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short-lived. Two days after the return of the Brandvi- jf to our plane, the main campus where the Institute housed its experimental research facility suffered a catastrophicexplosionandfirethatdestroyedoverhalfof the campus and resulted in the death of twelve research- ers, four faculty members, and two of the pyronauts t hemselves. Since this event, the remaining pyronauts have been missing and the Institute has been shut down by its board of directors. Interpol and other world police agencies are looking to question the remain- ing members of the Brandvijf regarding the events of 2003 should any of them ever be located and brought in for questioning. There are intermittent reports of sightings of the last remaining members of the Brand- vijf from time to time in various cities worldwide, as well as reports of fire-related arson near the sightings. One alleged sighting involving all three remaining members took place in Surat, India in 2012 at the Government Medical College and New Civil Hospital, but this has not been fully substantiated. During the same time pe- riod there was a large fire at the Sardar Patel Museum, which caused damage not only to the building but
involved the loss of several hundred rare specimens of historic arts and crafts.
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from the Qa which will be delivered to them either in person, in a communication, in the form of a vision, or in some another way. When the service is provided, the geas is set in place, and when payment is requested if the person serviced refuses the payment (or does not attempt to pay) then the original service is rescinded immediately. This rescinding can lead to catastrophic circumstances in some cases, so few who seek out the Qa and their services willingly refuse to pay for the services when the time comes to do so. Stories of what has happened to those who have failed to pay are enough to ensure that others will pay. Generally, those that seek out the Qa are truly desperate and have few other avenues of recourse and they are willing to pay the price.
When a Qa performs a service, at the conclusion of the service ritual, the Qa dies quietly, the life in them simply leaving them as they complete it. After the service is performed, a special rite and ceremony is offered to the deceased Qa and their name is placed upon a special honor roll. This honor roll is held etched in a black obelisk in the center of the monastery.
The Qa are known to offer the following services, but this is not an exhaustive list:
Qa
PEOPLE
Service
Description
Form Return
Those who have been changed permanently in physical shape may be
transformed back to their original
Mind Return
Those who have lost their minds or had their erased may have them returned to them
Recall
Those who have been cast through a gate to another plane or dimension can be brought back home
High upon the upper reaches of the great mountains far to the south live a race of mystical beings known as the Qa’na’la’ta’sa’ba’na’sa’qa, more commonly known as simply the Qa. Unlike any other race found in the world in looks and lifestyle, these eight-foot tall, four-armed hermits live a life of peace and soli- tude in their monastery high within the frozen peaks of the mountain range. Travel to the Qa monastery is challenging to say the least, with many treacherous and dangerous paths that must be taken to reach the single entrance into the Monastery. This entrance opens to the outside world only once per year and only for a few hours, allowing only those visiting only a certain limited amount of time to access the monas- tery.
Those that are able to find the monas- tery find buildings of stone but of obvious design complexity beyond what such a simple people as the Qa present; the stonework rivals the most glorious Dwarvish in design and structure and strength, and matches the most beautiful of Elvish works in the deep crys- tal forests. This is in complete contrast to the humble homespun hooded robes made from local animal wool that the Qa wear and the simple foods they eat and offer visitors.
Visitors to the monastery are able to ask the Qa for a number of services, but these services do not come free or cheap and never at a simple monetary cost. Each person requesting a service must agree to be bound by geas to some sort of future payment request
Resurrection Soul Travel Wish
Those who have been long dead can be brought back to life as if they have never died.
Those who have had their souls destroyed, stolen, or trapped can have them recovered
A single wish may be granted (as per the Wish spell)
Rattus Cyprius
Magic User Level 2 Spell Duration: Instant
Range: 10’ per level
SPELL
This spell transforms rats and other small rodents into small copper statues, each worth 2 gold pieces each. There is no saving throw for this. The spell affects 1 rat for every level of the caster within a 10’ radius. At 5th level, the spell may be cast upon giant rats also. If a targer giant rat fails a saving throw, they are turned into hollow copper statues worth 20 gold each.
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