Kamvakua Dislike Poison.

[Dracos]

Jan 05 22:26:28 <Kotono>   After a day's gainful rest, the party returns to Granny Tam's. On entering, you find the shelves put aside to make a simple hallway. In the center of the building is a round table. Sitting at the far end of it, hands folded together is...Granny Tam? A woman with wide eyes, skin the color of tropical clear-blue water. She smiles winsomely, beckoning forward. "Over here! Sit down a spell!"
Jan 05 22:27:20 *   Nikkolai smirks amusedly. "That shade of blue fits you well." He takes a seat to her left.
Jan 05 22:27:31 <Kamvakua>   "Not an actual spell, I hope," Kamvakua smirked at the otherworldly granny, sitting down as well.
Jan 05 22:28:04 <Knight>   Knight wordlessly drops into a chair, holding a hand to her head and occasionally wincing in pain.
Jan 05 22:28:36 *   Mari sits across from Granny. You can never be too careful with her around!
Jan 05 22:28:45 <Kotono>   "Why thank you! And maybe, but we'll see how it goes, sonny boy!" Now with a smirk at Knight, "Not feeling too well, girlie?"
Jan 05 22:29:33 <Mari>   "Knight's on a date with Mr. Hangover. Don't mind her."
Jan 05 22:29:39 <Knight>   "It's nothing," replies Knight, trying to shake her head clear of fogginess. "I can function."
Jan 05 22:29:40 *   Adail nimbly makes his way over and up and sits on the table itself, as there's likely not a chair high enough.
Jan 05 22:30:38 <Kotono>   "No feet on my nice table!" Granny Tam snaps, "Sit on the big one's shoulder!" With a quick wave at Kamvakua, "I revarnished this less than a month ago!"
Jan 05 22:32:01 *   Adail twitches his nose and jumps over to Kam's shoulder, "I assure you ma'am, my feet are perfectly clean and I do not leave scratch marks unless I choose to, but as you wish."
Jan 05 22:33:03 <Kotono>   Clearing her throat after, "Good! So first of all, you did well at both tasks I gave you. You're a bunch of go up and get 'em kids. Came back with all your limbs and without any spirits posessing you!"
Jan 05 22:34:58 *   Nikkolai says wryly, "We aim to please, madam."
Jan 05 22:35:12 <Mari>   "Don't worry Granny, you've still got one more try."
Jan 05 22:36:45 *   Kamvakua pondered how old 'Granny Tam' might be, but it wasn't polite to ask.
Jan 05 22:36:56 <Kotono>   "Hahaha!" WIth a short laugh there, "You see, you seem to understand and have your heads and hearts in the right place. What I do is coordinate things. Between the Dao, devils, elementals, xorns and mercy only knows what else, it's a dangerous plane out there. Evil can fester in every little hole and cranny that isn't solid rock and a lot that are!"
Jan 05 22:37:38 *   Nikkolai raises an eyebrow. "It sounds as if you're saying that you run the plane yourself."
Jan 05 22:38:39 <Kotono>   "Ahahahahaha," Laughing even more at that, "Boy, if I were a planar ruler, I wouldn't be kicking around Hardsoil! I'd have me a grand old palace and enough servants to march on Baator and Celestia at once! No no, I try and coordinate good hearted people to make Earth a little better for everyone."
Jan 05 22:39:51 <Knight>   "That sounds very noble of you," replies Knight, not quite sure what else to say.
Jan 05 22:39:58 *   Kamvakua nods. "I understand.  A steward in a sense.  I have met several across my journeys."
Jan 05 22:40:26 *   Mari shrugs. "Sounds to me like she does it for fun."
Jan 05 22:40:41 <Nikkolai>   "That's not a bad ambition, I suppose. But it seems to me that you run an odd operation here. Do you always take aside random travellers and give them jobs?"
Jan 05 22:41:26 <Kotono>   "It's fun it's way. Now then...you seem like you all have your heads on right. And...sonny boy, don't you know? Random wanders are strong enough and wise enough to survive the planes. Those are the people I need...but I digress. Point is, if you're staying around Earth, you could help be part of the solution."
Jan 05 22:42:15 <Nikkolai>   "The solution to what, precisely?" Nikkolai leans lazily on one of the arms of the chair.
Jan 05 22:42:19 <Knight>   "We have some things we need to do here, but our stay is a temporary one," replies Knight, glancing at her comardes.
Jan 05 22:43:25 <Kotono>   "Tell me." She looks to Nikkolai now, "Ever had a bad day? Ever gotten in a lot of trouble? Ever wished someone was there to give you that boost you need?"
Jan 05 22:43:39 *   Mari nods in agreement with Knight.
Jan 05 22:44:13 *   Nikkolai scowls in rememberance. "I've had more of those than I care to recall."
Jan 05 22:44:36 *   Adail chuckles, recalling a couple of those himself.
Jan 05 22:45:06 <Kotono>   "Those slaves of the Dao were having very bad days. There are many people suffering in Earth. We try to help everyone have better days." Granny Tam leans back, "Maybe you do need to hurry on, but I'd like you kids to think about it a moment."
Jan 05 22:45:49 *   Kamvakua listens, his stone counternance taking in Granny Tam's urgings without comment or judgement yet.
Jan 05 22:46:50 <Nikkolai>   Nikkolai's face hardens at the mention of the slaves. "If I had had my way, I would have burnt that city of theirs to the ground. We have our own goals, but if it means helping someone in dire need, even a little, I won't say no."
Jan 05 22:48:52 <Adail>   "However, our goals are important as well. Correct me if I'm wrong Granny, but you don't seem to be asking us to take on a specific task, but rather to stick around and help with whatever may come up."
Jan 05 22:49:10 <Kotono>   "You could help a lot of people doing what needs to be done. Yo ucould strike against the Dao, help others...you've only seen the very tip of what's going on in Earth." Granny Tam looks to all of you, "You'd have to settle down to Earth, though. That's right, musteval."
Jan 05 22:49:44 <Mari>   "Hey, you turning into a crusader on us, Nik? Me, I don't mind helping people out when there's a chance. I don't want to get into anything that's more trouble than it's worth, though."
Jan 05 22:50:09 *   Adail shakes his head, "That I cannot do. I'm sorry."
Jan 05 22:50:42 <Knight>   "I'm afraid that's impossible," replies Knight. "We have our own problems. I don't mind loaning service on retainer; adequete compensation can be put to use. But it is not an agreement I can extend indefinately."
Jan 05 22:50:58 <Kamvakua>   "I am sorry, I cannot." Kamvakua's response bespoke a finality beyond the discussion.  "Though I may stay here a time, My Path does not End Here."
Jan 05 22:51:41 <Kotono>   Granny Tam looks to each in turn, then sighs a little. "Very well. I can see in your eyes that this isn't where you're going."
