057. (Coda 2) Part 1: A quiet day

[Anastasia]

> OOC: Going back down and away from the lava-door?
<Muirfinn> OOC: Let's give the maze a try?
<Lief> OOC: Works for me.
> OOC: Listen checks, y'all.
<Lief> roll d20+32 Listen
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+32 Listen and gets 43." [d20=11]
<Muirfinn> OOC: Hold on, SR is behaving most unpleasantly
> roll 1d20+7 Dana isn't the listeningest.
> OOC: Sure.
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Dana isn't the listeningest. and gets 24." [1d20=17]
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+ and gets Error: Check syntax." [1d20=6]
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+33
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+33 and gets 45." [1d20=12]
> The party makes it about a third of the way back down to the intersection of dead bears when both Lief and Muirfinn hear a rumbling from below.
<Muirfinn> "That's probably bad."
* Lief looks around, readies his bow, and goes invisible.
> As Lief glances down, he can see the beginnins of a reddish glow from the passage below, leading back towards the bear massacre.
> "Eh?" Dana stops, "The fuck is it now?"
<Lief> "Something under the ice!"
> OOC: To be clear, you're an incline and heading down. The passage further down is the way you came. The glow's coming from there, not under the ice.
<Muirfinn> "Under the..." Muirfinn looks down. "...is that lava?"
<Lief> ".... Good thing I can fly?"
* Lief kind of nervously looks at Dana, not that she can see it.
> "Lava?" Dana blinks and peers down the passage, as the red glow gets brighter. You can hear a faraway sound, like running water, starting to get closer. It's coming from below.
> As the party hesitates, the reddish glow gets even brighter. It's a good, ruddy red glow that's rising up to meet you. It's starting to get warmer in here, too. OOC: Y'all may want to do something, you're on a clock here.
<Muirfinn> OOC: Love to act, can't access my sheet or spells
> OOC: See #elysium.
<Lief> "I think we need to move *now* if we want to get to the maze... Muirfinn can you fly with Dana?"
* Muirfinn (Muirfinn@75-171-5-46.phnx.qwest.net) Quit (Ping timeout)
* Muirfinn (~Yuthirin@174-26-56-160.phnx.qwest.net) has joined #dunes
<Muirfinn> "That would likely be the lava melting the ice and flashing it into steam, which in turn melts more ice. This will become unpleasant rather quickly." Muirfinn says, casting a spell on Dana. OOC: Energy Immunity: Fire
> Dana is thus protected, "That's fucking great," Dana says, "I'm all for being melted in lava, but do we really want to die here?" She glances over at Muirfinn.
<Muirfinn> "Well, if we die, we'll be back tomorrow."
> Meanwhile, the red glow intensifies, now reaching the party. You can hear a steady rumble from below - and at the edge of your vision, you can see the tunnel's full of lava! It's rising up to fill the tunnel and meet the party in its fiery embrace!
<Muirfinn> OOC: Gooooooold dragon!
> OOC: Duly noted.
<Lief> OOC: I am not protected let us make haste.
> OOC: Back up towards the lava door or down towards the onrushing lava?
<Muirfinn> OOC: One sec
<Lief> OOC: I'm sorta holding till Yuth gets sorted.
* Muirfinn casts another spell on Lief. "OOC: Energy Resistance: Fire 30
<Muirfinn> "That should sort us. Provided we;re not completely submerged."
<Lief> "So onward towards the Maze?"
<Muirfinn> "Suppose so."
* Lief looks at the rising lava nerviously.
* Lief heads towards the Maze!
<Muirfinn> "You'll be fine. Probably."
> "You mean the passage to the maze that's full of fucking lava?" Dana says incredulously.
<Muirfinn> "Yes. Dana, are you...scared?"
<Lief> "You're sure this spell will keep us safe? Up is the way out, but down is lava swimming.."
> "Of course not," Dana snorts, "But my gear won't melt now, will it?"
<Muirfinn> "Not at this point. We can go back up. The protections will last a while longer, either way. If we go up, you'll be protected in case the lava continues to rise."
<Muirfinn> "Though if the lava is down there, perhaps it has drained out of the area we first saw it in.
<Muirfinn> "
> One can note the lava continues to rise as the party talks. My, it's hot in here now. At least your protections are easily holding against this level of heat.
<Lief> "You're the boss here, Muirfinn. Pick!"
<Muirfinn> "Well lets try that. Worst case, we take a warm bath for a bit."
* Lief follows Muirfinn!
> OOC: Going back up then?
<Muirfinn> OOC: Yers
> The party hurries back up. The lava follows, but at least the party is faster than it. You reach the door with barely a red glow behind you.
* Muirfinn in turn yanks open the door!
> The door opens. The lava is gone, a passage sloping up fast and sharply ahead. It's also narrow - Lief and Dana should be able to get through, but a large-sized dragon will have difficulty. Below you can hear a rumble, and the red glow advances much faster.
<Lief> "Close the door behind you
<Lief> ?"
* Muirfinn drops to wyrmling size. An easy medium! And he pushes the door closed!
> OOC: Str check.
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+17
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+17 and gets 20." [1d20=3]
> With a powerful pull, the door is closed behind the party.
<Muirfinn> "There. LEt's keep moving."
* Lief nods and moves with the group.
> Dana glances behind it, "So going up?" Thus the party begins to walk up. As they do...suddenly there is a tremendous howling of the wind, a moment before the party is battered by a terrific wind rising up from behind them. It's picking up - FAST! OOC: You have one standard action each as the winds intensify.

[Anastasia]

* Lief braces hims for the wind and latches hold of the larger and stronger flier, Muirfinn.
* Muirfinn drops dragon form, casting quickly! "That's enough of that." OOC: Control winds, to still the air. Need link?
> OOC: Please.
> OOC: What's your concentration mod? There's a check but I'm fairly sure you autopass.
<Muirfinn> OOC: 33
> OOC: You do. Caster level check, opposed effects.
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+22
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+22 and gets 37." [1d20=15]
<Muirfinn> OOC: +1
> The winds batter momentarily before coming to a stop around the party! OOC: Act. The spell will suppress the wind in the area for the duration.
* Muirfinn shifts again, assuming draconic form. "Let's go."
* Lief nods and heads out with the group.
> Dana crosses her arms and nods, "Nice trick," she adds as you go, "The winds are a real pussy move," she calls out, cupping her hands over her mouth. "Come on, we came here for some giant serpent action, not some fucking winds and traps! What is this, Mechanus?"
* Muirfinn snorts. "Somehow I doubted you'd appreciate fighting against wind."
> "What the fuck ever," Dana starts to follow along. OOC: Walking on ahead?
<Lief> OOC: Yep. I'm holding off on scouting since the pace is kinda pushing with the lava and wind and stuffs.
<Muirfinn> OOC: Yep
> The party walks for perhaps 5 minutes. Then...OoC: Anyone who can make a spellcraft check is entitled to do so.
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+50
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+50 and gets 63." [1d20=13]
> Muirfinn can feel a ripple in the air around the party. Some sort of field - stepping forward any more will trigger it. It's hard to notice, but your exceptional senses have detected it. You'd need to study it with detect magic or the like to learn more.
<Muirfinn> "Wait." Muirfinn says, peering closer at the field. OOC: DM on
* Lief stops and waits for Muirfinn..
> It's a teleportation field. Based on the energy around it, the anti-teleportation measures of the mountain end just before it.
> Dana stops and waits, arms crossed.
<Muirfinn> "Teleportation field. More cheap tricks."
> "Oh come on. Really? I swear, if I end up naked in a Ysgard dungeon AGAIN..." Dana growls low in her throat.
* Muirfinn slowly looks at Dana. "...again?"
* Lief stares at Dana.
<Lief> "That sounds... like an idea.. I need to make a note of that idea."
* Muirfinn shakes his head, shrinking down to cast dispelling magic. OOC: Greater Dispel
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+20
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+20 and gets 28." [1d20=8]
<Muirfinn> OOC: Fuck
> Glowing ahead, "Yes, again." Dana remarks, as Muirfinn's magic fails to undo the Weave here.
> *glowering ahead
* Muirfinn grumbles, casting again!
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+20
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+20 and gets 27." [1d20=7]
<Muirfinn> OOC: OH COME ON
<Lief> OOC: Welcome to my dice.
* Muirfinn stares at the field, as though it is mocking him.
> The field bravely resists Muirfinn's magic. As the silence meanwhile stretches on, "What, haven't you been naked and in mortal danger in Ysgard before?"
<Muirfinn> "No."
<Muirfinn> "Also, I am out of dispelling magic. In Ysgard."
* Lief stares at Muirfinn for a moment.
<Muirfinn> "So who wants to walk into the teleport field first?"
* Lief looks away.
<Muirfinn> "It's either that or go swimming in molten rock."
<Lief> "Well.. I guess I *am* the scout.."
<Muirfinn> "Good luck, try not to get eaten by anything."
* Lief readies his bow, brings up his invisibility, checks his arrows... and heads in.
> In a blink, Lief vanishes. "And there he goes, vanishing. In Ysgard," Dana adds, deadpan. OOC: #evildunes, Lief.
<Muirfinn> "So much for a milk run." Muirfinn says. "I was so hoping this would go as planned. We'd come in, kill a few giant animals, wrestle an immortal snake thing half to death, and claim our prize."
> "It's never that easy, is it?" Dana grumbles to herself, "Want to follow?"
<Muirfinn> "Let's give him a minute, see if he can come back."
> Dana nods and leans against the wall. "Last time it was a self-righteous asshole who put us through one of those portals that removes everything from you. It was training and it involved a lot of lava."
<Muirfinn> "Seems unpleasant."
> At this, a minute passes. No sign of Lief.
<Muirfinn> "Well, let's head in." Muirfinn says, shifting to dragon form again. "Follow closely so you can grab on in case there's a drop."
> Thus the two pass into the field and...(More)
> The two appear in midair! It takes Muirfinn a moment to right himself and stop falling - and a minute more when Dana, heavy armor and all, lands right on his back! She rolls off and throws her arms around his neck, dangling from it like a massive paperweight! Meanwhile, Lief is just a bit below the two, as you are in crystal-clear air of the open sky. You are over a massive fjord, icy cold wind blowing against him. You're a few thousands feet above the fjord's crystal blue waters. Further ahead are mountains, just like Ysgard tends to be.
> "Guh! FUCK!" Dana says, wringling Muirfinn's neck as she tries to hold on. "Bigger! Get bigger!"
* Lief drops his invisibility as he watches the two tumble and tussle.
* Muirfinn obliges, increasing to colossal size.
<Lief> "You know, Dana..."
<Lief> "... Phrasing."
> As Muirfinn expands, Dana lets go! She falls for only a moment before she vanishes, landing nimbly atop Muirfinn's now massive back. "I don't think tortles even work like that shit." she says. OOC: Dimensional slide, -5 PP.
<Muirfinn> "We don't." Muirfinn confirms. "We've been over this."
> "So now what?" Dana asks.
<Lief> "Well, I can't spot much from here, despite the altitude, but there's a cave over there."
* Lief points.
<Lief> "I was heading towards it before you followed me."
<Muirfinn> "Let's go to it, then." Muirfinn says, winging lazily toward the cave entrance.
* Lief nods and takes off towards it, going invisible again.
* Ebiris (Ebiris@cpc9-sgyl30-2-0-cust73.sgyl.cable.virginm.net) Quit (Quit: )
> The flight down takes you to about 200ft above the fjord's waters. Here is a cave in the side of the fjord's cliff. It's quite large and fairly shallow - only 30ft deep or so. It looks unremarkable on a glance.
<Lief> "How odd for a cave to be this high and not part of a system..."
<Muirfinn> "There's a sufficient amount of powerful entities in Ysgard to create their own caves. Not too terribly uncommon."
<Lief> "But only a 30 foot space?"
<Muirfinn> OOC: Is there a ledge, or just a hole in a cliff face?
> OOC: Just a hole. A rather large hole.
* Muirfinn heads for the hole!
> It's just a bit small for Muirfinn go to into this size. He takes up the entire cave this way. Not that it's a problem, Dana just sits down.
* Muirfinn looks about. OOC: True Seeing on!
> It looks to be just a cave to Muirfinn's eyes.
<Muirfinn> OOC: And it just...is a hole? Does it go any further in?
> OOC: Looks like it, yeah. It stops at 30ft in. Do you have any ranks in K:A&E or K:N?
<Lief> OOC: I have K:N
> OOC: Roll it, Lief.
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+35 K:N
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+35 K:N and gets 43." [1d20=8]
<Lief> roll d20+30 K:N
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+30 K:N and gets 33." [d20=3]
> Life and Muirfinn can both tell that the cave isn't natural. From the marks on the walls, it looks to have been carved out by rather large claws or the like.
<Muirfinn> "Like I said, powerful individuals." Muirfinn says, measuring the claw marks against his own claws.
> They're just a little bit smaller, more or less.
<Lief> "So, do we wait for whatever made this to come back, or do we pick a direction and go? Or go back to Aurora and start over?"
<Muirfinn> "Claws are smaller than my own. Might have been another dragon." Muirfinn says. "Worst case, we might need to start over. The teleportation field threw us for a loop. Not sure where on Ysgard we are right now."
* Lief nods.
<Lief> "If we end up back in Aurora, we can stock up to better prepare for what we've already run into."
<Muirfinn> "Indeed. Let's look around here more first." Muirfinn says, heading back toward the entrance.
* Lief goes with Muirfinn.
> OOC: Going to search the area? How far? Any plans in particular?
<Muirfinn> OOC: Figure I'll search the area, about a square quarter mile
<Muirfinn> OOC: From the air
<Lief> OOC: Well.. Uh.. Using survival knowledge, I can pretty much guess that a village will be near freash water and the ocean, so I'll sorta be looking for those things.
> OOC: Okay.
> roll 1d100
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 66." [1d100=66]
> roll 1d100
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 60." [1d100=60]
> OOC: Muirfinn, do you have any anti-scrying defenses active?
<Muirfinn> OOC: Mind blank work?
> OOC: Yes.
<Muirfinn> OOC: Thenn yes
> roll 1d20+35
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+35 and gets 45." [1d20=10]
> The party begins to search. Nothing noteworthy at first - when suddenly, the mind blank spell around Muirfinn shatters like glass. Violently so, crumbling bits of arcane fire falling from around Muirfinn's head. It's followed by a massive peal of thunder, Ysgard shaking.
<Muirfinn> OOC: Uhhhhh
<Muirfinn> OOC: That's Medi's Mind Blank potion
* Lief readies his bow, trying to look in all directions.
> OOC: Oh, I thought you had just cast it or had it cast on you. Strikethat then.
<Muirfinn> OOC: Dunno what the caster level is for it
<Muirfinn> OOC: But I'd assume it's colossally epic
> OOC: Yes. Enough to beat that check. As I recall, you took it in response to that Lixer attack in the Abyss?
<Muirfinn> OOC: Indeed
> The party begins to search. Nothing noteworthy at first - Muirfinn feels a faint presence against him, but it fades away after a moment, utterly banished.
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+50 spellcraft to determine what that was
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+50 spellcraft to determine what that was and gets 51." [1d20=1]
<Muirfinn> OOC: My rolls
> Something -really powerful- just crashed into your mind blank. Medi's magic held easily. Whatever it was, it was magic beyond the nine circles.
<Muirfinn> "Something just tried to attack my mind. Be on your guard."
<Lief> "Uhh.. What about mine?"
* Lief looks around nervously.
> Dana nods, "Right," she says, a glow of reddish-white light surrounding her head. OOC: Personal Mind Blank up, -11 PP.
> OOC: Lief, do you have any protections against scrying up?
* Lief pulls a scroll of Mind Blank out and tries to fire it off.
<Lief> OOC: No, but I can throw some on. Or try to at least.
> OOC: Make the UMD check.
<Lief> roll d20+31 UMD
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+31 UMD and gets 49." [d20=18]
> OOOC: Success, post the scroll's use in loot.
> "Ah hell. More devils?" Dana looks around, "Some stupid fucking cocksuckers are about to come and get killed, aren't they?"
<Muirfinn> "Devils, demons, it never ends. Even in Ysgard."
> "Still, back to Aurora now or to the cave entrance?" Dana akss.
<Muirfinn> "I feel as though we're missing something. That attack couldn't have just been at random."
<Lief> "Could it have been the cave? A hide-hole of whatever attacked? Some kind of trespassing spelling on the cave?"
<Muirfinn> "If it were the latter, it would have happened while we were in the cave, and likely to all of us."
<Muirfinn> "Let's do one more pass."
* Lief nods and scouts with Muirfinn.
> OOC: Make spot checks, y'all. Dana won't bother since her mod sucks.
<Muirfinn> roll 1d2048
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d2048 and gets 299." [1d2048=299]
<Muirfinn> OOC: >_>
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+48
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+48 and gets 57." [1d20=9]
<Lief> roll d20+32 Spot
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+32 Spot and gets 41." [d20=9]
> There's not much around. You do notice the occasional large shape deep within the waters, but nothing else of note.
<Lief> "I've got nothing on my end."
* Muirfinn grumbles. "This is irritating."
* Lief grunts.
<Lief> "Maybe, but at least it's a lesson we survived."
> "It's fucking horseshit that I'm going to shove up his pisshole," Dana mutters, "The entire lava path was an excuse to toss us out and make us start over!"
<Lief> "Yeah, but at least you get to fight the bears again."
<Muirfinn> "Lief has a point."
* Lief holds up a fist-full of arrows.
<Lief> "I have lots of them."
> OOC: Okay, so the question is now what are y'all gonna do?
* Lief stares at Muirfinn stone faced.
<Lief> OOC: At this point I'd say back to Aurora and load up on Dispel, Fire resist, and Cold resist stuffs.
<Muirfinn> OOC: That.
> OOC: Okay, is that going to include a night's rest?
<Muirfinn> OOC: Preferably.
> OOC: Okay, any purchases/prep then? Going to bring anyone else into this or anything like that?
<Muirfinn> OOC: The team is suitable
<Muirfinn> OOC: Just need moar dispels
<Lief> OOC: Yarp. If you want I can snag some dispel scrolls? Or anything else you wanna suggest.
<Muirfinn> OOC: Rarely a poor choice
> OOC: Okay then, post any purchases you're going to make.
> The next day results in a rested and prepared party. A gate spell by Muirfinn returns the party to the mountain cave's entrance. It's the same as yesterday, awaiting the party to go in.
> OOC: Dana'll have cast personal mind blank just before leaving, since this seems to be a potential thing.
> OOC: -11 PP
> .
<Muirfinn> "Right. Let's try this again."
<Lief> OOC: I should get someone in Aurora to do that for me instead of burning a scroll on it.
> OOC: Assume Tepen did it before you left, then. CL 21 for it.
> As the party heads in, "Any plan or just beat the shit out of the giant tiger again?"
<Muirfinn> "Reasoning with a sadistic tiger isn't on my list of things I want to try again."
<Muirfinn> "Ever."
* Muirfinn makes his way inside.
* Lief shrugs and follows.
> OOC: Any plan here or just going to go on down and provoke it, asusming nothing's changed?
<Muirfinn> OOC: We'll proceed as before. Any changes to procedure will provoke necessary responses.
<Lief> OOC: Yarp.
> OOC: Okay. We'll pause here then so we don't pause in a battle.
<Muirfinn> OOC: Ok!

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Lief's side trip by teleporting first:

> Lief plummets for a few seconds before instincts takes over. He stands over a massive fjord, icy cold wind blowing against him. He's a few thousands feet above the fjord's crystal blue waters.
* Lief looks around and tries to get his bearings, looking for anything identifiable.
> It's a massive fjord surrounded by  mountains. It more or less looks like the general area of Ysgard the mountain was in. With Ysgard being an infinitely large plane, that may or may not mean anything.
* Lief tries to spot anything that could be of interest, such as a building or cave.
> OOC: Spot.
<Lief> roll d20+32 Spot
<Lief> OOC: Bots.
-eraniss.tx.us.lunarnet.org:@#evildunes- Kotono invited Hatbot into the channel.
* Hatbot (~Hatbot@cpe-68-203-15-105.austin.res.rr.com) has joined #evildunes
<Lief> roll d20+32 Spot
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+32 Spot and gets 46." [d20=14]
> It's hard to see from this distance, but Lief's sharp eyes can see a large cave entrance far below and ahead. It'll take some flying to reach.
* Lief sighs and looks around, decides to try flying back up a bit to where he appeared from. Maybe it's a two way field? Highly doubtful.
> No such luck on that. Lief flies around but nothing happens.
* Lief sighs again and heads towards the cave.
> OOC: Back into #dunes with my next line, Lief.

[Anastasia]

