[IC] Graveyard Shift: Session 2

The buzzing sound subsides as Barvek and Tronus sit on the stone slab and try to put themselves in Vizeron Dribbage's boots.

Tronus doses off while thinking.

As he settles into the stone, Barvek does note that the headstone is indeed fairly comfortable. Perhaps with a cushion of some kind, he could see staying here on a nice day for long hours reading. Even the temperature is nice, with the tree cover keeping things several notches cooler than the hot weather beyond. The view from the spot is dominated by the above-ground tomb, perhaps 100 feet away. Beyond that seems to be only forest. As Tronus seems to briefly doze off, Barvek notices that the ground in the area is softer and more claylike than that in the entry to the cemetery.

As Nera pads her way toward the crypt, a cascade of fireflies lights each step. From the outside, the structure seems to be made of stone, while the door—maybe bronze—has a sturdy-looking lock. Nera has trouble puzzling out the name over the door, but she recognizes the letters, at least: CORVIS. The size of the tomb would hold at least six coffins if they were packed in like the bunk beds at some of the flophouses Nera is used to. But with a place this ornate, it may be that just a single rich twit is buried inside.

The Catfolk turns to rejoin the others, but as she does, she notices something strange: Her footfalls sound different near the crypt. Deeper, more resonant somehow. As she takes a few steps back toward the others, she notices that some of her footfalls have a similar resonance, while others don't.

This close to the ground, Nekurr isn't able to hear much over the sound of chirping insects. However, he does spot something interesting: A dog print, fairly fresh in the soft earth.

After Hildar and the others bounce it around a bit, the name Corvis does ring a bell. Hildar recalls that the Corvis family has its roots in Greyhaven. Only one branch of the family is present in Nornholt, and they've only been here for a generation or so. While some crypts do have vast underground chambers, there can't be that many Nornholt Corvises who have died yet, so this tomb likely was not designed with any subterranean components.

Upon closer inspection, Nekurr does indeed notice goat-like footprints in the mud similar to the ones in the study. They don't seem to go along with the dog tracks, though -- instead, they seem to head back toward the center of the cemetery.

Meanwhile, Hildar and Tronus merely note that the door seems sturdy and has a sturdy-looking lock.