Jan 05 22:51:42 <Mari>   "Yeah," Mari chimes in. "This isn't a place I'd want to settle down. I'm not sure there's any such place, but it's just, you know, so heavy here."
Jan 05 22:51:50 <Nikkolai>   "There was no one to help me when I needed it, Mari. That's why I don't mind helping in the least." Nikkolai looks at Tam, a regretful look upon his face. "I've made a commitment to my friends. I can't settle down here to help, much as I would like to."
Jan 05 22:52:26 <Kotono>   "But now then!" Her voice picks back up, "You still deserve payment for your trek into Magma! Tell Granny Tam what you wanted."
Jan 05 22:54:30 <Adail>   His ears twitching just a bit in embarrassment, Adail asks, "Well, I seem to be doing a rather poor job in my role as the healer, I'm afraid. I have a rather weak wand of curing to augment my few spells, but as you can imagine Cure Light Wounds only goes so far when the likes of Kamvakua and the lady Knight are taking blows."(more)
Jan 05 22:55:01 <Adail>   "So might you have anything that could help in that department?"
Jan 05 22:56:54 <Nikkolai>   "I don't suppose you have a language compendium handy? I always make it a habit to pick up any new languages I come across." Nikkolai smiles slightly. "I wouldn't say no to anything you could teach me about shapeshifting, either. It could save our lives one day."
Jan 05 22:56:55 <Mari>   "Well, I've been thinking. This whole transformation thing? Might not be so bad when I actually know it's coming--and when someone's not turning me into something grotesque," Mari pauses to glare at Nikkolai. "So I guess I'm wondering what kind of fun stuff you have. I'm not asking for a demonstration!" Mari adds hastily, watching for any flying jewelry. "I'm just kind of curious."
Jan 05 22:56:57 <Kotono>   Flying from the shelves, a star sapphire with a gold chain wrapped around it into a crude bracelet flies to Adail! It's just the right size, too! "That'll help, mousy!"
Jan 05 22:58:13 *   Adail dons the bracelet, "Thank you."
Jan 05 22:59:13 <Kotono>   Wham! It flies over Nikkolai's head, nearly clubbing him! A heavy, thick book lands in front of him! Atop it is a scroll, made of some sort of green paper and bound with a long silver thread. "You'll like both of those, sonny boy!"
Jan 05 22:59:59 *   Nikkolai ducks reflexively. "Er, my thanks."
Jan 05 23:01:17 <Kotono>   Now with a crafter look at Mari, "Welll...I do have something anyone can use and not just a wizard. But you may be stuck that way awhile...or forever. The other form's not bad, I think it suits you, Missy! Want to try?"
Jan 05 23:03:04 <Mari>   "Uh...Can't you tell me what it is first? I'm kind of attached to the shape I'm in. Maybe *small* changes at a time? You know, when we were on the plane of air, flying was a lot of fun."
Jan 05 23:03:36 <Kamvakua>   "Do you have anything that helps withstand blows?  The creatures on this plane give even my arm a run for its money.  Or perhaps something to protect against the mental spears of devils?"  Kamvakua considered after a moment and more of pondereing.
Jan 05 23:03:47 <Knight>   "I've become aware that travelling the planes is frequently a journey of inconvenience," replies Knight, after giving the matter some thought. "My greatest experience is found in riding into battle. But it can be impractical to take suitable mounts on a journey. There are difficulties in transportation. While there may be tunnels here in which such beasts can operate, getting to them is a struggle.
Jan 05 23:03:48 <Knight>   "I've heard of some warriors who can call forth their mounts from far away. And, well, I've seen you work your form-changing magic on my friends. If there was some way for me to borrow these powers, to summon a mount or transform them into something flexible..."
Jan 05 23:04:18 <Kotono>   With a wicked smile, "Why Missy, I thought you'd like a change of pace. Or..." Her smile rises, "But I said it before, you make a lovely drow."
Jan 05 23:05:51 *   Nikkolai smirks as he eyes Mari speculatively. "She's right, you know. You look very fetching indeed in that form. It could definitely come in handy."
Jan 05 23:06:06 <Mari>   Mari narrows her eyes and stares at Granny across the table. "You know, I'm sure I'm going to regret this, but at least I'll have just cause to complain from now on."
Jan 05 23:06:32 <Kotono>   "Good luck then!" With a snap of her fingers, a spider-brooch flies out! It embeds into Mari's throat, settling in there! OOC: Make a will save.
Jan 05 23:07:33 <Mari>   roll 1d20+6 RESIST
Jan 05 23:07:35 <Penuche>   Mari invokes Penuche's magic: < 9 > [d20=3]
Jan 05 23:08:23 <Kotono>   Mari transforms once more! What is there is now a sensous, overwhelmingly beautiful drow woman. Her curves are ample, white hair cascading down her back richly. There is an airy cast to her, as if she is made of the wind and love cast into black.
Jan 05 23:09:01 *   Adail gives Granny a very cautious look, "If this one starts messing with her mind like the last one did, I'm going to call your desire to do good into question, Granny Tam."
Jan 05 23:09:21 <Kamvakua>   "You're definitely more exotic that way, but it is strange to think of you as such," Kamvakua observed.  "Are you alright, Mari?"
Jan 05 23:09:58 *   Mari looks down. Mari looks back up at the others. "It's not all bad," she says with a shrug.
Jan 05 23:10:32 <Nikkolai>   "Oh, I don't know," Nikkolai comments while looking Mari up and down, "I'd say she did very well, indeed."
Jan 05 23:10:43 *   Kamvakua nods. "You make a fetching drow."
Jan 05 23:10:53 <Knight>   "I don't see the difference, personally."
Jan 05 23:11:31 <Mari>   "What? I'm a completely different color, Knight! And, you know, differently shaped a little."
Jan 05 23:11:54 <Knight>   "Well, yes, but your body is physiologically similar, correct? It's what's inside that counts."
Jan 05 23:11:55 *   Adail chuckles, "I'm sure you see the tactical advantages of her new ability to blend in in dark areas better, at least."
Jan 05 23:12:11 <Knight>   "Hmm..."
Jan 05 23:12:18 *   Nikkolai grins. "Differently shaped. She's certainly less aerodynamic, now."
Jan 05 23:12:18 <Kotono>   "Oh no, this one will leave her as she is." Granny Tam chuckles, "Now then. Big one, let's see...Oh yes. Hold up your hand."
Jan 05 23:13:30 *   Kamvakua holds up his hand, assuming she was trying to get his attention.
Jan 05 23:14:17 <Kotono>   A purple gemstone flies out and lands on Kamvakua's ring of protection! It settles there, glowing faintly!
Jan 05 23:14:42 <Mari>   "Sure, I can sneak better this way," Mari says.
Jan 05 23:16:21 <Kamvakua>   "My thanks, what does this gemstone do?" He turned his hand, taking a look over of it, though no mage himself.
