It fell off the back of an air wagon

[Dracos]

Mar 23 19:15:52 <Kotono>   Behind you, the portalway is destroyed, a great pool of molten magma and lava, the path to the vortex obliterated in half melted stone. The ground around you is bittery scorched, the party singed and dazed. OOC: Ball is in your courts, act.
Mar 23 19:16:55 <Kamvakua>   "Next time, let's stand further back from the exploding portal," Kamvakua absorbed life wisdom from the fire.
Mar 23 19:17:05 *   Adail looks back at the destruction and sighs, "I take it that is NOT what was supposed to happen?"
Mar 23 19:17:17 <Knight>   "We should go as quickly as we can," states Knight, picking herself up and pointing away from the enroaching magma. "The detonation may have alerted infernal agents."
Mar 23 19:18:33 *   Mari rolls Nik off her and climbs to her feet. "Sorry Nik, not the time or the place." She nods to Knight. "Among other creatures. Getting out of here sounds good to me."
Mar 23 19:18:45 <Adail>   "Agreed." Adail climbs back up to his usual perch on Kam's shoulder.
Mar 23 19:19:15 <Kotono>   Nikkolai nods, shaking his head and thumping the side of it.
Mar 23 19:22:02 *   Kamvakua takes the lead, heading back to hardsoil, in well agreement.
Mar 23 19:22:19 *   Adail takes a bit of time to heal people via the Wand of CLW!
Mar 23 19:22:57 <Adail>   4d8+4 for Knight
Mar 23 19:22:57 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Adail rolls 4d8+4 for Knight and gets 21." [4d8=6, 5, 1, 5]
Mar 23 19:23:15 <Adail>   2d8+2 for Mari
Mar 23 19:23:15 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Adail rolls 2d8+2 for Mari and gets 14." [2d8=8, 4]
Mar 23 19:23:29 <Kotono>   OOC: Make listen checks all, by the way.
Mar 23 19:23:43 <Knight>   roll 1d20+9 bell!
Mar 23 19:23:43 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+9 bell! and gets 19." [1d20=10]
Mar 23 19:23:47 <Knight>   roll 1d20+1 me
Mar 23 19:23:48 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+1 me and gets 17." [1d20=16]
Mar 23 19:24:11 <Adail>   roll 1d20+15 listen
Mar 23 19:24:12 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+15 listen and gets 21." [1d20=6]
Mar 23 19:24:19 <Mari>   roll 1d20+14 listening
Mar 23 19:24:20 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+14 listening and gets 18." [1d20=4]
Mar 23 19:24:51 <Adail>   roll 4d8+4 for Kam while I'm at it
Mar 23 19:24:53 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Adail rolls 4d8+4 for Kam while I'm at it and gets 26." [4d8=7, 1, 8, 6]
Mar 23 19:25:04 <Kotono>   roll 1d20 listen Nikko
Mar 23 19:25:05 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 listen Nikko and gets 9." [1d20=9]
Mar 23 19:26:12 *   Adail flicks his ears, then looks back the way they just came from, towards the portal, "Um. That doesn't sound good. Something's coming."
Mar 23 19:26:35 <Mari>   "Then we're going, right? I mean, all the more reason to do so."
Mar 23 19:27:02 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+10
Mar 23 19:27:03 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+10 and gets 14." [1d20=4]
Mar 23 19:27:24 <Kotono>   As Adail looks back, you see it! 150 feet away, coming out of the pool of magma! It's huge! Really huge! It's like magma flowstone and rock are joined together in a massive, sorta humanoid body! It's fists blaze with fire, as it lumbers closer to the party!
Mar 23 19:27:29 <Kamvakua>   "From behind us?  Get ahead," Kamvakua turned directions, planning to take rear guard.
Mar 23 19:27:47 <Kamvakua>   "And run, there's nothing worth winning here," Kamvakua eyed the creature.
Mar 23 19:27:51 <Knight>   "We cannot fight it. Run!" declares Knight.
Mar 23 19:28:01 <Adail>   "Nik, cast Haste and let's run!"
Mar 23 19:28:41 <Kotono>   Nikkolai does that in a panic, casting haste! With great speed, the party's movement is now augumented!
Mar 23 19:29:05 *   Kamvakua waits for the party to pass him, keeping an eye on the creature and how its progressing (holding action for the moment)
Mar 23 19:29:06 <Knight>   Knight promptly begins to to leave the scene!
Mar 23 19:29:15 <Mari>   Mari is too pretty to die! And hopefully too fast to die also! she makes use of her improved speed to bolt down the tunnel back to Hardsoil!
Mar 23 19:30:56 *   Adail is still on Kam's shoulder, prepared to try and pepper it with magic missiles if it's too persistant!
Mar 23 19:31:30 <Kotono>   With haste and speed, you soon leave the elemental behind! With your superior speed it stops as you draw away, the party beating a safe retreat!
