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[CyberGenesis]

Either I'm missing something or this guy had more time on his hands than he knew what to do with, he thought to himself in his room.

Encodings of most kinds were usually something easy to solve if you knew the key, the key was always something personal to the writer. Knowing nothing about who wrote this diary makes the process unbearably boring and tedious. If only Sholan had some experience in the practice of hiding things, he might be faring better. His only secrets were of who and what he was, nothing that required to be written down for safekeeping. Though, the fact this diary was encoded meant that there was something of use within the text - what that was would be anyone's guess.

Sholan had more than enough patience to find out though. It's not like there was much else to do currently anyway.

Continue study of the diary

[GreatWyrmGold]

*reads title of update* Oh dear

Um...Well, then.

Show off successful meal and ask for opinions. Let's start there.

[scapheap]

A creaking sound was the only warning before the ground opened up and devoured the swordman "Great a trap."he said.

Find a way back to the tower, with as much as the Skeletal Remains as I can.

[Ardas]

Helfd, as stubborn as he was ugly, decided to tag along with Roland and me. I didn't protest too much, as long as I had another body between me and the enemy.
After some time as we went through the thick forests surrounding the tower we entered a bizzare clearing in the middle of the forest. It was perfectly round, almost unnaturaly so. It what hen whne I felt something. It almost overwhelmed me in the split second when my mind touched it.

"Guys, stop. Its so.... ah. There is something wierd going here. I feel it...."

Investigate the clearing. Try to locate the source of the feel.

[Fniff]

Spoiler: Detani's Diary (click to show/hide)

Well, this tower looks much better now. It actually looks like a proper tower for one thing, and not a crumbling relic of some old civilization that people had forgotten the name of so long ago. Now, we can actually start doing things properly. I need a study, for one: bumping into people while I'm trying to think is going to be annoying and I need space to think. My room's a bedroom and too tight for thinking in. I'll find a room and start adding things from the other rooms. If not, I suppose I could scrounge up some money and see if I can get a desk and a bed.

Find an unused room in the tower, grab at least a desk and a chair, and set those up in it. If that can't be found, find some money/something useless but expensive and buy the furniture.

[Ghazkull]

Yes great. Then don't dwell on it, i say we make a great circle around this circle, because this looks very much like some kind of trap. Mr.Disturbance in the Earth, will likely only cause the awakening of some elder terror or whatever if he wanders around this circle any longer.

[Shootandrun]

Roland had been a mercenary for years. He had traveled through the sands of the east and the snows of the north, and had spent that time protecting merchants - and he knew that this place smelled of trap as much as any trap he had ever seen.

"Yeah, you do that. I say we camp here tonight - see if anything happens, or if anybody comes by..."

With those words, he went to the nearest tree and started climbing.

Camp near the clearing for the night. Sleep in the trees. Keep an eye out for trouble, of course.

[Ghazkull]

Ech. Fine. But if we wake some elder horror that wants to eat our faces, don't scream "Why?" and "Who would have thought a Perfect Round Circle would be the Sleeping place of a Massive Angry Earth Elemental!". I take First Watch.

Camp with Roland. Take the first watch during the night

[OREOSOME]

Jerik rolled his eyes, then attempted to jump down, carefully though.
"I thought you might want some help. Though Necromancers we may be, I doubt any of us would wish to become a Lich this soon. In fact, I doubt we'd have the knowledge to do such a thing."
Jerik: Follow Samuel, wield the blade.

[Terenos]

Chapter 1: Picking up the Pieces.

Part Five: New Avenues Open!.

Players:

Spoiler: Jerik 'Corvus' Alquiar(OREOSOME) (click to show/hide)

Magic Level: Apprentice

Known Spheres: Death
Known Elements: Bone

Skills/Bonuses:
Bonespeaker: +1 to Bone Magic rolls.
Possessions:
Old Black Steel Blade.

Spoiler: Roland Balkar(Shootandrun) (click to show/hide)

Magic Level: Apprentice
Known Spheres: Death
Known Elements: Blood

Skills/Bonuses:
Capable Fighter: (+1 to all rolls in combat if it gets physical)

Possessions:
Hefty Axe

Spoiler:  Helfd(Ghazkull) (click to show/hide)

Magic Level: Apprentice
Known Spheres: Death
Known Elements: Bone
Skills/Bonuses:
Jack of All Trades (You can slip into most mundane roles with no trouble.)
Possessions:
Mail Shirt.

Spoiler: Patrizio Bacchiani(Ardas) (click to show/hide)

Magic Level: Apprentice
Known Spheres: Death
Known Elements: Earth

Skills/Bonuses:
Bookworm (+1 Research rolls)
Possessions:
1 Loot Token

Spoiler: Detani (Fniff) (click to show/hide)

Magic Level: Apprentice
Known Spheres: Death
Known Elements: Void

Skills/Bonuses:
Violent Magic (Your magic always bends towards more violent means, Critical rolls are more dangerous.)
Possessions:
Nothing of note.

Spoiler: Sholan A'Valti(CyberGenesis) (click to show/hide)

Magic Level: Apprentice
Known Spheres: Death
Known Elements: Blood

Skills/Bonuses:
Bloodcaller (+1 to Blood Magic rolls.)
Possessions:
Encoded Diary.