Jan 05 23:17:25 <Kotono>   "It'll send things away like a spearshot!" Now to Knight, a loose rope barding flies out and wraps around her! In an instant, Knight is nearly the size of Adail! "See that barding there? It'll do all your problems for your horse."
Jan 05 23:18:58 <Knight>   When Knight replies, her voice is absurdly high-pitched- "Thank you! Thank you?" she manages, and she starts trying to untangle herself from the tiny ropes.
Jan 05 23:18:59 <Kamvakua>   "Knight, are you alright?" Kamvakua eyed down at the miniturized Knight, surprised a bit to see someone down there.
Jan 05 23:19:17 *   Adail grins at the mini-Knight, "Good to know it works on people as well as equines."
Jan 05 23:19:27 <Knight>   "Do you want to try it on, Adail?"
Jan 05 23:19:40 <Mari>   "Knight! You like games so much you decided to join a game of chess, or what?"
Jan 05 23:19:43 <Kotono>   With some work, Knight gets the rope off! She is her normal size again a second later, no longer Adail-sized!
Jan 05 23:19:43 *   Adail hops over to help her out of the ropes, "Here let me help. And no thank you, I'm small enough as it is."
Jan 05 23:21:09 <Kotono>   Granny Tam stands up, puttingwhat looks to be a pearl on the table, "So you can get them identified if you want," she says.
Jan 05 23:23:34 <Knight>   "I can't say how much of a boon this will prove to be," notes Knight, sketching a bow to Granny Tam. "My thanks, again. Perhaps we could tell you where we believe our travels will take us, in case there is something..."
Jan 05 23:24:14 <Kotono>   "There isn't much right now," Granny Tam waves her hand, "With Magma, but...time and time will have to do, ntil there's a chance."
Jan 05 23:25:44 <Nikkolai>   "If I should pass this way again, I will aid you however I can."
Jan 05 23:26:35 <Mari>   "Well, we are going to be travelling a ways through Earth in the near future. I'm not sure yet whether we'll be back this way or not."
Jan 05 23:28:13 <Kotono>   "Good travels then," Granny Tam says, "Until the roads lead us together again."
Jan 05 23:28:47 *   Nikkolai nods courteously and rises from his chair, scroll and book in hand.
Jan 05 23:30:04 *   Adail heads back to Kam's shoulder, futzing with the bracelet and making sure it won't come off when he fights, "Indeed. We'll be sure to stop by if we're ever back in Hardsoil."
Jan 05 23:30:29 <Kamvakua>   "The roads are long, but the planes are small," Kamvakua inclined his head toward Granny Tam as he rose.  "Your heart shines brightly, may your kindness be rewarded."
Jan 05 23:33:41 <Mari>   "Later, Granny," Mari says as she stands up. "Thanks I guess--but if *this* one starts messing with my head again, be sure I'll come back here to share my bad attitude with you." Mari makes her way out of the shop with the others, twirling a little to try out her new shape as she walks out the door.
Jan 05 23:41:16 <Kotono>   Thus the party returns out, heading for the portal to Air!
Jan 05 23:41:18 <Kotono>   roll 1d100
Jan 05 23:41:19 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 62 > [d100=62]
Jan 05 23:43:31 <Kotono>   It is a peaceful trip, the party able to re-expand the halfway closed hole and travel back up! The portal to Air is undisturbed, waiting for them...as you step through, you stand in the glorious openness of Air! Unfortunately, it's a bit shadowy? Huh? In front of the portal is a huge figure, composed of howling winds and glowing gusts! Around and above it are five creatures - each one is like a horse-sized dragon, covered in scales and with a
Jan 05 23:43:35 <Kotono>   - each one is like a horse-sized dragon, covered in scales and with a wicked long tail and stinger. With a voice that howls with the wind, "Hello there, friends!" The giant of wind calls. "No hasty moves now and nothing'll go wrong."
Jan 05 23:45:01 *   Nikkolai gazes up, his face blank and his tone bland. "Ah, we don't want trouble, certainly."
Jan 05 23:45:16 <Kotono>   "Good boy!" With a gesture at Nikkolai, "Come here, Nikkolai."
Jan 05 23:45:44 <Mari>   "Good advice," Mari agrees. "This is me not moving." She's sizing yp the strangers when--"Wait, what?"
Jan 05 23:45:47 <Nikkolai>   "For what, precisely?" Nikkolai keeps his distance, fingers twitching slightly.
Jan 05 23:46:05 *   Adail holds a paw up, "Introductions first, as you seem to have us at a disadvantage."
Jan 05 23:46:08 <Kotono>   "It's time to come home." The giant says, "Play nice and your playpals won't get hurt."
Jan 05 23:46:35 <Kamvakua>   "Do you have business with our companion?" Kamvakua sized them up, not needing any sudden moves with his pike in hand.  "Your words threaten our traveling companion and use us as black mail.  Apologize now, or you may not get the chance to."
Jan 05 23:46:35 <Mari>   "They know his name. Surely no one with good intentions would actually be looking for Nikkolai?"
Jan 05 23:47:03 <Knight>   "I don't know if we can handle these," mutters Knight, with a sideways glance at Kamvakua.
Jan 05 23:47:11 *   Nikkolai pales. "Come home..." He whispers to himself.
Jan 05 23:47:23 *   Nikkolai looks up. "Who is your master?"
Jan 05 23:47:35 <Kotono>   "The rest of you'll keep your windboxes closed if you don't want to end up blowing in the wind," It's gaze return Kam's without buckling. "That's right, Nikkolai. You've been a naughty boy, but it's time to remember where you're supposed to be. Come on, you don't need me to tell you that."
Jan 05 23:48:45 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+6 K:P
Jan 05 23:48:47 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+13 K:A Oh god, I'm going to piss my pants in fear
Jan 05 23:48:47 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d20=14]
Jan 05 23:48:47 <Penuche>   Nikkolai invokes Penuche's magic: < 28 > [d20=15]
Jan 05 23:48:51 <Mari>   roll 1d20+11 I'm smarter now!
Jan 05 23:48:51 <Penuche>   Mari invokes Penuche's magic: < 24 > [d20=13]
Jan 05 23:49:43 <Adail>   roll 1d20+8 K:P
Jan 05 23:49:43 <Penuche>   Adail invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d20=12]
Jan 05 23:50:50 *   Nikkolai murmurs to his companions. "My former master has some rather nasty servants...beware the stinger on their tails. It is almost certain to be fatal should you be hit."
Jan 05 23:51:41 *   Nikkolai takes a deep breath and yells, "She rules over me NO LONGER! I am NOT her slave, to come to her side as if I were a cringing dog!"
Jan 05 23:51:44 <Knight>   "Retreat into the portal. I shall cover your escape," states Knight, as her weapons flicker into her hands.
