[Gameplay] 6. Sepulcher of the Servant

'But if it is the thing responsible.. do we have time? It didn't seem to hurt him. If it made him act ike that..well I doubt you will struggle to conta me. Unless any of you are secretly a zombie.' She gives a nervous chuckle. '..though if you all want to wait.. we can wait.'

Jaware flips through the spellbook. "A spell called Identify is in here. I've meant to get a copy of this. It could help me identify all the magical properties. I would need about ten hours."

Iseret listens to the conversation with interest. "I agree with Tabat. We should wait until we know what it is before we experiment with it."

'..okay. You're right. Lets be sensible.

"That sounds like a good plan, Jaware. If you can prepare that tonight, we can know more about the mask tomorrow. Now, is there anything further we want to do in the Necropolis, or should we head back to Wati?"

Iseret considers her bare, burned, and aching feet. "I could use a decent rest in a real bed," she says.

There are two things that could be looted that you haven't.

The Guardian which you snuck past has a magic flail. If you want it, you'll need to defeat it.

The room that you rested in had two dead woman, who due to Gentle Repose are immune to being raised. Their funerary clothing was worth quite a bit of you'd like to strip then down to their small clothes.

Once you decide that, I'll post the last RP scene

You return to the surface then make your way to the gates. Countless undead wait on the necropolis side of the gate, but their numbers dwindle, picked off slowly by pharasman clerics.

You know the secret way under the wall through the brickworks used by the snuggling gang. It's late afternoon when you return to the Grand Mausoleum.

Shardizhad the crystal dragon is delighted that you return the compass to her, and offers you a bargain. She'll buy the compass gem back from you for 1350, keeping the difference as her profit.

Later, at the Grand Mausoleum...

After some high level Divination, "The mask is the Mask of the Forgotten Pharoah. It's the repository of the a piece of the essence, or ka of a powerful individual. By the right of the Pharoah, the current one, it is yours. But first will you allow us to use it to reverse the terrible effect of was used for?"

Fortunately, the church of Pharasma can conduct a ritual to lay all of the undead raised by the ka pulse to rest. Once the ritual is completed, the church can begin the somber work of returning the dead to their graves. The Voices of the Spire turn their attention to maintaining peace among the living and assisting in the city’s recovery, and any psychopomps remaining within Wati are sent back to the Boneyard.

At this point, the city’s Panic Level automatically decreases by 1d4 points per day until it reaches 0.

Congratulations, you are level 7!

"Of course, High Priestess," Tabat says, facilitating the transfer of the mask into her care.

As the chaos of the city slowly turns to order, Tabat breathes a sigh of relief. "We did well here, my friends. The Destined Delvers may yet have become the Saviors of Wati."

The Mask of the Forgotten Pharaoh is in the PCs’ possession, and your right of ownership has the backing of Khemet III himself, as it’s the Ruby Prince who opened the necropolis to exploration in the first place. If you offer to give it to the church, Sebti, Nakht, and other prominent church officials argue for several hours over the fate of the mask, but ultimately decide to leave it in the hands of the Destined Delivers to avoid any possible political repercussions.

Khadi claps Tabat on the back Well that certainly was exciting. Definietly not what I thought I was signing up for a couple of weeks ago.