> OOC: Any precautious before you head down to where the tiger was yesterday?
<Lief> OOC: Not on my end. I has arrows.
> OOC: DAna's good, she already cast personal mind blank. She'd rather save her PP otherwise for now.
<Muirfinn> OOC: I'll activate Speak with Animals and extend it again, in the unlikely event that Ripface McTigergouge has changed his tune
> OOC: Okay.
> Thus the party goes down. Eventually you can see something ahead as the path levels off. A large room dominated by a huge block of ice in the center. Within is a snowy tiger the size of a house. It is frozen in an eternal roar, face twisted in feline fury. On either side of the feline is a passage leading deeper within. They hook off in opposite diretions. In other words, it looks like it did yesterday, before the tiger was slain.
> "Round 2?" Dana asks, "So are we just going to brawl with the overgrown housecat, or do we have a plan?"
<Lief> "I just scout and shoot things."
<Muirfinn> "Option 1." Muirfinn says, shifting into dragon form.
> OOC: Who's crossing the threshold first? Marching order? Also, how large a dragon?
<Lief> OOC: I'll let Muirfinn take point on this one. I'll follow in and then go up for clear shots.
<Muirfinn> OOC: Large dragon goes first.
> OOC: Dana will be right behind, in position to step forward and stab it up. Okay.
> The party walks in. At 60ft away, the ice around the tiger shatters! It roars aloud, and Muirfinn can hear, "Playtime again!" before it pounces at the party! OOC: Init.
> roll 1d20+15 giant tiger
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 giant tiger and gets 24." [1d20=9]
> roll 1d20+10 Dana (+5 Lief)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Dana (+5 Lief) and gets 16." [1d20=6]
<Lief> roll d20+21
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+21  and gets 37." [d20=16]
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+17
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+17 and gets 20." [1d20=3]
<Muirfinn> OOC: +5
* Retrieving #dunes modes...
* Kotono changes topic to 'Lief(37)>Giant Tiger(24)>Muirfinn(20)>Dana(16)'
> OOC: We'll wait for Lief to return to go all shooty.
<Lief>  OOC: bak.
> OOC: You're up Lief. The tigers are 60ft away.
* Lief takes aim and fires a volley at the tiger!
<Lief> roll d20+44 ATK 1
<Lief> roll d20+44 ATK 2
<Lief> roll d20+39 ATK 3
<Lief> roll d20+34 ATK 4
<Lief> roll d20+29 ATK 5
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+44 ATK 1 and gets 56." [d20=12]
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+44 ATK 2 and gets 57." [d20=13]
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+39 ATK 3 and gets 48." [d20=9]
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+34 ATK 4 and gets 36." [d20=2]
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+29 ATK 5 and gets 34." [d20=5]
> OOC: All hit. No SA since you're out of range, unless you want to drop a sniper's shot. This is more a reminder than anything else, since I think you've forgotten it a few times.
<Lief> roll 5#1d6+24
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls 5#1d6+24 and gets 144." [5#1d6+24 = 30, 30, 30, 29, 25]
<Lief> OOC: I sorta did forget, but at the same time, I remember that this thing didn't last long either way.
> The twang of Lief's bow echos amid the cave! The giant tiger gets five tiny holes in it, but ones that go all the way through! The beast's charge is slowed but not stopped, as it pounces on Muirfinn with a visible glee, "Let's play!"
> roll 1d20+44 (+4 charge) claw 1
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+44 (+4 charge) claw 1 and gets 45." [1d20=1]
> roll 1d20+44 (+4 charge) claw
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+44 (+4 charge) claw  and gets 49." [1d20=5]
> OOC: That was claw 2.
<Muirfinn> OOC: AC 70
> roll 1d20+44 (+4 charge) bite
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+44 (+4 charge) bite and gets 59." [1d20=15]
> roll 2d20 two rakes, needs a 20 to hit that
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d20 two rakes, needs a 20 to hit that and gets 24." [2d20=9, 15]
> But this time? Muirfinn is ready! His scaly body stops the blows as magical abjurations flare around him! The tiger is held at bay, dragon claw against tiger claw! The two faces meet, bites fending each other off as...OOC: Muirfinn.
* Muirfinn calmly weathers the storm of feral feline ferociousness, returning the strikes and more!
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+43 Unarmed
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+43 Unarmed
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+38 Unarmed
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+33 Unarmed
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+28 Unarmed
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+39 Claw
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+39 Claw
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+39 Wing
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+39 Wing
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+39 Tail
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+43 Unarmed and gets 58." [1d20=15]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+43 Unarmed and gets 61." [1d20=18]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+38 Unarmed and gets 56." [1d20=18]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+33 Unarmed and gets 53." [1d20=20]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+28 Unarmed and gets 43." [1d20=15]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+39 Claw and gets 57." [1d20=18]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+39 Claw and gets 56." [1d20=17]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+39 Wing and gets 59." [1d20=20]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+39 Wing and gets 56." [1d20=17]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+39 Tail and gets 57." [1d20=18]
<Muirfinn> OOC: HOLY CHRIST
> OOC:...well.
> OOC: Roll your crits, those all hits. This is going to be academic.
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+33 Unarmed
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+39 Wing
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+33 Unarmed and gets 44." [1d20=11]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+39 Wing and gets 54." [1d20=15]
> OOC: It's all fucking aces.
<Muirfinn> roll 6#5d10+5+17+2d6 holy damage, plus 1 Con damage each hit. Counts as magic/good/bludgeoning/silver (Unarmed)
<Muirfinn> roll 2#4d6+5+17+2d6 holy damage, plus 1 Con damage each hit. Counts as magic/good/bludgeoning/silver (Claw)
<Muirfinn> roll 3#2d8+5+17 (Wing)
<Muirfinn> roll 4d6+5+25 (Tail Slap)
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 6#5d10+5+17+2d6 holy damage, plus 1 Con damage each hit. Counts as magic/good/bludgeoning/silver (Unarmed) and gets 318." [6#5d10+5+17+2d6 = 58, 45, 48, 55, 53, 59]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 2#4d6+5+17+2d6 holy damage, plus 1 Con damage each hit. Counts as magic/good/bludgeoning/silver (Claw) and gets 88." [2#4d6+5+17+2d6 = 39, 49]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 3#2d8+5+17 (Wing) and gets 99." [3#2d8+5+17 = 34, 29, 36]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 4d6+5+25 (Tail Slap) and gets 45." [4d6=3, 4, 5, 3]
> Muirfinn becomes a blur of scales, claws and blows. Winds whip around him as he savages the tiger, obscuring the carnage. Blood, fur and bone go flying in all directions! Meat slams against the wall as his foe is completely torn asunder, your previous obsticle now little more than stains all about! Blood splatters Lief and Dana, the carnage complete! OOC: Free act.
<Lief> ...
> Dana wipes her face and flicks the blood off. "Well shit!" She turns to Muirfinn, "Why are you taking all of our fun?"
<Lief> "That was.. thorough."
* Muirfinn calmly picks viscera from his claws. "Shall we on, then?"
<Lief> "Sure. Which direction?"
> One path leads to a maze of ice and the other to the bear battle, as the party recalls.
<Muirfinn> "Want to give the maze a shot before we fill the place full of lava again?"
<Lief> "Works for me."
> "Sounds better than lava," Dana remarks casually.
* Lief leads the way into the maze!
> OOC: Balance checks, Dana and Muirfinn.
<Muirfinn> roll 1d2+3
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d2+3 and gets 4." [1d2=1]
> roll 1d20+5 (minus the ACP, which I'll look up if her roll looks close)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 (minus the ACP, which I'll look up if her roll looks close) and gets 9." [1d20=4]
<Muirfinn> OOC: I don't know why I did that
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+6
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+6 and gets 20." [1d20=14]
<Muirfinn> OOC: Also, quadruped bonuses
> roll 1d6 Dana ow, this fast heals away quickly at least
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 Dana ow, this fast heals away quickly at least and gets 1." [1d6=1]
> By about halfway down, the footing is downright treacherous. Dana takes one step too far and slips, falling flat on her back with a heavy OOOF! "Shit!" she calls. OOC: Terrain here is slippery, ground based characters basically have to spent 10ft of movemetn to move 5ft. See here: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/environment.htm#iceEffects
* Lief winces.
* Muirfinn snorts, letting out a squeaky wheeze as his form shrinks into that of a tiny brass whelpling dragon, easily taking off and flying near Lief.
<Muirfinn> "You should be careful, Dana." Muirfinn teases.
> Dana gets up with a grunt, balancing on wobbly feet. "Let's just go. I'll be slipping and sliding."
<Lief> "Try using the wall for stability?"
> Dana does just that, walking slow and careful. With that the party advacnes on. Despite some more slips, nothing of note occurs until the maze. At the bottom it opens into a large chasm full of walls of ice that reach from ceiling to floor. IT forms a maze of ice. Ahead there's a passage that leads ahead and one to the right.
<Lief> "I say.... Right."
<Lief> "Because the right way is the right way."
> "Unless it's the wrong way," Dana quips, "And you end up getting assfucked by someone who outthought you."
* Muirfinn shrugs, arcing right.
<Lief> "I'll let you take care of that if it comes to it, Dana."
<Muirfinn> "We might get teleported to Dispater's inner throne room. Maybe."
* Lief goes invisible and hovers above and ahead of the group a bit, acting as a lookout.
> The passage goes ahead for 15ft, up a four stair stairway and then hooking northwards. 20ft ahead is a fountain of flowing water and ice, with a passage ahead past it and a passage to the right.
* Muirfinn turns right again.
* Lief moves with Muirfinn.
> The passage to the right goes for about 50ft. At the end, you can see a black block of ice. It's opaque and impossible to see anything in it.
<Lief> "... Anyone want to touch it?"
<Muirfinn> "Not especially." Muirfinn says, taking a deceptively tiny breath. "You may want to take a step back behind me."
* Lief does so.
> Dana shrugs, "Like I'm fucking afraid," she rolls her eyes. "Shit."
* Muirfinn spits a beam of incandescent fire at the wall.
> OOC: The block of ice or...
> ?
<Muirfinn> OOC: Yes
<Muirfinn> OOC: That's what I meant
<Muirfinn> OOC: Totes magoats
> The gout of fire gushes out! The black ice melts, and in the steam you can see them. They're 50ft away, a pair of rather unassuming little canine creatures. Wolverines? One barely has a chance to study them, before they dart at the party with snarls of pure savagery! Muirinn can hear one of them say, "Get them, brother!" OOC: Init here. Congratulations, you woke up the wolverines.
> roll 1d20+10 Dana
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Dana and gets 20." [1d20=10]
> roll 1d20+9 wolverine twins
> roll 1d20+9 wolverine twins
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 wolverine twins and gets 28." [1d20=19]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 wolverine twins and gets 23." [1d20=14]
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+17+5
<Lief> roll d20+21 init
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+17+5 and gets 31." [1d20=9]
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+21 init and gets 25." [d20=4]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Wolverine Twins(29)>Wolverine Twins(23)>Dana(20)'
* Kotono changes topic to 'Muirfinn(31)>Wolverine Twins(29)>Lief(25)>Wolverine Twins(23)>Dana(20)'
> OOC: Open Lief.
<Muirfinn> OOC: What's the local space look like?
<Lief> OOC: Me? Mine was 25 how do I go first?
> OOC: Murifinn, sorry. I'm sued to you killing init.
> OOC: I also can't fucking type!
<Muirfinn> OOC: <3
<Muirfinn> OOC: What's the local area look like? Space-wse
> OOC: 10ft wide passage for the next 50ft ahead. It opens upw here the wolverines are. Walls are ice.
* Muirfinn expands, filling in space to a medium dragon as he flies ahead into the fray. He snaps at one of the wolverines from the air!
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+44
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+44 and gets 64." [1d20=20]
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+44
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+44 and gets 50." [1d20=6]
> OOC: Hit and crit.
<Muirfinn> roll 2#4d8+17
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 2#4d8+17 and gets 82." [2#4d8+17 = 42, 40]
> Muirfinn dashes in and bites the wolverine on the left! It's bitten deeply...but after a moment he and his brother both blur. When it's done, neither is wounded at all! At this, the two twins as one leap up, trying to bite Muirfinn!
> roll 1d20+32 chomp AC?
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+32 chomp AC? and gets 36." [1d20=4]
> But Muirfinn's hide ignores all the bites, unable to even pierce is draconic scales. OOC: Okay, Lief, go.
* Lief gets an odd idea and holds his attack in order to attack in conjunction with Dana..
<Muirfinn> OOC: AC is 70
> OOC: Okay. Twins are up again.
> With the attack on Muirfinn failed, the two wolverines turn adn charge headlong at Dana! OOC: They provoke an Aoo if you want to take it, Muirfinn.
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+44 wolv 1
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+44 wolv 1 and gets 59." [1d20=15]
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+44 wolv 2
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+44 wolv 2 and gets 54." [1d20=10]
<Muirfinn> roll 4d8+17
<Muirfinn> roll 4d8+17
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 4d8+17 and gets 34." [4d8=3, 7, 1, 6]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 4d8+17 and gets 31." [4d8=1, 5, 3, 5]
> OOC: A singular AoO.
> OOC: They provoke as a unit.
<Muirfinn> OOC: They are not two separate entities?
<Muirfinn> OOC: Oh
> OOC: Not for this. They're cheating, as I presume you can see by now.
<Muirfinn> OOC: Just keep the first one then
> Muirfinn bites down as the wolverines charge. He gets the same one again, but again they flicker and the wound is gone!
> roll 1d20+34 (+2 charge) vs Dana's AC of 59
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+34 (+2 charge) vs Dana's AC of 59 and gets 53." [1d20=19]
> But Dana brings her shield up. The two hit against it, a burst of icy mist springing up as they're blocked cold. Dana draws it back and has her rapier out...OOC: Lief, you had something here?
<Lief> OOC: I'm going to attack the one she doesn't.
> OOC: Go for it.
> roll 1d20+37 (-3 rapier storm)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+37 (-3 rapier storm) and gets 38." [1d20=1]
> roll 1d20+32
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+32 and gets 36." [1d20=4]
> roll 1d20+27
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 and gets 47." [1d20=20]
> roll 1d20+27 crit?
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 crit? and gets 40." [1d20=13]
> roll 1d20+22
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 38." [1d20=16]
> roll 1d20+22 crit?
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 crit? and gets 33." [1d20=11]
<Lief> OOC: I'll go after you're done.
> roll 2d6+38+2d6+38
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+38+2d6+38  and gets 92." [2d6=6, 4][2d6=2, 4]
<Lief> OOC: Done?
<Lief> roll d20+44 ATK 1
<Lief> roll d20+44 ATK 2
<Lief> roll d20+39 ATK 3
<Lief> roll d20+34 ATK 4
<Lief> roll d20+29 ATK 5
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+44 ATK 1 and gets 47." [d20=3]
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+44 ATK 2 and gets 62." [d20=18]
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+39 ATK 3 and gets 56." [d20=17]
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+34 ATK 4 and gets 42." [d20=8]
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+29 ATK 5 and gets 33." [d20=4]
> OOC: All hit. We aren't dealing paragons of defense here.
<Lief> OOC: SA apply?
> OOC: No, they're not flatfooted
> .
<Lief> roll 5#1d6+24
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls 5#1d6+24 and gets 138." [5#1d6+24 = 26, 30, 25, 27, 30]
> Arrows and rapiers fly! It makes many wounds, and this time, only a few vanish from Lief's target. The majority of the wounds stay, the simultaneous strikes drawing real blood! OOC: Muirfinn.
* Kotono changes topic to 'Muirfinn(31)>Wolverine Twins(29)>Wolverine Twins(23)>Lief=Dana(20)'
<Muirfinn> roll 1d4
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d4 and gets 3." [1d4=3]
> "That's fucking it!" Dana calls, "You think this stupid, cheap-ass trick is going to work?"
* Muirfinn flies lazily back over to the group, holding for now. OOC: Need a full attack to deal out appreciable damage it seems.
> OOC: Okay.
> The wolverines turn, leaping up to try and bite Lief as he rains arrows down on them.
> roll 1d20+32 AC?
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+32 AC? and gets 39." [1d20=7]
<Lief> OOC: 33
> roll 1d20+32 followup attack from the hit
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+32 followup attack from the hit and gets 41." [1d20=9]
> roll 4d8+40+8d8+60 ow
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8+40+8d8+60 ow and gets 146." [4d8=2, 7, 7, 4][8d8=4, 1, 7, 3, 2, 7, 1, 1]
> The two wolverines leap up and catch Lief, chomping into him from either side! They pull him down, yanking him back and forth! Lief's body is torn open in several places, used as a chew toy in a canine tug-of-war! With him in the grasp, they try and do it again!
> roll 1d20+32 follow up turn
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+32 follow up turn and gets 36." [1d20=4]
> roll 8d8+60
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 8d8+60 and gets 87." [8d8=3, 2, 5, 4, 1, 1, 4, 7]
> OOC: Update your HPs in #thecauldron after all that. Ow.
> OOC: DR/cold iron isn't penetrated, so that applies 3 times. So -30 damage total.
> Lief is savagely torn and jerked back and forth, held in both mouths as the wolverines savagely maul him without a second thought! OOC: Lief and Dana.
* Lief takes aim at one of the wolverines, targeting the one Dana doesn't again!
<Lief> roll d20+44 ATK 1
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+44 ATK 1 and gets 55." [d20=11]
<Lief> roll d20+44 ATK 2
<Lief> roll d20+39 ATK 3
<Lief> roll d20+34 ATK 4
<Lief> roll d20+29 ATK 5
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+44 ATK 2 and gets 61." [d20=17]
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+39 ATK 3 and gets 54." [d20=15]
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+34 ATK 4 and gets 40." [d20=6]
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+29 ATK 5 and gets 43." [d20=14]
> OOC: Using a ranged weapon in melee range? That'll provoke an AoO, are you okay with that?
<Lief> OOC: I don't really have a choice, do I? If I try to leave, I get an AoO too, right?
> OOC: Indeed. Dana's gonna suggest holding a sec and letting her try something, though.
<Lief> OOC: I'll do that, then.
> Dana grins, "DODGE!" she calls to Lief. Her face splits apart, becoming a black dragon's maw. A massive torrent of acid gushes out, engulfing both dragons and Lief! OOC: Ref you three. She's using breath of the black dragon, augmented up to 21 PP.
<Muirfinn> OOC: Blargh
<Lief> roll d20+37 Ref Save
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+37 Ref Save and gets 53." [d20=16]
<Muirfinn> OOC: I'm up above
> roll 1d20+15 wolverines, she can aim it down not to get you, sicne they dragged lief down.
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 wolverines, she can aim it down not to get you, sicne they dragged lief down. and gets 17." [1d20=2]
> roll 21d6 full
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 21d6 full and gets 60." [21d6=2, 2, 5, 1, 2, 1, 1, 4, 6, 1, 3, 3, 4, 3, 1, 1, 6, 4, 4, 3, 3]
> The acid engulfs the already wounded wolverines. They stumble around, burned all over, as Lief darts out and dodges. The twins collapse, half melted messes of acid-eaten flesh and bone. OOC: Free act. Y'all saw right through that gimmick.
* Lief lands on Dana's shoulder with a wince and checks over his wings for damage..
* Muirfinn patches up Lief with a few wandings!
<Muirfinn> roll 4d8+17
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 4d8+17 and gets 37." [4d8=5, 5, 3, 7]
<Muirfinn> roll 4d8+17
<Muirfinn> roll 4d8+17
<Muirfinn> roll 4d8+17
<Muirfinn> roll 4d8+17
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 4d8+17 and gets 40." [4d8=5, 5, 7, 6]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 4d8+17 and gets 34." [4d8=6, 3, 5, 3]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 4d8+17 and gets 30." [4d8=1, 5, 3, 4]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 4d8+17 and gets 37." [4d8=7, 1, 4, 8]

[Anastasia]

> Thus Lief's injuries are healed. The black ice is gone, revealing a stairway going up in a winding spiral. Beyond it is a passage going on ahead.
> OOC: Update your HPs in #thecauldron from Muirfinn's healing storm.
> OOC: Okay. Ball's in your court, y'all.
* Lief moves in to scout the room! OOC: Invis up.
* Muirfinn lands on top of Dana's head.
> Dana rolls her eyes and looks up, "So are you acting like a fucking fairy now?" she retorts to Muirfinn. The room's pretty unremarkable. It's ice and natural stone. The stairs go up farther than you can see, the spiral nature stopping your view higher up. The passage ahead soon slopes down and out of sight.
<Muirfinn> "Your head is warm." Muirfinn retorts.
* Lief gives Dana an irritated look at her comment, but she probably can't see it.
* Lief returns to the others.
<Lief> "Spiral stairs. Can't see the top."
> If Dana shows any sign of seeing it, it's not one Lief sees. "I figure the other way then. Going up's going fucking backwards here, isn't it?"
* Lief drops invisibility to shrugs.
<Muirfinn> "Maybe, maybe not. Let's check it out. Worst case scenario, we either get teleported out again or we have to fight some horrid beast that I'm certain you'll be happy to destroy."
* Muirfinn points a claw toward the way Lief scouted. "Onward, faithful steed!"
* Lief nods and brings his invisibility back up, heading off ahead of the group as scout, but keeping them in view.
> OOC: Going up then? Wasn't clear.
<Lief> OOC: Yes.
<Muirfinn> OOC: Please
<Muirfinn> OOC: Sorry
> "Shit, when I get ridden, it's usually someone with a cock," Her retort comes with the party goes up the stairs. It's not a long stairway. It opens up to a chamber of pure, thick ice. The ice is a solid white and opaque, hiding anything within. The room's a circle about 40ft in diameter.  Near one wall is a bed of hay.
<Lief> "Want me to go in and check the walls out?"
<Muirfinn> "Sure, just be careful."
* Lief enters the room cautiously, and mvoes to inspect the walls, looking for hidden things and magics.
> OOC: Spot check.
<Lief> roll d20+32 Spot
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+32 Spot and gets 33." [d20=1]
> The walls are opaque ice. The bed of hay looks unremarkable. Otherwise there's not much of note in the room.
* Lief calls out to the others.
<Lief> "Can't find anything else. Looks clear to come in."
* Muirfinn alights from Dana's head, flying inside.
> Dana walks on in, looking about. "A dead end? Looks like some country hick's spare room."
<Lief> "A dragon's room, maybe? Somthing big, at least."
* Muirfinn eyes the hay. "Not enough possessions for a dragon, really."
> "I got nothing," Dana says, "Any of you have anything?"
<Lief> "I looked once, but didn't find anything."
* Muirfinn examines the airea closely, flitting from place to place as he looks for anything suspicious!
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+48 Spot
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+48 Spot and gets 49." [1d20=1]
> It looks unremarkable to Muirfinn as well. It's a room, just like Lief saw it.
<Muirfinn> OOC: Even with true seeing?
> OOC: Does TS detect magic?
<Muirfinn> OOC: No, but my always-on Detect Magic does!
> OOC: Spellcraft.
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+50
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+50 and gets 66." [1d20=16]
> There is magic around the bed of hay. It looks designed to draw creatures that lie onto it into the ice.
* Muirfinn points with a claw. "Don't lie on the hay, it'll pull you into the ice."
* Muirfinn eyes the walls. "That likely means that there are creatures entombed in the walls here."
<Lief> "Think they're still alive, then? If they are, they could be.. Disgruntled at having been frozen."
<Muirfinn> "Yes, and probably."
> "Why don't we try melting it, see what pops out?" Dana suggests casually, "Maybe it'll be good for a fight."
<Lief> "Could be useful allies, too."
<Lief> "... Though that hope hasn't been working out for us so far."
* Muirfinn nods, heaving a breath and blasting the ice with fire!
<Muirfinn> rol 22d6
<Muirfinn> roll 22d6
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 22d6 and gets 78." [22d6=3, 6, 3, 4, 3, 6, 4, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, 4, 5, 6, 5, 1, 2, 1, 6]
<Muirfinn> roll 1d4
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d4 and gets 2." [1d4=2]
> Muirfinn blasts fire ahead! A large chunk of the ice ahead melts! Amid the steam a shadowy thing emerges - the party's sharp eyes is able to make out the shadowy form of a flying creature. But one barely has a chance to study that, as a great wave of electricity crackles out at the party! OOC: Ref saves, y'all.
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+28+6
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+28+6 and gets 43." [1d20=9]
<Lief> roll d20+37 Ref Save
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+37 Ref Save and gets 50." [d20=13]
> roll 1d20+27 Dana ref
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 Dana ref and gets 47." [1d20=20]
> OOC: Remember to note evasion if you have it.
<Muirfinn> OOC: Oh yes duh Evasion
<Lief> OOC: Evasion.
<Lief> OOC: Improved Evasion rather.
> roll 18d6 both Lief and Murifinn none, Dana half and she has electricty resistance 5 too
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 18d6 both Lief and Murifinn none, Dana half and she has electricty resistance 5 too and gets 82." [18d6=3, 6, 6, 6, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 6, 5, 6, 1, 5, 6, 3]
> roll 82/2
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 82/2 and gets 41."
> The burst of lightning is fast, but Muirfinn and Lief are faster. Muirfinn is gone in an instant, darting aside on dragon wings. Lief instead flies forward, dodging the blasts as he clears the shock-zone entirely. Dana merely stands there and takes it, shield up. Ahead, 40ft in the mists and mostly hidden, is some sort of bird like creature. You can see crackles of electricity around it, as...OOC: Init.
> roll 1d20+10 Dana (+5 Lief)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Dana (+5 Lief) and gets 23." [1d20=13]
> roll 1d20+12 birdy
<Lief> roll d20+21 Init
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+21 Init and gets 22." [d20=1]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 birdy and gets 22." [1d20=10]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Dana(23)>Birdy=Lief(22)'
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+17+5
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+17+5 and gets 39." [1d20=17]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Muirfinn(39)>Dana(23)>Birdy=Lief(22)'
> OOC: Open Muirfinn.
* Muirfinn roars a squaaky roar at the thing in front of him, looping crazily before coming to a stop. He grows larger, easily reaching a height of 6 feet tall as he settles on the ground. "I don't suppose we can talk about this? Maybe get out out of there and be reasonable?" OOC: Readying an attack in case the thing strikes again. Speak With Animals should still be up unless it's been more than
* Muirfinn 40 minutes since the tiger.
> OOC: Okay.
> Whatever the creature is, there's no reply. Dana holds a moment, waiting for it to come out the mist...OOC: Lief and Birdy. Dana want to hold since it might advance so she can FA it.
<Lief> OOC: Distance to it?
<Lief> OOC: Just saw it.
* Lief launches a volley of arrows at the bird-thing!
<Lief> OOC: Blah, sorry I misread stuff. I'll hold.
> At the same time, electricty gathers inward...before a titanic blast of lightning comes forth, far worse than the last one! OOC: Ref saves.
> roll 1d20+27 Dana ref
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 Dana ref and gets 39." [1d20=12]
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+28+6 evasion
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+28+6 evasion and gets 46." [1d20=12]
<Lief> roll d20+37 Ref Save, Imp. Evasion
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+37 Ref Save, Imp. Evasion and gets 50." [d20=13]
> roll 24d8 Dana full, Muirfinn full, Lief none
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 24d8 Dana full, Muirfinn full, Lief none and gets 95." [24d8=3, 4, 1, 2, 8, 6, 3, 1, 4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 6, 6, 8, 3, 4, 1, 7, 1, 2, 4]
> OOC: Electricty damage.
> The blast of thunderous wrath blows the mist away! As Muirfinn and Dana helplessly thrash in the voltage, Lief is able to see what lies ahead. It looks like a hawk, made out of electricity as much as flesh. There is a palpable sense of power to it, like a low-grade electrical shock going through your eyes when you see it. OOC: Everyone held so we'll cycle init again. Muirfinn, you're up.
* Muirfinn leaps ahead, wings bouying him aloft as he streaks into melee! His form twists, scales shivering as the flicker from brass to bronze! He snaps out with a bite!
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+44
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+44 and gets 49." [1d20=5]
> OOC: Hit. Damage.
<Muirfinn> roll 4d8+17
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 4d8+17 and gets 38." [4d8=7, 5, 3, 6]
-> *Muirfinn* Elec immune in bronze form?
> Muirfinn flies out, chomping the bird of electricity. Massive voltage fills him, but his new form holds off the worst of it. As this happens, Dana shrugs and goes to its side, before her head transforms into that of a green dragon and acid consumes the beast.
> roll 1d20+28 ref she's going all breathy on it, 21 PP on an augmented black dragon breath. Not gonna stick mr voltage with a metal sword
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 ref she's going all breathy on it, 21 PP on an augmented black dragon breath. Not gonna stick mr voltage with a metal sword and gets 31." [1d20=3]
> roll 21d6
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 21d6 and gets 64." [21d6=2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 6, 5, 4, 2, 1, 1, 4, 2, 3, 4, 6, 1, 2, 1, 3, 3]
> The bird twists out of the way, but a gush of acid still gets on its wing. Flesh sizzles as...OOC: Lief, go.
* Lief launches a volley of tiny, pointy arrows at it!
<Lief> roll d20+44 ATK 1
<Lief> roll d20+44 ATK 2
<Lief> roll d20+39 ATK 3
<Lief> roll d20+34 ATK 4
<Lief> roll d20+29 ATK 5
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+44 ATK 1 and gets 59." [d20=15]
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+44 ATK 2 and gets 48." [d20=4]
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+39 ATK 3 and gets 43." [d20=4]
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+34 ATK 4 and gets 50." [d20=16]
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+29 ATK 5 and gets 41." [d20=12]
> OOC: Well, those all hit. You're out of SA range, though.
<Lief> roll 5#1d6+24
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls 5#1d6+24 and gets 138." [5#1d6+24 = 27, 29, 27, 29, 26]
> The hawk is pelted with arrows. The rain causes bursts of electricty to erupt out, but the only person nearby is Muirfinn, who harmlessly absorbs them. At this it darts in, trying to peck Muirfinn.
> roll 1d20 1 fishing here with your AC
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 1 fishing here with your AC and gets 9." [1d20=9]
> roll 1d20 1 fishing here with your AC
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 1 fishing here with your AC and gets 1." [1d20=1]
> roll 1d20 1 fishing here with your AC
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 1 fishing here with your AC and gets 19." [1d20=19]
> roll 1d20 1 fishing here with your AC
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 1 fishing here with your AC and gets 8." [1d20=8]
<Muirfinn> OOC: 70
<Muirfinn> OOC: Just in case
> But Muirfinn's scales hold against the pecks, the bird wobbly in the air from the acid, bite and arrowstorm! OOC: Go Muirfinn.
* Muirfinn eyes the creature a moment before laying into it.
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+43 Unarmed
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+43 Unarmed
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+38 Unarmed
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+33 Unarmed
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+28 Unarmed
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+39 Claw
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+39 Claw
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+43 Unarmed and gets 46." [1d20=3]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+43 Unarmed and gets 59." [1d20=16]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+38 Unarmed and gets 45." [1d20=7]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+33 Unarmed and gets 43." [1d20=10]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+28 Unarmed and gets 29." [1d20=1]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+39 Claw and gets 41." [1d20=2]
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+39 Claw and gets 40." [1d20=1]
<Muirfinn> OOC: Wow.
> OOC: 4 hits.
<Muirfinn> roll 4#5d10+5+17+2d6 holy damage, plus 1 Con damage each hit. Counts as magic/good/bludgeoning/silver (Unarmed)
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 4#5d10+5+17+2d6 holy damage, plus 1 Con damage each hit. Counts as magic/good/bludgeoning/silver (Unarmed) and gets 215." [4#5d10+5+17+2d6 = 48, 56, 56, 55]
> The bird, already badly injured, is battered own. It falls in a heap and ceases to move, electricity fading. OOC: Free act.
<Lief> "So, do we want to try again?"
* Lief eyes the bird and then decides to check it over for loot. Just in case.
> OOC: Search or spot check, Lief.
<Lief> roll d20+32 Spot is higher
* Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+32 Spot is higher and gets 41." [d20=9]
> Checking over the bird's body, you can see it is laced with crystal. From the looks of it, the electricity is generated or amplified by the crystals. They seem to be a melded part of its body and not an external addition.
<Lief> "Muirfinn, look at this. These crystals look like the source of that electricity. Useful to us?"
> Dana slowly shakes her head, "Had a good volt for what it was," Dana says agreeably.
* Muirfinn tromps over, examining the crystals.
> OOC: K:A check.
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+23
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+23 and gets 34." [1d20=11]
> The crystals are a natural growth of the creature. They've been augmented to greatly enhance the electricity the creature can control, to a massive degree. Someone spent some serious time empowering this creature, Muirfinn can tell.
* Muirfinn opens his mouth to say something then jerks, snarling. He paces around the corpse a moment before saying, "Take them, or do not. I'm leaving. Right now."
> "What?" Dana says, "Was this thing half-tortle or fucking something? You act like you just got sand in your pussy."
* Lief raises an eyebrow at that.
<Muirfinn> "I've received a message from Tepen. Vivantha has been abducted." Muirfinn says, heading back the way the group came.
> "How the bleeding fuck did the y do that?" Dana follows, "Must've gotten her off Au..." she begins, then softening slightly, "Hell?"
* Lief blinks and follows.
<Muirfinn> "Don't know. The Sending was brief."
> From this, the party hurries up. The path back is easy - with the enemies cleared, at least it's just a bit of a hike. Once you emerge back out, "Round 3, then. Fuck it, we'll sort it out then. We'll kick their asses and be back."
* Lief nods.
<Lief> "Our people take priority over this."
* Muirfinn nods. "Yes. If necessary, we'll return and level the mountain. I grow tired of the games." He waves a claw, a circular portal slicing the air open, leaving the path clear to Air.
* Lief heads through!
> The party returns to Aurora. Elena awaits for them just inside, "Elder Magi Tepen's waiting for you in the meeting room," she says, "I'll tell you what we know while we walk." Aurora's courtyard is full - forces mobilizing and preparing, orders being barked. Elementals stand side by side with humans, angels and stranger things yet.
* Lief follows along.
<Muirfinn> "Tell me what you know."
> "Vivantha was out a little ways," Gesturing out into Air, "Watching the maneuvers of the air elementals. Travelers came up and they seemed friendly - she called to them and waved. They came up and magic happened. According to Drena, they threw out concentrated, targeted magic modified to be nonlethal. The strike incapacitated Vivantha. The air elementals and Drena made a good advance, but seconds later they teleported themselves out with Vivantha. In Tepen's words, it was professional work done by professionals, maybe premier mercenaries. They looked humanoid, human, elven, that sort of thing. Drena's passing on an exact account of what they look like right now, so it can be analyzed, and Balyss is managing divinations with Hanna's help."
> After taking a breath as you head towards the entrance hall, "Afina and Jaela are out. Ithea will probably be heading the efforts to get her back, with Adrian's help."
> Waving her hand about, "We're mobilizing, just in case this is a precursor to enemy action."
<Muirfinn> "I will join them, and aid where I can." Muirfinn says.
> "Yeah, me too," Dana says, "
> OOC: Gah.
> "Yeah, me too," Dana says, "Always wanted to see how long it takes some asshole to bleed out after I rip his balls off."
<Lief> "I'm with you, too, unless they need Commandos somewhere else."
> "We'll get it done. Come on," Into the entrance hall and towards the portals, leading to where Elder Magi Tepen awaits...OOC: And we pause there! Next time, after Iddy's vacation: Ithea returns! Busting the dreadful kidnapping caper! Stay tuned!

