Wyrm, Snow, Add Grovel, Mix Thoroughly

[Dracos]

Aug 24 19:30:27 <Kotono>   Focusing on the symbol the fey lord left on him, Nikkolai is able to manifest presence. His voice crackles, "Yes?"
Aug 24 19:33:13 <Nikkolai>   "Greetings, Lord Balinbomb. In my travels in the realm of Cold, I've come across a fey noble who I fear may be delving into forbidden magic." Nikkolai stated grimly. In short, clipped tones, he described the fey the party had encountered in their travels. "I felt it proper to report this to you. What course of action shall I take?"
Aug 24 19:36:35 <Kotono>   "Oh, oh, oh," Lord Balimbomb's voice crackles even thicker, "She's been up to forbidden secrets, has she? Nikkolai my boy, there comes a time when everything dies. Her time has long since been delayed."
Aug 24 19:37:44 <Nikkolai>   "I suspected as much, my lord. Is there any information you give me? Anything at all to help combat this vile magic of hers?"
Aug 24 19:38:48 <Kotono>   "It will be coming to you. Where in the multiverse are you right now?" Balimbomb enquires, "I'll have the materials brought to you as fast as we can manage it."
Aug 24 19:42:10 <Nikkolai>   "I'm currently residing in a town by the name of Shivra, on the plane of Air. You should be able to find me easily enough." Nikkolai twists his mouth wryly. "Just follow the trail of destruction and outrageous rumors."
Aug 24 19:43:46 <Kotono>   "I will. WAit until word and support reaches you," Thus the message ends. OOC: What are you going to do with the info, Nikkolai?
Aug 24 19:45:53 <Nikkolai>   OOC: Tell the others, i suppose. We'll have to stick around till our support arrives, in any case.
Aug 24 19:46:29 <Kotono>   OOC: Okay. Are you guys goind to do anything about Serith while you wait?
Aug 24 19:47:14 <Adail>   OOC: Adail will be happy to hang out with her, sure. And help heal her up if she was still injured. Dunno what else you might mean by "do anything about" though...
Aug 24 19:47:24 <Nikkolai>   OOC: I'd like to see how she's doing. Ask if she wants to guide us once more.
Aug 24 19:48:02 <Kamvakua>   OOC: Ask her if she wants to guide us to VENGENCE upon the ice bitch :)
Aug 24 19:49:05 <Kotono>   OOC: Okay.
Aug 24 19:49:13 <Mari>   PPC: guiding us in exchange for vengeance sounds good.
Aug 24 19:49:47 <Kotono>   Serith rests in a stable next to the inn. She lies on a bed of straw, wounds healed as she rests at a drowse. Her eyes are slitted open as you approach, the other animals in the barn far away from her.
Aug 24 19:50:13 *   Adail waves, with a bit of a sad smile, "Feeling any better?"
Aug 24 19:51:43 *   Nikkolai approaches from behind Adail. "I see that our kitty is enjoying being a layabout." He crouches down at Serith's side.
Aug 24 19:52:10 <Kotono>   "My wounds are healed," Serith growls, "The body is well, the spirit is pained."
Aug 24 19:53:04 <Nikkolai>   "Would that pain be soothed at a chance for vengeance, Serith?"
Aug 24 19:53:22 <Adail>   "I can imagine." Adail nods, then gestures to Nik, "I won't mince words with you, we're planning on going after the Snow Queen, or whatever she calls herself. Nikkolai here has secured some aid from a summer Fey lord to even the odds, and..." he chuckles at Nik's words, "Well, that."
Aug 24 19:54:43 <Kotono>   Serith's head perks up at this, "I am willing and able. My entire pack was hunted down because of her."
Aug 24 19:56:10 <Nikkolai>   "Then when my benefactor arrives, we will look to see you at our side when we dispose of her." Nikkolai reached out and patted Serith's side.
Aug 24 19:57:59 <Adail>   "I expected as much. Though we won't be heading out immediately. That aid I spoke of will take a bit of time to get here. In the meantime," Adail half smiles, "if you wish to stretch your legs, let me know. I'll be happy to accompany you and keep people from making trouble."
Aug 24 19:58:02 <Kotono>   "I will feast on her. It is the only proper action," Serith's growl rumbles low in her throat, "She has taken my pack. She shall become my strength, so that what remains will be stronger."
Aug 24 19:58:55 <Mari>   "You're welcome to her, Serith," Mari says. "There are others there who might need to be freed from her control, but the Queen herself deserves no mercy."
Aug 24 20:00:20 <Nikkolai>   "Indeed. I suppose that I'll park myself in a tavern somewhere while waiting for my lord's assistance to arrive." Nikkolai frowned thoughtfully. "Support...I wonder if some fey in Balinbomb's employ will be arriving as well."
Aug 24 20:00:52 <Mari>   "Just have to wait and see," Mari says with a shrug.
Aug 24 20:02:00 <Kamvakua>   "Though I doubt we truly need an army," Kamvakua mused, more than a bit confident from how they chopped her to bits twice before.
Aug 24 20:02:01 <Kotono>   Serith growls once more, "We will practice the hunt until then," Serith rises, "Adail, come."
Aug 24 20:03:15 *   Nikkolai gives Serith and Adail a nod, then moves out into the streets to find a suitable place to drink and eat while he waits. "Perhaps Yulia would like to join me for some food."
Aug 24 20:03:25 *   Adail hops up on Seirith's back, and holds on.
Aug 24 20:06:38 <Kotono>   Three more days pass. The part is resting at the inn over a warm dinner, chatting together. It is then that a familiar face strides in. The barkeep who so admirably got Kam, Knight and Mari drunk strides right in, small giant and all. "Ho ho ho," he laughs as he comes up to your table, taking a seat without being invited. He peers righta t Nikkolai, "You're Nikkolai?"
