OOC: I don't assume anything is being taken along unless it is explicitly said so, otherwise we'll all end up with a heck of an inventory, but you can definitely try to return to Igan's quarters and check out that book once we're wrapped up at the lighthouse.
A light breeze ruffles the air when Ola beckons, turning a page of the journal in Uragum's hands in the process.
"That's useful," corrected Ola. "The ghost can know what happen here. If only we could hear it... Wait, I have an idea." If anyone had something to write with (charcoal, etc.) Ola would use that, if not - igniting the torch, let it burn a bit and use the burned side (and was not there come chimney downstairs?) - well, one way or another, Ola would draw (or scratch with a dagger) letters on the floor. Spoon from messkit can wort as a pointer. If the ghost could shuffle the pages - it can push the spoon.
"I am going to try to talk to the spirit. If you think I am wasting time and imagining things," Ola frown at Uragum, "you do not have to stick around. But I need to try it, I was not going to eat or rest anyway." "In case you are going beck - would you look for that book in Igan's room? It mentioned in the journal."
With that she returned to he attempts to communicate with the ghost. First question was simple, just to test: "Do you know what happen with the beacon?"
Sylyra peers at the open page of the journal, but it only contains some bad poetry about the sky on a lazy day. Uragum armors himself magically while Ola uses a torch and a small amount of soot from the fireplace to draw the alphabet upon the floor.
The spoon that she sets down rattles slightly when she asks her question, but it barely moves across the floor.
Zelra looks around the room, honestly a bit spooked. "Alright, well, I'll just... go get the book from Igan's. Be right back." She heads down the stairs and out of the lighthouse, heading to get the book of Moonsea Cults before returning to the group.
Zelra departs for Igan's Quarters at the keep house, while Uragum meditates to the side of the room. Sylyra examines the nearest pages of the journal, finding more scattered thoughts on how boring life at the keep is and some scribblings of poetry and sketches of wildlife; gleaning anything of interest from this journal is going to take hours.
Ola rips a small piece of the page and sets it upon the floor, but it does not move of its own accord.
Ola repeats the question. A breeze picks up within the lighthouse, and the piece of paper flutters, but does not land upon the letters with any accuracy.
A half hour passes as Zelra reaches the house, grabs the book Moonsea Cults resting upon Igan's sofa, and returns to the lighthouse. In that time, Sylyra makes progress within the journal, but does not find mention of Grim yet. There is still much more time needed to fully understand the ramblings.
Opening to page 78, Zelra locates a passage referencing an ancient cult that worshiped an entity referred to as the "Just One and the Great One". The rest of the page depicts symbols and signals of this cult, but the other words upon the page are written in too ancient a dialect to decipher.
"Does not work," finally admitted Ola. "Probably the ghost is illiterate or had no brain to begin with. A pity." She left the make-shift alphabet and was ready to go to the West tower (or any other place the group wanted to visit).
Arnald see's everyone is ready to head out so I rises from the corner where he'd been sitting. "Bummer that. But it was a valiant attempt, nonetheless. Where too next? One of the towers was it?"
When Zelra returns to the Lighthouse, she gives the book to Ola. "Can't read much of this but it mentions something about the 'Just One and Great One.' I'm good to go as well."
OOC: I don't assume anything is being taken along unless it is explicitly said so, otherwise we'll all end up with a heck of an inventory, but you can definitely try to return to Igan's quarters and check out that book once we're wrapped up at the lighthouse.
A light breeze ruffles the air when Ola beckons, turning a page of the journal in Uragum's hands in the process.
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As the the light breeze comes through, Zelra's eyes widen ever so slightly. "Woah... that's spooky."
"That's useful," corrected Ola. "The ghost can know what happen here. If only we could hear it... Wait, I have an idea." If anyone had something to write with (charcoal, etc.) Ola would use that, if not - igniting the torch, let it burn a bit and use the burned side (and was not there come chimney downstairs?) - well, one way or another, Ola would draw (or scratch with a dagger) letters on the floor. Spoon from messkit can wort as a pointer. If the ghost could shuffle the pages - it can push the spoon.
"I am going to try to talk to the spirit. If you think I am wasting time and imagining things," Ola frown at Uragum, "you do not have to stick around. But I need to try it, I was not going to eat or rest anyway." "In case you are going beck - would you look for that book in Igan's room? It mentioned in the journal."
With that she returned to he attempts to communicate with the ghost. First question was simple, just to test: "Do you know what happen with the beacon?"
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Sylyra looks at the journal pages revealed by the breeze.
Uragum casts mage armor instinctually. "Careful now, ghosts can do some wierd stuff. Like possessions." He warns.
Sylyra peers at the open page of the journal, but it only contains some bad poetry about the sky on a lazy day. Uragum armors himself magically while Ola uses a torch and a small amount of soot from the fireplace to draw the alphabet upon the floor.
The spoon that she sets down rattles slightly when she asks her question, but it barely moves across the floor.
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"Something lighter may be?" Ola was not going to give up so easily. A piece of paper will do - from the journal, a corner of the page free of text.
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Sylyra checks one page turn forward and one page turn backward in the journal.
Zelra looks around the room, honestly a bit spooked. "Alright, well, I'll just... go get the book from Igan's. Be right back." She heads down the stairs and out of the lighthouse, heading to get the book of Moonsea Cults before returning to the group.
Uragum will be meditating for his arcane recovery.
Zelra departs for Igan's Quarters at the keep house, while Uragum meditates to the side of the room. Sylyra examines the nearest pages of the journal, finding more scattered thoughts on how boring life at the keep is and some scribblings of poetry and sketches of wildlife; gleaning anything of interest from this journal is going to take hours.
Ola rips a small piece of the page and sets it upon the floor, but it does not move of its own accord.
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Even with repeated question?
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Since we're waiting for Zelra anyway, Sylyra flips through the pages of the journal, specifically looking for Grim's name.
Once Zelra has the book in hand, she will flip to the page mentioned in the journal. "Page 78... what secrets do you hold?"
Ola repeats the question. A breeze picks up within the lighthouse, and the piece of paper flutters, but does not land upon the letters with any accuracy.
A half hour passes as Zelra reaches the house, grabs the book Moonsea Cults resting upon Igan's sofa, and returns to the lighthouse. In that time, Sylyra makes progress within the journal, but does not find mention of Grim yet. There is still much more time needed to fully understand the ramblings.
Opening to page 78, Zelra locates a passage referencing an ancient cult that worshiped an entity referred to as the "Just One and the Great One". The rest of the page depicts symbols and signals of this cult, but the other words upon the page are written in too ancient a dialect to decipher.
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"Does not work," finally admitted Ola. "Probably the ghost is illiterate or had no brain to begin with. A pity." She left the make-shift alphabet and was ready to go to the West tower (or any other place the group wanted to visit).
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Sylyra holds onto the journal and is ready to return to the west tower.
Once done meditating, Uragum is ready to move out as well.
Arnald see's everyone is ready to head out so I rises from the corner where he'd been sitting. "Bummer that. But it was a valiant attempt, nonetheless. Where too next? One of the towers was it?"
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When Zelra returns to the Lighthouse, she gives the book to Ola. "Can't read much of this but it mentions something about the 'Just One and Great One.' I'm good to go as well."