1.7 - Cisc's Shack

Oct 2, 2015 3:10 pm
Khoren watches at Utazó and Yui enter the hovels. Utazó still hears the *tick* *tick* *tick* *tick*

As Yui enters the door and into the hovel, the interior begins to lighten and a small room starts to reveal itself. The walls line with shelves and a few books. It is quiet, almost a deafening. As Yui steps in further, the walls brighten and the details start to fade.

Darazen scans around Utazó as Khoren steps back, prepping for whatever happens next. Darazen finds the door to be ordinary, made of local wood and the lock seems oxidized. Utazó take a step in and the interior begins to lighten and a small room starts to reveal itself. The walls line with shelves and a few books. A small clock over the stone fireplace it ticking. The fireplace has seen no use in years. A table stands near a cook stove and wash basin. A desk next to the wall has notes, tools, materials and Numenera stuff scatter about it. On the far all is a small ladder leading up.

The hill containing the hovel Yui entered starts to change color, hue, brightness and branches or bushes and trees seem to blend together. After a few moments, the whole thing looks like an abstract painting that someone is brushing over with paint thinner. A moment later and a light erupts from the center. When it fades, Yui can be seen standing where a hill once was.
Oct 2, 2015 10:33 pm
Darazen watches as the other hill disappears. ** interesting**. Satisfied he chose the right hill, he follows Utazo into the real hill. He quickly looks around, and spies the Stuff on the desk. He goes up to the desk to examine the items.
Oct 3, 2015 1:02 am
Utazó heads over to the ladder on the far wall. Sheathing her dagger she'll climb just far enough up to try and see where it leads.
Oct 3, 2015 1:06 am
Moving to beside Darazen, Khoren says "Sense something? Or just intrigued by the display?"
Oct 3, 2015 5:39 am
"I'm just looking. Having spent years in a university I've found desks always contain something interesting, Koren."
Last edited October 3, 2015 5:41 am

Rolls

Perception with effort. - (1d20)

(20) = 20

Oct 3, 2015 8:11 pm
Khoren approaches Darazen who is looking the workbench over intently. Darazen is cataloging everything he finds. There are various parts and pieces, many with notes about this part or that and what Cisc thought he could do with it. A small journel of his work is here (would count as an asset for some tasks). Reading through it, though, it looks like it is not complete, random thoughts prevail, especially near the end. In a small jar, you find 54 shins. Also on the bench are two cyphers (Numenera check roll for each).

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Utazó heads to the ladder and makes her way up. She sticks her head in, expecting to wait for her eyes to adjust to the darkness. Instead, the room slowy illuminates (as opposed to snapping on and blinding the person). This room is a bed chamber. The floor is wooden, as are the walls. The ceiling looks to be made of a type of adobe mud. A bed sits next to the wall and a desk and chair siting next to another wall. A small glass window looks out over the river and another in the direction of the other hill. Yui is standing there, looking confused at what happened to the room he had just walked into. A small blinking green light is next to the window.

On the desk, Utazó finds 18 shins, a set of glasses (which have some Numenera qualities) folded and set on top of a book. The book contains sketches of Cisc's family and a small journel. In it he tells of the hunts he has been on and finding a strange waterfall which washes him here. Early in the journel, he is certain he can find his way back. Later, he is working on Numenera to find his way back. He has had some success, but not enough. Finally, his last entries are lamenting on how he wants his family to know he had not abandoned them. His son, Mason, by now has surely gotten married. His middle daughter, June was expected to be completing her schooling and ready for university. And Vay was... well she was just an infant.

Folded in the back of the journel was a larger, thin parchment material and when unfolded, a map is revealed.

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Oct 3, 2015 9:45 pm
Figuring that the book will help him identify the Numenera, Darazen studies the cyphers.

Rolls

Study Numenera, specialized, book, effort - (1d20)

(6) = 6

Study 2nd Numenera, specialized, book, effort - (1d20)

(2) = 2

Oct 3, 2015 9:56 pm
After quickly looking through the book Utazó pockets the 18 shins and picks up the glasses to inspect them.