Jan 05 23:52:16 <Kotono>   "Oh well. I'll drag you to her, even if it has to be in pieces!" The air elemental gusts out a challenge! "Get 'em all, boys!" OOC: This is obviously going downhill. Roll init here.
Jan 05 23:52:19 *   Kamvakua nods as well.  "That is his choice.  You have heard him.  Withdraw safely if you will withdraw at all."
Jan 05 23:52:26 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+2
Jan 05 23:52:28 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 12 > [d20=10]
Jan 05 23:52:33 <Knight>   roll 1d20+5 it's time to fight!
Jan 05 23:52:34 <Penuche>   Knight invokes Penuche's magic: < 7 > [d20=2]
Jan 05 23:52:41 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Kamvakua(12)>Knight(7)
Jan 05 23:52:41 <Mari>   roll 1d20+10 I'm FASTER now!
Jan 05 23:52:42 <Penuche>   Mari invokes Penuche's magic: < 22 > [d20=12]
Jan 05 23:52:43 <Adail>   roll 1d20+8 init
Jan 05 23:52:43 <Penuche>   Adail invokes Penuche's magic: < 11 > [d20=3]
Jan 05 23:52:49 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+8 Hope I get to kick some ass
Jan 05 23:52:50 <Penuche>   Nikkolai invokes Penuche's magic: < 11 > [d20=3]
Jan 05 23:52:56 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(22)>Kamvakua(12)>Adail=Nikkolai(11)Knight(7)
Jan 05 23:53:03 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+13 air elementals are init whores
Jan 05 23:53:04 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 17 > [d20=4]
Jan 05 23:53:11 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(22)>Air Elemental(17)>Kamvakua(12)>Adail=Nikkolai(11)Knight(7)
Jan 05 23:53:20 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+1 W1
Jan 05 23:53:20 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+1 W2
Jan 05 23:53:20 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 7 > [d20=6]
Jan 05 23:53:20 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 8 > [d20=7]
Jan 05 23:53:20 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+1 W3
Jan 05 23:53:21 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 16 > [d20=15]
Jan 05 23:53:21 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+1 W4
Jan 05 23:53:21 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 21 > [d20=20]
Jan 05 23:53:22 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+1 W5
Jan 05 23:53:22 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 17 > [d20=16]
Jan 05 23:53:36 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(22)>Air Elemental(17)>Kamvakua(12)>Adail=Nikkolai(11)W2(8)>Knight=W1(7)
Jan 05 23:53:47 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(22)>Air Elemental(17)>W3(16)>Kamvakua(12)>Adail=Nikkolai(11)W2(8)>Knight=W1(7)
Jan 05 23:53:53 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(22)>W4(21)>Air Elemental(17)>W3(16)>Kamvakua(12)>Adail=Nikkolai(11)W2(8)>Knight=W1(7)
Jan 05 23:53:58 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(22)>W4(21)>Air Elemental=WA5(17)>W3(16)>Kamvakua(12)>Adail=Nikkolai(11)W2(8)>Knight=W1(7)
Jan 05 23:54:04 <Kotono>   OOC: Mari, you open.
Jan 05 23:54:08 *   Adail concentrates, settling his Good Devotion aura over the party before the battle even begins~
Jan 06 00:00:17 *   Mari snaps her fingers. "Hey, let's see if something good other than curves came with this package. Have fun chasing shadows, guys!" A cloud of darkness envelops Knight before Mari retreats back into the portal.
Jan 06 00:00:28 <Knight>   "What the-"
Jan 06 00:01:25 <Kotono>   Shadowy darkness shields the party as Mari retreats! A moment later, one of the horse-creatures charging into the inky illumination, it's stinger going right for Knight's chest!
Jan 06 00:01:37 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+12 (+2 charge) flatfooted AC knight, will roll d100 if it hits.
Jan 06 00:01:38 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 30 > [d20=18]
Jan 06 00:01:43 <Kotono>   roll 1d100 that hits.
Jan 06 00:01:44 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d100=18]
Jan 06 00:02:48 <Kotono>   But the stinger is lost in the cloud of darkness all about, going right by Knight's head! If it were any better aimed, she'd be short an eye now! The huge air elemental takes a few steps forward, reaching around the creature to SLAM! it's fist into Knight!
Jan 06 00:02:58 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+19
Jan 06 00:03:00 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d20=1]
Jan 06 00:03:38 <Kotono>   But somehow Knight stumbles away from it, a titantic blow avoided by luck and circumstance! Working above her, the fifth one also charges Knight, three creatures attempting to stomp her out into dust!
Jan 06 00:03:41 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+12
Jan 06 00:03:42 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 15 > [d20=3]
Jan 06 00:03:44 <Kotono>   OOC: AC?
Jan 06 00:04:05 <Knight>   OOC: 27
Jan 06 00:04:13 <Kotono>   OOC: Flatfooted? But yeah, I think that's a miss anyway.
Jan 06 00:04:23 <Knight>   OOC: Yes, most of my AC comes from wearing a brick house
Jan 06 00:04:25 <Kotono>   The stringer manages to miss Knight completely, as the third one goes for Kamvakua instead!
Jan 06 00:04:27 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+12
Jan 06 00:04:29 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 17 > [d20=5]
Jan 06 00:04:34 <Kotono>   OOC: Flatfooted AC Kam?
Jan 06 00:04:42 <Kamvakua>   OOC: AoO on them for coming at me.
Jan 06 00:04:57 <Kamvakua>   OOC: 21.
Jan 06 00:05:33 <Kotono>   OOC: Go for it.
Jan 06 00:05:34 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+15 AoO Stabby Pike.
Jan 06 00:05:37 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 16 > [d20=1]
Jan 06 00:05:56 <Kotono>   The two exchange blows, but neither manages a hit as they dance in the darkness! OOC: Kamvakua's up.
Jan 06 00:10:03 <Kamvakua>   "You will not escape this unharmed.  Whatever your purpose, you seek to crush his freedom."  Kamvakua's words seemed remarkably calm as he swelled with strength, his pike crackling with lightning as it blasted out quickly toward the huge air elemental.
Jan 06 00:10:24 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+17
Jan 06 00:10:26 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 24 > [d20=7]
Jan 06 00:10:34 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+12
Jan 06 00:10:35 <Kotono>   OOC: Hit.
Jan 06 00:10:36 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 22 > [d20=10]
Jan 06 00:10:40 <Kotono>   OOC: Two hits.
Jan 06 00:11:02 <Kamvakua>   roll 6d6+26+2d6
Jan 06 00:11:04 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 58 > [d6=3,3,2,6,4,5,3,6]
Jan 06 00:11:29 *   Kamvakua pulls back into the portal quickly, his steps floating on the wind as he leaves lightning in his wake.
Jan 06 00:11:47 <Kotono>   The pike-shots rip into the elemental! It takes them surprisingly well, torn but staying up as Kamvakua retreats back through the portal! OOC: Adail'n'Nikkolai.
