Round 4 Transcript

Jeane kneels at the center of her scrying circle, pressing her palm flat against the cobbled street as if to feel its pulse. The arcane symbols she inscribed glow with a cold light that bleeds into the surrounding shadows—she can taste the wrongness below, something ancient and deliberate shifting just beneath the earth’s skin. Detect hidden magical auras or structural weaknesses beneath us. Her eyes close, focus narrowing as she probes downward with her mind, seeking the telltale signature of traps or creatures lurking in darkness.

I lean in close to Gravedigger Renn, voice low and urgent. 'Listen—if you know something that can help us avoid a trap or fight whatever's under there, tell me now. The city g...' His eyes dart nervously toward the street as I continue, pressing for specifics: 'If that thing under the streets is dangerous and moves at specific times, we need to know when and where. Lives depend on it—including yours. Tell me now while we still have time.'

Sister Hale takes Gravedigger Renn by the arm with firm but non-threatening grip, guiding him toward the church's side door. 'Renn, please come inside now—it’s not safe to linger here.' Her voice is steady command mixed with genuine concern—she won’t let this frightened man bolt into danger again. The church offers sanctuary and safety; whatever moves beneath Gravehill can be discussed from within its walls, not on a street where city guard patrols loom closer by the minute.