Mar 23 19:38:08 <Kotono>   About three and a half hours of hectic travel pass! No sign of the great beast of flame and rock, but as you travel? They appear 90 feet ahead from thin air! Each one is a large but slouching thing, yellow skin having full plate armor bolted into it. Maggots crawl across their bodies, writhing and ceaseless in motino. 10 feet behind them is what may have once been a beautiful thing. It's wings are black, it's beauty haughty. It's skin is a sic
Mar 23 19:38:12 <Kotono>   It's wings are black, it's beauty haughty. It's skin is a sickly green, wearing leather armor of sorts. A strip of cloth covers his eyes, as he hovers just off the ground. His face twists in a grimace, "...there." He whispers, but it echos in your ears. "Halt in the name of Baator."
Mar 23 19:40:01 <Adail>   roll 1d20+9 K:P
Mar 23 19:40:02 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+9 K:P and gets 18." [1d20=9]
Mar 23 19:40:03 <Mari>   roll 1d20+14 K:P what the hell are you?!
Mar 23 19:40:03 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+14 K:P what the hell are you?! and gets 15." [1d20=1]
Mar 23 19:41:03 <Kotono>   "Halt," One of the two big creatures grounds out, a spear brandished out, a crossbow held in it's other hand.
Mar 23 19:41:23 *   Mari stops because, well, she can't very well walk through them. "What do you want? We are not having a good day. I wouldn't advise making it worse."
Mar 23 19:41:29 <Knight>   Knight does as instructed, and rustles unsteadily in her saddle.
Mar 23 19:41:45 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+6 K:P and Detect Evil
Mar 23 19:41:45 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+6 K:P and Detect Evil and gets 21." [1d20=15]
Mar 23 19:42:38 *   Adail is on Kam's shoulder, so it's not really up to him whether or not he stops, but he does twitch his ears at the devils' sudden appearance.
Mar 23 19:44:38 <Kotono>   With whispers that play in your ears, then crawl up and down your necks like a stroking hand, "We are investigating vandalism against Baator's interests." His voice is all over your body, yet you hear it in your ears, as it feels you, leaving a burning, pained sensation. The scent of brimstone fills your noses. "It is likely you are the perpetrators of this attack. If you surrender now, you will be given trial in front of a gelugon magistrate.
Mar 23 19:44:44 <Kotono>   If you surrender now, you will be given trial in front of a gelugon magistrate."
Mar 23 19:49:10 <Mari>   "What reason do you have to suspect us? I mean, what are we supposed to have vandalised here, anyway? You can't expect us to go anywhere with you without good reason. I mean, you could be brigands for all we know. Wouldn't be the first time someone attacked us in this plane."
Mar 23 19:51:18 <Kotono>   OOC: Make a bluff check, Mari?
Mar 23 19:51:59 <Mari>   roll 1d20+15 this is where you stop hating, Hatbot. Please?
Mar 23 19:52:00 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+15 this is where you stop hating, Hatbot. Please? and gets 33." [1d20=18]
Mar 23 19:52:16 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+17
Mar 23 19:52:16 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 22." [1d20=5]
Mar 23 19:54:05 <Kotono>   "Perhaps you are. But can you prove that you're not guilty?" Asking right back, the whispers of brimstone continue. "The mere assertion of innocence is worthless prattle, to be broken away on the rack."
Mar 23 19:58:23 <Mari>   "And the insistence of guilt is just as useless coming from someone who might just want to bilk travelers, for all we know. We're just trying to get to Hardsoil to rest. We've already had to deal with greedy toll collectors, dao, and psychotic xorn. If you don't have anything to show that we're guilty of whatever you think we're guilty of--not that you seem interested in telling us what that is, and that's not helping my confidence
Mar 23 19:58:56 <Mari>   and that's not helping my confidence any, lemme tell you--I don't see any reason to believe you're not just another grifter."
Mar 23 20:00:10 <Kotono>   "The only thing deeper in this tunnel is a vortex to Magma, which has been vandalized and illegally destroyed," The erinyes' face contorts into a scowl of pain, blood starting to seep out from beneath it's blindfold. "How else would you be here then? It is impossible."
Mar 23 20:02:07 <Mari>   "Oh, Kam here can dig around pretty well. Or he could. He was enchanted to burrow like an earth elemental for a while. We have a friend that's good at turning people different shapes. Even turned me into an orc for a while!" Mari wrinkles her nose in recollection.
Mar 23 20:02:11 <Kamvakua>   "Easily," Kamvakua turned to a wall and started to dig in demonstration.  "We dug our way to the corridor."
Mar 23 20:02:30 <Kotono>   OOC: Make another bluff check Mari, +3 bonus.
Mar 23 20:02:51 <Mari>   roll 1d20+15+3 come oooooon
Mar 23 20:02:52 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+15+3 come oooooon and gets 24." [1d20=6]
Mar 23 20:03:16 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+17
Mar 23 20:03:17 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 31." [1d20=14]
Mar 23 20:04:40 <Kotono>   "No...no, it is not possible. But you seem...intent on avoiding capture. Perhaps..." The blood runs down it's face, dripping to the ground. It stains into Earth, turning the rock a red cracked black. "I can be persuaded to look away."
Mar 23 20:06:08 <Mari>   "Well, gee, why would seem not want to be captured by devils? That's just incomprehensible, isn't it? Out of curiosity what kind of incentive do you need to stop jerking us around here?"
