The next big quest with everypony in it is coming soon (TM)
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>>176914
Amber shrinks beneath the scolding of her father the would-be murderer. She looks aside with teary eyes before forcing herself to look back at him. Her lips are stretched back to the point her molars are showing, and her voice is tremulous.
"But…ponies would be talking about what happened to Vaeltaja. Maybe even more than they are now, whether they know the truth or not. They'll be hanging onto his words, thinking about what was done to him. I'm scared too, Papa, but doing this will only make things worse before the inspector comes, and we'll have to bear the guilt of knowing what you did."
She sniffs. The filly is leaned back low enough to make an indent in the snow. "There has to be another way. You could, you could…send him away from the village so nopony talks to him. And there must be something we don't know about, since ponies don't act this way just from words. Something else is doing that."
>>176930
Would Silver know what the Dread League is? I thought it was basically unknown to most.
Amber shrinks beneath the scolding of her father the would-be murderer. She looks aside with teary eyes before forcing herself to look back at him. Her lips are stretched back to the point her molars are showing, and her voice is tremulous.
"But…ponies would be talking about what happened to Vaeltaja. Maybe even more than they are now, whether they know the truth or not. They'll be hanging onto his words, thinking about what was done to him. I'm scared too, Papa, but doing this will only make things worse before the inspector comes, and we'll have to bear the guilt of knowing what you did."
She sniffs. The filly is leaned back low enough to make an indent in the snow. "There has to be another way. You could, you could…send him away from the village so nopony talks to him. And there must be something we don't know about, since ponies don't act this way just from words. Something else is doing that."
>>176930
Would Silver know what the Dread League is? I thought it was basically unknown to most.
>>176946
She smiles, tilts her head, and briefly wags her puffy tail. “You think so?”
>>176953
Pear Faucet:
“Yes, the set of hallways past the entry door have recessed burial chambers. It was probably the first place we catalogued.”
>>176957
Silver perhaps recalls a skeleton becoming animated and pulling itself out of the walls in the hallway not far past the entry door where they found and fought The Corporal.
>>176954
“Little pony… You just… We have to do something to stop him. To stop this. We can’t banish him. He’s too popular. We’d have to bring it up in council, and Ukkonen would defend him. He would defend himself. It wouldn’t work. It would put us in danger, if anything. We can’t reason with him. He thinks the apocalypse is coming and will not fear the Central Council. He is beyond reason. The most obvious thing to do would be to go get the inspector, probably at Kaukainen Piste, and tell him we have a compliance and probably a medical emergency that we cannot contain. But he’ll think it only got this bad by our deliberate indifference. You must understand. I was in the War. Our Council has already been written up for much, much less egregious violations of the ban on public displays of religion. We will be suspected. Not just Vaeltaja.
I think there is something else happening. A virus, or maybe a bacteria. Probably locked in the soil, and unleashed when that meteor melted and scattered the frost. Distemper, or something else. We’re seeing it more amongst Vaeltaja’s followers because he takes them out to The Blast.
But maybe it is just religious fervor. When the role of Shaman was abolished, it created a desire for a new priest. The Pathway Forward is not popular out here as the Old Gods, even the Central Council understands that. There is a reason why Pakkasen wanted to let Vaeltaja preach when he first started. There is a reason Ukkonen follows him even now. Vaeltaja preaches of a world where we see our loved ones again - of a world that isn’t so dark and so cold. Little Kultainen, you need to understand. This is all nonsense. The pathway forward to a better world and a better life - this one and only world, and our one and only life - will be long, hard, and require great sacrifice, but it is very much worth it. And if you want us to see each other after this week, Varltaja must be taken care of.”
She smiles, tilts her head, and briefly wags her puffy tail. “You think so?”
>>176953
Pear Faucet:
“Yes, the set of hallways past the entry door have recessed burial chambers. It was probably the first place we catalogued.”