Rolls

Numenera - (1d20)

(4) = 4

Oct 3, 2015 10:18 pm
Seeing that the others have the search in hand, Khoren returns to the other hill and Yui. He looks around for signs of what caused the illusion. "That was quite a show. Do you feel alright?"

Rolls

Identify Numenera, specialized - (1d20)

(1) = 1

Oct 5, 2015 1:57 am
Yui blinks stupidly at Khoren for a moment before shaking herself vigorously. "Uh, [insert drunk joke here]. I've seen worse, thanks for the checkup." Looking around, Yui sees that her hill is gone, but the other is still there, with Utazo visible through a window.

"Looks like everyone is busy in there, you wanna have a look around the hill? Might be a shed or something."

Waving Khoren along, Yui will circle the hill.

Rolls

examine hill exterior - (1d20)

(6) = 6

Oct 5, 2015 4:23 pm
Darazen studies the pieces, parts and cyphers on the desk. The notes are cryptic, though there are some patterns. He pulls out his own books, looks at Khoren and says, "This may take a while." Khoren acknowledges and walks outside to check on Yui. As he leaves, Darazen picks up a device and starts to examine it. It looks like a wrist mount type of device or weapon.

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"Interesting", Darazen says to no one in particular. He picks up the second device and gets lost in the moment.


Utazó, pocketing the shins, picks up the glasses and inspects them. They look harmless and only seem to have a hint of Numenera type qualities. She holds the frame up and looks through the lenses from a distance thinking maybe it will show some hidden writing or something in the room. Nothing, but the vision does change a bit. Before she knows it, she is wearing the glasses. She sits one the bed.

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Khoren steps outside and walks over to Yui. He looks at the Yui, the ground where the hill once stood and back at Yui. He is stunned. As he starts to think about what he saw, trying to identify it, he starts to shiver. He wraps his cloak tighter, but it does no good. He's not sure if it from fear or cold. He looks around for Yui who is already looking around the hill. He tries to move but cannot; his muscles are too tight from the cold. He tries to call out but his teeth are chattering too much. A cold pin-prick touches his cheek and another. Looking up, it is starting to snow.

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Yui walks around the hill, using her toes and hands to examine the hill. It looks more natural than man-made and would be hard to tell there was someone living inside. A piece of Numenera does protrude slightly from the window. Yui follows the line of sight and it appears to be pointing where the hill used to be. Yui sees Khoren standing there still and looking up. "Hey, come on and help." She turns back to the hill without waiting for an acknowledgement. As Yui rounds the opposite side of the hill, she lifts a branch and finds a tiny cage.

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Oct 5, 2015 9:57 pm
Utazó continues to sit on the bed.
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Oct 5, 2015 10:00 pm
Pocketing the device Darazen examines the 2nd cypher.

Rolls

Numenera, specialized, book, effort (4 levels) - (1d20)

(9) = 9

Oct 5, 2015 10:10 pm
szemely says:
Utazó continues to sit on the bed.
The bed is quite comfortable, like one you might find in a fine inn. You want to curl up here for an hour.
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Oct 5, 2015 10:11 pm
Ooc: hmmmm, maybe Darazen should head upstairs?
Oct 5, 2015 10:19 pm
OOC: Oh, if only Darazen knew what Utazó was smiling about....

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Rolls

Three Intelligence Checks - (1d20, 1d20, 1d20)

1d20 : (11) = 11

1d20 : (2) = 2

1d20 : (10) = 10

Oct 5, 2015 10:24 pm
szemely says:
OOC: Oh, if only Darazen knew what Utazó was smiling about....

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As much as I would like to give it to you... uh, nope... U missed. You will be high kicking for an hour.
Oct 5, 2015 10:26 pm
Merlin says:
Ooc: hmmmm, maybe Darazen should head upstairs?
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Oct 6, 2015 1:04 am
Looking at the numenera sticking from the window, Yui concludes the numenera was the source of the illusory hill. Is Khoren okay? He's still standing there, shivering.
Before heading over to check on Khoren, Yui picks up the cage and glances inside it. What's in there?

Rolls

(if needed) examine contents of cage - (1d20)

(3) = 3

Oct 6, 2015 1:19 am
Khoren will attempt to look mysterious while inexplicably freezing to death.
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