Mar 23 20:06:30 <Mari>   *why would someone
Mar 23 20:07:04 <Kotono>   Drip, drip, drip. The blood falls to the ground, continuing to rain down from it's face. "I desire proper riches due to one of my station." OOC: Each of you can make spot checks if you care to.
Mar 23 20:07:25 <Kamvakua>   "I was completely looking forward to a guided tour of some devil prison," Kamvakua deadpanned.
Mar 23 20:07:37 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+10
Mar 23 20:07:37 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+10 and gets 20." [1d20=10]
Mar 23 20:07:42 <Adail>   roll 1d20+5 spot
Mar 23 20:07:42 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+5 spot and gets 18." [1d20=13]
Mar 23 20:08:00 <Knight>   roll 1d20+9 bell!
Mar 23 20:08:01 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+9 bell! and gets 18." [1d20=9]
Mar 23 20:08:03 <Knight>   roll 1d20+1 me :(
Mar 23 20:08:04 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+1 me :( and gets 19." [1d20=18]
Mar 23 20:08:08 <Mari>   roll 1d20+14 eyes
Mar 23 20:08:09 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+14 eyes and gets 23." [1d20=9]
Mar 23 20:08:52 <Knight>   roll 1d20 nik
Mar 23 20:08:52 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20 nik and gets 12." [1d20=12]
Mar 23 20:09:48 <Mari>   "Uh-huh. So you *are* another glorified toll collector. That's fantastic. So, what kind of bribe does this lofty position entitle you to?"
Mar 23 20:09:59 <Kamvakua>   "Whatever you are doing with your blood, stop it." Kamvakua spoke strictly.  "It'd be hard to discuss what might be a reasonable bribe if you continue."
Mar 23 20:11:48 *   Adail is keeping still and quiet, ready to spring into action the moment hostilities start. Since he's fairly certain they will.
Mar 23 20:12:06 <Kotono>   It's face twists into an outright grimace of agony, as blood continues to fall! "Watch your words," The whispers cut across your ears like razors, slicing! Hot blood can be felt welling up! "I demand proper riches for my station. Lay them out in front of you." OOC: 1 damage each of you, DR applies if you have it.
Mar 23 20:13:22 <Kamvakua>   "You watch yours," Kamvakua growled.  "You've done nothing but hint at vague crimes and demand bribes.  Our interest in moving on doesn't mean we're going to roll over."  OOC: Intimidate?
Mar 23 20:13:33 <Kotono>   OOC: Go for it.
Mar 23 20:13:47 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+19
Mar 23 20:13:48 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+19 and gets 20." [1d20=1]
Mar 23 20:14:07 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+16 Of course
Mar 23 20:14:08 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 Of course and gets 29." [1d20=13]
Mar 23 20:15:42 <Kotono>   "Watch your words...I will not say it a third time. Be grateful I am offering you an escape from the inevitable punishment of Baator!" The erinyes whispers, like whipping razors across you.
Mar 23 20:16:48 <Knight>   Knight mutters a curse under her breath, and flings a bag of jingling coins into the no-man's-land between them. "A hundred platinum pieces," she says, curtly.
Mar 23 20:18:57 <Kotono>   "Very well." The blood on the ground bursts into flame, a pentagram! It fades after a moment, the erinyes vanishing. The orthons follow. A few seconds later, from behind you, "Advance and leave the bag. Go."
Mar 23 20:19:53 *   Mari waits for a moment, exchanges glances with her friends, and decides to move forward if no one objects. Keeping a wary eye out for any misbehavior, of course.
Mar 23 20:20:17 *   Adail is scanning the area for anthing invisible constantly, since he doesn't have to watch where he's going.
Mar 23 20:20:51 *   Knight twists her head behind her for a moment, and then begins to cautiously advance.
Mar 23 20:21:11 *   Adail then eyes the ground where the pentagram was with Detect Magic
Mar 23 20:21:28 <Kotono>   The orthons are 90 feet behind you now, crossbows raised by not firing. The erinyes is behind them. He nods once, "Go," he says, "They won't fire unless you go for the money."
Mar 23 20:21:52 *   Kamvakua waits for the others, taking the rear as they head on.
Mar 23 20:22:04 <Adail>   "What magic was there is fading, it's safe. Let's go."
Mar 23 20:22:08 *   Mari is more than glad to be going any place with fewer erinyeses than this tunnel, and moves on.
Mar 23 20:22:22 <Kotono>   OOC: Make listen checks, all.
Mar 23 20:22:36 <Knight>   roll 1d20+9
Mar 23 20:22:37 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+9 and gets 14." [1d20=5]
Mar 23 20:22:41 <Mari>   roll 1d20+14 ears. pointy ears.
Mar 23 20:22:41 <Knight>   roll 1d20+1 me!
Mar 23 20:22:41 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+14 ears. pointy ears. and gets 30." [1d20=16]
Mar 23 20:22:41 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+1 me! and gets 14." [1d20=13]
Mar 23 20:22:45 <Knight>   roll 1d20 nik
Mar 23 20:22:46 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20 nik and gets 1." [1d20=1]
Mar 23 20:23:16 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+10
Mar 23 20:23:16 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+10 and gets 19." [1d20=9]
Mar 23 20:23:38 <Adail>   roll 1d20+15 listen
Mar 23 20:23:38 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+15 listen and gets 32." [1d20=17]
Mar 23 20:24:23 *   Adail tiwtches his ears again, and whispers very quietly, "Let's move. Quickly. I think the elemental is still coming."
