036.1 Alicia and the Halls of the Vanquished!

[Corwin]

[20:34] <Kotono> Alicia stands with her two companions. She stands in the starry sky itself, the endless expanses of space all around her! It is breattaking, a show of celestial lights all around. A vast circle of mystical power is spread in front of her, a single red cloaked figure floating just above it. It's cloak stirs, as if a strong wind is tugging at it.
[20:36] * Alicia feels an instant of alarm at having no ground beneath her feet, but now accustomed to the sensation of flying, she immediately realises that she's in no danger of falling. Once that passes, she's momentarily stunned by the celestial display, her attention captured for a moment before she realises to check on her companions. "You two okay?" she looks towards Beth and Antenora for confirmation.
[20:37] <Kotono> "I-" Beth begins, before she lets loose a cry! A crypt of flawless yellow-gold amber forms around her body, locking her in place! A moment later, Antenora's look of surprise is frozen in place as well, one forming around her body!
[20:40] <Alicia> Alicia starts in alarm herself before whirling towards the red-cloaked figure. Yet, any angry outbursts are forestalled... this is a trial, isn't it? She didn't expect Antenora would also be put on the stand, however, and can't help but worry. Beth, at least, is now clearly motivated to change her ways, but the Erinyes is still finding her path. "What happens, now?" she asks, her voice clearly carrying across the empty space.
[20:42] <Kotono> The robed figure's hidden head is bowed, cowl keeping his features a mystery. "Why have you brought them to this place? What being send you here?" His voice is a whisper that echos in your ears, like he's right at your shoulder.
[20:43] <Alicia> "The Mother of All Magic guided me here," Alicia replies. "Where is 'here', specifically?"
[20:45] <Kotono> "My realm, The Judgment Ground." The man's voice is challenging, as much as if he shouted the words. "So Mystra has sent you? I understand the woman...but why do you bring a devil here?"
[20:47] <Alicia> "She is in my care, as I seek to guide her away from the darkness," Alicia glances towards Antenora's frozen form, not backing down. "I did not expect that she would face judgement here, however. I came for my sister."
[20:49] <Kotono> "There is no judgment for a devil." The being's words are harsh, "I cannot purify something that is darkness and nothing else. It's existance precludes any need for it's judgment." After a moment, however, "I shall ask her if she consents to my extraction of the situation from her mind, then."
[20:51] <Alicia> "If she gives her consent, and no harm will come to her," Alicia slowly nods, wondering just how much choice she really has, here.
[20:53] <Kotono> There is a wait of perhaps a minute or two, before the figure spears once more. "...you are a loving sister, Alicia Renyes. You have fought the darkest heart to get her to this place, and even a devilish soul pact. I apologise for my gruffness." The figure moderates his voice. "Come to me and we shall talk of these matters."
[20:54] * Alicia nods, attempting to fly towards the figure as she would if she were under the influence of a Fly spell. She can actually cast it if that doesn't work, but she'd rather save on her already depleted spells.
[20:55] <Kotono> IT takes a moment, but Alicia figures it out. AS she thinks it, she moves towards it. As she approaches the magic circle, it ripples like water. A stone room. A pleasant stone room, forming around her. Deep bookshelves, a fire place, a table, the smell of hot tea with cinnamon. The figure goes, pouring two cups. "Sit, please," he offers. "Your sister and the devil are safe in the amber coffins."
[20:56] * Alicia sees no reason not to take him at his word, and unstraps her sword from her back so she can set it aside before sitting as invited. "May I have your name?" she asks.
[20:58] <Kotono> "Judgment." He answers this as he sits in the comfortable chair, his face still hidden. "My purpose is to provide cleansing. Now, we are in a pocket dimension - it is here and there, yet nowhere."
[21:01] * Alicia takes one of the cups and briefly sips from the tea. "I admit, any fair judgement on my sister's past is likely to be a harsh one. But she has an impetus to seek redemption that was not there, before," she begins, deciding not to get into a tangent on planar mechanics.
[21:03] <Kotono> "What is justice without mercy in the light of a desire to make right what is wrong?" Judgment inquires, the tea warming. It chases away any chill, making Alicia feel restored. "There must be rites of purification to be earned by deeds and repents. I ask of you - you will stand with her during these?"
[21:05] <Alicia> "Of course," Alicia nods. "That was my purpose in coming here. Atonement is not a path that should be followed in solitude - difficult it may be, I think anyone seeking redemption deserves all the support and encouragement they can get."
[21:08] <Kotono> "Yes." A pause as tea is drunk, "However, the situation is complicated by the Erinyes."
[21:08] * Demedais is now known as Tai{slp}
[21:12] <Alicia> "How so? Can't we look solely at Beth's situation?" Alicia asks, frowning a bit. "I wouldn't have brought her if I had known it would be a problem, but I had hoped that seeing my sister's atonement might prove beneficial for her - just as I hope that Beth can take heart in the fact that even a devil can attempt seek Grace."
[21:15] <Kotono> "My purpose does not include redeeming devils or demons. It is beyond my power." Judgment puts down his teacup, a soft sound of wood meeting porcelin. "Has the devil shown any signs of repetenence? Any desire?"
[21:22] <Alicia> "I did not expect you to do anything for her," Alicia shakes her head. She takes another sip from her tea before going on, "For now, she is... confused. She claimed a desire for repentance merely out of convenience, but I have nonetheless taken her seriously and done what I can to advocate for my moral beliefs as a superior alternative to her own."
[21:22] <Alicia> "Recently, she complains of experiencing strange and unfamiliar feelings... when we were recently challenged by an Ice Devil, she decried it as a symbol of everything that is tearing her apart. And yet, she refuses to admit to any goodness - the few selfless acts she has performed are attributed to a lack of thinking, or a belief that she had no choice."
[21:22] <Alicia> She smiles somewhat, "To be honest, it's the latter that most convinces me in her potential. Rather than deceiving me by feigning open mindedness, she protests even as she finds herself slipping more and more from Baatezu norms. I honestly do believe in her potential, though it may be a long road, yet."
[21:28] <Kotono> Judgment listens, his unseen attentions on Alicia. "Fascinating. However...in that case, her presence is immaterial to these proceedings. Shall we continue on, then?"
[21:30] <Alicia> "Very well," Alicia nods, draining her tea and then setting it aside.
[21:33] <Kotono> "I need no proof of your devotion or skill," Judgment begins, "For they will surely be tested in the coming trials. Now then, a Soul Pact..." Judgment is silent a long time, "How much do you know of the Nine Hells?"
[21:37] <Alicia> "Perhaps not as much as I should," Alicia admits. "It is where those bound to both law and evil go upon their deaths, and is populated by the Devils who wage ceaseless war against the Demons of the Abyss. Each of the Nine Hells is different, and connected by the River Styx, which also winds through the other Lower Planes..." she trails off before shaking her head.
[21:37] <Alicia> "I know little specifics beyond what Antenora has told me, and she does not speak of it overmuch."
[21:41] <Kotono> "A mercy. Each layer is a different shade of torment and damnation. I will be brief, but basic information is required. The Nine Hells are the home and prison of Asmodeus, the father and leader of all devils. Long ago did he fall from a higher place, plummeting into the endless chasm that has become his realm. He is close to being a god, in fact, you may find it easier to think of him as the god of the devils." (More)
[21:43] <Kotono> "Under him, each layer beyond the last is ruled by an unique demon, who commands dukes of hell, pit fiends and countless legions of devils against the demons, against mortalkind, and against each other.  Every devil but one craved advancement; only Asmodeus is supreme and content." Judgment's words come at a steady pace, filling Alicia's ears. "One layer in particular is of interest to us, for it is where Beth shall attempt to find her re
[21:44] <Kotono>  "One layer in particular is of interest to us, for it is where Beth shall attempt to find her repentenence; the Sygian Frozen Wastes."
[21:45] * Alicia takes a deep breath. She'd known this would be hard, but... "We have to go to Hell?"
[21:47] <Kotono> "Yes. Beth does...even as loving a sister as you are, you are not required to follow her into Hell. This mission is not a simple one nor an easy one. Do bear that in mind, Alicia. For in the Sygian wastes, there is a museum. Not of old bones or artifacts or the like, but of good and virtous souls captured by Hell, imprisoned there to be used as training props and vile trophies."
[21:49] * Alicia clenches a fist. She was going to go anyway, but the details of the quest clinch it. "So long as the contract stands, devils will continue to hunt me down. I might as well bait the bear in its lair, so to speak."
[21:53] <Kotono> "The Halls of the Vanquished." A nod as Alicia speaks, "It lies in the city of Tantlin, the capital of the Stygian Wastes. The quest I will give Beth is that she must free two mortal souls or good aligned outsiders from the prison. The details of the matter..." (More)
[21:55] <Kotono> "To free a mortal soul, you must free it from the ice by finding a command word. Once you two, get them outside of the museum. A mortal soul freed will instantly depart for their proper place, an outsider will teleport away if able. If not, you must take them with you when you escape. Now then, as lawful devils, surely such can be found inside in records, or in one way or another.
[21:55] <Kotono> *once you do
[22:00] * Alicia nods slowly. "How will we get there? Or back again?" she asks worriedly. If they succeed, it would surely be a legendary deed, but fighting off raiding Outsiders as she's becoming used to is a far cry from battling them in the depths of Hell itself.
[22:04] <Kotono> "I shall provide you with means and certain protections," Judgment goes on, "The first of which will be a keyed stick. When you are ready to return, breaking the stick will take the three of you home. But beware, you all must be close to each other when you do. As for arriving, I shall get you there safely." After a moment, "Further, the Stygian wastes freeze over like the worst frozen waste you could imagine. While the devil will not be
[22:05] <Kotono> While the devil will not be bothered... Do you possess protection from cold, Alicia?"
[22:07] <Alicia> Unless the Ring of Eternal Celerity bestows it... but she can hardly use that, can she? "No," she shakes her head. "And my sister is not equipped for any sort of excursion like this - I believe all of her old equipment was sold off by the authorities in Balmuria."
[22:08] <Kotono> "I will provide her equipment," Judgment answers, as he goes to pour Alicia another cup of tea. "This is a lovely tea, is it not? It has herbs from the fourth layer of the Seven Mounting Heavens of Celestia in it.  Drinking it will provide you protection from cold for as long as you are in the Stygian wastes."
[22:11] <Alicia> "Truly?" Alicia raises an eyebrow, before drinking deeply. "You have my thanks," she goes on after a few gulps. "Past that... as Devils are so resistant to weapons that have not been blessed, we may need help in that regard. Ordinarily I can compensate for it, but considering the odds against us, it becomes a large handicap."
[22:13] <Kotono> "For Beth, I have special weapons that will function as sacred, yet not burn her hands. Weapons of repentence, if you will. As for you...may I see your sword?" Judgment stands, a small vial in his hand from nowhere.
[22:13] * Alicia picks up her blade and carefully offers it towards Judgement, held flat.
[22:15] <Kotono> The blade is taken, placed on the table. The vial is full of a brilliant red fluid, drops gently spread over the blade. Each drop turns white as it touches the metal, seeping in and giving the sword the same sacred glow. "This shall bless your weapon to be a holy weapon for your trip."
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[22:18] * Alicia looks at her sword in wonder for a moment, before nodding. "Thank you. Is there any more aid you can offer? Already I feel we have been given much, but considering where we are going, we will need every bit of help we can get. Past that, I will need to rest and pray for my spells to be restored, as I used too many in fighting off the assassin devil."
[22:20] <Kotono> "There is one more bit of business," Judgment's voice shows a hint of amusement. He waves his hand, as Alicia's body tingles. "A paladin in hell would nary get ten feet before being slain. A more fitting form is approriate, is it not?"
