Bloody Mari and the Cacklestorms

Dracos · May 05, 2010, 11:39:16 AM

May 04 19:24:59 <Kotono>   Thus, seven prepare for the Abyss. They gather before the Court of the Stars once more, the three great eladrin rules watching them as one. To Faerinaal's gesture a great red, hissing portal appears, "To here lies the land accursed by all futures. Step through and be brave and as tall as the trees of Arborea."
May 04 19:25:52 <Knight>   "I shall go first," states Knight, nudging Bell onwards. "It is an odd thing to thank someone for dispatching us to such a plane, but you have my thanks nonetheless."
May 04 19:26:50 *   Kamvakua bows before the three Eladrin. "I will return, stronger for this journey and bearing tales. You have my thanks, as always in your guidance."
May 04 19:28:07 *   Adail uses his innate magic to assume the appearance of a kobold, having spent some time working on his disguise with the aid of some helpfule courre. After his appearance changes, he gives a monk's bow to the Three and silently slides through the portal.
May 04 19:28:21 <Kotono>   Yulia clings to Nikkolai, "Wish us luck," she calls!
May 04 19:28:50 *   Mari also bows, an unusual gesture of respect for her. "Thanks. For everything. I guess not so much for sending us to the Abyss, but that's not really your fault..." Before anything more awkward can tumble out, she heads through the portal.
May 04 19:29:27 *   Nikkolai gives the three a respectful nod. "I hope to return and thank you for the aid you've given me. Rare are those who aid me out the kindness of their hearts. Such will not be forgotten."
May 04 19:29:31 *   Kamvakua steps through the portal quietly following his gesture of respect.
May 04 19:29:48 <Nikkolai>   With a small smile for Yulia, Nikkolai steps through the portal.
May 04 19:31:19 <Kotono>   Thus the party travels through the portal! For a moment everything is twisting, everything breaks apart! The screaming and howling of agonies undreamed of echo around you! Then...dust blows in the wind. The sky is a dead, burning hell-red. The ground you stand on is cracked, parched and lifeless. It stinks like rotten meat, but it seems to be your destination. Farther ahead, on the horizon, you can see a river of sorts.
May 04 19:31:25 <Kotono>   Farther ahead, on the horizon, you can see a river of sorts.
May 04 19:32:14 *   Mari looks around, rubs her nose. "Needs room service."
May 04 19:32:19 <Nikkolai>   "Hmm. Homely sort of place, isn't it?" Nikkolai deadpans as he takes in his surroundings grimly.
May 04 19:32:47 <Knight>   roll 1d20+3 concentration!
May 04 19:32:48 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+3 concentration! and gets 10." [1d20=7]
May 04 19:33:16 <Knight>   roll 1d20+11 what
May 04 19:33:16 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+11 what and gets 18." [1d20=7]
May 04 19:34:19 <Kamvakua>   "If there is a place that simply is wrong to be...this place seems to be one such." Kamvakua grimaced as he walked forward toward the river on the horizon, keeping a careful eye on the route there, not trusting even the very terrain not to move from under them.
May 04 19:35:10 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+10
May 04 19:35:11 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 13." [1d20=3]
May 04 19:35:29 *   Adail twitches his nose a bit, then shrugs, "Sadly, I've smelt worse. Though I'm sure that won't remain true our entire trip."
May 04 19:35:34 <Kotono>   As you begin to walk, Rogue stumbles and falls to his knees.
May 04 19:35:48 <Kotono>   "This place is horrible!" Yulia waves a hand over her face, "I've not smelled worse ever!"
May 04 19:36:12 *   Knight flinches, having remained stock-still since entering the abyss. "It's no good. I can't sense anything but utter... Rogue? Shut it out, Rogue!" she calls, rapidly dismounting Bell and rushing over to grab him by the shoulders.
May 04 19:36:50 <Nikkolai>   "There, there, bright one. Breathe through your mouth. It will help lessen the smell." Nikkolai glances at Knight in alarm. "What? A mental intrusion?"
May 04 19:36:58 *   Mari ambles around the group idly, kicking up dust and looking at the horizon with no great liking. Then Rogue falls over. "Rogue, are you alright?" she says, not sure whether to help or be afraid of what might be happening to him.
May 04 19:37:00 <Adail>   "Yulia, move near Rogue." Adail instructs.
May 04 19:37:16 <Kotono>   "I..." Rogue gasps, "I...the voices won't stop. Everything that's wrong everywhere is here!" As Yulia flies closer, Rogue goes quietly limper. "They're ceased."
May 04 19:37:18 *   Nikkolai nods at Adail. "Yes, go!"
May 04 19:38:07 <Mari>   "I didn't hear any voices," Mari says, glancing around suspiciously. "What'd they sound like? What were they saying?"
May 04 19:38:15 <Nikkolai>   "Well. So much for our arrival going unnoticed." Nikkolai says rather crossly.
May 04 19:38:20 <Knight>   "Our senses are attuned to our kin. But in a world such as this, such sensitivity is a burden, it seems," replies Knight, trying to help Rogue to his feet. "If another is here, I cannot find them, only the tainted whispers of the foulest evil." She shudders. "You do not want to know, Mari."
May 04 19:38:42 <Knight>   She shakes her head. "It.. is not the will of a particular being that haunts us so. Rather, it must be the plane itself."
May 04 19:38:57 <Kotono>   "Knight is correct." Rogue manages to stand, "Never in my short freedom have I sensed something so repulsive."
May 04 19:38:58 *   Adail nods, "That sounds about right, yes."
May 04 19:39:27 <Mari>   "...Right. Then let's do what came here for and get out as soon as possible? Are we taking the river?"
May 04 19:39:29 <Nikkolai>   "I see. My apologies, then. Are you able to continue, Knight? Or you, Rogue?"
May 04 19:39:58 <Kotono>   "I am." Rogue draws his sword, "But let us be cautious, for countless horrors await us. Of that I am certain beyond the pale."
May 04 19:40:38 <Knight>   "I am prepared. We will have to close our senses and stay close to Yulia during our time here." She quickly remounts Bell. "I would fly out to scout ahead, but it would be dangerous. Let us proceed."
May 04 19:40:54 <Kotono>   roll 1d100
May 04 19:40:54 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 33." [1d100=33]
May 04 19:40:57 <Nikkolai>   "It's the Abyss." Nikkolai notes with black humor. "You are stating the obvious, sir."
May 04 19:41:10 <Kotono>   roll 1d100
May 04 19:41:11 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 63." [1d100=63]
May 04 19:41:30 <Adail>   "I am the only one of us safe outside of Yulia's range, so I'll take point." Adail moves a bit ahead of everyone else to see if he can spot trouble before it comes(at least from the direction they're heading)
May 04 19:42:39 <Kotono>   The party walks for about fifteen minutes, Adail on point! You are getting closer to the rivers, about halfway there. Then...(More, PM Adail.)
May 04 19:44:03 <Adail>   roll 1d20+9 KP
May 04 19:44:04 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+9 KP and gets 20." [1d20=11]
May 04 19:46:33 *   Adail slowly falls back to the rest of the party and notes with a low voice, "Invisible warrior on the right. I think it's a Nycaloth."
May 04 19:47:12 <Mari>   "Interested in us or just passing by?" Mari mumbles back, just as quietly.
May 04 19:47:53 <Nikkolai>   Involuntarily, Nikk's eyes scan the horizon for a figure, even though he certainly won't see anything.
May 04 19:48:05 <Adail>   "Watching us. It may just be watching this path, though. Roughly fifty feet from where I was."
May 04 19:48:17 <Knight>   "Should we attack?..."
May 04 19:48:34 <Kotono>   "If we must, bets we strike with the force of a mailed fist as one," Rogue whispers.
May 04 19:48:55 <Knight>   "Indeed, though I've no means of perceiving an invisible foe alone."
May 04 19:48:59 <Nikkolai>   "I think we should adopt a defensive posture. No sense in fighting needless fights. If it attacks, we crush it."
May 04 19:49:08 <Mari>   "Let's just keep moving unless he does something? I'd rather not try and hit someone I can't see."
May 04 19:49:22 <Adail>   "They're strong. Very strong. Be warned. As for what it's after, I couldn't guess. Yugoloth are ever impossible to fathom."
May 04 19:49:23 <Nikkolai>   "I can detect his thoughts with a little concentration. I should be able to pinpoint him, if I must."
May 04 19:49:33 <Kamvakua>   "Let's pretend we don't see it. Adail can watch it. If it attacks we have to fight, but let's save our strength."
May 04 19:49:48 <Kamvakua>   "We'll have more than enough fighting by the time we're through."
May 04 19:49:52 <Knight>   "As you say."
May 04 19:50:08 *   Nikkolai nods at Kamvakua in agreement. "Great minds think alike."
May 04 19:50:23 *   Adail frowns slightly, "It's making a 'come here' gesture at us."
May 04 19:50:57 <Mari>   "Then he should stop being invisible. How does he expect us to even see that? I guess maybe he noticed you look at him?"
May 04 19:51:30 <Kamvakua>   "It might assume we can all see invisible. Adail, lead toward? Let's see what it wants."
May 04 19:52:33 <Nikkolai>   "I find the idea of responding to a demon's 'come hither' motion to be objectionable in more ways than one." Nikkolai says dryly.
May 04 19:53:22 <Kamvakua>   "I find having an annoyed invisible demon at my back objectionable in more ways than one," Kamvakua waited for Adail to lead toward it.
May 04 19:53:29 *   Adail sighs, "Are we not searching for a Yugoloth ferryman? This may actually be an opportunity for us..."
May 04 19:54:07 <Mari>   "Well, lead the way. I'm not real sure where he is and I figure I shouldn't make that obvious to him."
May 04 19:54:22 *   Nikkolai shrugs nonchalantly at Kam's comment.
May 04 19:55:24 *   Adail nods then begins walking that way, holding up one hand openly in a gesture indicating he's not approaching to attack.
May 04 19:55:32 <Kotono>   Thus you approach the unseen! As you come closer, within presumably about 15 feet or so of it, you hear a whisper in your minds! 'Travelers, lost, lonely, lovely travelers...what seek you in the Abyss? Be not what you expect, or what you race for finding?'
May 04 19:56:30 <Knight>   Knight rubs her head. "We seek a stygian ferry," she declares, although it's hard not to feel a little silly talking to empty air.
May 04 19:56:41 *   Kamvakua is quite sure to be standing near Nikkolai and Yulia.
May 04 19:57:31 <Mari>   "One in particular," Mari clarifies. "We seek passage with Quinsalus."
May 04 19:57:49 <Kotono>   'You seek the depths deeper, running on the oily-crystal waters of oblivion...' To but Adail, his smile is unseen, like a wolf sizing up juicy rabbits. 'Of seeking, which do you search for, or is your desire any of that crosses your.aaaaaaah. Quinsalus...I can take you to him.'
May 04 19:58:50 *   Nikkolai thinks silently as he gazes at the empty air. "What price do you ask for this? No good deed should go unrewarded." Nikkolai will not take the demon's words at face value.
May 04 19:59:13 *   Adail is using every ounce of his thankfully considerable willpower not to knock the bastard's teeth out, merely inclining his head in silent consideration of the offer.
May 04 20:00:01 <Kotono>   "Hahahahahhahahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" Laughter fills the air, loud and boisterous! There is a screetching insectoid sound to it, that hurts your ears. 'Why, I will do it for a gold coin not. Blood, a droplet of your blood.' The unseen creature can be seen pointing by Adail, pointing right at the Guardinal!
