Party: 3 - 6 Adventurers
Quest Level: 6
Format: VC or PBP tbd, Avrae
Expected Duration: ~4-6 hours

Description:

Foreword: The following account is transcribed from the journals and dispatches recovered from the Golden Quill’s most daring venture into the Stygian Library. Its purpose: the retrieval of the extraordinary tome known as Htuoy Lanrete ̶ a book that writes itself backward through time. “Knowledge is a mirror, and this one reflects both forward and backward. Let us hope we like what we see.” ̶ Arafiel Ushori

Directive:
Your assignment is direct and without embellishment. The tome known as Htuoy Lanrete has been sighted within the deeper strata of the Stygian Library ̶ a dimensional archive known for its mutable geometry and sentient architecture. Our scholars have verified its authenticity. Recovery of this tome is essential to the advancement of our Grand Catalogue Initiative. The Library resists intrusion through distortion and psychological interference. Expect spatial recursion, auditory illusions, and resistance from its inhabitants. Should you encounter Librarians, eidola, or other curatorial entities, treat them as hostile. Retrieve the tome intact. Destroying it, or allowing it to fall into non-Quill custody, constitutes a breach of your field oath.

Mission Objectives:

1. Locate and secure the Tome of Htuoy Lanrete.
2. Document notable phenomena and structural shifts within the Library.
3. Avoid unnecessary engagements ̶ prioritize containment and extraction.
4. Return all collected documentation to the Quillspire Sanctum under seal.

Containment Protocol Upon retrieval:

The Tome must be sealed in a leaded ward case (minimum triple glyph binding). No one is to read from it. Prolonged exposure has been linked to cognitive dissonance, memory inversion, and temporal displacement. Remember: the book reads itself backward through time. You do not read it ̶ it reads you.

You are authorized to employ all necessary arcane and martial means in the fulfillment of this commission. The Golden Quill relies on your precision and discretion. Do not fail this assignment

“Retrieve the Tome intact. Trust nothing that bleeds ink.”

DM Table Rules

-Describe what you want to do in RP and I can determine if it requires a check or not. Don't just ask for a check without describing what it is you're actually doing.

-Potions are BA for yourself, Action if given to someone else

-Holding a spell causes it to fizzle out when you either lose concentration (on a hit) or your next turn starts

-When flanking a creature +2 is added to your roll to attack (not adv given

-I will not have PvP in my quest. Do try to resolve tensions between players diplomatically, grappling is okay but no damaging spells or attacks shall be done to them. (AOE damage can be discussed OOCly and permitted if consented to)

-Please be present. During combat I will have you dodge and skip your turn if I don't see activity within 5 minutes

-IRL happens, please communicate if you have to step away for more than 15 minutes outside combat

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