Jan 06 00:14:51 *   Nikkolai suddenly smirks. "I know she's watching, even if from afar. If you want me, you wrinkled, rotting hag, COME AND GET ME!" Nikkolai backflips in midair, diving for the portal. As he passes, he cries to his comrades, "Don't tarry long!"
Jan 06 00:15:20 <Kotono>   Nikkolai retreats back into the portal as well, gone, "Think ou can get away, w help?!" The elemental calls back.
Jan 06 00:15:42 *   Adail throws out a magic missile, accompanied by the usual shout of course, right at the elemental! Then he nods and darts backwards, "Right."
Jan 06 00:15:52 <Adail>   roll 3d4+3
Jan 06 00:15:53 <Penuche>   Adail invokes Penuche's magic: < 8 > [d4=1,3,1]
Jan 06 00:16:27 <Kotono>   Magic missiles leave magical holes of mouseholiness through the elemental as Adail retreats as well! OOC: W2 is up.
Jan 06 00:16:42 <Kotono>   The second wyvern goes for Knight from under, looking to stinger her feet!
Jan 06 00:16:43 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+12
Jan 06 00:16:44 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 30 > [d20=18]
Jan 06 00:16:47 <Kotono>   roll 1d100
Jan 06 00:16:48 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 73 > [d100=73]
Jan 06 00:16:57 <Kotono>   roll 1d6+4 and fort
Jan 06 00:16:57 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 10 > [d6=6]
Jan 06 00:17:04 <Knight>   roll 1d20+12 fortage
Jan 06 00:17:04 <Penuche>   Knight invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d20=8]
Jan 06 00:17:41 <Kotono>   The stinger-barb leaves Knight's foot bloodied, a warm sensation of dizziness starting in her leg and coursing up her middle! OOC: KNight and wyvern 1 are up.
Jan 06 00:19:23 <Knight>   Faced with a berwildering array of opponents directly in front of her, Knight opts to back out of the fight and retreats into the portal.
Jan 06 00:19:52 <Kotono>   As Knight falls back, the last wyvern charges as well, going for her side just as she vanishes! OOC: Same init tick, so it can take a stab at you as you fall back.
Jan 06 00:19:54 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+12
Jan 06 00:19:56 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 16 > [d20=4]
Jan 06 00:20:19 <Kotono>   But this one clangs off Knight's armor as she falls back! Th eparty stands in the crystal cave entrance to Earth, none of the creatures having come through yet! OOC: Mari.
Jan 06 00:22:38 *   Mari stands some twenty feet or so off to the right of the portal, inside the cave, blades drawn, and calls on her amulet for protection from whatever might come through.
Jan 06 00:24:52 <Knight>   Knight is crouched just to the left of the portal, well-positioned to stab anything that charges in!
Jan 06 00:28:14 <Kotono>   Through the portal one of the wyverns bursts forth, stumbling forward right towards Kamvakua! OOC: I know this triggers an AoO from Kam and Knight, at least. Resolve those first. Mari, you can also pounce with your held action if you care to.
Jan 06 00:28:47 <Mari>   OOC: will see if it lives through their turns first, if that's okay?
Jan 06 00:28:54 <Kotono>   OOC: Sure thing. Take your AoOs.
Jan 06 00:28:58 <Kotono>   OOC: Assuming you wish to.
Jan 06 00:29:11 <Knight>   roll 1d20+12 PAing for 8, +2 flank bonus, I think. greed greed greed
Jan 06 00:29:12 <Penuche>   Knight invokes Penuche's magic: < 28 > [d20=16]
Jan 06 00:29:30 <Kotono>   OOC: HIt Knight.
Jan 06 00:29:35 <Knight>   roll 1d100 does it hit at all?
Jan 06 00:29:35 <Penuche>   Knight invokes Penuche's magic: < 57 > [d100=57]
Jan 06 00:29:40 <Knight>   roll 1d20+12 crittage!
Jan 06 00:29:42 <Penuche>   Knight invokes Penuche's magic: < 25 > [d20=13]
Jan 06 00:29:58 <Kotono>   OOC: Crit.
Jan 06 00:29:59 <Knight>   roll 2d6+36
Jan 06 00:30:01 <Penuche>   Knight invokes Penuche's magic: < 43 > [d6=1,6]
Jan 06 00:30:15 <Kotono>   OOC: Kam?
Jan 06 00:33:11 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+17 AoO goodness
Jan 06 00:33:12 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 19 > [d20=2]
Jan 06 00:33:39 <Kotono>   OOC: It's still alive after DRac unluckied. Going to take as wing at it, Mari?
Jan 06 00:34:17 <Mari>   OOC: sure, I can flank with someone and throw SA at it
Jan 06 00:34:25 <Knight>   OOC: hi
Jan 06 00:35:04 *   Mari darts in next to Knight and Kam to swing away at the wounded wyvern!
Jan 06 00:35:21 <Mari>   roll 1d20+12+2 attack 1
Jan 06 00:35:21 <Penuche>   Mari invokes Penuche's magic: < 27 > [d20=13]
Jan 06 00:35:25 <Mari>   roll 1d20+12+2 attack 2
Jan 06 00:35:27 <Penuche>   Mari invokes Penuche's magic: < 26 > [d20=12]
Jan 06 00:35:38 <Kotono>   OOC: You'd only get one hit since you were 20 feet away so no SA. Hit anyway for the first one.
Jan 06 00:35:54 <Kotono>   OOC: Er, FA.
Jan 06 00:36:15 <Mari>   OOC: TWF, though.
Jan 06 00:36:20 <Mari>   OOC FA would be three attacks.
Jan 06 00:36:47 <Kotono>   OOC: You still only get one attack on an normal attack action, TWF or not. That siad this single swing will likely kill it so let's worry about it later.
Jan 06 00:37:10 <Mari>   roll 1d6+2+4d6+1 SA/fire
Jan 06 00:37:11 <Penuche>   Mari invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d6=4,2,4,4,1]
Jan 06 00:37:17 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(22))>Air Elemental=WA5(17)>W3(16)>Kamvakua(12)>Adail=Nikkolai(11)W2(8)>Knight=W1(7)
Jan 06 00:38:14 <Kotono>   The fourth wyvern blunders in! Knight plunges her rapier into it's side, sending a great gush of blood all over her and the walls! IT staggers in the air as Kamvakua swings and misses, MAri pouncing out at it! Her blade cuts into it's neck, nearly decapitating it! It falls to the Earth, sluaghtered! A split second later, another wyvern comes through the portal! OOC: Kam, you can AoO this one.
Jan 06 00:40:31 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+17 Bring the AoO love
Jan 06 00:40:32 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 35 > [d20=18]
Jan 06 00:40:36 <Kotono>   OOC: Hit.