[22:21] * Alicia looks down at herself, wondering what she's been disguised as. "Beth would never let me hear the end of it if I simply kicked the door in and started hacking away. Subterfuge may be better," she admits.
[22:22] <Kotono> The body of an Erinyes is Alicia's, it seems. "It seems fitting," Judgment allows, "It is only an illusion, albiet one that is potent. However, avoid other Erinyes. They will not be fooled. Your sister will be so disguised as well."
[22:24] <Alicia> "I can live with it... though I'm starting to wish I'd put the effort into learning Infernal. The deception will be hard to maintain, unless Devils are content to speak the Common tongue in their own home?"
[22:26] <Kotono> "There I cannot help you. I admit, you have an a ringer in that regard." Judgment pauses a moment, "This is a difficult quest. I would normally give several smaller quest, but with the devil and yourself...there is a chance for a truly good and heroic deed to be done. Many are the souls unjustly imprisoned in the Hall of the Vanquished."
[22:29] <Alicia> "It's something I can be proud of, if we succeed," Alicia smiles. "Can you say anything about the layout of these halls? It may be best if Beth can be here as well, so we can plan..." she glances away briefly back in the direction she came from before the room materialised, "And I do not know that Antenora will wish to come with us. She is strongly averse to ever returning to Hell, and I would not force her in this regard."
[22:31] <Kotono> "Very little. There are vast training halls in one section, away from the frozen souls and outsiders. The first section is chaotic creatures captured; do not stopt here unless you wish to free demons. The second and third area are your goal, where outsiders and mortal heroes are stored." Thinking a moment on it, "The records will be likely stored and trapped, difficult to get to." After a moment, Judgment peers at you. "Alicia, you carry
[22:31] <Kotono> After a moment, Judgment peers at you. "Alicia, you carry an artifact on your body?"
[22:33] <Alicia> "The Ring of Eternal Celerity," Alicia takes the tiny lead-lined box from a pouch on her belt and pops it open to display the unassuming looking gold ring. "It can only be worn by the strongest of mortals... Odd, really. By the time one is capable of donning it safely, would it even be necessary?" she muses.
[22:35] <Kotono> Judgment recoils, "Indeed, a true artifact. Power bleeds from it like a wellspring gushes water." He peers at it a long few moments, "By it's power, I imagine so. Even a pit fiend is nothing compared to a duke of hell, and a duke of hell is a peasant to the true might of a ruler of a layer of hell."
[22:38] <Alicia> "And then compared to a God, I suppose," Alicia concludes, her mind briefly attempting to extend the sequence and visualising a gnome that was able to best both Mystra and Kelemvor at the same time. A frown rapidly emerges on her features, and she shakes her head. "Anyway, do you know anything about this artifact? I'm surprised you're even able to notice its power, for it defies most divinations."
[22:40] <Kotono> "In this realm, I am supreme." Judgment's voice is tempered and cautious, "Nothing escapes my vision here. Even then, I only noticed the faintest enaminations until I saw it directly. I know nothing of it personally, but is it dangerous? Unreliable? Or is there a cost to it, so that you do not wear it yourself? Or does it simply not do anything for one not strong enough?"
[22:43] <Alicia> "What divinations I have done, along with legends speaking of it, say that it can be worn by no living being. I have not cared to test it, but prolonged exposure even without wearing it started to make me feel unwell until I started keeping it in a lead box," Alicia explains. "I took it from a vampire who had his weaknesses nulled by the ring, but from what I've heard since then I wonder if he even realised its true power -"
[22:43] <Alicia> "It could be that as an undead being he was able to wear it without risk, but at the same time, he was not the strongest mortal, and so it may have not actually shown its full potential for him. To be perfectly honest, I'm not sure what to do with it."
[22:44] <Alicia> "Ah," Alicia catches herself, "I say 'mortal', but the words were specifically 'living being'. An important distinction, I imagine."
[22:44] <Kotono> "...mmmm." Judgment eyes it, "May I see it then? In my pocket world, I cannot die. If it not an evil artifact, then all the more that it's powers may be learned."
[22:45] <Alicia> "Very well," Alicia carefully lifts the ring from its box without having it slip over any fingers, and proffers it to Judgement. "I won't refuse a chance to learn more."
[22:46] <Kotono> Judgment takes it, holding the ring. "...you should step back," he says after a moment, slowly going to slip it onto a finger.
[22:46] * Alicia stands up and takes a few steps back, moving behind the chair she was sitting on and watching with interest.
[22:46] <Kotono> The ring is put on!...
[22:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+40
[22:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+40 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{59}
[22:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+46
[22:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+46 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{66}
[22:50] <Kotono> The world itself seems to groan and scream! Judgment lets out a long scream, his body beginning to shimmer a dangerous gray-black! Yet the very essense of everything around him flows in, battling it back! There is a scream, an endless scream, before the colors around Judgment fade. "...It is not meant for an Outsider to wear," he says with discomfort,"lowering his hand. "It's will and it's purposeto it's designed duty is exceptiona. It se
[22:51] <Kotono> designed duty is exceptiona. It seeks the strongest mortals, ones who can wear it. While I think I could use some of it's powers while in this realm..." Judgment's head shakes decisively. "It's purpose hammers at me even now - it would a thousand times rather be with you or the other strong mortals near you than by me." (More)
[22:52] <Kotono> "Crafted millenia ago, to help battle against a heretic God?" Judgment's voice is shaky, "Matters of a world that do not concern me. It is tired of pretenders and yearns for a worthy, epic mortal to wear it."
[22:53] * Alicia reels back from the display of power before her, only hesitantly approaching once it has subsided. "The ring has a will of its own?" she asks in surprise, reaching for it, "How could I communicate with it?"
[22:55] <Kotono> "A purpose, not a will." A shake of his head again, "Much like an intelligent weapon dedicated to a certain task or to slay a certain type of creature. To that, it displays a limited form of awareness to achieve it's ends. I am in a form of crude contact with it - the vampire who held this before was in much the same. It cares nothing for anything but it's purpose."
[22:56] <Alicia> "You say it would rather be with me - do you think it would actually be safe for me to wear it?" Alicia asks hopefully. An item crafted to battle one who would dare stand triumphant over Mystra herself? Yes, she would like some of that. Besides which, she's going to need all the help she can get in going to Hell on this quest.
[22:58] <Kotono> "It's purpose precludes those that are not strong enough." With a groan, Judgment takes off the ring. The realm seems to shift, settle, go quiet.  With a long, shuddering breath, "You could try. Should you manage to subdue it, you will not die, but become in unison with it over time. It took all of my intelligence, my willpower, my raw force of being to subdue it."
[23:00] * Alicia takes the ring back, assuming she can, and holds it up thoughtfully. "A terrible risk... even should I live, I would have my very self sapped away?"
[23:01] <Kotono> "I do not know." Sitting heavily, "It is a terrible terrible risk. I may be able to save you if you try it in my realm, but..." Shaking his head once more, "Only try if you believe that you are worthy, and that you are willing to risk death."
[23:03] * Alicia snaps her palm around the ring, as if dismissing it, and then puts it back in its box. "As an item of last resort, perhaps... but it is not a risk I will take out of mere whim."
[23:07] <Kotono> "It is fearsome and mighty," Judgment shakes, "I will send you to a place to rest and prepare, then you shall mee twith your sister after. Are there any last questions?"
[23:09] <Alicia> "What kind of devils are we likely to encounter within the Halls?" Alicia asks, considering it fairly pertinent for planning what spells and tactics to use.
[23:13] <Kotono> "Ice devils, at least one or two. Erinyes are in the area, as well as Amnizu, Harvester Devils and Spined Devils. Of course, considering the nature of the area, you may get unlucky and encounter other sorts."
[23:17] * Alicia nods and considers for a long moment, wishing she knew more so she could ask more important questions. There's bound to be stuff she'll miss... "Oh, the Outsiders we liberate, will they be able to act normally as soon as unbound, or is there anything to be aware of, there?"
[23:19] <Kotono> "It may take them a few seconds to thaw, but after, they will be able to fight." Judgment answers. "The same with the mortals, though they will lack equipment unless imprisoned with such."
[23:21] <Alicia> "I'm sure weapons could be acquired from their jailers... and some may be spellcasters, right?" Alicia muses, before deciding to summarise. "Okay, so we have to enter the Halls, find the records showing which command words will release which prisoners, release said prisoners, and get them out of the building, before they are free to leave? Will we need to be outside to use the key you gave me?"
[23:23] <Kotono> "No. As a matter of fact..." Judgment's voice sobers, "If Beth dies but you live, you may break the stick to return. If her quest ends in failure, do not throw yours away in Hell. ESPECIALLY if youa rein the Halls of the Vanquished, or you will join those imprisoned forever."
[23:24] * Alicia shudders but nods. She won't be able to do anything for her sister if she's already dead, and has no intention of throwing her life away senselessly. "I understand. Will the stick also free those Outsiders unable to plane shift on their own?"
[23:27] <Kotono> "No. Once bound, they must leave the museum to be freed of the binding."
[23:28] <Alicia> "Yes, but how will they be able to actually flee from Hell even if they're not bound to the Halls?" Alicia asks. "Will another Outsider have to take them?"
[23:28] <Kotono> "Once they step outside of the museum, they'll be able to flee then." Judgment clarifies.
[23:30] * Alicia decides to accept it at that. "Okay, then. I can't think of any more questions, now, but I may have more after speaking to Beth and Antenora. For now it would be best if I rested."

[Corwin]

[14:00] <Kotono> ----
[14:02] <Kotono> Alicia's preparations and rest are without incident. She is provided a room that forms around her on Judgment's will, sleep coming with a strange, innocent haste. When you awaken, you find you have company. Beth is sitting at your bedside, wearing non descript leather armor.
[14:04] * Alicia slowly sits up and rubs the sleep out of her eyes. "Morning, Beth," she greets her sister as she rises. "Did Judgement tell you what we need to do?"
[14:06] <Kotono> "Yeah," Her face is distant, "Guess we're going to hell after all, eh?"
[14:09] <Alicia> "No one ever said being good was easy... still, doesn't it fit, in a way?" Alicia asks, stretching briefly. "As far as heists go, I doubt you'll ever top this one, if we pull it off."
[14:11] <Kotono> "Heh," Beth doesn't laugh, her face taunt with intensity. It's strange, for as Alicia rises, her brain registers her sister looks like a far more devilish version of herself. So does Alicia, for that matter. "A soul museum in hell. You're right, can't top that if you survive it."
[14:15] <Alicia> "Surviving it will be the trick, though," Alicia muses, not really paying attention to their temporarily altered appearances. "Fighting occasional fiendish invaders is a lot different than confronting them where they live. For all that I want to give them some payback, we'll probably want to be sneaky about this. Where are Antenora and Judgement?" she asks, wanting to get started on planning in earnest.
[14:16] <Kotono> "Your pet devil's waiting for when you get up. Judgment said he'll unfreeze her when you're ready. They're waiting...ah hell, over there. Doesn't make much fucking sense." She waves her hand distantly to the far wall.
[14:18] <Alicia> "That's the Outer Planes for you," Alicia shrugs. "Anyway, I'm as ready as I'll ever be."
[14:20] <Kotono> The room around shifts, rebuilds in an instant. In this case it rebuilds into nothing, a magic circle around them in a sea of endless stars. Here Antenora stands, encased in beautiful entombing amber. Yet as Alicia sees her, the prison shatters into motes of light, the devil stumbling forward with an indignant noise.
[14:23] <Alicia> "Sorry about all that, Antenora," Alicia gives the Erinyes an apologetic look, "I didn't expect you'd be in any trouble when we came here."
[14:24] <Kotono> "Grr..." Antenora quite literally growls, her spear lashing up as she looks around. Her eyes simmer red, only slowly fading. "...Mistress?" she then sees Alicia, anger giving way to confusion.