[Anastasia]

> It's a quiet time on Aurora. Ithea's enjoying a quiet period, sleeping in and all curled up in her bed. She's warm under blankets, Rukkig nearby. Even 27 is sleeping on the floor nearby, a quilt spread under him. It's one of those rare, perfect moments where everything feels right and nothing is wrong. Naturally, it's then that Ithea is disturbed by Elena calling, "Ithea, you might want to wake up. You have a visitor coming."
* Ithea sighs and gets out of bed, careful not to disturb either Rukkig or 27. "Who's the visitor?" she calls back.
> "Sylvie," Elena's standing nearby, wearing an outfit that resembles a maid crossed with a warrior's breastplate. "She got a new practice room set up and she wants someone to fight against."
* Ithea blinks. "That's unusual?" Ithea notes as she grabs her gear and gets ready. "Tell her I'll be there in a few, I guess."
> "Not really, but I figured I should wake you up for it," Elena says, sticking her tongue out, before vanishing. Getting dressed is without incident. Rukkig and 27 are both still out. Coming out, you find Sylvie. She's resting against the opposite wall, a wave as Ithea comes out. "I wonder how many catnap jokes Adrian would make," she greets with a smile.
<Ithea> "One. I'd flatten his ass after that," Ithea answers. "What's got you wanting to have a fight of all things anyway?"
> "Meow!" Sylvie holds her hands up in protest, smirking. "Grumpy much? Anyway, I was out with Muirfinn recently, ended up helping smash a manifestation of The Father." Falling in step with Ithea, as you head towards the nearest portal, "Facing an Abyssal nightmare like that's good to motivate you."
> Glancing over, "It's not a fight. It's practing, sparring. The room'll help."
<Ithea> "So is it mostly the motivation thing, or just wanting to try out a new toy thing for you?"
> "Motivation, and to make sure you're keeping up," Sylvie finishes that with a little smile, a portal and then another gone through. You end up in a plain training room. The floor's covered in mats and there's a rack of wooden weapons to the side. It's otherwise empty and unremarkable. "We shouldn't be bothered in here, I asked Elena to make sure no one comes for us unless it's an emergency. Anyway, this room will ensure that any normal injury won't be anything life threatening. So as long as we don't try anything nasty like draining life energy, it's no problem. Soooo," Stretching as she walks 20ft away from Ithea, "Have you ever learned how to fight bare-handed?"
<Ithea> "I can manage, I suppose, though an expert would probably find all sorts of openings in my moves. Generally not worth it," Ithea says. "I like having my reach too."
> "Let's start simple. Glaive versus fists," Cracking her knuckles, "Nothing too fancy. No stunning, no arcane fire, nothing like that. Just a good go-around. I have plenty of healing memorized, so I can patch up what little damage we do take here." Slipping into a ready stance, "Let's do this." OOC: Init.
> roll 1d20+24 Sylvie
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 Sylvie  and gets 39." [1d20=15]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Sylvie(39)'
<Ithea> roll d20+22
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+22 and gets 40." [d20=18]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(40)>Sylvie(39)'
> OOC: Open Ithea. You're 20ft away from Sylvie. Lots of space on all sides and unremarkable terrain. IT is just a training room.
* Ithea holds in place and simply holds her glaive ready to strike Sylvie once she steps within range. OOC: Ready action to strike.
> Sylvie hesitates as well, maintaining her stance. Seconds pass before she cracks a smile, "You know, it doesn't work if both of us wait for the other to come in and wallop them."
<Ithea> "Well, you did say no arcane fire. Took that to mean no magic. Puts the one who waits at an advantage since the first to strike will only get that one strike before the other takes control of the round," Ithea notes. "We both know that."
<Ithea> ooc: who waits has*
* Ithea pauses and adds as a taunt, "Also, you're pretty predictable."
> Chuckling at it as she shakes her head, "We know each other too well." Slowly rolling her neck at that taunt, "Please, like I can't figure out what's coming from you. I actually thought about teleporting behind you, but Aurora stops that tactic. Too bad, I don't use it as much as I should. But why not, I'll suffer for practice." With a smirk, "C'mon, kitty, show me your claws!" With that, Sylvie charges on in! OOC: Trying tumble to avoid an AoO. It's against your CMD.
> roll 1d20+59 CMD?
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+59 CMD? and gets 64." [1d20=5]
<Ithea> ooc: CMD of 76. Too bad~
> OOC: Go for an AoO if youw ant.
<Ithea> ooc: Don't mind if I do.
<Ithea> "Teleporting into melee's my trick, Sylvie. You don't have near the style for it," Ithea says with a sniff as she sweeps her glaive to knock her off her feet.
<Ithea> roll d20+35
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+35 and gets 46." [d20=11]
> OOC: Trip attempt?
<Ithea> ooc: Nah, I don't have Improved Trip. Just a normal attack. Add +4 though, forgot bonus for AoOs
> OOC: Bare hit then.
<Ithea> roll d10+16
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d10+16 and gets 25." [d10=9]
> Sylvie weaves to the side, a blur of speed - but Ithea's just a bit faster, striking her with the blade of the glaive on the arm. It doesn't cut, instead a shallow welt rising. It also doesn't stop Sylvie, who lashes out with a quick kick at Ithea's exposed side.
> roll 1d20+39 (+2 charge) AC?
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+39 (+2 charge) AC? and gets 59." [1d20=20]
> roll 1d20+39 (+2 charge) AC? ow
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+39 (+2 charge) AC? ow and gets 42." [1d20=3]
<Ithea> ooc: 56
> roll 3d10+28
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d10+28 and gets 41." [3d10=5, 2, 6]
> OOC: Nonlethal
> .
> The kick catches Ithea right in the ribs. A blow that should have snapped a few only leaves a sharp sting. It hurts like hell, but it's a different sort of pain. Much less agonizing and more stinging. OOC: Go, readied action. It's your turn anyway, so go for it.
<Ithea> ooc: Doesn't the readied action go before the trigger attack? I figured it was unreadied or such and then got the AoO
> OOC: That works too. It doesn't matter that much here since it's one on one. Go for it.
<Ithea> ooc: It kinda did matter since readied action does double damage against charge, AoO triggers feat bonuses, and having her in range means full attacks. So it does affect attacks for me =p
> OOC: Go for it then.
<Ithea> ooc: Just FYI
* Ithea takes a step back and keeps herself in the optimal distance for her glaive as she starts slashing away at Sylvie, hitting various different points though focusing on taking advantage of her previous strike as well.
<Ithea> roll d20+37
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+37 and gets 43." [d20=6]
<Ithea> roll d20+32
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+32 and gets 44." [d20=12]
<Ithea> roll d20+27
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+27 and gets 47." [d20=20]
<Ithea> roll d20+27 can't really crit but...
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+27 can't really crit but... and gets 33." [d20=6]
<Ithea> roll d20+22
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+22 and gets 25." [d20=3]
<Ithea> roll d20+17
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+17 and gets 30." [d20=13]
> OOC: One normal hit.
<Ithea> roll d10+18
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d10+18 and gets 28." [d10=10]
> The flurry of blows goes back and forth. Ithea manages to get Sylvie across the shoulder, but otherwise it's all bobbing and weaving. "Not bad," Sylvie ducks a slash, stepping in and countering with her own flurry of blows.
> roll 1d20+35
> roll 1d20+35
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+35 and gets 41." [1d20=6]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+35 and gets 40." [1d20=5]
> roll 1d20+30
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 and gets 38." [1d20=8]
> roll 1d20+25
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 and gets 31." [1d20=6]
> roll 1d20+20
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 38." [1d20=18]
<Ithea> ooc: whole lot of misses. AC 56
> It's just that, a good and solid exchange of strikes. This time Sylvie's blows are parried, pressure without being overwhelming. "Funny how much we rely on tricks to get by," she comments as they exchange the shots. "Could've hit you each time if I really put some effort into it. Alright, stop." Winding down from that, "Remidns me that I need to visit Afina with that gold I have lying around."
<Ithea> "I wouldn't call 'em tricks, personally," Ithea comments with a grin. "But yeah, we wouldn't have much chance of hitting each other like this."
> Sylvie nods and grins back, "So give me your best shot. Nothing lasting but negative energy, so see if you can knock me out in one string. Don't worry, I visited Hanna before I came over and I'll spring right back up. Just stop if I go down."
> "Oh, hold on," Sylvie holds up a hand.
> She quickly chants twice, holding her hand to her chest. You hear something about Oghma and healing, but she mutters it.
> roll 4d8+20
> roll 4d8+20
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8+20 and gets 40." [4d8=8, 3, 5, 4]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8+20 and gets 37." [4d8=5, 7, 4, 1]
> "Alright, give me a good shot," Sylvie bounces on the balls of her feet, on the defensive. OOC: She's going total defense for a dodge bonus to AC. Go Ithea.
* Ithea shrugs and casts a spell on her weapon that she normally has on it (GMW) and clicks her boots together (haste) first. She also activates Renbuu's gift. "You sure you're ready?"
<Ithea> roll d10 for chaos devotion
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d10 for chaos devotion and gets 4." [d10=4]
<Ithea> ooc: boo, wanted odd
> "Oh wait, if you're doing that?" Sylvie holds a hand up.
* Ithea grumbles. "I should have just attacked. Go for it?"
> Sylvie casts a trio of spells. A shield of force appears around her, strange illusions momentarily wrap around her and her body becomes cat-like, like she's been spliced by a tiger. "Now I'm ready," she says, taking the same defensive position. OOC: Go for it.
> "Should have," Sylvie grins right back.
<Ithea> Casting one more spell, Ithea starts her assault! Sylvie might be surprised as this is a new trick... (swift wraithstrike, all attacks are touch attacks. Then PA-10, arcane strike lv5, and cunning insight on each attack)
<Ithea> roll d20+46
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+46 and gets 54." [d20=8]
<Ithea> roll d20+46
> OOC: Wraithstrike's been looooong banned.
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+46 and gets 52." [d20=6]
<Ithea> ooc: Baaaah =p
<Ithea> ooc: No PA/wraithstrike then, and change of plans.
> OOC: Fair enough, feel free to redo the attack from the ground up.
* Ithea keeps some of the meaner spells off the fight (no disintegrating, that'd be hard to explain, and even though she did seem to be okay with negative energy, she'll pass on enervation). She still goes a bit mean as she quick casts Touch of Idiocy and then begins her attack, also channeling the same spell.
<Ithea> roll d20+56 for a touch attack first, then full attack
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+56 for a touch attack first, then full attack and gets 58." [d20=2]
> OOC: Hit.
<Ithea> roll d6 -int/wis/cha
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d6 -int/wis/cha and gets 6." [d6=6]
> OOC: Why up to +56, though?
> OOC: You were at 46 with your glaive, so I doubt your raw touch would be better.
<Ithea> ooc: -17 actually, since I included glaive bonuses. I was originally doing 35 base, +1 haste, +4 GMW, +5 arcane strike, +11 cunining insight. I shouldn't have included GMW, cunning insight and base +2 on weapon.
> roll 58-17
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 58-17 and gets 41."
> OOC: Sec, this requires mathimacation.
<Ithea> ooc: I figured. Touch of Idiocy is mean on her
> OOC: Bare miss. Fulla ttack is a go.
<Ithea> roll d20+56 don't feel like power attacking since the spell missed.
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+56 don't feel like power attacking since the spell missed.  and gets 74." [d20=18]
<Ithea> ooc: I forget, do I have to roll a separate attack for channeled spells?
> OOC: Was that the channeled one first?
<Ithea> ooc: Or just roll the d6 now?
> OOC: Just roll the d6, and roll the rest of the damage when it's all done. I'll direct you.
<Ithea> roll d6
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d6 and gets 6." [d6=6]
<Ithea> ooc: Dummy Sylvie is a go~
<Ithea> ooc: Not as dummy as I would have liked though
<Ithea> ooc: And now for the rest of the attacks~
<Ithea> roll d20+51
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+51 and gets 70." [d20=19]
<Ithea> roll d20+51 crit?
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+51 crit? and gets 64." [d20=13]
<Ithea> roll d20+46
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+46 and gets 62." [d20=16]
<Ithea> roll d20+41
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+41 and gets 45." [d20=4]
<Ithea> roll d20+36
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+36 and gets 56." [d20=20]
<Ithea> roll d20+36 crit?
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+36 crit? and gets 41." [d20=5]
<Ithea> roll d20+31
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+31 and gets 49." [d20=18]
> OOC: Two hits and one crit.
> OOC: Oh wait.
> OOC: I almost forgot displacement. Do you overcome illusions with true seeign or anything similar?
<Ithea> ooc: nope, not that I can recall anyway
> OOC: d100 on each of those hits.
<Ithea> roll 2#d100 for normal hits
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 2#d100 for normal hits and gets 167." [2#d100 = 69, 98]
<Ithea> roll d100 crit
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d100 crit and gets 77." [d100=77]
> OOC: All got through. Damage.
<Ithea> roll 5#d10+25+5d4
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 5#d10+25+5d4 and gets 213." [5#d10+25+5d4 = 45, 41, 45, 40, 42]
> Sylvie dodges the first blow - only to get one in the head! She's knocked back and straight up, Ithea leaping to follow! She slashes at Sylvie a dozen times, back and forth as she's knocked upwards and then down, landing in a heap. She has welts all over but isn't down, slowly rising, "Good try," she winces, "And you can stop right there."
> roll 3#4d8+20
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3#4d8+20 and gets 115." [3#4d8+20 = 43, 36, 36]
> roll 213-115
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 213-115 and gets 98."
> roll 4#3d8+15
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4#3d8+15 and gets 113." [4#3d8+15 = 28, 31, 24, 30]
> A flurry of spells follow, Sylvie's welts receding. She sits up and rubs her arm, "Not bad. I do think I need to improve my baseline defenses now."
<Ithea> "I think that was pretty well, all things considered. I did only get three hits in," Ithea points out.
<Ithea> "It probably helps that you're not evil. That would have hurt a ton more then."
> "Yeah, but the idea's not to get hit at all." Sylvie picks herself up, dusting her knees off.
> OOC: Gah.
> "Yeah, but the idea's not to get hit at all." Sylvie picks herself up, dusting her knees off. "So Ithea," Smirking as she gets up, "Want to dispel that touch on me? Oh, and how's it going with Stille?"
* Ithea dispels the spell. "Things are going fine, really. He's been better about some of the personal space issues, and I'm better about letting him be...well, male."
* Nephrite (~rscuderi@6532248hfc76.tampabay.res.rr.com) Quit (Quit: BRB)
> Sylvie snickers, "Men," she says, starting to go through some basic drills. Chatting as she works, "Have you seen Lief lately? He's been running around with Muirfinn."
<Ithea> "Considering I haven't seen Muirfinn around lately, that wouldn't do much for seeing Lief either if that's the case," Ithea points out.
> "He's been busy. See," Going on as she flows through a few more strikes, going through a set that has her flow like water, "He's been chasing down a depraved marilith - redundant, I know - and visited Sylica. Apparently Syala tasked him with several quests in pursuit of that. He's been running around, going out with him was helping finish one of them. Lief's been along for the whole thing. We needed several days to build a giant mountaintop cathedral. Would've been easier if The Father hadn't meddled."
<Ithea> "Yeah, well, if Muirfinn and Lief are dealing with Father's crap, good for them."
> "Amen," Sylvie says with a little twisted smile, as suddenly Adrian appears through the portal in, "Playtime's over, kitty," he announces, "We have an official, full on problem. Vivantha's been kidnapped."
* Ithea frowns. "How'd that happen? From where and when? Not from Aurora itself at least, I hope?"
> "From outside. Looks like mercenaries, we're still getting information together," he explains, "Come on. Elena and Tepen already have the gears moving, and we're the only generals at Aurora right now."
* Ithea nods and follows after Adrian.

[Anastasia]

> Muirfinn and Lief are lead back into Aurora's meeting room. Here they find Adrian, Elder Magi Tepen and Ithea awaiting. Adrian rises, "Hey there. Elena filled you in on the basics?" OOC: Ithea, feel free to intro yourself for Lief.
* Muirfinn nods. "Yes. What's the plan look like?"
* Ithea only gives a quick wave to Muirfinn and Lief, figuring that the kidnapping is more important than pleasantries and catching up.
* Lief floats around Ithea with a grin and a wave, greeting his semi-aquaintence.
> "Right." Sitting back down, "Elder Magi?" Adrian asks.
> Tepen clears his throat and begins, "We're still gathering information with divinations and scrying," he announces, "As well as taking measures to defeat any possible means to foil those activities. So this information is liable to change. First, to summarize what Elena told you already: Vivantha was kidnapped while right outside Aurora. Focused magic knocked her out in one fell swoop and they teleported away with Vivantha before resistance could be mounted. Highly competent work all in all, suggesting professionals. Are there any questions on that so far?"
<Ithea> "Do we know who, or is that one of the things we're still trying to divine?"
<Lief> "Do we know what kind of magic they used? We might need to take steps if they're exploiting a weakness."
> "We're working on the who right now," Tepen replies with a slight nod to Ithea, "We haven't ruled out enemy action. If this an attack by Hell, it isn't their normal style. They've generally favored direct attacks on us rathern than intermediaries."
* Muirfinn shakes his head at Lief. "Our protection only extends to the walls. Beyond, we are vulnerable."
> "Yes," Tepen says, "Drena was able to identify the spells being cast. Cones of cold, delayed blast fireballs, orbs of fire and cold and similar spells. All were augmented by means of searing heat or piercing cold. Several of the spells were further enhanced with metamagic, suggesting archmages or use of metamagic enhancing magical items."
<Ithea> "Not all of them favor direct attacks. Remember Mala? Have to keep devils like her in mind too."
> "That's the devil of it," Adrian admits, "Inside Aurora's walls, we're safe. Outside of it?" He shrugs, "Generally, we stay around the Heavens or planes that tilt towards good, so that the devils can't just walk up and start something."
<Muirfinn> "Do we have any leads on where they've taken her?"
> "That's true," Tepen agrees, "She's actually one of our suspects. All of the traitors are."
<Lief> "Hmm.. Is that type of magic a trademark for anyone we know?"
<Muirfinn> "Not as of yet."
> "That's another thing we're looking into," Tepen confirms to Lief, "We're hoping to use that to narrow down the field of possibilities."
> "Hold on," Elena smoothly interjects, appearing in the room. "Balyss was able to divine something useful."
<Ithea> "That was quick...they're not trying too hard to hide themselves, are they?" Ithea murmurs outloud, her tail swishing from side to side as she ponders that.
> "Well, what was it?" Adrian asks, eyes drifting towards Ithea's tail a moment. But he keeps his own council.
* Muirfinn looks disgruntled.
> "Balyss cast a miracle and called on Selune to help, since Vivantha had recently been touched by Selune." Elena begins, "First of all, she can confirm there's interdictions against divinations in effect, but she was able to get past them. She saw the image of an great eagle clutching a rabbit in its talons. Does that mean anything to any of you?" OOC: K:P check here, y'all.
* Lief catches sight of Adrian's line of sight and watches Ithea's tail, too, considering...
<Lief> OOC: No K:P!
> roll 1d20+23 Adrian
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 Adrian and gets 27." [1d20=4]
> roll 1d20+51 Tepen
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+51 Tepen and gets 56." [1d20=5]
<Muirfinn> roll 1d20+22+3
* Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+22+3 and gets 37." [1d20=12]
<Ithea> roll d20+41 Ithea. Add +5 if collector of stories affects check (which looks like it does for identifying eagle?)
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+41 Ithea. Add +5 if collector of stories affects check (which looks like it does for identifying eagle?) and gets 46." [d20=5]
> Ithea can recall one such thing - a group of mercenaries based in the Astral Plane. She forgets the name, but she remembers they're elite, discreet and have a sigil of an eagle capturing a rabbit.
<Ithea> "It does. Back before I joined up with everyone to search for Medicant, I'd heard stories about a group of mercenaries based out of the Astral Plane. That sounds like their sigil, I'm sure of it," Ithea notes, before frowning. "I...can't recall their name, however."
<Muirfinn> "It's a start." Muirfinn says. "We can hit Brightwater for more."
> Adrian shakes his head. "Doesn't ring any bells for me-oh?" Turning to Ithea, "Astral Plane, mercenaries. A little more than we had. Elena, pass that onto the people in the library. Get Vul'lath and Sylvie in there if they aren't already and have them get a name for that group. Have the diviners focus on that." Glancing at the others, "Any other suggestions?"
<Lief> "Hmm.. Well, from what you've said of their tactics, they sound like they operate like a Commando group. If they snagged Vivanthia right outside of Aurora, then it's likely they've got us under surveillance. It's a fair bet there's still one or two near by."
<Lief> "Probably inside Aurora itself, if not just near by."
> "It will take time to comb the library, in any event," Tepen says, "A trip to Brightwater for information gathering may be prudent." At this he shakes his head, "We've doing scans of the area around Aurora. If they're hiding themselves, it's with means that can withstand the sight of angels and other spells. It's also possible they stopped any monitoring after getting Vivantha."
<Ithea> "Well, if someone hired these mercenaries to snag her, I'm less certain of it being devils now. I can't imagine them not wanting to involve themselves personally and hiring mortals," Ithea notes. "And I'm pretty certain I'd remember some group of mercs better if there were any devil members."
* Lief nods to Ithea.
> "It's not the tactics they've used on us commonly, but Hell might be getting desperate. That or Gathgorian's behind it and he has different notions than Abigor." An open grimace at that, "But it doesn't seem his style, from what we know about him. He's more direct than Abigor was."
> "Right," Elena vanishes away after those instructions.
<Ithea> "Did Vivanthia ever mention any enemies from before she got involved with us? Perhaps the Lannark Imperium?" Ithea asks, turning to Muirfinn.
<Lief> "I can agree with that. It's not devil style, but I wouldn't rule it out. If it *is* devils, it sets a dangerous precident about their resourcefulness and ability to use proxies."
> "Then again," Elder Magi Tepen considers, "Gathgorian's fought in the Blood War for uncountable years. He'd surely have contacts with mercenary companies." After pointing that out, he hmmmmmmms. "Elena," he says, said blue ghost-girl reappearing, "Make sure to add the Lannark Imperium to the list of investation targets, if it wasn't already."
<Muirfinn> "I can't discount the Lannark, we need to look into them as well. Other than that, I don't know. The mercane, perhaps? They were rather irritated with us."
> "They're also dealign with Afina," Adrian shakes his head, "Possible, but....mmmm. They present a unified face, but it doesn't mean they don't have plenty of factions. Dammit!" Cursing and shaking his head, "We're expanding the list of suspects, not paring it down."
> "Be that as it may, this suggests we may soon do war on the Astral Plane," Elder Magi Tepen remarks, "Tell me," He looks to everyone, "Does anyone need a refresher on how to conduct themselves on the Astral Plane, as well as local conditions?"
* Ithea snorts. "I don't think we're expanding it that much. Devils and the mercane are possible, but fairly unlikely given circumstances. The Lannark are the more likely culprit given what we know, although it could be someone we haven't divined at all yet. We do know it's someone that would have the gold or the power to direct a team of mercs good enough to catch my attention even briefly
* Ithea though."
* Muirfinn shakes his head. "I've been there recently enough."
* Lief turns to Adrian.
<Lief> "We could work backwards instead. Who can we mark off the list, instead of counting up our possible enemies. That's surely a shorter list."
> "Mmm. We can mark off all the Heavens," Adrian begins, "Even the one we don't ge talong with, Bahamut, wouldn't stoop to measures like this." Sitting back and crossing his arms, "Hmmm. Can't rule out the slaad, simply because the slaad are completely unpredictable."
<Lief> "Well, it could be the devils have pull over the group beyond just hiring them... A contract with a ranking member, or..."
* Lief squints as he tries to remember.
<Muirfinn> "Bahamut would never." Muirfinn shakes his head. "And Tiamat wouldn't either. She'd just start causing large-scale chaos."
<Muirfinn> "This isn't her style.
<Muirfinn> "
> "Speaking of fiends, no reason it couldn't be the yugoloths. We burned them awhile back when we rescued Lief and the pixies," he remarks, "This sort of scheme could be something they brewed up."
<Lief> "Wasn't there a Teifling traitor? We could be looking at something like that, too. Though a concerted group of Teiflings doing their proginator's will is a bit concerning."
<Muirfinn> "Slaad aren't organized enough to hire anyone."
> "All you need is one slaad to do it," Adrian counters back, "Yes, that's Mala, I think. Already mentioned."
<Ithea> "That's her," Ithea agrees.
<Lief> "Hmm.. Well, considering how they operated, it's a long shot, but there could be traces in the area. Who've sent out to canvas the area? If there was a fight, there's likely some trace of them."
> "Ahem," Tepen remarks, lightly coughing into his hand. "Be that all as it may," he says, "At the moment we're spinning our wheels. Getting a name to this mercenary group would do us much more good than speculating about who may have hired them. If we divine that, we can get that information from them. At sword's end, if need be. Muirfinn, you suggested a trip to Brightwater?"
<Lief> "They'd hae launched the ambush and then their primary goal would have been escape. I doubt they stayed around long enough to wipe all evidence away. Vivanthia's good enough to have put up a fight, right? If we can find some blood or something, can't we track them with some finger wiggling?"
> "One problem," Adrian says, "Well, two. I thought of that a moment myself." Reaching down, he pulls up a rather intimidating skull helmet. "I thought of seeing if I could find anything like that, perhaps this would help me since it lets me see veins and the like. The problem is that we're in Air. Even if she bled - and fir eand ice spells don't product blood usually - it's fallen straight down since then."
* Muirfinn nods. "It's a good place to start. Tepen, see if you and Vul'lath can leverage the Mercane. If they're on our side, now is the time for them to prove it."
> Tepen nods, "We'll call in some favors."
<Ithea> "Brightwater or the Astral Plane itself and some good old fashioned asking around and waving a bag of gold or Aurora's reputation might help track a name for the mercs faster at this point than more divination magic," Ithea comments.
* Lief grunts at Adrian's comment.
> "Yeah," Adrian sits back, "Throw in a motherfucker with it, too." HE reaches up and slowly rubs his temple, "Hopefully we'll get this sorted and moving into the fun part, with swords and decapitations."
<Lief> "Might still be worth a look, if we can find the ambush site. We could get lucky, for once, and there's a piece of land it hit."
> Adrian nods, "I'll send..." he hmms a few moments, "Drena's probably the best call there. If anyone can find anything on Air, it's him. I'll ask Balyss and Hanna to throw in a few divinations on that as well, if they can spare them."
* Lief nods.
> After that, "Kitty," he smiles just a little bit, "How about you, Muirfinn and Lief go poking around Brightwater? I can run things here."
<Lief> "Those portals in the temple are looking better and better. If we can establish them, then it'll give anyone tracking us fits."
<Muirfinn> "Good idea on Drena. See if we can get Chan involved, too. I'm sure she'd like it if Medi's scions owed her a favor."
<Ithea> "Even after marrying, you still haven't outgrown that nickname?" Ithea asks with a haughty sniff. "There's no hope for you at all, is there? Fine, we'll head out to Brightwater and see what we can dig up."
> "In the meantime," Elder Magi Tepen speaks up once more, clearing his throat, "We should start considering a rescue force. We don't need to decide yet, as Aurora's already at readiness, but it's worth considering."
> OOC: Okay, plans here? Anything you want to try before going all Brightwatery?
<Lief> OOC: Not on my end. I'd still suggest doing an internal sweep for spies, but that's NPC jazz.
> OOC: Fair enough and it'll be done.
<Ithea> OOC: I imagine there's not enough time for Lief to get a belt of awesomeness.
<Lief> OOC: Actually, hold on.
<Lief> "Hmm.. A thought. Instead of this being targeted at Aurora, could this be something Vivanthia's past? Something personal we're not aware of? It might be worth looking into. If it is, we could miss it simply because we've over-shot the threat."
<Ithea> ooc: And I'll just fetch Rukkig, for the sheer impossible possibility of us getting into the scenario where I can threaten someone with "Now, are there any volunteers, or does the fire kitten vaporize someone else?" while Rukkig meows atop a pile of disintegrated ashes.
> "Entirely possible," Tepen admits, "We'll send a messenger to the lillend and ask them that."
* Lief nods.
> OOC: Noted, Ithea.
> OOC: Going to use another portal to get tehre and another to get back, Muirfinn?
<Muirfinn> OOC: Yes please.
> Going back outside, the trio finds Aurora is surrounded by air elemental soldiers. They part just enough for a portal to Brightwater to be made, and thus the party goes through. Before you, Brightwater is the city of gold. Waukeen's realm often glistens with gold of all types, luminent as a heaven. Myriad shops cater to everything, joined at times by street vendors and little nooks. You see creatures of all types - humans and elves, dwarves and smaller things, humanoids and beyond. Outsiders of many stripes and types are about, as well as stranger things yet. OOC: Go ahead and set yourselves up for GIing. I'll call for rolls after that, wait for it.
* Lief takes position slightly above the group, keeping an eye out for anything threatening or suspicious. Altitude affords viewpoint!
<Ithea> "Do we split up further and each search for information on our own, or stick as a group?" Ithea ponders. "If it's a group targeting Aurora, splitting up's not the best of moves, but it could result in more leads. What do you think, Muirfinn?" Ithea asks the tortle, deciding to rely on his wisdom.
* Muirfinn ponders. A while back, Vivantha and I made contact with a group of dragons and dragonkin called the Silverbrow Consortium. It might be wise to start there. As for splitting up, we may wish to stick together on this."
* Muirfinn ponders. "A while back, Vivantha and I made contact with a group of dragons and dragonkin called the Silverbrow Consortium. It might be wise to start there. As for splitting up, we may wish to stick together on this."
* Ithea nods. "Your show then, Muirfinn. You know where to lead to," she states as she gestures with a hand wave for him to do just that.
* Lief pulls up his invisibility, just in case.
<Ithea> "I'll probably want to wait outside, as a reminder," Ithea adds. "Don't forget the dragon curse that Afina, Jaela and I share."
> OOC: Okay then, more coming. No GI check yet.
<Muirfinn> "Ah yes, of course. Wise of you."
<Ithea> "Feel free to say terrible things about me if they ask why you involve yourself with such a terrible person as myself," Ithea notes drily.
<Muirfinn> "You know I wouldn't."
> The party heads back to Windfall Avenue. It has streets of gold. The buildings here are tall and loom over you in dozens of stories, yet not a single one casts a shadow. All is bright here, and above the sky glitters like bright diamonds. As you step onto the street, a voice is heard in Lief's mind. 'Welcome to Windfall Avenue, valued fey visitor. As you are certainly already aware, Windfall Avenue's skies are forbidden territory past the rooftops. Please do not fly above them. Thank you and continue your business, valued guest.'
<Ithea> "Thanks...but if it'll get you info on saving Vivanthia, by all means, really, do go ahead and vilify me."
<Lief> "Huh."
<Lief> "They don't want me above the roofs."
* Lief continues on above the group, but stays below the roofs.
* Muirfinn nods at Lief. "Best to abide."
* Ithea pauses and adds once more, "Of course, nothing that will result in a dragon trying to eat me. Killing dragons is never a pleasant task."
> The building the party is looking for is not hard to find. After all, it's not every day you see a imposing, dozen story tall behemoth of a building with a front of pure amethyst. The light from the golden streets reflects up into it, turning the impossibly large slabs of gemstone to sparkle a bright, pale purple. A grand door big enough for a great wyrm dragon to pass through is open, as if to invite any and all to come in. But it's hard to see inside, your eyes constantly sliding over what's inside and not registering it at all. Above the door leading in is a dragon's head carved of amethyst, fit for a a town-sized dragon. It's open in an eternal, silent roar.
* Muirfinn snorts. "Lucrative, though."
* Ithea can't help but give a quick laugh that she covers her mouth with a fist. "True that."
<Ithea> "Should I wait here, or still reasonable to keep following for now?"
* Lief keeps an eye out for anything interesting or shiney as they go...
<Muirfinn> "Alright, stay here." Muirfinn says. "I'll go inside and talk with them."
<Ithea> "Good luck."
> OOC: Into #evildunes, tortle.
> As the two wait, various creatures of obvious wealth pass. One in particular gets your attention - it looks to be a tall human on a glance, middle aged and wearing clothes that nearly drip gemstones. He walks along with a cane, whistling a merry tune. "'lo, 'lo," he says as he passes, giving the party a glance. "Capital making adventurers, I presume?"
<Ithea> "What adventurer isn't?" Ithea asks back, in reply of his question.
* Lief inspects the man, trying to determine if he can see through his invisibility.
> He hasn't looked at Lief or shown any signs of addressing him. Meanwhile, he says, "Yes." Raising his cane slightly in acknowledgement, "I believe your fame precedes you, Ithea of Aurora."
<Ithea> ooc: any knowledge or other skill to try and return the favor and identify the man?
> OOC: K:Local with anything that related to Brightwater.
<Ithea> ooc: I...just got K:local without naming any place so I could identify Sylvie! I dunno about it relating to Brightwater!
> OOC: We'll say no for now and sort that out post-session.
<Ithea> "Yours does not, however. I'm afraid you have the best of me then, sir...?" Ithea fishes for a name.
> "Essalock. Rathan Essalock." He inclines his head forward slightly, "A mere merchant can't compete with world shaking heroes, I'm afraid. It's terribly unfair."
<Ithea> "No mere merchant could set up shop in Brightwater, though a clever one with a silver tongue surely could," Ithea retorts with a small smile. "Still, I suppose I'm flattered. No kind words for my companion though?"
* Ithea gestures over towards Lief as he continues to observe the self-proclaimed Rathan.
<Lief> OOC: I'm invisible.
> "I beg your...ah." The man nods, before reaching into a pocket. He takes out a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles and puts them on. He then looks at Lief. "Ah. I wasn't aware you were traveling with company unseen. Hello."
* Lief drops his invisibility with an irritated look at Ithea, then greets the merchant.
<Lief> "Hello. What about us has your interest?"
* Ithea shrugs at Lief, not apologetic in the least.
* Ithea then smiles again at the merchant. "See? No mere merchant at all. Look how quickly you see the unseen," she notes with a grin.
> He pauses as a rather muscular earth elemental stomps by. His skin is covered in pure gold. He rates a glance from Rathan before he turns back to you. "Oh, it's never a bad time to meet famous names and faces. You would be Lief of Aurora?"
<Lief> ".... I would.."
* Lief is slightly disturbed and suspicious of this fame... Outside of the tournament, his stealthy style shouldn't be gaining him fame..
> The man smiles, "Forgive me, but many distinguished merchants discuss Aurora. Your crusade against Baator has made waves in the mercantile world."
* Ithea shrugs, and just stares back, awaiting to see if there's a request following, a quest, or some other such thing from the merchant.
> An awkward pause follows, several seconds long. Once finished, "Ahem. Excuse me," he says, "It was a pleasure to meet both o fyou."
* Lief nods to the man, pulling his invisibility back up.
<Ithea> "The same, I suppose. Do you own a shop around here then?" Ithea asks, not really sure what else to say.
> That draws a little bit of a smile, "I own a few. I prefer to be a contributing partner rather than an active manager. But please, come to Sunset Charcuterie if you're hungry. A free tour and samples would be the least we could do for both of you.  It's down on Luster Road."
<Ithea> "Thank you. Now might not be the best time, but I may take you on the offer later."
> "Until then," He smiles once more, "Good day."
> From here, it's not long until Muirfinn returns...OOC: Go ahead, tortle.
<Muirfinn> "Hello, you two." Muirfinn says as he comes up on the group. "Everything go alright?"
<Ithea> "About what you'd expect with us waiting around just standing in way. You have any luck with your contacts?"
<Lief> "Ithea's famous."
<Muirfinn> "A bit. The group we're looking for is called the Urgent Talons. Specialists in kidnapping, among other things. No known location. It's possible that they're not actually in the Astral, though."
<Muirfinn> "Of course Ithea's famous. She's done..." Muirfinntrails off for a moment before waggling his fingers. "...things."
<Ithea> "Well, a name is something, I suppose. Anything else?" Ithea asks.
* Ithea doesn't react to Muirfinn and Lief's side conversation, and attributes it to Abyss weirdness. She'd heard they were up to their necks deep in that lunacy.
<Muirfinn> "They're old for mortals, possibly led by a mage above the 9th circle, and their tactics are based on swift action with overwhelming force."
* Lief nods.
<Lief> "So a quick strike commando set up."
<Muirfinn> "Possibly vulnerable to a protracted campaign, yes."
<Lief> "Their bases are going to be really heavily trapped. And they'll probably just evacuate once we attack, so we need to figure out how to lock them down first."
> OOC: Okay, so what are y'all gonna do now? Head back or something else?
<Muirfinn> "Also, the only way to contact them is with an eagle token. Which we might need to get ahold of."
<Muirfinn> OOC: LET'S RESEARCH THAT
<Ithea> ooc: Up to Yuth. He's the one hiding information now! Didn't even tell us about summoning th...oh wait, there he goes =p
<Lief> "Hmm.. I wonder. Muirfinn, is there a way to intercept a teleport?"
<Muirfinn> "Probably."
<Lief> "We might be able to use that... I get the feeling that these guys will have some kind of teleport system set up for their evacuation. If we can get something in place without them realizing it, we may be able to stage an assault and then get a hold of them that way."
<Lief> "It would keep us from exposing our team and forces to a protracted battle... But they'd have to teleport."