Mar 23 20:24:24 *   Mari waits until the group is well outside of earshot before saying quietly, "I think that magma man's still back there. Bets on him following us all the way back to town?"
Mar 23 20:25:31 <Knight>   "We can't afford to rest until we reach safety," replies Knight, grimacing. "There are too many hostiles on this road.
Mar 23 20:26:06 <Kamvakua>   "Hopefully he catches our devil grifters instead.  Let's take a different route," Kamvakua tapped a wall meaningfully.
Mar 23 20:27:06 <Knight>   "That would seem wise."
Mar 23 20:28:25 <Adail>   "Works for me. Should we try and close it behind us to pull an outright vanishing act?"
Mar 23 20:28:48 <Knight>   "We don't want anyone following us if at all possible. Our chief concern is getting lost."
Mar 23 20:29:15 *   Kamvakua starts to dig his way in, providing a bit before collapsing the wall behind them, sealing their route away from the main tunnel.
Mar 23 20:30:48 <Kotono>   Thus the party travels along! Perhaps your fortune has improved, or luck is with you. For the rest of the trip to Stratusberg is without incident. The party is utterly exhausted by the time they get there, barely able to walk. Mari's head is drooping, Kamvakua is even feeling it and Knight is half asleep on a staggering Bel. But it's Hardsoil!
Mar 23 20:31:17 <Kotono>   *Hardsoil
Mar 23 20:31:48 <Mari>   "Bed is calling me," Mari says in zombielike fashion as they trudge into town. "Where is bed."
Mar 23 20:32:31 *   Adail shakes his head, "I think we should report to Tam immediately, to be honest."
Mar 23 20:32:44 <Kamvakua>   "Good to be back here," Kamvakua sharply grinned. "Get to an inn...I've got one thing to do before I join you.." Kamvakua headed off toward Tam to tell about the Magma elemental.
Mar 23 20:32:51 <Adail>   "Who knows what trouble this could end up causing."
Mar 23 20:33:48 <Knight>   "The devil mentioned that the portal was indeed destroyed," notes Knight, a moment later. "Which would infer that our primary goal was achieved in the end." She staggers towards the inn, all-too-eager to drop everything she's carrying and fall asleep, even if it's on a hard wooden floor.
Mar 23 20:34:04 <Mari>   "s' okay, we can report in first. Someone carry me back if I fall sleep there. I don't want to know what she'd turn me into if I tried to nap on her floor."
Mar 23 20:36:23 <Kotono>   Thus the party minus Knight staggers over to Granny Tam. She's in her snake-woman form today, slithering about. "Ah...hahaha, Granny sees that the dog dragged in something sorry today. Missy, why aren't you curled up around the whippersnapper here and dreaming of hearts or jewelry or something? Oh, of course, Granny gets it! You got in trouble, didn't you?"
Mar 23 20:37:38 <Kamvakua>   "More than a bit.  The portal is closed, but there's two devils and a magma elemental on the route.  The magma elemental might even be on his way here.  We're a bit exhausted...more than a bit really.  But someone should know."
Mar 23 20:37:50 <Mari>   "What actually happened is that NIK got us in trouble."
Mar 23 20:38:02 *   Adail nods, "The portal, uh, exploded. Quite violently."
Mar 23 20:41:18 <Kotono>   Nikkolai mutters something with a yawn.
Mar 23 20:41:53 <Mari>   "What was that? I couldn't hear you over the sound of my RUPTURED EARDRUMS."
Mar 23 20:42:01 <Kotono>   "Oh, oh, oh," Granny Tam slaps her head, "I see, I see! Get to bed!" Pointing, "In case a giant magma elemental comes knocking, you need to be rested and in one piece! Anything else to report before that?"
Mar 23 20:42:09 <Kotono>   Nikkolai tries to glare, but it's lost in another yawn.
Mar 23 20:42:49 <Mari>   "Don't have to tell me twice," Mari says, quite ready to go back to the inn and collapse into bed right now.
Mar 23 20:43:23 <Adail>   "The devils were very specifically investigating the destruction of the portal. We bluffed and bribed past, but they may poke around more."
Mar 23 20:43:42 *   Kamvakua nods. "Just in case, folks might want to look out with the devils looking to find some victims to blame."
Mar 23 20:43:57 <Kotono>   "The devils are reacting fast. They must have investments...hm, hm, hm," Granny Tam considers, "Oh yes, this is going to be interesting and dangerous, Granny thinks!"
Mar 23 20:44:24 *   Kamvakua headed tiredly out himself, for rest could come none too soon. "Hopefully, we'll know more when we can see it with less blurry eyes."
Mar 23 20:44:51 *   Adail blinks and twitches an ear, "And...that's all I can think of. Lion's breath, I think even I need to sleep."
Mar 23 20:46:54 *   Kamvakua heads to get things ID'ed after sleeping.
Mar 23 20:56:24 <Kamvakua>   "That was a good night's slumber," Kamvakua stretched out at the inn as they discussed what to do next.