[14:26] <Alicia> "Judgement temporarily imprisoned both you and my sister," Alicia explains, "She has been given her task with which to seek atonement, but he has no power over devils. Don't worry, you don't have to do anything, here, and won't be confined any longer," she assures her.
[14:27] <Kotono> Her face is screwed with un-understanding, blinking. "Then why do you look like an Erinyes?" she challenges, "Who is Judgment?"
[14:29] <Alicia> "Judgement is the one who rules this realm. As for the why... it pertains to the task that has been set before my sister. In order to save her own soul from the clutches of Hell, she must save a few others, first," Alicia explains. "Why don't you sit down? There's a lot to go over."
[14:30] <Kotono> "I'm fine," Antenora almost snaps, voice coming quickly, "Just tell me what's going on now."
[14:31] <Alicia> "You know of Hell better than us - have you ever heard of the Halls of the Vanquished? On the layer of Stygia?" Alicia asks, leading in. Antenora's smart, she'll probably figure it out, after all.
[14:33] <Kotono> "...hahahaha." Antenora's laugh is throaty, "This would not be the first time the Halls have been attacked. Yes, I'm entirely familiar with them. Curator Azanu's collection of frozen souls and celestials?"
[14:35] * Alicia nods. "Beth's task is to free two such souls from the Halls if she wishes to earn her freedom from the Pact Certain."
[14:36] <Kotono> "She'll need luck and skill. The curator is a particularly...curious ice devil, from what I understand. He's very attached to his works..." Antenora considers, looking at Alicia.
[14:39] <Alicia> "I'll be going with her - hence the disguises," Alicia explains unflinchingly. "Admittedly I probably won't be much more than muscle, but we'd be dreaming if we thought we could do this without a fight. What can you tell us about Azanu and the Hall's defences?"
[14:41] <Kotono> "I've never personally been," Antenora notes, "But devils of all sorts will come. Even pit fiends, when they stop crying on the weather," A slightly unpleasant smile comes with that, "Amnizu and ice devils are certain, beyond that pray that no greater devils chose that day to practice on one of the quarries."
[14:44] <Alicia> "Do you know about the internal layout? Any traps or hazards we should be wary of besides the occupants themselves?" Alicia asks, regretfully deciding that there's simply nothing to be done about the last point. If a greater devil appears, it appears, and she can't do anything to stop it.
[14:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 knowledge check here
[14:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0knowledge check here --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{27}
[14:45] <Kotono> "Mmm. I do remember that most of the doors at the entrance lead to battle halls. Only a single door by itself leads to the viewing areas. It's all one way there, with extremely thick and enchanted walls."
[14:47] <Alicia> "Damn," Alicia looks unhappy. "I'd been hoping if it was made of ice I could melt through a wall to make a secondary exit, but it looks like we'll have to do it the hard way, after all."
[14:49] <Kotono> "I think one case of that occuring would be enough," Antenora points out, "THe Halls are a popular target for obvious reasons."
[14:52] * Alicia sighs. "I was hoping that they'd be complacent, that few would ever possess the capability and the foolishness to ever attack Hell itself," she admits. "Anything else? Judgement said we would need to find a records room for the command words to release the bound souls - know where that would be?"
[14:54] <Kotono> "No, but knowing the mindset, I would imagine it would be a hidden room." Antenora considers that, "You have quite the task lined up, do you not, Mistress?"
[15:01] * Alicia cracks a bare smile. "In a way, I'm almost looking forward to it. Too often do Outsiders violently raid the Prime. It feels nice to think about giving them a bloody nose, back. The more difficult the task, the sweeter the success, after all."
[15:01] <Alicia> She shakes her head, demeanour turning more sollemn. "I realise I might not come back, that this is a more difficult task than any I have ever faced. All I can ask is that if I don't return, then you at least remember what I've taught you, Antenora."
[15:08] <Kotono> Antenora looks away. "Hmph." She shakes her head back and forth, her answer along time in coming. "...don't die, Mistress. Do you think you can do that yourself?"
[15:10] <Alicia> "I don't believe we'd have been given an impossible task," Alicia responds firmly. She then turns to the notably silent Beth, "So... have any ideas for how we do this, sister?"
[15:17] <Kotono> Beth has been watching with a guarded, almost amused look on her face. "I'll need to get there and case the area out. If we can sneak in...I think we need to avoid fighting as much as possible."
[15:19] * Alicia nods. "Once we start freeing the prisoners, a fight is inevitable, but if we can keep things calm until then, all the better," she agrees. "I don't suppose you speak Infernal, do you?" she adds a bit hopefully, glancing at Antenora with slight embarrassment, "Oddly, I haven't found time to learn."
[15:19] <Kotono> "Yeah, I do," Beth answers back, then says a few words that wouldmake Antenora proud.
[15:20] <Alicia> "I'll just... hiss at anyone that tries to talk to me, I suppose," Alicia mutters, embarrassment becoming more pronounced.
[15:23] <Kotono> As you speak, "You really can't, Mistress..." Antenora mutters something to herself, but is cut off. Judgment's voice sounds from behind, "Are the two of you ready?"
[15:24] <Alicia> "Almost," Alicia returns, before looking at Antenora, "What was that, Antenora?" she asks, wanting to know now if there's anything that could cause a problem.
[15:31] <Kotono> "...just make it back safe," she says, muttering something.
[15:33] <Alicia> "I'll do my very best," Alicia assures her, not really holding it against the Erinyes that she doesn't volunteer herself to come along. "Hopefully that rogue pit fiend will still be shaking things up enough that they'll be slow to respond." Turning towards Judgement, "I'm almost ready, just two more things - first, how close do we need to be when we use the key to depart?"
[15:35] <Kotono> "Twenty feet," Judgment answers, as Antenora watches on.
[15:37] <Alicia> "Se- oh, another thing after that, actually, but first, can you tell what this potion does?" she asks, briefly fiddling a moment before she takes the small vial from its pouch and holds up the one that Seira was unable to identify.
[15:39] <Kotono> "It will take me a brief period of time, but I can," he allows.
[15:41] <Alicia> "It might prove handy," Alicia allows, handing it over. She follows that up by giving Beth the potion of haste. "This one will increase your speed and reactions a great deal, but only for about half a minute. Keep it for when we get into trouble." There's no 'if' there.
[15:42] <Kotono> "Right," Beth nods quietly, as Judgment goes off with the potion. It doesn't take long before it's returned, "It's an Elixir of regeneration," he hands it back.
[15:44] <Alicia> "Since I'll probably be taking the hits while you sneak around, I'll hold onto that," Alicia puts the elixer away again. "I hate to impose more, Judgement, but had I known we were going to Hell I'd have bought a few scrolls of Protection from Evil. Is there anything you can do to help in that regard?"
[15:47] <Kotono> There's another pause, before Judgment nods. "I can help you with a few scrolls, but I must regretfully insist on some form of payment. My resources are not unlimited."
[15:49] <Alicia> "I have money, and it's fine considering how much you've helped already," Alicia shakes her head, digging into her pack for the coinage.
[15:49] <Kotono> OOC: What do you want to buy?
[15:49] <Alicia> OOC: magic circle against evil
[15:49] <Alicia> OOC: two of them, if possible
[15:50] <Alicia> OOC: -750gp
[15:50] <Alicia> OOC: silent image for 25gp if he has it, too
[15:51] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Any others?
[15:51] <Alicia> OOC: that'll do
[15:52] <Kotono> Once the coins and scrolls have chaned hands, "Are you ready?" Judgment asks.
[15:52] <Kotono> Beth nods, "I'm ready whenever..." she murmurs, keeping quiet and focused.
[15:53] * Alicia nods, steeling herself to visit one place she'd never dreamed of setting foot. "We'll be back, soon."
[15:55] <Kotono> "Then...Tyr, Torm, Lathander, Tymora, Mystra. I ask of you to show the way to the Nine Hells, so that redemption can be sought! Take them to the city of Tantlin!" The world goes white around you, and as it does...(More)
[15:56] <Kotono> Cold. So cold. It's so cold as to freeze your heart solid. "Dark..." Beth murmurs, as the coldness pervades your bodies. It is comfortable and yet painful, a feeling like a thousand needles brushing against your skin over and over. "Do you have a light, sis?"
[15:58] <Alicia> "Can provide one, but it'll make us stand out," Alicia replies, not having counted on Hell being pitch black. She waits a moment in hopes of her eyes adjusting enough to discern anything.
[16:00] <Kotono> Waiting a few moments, your eyes do adjust. It's very dark here, a vast room. It looks like some sort of...twisted church? Everything is made of ice, dark blobs lying inert on the floor. Ahead, you can see doors out - and the sound of lots of feet marching beyond that.
[16:02] * Alicia casts Message between herself and Beth, before mouthing, "Just mouth the words and I'll hear - might be better than speaking Common where others might hear us," she cautions, before carefully approaching one of the blobs, trying to discern what it is.
[16:03] <Kotono> "Right," Beth murmurs as she looks around. She shivers, "Hey sis...hope we remember how to work together." On inspection, Alicia can see the blob is an inert chunk of torn devil flesh. It lies there, bloody and forgotten. A few others lie beneath the surface of the ice, slowly, inevitably sinking down. Far deeper in the ice, you can see an endless black sea, churning like boilied oil.
[16:05] <Alicia> "Did we ever?" Alicia replies, before shaking her head. "I'll follow your lead while we're sneaking around, and you follow mine once the fighting starts?" she suggests. "Probably best to keep to our strengths. What is this place?" she kicks over a lump of torn flesh before making her way to the door, listening against it.
[16:07] <Kotono> "Deal," Beth calls back, as you go to the door. It takes no skill at listening to hear this - dozens of marching feet and hooves, a bone chilling anthem being played to compliment it. Beth trots over, "What is it?" she asks.
[16:09] <Alicia> "A parade? Devils marching to war?" Alicia guesses. "Might be better to wait until they pass, unless there's another way out." Deciding it can be safely risked in here, Alicia casts Light on a copper coin and holds it up to illuminate their surroundings.
[16:10] <Kotono> Light comes forth! A ghastly ruined cathedrial of ice is here - twisted holy symbols to devils line the walls, chunks of devil flesh lying about. It looks as if a battle once happened here, splatters of blood and gore about.
[16:10] <Kotono> "Lemme try," Beth says, putting her ear to the door.
[16:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[16:11] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{14}
[16:11] <Alicia> Any other doors?
[16:12] <Kotono> "Dammit," Beth shakes her head, "Can't hear a thing." There's a door to the side on each wall, the left one caved in and shattered. The ruins of ice are half merged back into the wall, wiggling as you look at them.
[16:12] * Alicia goes over to investigate the door on the right.
[16:13] <Alicia> "They must have passed," she observes at Beth's comment. "Lets give it a minute to be sure before we go outside, then."
[16:15] <Kotono> The door is a simple door of ice. The handle is a simple level, slightly moving and shifting as Alicia comes close. "Yeah, I mean I can hear the footsteps, but I can't hear much else. Was tryin' to hear some conversation or something, but nothin'."
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[16:16] <Alicia> "Ahh," Alicia nods. "This place seems unstable, we probably don't want to wait too long," she suggests, trying to open the door.
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[16:20] <Kotono> The door opens. A gust of frozen air comes in as well as light. An unearthly light, as you look out at a side street. Here, a single Bearded Devil leads a small set of lemures along, whipping them with a scourge. He speaks cruel words in the Infernal tongue.
[16:22] * Alicia quickly puts her glowing copper in a pocket so that its illumination is dimmed, and steps to the side of the door. "Beth, side door. You take the lead in case someone tries talking to us," she suggests. "Just remember, you're near the top as far as middling devils go. Don't take any crap - I'll warn you if I see anything we should be wary of."
