Post by Killer_DM on Aug 22, 2016 8:19:35 GMT -6
Zacklun was not to be found. As any of the longer term party members knew, the strange man spent a lot of time invisible coveting that strange magical dagger of his. By the time Baal made that realization, the raggity figure had already approached within ten feet or so of the motley crew. Shrouded in grey rags, face hidden in dusty cowl, the only thing that made the party wary was that it left no mark upon the sand where it tread. A voice like dry leaves rustling through desert wind began to speak...
"I am Amun-Re, son of Takosh-Re of the House of Mo-Pelar! These rags you see are but my shade which has walked these lands for time uncounted, in search of mighty men of valor, to plead their aid."
It raised its arms and gestured to the desert, face still hidden in shadow. Their hands gripped the hilts of their weapons tightly in case the spirit attacked. But hey, it was only speaking right now.
"In my time I was ruler of this land before you. It was a green and beautiful land, blessed by the Gawds with a wondrous spring that gave life to our land and nurtured our crops. Yet robbers did raid the tombs of my forefathers and take with them tokens of their passage into the lands of the dead, thus keeping them from their reward after life. I swore that at all costs would I not fall prey to their evil deeds."
"So it was that I made mighty and terrible war upon my neighbor lands, plundering their wealth for my own passage. I made pact with a great wizard who did a work of wonder and, upon the blood and sweat of my people built a theft-proof tomb."
"My kin turned against me with bitter hatred. I had not only robbed our neighbors but plundered my own people of their wealth and freedom. They rose up in anger, demanding their gold and liberties, but I cursed them saying,"
"By the Ruling Staff & the Star Gem of Mo-Pelar, I CURSE YOU! Threaten not my life, or by these implements of my power and the holy name of Osiris, will the stopping of my heart also stop the spring of Athis from her life giving flow! And if the river stops, so shall your land wither in the wilderness. By these symbols of my power I do swear!"
"From the sea of upraised fists before me rose one with a spear. The shaft sped from the darkness, and so that night the spring of Athis stopped it's flow."
"In my death, my spirit gleefully approached my pyramid-tomb, but Osiris stopped me from entering and thus spoke. Your monument to life was to be the benefit you brought to your people under your stewardship, not this edifice of stone. As you looked only to your death in life, so shall you look to your life in death. I am bound to fulfill your curse, for you have called it down in the power of my name. But I do curse you, Amun-Re, that you shall not enter this tomb where are the implements of your voyage to Heaven, until some mortal soul does despoil this place, taking your Staff of Ruling and the Star Gem of Mo-Pelar from your theft-proof tomb."
The spirit sighed and lowered it's arms.
"I have even talked with the wind in hopes of help. Uncounted seasons have passed and my kingdom is not now to be seen in these desert lands, save for my tomb, which stands now as it did then. Many have tried and none succeeded in liberating it's treasures. If you can undo this thing that I have done and remove the Ruling Staff & Star Gem from my tomb, you may have my wealth and in turn release me. Follow my path to wealth or woe, to destiny or doom."
And with that the shade began walking the way it came, motioning for the group to follow.
"I am Amun-Re, son of Takosh-Re of the House of Mo-Pelar! These rags you see are but my shade which has walked these lands for time uncounted, in search of mighty men of valor, to plead their aid."
It raised its arms and gestured to the desert, face still hidden in shadow. Their hands gripped the hilts of their weapons tightly in case the spirit attacked. But hey, it was only speaking right now.
"In my time I was ruler of this land before you. It was a green and beautiful land, blessed by the Gawds with a wondrous spring that gave life to our land and nurtured our crops. Yet robbers did raid the tombs of my forefathers and take with them tokens of their passage into the lands of the dead, thus keeping them from their reward after life. I swore that at all costs would I not fall prey to their evil deeds."
"So it was that I made mighty and terrible war upon my neighbor lands, plundering their wealth for my own passage. I made pact with a great wizard who did a work of wonder and, upon the blood and sweat of my people built a theft-proof tomb."
"My kin turned against me with bitter hatred. I had not only robbed our neighbors but plundered my own people of their wealth and freedom. They rose up in anger, demanding their gold and liberties, but I cursed them saying,"
"By the Ruling Staff & the Star Gem of Mo-Pelar, I CURSE YOU! Threaten not my life, or by these implements of my power and the holy name of Osiris, will the stopping of my heart also stop the spring of Athis from her life giving flow! And if the river stops, so shall your land wither in the wilderness. By these symbols of my power I do swear!"
"From the sea of upraised fists before me rose one with a spear. The shaft sped from the darkness, and so that night the spring of Athis stopped it's flow."
"In my death, my spirit gleefully approached my pyramid-tomb, but Osiris stopped me from entering and thus spoke. Your monument to life was to be the benefit you brought to your people under your stewardship, not this edifice of stone. As you looked only to your death in life, so shall you look to your life in death. I am bound to fulfill your curse, for you have called it down in the power of my name. But I do curse you, Amun-Re, that you shall not enter this tomb where are the implements of your voyage to Heaven, until some mortal soul does despoil this place, taking your Staff of Ruling and the Star Gem of Mo-Pelar from your theft-proof tomb."
The spirit sighed and lowered it's arms.
"I have even talked with the wind in hopes of help. Uncounted seasons have passed and my kingdom is not now to be seen in these desert lands, save for my tomb, which stands now as it did then. Many have tried and none succeeded in liberating it's treasures. If you can undo this thing that I have done and remove the Ruling Staff & Star Gem from my tomb, you may have my wealth and in turn release me. Follow my path to wealth or woe, to destiny or doom."
And with that the shade began walking the way it came, motioning for the group to follow.
