Hsang had been the first to examine the paintings, but he'd then been joined by Kurat and Tyrol, and then Ozrus.
Hsang Li Tsung:
"The answers the Oracle wished us to have are right here - if we have the wit to see them. I saw directions, headings in which to travel but then I can fly for as long as I can stay awake. The question is are the three of us enough to find the location and all the clues or not. For the question of unity, I suspect that the different destinies may be deliberate, it may be that the items are to be found by the three of us while others attend to different destinies or that the paths travelled by others may find other things that help."
Ozrus Wither:
"I know quite a few languages," he said to the gnome. "Maybe I can help."
The druid then proceeded to shuffle around the room on the wall, looking at the writing on each image. He did his best to identify each one, and translate what he could. He cast Guidance upon himself before examining each image, just to give himself an extra little edge.
Using Linguistics, with Guidance. He knows 17 languages and is attempting to identify as many languages as he can.
14:29, Today: Ozrus Wither rolled 36 using 1d20+19. Linguistics, with Guidance - Identify languages.
It's rather difficult to identify the languages when they are so distorted, but by focusing on a small part and then another and another, Ozrus is able to isolate words that he recognizes. He is able to identify Goblinygook on the Ring painting, Gnomish on the Hat painting, Celestial on the Shield painting, Druidic on the Wand painting, Draconic on the Armor painting, and Aklor on the Staff painting. That leaves five still unidentified.
Kurat:
Kurat listened to Tyrol's observations and then added "I am fluent in sixteen languages. Giant is one of them. I also speak Damaran of course and languages normally found in that region. Orc, Dwarven, Draconic, Goblin, Undercommon, Uluik and in my travels I've learned a number of other languages Chondathan, Aglaraondan, Chessentan, Mulhorandi, Turmic, Elven and Gnoll. Is it possible for you to copy the writing you cannot decipher and perhaps I can translate it for you?"
Kurat can only identify one other: Gnolling on the Bracers painting. He can confirm the Draconic and the Goblinygook. In the case of the national languages, they use the same script even if they don't form the same words.
None of you can read them yet; you've merely identified the language in which the words have been written.