Aug 24 20:07:56 *   Nikkolai pauses in the act of taking a sip of his wine. "Indeed I am. May I ask who wishes to know?"
Aug 24 20:10:40 <Kotono>   "Got word from a friend of a friend of a friend you're going after an Ice Queen," Cheerfully helping himself to some warm bread from the communal plates, "Lord Balimbomb is his name, right? He sent you a package and some instructions."
Aug 24 20:11:21 <Mari>   "That's a lot of friends," Mari observes.
Aug 24 20:12:02 *   Nikkolai smiles slightly and sets his cup down. "Yes, that is his name. Where may I go to pick up this package? He's done well to get it here in such a timely manner."
Aug 24 20:12:44 <Kotono>   "Friend's holding it outside," Jerking a thumb out, "Though now that I think 'bout it, weren't you the princess from a few nights back, girl? Mari, isn't it?"
Aug 24 20:13:38 <Mari>   "Queen, actually," Mari insists. "Oh hey, we didn't, uh, cause any problems or anything, did we? Some of the night's kind of...foggy."
Aug 24 20:14:55 *   Nikkolai raises an eyebrow. "No doubt these three made fools of themselves again." Nikkolai shook his head. "I've no desire to know. My thanks, sir. I'll step outside and meet this friend of yours."
Aug 24 20:14:55 <Kotono>   "It was all in good fun," With a booming laugh, "Guess you're the real deal. Hold on, I'll get the package." He grabs the rest of the dinner loaf of bread, all of it gone by the time he returns with a brown package. It's dented and cied over, but it looks intact on a glance.
Aug 24 20:15:03 <Kamvakua>   "More than a bit foggy," Kamvakua laughed at that.
Aug 24 20:15:33 <Kamvakua>   OOC: Nikkolai line scratching.
Aug 24 20:15:58 *   Nikkolai holds a hand out. "My thanks, good sir."
Aug 24 20:17:49 <Kotono>   "All's in good fun," The giant says, "As for the instructions?" The small giant clears his throat, "What's inside will allow you to bind the Ice Queen, but she must be subdued. Once the enchantment is fully on her, she can be laid to rest. But be careful - she probably has allies to draw on and will not be alone, nor will she go gently into the good night."
Aug 24 20:18:33 <Mari>   "I wouldn't expect her to," Mari says. "We killed her twice already, though. Hopefully this time she'll stay down."
Aug 24 20:18:52 *   Nikkolai nods. "Then the package may not be opened until we actually have her in our grasp?"
Aug 24 20:19:28 <Adail>   "Subdued, eh?" Adail muses, "We should get you some saps before we go, Mari. If I can stun her again, you could subdue her quite quickly with a few well placed blows."
Aug 24 20:20:23 <Kotono>   "Open it away, up to you. Didn't say," Proseus shrugs himself.
Aug 24 20:22:51 <Nikkolai>   "Hmm." Nikkolai reaches down to open the package, intending on becoming familiar with its contents so he can act quickly when the time comes.
Aug 24 20:26:05 <Kotono>   Within the package is a scroll, fire-red chalk a bag of what looks to be black dust. It smells like sweet, befouled air. The scroll is a set of arcane instructions: When the time comes, draw the symbols over the body of the Ice Queen, sprinkle her with the dust and end her life thereafter.
Aug 24 20:27:02 <Kamvakua>   "So we must keep her alive.  That will be a challenge in her own fortress."
Aug 24 20:27:21 *   Nikkolai carefully closes the package and tucks it in his robes. "I see. That will be...difficult."
Aug 24 20:27:47 <Kotono>   "That's why I tend bar and dont adventure," Proseus gets up, "Well, there's your message. Good luck with it. Come back and I'll treat you all to a round on the house to celebrate."
Aug 24 20:28:02 *   Nikkolai nods once more at the small giant. "My thanks for delivering this package. Perhaps I'll take you up on that offer."
Aug 24 20:28:03 <Kamvakua>   "But doable," Kamvakua.  "Thanks, Proseus.  We'll tell the story when we get back in your bar first."
Aug 24 20:28:07 <Mari>   "Thanks, Proseus. And we'll hold you to that!"
Aug 24 20:28:11 *   Adail shrugs, "My blows need not kill, and I doubt she could easily escape your grip if you can get her in arm's reach, Kam."
Aug 24 20:30:29 <Mari>   "I'll beat her into submission. Just gimme one chance!"
Aug 24 20:32:17 <Kamvakua>   "You'll have plenty of chances.
Aug 24 20:32:31 *   Kamvakua smirks.  "More than she'll ever wish."
Aug 24 20:35:29 <Kotono>   The next morning the party is prepared to go! Everyone gears up and dresses as they desire, ready to face the path towards Cold once more!
Aug 24 20:35:32 <Kotono>   roll 1d100
Aug 24 20:35:32 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 59." [1d100=59]
Aug 24 20:35:33 <Kotono>   roll 1d100
Aug 24 20:35:34 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 16." [1d100=16]
Aug 24 20:35:35 <Kotono>   roll 1d100
Aug 24 20:35:35 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 47." [1d100=47]
Aug 24 20:35:36 <Kotono>   roll 1d100
Aug 24 20:35:37 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 25." [1d100=25]
Aug 24 20:37:06 <Kotono>   The trip to the portal is largely without incident.  However, on approaching the portal...from far away you can see a great sphere of ice surrounds it. It is entombed in a white case of ice, 200 feet away in the open, frozen Air.
Aug 24 20:38:09 <Mari>   "That wasn't there before," Mari observes with a frown. "Hey Nik, think you can make yourself useful and melt that down?"
Aug 24 20:38:18 *   Nikkolai looks up at the orb of ice. "Well. That rather puts a damper on things. I'll just melt through it, I suppose."
Aug 24 20:38:48 *   Adail frowns, "We should stand well back, I think. Just in case..."