Mar 23 20:56:55 <Kotono>   A long, happy sleep leaves the party feeling better! This time Granny Tam looks to be a happy purple haired pixie of some sort, small sized and fluttering about in a little scarlet red dress. "Ah, so you've come back to see Granny, have you?" she calls.
Mar 23 20:57:56 <Kamvakua>   "You change faces more times a day than some people change their clothing," Kamvakua smirked.
Mar 23 20:58:17 *   Knight lugs the air-sword into the house and leans it up against the wall; the thing is taller than she is by a hand or two, and would be an imposing sight if anyone could see it. "Yes, we were wondering if anything could be done about this," she says, tapping the hilt.
Mar 23 20:59:09 <Mari>   "It's kind of not usable by a normal-sized person right now, yeah."
Mar 23 20:59:22 <Kotono>   "A woman's perogative is to change changec hange!" Granny Tam smirks right back, then snaps her fingers, "Hold on, Missy the junior! Missy, come here," Snapping her fingers, "Come here, Mari. Forget about that sword right now!"
Mar 23 21:00:00 <Mari>   "I..." Mari looks to the others briefly. "Help?"
Mar 23 21:00:26 *   Adail makes shoo-ing motions at Mari, in the direction of Tam.
Mar 23 21:00:31 <Kamvakua>   "Really?" Kamvakua eyed mari in surprise at the request.
Mar 23 21:00:41 *   Mari sighs and walks over.
Mar 23 21:02:15 <Kotono>   Granny Tam flies all over and around Mari, "You know, Granny thinks that this drow look has played itself out! Now now, let's see..." She thinks, landing atop Mari's head and tapping her chin. "Oh...let's see...oh!" Snapping her fingers, "Got it!"
Mar 23 21:02:50 <Mari>   "What? Wait, I'm pretty alright with this one--"
Mar 23 21:03:32 <Kotono>   "No, no! It's like wearing a wedding dress to a funeral!" Gently thwapping Mari's head, "It just won't do!"
Mar 23 21:03:43 *   Adail snickers.
Mar 23 21:04:01 <Mari>   "What? What are you talking about? Who died? Nobody! So it's fine!"
Mar 23 21:04:02 <Kamvakua>   "Nobody is dying though," Kam disputed her similes.
Mar 23 21:04:45 <Knight>   "We killed three individuals only three days ago," replies Knight, frowning. "Surely you haven't forgotten?"
Mar 23 21:05:40 <Mari>   "Yeah, but they were just henchpeople. Those don't get funerals!"
Mar 23 21:05:45 <Kamvakua>   "Are you holding a funeral for them Knight?  I never took you for one to think deeply about those who died at your blade...after trying to kill us all," Kam raised an eyebrow at Knight.
Mar 23 21:06:18 <Kotono>   "Oh Missy! How terrible gauche! Granny just won't tolerate it!" With a snap of her fingers, the necklace leaves Mari! Mari is back to normal at last, the touch of the drow leaving her! "I think...oh of course, you need to be just like Granny today!"
Mar 23 21:07:32 <Knight>   "Uh, no, but it's not as if there wouldn't be some cause in this regard," replies Knight, with a shrug. "Surely someone will mourn them, somewhere... or, uh, perhaps not."
Mar 23 21:07:44 <Mari>   Mari holds a hand in front of her face for a moment, glances down and sighs in resignation. "Hello again, old friends." To Granny: "What, airborne and irritating?"
Mar 23 21:08:43 <Kamvakua>   "Now now, don't pick on a fairy.  Nothing good ever comes of it." Kamvakua nodded.
Mar 23 21:08:53 *   Adail is half smirking, but holds his tongue for the moment.
Mar 23 21:09:02 <Kotono>   "Missy, I mean that you'd make an incredible pixie!" Granny Tam marches across Mari's head, "Now, don't all of you agree with Granny here?"
Mar 23 21:09:22 <Adail>   "That certainly sounds fairy nuff, yes." Adail deadpans.
Mar 23 21:09:37 <Mari>   "No! I'm short enough already, dammit!"
Mar 23 21:10:13 <Knight>   Knight scratches her head. "I suppose the drawbacks wouldn't completely outweight the advantages... it doesn't really matter how big a blade is once it's in your windpipe."
Mar 23 21:10:45 <Kotono>   "Exactly!" Nodding to Knigth and Adail, "See Missy, these two understand!"
Mar 23 21:11:35 <Adail>   "Just think, Mari. You wouldn't have to walk all over Earth for a bit, you can just sit on Kam's other shoulder."
Mar 23 21:11:41 <Knight>   "The small size would also make you quite the difficult target, and an easily hidden one, as well. Of course, you wouldn't be able to open doors."
Mar 23 21:11:42 *   Adail grins up at Kam as he says this.
Mar 23 21:11:44 <Mari>   "They're spectators! They don't count! Adail, what if she wanted to turn you into, like, a naked molerat or something? Put yourself in my place here!"
Mar 23 21:11:47 <Knight>   "It could be a problem."
Mar 23 21:13:12 *   Kamvakua laughs, "My shoulders are technically big enough for two..."  Even he was no help to mari today.
