Eventually, you find yourself back in the southern entrance to the Glitterhame.
This great cavern glimmers with a faint phosphorescence. The ceiling is almost fifty feet overhead, and bright flecks and gleaming stone formations are visible in the distance. Patches of strange fungi dot the floor, including capped stalks standing as tall as a human and glowing puffballs almost a yard wide.
High ledges rise fifteen to twenty feet above the floor on the north, south, and west walls. Narrow passageways lead off to the north (this is the way back up to the Mountain Door), and a flight of carved stone stairs descends from the western ledge to a path that meanders through the center of the chamber toward a small iron door in the eastern wall. Still audible throughout the entire chamber is the sigh of a soft, cool breeze that rises toward the surface far above.
If you want to take an hour for a long rest, you can do so here. Please let me know what you're doing during this hour & roll any hit dice to heal if you like.
Jane will find a corner away but in full view of the group and spend her whole time searching the area for trouble. Perception24
From Jane's vanted point, near the western end of the extremely large cave, she gazes upon the crystals that glimmer softly in the eerie light. Weird, beautiful flows and structures of delicate stone grace the chamber. Here, the western portion of the great cave is separated from the rest by a steep bluff; the ceiling above that bluff is half the height of the rest of the chamber.
The natural phosphorescence dimly illuminates a couple dozen large stone sepulchers, which line the cavern walls above Jane and to the west. From this distance, it would appear that each sepulcher is carved with intricate reliefs and designs and marked with Dwarvish runes. There is a stairway not 50 feet from where you have chosen to rest, which looks to lead up to the plateau of this bluff.
The time passes slowly, allowing you some time to relax. There's something peaceful about this area, especially encamped as you are beneath the bluff where the sarcophagi are.
After a while, you feel rested enough to continue on. The question is, where?
// See the map below; you are near the west end of area 24, near the stairs that lead up to area 23. See my earlier posts for fuller descriptions of the area. //
Twenty-three sepulchers stand here, atop the bluff. The lids are carved in the likenesses of grim dwarves in armor. Dwarvish runes on the front of each tomb appear to represent the names of the occupants or the intended occupants. Three of the stone coffins have additional runes carved into them.
Bel checks out the one with the extra runes more closely
investigate 20
Each tomb is a marble vault 6 feet long, 4 feet high, and 3 feet wide. Bel can see that it would be a simple matter of prying the sarcophagus open with your crowbar; there seems to be no traps or wards around them.
There are two other tombs just like this one, with extra runes.
I will take up the back with my torch.
Stealth 8
Oniss - Half-Elf Level 1 Sorcerer - ToA
Golden Blurg (GB) - Aarakocra Level 3 Wizard - KR
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//this maybe the best chance for a rest but will continue if everyone else wants too.//
Elon Andrael- High Elf sorcerer- Waterdeep Dragon Heist
Tomac- goliath barbarian- Yet Another Storm Kings Thunder
// I could still use a short rest to regain HP via hit dice if nothing else //
Tabaxi with a penchant for shenans. He will....shenan again...
If you want to take an hour for a long rest, you can do so here. Please let me know what you're doing during this hour & roll any hit dice to heal if you like.
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[Hit Dice: 9]
// WTF hahaha 3d12 and I get 9..... //
Tabaxi with a penchant for shenans. He will....shenan again...
While the other take a short rest GB will refocus his magic by reading his spellbook. Using his Arcane Recovery GB will gain back spell slots.
Oniss - Half-Elf Level 1 Sorcerer - ToA
Golden Blurg (GB) - Aarakocra Level 3 Wizard - KR
Jane will find a corner away but in full view of the group and spend her whole time searching the area for trouble. Perception 24
I got alot a doods
Bel will find a dark area to trance
hit die 3
//really?!!!!//
Elon Andrael- High Elf sorcerer- Waterdeep Dragon Heist
Tomac- goliath barbarian- Yet Another Storm Kings Thunder
The natural phosphorescence dimly illuminates a couple dozen large stone sepulchers, which line the cavern walls above Jane and to the west. From this distance, it would appear that each sepulcher is carved with intricate reliefs and designs and marked with Dwarvish runes. There is a stairway not 50 feet from where you have chosen to rest, which looks to lead up to the plateau of this bluff.
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Lana and Spirit are huddled together watching over the others as Spirit takes a quick nap.
The time passes slowly, allowing you some time to relax. There's something peaceful about this area, especially encamped as you are beneath the bluff where the sarcophagi are.
After a while, you feel rested enough to continue on. The question is, where?
// See the map below; you are near the west end of area 24, near the stairs that lead up to area 23. See my earlier posts for fuller descriptions of the area. //
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//did we get a short rest or long rest?//
Bel eyes the bluff with the coffins, “Let’s go check those out” pointing toward the bluff.
Elon Andrael- High Elf sorcerer- Waterdeep Dragon Heist
Tomac- goliath barbarian- Yet Another Storm Kings Thunder
// That was a short rest. //
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"I generally think the dead should remain that way....to disturb the dead is to dishonor them....."
Tabaxi with a penchant for shenans. He will....shenan again...
“I at least want to take a look” he tell the big guy as he starts heading that way.
Elon Andrael- High Elf sorcerer- Waterdeep Dragon Heist
Tomac- goliath barbarian- Yet Another Storm Kings Thunder
Twenty-three sepulchers stand here, atop the bluff. The lids are carved in the likenesses of grim dwarves in armor. Dwarvish runes on the front of each tomb appear to represent the names of the occupants or the intended occupants. Three of the stone coffins have additional runes carved into them.
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Survivor: CrispyDM's Saltmarsh as Syltra | SarcasticFury's Strahd as Hadrian Frozenspark | Forge of Fury as The DM
Bel checks out the one with the extra runes more closely
investigate 8
Elon Andrael- High Elf sorcerer- Waterdeep Dragon Heist
Tomac- goliath barbarian- Yet Another Storm Kings Thunder
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Survivor: CrispyDM's Saltmarsh as Syltra | SarcasticFury's Strahd as Hadrian Frozenspark | Forge of Fury as The DM
Bel wanders over to the tombs with the extra runes and begins prying one open with his crowbar.
Elon Andrael- High Elf sorcerer- Waterdeep Dragon Heist
Tomac- goliath barbarian- Yet Another Storm Kings Thunder