May 04 20:00:57 *   Mari makes an effort not to wince at the sound.
May 04 20:01:50 *   Nikkolai can't help but snort at the demon's request. "You are more foolish than I thought if you think we shall give you *that*." Nikkolai thinks with patronizing amusement.
May 04 20:01:59 *   Adail shakes his head, speaking in Draconic of all things, "I have a bit more sense then that, yes."
May 04 20:02:46 <Knight>   "It is a trivial thing, is it not..." murmurs Knight, frowning. "Countless drops of blood have flowed from us all."
May 04 20:03:20 *   Nikkolai glances at Knight. "Blood can be used in many an evil spell...especially in the hands of an enemy."
May 04 20:04:09 <Kotono>   The Nycaloth shimmers all over! It is visible! It is a green, large creature with fiendish features and four arms. In two arms it hefts a battleaxe. It's mouth and maw split open, it's entire face open! Buzzing within it's empty skulls are great clouds of locusts! They speak as one, "Hahahahahahahaahahahhahaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahaahhahahahahahahahahahaha!" The buzzing is a constant din abruptly, as if your ears were exposed to it just now!
May 04 20:04:15 <Kotono>   The buzzing is a constant din abruptly, as if your ears were exposed to it just now! "I hunger...!" OOC: Roll init, it's not the least bit friendly.
May 04 20:04:24 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+2 "Man, you're UGLY."
May 04 20:04:26 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+2 "Man, you're UGLY." and gets 17." [1d20=15]
May 04 20:04:26 <Knight>   roll 1d20+1 it's going to take our blood by force!
May 04 20:04:27 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+1 it's going to take our blood by force! and gets 14." [1d20=13]
May 04 20:04:35 <Mari>   roll 1d20+9 jerkface!
May 04 20:04:36 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+9 jerkface! and gets 29." [1d20=20]
May 04 20:04:37 <Adail>   roll 1d20+8
May 04 20:04:37 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+8 and gets 11." [1d20=3]
May 04 20:04:40 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+8
May 04 20:04:40 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+8 and gets 20." [1d20=12]
May 04 20:05:29 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+7 Yulia
May 04 20:05:30 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Yulia and gets 23." [1d20=16]
May 04 20:05:34 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+1 rogue
May 04 20:05:35 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 rogue and gets 21." [1d20=20]
May 04 20:05:41 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+7 'loth
May 04 20:05:41 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 'loth and gets 13." [1d20=6]
May 04 20:06:31 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(29)>Yulia(23)>Rogue(21)>Nikkolai(20)>Kam(17)>Knight(14)>Locust-Nycaloth(13)>Adail(11)
May 04 20:06:34 <Kotono>   OOC: Open Mari.
May 04 20:06:59 <Mari>   OOC: I'll assume he's close enough that move + attack works.
May 04 20:07:08 <Kotono>   OOC: 15ft, so yes.
May 04 20:08:54 *   Mari calls on her amulet for some protection before moving in. Then: "Shut up already, you horrible screeching...thing!" Mari darts forward to stab at the creature before it can move!
May 04 20:09:10 <Mari>   roll 1d20+15 sword of subtlety go~
May 04 20:09:11 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+15 sword of subtlety go~ and gets 25." [1d20=10]
May 04 20:09:20 <Kotono>   OOC: Hit.
May 04 20:09:49 <Mari>   roll 1d6+2+5d6+4+1 (SoS/fire for the last bonuses)
May 04 20:09:50 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d6+2+5d6+4+1 (SoS/fire for the last bonuses) and gets 25." [1d6=6][5d6=3, 2, 3, 3, 1]
May 04 20:10:32 <Kotono>   Mari's blade find no resistance, hacking into it's side with a quick stab! It's flesh is tissue-thin and giving, a great gast opened! From it a great lash of locusts lash out, as if whipping at Mari, tearing into her! OOC: Ref.
May 04 20:10:37 <Kotono>   *gash
May 04 20:10:53 <Mari>   roll 1d20+15 ew!
May 04 20:10:54 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+15 ew! and gets 25." [1d20=10]
May 04 20:11:22 <Kotono>   But Mari leaps up and past the whipping lash of locusts! The Nycaloth's skin hangs now, as if loose ahd straining, a million shapes moving just beneath it! OOC: Yulia's up.
May 04 20:12:03 <Kotono>   Yulia hides back and whimpers, "Eeeeew! Master, protect me! Hey listen, keep those awaaaaaay from me!" Nonetheless she gestures, a single magic missile appearing to hit the Nycaloth!
May 04 20:12:06 <Kotono>   roll 1d4+1
May 04 20:12:06 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+1 and gets 2." [1d4=1]
May 04 20:12:30 <Kotono>   The impact jostles the flesh-bag once more, but little else! OOC: Rogue is up, he'll hold for reasons explained in a moment. Nikkolai.
May 04 20:12:42 <Kotono>   "Knight, at the same time," Rogue breathes, "WE have to stay together for the protection!"
May 04 20:13:46 <Knight>   "Understood, brother. It will not survive our assault," states Knight, as Bell paws furiously at the ground beneath.
May 04 20:14:04 *   Nikkolai sneers as a ball of sparking blue electricity appears in his palm. "Bugs are meant to be quashed underfoot!" He flings the orb in the demon's face!
May 04 20:14:15 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+9 Touch Attack
May 04 20:14:16 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+9 Touch Attack and gets 24." [1d20=15]
May 04 20:14:21 <Kotono>   OOC: That is a hit.
May 04 20:14:59 <Nikkolai>   roll 8d6 damage, with it having to make a save roll of 21 or be entangled
May 04 20:15:00 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 8d6 damage, with it having to make a save roll of 21 or be entangled and gets 29." [8d6=5, 4, 2, 5, 1, 6, 4, 2]
May 04 20:15:08 <Kotono>   OOC: Fort or will or ref?
May 04 20:16:02 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+11 actually it doesn't matter, it's saves are uniform.
May 04 20:16:02 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 actually it doesn't matter, it's saves are uniform. and gets 19." [1d20=8]
May 04 20:16:09 <Adail>   OOC: iirc, the orbs are all Fort
May 04 20:16:24 <Nikkolai>   OOC: I think Adail is right.
May 04 20:16:53 <Kotono>   A shot of lightning rips into the Nycaloth! It's green body crackles with electricity! With that, it's just too much! The entire Nycaloth's skin crumbles away, falling to the ground! Within is a vast body of thousands of tightly packed locusts, exploding out in all directions now! OOC: Ref, all.
May 04 20:17:33 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+9 Now what?
May 04 20:17:34 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+9 Now what? and gets 10." [1d20=1]
May 04 20:17:44 <Adail>   roll 1d20+19 ref and I have Evasion
May 04 20:17:44 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+19 ref and I have Evasion and gets 30." [1d20=11]
May 04 20:17:49 <Knight>   roll 1d20+4 me
May 04 20:17:50 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+4 me and gets 22." [1d20=18]
May 04 20:17:51 <Knight>   roll 1d20+6 bell
May 04 20:17:51 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+6 bell and gets 12." [1d20=6]
May 04 20:17:55 <Mari>   roll 1d20+15 evasion is also to be had here
May 04 20:17:55 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+15 evasion is also to be had here and gets 30." [1d20=15]
May 04 20:18:40 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+10
May 04 20:18:42 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+10 and gets 28." [1d20=18]
May 04 20:18:48 <Kotono>   roll 2d6 Nikkolai and Bell take full and are nauseated for one round. Adail and MAri take none. Knight and Kam takes half and isn't nauseated.
May 04 20:18:49 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 Nikkolai and Bell take full and are nauseated for one round. Adail and MAri take none. Knight and Kam takes half and isn't nauseated. and gets 2." [2d6=1, 1]
May 04 20:18:53 <Kotono>   OOC: Snerk.
May 04 20:18:58 <Kotono>   OOC:Oh wait, Rogue and Yulia.
May 04 20:19:02 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+9
May 04 20:19:02 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 25." [1d20=16]
May 04 20:19:12 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+10 Yulia
May 04 20:19:13 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Yulia and gets 15." [1d20=5]
May 04 20:19:17 <Kotono>   OOC: They both take half, carry on.
May 04 20:20:08 <Kotono>   The locusts explode out in every direction, gone past you like a tidal wave! Nausea hits Bell and Nikkolai hard, as all that is left now is the Nycaloth-skin in tatters and the axe it held.
May 04 20:20:35 <Kotono>   OOC: Free act.
May 04 20:20:43 *   Adail blinks, "That's...all? Must have been one very green Nycaloth."
May 04 20:20:55 *   Nikkolai stumbles, hands going to his stomach. He goes to his knees, gorge rising!
May 04 20:21:03 *   Adail eyes the axe with Detect Magic. He's not dumb enough to use Detect Evil here.
May 04 20:21:20 <Mari>   "Is it dead? Or...did those bugs fly off to reform somewhere?" Maris' keeping her blades out, not taking anything for granted here.
May 04 20:21:59 *   Knight rubs the back of Bell's head, trying to keep him stable whilst he rides out the wave of sickiness. "It did not seem a rational actor, but it would, perhaps, be more surprising had it been so," notes Knight, eying the axe with interest. "Is that weapon of value?"
May 04 20:22:01 <Kotono>   Yulia whimpers, "That was DISGUSTING!"
May 04 20:22:25 <Kamvakua>   "Probably they will. Which means next time we might have more. Let's move on why we can. Is everyone alright?" He steadied nikkolai with a hand, letting him get it out of his system.
May 04 20:22:45 *   Adail shakes his head, "It's not magical, no. I have no idea of the worth of a weapon beyond it's magic though."
May 04 20:22:46 <Nikkolai>   "Oh...oh gods. My stomach!" Nikkolai can't hold back any longer! With a mighty heave of his esophogas, he upchucks his stomach contents!
May 04 20:23:52 <Knight>   "'twould be a pittance- Nikkolai, is it that bad? We cannot rest yet..."
May 04 20:24:37 <Mari>   "I'm fine. Let's get moving before he comes back with friends--ewww, Nik. This plane doesn't need any help being disgusting!"
May 04 20:24:54 *   Adail then nods at Mari, "As best I know, they are off to reform somewhere, yes."
May 04 20:25:19 *   Nikkolai stumbles to his feet, spitting to clear his mouth. With a glare at Mari. "I'm fine. Just...don't expect me to be able to do any thing flashy any time soon."
May 04 20:26:11 <Kotono>   "W-what about the axe," Yulia whimpers a little, "Um, are we going to take that or the skin or anything?"
May 04 20:26:36 <Kamvakua>   "Let's start moving," Kam steadied Nikkolai again with a hand on his shoulder. "Best to be away from this spot. The axe... Adail, what do you think?"
May 04 20:26:40 <Knight>   "It is a weapon of mediocre value," replies Knight, dismissively. "I've no wish to carry around such a trophy."
May 04 20:26:53 <Mari>   "Pull yourself together, Nik! We're gonna see worse than that here, I'm sure. And Yulia, I'm not touching that thing's skin. If you want it, you carry it!"
May 04 20:27:02 *   Adail shrugs, "You heard the lady. Let's get going then."
May 04 20:27:25 *   Knight prompts Bell, and the cavalier continues her trek towards the river styx!
May 04 20:28:05 *   Adail resumes his position at point.
May 04 20:28:18 *   Nikkolai spits once more, this time on the skin, and continues on. Albeit at a slightly wobbly pace.