Mar 23 21:14:01 <Adail>   "Ah, that I would object to. But she's not trying to turn you into something useless here."
Mar 23 21:14:27 <Kamvakua>   "It's probably safer than a drow where we're going... but then, so is your normal pretty face."
Mar 23 21:14:38 <Mari>   "I wouldn't have to do that, though. I'd be able to fly...right? I guess...that part wouldn't be so bad." Weakly. "Granny'd do this even if I said no, so..."
Mar 23 21:15:00 <Kotono>   "Hehehehehe," Granny Tam alights up from Mari, "Just relax!" Abruptly, jewelry comes flying towards Mari! OOC: You can make a reflex save if you care to, Mari, to avoid it.
Mar 23 21:15:09 <Mari>   OOC: nah.
Mar 23 21:16:08 <Kotono>   The necklace is made of pink gold, wrappinga round Mari's neck and sinking into her chest! Abruptly, she shrinks down to about a foot tall! Little fairy wings keep her aloft, her clothing and gear shrinking with her! 
Mar 23 21:16:58 <Kamvakua>   "I should ask, since I'm here," He raised a stony hand. "There is a way to go back to normal when we leave this plane?  Not that I mind clearing a route, but..."
Mar 23 21:17:22 <Kotono>   "Ah yes," Granny Tam snaps her fingers, the necklace flying off Kamvakua and away! It's off him now, form reverted. "I'd been meaning to do that."
Mar 23 21:20:15 *   Kamvakua stretches. "What relief," He patted himself down.  "Your magic is strange and helpful.  I appreciate the favor that let me carve a path for our journey.  But it is good to be me again."
Mar 23 21:20:40 *   Mari looks up (and up) at everyone, mildly dejected by the size difference being so much worse than usual. She cranes her neck to get a look at her new wings and tries fluttering them experimentally.
Mar 23 21:20:55 <Kotono>   Mari flies! She flies quite well, in fact.
Mar 23 21:20:58 <Knight>   Knight looms, like a giant mountain of stoic acceptance!
Mar 23 21:21:12 <Knight>   "Are we to be heading to Arborea shortly, then?" she questions, with a voice like a tumbling avalanche!
Mar 23 21:21:21 *   Adail waves at Mari...who is now only a couple inches taller then him, "And now you get to see the world from my point of view." He pauses, "Well, almost. I'm sure we have very different sensory abilities still."
Mar 23 21:21:37 <Kotono>   Granny Tam is about her size, coming over to Mari. "See?" She then  flies over to Kamvakua, sitting atop his head. "Now that the emergency is dealt with, let's get to business."
Mar 23 21:21:57 <Kamvakua>   "Feeling alright, little fairy?" He kneeled to look Mari in the eye with her flying.  "Which business...there's a lot of it."
Mar 23 21:22:19 *   Mari zips up in the air, flying a little wildly before she gets used to it, almost hitting the roof. "I dunno, Adail, this does seem like the same perspective as watching the world from Kam's shoulder."
Mar 23 21:23:04 <Kotono>   "Arborea is ready. No sign of a magma elemental, so we'll deal with that here if it happens. We can't waste too much time." She flutters about here and there now, off Kam.
Mar 23 21:25:10 <Knight>   "Do you wish for us to leave immediately?"
Mar 23 21:25:26 <Kotono>   "Within a day. What other business do you have here first?"
Mar 23 21:26:04 <Knight>   "We have some superfluous weapons up for trading, and we'd hoped to exchange them for more useful equipment before departing."
Mar 23 21:26:33 *   Knight shrugs. "It does occur to me that they could be used in defence of this city, of course."
Mar 23 21:26:36 <Kamvakua>   "It is never good to carry around much more than one needs," Kamvakua nodded as he rose up.  "Feel free to take a seat if you get tired, Mari."
Mar 23 21:28:30 *   Mari flies over and tries standing on Kam's head.
Mar 23 21:28:36 *   Adail nods, "Then let's go ahead and see your weapon trading freind?"
Mar 23 21:29:19 <Kamvakua>   There's more than enough room and he doesn't seem to have any problem with it.
Mar 23 21:31:27 <Knight>   "Very well. If he is there, he is likely to respond in only a few hours," remarks Knight.
Mar 23 21:32:09 *   Kamvakua nods.
Mar 23 21:32:46 *   Kamvakua strides off with the group in search of the familiar trader of mystical goods and his giant companion, a fairy on his head, and a mouse on his shoulder.
Mar 23 21:38:36 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d4 lesser restoration 1
Mar 23 21:38:37 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d4 lesser restoration 1 and gets 4." [1d4=4]
Mar 23 21:45:02 <Kotono>   Finding the familiar trader is easier this time. The dice tossing man waits in his alley, looking Knight over. "What'cha got today?"
Mar 23 21:45:55 *   Kamvakua hauls out the blade, carrying it since well, he's the only one who can easily. "It fell off the back of an air wagon."  He returned the man's humor.
Mar 23 21:46:47 <Knight>   "It's invisible, but I assure you that it is there," replies Knight, frowning. "We also have a pair of bows that infuse their wielders with periodic bursts of anger and strength."
