Private area for GM Irenos that is periodically available to players at the GM's discretion.
Library
[Irenos' Office, Library]
From floor to ceiling, the library is filled with mahogany shelving that carries countless voluminous tomes. A single armchair rests next to a small table atop a fading rug at the center of this octagonal room, facing a door that appears to lead outward. A window set into each wall looks out over fantastical views that appear to be in drastically different places.
Obvious paths: none.
Active Items
some extensive mahogany shelving spanning six of the eight walls:
The lengthy elaborate shelving stretches floor-to-ceiling along six of the eight walls of this octagonal room, each shelf covered in extensive books.
On the mahogany shelving you see a crumbling codex, an old folio and a time-worn book.
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a crumbling codex with poor binding:
The codex has a faded cover with barely legible lettering and poor binding. It has no doubt seen better days.
There appears to be something written on it.
A crumbling codex reads:
"How Teiro Won"
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codex, PULL:
You reach out to pull at the crumbling codex. As your fingers touch the codex, the warding magic on the codex comes to life!
Several fleas drop onto you and vanish into your clothing.
Roundtime: 20 sec.
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an old folio with a weathered cover :
This old folio has many dog-eared pages, with bent corners and multiple reference notes on each line.
There appears to be something written on it.
An old folio reads:
"Rhinestone Fashion Accessorizing, by Kalag Ka'hurst"
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folio, PULL:
You attempt to pull at the old folio. The folio pivots on an unseen hinge, and the shelving pops away from the wall just enough that you can squeeze through.
You step through the gap as the shelving pivots into place and grasp a pole, sliding down a darkened corridor before you find yourself...
[Irenos' Office, Secret Cave]
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a time-worn book covered in arcane sigils:
The fading navy blue cover of this time-worn book is covered in arcane sigils inlaid with gold.
There appears to be something written on it.
A time-worn book reads:
"Unicorn Summoning for Dummies, by Velmix Strawn"
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book, PULL:
You attempt to pull at the time-worn book. You get a solid grip and tug, but at the last moment, it slips out of your fingers.
Roundtime: 20 sec.
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a wide-bodied armchair with oversized leather cushions:
This oversized mahogany armchair has large leather cushions on both the seat and the back, leaving ample room for you to stretch out.
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a small three-legged table:
a fading orange rug covered in labyrinthine designs:
You see a faded burnt-orange rug. A labyrinthine mauve pattern weaves across its surface.
Under the fading rug you see some unblinking jaundiced eyes.
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some unblinking jaundiced eyes with amorphous irises:
Upon closer inspection, these unblinking, jaundiced eyeballs are revealed to be a cream-filled pastry.
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an illuminated window overlooking a vibrantly-colored sunset frozen in time:
[Plane of Probability, Eternal Plain]
A dull grey light illuminates the featureless terrain, forever presented by a drab, neverending sunset that is devoid of bright shades of color. Where the sky and ground meet, haze swirls, obscuring that boundary, its definition apparently only from that pale sun. Above, streaks of oddly-formed clouds run to the horizon, carried by potent and invisible winds, and all around a deadening silence muffles this place's every unidentifiable sound into a soft whisper.
Obvious paths: none.
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a sunlit window looking at a featureless cube in an overgrown field:
[Unknown, Burning City]
The base of an observatory of epic proportions marks the end of the street. A white circle with a black "X" in the center has been sloppily painted onto the side of the observatory wall. Debris and chunks of masonry from nearby buildings litters the street. While there is no traffic nearby, you can hear cheering coming further down the street. You also see a white door.
Obvious paths: southwest.
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a black-framed window pointed at what once was:
[Thieves' Guild, Cavern Hall]
Darkness looms in this damp open cavern, staved off only by a few waning torches. Several dark wood benches have been placed tight against the walls and you smile inwardly at the thought of the guild members protecting their backs in this manner. The sound of running water echoing in the distance is the only decoration that marks this subterranean hall.
You also see the Guildleader Kalag the Black and a large notice tacked to the wall.
Obvious exits: northeast, out.
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Atmos
A sense of discomfort settles over you, prickling at the back of your neck. You have the suspicion that something is watching you from under the rug.
