You all wander off within the ruins to explore your own concerns or perhaps you continue to study the strange bottle. But soon enough each and everyone of you feel sleep calling and you roll out your bed rolls and rest. When you awake you feel refreshed and ready for a new day. When you look up to the hole you entered through you see it is still daylight. Some of you tend the camels and horses picketed above. Some of you pray or read a large tomb of magical texts, and some of you just make breakfast. But still the problem of the strange bottle needs to be solved and you are all sure this desert has more secrets to offer up, you have barely scratched the surface.

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Rest is done please note down today’s spell list in your character sheet.

After praying the doc gathers the group saying,

"By golly, lets see what else we can find out about this strange bottle."

He approaches the alter once again and speaks the mystical words granted by his auspicious mistress of the stars chanting,

"By Pulura reveal thy evil nature. अद्भुत पुलुरा द्वारा मैं आपसे यह प्रकट करने के लिए कहता हूं कि क्या आपका संरेखण बुरा है"

He waves his hands over the bottle as he speaks tiny stars seem to fall upon the bottle revealing if it is of evil.

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cast detect alignment evil
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In reply to Dr Rajeed (msg # 270):

Doc casts his spell and nothing happens showing that the bottle had no evil aura.

"HHHMM well the bottle doesn't radiate evil. By golly lets try this then."

Again the doc chants waving his hand and sprinkling the micro stars upon the bottle,

"By Pulura show that of chaos. अद्भुत पुलुरा द्वारा मैं आपसे यह प्रकट करने के लिए कहता हूं कि क्या आपका संरेखण अराजकता का है"

He chants looking for a reaction...

"I say just leave the bottle." Sakinah says flatly as she watches Rajeed work.

In reply to Dr Rajeed (msg # 272):

Again the bottle doesn’t glow giving no signs of chaos.

In reply to Sakinah Dakar (msg # 273):

"By golly hold your horses there lass I am not finished."

The doc begins to chant in slow and undulating voice, again circling the stoppered bottle for 10 minutes,

"पुलुरा मुझे हमारी अगली पसंद पर अपना मार्गदर्शन दें
पुलुरा मुझे हमारी अगली पसंद पर अपना मार्गदर्शन दें
पुलुरा मुझे हमारी अगली पसंद पर अपना मार्गदर्शन दें
पुलुरा मुझे हमारी अगली पसंद पर अपना मार्गदर्शन दें
पुलुरा मुझे हमारी अगली पसंद पर अपना मार्गदर्शन दें
पुलुरा मुझे हमारी अगली पसंद पर अपना मार्गदर्शन दें
पुलुरा मुझे हमारी अगली पसंद पर अपना मार्गदर्शन दें
पुलुरा मुझे हमारी अगली पसंद पर अपना मार्गदर्शन दें
पुलुरा मुझे हमारी अगली पसंद पर अपना मार्गदर्शन दें"

Then he raises his hands and speaks,

"Pulura gant me your divine guidance!! Is it wise for us to take the stopper from this bottle?"

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OOC Doc casts Augury.

Upon completion of the spell a star appears above the bottle, the star is a dark empty black colour with silver linings and just hovers doing nothing. As it is not red which would indicate that woe would come of this action or silvery blue that would indicate your proposed action would be good, or even flashing between red and blue showing both Weal and Woe will come of this action. This instead indicates nothing to you doc.
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In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 276):

“By golly nothing!? This’ll need me to call on the most powerful forces my mistress has granted me.”

Now the Doc pulls out a set of bones he has carved into small stars, again he starts walking around the altar chanting and shaking the bones in his hands,
“पुलरा मुझे एक शगुन प्रदान करें मुझे भविष्य दिखाओ सितारों की आपकी शक्ति के लिए निरपेक्ष है
पुलरा मुझे एक शगुन प्रदान करें मुझे भविष्य दिखाओ सितारों की आपकी शक्ति के लिए निरपेक्ष है
पुलरा मुझे एक शगुन प्रदान करें मुझे भविष्य दिखाओ सितारों की आपकी शक्ति के लिए निरपेक्ष है
पुलरा मुझे एक शगुन प्रदान करें मुझे भविष्य दिखाओ सितारों की आपकी शक्ति के लिए निरपेक्ष है

He stops after 10 minutes of this chanting casts the bones upon the altar and shouts,

“MISTRESS IF WE OPEN THIS BOTTLE GIVE ME AN ONEN OF THE FUTURE!!”

doc's body begins to shake violently as he hold his arms up over his "bones". His eyes roll back into his skull and he speaks in a strange effeminate voice,

Doc:
"Pulling the stopper will set an evil free
At the cost of safeguarding two of thee
So make yea protections twice
Become yea not fried like rice.."