Mar 23 21:47:05 <Kotono>   "Quite a lucky bit of falling." He looks at the unseen sword, reaching out to run a hand over it. "Fine work, invisible air." He puts his dice down, "You sure you want to sell this one? Ain't many like this one around."
Mar 23 21:47:36 <Mari>   "Most of us this little problem with actually carrying it."
Mar 23 21:47:38 <Knight>   "Strange to be asked that," replies Knight, quirking an eyebrow. "We don't have much use for it. As you can see, it's too big."
Mar 23 21:47:45 <Knight>   "Although I suppose you can't see that, can you..."
Mar 23 21:48:20 *   Kamvakua pulls it around. "It can also send out a mighty gale...  But swords aren't flexible enough.  They leave too many openings."
Mar 23 21:48:54 <Kotono>   "If you want. Come back here in a half hour." The dice-tossing man says.
Mar 23 21:49:31 *   Knight plans on doing just that!
Mar 23 21:49:50 *   Mari figures they can grab lunch and come right back afterwards.
Mar 23 21:53:21 <Kotono>   Thus you return a half hour later! The giant is waiting, the dice tossing man leaning against a wall. "Tell you what," He says, "You're good customers. What'cha looking for," he asks.
Mar 23 21:54:55 <Mari>   "I'm pretty sure it's my turn this time," Mari says. "Unless Adail wants, I don't know, golden incisors or something. What do you have a long the line of short, stabby things?"
Mar 23 21:55:33 *   Adail chuckles, "No, I'm quite fine with my current gloves. Besides, I doubt these gentlemen would have anything for my size."
Mar 23 21:56:12 <Kamvakua>   "Mmm, are you only in the weapons business?"  He wondered.  "Or do you carry other things?"
Mar 23 21:56:17 <Knight>   "As I mentioned last time, I'm in the market for swords built for those of a larger build," replies Knight, with a shrug. "A bastard sword of the same enchantment as the rapier I sold to you last time would be in my interests."
Mar 23 21:56:40 <Kotono>   "Well, let's narrow it down. First of all, the sword. Which one of you is taking priority," The dice-tossing man says.
Mar 23 21:57:41 *   Knight gestures towards Mari.
Mar 23 21:57:44 <Mari>   "I dunno. How about me?"
Mar 23 21:58:40 <Kamvakua>   "Well, if there's any sharp swords you can carry, you could use some new ones."
Mar 23 21:59:13 <Kotono>   The man opens up his giant cloak! The dice-tossing man takes out a dull, plain looking short-sword matching Mari's size. "Try this one out. Works great for your type of fighting. When you get the drop on something and stab it's vitals extra special, they really feell it."
Mar 23 22:00:00 <Mari>   "Oh yeah?" Mari takes it and tries few a experimental swings and stabs.
Mar 23 22:00:18 <Kotono>   It feels light and limber in Mari's hand.
Mar 23 22:01:43 *   Mari nods and flies back to the others.
Mar 23 22:02:18 <Kotono>   "Nice doin' business with you," With a nod, teh dice tossing man takes up a wrapped, bound scroll and tossed it at Kamvakua. "For your mousey friend, he'll know what to do with it. Thanks for the constant business."
Mar 23 22:04:05 <Kamvakua>   "Might be a while till next time.  Be well," He waved the man off, as he handed the scroll back to Adail on his shoulder.
Mar 23 22:04:41 <Knight>   "We still have goods to trade," points out Knight, eyeing Kamvakua.
Mar 23 22:05:17 *   Adail looks at the scroll to see what it is.
Mar 23 22:05:20 <Mari>   "Yeah, anything else we can for the invisible sword of hugeness, even? It IS a rare piece of work, after all."
Mar 23 22:06:08 <Kotono>   "We'll consider it with the rest o' the goods," The dice tossing man says, "What's the rest you have to trade?"
Mar 23 22:06:33 <Knight>   "Only these," replies Knight, producing the two longbows. "Try firing six shots, and you'll quickly notice the effects."
Mar 23 22:06:42 *   Adail snorts, "Fell the Greatest Foe. Oh this will most certainly come in handy."
Mar 23 22:07:35 <Kotono>   The dice-tossing man takes a long look over the bows, "Looks like demonworks. Six shots, right." The man looks up, thinking a moment. "Which one of ya's gonna take priority this time?"
Mar 23 22:07:53 *   Mari flies down to peer over Adail's shoulder. "What did you get?"
Mar 23 22:09:11 *   Adail shows her the scroll, "It basically lets you really ruin the day of anyone larger. The bigger they are then you, the more your attacks hurt."
Mar 23 22:09:13 <Knight>   "
Mar 23 22:09:19 <Knight>   "Myself, if possible."
Mar 23 22:11:26 *   Mari nods. "Keep it for if we ever go back to Ysgard, then. Those giant punks need to be taught a lesson!"
Mar 23 22:13:19 <Kotono>   Again the cloak opens! The man goes and takes out a bastard sword, carved of what looks to be some sort of reddish crystal. "Took a lotta trouble to get this one. Supplies are on a bull-rush with all the talk of war coming." He offers the sword hilt first to Knight, "Give it a few swings."