Aug 24 20:39:10 <Kamvakua>   "Well, someone really wants to know when we come back," Kamvakua noted pulling far back from the portal if Nikkolai intended to blast it.
Aug 24 20:40:12 *   Nikkolai snags his wand from his belt, twirling it absentmindedly while he waited for the others to stand back. When they had done so, he gestured impatiently with his wand and sent a fireball forth at the sphere!
Aug 24 20:40:20 *   Mari keeps a safe distance as well, just in case.
Aug 24 20:40:25 <Nikkolai>   roll 10d6*1.5
Aug 24 20:40:26 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 10d6*1.5 and gets 58.5." [10d6=6, 1, 3, 6, 2, 3, 5, 6, 4, 3]
Aug 24 20:41:36 *   Adail suddenly blinks as the fireball streaks off, "Wait! There's a..." he winces as it goes, "dragon...on...that...oh dear."
Aug 24 20:43:29 *   Nikkolai blinks at that. "*Now* he tells me." Nikkolai mutters. He can only hope that his death is relatively quick and painless.
Aug 24 20:43:47 <Kotono>   The fireball flings out! For a moment it bursts over the entombed portal and sphere...but at the same moment a ball of pure blue ice bursts agaisnt it! The two clash like a hurricane-tornado, sending frozen winds howling out in all directions! The sphere is untouched! Roaring atop the sphere it sits. It's only the size of a large house. It's wing span is only perhaps 50 feet. It's body is a
Aug 24 20:43:47 <Kotono>   vivid white, as if pure snow given hard, uncaring form. Lifting it's head up, it makes a bellowing roar! "You are foolhardy to dare!" OOC: Make will, all. Bonuses against fear apply.
Aug 24 20:44:16 <Adail>   roll 1d20+17 will though I have PfE up as a rule anyway
Aug 24 20:44:16 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+17 will though I have PfE up as a rule anyway and gets 25." [1d20=8]
Aug 24 20:44:44 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+9 Yulia
Aug 24 20:44:45 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Yulia and gets 28." [1d20=19]
Aug 24 20:44:47 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+10
Aug 24 20:44:48 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+10 and gets 26." [1d20=16]
Aug 24 20:44:49 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+14 welp, let's try to talk my way out of this one
Aug 24 20:44:50 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+14 welp, let's try to talk my way out of this one and gets 15." [1d20=1]
Aug 24 20:44:50 <Mari>   roll 1d20+8
Aug 24 20:44:51 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+8 and gets 20." [1d20=12]
Aug 24 20:46:02 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+13
Aug 24 20:46:03 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+13 and gets 24." [1d20=11]
Aug 24 20:46:06 <Kamvakua>   OOC: for knight
Aug 24 20:46:09 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+12 Serith
Aug 24 20:46:10 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 Serith and gets 14." [1d20=2]
Aug 24 20:46:15 <Kotono>   roll 4d6 Mari and Nikkolai are shaken this many rounds. Serith too.
Aug 24 20:46:16 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 4d6 Mari and Nikkolai are shaken this many rounds. Serith too. and gets 21." [4d6=5, 6, 5, 5]
Aug 24 20:46:55 <Kotono>   OOC: Go ahead and react.
Aug 24 20:48:01 <Kamvakua>   "Why do you guard this portal, dragon?  We have need to enter it!" Kamvakua called back, gazing sternly at him.
Aug 24 20:49:13 <Mari>   "Oh hells," Mari exclaims, shivering all over with fright. "Wait a minute, we didn't come out how to start trouble with you! We were just trying to get through the block of ice around the portal and, well, Nik here got carried away and decided to melt it down before we'd noticed you. We're really sorry and, and we'll beat him properly and everything when we get back to town. There doesn't have to be any trouble here, right?"
Aug 24 20:49:25 *   Nikkolai pales and immediately drops to one knee, shivering in fear, not daring to look in the dragon's eyes. "I am *deeply* sorry for my foolish, thoughtless action. I was not aware that you were guarding this portal. If I had known, I certiainly would not have attacked you!"
Aug 24 20:50:09 <Kotono>   "To intercept a group of rude, arrogant, little mortals." Even from here it's voice booms, "An ancient agreement has compelled me to quench the flames of their life out forever." It eyes them, "Hmph, perhaps there doesn't need to be trouble. You seem to know your place. That is, if it's worthwhile for me not to notice you."
Aug 24 20:51:10 <Nikkolai>   "What could we offer you, O bright and shining one?" Nikkolai isn't skimping on the flattery here.
Aug 24 20:52:37 *   Kamvakua blinks a bit at the...flattery, finding it greasy to his ears and looking a bit with surprise at Nikkolai, gazing over the dragon and trying to discern more about him.  OOC: Sense motive: is he lying to us about taking a bribe?  Also detect evil?
Aug 24 20:52:58 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+12  Sense Motive
Aug 24 20:53:00 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+12 Sense Motive and gets 24." [1d20=12]
Aug 24 20:53:50 <Mari>   roll 1d20+11 sense motive
Aug 24 20:53:50 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+11 sense motive  and gets 25." [1d20=14]
Aug 24 20:53:54 <Kotono>   "Beautiful gold! Sparkling diamonds, as rich as snow!" It curls up atop the sphere, head extended out on it's long, long neck. "It would be bothersome to kill creatures that at least know how to act around a dragon..." OOC: You're out of range for DE, that's 60ft.
Aug 24 20:54:18 *   Adail keeps quiet, and eyes the area around for anything else invisible that may be around
Aug 24 20:55:33 <Nikkolai>   "If you would allow it, O lord of air and ice, these humble ones would be more than glad to bring you such riches if we could but pass beneath your notice to do battle with our enemy. Surely she holds glorious spoils that we may bring back to you as payment for being allowed to live at your sufferance."
