System

Myriad Reality

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*Nothing seems to come from interacting with it other than a mild repulsive force*

@Valiance

*Shoots the strip, causing it to emit its own, weak magical energy*

Myriad Reality

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It is. Combing under the structure for traps.

@Valiance

Ah, excellent.
*Holds the strip in an open palm, and it takes off, spinning upward near the energy disturbances, the magic circuits being triggered by different interactions with the force*

Myriad Reality

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*The ground can be felt shifting ever so slightly where you stand*

@Valiance

Is that you?

Myriad Reality

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*Nods, then squats down and places my palm flat against the ground*

@Valiance

*Removes a thin strip from my belt, like paper, and inscribes a series of sharp, intertwining diagrams before folding the strip itself into a complex pattern*

Myriad Reality

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You think whatever that radiation is is dangerous?
*Points up*

@Valiance

We could always test it. I need a moment to prepare, though.

Myriad Reality

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I don’t think so. At least not in any elemental way… I guess there’s more than just that in play, this time.

@Valiance

Hm, we could of course carve into its base, but that may attract unwanted attention.

Myriad Reality

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*It appears to be made out of simple, primitive adobe bricks, and I tentatively take a single step onto the base of the staircase to the top*

@Valiance

It may be trapped. I would exercise caution.

Myriad Reality

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*Shakes my head*
Not yet. But…
*Looks up as the view of the ziggurat becomes towering from where we stand, and mild ripples of energy resonate from openings near the entrance at the top, akin visually to the likes of a heat wave*

@Valiance

*Taps at the base of the tower, gauging the composition of the structure*

Myriad Reality

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Scorched earth is something I want to avoid. But it’s always possible later if it proves to be the necessary and exclusive way.

@Valiance

We may not have the opportunity later. But regardless, do you sense the fraudulent elements nearby?

Myriad Reality

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I don’t even know what’s here. Could be some volatile relics around or, likely, in the temple proper. Would cause a headache of its own.

@Valiance

Different risks, certainly.