Looking at both Sedna and Tarric, Branra asks "Are there any temples nearby. A powerful shaman should be able to remove the curse from both Sedna and Luna."
If he is provided direction to a temple, Branra will ask Tarric for five of the gold pieces and then take off at a sprint to the nearest temple to see if he can find a cleric who can cast remove curse.
Tarric says; "Yes, there is a Temple of Life a few blocks down the road and over a bit; just keep heading East and you'll see it's main tower standing out over the surrounding buildings." Tarric tosses Branra the coins as he rushes past.
Tarric looks down at Luna and says; "Somebody should probably pick her up off the floor." He turns to Sedna; "Is there a place that we can lay her down?" Sedna nods, motioning to some stairs in the far corner of the room; sitting next to a wide away of tools, necessary for the creation of potions and healing supplies. She leads the way upstairs, as Tarric carries the tall elf.
Branra, it isn't long before you are able to make your way through the crowded streets and see the temple tower in the distance. A few minutes later you are rushing up to the large double doors of the ancient building; hundreds of years of wear obvious to the naked eye; through kept clean and well maintained. Some divine singing can be heard on the inside.
Once at the temple, Branra looked up briefly at the ancient building, shaking his head before heading inside thinking 'What kind of god would agree to live cooped up in a place like this? The real gods live out on the plains and forests of my people, where they can move freely from place to place.' Heading inside, he immediately begins looking for someone who looks like a priest, hoping to find help for Luna and Sedna.
A small brown skinned gnome, with gray eyes and dark hair, dressing in gray robes decorated by patterns of colorful flowers; becomes startled by the urgency of your arrival, dropping her broom and halting her singing. The inside of the church is large and gray, decorated by murals and paintings of nature and images of life. The gnome quickly picks back up the broom and asks; "May...may I help you? Service isn't until after the Arena event has ended. Do you need to speak with the high priest?"
Redrik, believing that help may be found at the giant magical arena, informs the group that he is heading that way for aid. A place with that much magic must have some way to help.
Branra is slightly surprised to see that the gnome sweeping up the cathedral is the one with the beautiful voice, but, quickly recovers himself to ask "I need help, er, my friends need help. We've found this cursed device in one of the buildings down the street, and the people who touch it can't leave the building. Is there someone here who can remove the curse that it is placing on people? We can make a donation to your god if necessary. My friends and I have been sent on a mission by Mentor to combat the forces of Chaos, so it is important to get this curse removed as quickly as possible." As Branra mentions the donation, he holds out his hand showing three of the coins he borrowed from Tarric.
The gnome looks surprised and then concerned. "You said you and your friends are from Mentor? Please, oh please don't tell me it was Luna that got cursed!? That would be just like her!" She turns and starts rushing away, calling back; "Hold on, I'll get the High Priest!", before vanishing into the back. A few minutes later she returns with a human dressed in ornate garb. "Alright, alright Krivi; there is no need to push." He says, as the small gnome ushers him out of the back area. He then turns to Branra, his blonde hair already starting to gray with age. "Greetings, I am the High Priest Tazyara; how may I assist you?"
"I need help, er, my friends need help. We've found this cursed device in one of the buildings down the street, and the people who touch it can't leave the building. Can you remove the curse? My friends and I have been sent on a mission by Mentor to combat the forces of Chaos, so it is important to get this curse removed as quickly as possible."
"Oh." High Priest Tazyara turns towards Krivi. "I understand your rush now." He looks back at Branra. "Yes, I am trained in removing curses. Please, take me to Luna." He prepares to leave the church and join you; "So, how was she at the Academy? I was honestly surprised when she was chosen by Mentor; she had lived in this church since before my grandfather was born; never actually thought she'd leave these walls." As he leaves the church he turns towards Krivi; "Finish preparing the church for the service, if I am late to return; please ask them to wait for me." Krivi nods in agreement and then shuts the doors behind you both.
The High Priest, an aged but still statured human man, walks into the shop. He looks around, admiring the quality and care of the gear inside. "I've never actually stopped in here before, looks like a business much like my own; caring for the lives of others. Hard to image that such a place would hold any form of curse." He follows the lead and walks into the back room; pausing upon seeing the object. "Well, that is an unusual looking object." High Priest Tazyara takes a moment to look over the pyramid shaped relic. "Hmm, a bind to heal others. Interesting. I have read tales of such items in ancient scrolls and documents, but I hardly believed that they existed. It is amazing to see one residing here in Golden Crown."
He pauses to look around the area, noticing the long dried blood. "Oh, has someone other than Luna been cursed as well? I can only imagine that whomever left these signs of grievous wounds, must have tried to remove themselves from the curse. And by the look of these items, they were desperate to do so. Are they with Luna as well? Where is she?"
