Brunella reaches out a hand. [Thank you, fly well and mate often]

She them climbs down to rejoin the party. 

"I have seen with my new sight a large dinosaur. The eagle says to stay away, as it vomits wasps. If we fight it, we will have swarms of bees to deal with. There are crocodiles lurking in the river, and a large black monolith. We should seek out the monolith, and avoid the dinosaur."

OOC All right, we are going ahead with the long rest. Let me know if you want to resolve something else before it.

For Felix:

 For Irommek:

During nights like this, Irommek usually sleeps very well. Not today. A strange feeling torments the old dwarf, like a broken plate armour that must be repaired but he is not able to. Outside the shrine, looking here and there, Irommek spots a curious scene. An old lady dwarf in grey robes. She walks gently with a humble cane and a silver ewer hanging from a chain around the neck. She comes to meet Irommek: " Greetings, young one. Wonderful night, isn't it? A most fitting closure for today's day. "

Irommek somehow manages to make his open mouth move again and bows to the figure.

“My lady Valkauna.  I have imagined what you would look like when you finally come to take my soul back to Solania to be re-forged by the All-Father, but you are more beautiful than I envisioned.”

Looking around at his surroundings and suddenly coming more awake, Irommek looked again at the dwarf with some panic in his eyes.

“I don’t remember dying.  If I’m not dead, then why are you here?  Wait, how bad is this death curse to bring the goddess of the grave to Omu?”

A genuine smile finds its way on the old lady's face: "You are indeed wise, young one. No, you are not dead, although your time will come. The circle of life and death is being disrupted by the Soulmonger, but it is only the means, the tool. An entity is being nourished by all the lost souls. This can go any further. A grave is needed. Can you dig it for me?"

A smile spreads out from under Irommek's beard.  "Hells yeah!"

Remembering who he was talking to, he cleared his throat and went down on one knee and pulled his hammer to present to Valkauna.  

"You have my hammer my lady.  Until the day my friends drink a toast of my deeds at my funeral, I swear an oath to destroy the Soulmonger in your name and dig the grave of those that would desecrate the peace of the dead."

Not quite sure how to ask, he stutters and then adds, "Um, Kurma has some awesome magic.  Can I learn how to bring down the heat of Moradin's forge on me enemies!  Maybe a blasting fireball from my hammer that will impress even Oniss!"

A moment of awkward silence passes and he laughs nervously. "Maybe a simple healing spell for my friends?..."

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A smile spreads out from under Irommek's beard.  "Hells yeah!"

Remembering who he was talking to, he cleared his throat and went down on one knee and pulled his hammer to present to Valkauna.  

"You have my hammer my lady.  Until the day my friends drink a toast of my deeds at my funeral, I swear an oath to destroy the Soulmonger in your name and dig the grave of those that would desecrate the peace of the dead."

Not quite sure how to ask, he stutters and then adds, "Um, Kurma has some awesome magic.  Can I learn how to bring down the heat of Moradin's forge on me enemies!  Maybe a blasting fireball from my hammer that will impress even Oniss!"

A moment of awkward silence passes and he laughs nervously. "Maybe a simple healing spell for my friends?..."

 "Oh stand up, young one. No need for an oath. I need you to believe, that is hot divine magic works. With time, you will be able to shape spells that change the world." The old lady leans forward and touches Irommek's shield. A silver ewer appears now on it. "Irommek, the gravedigger, I take my leave now. Believe." With that, the old lady keeps her walk through the lost city, never to be seen again.

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"Give me the cubes. We can be the carnary in the mineshaft. Once we finish clearing the danger you lot swoop in and I'll help." Felix will wait for another response to go into more details.

 

 

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"I've grown tired of the bleeding hearts. As long as gold is paid I don't really care for the world. I will set a ambush"

Deception: 9

[For level six I took deception and investigation for expertise] 

 

Felix is ready to head to the water pool.

Smiling and puffing out his chest, Irommek approaches the group.  

"Brunella, Musharib, Valkauna has paid me a visit and anointed me her gravedigger!  This old dwarf has some new skills to offer the group!"

"Um, Kurma, I may need your help learning to sling a few clerical spells..."

OOC: added the ewer to my avatar!  

“Ah, my dear Irommek, being visited by your Deity is extraordinary ! I, for  myself, only heard her voice, but that was enough to give me faith.”

Kurma sits down close to his old friend.

“I do not know for Valkauna, but for Oghma, I meditate, in the morning usually. That is when I feel the power of Oghma. Some magic I start to understand and can cast them. Some magic is still too hard too understand, I feel the immense power of some words and every morning I feel I’m getting closer to understanding them. One day, it will all make sense.
I can help you with some tricks. I can show you how to give someone a divine help to achieve some tasks. Or how to infuse magic in wounds and close them. If you are a follower of Valkauna, you probably know more than me how to save someone from imminent death…”

Kurma is then showing Irommek some incantations.

This day greets the adventure with a mild rain. It is difficult to say how much it will last, but visibility is reduced to 500 feet. The next shrine is easily found, though.

Crocodiles wallow in this muddy lake bed, from which rises a walled ruin. Two columns flank the entrance, carved with images of a long-legged bird with a needle-like beak. At the building’s front, slimy steps ascend to an entry arch.

The water around the shrine is 3 feet deep.

Kurma stop on the shores and takes his amulet in his hand  "Very well friends, stand still."
Casting as a ritual Water walk
"Here you go, Everybody can walk on water now for one hour and presumably cannot be drag under water... I saw a few crocodile here..."

Oniss wonder about the bird depicted and recalls the talking bird looking for jewels.

//Is it the same type?//

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Oniss wonder about the bird depicted and recalls the talking bird looking for jewels.

//Is it the same type?//

 OOC Yes, it is an eblis.

In front of the shrine, Kurma steps on the stairs and cast detect magic

The crocodiles gather around Kurma, but they do not attack. They seem curious more than hungry. For now.

Moss clings to the stonework throughout this hall. The mosaic floor depicts a tall bird using its long, pointy beak to pin a monstrous frog-like creature with tentacles sprouting from its shoulders. Set into the far wall is a set of heavy stone doors.

The doors are not locked but hang heavy on their hinges. Each door weighs 600 pounds (one or more characters must have a combined Strength score of 20 or higher to force it open).

Gertrude walks slowly out onto the water. It is almost like being on a frozen lake. But then also completely different. The waves lap over her toes, and the crocodiles look at her while she walks over the top of them. She holds her trident and waits to see if something attacks.

When they arrive in front of the shrine, she looks to Brunella. "Can you help me give these doors a push?"