May 04 20:28:50 <Kotono>   Thus the remnants are left behind. Soon you reach the river Styx! It's black, oily waters move without moving, a constant, sludgy motion. About to the far right you can see something sitting at the bank, something faintly humanoid with wings. It looks vaguely like a woman.
May 04 20:29:19 *   Knight peers up and down the bank, searching out the presence of any oncoming or departing vessels.
May 04 20:30:11 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+6 K:P Dangers of Styxian water. Is it traditional or something else? :)
May 04 20:30:12 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+6 K:P Dangers of Styxian water. Is it traditional or something else? :) and gets 25." [1d20=19]
May 04 20:30:15 *   Mari also searches the visible horizon for signs of traffic. If there's a boat actually here, it's probably a better start than asking more locals.
May 04 20:30:20 <Adail>   roll 1d20+9 KP on winged woman thingy
May 04 20:30:20 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+9 KP on winged woman thingy and gets 13." [1d20=4]
May 04 20:30:45 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+10 Let me guess, this roll will suck
May 04 20:30:46 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+10 Let me guess, this roll will suck and gets 14." [1d20=4]
May 04 20:31:20 <Mari>   roll 1d20+13 since all the cool kids are doing it, what does Mari think this chick is?
May 04 20:31:21 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+13 since all the cool kids are doing it, what does Mari think this chick is? and gets 15." [1d20=2]
May 04 20:31:31 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+6 K:P rolling on the woman too
May 04 20:31:32 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+6 K:P rolling on the woman too and gets 8." [1d20=2]
May 04 20:32:50 *   Nikkolai raises an eyebrow at the woman sitting on the bank. "My, what would a succubus be doing on the banks of the Styx?" Without pausing, he answers his own question. "Waiting for a lover, no doubt."
May 04 20:32:58 *   Nikkolai grins at his horrible humor.
May 04 20:33:18 <Kotono>   "Ewwww!" Yulia turns away, "Hey, listen, let's go the other way then and find someone who isn't a succubus!"
May 04 20:33:25 *   Mari rolls her eyes. "They live here, don't they? Shouldn't be surprised to see one around."
May 04 20:34:32 <Knight>   "I feel that there will be no beings of a higher calibre out there," notes Knight, glancing at the Succubus. "That creature is unlikely to simply assault us, correct? We may discern something useful should we speak."
May 04 20:34:36 <Kamvakua>   "If we seek to evade every resident we don't like the look of, we'll find ourselves wandering forever. But that's a dangerous spot to sit."
May 04 20:34:48 <Kamvakua>   "Be careful about getting too close to the bank."
May 04 20:35:16 <Nikkolai>   "Why not see if she can give us directions then? Perhaps a little charm could help."
May 04 20:35:36 <Adail>   "Careful not to use too much." Adail warns Nik with a deadpan.
May 04 20:35:40 <Mari>   "There's only one of her, right? We should be fine." Mari edges away from the water. "What's up, Kam? Beasties in the river, or is that a stupid question?"
May 04 20:37:06 *   Nikkolai gives Adail a sly wink and carefully approaches the Succubus from the side, making sure to stay a good 10 feet from the river itself.
May 04 20:37:43 *   Mari trails after Nik. Someone has to keep an eye on him!
May 04 20:38:13 *   Adail pads along, still working on trying to move more like a kobold.
May 04 20:38:24 <Kotono>   Coming closer, Nikkolai can see it has scarlet red hair with a swirl of chocolate brown running through it. She has large bat's wings, wearing a silken shawl that clings to her. It's eyes are a soft, luminous blue, utterly ent hralling! Her voice is music, "Aaah! Help me, dear traveler!" She rises, offering her hands out, "I have dropped something into the water, but I cannot swim!"
May 04 20:38:36 <Kamvakua>   "The water of the river can take memories and insight away with just a few drops. Actually drinking it or falling in will wipe your mind forever."
May 04 20:39:07 <Kamvakua>   "Nikkolai, get back here," Kamvakua's eyes hardened at hearing that request.
May 04 20:39:44 <Kotono>   "My, aren't you a spoilsport?" The lovely women glowers at Kamvakua, cutely frowning, "That's just wrong! Surely if you're a big, braaave man," she comes closer, almost close enough to touch Nikkolai and leaning in, face to face, "You can do it."
May 04 20:40:36 <Knight>   "But there is no reason for us to take such a risk," notes Knight, frowning. "In times like this, something of equal value must be offered."
May 04 20:41:09 <Kotono>   "Me," With a purr as she goes to rub against Nikkolai, "I'd be VERY grateful, young traveler. VERY grateful..."
May 04 20:41:33 *   Mari grabs Nik's shirt, trying to pull him away from the creature. "Hey, if you want something out of the water, get a fishing pole!"
May 04 20:41:34 <Kotono>   Rogue scowls, "What an amatuer,"he scoffs, "You call that attempting to sow betrayal?"
May 04 20:41:47 *   Nikkolai raises an eyebrow and jerks his head back to Kamvakua while addressing the succubus. "Surely you would not be requesting this of me and thinking to take advantage of me in such a state afterwards?" Nikkolai smiles, a bit savagely, and brazenly eyes her up and down as he does so.
May 04 20:42:25 <Kamvakua>   "No need to give her lessons," Kamvakua watched the area around, his eyes on steady alert as they'd been since they got here. Just because she's a trap, doesn't mean she's alone.
May 04 20:43:06 <Kotono>   Her shawl clings to her just so, barely keeping any modesty at all. What a lovely, ripe, full body, one you could spend weeks exploring every facet of..."You want my attention, demon." Rogue stomps forward, blonde hair tossed back.
May 04 20:43:51 <Kotono>   Smirking at Nikkolai, "It would be the best days of your life...Hm? Oh, you're handsome, too," the succubus purrs, "Two lovely travelers, just like this?"
May 04 20:44:39 *   Nikkolai scowls slightly at Rogue beside him. "Well, I'm afraid I must decline your request, madam. I'm very fond of my memories and mind, you see."
May 04 20:44:50 *   Nikkolai inclines his head in a somewhat regretful manner.
May 04 20:45:07 <Knight>   "Handsome this, good-looking that..." mutters Knight, glancing at Adail. "People put alltogether too much emphasis on appearances."
May 04 20:45:10 <Kamvakua>   "How many have you caught here so easily unaware?" Kamvakua wondered aloud.
May 04 20:45:16 <Mari>   "Yeah. If Nik forgot the two or three things he's learned in the past few months, we'd have to start all over again."
May 04 20:45:23 <Kotono>   "Aaaw..." With a long, forlorn look, "Too bad...what of you?" With a look to Rogue, "Are you more kind than your companion?"
May 04 20:46:32 <Nikkolai>   Nikk's fingers involuntarily twitch at Mari's comment, as if he wished to burn something...
May 04 20:46:58 <Kotono>   "Not in the least. However," Cracking his gauntleted knuckles, "I know you're an abject failure, a bottom feeding, rejected whore of a succubus that waits for the sublimely foolish to come along and jump to mental oblivion because of your cheap charms. I propose Nikkolai and I take a hold of you with our strong arms...and see how you like the Styx."
May 04 20:47:23 *   Adail snickers.
May 04 20:47:34 *   Mari can't help but smile at this proposition.
May 04 20:47:37 *   Nikkolai grins slightly at Rogue's suggestion. "Ah, that's no way to speak to a lady, Rogue. Good thing there's no lady here."
May 04 20:49:03 *   Mari kicks Nik in the ankle.
May 04 20:49:03 <Kotono>   The succubus takes a step back, glaring at both Nikkolai and Rogue. "Dogs!" She snarls, beginning to concentrate! OOC: You can try and interrupt whatever she's doing if you want or let her go. If you want to try, roll init.
May 04 20:49:26 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+8
May 04 20:49:27 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+8 and gets 17." [1d20=9]
May 04 20:49:50 <Adail>   roll 1d20+8 init yeah trying to interupt
May 04 20:49:51 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+8 init yeah trying to interupt and gets 10." [1d20=2]
May 04 20:49:51 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+2
May 04 20:49:52 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+2 and gets 17." [1d20=15]
May 04 20:49:53 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+1
May 04 20:49:53 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 and gets 12." [1d20=11]
May 04 20:49:58 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+7 Yulia
May 04 20:49:59 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Yulia and gets 19." [1d20=12]
May 04 20:50:04 <Knight>   roll 1d20+1
May 04 20:50:04 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+1 and gets 16." [1d20=15]
May 04 20:50:05 <Mari>   roll 1d20+9 may as well, whatever it is can't be in our best interest
May 04 20:50:06 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+9 may as well, whatever it is can't be in our best interest and gets 25." [1d20=16]
May 04 20:50:06 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+1 succubus
May 04 20:50:06 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 succubus and gets 5." [1d20=4]
May 04 20:51:06 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(25)>Yulia(19)>Nikkolai=Kamvakua(17)>Knight(16)>Rogue(12)>Adail(10)>Dumbccubus(5)
May 04 20:51:08 <Kotono>   OOC: Go Mari.
May 04 20:51:29 <Mari>   OOC: So, I was right by Nik, at worst a step behind him. That puts me how close to the succubus?
May 04 20:51:35 <Kotono>   OOC: Say 10ft away.
May 04 20:51:47 <Mari>   OOC: Mm, so 5-fot step and FA? Alright.
May 04 20:53:19 *   Mari steps forward and unleashes her blades on the foul temptress, giving no quarter to do...whatever it is she meant to do!
May 04 20:53:33 <Mari>   roll 1d20+15 SoS 1
May 04 20:53:33 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+15 SoS 1 and gets 20." [1d20=5]
May 04 20:53:42 <Mari>   roll 1d20+11 normal sword 1
May 04 20:53:42 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+11 normal sword 1 and gets 28." [1d20=17]
May 04 20:53:54 <Mari>   roll 1d20+10 SoS 2
May 04 20:53:54 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+10 SoS 2 and gets 27." [1d20=17]
May 04 20:53:58 <Mari>   roll 1d20+6 normal sword 2
May 04 20:54:00 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+6 normal sword 2 and gets 23." [1d20=17]
May 04 20:54:05 <Kotono>   OOC: They all hit. This is going to be bloody.
May 04 20:54:31 <Mari>   roll 4d6+8+20d6+8+2 fire jesus christ
May 04 20:54:32 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 4d6+8+20d6+8+2 fire jesus christ and gets 101." [4d6=5, 6, 3, 6][20d6=4, 3, 3, 5, 3, 3, 5, 3, 1, 3, 4, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 4, 3, 6, 6]
May 04 20:55:14 <Mari>   OOC: Iforgot 2 points of fire damage even
May 04 20:55:26 <Kotono>   That was quick. Fueled by righteous female jealousy, Mari turns the succubus into chopped suey! Her arms, torso, legs and body are chopped into piles of meat, her shawl ruined! Amid the corpse you can see a few shiny bits of things, as blood gushes out everywhere! OOC: Ow, poor girl. Free act.
May 04 20:56:27 <Kamvakua>   "That was...surprisingly violent. I didn't know you had that in you, Mari," Kamvakua whistled. "Impressive swordsmanship!"
May 04 20:56:32 *   Nikkolai smirks at Mari. "So. Jealous, were we?" Nikk kneels down, careful to avoid to the blood, to inspect the shiny things.
May 04 20:57:08 <Kotono>   Nikkolai can see a ring, an anklet or bracelet and some sort of body piercing lying amid the hunks of torn apart and sliced demonflesh.