[16:24] <Kotono> "Yeah, sis," Beth does ust that as the two exit! Here they find a twisting city, all of connected ice. Buildings rise up from the ground, scuplted shapes of frozen water. The sky is a strange snowy purple, shedding light and giving everything a sinister cast. To the north is a connecting street, where you can see what appears to be a legion of bearded devils marching down, then a band of lemures, and repeating.  To the south is another co
[16:24] <Kotono> To the south is another connecting road, that one empty.
[16:26] <Alicia> "Hopefully we were put near the Halls. Lets look around this area?" Alicia suggests, indicating they try the South road, first.
[16:28] <Kotono> Beth nods tersely, heading along. The bearded devil only glances at the two, seeming to be more interested in abusing his quarry. Down the road you go. Here is an avenue of a cracked street, thin yet solid ice giving strong hints of the black sea beneath. Ahead of you is a small citadel, a towering ice devil screaming at two bearded devils standing there. The two are cowed as the vile words come in a torrent.
[16:29] <Alicia> "What are they yelling about?" Alicia asks her sister, wondering if the citadel is what they're looking for. Surely the studiously lawful baatezu would invest in signposts and the like?
[16:31] <Kotono> "About Zj...I can't say it," Beth scowls, "About how if it wasn't for their master he'd drag them to the army going to Avernus himself for this incompetence. Do they know who he is? He's the Ice Lord of Stygia." Pausing a moment, "That's what he's screaming."
[16:33] <Kotono> Much to Alicia's regret, she doesn't see any devilish signposts immediately aroun.d
[16:34] <Alicia> "Zquujaj. A pit fiend that the Crimson Guard released before I joined up," Alicia explains. "He's been causing a lot of trouble in Hell, I understand. Anyway, lets try spiralling out from here to find the Halls? If we have to we could ask a lesser devil, but I'd rather avoid conversation if we can avoid it."
[16:38] <Kotono> "Hah," Beth murmurs, listening a little more. "Who's Bel, by th e way?" Beth asks as the two band back together.
[16:40] <Alicia> "Lord of the first layer of Hell, where all the battles with the Abyss occur. Each layer has its own lord... I'm not actually sure who the lord of this one is, but I hope we don't meet him," Alicia replies as they begin their search.
[16:42] <Kotono> "Apparently he lost a battle to that Zquuwhatever and demons," Beth whispers back as they begin to head down the street. Ahead are perfectly even towers, arraigned in a six point star, and a road branching west. "I didn't get the straight of it before we got out of earshot."
[16:43] <Alicia> "Well, anything that distracts the locals is good news for us... but this is pretty bad. There are no signs anywhere, have you noticed? I expected we'd land right on top of the place, so I didn't think to ask what the Halls would look like from the outside. We might have to ask for directions..."
[17:15] <Kotono> "Ain't ever easy, is it?" Beth scowls quietly as the two of you walk around. Soon, however, at the towers you find some direction. A sign is indeedhere - the museum is two miles ahead west, at the edge of the 'ring'.
[17:16] <Alicia> "Lucky for us," Alicia smiles at some good news. "Come on, less time we spend here the better," she decides, starting to walk in the indicated direction.
[17:17] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[17:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=90 ]4,0{90}
[17:21] <Kotono> About halfway there, the two come to a bridge. A vast bridge over an inky, foul river of black, carved of ice. However, the bridge is currently in use. A vast devil of black bones towering over 15 feet tall crosses, surrounded by four ice devils. They call out with perverse pride, "Make way! Make way for Duke Agares!"
[17:23] <Alicia> "We so don't want to get their attention, lets do what they say," Alicia suggests, backing off from the bridge and down a nearby side street where they'll be unnoticable as the fiendish cavalcade passes.
[17:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[17:24] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{39}
[17:26] <Kotono> As they start to flee, however, you hear a few Infernal words. Beth stops, messaging, "...It just told us to stop. The big black boney one."
[17:29] <Alicia> "Fuck!" Alicia swears, stopping with her back to the devils. "Hope you can talk fast, sister, because that group is more than I can handle," she mutters, slowly turning.
[17:30] <Kotono> The ice devils part as the Duke of Hell approaches. He barks a few words in Infernal, Beth managing to whisper, "He wants to know if we're part of the army bound for Avernus."
[17:34] * Alicia discreetly puts a hand over her mouth as she replies. "Tell him no... say we're on an errand for..." she thinks rapidly for a moment before coming up with a fitting name, "Master Jebel." If he was Antenora's superior, he probably has other Erinyes below him, right?
[17:39] <Kotono> Beth so does, speaking in Infernal!
[17:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 (+5 bonus for giving a valid, fitting devil's name.)
[17:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+14 1,0(+5 bonus for giving a valid, fitting devil's name.) --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{25}
[17:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[17:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{35}
[17:44] <Kotono> The great bony duke does not seem amused. He glowers over the two, before starting to look them over critically. His empty eyesockets pass over Beth and then Alicia...and linger on Alicia. He speaks to her directly in her mind. 'Beautiful creature...' he murmurs, 'Your apperance pleases me. Tell me your business.'
[17:48] * Alicia keeps her expression perfectly blank, bottling up all her rage and venom and setting aside in her mind while she focuses on replying mentally as she's learned to do with Antenora. 'We have been ordered to go to the Halls of the Vanquished, Duke Agares. Caretaker Azanu has information that our superiors desire,' she replies, hoping the no nonsense and truthful reply will satisfy the devil.
[17:48] <Alicia> There are laws about molesting servants of another devil, right?
[17:49] <Kotono> OOC: K:P check on that.
[17:49] <Alicia> roll 1d20+3 it was rhetorical, really
[17:49] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+3 1,0it was rhetorical, really --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{12}
[17:53] <Kotono> Alicia can't recall any, but this isn't a strong suit. 'Mmmm...' He reaches out a hand, running a finger down the 'Erinyes' cheek. 'You please me. You have a radiant beauty that few in Hell possess. When your business is done, come to my mansion. I will make you a superb offer that your Jebel will not be able to dream of matching. Just leave the other behind, her apperance is as unappealing as a lemure's.'
[17:55] <Alicia> It takes all of Alicia's resolve and self discipline not to flinch at the contact. 'I will... consider your words, Duke Agares,' she temporises. 'Master Jebel's standing in recent days has slipped, and opportunities are rare.' She dearly hopes that this answer will be enough to satisfy him in his future 'conquest' and let her move on without any trouble for the moment.
[17:56] <Kotono> 'Oh yes. You would make a fine pleasure devil, Erinyes.' His touch leaves, yet Alicia's skin feels forever chilled, dead. 'Perhaps you will even become my lover and true mistress.' At that, he backs away and speaks a few words of Infernal, before turning and going with his entourage.
[17:57] * Alicia watches the devils leave for a long moment, waiting until some distance has been gained before she turns away and scowls, rubbing at her cheek and trying to bring some warmth back into it. "Lets go," she all but snarls, stalking onto the bridge.
[17:58] <Kotono> Beth follows, "...ugh." she murmurs, "If he were a man, I'd have cut his bony balls off," Beth whispers over the message.
[17:59] <Alicia> "I'm just glad we got out of that without a fight... but I'll remember him, all right. One day he'll get his," Alicia glowers as the unlikely duo continue walking down the streets of the Stygian city towards their goal.
[18:01] <Kotono> So the two advance on! The rest of the trip is without incident - horrible things are seen, but nothing harrasses them. In general, the twisted city of ice seems busy, distracted by marshalling. The museum is set into a deep cave in the ground, a ring of ice around it. There is only one large entrance, a pair of Bearded Devils standing at attention.
[18:04] <Alicia> "Underground? Damn, that'll make it really hard for us to fight our way out. I hope there's a few powerful angels in there we can release," Alicia mutters. "Bearded devils are scum, treat them that way and no one will be surprised," she reminds Beth as they approach. "If it's a musem we should be able to look around inside for a bit without causing problems."
[18:07] <Kotono> "Uphill fight..." Beth whispers back as the two approach. "Right, got it." Beth approaches as well, the devils speaking to her. She snarls and sneers words back, the two quickly straightening up. With that, Beth heads inside!
[18:07] * Alicia gives the two barbazu a contemptful look of her own as she follows Beth down.
[18:09] <Kotono> They cower back from the look as you ente rin! The first room is a foyer, with doors to the north, east and west. Near the north door is a podium, as well as a map. A devil in fine silk robes comes out of the west door, a sword strapped to his back. He's rather dashing, but with a distinctly sinister air.
[18:10] * Alicia approaches the map to have a look.
[18:15] <Kotono> Beth does as well, the two looking at the map. Reading the writing, "Okay, off to the west are the training rooms...east in the next room leads us to the specimens."
[18:16] <Alicia> "Antenora said the room with the command words would be hidden... if we could see the exterior it would help," Alicia mouths in reply. "Lets check out the exhibits first, I suppose."
[18:26] <Kotono> "Yeah..." Beth whispers back, as the two head in! The grand hall has a few bearded devils, driven by a hideous devil with bloated yellow skin and a toothy maw in fine robes.
[18:27] * Alicia doesn't linger in the great hall, only briefly glancing at the bearded devils and their overseer before she heads towards the exhibit halls to the East.
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[18:30] <Kotono> They don't pay Alicia overmuch attention. You head east, ignoring a battery of doors to the west. In you go, to a long hall. This hall has several podiums, each with a frozen demon entombed. A blazing plaque below each burns with Infernal writing.
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[18:30] <Kotono> OOC - ACk.
[18:36] <Kotono> They don't pay Alicia overmuch attention. You head east, ignoring a battery of doors to the west. In you go, to a long hall. This hall has several podiums, each with a frozen demon entombed. A blazing plaque below each burns with Infernal writing. At every interval of two exhibits a pair of bearded devils stand guard. However, at the far end, where the passage turns north, you can see a stunning male Erinyes, keeping watch. He's not looki
[18:36] <Kotono> keeping watch. He's not looking quite your way as you enter in, however.
[18:39] <Alicia> Spotting the Erinyes, Alicia promptly turns around and goes back into the great hall. "That's another erinyes - if he sees us, he'll see right through the disguise," she mouths to Beth, seeming to be paying attention to... well, the nearest item of interest. Any pictures or signs on the walls of the great hall?
[18:41] <Kotono> There are, decorations of screaming faces, tormented mortals and celestials. "We need to get rid of it, yeah?" Beth whispers right back. Or distract it somehow?"
[18:42] <Alicia> "Or sneak past it. But considering how alert Antenora is, I don't think sneaking past their kind is easy," Alicia replies, seemingly fascinated by the decor. "Any ideas?"
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[18:45] <Kotono> Beth focuses on a picture of a cleric, arm shorn away and begging for mercy as a swarm of bearded devils descend on him. "A distraction is painfully risky. Can we really count on the fuckin' devils not to have more Erinyes or precatious if something comes up? I dunno, can a devil be bribed? Meh." Thinking as she eyes the picture, "Can you sneak much at worst, Sis?"
[18:46] <Alicia> "A little... I'm not great at it, but... wait, I might have an idea!" Alicia looks around to see how near the other devils are, and starts drifting towards the part of the hall furthest from them.
[18:48] <Alicia> Once this is done, Alicia surreptitiously casts prestidigitation. "Those Erinyes, they can see through any illusion, but there's nothing to let them see through mundane disguises. Come here," she asks Beth to approach.
[18:50] <Kotono> Beth and Alicia gather away from the lingering Bearded Devil and robed horror, the three still not paying the Erinyes any particular mind. "What's the plan then," she whispers back.