Aug 24 20:57:04 <Kotono>   OOC: Make a bluff check here.
Aug 24 20:57:26 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+20 Let's hope I don't crit fail here
Aug 24 20:57:27 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+20 Let's hope I don't crit fail here and gets 40." [1d20=20]
Aug 24 20:57:49 <Kotono>   OOC: No point in his rolling.
Aug 24 20:58:40 <Kotono>   "Ah yes, she does have treasure of her own." Now the dragon's attention is all on Nikkolai. "Approach. You as well, Musteval."
Aug 24 20:59:25 *   Nikkolai rises and slowly approaches the dragon, careful not to make eye contact and appear as meek and non-threatening as possible.
Aug 24 21:00:05 *   Kamvakua keeps his eyes sternly on the dragon, ready to charge in if he suddenly bites at either of them.
Aug 24 21:00:13 *   Adail walks alongside Nik, showing no fear of the dragon in contrast to Nik's cowering.
Aug 24 21:01:16 <Kotono>   When you get 30 feet away, the dragon looms over you like a behemoth. IT's vast bulk is all lean muscle and terrifying power! Yet it looks down to you, "I will accept this on one condition. A celestial cannot lie; Musteval, give me your word that you will do as the human says."
Aug 24 21:04:34 *   Merc is now known as Merc-zzz
Aug 24 21:04:40 *   Adail eyes the dragon, then eyes Nik, then eyes the dragon again, "And what, may I ask, is to stop you from simply attacking us on the way out even if we agree to this?" Adail gives the dragon the Detect Evil eye while he's this close and talking, just out of curiosity.
Aug 24 21:05:59 <Kotono>   "My word." It says, "Betrayal is a waste of time - why do it when I can have you get me exactly what I want?"
Aug 24 21:07:04 <Nikkolai>   "He does have a point, Adail. He could have attacked us by now." Nikkolai adds, squaring his shoulders slightly.
Aug 24 21:07:06 *   Adail twitches his whiskers, "The phrasing makes it sound like there's something specific you're after..."
Aug 24 21:07:54 <Kotono>   "I want her treasure...especially the Icen Diamond." Now it peers down right at Adail. "What say you?"
Aug 24 21:09:41 *   Adail shrugs, "Her coin and gems, and other such odds and ends...though I will be frank with you, if this Icen Diamond is some manner of evil artifact or whatever then you know very well I cannot hand it over to a White Dragon." He shrugs matter of factly as he says this, "So, I have two questions for you." (more)
Aug 24 21:10:39 <Adail>   "Firstly, what exactly is this Icen Diamond? And secondly, is it an acceptable bargain that we keep any other magical items of use for ourselves and bring you her pure wealth?"
Aug 24 21:12:41 <Kotono>   "It is just a diamond. A very large, rich diamond," The dragon answers, "I desire her wealth. Do not try and shortchange me, mortals. Perhaps if her wealth impresses me I will allow you to keep some trinkets."
Aug 24 21:13:34 <Nikkolai>   "Then it is agreed?" Nikkolai glances at Adail.
Aug 24 21:15:24 <Adail>   "Very well," Adail chuckles at the dragon's bravado, "The wealth of the ice queen, in particular the Icen Diamond, in exchange for unhindered passage through this portal, both ways."
Aug 24 21:16:39 <Kotono>   "It is done." The dragon flies up into Air! AS it does the sphere of ice drips away, becoming a frozen rain falling below! The way to the portal is opened! "I will be waiting here. Do not fail."
Aug 24 21:17:30 *   Nikkolai takes a deep breath. "I'm still alive. Shocking."
Aug 24 21:17:30 *   Mari breathes out slowly in relief and drifts forward. The sooner they get away from this dragon and on with their plans, the better.
Aug 24 21:17:40 <Kotono>   "
Aug 24 21:18:00 <Kotono>   "See?" Yulia whispers into Nikkolai's ear, "LIsten! Hey, listen! Sweet talk gets you farther than orbs of fire at the right time!"
Aug 24 21:18:55 *   Adail snickers again, "It always amuses me when dragons toss around the word 'mortal' like an insult. They're mortals as well, though they may pretend otherwise. Sure, they live a very long time, but they're no outsiders."
Aug 24 21:19:07 <Kamvakua>   "I don't like it, but it worked," Kamvakua agreed, not particularly a fan of groveling like that ever.
Aug 24 21:19:22 *   Nikkolai grins wryly. "You're never going to let me live that down, are you, my dear? And I would like to point out that I wasn't *aware* that there was a dragon there."
Aug 24 21:20:24 <Mari>   "Nik, the day you learn from your mistakes is the day we stop hassling you about them."
Aug 24 21:20:30 *   Adail shakes his head, "Reflections off the ice or something. I didn't see it until the fireball was already on it's way."
Aug 24 21:21:04 <Kotono>   The party advances into the portal as they talk! Immediately the bitter chill of Cold sets in! The howling snows blow all around them, a terrible, freezing miasma of misery! Visiblity drops drastically!
Aug 24 21:21:24 <Kotono>   Yulia clings to Nikkolai, "So how far is it to her tower again?"
Aug 24 21:21:56 *   Nikkolai gestures at Serith. "I believe our kitty can help us in that regard?"
Aug 24 21:22:24 <Mari>   "It was a few days, wasn't it? I remember it taking a few last time...We were *so* glad for a chance to rest and relax," Mari adds with a touch of bitterness.
Aug 24 21:22:50 <Kotono>   "Onward," Serith begins to stalk ahead.
Aug 24 21:23:05 <Kotono>   Yulia whimpers at that, "It's not fair. She seemed nice and then treated us like animals and toys!"
Aug 24 21:23:17 *   Kamvakua follows with quick strides near the front.  Not too talkative about the ice bitch it seemed.
