Curing Eldergrove

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Feb 25, 2024 8:43 pm
Each time a sequence of those 8 words are tried only the first 4 reast no matter which words or their order.
Feb 27, 2024 5:05 am
After speding more time you eventually get the door to Unlock then open and also learn the code to lock it.
Unlock says:
uplift / volcano / Weather / Erosion
Lock says:
Landslide / earthquake / Metamorphosis / crystallization
[ +- ] map
With the door now open you proceed to the next room. This room is contains a altar of a goddess of dwarves to the north side of the room. The alter is of a single piece of stone inlaid with metal and other semiprecious stone and jems. Thin groves along the top and down the sides channel a trickle of oil that seems to seep out of the top of the alter.
https://i.imgur.com/BeBmzdkm.jpeg
Across from the altar is a closed door and behond the small room with the alter you see stairs leading up wth another door across from the stairs. The elemental waits at the foot of the stairs leading up.
Feb 27, 2024 12:08 pm
"This altar is beautifully constructed.", Barley says examining the craftsmanship.

He is careful not to touch it, disturbing altars is a good way to anger the God or Goddess for which it was created.
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Feb 28, 2024 12:25 am
The alter is of extreemly high quality. You easily senct the pressence of divinity from the alter. The god it is built to serve still exists ans noted by the blessing that persists on the altar.
Feb 28, 2024 2:45 am
Rhidon looks over the alter, and any items upon it, carefully without touching. He really wants to pay attention to the details, figure out if its really nice or something truly next level by the standards of what he's seen in his trade work.

Rolls

Determine quality of alter and tool build, materials - (2d6)

(13) = 4

Feb 28, 2024 3:56 am
Rhidon recognizes the alter as belonging to Berronar Truesilver, goddess of hearth and home. He finds it a bit odd to be in this city so plainly filled with elvish citizens and ideals. The marked showed that all types of craftsmen were drawn to the city as well. He can only assume that their influence must have prompted the crafting of this tiny temple to the divine matron of dwarven home and security. The quality is plain and he is confident it was truly crafted by dwarven artisan priests, as is custom for such a thing.
Feb 28, 2024 6:23 am
Vaun is pleasantly surprised by the beauty and refined quality of the room. He is mesmerised by the altar and hung his head down and clapsed his hands in praying position.
Feb 28, 2024 12:40 pm
As vaun does this he feels a soothing pressence from the altar.
Feb 28, 2024 12:52 pm
Barely places a coin on the altar as an offering then steps back giving Vaun room to pray. He looks at the oil flowing down it's sides.

"I wonder what that represents?", says Barley out loud to himself. He pauses a moment admiring the oil and then joins the Elemental and phantom waiting on the otherside of the room.

"When my friends are ready, let us continue to the heart", he thinks to both.
Feb 28, 2024 1:05 pm
The coin set on the alter shimmers then fades from view
Feb 29, 2024 2:12 am
Rhidon passes along what he knows about the alter to the others, but agrees to keep moving along when Vaun's prayer is finished.

At the bottom of the stairs, before going up Rhidon listens carefully for a moment to make sure they don't hear anyone up there.

Rolls

Listening at base of stairs - (2d6)

(13) = 4

Feb 29, 2024 12:31 pm
Barley sees Rhidon pause anddoes the same. He reaches upward with his mind. He scans for sentience who may have ill intent ahead.

Rolls

Detect minds - (2d6)

(64) = 10

Feb 29, 2024 2:03 pm
No sounds can be heard from above and all that Barley can sense are the party and everpressent tree. Both the elemental and Phantom stand to the side at the foot of the stairs watching you. At barleys prompting the Elemental refuses to continue then slowly receeds to noting leaving you.
Feb 29, 2024 3:14 pm
Vaun followed his friends and reached the stairs while observing the behaviour of the elemental. "Looks like we have finally reached the Treeheart or at least close to it. Should we proceed?"
Mar 1, 2024 2:37 am
Rhidon stares forward and nods, before looking to Vaun and adding "I think you should go first. When we encountered the infected gnome, you were able to heal him... I think we should only pursue combat as a last resort at this point. We wouldn't want to scare the treeheart any more than it already is."
Mar 1, 2024 5:16 am
Vaun nodded at Rhidon. He remembered the quest trial that was given to him by the so called 'Thief'. He had come a long way from that. He has met several new friends and overcome many obstacles. Perhaps he is ready, perhaps he is not. He stepped forward and started climbing the staircase.
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Mar 1, 2024 8:23 pm
You slowly ascend the stairs and notice that the phantom follows behind about 30 feet or so. The stairs wind up for what be several floors. Ahead you spy an increase in light through an opening. As you reach the top of you stairs you look out to see a chamber in the heart of the massive tree. The walls appear translucent as you look out over the city and woods. In the middle of the chamber is a phantom image of a tree with a much smaller crystalin tree in the middle of it.
A great presence presses down on Barley's senses and you all feel an overabundance of life filling the air about you.
https://i.imgur.com/28RNtH4l.jpeg
Mar 2, 2024 4:39 pm
Vaun is awestruck as he sees the crystalline tree. So this is the Treeheart. He bowed down, his head touching the floor, and he mentally called out to the Treeheart to give him permission in its abode. He didn't want to show any aggression or imposing behaviour. He needed to approach this as delicately as possible.
Mar 2, 2024 5:12 pm
Barley struck by the granduer of the tree as he stands underneath it stunned to silence. He watches Vaun bow down and matches the gesture.

Barley opens his mind to the tree if The heart needs to use him as a psychic link to the others, but does not push or call out to the tree. He supports Vaun as he takes the lead.
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Mar 3, 2024 1:57 am
Rhidon mimics the bowing gesture performed by the others, and hangs back a bit taking a glance around the room to see if he can spot any entrances other than the stairwell from his current position.

Rolls

Glance around room to identify any other entrances - (2d6)

(62) = 8

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