"Hmmm..." Bog thinks for a second, "Would it serve us better to try and see what items have magical properties where they lay, then we might not overlook something that is mundane in appearance but magical in nature?"SocraticLawyer wrote:"Let's see if there are any other items of interest amongst these bones," says Ulrich. "Once we've found all there is to find, I can determine which, if any, are magical."
Ulrich continues to dig through the bones.
"Looks like this first bloke might have been from a ship. This might be a spare sail. Worth keeping, maybe," Bogdan says, looking at the canvas tarp. He carefully unfolds it to see if it had anything on it that might indicate where it was from.Argennian wrote:It takes the better part of 10 minutes to search through most of the immense amount of animal bones present due the thick, choking undergrowth, but Bogdan eventually uncovers the remains of three humans or humanoids. One is the size of a normal human, one the size of a small human with a funny-shaped skull and sharpened teeth, and one that looks to be gnome.
On and about the human-sized bones is a rotted and rusted suit of studded-leather armor, a rusty short sword in bad repair, an axe head with no handle, and a rotted pack containing the remains of what must have been a bunch of canvas sacks or perhaps a folded tarp or blanket.
On the small humanoid-sized remains is a rotted animal-skin loincloth and pair of sandals, as well as a necklace and charm bracelet of strange-looking, tiny animal skulls. Tied to what appears to be a rotted hemp belt nearby is a stoppered earthenware flagon that appears intact, a bone knife and a small pouch that's rotted out with nothing in it.
On the remains of the gnome, however, is a shiny and surprising score. The skeleton's wearing what looks to be brand new suit of leather armor, a set of exquisite high, soft boots, a silver necklace with 5 ruby-like stones and a plain gold ring. Still attached to the armor are two shiny hand-axes and a jeweled-handled throwing knife that sparkles brilliantly in the sunlight. Next to the remains is a large backpack that's still in decent condition and full of mountaineering, or perhaps dungeoneering gear. Wrapped in a blanket within is a crowbar and small steel pick. There is also a small hammer and a dozen iron spikes, a 100 foot silk rope with what looks to be a retractable steel grapnel, an oiled canvas bag of strange-looking hand tools and chisels, 3 six-foot long chains, 3 fine padlocks with keys, and a set of 12 strange caltrops. At the very bottom of the pack under what looks to be an oiled tarp is a bone scroll case, an oiled pouch with 6 large pearls and what could be small bags spell components and a small iron lockbox, which is locked with no signs of the key anywhere.
Then he picks up the stoppered flaggon and sets it aside next to the canvas so as not to forget it.
"Now this fellow has some useful gear. And even the normal stuff doesn't look too bad, which means he hasn't been here but a few years, maybe less. Wonder what he was doing trying to climb up to that cave with all this gear?" Bog shrugs then inventories the items as he collects them to the side with the canvas and the flaggon...