Oh hey, did you just see what I found?!?!

[Anastasia]

Kam slices open the bag! From inside you find the following:

A small but firm brick of gray...material. You aren't quite sure what it is offhand. It's faintly warm to the touch, like flesh. If you poke it for a few seconds it starts to give way, but it's otherwise solid and firm.

Atop the brick is a small bag. Inside are several clear cut green gemstones. These would need to be appraised.

[Sierra]

Holy shit, we found C4!

[Carthrat]

Is it.. MAGIC???

(Can we go through the usual ID procedures?)

[Anastasia]

It radiates faint magic, necromancy.

Soul: This is a soul shaped into a brick of semi-alive matter. Within lies the tormented spirit of a mortal who was damned to Baator. To evil outsiders such souls are of considerable value, used as currency and power.  Any of you can make K:P or K:R checks here to learn more if you wish.

Also, if you want the gems priced someone agree to pay for appraisal.

[Carthrat]

Is it actually being, uh, tormented as we speak? I don't think Knight actually has an opinion on souls and will defer to the others in the party on what to do with it. We could even discuss it IC, it'll be fun and stuff.

Also, I will pay the appraisal price. I am also curious about what's for sale, if anything, in Hardsoil; I am in the market for magical ranged weapons (of any kind) and have a shiny magical spear to barter for them~

[Sierra]

Yeah, I expect for that thing to make for an interesting conversation next session. I made a K:P roll this morning (Dune was in the room, but I think he'd gone idle; hopefully this is okay, but it probably hardly matters given the result) but it was horrible (1d20+10 came up 13. Ew) so I don't expect Mari to know anything useful about it.

[Anastasia]

Emeralds: 2,500 GP total. That's a 75 GP charge for appraisal. Thank you!

Also, I will pay the appraisal price. I am also curious about what's for sale, if anything, in Hardsoil; I am in the market for magical ranged weapons (of any kind) and have a shiny magical spear to barter for them~

There could be some shopping around done, but I'd prefer to do this IC.

As for the soul, Mari whiffed and Knight simply doesn't have the requisite knowledge to tell. Any of the rest of you can make an K:P check for info on this. (Besides Mari, who already tried.)

[Zephyrus]

[12:51] <Zephyrus> Ko: When you have a bit of spare time, I'll make a K:P roll.
[12:51] <@Kotono> Go ahead, Zeph.
[12:52] <Zephyrus> roll 1d20+8 Come on, Hatbot
[12:52] * +Hatbot --> "Zephyrus rolls 1d20+8 Come on, Hatbot and gets 27."12 [1d20=19]

Right. Waiting for Dune to explain what that mysterious lump is.

[VySaika]

> will Know:Religion help me DUne, or just Planes?
<Kotono> Whichever, pick one.
> roll 1d20+11 K:R is better for me
* Hatbot --> "Gate-writer rolls 1d20+11 K:R is better for me and gets 30." [1d20=19]

If Religion will give any info Planes won't.

[Anastasia]

Zeph: The soul within was damned to Baator through the deeds of his or her mortal life.  But before being tossed into the Lake of Fire or stripped down to a soul shell, it was instead transformed into this form by Baatezu hands. Within and suffering every moment is a Lawful Evil soul, reduced to mere currency. It could be traded for considerable value to a fiend.

A speak with the dead spell or other such magics on the brick could allow you to learn about the soul within, as could various divination magics. Most souls used in this manner are unremarkable mortals; stronger ones aren't frittered away as mere currency. Dark rituals can use the soul as a source of power, but defiling a soul as such is evil and will greatly stain your spirit with darkness.

Gate: The soul within was damned to Baator through the deeds of his or her mortal life.  But before being tossed into the Lake of Fire or stripped down to a soul shell, it was instead transformed into this form by Baatezu hands. Within and suffering every moment is a Lawful Evil soul, reduced to mere currency. It could be traded for considerable value to a fiend.

The soul within likely laments it's fate, it could be possible to set it on a path to salvation as a Hellbred. You would need a celestial sponsor for it and they'd be reborn without memories of their past life. Otherwise, you could destroy the brick and the soul would fly back to Baator.  As a celestial, you'd know that this mortal made their choices and ended up here, what you choose to do now is up to Adail.

[Dracos]

Kamvakua isn't religious enough to know any of that, but he'd argue toward destroying it if asked, but wouldn't push the matter as long as we weren't planning on:
A)Keeping it.
B)Using it as currency.

[Carthrat]

Dune: I might try and grab you for shopping on Monday around the usual gametime, if you're not busy, since I actually have the day off due to an exam in the morning (which gives lie to my earlier statements, yes.)

I am going to take the spear and the golds acquired from the emeralds and see if I can get my hands on a decent bow. I don't have any other purchasing plans, but will keep an eye on the market for shiny things.

[Dracos]

Are you absconding with 'all' of the loot, Rat? :P  That sounds a bit uncool, needing a magic bow or not.

[Dracos]

Clearing up remaining loot (This factors in all spent IDing or Appraisals from the profits gained, if anyone reduced their own gold earlier, why did you do that~):

demonic soul brick - Adail to destroy probably?

Magmacore:  While in Magma or whenever it's within 30 feet of lava or magma, this spear becomes a Longspear+3 with a threat range of 19-20. Outside of Magma it functions as a longspear+1. If the spear is willingly broken in two(Or sundered in combat), a great gush of lava engulfs everyone within 30 feet, dealing 10d6 points of lava damage, then an additional 1d6 damage for the next 3 rounds. A reflex save DC 19 halves the initial damage. - Taken by Knight?  Probably?

A sealed metal tube with a sheet of paper inside which reads the following: "By order of Judge Sin and signed by Protocal Agent Likra, the holder of this note is authorized to proceed into Firegorge Path." - Taken by  Kamvakua

2382 GP rounded down to the nearest gp for ease.

A small purple rock.  - Taken by Mari?
A twin figurine of an pair of erinyes doing naughty things with each other - Taken by Mari?

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Anyhow, Kamvakua is probably fine with it from a narrative standpoint as you could use a stronger bow, just smack at just doing it :P.  At least play out a bit saying you need one~ before swiping anything with GP tag attached to it from the loot pile :)

[Sierra]

Mari will totally take the naughty statue just for comedy value.

I don't think anyone in particular claimed the purple rock. Still dunno what to make of it; maybe someone in town would recognize what it is?

Really think we should talk IC about what to do with soul brick because...well, seriously, we found a SOUL BRICK. It's just fucked up conceptually and deserves mention in-game. Destroying it is probably the least interesting thing to do with it. Exploiting it is flat out evil, though. I'd like to see what Adail wants to do, really,