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Secret Cave
[Irenos' Office, Secret Cave]
Trickles of water slowly flow across slick mineral deposits bearing ribbons of visible lime-colored discoloration. The brackish, dank scent of a nearby bog still permeates this area. Lichen coats what limited floor is level here. A cave mouth offers the only light available in the area, revealing a ladder that leads upward to the library.
You also see a Gnomic contraption covered in a nest of copper wiring.
Obvious exits: up.
- Can pick the following here:
Active Items
a Gnomic contraption covered in a nest of copper wiring:
A brass container bearing striking resemblance to a large bathtub has been fitted with a chamber bearing a cambrinth inlay, powering a series of complicated gears with leather belts conjoining them. A large crystal prism is mounted atop the copper chamber. The thrum of the device is modulated by a brass flarmencrank and a glarmencoupler, adjusting the throat of the warblet.
There appears to be something written on it.
A Gnomic contraption reads:
"Roundtime Generator"
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contraption, STUDY
You appear to be able to manipulate the Gnomic contraption via a flarmencrank and glarmencoupler.
Roundtime: 10 sec.
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contraption, KICK - Results in internal leg bleeder
Attempting to assist the operation of the Gnomic contraption with percussive maintenance, you kick at the chamber of the device! Your foot collides with the brass, and a jolt of pain shoots up your leg as you are certain you have injured your foot. If you had to guess, you do not believe you have had any effect on the operation of the device.
Roundtime: 10 sec.
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a brass flarmencrank mounted to the device housing
flarmencrank, PULL
Noting that the steam condenser has not activated, you attempt to pull the flarmencrank to energize the aetheric displacement coils for power regulation. As you tug on the device, the gasket vents a short burst of steam, before re-sealing and emitting a hum. You appear to have successfully adjusted the device.
Roundtime: 20 sec.
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flarmencrank, PUSH
Noting a pulsing thrumming from the Gnomic contraption, you believe you may need to initiate the entanglement sequence. You attempt to push the flarmencrank to dampen the steam condenser and initiate the sequence. As you maneuver the device, the thrumming steadies. You appear to have been successful.
Roundtime: 20 sec.
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flarmencrank, TURN
You attempt to turn the flarmencrank. The gears appear to be out of sync. As you maneuver the device, the gears on the contraption correct their timing. The temporal gear ratio of the chrono-stabilizer appears adjusted correctly.
Roundtime: 20 sec.
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brass glarmencoupler mounted to the device housing
glarmencoupler, PULL
Noting the uneven wobble that can only mean that the chronometric differential is aligned inappropriately, you pull at the glarmencoupler. The wobble appears to correct itself, reharmonizing the flux conduit. You appear to have successfully adjusted the device.
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glarmencoupler, PUSH
Noting the shrill pitch of the Gnomic contraption, you attempt to push at the glarmencoupler. The pneumatic harmonizer valves audibly engage with a hiss, causing the pitch to stabilize. If you had to guess, you believe you have corrected the error.
Roundtime: 20 sec.
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glarmencoupler, TURN
You attempt to turn the glarmencoupler, noting that the gears appear to be spinning backwards. With a twist of the device, the gear resumes normal forward operation, creating stable loops.
Roundtime: 20 sec.
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some leafy dark brown lichen with long stalks:
The lichen has long stalks, as if it were a form of grass, or other foliage.
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Atmos
The gasket attaching the chamber to the Gnomic contraption vents a burst of steam with a whistle. You believe the steam condenser requires activation, and that you can PULL the FLARMENCOUPLER to energize the aetheric displacement coils for power regulation to prevent phase shifts.
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A pulsing thrum echoes from the Gnomic contraption. You suspect that the temporal entanglement sequence needs initiation, or temporal cohesion will fail. You believe you can PUSH FLARMENCRANK to initiate the sequence and dampen the steam condenser.
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The Gnomic contraption sputters and falters, the hum becoming a faint choking sound. Apparently out of options, you can only think that you might be able to correct the issue with a KICK.
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The cave chamber echoes with the slow, distant sound of water dripping from mineral deposits.
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