DM Corvus' The Wages of Immortality (Inactive)

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When immortality is for sale, what price are you willing to pay?


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M Human Lore Warden 3/MoMS 2 | Init +7 | Perc +10 | AC 20 (24) / T 16 (20) / FF 15 | HP 29/41 | Saves F +8/R +9/W +6 Treasure

"That sounds prudent, and as safe as anything is likely to be in this place. I'll take middle watch, so Zahur and Natasha can get some uninterrupted sleep."


Oops

Perception, DC 25, Zahur:

There is a tiny inscription of hieroglyphs on the sarcophagus, below the seam where the lid meets the base.

Ancient Osiriani:

Death binds me
My tomb binds you

you hold my freedom without
I hold your freedom within


Male Human Bard (Arcane Duelist) 4 |Init +5 |Perc +7| HP 35| AC: 21 T:15 FF:17 | Saves F +4/R +9/W +5|

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27

"Sounds like a good plan," Khol says, sitting down for the first watch.


Stats:
AC 10/10/10, HP 28/28, F+5 R+2 W+8, Init +3, Per +14

"I think we ought to wait on this until we've rested, but I can see another set of hieroglyphics over there on the sarcophagus." Zahur stretches out and lays down on the stone to rest. Salt can help with one of the watches as well.


M Human Lore Warden 3/MoMS 2 | Init +7 | Perc +10 | AC 20 (24) / T 16 (20) / FF 15 | HP 29/41 | Saves F +8/R +9/W +6 Treasure

Ajkanir settles down to rest, agreeing with Zahur as he does so, "Yeah, let's wait on that. Wake me in a few hours and I'll take watch."


Female Human Wizard 5; Init. +1; Senses Perception +2; AC 13 (+1 Armor, +1 Dex., +1 natural); hp 28; Fort +3, Ref +4, Will +4

"I am bone-weary," Natasha sighs. She puts down her bedroll against the wall, equidistant from the two available exits and the sarcophagus. "See you all in about eight hours."

The Wizard is soon asleep, Sand the Fox curled up at her side. Unlike his mistress, the fox is still somewhat alert, his ears vibrating at even the slightest noise.


The hours crawl by. Without the distraction of the outdoors or civilization, time stretches to nearly the breaking point. the watches seem to last for years with no sun or moon travelling the sky above, no rhythms of life or the living to mark time...

The hours pass, though, undisturbed and silent, but for the sounds of the party shifting in their sleep...


Stats:
AC 10/10/10, HP 28/28, F+5 R+2 W+8, Init +3, Per +14

When woken after the rest, Zahur stands and stretches, limbering himself back up after sleeping on the stone floor. He wipes the sleep from his eyes, "Much better. Shall we see what the latest inscription has to say?"


M Human Lore Warden 3/MoMS 2 | Init +7 | Perc +10 | AC 20 (24) / T 16 (20) / FF 15 | HP 29/41 | Saves F +8/R +9/W +6 Treasure

Ajkanir stirs as well, glad to see the spellcasters have gotten some rest. "Yes," he replies to Zahur, "let's take a look and see what horrible magics we can unleash. At least we'll be a step closer to figuring this place out, I hope."

Just in case, he loosens his scimitar in its sheath, and moves toward the sarcophagus with Zahur.


Inert, lifeless as before, the sarcophagus waits.

Usually an Osirion sarcophagus is a thing of beauty, wrought with the finest metals into a likeness of the one interred within; however this is but a stone vessel, unmarked but for the tiny etching, and unremarkable but for the extraordinary surroundings.


Female Human Wizard 5; Init. +1; Senses Perception +2; AC 13 (+1 Armor, +1 Dex., +1 natural); hp 28; Fort +3, Ref +4, Will +4

Natasha finally finishes her morning rituals and saunters over to look at the sarcophagus. "Hrmph," she snorts, then casts a minor cantrip of magic detection.


Male Human Bard (Arcane Duelist) 4 |Init +5 |Perc +7| HP 35| AC: 21 T:15 FF:17 | Saves F +4/R +9/W +5|

Khol crouched on the edge of the party's light sources, picking his teeth with a claw and waiting. He knew little about ancient Osirion and was not about to go poking around one of their sarcophaguses without any knowledge.

"Perhaps the jar has some insight?"


Stats:
AC 10/10/10, HP 28/28, F+5 R+2 W+8, Init +3, Per +14

While Natasha tests for magical auras, Zahur examines the sarcophagus slowly from the outside, taking care not to touch it until Nastasha has finished.
Perception 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30


Zahur notes little more than the inscription, and Natasha finds no magical auras...

Natasha:

Natasha detects no auras... though it only takes a few inches of stone to block the spell's detection.

The jar remains inert, and unresponsive.

Who'se holding it by the way?


Female Human Wizard 5; Init. +1; Senses Perception +2; AC 13 (+1 Armor, +1 Dex., +1 natural); hp 28; Fort +3, Ref +4, Will +4

"The sarcophagus itself is not magical," Natasha says, frowning. "However... have you looked inside yet?"

I'm not sure whether you guys had opened it up yet or not?


Stats:
AC 10/10/10, HP 28/28, F+5 R+2 W+8, Init +3, Per +14

Mmmmm, not sure we grabbed it. Looking back, I see where Khol grabbed (and threw) a non-talking one, but I don't see where we grabbed the chatty one. Also no one has touched the sarcophagus yet. We wanted to wait till after we rested to even read it.


Male Human Bard (Arcane Duelist) 4 |Init +5 |Perc +7| HP 35| AC: 21 T:15 FF:17 | Saves F +4/R +9/W +5|

Khol is most certainly not carrying the necromantic talking jar.

"I suppose I will have to be the one to shift the lid," Khol grumbled, stepping into the light.

"After all, the lot of you seem to be made of sticks." With surprising dexterity his tail retrieved a well worn but useable crowbar from his pack and passed it to one of his hands.

"Any objections before I set to work?"


M Human Lore Warden 3/MoMS 2 | Init +7 | Perc +10 | AC 20 (24) / T 16 (20) / FF 15 | HP 29/41 | Saves F +8/R +9/W +6 Treasure

"No indeed, Khol, no objections. Set to work with your stick opening the certainly cursed sarcophagus."

Zahur did say "Let's make sure we get the jar." in this post. None of us described picking it up, though. So I'd think it's reasonable for one of us to have it, but it could just as reasonably go the other way. If we have it, Ajkanir will carry it if necessary.


Stats:
AC 10/10/10, HP 28/28, F+5 R+2 W+8, Init +3, Per +14

"Go ahead Khol, let's see what's here."
Yep, I read it the same way. Not sure we actually grabbed it, but ok with you having it if you think that's logical for Ajkanir."

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