarded."
"The Black Fist live in the lighthouse of course, that'd be a pretty big building just to hold the beacon; their quarters are there too."
"Igan and Grim, the guard sergeant, talk out of earshot a lot. I assume they go to town together or over to the lighthouse when they need to discuss serious matters, but they don't seem to like talking around us, and we don't mind of course, I don't know what we'd be able to offer."
"Thank you, just one more thing - did Master Igan used the whole house? Or were these the only rooms he used? The keep looks too big for just four of you unless he needed a space for something."
Regardless of answer, Ola asked now the rest of the group: "unless we want to see the remaining part of the house - east and west towers? - or the warehouses outside, we should probably go to the lighthouse and restore beacon firs. Or at least try to if it is some complicated procedure."
"Hm, don't think there's anything interesting in the house or warehouse at the moment so the lighthouse sounds like a good idea. We can question the other guards while we're there too."
"You're right, it is a little too big for the small amount of us here. When Igan is here he stays in his quarters, though as the current supervisor he also makes rounds about the whole island, including the east tower, lighthouse, and the warehouses. The other wings of the house have been boarded up and unused for a long time now," Shandra answers.
"Does that mean you've learned how to relight the beacon?" she asks.
OOC: Let me know if/when we're ready to move on toward the lighthouse.
"No," Sylyra says flatly. "Perhaps we should have a look in the 'east tower' and 'warehouses'."
After they leave to go to the next place (I don't want to forget), Sylyra comments, "We may need to have a look in these boarded-up wings as well. They may not be as 'unused' as they think."
"From my readings, I've heard that when dealing with super natural things such as cults, ghosts, buried treasure. It is customary to split up to cover more ground..." Uragum says. He then continues, "Then we get picked apart by whatever is causing trouble... No, where ever we go, I propose we do so together. For as they say, those that fail to remember history, are torn asunder by monsters."
Ola, who was just about to suggest splitting up for exactly this purpose, sighed. Uragum's words make sense. "I do not feel any otherworldly presence, but these feelings are unreliable, true. Well, since we are in the house anyway, I suppose on the way out to lighthouse we can visit that east tower. May be then talk to guards - someone around here must know what had happen."
"East tower," calmly reminded Ola, "if we are still set on checking house first."
OOC: Am I right to think that house consists of the main building and two towers - east and west, while the lighthouse and warehouses are outside and not connected to anything?
The tallest tower of the keep is located at its southern end. Slender and round, it stands around 80 feet tall, well visible even with the keep between it and your approach. There are two shorter towers as well, one on the east and west ends of the island. Further to the east, extending from the island, is a small quay and a couple of large wooden warehouses.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the "tallest tower" is the lighthouse. They've mentioned the east tower. I'm guessing the west tower is part of the "unused" parts of the house. If so, then, yes, the east tower is also part of the house.
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OOC: @Sylyra - correct, I will let you and Uragum know if anything registers to your spells during their duration.
Zelra DEX (Thieves' Tools): 23
Zelra DEX (Thieves' Tools): 19
Zelra DEX (Thieves' Tools): 11
The locks on the desk drawers are surprisingly simple; child's play for Zelra, who opens two with a quick flourish and the third with only a couple meager seconds of fiddling. Most of what fills the drawers are junk, matching the untidy nature of the rest of the room, but one drawer has a detailed sketch, depicting a shrine of sorts.
The bedroom contains little of note. The bed is made and the wardrobe is cluttered but contains only clothing--nicer than a commoner's, but far from the rich gallant clothing of a noble.
As the first minute passes, neither Sylyra nor Uragum detect anything with their magic. Uragum registers magic within the room, but when he focuses his senses, he only sees the potions that the party carries.
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As Zelra finishes opening the last drawer, she raises her brow with a proud smirk on her face. "Nevermind. Apparently, he has shitty locks." She takes the sketch of the shrine and shows it to the others. "I'd bet another gold piece that this is where the treasure is."
"Then may be servants know where "this is" is" Ola was checking open books on the sofa, but it did not look like books could add anything to already found. "Though they talk as they are confined to these rooms and the yard and never even being to lighthouse, not to mention any dungeon if such thing even exists here."
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Sylyra moves from the bedroom into the sitting room to look in there. He takes a mental picture of the shrine when Zelra shows it to him. (Does it ring any bells?) "Is that all you've found? Nothing in the bedroom but a pretender's attempt at a wardrobe."
Sylyra Religion: 2
Ola takes a look through the books on the sofa. The first is an ancient-looking book titled Moonsea Cults by Thalioss of Tyr. While the title of the book is written in Common, most of the words on the pages are unfamiliar; occasionally a burst of Common lettering can be seen, but it appears to be in a derivative of the language. The second book is more modern, and has no title. The pages describe potential curses and how to counter them.
