08.03.2020 - Kithri

• Continue the puzzle
• 6
• Nortle presses the button
• The gems light up with a low humming sound
• Press it again -> nothing happens
• One of the gems darkens, humming increases
• press -> all light up
• The sides of the pedestal is thickly covered in the two symbols
• The gems are stuck to the wall. Do not seem to be meant to be removed
• Play the same pitch on the violin -> speeds up
• We decide to speed it up and wait until they are all off
• The letters on the wall rearrange themselves:
• "Risen to His open heaven"  to is golden
• His flickers, changes into Her
• Hearing footsteps from outside the tunnel, but not coming closer
• 3
• Smoked glass sphere, 40 ft ceiling, 8 ft. string
• Prestidigitation to create a candle and light it. Nortle throws it above the sphere and we watch the shadow
• Rough-hewn walls
• Can see some lettering in the shadow:
• "Numb'ring five with" five different (can't see all of it)
• Nortle teleports to the top of the sphere
• The string snaps
• Nortle catches the string connected to the sphere and slowfalls to the ground
• The lettering says "Numb'ring five with glory prefaced" five in gold, under glory is the tree/moon symbol
• Footsteps walking away
• 2
• 12 figures, 13 spaces. Each statue ca. human sized. Lifelike, good craftmanship.
• Plain
• Goat
• Lion
• Dragon
• Bird
• Horse
• Crossbreed
• Manticore (blue token)
• Human
• Lion
• Dragon
• Griffin (green token)
• Lion
• Eagle (bird
• Sphinx (Black token)
• Lion
• Bird
• Human
• Pegasus
• Horse
• Bird
• Centaur
• Human
• Horse
• Faun
• Goat
• Human
• Chimera
• Dragon (wings, tail)
• Lion (body, feet)
• Three heads (goat, lion, dragon)
• Person approaches, the man that was cranking the waterwheel. Holding a broom
• K casts Phantasmal Force (twice) to convince his the goddess is there and is leading him out of the tunnel
• We set it up, and K tries to stand on the Human one
• Letters reveal themselves
• "Ev'ry door for His allegiance" for is golden
• His flickers and changes to Her
• Middle pillar
• thin long crystals(glass) different, but all the ones of the same color is the same
• "Ordered|first then last"
• Not enough to just speak the poem
• Not writing with chalk on the diagram either
• The crystals can be removed, the socket is the same color
• Nortle swaps a green and a red  (First letters together in first words + last letters in last words: "Green in red". We just ooc solved it by luck)
• Deep grinding sounds emanates from the central pillar as it descends into the ground
• The top of the pillar is waist height. New diagram on top of it
• Linked it spells out: "Open the door with knowledge"
• K says it out loud. it opens into a spiral staircase (OOC didn't think that was gonna work)
• We head down into the inner sanctum
• A flickering light below us. Stairs goes 10m below us
• Sounds of parchment, scribbling, someone drinking from a container
• Alter in central room. Plastered on the wall: a female figure with halo(?), looking down with welcoming open arms. The symbol on forehead
• open door into another room where the sounds are coming from
• Religious artefacts around the room. Most of them has been altered from the symbolism of Valkur into the other religion
• Freshly made food
• The guy in the other room notices K and says that everyone is welcome to pray to the Lady. He doesn't come out of the room.
• Find messages to the lady by the alter(prayers for good health, prosperity and promises to uphold her teachings (all with sacrifices of varying value))
• Sacrifices and symbolism is different from the alter in the main hall (so not Valkur)
• Plants growing on the alter
• Bowls of clear liquid with moon trinket in them
• K just walks into the room with the guy
• Leather map on the wall of the known world
• Papers etc.
• Ledger
• Shelves of books, older ledgers etc.
• (29 performance, I'm supposed to be here)
• Goes and grabs the newest ledger (that he's not writing in)
• Finds a list of followers, sacrifices, offerings, list of correspondence (who and to whom)
• Several nobles are listed
• A lot of the offerings are from people that used to live elsewhere, but now lives in Tidehaven
• He has been writing a few pages in the newest one
• K convinces the guy to let her deliver the letters. "You know where to go"
• K dimension doors, while N "ninjas" his way to the tavern
• The letters have names on them, but we don't recognize any of them
• High Priest of Valkur, Oden Nedrov
• Cracks the seal a bit
• A response to another letter
• "I assure you high priest, that your worries are displaced. We wlcome any discussion and prayer(?). Please let us set up a meeting and I will tell you everything. We are not at odds, let us help each other." -ish
• High Treasurer Fitz Raynard
• Some references to some guildmasters, merchants, crafts people etc.
• High Court Wizard Rust Sunfall
• Guild Master Kil Stimask
• Our Glorious Eminence, The Lady
• Seal breaks a bit
• "To our mother and protector, our glorious emminence the Lady. Thant you for your calming and soothing words. We are ever in your debt, ____. you cannot come soon enough. ___. Our deliverance will come to pass. ___. I have some wonderful news. The spawn exists, and we suspect where. Please let us set a meeting, ___. "
• Noble Lady WhiteClover
• We open all the other letters (one of the seals is unharmed)
• Seem to be correspondence about support or beseech support, logistics, resources, sacrifiice/thanks for sacrifice, protection from the lady etc.
• Promises of cooperation and management of a problem of the greater Tidehaven, because the Lady loves all from high to low. (from highborn to lowest refugee.
• We wait until the meeting with the handler
• Give letters and ledger
• Inform him that K interacted with the guy, and that he should deliver the letters if he wants to avoid suspicion
• He doesn't know what the spawn is
• Excellent job, gives us reward 1000gp
• Just to make sure this stays between us: big ruby
• They will call on us if they need more assistance

If we find more info, say to the ruby "Speak and you will be spoken to", and someone will contact us/we can communicate through the ruby.

1. "Ev'ry door for His allegiance" for is golden
2. His flickers and changes to Her
3. "Numb'ring five with glory prefaced" five in gold, under glory is the tree/moon symbol
4. "Gath'ring knowledge won the magi" won is golden lettering
5. "Ev'ry soul is free of torpor" Free is golden
6. "Risen to His open heaven"  to is golden
7. His changes to Her

Gath'ring knowledge won the magi

Risen to Her open heaven

Ev'ry soul is free of torpor

Ev'ry door for Her allegiance

Numb'ring five with glory prefaced