[18:54] * Alicia uses the cantrip to give her skin the same sort of unnatural colouration that the devil they saw in the entryway had, though naturally it's invisible below the concealing illusion that marks her as an Erinyes. After a moment doing that, she leans close to Beth to do the same for her. "The other devils will see us as Erinyes. The Erinyes will see us as whatever that devil with the sword out there was," she explains to Beth.
[18:56] <Kotono> "Hope it works," Beth whispers back, a terse nod. "Want me to go first again in case I need to talk?"
[18:58] <Alicia> "Yeah. I'll be right behind you," Alicia assures her sister, hoping the flimsy disguise will be enough. If nothing else, the Erinyes will hopefully be reassured by the fact that none of the Bearded Devils will be raising objections, and not consider them worth paying attention to past the surface details.
[19:00] <Alicia> "Wait!" Alicia briefly stops.
[19:00] <Kotono> Beth has begin to walk, buts tops at the door back to the hall. "Hm?"
[19:01] <Alicia> "How do you say 'I'm not allowed to speak, you should talk to my superior' in Infernal? If I do get questioned I can always just repeat that and gesture at you," Alicia suggests.
[19:03] <Kotono> Beth actually grins at that, "Damn. Alright, listen carefully." AT that, Beth repeats several rigid, ungiving words over and over.
[19:05] * Alicia digests the words and nods. "Okay. Considering the empty spot on the map, and how much devils like regular shapes, I bet the secret area is to the Northeast, so lets look around while we're there. I'm ready," she affirms.
[19:10] <Kotono> On they walk! Back to the first hall of bound chaos creatures, walking past the bearded devil without incident. The Erinyes glances at the two, a beautiful, hellish creature who pays them not enough mind. Getting past, the passage goes north ab it, before hooking around and going south in a U.  Here lesser demons are enshrined, more bearded devils about. Beth stops by one a moment, out of range of the Erinyes. "Got it," she breathes out.
[19:12] <Alicia> "So far so good," Alicia mouths back, briefly looking around at the demons on display before eyeing the U bend. "There might be a secret passage on the wall here," she nods towards the wall behind the demons to the North. "Lets pretend to enjoy the exhibits." With that, Alicia begins to survey to creatures on display, but more critically, she examines the wall behind them, content to take her time over it.
[19:13] <Alicia> OOC: Beth can take 20 to search and I'll aid?
[19:14] <Kotono> "Yeah, it'll take some time." Beth whispers back, asyou start to search the U bend. "I can find it well 'nough if it exists, just cover my ass. Don't need some devil making trouble now."
[19:15] * Alicia nods in reply, looking to see if she can spot any discrepancy in the wall that might herald a secret passageway, even though Beth is far more likely to find it than she is.
[19:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+1 for the +2
[19:15] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+1 1,0for the +2 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{20}
[19:17] <Kotono> Beth begins to search, eyeing it very carefully. She glances back a few times between, before, "Dammit, sis, keep watch," she hisses under her breath. "This is gonna take a bit! Get yer eyes off the wall!"
[19:18] <Alicia> "Okay," Alicia relents, instead seeming to be studying the surrounding exhibits while surreptitiously checking the passageway in both directions for any devils taking an interest in their activities.
[19:19] <Kotono> The previous way has only bearded devils. Down the new way, however, you see a short passage with sevearl ice enshrined celestials. Alicia could find out more if she went to look, or if she racked her brain on them. Down that passage are more bearded devils, and a barbed devil is examining one of the angels in particular.
[19:20] <Alicia> She'll be checking out that passage soon enough. For now she needs to watch over Beth while she works.
[19:23] <Kotono> Five minutes pass. Five tense, too long minutes. Far too long, until, "I think there's one here..." Beth whispers, "I think there's one here!"
[19:24] * Alicia looks at the area Beth indicates before checking out the surrounding devils. She'll need some space without too close scrutiny, and a lack of Erinyes, for this to work.
[19:25] <Kotono> The barbed devil is a fair bit away, absorbed in it's studies. The Erinyes isn't looking this way normally, keeping an eye more on those that enters. Beyond that, lots of bearded devils.
[19:26] <Alicia> Are any looking directly at that area, or close enough to hear her if she casts a spell?
[19:27] <Kotono> Alicia doesn't think so, but it's still a bit risky. With the hearing devils have, it would be along shot, but possible.
[19:27] <Alicia> Any part of the hall she could see that spot from and be less likely to be overheard?
[19:28] <Kotono> Scooting closer to the wall would help, however, if anything does look that way, they'd see Alicia closer to what could be a secret door. Meanwhile, Beth waits, glancing back a few tiems.
[19:32] <Alicia> She only needs to be there for a few seconds. Deciding to chance it, Alicia outlines her plan. "Beth, I'm going to make an illusion of the wall just in front of the real wall," she mouths, "That way you can get it open without anyone seeing you. Get between one of the exhibits and the wall, then slip behind the fake wall as soon as I put it up."
[19:32] <Alicia> After that, Alicia begins to slowly circle around one of the exhibits, as if engrossed in it, preparing to cast her spell once she has the best cover.
[19:36] <Kotono> Alicia waits and waits! Finally, a chance happens! All are distracted, the timing perfect!
[19:38] <Alicia> Assuming Beth hasn't raised any objections, Alicia fishes out the scroll of Silent Image and casts it, creating a perfect replica of the real wall just a few feet in front of it, giving just enough room for someone to hide behind without being seen.
[19:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 barbed devil (-15 mod here.)
[19:38] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+4 1,0barbed devil (-15 mod here.) --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{9}
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1 Erinyes (-15 mod here.)
[19:39] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+1 1,0Erinyes (-15 mod here.) --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{9}
[19:40] <Kotono> Zipping on through, Beth vanishes behind the wall! No one seems to notice, the hellish museum of ice still tranquil!
[19:41] <Alicia> Her attention entirely devoted to maintaining the illusion, Alicia likewise slips behind it, able to see through easily enough from her side by disbelieving it, and waiting for Beth to unlock the secret door.
[19:41] <Kotono> Beth is already at work, trying away!
[19:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[19:42] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{19}
[19:43] <Kotono> "No good...gimme another chance, dammit," Beth whispers under her breath.
[19:43] <Alicia> "Take your time, there's no rush," Alicia reassures her sister. "I can keep this up all day if need be."
[19:44] <Kotono> Another few seconds pass as Beth works!
[19:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1 Erinyes (Has true sight, so it gets another chance to see as time passes.)
[19:45] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+1 1,0Erinyes (Has true sight, so it gets another chance to see as time passes.) --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{2}
[19:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[19:45] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{21}
[19:46] <Kotono> There is a soft click as Beth works. "Got the bitch!" she hisses out in relief, the door opening. Ahead is along hallway, with three doors spaced out on either wall. IT's nicely lit here, pleasant - relatively. The feeling of needleson your flesh lingers, however.
[19:47] <Alicia> "Lets go," Alicia mouths back, letting Beth go first and then following before closing the door behind her, only then letting the illusion fade after all has returned to as it should be on the other side.
[19:49] <Kotono> Each door is the same, plain and waiting. Beth looks about, keeping her voice low. "Which one do ya think it is," she looks about, "Wanna just guess or risk checkin' them all first?"
[19:51] * Alicia ponders a moment and then casts detect magic, looking for any magical alarms or traps, first. "Try listening at the doors to see if anyone's on the other side? And check for mechanical traps before we risk opening any," she suggests.
[19:53] <Kotono> "On it," Beth goes to the first door on the left, putting her ear to it.
[19:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[19:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{29}
[19:54] <Kotono> "There's talking here. Sounds...like paperwork?" Beth scowls, "They're talking about a new capture or something coming in in a few days. Called an Owl Archon?"
[19:55] <Alicia> "Magic on that door," Alicia points to the next one on the left. "Probably a trap, I'll try to dispel it - if it's guarded like that then it's probably what we're after."
[19:56] <Kotono> "Got it," Beth stays away from the door, waiting on Alicia.
[19:57] * Alicia lines up near that door and quietly prays. "Mystra, hear my will, even in this dark place, let magic be undone," she murmurs, trying to forcibly dispel the aura on the door.
[19:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
[19:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{20}
[19:58] <Kotono> Alicia's dispel magic assaults the magic of the door, but it fails to give way.
[19:58] <Alicia> "Tch..." Alicia frowns. She can try a few more times, but she'll be needing these spells soon for other purposes. Nonetheless, this is the best way of taking it down without risk of mishap, and so she repeats herself.
[19:58] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
[19:58] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{23}
[19:59] <Kotono> Again, Alicia feels the struggle, the spell buckling - but not enough. It's still not collapsing.
[20:00] <Alicia> "Dammit, I can only do this so many times," Alicia complains, taking a moment to centre herself before she gives it another go.
[20:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
[20:00] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{13}
[20:01] <Kotono> No good. The magic is strong and unbending to Alicia's attempts to destroy it. "Damn," Beth murmurs, "Want me to try?"
[20:01] <Alicia> "I've got one more spell of that power left, but we might need it when the fighting starts. It might be best, but be careful - you don't want it going off in your face," Alicia cautions, standing clear.
[20:03] <Kotono> "Right..." Beth breathes in and out, kneeling down. "Gonna search now...gonna give it a few quick shots before settlin' in to do it the right way or doing something else."
[20:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[20:03] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{32}
[20:03] <Kotono> "Found it!" Beth whispers almost immediately, starting to work around the handle of the door. "Stand back, jus' in case this goes wrong."
[20:04] * Alicia is twenty feet away down the corridor.
[20:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[20:04] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{24}
[20:05] <Kotono> "Dammit, not quite...didn't set it off, though," Beth breathes back, "Keepin' watch?"
[20:05] <Alicia> "Still clear," Alicia confirms, watching the other doors and the way they came in.
[20:06] <Kotono> For now, the way is indeed clear, quiet...
[20:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[20:06] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{20}
[20:06] <Kotono> As Beth works, she makes a tiny mistake. Trying to gently disable something about the handle, she instead depresses it! Just enough to make it go, and from the door, a great icy cone of cold engulfs Beth! OOC - REf save for her.
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[20:07] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{21}
[20:08] <Kotono> The gust of air is massive, leaving ice all around! At the last moment Beth manages to roll out of the way, her armor having a few icicles, but she looks somehow unhurt! "Fuck!" she snarls under her breath.
[20:08] * Alicia marvels briefly at Beth's evasive abilities, looking to see if the magic is fading or if the trap can keep going.
[20:09] <Kotono> Getting back up, Beths approaches it again, "Gonna see if it's still up, and if it is, gonna try again," she whispers, after looking around and seeing no stirring.
[20:10] <Alicia> "It is still up. Let me try to dispel it again - if that caught you we'd be finished before we even started," Alicia returns worriedly, slinging another, her last, dispel magic at it.
[20:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
[20:10] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{26}
[20:11] <Kotono> This time, the magic cracks! IT fizzles away from the door, suppressed! "Did it work?" Beth asks, at the door and ready, cautious.
[20:11] <Alicia> "That's it," Alicia smiles in relief. "Lets hope whatever's behind there is worth it," she goes on, approaching the door.
[20:12] <Kotono> With that, Beth opens the door! Inside is a large room of filing cabinets, each a single box with writing over it. THe room is vast, dozens of these around. It's quite and peaceable beyond that. Beth goes tothe first, then the second, "...jackpot!" she breathes out, "Each one has aname of a creature and what it is! Each one is also fucking locked, though."
[20:13] * Alicia closes the door behind her so that anyone passing won't see in, and checks to see if there are any magical traps inside.
[20:14] <Kotono> Each box has something faintly magical inside. However, the locks don't seem to be enchanted themselves.
[20:15] <Alicia> "I don't think they're trapped. Can you unlock them?" Alicia asks. "We don't care about demons and chaos beasts, but get as many celestials and mortals as you can."