Mar 23 22:13:31 *   Adail shakes his head, "Ah, even with this I seriously doubt I could do more then annoy them before getting stepped on. However, I can learn to cast it myself in...well, in a bit. Hopefully." Adail shrugs and half smiles at his own lack of magical ability once more.
Mar 23 22:14:08 <Knight>   Knight produces an apple from a pouch, and tosses it into the air!
Mar 23 22:14:18 <Knight>   roll 1d20+17
Mar 23 22:14:19 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+17 and gets 30." [1d20=13]
Mar 23 22:14:30 <Knight>   A single stroke bisects it!
Mar 23 22:15:43 <Kotono>   The crystal-blade cuts through it like it's water, neatly bisecting the apple!
Mar 23 22:17:00 <Knight>   "Can you tell me of it's properties?" asks Knight, fluidly moving through a few more strikes; without her armour on, it really doesn't seem as much like a set of brutal techniques as a strange, awkward dance.
Mar 23 22:17:32 <Kotono>   "Makes killer blows like this," Snapping his fingers as the dice are in mid-air, "Just what you wanted. One catch though - it doesn' twork right if it's cold enough to freeze water into ice wherever you are.
Mar 23 22:17:33 <Kotono>   "
Mar 23 22:19:46 *   Adail eyes the sword, "Tell me, would an Endure Elements spell protect the sword from a certain level of ambient chill?"
Mar 23 22:20:05 <Kotono>   "Don't know," The dice tossing man admits, "Haven't tried it. Might be worth a go."
Mar 23 22:20:24 *   Adail shrugs and nods.
Mar 23 22:20:37 <Knight>   "In any case, the limitation is understood and accepted. Kamvakua, did you desire something?"
Mar 23 22:21:35 <Kamvakua>   "It's not like you don't have other weapons you can draw if that becomes the case?" Kam noticed.  "Well, we have one more bow, I was thinking we should sell it for traveling money for safety...but I wouldn't mind seeing what exotic item you have on hand."  He put the last bow down nearby.
Mar 23 22:24:21 <Kotono>   "Got just the thing for you," Once again the cloak opens, this time a painted mask. It looks to be transparent glass, a man's face.
Mar 23 22:24:29 <Kotono>   OOC: Gah.
Mar 23 22:24:40 <Kotono>   "Got just the thing for you," Once again the cloak opens, this time a painted mask. It looks to be transparent glass, a man's face. The dice tossing man takes it from the giant and passes it to Kamvakua.
Mar 23 22:26:33 *   Kamvakua raises an eyebrow taking it up and looking it over.  "Just what is this?"
Mar 23 22:27:16 <Kamvakua>   Too much time in Granny Tam's house resisted the interest in instantly putting it on, even though the trader had been nothing but good with them.
Mar 23 22:27:19 <Kotono>   "Put it on," The dice-tossing man smirks, "You'll like it. Makes you forceful."
Mar 23 22:28:17 *   Kamvakua slips it on for a spell, fastening it slightly about his face as his icy blue eyes gazed out at the party, "What do you think?  Does it fit my fashion?"
Mar 23 22:29:35 <Mari>   "You look kind of crazy. Personally, I think this can only help our image."
Mar 23 22:30:27 *   Adail chuckles, "I'm not sure I'm qualified to comment on goliath fashion."
Mar 23 22:31:25 *   Kamvakua gives a cold stare at the party.  "Well, I suppose.  We tend more toward headresses than masks.  After all, war paint looks better on the face." He smirked.  "I admit, I can feel it.  There's a sense of power just running through."
Mar 23 22:35:07 <Kamvakua>   "Is it an even trade across for this?" He wondered at the merchant.
Mar 23 22:35:23 <Kotono>   "Good then," Now a metal vial comes out, a pair of them, "Here," he presses them to Kamvakua, "For the business, and it is. Pleasure doing business with you, see you again soon."
Mar 23 22:36:11 *   Kamvakua slips the vials into a pouch for later.  "We should get back to Granny Tam."
Mar 23 22:39:22 <Kotono>   Thus you return to Granny Tam. She awaits, a blue and white twisting portal in the air where she is. "Ah, Granny thinks you're ready!"
Mar 23 22:40:47 <Mari>   "Yep! Let's hop to some place where ust walking down the street doesn't feel like a labor?"
Mar 23 22:41:04 <Knight>   "Ah, aaah, I'll be back in a moment!" declares Knight, bustling outside and returning in a few minutes, decked out for war and with a Mari-sized pegasus trotting beside her!
Mar 23 22:41:57 *   Kamvakua eyes the group, and can't help but have a slight snicker leak out as he pictures the minature mari flying around on the miniture bell.
Mar 23 22:44:01 *   Adail nods, "I'm ready."
Mar 23 22:44:30 <Kotono>   "Good luck, children," Granny Tam calls, "May Arborea treat you well!"
Mar 23 22:45:30 <Kamvakua>   "It will, it's a beautiful plane.  You should visit it sometime," He waved, stepping through the readied portal.
Mar 23 22:46:20 <Adail>   "I'm fairly certain she's been there before, to be honest." Adail quips as he hops in after Kam.
Mar 23 22:46:27 <Knight>   "Beauty often holds a secret," murmurs Knight, trailing after the others through the portal.