>>176957
Silver perhaps recalls a skeleton becoming animated and pulling itself out of the walls in the hallway not far past the entry door where they found and fought The Corporal.
>>176954
“Little pony… You just… We have to do something to stop him. To stop this. We can’t banish him. He’s too popular. We’d have to bring it up in council, and Ukkonen would defend him. He would defend himself. It wouldn’t work. It would put us in danger, if anything. We can’t reason with him. He thinks the apocalypse is coming and will not fear the Central Council. He is beyond reason. The most obvious thing to do would be to go get the inspector, probably at Kaukainen Piste, and tell him we have a compliance and probably a medical emergency that we cannot contain. But he’ll think it only got this bad by our deliberate indifference. You must understand. I was in the War. Our Council has already been written up for much, much less egregious violations of the ban on public displays of religion. We will be suspected. Not just Vaeltaja.
I think there is something else happening. A virus, or maybe a bacteria. Probably locked in the soil, and unleashed when that meteor melted and scattered the frost. Distemper, or something else. We’re seeing it more amongst Vaeltaja’s followers because he takes them out to The Blast.
But maybe it is just religious fervor. When the role of Shaman was abolished, it created a desire for a new priest. The Pathway Forward is not popular out here as the Old Gods, even the Central Council understands that. There is a reason why Pakkasen wanted to let Vaeltaja preach when he first started. There is a reason Ukkonen follows him even now. Vaeltaja preaches of a world where we see our loved ones again - of a world that isn’t so dark and so cold. Little Kultainen, you need to understand. This is all nonsense. The pathway forward to a better world and a better life - this one and only world, and our one and only life - will be long, hard, and require great sacrifice, but it is very much worth it. And if you want us to see each other after this week, Varltaja must be taken care of.”
>>176958
Kira nods enthusiastically.
"Well yeah! If he wasn't into it you'd think he would have stated, 'ma'am, I'm married' or something like that towards your advances. But he didn't, so...I think you have a chance!"
Kira nods enthusiastically.
"Well yeah! If he wasn't into it you'd think he would have stated, 'ma'am, I'm married' or something like that towards your advances. But he didn't, so...I think you have a chance!"
>>176957
Catacombs are something that Posey would be interested in examining even if she had no quest, just for recreation.
>>176958
>“Yes, the set of hallways past the entry door have recessed burial chambers. It was probably the first place we catalogued.”
"That sounds like the ideal place to hide a casket. Let's go check there."
Catacombs are something that Posey would be interested in examining even if she had no quest, just for recreation.
>>176958
>“Yes, the set of hallways past the entry door have recessed burial chambers. It was probably the first place we catalogued.”
"That sounds like the ideal place to hide a casket. Let's go check there."
>>176958
Tears run down Amber's cheeks as she listens to the horrible dilemma. "If you can kill him, you can drive him away. Just get him away from here without hurting him. Please don't do anything so terrible!"
Tears run down Amber's cheeks as she listens to the horrible dilemma. "If you can kill him, you can drive him away. Just get him away from here without hurting him. Please don't do anything so terrible!"
>>176960
Stilling wagging her small, tuft of a tail,
"Hey yeah, that's right. He seemed a bit receptive. You think we'll see him more, right? Maybe he'll be even more receptive in the future. It's a shame we couldn't get either of those movers to stay... Maybe if we had some alcohol. That's what we really need is some alcohol.
>>176964
He breaks eye contact and looks away. He appears to be crying to.
"We don't - we don't have much of a choice, Kultainen..."
>>176959
>>176961
>>176965
Moving away from the central area and along the hallway, past the laboratories, the hallway extends for some feet before turning at a 90 degree angle. There, it continues, coming to a busted down wooden door on the right, and then eventually ending in a mirrored 90 degree turn to the left, which comes back to the central room.