[Anastasia]

> Going inside, Muirfinn finds it the same as before - except by the front door is Diamond. "Good day, Muirfinn," she greets, "Welcome. If you're here to see Sisatar, I must inform you that he is currently away on pressing business."
* Muirfinn frowns. "That's unfortunate. I was hoping to ask for his aid. Is there someone else here able to assist me?"
> "I am here and capable of lending aid," Diamond replies, "We may be able to come to terms, depending on what aid you seek."
<Muirfinn> "I seek information on a band of mercenaries. They bear a symbol of an eagle with a rabbit in its talons."
> "That may be information we can provide," Diamond says with a smile. "You understand there will be a fee for the information. I would estimate 2,000 gold, pending adjustments for the difficulty and sensitivity of the information."
<Muirfinn> "Done."
> "Please, come with me," she says, "There will be refreshments while you wait." OOC: Skip along a bit?
<Muirfinn> OOC: Yep
> You are back in the room of gemstone structures to wait. It's not long this time, perhaps 15 minutes before Diamond returns. "The information is at hand," she explains, "But the cost is 4,000 gold due to the sensitivity and considerations of the information. Is this acceptable?"
* Muirfinn quietly offers her a sack of coins.
> OOC: Post the expense in loot.
<Muirfinn> OOC: Done
> The money is taken. Once done, "You're most likely looking for the Urgent Talons. They're a mercenary group that is commonly assumed to operate out of the Astral Plane. They specialize in kidnapping missions, spying and espionage. They take jobs only from those who have one of their eagle tokens. They've several centuries old despite being mortals. It's believed they have a way to counter-act aging, likely having to do with the Astral Plane. They're extremely killed and low-key, except for their actual attacks, which rely on brazen daring and brief, overwhelming force."
<Muirfinn> "How can I find them?"
> "If you have an eagle token, you can summon them," she explains, "Otherwise, they're believed to be in the Astral Plane. This is unconfirmed. Our own investigations suggest it is not true, as the normal means to travel in the Astral Plane don't find them. It's possible they've found a way to stop that."
* Muirfinn looks, if possible, more disgruntled.
<Muirfinn> "Is there anything else?"
> *skilled, not killed.
> "Informally, yes." Diamond says, "We would appreciate if this part stayed with you and you alone. Is that acceptable?"
<Muirfinn> "Yes."
> "We once did business with them. Mister Sisatar found the service exemplary, but did not like the image or style they employed. While the split was amicable, he authorized investigations into them after. Unfortunately, the group is skilled at covering their tracks and little was found. Based on the magic they have, we suspect a mage capable of magic beyond the 9th circle leads them."
* Muirfinn nods. "You have my thanks. If you learn anything else of them, I would appreciate it if you could inform me as soon as possible."
> "If we do, we will be in touch with terms," Diamond agrees, "Thank you." OOC: Going back out?
<Muirfinn> OOC: Yeah.

[Yuthirin]

[18:01] <@Ko-ThehuntforLagtori> OOC: Just to be clear since it wasn't last time, are y'all returning to Aurora?
[18:01] <Lief> OOC: Uh, that or we could go check out that merchant's thing.
[18:01] <@Ithea> ooc: yes
[18:02] <@Ithea> ooc: or up to Lief, I guess if he wants to do that?
01[18:02] <Muirfinn> OOC: Muirfinn has no idea that the merchants thing happened/
[18:02] <@Ithea> ooc: Lief can suggest it if he wants to do it then!
[18:03] <Lief> OOC: Kay!
[18:04] <Lief> "Muirfinn, Ithea got propositioned to visit some merchant's place while you were inside. He had enough trinkets and jewels on that we might be able to find something useful."
06[18:05] * Muirfinn ponders. "He may have one of these tokens. It's worth looking into. The gods work in mysterious ways."
[18:06] <@Ithea> "It sounded like a food place, but I suppose anything's possible," Ithea comments.
[18:07] <@Ithea> "It was over in Luster Road," Ithea adds.
01[18:07] <Muirfinn> "Oh...a food place? If you feel it would be relevant, we can have a look."
03[18:07] * Ko-ThehuntforLagtori is now known as Kotono
[18:09] <@Kotono> OOC: Heading on over then?
01[18:09] <Muirfinn> OOC: YAR PIRACY
[18:13] <@Kotono> Luster Street is a ways away. The area here is merely opulent rather than stunningly wealthy. Small, beautiful buildings are like little pieces of art, each one a restaurant or food store. The scent of cooking food from hundreds of shops fills the air, turning a walk down Luster Street into a mouth-watering adventure. You pass whole animals being open-roasted, great piles of strange and wonderful
[18:13] <@Kotono> produce, stores promising the finest foods and more. Sunset Charcuterie is a quaint log cabin, save for the 'logs' being made of pure white stone. The scent of cured meat hangs heavily in the air outside. Glass windows show off rows of sausages, hanging hams and other delicacies.
[18:14] <@Ithea> ooc: It's a road! Not a street!
[18:14] <@Ithea> "Well, it certainly looks like it'll have delicious food. Not sure about tokens," Ithea notes with a smile.
06[18:16] * Muirfinn looks around. "We should really come back here after this is all over."
06[18:17] * Lief sniffs the smells.
[18:18] <Lief> "Mmmm.. Smells good. Wish I could cook like this in the field instead of living off the land."
[18:18] <@Kotono> As the party stands around and talks, "Hi there!" A cute little brunette elf walks up from amid the passerbys, wearing elegant golden clothes. She wears cutesy cat ears attached to a band that wraps over the top of her head. "Meow and welcome! You look like someone who needs to know about the Cat's Meow!"
06[18:19] * Lief looks at the elf, then at Ithea.
06[18:19] * Lief tries to keep a straight face, but lets out a snicker. Or three.
[18:20] <@Kotono> Going on and slipping into Feline, "Hi!" She says to Ithea after no immediate reply, "You can get the best food for a feline-blooded here, without going back to Rapture!"
[18:20] <Lief> "Looks like you have a solid back up job here, Ithea."
[18:21] <@Ithea> "That's...good to know, though I think we'll have to pass on that today," she replies politely before turning to Muirfinn. "Muirfinn, you don't seem to think we're going to have much luck stumbling onto those tokens here either, perhaps we should head back to Aurora and share what we've learned?"
[18:22] <@Kotono> At the brusque rejection, the elf nonetheless smiles and bows, "That's okay, but just remember the Cat's Meow next time you're hungry! Bye!" She hurries off quickly at that.
[18:25] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, going back to Aurora now, y'all?
[18:25] <@Ithea> ooc: yes
[18:26] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
06[18:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 100."12 [1d100=100]
[18:26] <@Kotono> roll 1d100 subtables
06[18:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 subtables and gets 35."12 [1d100=35]
[18:27] <@Ithea> ooc: oh dear. Look what your luck has gotten us into now, Iddy.
[18:27] <Lief> OOC: You should let me roll those. For *reasons.*
[18:29] <@Kotono> The party heads back to one of the plazas put aside for gate spells and plane shifts. As the party goes along...OOC: Spot checks, ya'll.
[18:29] <Lief> roll d20+32 Spot
06[18:29] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+32 Spot and gets 37."12 [d20=5]
01[18:29] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+48
06[18:29] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+48 and gets 56."12 [1d20=8]
[18:30] <@Ithea> ooc: 63
[18:30] <@Ithea> ooc: clarifier - taking 12
[18:33] <@Kotono> As the party walks, Ithea catches something out of the corner of her eye. An alley between two rich buildings. It is dark and dingy, despite being surrounded by bountiful wealth otherwise. The shadows down are deep and cloaking.
[18:37] <@Ithea> "...Hey Muirfinn," Ithea gestures subtly towards the alley, figuring his eyesight, magically enhanced, might catch something in those shadows. "Those shadows, think your eyes could penetrate 'em?"
06[18:38] * Muirfinn looks. OOC: By your powers combined, I am True-Seeing Man!
[18:38] <@Kotono> Muirfinn sees the alley after a moment - his eyes want to ignore it so badly, sliding over it over and over. But eventually his enhanced vision triumphs. It is familiar to him, looking like the entrance of the alley to Glitterosm's shop, only darker.
[18:39] <@Kotono> Also in the wrong place in town from last time, admittedly.
06[18:39] * Muirfinn ignores the compulsion, striding toward the alley!
06[18:39] * @Ithea assumes that the tortle has found something amazing and intriguing and follows behind him!
06[18:39] * Lief follows cautiously, pulling up his invisibility and getting his bow ready..
[18:40] <@Kotono> The trip down the alley is dark. The glitter of everythinge else is muted here as you head down to the door at the end of the alley. It's unchanged on a glance, at least to Muirfinn.
06[18:43] * Muirfinn casts his eyes about, searching for the reason this alley is so protected.
[18:43] <@Kotono> OOC: DMing?
01[18:44] <Muirfinn> OOC: No, that's your job
[18:44] <@Kotono> OOC: Har. Are you?
01[18:45] <Muirfinn> OOC: Zing! Yes.
[18:45] <@Kotono> OOC: Spellcraft.
01[18:45] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+50+3
06[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+50+3 and gets 63."12 [1d20=10]
[18:47] <@Kotono> The magic here is in great turmoil. Something within the building is rising to a tremendous cresendo. The feel of the magic causes your guts to clench and breath to draw short. It feels wrong, off, empty.
01[18:50] <Muirfinn> "There's a problem with the magic here." Muirfinn says, trying to find a way in. "Looks like someone is doing something they souldn't."
[18:50] <Lief> "They usually do."
[18:51] <@Kotono> There's the door, if Muirfinn cares to open it. There's no windows or anything, though.
06[18:53] * Muirfinn obliges his inner curiosity, pushing the door open.
[18:58] <@Kotono> The door is opened. Ahead is the following. Within you see a small circular entrance, with a grand mural on the ground. It seems to be an artistic rendering of the planes in a great circle. It shows everything you know in fine detail and grand beauty. Beyond it are clusters of three bookshelves each, dotted about in erratic patterns. Light comes from above, sets of seven spheres of light rotating
[18:58] <@Kotono> around to provide illumination. However, all of this has been overwritten by great scrawls of black ink. Everything is covered with symbols and numbers, some sort of massive formula.  On the floor 45ft away is Glitterosm. HE is dark-skinned, bald and wearing a robe. Said robe is torn and dirty, his body covered in sweat.  He scribbles with a brush, drawing yet another part to the formula. As
[18:58] <@Kotono> the door opens, a blast of bitter cold buffets the party. It's colder than the chilliest winter day, unnaturally frigid. As you reel from that, Glitterosm turns. His eyes are empty black, no light or anything within. Silent tears run down a face locked into an expression of horror. In spite of that, he laughs joyously, "Hahahahhaha! It's time! You're HERE!" Standing and spreading his arms wide,
[18:58] <@Kotono> "The Pale Mother's veil is beginning to crumble. Help me. Orcus has roused himself into his greatest fury yet. Help me. " Each imploration for help is folloed with more tears coming. "The First has awoken at long last. Help me. The Father is so hungry..." He titters at that one, licking his lips, "Help...me...I can't stop seeing. Once you look, you never stop seeing!"
01[19:00] <Muirfinn> "Dammit, Glitterosm, I told you to come find me if you had trouble." Muirfinn says grumpily.
06[19:01] * Lief eyes the person cautiously..
06[19:01] * @Ithea frowns. "We found him while he's still somewhat lucid. We got me free from Father's grasp, I'm sure we can do something for him...right?"
[19:01] <@Kotono> At these words, the room ahead whines as a torrent of cold air blows around. Books come off the shelves, flying all about. "Help...Help..." He laughs in spite of it, "THERE'S HERE!" At this, a whirl of cloying darkness surrounds Glitterosm, as...OOC: Init. Baaaad things are happening and it's hitting the fan pretty fast here.
[19:02] <Lief> roll d20+21 Don't forget your +5 from me
06[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+21 Don't forget your +5 from me and gets 31."12 [d20=10]
01[19:02] <Muirfinn> "With any luck, hopefully." Muirfinn says as he leaps back.
01[19:02] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+17+5
06[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+17+5 and gets 30."12 [1d20=8]
[19:02] <@Ithea> roll d20+22+5
06[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+22+5 and gets 31."12 [d20=4]
[19:03] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+18 Glitterosm
06[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 Glitterosm and gets 26."12 [1d20=8]
03[19:03] * Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(31)>Muirfinn(30)>Glitterosm(26)'
[19:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Iddy?
[19:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Oh no, I just flat missed yours.
03[19:03] * Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea=Lief(31)>Muirfinn(30)>Glitterosm(26)'
[19:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Ithea and Lief open. Go.
[19:05] <Lief> OOC: I'll let Ithea go first.
[19:06] <@Ithea> ooc: go ahead while I wait on Yuth's reply to my question
06[19:06] * Lief loops around the room to get into Sneak Attack range... OOC: Moving to close to 30 ft, off to, say the left.
[19:07] <@Kotono> Lief flies in. The wind is terrible, cold immediately numbing his body. This range won't be good for archery, though at this range he should be able to make a try at it.
[19:07] <@Kotono> roll 5d6 cold Lief, Ithea's up.
06[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 cold Lief, Ithea's up. and gets 21."12 [5d6=1, 6, 5, 4, 5]
06[19:11] * @Ithea claps a hand quickly on Muirfinn as she teleports the two of them behind Glitterosm (OOC: Dimension Door, quick cast), before she begins to attack Glitterosm. Not knowing how much damage he can take right now, she starts off with some nonlethal attacks, to get a good measure for how much damage the possessed man can take and still weaken him. (OOC: nonlethal, -4 to attacks, AS 5 and
06[19:11] * @Ithea channeling Touch of Idiocy)
[19:12] <@Ithea> ooc: any issues with dimension door before I attack?
[19:13] <@Kotono> OOC: None. He has wards but they're fucked up right now.
[19:14] <@Ithea> roll d20+40 attack 1, if it hits, I'll do ToI first before resolving other attacks
06[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+40 attack 1, if it hits, I'll do ToI first before resolving other attacks and gets 59."12 [d20=19]
[19:14] <@Ithea> roll d20+40 crit?
06[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+40 crit? and gets 56."12 [d20=16]
[19:15] <@Kotono> OOC: Crit.
[19:15] <@Ithea> ooc: any SR, if that hits?
[19:15] <@Kotono> OOC: Yes, and there will be a counter-attack.
[19:16] <@Ithea> roll d20+24+8 to beat SR
06[19:16] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+24+8 to beat SR and gets 39."12 [d20=7]
[19:16] <@Kotono> OOC: Success.
[19:16] <@Ithea> roll d6 Touch of Idiocy to Int/Wis/Cha
06[19:16] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d6 Touch of Idiocy to Int/Wis/Cha and gets 4."12 [d6=4]
[19:17] <@Ithea> ooc: Do you want to resolve counterattack first?
[19:17] <@Ithea> ooc: or do all of my attacks?
[19:17] <@Kotono> OOC: Yes. Resolve the first hit's damage while I resolve the counter. Then we'll do the rest of the attacks once that's sorted.
[19:17] <@Ithea> ooc: I forget, do channeled spells crit when the hit crits?
[19:17] <@Kotono> OOC: You'd have to look, but I think so.
[19:18] <@Kotono> Ithea smacks Glitterosm hard, right in the stomach with the butt of her polearm. Arcane fire burns as he's knocked back. A moment later, his stomach bursts. Open. Blood comes out, twisting and turning and writhing! It bends at impossible angles and shapes, all advancing towards Ithea!
[19:18] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+28 touch AC?
06[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 touch AC? and gets 41."12 [1d20=13]
[19:19] <@Ithea> ooc: touch AC of 39, so hits
[19:19] <@Kotono> roll 10d6 and more
06[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 and more and gets 32."12 [10d6=2, 2, 4, 1, 4, 1, 3, 3, 6, 6]
[19:20] <@Kotono> The blood slams right into Ithea. It winds her momentarily, then pain erupts in her shoulder. Her own blood rips out, twisting in the air in an endless loop of strange shapes and patterns that hurt your eyes to look at. OOC: Will saves, all. This is mind-affecting.
03[19:20] * Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea=Lief(31)>Ithea's Blood A>Muirfinn(30)>Glitterosm(26)'
01[19:20] <Muirfinn> OOC: Immune
[19:20] <Lief> roll d20+23 Will Save
06[19:21] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+23 Will Save and gets 26."12 [d20=3]
[19:21] <@Kotono> OOC: Did you get mind blank before going out to that Ysgardian dungeon trip, Lief?
01[19:21] <Muirfinn> OOC: I believe he did
[19:21] <Lief> OOC: Yeah, I believe so.
[19:22] <@Ithea> roll d20+32+11 will, inspiration for competence boost
06[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+32+11 will, inspiration for competence boost and gets 62."12 [d20=19]
[19:22] <@Ithea> ooc: well that might have been overkill
[19:22] <@Kotono> OOC: You're off the hook then, Lief.
[19:22] <@Ithea> ooc: Can't find anything about it critting btw, and threads I see generally seem to think it doesn't crit.
[19:22] <@Kotono> The shape is strange, but the party shakes off the unsettling vision. OOC: Carry on, Ithea.
[19:23] <@Ithea> roll 3#d10+20 nonlethal
06[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 3#d10+20 nonlethal and gets 79."12 [3#d10+20 = 29, 21, 29]
[19:23] <@Ithea> roll 5d4 lethal
06[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 5d4 lethal and gets 14."12 [5d4=2, 2, 4, 3, 3]
[19:23] <@Ithea> ooc: Carrying on with rest of attacks~
[19:23] <@Ithea> roll d20+35
06[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+35 and gets 38."12 [d20=3]
[19:23] <@Ithea> roll d20+30
06[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+30 and gets 49."12 [d20=19]
[19:23] <@Ithea> roll d20+30 crit?
06[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+30 crit? and gets 34."12 [d20=4]
[19:23] <@Ithea> roll d20+25
06[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+25 and gets 29."12 [d20=4]
[19:24] <@Ithea> roll d20+20
06[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+20 and gets 32."12 [d20=12]
[19:24] <@Kotono> OOC: Onenormal hit.
[19:24] <@Ithea> roll d10+20 nonlethal
06[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d10+20 nonlethal and gets 27."12 [d10=7]
[19:24] <@Ithea> roll 5d4 lethal
06[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 5d4 lethal and gets 12."12 [5d4=2, 4, 1, 2, 3]
[19:25] <@Kotono> Ithea dodges and strikes again. She manages to catch Glitterosm in the side, momentarily staggering him as...OOC: Muirfinn. One at a time if you're going to FA on him.
[19:26] <@Ithea> ooc: I'll use opportunist as a followup to Yuth's first successful hit, and if mine hits, he'll get +2 circumstance bonus to atk/dmg for his remaining attacks.
[19:26] <@Kotono> OOCL Noted.
06[19:28] * Muirfinn melts, features flowing away into purest water. Huge fists rise up to pummel Glitterosm. OOC: Water elemental form making a comeback. Immune to cold. Non-lethal damage inc
01[19:29] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+43
06[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+43 and gets 50."12 [1d20=7]
[19:29] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit. Damage.
01[19:30] <Muirfinn> roll 4d10+5+15+2d6 holy damage, nonlethal. Counts as magic/good/bludgeoning/silver. Full attacking, more yet?
06[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 4d10+5+15+2d6 holy damage, nonlethal. Counts as magic/good/bludgeoning/silver. Full attacking, more yet? and gets 55."12 [4d10=8, 7, 6, 8][2d6=4, 2]
[19:31] <@Ithea> roll d20+44 opportunist to help with +2 bonus?
06[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+44 opportunist to help with +2 bonus? and gets 64."12 [d20=20]
[19:31] <@Ithea> roll d20+44 crit?
06[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+44 crit? and gets 54."12 [d20=10]
[19:31] <@Ithea> roll 3#d10+20 nonlethal
06[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 3#d10+20 nonlethal and gets 71."12 [3#d10+20 = 23, 27, 21]
[19:31] <@Ithea> roll 5d4 lethal
06[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 5d4 lethal and gets 8."12 [5d4=1, 1, 2, 2, 2]
[19:32] <@Ithea> roll d20+24+8 SR
06[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+24+8 SR and gets 38."12 [d20=6]
[19:32] <@Ithea> ooc: Outside of touch of idiocy possibly hitting again, I'm done. You should have your +2 circumstance to atk/dmg
01[19:33] <Muirfinn> OOC: I'm gonna assume more is safe to post now
01[19:34] <Muirfinn> OOC: Just gonna go ahead
01[19:34] <Muirfinn> OOC: Stop me now!
[19:34] <@Kotono> OOC: Not yet, was a sec.
01[19:34] <Muirfinn> OOC: Ere we go
[19:34] <@Kotono> OOC: So hold up.
[19:35] <@Kotono> Blows rain down on the beleaguered numerologist. He buckles and collapses in a heap, battered down. But the darkness is still swirling and it's still painfully cold!
[19:35] <@Kotono> roll 5d6 cold to Ithea'n'Muirfinn and more coming
06[19:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 cold to Ithea'n'Muirfinn and more coming and gets 10."12 [5d6=2, 2, 3, 2, 1]
[19:35] <@Kotono> OOC: Glitterosm's out but bad things are still happening. Lief, you're up.
[19:36] <@Ithea> ooc: Attack the blood, I guess?
[19:37] <Lief> OOC: So it's just the darkness and the blood?
[19:37] <@Ithea> ooc : Yes. You must now shoot magic missiles at the darkness.
01[19:37] <Muirfinn> OOC: Immune to cold unless it's piercing
[19:37] <@Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[19:37] <@Kotono> OOC: It isn't.
01[19:38] <Muirfinn> OOC: Whee~
06[19:38] * Lief fires at the blood!
[19:38] <Lief> roll d20+44 ATK 1
[19:38] <Lief> roll d20+44 ATK 2
[19:38] <Lief> roll d20+39 ATK 3
[19:38] <Lief> roll d20+34 ATK 4
[19:38] <Lief> roll d20+29 ATK 5
06[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+44 ATK 1 and gets 56."12 [d20=12]
06[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+44 ATK 2 and gets 48."12 [d20=4]
06[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+39 ATK 3 and gets 47."12 [d20=8]
06[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+34 ATK 4 and gets 41."12 [d20=7]
06[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+29 ATK 5 and gets 41."12 [d20=12]
[19:41] <@Kotono> OOC: All hit.
[19:41] <Lief> OOC: SA?
[19:41] <@Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[19:41] <Lief> roll 5#1d6+24+7d6
06[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls 5#1d6+24+7d6 and gets 261."12 [5#1d6+24+7d6 = 56, 56, 47, 52, 50]
[19:43] <@Kotono> The blood is shredded by arrows. IT crumbles to red dust, but at the same time wounds explode all over Ithea's body! Arrow wounds, bleeding profusely as her most vital regions are devastated. OOC: 261 damage. DR does apply, so -50 to that for 211 total. Ow. Y'all should be happy you blitzed him before he got his gimmick going. Ithea, go.
[19:43] <@Kotono> roll 5d6 all of you take this cold damage this round, just going to roll it at once now
06[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 all of you take this cold damage this round, just going to roll it at once now and gets 20."12 [5d6=5, 3, 6, 3, 3]
03[19:43] * Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea=Lief(31)>Muirfinn(30)>Glitterosm(26)'
06[19:46] * @Ithea glares at Lief for being so...effective with her poor innocent possessed blood, as she does some healing on herself. It's not -that- effective, but it'll help keep her up. While she's add it, she also casts some resistance against cold for herself.
[19:46] <@Ithea> roll 4d8+20 healing touch
06[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 4d8+20 healing touch and gets 41."12 [4d8=6, 7, 7, 1]
06[19:46] * Lief sweats invisibily at the glare from General Kitty.
[19:46] <@Kotono> Ithea heals the worst of her wounds as her body grows inured to cold. Below, the darkness continues to concentrate around Glitterosm. It's getting even heavier, thicker. OOC: Muirfinn.
[19:47] <@Ithea> "Can we gate from here to Aurora, Muirfinn?" Ithea asks. "The faster we can move him while he's unconscious..."
[19:48] <@Ithea> "Hopefully the darkness abandons Brightwater while its target is gone, and Aurora's protections will keep it out from there too, I'm hoping."
06[19:48] * Muirfinn grabs Glitterosm by the leg, dragging him toward the door. "Let's leave the building first. Just in case."
06[19:49] * @Ithea nods.
01[19:49] <Muirfinn> "Also." Muirfinn pokes Ithea, healing her. OOC: Heal! 150hp go
[19:49] <@Kotono> OOC: Heading out as well, Lief.
[19:49] <@Kotono> OOC: Heading out as well, Lief?
[19:49] <@Ithea> "Thanks."
[19:49] <Lief> OOC: Uh, I don't see a reason not to? Except to search the place for loots and/or clues.
02[19:50] * Nephrite (~rscuderi@6532248hfc76.tampabay.res.rr.com) Quit (Quit: BRB)
[19:50] <@Kotono> The party heads outside. But as they reach the door, they find Glitterosm can't come out. It's like the door out is forged of iron for him, an absolute barrier he can't cross.
06[19:52] * Muirfinn tears a hole in the wall instead.

