Post by Richard Loh on Aug 10, 2013 17:32:52 GMT 8
Researchers for the Pathfinder Society have been making good progress unlocking the secrets of an Osiriani site called the Tilted Pyramid, a palace-tomb nearly 6,000 years old. Unfortunately, someone has been ambushing the treasure-laden caravans they send back for cataloguing, making off with three batches of rare artifacts and ancient papyrus scrolls valued by Osiriontologists. The excavation team is trained for dealing with traps and puzzles, not armed conflict, and their porters and guards have so far been no match for the skilled blades of these mysterious attackers—raiders who may have ties to the Darklands. The lodge in Sothis has sent you to deal with the problem, courtesy of Venture-Captain Norden Balentiir.
The last information that you receive before traveling to Osirion is that the lead researcher at the Tilted Pyramid has just deciphered a carving that indicates the Tilted Pyramed has a counterpart buried underground, tied to an unknown energy source that, if properly activated, channels power to the Tilted Pyramid, allowing it to fly. The researcher, a man named Semru, believes its builder, a long-dead Osiriani wizard named Aram-Hul, convinced the local inhabitants long ago to swear fealty to him and offer him tribute in exchange for protecting them from rival tribes. Semru believes that whoever has been stealing artifacts from the Pathfinder caravans knows where this second pyramid is — quite possibly within the upper Darklands — and emphasizes that the Pathfinders want it for themselves.
Fortunately, the dig team has managed to follow a faint trail leading from the last caravan attack two nights ago to a cave in a nearby outcropping of rock east of the Tilted Pyramid. The cave is at least sixty feet deep — as far as the team’s lanterns shine. The researchers aren’t willing to go any deeper until they know the raiders have been dealt with.
The last information that you receive before traveling to Osirion is that the lead researcher at the Tilted Pyramid has just deciphered a carving that indicates the Tilted Pyramed has a counterpart buried underground, tied to an unknown energy source that, if properly activated, channels power to the Tilted Pyramid, allowing it to fly. The researcher, a man named Semru, believes its builder, a long-dead Osiriani wizard named Aram-Hul, convinced the local inhabitants long ago to swear fealty to him and offer him tribute in exchange for protecting them from rival tribes. Semru believes that whoever has been stealing artifacts from the Pathfinder caravans knows where this second pyramid is — quite possibly within the upper Darklands — and emphasizes that the Pathfinders want it for themselves.
Fortunately, the dig team has managed to follow a faint trail leading from the last caravan attack two nights ago to a cave in a nearby outcropping of rock east of the Tilted Pyramid. The cave is at least sixty feet deep — as far as the team’s lanterns shine. The researchers aren’t willing to go any deeper until they know the raiders have been dealt with.