Along the walls of the hallway are recessed burial chambers like in a traditional catacomb or crypt. These are two high, each one offset from the one above or below, and with rounded ends on the top, but flat on the bottom. Some of these are sealed with brick and mortar. Some of them are completely open, and completely vacant. Where this occurs, Posey can see that these are carved into the clay, and supported by stone. A few have clear evidence of being broken open, with bricks on the ground, or with bricks partially covering them. One at least contains a complete equine skeleton.
Periodically, along the floor, there are little markings, sometimes with a small flag with a flat base to stand upright, sometimes with yarn, and most often with chalk, of locations along the floor.
But what may be most interesting is one of the burial chambers on the lower level. Barely squeezed in between the rounded portions on the top, and filling essentially the entire space, is a large stone rectangle. There are signs of chipping and scratches along the edges of the recess, and a few on the stone itself.
Stilling wagging her small, tuft of a tail,
"Hey yeah, that's right. He seemed a bit receptive. You think we'll see him more, right? Maybe he'll be even more receptive in the future. It's a shame we couldn't get either of those movers to stay... Maybe if we had some alcohol. That's what we really need is some alcohol.
>>176964
He breaks eye contact and looks away. He appears to be crying to.
"We don't - we don't have much of a choice, Kultainen..."
>>176959
>>176961
>>176965
Moving away from the central area and along the hallway, past the laboratories, the hallway extends for some feet before turning at a 90 degree angle. There, it continues, coming to a busted down wooden door on the right, and then eventually ending in a mirrored 90 degree turn to the left, which comes back to the central room.
Along the walls of the hallway are recessed burial chambers like in a traditional catacomb or crypt. These are two high, each one offset from the one above or below, and with rounded ends on the top, but flat on the bottom. Some of these are sealed with brick and mortar. Some of them are completely open, and completely vacant. Where this occurs, Posey can see that these are carved into the clay, and supported by stone. A few have clear evidence of being broken open, with bricks on the ground, or with bricks partially covering them. One at least contains a complete equine skeleton.
Periodically, along the floor, there are little markings, sometimes with a small flag with a flat base to stand upright, sometimes with yarn, and most often with chalk, of locations along the floor.
But what may be most interesting is one of the burial chambers on the lower level. Barely squeezed in between the rounded portions on the top, and filling essentially the entire space, is a large stone rectangle. There are signs of chipping and scratches along the edges of the recess, and a few on the stone itself.
>>176966
>But what may be most interesting is one of the burial chambers on the lower level. Barely squeezed in between the rounded portions on the top, and filling essentially the entire space, is a large stone rectangle.
That sounds like what we're looking for. Posey examines this first.
>But what may be most interesting is one of the burial chambers on the lower level. Barely squeezed in between the rounded portions on the top, and filling essentially the entire space, is a large stone rectangle.
That sounds like what we're looking for. Posey examines this first.
>>176966
>Some of these are sealed with brick and mortar. Some of them are completely open, and completely vacant. Where this occurs, Posey can see that these are carved into the clay, and supported by stone. A few have clear evidence of being broken open, with bricks on the ground, or with bricks partially covering them.
Does the brick and mortar appear to be more than 1 foot?
>Some of these are sealed with brick and mortar. Some of them are completely open, and completely vacant. Where this occurs, Posey can see that these are carved into the clay, and supported by stone. A few have clear evidence of being broken open, with bricks on the ground, or with bricks partially covering them.
Does the brick and mortar appear to be more than 1 foot?
>>176968
It is not decorated in any way, and fits within half of an inch of the top of the recess, and is snug with the edges, clearly having hit and slightly damaged the edges of the recess as it was placed. Best guess to the substance it is made of is a cheaper or perhaps spoiliated white marble. The lid as well as parts of the container itself show obvious signs of serious cracking and damage, very unlikely to have been caused during transport, based on the positioning of the damage on the top. There are presumably slots for iron spikes to keep the top in place, though the marble near these is cracked.
