Conti ued from On the Road to Shevnia


The elemental stares blankly at Syvanus...
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"The last known owner of the rod was a Shevnian wizard... Estrevan. Name ring a bell with any of you?"

[Private to GM: ooc: Can I make a Current Events (People) roll to see what I know about Estrevan?]
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In reply to Oren (msg # 2):

"I don't know, but Estrevan and Esteban sound kinda close"

Can you sit so we can fix your leg  and set the basket down then please .

OOC - Syvanus has the wand... obviously

PM

[Private to GM: Does Oren know who Esteban is? I, as a player, was gone for awhile so I don't remember.]

"Almost certainly the legendary king himself."

Interesting ... and a bit disconcerting... if he was a lich ... arrows should not have done much injury...

"No, the dead wizard... most likely not the legendary king. Just someone who ended up with his wand. If we had a necromancer we could ask how, I suppose."

He gave the body a good going over, looking for any clues or anything valuable.

[Private to GM: Search-15. Rolled a 12.]

Stringfellow examines the body closely, is he completely dead, or still alive at all?

In reply to Stringfellow Hill (msg # 9):

The mage is quite dead, an arrow deep in the chest.
 He has a few silver coins... one is a match for Kalvo's  coin.
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In reply to Narrator (msg # 10):

"Looks more like our Traitors accomplice than the lich who lost the cash."

He sets about fixing the elementals leg.

"Well then it sounds like we should head back. With the number of elementals we now control, I expect we'll be formidable opponents to anyone trying to waylay us. Kirpich, maybe if you have the capacity you could alert your priesthood to send a representative to make a bid for the item once we're back?"

In reply to Danos (msg # 12):

"Wait... why would he have both a coin from the
treasure <I>and </>Esteban...Estrevan's wand?"

"Because it would appear that our traitors somehow stumbled upon Esteban's stash," Oren said, speculatively. "This map might lead us to treasures far greater than a missing payroll. It could lead us to the legacy of the lich king."

ooc: Overconfidence self control roll passed.

"We must decide, gentlemen. Do we press on to unimaginable riches? Or be content with what we have?"

He studied the map to determine how much further they had to go.

I am less sure we have all the dots connected.  *IF* they have found this treasure, they may have moved it ... and given the number of agents we have found, we should certainly expect more. Kalvo seems most interested in what we do, which may suggest that they have found the treasure, but cannot deal with the protections and only have recovered small portions of it. Marina, can you tell how old that map might be? Perhaps it is recent and meant to send us to where Kalvo or his boss wants us...

"You should wish that be the case," Oren said. "Kalvo is far less dangerous than whatever defenses Esteban has in his tomb. That golem is just one example. Besides, if he knew where we were going he wouldn't need to send a spy to leave a trail."
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Or perhaps he knows where we are going, but wants to follow our progress? I suspect those coins can be found magically. But why would Kalvo's accomplice crush Kalvo's other accomplice?
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"Perhaps they're not allies. Perhaps they don't know of each other. Perhaps they oppose each other. Perhaps Kalvo didn't tell him there was a spy, or who exactly the spy was. Or perhaps it's something else entirely. Perhaps Kalvo isn't one of the traitors, or the squashed mage isn't."

"Adventuring is full of unknowns."
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So it indeed seems

In reply to Syvanus (msg # 19):

"I have been thinking. Seek earth would find silver
quickly. If the payroll thieves stashed this prize, they didn't just chuck it in a well; they put it not where it couldn't be found, but where no one would want to look."

In reply to Marlena DuBois (msg # 20):

Kirpich listens while shaping and hardening another foot for the golem.

[Private to GM: Shape Earth, 8 under, Earth to stone, 6 under, what other spells are needed to heal him?]

"So, what... inside the Golem?"

In reply to Oren (msg # 22):

"Or, like most dictators, raise the army that refused to fight to protect it for eternity...how far does the map say we have to go?"

"With that rod the golems would not be able to refuse to fight for them." Oren studied the map.

In reply to Oren (msg # 24):

"Golems, or elementals?"

"Elementals. The legends are unclear when it comes to golems, but the words in Shevnian are very similar." He paused. "Though if one thinks about it, if you use magic to control an elemental or other spirit at all, you are enslaving it."