Chalmymokos' Conundrum

One of three prophecies found in the hut of Bavlorna Blightstraw, in Hither. Alongside Sazzleru’s Spark and Lotus’ Lament

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I know well that only once I passed from the Cage This message will find its way past the rage

To Heroes of the Fallen Head, effigy of masters past, alive for now, in need of key, if they hope to last.

Innocence in the remnants of empire of old they must find, To join the celebration of an escape of the drunken kind.

Riding the feathered collector, who just changed gender, On a journey which will meander.

By Sea Banshee’s Seat and sister’s rest, past house of lost key and leaf blessed, to the blinded eye of Ghoral-Rey.

To the three-note-key its doors will swing open, The path behind three-eyed-brothers sloping, Past guardian long dead the desired key rest its head.

Summary §

Written by a Cyclops named Chalmymokos, it outlines what the Rungs Against the Seven will have to do to survive. Chalmymokos wrote this knowing they would find this only after he died.

The first event references the Rum Punch Festival, held in Shackles on the island of Lilywhite.

The “feathered collector” refers to the Magpie Prince. It “changed gender” when it was taken over by Varossa Lanteri and renamed “The Magpie Princess.”

Next it goes on to reference a journey the Rungs Against the Seven must take. The path begins by passing the island Besmara’s Throne. Then there are two steps that are yet unidentified: ”Sister’s Rest” and a temple dedicated to Gozreh (that was previously dedicated to Abadar). The journey ends at a ruined lighthouse: Ghoral-Rey.

At this ruined lighthouse there will be a door that requires music to open, but that is all that’s known for now. Skar played the tune to open the door, avoiding a fight at the entrance.

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The “guardian” called out has not yet been identified, despite the RATS clearing out all of Ghoral-Rey so far…

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Group §

• “Chalmymokos” is likely the name of a Cyclops
• CAGE
  • Golarion is an ancient elven word for cage
    • Elves came to Golarion and heard a story that humans prayed to deities and they were described as simialr to humans but had concepts and domains
    • Several gods teamed up to defeat a world destroying god called Rovagug
    • they put him in a prison and buried him deep in Golarion
    • all the lawful and good gods
      • Asmodeus, Abadar, Sarenrae, Calistria, Torag, Desna, Pharasma, Gorum
    • there’s a scar somewhere left in Golarion
      • The followers of Sarenrae didn’t follow her orders and ended up building the city of Gormuz over the site
• PASSED
  • Passed == Died?
  • Remembering we found Cyclops rope in Bavlorna’s stuff
  • Could the author have known he would died, and only AFTER would we get this?
• HEROS of the FALLEN HEAD, EFFIGY of MASTERS PAST
  • Thistletop is the head of Karzoug, we are the heroes!
• ALIVE, KEY, ETC
  • That’s us
• INNOCENCE, EMPIRE OF OLD, DRUNK FESTIVAL
  • Innocence == town in Shackles
  • Drunken Festival == Rum Punch Festival
    • People in Halgrim were talking about it
    • Commemorates the massive escape of slaves from a Cheliax slaveship
  • Empire of Old == Ghol-Gan, Cyclops empire
  • Mina making connection to Red Bishop also
• FEATHERED COLLECTOR
  • Clue in Lilywhite?
  • Magpie??
    • Maybe not?
    • The Magpie Prince?
  • Reference to a Psychopomp?
    • Nosois?
• SEA BANSHEES SEAT
  • Besmara: Pirate Queen, Goddess of Pirates, Goddess of the Sea
  • Island in Shackles: Besmara’s Throne
• SISTERS REST
  • No clues yet
  • Sister ship of the Magpie Prince
• HOUSE OF LOST KEY, LEAF BLESSED
  • House == noble house, heraldic symbol
  • Gozreh’s symbol is a leaf!
  • Abadar’s is a key!
  • Abadar —> Gozreh
  • Temple dedicated to Abadar that was turned into a temple to Gozreh
• BLINDED EYE, GHORAL-REY
  • Ghoral-Rey: looks like Cyclops word
    • Somewhere in the shackles, there’s a lighthouse temple complex of the Ghol-Gan empire
    • Was called “The Eye of Ghoral-Rey”
  • Eye == flame/light of the lighthouse
  • Blinded eye == no longer working lighthouse
• THREE-NOTE-KEY, DOOR OPEN
  • Open a door, it needs music to open
  • Will figure it out closer
• PATH, THREE-EYED-BROTHER
  • Path, three eyed brother, straightforward
  • Will figure out closer
• KEY, REST HEAD
  • Person?

Solo §

• Proper Nouns?
  • The Cage?
  • Heroes of the Fallen Head
  • Sea Banshee’s Seat
  • Ghoral-Rey
• Things to Identify
  • The Cage
    • Cage, past rage - Runelord of Wrath? Alaznist?
    • Was the author trapped in a cage related to Wrath?
  • Heroes of the Fallen Head, Effigy of masters past
    • Some known landmark? Giant statue head?
  • Key
    • The heroes need a key - Worm/RATS need a key? Portal related?
  • Escape of the drunken kind
    • Is the escape drunken?
    • Or is the one that escapes drunken?
  • Feathered collector, just changed gender
    • Feathered Serpent? Vorvashali Voon??
  • Journey
  • Sea Banshee’s Seat
  • Sister’s rest
  • Blinded eye of Ghoral-Rey
  • Three-note-key
  • Three-eyed-brothers
  • Guardian long dead
  • Desired key