Jan 06 00:40:55 <Kamvakua>   roll 3d6+13+1d6 Cut Cut STAB
Jan 06 00:40:57 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 33 > [d6=3,5,6,6]
Jan 06 00:41:51 <Kotono>   Kamvakua impales the wyvern as he cuts into it, as it blunders into him, it's stinger going for his chest!
Jan 06 00:41:57 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+12 sting
Jan 06 00:41:57 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 31 > [d20=19]
Jan 06 00:42:11 <Kotono>   roll 1d6+4 and poison
Jan 06 00:42:12 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 6 > [d6=2]
Jan 06 00:42:13 <Kotono>   OOC: Er, fort.
Jan 06 00:42:24 <Kotono>   OOC: Oh yeah, you could use your AoO here, Mari. Dur.
Jan 06 00:42:43 <Mari>   roll 1d20+12+2 sure
Jan 06 00:42:45 <Penuche>   Mari invokes Penuche's magic: < 16 > [d20=2]
Jan 06 00:42:50 <Kotono>   OOC: No such luck. Fort Drac.
Jan 06 00:43:08 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+18
Jan 06 00:43:11 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 19 > [d20=1]
Jan 06 00:43:21 <Kotono>   roll 2d6 con tragic luck
Jan 06 00:43:22 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 12 > [d6=6,6]
Jan 06 00:46:16 <Kotono>   The stinger goes right into Kam's chest! His heart is grazed, his vision turning white as his entire body begins to give way to the poison! The third wyvern blunders in the meanwhile! OOC: Kam, you can AoO this one as well if you have one left.
Jan 06 00:46:45 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+17 whyyyy
Jan 06 00:46:48 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 33 > [d20=16]
Jan 06 00:47:00 <Kamvakua>   roll 3d6+13+1d6 stab
Jan 06 00:47:01 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 29 > [d6=6,1,6,3]
Jan 06 00:47:15 *   Merc is now known as Merc-zzz
Jan 06 00:47:37 <Kotono>   Staggered and stabbed, the wyvern looks about, before taking a stinger to the nearby Mari!
Jan 06 00:47:40 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+12
Jan 06 00:47:41 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 30 > [d20=18]
Jan 06 00:47:48 <Kotono>   roll 1d100
Jan 06 00:47:49 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 68 > [d100=68]
Jan 06 00:47:54 <Kotono>   roll 1d6+4 and fort
Jan 06 00:47:55 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 5 > [d6=1]
Jan 06 00:48:22 <Mari>   roll 1d20+6 oh sure make me use my lowered fort saves
Jan 06 00:48:23 <Penuche>   Mari invokes Penuche's magic: < 24 > [d20=18]
Jan 06 00:48:49 <Kotono>   Mari takes a grazing wound on her arm, but the stinger only scrapes her flesh! Nonetheless, the wound burns hot! OOC: Kam.
Jan 06 00:50:19 *   Kamvakua roars, half staggering, in many ways barely standing as he steps back and stabs at the demonic wyvern.
Jan 06 00:50:32 <Kotono>   OOC: The one that poisoned you?
Jan 06 00:50:39 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+17 first attack
Jan 06 00:50:41 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 24 > [d20=7]
Jan 06 00:50:43 <Kamvakua>   OOC: Yeah
Jan 06 00:51:51 <Kamvakua>   OOC: Did I hit?
Jan 06 00:51:55 <Kotono>   OOC: Hit.
Jan 06 00:52:30 <Kamvakua>   roll 3d6+13+1d6
Jan 06 00:52:32 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 30 > [d6=3,6,3,5]
Jan 06 00:52:42 <Kamvakua>   OOC: Is it still standing?
Jan 06 00:52:49 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(22))>Air Elemental=WA5(17)>Kamvakua(12)>Adail=Nikkolai(11)W2(8)>Knight=W1(7)
Jan 06 00:52:54 <Kotono>   OOC: No, you can go after the other one too.
Jan 06 00:53:00 <Kotono>   OOC: Wait, removed the wrong one from init.
Jan 06 00:53:12 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(22))>Air Elemental(17)>W3>Kamvakua(12)>Adail=Nikkolai(11)W2(8)>Knight=W1(7)
Jan 06 00:53:13 <Kotono>   OOC: Go for it.
Jan 06 00:53:24 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+13 other one too
Jan 06 00:53:25 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 26 > [d20=13]
Jan 06 00:53:30 <Kamvakua>   roll 3d6+13+1d6
Jan 06 00:53:30 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 30 > [d6=6,3,5,3]
Jan 06 00:53:31 <Kotono>   OOC: HIt.
Jan 06 00:53:36 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(22))>Air Elemental(17)>Kamvakua(12)>Adail=Nikkolai(11)W2(8)>Knight=W1(7)
Jan 06 00:54:03 <Kotono>   Kamvakua staggers in the cavern, spear bouncing off crystalline walls as he cuts through two! His skin si terribly flushed, body shaking as if in seizure! OOC: Adail'n'Nikkolai.
Jan 06 00:56:37 *   Nikkolai murmurs under his breath frantically and waves a hand over the party, casting Haste! He eyes his poisoned comrades worriedly, feeling the slight stirrings of shame that they're taking the brunt of the attacks.
Jan 06 00:56:47 <Kotono>   OOC: Haste on all. Adail?
Jan 06 00:57:19 *   Adail moves to above the portal and waits for another wyvern or the elemental to come in so he can drop on it and hopefully screw up it's attack with a surprise flaming punch to the head.
Jan 06 00:57:31 <Kotono>   OOC: Okay.
Jan 06 00:57:42 <Kotono>   The portalway is half blocked! Another wyvern attempts to come through, pushing against it! (More)
Jan 06 00:57:54 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+4
Jan 06 00:57:55 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 24 > [d20=20]
Jan 06 00:58:09 <Kotono>   But it plows right through! OOC: Kam, you can AoO. Adail, you can take your held action.
Jan 06 00:59:03 *   Kamvakua looks at it through bleary eyes, his guts churning from the poison, though made of hardier stock as he knocks the creature down.
Jan 06 00:59:07 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+17 touch attack
Jan 06 00:59:10 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 32 > [d20=15]
Jan 06 00:59:13 *   Adail drops down, attacking the beast from above with surprise on his side!
Jan 06 00:59:27 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+17 trip
Jan 06 00:59:29 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 33 > [d20=16]
Jan 06 00:59:54 <Adail>   roll 1d20+16 death(or minor annoyance anyway) from above!
Jan 06 00:59:56 <Penuche>   Adail invokes Penuche's magic: < 36 > [d20=20]
Jan 06 01:00:01 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+17 I don't think he can beat that opposed trip anyway.
Jan 06 01:00:02 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 32 > [d20=15]
Jan 06 01:00:19 <Adail>   roll 1d20+16 crit?
Jan 06 01:00:20 <Penuche>   Adail invokes Penuche's magic: < 30 > [d20=14]
Jan 06 01:00:26 <Kotono>   OOC: Hit Kam and crit Adail. It's probably dead.