Once the high priest comes out to meet Branra, the barbarian relaxed a bit. "Luna did very well at the academy. If she hadn't done well, Mentor would not have chosen her to go on this mission. We need her to complete our task, she is essential to our team."
After a second he adds "I was not aware that she was raised here in the church."
When they arrive back at the healing shop, and the priest asks if others were cursed, Branra adds "Yes, there is Sedna. She has been trapped in this establishment for awhile. Other than being trapped here, she seems to be quite healthy. I believe they both may be upstairs" he finishes while pointing to the stairs that Cobash had just pointed out.
The High Priest nods in understanding and begins to move towards the stairs. As he approaches, Sedna begins coming down from above. "Is this the person that will remove the curse?" Sedna asks. The priest nods and adds; "How is Luna?" Coming down the stairs further, a slight excitement to her step Sedna replies; "Resting, she should be fine; especially if you can life the curse. Do you want to test it on me first?" The excitement rises in her highpitched voice as she asks the question.
The High Priest steps aside, allowing Sedna to pass. "Actually, since it is inflicting both of you; it would be best is I attempt to break the curses bond from it's source. Though this will take some time; and it will not remove the curse from the object itself, it should break yours and Luna's connection to the object." Sedna, now very excited states; "If you can free me from this curse, I will gladly donate this shop to your church as a reward!" The High Priest nods; "That may be a wise decision in general; then the church could guard the object, protecting others from it's bound.
It isn't long before the High Priest begins circling the object with designs marked out in holy water, sage, and incense; beginning the long ritual to break the curses.
As the High Priest begins his ritual, Branra steps out of the room containing the object, watching the Priest conduct his activity from the front room. He will stand ready to help if needed.
The ritual is long, annoyingly so; but as the High Priest finishes it up there is an audible magical pop in the air, followed by a shaking in the ground, as if the object was attempting to escape. A moment later everything settles down and fall quiet; and then from above you can hear Tarric call out; "Luna's awake!"
Luna staggers down the stairs groggily, and begins moving towards the object, her hand stretched out attempting to touch it again. "It made me very sleepy but nothing that bad."
Looking at both Sedna and Tarric, Branra asks "Are there any temples nearby. A powerful shaman should be able to remove the curse from both Sedna and Luna."
If he is provided direction to a temple, Branra will ask Tarric for five of the gold pieces and then take off at a sprint to the nearest temple to see if he can find a cleric who can cast remove curse.
Tarric says; "Yes, there is a Temple of Life a few blocks down the road and over a bit; just keep heading East and you'll see it's main tower standing out over the surrounding buildings." Tarric tosses Branra the coins as he rushes past.
Tarric looks down at Luna and says; "Somebody should probably pick her up off the floor." He turns to Sedna; "Is there a place that we can lay her down?" Sedna nods, motioning to some stairs in the far corner of the room; sitting next to a wide away of tools, necessary for the creation of potions and healing supplies. She leads the way upstairs, as Tarric carries the tall elf.
Branra, it isn't long before you are able to make your way through the crowded streets and see the temple tower in the distance. A few minutes later you are rushing up to the large double doors of the ancient building; hundreds of years of wear obvious to the naked eye; through kept clean and well maintained. Some divine singing can be heard on the inside.
Once at the temple, Branra looked up briefly at the ancient building, shaking his head before heading inside thinking 'What kind of god would agree to live cooped up in a place like this? The real gods live out on the plains and forests of my people, where they can move freely from place to place.' Heading inside, he immediately begins looking for someone who looks like a priest, hoping to find help for Luna and Sedna.
A small brown skinned gnome, with gray eyes and dark hair, dressing in gray robes decorated by patterns of colorful flowers; becomes startled by the urgency of your arrival, dropping her broom and halting her singing. The inside of the church is large and gray, decorated by murals and paintings of nature and images of life. The gnome quickly picks back up the broom and asks; "May...may I help you? Service isn't until after the Arena event has ended. Do you need to speak with the high priest?"
Redrik, believing that help may be found at the giant magical arena, informs the group that he is heading that way for aid. A place with that much magic must have some way to help.
Branra is slightly surprised to see that the gnome sweeping up the cathedral is the one with the beautiful voice, but, quickly recovers himself to ask "I need help, er, my friends need help. We've found this cursed device in one of the buildings down the street, and the people who touch it can't leave the building. Is there someone here who can remove the curse that it is placing on people? We can make a donation to your god if necessary. My friends and I have been sent on a mission by Mentor to combat the forces of Chaos, so it is important to get this curse removed as quickly as possible." As Branra mentions the donation, he holds out his hand showing three of the coins he borrowed from Tarric.
