4-02 | Greycloak | In Character - Page 50 - OG Myth-Weavers

Notices


4-02 | Greycloak | In Character

   
Ransom eyes the gory remains. "Found them! Well, won't they be relieved? Alright. Let's check the rest of this place out and go. I'm bushed."

Ransom | Ioun Torch, Cursed: -4 to attack, saves, skills, ability checks

Day 3, Afternoon, Another corridor
Aukan's door opens into a hook-shaped corridor that ended in a bricked up wall that seemed to have some trap associated with it. The trap would have caused a block to fall in the passageway, sealing the group in if anyone disturbed the bricked wall.

The trap was quickly bypassed by the rogue-types and the bricked up wall was battered down revealing a room that might once have contained a vicious monster of some kind that would have been sealed in the hallway with the party, but now was simply an empty room full of memories.

===MAP===


Just the north passageway remains.

Day 3, Afternoon, The Hall of Petrified Mummies
North of the entry room, on a raised platform, stands leathery brown statues of withered and emaciated humans poised as though attentively observing passersby. The statues have a grim, realistic appearance, and each one is flayed and modified in a unique way. Aukan can see further into a larger room.


===MAP===

Face perpetually set in a grim line, the dwarf has hardly spoken since nearly being killed...twice. He relates what he sees in the next room, then pauses a moment to see if anyone wanted to prepare. This damned temple hadn't been kind to the unprepared, that was for certain..







Aukan has Darkvision but no light source. Currently at 40/40 hp with DR 1/-. Raged 13/13.

The life like quality of the statutes is too eerie for Ajax. He takes a moment to study them for signs of life or unlife. Whispering to Jalil, "Do you detect any magic on these things?"


You have chosen character number 18 out of a possible 10


Jalil raises his head wearily at Ajax's question. Even though he'd done very little in the fight against Tholrist, that last bout of retching had really taken its toll. He perks up a little at the thought that he might be of use to the group in this, and he says a quick prayer to Sarenrae as he examines the area.





Day 3, Afternoon, The Hall of Petrified Mummies
Jalil reports that the ring, the pieces of mask and the mithral chain shirt are magical. He knows no more.

Unable to discern any immediate effects from wearing the ring, Ajax removes it and offers it to anyone else in the party, starting with Aukan. "Probably some sort of protection or resistance magic. If so, it's better suited for someone who needs to get up close and personal."

Ajax then points at the statues, "Jalil, what about those things?"


You have chosen character number 18 out of a possible 10

Day 3, Afternoon, The Hall of Petrified Mummies
The "statues" are non-magical. Closer examination reveals that they are actually the petrified corpses of sacrificial victims. The figures have their throats and wrists slit and most of their mouths are sewn shut. Some of them have their forearms separated between the ulna and radius, splitting even the fingers of the hands to create additional appendages. Others have portions of their skulls removed and replaced with a different, leathery material. Some have modifications to their torsos, in which the ribs have been split, pried out, and sharpened to points. One figure in the middle of this display sits with its arms raised, palms out. Its teeth have been pulled out, filed to points, and then embedded into its hands.

The uniform color of the corpses and distortion of features from their death agonies make details difficult to discern, so its takes some time to discover some of the finer details.

Aukan shudders at the cruelty displayed- tough or not, these people had been tortured to the extreme. Hopefully it had been that ghoul that had done it... then they would have been avenged.

Unless they were willing sacrifices.





Aukan has Darkvision but no light source. Currently at 40/40 hp with DR 1/-. Raged 13/13.





Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Last Database Backup 2024-03-19 11:45:23am local time
Myth-Weavers Status