Aug 24 21:24:39 <Kotono>   roll 1d100-5
Aug 24 21:24:40 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d100-5 and gets 55." [1d100=60]
Aug 24 21:25:10 *   Adail rides on Serith's back, assuming she has no objections to this.
Aug 24 21:25:37 <Kotono>   Several hours in bitter Cold passes. Serith comes to a stop, starting to sniff the air. It's bitter, cold and blowing, just as it usually is here.
Aug 24 21:26:17 *   Adail sniffs at the air as well, though his nose was nowhere near as sensitive as Serith's.
Aug 24 21:27:21 <Kotono>   Seirth stops and growls, Adail able to hear, "I smell yelping puppies of winter. Many of them are nearby."
Aug 24 21:27:33 *   Mari stops and scans the whirling snowstorms around the group. If Serith's stopped, there may be a good reason for it...and it sounds like there is!
Aug 24 21:27:41 *   Kamvakua gazes around, trying to catch them in view.
Aug 24 21:27:59 <Kotono>   The visiblity is absolutely terrible, as it always is in Cold. You can't see anything but the whirling storm.s
Aug 24 21:28:15 <Adail>   "Winter Wolves, I'd bet." Adail looks around as well, withe Detect Evil to perhaps give his sight a bit of an edge through the storm.
Aug 24 21:28:51 <Mari>   Well, if vision fails her, maybe Mari can hear something out there instead!
Aug 24 21:29:04 <Kotono>   OOC: Listen, Mari.
Aug 24 21:29:46 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+16 listen check as well
Aug 24 21:29:49 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+16 listen check as well and gets 35." [1d20=19]
Aug 24 21:30:02 <Mari>   roll 1d20+13 listening
Aug 24 21:30:03 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+13 listening and gets 20." [1d20=7]
Aug 24 21:31:41 <Kamvakua>   "I'm going to try and scare them off," Kamvakua called out, breathing in.
Aug 24 21:32:34 *   Kamvakua lets loose a mighty bellowing howl back, knowing they were likely gathering nearby, warning that they didn't want to hunt this prey.  OOC: Intimidate?
Aug 24 21:32:48 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+26 (rolling if allowed)
Aug 24 21:32:50 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+26 (rolling if allowed) and gets 43." [1d20=17]
Aug 24 21:33:51 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+6
Aug 24 21:33:52 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 8." [1d20=2]
Aug 24 21:34:11 *   Mari winces and covers her ears.
Aug 24 21:39:01 <Kotono>   Kamvakua bellows out! The sound echos amid the winds! Nothing immediately happens - no approach nor no sign of anything.
Aug 24 21:40:13 *   Kamvakua listens carefully following it.
Aug 24 21:40:21 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+16 listening time again
Aug 24 21:40:23 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+16 listening time again and gets 35." [1d20=19]
Aug 24 21:41:25 <Kamvakua>   "Let's go.  They won't bother us.  Not for a while anyway," Kamvakua sounded sure of this as he started back ahead.
Aug 24 21:43:22 <Mari>   "Right," Mari says, not seeing or hearing anything atll ou there but glad to be moving away from the the things she can't see or hear anyway.
Aug 24 21:44:46 <Kotono>   Thus you continue to travel on. The weather worstens slowly, as the need to rest grows. "Shall we push on," Yulia calls over the bone-cutting wind. "We had Tusky to rest against last time!"
Aug 24 21:45:34 <Nikkolai>   "We can burrow into the snow." Nikkolai calls. "It won't be as warm as Tusky...but we can preserve our body heat!"
Aug 24 21:45:43 *   Kamvakua looks around, trying to find a place that would be best to take shelter in.  OOC: Survival?
Aug 24 21:45:50 <Kotono>   OOC: Sure, feel free.
Aug 24 21:46:04 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+10 survival Aid me~
Aug 24 21:46:05 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+10 survival Aid me~ and gets 21." [1d20=11]
Aug 24 21:46:08 <Adail>   roll 1d20+11 I'll help survival
Aug 24 21:46:09 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+11 I'll help survival and gets 16." [1d20=5]
Aug 24 21:46:20 <Kotono>   "We can burrow," Serith says, "The snow drifts often shift, making things to find difficult."
Aug 24 21:46:25 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+21 Serith aids then.
Aug 24 21:46:27 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 Serith aids then. and gets 28." [1d20=7]
Aug 24 21:47:30 <Kotono>   There's nothing really around - just endless snow far and wide. You would know how to properly burrow in the snow for warmth if you want to do that, though. You could also spend some time wandering if you want to try and find a better place
Aug 24 21:47:32 <Kotono>   .
Aug 24 21:48:37 *   Adail will let the people who get tired make that decision.
Aug 24 21:49:13 <Mari>   "The cold doesn't bother me much right now," Mari says. "But I couldn't let Yulia suffer! We should stop if she's tired."
Aug 24 21:49:55 <Kamvakua>   "We should, because we can be attacked at any time, and getting tired is not a risk we should take," Kamvakua nodded, helping with a shovel to dig in a safe burrow for them to rest in.
Aug 24 21:50:49 *   Adail does what he can to help with the burrowing.
Aug 24 21:51:02 *   Nikkolai does the same, awkward though he is.
Aug 24 21:51:24 <Kotono>   OOC:  How big/wide/ect a burrow?
Aug 24 21:52:03 <Nikkolai>   OOC: Well, I'd assume something big enough for all of us. The closer we are together, the more body heat we generate.
Aug 24 21:52:08 <Kamvakua>   OOC: What Survival/Serith thinks is wise.  I'd guess about a 10 foot section.
Aug 24 21:52:13 <Mari>   OOC: big enough for everyone, naturally. Not leaving much extra space, we'll have to clump together for heat anyway.