[20:16] <Kotono> "Right. Let's see...Chaos demons here, chaos beasts...here!" Beth starts on one right away!
[20:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[20:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{24}
[20:17] <Alicia> While Beth does that, Alicia lingers near the door, in case anyone decides to drop in at such an inopportune time.
[20:18] <Kotono> Click! One is opened, a single sheet of parchment inside! Beth takes it out, reading it. "It's just a single word on it," she says, said work glowing in red flames that dance on the paper yet do not burn it. "This one is for Ascension, a creatured called an...Eldarin and a Shiradi." Right now, the door has no signs of being disturbed.
[20:19] * Alicia nods. "You'll probably have to check the plaques to find out which are which. Once we get out there we'll try to find the most powerful one to free first, then I and our new friend will keep the devils distracted while you work on freeing the rest?"
[20:20] <Alicia> "The more we can free the better force we'll have for fighting our way out, but it also gives more time for the devils to organise their defences," she gives voice to the obvious tradeoff.
[20:20] <Kotono> "It sounds good. Need some more...want a mortal or a celestial?" Beth asks, skimming along, surestepped and hurried. "Just hurry and make up your mind either way. Feels like I'm being torna part by needles every time I take a fuckin' breath."
[20:22] <Alicia> "I'd rather free as many as possible," Alicia admits. "Get both."
[20:23] <Alicia> "Don't worry, your blood will start pumping fast enough to keep you warm once we kick over the anthill."
[20:23] <Kotono> "Right, just gonna go randomly anyway," Beth mutters, "Does it always feel like this fightin' devils? 'minds me of tryin' to get away from a bunch of persistent bitches in ballgowns."
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[20:23] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{17}
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[20:23] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{17}
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[20:23] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{17}
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[20:23] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{15}
[20:24] <Kotono> "Dammit!" Beth swears after several attempts, "This one's not going. Next one," she says, moving along.
[20:26] <Alicia> "Calm down, we're safe for the moment," Alicia tries to reassure her sister. "Anyway, this is the first time I've fought them on their home turf, but they always make it hard. Feels good to pop their arrogance, though."
[20:27] <Kotono> The next few go without incident. Reading them off in order, "Dawnhope, an Eldarin and Coure. Kat of Silt Sea, a barbarian paladin. "Latha, Astral Deva and Angel." After those three, passed on, "Still more?" Beth asks plainly.
[20:30] <Alicia> "Keep going," Alicia nods. "See if you can find a planetar or another astral deva - those are really powerful. If there's a solar, even better." She jolts after a second at the intrusion in her mind. 'Who is this?'
[20:30] <Kotono> "Right." Beth gets to work, as...
[20:33] <Kotono> "Got one! Planetar this time," Beth takes one more piece of parchment, "Any others to look for?"
[20:34] * Alicia debates for a second, before deciding she might as well trust the voice. Plainly, it makes sense, and the devils here really have no need to deceive her like that when they could simply pile in and attack where they are. "I think we're outstaying our welcome - come on, we should hurry. I need to stop in one of the other rooms here before we get going." With that, she carefully opens the door and peeks outside.
[20:35] <Kotono> There is a problem. As the door opens, Alicia sees that a devil is coming out of the offices! One of the be fouled ones she saw at the entrance, and...(More)
[20:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[20:35] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{21}
[20:36] <Kotono> It happens to turn away for a few seconds, not seeing the door open right away!
[20:36] * Alicia immediately closes the door, leaning against it and sagging. "Lets wait a minute - grab another one while the devil outside passes," she mouths.
[20:37] <Kotono> "Damn..." Beth breathes, choosing one randomly...
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 1d65
[20:37] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d65 --> 6,0[ 1d65=23 ]4,0{23}
[20:38] * Alicia listens at the door for signs of the devil outside moving on.
[20:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+4
[20:38] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+4 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{19}
[20:38] <Kotono> "Sis," Beth opens one more, taking out, "What's a Sword Archon? Got it, anyway."
[20:39] * Alicia grins. "They're great fighters, good pick, sister," she replies. "Your ears are better than mine - can you hear anything outside?" she asks.
[20:39] <Kotono> "Whew..." Breath is exhaled as Beth goes to lean against the door.
[20:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[20:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{25}
[20:40] <Kotono> "Nothing," Beth answers after a moment or two.
[20:40] * Alicia nods. "Lets get moving then," she opens the door and peeks out.
[20:41] <Kotono> The way is now clear.
[20:41] * Alicia hurries out and moves over to the door Hell Striker indicated. 'Is it safe to come in?' she asks, hoping it's still listening.
[20:42] <Alicia> "Keep watch, I'll just be a second," Alicia sends, before opening the door and stepping inside, hoping Hell Striker will identify itself.
[20:44] <Kotono> This room is filled with coffins, skull chests, chained objects, cells where boxed with wards slapped onthem reside.  Yet the magic here is overwhelming, a gentle light throughout the room. With a start, Alicia sees weapons and armor, heavenly tools stolen and taken. For once, the feeling of needles leaves Alicia's body as she stands in this room. One in particular stands out - chained and hanging six feet up, wrapped in paper wards, is a
[20:44] <Kotono> One in particular stands out - chained and hanging six feet up, wrapped in paper wards, is a mangifient two bladed sword made of yellow gold, yellow diamonds and with the very center of each blades being a liquid tear.
[20:45] <Alicia> 'Is that you?' Alicia asks, attention clearly on the two-bladed sword. 'Is there any danger in me simply taking you?'
[20:46] <Kotono> The chains around the sword shake slightly, moving ever so faintly in the air.
[20:47] * Alicia decides not to take any chances, a pair of blazing streams of fire emanating from her hands to burn away the wards before she attempts to pull the sword free from the chains.
[20:49] <Kotono> OOC - Attack rolls.
[20:50] <Alicia> roll 2#1d20+13 ranged touch
[20:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 2#1d20+13 1,0ranged touch --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{17}, 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{20}
[20:50] <Kotono> OOC - Damage on both.
[20:50] <Alicia> roll 4d6
[20:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 4d6 --> 6,0[ 4d6=7 ]4,0{7}
[20:50] <Alicia> roll 4d6
[20:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 4d6 --> 6,0[ 4d6=19 ]4,0{19}
[20:50] <Kotono> Both wards burst into flames, destroyed by Alicia's magic!
[20:51] * Alicia doesn't delay in grabbing the sword itself!
[20:55] <Kotono> When Alicia touches the sword, a great fury fills her. "FREE!" THe words escape her lips and sound in her mind, her arm moving of it's own accord. Holding the blade up to her face to see it, "Hurry!" Alicia's own mouth says, "GET ME OUT OF THIS PRISON!" The feeling of control is light and momentary, the weapon held in hand.
[20:57] <Alicia> "Don't do that again," Alicia sternly warns the sword, loosening the straps on her baldric so that she can sling this one on her back with her other one. Hurrying out of the room, she moves towards the door back into the exhibit halls and takes out the scroll of web, casting it to fill the nearest section of the corridor with thick strands of sticky webbing that will hopefully slow any reinforcement from this quarter.
[20:57] <Alicia> After Beth's clear, obviously.
[20:57] <Kotono> Beth is waiting outside, "Still nothing...we might just have a chance," she saysin amazement, as webs gush out!
[20:58] <Alicia> "What's the command word for the sword archon?" Alicia asks. "I'll free that one at the same time as you free the planetar, then I'll keep the devils busy as you start to free all the others you've found?"
[20:59] <Kotono> "Here," The sheet is passed to Alicia, "I believe it's..." Beth carefully repeats the word a few times.
[21:02] * Alicia commits the word to memory, before taking a deep breath. "Okay, get ready. Hopefully they won't react until we start to free any, but you never know..." With that, she takes out two more scrolls and casts Magic Circle against Evil on the pair of them.
[21:02] <Kotono> The magic protects them, giving them further resistance! Beth just nods, "Hurry...I want to get out of this damned place."
[21:03] <Alicia> That done, she opens the door, stepping outside casually, since furtiveness would only arouse suspicion in any who happen to see them leaving.
[21:05] <Kotono> Beth follows out, as the two step out! There's a few glances to the Erinyes that come out...OOC - Gimme a bluff check, Alicia?
[21:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+9
[21:05] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{12}
[21:06] <Alicia> OOC: I also cast shield before opening the door!
[21:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 general sense motive and okay on that shield.
[21:06] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 1,0general sense motive and okay on that shield. --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{16}
[21:07] <Kotono> Alicia and Beth get some hard looks from the Bearded Devils as they come out, a few murmuring and making noises. The ploy doesn't seem to be taking at all! Instead, they start to turn, saw toothed glaives out and ready! One of them barks something in Infernal at you!
[21:08] <Alicia> They wouldn't raise their weapons at a higher ranking devil unless they were dead certain. "New plan, get busy freeing whatever you can, I'll keep them occupied," Alicia mouths to Beth, taking out a scroll and starting to cast from it!
[21:09] <Kotono> OOC - In that case I think the party just got started!Let's do initiative.
[21:09] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5
[21:09] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+5 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{24}
[21:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 first set of bearded devils x6
[21:09] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0first set of bearded devils x6 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{26}
[21:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 close by Erinyes, want this done now for reference
[21:10] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 1,0close by Erinyes, want this done now for reference --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{20}
[21:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 possible barbed for reference
[21:10] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0possible barbed for reference --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{11}
[21:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[21:11] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{28}
[21:11] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth>Bearded Devilsx6>Alicia>Erinyes>Barbed Devil'
[21:12] <Kotono> Beth grins to them, "Fuckin' bastards," she finally speaks close to aloud, "Cover me, Alicia!" she calls, starting to sprint down the corridor, looking around left and right! OO C- Giving her a spot check each frantic round she's searching.
[21:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[21:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{22}
[21:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 bearded 2
[21:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0bearded 2 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{25}
[21:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 bearded 3
[21:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0bearded 3 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{8}
[21:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 bearded 4
[21:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0bearded 4 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{23}
[21:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 bearded 5
[21:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0bearded 5 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{21}
[21:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 bearded 6
[21:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0bearded 6 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{13}
[21:14] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth>Bearded Devil1>BD2>Alicia>BD4>BD5>Erinyes>BD6>Barbed Devil>BD3'
[21:15] <Kotono> The first bearded devil is swift, snarling something in Infernal before charging Alicia!
[21:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 chaaaaarge
[21:15] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0chaaaaarge --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{28}
[21:16] <Kotono> Thanks to Alicia's magic circle, the attack just barely misses her! As this happens, the second one whirls and goes after Beth, interdicting her halfway!
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 chargin' guardin' time
[21:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0chargin' guardin' time --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{29}
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d10+3
[21:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d10+3 --> 6,0[ 1d10=1 ]4,0{4}
[21:18] <Kotono> The wound is only a graze, but it's a bloody one against Beth's arm nonetheless! Beth winces, but as she looks around, "There's one over here," she messages back to Alicia!
[21:18] <Kotono> OOC - Alicia.
[21:18] <Alicia> Stepping back from the bearded devil that just attacked her, Alicia finishes reading from her scroll, an explosive "Moooo!" heralding the arrival of several celestial bison to the fray!
[21:18] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1
[21:18] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d4+1 --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 ]4,0{5}
[21:18] <Alicia> OOC: Fuck yes!
[21:19] <Alicia> Three of them charge at the barbed devil, while the other two move to assist Beth by attacking the bearded devil that hit her! Meanwhile Alicia draws her trusty sword, preparing for battle!
[21:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 barbed
[21:19] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 1,0barbed --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{16}
[21:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 barbed
[21:19] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 1,0barbed --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{13}
[21:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 barbed
[21:19] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 1,0barbed --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{22}
[21:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 bearded
[21:19] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 1,0bearded --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{28}
[21:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 bearded
[21:20] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 1,0bearded --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{23}
[21:20] <Kotono> OOC - The two hit the bearded. Roll that damage while I do the barbed checking.