Jan 06 01:00:44 <Kamvakua>   roll 3d6+13+1d6 prone damage~
Jan 06 01:00:46 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 23 > [d6=3,1,1,5]
Jan 06 01:01:10 <Adail>   roll 2d3+4+1d6
Jan 06 01:01:11 <Penuche>   Adail invokes Penuche's magic: < 12 > [d3=2,1][d6=5]
Jan 06 01:01:45 <Kotono>   Whambam! The wyvern is pinned down, a flaming rodent landing on it's head! It's stopped cold, strugging as it's down and dazed! OOC: Knight's up.
Jan 06 01:01:55 <Kotono>   Another wyvern attempts to come through the portal but cannot fit, vanishign after a split second!
Jan 06 01:05:19 *   Knight moves to finish off the last remaining wyvern with a swift flurry of blows.
Jan 06 01:05:25 <Knight>   roll 1d20+21
Jan 06 01:05:25 <Knight>   roll 1d20+21
Jan 06 01:05:26 <Penuche>   Knight invokes Penuche's magic: < 40 > [d20=19]
Jan 06 01:05:26 <Penuche>   Knight invokes Penuche's magic: < 26 > [d20=5]
Jan 06 01:05:26 <Knight>   roll 1d20+16
Jan 06 01:05:27 <Penuche>   Knight invokes Penuche's magic: < 34 > [d20=18]
Jan 06 01:05:32 <Knight>   roll 3d6+30 whatever it's dead
Jan 06 01:05:32 <Penuche>   Knight invokes Penuche's magic: < 47 > [d6=6,6,5]
Jan 06 01:05:42 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(22))>Air Elemental(17)>Kamvakua(12)>Adail=Nikkolai(11)>Knight=W1(7)
Jan 06 01:05:54 <Kotono>   The wyvern is impaled over and over, left a bloody pile of swiss wyvern cheese! OOC: Mari.
Jan 06 01:06:35 *   Knight staggers backwards after her onslaught, leaning against a nearby rocky wall for support.
Jan 06 01:07:47 *   Kamvakua steadies himself on his pike readied but rather unpleasant at the moment.
Jan 06 01:08:23 *   Mari grits her teeth and forces herself to stand upright. There'll be plenty of time for rest in the grave, right now there are enemies to be ready for! "This body's brand new, stupid critters cutting it up already..." she grumbles as she waits for a new opponent to arrive.
Jan 06 01:08:50 <Kotono>   OOC: Kam.
Jan 06 01:11:58 *   Kamvakua stays put, staying as steady as he can given that the walls are spinning around him and someone has summoned the interplanar dwarvish anvil orchestra for a full eight hour performance.  His pike is, technically, readied to strike at the first thing to come through that portal, powered more by furious instinct than by reason.
Jan 06 01:12:13 <Kotono>   OOC: Okay. Adail'n'Nikkolai.
Jan 06 01:13:08 *   Adail looks towards the portal, "I'll go take a look at what our freind out there is doing, hmm?"
Jan 06 01:13:50 *   Nikkolai holds a hand up. "Wait!"
Jan 06 01:13:51 <Adail>   Assuming no one stops him, he ducks out, ready to take defensive action immediately and duck right back in once he gets a good look.(Full Defensive as I move, plan is go out, take a look, duck back in to report)
Jan 06 01:15:20 <Nikkolai>   "If you're going to take a look..." Nikkolai twitches a finger and casts Mage Armor on Adail. "...be careful, my friend."
Jan 06 01:15:38 <Kotono>   Adail comes out! For a moment he sees the giant of air, before a storm of fists tries to turn him into mouse paste!
Jan 06 01:15:45 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+19 AoO
Jan 06 01:15:46 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 36 > [d20=17]
Jan 06 01:15:49 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+19 held action slam 2
Jan 06 01:15:50 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 37 > [d20=18]
Jan 06 01:15:50 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+19 held action slam 1
Jan 06 01:15:50 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 34 > [d20=15]
Jan 06 01:15:53 <Kotono>   OOC: AC?
Jan 06 01:16:16 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(22))>Kamvakua(12)>Adail=Nikkolai=Air Elemental(11)>Knight=W1(7)
Jan 06 01:16:38 <Adail>   OOC: 35 with Mage Armor, and with Full Defense...
Jan 06 01:16:50 <Adail>   OOC: Bah, have to look Full Defense up
Jan 06 01:16:56 <Knight>   OOC: MOre than 37.
Jan 06 01:16:59 <Kotono>   OOC: Sure, go ahead and let me know.
Jan 06 01:17:29 <Kamvakua>   OOC: full defense for you is probably +6
Jan 06 01:17:34 <Kamvakua>   OOC: its at least +4
Jan 06 01:17:37 <Adail>   OOC: Full Defense is +6 with 5 or more ranks in Tumble, which I have. So yeah, 41 right now.
Jan 06 01:17:55 <Kotono>   The storm of blows pulversizes the Air around Adail like dust, but somehow he avoids utter destruction from them! OOC: Go Adail.
Jan 06 01:18:49 *   Adail looks around for the last wyvern(as he knows where the elemental is!), before wordlessly sliding back through the portal.
Jan 06 01:19:15 <Kotono>   The last wyvern is just a bit to the side! Adail slinks back in! OOC: Knight.
Jan 06 01:20:07 *   Adail spits out the moment he's back in, "The elemental is right there covering the portal! The last wyvern's a bit to the left."
Jan 06 01:22:47 <Knight>   "That doesn't sound like too much trouble," remarks Knight, hustling next to Mari and letting a flying card cover in in sparkling stars.
Jan 06 01:23:02 <Kotono>   Thus Mari becomes sparkly! OOC: Mari.
Jan 06 01:24:58 <Knight>   "Nikkolai, summon some creatures to catch their attention," states Knight, trying to think. "We can send them through first, and then follow up ourselves."
Jan 06 01:27:04 *   Nikkolai frowns. "I don't have very many summons small enough to move about in here. They'd be just as hampered as our enemies."
Jan 06 01:27:26 <Knight>   "We'll send them out first," replies Knight, squinting ahead. "To absorb an ambush they may have waiting."
Jan 06 01:29:55 *   Nikkolai shakes his head. "We'd need to move the corpses first."
Jan 06 01:30:12 *   Nikkolai eyes Kamvakua worriedly. "We're running out of time."
Jan 06 01:30:15 <Knight>   "Well, let's get to it, then. They can't see what we're doing, here."
Jan 06 01:30:15 <Adail>   "No room. Kam, move these wyverns if you can? Then we can charge out. There's only two left, and the elemental is injured."
Jan 06 01:30:28 *   Mari grumbles about heavy lifting while her blood burns, but leans in to help shift the bodies out of the way anyway.
