[pnpgm] dealing with the Claw

[Alex Koponen]

"It looks like we have several days before we go off to deal with the 
castle. As suspected it looks like the graverobbing of the Claw may have 
been part of a L'p'nth attempt to expand at the cost of their neighbors. 
Likely some L'p'nth noble or wizard hoping to make a name for 
themselves. I don't see any sign of this being backed by the L'p'nth 
royalty."

Z'leyra will ask Cetric, Luan and the party's spellcasters (by name, not 
announcement - if you haven't cast a spell that Z'lyera has seen she 
won't invite you) to meet and discuss how to deal with the claw.

"This Claw is very powerful and dangerous. I did not suceed in finding 
out what it's powers are. I can try again. It might work. I do know that 
it can influence animals in ways that make me very uncomfortable as a 
shaman. The horse Ben'dar rides, Tef'wo, senses a wicked spirit in the 
Claw and does not want to be anywhere near it. I have severe doubt about 
the wisdom of keeping the Claw intact."

"Most magical items can be destroyed by simply doing enough damage to 
them. A claw like this should be able to be destroyed by simply burning 
it in a fire. However, since it is likely to have a powerful spirit in 
it, that may result in the freeing of the spirit. This could turn out to 
be a very bad event."

"Shaman are trained to deal with spirits, but in this I admit to having 
the minimum of training and NO experience. Cetric or Luan may well be 
better qualified to deal with the spirit. At the least they may have a 
deeper understanding of the problems this Claw may present. Some of you 
have 'experience' with magical items or spirits. If you have a 
suggestion please feel free to speak. We need a number of ideas so that 
we can choose the best."

"Both for dealing with this spirit and for taking on the castle against 
L'p'nth wizardry I plan on ensorcelling more belts and my dagger's 
scabbard to give the wearer additional resistance to chaos  magic."