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• Obelisk: 3 ish ft tall of red sandstone with a few etchings around
  • A short inscription on each of the four sides at the top under the point and a spiral of text going down the 
• There is another one roughly 50 ft up sticking out of a dune that is shrinking
• We are trying to figure out what to do now
• Aella and Mariana are looking at the first obelisk, specifically the etchings
  • Neither of the sisters understand the language on the obelisk
  • Other people tried and also didn’t understand
  • Mariana is casting comprehend languages
    • She traces the etchings, her face darkens with confusion and frustration
    • She isnt allowed to read through the spiral at the bottom
    • It says “the crypt of…”, it is a deviation of the path that the party was told their goal is
• Mariana goes to the top of the dune and tries to see if she sees another one and she does
• We are going to follow the obelisks on the crab
• It takes about like 20 mins to make it to the third one, we follow them for a little while, every so often, there seems to be one missing or damaged, we stop and look at one every two or three, we get the sense that the numbers are quite large and we are hoping the units arent too big
• As we travel, we come across one with something there with it in the distance, its like to wrong color, its larger or something
  • There seems to be some sort of vehicle crashed around
  • It is a wooden and fabric construction seemingly built on some sort of ski that has clipped this obelisk in its direction of travel (its a skiff in description)
  • Dorian finds a barrel that seems possibly a little damaged, a cask that has imbedded itself in the sand, two spears, something around what might have been the mast, and he trips over a bronze paring knife
  • Dorian and Quill try to pry the barrel open with a shortsword, they are able to pry it open, it seems slightly cracked and partially filled with water
    • Quill jumps in the barrel, splashing around and gets dumped out
  • Dorian opens the cask, it is filled with salted fish
  • Quill gets prestidigitated
  • Cord/string of some sort with a set of nonhuman teeth. They are Mist’s now, along with 3 small pieces of wood
• Large structure in distance, obscured shape bc sand. Its a sandstone ziggurat at the bottom of a crater-like dip. The sky also is pushed up in that area to accommodate its height
• 8 obelisks later and there are no more obelisks or building
• Going back, the obelisks are still there
• Feel shudder underneath crab
• The crab is listing, it seems like the front leg of the crab fell through something
• Mariana guns it and we hear a crunching noise as it tries to climb up a surface it cant quite get a hold on, Dorian slides off but manages to grab onto the back of the crab
• Dorian hangs onto the back and sees a room opening up underneath
• Aster punches it (as in steps on the gas), the crab shudders to the top of the edge and just manages to get up
• Daisy Daisy succeeds in dex save, Glelvrever is fine too
• Crab is out of its peril now, the opening isnt as large as the hole that was made when the parapet collapsed
• There is a slight divot in the sand and it seems that some of the sand poured in though the sand is not pouring through any more
• Daisy Daisy goes in the hole (15ft drop)
• Dorian sends a chain of dancing lights down into the hole
• Quill is leaning into the hole, it seems like a 25 by 20 room of red sandstone, the is a large slab of something that seems to have collapsed on one wall, there is a bench or table of some kind against another pile of sand that has fallen into here, doesnt seem like any doorways that he can see, there may be things on the walls
  • The slab looks like it collapsed
  • One wall has the slab(7ft wide by 10-12ft tall) its a little broken in a corner, its about 8 ins thick, probably weighs about 2000 lbs
  • One wall has the table/box thing 10ft by 4 ft, it 
  • The other walls have a few other things and rubble and such
• We park the crab at the nearest obelisk(#8 if you will) and wrap a rope around the obelisk and drop it into the hole
• Mariana shuts down the legs and closes any hatches or windows 
• Daisy Daisy goes in first and wants to try to move the slab, it seems like the slab will not move with minor effort
  • They try to use the spear to push the slab down, the spear snaps
• Daisy Daisy, Glelvrever, Mist, + Quill are in the room helping
• Aster is looking in the hole and Mariana is looking around and trying to make sure we aren't going to get attacked, Aella is upsettedly looking around(mark stole her)
• Quill looks through the little gap between the slab and the wall, there is a hallway that opens up a bit
• Dorian sends his dancing lights down the hall, there is a chilled breeze that blows down the hallway (“weird air”)
  • Air seems to flow into the gap as well
• Dorian investigates the table
  • Low stoned structure, artwork on top + sides resembling a person + scenery, respectively
  • Band 1-2 inches from top with geometric pattern
• Aella hopes off the crab and goes over to Mariana, she says she has a feeling that this is our sanctuary but it is draining, its like there is a hole that is draining the safety out of the space
• Aella calls down into the hole to ask if there is anything draining, Mist relays the info about the air escaping through the hole and Aella goes into the hole as well
  • She takes the rope down and as soon as she hits the ground, she stops for a moment as if she is thinking of something, she says to not move the slab
  • If we were to open it, all safety would be gone
• Dorian expels the dancing light and though the breathing had been constant, when it leaves, there is not exhalation
• The place is safe as long as the slab is not moved
• Fabric used to close ceiling hole
  • Taking the two pieces of tarp, layering it and leaving a hole in the center to allow some sand to pour through, we are using sand on the corners to 
• There are scenes around the room that seem to be depicting war, there are important people that are depicted larger, there are seemingly people up the wall but they are raised possibly to add more space, some with long flowing robes, there are other animals and general destruction
  • This structure is much older than anything Aella has encountered herself
  • The box seems to be depicting a life lived
  • Mariana looked at the box and saw that it says The Blacksmith
    • Doesn’t seem like this is the tomb of the Blacksmith
• We are taking a long rest, 1 Mariana, 2 Quill, 3 Mist, 4 Aella and Aster, 5 just Dorian, 6 Daisy Daisy
  • There was screaming and during Mists watch, the tarp seemed to collapse a bit but stops and a bit of sand spews through
  • Nothing else happens during rest
  • Aster cries to Aella about what the Cthaeh told them (their eye is not a blessing) and their other problems, Aella comforts them and invites them stargazing once they get out of here