>>176969
About 7 and three quarters inches in thickness, which is to say, standard brick width.
Go ahead. You won’t desperately wish you had those spells slots later, to accomplish what could have waited a day, or have been accomplished with a hammer.
It is not decorated in any way, and fits within half of an inch of the top of the recess, and is snug with the edges, clearly having hit and slightly damaged the edges of the recess as it was placed. Best guess to the substance it is made of is a cheaper or perhaps spoiliated white marble. The lid as well as parts of the container itself show obvious signs of serious cracking and damage, very unlikely to have been caused during transport, based on the positioning of the damage on the top. There are presumably slots for iron spikes to keep the top in place, though the marble near these is cracked.
>>176969
About 7 and three quarters inches in thickness, which is to say, standard brick width.
Go ahead. You won’t desperately wish you had those spells slots later, to accomplish what could have waited a day, or have been accomplished with a hammer.
>>176971
“That’s about the sane dimensions, more or less” she says. “Maybe very slightly larger, but I don’t have a measuring tape on me.”
>if you detect magic on the burial chamber you won’t be able to detect magic on anything later
Actually, that makes things more fun
“That’s about the sane dimensions, more or less” she says. “Maybe very slightly larger, but I don’t have a measuring tape on me.”
>if you detect magic on the burial chamber you won’t be able to detect magic on anything later
Actually, that makes things more fun
>>176972
>“That’s about the same dimensions, more or less” she says. “Maybe very slightly larger, but I don’t have a measuring tape on me.”
"Have you actually seen the original?"
>you won’t be able to detect magic on anything later
I can still cast it out of my lvl 1 slots, but I would rather avoid that because I need those, and Dread Necromancers don't get any lvl 0 slots for some reason.
>“That’s about the same dimensions, more or less” she says. “Maybe very slightly larger, but I don’t have a measuring tape on me.”
"Have you actually seen the original?"
>you won’t be able to detect magic on anything later
I can still cast it out of my lvl 1 slots, but I would rather avoid that because I need those, and Dread Necromancers don't get any lvl 0 slots for some reason.
>>176973
>I can still cast it out of my lvl 1 slots, but I would rather avoid that because I need those
Correct. You do.
“Uh, well… briefly… I can confirm there were no markings and I do think it was marble. But I can’t say I did much more than a quick examination.”
>I can still cast it out of my lvl 1 slots, but I would rather avoid that because I need those
Correct. You do.
“Uh, well… briefly… I can confirm there were no markings and I do think it was marble. But I can’t say I did much more than a quick examination.”
>>176974
"I could cast a spell to detect Undead, with the same range as my magic detection. It would at least tell us if there's any monsters nearby or in this casket."
"I could cast a spell to detect Undead, with the same range as my magic detection. It would at least tell us if there's any monsters nearby or in this casket."
>>176975
Pear:
“Any monsters, in that casket or otherwise, are sealed away. They are only dangerous if we disturb them.”
Pear:
“Any monsters, in that casket or otherwise, are sealed away. They are only dangerous if we disturb them.”
>>176979
>>176977
"It would not look good for my track record if I missed undead creatures here when I had already received payment. Anyways, this casket looks like it is correct one."
(OOC, there is one issue with using detect spells I've figured out: if you use Detect Magic, you won't find any other magic items left to be found here in the catacombs, and Detect Undead is the same way for undead if Rosey was, somehow, an evil dread necromancer looking for undead minions for her new lair.)
>>176977
"It would not look good for my track record if I missed undead creatures here when I had already received payment. Anyways, this casket looks like it is correct one."
(OOC, there is one issue with using detect spells I've figured out: if you use Detect Magic, you won't find any other magic items left to be found here in the catacombs, and Detect Undead is the same way for undead if Rosey was, somehow, an evil dread necromancer looking for undead minions for her new lair.)