The gnome looks surprised and then concerned. "You said you and your friends are from Mentor? Please, oh please don't tell me it was Luna that got cursed!? That would be just like her!" She turns and starts rushing away, calling back; "Hold on, I'll get the High Priest!", before vanishing into the back. A few minutes later she returns with a human dressed in ornate garb. "Alright, alright Krivi; there is no need to push." He says, as the small gnome ushers him out of the back area. He then turns to Branra, his blonde hair already starting to gray with age. "Greetings, I am the High Priest Tazyara; how may I assist you?"
"I need help, er, my friends need help. We've found this cursed device in one of the buildings down the street, and the people who touch it can't leave the building. Can you remove the curse? My friends and I have been sent on a mission by Mentor to combat the forces of Chaos, so it is important to get this curse removed as quickly as possible."
"Oh." High Priest Tazyara turns towards Krivi. "I understand your rush now." He looks back at Branra. "Yes, I am trained in removing curses. Please, take me to Luna." He prepares to leave the church and join you; "So, how was she at the Academy? I was honestly surprised when she was chosen by Mentor; she had lived in this church since before my grandfather was born; never actually thought she'd leave these walls." As he leaves the church he turns towards Krivi; "Finish preparing the church for the service, if I am late to return; please ask them to wait for me." Krivi nods in agreement and then shuts the doors behind you both.
Cobash stops the priest as he enters the shop, “You best remove curse, healer.” Then steps aside & motions for the priest to head up to where Luna is.
The High Priest, an aged but still statured human man, walks into the shop. He looks around, admiring the quality and care of the gear inside. "I've never actually stopped in here before, looks like a business much like my own; caring for the lives of others. Hard to image that such a place would hold any form of curse." He follows the lead and walks into the back room; pausing upon seeing the object. "Well, that is an unusual looking object." High Priest Tazyara takes a moment to look over the pyramid shaped relic. "Hmm, a bind to heal others. Interesting. I have read tales of such items in ancient scrolls and documents, but I hardly believed that they existed. It is amazing to see one residing here in Golden Crown."
He pauses to look around the area, noticing the long dried blood. "Oh, has someone other than Luna been cursed as well? I can only imagine that whomever left these signs of grievous wounds, must have tried to remove themselves from the curse. And by the look of these items, they were desperate to do so. Are they with Luna as well? Where is she?"
Once the high priest comes out to meet Branra, the barbarian relaxed a bit. "Luna did very well at the academy. If she hadn't done well, Mentor would not have chosen her to go on this mission. We need her to complete our task, she is essential to our team."
After a second he adds "I was not aware that she was raised here in the church."
When they arrive back at the healing shop, and the priest asks if others were cursed, Branra adds "Yes, there is Sedna. She has been trapped in this establishment for awhile. Other than being trapped here, she seems to be quite healthy. I believe they both may be upstairs" he finishes while pointing to the stairs that Cobash had just pointed out.
The High Priest nods in understanding and begins to move towards the stairs. As he approaches, Sedna begins coming down from above. "Is this the person that will remove the curse?" Sedna asks. The priest nods and adds; "How is Luna?" Coming down the stairs further, a slight excitement to her step Sedna replies; "Resting, she should be fine; especially if you can life the curse. Do you want to test it on me first?" The excitement rises in her highpitched voice as she asks the question.
The High Priest steps aside, allowing Sedna to pass. "Actually, since it is inflicting both of you; it would be best is I attempt to break the curses bond from it's source. Though this will take some time; and it will not remove the curse from the object itself, it should break yours and Luna's connection to the object." Sedna, now very excited states; "If you can free me from this curse, I will gladly donate this shop to your church as a reward!" The High Priest nods; "That may be a wise decision in general; then the church could guard the object, protecting others from it's bound.
It isn't long before the High Priest begins circling the object with designs marked out in holy water, sage, and incense; beginning the long ritual to break the curses.
As the High Priest begins his ritual, Branra steps out of the room containing the object, watching the Priest conduct his activity from the front room. He will stand ready to help if needed.
Cobash grunts and sits in the corner, once again tending to his weapons.
The ritual is long, annoyingly so; but as the High Priest finishes it up there is an audible magical pop in the air, followed by a shaking in the ground, as if the object was attempting to escape. A moment later everything settles down and fall quiet; and then from above you can hear Tarric call out; "Luna's awake!"
Luna staggers down the stairs groggily, and begins moving towards the object, her hand stretched out attempting to touch it again. "It made me very sleepy but nothing that bad."
Sedna's eyes go wide; "Nothing that bad!?! Have you gone mad girl?!"
Cobash grabs Luna and holds her in place, stopping her from touching the cursed object again, "No Luna, you must not touch that again."