Round 15 Transcript

Jeane’s spell flickers, revealing a faint magical aura hovering above the bell’s cracked lid and a stronger, pulsing field emanating from the stone beneath the altar. The rest of the area remains invisible to her detection.

The wind carries a sound beneath its moan—the scrape of stone on stone, deeper than any rat could manage. Something moves down there in the dark. I don't need magic to see it; I hear it dragging itself through the filth. The guard's voices grow closer, and Jeane’s spellwork has already painted targets across this graveyard—every sound matters now. I crouch low and listen intently, trying to pinpoint the source of any subterranean activity beneath our feet.

She steps in front of Gravedigger Renn as she hears his breath catch—the guards are almost upon them—and raises her hands to show she carries no weapon. Her voice cuts through the ash-choked air: "We are here on behalf of the church to restore this place as a sanctuary. We mean no harm." The words feel fragile in her mouth, but she speaks with what little authority her tired body can muster.

My voice is low and controlled as I speak to Sister Hale while focusing my power. Hold your position. Let me see what lies beneath us before we commit further. The dead have their own guardians here, it seems. I draw my unholy symbol and begin to cast a spell that will reveal hidden magical signatures, focusing especially on the ground beneath our feet and near the altar where Gravedigger mentioned hearing movement.