May 04 20:57:30 *   Adail eyes the mess with Detect Magic.
May 04 20:57:32 <Knight>   "Vicious..." murmurs Knight, squinting carefully at Mari. "It is as though you were another woman for a moment."
May 04 20:57:33 <Mari>   "Ew. Ew ew ew." Mari pauses to wipe the gore off her swords. "I just didn't want her stealing anyone's soul. Not even Nik's." She puts her blades away. "Guys, lemme just make a little suggestion that we might get farther here if we don't insult everyone at first go?"
May 04 20:57:34 *   Nikkolai focuses his will and casts Detect Magic on the objects!
May 04 20:58:12 <Adail>   "Hmm, that body piercing thing seems to be magical. If someone wants to clean it off..."
May 04 20:58:35 <Kotono>   Yulia peeks over Knight's shoulder, "Eeeew...she was so bloody inside! I thought demons were just filled with hate!"
May 04 20:59:00 *   Nikkolai shrugs and fishes the bloody piercing out of the...mess. He tries not to dwell on it. "It seems they are filled with a very squishy and smelly kind of hate."
May 04 20:59:07 <Knight>   "Mari speaks truthfully. We must assume all we meet seek our ruin, and yet deal with them regardless."
May 04 21:00:01 <Kotono>   Rogue kicks the edge of it with his foot, "Completely untrained tripe. If that's all the Abyss can manage..." He eyes the rest of it, "Going to leave the rest of it here to rot?"
May 04 21:00:12 <Kamvakua>   "I thought Adail and I would be the problem with Demons really," Kamvakua noted. "We're not going to get very far if we can't talk to anyone."
May 04 21:00:46 <Kamvakua>   "And we don't really want a fight. The fights will come, as they already have. We've not much cause to be seeking them out."
May 04 21:00:47 <Nikkolai>   "I suppose we could sell the trinkets at market somewhere. Any extra income is welcome, is it not?"
May 04 21:00:57 *   Nikkolai eyes the anklet and the bracelet.
May 04 21:01:08 <Mari>   "Somebody pick up the jewelry? Could be worth something and we might need all the cash we can get to bribe our ferryman. And really, tripe or no Rogue, we might have to get directions from *someone* here. Practically speaking, we might want to try to get something out of these people before we slice them up."
May 04 21:01:13 <Kotono>   OOC: Anklet or a bracelet, you're not sure. AND a ring.
May 04 21:01:17 <Kamvakua>   "Take what you will, and let's find a way off."
May 04 21:01:35 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+10 what way looks best traveled?
May 04 21:01:37 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+10 what way looks best traveled? and gets 25." [1d20=15]
May 04 21:01:38 <Knight>   "We should head upstream; ships are more likely to come from that direction," states Knight, peering up the river.
May 04 21:01:41 <Kamvakua>   OOC: Rolling survival
May 04 21:01:49 *   Nikkolai also fishes out the ...-let thing and the ring. Perhaps they are worth something?
May 04 21:01:58 <Kotono>   The items are gotten without incident.
May 04 21:02:01 <Kotono>   OOC: Go for it Kam.
May 04 21:02:06 <Kamvakua>   OOC: I just did.
May 04 21:05:23 *   Kamvakua starts leading the party, with adail hopefully riding shoulderside, upstream, keeping an eye out and using his skills to keep them from stumbling into any slopes that drop down into the river.
May 04 21:05:49 <Kotono>   roll 1d100
May 04 21:05:49 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 28." [1d100=28]
May 04 21:05:55 <Kotono>   OOC: Make a secondary survival check, Kam.
May 04 21:06:32 *   Adail does not ride shoulder here, he's trying to pretend he's a kobold, which are not quite shoulder sized.
May 04 21:06:56 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+10 survive~
May 04 21:06:56 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+10 survive~ and gets 14." [1d20=4]
May 04 21:07:45 <Kotono>   You walk for the better part of two hours. Eventually you see something on the horizon. It is small, perhaps the size of a large raft. IT is made all of white, long bones banded together. It travels down the river, a single hooded figure using a pole to move it along the Styx. It's coming downstream towards the party.
May 04 21:08:36 *   Nikkolai squints. "Ah. A ferry? Should we hail and ask for directions?"
May 04 21:08:47 <Knight>   "That vessel wouldn't be enough to fit us," notes Knight, with a frown. "At least how far it is to some kind of dock."
May 04 21:09:20 <Kamvakua>   "Nikkolai, if you would?" Kamvakua was avoiding talking directly to these demons. And trying to ignore how the very plane felt like walking through slime.
May 04 21:09:25 *   Mari doesn't see any reason not to approach it. "I don't see any reason not to ask. If this is our guy, great, if not, we ask around. *Before* starting a fight this time, please."
May 04 21:09:53 *   Nikkolai cups his hand around his mouth and shouts, "Ahoy there! Which way are the docks, if you please?"
May 04 21:10:29 <Kotono>   The raft comes closer without a word! It poles to the edge of the shore. The being's body is completely hidden by a hooded robe, silent. But it extends a hand out, utterly skeletal.
May 04 21:10:55 <Nikkolai>   OOC: Is it pointing? Or something?
May 04 21:11:08 <Kotono>   OOC: It's hand is open, palm out, as if it wants you to give it something.
May 04 21:11:36 <Knight>   "It reminds me of Death," notes Knight, glancing at Rogue. "But it cannot be him."
May 04 21:11:42 *   Adail fishes out a gold coin and flips it into the creature's hand.
May 04 21:11:46 *   Nikkolai fishes into a pouch and wordlessly gives the skeletal being two gold coins. "Is that payment enough?"
May 04 21:11:54 <Mari>   "Huh?" Mari says to Knight.
May 04 21:12:12 <Kotono>   Three gold coins are given! It's hand closes tight around them, pointing it's pole ahead, "Two...days...travel..." it rasps.
May 04 21:12:23 <Kotono>   "A part of the family," Rogue answers, watching the hooded being like a hawk.
May 04 21:13:00 *   Kamvakua nods. "Thanks, shall we be off then?"
May 04 21:13:02 <Nikkolai>   "Downstream you mean?" Nikkolai inquires politely?
May 04 21:13:15 <Kotono>   The pole is pointed ahead, upstream, the way you were walking.
May 04 21:13:46 *   Nikkolai nods in thanks. "Our thanks. May your voyages be swift."
May 04 21:13:58 *   Mari just gives the ferryman a polite nod for his assistance.
May 04 21:14:08 <Kotono>   To this the hooded figure poles his raft away, going downstream further and past the party.
May 04 21:14:15 <Knight>   "That is not such a long time. Our travels have not yet been more uncomfortable than the Plane of Earth, as well."
May 04 21:14:39 <Kamvakua>   "I prefer the closed walls and the barren caverns to this by far," Kamvakua's tone was quiet but serious.
May 04 21:15:00 <Adail>   "When we must camp, remember that the denizens of this place do not need to sleep any more then I do. Sleep very, VERY lightly."
May 04 21:15:05 <Nikkolai>   "Well. The sooner we get started, the faster we leave this wretched place." Nikkolai gestures for Kam to continue leading.
May 04 21:15:26 <Knight>   "The crushing weight is not easily forgotten," mutters Knight, starting to head off.
May 04 21:15:31 <Mari>   "We've been lucky so far. Sort of. I'm sure this plane'll change its mind about that soon enough. Let's hope we're gone by then."
May 04 21:17:06 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+10 survival, adail aid. Keeping an eye out for a defensible camp spot along the way.
May 04 21:17:06 <Kotono>   roll 1d100
May 04 21:17:06 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 4." [1d100=4]
May 04 21:17:07 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+10 survival, adail aid. Keeping an eye out for a defensible camp spot along the way. and gets 19." [1d20=9]
May 04 21:17:13 <Kotono>   roll 1d100
May 04 21:17:14 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 4." [1d100=4]
May 04 21:17:59 <Kotono>   The rest of the day passes, night coming. It is strangely, silently empty on the riverbanks, not another soul. Morning comes, the sky dark with roiling red clouds making everything overcast as you rise to prepare to travel. OOC: Going to just keep going?
May 04 21:19:45 <Knight>   OOC: Yes, looks like
May 04 21:19:46 <Kotono>   roll 1d100
May 04 21:19:47 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 99." [1d100=99]
May 04 21:19:53 <Kotono>   roll 1d100 SUBTABLES TIME
May 04 21:19:54 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 SUBTABLES TIME and gets 30." [1d100=30]
May 04 21:20:42 <Kotono>   You walk for a few hours, the morning passing by. The sky above rumbles but no rain comes...yet. OOC: Everyone make a listening check.
May 04 21:20:53 <Knight>   roll 1d20+9 bell can do that
May 04 21:20:53 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+9 bell can do that and gets 19." [1d20=10]
May 04 21:20:57 <Knight>   roll 1d20+1 but I can't!
May 04 21:20:57 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+10
May 04 21:20:57 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+1 but I can't! and gets 3." [1d20=2]
May 04 21:20:58 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+10 and gets 14." [1d20=4]
May 04 21:21:01 <Mari>   roll 1d20+12 ears
May 04 21:21:01 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+12 ears and gets 13." [1d20=1]
May 04 21:21:17 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+5 Yulia
May 04 21:21:17 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Yulia and gets 10." [1d20=5]
May 04 21:21:19 <Adail>   roll 1d20+15 listen I'm good at
May 04 21:21:19 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+15 listen I'm good at and gets 17." [1d20=2]
May 04 21:21:26 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+2 Rogue
May 04 21:21:26 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Rogue and gets 14." [1d20=12]
May 04 21:21:49 <Kotono>   OOC: Everyone but Knight hears a general, tittering laughter alla round in dozens of voices. Everyone but KNIGHT can make an K:P check.
May 04 21:22:02 <Adail>   roll 1d20+9 KP
May 04 21:22:03 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+9 KP and gets 14." [1d20=5]
May 04 21:22:09 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+10KP
May 04 21:22:10 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+1017P and gets Error: Numeric values only." [1d20=17]
May 04 21:22:11 <Mari>   roll 1d20+13 how bad will we fail this one?
May 04 21:22:12 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+13 how bad will we fail this one? and gets 32." [1d20=19]
May 04 21:22:18 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+10 KP
May 04 21:22:19 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+10 KP and gets 22." [1d20=12]
May 04 21:23:01 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+6
May 04 21:23:02 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+6 and gets 10." [1d20=4]
May 04 21:23:28 <Kotono>   OOC: Nikkolai and Mari know that a cacklestorm is coming almost immediately. These storms have terrible effects, ranging from destroying yorus anity, to inflicting eternal hideious laughter, to destroying your mental attributes. Putting your hands over your ears will help slightly, though silence or complete ear stoppage(like with wax or earplugs) will negate it. You have 1 round to act, you'd know that, before it erupts.
May 04 21:23:32 <Kotono>   You have 1 round to act, you'd know that, before it erupts.
May 04 21:23:36 *   Kamvakua shifts his pike into a readied position, his eyes narrowing. It could be many things, but none of them would be good.
May 04 21:24:34 <Mari>   "EARPLUGS NOW, EVERYONE," Mari announces as she retrieves the scraps of cloth used for the harpies and stuff them into her ears.
May 04 21:24:40 <Nikkolai>   "Quickly! Stuff your ears with whatever thick material you can find!" Though it's disgusting, he bends over and picks up some dirt and spits in it until it makes mud! He then places this mud as thick as he can in his ears!
May 04 21:25:13 *   Adail trusts his own willpower and jumps to try and plug Bell's ears!