Aug 24 21:53:14 <Adail>   OOC: Adail will be keeping watch outside the burrow anyway, he can just cast Endure Elements on himself if his Cold Res 10 isn't enough
Aug 24 21:58:52 <Kotono>   OOC: Okay. Cold Res 10+Nikkolai magic is enough. So Adail will be keeping watch. Anyone else?
Aug 24 22:00:04 <Mari>   OOC: don't think so. Everyone else needs sleep.
Aug 24 22:00:46 <Kotono>   OOC: Technically Yulia doesn't need to sleep either, though she does need to meditate for spells.
Aug 24 22:01:14 <Mari>   OOC: I don't think she's used any and it wouldn't hurt to have another pair of eyes/ears on watch, so.
Aug 24 22:01:46 <Kamvakua>   OOC: Kam will join on last watch.
Aug 24 22:02:35 <Kotono>   OOC: Okay.
Aug 24 22:02:56 <Kotono>   Thus the party settles in. About three hours pass...OOC: Will you make spot, Adail?
Aug 24 22:03:27 <Adail>   roll 1d20+6 spot I really like listen more
Aug 24 22:03:28 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+6 spot I really like listen more and gets 13." [1d20=7]
Aug 24 22:03:40 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+5
Aug 24 22:03:41 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 23." [1d20=18]
Aug 24 22:04:23 <Kotono>   Yulia stretches and paces, "Mmm...so cold." She shivers, "Say Adail, do you think Master made the right choice with the dragon today?"
Aug 24 22:05:43 <Adail>   "For the time being, yes. The ice queen and her body snatching antics are a greater evil from what I've seen." Then he chuckles, "And I'm not convinced the dragon won't try to attack us for our wealth as well as hers on the way out no matter what it promised."
Aug 24 22:06:07 <Kotono>   "Yeah, I'm...hey listen, look!" Yulia points straight ahead, whipping around. "Do you see that!?"
Aug 24 22:06:25 *   Adail looks in the direction she pointed!
Aug 24 22:07:03 <Kotono>   About 25 feet away is the edge of your vision. There the snow ripples as if something below is moving. Something biiiiig.
Aug 24 22:07:57 <Adail>   "Wake everyone up. Quickly." Adail says, as he moves towards the shape, hoping that if it's some burrowing preditor it will react to him before running into his sleeping companions.
Aug 24 22:08:55 *   Nikkolai sits up sleepily from his spot curled up next to Serith. "Wuh? What's that, Adail?"
Aug 24 22:09:57 *   Kamvakua blinks awake, soon on his feet and moving, grabbing his pike in readiness, a light sleeper.
Aug 24 22:10:01 <Kotono>   "Hey LISTEN!" Yulia bellows, flying into the burrow! At the same time as everyone stirs, Adail advances! The ground before him erupts, sending a wave of snow whipping past him! It rises up, 20 feet into the air! A vast white worm erupts out of the surface, it's mouth framed by white manibles! Pure wintry hell gathers around it's mouth, as if to freeze all! OOC: No surprise round at least. Everyone
Aug 24 22:10:01 <Kotono>   but Adail and Yulia is just waking up, able to act but wearing what they wore to bed and crammed into the burrow. Go 'head and roll init, whatever it is doesn't look friendly. K:A to ID it.
Aug 24 22:10:26 <Mari>   "Mmf...five more minutes, okay...?" Mari mumbles a little before waking up abruptly, rolling to her feet with swords drawn.
Aug 24 22:10:36 <Mari>   roll 1d20+9 init
Aug 24 22:10:37 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+9 init and gets 28." [1d20=19]
Aug 24 22:10:43 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+7 Yulia
Aug 24 22:10:44 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Yulia and gets 21." [1d20=14]
Aug 24 22:10:49 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+8+5 init
Aug 24 22:10:50 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+8+5 init and gets 23." [1d20=10]
Aug 24 22:10:51 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(28)>Yulia(21)
Aug 24 22:10:52 <Adail>   roll 1d20+8 init
Aug 24 22:10:53 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+8 init and gets 11." [1d20=3]
Aug 24 22:10:58 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+2
Aug 24 22:10:59 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+2 and gets 15." [1d20=13]
Aug 24 22:11:04 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+17 K:A
Aug 24 22:11:04 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+17 K:A and gets 19." [1d20=2]
Aug 24 22:11:15 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(28)>Nikkolai(23)>Yulia(21)>Kamvakua(15)>Adail(11)
Aug 24 22:11:19 <Kotono>   OOC: Someone roll roboknight.
Aug 24 22:12:12 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+1 robo-knight
Aug 24 22:12:15 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+1 robo-knight and gets 4." [1d20=3]
Aug 24 22:12:21 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(28)>Nikkolai(23)>Yulia(21)>Kamvakua(15)>Adail(11)>Knight(4)
Aug 24 22:12:26 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+5
Aug 24 22:12:28 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 17." [1d20=12]
Aug 24 22:12:35 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(28)>Nikkolai(23)>Yulia(21)>Worm(17)>Kamvakua(15)>Adail(11)>Knight(4)
Aug 24 22:12:42 <Kotono>   OOC: Mari, you won the initiative rumble. Open.
Aug 24 22:13:49 <Mari>   "What the--I'll teach you to interrupt my beauty sleep!" (OOC: just the usual preparations here, AD/amulet charge, full defense)
Aug 24 22:14:00 <Kotono>   OOV: Okay. Nikkolai.
Aug 24 22:14:47 *   Nikkolai gapes at the worm for a moment before fumbling for his wand and unleashing fireball hell at the thing!
Aug 24 22:15:17 <Nikkolai>   roll 10d6*1.5
Aug 24 22:15:17 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 10d6*1.5 and gets 60." [10d6=2, 6, 3, 3, 4, 2, 6, 5, 6, 3]
Aug 24 22:15:24 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+9 DC?
