Sneedles Castle
The ships clears from the cloud. Infront of you, a grand citadel. Walls as tall as the mountains around them. Thousands of skeletons line the walls in a constant state of work. A giant burrow hundred meters wide bores underneath the walls.
Just before entering, Nirmadin confesses that he has not been fully truthful to them, he has been taking on a false form and name. He is much older, and shifts into a tiny hunched man named Mortimer, with a wizard star hat and a stick.
He looks at you closely, with eyes that exude wisdom. He gives each of you a few seconds in the face, before having a reptilian blink and moving to the next.
Sneedle is an old lizard, with a large dangling gullet hanging from his neck. He walks hunched over, almost slithering from railing to railing.
Nirmadin explains that Sneedle has knowledge of reincarnation. Sneedle can teach them how, in theory, they can take souls and incarnate in a form.
- Sneedle is interested in them, and says never has he had the chance to see an ascended. He believed it could be done... If it is real, Sneedle will pledge himself to the one god most suitable for him. Sneedle will become a cleric of his chosen player.
- Sneedle can help them learn Soul Sculpting, but he needs them to bring him a vessel which was stolen from him in a battle. This object will allow them to hold onto souls longer, to give them to time to shape the new form in their mind. Without it, they will not have the mental capacity.
- Sneedle has lots of knowledge in reading Ancient Mage Script. The trick is to project with the book, and read it there. He has learned much about control, guidance. It is not evil or bad to have influence over others, infact it is important and even good for them, if you are good that is.
Outcomes:
Sneedle teaches them to Astrally project. (Description: Imagine yourself. Picture yourself. In that image, feel a cool breeze. You feel a smooth rock under your hand. Your toes dip into warm water. You look up, and see... yourself. Hold this image... Take a step. Close your eyes. Open them. (The players then see astral plane).
Sneedle teaches them to influence the minds of their followers. Guide their behavior. He will do this by making them read books for 3 days.
Soul Vessel
The vessel was taken by a master Sorceress Iggwilv. Iggwilv was last known to be hiding out in the Land Of Black Ice. Iggwilv was nasty, and stole it from Sneedles. Well, they both were looking for it, but she took it first.