OOC: No.

In reply to GM (msg # 983):

Whilst applying his sapper skills, Chlainn asks the others about their encounter...

"So, what was the agreement?  Are we going to see more cattle herders get killed?"
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"If we must loot can we rest and heal first? I for one have no more powers left in me," Lann says.
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"Let's rest then. But away from this place." suggests Dann, willing to put some distance between the party what he has seen.

"Aye." Brannon nods, with artificial enthusiasm - clearly relieved at Dann's suggestion. "This is not a place to linger."
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Brannon turned and left the barrow, followed by Griff and Dann. Aphail hesitated at the door looking back at Chlainn and Lann with Usopi looking reticent beside them.

The warm mountain sun on their faces Brannon, Griff and Dann made their way towards the cattle who had begun to disperse through the valley to feed....

Within the tomb Chlainn noted it would take more than one man to move one of these slabs.

In reply to GM (msg # 988):

If they come back this way again, maybe Chlainn will be better equipped.  He doesn't mind picking up gold on the floor but having to dislodge it under the circumstances bothers him.  He'll gesture to Usopi to head and will leave.

Usopi grins in relief as his companions end up deciding to leave the large grave. He moves toward Aphail and the exit, stowing his mace and shield once more.

Lann is relieved that his companions decides to leave. He hopes not to encounter the undead again.

In reply to Toirneach Lann (msg # 991):

The last of the companions exited the barrow and Chlainn and Usopi placed the sealing slab back into place.

The atmosphere in the valley was lighter and the cattle were spreading out across the pasture now seemingly unafraid.

As Chlainn and Usopi stood from placing the slab back into place a raven flew down and perched above the lintel. It cocked its head at the two men and cawed loudly then flew over towards the eastern side of the valley and alighted on an old rockslide there.

Again it cawed....

In reply to GM (msg # 992):

Chlainn is not into pagan myths and superstitions but he asks Usopi whilst looking at the others whether there were some association of annoying birds and shiny objects.

Lann wonders if he should shoot it down.

Usopi rubbed his chin, ”Well, I have heard of no legends of birds, but it does seem to want something. Regardless, we aught head over to that rock slide and get a second, heavy rock to place before this entrance, perhaps using some of these cattle to drag a particularly large one, and since we need head that way anyway, I see no reason not to inspect the area for anything the creature might lead us to.”

Usopi whistles for Gat, now that they were out of the barrow, as he made his way toward the rock slide.

Gat bounded from the southern end of the valley where he had been engaged in a stand off with a particularly intractable coo.

Usopi made his way slowly across towards the rockfall,  Gat raced towards the raven but almost comically skidded to a halt as he drew near the bird and, whining, retreated to stand beside Usopi.

The large bird let out a gurgling croak, almost like gutteral laughter to Usopis ears and tapped its heavy beak against a massive boulder.

Usopi raises an eyebrow as he pats Gat’s head to calm the hound. Warily he approaches the large rock the bird had pecked at, looking behind it before examining the boulder itself and finally, if nothing else seems curious about the rock, he gives it a tug to see if they’ll need to herd some cattle over to move it.

The huge rock shifts slightly and Usopi thinks maybe three people could safely rock it away from the pile without being crushed....

Lann wonders if they want to move the rock.

”If two of you might help me I believe we could shift this rock out of the rockslide here and move it to the barrow.” Usopi calls to his companions, bracing himself to push when they areive to assist him.

In reply to Usopi Venia (msg # 1000):

Chlainn looks away, the thought of exerting himself for physical labour does not appeal to him.  But then after looking at the non warriors he snorts and reluctantly walks over to help Usopi.
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Lann moves to assist his companions. He is quite strong.

The three men hefted the massive stone and pivoted it away to thud heavily down onto the turf.

Revealed beneath where the stone had laid was a mostly crushed tangle of yellow bones, beside it jammed between two smaller boulders and tucked under a third was a gleam of golden metal items...

Lann moves to examine the items.
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Dragging them out into the light and discarding some dry organic refuse that had once been a large leather satchel the men called the others over and looked their finds over.

Jewellery including a solid gold torc, a bronze torc, six bronze fibulae, six slate bracelets, plus a seventh bracelet made of amber beads.

A small golden cauldron marked with three ravens, a silver phiale, an bronze wine jug, and several silver drinking cups.

Along with them were two golden rings; one bearing a black opal the other inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

A dagger of bronze with a flint blade lay below it all.  The silver and bronze items were all slightly tarnished but it seems the mountain air had preserved them quite well.

In reply to GM (msg # 1005):

Chlainn's eyes wander over to the bird, maybe this'll come in handy for locating treasure elsewhere.  He clutches his arbalest briefly before thinking better of that.

"What have we here?  Seems to have belonged to another age."
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Lann tries to recall if he has encountered such objects in the years of warlock studies.

OOC: how long more to dusk for me to restore MPs? May I do an intel check to see if I recognize the items?
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