At the end of the short poem the doc collapses to the floor. It takes him a moment before he rights himself back to normal without remembering what he said but knowing the spell worked.
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In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 278):

"Who was that? Why would two of us need saving if we leave the bottle corked? And is anyone hungry for fried rice?" Vander asked.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:14, Sat 07 Aug 2021.

In reply to Vander of Clan Fivetail (msg # 279):

Doc gets up from the floor and examines his star bones. He ponders for a minute then looks at Vander having caught what he said and says,

“Yes I am a bit peckish but first with these omens of the future they are always fickle What my mistress has sent us is a glimpse of what may be in the future, by golly. And to my knowledge these things always come with a disclaimer on accuracy. It could mean that there will a blazing fire it could mean we'll fry like rice in the desert. I could repeat the spell but we would need to ask a different question not one about opening the bottle.”
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"Maybe the poem means that we have to cast multiple types of protections on us?" Aeron offers. He pauses for a moment before continuing. "Is it possible that if only one of us stays to open it and that person is protected from the same types of damage produced from the walls we removed to reach it, then we could survive? We know the first one was cold and the poem mentions being 'fried like rice' which should be fire damage but what would the yellow wall represent? Acid? Sound?..." He asks to himself as much as to his comrades. "Maybe Doc could repeat the spell, as he suggested, to gather some additional information about the wards we need to survive? Or possibly find out what has been trapped within the bottle?" He said hopefully.

"I believe that we need to either take the bottle or open it rather than leave it alone to be found later by possibly less experienced travelers. Since moving it is clearly not practical that leaves us with opening it." He looks around the group for a moment, gathering his thoughts. "If, any only if, we agree as a group to open it then I volunteer to stay behind if there is not another, better suited, choice. Once we have good guess regarding the poem's meaning, we can apply wards to whomever is chosen to open the bottle."

"Of course, if we survive then we have to deal with whatever 'evil' is set free. If only we could determine what that evil is..." Aeronon says, losing hope with each thought. However, he knows the risks and still believes them worth taking in order to avoid leaving such a seemingly dangerous artifact laying around to be discovered.

"You now have my thoughts, for what they are worth." He smiles wanly. "Needless to say, I will follow the will of the group."


[OOC: 15:24, Today: Sir Aeronon Blackgem rolled 25 using 1d20+11.  Arcana to unravel the poem's meaning.]

In reply to Sir Aeronon Blackgem (msg # 281):

You think on the meaning of the poem and other than what you can think of no other thoughts come to mind.

"I am happy to cast that spell again. What question would you like me to ask Sir Aeronon Blackgem?"

Says the dwarfy cleric.

"Let me check something first.."

He again casts a spell you have all heard before,

"By Pulura show that of Good. मालकिन पुलुरा मुझे ज्ञान प्रदान करें अगर यहाँ अच्छा है"

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cast detect alignment good
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In reply to Dr Rajeed (msg # 283):

When doc finishes his spell, again glittering stardust seems to sprinkle down on the bottle this time rather than nothing happening it lights up like a beacon almost blinding all of you in the room with the good magic infused in it. You all for a short time can see the ceiling and the tops of the statues. Soon the light fades, but the result definitely explains why the aura of evil could not be seen originally, as it was masked by the good magic woven into the imprisoning bottle.

"Well that explains a lot. Now by golly, what was the question you would like me to petition the wonderous goddess of the stars for Sir Aeronon Blackgem? This will be the last time I can cast this spell today. I remind you it can't be regarding the actual opening of the bottle, as I have asked that and we are likely to get the same answer if that is included in the question."