Aug 24 22:15:26 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 DC? and gets 12." [1d20=3]
Aug 24 22:16:30 <Kotono>   Oh, that catches the worm right in the face! Fire burns it like the wrath of Hell itself! It's white body half melts and half burns, terrifically scored with agony! It thrashes about and back in the blast! Yulia dutifully flies up and out of the way of the battle, firing off a few magic missiles as she ascends!
Aug 24 22:16:43 <Kotono>   roll 3d4+3
Aug 24 22:16:44 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 3d4+3 and gets 10." [3d4=2, 3, 2]
Aug 24 22:18:00 <Kotono>   The missiles plink the great, burning worm! It rears back and bellows! From it's mouth a great white tornado forms, gushing out into a pure streak of hellish cold starting on Adail, spreading out and ready to engulf the entire party in it's bitter reign of frost! OOC Reflex saves all. Owwies incoming.
Aug 24 22:18:22 <Adail>   roll 1d20+19 and evasion of course
Aug 24 22:18:22 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+19 and evasion of course and gets 26." [1d20=7]
Aug 24 22:18:37 <Mari>   rolll 1d20+16 evasion also
Aug 24 22:18:38 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+16 evasion also and gets 18." [1d20=2]
Aug 24 22:18:44 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+9 Hoo boy.
Aug 24 22:18:45 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+9 Hoo boy. and gets 25." [1d20=16]
Aug 24 22:18:47 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+14 Yulia
Aug 24 22:18:49 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Yulia and gets 32." [1d20=18]
Aug 24 22:18:51 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+5 Knight
Aug 24 22:18:51 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+5 Knight and gets 23." [1d20=18]
Aug 24 22:19:02 <Kamvakua>   1d20+10 kam
Aug 24 22:19:04 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+10 kam and gets 26." [1d20=16]
Aug 24 22:19:27 <Kotono>   roll 15d6, everyone but Mari halves. Cold res applies.
Aug 24 22:19:28 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 15d6, everyone but Mari halves. Cold res applies. and gets Error: Numeric values only." [15d6=3, 3, 1, 1, 3, 5, 3, 1, 6, 4, 6, 2, 1, 4, 4]
Aug 24 22:19:34 <Kotono>   roll 15d6 everyone but Mari halves. Cold res applies.
Aug 24 22:19:35 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 15d6 everyone but Mari halves. Cold res applies. and gets 62." [15d6=3, 1, 3, 6, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 3, 6, 6, 5, 5, 3]
Aug 24 22:19:59 <Kotono>   OOC: Adail obviously nulls.
Aug 24 22:25:04 <Kotono>   The party is flash frozen terribly! Most manage to evade, though Mari is caught spot on! She nearly freezes solid, body going completely numb from the frost damage covering her from head to toe! Her hair is frozen straight back, her face a snowy white! Meanwhile the worn them plummets straight down and out of sight, retreating down it's burrow hole! OOC: Kam.
Aug 24 22:27:58 *   Kamvakua moves close.
Aug 24 22:28:12 *   Kamvakua looks down the hole.
Aug 24 22:29:08 <Kotono>   Kamvakua goes up to the hole! He can see the head of the worm is 30ft down the tunnel, straight down.
Aug 24 22:30:06 <Kotono>   OOC: Are you going to do anything else or is that it?
Aug 24 22:30:52 *   Kamvakua delays, keeping an eye on it to see if it'll keep fleeing.
Aug 24 22:31:03 <Kotono>   OOC: Okay.Adail.
Aug 24 22:31:12 <Kamvakua>   OOC: Cut the entirety of first post, as it was assuming it was still there and breathing ice at us
Aug 24 22:33:03 *   Adail rushes up to the hole as well! And seeing the head still there, tosses a Hunting Fang at it while calling out with his animal speech(since crap if he knew what else to use), "Flee now or you WILL die."
Aug 24 22:33:09 <Adail>   roll 4d4+4 hunting fang
Aug 24 22:33:10 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Adail rolls 4d4+4 hunting fang and gets 14." [4d4=1, 3, 4, 2]
Aug 24 22:33:56 <Kotono>   The hunting fang flies down, pelting the beasts head with further pain! It's burnt terribly and the missiles cut into it's bone with ease now, but it isn't dying nor replying! OOC:  Roboknight.
Aug 24 22:34:27 <Kamvakua>   Knight moves out of the burrow, but hangs back, lacking armor right now.
Aug 24 22:34:40 <Kotono>   OO: Okay. Mari.
Aug 24 22:36:39 *   Mari summons some more magical protection from her amulet, but otherwise keeps her distance from the burrow hole and her friends. She doesn't want to be caught in another blast. (OOc: amulet charge and more defending, getting a good 40 feet away from any other possible target. Not much else I can do right now and not dying sounds good.)
Aug 24 22:36:54 <Kotono>   OOC: Okay. Nik.
Aug 24 22:38:56 *   Nikkolai hangs back cautiously as well, ready to fry some worm if it stuck its head back out!
Aug 24 22:39:25 <Kotono>   Yulia flys over to Mari, touching her! "Careful!" she calls, mending her wounds!
Aug 24 22:39:30 <Kotono>   roll 1d8+6
Aug 24 22:39:31 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+6 and gets 12." [1d8=6]
Aug 24 22:39:46 <Kotono>   Mari's frostwounds mend partially, the pain slackening from her tensed body! OOC: Worm is up.
Aug 24 22:40:48 <Kotono>   From the hole it begins. It's a strange, trilling sound. A strange sound thatm akes your body feel heavy, your eyes glassy...OOC: Will saves for everyone except Mari/Adail/Yulia since they're under or in range of protection from evil. Any bonuses against mind affecting apply.