[21:20] <Alicia> roll 1d8+9
[21:20] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d8+9 --> 6,0[ 1d8=2 ]4,0{11}
[21:20] <Alicia> roll 1d8+9
[21:20] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d8+9 --> 6,0[ 1d8=5 ]4,0{14}
[21:21] <Kotono> While the ones at the barbed devil are just a distraction, the bearded devil that attacked Alicia is mauled by two angry bison! They look completely out of place, but they're doing good damage!
* Retrieving #evildunes modes...
[21:22] * Alicia changes topic to 'Beth>Bearded Devil1>BD2>Alicia>5 Bison>BD4>BD5>Erinyes>BD6>Barbed Devil>BD3'
[21:22] <Kotono> The fourth bearded devil hesitates in surprise, before with an unruly scream it charges the bison that hit it's fellow devil, giving it some relief!
[21:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[21:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{18}
[21:22] <Kotono> roll 1d10+3
[21:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d10+3 --> 6,0[ 1d10=7 ]4,0{10}
[21:23] <Kotono> As the bison gets it's side opened up, the fifth bearded devil whirls towards the sameone that was just struck, repeating!
[21:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[21:23] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{24}
[21:23] <Kotono> roll 1d10+3
[21:23] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d10+3 --> 6,0[ 1d10=3 ]4,0{6}
[21:24] <Kotono> It's golden side is slashed and chewed up by glaives, but still lives on! Meanwhile, fromd own the corridor, an Erinyes peeks around in surprise! But he's too far away to do anything - yet. Instead, the sixth bearded devil turns and goes after Beth, while the third goes to help the barbed devil!
[21:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Beth's bearded
[21:25] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0Beth's bearded --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{22}
[21:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 bison slasher
[21:25] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0bison slasher --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{15}
[21:25] <Kotono> roll 1d10+3
[21:25] <Alicia> "Just get whichever is closest, we need all the help we can get," Alicia mouths back to Beth's message as the devils and bison battle each other.
[21:25] <Kotono> roll 1d10+3
[21:25] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d10+3 --> 6,0[ 1d10=8 ]4,0{11}
[21:25] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d10+3 --> 6,0[ 1d10=3 ]4,0{6}
[21:28] <Kotono> Beth rolls with the hits, wounds bleeding as she stops where she is! She cries a single harsh word out, and then, "Ascenion, be freed!" Far away, an ice statue shatters, a golden winged angel slumping down, remaining ice starting to thaw from him! OOC - Acts on Beth's tick, stunned this round.
[21:28] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension>Bearded Devil1>BD2>Alicia>5 Bison>BD4>BD5>Erinyes>BD6>Barbed Devil>BD3'
[21:29] <Kotono> The first bearded devil snarls in raw fury at his wounds, but keeps pressing Alicia! This time, in Common, "Mortal thieves!" he spits out, "You cannot escape!"
[21:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[21:29] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{17}
[21:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[21:29] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+4 --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{15}
[21:29] <Kotono> But both blows are deflected away, Alicia's defenses too strong! The other one looks in terror at the Eldarin so freed, before assaulting it while it's unable to defend itself!
[21:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[21:29] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{21}
[21:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[21:30] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+4 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{11}
[21:30] <Kotono> But even in this state, it's holiness is enough to ward it off! OOC - Alicia, we'll pause after your go.
[21:31] <Alicia> "I will, but you won't live to see it!" Alicia snarls in reply, stepping closer and whirling her blades forth to rend the devil into nothingness!
[21:31] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[21:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{32}
[21:31] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 crit check
[21:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0crit check --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{27}
[21:31] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[21:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{33}
[21:31] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 crit check
[21:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0crit check --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{29}
[21:31] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
[21:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{20}
[21:31] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
[21:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{20}
[21:31] <Kotono> OOC - All hits on the bearded. Overkill it, back in a sec.
[21:32] <Alicia> roll 6d8+54+8d6
[21:32] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 6d8+54+8d6 --> 6,0[ 6d8=25 8d6=25 ]4,0{104}
[21:32] <Alicia> OOC: DC 19 will save or anything with 9hd or less within 30 feet gets shaken
[21:43] <Alicia> OOC: for 1d6+4 rounds, since it could matter
[21:43] <Kotono> OOC - I'll resolve those tomorrow.

[Corwin]

[14:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 BD2
[14:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 1,0BD2 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{12}
[14:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 BD3
[14:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 1,0BD3 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{8}
[14:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 BD4
[14:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 1,0BD4 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{25}
[14:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 BD5
[14:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 1,0BD5 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{13}
[14:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 BD6
[14:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 1,0BD6 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{13}
[14:17] <Kotono> roll 1d6+4
[14:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d6+4 --> 6,0[ 1d6=6 ]4,0{10}
[14:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension>BD2>Alicia>5 Bison>BD4>BD5>Erinyes>BD6>Barbed Devil>BD3'
[14:18] <Kotono> OOC - Bison are up.
[14:19] <Kotono> Like a storm of sacred fury and arcane magic, Alicia strikes at once! Her blows rip the bearded devil apart, a display of pure power that even gives the Barbazu pause!
[14:19] <Alicia> As the devils quail before Alicia's fury, the two that attacked Beth both find themselves barreled over by angry bison, the creatures mooing in righteous fury as they ignore any retaliation in order to pin the devils below their massive bulks!
[14:19] <Alicia> OOC: bison are grappling but will provoke glaive AoOs as they move in
[14:20] <Kotono> The devil, shaken but intact, takes a chance for gory revenge on the bison already weakened!
[14:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[14:20] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+7 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{20}
[14:20] <Kotono> roll 1d10+3
[14:20] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d10+3 --> 6,0[ 1d10=10 ]4,0{13}
[14:20] <Alicia> OOC: two of them, remember, each bison is going for a seperate devil (whichever ones are closest to Beth)
[14:21] <Kotono> The tear is savage, wounding this celestial creature hideously! As this happens, another microcosm of this battle occurs!
[14:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[14:21] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{16}
[14:21] <Kotono> roll 1d10+3
[14:21] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d10+3 --> 6,0[ 1d10=5 ]4,0{8}
[14:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 touch to start grapple #1
[14:21] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0touch to start grapple #1 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{9}
[14:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 touch to start grapple #2
[14:21] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0touch to start grapple #2 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{21}
[14:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 grapple check on #2
[14:21] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0grapple check on #2 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{14}
[14:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[14:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+8 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{25}
[14:22] <Kotono> The two sacred bison are wounded for their efforts, unable to grapple with the fearsome bearded devils!
[14:22] <Alicia> The bison don't really accomplish much, while the remaining three do their best to keep the Barbed Devil boxed in and cut off from the rest of the battle!
[14:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 smite
[14:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0smite --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{18}
[14:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 smite
[14:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0smite --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{12}
[14:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 smite
[14:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0smite --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{23}
[14:23] <Kotono> The barbed devil is kept busy, unwounded by surrounded! AT this, the unshaken bearded devil retorts to it's celestian bison foe!
[14:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[14:23] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{27}
[14:23] <Kotono> roll 1d10+3
[14:23] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d10+3 --> 6,0[ 1d10=10 ]4,0{13}
[14:25] <Kotono> Tearing in with a devilish, nearly berserk fury, the Bearded Devil scores a massive blow against the sacred bison! Meanwhile, the fifth bearded devil staggers back, before swinging at Alicia as best it can!
[14:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[14:25] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+7 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{10}
[14:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
[14:25] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+2 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{3}
[14:27] <Kotono> But these attacks are shaken, ineffective and pitiful! As Alicia battles, the Erinyes approaches! A look of scorn is on it's face, "Oh no, little thief," it scolds poutily, before letting lose an unholy energy onto her! OOC - Will save.
[14:27] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
[14:27] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{20}
[14:27] <Kotono> roll 5d8
[14:27] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 5d8 --> 6,0[ 5d8=20 ]4,0{20}
[14:28] <Kotono> Alicia is battered by a familiar spell of vile darkness, but her spirit is too refined to fall victim to it's full power! Resisting it, she manages to only take mild injuries to the flesh!
[14:29] <Kotono> Meanwhile, a bearded devil chases Beth, swinging at her despite it's fear!
[14:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[14:29] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+7 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{20}
[14:29] <Kotono> roll 1d10+3
[14:29] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d10+3 --> 6,0[ 1d10=6 ]4,0{9}
[14:30] <Kotono> With magic and protections around her, Beth is just able to nimbly evade the grasping reach of the sawtoothed glaive! But with an angry fury, the barbed devil begins to slip into battle, tearing into the nearest bison!
[14:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[14:30] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{29}
[14:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[14:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{32}
[14:31] <Kotono> roll 4d8+12
[14:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 4d8+12 --> 6,0[ 4d8=23 ]4,0{35}
[14:31] <Kotono> OOC - Will save for the bison.
[14:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+1 (+2 if it's within 10 feet of me or Beth, which I honestly hope it isn't)
[14:32] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+1 1,0(+2 if it's within 10 feet of me or Beth, which I honestly hope it isn't) --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{6}
[14:33] <Kotono> Critically wounded by the high powered devil, the bison can only try to withstand the infernal torment as the last bearded devil goes after the twice wounded bison!
[14:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[14:33] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+7 --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{21}
[14:33] <Kotono> roll 1d10+3
[14:33] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d10+3 --> 6,0[ 1d10=4 ]4,0{7}
[14:36] <Kotono> Another scraping wound, another bleeding mark across it's body! As this happens, Alicia can catch sight of reinforcements coming from the way to the exit! A demon in rich blue robes and with an almost human, grinning face is followed by a simple lemure!
[14:36] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension>BD2>Alicia>5 Bison>BD4>BD5>Erinyes>BD6>Barbed Devil>BD3>Harvester=Lemure'
[14:36] <Kotono> OOC - Beth is up.
[14:37] <Kotono> "Hurry up! We're tryin' to get yo uoutta here! I'm gonna go free more of them!" Beth calls to the Eladrin, looking around as she runs down the hall!
[14:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[14:37] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{27}
[14:38] <Kotono> At the end of her move she stops, honing in on a target but still a little too far away! Ascenion stands up, it's golden wings splaying out! "Your time has come, creatures of Hell!"
[14:38] <Kotono> OOC - Gah.
[14:39] <Kotono> At the end of her move she stops, honing in on a target but still a little too far away! Ascenion stands up, it's golden wings splaying out! "Your time has come, creatures of Hell!" With that, it shakily stands, brandishing a Holy Smite spell that hits the barbed devil and the three bearded devils nearby!
[14:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 SR check
[14:39] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0SR check --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{19}
[14:40] <Kotono> OOC - Doesn't get the barbed devil, the 3 beardeds are in deep shit.
[14:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[14:41] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{6}
[14:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[14:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[14:41] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{13}
[14:41] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{14}
[14:41] <Kotono> roll 10d6
[14:41] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 10d6 --> 6,0[ 10d6=28 ]4,0{28}
[14:42] <Kotono> The blast of raw sacred power devastates the three bearded devils, blinding them in a flash of sacred light! The second devil, blinded and feared, merely staggers around uselessly! OOC - Alicia.
[14:44] <Alicia> Seeing that the angel seems to have the bearded devils under control for the most part, Alicia steps back from her own foe, taking out another recently purchased scroll. "Don't forget to heal yourself, or those glaives will make you bleed to death," she reminds her sister before reading off the magic words and causing a thick mass of white fog to erupt on top of the Erinyes, blocking off the other reinforcements behind him!
[14:44] <Alicia> OOC: solid fog. They can't see through it and can only move 5 feet per round through it. It's 40 feet wide.