Says the dwarf as he takes out his bones again ready to seek knowledge of the future.

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Read Omens
You peek into the future. Choose a particular goal or activity you plan to engage in within 1 week, or an event you expect might happen within 1 week. You learn a cryptic clue or piece of advice that could help with the chosen event, often in the form of a rhyme or omen.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:04, Tue 10 Aug 2021.

While the others were busy with the bottle, Lupine focused on the copper scroll.  He thought, and hoped, that the discussion of what to do with the bottle had been obvious; avoid it for now, and for want of restoring the wards flood the place with sand when they had eked out its usefulness of every last corner.

OOC:
16:17, Today: Lupine Vedetian rolled 26 using 1d20+17.  Craft: carefully unfurl copper scroll.

16:17, Today: Lupine Vedetian rolled 25 using 1d20+17.  Craft: remove corrosion from copper scroll.

In reply to Lupine Vedetian (msg # 286):

Through out the night/day using both the lab and the crafting room he is able to unfurl the scroll and reveal its contents. Studying it he finds it to be a formula to enchant armour against fire. He notes that to complete the formula with your current stocks of components is impossible. This formula requires a high quality and valuable cut ruby.

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Formula of energy resistance to fire (5)
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While waiting for the good doctor to finish his research, Vander proceeds to put up tents and other such mundane needs for the group and the animals they ride.

In reply to Vander of Clan Fivetail (msg # 288):

The horses and camels are grateful for the shade from the blistering heat you water them and feed them as you are doing so you quickly realize that though doc and lupine can make food and water for the group it will fall a little short on covering all the animals as well. You would guess 20days would bring the groups traveling rations to 5days remaining that’s is if the casters spent all their daily spells on making food and water. If there were no animals this wouldn’t be such a problem.
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"Sir Blackgem? You had a question? I believe something regarding the evil directly rather than the bottle would work."

Says the cleric urging the knight to think of a worthy question to ask his goddess.

"Ah, Dr. Rajeed. I have been considering that very thing at length." His purses his lips anxiously in thought. "I do not, of course, presume to produce a worth question for your matron but I will offer my best, such as it is."

He pauses, considering his response carefully before continuing. "For expediency's sake, if we can only ask one more question, I would ask her how to defeat the evil inside the bottle. We already know that moving the bottle isn't practical and, other than burying it, neither is protecting it from detection. Therefore, if we can't defeat the contained evil in the first place then we have no reason to linger."

Upon finishing, he quickly adds, "However, I would happily defer to better suggestions." His discourse complete, he produces an apologetic half-smile at the disclaimer, and waits.

In reply to Sir Aeronon Blackgem (msg # 291):

"By golly I will gibe it a try."

Once again doc chants for ten minutes circling the altar.

“पुलरा मुझे एक शगुन प्रदान करें मुझे भविष्य दिखाओ सितारों की आपकी शक्ति के लिए निरपेक्ष है
पुलरा मुझे एक शगुन प्रदान करें मुझे भविष्य दिखाओ सितारों की आपकी शक्ति के लिए निरपेक्ष है
पुलरा मुझे एक शगुन प्रदान करें मुझे भविष्य दिखाओ सितारों की आपकी शक्ति के लिए निरपेक्ष है
पुलरा मुझे एक शगुन प्रदान करें मुझे भविष्य दिखाओ सितारों की आपकी शक्ति के लिए निरपेक्ष है"

He stops and casts his bones upon the altar saying,

“MISTRESS WHEN THE EVIL IS RELEASED HOW DO WE DEFEAT IT!!”

In reply to Dr Rajeed (msg # 292):

Once again the dwarven clerics body shakes, his eyes rolling back into his head. That same feminine voice conveys an omen disconcerting as it is from one who’s voice usually is a baritone base,

Doc:
“With thy words or cold and ice
The evil will surely take to flight
But lock it down trapped like mice
With a volcano’s fury it will fight“

Once again with the short poem complete the dwarf drops to the floor his words giving hope and an ominous warning.
This message had punctuation tweaked by the GM at 23:28, Mon 16 Aug 2021.