Spoiler: Maxine Squall(GreatWyrmGold) (click to show/hide)

Magic Level: Apprentice
Known Spheres: Death
Known Element: Void

Skills/Bonuses:
Stormcaller (+1 to Wind magic rolls (Warning, using an element untrained is dangerous))
Possessions:
Strange Pendant.

Spoiler: Samuel Steelworks (Scapheap) (click to show/hide)

Magic Level: Apprentice
Known Spheres: Death
Known Element: Earth

Skills/Bonuses:
Tough as Nails (You receive less penalties from wounds)
Possessions:
Imperial marked Longsword.

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Known Locations:
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Suomi is a small town, that doesnt have a particular allegiance. It exports lumber and is nominally protected by its own militia. The people there are somewhat friendly to newcomers, and you're sure there's work to be had there.

The Tower, is ramshackle and old. It possesses few amenities currently.
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Note, all resources/items are placed in the Tower Stocks unless declared otherwise.

Spoiler: Tower Information (click to show/hide)

Rooms: Catacombs, Living Quarters, Storage Vaults.
Library(Stocked with Death Magic tomes)
Detani's 'Office'.

Spoiler: Tower Stocks (click to show/hide)

Greenish/Black Jewel
8 Skeletal Remains

Spoiler: Tower Forces (click to show/hide)

30 Skeletal Minions

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Events:
Helfd, Roland, Patrizio
[3][3][5] Patrizio Throws caution to the winds, bringing his magic to bear on the unnatural seeming clearing. He forces the earth to part by waving his hands, revealing..A dozen or perhaps more sealed strongboxes. Roland steps up, and cracks one open,spilling parchments and books across the pit.
A cursory glance reveals that these tomes concern themselves with the Sphere of Death. It would appear that another necromancer once used this tower, and buried his library for safekeeping.
It is many hours of labor, even with the skeletal minions you have created tasked to help, but before long you have restored your Dark Library to its proper standing.
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Samuel, Jerik
You barely have a chance to dust yourself off too much before Jerik knowingly triggers the trap and joins you in the pile of bones. Well, at least you're both armed, and can watch each others back down here.
[4][2] You begin your exploration, this place is dank and the air feels somewhat more damp. You explore slowly, making it a point to remember the path back to the room you were in, after all there was a huge pile of skeletal remains in there.
Unfortunately, you are not alone down here. You perhaps should have been clued in by the fresh tracks in the dust.
[Battle!]
Leaning against a wall, you find it is instead a door. Stumbling into a large open chamber, you splash in the ankle deep water briefly before righting yourself. Unfortunately it seems some thing else was in here. Charging out of the gloom is some kind of giant salamander.
[3,6] vs [6,2+1 4+1] The Salamander rears up and lashes out with its tail, but Samuel and Jerik are mostly ready for it. Samuel leaps left into a diving roll easily dodging the attack and returning a heavy cut to the Salamander. Jerik attempts much the same thing but was struck by the Salamander's tail and sent sprawling.

The Salamander tries to bite Jerik while hes down.. [8] [4,3], Jerik suffers a heavy wound but Samuel uses this opportunity to stab the Salamander deep, twisting his blade inside the beast. It screams in pain and thrashes about. [4,4] [4,5] But both Jerik and Samuel manage to evade it, keeping ahold of their blades.

In pain, and bleeding heavily the Salamander rushes off into the Catacombs, escaping..For now.
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Sholan
[4] Ah-HAH! It is a cipher within a cipher, now that you've discovered that, you will be able to make great progress in the coming days. The portions you've deciphered hint at the life of the previous occupant of this tower.
Diary 10% deciphered.
+1 to future attempts to decipher the Diary.
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Maxine, Detani
Everyone seems too busy to comment on your cooking.
Without much trouble, you lug some unused furniture into an empty room and christen it your office.
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Events in Near Proximity:
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None for now.

Please Note, the Tower now has a Library, wherein study can be performed, to raise your Magic Level and learn new Elements.

[OREOSOME]

Jerik winced at the pain.
"Agh... Such strength... Such power... I like it. Once... we get out of here, and kill it.... We get one of the others to... ah... Bring it back. Such a creature would be a great weapon. Dear Korid, there will be blood with that on our side."
Jerik: Advance Cautiously. Preserve the body as much as possible.

[Shootandrun]

To perform such a spell, a mage must have access to his blood and that of another, whom he acquired with his own blade. While it may be possible to accomplish the spell without either one of its ingredients, it is essential to have at least one to maintain the link to...

Roland closed the book, nearly in awe.

"This is a mine of knowledge! It will take years to grasp everything there is to learn in this library... The previous owner must have been a powerful necromancer!"

He was not talking to anybody in particular - mostly thinking aloud. He knew what he would do for the next hours.

Study in the library

[CyberGenesis]

Sholan, taking a break from the insanity of the Diary, stops to check out the new Library.

"I see you've been productive Roland. We shall likely make great use of this in the near future."

Leaving the man to his studies, Sholan will grab a bite to eat and return to his room to pour over the Diary.

"Compounded ciphers? You're a dirty bastard whoever you were. After the amount of work I've put into this I hope you died choking on your own ego!"

Continue trying to decipher the Diary

[GreatWyrmGold]

"Nice books. Say, where are those two who went to the catacombs?"

Study some magic. Say, Earth magic.

[scapheap]

"Keep still for a moe"

Bandaged Jerik's wound with my shirt and find a exit.