SHOOGBIMBHALD fought valiantly to keep a straight face while bearing the ever increasing weight of anticipation on His shoulders as He walked through the halls of the cathedral. All the sights He usually paid attention to, the Elvish carvings, the illegible script, the jarring transition from dark elf stonework to kuo-toa stonework, even passing by the way leading to the cathedral's forbidden place; all of them blended together as He resisted the undignified urge to dance like a happy prospector.

[b]"Not far now, Great One,"[/b] the high priest croaks over his shoulder. [b]"Just ahead. You will see. You will see what Your wisdom has brought us."[/b]

[b]"Indeed."[/b] SHOOGBIMBHALD responded, only half listening as He pondered the pros and cons of adding some sort of ceremonial mask or other form of face concealment to His everyday wardrobe.

When they entered the chamber containing the stones, SHOOGBIMBHALD brought His hand to His chin in a gesture of deep thinking to disguise the fact that He was actually doing so to keep His jaw from dropping.

[b]"Behold! The treasures You led us to! The gifts of the deep! The Mother of Pearl's blessing made real!"[/b]

At least a dozen flawless glowing crystal orbs the size of a kuo-toa's head sat across the room. They were beautiful. They were doubtlessly of great value. They were... They were... suspicious.

The false gesture became true as SHOOGBIMBHALD as He noticed the reactions of Nyphl and the crab, recalled how dangerous a place the Underdark could be, and recalled also how dangerous unidentified magical objects could be as well. His mind turned to matters of of the arcane, but quickly hit a roadblock that only pondering on either matters of the natural world or surviving within it would solve. And even then, it would require getting a closer look at the crystals.

[b]"Are they not magnificent, Great SHOOGBIMBHALD?"[/b] Blibdoolpoolp asked. His bulging eyes gleaming with pride.

[b]"They are indeed magnificent."[/b] SHOOGBIMBHALD spoke before the priest could ask his next question. [b]"Magnificent enough that I would enjoy getting a closer look at them."[/b] Setting the crab down beside Him, SHOOGBIMBHALD moved to inspect the crystals. Making sure not to walk directly underneath any of the stalactites as he approached.

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Leo rolls a [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/29619]Natural 20[/url] on a Survival check.
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