Garth
The stone is drawing the collapse right to us, Derick. It needs to be yanked from the plinth before the ceiling turns us into dust.
Derick Force
The gemstone vibrates with enough force to make the floor tremble beneath my boots.
A jagged shard of quartz the size of a shield slams into the ground, narrowly missing Joi. The dog yelps, skittering back toward the safety of the archway.
Kellan
Do not touch it with your bare hands, swordsman. The stone is volatile.
The Ash-Wrapped Sentinel
If the plinth is abandoned, the seal breaks forever. Hold the line, or we all perish.
Garth
I will handle the debris, Derick. You are the only one steady enough to move that stone.
+ Scene Quest Added
Remove the stone from the plinth
“"Okay! Joi, work with Garth to defend the three of us while we work! " You say, then plant your feet and lift the stone to remove it from the plinth”
SUCCESS (Superb Strength, rolled -2)
Derick Force
Joi, stick with Garth and keep this path clear. I have the stone.
Joi whines once, her ears twitching, before bolting to Garth's side to bark at the falling masonry.
Derick Force
The vibration pulses through my palms like a trapped heartbeat, yet it yields to my grip.
Garth
Watch yourself, Derick. If that thing snaps back, it will take the room with it.
Kellan
Lift it swiftly, but keep it level. The equilibrium is all that keeps the floor beneath us whole.
With a grunt of exertion, Derick Force heaves the pulsing stone upward. The air in the chamber goes deathly still as the heavy weight clears the pedestal.
Quest Complete
Remove the stone from the plinth
+ Story Quest Added
Secure the pulsing runic gemstone
+ New Item Acquired
Pulsing runic gemstone