>>176979
>She speaks without confidence
"You can't even be sure if Curwhinny was a lich or not. And if this-" she brandishes the locket "really was a phylactery, then that means that Curwhinny is a lich just waiting to be released. It's my responsibility to identify the problem before it acutely gets worse." She replies
"A landslide, an earthquake, a flood, an astrological event, a change in local politics, a war. There's no shortage of factors that could change the behavior of undead and rouse them from their slumber. Knowing is half the battle. Besides, I owe it to Mr. Horizons to report any potential liabilities on the property to him." Posey says
>She speaks without confidence
"You can't even be sure if Curwhinny was a lich or not. And if this-" she brandishes the locket "really was a phylactery, then that means that Curwhinny is a lich just waiting to be released. It's my responsibility to identify the problem before it acutely gets worse." She replies
"A landslide, an earthquake, a flood, an astrological event, a change in local politics, a war. There's no shortage of factors that could change the behavior of undead and rouse them from their slumber. Knowing is half the battle. Besides, I owe it to Mr. Horizons to report any potential liabilities on the property to him." Posey says
>>176966
"I definitely think we'll see more of him! It's not just that he's a source of food for me, I really do think he came to like us and see us as friends, seeing well beyond our forms and origins to see that we're genuinely great creatures! And now that he sees that, I'm certain your charms will be even more effective on him!" Kira flicks her tongue as she smiles. "Some alcohol would be nice to have for occasions. I like a good glass of wine every now and then. How about you? Any beer, wine, or spirits you're a fan of?"
"I definitely think we'll see more of him! It's not just that he's a source of food for me, I really do think he came to like us and see us as friends, seeing well beyond our forms and origins to see that we're genuinely great creatures! And now that he sees that, I'm certain your charms will be even more effective on him!" Kira flicks her tongue as she smiles. "Some alcohol would be nice to have for occasions. I like a good glass of wine every now and then. How about you? Any beer, wine, or spirits you're a fan of?"
>>176983
>"It sounds as if you mean to open casket. Are you?"
"Before I decide that, I'm going to check if anything in it will leap out at us."
Posey casts Detect Undead.
>weak to bombs and gun
The white unicorn snickers.
>"It sounds as if you mean to open casket. Are you?"
"Before I decide that, I'm going to check if anything in it will leap out at us."
Posey casts Detect Undead.
>weak to bombs and gun
The white unicorn snickers.
>>176985
Silver sees that little unicorn snicker.
"What? How do you think I ended up dealing with army of undead that was holed up in these catacombs? I took potion to hide me from them, lured them out into quarry using smelly bait and gunshots, drew them over to unexploded bomb lodged in quarry wall, and blew it up from distance using rifle. Most were obliterated instantly, those that survived were missing such significant portions of their bodies that they were unable to move, making them easy targets to snipe. Only two that survived intact were undead knight and mummy as both were outside blast radius, and passing Roc that was lured by that same sticky bait I used tore both of them to shreds fighting over it."
Silver sees that little unicorn snicker.
"What? How do you think I ended up dealing with army of undead that was holed up in these catacombs? I took potion to hide me from them, lured them out into quarry using smelly bait and gunshots, drew them over to unexploded bomb lodged in quarry wall, and blew it up from distance using rifle. Most were obliterated instantly, those that survived were missing such significant portions of their bodies that they were unable to move, making them easy targets to snipe. Only two that survived intact were undead knight and mummy as both were outside blast radius, and passing Roc that was lured by that same sticky bait I used tore both of them to shreds fighting over it."
>>176987
Silver seems a little unconvinced that a lich could survive being blown to literal pieces, or would even want to survive.
>>176988
Have we mentioned that Pear is a silly pony? Still, probably a smart decision to stand next to the strong and seemingly confident Silver.
"Yes, passing Roc. Those giant birds that hunt dragons? Came out of seemingly nowhere and started fighting mummy and undead knight for bait. It is why those two were in such terrible condition."
Silver seems a little unconvinced that a lich could survive being blown to literal pieces, or would even want to survive.