[Yuthirin]

[18:01] <@Kotono> The wall isn't fighting back and isn't that hard to wreck. The problemis that Glitterosm still lies unawares and can't seem to cross out through the smashed wall.
[18:02] <Lief> "Enchantment. Can you dispel it?"
06[18:02] * Muirfinn looks about as irritated as a water elemental can. OOC: Beyond the cold, what are the conditions like in the room?
[18:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Cold and windy. Nasty. Doesn't seem to be freezing Glitterosm, at least.
06[18:03] * Muirfinn shrinks down to tortle form, a spell ready at his lips as he does his best to ignore the cold. OOC: Greater Dispel
01[18:04] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+20 area dispel
06[18:04] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+20 area dispel and gets 21."12 [1d20=1]
01[18:04] <Muirfinn> OOC: OH MY GOD
[18:04] <@Kotono> Muirfinn calls on the Weave to crumble -b ut the magic resists his call. OOC: No go.
06[18:05] * @Ithea gives it a shot too, even though her dispelling magic isn't near as powerful as Muirfinn's.
06[18:05] * Muirfinn stares ahead a moment. "My luck with dispelling has suddenly waned as of late."
[18:06] <@Ithea> roll d20+10 dispel magic because I get no greater dispels
06[18:06] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+10 dispel magic because I get no greater dispels and gets 12."12 [d20=2]
[18:06] <@Ithea> ooc: Well, at least it's not a 1
01[18:06] <Muirfinn> OOC: This is ridiculous
[18:06] <@Kotono> Ithea tries to crumble the Weave as well, but the winds continue to howl. No go.
[18:07] <Lief> "I have a scroll of Greater Dispel?"
06[18:07] * Lief produces it and offers it...
[18:07] <Lief> "Unless you want me to try it?"
06[18:07] * Muirfinn raises his hands again in sheer defiance of all sensibility, blasting the room with disruptive magic! OOC: AGAIN.
01[18:07] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+20 area dispel
06[18:07] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+20 area dispel and gets 22."12 [1d20=2]
06[18:08] * Lief watches, blank faced, scroll in hand.
[18:08] <@Kotono> Muirfinn ocne again tries to slash the Weave, but it is all powerful and resists.
06[18:08] * Muirfinn lowers his hands slowly. "...sure, go ahead. I can't seem to get a grasp on it."
03[18:09] * Hatbot was kicked by Kotono (Out.)
03[18:09] * Serith (~iron_drag@cpe-173-172-46-15.tx.res.rr.com) has joined #dunes
06[18:09] * Lief coughs and gives it a try...
[18:09] <Lief> roll d20+31 UMD Scroll
[18:09] <Serith> Lief roll for Serith < 51 >12 [d20=20]
[18:09] <@Kotono> OOC: Success. Make the dispel check.
[18:10] <@Kotono> OOC: Scroll's CL20, so 1d20+20.
[18:10] <Lief> roll d20+20
[18:10] <Serith> Lief roll for Serith < 22 >12 [d20=2]
[18:10] <Lief> OOC: hahahahahah
[18:11] <@Kotono> Lief reads the scroll off. As it crumbles to dust, the Weave refuses to relent. If anything, the winds inside are gettings tronger! OOC: -1 scroll, post it in loot.
06[18:11] * Muirfinn straightens, enraged. "Right! I'm going to burn the house down."
06[18:12] * @Ithea looks down at the unconscious numerologist. "I don't think he's in any shape to disagree. Will we be able to get him to Aurora after that?"
06[18:12] * Muirfinn opens a Gate to Air and attempts to push Glitterosm through.
[18:12] <@Kotono> OOC: Where's the gate? Inside?
01[18:12] <Muirfinn> OOC: YUP
[18:13] <@Kotono> OOC: Cl check under the circumstances.
01[18:13] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+22+1
[18:13] <Serith> Muirfinn roll for Serith < 24 >12 [d20=1]
[18:15] <@Kotono> The Gate struggles to appear - and before you, it twists and writhes! What appears on the other side is a blasted hellscape, all cracked ground and roaring flame!
06[18:16] * Lief blinks and looks in.
[18:16] <Lief> "I... I, uh... I can scout through there, if you want."
[18:17] <@Kotono> "Heh," As the party chats, a laugh comes from Glitterosm. Before you, the numerologist begins to stir! OOC: Init, took too much time. He's baaaaack and recovering.
[18:17] <Lief> roll d20+21 Init
01[18:17] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+17
[18:17] <Serith> Lief roll for Serith < 22 >12 [d20=1]
[18:17] <Serith> Muirfinn roll for Serith < 33 >12 [d20=16]
01[18:17] <Muirfinn> OOC: +56
[18:17] <@Ithea> "Don't be daft, Lief," Ithea says flatly, as she draws her gift from Sylvie, before noticing Glitterosm. "Should have smacked him harder, dammit."
01[18:18] <Muirfinn> OOC: +9999999999
01[18:18] <Muirfinn> OOC: So much init I win the game
[18:18] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+18 Glitterosm
[18:18] <@Ithea> roll d20+22+5 init (I am assuming Lief's +5 still applies)
[18:18] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 31 >12 [d20=13]
01[18:18] <Muirfinn> OOC: Game over
[18:18] <Serith> Ithea roll for Serith < 47 >12 [d20=20]
03[18:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(47)>Muirfinn(33)>Glitterosm(31)>Lief(22)'
[18:18] <@Kotono> OOC: Open Ithea.
[18:19] <@Ithea> ooc: I assume he's still in melee range considering we were gonna drag him along and such?
[18:19] <@Kotono> OOC: Yes.
06[18:21] * @Ithea immediately wails on him repeatedly with the blunt end of her glaive, trying to knock him out again. "And stay down this time! We're trying to save your stupid ass!" (OOC: AS5, nonlethal, and channeling touch of idiocy)
[18:21] <@Ithea> roll d20+40
[18:22] <Serith> Ithea roll for Serith < 52 >12 [d20=12]
[18:22] <@Ithea> ooc: any SR for touch of idiocy?
[18:23] <@Kotono> OOC: Yes, but as I recall you auto-beat it.
[18:23] <@Kotono> OOC: HIt, anyway.
[18:23] <@Ithea> roll d6 for idiocy then
[18:23] <Serith> Ithea roll for Serith < 4 >12 [d6=4]
[18:23] <@Ithea> roll d20+35 attack #2
[18:23] <Serith> Ithea roll for Serith < 51 >12 [d20=16]
[18:23] <@Ithea> roll d20+35 attack #3
[18:23] <Serith> Ithea roll for Serith < 38 >12 [d20=3]
[18:23] <@Ithea> ooc: sorry, -5 there, so 33
[18:23] <@Ithea> roll d20+25 attack #4
[18:23] <Serith> Ithea roll for Serith < 36 >12 [d20=11]
[18:23] <@Ithea> roll d20+20+11 attack #5 with an inspiration cause why not
[18:23] <Serith> Ithea roll for Serith < 44 >12 [d20=13]
[18:25] <@Kotono> OOC: Only 4 attacks, you don't get a 5th iterative.
[18:25] <@Kotono> OOC: All 4 hit, anyway. Damage.
[18:25] <@Ithea> ooc: Then I've been doing something wrong since I went epic!
[18:25] <@Ithea> ooc: *takes off last attack from sheet*
[18:26] <@Ithea> roll 4#d10+20 nonlethal
[18:26] <Serith> Ithea roll for Serith < 29, 28, 21, 29 >
[18:26] <@Ithea> roll 4#5d4 lethal
[18:26] <Serith> Ithea roll for Serith < 13, 12, 10, 14 >
[18:26] <@Kotono> The beating sends Glitterosm right back down, knocking him cold before it cna begin again! OOC: Free act. Nicely done in containing the situation.
06[18:27] * @Ithea draws the hoop that lets her use Gate, and tries to use it!
[18:27] <@Ithea> ooc: CL check of the hoop right? So d20+17?
[18:27] <@Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[18:27] <@Ithea> ooc: Do any of my bonuses for CL apply?
[18:28] <@Kotono> OOC: No, it's a magical item.
[18:28] <@Ithea> roll d20+17
[18:28] <Serith> Ithea roll for Serith < 37 >12 [d20=20]
[18:28] <@Ithea> ooc: WE GOIN HOME, BITCHES
[18:28] <@Kotono> Inside the room, a portal to Air appears!
[18:29] <@Ithea> ooc: Is the other gate still open as well?
06[18:29] * Muirfinn is very abruptly a water elemental again, heaving Glitterosm at the portal! "OUT!"
[18:30] <@Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[18:30] <@Ithea> roll d20+41 K:Planes to identify the other plane (hell? abyss? other? no clue?)
[18:30] <Serith> Ithea roll for Serith < 53 >12 [d20=12]
[18:30] <@Kotono> Glitterosm is tossed at the portal! He hits against it like a wall, landing in a heap.
[18:30] <@Kotono> roll 3d6 damage to him.
[18:30] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 14 >12 [d6=3,6,5]
06[18:30] * Muirfinn very nearly swears.
06[18:31] * Muirfinn drops back down, quickly casting two spells.
[18:31] <@Kotono> Ithea can identify it to a layer of the Abyss - 281, Hatefires. It's nasty, there's lots of fire and it burns the life adn morality out of you. Lovely place to be damned for all time, tends to happen to visitors.
06[18:31] * @Ithea also uses detect magic to try and see if that helps while Glitterosm is unconscious. It might not be healthy, but clearly they're not doing well figuring things out right now!
[18:31] <@Kotono> OOC: Quick spellcraft.
01[18:31] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+20 dispel area
01[18:31] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+20 dispel area
[18:31] <Serith> Muirfinn roll for Serith < 39 >12 [d20=19]
[18:31] <Serith> Muirfinn roll for Serith < 35 >12 [d20=15]
01[18:31] <Muirfinn> OOC: FUCK YOU HATBOT
[18:31] <@Ithea> roll d20+39 spellcraft
[18:31] <@Kotono> OOC: You had more dispels, Muirfinn?
[18:31] <Serith> Ithea roll for Serith < 52 >12 [d20=13]
01[18:31] <Muirfinn> OOC: YUP
[18:32] <@Kotono> Muirfinn conjures another dispellation! At this, the magic collapses with a groaning howl. The portals fade with it, the winds ceasing. As it does...OOC: Listen checks, y'all.
01[18:33] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+33
[18:33] <Serith> Muirfinn roll for Serith < 46 >12 [d20=13]
[18:33] <@Ithea> "...dammit, Muirfinn! I can only use that once a day!" Ithea complains.
[18:33] <Lief> roll d20+32 Listen
[18:33] <Serith> Lief roll for Serith < 37 >12 [d20=5]
[18:34] <@Ithea> ooc: Take 12 for 63
[18:34] <@Ithea> ooc: Did I get anything out of the spellcraft check?
[18:35] <@Kotono> Ithea gets a glance, but the magic collapses befores hec an read it. Meanwhile, the party can all hear a soft footstep behind them.
06[18:35] * @Ithea turns, making sure it isn't trouble.
06[18:36] * Lief like wise turns to the sound, bow ready.
06[18:36] * Muirfinn turns, hefting Glitterosm by the arm with a mildly crazed look on his face.
[18:40] <@Kotono> You turn. Behind you is an angel - a six-winged figure of tremendous light. Somehow this radiance was not obvious until this moment. It is taller and larger than a man, all muscle clad in armor. For a mere moment, surprise decorates his face. But it clears like a bit of fog before the morning sun. "I under-estimated your awareness," he murmurs, "Brightwater chose wisely after all."
01[18:42] <Muirfinn> "Are you also here to fight? Because now is not a good time."
[18:44] <@Ithea> "I think he was here to deal with Glitterosm's issues only to find that we resolved them. Calm down, Muirfinn, jeez!" Ithea exclaims, though she keeps an eye on the angel's reaction to make sure that is the case (and if it's not, hopefully he reveals something in his expression...of course, they tend to be fairly stone faced, but this one seemed surprised earlier so who knows!)
[18:44] <@Kotono> Shaking his head, "I am not here to fight. Allow me to explain: Do you think the deities of Brightwater would miss a demonic incursion within, even with Glitterosm's wards? Yet as I came to act, you all were drawn here. It seems that you were meant to be his salvation, not I."
[18:45] <@Ithea> "Well, he's still possessed by the abyss's touch. We're keeping him knocked out until we can resolve that and help cleanse his head. I don't suppose you're able to save us the trouble there?" Ithea asks.
[18:46] <@Ithea> Speaking of which, Ithea gives a quick check to make sure he's good and out for a while still, and smacks him some more if he looks close to waking up again.
[18:49] <@Kotono> He's out cold. "I could, but I think..." He pauses here, before smiling wryly, "Take him to your Aurora. The gratitude for saving him will likely draw him to your crusade. In the Heavens, everything happens for a good reason. This," he gestures with one wing out, "Seems the perfect way to your destinies to meet."
06[18:51] * Muirfinn calms visibly. "You know, he could probably find Vivantha. Tell me good sir, my...our companion has been abducted from the gates of the Aurora by mercenaries. called the Urgent Talons. Might you know of them?"
[18:52] <Lief> "Which god sent you? It'd be good to know who, exactly, is willing to take action."
[18:54] <@Kotono> "I do. They sometimes work in Brightwater," he says, "...aaah. I serve Waukeen." He inclines his head deeply, "I am Gold. In all truth, I was not meant to be seen." With another wry smile, "The machinations of the Heavens are best unseen, but your struggles combined with your sharp ears undid me. But to your point, yes, I do know them. They are powerful wizards, sorcerers and other spell casters."
[18:56] <Lief> "Seeing as you work for Waukeen... We know we need a token of sorts to find them... Could we make a deal?"
[18:58] <@Kotono> "We could," he admits, "Return tomorrow to this place, we can meet again and discuss it, should you need it. Those that have such a token will not give it over lightly - at the least, money will be needed."
06[18:58] * Lief nods and waits for Muirfinn to do his thing.
06[18:59] * Muirfinn nods. "We'll be here."
[19:00] <@Ithea> "If we manage to find another way to reach them, we'll send someone to let you know as well," Ithea offers as well. "Or even better, if we can get Vivantha back before then, we'll come ourselves, hopefully with the information of the Urgent Talons being no more. That'd be information worth selling, I'm sure."
[19:00] <@Ithea> "Dunno if we'll manage to be that lucky, but if there's one thing Lifasans are good at, it's hoping."
06[19:00] * Muirfinn snorts.
[19:01] <@Ithea> "You're a hoper and you know it," Ithea says in reply to Muirfinn's snort.
[19:02] <@Kotono> "Until then," Gold replies solemnly, "Good fortune with you." OOC: Heading back to Aurora? Plans from there?
[19:03] <@Ithea> ooc: head back, heal up, help or get some help for Glitterosm, spread new knowledge about Urgent Talons, hope others have gotten leads or can get leads with what we've learned.
[19:03] <@Ithea> ooc: Also, if Glitterosm can be helped, see if he can't help.
01[19:03] <Muirfinn> "I'm not making light of it, I was merely reminded of Mirajane. She's an excellent example, even if she's not Lifasan."
[19:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[19:04] <@Ithea> ooc: And otherwise, wait to the next day and meet Gold, I guess? Unless someone else can suggest something?
[19:04] <@Kotono> OOC: They'll be a meeting when you get back, but yeah.
[19:04] <Lief> OOC: Not unless we want to trawl around that town.
01[19:04] <Muirfinn> OOC: All of the above
[19:06] <@Kotono> The trip back is without incident. Glitterosm is taken to the infirmary for treatment. The party then meets with Adrian and Elder Magi Tepen again. After Muirfinn explains what they learned, "That matches what we dug up," he remarks, "Sylvie and Vul'lath got the same thing. You can visit them for the details if you need them, but they're protected by some intense magic. They think it's something
[19:06] <@Kotono> that stops the place from registering as part of the Astral Plane, in spite of being a part of it. Which means you can't travel to it on the Astral. With normal protections against gates, that means there's no way to get to them easily."
[19:07] <@Kotono> "Which means that a lead to getting one of those tokens is paramount," Elder Magi Tepen says. "If we have an example of the magic they use, we can begin to understand it, and perhaps work out counter-measures. The alternative is to try brute-force with wish and miracles, but such is unrelable, effort intensive and will give us away before we get there, most likely."
06[19:09] * Muirfinn nods. "If Gold can get us a line on a token, can I get access to Aurora's funds in order to acquire it?"
[19:10] <@Ithea> "I have no objections," Ithea says.
[19:11] <@Kotono> "Done," Adrian says, starting to grin, "We'll just have to loot them extra-hard to make up for it. Also, Ebony sent word to Sylica that your quests may be delayed on account of this. Word hasn't come back yet, but she expects it to be understanding. I understand you aren't on a strict time limit there."
06[19:14] * Muirfinn nods.
[19:14] <@Kotono> "Good. Also Lief, I heard about your ideas for the wolves. We'll go over that when we aren't in crisis mode, but it's good. Anything else?" Adrian asks.
[19:15] <Lief> "Not off the top of my head. Did we secure that temple with the portals?"
[19:19] <@Kotono> "We sent someone over," Adrian says, "But under the circumstances it's low priority. We called in a few favors from allies that way to hold it, so it should be fine." OOC: So ya'll are gonna rest up? Were you going to deal with Glitterosm before that?
[19:21] <Lief> OOC: I'd say get Glitterosm done with, personally.
[19:22] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay then.
01[19:22] <Muirfinn> OOC: Yes
[19:23] <@Kotono> From here, the party returns to Glitterosm. He lies in an infirmary bed. The Jarl looms nearby, overshadowing everyone easily. His arms are crossed as he keeps watch on Glitterosm. Nearby, 27 is curled up on the floor and asleep. "He's asleep," The giant rumbles, "He should be alright once he awakens, which should be shortly."
[19:24] <@Ithea> "Was there any difficulty?"
06[19:25] * Muirfinn eyes 27.
[19:26] <@Kotono> A shake of his head, "He's on the mend. You dispelled the worst of it," he replies.
[19:26] <@Kotono> 27 looks to be asleep - before rising instantly and going to stand before one of the portals, merely a foot from it. At the same time, Glitterosm stirs, slowly sitting up and looking around. "...what?"
01[19:27] <Muirfinn> "You should have called." Muirfinn says, shaking his finger reprovingly.
[19:28] <@Ithea> "How are you feeling?" Ithea asks. "Healers should have taken care of the physical injuries, but you did go through a pretty terrible ordeal. Believe me, I can relate unfortunately."
[19:31] <@Kotono> "Like I'm awakening from a night of drinking. I struggle to remember, and the only images are flashes of nightmare," he replies, slowly.  At the same time, there's a ripple by the portal, followed by, "AAAAAH!" Hanna says, almost running right into 27 and stumbling back right into the portal, which cuts off her scream. 27 then promptly walks right into the portal.
01[19:32] <Muirfinn> "27 is still stalking Hanna?"
[19:32] <@Kotono> Glancing over at all of that, "...where am I?" Glitterosm asks.
06[19:32] * @Ithea blinks. "...where did you come from, Hanna?"
01[19:33] <Muirfinn> "The Aurora." Muirfinn says to Glitterosm.
[19:33] <@Ithea> "Don't call it stalking, Muirfinn. It sounds nasty when you put it like that," Ithea says.
01[19:33] <Muirfinn> "That's what it's doing though." Muirfinn replies calmly.
[19:34] <@Kotono> "Ah. Of course," Glitterosm mutters, "Who are you?" he asks Ithea, then Lief, then up to the Jarl.
[19:34] <Lief> "Lief. Commando. Mostly."
01[19:35] <Muirfinn> "Also, pixie." Muirfinn helpfully supplies.
[19:36] <@Ithea> "It's not like he's hiding himself or anything, you know. That's not stalkerish," Ithea argues, before clearing her throat and turning back to GLitterosm. "My apologies, I didn't think about introducing myself. I'm Ithea."
01[19:37] <Muirfinn> "Still stalking."
[19:37] <@Kotono> "Charmed," he esays, voice strangled. "So what happened?"
[19:38] <@Ithea> Curiosity getting the best of her, Ithea calls out, "Elena, is Hanna alright? And is 27 bothering her right now?"
[19:38] <@Ithea> Turning back to Glitterosm, "You looked too deep into the Abyss it sounds like, and it got into your head. It's hard to get it out when that happens if you don't have friends keeping you safe."
[19:39] <@Kotono> "Then I owe all greatly. Thank you, Ithea. Thank you, Lief. Thank you, Muirfinn." He says to them, one at a time.
[19:39] <@Kotono> Elena quickly appears, "Was. He got thrown into another portal." Elena shrugs lightly.
01[19:40] <Muirfinn> "They're fine." Muirfinn waves Ithea off. "It's been going on for a while."
01[19:40] <Muirfinn> "You're welcome, Glitterosm. You should have called before it got that bad."
[19:41] <@Ithea> "The tortle has a point. We almost walked right past your place," Ithea adds.
[19:44] <@Kotono> "Perhaps so," he admits, "I believe I owe all of you a look into your numbers," he says, "Do any of you have need to peer into the potentials?"
01[19:46] <Muirfinn> "One of our number has been abducted by the Urgent Talons. I do not mean to press you so soon after your episode, but is there any way you can help us locate her?"
[19:46] <@Ithea> ooc: Since Ithea's never dealt with numerologists, is there a knowledge check for that?
[19:47] <@Kotono> OOC: K:A.
[19:47] <@Ithea> ooc: her only experience is in knocking them out after all
[19:47] <@Kotono> "Give me a period to recover and I can," he says, "Also, Lief. You are a fey?"
[19:47] <@Ithea> roll d20+41 K:A
[19:47] <Serith> Ithea roll for Serith < 54 >12 [d20=13]
[19:47] <Lief> "I am."
06[19:47] * Lief raises an eyebrow at the question, as if the answer should be obvious.
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[19:48] <@Kotono> Ithea knows that numerologists are mages that use the power of numbers to create phenomenon. They're capable of doing all sorts of thigns with them - including divination, if one is inclined that way.
[19:48] <@Kotono> "I see. I'll account for that," he says, "Give me an hour and I should be sufficient to look."
[19:49] <@Ithea> "Deal with Muirfinn's request first. I'd worry about any others after we get Vivantha back."
[19:50] <@Ithea> "Anything we can do to help? Food or drink? We do host some of the best in all the planes here."
[19:50] <Lief> "Why is my being fey important?"
[19:53] <@Kotono> "I need to adjust the numbers for it," he explains, "Food would be good." OOC: REady to hop along a bit?
01[19:54] <Muirfinn> OOC: Please

[Yuthirin]