For Sylyra:
The shrine looks fairly common to you, and you're not sure which deity it might represent, if any.
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Ola was pondering on the books: "Was Igan a cultist? These books are bout cults and curses." She too looked at the sketch of the shrine in hope to recognize at least the deity. "I have a couple more question to the servants."
Whether she recognize the shrine or not, she went to find them.
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Dice
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"Don't think he was a cultist. A lot of people told us about how this place used to be used by worshippers of a god. He's probably trying to figure out who used to be here and I'm guessing there's a curse he's trying to lift, probably off the treasure."
Looking around the room, Zelra doesn't seem to see anything else of interest, she turns to the group before hopping off after Ola, the sketch in hand. "Don't think there's anything else to find here but if you guys wanna keep looking around, I'm gonna go with Ola. Maybe the servants know where this shrine is."
OOC: To keep us moving, I'll assume the others are following Ola and Zelra, but just let me know if there was anything else to do in Igan's quarters.
Ola Religion: 12
When you return to the servants' quarters, only Shandra is present. She answers the door with a friendly smile. "How can I help you?" she asks.
For Ola:
The sketch depicts a shrine that is dedicated to Tyr, judging by the appearance of a balanced scale in the artwork.
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"Just a couple more questions, if you please. Ola ended up with more questions, but she tried to understand the situation. Questioning was not really interrogation - she was polite and calm, waited for the answers and did not interrupt those talking. The idea was to learn something, not to frightened the only source of information.
Questions:
1. Do they recognize the shrine? Where would it be?
2. Was Igan Sokol an active Tyr follower?
3. If Black Fist guards do not live in the house - where are their living quarters? Do they even cook for themselves?
4. When Igan Sokol "disappears for days" - where does he go?
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Shandra gazes upward as she concentrates to answer:
"I don't recognize that shrine at all, I've certainly never seen it on these grounds."
"I suppose he could be a follower, but if he is he's kept it pretty guarded."
"The Black Fist live in the lighthouse of course, that'd be a pretty big building just to hold the beacon; their quarters are there too."
"Igan and Grim, the guard sergeant, talk out of earshot a lot. I assume they go to town together or over to the lighthouse when they need to discuss serious matters, but they don't seem to like talking around us, and we don't mind of course, I don't know what we'd be able to offer."
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"Thank you, just one more thing - did Master Igan used the whole house? Or were these the only rooms he used? The keep looks too big for just four of you unless he needed a space for something."
Regardless of answer, Ola asked now the rest of the group: "unless we want to see the remaining part of the house - east and west towers? - or the warehouses outside, we should probably go to the lighthouse and restore beacon firs. Or at least try to if it is some complicated procedure."
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Dice
"Hm, don't think there's anything interesting in the house or warehouse at the moment so the lighthouse sounds like a good idea. We can question the other guards while we're there too."
"You're right, it is a little too big for the small amount of us here. When Igan is here he stays in his quarters, though as the current supervisor he also makes rounds about the whole island, including the east tower, lighthouse, and the warehouses. The other wings of the house have been boarded up and unused for a long time now," Shandra answers.
"Does that mean you've learned how to relight the beacon?" she asks.
OOC: Let me know if/when we're ready to move on toward the lighthouse.
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"No," Sylyra says flatly. "Perhaps we should have a look in the 'east tower' and 'warehouses'."
After they leave to go to the next place (I don't want to forget), Sylyra comments, "We may need to have a look in these boarded-up wings as well. They may not be as 'unused' as they think."
"Oh. I was wrong. Which one's closer? The east tower or warehouses? We'll head there first."
"From my readings, I've heard that when dealing with super natural things such as cults, ghosts, buried treasure. It is customary to split up to cover more ground..." Uragum says. He then continues, "Then we get picked apart by whatever is causing trouble... No, where ever we go, I propose we do so together. For as they say, those that fail to remember history, are torn asunder by monsters."
Ola, who was just about to suggest splitting up for exactly this purpose, sighed. Uragum's words make sense. "I do not feel any otherworldly presence, but these feelings are unreliable, true. Well, since we are in the house anyway, I suppose on the way out to lighthouse we can visit that east tower. May be then talk to guards - someone around here must know what had happen."
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"Guess we're heading to the warehouses then." Zelra waits for the group to go first before following along behind.
"East tower," calmly reminded Ola, "if we are still set on checking house first."
OOC: Am I right to think that house consists of the main building and two towers - east and west, while the lighthouse and warehouses are outside and not connected to anything?
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Dice
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the "tallest tower" is the lighthouse. They've mentioned the east tower. I'm guessing the west tower is part of the "unused" parts of the house. If so, then, yes, the east tower is also part of the house.