November 23rd, 2024
Mare, Artis 22nd, 1194 (Continued)
We give Olaf the mirror and the spheres to hide. Taking the artifacts out of the portable hole doesn’t create an unveiling sensation and we discuss the implications of this finding. We take all of the artifacts out of the portable hole and still don’t feel it. When we leave the room with one of the artifact, the feeling returns. Placing the artifact down while outside of the room also removes the effect. As Olaf says, just because we don’t feel an effect, doesn’t mean that it’s not there.
When we return to the Winking Wyvern, Ty has a message waiting: a meeting with Chamberlain Raithe on the 24th.
Terra, Artis 23rd, 1194
Sigmund contacts Mikhail trying to get access to the Obsidian Library. He then spends time gathering info on the obelisks that fell from the sky. There isn’t much interest in them anymore, since they are now inert stone. There also has been no news of anyone approaching them.
Ishtar visits the druids to find out about plants for traveling to Derth, Oakfield, and Silverdale; finding a route to Silverdale.
We meet with Olaf and he casts legend lore twice more. The Scepter of Temporal Mastery can be destroyed by performing a ritual of undoing at the site that it was originally made, by striking it with a weapon forged with temporal crystals in the Null Forge, or by using it to rewind time on an event that has already been rewound. The Mantle of the Architect can be destroyed by throwing it into a collapsing dimensional rift, unweaving it at the Loom of Creation, or by completing the design that it was meant for.
Forte, Artis 24th, 1194
Ty attends her meeting with Chamberlain Gloria Raithe. It sounds more like the message had nothing to do with our situation. Ty explains a little bit about the outer god summoning and the Celestial Attendants, but Gloria doesn’t know about them. If Bethany is interested in more, she will let us know.
We meet with Olaf and he casts legend lore twice more. The Chrono-Wheel of Destinies can be destroyed by spinning it in reverse at the heart of a collapsing time stream or by performing a ritual to sever its link to the temporal planes at the Null Forge. The Glyphstone Tablet can be destroyed by having a powerful arcane entity, such as an elemental lord of magic, consume it. It can also be rendered inert by destroying the specific leyline that is it linked to.
Sigmund gets a sending from Mikhail about meeting with Venerable Towlson at the Order of Death regarding access to the Obsidian Library.
Bellum, Artis 25th, 1194
Sigmund meets with Towlson and is able to obtain a writ for two days access to the Obsidian Library. Ishtar talks to the druids about leylines. They are not aware of any that have been destroyed, but point him in the direction of strong leylines in Vallyn, Halbrook, and Blackstone.
We meet with Olaf and he casts legend lore twice more. The Prism of the Cosmic Spectrum can be destroyed by exposing it to concentrated light of immense power or taking it to a place of absolute darkness. The Architects’ Codex can be destroyed by submerging it in the essence of the void, putting it in a fire of Creation (like flames from a dying star), or by taking it to the plane of Unmaking.
Iustitia, Artis 26th, 1194
We all head to the Obsidian Library. The topics that we research are the Null Forge, leylines, the Silence in Heaven, chronomancy, space travel, Architect history, Kaajh’Kaalbh and his herald, and whatever kind of stuff the government bans people from knowing.
The Null Forge’s original purpose was not destruction, but perfection. It was used to refine divine objects, but can also return things to their primal essence. It was lost during an ancient cataclysm and some say that it could be sentient, is hiding from those who would misuse it, and may deny those trying to use it. It was on the Wastes of Aetherium within a massive obsidian mountain. A keystone of Aetherium is needed to access that plane through a planar gate. There is references of a society that protected the forge from misuse.
Leylines may be destabilized by overloading them with magical energy. Chaotic necromancy via a blightstone will poison a leyline, bloodmagic and sacrificial rites can effect them, and divine intervention can sever one. Such acts will be felt by arcane casters in the vicinity and elementals or fey may weaken, die or mutate. The Silent Wastes, which is now a desert, used to be lush and fertile before a mage collapsed a leyline. Leylines can be repaired with divine intervention, primal magic, or the original metals of creation.
The banned materials are mostly just information that is dangerous to the public, and there is nothing here about Kaajh’Kaalbh or the Silence in Heaven that is new to us.
The information here about the Architects is very different from what we have encountered before. They are said to be divine beings that were tasked by the gods to create mountains, rivers, and such. The Leyline nexus and arcane forges are hallmarks of their design. They created resonance stones, which amplify energy, and runic spires, which serve as protective beacons. They also created the Celestial Map, which is etched into the heavens and can be used to locate their significant creations.
We find some theories on chronomancy. The Spiral Continuum Theory suggests that there are anchor point events that can be altered to change history. The Temporal Weave Theory says that time is woven like a tapestry where each thread is a life, but altering too much will have grave consequences. Some of the documents on the subject are heavily redacted. A chrono-loom can stabilize anomalies. The Clockwork Lexicon, a tome about controlling time, was stolen centuries ago while on it’s way to this library.
Leyline convergences can act as portals to other celestial bodies. An old text, called the Veil of Stars, suggests that the constellations are glyphs left by an advanced race to help guide travelers through the cosmos. The Voidstone is a gem that can open gateways between worlds, and astral seals can stabilize travel through the void.
We meet with Olaf and he casts legend lore twice more. The Convergence Staff can be destroyed by performing a ritual with a shard of planar crystal, the essence of a dead archmarge, and threads from the fabric of space, or by casting time stop as you are using it’s arcane convergence ability. Legend lore works on Ty’s book, but Olaf gets no information. It’s not as if there isn’t information, but like it failed to get any of it. He just gets a feeling as if he’s being watched the whole time.
Back at the Winking Wyvern there is a message for Ty from Gloria Raithe—Bethany is unable to meet with us.
Mors, Artis 27th, 1194
We do more research at the Obsidian Library.
Graynor has a meeting with a Gallant from his church about hiding an artifact. He will pass along the information to Valiant Sharpe.
Vita, Artis 28th, 1194
Valiant Sharpe messages that she will be willing to hold on to the Architect’s Codex.