Jan 06 01:30:50 <Kamvakua>   "I will clear a route, though..." He wavered, "That wyvern got me better than I would like..."  He reached down, shoving the wyvern's through OOC: Or to the side. if there's not enough room or whatever.  Not sure, whatever way seems to clear best
Jan 06 01:32:04 <Kotono>   The three warriors grunt as they manage to haul a wyvern away, partiallly openening up the portal! OOC: Kam, Knight and Mair are busy with that this round. Adail/Nikkolai?
Jan 06 01:33:28 <Mari>   "Mmf," Mari mumbles. "This is as much fun as a hangover."
Jan 06 01:33:50 <Knight>   "It's worse," mutters Knight, sweat streaming down her face. She presses her shield into one of the wyverns, trying to shove it aside.
Jan 06 01:34:28 *   Nikkolai stands guard with Adail, eying the portal grimly. "I had hoped that I was rid of her..."
Jan 06 01:34:38 <Kotono>   Adail and Nikkolai are on the ready...but nothing comes out immediately! OOC: Top of init again. Mari.
Jan 06 01:35:30 *   Mari digs her heels into the dirt and keeps pushing at the bodies, swearing under her breath all the while.
Jan 06 01:35:47 *   Kamvakua breathes hard, wavering as he stood, almost crouched at the effort.
Jan 06 01:36:51 <Kotono>   More wyverns are moved by the three! The portalway is now completely open! OOC: Nikkolai/Adail, doing anything else this round or still holding?
Jan 06 01:37:59 *   Adail nods, "Alright, here we go!"
Jan 06 01:38:36 <Kotono>   Adail runs out! He finds...no air elemental or wyvern! The portalway is cleared now! No immediate sign of danger or a foe at all! Nikkolai sees this as well as he follows!
Jan 06 01:38:58 *   Adail darts back out the portal, ducking dodging and weaving as he approaches the elemental, "On second thought, I can handle you myself. I hope that last swing wasn't your best effort."
Jan 06 01:39:09 <Adail>   OOC: Strike
Jan 06 01:39:31 *   Nikkolai is puzzled as he scans the horizon. "Did they give up so easily?"
Jan 06 01:39:44 *   Adail looks behind the portal.
Jan 06 01:39:56 <Kotono>   No sign of the elemental at all.
Jan 06 01:40:28 <Knight>   Knight appears outside a moment later, glancing around curiously herself. "So, they've evaded our assault?" she mutters, irritably.
Jan 06 01:40:44 <Kotono>   OOC: Kam, youre rage has run out now. Free act, no immediate enemies about.
Jan 06 01:40:45 <Nikkolai>   "Come. We must gather the others and fly swiftly to Stratusburg. The poison could those afflicted if we don't hurry."
Jan 06 01:41:29 *   Mari slips out of the portal and peers around, woozy and disoriented. "Hey, Nik...you got any other archenemies we should know about?" she wonders as they start to drift towards Stratusberg.
Jan 06 01:41:48 *   Nikkolai goes back into the portal to aid Kamvakua.
Jan 06 01:41:53 *   Kamvakua slumps against the back of the wall still in Earth, a brief grunt of acknowledgement catching Nikkolai's phrase.  He wished the walls would cease being green.  And if not, could at least stop twisting around.
Jan 06 01:42:10 <Nikkolai>   "!"
Jan 06 01:42:49 *   Nikkolai darts down to pull Kam's arm around his shoulders. "Come now, Kam. We still have a ways to go."
Jan 06 01:43:16 <Knight>   "I believe we were forewarned," murmurs Knight. "So, there are enemies who must have tailed us this far. From now on, we must spread misinformation about our travels."
Jan 06 01:43:54 *   Mari keeps hold of her swords all the way back to town, watching for any sign of the elemental even as she sweats through the haze.
Jan 06 01:44:18 <Kotono>   Thus the party hurries back to Stratusberg! As they do...OOC: The three of you that are poisoned need to make another fort save.
Jan 06 01:44:25 *   Adail stays a bit above the others, also keeping a sharp lookout
Jan 06 01:44:27 <Knight>   roll 1d20+12 right
Jan 06 01:44:28 <Penuche>   Knight invokes Penuche's magic: < 32 > [d20=20]
Jan 06 01:44:29 <Kotono>   OOC: Drac, make sure you to use your adjusted fort save for the con lost.
Jan 06 01:44:38 <Mari>   roll 1d20+6 I hate you too, Penuche
Jan 06 01:44:40 <Penuche>   Mari invokes Penuche's magic: < 21 > [d20=15]
Jan 06 01:45:10 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+13 KoS
Jan 06 01:45:12 <Penuche>   Kamvakua invokes Penuche's magic: < 17 > [d20=4]
Jan 06 01:45:19 <Kotono>   roll 2d6 hope this is low, Kam.
Jan 06 01:45:19 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 7 > [d6=2,5]
Jan 06 01:45:26 <Kotono>   OOC: That puts you at...1 con?
Jan 06 01:45:28 *   Knight picks at her boots during the journey, trying hard not to throw up.
Jan 06 01:45:40 <Kamvakua>   OOC: 1 con, yes.
Jan 06 01:51:02 <Kotono>   roll 7+1+6+6+1+1+3+3
Jan 06 01:51:03 <Penuche>   Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 28 >
Jan 06 01:53:39 <Kotono>   Somehow you make it to Stratusberg! The party is wounde but alive...Kamvakua limps in the air, sagging and starting to fall!
Jan 06 01:53:57 *   Adail pulls his amulet off as he sees his freind having so much trouble, "Here, try to get this on. It should help a bit against poison."
Jan 06 01:54:17 <Adail>   "Maybe if we can get a longer string to loop it on..."
Jan 06 01:54:33 <Mari>   Mari can't do much to support someone as large as Kam, so moral support will have to be sufficient. "Hang on, big guy, we're almost there..."
Jan 06 01:54:40 <Knight>   "I'll make arrangements at an inn. No, an infirmary," states Knight, thankful that she's only feeling a little off-colour.
Jan 06 01:55:16 <Nikkolai>   "Money is no object at a time like this. Spare no expense."
Jan 06 01:56:52 <Mari>   "Nik's right. We need to get ourselves patched up and move on as quickly as possible. Hate to say that, Kam, but I doubt Mr. Big is just going to leave us alone."
Jan 06 01:57:08 <Adail>   "Knight, could you help him move for now? I'll go speak to the preist. And try to get my amulet on him if you can, it may help."
Jan 06 01:57:42 <Knight>   "Yes.. yes, of course," replies Knight, taking the amulet and fastening it around Kamvakua's neck.
Jan 06 01:58:15 *   Kamvakua is clearly in no state to argue, able to move, though that was more a state of stumbling falling wondering somewhat when the world became a downward slope really.
Jan 06 01:59:37 *   Nikkolai is quiet, reverting back to his old habit of peering closely at every passerby before he met his comrades.