Day 103: Legends and Lore

Investigations & Explorations
Days 103 (26th May)
DM Note: You took over the lease on the house on the 17th May, it expires on the 31st. The 10 day uber bless on Bazin and Umar expires on the 27th (evening)
After the discussions with the tree, Phinon goes over to Quercius.
Phinon: “Lets find somewhere to sit, we have been looking at that symbol you gave us…..very interesting”
Moving to one of the side rooms, the two of you make yourselves comfortable at a table and Phinon brings out a scroll case. He opens the scroll case and shakes out two objects and a scroll.
Phinon: “Right, the scroll is a record of our findings, but I thought it best to talk them through with you, after all I wasn’t sure if you could actually read….. no offence intended.”
Phinon: “Firstly these.”, and he hands over the two objects, one is the original twisted piece of mithril, the second is a finely carved wooden symbol, Quercius recognises it as a Wyldwood holy symbol but somehow different.
Phinon: “The wooded replica is what we believe the mithril symbol looked like before it got damaged. The key things we are certain of is that this was a Wyldwood symbol, but there are differences, which you might have noticed but been unable to put your finger on.”
Quercius nods
Phinon: “In the normally encountered Wyldwood holy symbols the central tree is entwined with Ivy that then extents out into a circle around the symbol. Forming the familiar brooch shape. Now if you look closely, in this symbol the ivy has been replaced with a wild or climbing rose, and the forming of the symbol has gone so far as to simulate the thorns on the rose with little nicks that make the entwining vegetation quite rough to the touch, you might say prickly!”
Phinon: “We thought originally that it was just a consequence of damage taken, but no – the nicks are just too regularly placed.”
Phinon: “Right, now for the next fun thing…… I tell you this has had some people really tearing their hair out……”
Phinon: “This symbol is, as best we can gauge, around 20-30 years old, and from the little we can find, including a part damaged makers mark…..was made by a silversmith in Far Haven. Said silversmith has retired we believe, but anyway never had the equipment or skill to work in mithril. Also, despite the recent manufacture this Wildwood symbology has not been used for at least 300 years.”
Phinon: “So, long and short of it is, you have a brooch that uses symbology that no-one would nowadays recognise, made by somebody who would not be able to make it.”
Phinon: “I have included another snippet of lore that may be applicable here.”