Treasure Hunt - Roxanne Förstner

Posts : 1363 Join date : 2015-12-20

The Great Hall begins to empty as the students trickle out from breakfast. Eventually, the Hall is bare of any students except for you, and as you stand from your seat to leave your attention is pulled away from the treasure hunt by something unusual out of the corner of your eye. At the front, where the Professors usually sit, is a pedestal. It’s not that tall, perhaps only half your height, and is pure white. You can see intricate designs of leaves carved around it.

On top of the pedestal is a chest. You take a few steps closer to investigate. It’s not too large but you know that with magic, it could hold far more than meets the eye. It is a bit shabby and old looking, as if it's gone unopened for many years, a layer of dust and what seems to be cobwebs covering it. There are hints of water damage; the lock is tight and made of a strong metal that has some traces of rust on it, and there is moss growing on the side of the chest.

What do you do?

a) Approach and investigate the chest
b) Open the chest with Alohomora
c) Ignore the chest and leave the Great Hall

(OOC: At the end of your post, please make your choice clear by writing it in another color, or bolded.)

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When Roxanne had gone into the Great Hall that morning she hadn't noticed anything unusual about it but that probably had been because she had been engrossed in the book that her father had procured for her that summer about Grey Magicks, a very rare branch of Magic that was neither good nor bad just in between. It had been a fascinating read, however, the book was in Russian so Roxanne had taken a little bit longer to read it purely because she didn't want to miss anything important.

As she finished off her breakfast and placed the book in her backpack, she suddenly noticed the intricate pedestal, her eyes drawn to the designs on the pure white wood, making her walk closer to it only for her attention to be taken by the chest that was on top of it.

Her nose scrunched up as she noticed the thick layer of dust and the moss that was growing on the sides;
biting her lower lip, she slowly approached the trunk cautiously, her hand inching towards her wand just in case something were to jump out at her.

She never even thought that this could be a part of the Treasure Hunt she had signed up for.

a) Approach and investigate the chest

Posts : 1363 Join date : 2015-12-20

4.
You decide to take the safe route and investigate the chest. Approaching it, you become aware the lock isn’t as sturdy as it first appeared and is almost rusted through. Now right in front of it, you realise that the chest has begun to shake a little, as though there’s something inside. Suddenly, the top bursts open and there are squeaks that fill the empty hall. There is a blur of blue as something emerges from the chest and flies over your head.

The door to the great hall slams shut and you turn to find that it’s being guarded by six creatures. They are eight inches high and are electric blue. They have long pointed ears and long arms, three fingers on each hand. You recognise them as Cornish Pixies.

They start chattering to each other, loud, shrill noises that hurts your ears. You notice one of them is holding a piece of paper -- that must be the clue! Gripping your wand tightly, you prepare to fight them.

a) Defeat the pixies in order to receive the clue. End your post with picking up the clue.

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