Heroes arrive
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28 Maart 2017 | Filipijnen, Kalamansig
Victorious in their battle with the Scribbler and it's guardians, the Heroes discovered a hidden message embedded within the scribbles covering all the walls and ceilings of the hidden tomb.
It read;
"If magic bright is your desire, to old Runeforge you must retire
for only there does wizard's art, receive its due and proper start
On eastern shores of steaming mirror, at end of day when dusk is nearer
where seven faces silent wait, encircled guards at Runeforge gate
Each stone the grace of seven lords, one part of key each ruler hoards
if offered spells and proper prayer, take seven keys and climb the stair
On frozen mountain Xin awaits, his regal voice the yawning gates
keys turn twice in Sihedron, occulted Runeforge waits within
And now you've come and joined the Forge, upon rare lore your mind can gorge
and when you slough the mortal way, in Runeforge long your work shall stay"
They didn't have the time to ponder upon it immediately though, Lucrecia's forces invaded and they went out and tracked her and her warband to Thistletop.
Soon, after wiping out the Lamia's minions and their nemesis herself, they packed and readied to travel to Rimeskull.
The Wizard and Bard had enough Knowledge between them to view the riddle and read it like a roadmap.
Of course mirror was a metaphor for lake (as was common in ancient Thassilonian poetry) and in Varisia, Lake Stormunder is known for its plentiful hot springs.
Seven faces that are 'encircled' must refer to the mysterious circle of seven stone heads upon the western slope of Rimeskull, a mountain near Stormunder.
Then a 'proper prayer and spell' would surely mean that each head represents a Thassilonian Sin and a spell of a corresponding school should be cast at/near it.
Deducing that Runeforge will be a pocket dimension, not unlike the Thassilonian library under Jorgenfist, the Heroes prepared for the long haul..
From the rocky eastern shoreline of Lake Stormunder, the ground rises into the craggy snow-dappled roots of Rimeskull, casting its long shadow over the area.
Yet not all of the ground is rugged and mountainous.
Several hundred feet from the lake's edge, the land suddenly levels off to create a circular hill.
Rocks and tenacious scrubs poke through the scattered clumps of snow, but they are dwarfed by the ring of seven 10'-tall stone heads that circle the hills' edge, their faces angled inward at each other, mouths agape.
To the east, the sheer mountainside of Rimeskull rises, icy and windblasted, 200' above leers a carving of an ancient face, its gaping mouth forming a large cave entrance in the mountain.
A ten-foot-wide stairway of stone descends from this cave to a ledge only 50' to the east of the circle of stone heads.
Looming nearly 16,000' above Lake Stormunder at the western tip of the Kodar Mountains, the mountain called Rimeskull gains its fearsome name from a vaguely skull-shaped formation near the mountain's peak, visible for many miles on a clear day.
A massive stairway that looks like it must have been built by giants and taken years, if not decades, to complete is chiseled out of the side of the mountain.
A 20'-wide and 30'-tall stone arch frames the first steps, while the final steps lead directly up to a carving of an ancient face, its open mouth a cave entrance.
The familiar 7-pointed star is etched deeply into its surface, prominently positioned at the highest section of the arch.
Bones lie in iced-over heaps along the visible areas of the stairway.
Two 12'-tall statues flank the large tunnel. Each holds a hand upraised as if to ward away intruders, and clutches a heavy sword with the other.
Inside, the walls of the cavern glitter and sparkle with sheets of ice.
Seven 20'-tall pillars, their sides encrusted with ice and engraved with ancient glyphs and runes, surround an eighth pillar twice the size.
Tunnels exit the central cavern, winding deeper into the mountain.
Yet perhaps the most notable feature is the sparkling mound of coins, works of art, gemstones, jewelry, weapons, armor, and other things poking up from the pile that occupies the northwestern section..
It read;
"If magic bright is your desire, to old Runeforge you must retire
for only there does wizard's art, receive its due and proper start
On eastern shores of steaming mirror, at end of day when dusk is nearer
where seven faces silent wait, encircled guards at Runeforge gate
Each stone the grace of seven lords, one part of key each ruler hoards
if offered spells and proper prayer, take seven keys and climb the stair
On frozen mountain Xin awaits, his regal voice the yawning gates
keys turn twice in Sihedron, occulted Runeforge waits within
And now you've come and joined the Forge, upon rare lore your mind can gorge
and when you slough the mortal way, in Runeforge long your work shall stay"
They didn't have the time to ponder upon it immediately though, Lucrecia's forces invaded and they went out and tracked her and her warband to Thistletop.
Soon, after wiping out the Lamia's minions and their nemesis herself, they packed and readied to travel to Rimeskull.
The Wizard and Bard had enough Knowledge between them to view the riddle and read it like a roadmap.
Of course mirror was a metaphor for lake (as was common in ancient Thassilonian poetry) and in Varisia, Lake Stormunder is known for its plentiful hot springs.
Seven faces that are 'encircled' must refer to the mysterious circle of seven stone heads upon the western slope of Rimeskull, a mountain near Stormunder.
Then a 'proper prayer and spell' would surely mean that each head represents a Thassilonian Sin and a spell of a corresponding school should be cast at/near it.
Deducing that Runeforge will be a pocket dimension, not unlike the Thassilonian library under Jorgenfist, the Heroes prepared for the long haul..
From the rocky eastern shoreline of Lake Stormunder, the ground rises into the craggy snow-dappled roots of Rimeskull, casting its long shadow over the area.
Yet not all of the ground is rugged and mountainous.
Several hundred feet from the lake's edge, the land suddenly levels off to create a circular hill.
Rocks and tenacious scrubs poke through the scattered clumps of snow, but they are dwarfed by the ring of seven 10'-tall stone heads that circle the hills' edge, their faces angled inward at each other, mouths agape.
To the east, the sheer mountainside of Rimeskull rises, icy and windblasted, 200' above leers a carving of an ancient face, its gaping mouth forming a large cave entrance in the mountain.
A ten-foot-wide stairway of stone descends from this cave to a ledge only 50' to the east of the circle of stone heads.
Looming nearly 16,000' above Lake Stormunder at the western tip of the Kodar Mountains, the mountain called Rimeskull gains its fearsome name from a vaguely skull-shaped formation near the mountain's peak, visible for many miles on a clear day.
A massive stairway that looks like it must have been built by giants and taken years, if not decades, to complete is chiseled out of the side of the mountain.
A 20'-wide and 30'-tall stone arch frames the first steps, while the final steps lead directly up to a carving of an ancient face, its open mouth a cave entrance.
The familiar 7-pointed star is etched deeply into its surface, prominently positioned at the highest section of the arch.
Bones lie in iced-over heaps along the visible areas of the stairway.
Two 12'-tall statues flank the large tunnel. Each holds a hand upraised as if to ward away intruders, and clutches a heavy sword with the other.
Inside, the walls of the cavern glitter and sparkle with sheets of ice.
Seven 20'-tall pillars, their sides encrusted with ice and engraved with ancient glyphs and runes, surround an eighth pillar twice the size.
Tunnels exit the central cavern, winding deeper into the mountain.
Yet perhaps the most notable feature is the sparkling mound of coins, works of art, gemstones, jewelry, weapons, armor, and other things poking up from the pile that occupies the northwestern section..
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