>>176988
Have we mentioned that Pear is a silly pony? Still, probably a smart decision to stand next to the strong and seemingly confident Silver.
"Yes, passing Roc. Those giant birds that hunt dragons? Came out of seemingly nowhere and started fighting mummy and undead knight for bait. It is why those two were in such terrible condition."
>>176988
>Nothing in the casket.
"No undead in this casket."
>The walls next to Posey, however….
Posey cautiously moves in that direction, concentrating on the spell to read the strength of the aura.
>Nothing in the casket.
"No undead in this casket."
>The walls next to Posey, however….
Posey cautiously moves in that direction, concentrating on the spell to read the strength of the aura.
>>176990
And by move, I mean just aim the cone in that direction.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=giF3A1d2ox0
And by move, I mean just aim the cone in that direction.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=giF3A1d2ox0
>>176984
“He’s a source of foo- oh, you mean the farm. I definitely want to see him again. Hopefully with alcohol. Yes, I like all alcohols. Well, most. Vodka is the best because it works the quickest, but I’ll take a cheap wine or beer. You have wine back in… where your from?
>>176989
No ur a silly pony
>>176992
Not… that I can recall
>>176990
It’s two, one on each side besides the casket. One is on the higher level (on the left) and one is on the lower level (on the right). Both are not especially strong, but probably muffled by the brick and stone.
“He’s a source of foo- oh, you mean the farm. I definitely want to see him again. Hopefully with alcohol. Yes, I like all alcohols. Well, most. Vodka is the best because it works the quickest, but I’ll take a cheap wine or beer. You have wine back in… where your from?
>>176989
No ur a silly pony
>>176992
Not… that I can recall
>>176990
It’s two, one on each side besides the casket. One is on the higher level (on the left) and one is on the lower level (on the right). Both are not especially strong, but probably muffled by the brick and stone.
>>176993
>Both are not especially strong, but probably muffled by the brick and stone.
If it's less than a foot of stone, Posey should be able to determine the aura strength.
A lich, by definition, has 11 or more HD, so it's aura strength would be overwhelming.
Posey squints as she aims her cone of detection up and down the catacombs.
"...I can't sense any auras that match that of a lich..."
>Both are not especially strong, but probably muffled by the brick and stone.
If it's less than a foot of stone, Posey should be able to determine the aura strength.
A lich, by definition, has 11 or more HD, so it's aura strength would be overwhelming.
Posey squints as she aims her cone of detection up and down the catacombs.
"...I can't sense any auras that match that of a lich..."
>>176993
"Well yeah, did you think I meant I was going to eat him? Anyways, yeah, we've got wine, it's probably the most common option for alcohol we've got. There's beer, too, but I definitely prefer wine. I've never heard of vodka before."
"Well yeah, did you think I meant I was going to eat him? Anyways, yeah, we've got wine, it's probably the most common option for alcohol we've got. There's beer, too, but I definitely prefer wine. I've never heard of vodka before."
>>176995
"Hmm...it could be they were wrong, and he was not in fact lich. It seems weird they would use their dying moments to write that warning for nothing, however. In that case he would likely be little more than skeleton. It is also possible he could be masking his aura, somehow, such as if he is in kind of stasis. Can you detect any kind of life signs?"
"Hmm...it could be they were wrong, and he was not in fact lich. It seems weird they would use their dying moments to write that warning for nothing, however. In that case he would likely be little more than skeleton. It is also possible he could be masking his aura, somehow, such as if he is in kind of stasis. Can you detect any kind of life signs?"
Posey takes out her notebook and begins writing something.
>>176997
>Can you detect any kind of life signs?
"I can detect magic, and I can detect undead. Anything else is outside my sphere of expertise."
>Can you detect any kind of life signs?
"I can detect magic, and I can detect undead. Anything else is outside my sphere of expertise."
oh, lol
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