RE: Black Zenith [Adventure RPG / Chapter Four: Fires of Heaven]
04-08-2015, 02:22 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-08-2015, 02:23 PM by chimericWilder.)
(04-08-2015, 12:16 AM)Frolic Wrote: »Myra took a brief moment to watch Nehron go, the corners of her mouth turning up in spite of how everything ached. Aside from the messed up mind control, the werewolf was pretty nice! It was a shame he couldn't come with them and discuss wind magics with her. Ahh well, at least he was safe from the king's power now that he was gone. Speaking of gone, she should get gone further into the cavern!
The ravenfolk winced from the pain of her leaps down the flight of stairs. She leered at the lovely crown that artistic fellow had just ransacked, and was extremely tempted to stick around and collect some shinies of her own...but they really had no time to lose. Maybe there are more shinies deeper in!
Myra finally caught up with the others, and promptly cast a healing spell on the group in attempts to mend what will surely become scars otherwise. She looked to the shrine that was in their immediate vicinity, scrutinizing it for any noteworthy and/or magical details.
It takes you only a glance to tell that the massive iron sword is indeed magical. A closer look reveals that the spellweave used is in an unusual style you do not recognize. That, paired with the dents and scratches criss-crossing the dark metal lets you conclude that this is a pretty damn old sword. Also probably the fact that you found it in a dark, forgotten cave. Yeah.
The stone coffin also appears to hold remnants of magic, but the weaves are terribly frayed and probably dont fulfill whatever purpose they were originally designed for. Along one edge of the lid are carved jagged letters into the stone, reading "Corman". Below that you find a series of diminutive glyphs carved with much greater craftmanship. You have no idea what they might say, if anything.
Taking a closer look at the sword, you think you can piece together what the spell on the blade does, although it goes about it in what seems an unnecessarily complex and roundabout way. If you read the spellweave right, it would absorb some kind of energy from anything struck by the blade, store it in the glowing ruby inset in the hilt of the blade and then release it at the command of the wielder. The confusing spellweave leaves you wondering if there is more to the design than just that, or if the enchanters of old simply didnt know better.
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