May 04 21:25:13 <Kotono>   OOC: Mari and Nikkolai have acted. The rest of you get one action, go ahead.
May 04 21:25:23 *   Kamvakua shifts his pike against his shoulder jabbing his thumbs into his ears.
May 04 21:25:42 <Knight>   "Earplugs?..." questions Knight, although she's not one to question such an urgent request, particular when Adail is in front of her! She shoves some spitballs of cloth into her ears, dropping her lance in the process!
May 04 21:26:20 <Kotono>   Rogue does the same as Kamvakua, attempting to plug his ears! Yulia does the same, hiding her head under Knight's hair! A moment later, a vast eruption of cackling, mad laughter bursts around all of you! OOC: Will saves all. +3 to each of you for the various, sundry methods of trying to protect your hearing.
May 04 21:26:42 <Knight>   roll 1d20+14
May 04 21:26:44 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+14 and gets 33." [1d20=19]
May 04 21:26:54 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+11+3
May 04 21:26:55 <Mari>   roll 1d20+10 man, will is not my good save
May 04 21:26:55 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+11+3 and gets 23." [1d20=9]
May 04 21:26:55 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+10 man, will is not my good save and gets 29." [1d20=19]
May 04 21:26:58 <Adail>   roll 1d20+15 I assume I don't get the bonus of course
May 04 21:26:58 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+15 I assume I don't get the bonus of course and gets 31." [1d20=16]
May 04 21:27:02 <Knight>   roll 1d20+9 bell
May 04 21:27:02 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+9 bell and gets 12." [1d20=3]
May 04 21:27:07 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+10 Yulia
May 04 21:27:07 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Yulia and gets 20." [1d20=10]
May 04 21:27:10 <Knight>   OOC: well, that's 14!
May 04 21:27:12 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+10+3+4
May 04 21:27:12 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+10+3+4 and gets 26." [1d20=9]
May 04 21:27:25 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+16 Rogue
May 04 21:27:25 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 Rogue and gets 20." [1d20=4]
May 04 21:27:49 <Kotono>   roll 2d4 wis damage Bel ow
May 04 21:27:50 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 wis damage Bel ow and gets 4." [2d4=3, 1]
May 04 21:28:15 <Kotono>   The laughter bursts terrible around you, Bell snorting loud and thrashing his head! Mercifully, it does not last long, soon passing.
May 04 21:29:30 <Kotono>   A moment later, the party can begin smelling a strange, very sweet odor in the air.
May 04 21:29:54 <Mari>   Mari, eventually, once it seems safe, removes the earplugs and looks around at the others. "Everyone alright? Waugh, that was awful even through the earplugs. The weather here--I wish it would just rain instead. Something normal, you know?"
May 04 21:29:55 <Knight>   "Bell, calm down! Bell!" For once, Knight actually has to grab Bell's reins to keep him in, instead of relying on their near-symbiotic relationship to keep him in check!
May 04 21:30:17 <Kotono>   Bell does calm slowly, at least not bucking and thrashing any more.
May 04 21:30:44 <Mari>   roll 1d20+13 what does the nose know
May 04 21:30:45 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+13 what does the nose know and gets 22." [1d20=9]
May 04 21:30:53 <Adail>   OOC: I'd like to just take 10 for 19 if I may?
May 04 21:31:07 *   Nikkolai eagerly digs out the mud from his ears, grimacing as he does so. "I'd be more than happy to live out my days on a normal plane. Sadly, I find myself in places that seem determined to make my life miserable."
May 04 21:31:33 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+10 Does Nik's nose have bloodhound properties?
May 04 21:31:34 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+10 Does Nik's nose have bloodhound properties? and gets 26." [1d20=16]
May 04 21:31:43 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+6 K:P
May 04 21:31:44 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+6 K:P and gets 11." [1d20=5]
May 04 21:31:49 *   Mari sniffs and looks around. Then her eyes goes wide again. "Poison gas burst incoming. MOVE. ANYWHERE NOT HERE."
May 04 21:31:51 *   Adail sniffs, then yells, "RUN! Poison gas is coming up from below!"
May 04 21:32:12 *   Adail stays on Bell's head where he was, sure that Bell will move further and faster then he will.
May 04 21:32:15 *   Mari bolts further along the direction the party had been travelling, trusting the others will follow.
May 04 21:32:18 *   Kamvakua moves, leading forward quickly, his feet rushing him ahead. "Hurry~"
May 04 21:32:21 <Nikkolai>   "Ohshi--" Without pausing to talk, Nikk sprints away from the area in the general direction of upstream!
May 04 21:32:27 <Knight>   "Poison? Of all things- Rogue, buck up!" Knight kicks Bells flanks and sends him far out the area in but an instant!
May 04 21:33:57 <Kotono>   The party hurries with all haste, running as fast as they can! Behind them they hear a muffled, gassy burst! But they barely have time to reflect on it, because the skies abruptly burst! The clouds gush rain, a thick, wet, freezing cold rainstorm beginning in instants! It's an utter deluge, soaking you immediately! Visiblity is poor, only about 30 feet around you.
May 04 21:34:33 *   Mari shivers. "Why did I ask for rain. WHY?"
May 04 21:34:55 *   Nikkolai scowls fiercely as he continues running, not chancing to slow down. "It's official. Someone down here hates me."
May 04 21:35:15 <Adail>   "Misfortune often comes in threes," Adail quotes an old saying, "That's probably quite litteral here."
May 04 21:35:19 <Mari>   "It's the Abyss. It hates everyone," Mari yells over the rain.
May 04 21:35:26 *   Knight holds up her shield to block out part of the rain, but with the way it's going it can't offer that much protection. "That should be of little surprise, Nikkolai. Perhaps we should be thankful that at least we don't hate one another, yet."
May 04 21:35:48 <Kotono>   As the party shivers and glares at the rain, it happens a split second later! 30 feet ahead of you, just hovering off the ground? They are like giant, humanoid birds with feathered wings and massive beaks! They squawk as they see you, rushing the party immediately and without mercy! OOC: The Abyss hates you and wants you to cry. Roll init.
May 04 21:36:05 <Adail>   roll 1d20+8 init
May 04 21:36:06 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+8 init and gets 14." [1d20=6]
May 04 21:36:10 <Knight>   roll 1d20+1 this is one of those planes where NOT having random encounters all the time would be weird
May 04 21:36:11 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+1 this is one of those planes where NOT having random encounters all the time would be weird and gets 17." [1d20=16]
May 04 21:36:14 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+2
May 04 21:36:16 <Mari>   roll 1d20+9 so do I keep acing init rolls or no?
May 04 21:36:16 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+2 and gets 14." [1d20=12]
May 04 21:36:16 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+9 so do I keep acing init rolls or no? and gets 29." [1d20=20]
May 04 21:36:20 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+8 Oh, come on.
May 04 21:36:20 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+8 Oh, come on. and gets 25." [1d20=17]
May 04 21:36:24 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+7 Yulia
May 04 21:36:24 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Yulia and gets 22." [1d20=15]
May 04 21:36:27 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+1 Rogue
May 04 21:36:28 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 Rogue and gets 3." [1d20=2]
May 04 21:36:50 <Adail>   "Or I could be wrong," Adail notes dryly as the creatures bear down on them...
May 04 21:36:59 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+6 K:P
May 04 21:37:00 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+6 K:P and gets 26." [1d20=20]
May 04 21:37:04 <Mari>   roll 1d20+13 now what?!
May 04 21:37:05 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+13 now what?! and gets 23." [1d20=10]
May 04 21:37:53 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(29)>Nikkolai(25)>Yulia(22)>Knight(17)>Kam=Adail(14)>Rogue(3)
May 04 21:38:34 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+2 V1
May 04 21:38:35 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 V1 and gets 22." [1d20=20]
May 04 21:38:35 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+2 V2
May 04 21:38:36 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 V2 and gets 7." [1d20=5]
May 04 21:38:48 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(29)>Nikkolai(25)>V1=Yulia(22)>Knight(17)>Kam=Adail(14)>V2(7)>Rogue(3)
May 04 21:38:54 <Kotono>   OOC: Open Mari. Again.
May 04 21:41:14 *   Mari follows her standard procedure, calling some temporary resilience from her amulet before darting towards the nearest vrock and stabbing at it.
May 04 21:41:27 <Mari>   roll 1d20+15 SoS
May 04 21:41:28 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+15 SoS and gets 27." [1d20=12]
May 04 21:41:29 <Kotono>   OOC: Choose one, they're about equally distant, side by side.
May 04 21:42:01 <Mari>   OOC: V2, maybe we can kill it before it acts and I don't want to be next to the first when he gets his turn
May 04 21:42:08 <Kotono>   OOC: Hit.
May 04 21:42:24 <Mari>   roll 1d6+2+5d6+4+1 fire
May 04 21:42:25 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d6+2+5d6+4+1 fire and gets 29." [1d6=4][5d6=3, 3, 2, 4, 6]
May 04 21:43:16 <Kotono>   Mari hurries in, managing to slip her sword into the vrock's side, a solid wound that struggles to deeply penetrate! OOC: Nikkolai.
May 04 21:44:16 *   Adail raises an aura as Mari rushes in, a pulse of light blessing his allies within 30ft of him! (Good Devotion is up. Weapons count as Good, DR 2/Evil which won't help us here)
May 04 21:44:40 *   Nikkolai mutters a few words of arcane power and gestures at the party, infusing them with the very speed of the wind!
May 04 21:44:47 <Kotono>   OOC: Hasting everyone?
May 04 21:45:09 <Kotono>   Speed envelopes the party, aking them like the wind! OOC: Okay. V1 and Yulia are up. I'll resolve Yulia first.
May 04 21:45:21 <Kotono>   Yulia whimpers and clings to Knight's back, gesturing as a single magic missile goes for the second vrock!
May 04 21:45:23 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+2 SR
May 04 21:45:24 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 SR and gets 9." [1d20=7]
May 04 21:46:07 <Kotono>   But it breaks apart into starlight nad fireworks instead, washed away by the rain! The first vrock shakes all over! Greenish spores erupt from it's body, covering Mari all over!
May 04 21:46:14 <Kotono>   roll 1d8 damage to Mari and note that you're spored in the topic.
May 04 21:46:15 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 damage to Mari and note that you're spored in the topic. and gets 8." [1d8=8]
May 04 21:46:41 <Kotono>   A second later it steps forward, going to lay into Mari with it's reach and terrible claws!
May 04 21:47:06 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+17 claw 1
May 04 21:47:06 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 claw 1 and gets 24." [1d20=7]
May 04 21:47:10 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+17 claw 2
May 04 21:47:11 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 claw 2 and gets 27." [1d20=10]
May 04 21:47:18 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+15 bite
May 04 21:47:19 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 bite and gets 28." [1d20=13]
May 04 21:47:24 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+15 bite talon 1
May 04 21:47:24 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 bite talon 1 and gets 30." [1d20=15]
May 04 21:47:25 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+15 bite talon 2
May 04 21:47:25 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 bite talon 2 and gets 17." [1d20=2]
May 04 21:47:27 <Kotono>   OOC: AC?
May 04 21:47:36 <Mari>   OOC: 21, many ouches.
May 04 21:47:51 <Mari>   OOC: 22 assuming I'm hasted, no difference.