Aug 24 22:41:30 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+14
Aug 24 22:41:31 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+14 and gets 25." [1d20=11]
Aug 24 22:43:11 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+10+2 (enchantment I think)
Aug 24 22:43:11 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+10+2 (enchantment I think) and gets 17." [1d20=5]
Aug 24 22:43:33 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+11
Aug 24 22:43:35 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+11 and gets 23." [1d20=12]
Aug 24 22:43:59 <Kotono>   The sound is a strange one, but the party endures the nearly paralytic noise! OOC: Kam, you're up.
Aug 24 22:45:20 *   Kamvakua waits for Nikkolai and Adail to send more death down the hole. OOC: Delay till nikki's turn.
Aug 24 22:45:28 <Kotono>   OOC: Okay. Adial.
Aug 24 22:45:50 *   Adail tosses another Hunting Fang, "I warned you."
Aug 24 22:45:54 <Adail>   roll 4d4+4
Aug 24 22:45:54 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Adail rolls 4d4+4 and gets 17." [4d4=4, 1, 4, 4]
Aug 24 22:46:32 <Kotono>   Again the wyrm is pelted! Even as it's head half crumbles, at last Serith stirs, rising from the hole! Her tail is up, ears flattened against her head! OOC: Whoops, forgot someone. Roboknight, go.
Aug 24 22:46:39 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Mari(28)>Nikkolai(23)>Yulia(21)>Worm(17)>Kamvakua(15)>Adail(11)>Knight(4)>Serith(1)
Aug 24 22:46:46 <Kamvakua>   Knight stays out of the way for now.
Aug 24 22:46:59 <Kotono>   Serith does the same, watching and waiting! OOC: Mari.
Aug 24 22:49:06 <Mari>   OOC: will delay and see if Nik/Kam kill it.
Aug 24 22:49:11 <Kotono>   OOC: Nik, go.
Aug 24 22:49:39 *   Nikkolai races up the the edge of the hole and flings fire down below!
Aug 24 22:49:49 <Nikkolai>   roll 10d6*1.5
Aug 24 22:49:51 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 10d6*1.5 and gets 60." [10d6=5, 5, 1, 5, 6, 5, 1, 6, 1, 5]
Aug 24 22:50:00 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+9 this is largely irrelevant
Aug 24 22:50:01 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 this is largely irrelevant and gets 21." [1d20=12]
Aug 24 22:51:05 <Kotono>   The fire bursts below, the ground sagging as snow is flash-melted! A second later the worm's body fragments into ice, exploding out! A great river of spiky ice pours out of the hole like a burst pimple, while the ground shudders! A few spears of it erupt out of the ground as well, mostly absorbed! OOC: Ref all but Yulia. It has death throes but at least the ground is eating most of it.
Aug 24 22:51:27 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+10+1
Aug 24 22:51:28 <Mari>   roll 1d20+16 no Hatebot this time?
Aug 24 22:51:28 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+10+1 and gets 27." [1d20=16]
Aug 24 22:51:29 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+16 no Hatebot this time? and gets 27." [1d20=11]
Aug 24 22:51:38 <Kamvakua>   roll 1d20+5
Aug 24 22:51:39 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kamvakua rolls 1d20+5 and gets 15." [1d20=10]
Aug 24 22:51:43 <Kamvakua>   OOC: That was knight
Aug 24 22:52:11 <Nikkolai>   roll 1d20+9
Aug 24 22:52:12 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Nikkolai rolls 1d20+9 and gets 25." [1d20=16]
Aug 24 22:52:20 <Adail>   roll 1d20+19 evasion yay
Aug 24 22:52:21 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+19 evasion yay and gets 22." [1d20=3]
Aug 24 22:52:30 <Kotono>   roll 4d6+2d6 (Cold and piercing, respectively.) Everyone but Knight passed, so Kam and Nikkolai take half, Adail and Mari take none.
Aug 24 22:52:31 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 4d6+2d6 (Cold and piercing, respectively.) Everyone but Knight passed, so Kam and Nikkolai take half, Adail and Mari take none. and gets 18." [4d6=3, 2, 1, 2][2d6=4, 6]
Aug 24 22:53:04 <Kotono>   roll 1d20+13 Serith duh.
Aug 24 22:53:04 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 Serith duh. and gets 29." [1d20=16]
Aug 24 22:53:24 <Kotono>   OOC: Serith has 156 HP and nulls the cold part.
Aug 24 22:54:52 <Kotono>   As the blast rips through, the ground all around sags! Having great spears of ice rip through the snow-ice mixture does what one might imagine - the entire thing starts to sag! As the party recovers from the blast, the snow tumbles down, giving way! OOC: All of you are falling but Yulia. If any of you have tumble you can invoke it to try and soften a bit of the damage, or if you have feather fall or anything of the like...
Aug 24 22:55:14 <Mari>   roll 1d20+18 I have tumble
Aug 24 22:55:15 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Mari rolls 1d20+18 I have tumble and gets 29." [1d20=11]
Aug 24 22:56:21 <Adail>   roll 1d20+17 tumble
Aug 24 22:56:22 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Adail rolls 1d20+17 tumble and gets 36." [1d20=19]
Aug 24 22:59:14 <Kotono>   roll 2d6 Mari and Adail remove the second damage die due to tumble.
Aug 24 22:59:15 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 Mari and Adail remove the second damage die due to tumble. and gets 7." [2d6=5, 2]
Aug 24 23:00:42 <Kotono>   You tumble down in a haze of falling snow and land some 80 feet down in snowdrifts! This fortunately absorbs most of the impact, leaving you a bit chilled and dazed, but otherwise intact! All around you are glistening cave-passages of what looks to be blue, white and clear ice.
Aug 24 23:01:25 <Nikkolai>   "....I want to go back to sleep." Nikkolai grumbles.
Aug 24 23:02:17 *   Mari climbs to her feet, shakes icicles off of her body, looks up and groans.
Aug 24 23:03:33 *   Adail kips up easily and begins to look around, "Well now...this is interesting."