[17:48] <@Kotono> ----
[17:48] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, so you're going to have Glitterosm do some divining for you. Refreshm one on what you're having him look at?
01[17:49] <Muirfinn> OOC: Where Vivantha is and how the fuck we sneak into the secret base of the bad guys.
[17:50] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[17:51] <@Kotono> Glitterosm rises and is taken to an empty room. Here he quickly conjures invisible servants of air, who paints intracate diagrams all about. Numerological calculations soon fill the entire room as the party watches. "I understand what you wish to see correctly?" He asks one last time.
06[17:52] * Muirfinn nods.
[17:57] <@Kotono> Thus the numbers are invoked. The numerological symbols spin and twirl all about the party! It's a tremendous maelstrom of light and math, seeming to constantly refine complex calculations before your eyes. It turns into a gleaming pattern of numbers that turn in just the right way, as the flow into Glitterosm's head.
[18:01] <@Kotono> Slowly the numerologist shakes his head, turning, "The numbers are..." he begins, slowly rubbing his forehead. "They agree. A place beyond the number 2 and 4 in particular, and removed from 6, 7, 8 and 9. A deadened place in the Astral Plane."
06[18:02] * Muirfinn nods. "What's the best way to get there?"
[18:02] <@Ithea> ooc: any knowledge check to understand his numbers?
06[18:03] * Lief gets an odd look on his face as he doesn't understand anything that was just said.
[18:04] <@Kotono> OOC: K:P, Ithea.
[18:04] <@Ithea> roll d20+41 K:P
[18:04] <Serith> Ithea roll for Serith < 60 >12 [d20=19]
[18:04] <@Kotono> "It's a place beyond the duality of the body and the soul, and beyond death. But it's also a dead place. A contradiction." Glitterosm says slowly, "To reach it, you have to go to a place where death becomes life, or life becomes death, within the Astral Plane."
[18:06] <@Kotono> Ithea: He's talking about various planar numerological concepts. 2 represents duality, and the body and the soul as one. Four tends to represent death and leads into the higher numbers, which are tied to the afterlife. 6 is tied to the Abyss, 7 to the Heavens, 8 to Limbo nad 9 to Baator. In other words, what he just said explains it neatly enough.
[18:09] <@Kotono> On getting blank looks and a lack of a reply, he sighs. "What it means is that you need to find somewhere related to life and death on the Astral Plane. One of those probably has ties to it. If you have any gith that owe you a favor or are on good terms, they'd be the ones to ask."
[18:10] <@Ithea> "Alright, I guess that's our next move," Ithea says, not having any idea of where such a place in the Astral Plane might be herself.
01[18:10] <Muirfinn> "Vul'lath might know." Muirfinn muses.
[18:12] <@Kotono> Vul'lath is found in the library. Sylvie's with him ,going through a book and taking notes. Said gith turns and gives the party a steady look. OOC: Go ahead and set yourselves up since you have a question. Sec.
06[18:14] * Lief hovers above the group, letting the magically and plane-inclined take the conversation.
06[18:15] * Muirfinn arrives! He steps up to the duo. "Vul'lath, I believe we have a lead that you could help us with."
[18:18] <@Kotono> "Go on," he says, as Sylvie glances up enough to wave, then goes back to her reading.
01[18:19] <Muirfinn> "Divination has turned up that the location of the mercenaries is in a place on the astral plane that is related to both life and death. A place where the lines between the two blur. Does that sound familiar?"
[18:20] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+61 (+4 circumstancial)
[18:20] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 70 >12 [d20=9]
[18:22] <@Kotono> Vul'lath considers for long moments before he knows. "The lich-queen Vlaakith has long experimented with the powers of life and death. It is said she has left sections of the Astral Plane overcharged with negative energy as a result of her experiments. Such places are avoided, as there is nothing but death there. But," Sage Vul'lath smiles grimly, "I know of one that also had some success. The
[18:22] <@Kotono> Elsian Grounds. It is the only place that fits what you say."
01[18:24] <Muirfinn> "Where can we find it?"
[18:25] <@Kotono> "It's not warded. Anyone who seeks to travle there on the Astral Plane will find it. You'll want to be protected against negative energy." He adds, "Adrian's planar warrior arts would serve him well there. Any capable spellcaster will benefit from the Astral's particular traits."
06[18:29] * Muirfinn nods. "I'd normally ask if you wanted to go, but..."
[18:30] <@Kotono> "Indeed," Vul'lath nods, "I know. Go. Do what you need to do." OOC: Any more questions? I fnot, are you all ready to move along
[18:30] <@Kotono> ?
01[18:33] <Muirfinn> OOC: GO GO GO
[18:33] <Lief> OOC: I'm good.
[18:35] <@Kotono> OOC: Resting now and going to be ready for tomorrow, I presume? What's your plan here? Confer and get a party together? Go to the Astral? Go meet with the solar? Something else?
01[18:36] <Muirfinn> OOC: LEt's not blow off the solar.
[18:36] <Lief> OOC: Yeah, the angel dude.
[18:37] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, going with just you three or bringing anyone else along? Also refresh HP and spells since night's rest.
01[18:38] <Muirfinn> OOC: Let's bring Balyss and uhhhhhhh someone suggest a caster.
[18:41] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Paging Miss Kitty.
[18:41] <Lief> OOC: Not me, I don't know anyone else >.>
[18:41] <@Ithea> ooc: I don't have any preference for casters.
[18:41] <@Kotono> OOC: Just choose someone then, y'all.
[18:42] <@Ithea> ooc: Fine, bring Simmer
[18:42] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[18:44] <@Kotono> The next day brings the group together. Balyss is there, golden skin shining as her angelic wings twitch. Her heavy armor and mace glisten in the light of Air. Simmer's burnt form follows, crackles of flame dancing over her body. "So," Balyss picks up, "Brightwater?"
06[18:44] * Lief eyes Simmer a bit oddly, flying around her to inspect her before doing the same with Balyss.
01[18:46] <Muirfinn> "And then the Astral." Muirfinn confirms.
[18:46] <@Kotono> "Right. So gate us," SImmer says, "We're goign to burn people today, so let's get it going."
06[18:48] * Muirfinn Gates!
[18:49] <@Kotono> The trip into Brightwater is a familiar one now. A trip to Glitterosm's shop is without incident, and you find Gold awaiting the party. "Are you still interested in a token?"
01[18:54] <Muirfinn> "/me shakes his head. "It's possible we might need it later, but we have a strong lead we'd like to follow first."
[18:54] <Lief> "Yes, I believe we are."
[18:54] <Lief> OOC: Reneg mine.
06[18:54] * Muirfinn shakes his head. "It's possible we might need it later, but we have a strong lead we'd like to follow first."
[18:55] <@Kotono> "Alright. I'll be here at this time, each day," Gold replies, "Good fortune with your efforts."
06[18:56] * Muirfinn nods. "Thank you. Hopefully we return successful."
[18:57] <@Kotono> OOC: To the Astral now?
01[18:57] <Muirfinn> OOC: ONWARD TO CERTAIN DHOOM
[19:02] <@Kotono> The Astral Plane. The endless expanses of the timeless Silver Sea hitthe party. That alien sense of stasis follows, the needs of the body frozen in a perfect instant. The dim glow of the Astral is all around you, as you float in the emptiness. All around you is gentle solitude.
[19:02] <@Kotono> "Right," Balyss says, voice echoing lightly in the void, "Just focus on where you want to go. The AStral and Selune will show us the way." She begins to fly forward.
[19:03] <@Kotono> "Yeah." Simmer follows, "Remember, magic's quicker to cast here. Even your pixie tricks, Lief, so don't be afraid to use them while fighting. IT means double the burning or double the magic."
06[19:03] * Muirfinn focuses on the Elsian Grounds.
06[19:04] * Lief fixes the place between life and death in his mind and readies himself for the journey!
[19:04] <@Kotono> "Which means no thinking about your boyfriend," Balyss calls over, "Got it, Ithea?" She grins as she says that.
[19:05] <@Ithea> ooc: I don't get the joke >_>
[19:05] <@Kotono> OOC: Feel free to call her on that, then.
[19:06] <Lief> "Is this about the plushie thing? I kinda want one of those."
[19:06] <@Ithea> "Should I be worried whatever you're implying about your own family?" Ithea asks.
[19:07] <@Ithea> "You'll have to talk to the demons about those then. Not sure how you heard about those though..." Ithea replies to Lief.
06[19:07] * Lief grins.
[19:07] <@Kotono> "Plush...?" Balyss trails off, a little look of puzzlement flashing across her face. "Oh, those. Wow, awkward subject change. Um...about that." Balyss coughs. "I'm fairly sure I mentioned them a time or two when I had too much applejack."
06[19:08] * Muirfinn eyes the group out of the corner of his eye.
[19:08] <@Ithea> "...applejack," Ithea repeats flatly. "Man, Balyss, I don't think you should be casting any stones at your brother with your own drinking problems."
06[19:09] * @Ithea shakes her head and starts flying in a random direction. "Anyway, we might as well get going, hopefully we get there quickly."
[19:10] <@Kotono> "I don't have a drinking problem!" Balyss shoots back, waving her arms, "Honestly, I have drinks every now and again and people think I'm a lush. What about the days of spreading Selune's word and tending to the faithful in between drinks?" Thus the party bickers lightly as they fly on...OOC: More.
[19:10] <@Kotono> roll 1d100+30
[19:10] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 103 >12 [d100=73]
[19:10] <@Kotono> OOC: Flying order?
[19:11] <Lief> OOC: I'll be invisibile (for what it's worth) and at least even with the lead, if not the lead since, ya know... Scout/Commando.
01[19:11] <Muirfinn> OOC: MEH FURST
[19:12] <@Ithea> ooc: In case it matters, Ithea should have a fly speed of 110. I don't really care about order, dunno how much it matters. If Lief and Muirfinn are at the front, Ithea will watch the rear though.
01[19:12] <Muirfinn> OOC: Fly speed here is dictated by int score
[19:12] <@Kotono> OOC: Then since they're casters, Balyss and Simmer will take the middle. Everyone, list your flys peed here? It's int score times ten.
[19:12] <@Ithea> ooc: I've already stated mine.
[19:13] <Lief> OOC: 230, I believe.
[19:13] <@Ithea> ooc: Like hell
[19:13] <Lief> OOC: Oh, int modifier.
[19:13] <@Kotono> OOC: No, total int score.
[19:14] <Lief> OOC: then yeah, 230.
[19:14] <@Ithea> ooc: That is....ridiculously fast
[19:14] <@Ithea> ooc: but okay, 320 then I guess?
[19:14] <@Kotono> OOC: He is. He's a smart pixie.
[19:14] <@Kotono> OOC: Balyss is 180 and Simmer is 220. Lief is 230ft. Ithea is 320ft. Muirfinn?
[19:14] <@Ithea> ooc: I was sure it was int bonus, but fair enough. Didn't think travel was that naturally fast.
01[19:15] <Muirfinn> OOC: Sec browser just went kaboom
01[19:15] <Muirfinn> OOC: 230
[19:16] <@Kotono> OOC: Balyss is 180ft and Simmer is 220ft. Lief is 230ft. Ithea is 320ft. Muirfinn is 230ft.
[19:17] <@Kotono> The party flies on. After...time, as much as time matters where there is no time flow at all, the party can see something ahead. It's just a dot at first, but ti slowly enlarges. Far ahead and a bit above the party, a great wooden ship sails through the void of the Astral Plane. It's coming generally towards the party and will cross perhaps a hundred feet above them.
[19:17] <@Ithea> ooc: Is it the same ship we encountered once a long time ago that I don't remember a damn thing else about?
01[19:18] <Muirfinn> OOC: If it causes trouble I'm just gonna kill everything on board.
[19:19] <@Kotono> OOC: Impossible to say from here, Ithea. Duly noted, Muirfinn.
[19:19] <@Ithea> roll d20+51 spot
[19:19] <Serith> Ithea roll for Serith < 62 >12 [d20=11]
[19:19] <@Ithea> ooc: Can I tell now? =p
[19:19] <@Kotono> Balyss comes to a stop, grasping her holy symbol in hand. "Gith ship?" she asks aloud.
[19:19] <@Kotono> Ithea thinks it isn't quite the same ship. Same basic style, though.
[19:21] <@Ithea> "Same style as another I've encountered in the past. Don't know that it'd have any business with us, just fly around it. If they attack, then they're probably with the mercs, otherwise we can just ignore them."
06[19:21] * Lief keeps an eye on it, just in canse.
06[19:21] * Lief keeps an eye on it, just in case.
06[19:22] * Muirfinn nods.
[19:22] <@Kotono> "Say the word and I'll set that barge on fire," Simmer remarks, slowing down as well. Meanwhile the ship approaches. You can see the decks are loaded with sailors, and the edges of the ship with archers. As it gets closer, you can see the crewmen are githyanki, yellow skinned, pallid and altogether unpleasant looking.
06[19:23] * @Ithea keeps an eye on the ship for any possible attacks, but otherwise does as she has said and flies behind the others. She'll keep an eye on it until its well past them if need be.
06[19:24] * Muirfinn eyes the ship, prepared to shapechange at a moment's notice.
[19:25] <@Kotono> OOC: Spot checks, all.
[19:25] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Balyss
[19:25] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 10 >12 [d20=1]
[19:25] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+30 Simmer
[19:25] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 38 >12 [d20=8]
[19:25] <Lief> roll d20+32 Spot!
[19:25] <Serith> Lief roll for Serith < 44 >12 [d20=12]
[19:26] <@Ithea> roll d20+51 spot
[19:26] <Serith> Ithea roll for Serith < 64 >12 [d20=13]
06[19:26] * Muirfinn eyes the ship, prepared to shapechange at a moment's notice.
01[19:26] <Muirfinn> OOC: Whyyyyyyy did it do that
01[19:26] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+48
[19:26] <Serith> Muirfinn roll for Serith < 67 >12 [d20=19]
[19:28] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[19:28] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 19 >12 [d20=4]
[19:28] <@Kotono> The sharper eyed members of the party - everyone but Balyss, really - can note a particular gith approach the edge of the ship. He is clad in heavy armor and carries a shining silver sword. He stares down at the party as the ship goes over. As it does, he raises his sword in salute before stepping back. Soon the ship has moved past the party, no signs of hostile activity.
[19:30] <@Kotono> Once gone, Balyss murmurs a quick prayer to Selune. "Better than having to fight them."
[19:30] <@Ithea> ooc: Anything to identify him since we saw him?
01[19:31] <Muirfinn> "That would have been time-consuming and could have wasted valuable resources." Muirfinn agrees.
[19:33] <@Kotono> OOC: K:P.
[19:33] <@Ithea> roll d20+41+5
[19:33] <Serith> Ithea roll for Serith < 66 >12 [d20=20]
01[19:34] <Muirfinn> OOC: NAILED IT
[19:36] <@Kotono> The figure was a githyanki hunter with a silver sword. Most likely that ship was pursuing various githyanki heretics or a sword thief. As one in that position, he would be captain of the ship and have absolute control. Moreover, the only acknowledge targets they wish to show respect for - odds are he recognized some of Aurora's more famous officers here.
[19:38] <@Ithea> "Well, that gith seemed to respect us if anything, given his gesture. More of Aurora's growing reputation, I guess," Ithea notes. "No clue as to his own identity, but probably a hunter of some sort. We probably won't encounter much for a while along the path it was flying from, since others would be more likely to try and fly around the ship."
01[19:39] <Muirfinn> "Well, that's nice. Someone showing respect by NOT trying to kill us. Novel."
[19:40] <@Kotono> "Oh well," Simmer snaps her fingers, "Less firewood."
06[19:40] * @Ithea laughs. "You know, for all your talk about being glad about not fighting, you sure do sound like you were itching for it. C'mon, let's keep flying on."
[19:41] <@Kotono> roll 1d100+20
[19:41] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 65 >12 [d100=45]
[19:41] <@Kotono> roll 1d100+10
[19:41] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 21 >12 [d100=11]

[Yuthirin]

[18:13] <@Kotono> ----
[18:13] <@Kotono> OOC: Quick check. Vul'lath mentioned you'd need protection from negative energy or the like. Have any of that prepped?
[18:14] <@Ithea> ooc: I'm sure Muirfinn took care of it.
[18:15] <Muirfinn> OOC: I can do a couple death wards, and Attune Form for days if it'll work
[18:16] <@Kotono> OOC: Attune Form's fine, he mentioned planar effect protections will do. Can you throw it on the whole party? Alternately, Balyss has mass death ward for 21 minutes per pop.
[18:16] <Muirfinn> OOC: I has a wand. consider everyone protected.
[18:17] <@Kotono> OOC: Done. Line coming.
[18:18] <@Kotono> For an endless time, the party flies on. An eternal moment that never ends, the cessation of time in the Silver Sea destroying all sense of progression. Yet you go on in those gaps between forever, flying on in the void. Eventually, the party comes to something ahead. The Astral Plane ahead roils. It darkens, the dim radiance of the plane fading ahead. Deep in this dark cloud, glimpses of some
[18:18] <@Kotono> sort of building or ruin can be glimpsed. It's still well ahead of the party.
[18:20] <Muirfinn> "Well, at least the place isn't hidden."
[18:20] <@Kotono> "I think we're here," Balyss announces. She peers ahead, a hand over her eyes. "If any of you get in trouble and need magic in there, let me know."
[18:20] <Lief> "Does it need to be? Who would want to go in there? Besides us."
06[18:21] * Lief pulls up his invisibility to get ready for going in.
[18:22] <Muirfinn> "Don't depend too much on your innate stealth, Lief. It's entirely possible that some will be able to see through it. Be careful."
[18:23] <@Kotono> "I'm fine. I'll burn away the life leeches if I need to," Simmer flies on.
[18:23] <@Kotono> OOC: Flying order ahead?
[18:23] <Muirfinn> OOC: I'll lead the non-stealth group.
[18:23] <@Ithea> ooc: same as before? Yuth+Iddy > NPCs > Me
[18:23] <Lief> OOC: Sounds good.
[18:24] <@Ithea> ooc: Also, brb
[18:25] <@Kotono> OOC: Spot checks, Muirfinn and Lief. Just for reference.
[18:25] <Lief> roll d20+32 Spot
06[18:25] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+32 Spot and gets 38."12 [d20=6]
[18:26] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+48+3
06[18:26] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+48+3 and gets 52."12 [1d20=1]
[18:30] <@Kotono> The party flies on. Soon enough, they can see more of what lies within. The darkness stretches about 200ft out from the interior, which houses what looks like a sprawling, single story palace of stone. It looks to be classical, with pillars and open entryways. It's hard to tell, but both Lief and Muirfinn can see shadows moving in the deeper darkness.
[18:30] <@Kotono> OOC: Gah.
[18:30] <@Kotono> The party flies on. Soon enough, they can see more of what lies within. The darkness stretches about 200ft out from the interior, which houses what looks like a sprawling, single story palace of stone. It looks to be classical, with pillars and open entryways. It's hard to tell, but both Lief and Muirfinn can see shadowy creatures moving in the deeper darkness. They're cloaked in darkness and
[18:30] <@Kotono> you can't make out any details.
[18:31] <Muirfinn> "Shadows inside. Could be shadowy figures, or undead shadows. Unsure." Muirfinn relays back, peering closely ahead.
[18:32] <@Kotono> The figures, whatever they are, seem to be retreating to within the palace.
[18:33] <@Kotono> Balyss peers, "I can't see a damned thing," she mutters, "We'll just have to bring Selune's light to them."
[18:33] <Muirfinn> "They're heading into the palace. It's possible we've been spotted."
[18:34] <@Kotono> "That implies organization. They're not mindless undead," Balyss hmms, "We'll be facing at least a small level of coordination."
[18:35] <@Kotono> "So more fire," Simmer shrugs, "We already know we're giving up a terrain advantage, so we just burn them all."
[18:36] <Muirfinn> "Or there's some sort of controller within. Necromancer or something."
[18:36] <@Kotono> OOC: So moving in?
[18:37] <Muirfinn> "No sense hanging about." Muirfinn says, proceeding on.
[18:37] <Lief> "Well, we don't know what their detection abilities are. It's possible we could get the drop on them. Maybe. Probably not. But maybe."
[18:40] <@Kotono> The party proceeds on. The palace is a sprawling thing of halls within. It's darker just within, providing privacy within, even without walls. You come in near a long hallway going in both directions, if one wishes to venture in. The pillar work is simple enough - nothing too fancy on a glance.
[18:41] <Muirfinn> OOC: True Seeing is active!
06[18:41] * Muirfinn looks about for signs of an ambush.
[18:41] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+48 spot
06[18:41] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+48 spot and gets 62."12 [1d20=14]
06[18:41] * Lief watches for enemies and traps as well.
06[18:42] * @Ithea is likewise watchful.
[18:44] <@Kotono> With the party watching as they look around, they can see the darkness ahead ripple. What emerges out is shadows - the undead the party has all faced before. Dozens and dozens of them, silently howling in impotent fury as they gang-rush the party! Their faces occasionally ripple into that of agonized humanoids of all stripes, with githyanki being predominant. OOC: Init.  The horde of shadows is
[18:44] <@Kotono> 60ft away and gushing out.
[18:45] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Balyss (+5 Lief)
06[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Balyss (+5 Lief) and gets 12."12 [1d20=4]
[18:45] <Lief> roll d20+21 Init
06[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+21 Init and gets 34."12 [d20=13]
[18:45] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Balyss (+5 Lief)
06[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Balyss (+5 Lief) and gets 29."12 [1d20=14]
[18:45] <@Ithea> roll d20+22+5
06[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+22+5 and gets 47."12 [d20=20]
[18:45] <@Kotono> OOC: Second Balyss is Simmer
[18:45] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12 shadows
06[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 shadows and gets 16."12 [1d20=4]
[18:45] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+17+5
06[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+17+5 and gets 28."12 [1d20=6]
03[18:46] * Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(47)>Lief(34)>Simmer(29)>Muirfinn(28)>Shadow Horde(16)>Balyss(12)'
[18:46] <Muirfinn> "Sometimes it's not worth being right." Muirfinn sighs.
[18:47] <@Kotono> OOC: Open Ithea.
[18:50] <@Ithea> ooc: first, K:R for devotion?
[18:50] <@Kotono> OOC: Sure.
[18:51] <@Ithea> roll d20+41 K:R for KD.
06[18:51] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+41 K:R for KD. and gets 45."12 [d20=4]
[18:51] <@Ithea> ooc: Might as well see if there's anything special knowledge wise about these shadows or if they're common old shadows
[18:53] <@Kotono> OOC: They look like common shadows, but they seem more tormented than usual. Something was methodical about turning them and inflicted great pain to do so.
06[18:53] * @Ithea casts Chain Lightning once, hopefully wittling the numbers down significantly, and depending on the effect, cast a second one right after.
[18:53] <@Kotono> OOC: d100 on both since they're doing the shadow thing.
[18:53] <@Ithea> ooc: I don't see anything about attack rolls, just spell resistance. Do they have any?
[18:53] <@Ithea> ooc: ah right that
[18:53] <@Ithea> roll d100
06[18:53] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d100 and gets 25."12 [d100=25]
[18:53] <@Kotono> OOC: Second d100 for thes econd one. First one whiffs.
[18:54] <@Ithea> roll d100
06[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d100 and gets 52."12 [d100=52]
[18:54] <@Kotono> OOC: Second one goes through. Link me? No SR, so roll damage.
[18:54] <@Ithea> ooc: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/chainLightning.htm
[18:55] <@Kotono> OOC: Roll damage already.
[18:55] <@Ithea> roll 1.5*20d6 for primary target, half that for like, 23 or so secondary targets (I'd have to double check my caster level). Reflex halves damage.
06[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 1.5*20d6 for primary target, half that for like, 23 or so secondary targets (I'd have to double check my caster level). Reflex halves damage. and gets 102."12 [20d6=4, 2, 2, 1, 4, 1, 4, 6, 4, 6, 2, 4, 4, 6, 1, 1, 3, 4, 3, 6]
[18:55] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 25."12 [1d20=10]
[18:55] <@Kotono> OOC: DC?
[18:56] <@Ithea> ooc: 24 secondary targets. DC is...26, I think? (Int+10+spell level, right?)
[18:56] <@Kotono> OOC: YEs.
[18:57] <@Kotono> The blasts of lightnign strike, ripping through the center of the hoard. Dozens of shadows are ripped apart in bursts of ozone and lightning, weakening the entire horde's numbers. OOC: Ow. Good start. Lief, you're up. Go.
06[18:57] * Lief follows Ithea's lightning with a storm of arrows behind it!
[18:57] <Lief> roll d20+44 ATK 1
[18:57] <Lief> roll d20+44 ATK 2
[18:57] <Lief> roll d20+39 ATK 3
[18:57] <Lief> roll d20+34 ATK 4
[18:57] <Lief> roll d20+29 ATK 5
06[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+44 ATK 1 and gets 56."12 [d20=12]
06[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+44 ATK 2 and gets 57."12 [d20=13]
06[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+39 ATK 3 and gets 43."12 [d20=4]
06[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+34 ATK 4 and gets 39."12 [d20=5]
06[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+29 ATK 5 and gets 48."12 [d20=19]
[18:58] <Lief> OOC: does SA apply?
[18:58] <@Kotono> OOC: No, they're undead and you're out of range anyway. d100 on each unless your weapon is ghost touch or the like. Which glancing your weapon is ghost touch, so no d100s. 5 hits, damage.
[18:59] <Lief> roll 5#1d6+24 damage
06[18:59] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls 5#1d6+24 damage and gets 130."12 [5#1d6+24 = 26, 25, 25, 25, 29]
[19:03] <@Kotono> The arrows fly true, rippling with holy power as they strike. They turn the shadows solid as they pierce them, a half dozen more winking out under Lief's assault. Simmer nods, "Got it, just like that," she calls, "Now BURN!" Withdrawing Arcanum XII, Simmer quickly sends an eternal fireball within their ranks. OOC: First spell is an auto quickened empowered, maximized and fiery lingering flames
[19:03] <@Kotono> with transdimensional spell through Arcanum XII.
[19:03] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15 ref
06[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 ref and gets 30."12 [1d20=15]
[19:04] <@Kotono> roll 15*6
06[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 15*6 and gets 90."12
[19:05] <@Kotono> roll 90+45+15+45 (war spell added)
06[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 90+45+15+45 (war spell added) and gets 195."12
[19:06] <@Kotono> The fireball explodes in the center of the shadows, burning several of them to spectral ash. Simmer holds back ont hat, the party's rapid assault decimating the lesser undead rapidly. Over 3/4ths are now dead, the remainer spread out. OOC: Muirfinn, go.
06[19:07] * Muirfinn rears back, form inflating and turning the color of burnished gold as he takes a deep breath. He holds it for a moment before spewing forth a great spray of incandescent flame!
[19:08] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15 ref
06[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 ref and gets 27."12 [1d20=12]
[19:08] <Muirfinn> roll 22d6 fire damage in cone, you failed
06[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 22d6 fire damage in cone, you failed and gets 85."12 [22d6=3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 2, 5, 6, 6, 6, 1, 6, 3, 6, 3, 5, 2, 1, 1, 4, 5, 3]
[19:08] <@Kotono> OOC: d100 unless it beats incorporeality.
[19:08] <Muirfinn> roll 1d100
06[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d100 and gets 1."12 [1d100=1]
[19:08] <Muirfinn> OOC: AGAIN WITH THIS SHIT
[19:09] <@Kotono> The rest of the shadows are battered by fire, but it passes through them harmlessly. The few survivors turn and retreat back into the building, passing through the covering darkness with ease. OOC: Free act. You massacred them.
[19:09] <@Kotono> "If that's it, this will be more like extermination than battle," Balyss quips, slowly flying ahead. "They couldn't even close in."
[19:10] <Lief> "MMmm... We're going to regret that. Never say things like that."
06[19:11] * Muirfinn nods sagely, whiskers twitching.
[19:11] <@Ithea> "Balyss doesn't learn. She kept making that mistake at the slaad's dungeon," Ithea notes. "It's really terrible."
[19:12] <@Kotono> "Hah. There's no way this is as bad as fighting on the surface of the sun," Balyss glances back at Ithea. "Really now."
06[19:12] * Lief sighs.
[19:12] <Muirfinn> "You...wait, what?"
[19:12] <Lief> "I'll just be away from you from now on."
[19:12] <@Ithea> "You just keep tempting fate, don't you, Balyss?" Ithea says with a shake of her head.

