Yuna makes her way through the rest of the house, checking they didn't overlook anything. She finds a few guest bedrooms, bathrooms, and of course the basement.
The basement is a chilly, dark space and rather empty. Kitchen supplies and chopped firewood can be found near the access stairs, while numerous food sacks contain vegetables and grains. It seems rats have found a way to access the basement and now forage among the food sacks. Some very old props from the early days of Schwartz’s pre-Memphis career are piled at the back of the basement, including trick canes, an escape trunk, a small valise, hatbox, and so on. These are rather cheap and do not feature his later trademark Egyptian styling. Their paint is flaking and the wood is rotten in places.
While she is down in the dark, Yuna becomes aware of a gentle breeze blowing in one direction, then the other. In and out. The wind picks up and there is a wheezing quality too it, as if she's in a giant set of lungs. It gets stronger and stronger.
OOC:
DEX save from Yuna please.
Barrington reads through many of Memphis' rare and expensive volumes. There he finds new tricks and illusions that have been long forgotten or for sets that haven't appealed to modern audiences' tastes but are still impressive if mastered.
OOC:
Add 1d10 skill points to Stage Magician.
Charles pours all his attention into the book. He eats the food John returns with barely tasting it. The book is fascinating. In it are many spells and rituals of mind-bending complexity but would take months to understand everything. It's like looking at a book of theoretical physics from some alternate universe. But one spell called "Call Forth Ye Form Beyonds" seems simple enough. The book outlines a ritual that will make manifest any psychic or incorporeal forces nearby.
OOC:
Casting the spell costs 5 magic points and 30 minutes of chanting as well as 1d4 Sanity. Any number of people may participate, spending 1 MP to reduce the casting time by 1 minute per point.
