Kelewen

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"Here, see," she said and pointed to his name, written halfway down a page near the front of the book, amongst other names, many of which were crossed through with a single horizontal line of ink.

Baruch Ahearn
Myra Alden N9
Zev Alhberg
Lila Anker
Ralph Anker
Nathaniel Appleton
Arnold Ardalans E12
Mia Ardalans
Grover Arkwright W8
Ellis Årud E31
Lance Atterberry
Charlie Axland S29
Loretta Azarola W25
Rivka Baardsson
Terrance Babcock N11
Noah Bager
Jared Banks
Marc Bello E6
Rhys Bello E4
Efraim Bentson S20
Cassidy Bergfaulk
Arthur Blom W18

"A registry of some sort, perhaps?" she wondered.

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I'd love to keep it going!

@Karl Kadaver, I borrowed your character, but please claim her back as soon as you can!

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Seeing that the others were preparing to head down the stairs, Tamra waved them ahead. "I'm right behind you," she said, then allowed her curiosity at the book's magic to compel her. Just a quick look was surely warranted. After all, it could have a clue as to the whereabouts of this Black Pearl that they sought...

"A list of names?" she wondered aloud as she opened the heavy cover and flipped through a few of the pages. Many names were drawn through with a line of black ink. The ones not drawn through each have a small code written next to them.

About to close the book again and proceed after the others, the name of one of her companions caught her eye... "Charlie Axland" That was it, wasn't it? She was fairly certain she remembered the name of the monk from their initial introductions. "You're in the book!" she said excitedly.

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@Karl Kadaver bump... Is Tamra doing anything with the book?

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The stairwell is dimly lit by torches hung on the wall, though even a casual inspection would quickly reveal the torches are magical in nature as no heat is given off by their flames.

A trickle of sea water runs down the wooden staircase. In places the stairs are rotten and creak loudly as Charlie steps onto them.

The walls along the stairs shelter a trio of small alcoves. In each alcove are small statues carved of ivory and decorated with small beads. The first nook holds a fierce looking barbarian and the second, a pair of snarling panthers. The third is yet out of site...

About halfway down, the steps have fallen through altogether. The gap is about 7 ft across and with the drop in elevation, it looks an easy enough jump. (Though jumping back up would be significantly more difficult.)

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Sorry for such a short post. Down to just my phone for a couple days.

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The flaming hands died back quickly once their initial attack was over, dissipating completely when the water hit them.

The candle in Charlie's grasp kept burning stubbornly, despite being jostled wildly.

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Lost track of what was happening, not sure what to post this time >_<

@Noodles

You're now all in the same room (with all the candles along the wall and the book in the center on a pedestal)

Arnold - descending the ladder into the room
Charlie - just picked up a candle, intending to go down the stairs, but two hands of flame shot from where the candle was, trying to strike him.
Tamra - has her fingers on the closed book
Ronan - standing near Tamra
Takao - bleeding from his light wound, standing next to the dead body of the man he just killed

Did I get that right?

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@DreadPirate.... you need a little more time to respond to the fire?

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@DreadPirate

As Charlie lifted the candle from its place along the wall and starts to make his way to the top of the steps, two withered hands of flame reached from the wall and toward the monk. One attempts to assail his back, between the shoulders. Almost simultaneously, the other flies toward his legs...