# 03_20200925 Solving the riddles of Oghma ## Session Summary The band of seven fled from the ambush at the [[Broken Arrow Taphouse]] to the safety of the [[House of Knowledge]] or [[House of Knowledge]] on the outskirts of the [[Protector's Enclave]], just by [[The Wall]]. The Temple used to be filled with beautiful statues, books, and scrolls, but today, much of it is in ruins from the [[ttrpgs/Order of the Wandering Mind/Mount Hotenow eruption]]. Oghma is the god of knowledge, and so his temple contains the remnants of ancient tomes and art showing the fight against those who would suppress knowledge. While exploring one of the three rooms, the group discover bits of paper with riddles on them. After correctly answering the riddles, the statue in the middle of the temple slid to one side, revealing a staircase to the hidden library of Oghma. ^summary ## Recap ![[02_20200920 Sneaking to the House of Knowledge#^summary]] ## Log - Temple of Oghma - circular with three wings. Imagine a cross, remove one leg of the cross, and that's the entrance. - There used to be a grass and garden outside, but now only rubble is left. All the statues have been broken or melted. - Before you reach the entrance of the temple, you see a belltower. The bell is still working and anyone can go in and pull the bell. It's separate from the main temple. - Temple has shelves on both sides that are empty and scorched. - Temple destroyed in the eruption - There are paintings but it's hard to see - you can identify some of them if you try. [x] Ask Cyriac if he can see some of these. #[[ttrpgs/Order of the Wandering Mind/Agenda]] [[Next Actions]] - Cyriac says they've already examined it, and all it contains are depictions of the god Oghma fighting Mask, the god of deception; Cyrik, god of murder and lies; and Bane, god of tyranny - other gods that hide knowledge. - Kallax type bookshelves - circular chamber - open to the sky. no ceiling in this part, high ceiling elsewhere. - There used to be statues there too, but only the pillar remains - Statue of oghma in the middle that has been defaced. Missing an arm and the face has been destroyed. Statue is of an elf or half-elf with an instrument like a guitar, sitting on the tree stump. This is Oghma, portrayed as a bard. Only slighly burnt but it survived. - Someone slept here recently but they're not here anymore. - courtyard in the south where the belltower is - There used to be statues on top as well, but none of them survived. -  - Oghma the binder - "binder of all that is known" - started naming things and brought things to life - god of knowledge - Reona wants to take Cyriac to [[Blacklake District]] - Watch 1: me and Ka'ira - whistling, some soldiers talking - Watch 2: Maestro - bell sounds from the belltower - tiefling children in rags while pulling the bell - Who dares disturb the sleep of Oghma?? - commotion from The Wall - sounds of a battle - Maestro wakes Hill to keep watch, then investigates - [x] Arcane power book #[[ttrpgs/Order of the Wandering Mind/Agenda]] [[Next Actions]] - Watch 3: Gloomtoes and Hill - - Ka'ira - can release demons when bloodied - Maestro says monster with tentacles and scales and two people were taken down - I asked why Neverwinter River is red - quest to find people at Helmshold and clear blights in Thundertree - Demon came out from (Glabberzoo) six armed demon and summoned a frog-slave. Father Tyson killed the demon and the plants started wilting. - Acid blood red river - Ka'ira is acid resistant - Probably because Glabberzoo did it - Father Tyson was Maestro's mentor - Someone from Helmshold killed him - Phandalin - quaint town that's not worth going to (imo) - 3 rooms - 1st room - 20 x 30 ft - walls are cracked, charred wood everywhere - ceiling intact but cracked - 2nd room - bigger - bedrolls that are not burnt - have been used in the last few weeks. for more than three people - charred beds/planks here - window - [x] Ask [[Reona]] or [[Cyriac]] who else used [[House of Knowledge]]. It looked like someone had slept there recently. [[Next Actions]] #[[ttrpgs/Order of the Wandering Mind/Agenda]] - 3rd room - room like the first, but this one has a stone slab built into the floor with a stone chair next to it. - part of ceiling is cracked and shows sky - papers - written in various languages - Elven: "What has no weight but can move mountains? The greatest gift of all races outweighing everything made by mortal hands?" - Ideas - Ka'ira's: "If I have it, I don't share it. If I share it, I don't have it. What is it?" - a secret - Common: "I'm simple for a few, but hard for them to hear. I live inside secrets, yet bring their worst fears. What am I?" - Truth - Halfling: "What is the enemy of truth?" - Lies - Goblin: "What should one do with knowledge?" - Preserve and share - The statue says: "Welcome to the temple of knowledge. The library is open." and it slides to one side.