fourth ⚡ hidden city and golden keys

[ramuhs]

Type: Video
Sender ID: ramuhs (Cid)
To: Public
Subject: Golden Keys and other related matters
Warnings: None

Greetings and salutations. For those who may not know me, I'm Cid and I have a bit of an inquiry and suppose "announcement" regarding some recent ventures I had with Benedikta and Shadow not too long ago.

[Both are not in the camera frame, but they are lurking in their own ways—]

First—

[He holds up one of the golden keys that have been sought after lately.]

I would like to know if anyone else has managed to acquire one of these golden keys.

The reason for it is we have found where they are to be used. Going back there is a bit... Difficult at the moment, but we know the place exists.

I won't bore everyone with the story, but we fell into a hidden city underground that was preserved in such a way that it almost felt as if it was frozen in time. This city clearly had some important and reverence for the dragon Ancient, Sarht, and it included what we believe may be a temple. There was a large stone tablet that had holes that fit these keys perfectly, and once inserted, echoes of battle cries could be heard.

We believe using all these keys will open the doors of that temple.

As for the rest of the city, the only other thing of note was there was an area that looked to be decaying in some form, perhaps from some powerful poison. We brought back a sample and will be testing it, but should we find access to this city again, best be prepared. It's proven to be quite potent, perhaps fatal with no immediate known antidote.

[Another wave of the key.]

But that's all. I'll be happy to answer any further inquiries.

[Note: Cid will be mostly replying, but Benedikta will chime in more regarding the keys and temple findings. Shadow is just lurking.]

Comments

voice | un: encoreinthedeep

[encoreinthedeep]

And what will you do once you open the doors of the temple?

[ He sounds... a little exasperated. Maybe don't go around opening doors to mysterious hidden frozen in time temples! Maybe they're locked and hidden and frozen in time for a REASON! ]

[ramuhs]

Excellent question. However, we think it may also be some kind of government building, so if we could learn more of the people who used to live there, we could learn more about what caused the world to fall at that time.

[NOPE TIME TO EXPLORE AND HAVE ADVENTURES THE PAST IS MEANT TO BE CRACKED OPEN!! But he can hear that exasperation and it's not that unfounded.]

Of course, there could be risks, but the dragons also seem to have an interest in this, and if it also brings us close to Sarht then all the more worthwhile.

[encoreinthedeep]

[ Look buddy his people also went to explore and have adventures and crack open the past (to learn what caused the previous civilization to fall) and because of that Ulpianus never got to write his thesis paper. That and also thousands of people died and there is a Spanish inquisition happening. Is that what you want, Cid? The Spanish inquisition? ]

How worthwhile will it be when it wipes out your little band of adventurers?

[ramuhs]

[Hmmmm, there is certainly some hostility here. Rather than trying to convince him—]

I take it you've had such an experience.