May 04 21:48:01 <Kotono>   roll 2d6+6 claw 1
May 04 21:48:02 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+6 claw 1 and gets 17." [2d6=5, 6]
May 04 21:48:02 <Kotono>   roll 2d6+6 claw 2
May 04 21:48:03 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+6 claw 2 and gets 13." [2d6=1, 6]
May 04 21:48:10 <Kotono>   roll 1d8+3 bite
May 04 21:48:11 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+3 bite and gets 10." [1d8=7]
May 04 21:48:15 <Kotono>   roll 1d6+3 talon
May 04 21:48:15 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+3 talon and gets 5." [1d6=2]
May 04 21:48:48 <Kotono>   Mari's side is turned into bloody ribbions, the bird-demons hredding her life leftover wrapping paper! Blood is washed away into the rain, quite a lot of it! OOC: Knight.
May 04 21:49:07 <Kotono>   "Hold just a moment," Rogue breathes, readying his sword, requesting!
May 04 21:49:39 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(29 SPORES)>Nikkolai(25)>V1=Yulia(22)>Knight(17)>Kam=Adail(14)>V2(7)>Rogue(3)
May 04 21:51:36 <Knight>   "I cannot stand by here, Rogue! Yulia, protect us!" shouts Knight, snapping her reins and galloping forwarding in a burst, aiming to throughly destroy the hesitating Vrock! OOC: If I can, I'll ,like, toss Yulia off my head so she can get both me and rogue. 20ft radius, right?
May 04 21:52:02 <Kotono>   OOC: IT's a 10ft radius, Knight. IT's not the same as an angel's protective aura.
May 04 21:52:40 <Knight>   OOC: I'll hold a sec.
May 04 21:52:44 <Knight>   OOC: Ex that line
May 04 21:52:52 <Kotono>   OOC: Okay. Kam and Adail, go.
May 04 21:52:58 <Knight>   "Adail, protect Rogue!" shouts Knight, hefting out her sword!
May 04 21:53:17 *   Adail bails back towards Rogue, and casts Protection from Evil on him, "Here, this should help!"
May 04 21:53:42 <Kotono>   OOC: Okay. Kam.
May 04 21:53:54 <Kotono>   "Thank you," Rogue answers, sword readied now! OOC: Also Knight, if youw anna go now declare so.
May 04 21:53:55 *   Kamvakua roars, moving to poor Mari's aid, his rage filling him though his eyes were clear, his swift feet closing on the second vrock as he powerfully sought to sweep his feet from under him and crush him in the same swift motion. OOC: Raging, +18/18 hp.
May 04 21:54:00 <Knight>   OOC: I'll go after Kam does.
May 04 21:54:07 <Kotono>   OOC: Go for it, Kam.
May 04 21:54:15 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+21 Touch attack
May 04 21:54:16 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+21 Touch attack and gets 24." [1d20=3]
May 04 21:54:19 <Kotono>   OOC: Hit.
May 04 21:54:35 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+18 Trip attempt (Using KoS)
May 04 21:54:36 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+18 Trip attempt (Using KoS) and gets 34." [1d20=16]
May 04 21:54:47 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+10
May 04 21:54:49 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 25." [1d20=15]
May 04 21:54:56 <Kotono>   OOC: Go for the followup.
May 04 21:55:08 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+21 This will hurt you.
May 04 21:55:08 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+21 This will hurt you. and gets 41." [1d20=20]
May 04 21:55:11 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+21 This will hurt you. Really
May 04 21:55:12 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+21 This will hurt you. Really and gets 30." [1d20=9]
May 04 21:55:15 <Kotono>   OOC: Keerit.
May 04 21:55:57 <Kamvakua>   roll 10d6+26+2d6 (last dice is holy)
May 04 21:55:59 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 10d6+26+2d6 (last dice is holy) and gets 71." [10d6=4, 3, 6, 4, 2, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2][2d6=6, 6]
May 04 21:56:41 <Kotono>   The demon is swept down and impaled, pike driven through it's stomach! It sreetches and thrashes, alive but bleeding out black blood profusely! OOC: Knight, go.
May 04 21:56:52 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(29 SPORES)>Nikkolai(25)>V1=Yulia(22)>Kam=Adail(14)>Knight(14)V2(7)>Rogue(3)
May 04 21:57:00 <Knight>   "Good. Now, Bell!" shouts Knight! Her sword points cuts a path in the dirt below, and lashes straight through the fallen demon, aiming to bisect it in a single blow!
May 04 21:57:18 <Knight>   roll 1d20+19 PA-5, assuming you handle the 'is on the ground' part, will end flanking the other one with Mari.
May 04 21:57:18 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+19 PA-5, assuming you handle the 'is on the ground' part, will end flanking the other one with Mari. and gets 20." [1d20=1]
May 04 21:58:00 <Kotono>   Knight charges like the wind, but her blade hits a rock! It boucnes out of the ground, missing entirely as she runs by to flank! OOC: This one has reach on you now and has acted, so it can AoO you, Knight.
May 04 21:58:27 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+17
May 04 21:58:28 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 18." [1d20=1]
May 04 21:58:31 <Kotono>   OOC: Snerk.
May 04 21:59:12 <Kotono>   As Knight closes in the demon lashes out with a claw, but it hits off her full plate armor! The second vrock is down, concentrating...as the vrocks plits apart into many at once!
May 04 21:59:28 <Kotono>   roll 1d4+4
May 04 21:59:29 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+4 and gets 8." [1d4=4]
May 04 21:59:43 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(29 SPORES)>Nikkolai(25)>V1=Yulia(22)>Kam=Adail(14)>Knight(14)V2(7; 8 images)>Rogue(3)
May 04 21:59:46 <Kotono>   OOC: Rogue's up.
May 04 22:01:00 <Kotono>   Rogue eyes the one of many, settling for going for the first one instead, braving it's attack as he charges forward!
May 04 22:01:03 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+17
May 04 22:01:04 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 22." [1d20=5]
May 04 22:01:13 <Kotono>   But the claw tinks off his armor as he closes in!
May 04 22:01:57 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+19 (+2 charge, +5 smite, -5 PA, divine might)
May 04 22:01:57 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (+2 charge, +5 smite, -5 PA, divine might) and gets 25." [1d20=6]
May 04 22:02:29 <Kotono>   roll 1d8+42
May 04 22:02:30 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+42 and gets 50." [1d8=8]
May 04 22:03:22 <Kotono>   SLAM! Rogue thrusts into the vrock, deailng a solidly deep wound into it's chest! OOC: Mari.
May 04 22:04:15 <Kotono>   OOC: Also.
May 04 22:04:20 <Kotono>   roll 1d4 more damage to Mari.
May 04 22:04:21 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 more damage to Mari. and gets 1." [1d4=1]
May 04 22:04:38 <Kotono>   Over Mari's skin, the spores sink into her flesh! Tiny vines begin to emerge out from her flesh-spores all over!
May 04 22:04:47 <Kotono>   OOC: Carry on Mari.
May 04 22:05:06 <Kotono>   Above you, crashing thunder can be heard, flashes of bright purple lighting dancing in the sky!
May 04 22:05:37 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+12
May 04 22:05:37 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 29." [1d20=17]
May 04 22:05:37 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+12
May 04 22:05:38 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 31." [1d20=19]
May 04 22:07:06 <Mari>   "What is this I don't even know--I hate you horrible things and your horrible home already!" Mari summons another burst of health from her amulet before stabbing at the first vrock and trying to tumble away to safety!
May 04 22:07:36 <Mari>   roll 1d20+11 (am I flanking? +6 to that if so)
May 04 22:07:36 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+11 (am I flanking? +6 to that if so) and gets 13." [1d20=2]
May 04 22:07:58 <Kotono>   OOC: A Whiff eitehr way. Roll tumble, the ground is wet'n'slippery so the DC is higher than usual.
May 04 22:08:23 <Mari>   roll 1d20+17 c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
May 04 22:08:23 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+17 c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon and gets 27." [1d20=10]
May 04 22:09:05 <Kotono>   Mari tumbles back and away despite the slippery ground turning to mud rapidly! It gets all over her clothes, but she eludes the vrocks! OOC: Nikkolai.
May 04 22:10:29 *   Nikkolai eyes the many images with a frown. He raises his hands and instead of one molten gold of light, 5 bright streaks of energy race off to seek out the images nearest to the party!
May 04 22:10:40 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d4+1
May 04 22:10:41 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d4+1 and gets 5." [1d4=4]
May 04 22:10:47 <Kotono>   OOC: Going to basically choose five images and MM them?
May 04 22:11:08 <Nikkolai>   OOC: Yeah. I chose the ones...closest to the party. Dunno how else to choose.
May 04 22:11:23 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d4+1
May 04 22:11:24 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d4+1 and gets 5." [1d4=4]
May 04 22:11:26 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d4+1
May 04 22:11:27 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d4+1 and gets 4." [1d4=3]
May 04 22:11:29 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d4+1
May 04 22:11:30 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d4+1 and gets 2." [1d4=1]
May 04 22:11:32 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d4+1
May 04 22:11:32 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d4+1 and gets 2." [1d4=1]
May 04 22:11:45 <Kotono>   OOC: You roll each one to see if you hit the right one or an image. Roll 1d9 first to see which the first one hits. A 1 is the real creature, otherwise it's an illusion. You repeat downa s you work down images or land a hit.
May 04 22:12:38 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d9
May 04 22:12:39 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d9 and gets 1." [1d9=1]
May 04 22:12:59 <Kotono>   OOC: Or not, got it right on the first roll. One hit and teh other four destroy images then. Impressive. cAster level check for spell resistance.
May 04 22:14:48 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+9
May 04 22:14:49 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+9 and gets 13." [1d20=4]
May 04 22:15:30 <Kotono>   Nikkolai fires off a storm of missiles! One hits the vrock itself, winking out! OOC: Hatebot. V1 and Yulia, Yulia'll go.
May 04 22:15:53 <Kotono>   OOC: Yulia will also hold and hide against Knight's neck since this is scary and her MMs aren't likely to matter.
May 04 22:16:11 <Kotono>   Wounded and snarling, the first vrock goes to lay into Rogue next!
May 04 22:16:14 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+17
May 04 22:16:14 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+17
May 04 22:16:15 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 18." [1d20=1]
May 04 22:16:15 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 27." [1d20=10]
May 04 22:16:17 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+15
May 04 22:16:18 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 32." [1d20=17]
May 04 22:16:19 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+15
May 04 22:16:19 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 23." [1d20=8]
May 04 22:16:20 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+15
May 04 22:16:20 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 32." [1d20=17]
May 04 22:16:53 <Kotono>   roll 2d6+6
May 04 22:16:54 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+6 and gets 14." [2d6=5, 3]
May 04 22:17:00 <Kotono>   roll 1d8+3
May 04 22:17:00 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+3 and gets 10." [1d8=7]
May 04 22:17:08 <Kotono>   roll 1d6+3 ow
May 04 22:17:09 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+3 ow and gets 9." [1d6=6]
May 04 22:17:23 <Kotono>   In a fury the vrock mauls Rogue, the two going toe to toe! OOC: Kam and Adail, go.
May 04 22:19:10 *   Adail nods, "Good idea, Nik." then snaps his hand forward, sending 4 darts out at the images, "Hunting Fang!"
May 04 22:19:13 <Kotono>   The winds begin to pick up and howl, sending cold sprays of rain all over! Visibility is getting worse!
May 04 22:19:27 <Kotono>   OOC: CL check, Adail.
