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Post by Admin on Aug 27, 2021 23:58:59 GMT
It looks like that a complete picture would be formed if the second design was aligned and painted onto the inlaid design that a complete picture would be formed. The lines are intricate and complex enough that when combined, the intended picture would be revealed.
Hammett sees nothing of trump magic in the inscribed floor or Cevap's cards. Lorelei does sense faint magic in the floor, possibly residue from the creation of the room. The magic isn't Pattern or Logrus based but some other shadow-based power.
It is unknown why there are reversed images of Hammett on the card; maybe the painter didn't know which version of the man would venture into this shadow?
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Post by Hammett on Aug 28, 2021 0:41:08 GMT
"I think if we trace the design on this card onto the design on the floor a full image will be revealed. Possibly activating whatever magic might be involved. But for good or ill, I can't tell. personally, I want to try and see what happens."
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Post by Brian on Aug 28, 2021 1:01:49 GMT
I look to Lor and Shelly "Do either of you want to stick around with Hammett or do you you want to try to poke around and find Dorian."
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Post by Admin on Aug 28, 2021 6:33:18 GMT
Shelly stands in thought, chin in her hand.
"I suspect this thing will help us find Dorian so I should stay and help Hammett. But maybe it will just point us to the surface so it'd be better to go now...."
"I'll go with you, Brian. Better chance of seeing Dalt up there," Pinky says.
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Post by Hammett on Aug 28, 2021 21:49:41 GMT
Hammett looks around to see if there are any art supplies, paints, inks or whatnot around. He figures there will be since this is the book market where a lot of writing and design is done.
If he find some then he will begin painting the new design over top of the old one, in the quick, but careful detail, of the experienced artist he is.
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Post by Brian on Aug 28, 2021 22:15:04 GMT
Shelly stands in thought, chin in her hand. "I suspect this thing will help us find Dorian so I should stay and help Hammett. But maybe it will just point us to the surface so it'd be better to go now....""I'll go with you, Brian. Better chance of seeing Dalt up there," Pinky says. I turn to Lor giving her a chance to join before searching with Pinky and Shelly
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Post by Lorelei on Aug 28, 2021 23:36:14 GMT
"Unless you plan for us to remain stationary for the next few hours, I'm as ready as I can possibly be," Lorelei answers. "Nothing I know about the Craft suggests this will help. If it is your intent to try it anyway... I would suggest doing a Trump spread first."
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Post by Brian on Aug 28, 2021 23:37:52 GMT
" Unless you plan for us to remain stationary for the next few hours, I'm as ready as I can possibly be," Lorelei answers. " Nothing I know about the Craft suggests this will help. If it is your intent to try it anyway... I would suggest doing a Trump spread first." Brian nods to Lor. "Well....it could be that he is only the key and this prize was left for him."
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Post by Admin on Aug 29, 2021 3:38:59 GMT
The full design begins to reveal its self as Hammett draws upon the floor. Cevap whistles and scratches his head in wonder that he, somehow, never thought to connect the painting on the card and the inscription on the floor. "I recognize that," he whispers, "Tigris, Tabriz, the Caspian..." When complete, the two images cunningly combine to form a circular map of Egypt through to Bengal. At one point of the circumference, the lines cross to outline a hand. Lorelei sees the magic forces increase in power at that place.
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Post by Brian on Aug 29, 2021 3:54:18 GMT
(( OOC: Did I slide out of the room?))
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Post by Admin on Aug 29, 2021 4:20:45 GMT
[OOC: Only if you want to. I'd imagine that it would have taken Hamm thirty minutes or so to get the painting completed. But no reason to have had Brian wander too far off if you want to jump back in.]
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Post by Hammett on Aug 29, 2021 16:02:36 GMT
Hammett studies his work, happy with how it turned out.
Where in the map does the "hand" lay (to the north, east, west, etc... and over any specific location?), and is the "hand" hand-sized or just a small image of a hand shape? [[Basically, can a person place their hand inside the outline/drawing of the hand that has formed on the design?]]
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Post by Brian on Aug 29, 2021 16:08:11 GMT
I take Shelly and Pinky and do a sweep through the book sellers. I try to find Dorian and his new friend. It felt almost uncomfortable stepping upon something that was being handed to Hammett on a silver platter in his own back yard no less.
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Post by Lorelei on Aug 29, 2021 22:16:14 GMT
Lorelei informs Hammett, "As you continue to work on this, the power level of the 'Hand' is increasing."
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Post by Admin on Aug 30, 2021 7:20:38 GMT
Hammett: Yes, the shape is a human-sized hand.
Lorelei: Lorelei can sense that the energies in the design have increased to where it would be dangerous for a human to touch the hand-print. Those of greater power should still have the stamina to withstand the connection.
Brian:
The people of the bazaar are returning to their usual activities. The people of this place had survived much hardship over the centuries and have always found a way to adapt and recover from disasters.
Speaking with some of the friendlier locals and overhearing discussions by the others, Brian, Shelly, and Pinky learn that there had been a battle between three groups of demons earlier that day. There was a great explosion, and most of them disappeared. The few survivors of all three groups headed east. If the rumours are true, then one of the groups was Dorian and his shackled familiar.
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