[Yuthirin]

[18:01] <@Kotono> ----
[18:01] <@Kotono> > The rest of the shadows are battered by fire, but it passes through them harmlessly. The few survivors turn and retreat back into the building, passing through the covering darkness with ease. OOC: Free act. You massacred them.
[18:01] <@Kotono> > "If that's it, this will be more like extermination than battle," Balyss quips, slowly flying ahead. "They couldn't even close in."
[18:01] <@Kotono> <Lief> "MMmm... We're going to regret that. Never say things like that."
[18:01] <@Kotono> * Muirfinn nods sagely, whiskers twitching.
[18:01] <@Kotono> <Ithea> "Balyss doesn't learn. She kept making that mistake at the slaad's dungeon," Ithea notes. "It's really terrible."
[18:01] <@Kotono> > "Hah. There's no way this is as bad as fighting on the surface of the sun," Balyss glances back at Ithea. "Really now."
[18:01] <@Kotono> * Lief sighs.
[18:01] <@Kotono> <Muirfinn> "You...wait, what?"
[18:01] <@Kotono> <Lief> "I'll just be away from you from now on."
[18:01] <@Kotono> <Ithea> "You just keep tempting fate, don't you, Balyss?" Ithea says with a shake of her head.
[18:02] <@Kotono> OOC: What are y'all doing now?
[18:02] <@Ithea> ooc: Keep moving forward?
[18:02] <Muirfinn> OOC: Let's clear the place. No sense in leaving anything to follow us in an ambush or report back to the doods
[18:02] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[18:02] <Lief> OOC: Yep. I'm down with clearing.
[18:04] <@Kotono> Thus the party passes into the darkness. It's a thin screen of black. Within are patterns all over. It look sto be arcane diagrams, patterns and flows. To the party's training, you can easily tell it's some part of a vast magical design, but you'd need to study it for more information. The shadows are out of sight - they had the jump you on moving and seem to have gotten out of sight altogether.
[18:04] <@Kotono> Inside it's hollow - no further walls, just endless patterns, diagrams and magical energies. The patterns are written in silver ink that still shines like the Astral Plane itself. There's a sense of stillness in the air, as if things have gone long undisturbed.
[18:05] <Lief> "Anyone have any idea what this is?"
06[18:05] * Lief keeps an eye out for ambushes...
[18:07] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+23 arcana What the fuck is that check
06[18:07] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+23 arcana What the fuck is that check and gets 41."12 [1d20=18]
[18:09] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+30 Simmer's curious too
06[18:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 Simmer's curious too and gets 48."12 [1d20=18]
[18:10] <@Ithea> roll d20+41 catgirl's gotta check too.
06[18:10] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+41 catgirl's gotta check too. and gets 54."12 [d20=13]
[18:10] <@Kotono> OOC: Spot, Lief.
[18:10] <Lief> roll d20+32 Spot
06[18:10] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+32 Spot and gets 33."12 [d20=1]
[18:12] <@Kotono> The pattern is part of a tremendously large arcane sigil. It looks to be a multi part diagram dealing with positive and negative energy. The scope is boggling - this must have taken years and years to design. You aren't sure of the ultimate purpose of it, you'd have to find a more central part. This is an outer segment of it. Meanwhile, Lief doens't see anything awry, fortunately.
[18:13] <Muirfinn> "This...is a very large sigil. Or ward. Of some sort." Muirfinn says.
[18:13] <@Kotono> Simmer hmms after giving it a study, "See this part here?" Tapping the floor before a swirling circle of silver, "It's a sign for infinity. I use it in some bright fire magic to represent life or the Ouroboros. This is related to life and death magic."
[18:15] <@Kotono> "That matches what we know," Balyss says with a light shrug, "Can you figure out anything more from it?"
[18:16] <Muirfinn> "We'll need to find its center."
[18:18] <Lief> roll d20+32 Listen
06[18:18] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+32 Listen and gets 50."12 [d20=18]
[18:19] <@Kotono> As Lief keeps watch, he hears a soft footstep to his left side. Very subtle, very skilled. He only just notices.
[18:19] <Lief> "Shhh..."
06[18:19] * Lief motions the others to the side.
06[18:20] * Lief goes invisible and readies his bow, looking for a target.
[18:21] <@Kotono> OOC: Quick question before anything else. You weren't invisible before that? Okay then.
[18:21] <@Kotono> "What-" Balyss begins, but it's already too late. Gouts of black acid explode everywhere, as...OOC: You prevented an ambush, but they were rigged up to go hostile at any sign of anyone noticing and they saw Lief reacting. Init here, y'all.
[18:21] <Lief> OOC: I honestly dont' remember.
[18:21] <@Kotono> OOC: You said going invisible, so I'll run with that you weren't.
[18:22] <Lief> roll d20+21 Init
06[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+21 Init and gets 39."12 [d20=18]
[18:22] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Simmer (+5 Lief)
06[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Simmer (+5 Lief) and gets 18."12 [1d20=3]
[18:22] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+17+5
06[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+17+5 and gets 28."12 [1d20=6]
[18:22] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Balyss
06[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Balyss and gets 11."12 [1d20=3]
[18:22] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13 ???
06[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 ??? and gets 33."12 [1d20=20]
[18:22] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 ??? 2
06[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 ??? 2 and gets 13."12 [1d20=4]
[18:22] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 ??? 3
06[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 ??? 3 and gets 11."12 [1d20=2]
[18:22] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 ??? 4
06[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 ??? 4 and gets 14."12 [1d20=5]
[18:22] <@Ithea> roll d20+22+5
06[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+22+5 and gets 42."12 [d20=15]
03[18:23] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lief(39)>???1(33)>Muirfinn(28)>Simmer(18)>Balyss(11)'
[18:23] <Lief> OOC: Ithea beat me.
03[18:23] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lief(39)>???1(33)>Muirfinn(28)>Simmer(18)>???4(14)>???2(13)>Balyss=???3(11)'
03[18:23] * Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(42)>Lief(39)>???1(33)>Muirfinn(28)>Simmer(18)>???4(14)>???2(13)>Balyss=???3(11)'
[18:24] <@Kotono> OOC: Ithea opens, but now that Muirfinn's true-seeing ass can look in the right direction, more coming first.
[18:26] <@Kotono> 25ft to the left of the party and 10ft is a creature. It has a body that ends at the neck, a swirling black vortex in place of a face. Three birds with the same vortexes instead of heads perch on his shoulders. The creature wears ornate armor and carries a blade of black stone, as well as a shield of the same black stone. Muirfinn can see it with true seeing. OOC: Open Ithea. Unless you have
[18:26] <@Kotono> true seeing too, you can't see it or its location.
[18:27] <Muirfinn> "LEFT!" Muirfinn shouts, pointing.
[18:28] <@Kotono> "Left?" Balyss asks, "What is it?!" She's bringing her shield up, Lunarock coming up into a guard position.
[18:28] <@Ithea> "Where'd that acid come from?" Ithea asks at the same time, and not having much to go on besides Muirfinn's cry, she holds on attacking until she has a better idea of the location of the enemy. "Where to the left?"
[18:28] <@Ithea> ooc: holding
03[18:29] * Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(42)>Lief(39)>Headless Man(33)>Muirfinn(28)>Simmer(18)>Bird 3(14)>Bird 1(13)>Balyss=Bird 2(11)'
[18:29] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Lief, go.
06[18:29] * Lief looks left for a target, but lacks True Seeing and finds nothing, and thus holds as well.
[18:29] <@Kotono> OOC" Okay.

[Yuthirin]

[18:40] <@Kotono> The spell goes off - but nothing happens at all! OOC: Quick K:A check.
[18:42] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+23
06[18:42] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+23 and gets 33."12 [1d20=10]
[18:42] <Muirfinn> OOC: Nother spell coming!
[18:44] <@Kotono> Muirfinn can tell he's dealing with Superior Invisibility, which nulls most attempts to defeat it. The Faerie Fire slid right off. OOC: Go.
06[18:45] * Muirfinn points, blasting the creature with a cloud of flensing sand and briefly outlining it. OOC: Blast of Sand. reflex 26 half, no SR. Physical damage.
[18:45] <Muirfinn> roll 10d6
06[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 10d6 and gets 35."12 [10d6=6, 2, 5, 4, 2, 5, 1, 6, 2, 2]
[18:48] <@Kotono> The sand blast fires, momentarily dropping sand around the armored, headless figure. Sand can be seen sucked into the vortex as...OOC: This renders him momentarily visible. Ithea and Lief, are you going to take advantage of this?
[18:48] <@Kotono> OOC: Also hold on, almost forgot the ref saves.
[18:48] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+4 ???)
06[18:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+4 ???) and gets 24."12 [1d20=6]
[18:48] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+20 bird 1 evasion
06[18:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 bird 1 evasion and gets 22."12 [1d20=2]
[18:48] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+20 bird 2 evasion
06[18:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 bird 2 evasion and gets 28."12 [1d20=8]
[18:48] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+20 bird 3 evasion
06[18:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 bird 3 evasion and gets 25."12 [1d20=5]
[18:51] <@Kotono> The sand blast hits them good and hard, two of the birds hit as the third one takes to the air. As this happens...OOC: Lief/Ithea?
06[18:51] * @Ithea attempts to identify the creatures while she can see them briefly!
[18:51] <@Ithea> roll d20+41 K:R
06[18:51] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+41 K:R and gets 53."12 [d20=12]
[18:52] <Lief> OOC: I'll attack after Ithea finishes.
[18:52] <@Kotono> It's some sort of headless warrior. Ithea has no idea about the vortex, but it looks like some sort of zombie or the like otherwise.
[18:55] <Lief> OOC: My turn?
[18:56] <@Ithea> "Outside of it being some sort of headless zombie, which you can all tell as well, I can't tell you anything. Simmer, you'll have to tell us if it burns. In the meantime, let's see how it handles lightning?" Ithea states as she tries to follow up with a chain lightning.
[18:56] <@Ithea> ooc: SR?
[18:57] <@Ithea> roll 1.5*20d6 if not, centered on man, chain to birds for half damage. DC 26 for reflex save (half damage if passed).
06[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 1.5*20d6 if not, centered on man, chain to birds for half damage. DC 26 for reflex save (half damage if passed). and gets 112.5."12 [20d6=2, 6, 6, 4, 4, 1, 3, 3, 6, 6, 1, 6, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 2, 6]
06[18:59] * @Ithea also tries to use See Invisibility. Hopefully when it becomes invisible again, she'll still be able to track it! (Sadly, she knows not of its superior invisibility. Alas!)
[18:59] <@Kotono> OOC: None.
[19:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[19:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 24."12 [1d20=6]
[19:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+20 bird 1 evasion
06[19:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 bird 1 evasion and gets 35."12 [1d20=15]
[19:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+20 bird 2 evasion
06[19:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 bird 2 evasion and gets 27."12 [1d20=7]
[19:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+20 bird 3 evasion
06[19:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 bird 3 evasion and gets 34."12 [1d20=14]
[19:00] <@Kotono> Lightning burst around the zombie and birds, the vortexed creatures directly zapped! But the creature is still invisible to her, even after that magic. Muirfinn cna see the creature stagger, armor smoking from the lightning blast. OOC: Ow. Lief.
06[19:01] * Lief turns to the headless thing and lets loose with arrows!
[19:01] <Lief> roll d20+44 ATK 1
[19:01] <Lief> roll d20+44 ATK 2
[19:01] <Lief> roll d20+39 ATK 3
[19:01] <Lief> roll d20+34 ATK 4
[19:01] <Lief> roll d20+29 ATK 5
06[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+44 ATK 1 and gets 51."12 [d20=7]
06[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+44 ATK 2 and gets 50."12 [d20=6]
06[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+39 ATK 3 and gets 54."12 [d20=15]
06[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+34 ATK 4 and gets 53."12 [d20=19]
03[19:01] * Kotono changes topic to 'Headless Man(33)>Muirfinn(28)>Ithea>Lief>Simmer(18)>Bird 3(14)>Bird 1(13)>Balyss=Bird 2(11)'
06[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+29 ATK 5 and gets 48."12 [d20=19]
[19:01] <@Kotono> OOC: All hit. d100 on each since it has total concealment relative to you.
[19:02] <Lief> OOC: Which do you want first?
[19:02] <Lief> OOC: Also, SA?
[19:03] <@Kotono> OOC: d100s. No SA, immune.
[19:03] <Lief> roll 5#1d100
06[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls 5#1d100 and gets 317."12 [5#1d100 = 99, 25, 91, 25, 77]
[19:03] <Lief> roll 5#1d6+24
06[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls 5#1d6+24 and gets 138."12 [5#1d6+24 = 27, 27, 25, 30, 29]
[19:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Only three hits, so reroll with only 3 hits instead.
[19:04] <Lief> roll 3#1d6+24+7d6
06[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls 3#1d6+24+7d6 and gets 143."12 [3#1d6+24+7d6 = 52, 45, 46]
[19:04] <@Kotono> OOC: No SA, remember?
[19:04] <Lief> roll 3#1d6+24
06[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls 3#1d6+24 and gets 85."12 [3#1d6+24 = 30, 29, 26]
[19:04] <@Kotono> Already smacked good and hard by lightnign and sand, the arrow volley rocks the armored, headless creature. The vortex goes out as it collapses, crumbling to dust save for armor, shield and sword. Those become visible, as the birds do the same, taking to the air. OOC: Simmer's up.
[19:05] <@Ithea> ooc: Does it burn, Simmer? Does it? =p
[19:06] <@Kotono> "There the are," she whisles, "Bye!" Suddenly the water in the creatures violently tears out from all directions! OOC: Horrid Wilting. She'll use her greater maximize rod with it too for a max of 120 damage. They get fort saves for half.
[19:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[19:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[19:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10
06[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 21."12 [1d20=11]
06[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 26."12 [1d20=16]
06[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 21."12 [1d20=11]
02[19:07] * Lief (~irondrago@cpe-173-172-46-15.tx.res.rr.com) Quit (Ping timeout)
[19:07] <@Kotono> The birds shrivel up and collapse, vortexes fading away. They're all headless, now little more that dessicated corpses. OOC: Free act. Smacked that encoutner around pretty good, y'all.
03[19:08] * Lief (~irondrago@cpe-173-172-46-15.tx.res.rr.com) has joined #dunes
[19:08] <@Kotono> Balyss quickly prays to Selune, her wounds gone right after. Dusting herself off, "That the last of them?"
06[19:09] * Muirfinn looks about, searching for more ambushes.
[19:09] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+50 spot, true seeing & detect magic
06[19:09] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+50 spot, true seeing & detect magic and gets 59."12 [1d20=9]
[19:11] <@Kotono> Muirfinn doesn't see anything else around immediately. The magic is the same as before, except for the armor - that's magical. The sword and shield aren't.
06[19:12] * Muirfinn snaps up the armor, wrestling it into his bag of holding for later identification.
[19:12] <@Kotono> OOC: Loot posted.
[19:13] <@Kotono> Simmer gives the birds a passing look over, "Anyway, nothing left to burn here. How about we move further in?"
[19:14] <@Ithea> "I'm with Simmer. Except replace burn with electrocute, I suppose, if I want to be more accurate."
06[19:14] * Muirfinn nods. "Let's go."
[19:15] <@Kotono> As the party starts to walk, "Lief?" Simmer asks, turning to him.
06[19:18] * Lief nods.
[19:18] <Lief> "Which direction?"
[19:19] <Muirfinn> "Further in, I suppose."
06[19:20] * Lief shrugs and heads off!
[19:20] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay then. Going on ahead, y'all?
[19:20] <Lief> OOC: Yep.
[19:21] <@Kotono> OOC: Marching order?
02[19:21] * Nephrite (~rscuderi@65.33.78.139) Quit (Quit: )
[19:21] <Lief> OOC: Same as before, I imagine.
[19:21] <Muirfinn> OOC: Yep
[19:24] <@Kotono> The party advances on. The hall widens and ahead you see the sigils and patterns cluster. A squat but broad shrine is ahead, perhaps 40ft wide and 20ft long. All the nearby symbols and magics focus on it. There's a closed door leading within.
06[19:25] * Lief floats in an orbit above the group, watching for another attack.
06[19:25] * Muirfinn eyes the shrine, attempting to determine its purpose.
[19:26] <@Kotono> OOC: Spellcraft, Muirfinn.
[19:26] <@Kotono> OOC: Spot, Lief.
[19:26] <Lief> roll d20+32 Spot
06[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+32 Spot and gets 39."12 [d20=7]
[19:27] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+50
06[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+50 and gets 58."12 [1d20=8]
[19:29] <@Kotono> The coast seems clear. At the same time, Muirfinn can tell this is a local focus point, or a proverbial artery of the magical sigil. Whatever lies within is meant to gather and process the magical energies of this part of the palace.
[19:29] <@Kotono> Balyss keeps her own eyes out, "No more trouble so far. Maybe dealing with that insane slaad has us paranoid, Ithea.
[19:29] <@Kotono> "
[19:30] <Lief> "You only have to be right once to justify paranoia."
[19:30] <@Ithea> "Opening doors was such a pain there," Ithea says in agreement.
[19:31] <Muirfinn> "The altar is a focus point. Probably one of several." Muirfinn says, getting closer to it and observing it carefully. OOC: Anything odd here? Anything on top of the altar?
[19:32] <@Kotono> Simmer crosses her arms, "You'd have been a riot back in the Barbarian Lands, Lief."
[19:33] <@Kotono> OOC: It's a shrine with a doro leading in. You'd need to open the door to find an altar or whatever gathers the power up.
[19:33] <@Kotono> Balyss visibly shudders, "I'm glad the doors in Aurora are safe. No glass walls that collapse and try to send you into the void between the stars."
06[19:34] * Lief hovers in front of Simmer, trying to figure out if that was sarcasim or not...
06[19:34] * Muirfinn pushes the door open brazenly!
[19:37] <@Kotono> The door doesn't open. Seems to be locked or otherwise sealed.
[19:37] <Lief> OOC: Lockpick got rolled into Sleight of Hand, right?
[19:37] <@Kotono> Simmer slowly shakes her head, reaching over to tap her shoulder. "Here," she says, "You'd get along with the elves over there than the fey, is all. It's a long story."
[19:37] <@Kotono> OOC: Into disable device.
[19:37] <Muirfinn> "Locked!"
[19:38] <Lief> "I can try to pick it!"
06[19:38] * Lief zips over to the lock and tries to do so!
[19:38] <Lief> roll d20+26 Disable Device!
06[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+26 Disable Device! and gets 31."12 [d20=5]
[19:40] <@Kotono> Lief gives it a go. No go on the first try. The lock's really rather good. OOC: You can retry DD checks as you please, assuming time and that failure doesn't do anything. Doesn't seem to.
[19:40] <Lief> roll d20+26 Disable Device!
06[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+26 Disable Device! and gets 37."12 [d20=11]
[19:40] <Lief> OOC: Let me if I should reroll.
[19:40] <@Kotono> This time the lock is undone. It's a pretty good one, but not exceptional. It's aged just a bit as well, making it easier.
06[19:41] * Lief zips back up to eye level.
[19:41] <Lief> "It's open!"
[19:42] <Muirfinn> "Thank you, Lief." Muirfinn says, pushing the door open again.
06[19:43] * Lief zips back over to Simmer, landing on her shoulder where she tapped before.
[19:43] <@Kotono> The door opens. Within are stringly stands of metal. They are woven together and imprinted with further symbols. Light gathers intensely around them. Sitting on the ground before them is a single golden coin. Meanwhile Simmer smiles at Lief, "Nice to have a pixie here. Nostalgic." she murmurs.
[19:44] <@Kotono> "What's that?" Balyss says, "Besides something obvious."
[19:44] <Lief> "How so?"
[19:47] <@Kotono> Simmer gives Lief a long look, "I'll explain later," she murmurs, shaking her head.
06[19:48] * Muirfinn studies the metal structure and the coin intently. "I wonder if this is how they create their tokens?"
[19:49] <@Kotono> Balyss peers over Muirfinn's shoulder, "Might be. Do you think that one works there?"
[19:50] <Muirfinn> "I suppose it's possible." Muirfinn says, examining the coin.
[19:50] <@Kotono> It's a blank coin. Looks unremarkable on a glance, save for being out of place.
06[19:51] * @Ithea uses detect magic as she peeks from behind at the coin to see if there's any enchantments in place.
[19:51] <@Kotono> OOC: Spellcraft, Ithea.
[19:52] <@Ithea> roll d20+39
06[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+39 and gets 51."12 [d20=12]
[19:53] <@Kotono> The coin has an interdimensional alarm spell attached, as well as gating magic. It looks designed to get someone's attention and open up a gate.
[19:53] <@Ithea> "It has spells in place. An alarm and gate," Ithea notes.
[19:54] <Muirfinn> "Most likely a token, then."
[19:55] <@Kotono> "Probably," Balyss murmurs, then frowns. "So..." Looking at it, "Going to do anything with it?"
06[19:56] * Muirfinn snatches it up, examining it. "Let's see how to work it." OOC: Always-on DM is always on.
[19:57] <@Kotono> The coin is taken. Once grabbed, it grows warm in Muirfinn's hand. There's an audible fooosh of displaced air behind the party, back outside of the shrine.
06[19:58] * @Ithea turns around!
[19:58] <Muirfinn> "That was deceptively easy." Muirfinn remarks.
06[20:00] * Lief readies for the next fight!
[20:00] <@Kotono> A gate is closing behind the party. The figure standing there is clad in skin-hugging plate armor, molded to fit the man's muscular body. He's about eight feet tall and clad in steel. His posture is easy and he has no weapon visible. He tilts his helmeted head to the side, "Oh, Aurora? You're here about the lillend?"
[20:02] <@Kotono> Balyss leaps a little bit after turning around, "Yah!" Quickly straightening, "You know us?"
06[20:02] * Muirfinn looks unamused, tortle face dour. "Yes."
[20:03] <@Kotono> "We can talk since you've made it this far," He nods, "The undead here are to keep the unworthy away. I see you had no problems with the ones you encountered."
[20:04] <@Ithea> "Well that's nice of you to say," Ithea says drily. "Now, where's Vivantha?"
[20:05] <@Kotono> Simmer goes to lean against the front of the shrine, "Yes, where is she?"
[20:07] <@Kotono> "Somewhere safe. Our client paid 150,000 gold in treasure, items and favors for her capture and delivery." Tilting his head to the other side, "We would need at least 200,000 from Aurora to consider canceling this client's request and 300,000 to do so without allowing them to make a counter offer."
[20:09] <@Kotono> Balyss slowly sighs, "It's going to be like that? O fcourse, mercenaries."
06[20:11] * Muirfinn blinks. "...you don't know the Aurora very well, do you?"
[20:12] <@Kotono> "I do know you don't let allies be lost lightly," The man banters back, voice casual. "We could fight, but by the time you mustered enough gorce to win, even if you could, the lillend would be long gone to our client's tender mercies."
[20:14] <@Ithea> "And what would stop us from fighting after we've recovered her?" Ithea returns easily. "We could certainly pay, and I suspect simply other members of Aurora would vanish and be ransomed back later on. Negotiating once just opens a nasty little door best left closed."
[20:14] <@Kotono> Here the armored man chuckles, "Because for an additional 100,000 gold, we can also tell you who the client is. I'm sure being hired again won't be a problem once you're done with them."
[20:15] <@Kotono> "So you expect us to pay then go kill off your previous client?" Simmer frowns, "Just so I know this is what you mean, right? Really?"
[20:15] <Lief> "I mean, we do have the coin. We can track the portal now. And with the clout Aurora's building across the planes and our growing connections...."
06[20:15] * Lief stares the man dead in the eye.
[20:15] <Lief> "I think we can figure out a way to burn your future opportunities in other realms."
[20:16] <@Kotono> OOC: Trying to bluff or intimidate here?
[20:16] <Lief> OOC: Bluff for me. I have that skill.
[20:17] <Lief> roll d20+31 Bluff, anyone want to help me?
06[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+31 Bluff, anyone want to help me? and gets 47."12 [d20=16]
[20:17] <@Kotono> OOC: Go for it.
[20:17] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+30 sense motive
[20:17] <Muirfinn> "Allow me to make a counter offer." Muirfinn says plainly, nodding along with Ithea and Lief. "Return her to us, and we can leave. Or you can refuse. We'll bring the Aurora here, sunder open your defenses, and kill every single one of you. Then we'll crack open your mage's head, find your client, and kill them too."
06[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 sense motive and gets 36."12 [1d20=6]
[20:17] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+14 int
06[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+14 int and gets 28."12 [1d20=14]
[20:17] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+25 Muirfinn
06[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 Muirfinn and gets 40."12 [1d20=15]
[20:18] <Muirfinn> OOC: Muirfinn very much means that, if he's sensing
[20:18] <@Kotono> OOC: No, opposed check for intimidate.
[20:18] <Muirfinn> OOC: Ah.
[20:20] <@Kotono> The man's quiet througout all of that, "You're right. You could make trouble with us. That's why we're offering this. Cooperate now and we'll offer a token of your own afterwards. If we could take Vivantha like this, we can take some of your devil enemies, too."
[20:22] <Lief> "Well. We could take you right now and trade you for her."
[20:23] <Muirfinn> "Unlikely, Lief. He's a front man, and therefore disposable."
[20:23] <Lief> "I know, but I imagine *that* precident would be just as bad for them as bargining Vivantha would for us."
[20:24] <Lief> "I imean, what teeth could they possibly have if we can just take one of their own?"
[20:28] <Muirfinn> "I find it insulting that you're offering us what amounts to the opportunity to bribe you more in order to return Vivantha to us, and then offering us the ability to do so to our enemies as doubly so. If we are going to slaugher Bel, we'd do so on our own terms. I sincerely doubt your abilities would extend so far as to be able to bring Bel, Lord of the First before us, trussed up like a feast
[20:28] <Muirfinn> pig."

[Yuthirin]