May 04 22:19:39 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(29 SPORES)>Nikkolai(25)>V1=Yulia(22)>Kam=Adail(14)>Knight(14)V2(7; 4 images)>Rogue(3)
May 04 22:19:49 <Adail>   roll 1d20+7 CL check
May 04 22:19:50 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+7 CL check and gets 27." [1d20=20]
May 04 22:19:54 <Kotono>   OOC: Roll the CL so if you end up hitting the main one we know, then roll the dice for images.
May 04 22:20:08 <Adail>   1d5 image check 1
May 04 22:20:09 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d5 image check 1 and gets 1." [1d5=1]
May 04 22:20:36 <Adail>   roll 1d4+1 damage aw yeah
May 04 22:20:37 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d4+1 damage aw yeah and gets 3." [1d4=2]
May 04 22:20:41 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(29 SPORES)>Nikkolai(25)>V1=Yulia(22)>Kam=Adail(14)>Knight(14)V2(7)>Rogue(3)
May 04 22:21:12 <Kotono>   The last images wink away, one hitting the vrock right in the leg! It's thrashing on the cround, bleeding so much! OOC: Kam.
May 04 22:22:23 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(29 SPORES)>Nikkolai(25)>V1=Yulia(22)>Kam=Adail(14)>Knight(14)V2(7, 1 image)>Rogue(3)
May 04 22:23:15 *   Kamvakua spins his mighty blade around, cutting a path in the pouring rain as it glowed white, a side step putting him in easy positioning as he rapidly struck at the more violently effective vrock's back. OOC: Striking at vrock 1.
May 04 22:23:33 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+21 attack 1
May 04 22:23:34 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+21 attack 1 and gets 34." [1d20=13]
May 04 22:23:35 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+21 attack 2
May 04 22:23:36 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+21 attack 2 and gets 28." [1d20=7]
May 04 22:23:41 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+17 attack 3
May 04 22:23:42 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+17 attack 3 and gets 30." [1d20=13]
May 04 22:23:48 <Kotono>   OOC: All hit. Bring on the pain.
May 04 22:25:34 <Kamvakua>   roll 9d6+36+6d6+3
May 04 22:25:36 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 9d6+36+6d6+3 and gets 90." [9d6=1, 2, 6, 1, 1, 1, 5, 1, 6][6d6=3, 6, 4, 6, 6, 2]
May 04 22:25:41 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(29 SPORES)>Nikkolai(25)>Yulia(22)>Kam=Adail(14)>Knight(14)V2(7, 1 image)>Rogue(3)
May 04 22:25:43 <Kamvakua>   OOC: Gah, -3. 87
May 04 22:26:13 <Kotono>   With furious vengence from above, Kamvakua impales the vrock thrice! It's body crumbles away, turning to rain that joins the rest of the freezing downpour! OOC: Knight.
May 04 22:26:17 <Knight>   "It's shameful to let my brother outfight me..." mutters Knight, tilting off the side of Bell until she's barely hanging on, and striking the vrock below like a pounding hammer!
May 04 22:26:23 <Knight>   roll 1d2 if it's a 2 my first attack misses, so.
May 04 22:26:24 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d2 if it's a 2 my first attack misses, so. and gets 2." [1d2=2]
May 04 22:26:35 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(29 SPORES)>Nikkolai(25)>Yulia(22)>Kam=Adail(14)>Knight(14)V2(7)>Rogue(3)
May 04 22:26:48 <Knight>   roll 1d20+19 attack 2! PA-5!
May 04 22:26:48 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+19 attack 2! PA-5! and gets 30." [1d20=11]
May 04 22:26:52 <Knight>   roll 1d20+14 attack 3! PA-5!
May 04 22:26:53 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+14 attack 3! PA-5! and gets 18." [1d20=4]
May 04 22:26:56 <Kotono>   OOC: 1 hit.
May 04 22:27:07 <Knight>   roll 2d8+15
May 04 22:27:08 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 2d8+15 and gets 22." [2d8=3, 4]
May 04 22:28:04 <Kotono>   With a final, quick blow, Knight hacks the vrock's torso apart! It lies there, utterly slain! The rain picks up even more, a howling gale slamming it into your faces! Cold lances through you, visibility down to 15 feet! OOC: free act. Rolling more Marivines.
May 04 22:28:05 <Kotono>   roll 1d4
May 04 22:28:06 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 and gets 3." [1d4=3]
May 04 22:28:26 <Kotono>   "We won!" Yulia chirps amid the vast storm, "Woaaah!"
May 04 22:28:47 *   Nikkolai lowers his outstretched arms, sighing tiredly. "Indeed we did, bright one. I am fast becoming tired of combat."
May 04 22:29:08 *   Mari shudders and looks in horror at the vines creeping out of her own skin. "Oh gods, what is this--" She looks to the others. "Someone, please help?" she asks piteously.
May 04 22:29:10 *   Adail moves over towards Mari, "Those spores got on you, did they? Give me a moment..."
May 04 22:29:11 <Kotono>   Above you, great flashes of lightning arch in the sky, peals of thunder like furious rage!
May 04 22:29:12 <Kotono>   roll 1d100
May 04 22:29:13 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 58." [1d100=58]
May 04 22:29:29 *   Adail incantates and casts the spell Bless, settling it's light down over the party. And Mari in particular.
May 04 22:29:40 <Kotono>   The vines wither away and fade, the growths gone!
May 04 22:29:52 <Kotono>   Rogue grunts, "Victory!" he proclaims, lost in the howling of the winds.
May 04 22:30:05 *   Mari sighs in relief, shaking only in the bitter cold now.
May 04 22:30:13 <Kotono>   OOC: If you don't have cold res/immunity, make a fort save.
May 04 22:30:18 <Kotono>   OOC: Adail, you might have it and I know Yulia does.
May 04 22:30:20 <Knight>   roll 1d20+13 :|
May 04 22:30:20 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+13 :| and gets 26." [1d20=13]
May 04 22:30:23 *   Nikkolai shudders and eyes the skies. "I suggest that we get a move on!" He yells over the cold winds.
May 04 22:30:33 <Mari>   roll 1d20+8 I don't have that one yet, boo
May 04 22:30:34 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+8 I don't have that one yet, boo and gets 11." [1d20=3]
May 04 22:30:36 <Adail>   OOC: Cold res 10.
May 04 22:30:41 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+8
May 04 22:30:42 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+8 and gets 19." [1d20=11]
May 04 22:30:49 <Knight>   roll 1d20+7 bell
May 04 22:30:50 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+7 bell and gets 27." [1d20=20]
May 04 22:30:51 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+16 Rogue you're off the hook then, Adail.
May 04 22:30:52 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 Rogue you're off the hook then, Adail. and gets 19." [1d20=3]
May 04 22:31:09 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+19
May 04 22:31:11 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+19 and gets 32." [1d20=13]
May 04 22:31:47 <Kotono>   roll 1d10 cold to Nikkolai, Rogue and Mari. Half to the rest that made the save.
May 04 22:31:47 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 cold to Nikkolai, Rogue and Mari. Half to the rest that made the save. and gets 6." [1d10=6]
May 04 22:32:16 <Kotono>   As the winds and rain howl, you begin to feel a pelting - ice, htiting against your armor and clothes.
May 04 22:32:20 <Kotono>   OOC: Go ahead.
May 04 22:32:29 *   Adail pulls out a wand and starts trying to heal his allies.(How many heals can I get off before something else happens?)
May 04 22:32:39 <Kamvakua>   "Come on," Kam lifted Mari up, hauling forward to get out of the chaotic cold spell and rain, looking for shelter.
May 04 22:33:25 *   Knight fishes around for her dropped lance, and upon recovering it, she quickly rejoins the remant of the part! "There was nothing for miles around," she chokes. "We can only proceed onwards!"
May 04 22:33:25 <Kotono>   OOC: Go with three.
May 04 22:33:56 <Adail>   roll 3d8+3 heal Mari
May 04 22:33:57 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Adail rolls 3d8+3 heal Mari and gets 19." [3d8=2, 6, 8]
May 04 22:34:11 <Mari>   "OW!" Mari shields her face and head--as she's lifted and hauled away by Kam. No complaints on her part! "Thanks...can we find some bloody shelter now?"
May 04 22:35:16 <Kotono>   roll 1d7 1 mari 2 kinght 3 kam 4 adail 5 nik 6 yulia 7 rogue
May 04 22:35:17 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d7 1 mari 2 kinght 3 kam 4 adail 5 nik 6 yulia 7 rogue and gets 6." [1d7=6]
May 04 22:35:18 *   Kamvakua looks for shelter, still rather large as he used his bulk to cover Mari as he could from the ice.
May 04 22:35:18 <Nikkolai>   "We seem to be agreeing alot lately!" Nikkolai burrows into his robes. "Can't say that I like it!"
May 04 22:35:36 <Kamvakua>   "Hopefully, but there's none in sight."
May 04 22:35:42 <Kotono>   The wind howls, the storm becoming so intense that you cannot see anything at all! For a dreadful moment you hear laughing, "THERE IS NO HOPE! THERE IS NO REASON WHY, ONLY NOTHING!" From that voice, a snarling bolt of lightning slamming down right for Yulia...and Knight by extension, as she rests on her neck! OOC: Ref, you two. Bell too since you're riding him.
May 04 22:35:43 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+10 any survival tricks to find shelter?
May 04 22:35:44 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+10 any survival tricks to find shelter? and gets 21." [1d20=11]
May 04 22:36:08 <Knight>   roll 1d20+4 oh god!
May 04 22:36:08 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+4 oh god! and gets 17." [1d20=13]
May 04 22:36:11 <Kotono>   OOC: Hold that roll a sec, lemme resolve this real quick Kam.
May 04 22:36:14 <Knight>   roll 1d20+6
May 04 22:36:15 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Knight rolls 1d20+6 and gets 20." [1d20=14]
May 04 22:36:19 <Knight>   OOC: latter roll is for bell
May 04 22:36:22 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+10 Yulia
May 04 22:36:23 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Yulia and gets 21." [1d20=11]
May 04 22:36:29 <Kotono>   roll 5d6 halve this all
May 04 22:36:30 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 halve this all and gets 17." [5d6=5, 6, 2, 1, 3]
May 04 22:36:50 <Kotono>   With a clap of thunder the lightning hits all three, arching through them...then nothing. The storm simply ceases to be. The wind, the rain, the lightning is gone, as if it never was.
May 04 22:37:54 *   Mari looks around in surprise, still soaking wet and shivering but at least destined to now be any more soaked in the near future. Probably. Unless the Abyss changes its mind again.
May 04 22:38:20 *   Nikkolai blinks. "Well. That was bleak. And random. I'd say that just about sums up the Abyss better than anything I could ever come up with myself." He seems a bit unmoved at the lightning. Perhaps he's just shell-shocked?
May 04 22:38:36 <Kotono>   Yulia blinks, "Oh, that kinda tickled...hey listen, are ou alright, Knight?!"
May 04 22:38:43 <Knight>   Knight emits some kind of humming grunt, and lurches forward for only a brief moment before righting herself. "It... it is not so bad! Even the sky cannot best me!" she declares.
May 04 22:38:49 *   Adail looks around, muttering something under his breath...
May 04 22:39:17 <Mari>   "Careful, Knight. Don't give it ideas!"
May 04 22:39:43 <Nikkolai>   "Hah! If truth be told, I'm beginning to wonder if anything can kill Knight." Nikkolai gives Knight a grin!
May 04 22:39:54 <Kotono>   "All we can do is endure," Rogue shakes himself off, "Do any of you need healing, I can provide as well."
