In search of a body

[sastaz]

Turnip studies the marker, seemingly very interested.

"Three feet?! He really was sitting on it when they got him? That's a strange coincidence, don't you think? I mean he must have travelled for days, and then they drop him right next to this stone. Who knows, maybe it means something."

She seems lost in thought for a while.

"Do you think his body will...come to life? Sir Gerolt, maybe The Lady can sanctify this grave first? I don't want to become a gulmorvin!

Awareness skill development roll vs 77: [1d100+11]=5+11=16 alas

gulmovrin ~ mindless dead servant of the dark lord

[Tamerlaine]

Rex, here are the four rolls if you still need them...

[1d100]=35 [1d100]=4 [1d100]=41 [1d100]=36

What would Gerolt's response be to Turnip's question?

[Rex]

Gerolt can make 1 skill improvement roll for Awareness.

He doubts it will mater much but can say a prayer over the grave. Keep in mind he is a holy warrior not a cleric.

[Tamerlaine]

"Do you think his body will...come to life? Sir Gerolt, maybe The Lady can sanctify this grave first? I don't want to become a gulmorvin!

"I'm sorry, Turnip," the knight replies somberly. "I'm a Paladin, not a priest. I did not take ecclesiastical orders."

[shaidar]

Arngeir grabs his shovel and starts digging

"Think he was buried here for reason. Come on, won't dig itself. Who else with shovel?"

Awareness improvement rolls

Percentage: [1d100]=9
Percentage: [1d100]=8
Nope, as usual

[GreyWolfVT]

Algrim "I can help dig but I dun remember buyin a shovel. Then again I dun remember what I dun ate fer breakfast neither."

[Tamerlaine]

If there is shovel available Gerolt will join in the digging

[Rex]

I just checked everyone's equipment and the shovel is the only digging implement. You do have daggers and axes but I don't think you are in a time crunch or desperate.

[sastaz]

Turnip seems to have second thoughts.

"Hold on for just a minute here. Are we sure this is such a good idea? Graves should not be disturbed, right? Nothing good will come out of this, maybe we just forget about it?"

She does seem a little pale, almost sick, legs hardly supporting her anymore.

"What if he turns against us. A ghost! We'll be chanceless, doomed!"

Fear of corpses vs WILx1 (14): [1d100]=85

[Ahlmzhad]

Murgar

Awareness Improvement Roll: [1d100]=16

[shaidar]

Arngeir continues digging

"If body comes alive, will lose head with shovel. If ghost gets uppity I go to spirit plane and make it go away. Now stop worrying."

[Rex]

Arngeir digs for a while, finally hitting a large stone that will need to be pried out about 4 feet down. After dusting some of the earth off he sees a rune carved into stone that he does not recognize.

[shaidar]

Arngeir lifts the stone out and keeps going, but rather than digging down he spreads out hoping to uncover more stones.

"Stone has rune. Was told would be stones over body."

[GreyWolfVT]

Algrim takes a look at the rune to see if he can make anything out from it.

[Rex]

Algrim recognizes it as a rune used to mark and protect graves. It is usually placed closest to the body, identifying text would be outside or on the exterior of a grave under normal circumstances. In this case it was a rushed job.

[Ahlmzhad]

Murgar

Chuckles at Arngeir's comments on bodies and ghosts.

Helps him get the stone out and takes a look at it to see if he recognizes it.

Will let him know he can take a turn at digging.

[sastaz]

Turnip prances restlessly around a tree some good ten fifteen yards away from the digging site.

"I will not stand by watching you getting mauled by some revenant, I will not!"

She catches her breath.

"Curses! Did you think about curses? I heard that as much as touching a gravestone can give you grave rot which will make your fingers and toes go black and fall off!"

[GreyWolfVT]

Algrim informs the others "Well that'd be a grave marker albeit a hasty one." he points to the rune covered stone.

[Rex]

Arngeir cleans the stones off and spreads his digging out, uncovering the hastily built stone sepulchral. Then Algrim and Arngeir begin carefully removing the stones, 1 by 1. Slowly exposing the skeleton of a dwarf. He has clearly lain here for a very long time, everything long ago rotted away except a rusted iron pendant/holy symbol of Sereniel*.


* Sereniel is "The Judge of Stones", he is the demi-god who intercedes on behalf of the Dwarves in Seim's court and judges their souls when they pass away.

[shaidar]

Arngeir straightens, stretching tired muscles.

"Friend Algrim, is prayer or ceremony for respectful of dead for your people?"