[18:05] <@Kotono> --------
[18:05] <@Kotono> > The man's quiet througout all of that, "You're right. You could make trouble with us. That's why we're offering this. Cooperate now and we'll offer a token of your own afterwards. If we could take Vivantha like this, we can take some of your devil enemies, too."
[18:05] <@Kotono> <Lief> "Well. We could take you right now and trade you for her."
[18:05] <@Kotono> <Muirfinn> "Unlikely, Lief. He's a front man, and therefore disposable."
[18:05] <@Kotono> <Lief> "I know, but I imagine *that* precident would be just as bad for them as bargining Vivantha would for us."
[18:05] <@Kotono> <Lief> "I imean, what teeth could they possibly have if we can just take one of their own?"
[18:05] <@Kotono> <Muirfinn> "I find it insulting that you're offering us what amounts to the opportunity to bribe you more in order to return Vivantha to us, and then offering us the ability to do so to our enemies as doubly so. If we are going to slaugher Bel, we'd do so on our own terms. I sincerely doubt your abilities would extend so far as to be able to bring Bel, Lord of the First before us, trussed up
[18:05] <@Kotono> like a feast
[18:05] <@Kotono> <Muirfinn> pig."
[18:12] <@Kotono> "Don't be silly," The figure tilts his head to the other side, chuckling. "The truth is that for all your bluster, you only have a few options. You play ball and everyone walks away a winner. You attack me - a waste of time, by the way - and then face our fully prepared forces. Powerful you may be, but the chances you have are zero. Or you walk away and allow events to continue, an unhappy
[18:12] <@Kotono> solution to your problem. But, what we can offer you isn't Bel, but stepping stones to him. Plus the lillend back, safe and sound. Hm. Do you want to imagine what will happen to her when our current client gets her? If it's Baator, can you imagine her in the re-education camps of the Dark Ministry? I understand that they don't stop until you love Baator with all your heart and soul. To do that,
[18:12] <@Kotono> they break you down to your core. No matter how long it take and what it takes. No, you don't want that and we don't really want that. But I can guarantee that if you attack now, Vivantha will be long gone even if you somehow overcome us all and triumph. Long gone to those camps...or to the tender mercies of whatever other side paid for her."
[18:13] <@Kotono> Simmer twitches. A faint corona of flame dances around her body, "You arrogant little ash," she mutters.
06[18:14] * Muirfinn opens his mouth to retors, blinks, and stops. "Wait. You don't want that? Really? Then why take the job. Are you lot that hard up for work?"
01[18:14] <Muirfinn> OOC: Retort
06[18:14] * Lief takes to the air from Simmer's shoulder, moving away from the flames.
[18:15] <@Kotono> "You do know that Vivantha has been recently touched by Selune, and that doing this to her courts her wrath? Even if you think us nothing but toothless fury, what of the Moonmaiden?" Balyss adds in, frowning.
[18:16] <Lief> "The vengence of the heavens is slow, but sure."
[18:19] <@Kotono> "Business is business." Again tilting his head to the other side, in a sharp way that should surely crack his neckbone like a twig, "We took the job. Our client walks away happy and Aurora flails against us. You won't be the first or last. Or we come to an understanding and both sides profit." He shrugs now, "Consider our kidnapping of the lillend as a job interview. You know we can get the job
[18:19] <@Kotono> done. So. Are you willing to negotiate about this?"
[18:21] <@Kotono> "If that's how you try and get someone's attention, I pity your methods," Simmer says, "You're like an elemental that sets a forest on fire just because it doesn't know anything else. Are you so up your own arrogant asses that you think you need to commit an offense against us JUST to get our attention?"
06[18:22] * Lief floats over to Balyss and lands on her shoulder, leaning in close to her ear and whispers, "We need to figure out a way to track them across planes so we can find their bases."
[18:23] <@Kotono> Balyss nods ever so slightly. "Yeah," she murmurs, gaze on the armored man as her hand goes to her holy symbol.
[18:30] <@Kotono> To that, the man merely chuckles again. "We certainly have your attention now. I trust you're professional enough to see past this and understand how both of our sides can profit from this. If we came to you out of the blue, I doubt we'd get into the front gate or taken seriously. But now? You have to take us seriously. If we can get one of you, we can get one of the other side, too."
06[18:31] * Muirfinn nods at Simmer. "She's right. If you wanted to do business, you could have simply sent an emmisary. We would have met with you fairly. All you have done is secure our ire and prove that your masters are completely imcapable of being discriminating with their chosen clients. The Aurora will not do business with you beyond today." Muirfinn sighs. "That said, you still have Vivantha. I am prepared to offer compensation for her immediate safe return to this location."
[18:34] <@Kotono> "I see," The man is silent for several moments. When he speaks again it is a little slower, "So you see it that way. Then perhaps it's best to hedge this for an amicable outcome for all parties, based on the situation."
01[18:35] <Muirfinn> "How could we see it any other way? You abduct one of our number, threaten to pack her off to unknown hostiles, and think that we'll be FRIENDS? Are you all mad?"
01[18:39] <Muirfinn> "Seriously, which one of you morons came up with this hare-brained idea? You kidnapped someone from the Aurora. Notoriously populated and run by UNREASONABLE PEOPLE. The scions of Medi. This was a good idea?"
[18:39] <@Kotono> "I don't really follow, either," Balyss adds, "Maybe you're too used to dealing with Blood War mercenaries and slaad? I can even see how you think you may have needed to prove yourselves, but there has to be a better way. Why not kidnap a devil we want and use that as bait instead?"
01[18:39] <Muirfinn> "This really sounded like a better idea than, say, 'Let's go knock on the door and say hello!'"
06[18:39] * Muirfinn looks exasperated. "How are you even still in business?"
[18:40] <@Kotono> "Did one of you get hit with a bad enchantment?" Simmer follows up, "Are you being blackmailed into this? Does one of your members want to cause a schism fueled by pure self destructive stupidity?" Sighing as flames continue to dance around her, "This just doesn't make sense."
06[18:41] * Muirfinn shakes his head. "Just go get her. Madness."
06[18:42] * Lief just grins at the byplay.
[18:42] <@Kotono> "Unless," Balyss follows up, "Are you even with them? For all we know, this is a setup to try and get us to fight or at least alienate us. Or Selune above, maybe one of you got implanted with slaad eggs and has gone insane."
01[18:42] <Muirfinn> "The slaad egg thing is more probable. Renbuu likes us."
[18:42] <@Kotono> Balyss glances at Ithea, "Say Ithea, you didn't hear about any auguries indicating increased levels of idiocy in our enemies, did you?"
[18:43] <@Ithea> "No," Ithea says with a shake of her head.
[18:44] <@Kotono> There's a longer silence this time. When the figure speaks it's faster again, "Fine." He says, "Perhaps this was a mistake." Before you, a portal appears. A figure falls out of it - Vivantha. She hits the ground hard, yet the nature of the place doesn't erode at her at all. "She's been warded," The armored man says, shortly. "Take her and forget about this, and we'll do the same."
[18:45] <@Kotono> Balyss immediately goes over, checking over Vivantha as her eyes glow blue. "She's been warded," she confirms, "Good spellwork." OOC: Taking 10 on spellcraft.
01[18:46] <Muirfinn> "Pass." Muirfinn says, abruptly shifting into dragon form and tackling the man.
[18:46] <@Kotono> OOC: Make an attack roll, Muirfinn.
[18:46] <Lief> OOC: Is the portal/gate still open?
[18:47] <@Kotono> OOC: It's already closing. You could try and get through if you wanted to, but you'd have to be close and no way you'd get back out of it.
01[18:47] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+43 Unarmed
01[18:47] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+43 Unarmed
01[18:47] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+38 Unarmed
01[18:47] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+33 Unarmed
01[18:47] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+28 Unarmed
01[18:47] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+39 Claw
01[18:47] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+39 Claw
01[18:47] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+39 Wing
01[18:47] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+39 Wing
01[18:47] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+39 Tail fuck this guy
06[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+43 Unarmed and gets 63."12 [1d20=20]
06[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+43 Unarmed and gets 62."12 [1d20=19]
06[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+38 Unarmed and gets 52."12 [1d20=14]
06[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+33 Unarmed and gets 50."12 [1d20=17]
06[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+28 Unarmed and gets 46."12 [1d20=18]
06[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+39 Claw and gets 55."12 [1d20=16]
06[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+39 Claw and gets 40."12 [1d20=1]
06[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+39 Wing and gets 46."12 [1d20=7]
06[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+39 Wing and gets 51."12 [1d20=12]
06[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+39 Tail fuck this guy and gets 48."12 [1d20=9]
[18:47] <@Kotono> OOC: At least one hit, nod amage since more coming.
[18:47] <Lief> "Can anyone put a tracking spell on me?"
06[18:47] * Lief calls out as he starts moving towards the gate!
[18:49] <@Kotono> Muirfinn suddenly looms over them all, a massive tail sweep crashing through the armored man. It dissolves into shadows, crumbling away before you. At the same time...OOC: Dex check, Lief.
[18:50] <Lief> roll d20+12 Dex check
06[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls d20+12 Dex check and gets 22."12 [d20=10]
[18:50] <@Kotono> Lief's fast - but not fast enough. The portal closes before he can reach it. Balyss starts to cast, but tied up with Vivantha, she's not that fast. Likewise, Simmer just shakes her head. "Not my type of magic," she confesses.
[18:50] <Lief> "Damn!"
01[18:50] <Muirfinn> OOC: Dude's gone?
[18:51] <@Kotono> OOC: Dissolved into shadow. Feel free to make K:A here.
01[18:51] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+23
06[18:51] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+23 and gets 35."12 [1d20=12]
[18:52] <@Kotono> The figure was some sort of semi-real shadow projection. Advanced enough to be used for negotiations, but not enough to stand up to force. In other words, something worthwhile when you want to be somewhere without being there.
06[18:53] * Muirfinn shrinks back down. He gestures, causing the air to split open with another Gate spell, off to the side of the room. "Take Vivantha back. I'll hold the gate open. Bring Tepen, Sylvie, and Vul'lath if he'll come when you return." he says to Balyss.
[18:55] <@Kotono> Balyss gestures, "She's going to be out awhile, I think," Balyss says, "She's got some heavy sedatives in her system, something that can...nevermind." Balyss says. "Right." She grunts, wings straining out as she manages to lift Vivantha. "Guh! Less...cake...Vivantha..." she grunts, managing to stumble into the portal. Meanwhile Simmer hmms, "I thought you couldn't open portals in the Astral
[18:55] <@Kotono> Plane? Interesting. It must be a local alteration."
[18:55] <@Kotono> OOC: How long can you keep the portal open?
01[18:56] <Muirfinn> OOC: Concentration can keep them open forever, I think
06[18:56] * Lief sighs.
[18:57] <@Kotono> As Balyss goes, Simmer keeps her gaze around. "We're going to make a war of this, now?" she asks, "Good. I can burn more things."
[18:57] <Lief> "Okay. New project. Need to get a scroll or magical tattoo or something that has a tracking spell in it that I can fire off, in case something like this happens again. Or I get seperated, or whatever."
06[18:58] * Muirfinn nods at Lief.
[18:58] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
06[18:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 43."12 [1d100=43]
[19:01] <@Kotono> Fortune is with the party. Nothing happens in about two minutes, and just as Muirfinn's focus frays, Sylvie, Tepen and Balyss return. Tepen's weaving magic around them as Balyss brings up the rear, Sylvie in the middle. Said blonde takes a look around and wrinkles her nose, "Charming. Darkness ruin chic. So what's going on that you needed us triple time? You know, two minutes later and you'd
[19:01] <@Kotono> have caught me in the baths."
[19:01] <@Kotono> Balyss takes a few deep gulps of air before wiping her brow, "Hanna has Vivantha," Balyss says, "Did we miss anything?"
[19:02] <@Ithea> "Nope."
06[19:02] * Lief hovers above the group, keeping an eye out for anything creeping up on the group or spying or anything else.
[19:02] <@Kotono> "Right. What's the situation?" Tepen looks to Ithea.
[19:02] <@Kotono> OOC: Spot, Lief.
01[19:03] <Muirfinn> "Nothing occurred, Balyss. As for why you are needed...I need those skilled in the arcane. I need to analyze the residue of the portal to see if we can't find where these madmen are hiding.
01[19:03] <Muirfinn> "
[19:03] <Lief> roll 1d20+32 Spot
06[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Lief rolls 1d20+32 Spot and gets 41."12 [1d20=9]
[19:04] <@Kotono> Sylvie nods, "Right. Keep us under guard, we'll need to weave some attention-grabbing magic, most likely." Meanwhile, Lief doesn't immediately see anyone ahead. It seems oddly quiet, at least ofr the moment.
06[19:04] * Lief continues his vigil, randomly moving and orbiting above the group with his bow ready.
[19:05] <@Kotono> OOC: You three going to keep watch while the others keep at the magicing? Who do you want doing what?
[19:06] <Lief> OOC: I think what I'm doing is the best use of me. Unless someone else has a better suggestion.
01[19:06] <Muirfinn> OOC: Ubermages taking apart the area magically. We'll keep a lookout
[19:06] <@Ithea> ooc: I'm just hanging around looking pretty for now.
[19:09] <@Kotono> OOC: Do yo uwant Simmer'n'Balyss helping them or y'all?
[19:10] <Lief> OOC: Balyss with them, Simmer with us, I think would be good.
01[19:10] <Muirfinn> OOC: Simmer with the defenders, Balyss with the wizzards
[19:11] <@Kotono> OOC: Right.
[19:12] <@Kotono> The party settles in, Lief watching. It's not long before from ahead, you can see a twinkle of darkness. Lief can see something, like a pure wave of shadow, starting to come from afar.
[19:13] <Lief> "Hey, incoming. Wave of.. darkness or shadow or something."
06[19:14] * Lief drops down to the others' level and points.
01[19:14] <Muirfinn> "That's probably bad."
[19:15] <Lief> "Suggestions?"
[19:15] <@Kotono> As the party points and watches, you can see it. An absolute wave of shadow, consuming everything and coming your way, fast. Thanks to Lief's sharp eyes, you think you have a few moments...OOC: Two rounds of actions for all, starting now.
06[19:16] * Lief stares at the approaching wave and holds up one of his Greater Spellstoring arrows.
06[19:17] * Muirfinn points at it. OOC Greater Dispel. DADDY NEEDS ANOTHER 1
[19:17] <Lief> "Anyone want to, uh, help me with a bit of extra power?"
01[19:17] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+20
06[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+20 and gets 21."12 [1d20=1]
01[19:17] <Muirfinn> OOC: YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
[19:17] <@Ithea> ooc: Hatbot is very accomodating
[19:18] <Lief> OOC: Dispelling is like your bane.
[19:20] <@Kotono> OOC: Going to do something with that arrow, Lief? Simmer has an action otherwise coming up.
[19:21] <@Ithea> ooc: I'm gonna hold for the pyrodryad.
[19:21] <@Ithea> ooc: She wipes shit.
[19:21] <@Kotono> "Oh, that's easy," Simmer waves a hand, "Weave, listen to my desire and make a wall that can stand up to any ire!" Before you, shimmering and mostly invisible walls of force spring up, a barrier between the party and the onrushing wave. OOC: Wish to mimic wall of force.
[19:21] <Lief> OOC: If no one speaks up about helping me load it with magic then I'll put it away and ready myself for whatever happens.
01[19:22] <Muirfinn> OOC: One sec
[19:22] <@Kotono> OOC: Sure.
01[19:22] <Muirfinn> OOC: What's the max level, Iddy?
[19:23] <@Kotono> OOC: Y'all do understand there's now a wall of force in the way of any shot now, right? In case you're planning on shooting right awya.
01[19:23] <Muirfinn> OOC: We're being cautious!
[19:24] <Lief> OOC: Um, I think you said 6th level spells.
[19:24] <Lief> OOC: Yeah, 6th level.
[19:24] <@Kotono> OOC: Then carry on by all means.
06[19:24] * Muirfinn casts Horrid Wilting on the bolt.
[19:25] <@Kotono> "Do you have it in hand," Sylvie calls over, not turning her focus away, going back to chanting right after. Her voice joins Balyss and Tepen's, the three weaving magic.
01[19:25] <Muirfinn> "We're fine."
[19:26] <Lief> OOC: What's the caster level for that?
[19:26] <@Kotono> Simmer slumps after managing the spell, as meanwhile the tide of shadow races on. OOC: 1 round of actions. Taking any or just going to hold pat now?
[19:27] <Lief> OOC: How high is the wave?
01[19:27] <Muirfinn> OOC: 6
01[19:27] <Muirfinn> OOC: no, 22
01[19:27] <Muirfinn> OOC: Let's see what happens.
[19:29] <@Kotono> OOC: Floor to roof.
06[19:29] * Lief turns invisible and returns to hovering above the group, keeping the arrow ready.
[19:33] <@Kotono> The wave advances - and hits the walls of force. The walls are completely blackened out, visible as they strain against the wave. They buckle and groan, a ghostly sound like spirits wailing. The shadow wave is gathering against it, straining the wall further! OOC: Round by round for now. What are y'all gonna do, if anything?
[19:34] <Lief> OOC: Don't think there's anything I can really do.
[19:35] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Ithea, Muirfinn?
[19:35] <@Ithea> ooc: hold
06[19:35] * Muirfinn raises a scaly eyebrow. "...really. That's an unnecessary amount of force to use."
[19:36] <@Kotono> Simmer stares, "...I should have used more fire."
[19:36] <@Kotono> "We're getting somewhere," Balyss manages to call out, "But we need more time!"
[19:37] <Lief> "There's always time to apply fire."
06[19:37] * Muirfinn eyes the blackness. OOC: What the fuck is it, captain?
[19:38] <@Kotono> OOC: K:A or K:P here.
01[19:38] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+23 KA
06[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Muirfinn rolls 1d20+23 KA and gets 43."12 [1d20=20]
[19:40] <Lief> OOC: Ha!
01[19:40] <Muirfinn> OOC: Ha! Ha!
[19:40] <@Kotono> It looks to be a tidal wave of concentrated negative energy. Getting touche dby that would have extremely unpleasant effects on living creatures. It's so concentrated it's eroding the magic behind the wall of force.
[19:41] <@Kotono> Meanwhile, cracks appear on the wall as they bulge back further, straining against the wave! OOC: New round. Act if you care to, y'all.
01[19:41] <Muirfinn> "Death wards up everyone!"
01[19:41] <Muirfinn> "If you have them, CAST THEM NOW."
[19:41] <Lief> ".... I don't have one of those."
06[19:42] * Lief looks around worriedly and considers gaining altitude....
06[19:42] * Muirfinn casts Death Ward on himself, Lief, & Ithea.
[19:42] <Lief> "Thanks, Muirfinn."
[19:43] <@Kotono> OOC: That's 3 rounds of actions, so hold that a sec, Muirfinn.
[19:43] <@Ithea> "Thanks."
[19:44] <@Ithea> ooc: Wouldn't it just be one since astral properties were stil valid? Or were they over for some reason?
[19:44] <@Ithea> ooc: err, two rounds
[19:45] <@Kotono> OOC: Two then.
[19:45] <@Kotono> OOC: Good catch.
[19:45] <@Kotono> Balyss grunts, "I'll cover the rest of us," she calls, quickly focusing. OOC: Mass Death Ward to pick up whatever slack Muirfinn misses. More coming then.
01[19:45] <Muirfinn> "Thank you!"
[19:46] <@Kotono> As Balyss calls on Selune's protection, the wall of force collapses. It groans loudly as darkness onrushes. It's a massive wave of pure dark force, slamming into all of you! OOC: Have your CMD score ready when I ask for it in a moment.
[19:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+50 CMDs, all? The tidal wave of darkness is quite forceful and has bunched up against the barrier so it's a big old break.
06[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+50 CMDs, all? The tidal wave of darkness is quite forceful and has bunched up against the barrier so it's a big old break. and gets 62."12 [1d20=12]
[19:47] <Lief> OOC: 48.
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[19:47] <@Kotono> OOC: All the NPCs failed except Sylvie, who barely made it (63).
01[19:47] <Muirfinn> OOC: 55
[19:48] <@Ithea> ooc: 76
[19:48] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Ithea and Sylvie in here, the others in #evildunes.
[19:52] <@Kotono> The wave is incredibly intense, like a tsunami of force. When it clears, only Sylvie and Ithea remains. The former is surrounded by a corona of pure white power, the darkness crumbling from around her. Ithea meanwhile blinked back and forth several moments, an emergency bit of inspiration to dodge. The wave of darkness is already far past, but 25ft ahead of the party is a figure. It is nearly
[19:52] <@Kotono> two dozen feet tall and as skinny as a human woman. It has far too long arms and limbs, a creature made of pure darkness with softly glowing blue eyes. It speaks in a discordant whisper, "Come, my children," it hisses, as behind it three others appear. They're slightly smaller but otherwise identical. "Soooooo, a few of you were strong enough to survive the wave. Come then, let me reunite you
[19:52] <@Kotono> with your friends in eternity." OOC: K:R real quick, you two, before anything else.
[19:52] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+53 Sylvie
06[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+53 Sylvie and gets 55."12 [1d20=2]
[19:53] <@Ithea> roll d20+41
06[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+41 and gets 48."12 [d20=7]
[19:54] <@Kotono> The creatures before you are nightwalkers. They are creatures of darkness and shadow that usually serve Shar. The one ahead looks advanced and stronger than usual, too. Sylvie's eyes immediately narrow, "Shut up and die," she growls, "Just shut up!" OOC: React as you care to and then init, Ithea.
[19:56] <@Ithea> "What she said!"
[19:56] <@Ithea> roll d20+22 init
06[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+22 init and gets 25."12 [d20=3]
[19:57] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+24 Sylvie
06[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 Sylvie and gets 38."12 [1d20=14]
[19:57] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Nightwalker 1
06[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Nightwalker 1 and gets 17."12 [1d20=11]
[19:57] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Nightwalker 2
[19:57] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Nightwalker 3
06[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Nightwalker 2 and gets 26."12 [1d20=20]
06[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Nightwalker 3 and gets 17."12 [1d20=11]
[19:57] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12 leadwalker
06[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 leadwalker and gets 19."12 [1d20=7]
03[19:58] * Kotono changes topic to 'Sylvie(38)>Nightwalker 2(26)>Ithea(25)>Lead Nightwalker(19)>Nightwalker 1=Nightwalker 3(17)'
[20:01] <@Kotono> Sylvie extends her hand out, 21's book form appearing in the other, "Rot in oblivion," she snarls, "Crawl back into the shadows that shat you out!" The pure white beam of 21 gushes out, engulfing the nightwalkers.
[20:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13 (NW1)
06[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 (NW1) and gets 32."12 [1d20=19]
[20:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13 (NW2)
06[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 (NW2) and gets 29."12 [1d20=16]
[20:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13 (NW3)
06[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 (NW3) and gets 24."12 [1d20=11]
[20:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+26 Lead NW
06[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+26 Lead NW and gets 28."12 [1d20=2]
[20:02] <@Kotono> roll 21d12+21
06[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 21d12+21 and gets 124."12 [21d12=11, 4, 1, 2, 10, 7, 6, 3, 1, 3, 11, 4, 1, 4, 9, 2, 7, 1, 5, 8, 3]
[20:05] <@Kotono> The blast of power barrels into the nightwalkers, none of which are fast enough. They -scream- like dying wails as they half-melt from it, shadow form boiling away as it trickles down their form. All four are slumping after the blow, but the second is already moving. A greasy burst of darkness engulfs Ithea and Sylvie!
[20:05] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+21 SR, Ithea?
06[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 SR, Ithea? and gets 39."12 [1d20=18]
[20:07] <@Ithea> ooc: 33
[20:08] <@Kotono> OOC: Will.
[20:08] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+31 Sylvie
06[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+31 Sylvie and gets 38."12 [1d20=7]
[20:09] <@Ithea> roll d20+32
06[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+32 and gets 48."12 [d20=16]
[20:09] <@Kotono> roll 5d8 halve this Ithea
06[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d8 halve this Ithea and gets 18."12 [5d8=2, 6, 4, 4, 2]
[20:10] <@Kotono> The darkness clears after a moment, as the figure glares at the party. A wave of terror passes over them! OOC: Fear gaze. Mind affecting fear. Will if you're not immune.
[20:11] <@Ithea> roll d20+32+4 Only immune to dragons, but I get a nice +4 morale against other fear
06[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+32+4 Only immune to dragons, but I get a nice +4 morale against other fear and gets 41."12 [d20=5]
[20:11] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+45 Sylvie (+14 inspiration, does not want to fail a fear save)
06[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+45 Sylvie (+14 inspiration, does not want to fail a fear save) and gets 64."12 [1d20=19]
[20:11] <@Ithea> ooc: I probably should have done the same. Ah well.
[20:12] <@Kotono> But both heroes weather the fearful gaze as the nightwalker extends a hand out. A massive blast of pure cold comes out, crackling with dark veins of power!
[20:12] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+21 vs SR of 33
06[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 vs SR of 33 and gets 24."12 [1d20=3]
[20:12] <@Kotono> OOC: 5th level spell, choose your benefit.
[20:12] <@Ithea> ooc: temp HP
[20:12] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+27 evasion
06[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 evasion and gets 34."12 [1d20=7]
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[20:13] <Ko-Nitorissingalong> But the frosty blast rolls off Ithea harmlessly, while Sylvie leaps up and clings to the ceiling until it passes. She lands in a safe crouch, as...OOC: Ithea, you're up. Go. The lead walker is 25ft away and the others are 30ft away and behind it. They all have considerable reach, too.
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03[20:13] * Ko-Nitorissingalong is now known as Kotono
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[20:14] <@Ithea> ooc: did K:R earlier give me any information on weaknesses to lightning/ice/fire/whatever? Or immunities?
[20:15] <@Kotono> OOC: Immune to cold, no weaknesses besides sunlight. Typical undead immunities.
[20:15] <@Kotono> OOC: If they're in real daylight, they suffer a -4 penalty to most rolls.
06[20:18] * @Ithea gives a little twist of her wrist as the magic of her bracers activates, even as she casts a quickened chain lightning. Then taking a step forward, she uses her extended reach to assault the four nightwalkers, spreading her attacks amongst them all. (OOC: chain lightning, greatreach 1/3 used, full attack channeling prismatic touch and AS4)
[20:18] <@Ithea> ooc: any SR for chain lightning?
[20:18] <@Kotono> OOC Yes. Make a CL check.
[20:19] <@Ithea> roll d20+25+6+2 vs SR
06[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+25+6+2 vs SR and gets 34."12 [d20=1]
[20:19] <@Ithea> ooc: ouch
[20:19] <@Kotono> OOC: Still success on all but the leader.
[20:20] <@Ithea> roll 0.75*20d6 I was targetting the leader for full damage, so just rolling it as 0.75
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 0.75*20d6 I was targetting the leader for full damage, so just rolling it as 0.75 and gets 53.25."12 [20d6=6, 1, 6, 2, 5, 4, 2, 5, 3, 4, 3, 5, 4, 3, 1, 6, 3, 6, 1, 1]
[20:20] <@Ithea> ooc: reflex for half vs DC 26
[20:21] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 26."12 [1d20=13]
[20:21] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[20:21] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 32."12 [1d20=19]
06[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 26."12 [1d20=13]
[20:22] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, make your attacks after. None dies, so I'll sort it out at the end of the round. What's reach with the bracers?
[20:22] <@Ithea> ooc: 25, but I stepped forward as well, so I should be within reach of everyone if they're 30 ft
[20:23] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Go for it.
[20:24] <@Ithea> ooc: I'll resolve prismatic touch after all the attacks
[20:24] <@Ithea> roll d20+48 vs lead
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+48 vs lead and gets 49."12 [d20=1]
[20:24] <@Ithea> roll d20+43 vs lead because of hatebot
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+43 vs lead because of hatebot and gets 47."12 [d20=4]
[20:25] <@Ithea> roll d20+38 vs nw3
06[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+38 vs nw3 and gets 46."12 [d20=8]
[20:25] <@Ithea> roll d20+33+11 vs nw2 with inspiration
06[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+33+11 vs nw2 with inspiration and gets 51."12 [d20=7]
[20:25] <@Ithea> ooc: alas, that was all terrible
[20:25] <@Kotono> OOC: Two attacks against the lead miss, attacks on NW3 and 2 hit.
[20:26] <@Ithea> roll d20+25+6+2 vs SR
06[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+25+6+2 vs SR and gets 44."12 [d20=11]
[20:26] <@Kotono> OOc: Success.
[20:26] <@Ithea> roll d8 vs NW3
06[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d8 vs NW3 and gets 2."12 [d8=2]
[20:26] <@Ithea> roll d8 vs NW2
06[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d8 vs NW2 and gets 7."12 [d8=7]
[20:27] <@Ithea> ooc: 40 acid vs #3 reflex half
[20:27] <@Ithea> ooc: send to another plane, will negates vs #2
[20:27] <@Ithea> ooc: I assume they have more than 6 HD?
[20:27] <@Ithea> ooc: DC is 26 again
[20:28] <@Kotono> OOC: Deal damage first, you might kill them.
[20:28] <@Ithea> roll d10+25+4d4 vs #3
06[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d10+25+4d4 vs #3 and gets 40."12 [d10=5][4d4=1, 1, 4, 4]
[20:28] <@Ithea> roll d10+25+4d4 vs #2
06[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d10+25+4d4 vs #2 and gets 47."12 [d10=8][4d4=4, 3, 3, 4]
03[20:29] * Kotono changes topic to 'Sylvie(38))>Ithea(25)>Lead Nightwalker(19)>Nightwalker 1'
[20:30] <@Kotono> Ithea's lightning bursts through the nightwalkers, save the leader. He merely extends a hadn out to block it, as secondary bolts slam the other ones. Then Ithea strikes - a furious set of chops, but the lead nightwalker disperses into thousands of shadowy spiders, reforming only after Ithea pushes forward and chops apart two of the nightwalkers behind it. They fall and dissipate into shadow,
[20:30] <@Kotono> slain. OOC: Got two of them. LEad nightwalker is up, and let's pajuse here since it's super-late.

[Merc]

[19:24] <Kotono> The lead nightwalker whispers softly, "Shadows fall..." as darkness surrounds the duo. From this darkness hundreds of screaming shadows emerge, surrounding the party with wailing faces and hungry maws. They try and devour them whole, striking from every angle!
[19:24] <Kotono> roll 4#1d20+46 Ithea AC?
[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4#1d20+46 Ithea AC? and gets 220." [4#1d20+46 = 47, 47, 65, 61]
[19:24] <Kotono> roll 4#1d20+46 Sylvie AC?
[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4#1d20+46 Sylvie AC? and gets 230." [4#1d20+46 = 56, 58, 64, 52]
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[19:32] <Ithea> ooc: My AC is 56.
[19:32] <Kotono> roll 10d6 damage Ithea
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 damage Ithea and gets 47." [10d6=5, 6, 1, 6, 6, 6, 6, 2, 4, 5]
[19:32] <Kotono> roll 2d4 str damage Ithea
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 str damage Ithea and gets 4." [2d4=2, 2]
[19:32] <Kotono> roll 20d6 Sylvie
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 20d6 Sylvie and gets 73." [20d6=1, 4, 4, 5, 6, 1, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 2, 5, 1, 4, 4, 1, 4, 6]
[19:33] <Kotono> roll 4d4 str damage Sylvie
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d4 str damage Sylvie and gets 8." [4d4=3, 1, 1, 3]
[19:36] <Kotono> The shadows strike from all around, devastating the party. It's like being touched and chilled, your bodies withering under the cold assault. Sylvie stumbles back to a knee, shadowstuff clinging to her. Ithea's not in much better shape, but stays up despite a bone-chill deep in her. Meanwhile, the first surviving nightwalker begins to marshal its energies, extending a hand out as a torrential
[19:36] <Kotono> gust of cold envelopes the two!
[19:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 SR Ithea?
[19:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 SR Ithea? and gets 37." [1d20=19]
[19:36] <Kotono> OOC: Ref you two.
[19:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+41 (+14 inspiration) evasion Sylvie
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+41 (+14 inspiration) evasion Sylvie and gets 58." [1d20=17]
[19:37] <Ithea> roll d20+30+11 inspiration/evasion
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+30+11 inspiration/evasion and gets 56." [d20=15]
[19:40] <Kotono> OOC: Both evaded.
[19:42] <Kotono> But the cone of cold is completely avoided, the ladies dodging faster than the eye can see. As they reel from that, Sylvie strafes to the side, 21 appearing in hand again, "Shut up," she rasps, "And return to your bitch Goddess!" The light of 21 gushes forth, engulfing both the nightwalkers completely.
[19:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 NW1
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 NW1 and gets 23." [1d20=10]
[19:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+26 Lead Nightwalker
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+26 Lead Nightwalker and gets 40." [1d20=14]
[19:42] <Kotono> roll 21d12+21
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 21d12+21 and gets 171." [21d12=6, 5, 11, 8, 5, 8, 2, 10, 1, 2, 5, 11, 12, 1, 9, 7, 9, 10, 9, 7, 12]
[19:43] <Kotono> The light of 21 shines through them. Both are torn apart into ribbons of nothingness, disintegrated into absolute nothingness. The darkness fades, the two standing alone at the way station. The battle is cleared! OOC: Free act.
[19:43] <Ithea> ooc: Is there any roll to try and figure out what happened with the others?
[19:44] <Kotono> OOC: No, not really. You just saw them carried away by the darkness.
[19:44] <Kotono> Sylvie promptly grasps her holy symbol, chanting an unheard prayer as her injuries mend. OOC: Heal to patch up HP damage+8 str damage.
[19:45] <Ithea> "We should chase after the others," Ithea tells Sylvie, as she heals herself a bit as well. (1 use of Opportunistic Piety for +20hp)
[19:46] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[19:46] <Kotono> "Right," Sylvie nods quickly, "Let's go." OOC: Chasing after them? Okay, y'all will meet up in the middle so brief pause while we see if Yuth spawns.