Emancipation

[Anastasia]

There's six global curses.

1. Overwhelming guilt if you take something that isn't yours from here. This is the weakest by far, is mind-affecting and can be removed with remove curse.
2. Wrath: Once per hour you have a 20% chance of being assaulted by an iron golem. This golem is a construct created by the curse and vanishes if slain or otherwise incapacitated, or if an hour passes. This golem appears within 100ft of you. A remove curse that succeeds on a DC 25 caster level check removes it.
3. Ill luck. A -6 luck penalty to attack rolls and saving throws. A DC 30 caster level check with remove curse removes it.
4. Stillness. Each round in combat, you have a 75% chance of doing nothing. A wish or miracle spell is needed to remove this.
5. Forgetfulness. Each hour you have a 15% chance to forget what happened in the past hour. This loss is permanent until the curse is removed. The curse can be removed by a wish or miracle that succeeds on a DC 40 caster level check.
6. Hoarding Instinct. You now have an irresistible urge to hoard treasure in this vault and add to it. This penetrates even mind blank, but an epic level abjuration could stop it while active. The curse can be removed by a wish or miracle that succeeds on a DC 50 caster level check.

Kascha exhales, "I'm always nervous around curses. They can get out of hand so easily."

[Corwin]

Seira nods slowly to herself. "The only thing that could be a challenge is a mind blank-penetrating curse. Can you think of any abjurations of the tenth circle or higher that might get in its way, Kascha? How about you, Elle?"

Thanks. Any hidden areas, monsters or doorways?

[Anastasia]

None that you can find. It looks like it really is what it is. Unless, that is, it's hidden beneath all the treasure. Disturbing those to check is obviously a risky venture. You can do it if you want.

[Corwin]

That's okay, then. If Elle and Kascha don't know any relevant spells, let's skip ahead to mapping this out. I'll redo my spells with discern curse (lvl10) and superb dispelling (lvl11), and it'd be nice if Elle and Kascha loaded up on discern curse.

[Anastasia]

Sure.

Thus the next day comes and the three of you are here, ready to go.

Go ahead.

[Corwin]

"These are the six global curses," Seira lectures, pointing each of them out so that she, Elle and Kascha are all on the same page. "Now let's try to start from weakest and build our way up, then pool the results and see where they take us!"

We'll uses Mystra's spell. Kascha for curses 1-2, Elle for curses 3-4, I will try to get info for curses 5-6. Let's try and figure out what common force/malice caused the curses and how they would be 'naturally' removed without brute-forcing it.

[Anastasia]

Overwhelming Guilt: This curse came from the malice of Rhogarn, amplified by his suicide. You know what this curse causes, as well as something more subtle. A slight, hidden disinclination to seek means to cure it, obscured and lost in the guilt, but still effective. The curse can be removed from a person by remove curse. The curse can be ended by Rhogarn's wife uttering a heartfelt apology before the hoard.

Wrath: : This curse came from the malice of Rhogarn, amplified by his suicide. You know what this curse causes. The curse can be removed from a person by remove curse that succeeds on a DC 25 caster level check. The curse can be ended by Rhogarn's wife uttering a heartfelt apology before the hoard.

Ill Luck: This curse came from the malice of Rhogarn, amplified by his suicide. You know what this curse causes. as well as something more subtle. Hidden in the bad luck is a biasing towards luck leading you to events that would push the cursed person towards suicide. The curse can be removed from a person by remove curse that succeeds on a DC 30 caster level check. The curse can be ended by Rhogarn's wife uttering a heartfelt apology before the hoard.

Stillness: This curse came from the malice of Rhogarn, amplified by his suicide. You know what this curse causes. This curse can be removed by a wish or a miracle spell. The curse can be ended by Rhogarn's wife uttering a heartfelt apology before the hoard.

Forgetfulness: This curse came from the malice of Rhogarn, amplified by his suicide. You know what this curse causes. This curse can be removed by a wish or a miracle spell that succeeds on a DC 40 caster level check. The curse can be ended by Rhogarn's wife uttering a heartfelt apology before the hoard.

Hoarding Instinct: This curse came from the malice of Rhogarn, amplified by his suicide. You know what this curse causes. This curse can be removed by a wish or a miracle spell that succeeds on a DC 50 caster level check.. The curse can be ended by Rhogarn's wife uttering a heartfelt apology before the hoard.

"...well, we have a big lead," Elle finally says, "What the hell happened here?"

[Corwin]

A person this legendary would have a legend to his name! As she hums noncommittally to Elle, Seira takes a glance with her divine power!

Miracle emulation of Legend Lore on Rhogarn and another on his wife, if she also works as a target.

[Anastasia]

Gimme a CL check? Something unrelated but tied to Rhogarn.

[Corwin]

23:30 <Seira> roll 1d20+35+3
23:30 <Kobot> Seira rolled 1d20+35+3 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{57}

[Anastasia]

Rhogarn is a long forgotten human hero. An adventurer who battled a forgotten race of ethereal creatures known as the Gala-Jine and who married a princess who fought with him in that war. It was a story book ending.

Except there was one problem with that: It turns out that the love between husband and and wife didn't last. The legends vary, but ultimately it's said that the two did great harm to the world around them before being sealed away. Sealed away in a massive gemstone cast away into the ethereal, or so the legends say.

[Corwin]

"Why not separate?" Seira mutters, before raising her voice. "So it seems that the pair were sealed together into a huge gemstone now floating in the Deep Ethereal. If they didn't hate each other enough before, it's bound to happen now. I think we should track them down and see if we can fix the situation some, but first let's take stock. Have you found anything of particular interest here?"

I'm looking for any epic items or artifact. Are there any, and if so how many? Also, I'd still like an estimate for the total amount of individual items. I don't need to actually count them all by hand, but a clearer ballpark than 'lots' would be very appreciated!

[Anastasia]

"A huge gemstone?" Kascha muses, "So did this gemstone end up here, Seira? Why else would the curses be tied to them?"

Meanwhile Elle peers down, "Yes, several," Elle agrees. "I've detected two artifacts and over a dozen items beyond mortal limits. There's likely more - there's certainly some hidden under things best not moved due to curses." Silent a few moments, "Enough to make this worth it a few times over, no matter how hard we struggle."

By items do you mean magic items?

[Corwin]

"I actually imagined Rhogarn could've made this, but a valid interpretation," Seira tells Kascha, using a Miracle to try and find the path to the gem holding Rhogarn or his soul.

Yes. Also, please, can I just get a rough numerical estimate for all the cursed stuff here? I keep on asking, it's impossible for me to plan without one.

[Anastasia]

Roughly a few hundred.

You feel pulled ahead, towards  a great heap of gem and gold.