May 04 22:40:20 <Knight>   "Ah, uh, Bell is injured," mumbles Knight, suddenly coming down from her brief moment of arrogance.
May 04 22:40:35 <Mari>   "I, uh, I'm a little better now. What about you? You got clawed up too."
May 04 22:40:35 <Kamvakua>   "You alright?" Kamvakua glanced down at Mari, letting her down to her feet if she looked up to it. "That was a bit much," He looked around, dropping his wrathful guise.
May 04 22:40:53 *   Mari can walk on her own if she has to, sure!
May 04 22:40:58 *   Adail uses two healing charges on Bell.
May 04 22:41:01 <Adail>   roll 2d8+2
May 04 22:41:01 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Adail rolls 2d8+2 and gets 10." [2d8=2, 6]
May 04 22:41:20 <Adail>   roll 1d20+5
May 04 22:41:20 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+5 and gets 8." [1d20=3]
May 04 22:41:24 <Nikkolai>   "When this is over, I never, never, *never* want to come back here." Nikkolai snorts. "'A bit much', indeed."
May 04 22:42:23 <Kamvakua>   "I won't say it," Kamvakua solemnly declared.
May 04 22:42:29 <Knight>   "What does not kill us only makes us stronger, and quite a lot has not killed us since arriving here. It reminds me of Ysgard, except there is no grass."
May 04 22:42:49 <Kotono>   Meanwhile Rogue mends his own wounds then, laying his hands on himself! OOC: HP to full.
May 04 22:43:02 <Mari>   "You're making me miss Ysgard, Knight. Stop it."
May 04 22:43:35 <Kamvakua>   "Is Ysgard really like this?" Kamvakua wondered, having not been there yet.
May 04 22:44:03 <Knight>   "It is a violent place, filled with only those who seek senseless battle. They are heedless of the cost, as most of those who fight there are ressurected within a day since they fall." Knight's tone turns quite bitter.
May 04 22:44:14 <Mari>   "Everyone wants to kill you for fun, yeah. That's where they stop being similar."
May 04 22:44:39 *   Adail looks over at something, "And there's the sixth." Snapping out his paw, he sends a quartet of missiles flying towards something, "HUNTING FANG!"
May 04 22:44:58 <Adail>   roll 4d4+4 Magic Missile on the invisible critter
May 04 22:44:59 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Adail rolls 4d4+4 Magic Missile on the invisible critter and gets 16." [4d4=4, 3, 1, 4]
May 04 22:45:17 *   Nikkolai grunts. "Fondly do I recall those days. It was much simpler th---what?" Nikkolai snaps his eyes in the direction of Adail's magic missiles!
May 04 22:45:35 *   Mari glances over with the obligatory "What the--?"
May 04 22:46:12 <Kotono>   Adail's magic missiles soar out! They hit something unseen, slamming into something hard! It coughs and crackles, a bony sound! Adail can see it...it simply crumbles away into dust, more dust on the dry winds.
May 04 22:47:23 <Kamvakua>   "What was that?" Kamvakua's eyes narrowed again in readiness, standing near the more fragile members of the group.
May 04 22:47:23 *   Adail lowers his gaze and turns his back on whatever his just hit, "It's done. Let's go."
May 04 22:47:42 *   Mari just shakes her head, wringing water out of her clothes still. "Tell you what, if we find an actual building somewhere, I'm almost ready to risk even abyssal hospitality."
May 04 22:47:46 *   Nikkolai looks at Adail, shaking his head. "This is ridiculous. I'd almost rather face the Lich then go through this hell any farther. Every step we take is a fight."
May 04 22:48:25 <Knight>   "But they are fights we are winning! There's no need to lose heart yet, not when our journey is barely begun," states Knight, gesturing onward. "This place will prey on your mind, I know that much. Don't give it an inch."
May 04 22:48:46 <Kotono>   Thus the party advances on! The second night comes, not quite to your goal yet - not in sight, but it's time to make camp...OOC: Normal camp or...?
May 04 22:48:56 <Adail>   "On that subject, my spell does not last overly long, Rogue. Best stay near Yulia anyway."
May 04 22:49:25 <Kamvakua>   OOC: Camp
May 04 22:49:30 <Kotono>   OOC: Okay.
May 04 22:49:32 <Kotono>   roll 1d100
May 04 22:49:32 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 68." [1d100=68]
May 04 22:50:15 <Kotono>   Thus an uneasy night settles. About halfway through...OOC: Make spot and listen, Adail?
May 04 22:50:28 <Adail>   roll 1d20+5 spot
May 04 22:50:29 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+5 spot and gets 15." [1d20=10]
May 04 22:50:33 <Adail>   roll 1d20+15 listen
May 04 22:50:34 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+15 listen and gets 31." [1d20=16]
May 04 22:50:45 <Adail>   (OOC: remember I have Darkvision if that matters)
May 04 22:50:58 <Kotono>   Adail can see and hear a dirty, bruised woman in a dirty dress creeping towards camp with a limp.
May 04 22:51:19 *   Adail speaks up loud enough to wake everyone, "Company incoming."
May 04 22:51:47 *   Kamvakua stirs, rolling to his feet readily.
May 04 22:52:20 *   Nikkolai sits up in his bedroll, blinking sleepily. "If it doesn't immediately want to kill us, I'm going back to sleep."
May 04 22:52:26 *   Knight leans up from lying against Bell's back, and fishes around for her sword. "Nothing good, I assume," she mutters.
May 04 22:52:33 <Kotono>   As the party stirs, you hear her calls, "H-help, help, help! I beg you!" Her voice is shaky, crying out as she stumbles towards your camp, "In the name of Draco Paladine, I beg you!"
May 04 22:52:47 *   Mari rises quickly, ready for a fight if one's found them, but hoping it hasn't.
May 04 22:53:26 <Knight>   "What is it that you want? We have little we can offer you," replies Knight, rising to her feet.
May 04 22:53:28 <Adail>   (OOC: take 10 for a 22 on the name)
May 04 22:54:28 <Adail>   "...in the name of the platinum dragon I will hear you." Adail answers softly.
May 04 22:55:10 *   Mari eyes the woman critically, not taking anything for granted on this plane...but if Adail's willing to listen to her, she's probably what she appears to be.
May 04 22:55:34 <Kotono>   The woman is utterly filthy and smells of waste and violation. She limps forward, matted blonde hair bloodstained on the scalp. She collapes about 20 feet away, "Help...me...please...Slaves...kidnapped and made a slave...help me, please!"
May 04 22:56:22 <Kamvakua>   "Let's tend to her wounds at least," Kamvakua looked beyond her, checking to see if she was followed.
May 04 22:56:28 <Kotono>   OOC: Spot.
May 04 22:56:32 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+10
May 04 22:56:33 <Hatbot>   ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+10 and gets 28." [1d20=18]
May 04 22:56:34 <Knight>   "Rogue," orders Knight, nudging him. "Go and help her."
May 04 22:57:06 *   Nikkolai gives the woman a once over. His fingers twitch under the covers, once, but then still at the mention of slavery. "I suppose...we can spare a bit of help for her."
May 04 22:57:06 *   Mari walks forward to help her, wrinkling her nose at the smell but, well, someone should help her up--oh, but if Rogue wants to do so, it's all him.
May 04 22:57:33 <Kotono>   Rogue goes to her, wounds healing, her bruises receding! "Listen to me...you are of the heavens..." reaching out weakly towards Adail, "Paladine has removed the lies from my eyes and shown me this way."
May 04 22:58:26 <Nikkolai>   "Who kidnapped you? Were you followed?"
May 04 22:58:39 *   Nikkolai crawls out of his bedroll reluctantly.
May 04 22:58:51 *   Adail moves towards her, offering her a hand, "I see. Tell us everything, then. We need to know more before we can help anyone."
May 04 22:59:44 <Kotono>   "My village...I awoke to flames. Dragon-men...they took everything, and us as booty. They sold us to a thing...a thing like an ape and monster, and took us here." She shudders, "Paladine help me...somehow I escaped by his grace, and his blessing lead me here."
May 04 23:00:24 <Kamvakua>   "No one is following her that I see," Kamvakua still kept guard. "Hmm...So her town was likely sold to demons. A terrible fate. ...We should rescue them, though we don't have a way to send them home."
May 04 23:00:58 <Kotono>   "There is...no need." The woman hangs her head down, "They were...were...d-devoured...used...broken..."
May 04 23:01:18 *   Adail sighs, "A Nalfeshnee, eh? What a horrible fate indeed."
May 04 23:01:49 <Kotono>   "We have to ensure her safey and her freedom," Rogue speaks up here, "That is absolute."
May 04 23:01:49 <Mari>   "We really don't. What are we supposed to do with them even if we--oh...so you're the only one left?"
May 04 23:01:59 <Nikkolai>   "A mercy, perhaps. I can think of worse things than to die. Sometimes living is worse than dying if you are a slave." Nikkolai studies the old woman idly.
May 04 23:02:13 <Knight>   "It is only you that has survived?" asks Knight, frowning. "It is not impossible for us to protect you for a time, but our path leads only to more dangerous lands, where your good fortune would be wasted." She glances at Rogue, and then at Kamvakua. "Is it important that we aid her, no matter the cost?"
May 04 23:02:17 <Kotono>   She's not old, somewhere in her twenties perhaps, but simply filthy and beaten.
May 04 23:03:21 <Kotono>   "Yes..." She looks to Adail, "Paladine lead me to you, spirit. I beg of you with all my soul...what little wealth and treasure I have I will give to you, if you desire it."
May 04 23:03:38 <Kamvakua>   "There are many here who suffer. In walking past them, we become only more like those we left in the dust behind us. Keeping a caring heart is important."
May 04 23:04:18 <Adail>   "What they say is true. We can bring you with us, but we go further into danger." AT the mention of wealth he shakes his head, "Let us discuss things such as that if we all make it out of here alive."
May 04 23:04:37 <Kamvakua>   "Come with us. Maybe we can find a portal out in town to get you out of here before we continue on our way."
May 04 23:04:54 <Kotono>   "To go with you is to have a hope. Otherwise, I have none. I...I am Baylee."
May 04 23:05:00 *   Nikkolai shakes his head. "We cannot save everyone, no matter how much you might wish it. Nothing short of leading an army here would save 'everyone'."
May 04 23:05:26 *   Mari frowns, but can't help but nod along here. "Want to talk this out over a meal? We've got food and water. Maybe we can find a way to get you back somewhere on your own later. You don't want to go where we're planning to go in the end, but if something comes up sooner...hey."
May 04 23:05:32 <Knight>   "We are on the highest layer of the Abyss. Surely there are exits from this plane," states Knight, nodding to Kamvakua. "The River Styx is one such path, is it not? Perhaps Pandemonium would be more friendly, though only a slight less dangerous."
May 04 23:05:38 *   Kamvakua kneels slightly to look her in the eye, "I am Kamvakua. This is Adail, Mari, Knight, Nikkolai, and Rogue. Don't worry, we'll not hurt you."
May 04 23:06:29 *   Kamvakua pulls out some food at Mari's suggestion, providing a small meal for the girl. They were going to rest here a bit longer anyway.
May 04 23:07:18 *   Nikkolai inclines his head at the girl. "I am against this, if my opinion counts for anything. No portal leads to a place safe enough for her to wander on her own and we cannot take her with us."
May 04 23:08:02 <Nikkolai>   "I am not so heartless that I would abandon her, but this is folly. We'll expend more effort keeping her safe when we need every bit of skill to keep ourselves alive."

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