Kronq asked if they had anything regarding Giant magic runes
Darian directed him to a researcher named Thaddeus Brightwell on the third floor
Thaddeus was researching runes Giants placed on their livestock to make them more resilient or effective
He offered to pay Kronq with a runic tattoo in exchange for getting the last ingredient he was missing: crushed Giant’s bones
Only one runic tattoo may be used
He will sell his tattoos to anyone else who wants one once he has the crushed bones
On the way out, Abarrane offered to calligraph Thaddeus’ name, leaving it on a piece of paper with him
Finally returning to their requested books, the party began to read through them, looking for useful information
First, they learned about the Sunstone
The distance between the material plane and the fugue plane is narrower around the Sunstone, thus making it easier to communicate with the dead in its presence
It used to be bright like the sun, but turned blue about a month ago
Next, they learned about primordial beings
Xuitke was a benevolent primordial, who acted as a spy for the gods in a battle between certain Primordials and the gods/devils
Finally, they learned about a totem which provided long life to those who worshiped it
On the walls around the totem were depictions of Coatles
Despite many people trying to steal this totem to get the long life it provided for themselves, nobody had ever managed to steal it
The party then went off to the Sunstone, to experience it themselves
At first they had little success connecting with lost loved ones on the other side
A spirit guide walked up and offered his services, to guide them to their destination for a mere five gold pieces
Abarrane paid his fee, and with his help was able to find her grandma
Her grandma mentioned that the sunstone had gotten stronger recently
Abarrane mentioned people were worried about her ability to eldritch blast, and what the origin of her powers may be
Her grandma shared their concerns, stating that only does not simple start blasting
Abarrane asked if her grandma knew anything about coattles. She replied that they serve as protectors, and if the crystal in Waverly killed one, that cannot possibly be a good sign
Next, the party paid a visit to Magnus Mystique’s Magic Emporium
Geir sold the personal shield they got from Sp’op for an antimagic box and 610 gold
Abarrane placed the chunk from the Waverly crystal in the antimagic box
He also purchased an arcane grimoire for 150 gold
When asking about a bag of holding, Magnus was confused what that was
Magnus insisted that moving material across planes was quite impossible
Confused by Magnus’ statements about travel between planes, Geir went to the library to research about the planes
The author of the book clearly understood the structure of the planes, but said material travel between planes was impossible
The author was Soren Talisman, an elf
While Geir was doing his reading, Abarrane went to the market and bought perfume, evil repelling salt, and hair oil
Before sleeping for the night, Geir asked a local about the crack they had seen, and learned that it was a scorpion den, and that the adventurer’s guild had a job posting to clear it out for 200 gold
The next day, the party descended into the scorpion den
After killing many small scorpions, and two giant scorpions, they found a curious structure
There was a central orb, and several instruments, none of which made any sound when played
Around the base of the orb was the inscription “If you immediately know the candle-light is fire, then the meal was cooked a long time ago”
Abarrane placed her palm on the orb and noticed it vibrated when she spoke
After a little experimentation, Geir prompted the party to join him in humming around the orb
Auro loudly hummed a familiar tune, which caused the orb to levitate and reveal a hidden door
Beyond the door was an old sorcerer named Persophocles Theophanos, who seemed to have been trapped in time