[14:47] <Alicia> Meanwhile the bison all continue to desperately attack their chosen targets, mooing with the vengeance of heaven!
[14:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 smite on bearded 1
[14:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0smite on bearded 1 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{16}
[14:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 smite on bearded 2
[14:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0smite on bearded 2 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{27}
[14:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 barbed
[14:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0barbed --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{15}
[14:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 barbed
[14:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0barbed --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{11}
[14:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 barbed
[14:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0barbed --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{17}
[14:47] <Kotono> OOC - Second hit.
[14:47] <Alicia> OOC: strike one on barbed
[14:48] <Alicia> Except for one of the ones surrounding the barbed devil, which makes a terrified whimpering noise and flees desperately down in the direction the Erinyes was coming from!
[14:48] <Alicia> roll 1d8+14 smite
[14:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d8+14 1,0smite --> 6,0[ 1d8=2 ]4,0{16}
[14:48] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension>Alicia>5 Bison>BD4>BD5>Erinyes>BD6>Barbed Devil>BD3>Harvester=Lemure'
[14:50] <Kotono> The powerful smite finishes off the second bearded devil, as Alicia causes a thick wall of rolling fog to obscure the passage towards the exit! The fourth bearded devil is blind, holding it's action for now! The fifth is merely shaken, going after Alicia once more!
[14:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[14:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+7 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{12}
[14:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
[14:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+2 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{18}
[14:51] <Kotono> But the blows are an exercise in futility!  It lashes into her desperately, but each attack is repelled. Meanwhile, Alicia has no idea what the Erinyes does as it's foggily blocked off! The last bearded devil turns and once again tears into a bison!
[14:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[14:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+7 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{19}
[14:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
[14:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+2 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{9}
[14:51] <Kotono> roll 1d10+3
[14:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d10+3 --> 6,0[ 1d10=1 ]4,0{4}
[14:52] <Kotono> This bears no particular fruit of victory, the blows not seeming to have much effect! However, the barbed devil is moving to finish off it's foe!
[14:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[14:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{20}
[14:52] <Kotono> roll 2d8+6
[14:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d8+6 --> 6,0[ 2d8=12 ]4,0{18}
[14:52] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension>Alicia>4 Bison>BD4>BD5>Erinyes>BD6>Barbed Devil>BD3>Harvester=Lemure'
[14:53] <Kotono> With a flick of it's horrible barbed hand, that bison is slain! The barbed devil then turns to the Eladrin, murder in it's eyes! The third bearded evil continues to weakly chase Beth, swinging at her as it screams in INfernal!
[14:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 (Charging)
[14:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 1,0(Charging) --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{18}
[14:54] <Kotono> This blow is decent, but Beth turns and whirls away at the very last second! Meanwhile...
[14:54] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension>Alicia>4 Bison>BD4>BD5>Erinyes>BD6>Barbed Devil>BD3>Harvester=Lemure>????>????'
[14:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[14:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{11}
[14:57] <Kotono> Meanwhile, Beth calls out a single rigid word! "Dawnhope, I free you," she calls forth, far away! Meanwhile, Ascenion turns to the barbed devil as well, "Be purified!" he bellows, waiting into combat with the unholy blight before his eyes!
[14:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
[14:58] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+19 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{36}
[14:59] <Kotono> roll 2d6+11+2d6
[14:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d6+11+2d6 --> 6,0[ 2d6=11 2d6=8 ]4,0{30}
[15:00] <Kotono> With a single sacred strike, the Eladrin justly tears into the barbed devil! It's strucken back, but only injured! OOC - Alicia.
[15:00] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope>Alicia>4 Bison>BD4>BD5>Erinyes>BD6>Barbed Devil>BD3>Harvester=Lemure>????>????'
[15:01] <Alicia> "Run you cowards!" Alicia yells, falling upon the nearest bearded devil with a fury, hoping its grisly demise will make the remaining lesser devils think twice about remaining.
[15:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[15:01] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{31}
[15:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[15:01] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{25}
[15:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
[15:01] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{24}
[15:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
[15:01] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{28}
[15:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 crit check
[15:01] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 1,0crit check --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{11}
[15:01] <Kotono> OOC - Four normal hits.
[15:01] <Alicia> roll 4d8+36+8d6
[15:01] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 4d8+36+8d6 --> 6,0[ 4d8=17 8d6=23 ]4,0{76}
[15:01] <Alicia> OOC: DC 19 will saves, anything that saved earlier is immune, if already shaken becomes frightened. Remember shaken is -2 to saves
[15:02] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope>Alicia>4 Bison>BD4>Erinyes>BD6>Barbed Devil>BD3>Harvester=Lemure>????>????'
[15:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[15:03] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+3 --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{17}
[15:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[15:03] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+3 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{12}
[15:03] <Alicia> One of the bison continues its mission of protecting Beth, running to bowl over the devil that attacked her!
[15:03] <Kotono> The two alive devils that are already stricken take disheart to this fury, turning and fleeing in a panic!
[15:04] <Alicia> OOC: devil gets an AoO
[15:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[15:04] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+7 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{8}
[15:04] <Kotono> OOC: Carry on.
[15:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 touch to start grapple
[15:04] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 1,0touch to start grapple --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{22}
[15:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 grapple
[15:04] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0grapple --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{27}
[15:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[15:05] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{23}
[15:05] <Kotono> OOC - Bison wins.
[15:05] <Alicia> The other three bison turn as one towards the barbed devil, a stampede as they rush over to assist Ascension, brutally charging into the baatezu to knock him away from the melee so that he won't be able to immediately retaliate on the angel!
[15:06] <Alicia> OOC: barbed gets an AoO against the first one
[15:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[15:07] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{22}
[15:08] <Kotono> roll 2d8+6 and make a will save, bison.
[15:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d8+6 1,0and make a will save, bison. --> 6,0[ 2d8=3 ]4,0{9}
[15:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+1 (+2 if within a magic circle yadda yadda)
[15:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+1 1,0(+2 if within a magic circle yadda yadda) --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{21}
[15:09] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 opposed strength checks (winning pushes it back 5 feet, with an extra 5 feet for every 5 points the check is won by)
[15:09] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 1,0opposed strength checks (winning pushes it back 5 feet, with an extra 5 feet for every 5 points the check is won by) --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{11}
[15:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[15:09] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{18}
[15:09] <Kotono> The bison charges, but the barbed devil isn't moving! It simply dodges the raw bull rush!
[15:10] <Alicia> The other two bison are not far behind, however, each lowering their heads and slamming into the barbed devil with a fury to knock it back!
[15:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 (forgot +2 for charging)
[15:10] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0(forgot +2 for charging) --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{23}
[15:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[15:10] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{10}
[15:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 (forgot +2 for charging)
[15:10] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0(forgot +2 for charging) --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{26}
[15:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[15:10] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{13}
[15:10] <Alicia> OOC: so it's been knocked back 20 feet! Hopefully in a scenery chewing and awesome manner
[15:11] <Kotono> OOC - I am ruling they'll trigger it's barbed defense, though,s ince they're running into the barbed devil.
[15:11] <Alicia> OOC: sure, that's fair
[15:12] <Kotono> roll 1d8+6
[15:12] <Kotono> roll 1d8+6
[15:12] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d8+6 --> 6,0[ 1d8=1 ]4,0{7}
[15:12] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d8+6 --> 6,0[ 1d8=7 ]4,0{13}
[15:12] <Kotono> OOC - I am ruling they'll trigger it's barbed defense, though,s ince they're running into the barbed devil. Despite being torn up by the rush, the two bison fight on, too!
[15:13] <Kotono> The fourth bearded devil continues top ressure Beth!
[15:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[15:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+7 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{25}
[15:13] <Kotono> roll 1d10+3
[15:13] <Alicia> OOC: isn't that the one that got grappled?
[15:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d10+3 --> 6,0[ 1d10=7 ]4,0{10}
[15:14] <Kotono> OOC: Checking...you're right.
[15:14] <Kotono> Bound in a grapple, the bearded devil instead tries to escape!
[15:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 grapple checks
[15:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0grapple checks --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{19}
[15:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13
[15:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{26}
[15:14] <Kotono> The bison isn't going anywhere, however!
[15:14] <Kotono> Meanwhile, Alicia can't see the Erinyes, and the other bearded devils are fleeing! THe barbed devil is not amused, however, tearing into the nearest bison that bullrushed it!
[15:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[15:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[15:15] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{36}
[15:15] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{24}
[15:15] <Kotono> roll 4d8+12
[15:15] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 4d8+12 --> 6,0[ 4d8=20 ]4,0{32}
[15:15] <Kotono> OOC - No will save, since it's previous wounds are enough to do it in combined with this.
[15:15] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope>Alicia>3 Bison>BD4>Erinyes>BD6>Barbed Devil>BD3>Harvester=Lemure>????>????'
[15:16] <Kotono> Mauling the bison up, the barbed devil lets it's sacred body fall away! It's attention is barely on the bison, however! Meanwhile...
[15:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[15:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{14}
[15:18] <Kotono> While nothing seems to happen, the thick fog is surely hiding devilish advances! But meanwhile? The secret door Alicia came out of bursts open, an ice devil with sticky webs still clinging to it's body staggering out! It doesn't seem to have the gumption left to do anything this round, at least!
[15:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope>Alicia>3 Bison>BD4>Erinyes>BD6>Barbed Devil>BD3>Harvester=Lemure>????>????>Ice Devil'
[15:19] <Kotono> Meanwhile Beth runs along, turning the corner and vanishing from sight as she continues to search!
[15:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[15:19] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{26}
[15:22] <Kotono> "Thank you, noble creatures!" The Shiradi calls, before turning and advancing to the barbed devil's new position!
[15:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
[15:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+19 --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{23}
[15:23] <Kotono> This time, however, the blow falls short, not wounding the devil! Meanwhile, a little pixie like creature takes off from it's freed pedestool, flying towards Alicia and clinging to the ceiling! "Which way is out?" she asks herself aloud, panicked. OOC - Alicia.
[15:26] <Alicia> "If you can teleport or phase, it's straight up, otherwise stick with me - you'll never make it out alone!" Alicia tells her as she moves to battle the assumed curator of this vile museum, a prayer to Mystra to guide her blades on her lips as she carefully assaults her foe!
[15:26] <Alicia> OOC: wraithstrike and arcane strike to sacrifice a 1st level slot
[15:26] <Alicia> OOC: and fighting defensively
[15:27] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 melee touch
[15:27] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0melee touch --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{13}
[15:27] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 melee touch
[15:27] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0melee touch --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{20}
[15:27] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 melee touch
[15:27] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+7 1,0melee touch --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{14}
[15:27] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 melee touch
[15:27] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+7 1,0melee touch --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{21}
[15:27] <Kotono> OOC - Three hits.
[15:27] <Alicia> roll 3d8+27+6d6+3d4
[15:27] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 3d8+27+6d6+3d4 --> 6,0[ 3d8=10 6d6=14 3d4=8 ]4,0{59}
[15:28] <Kotono> The ice devil is solidly stricken, wounds of sacred and arcane power passing over it's body! But despite it, this mighty devil is only lightly injured by such!
[15:28] <Kotono> OOC - Bison.
[15:28] <Alicia> The bison sitting on the bearded devil shifts its weight a bit to crush him.
[15:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13
[15:28] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{18}
[15:29] <Alicia> OOC: opposed grapple
[15:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[15:29] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{15}
[15:29] <Kotono> OOC - Crunch.
[15:29] <Alicia> roll 1d8+9
[15:29] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d8+9 --> 6,0[ 1d8=4 ]4,0{13}
[15:29] <Alicia> One of the bisons continues its futile assault on the barbed devil, while the last one charges the ice devil!
[15:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 barbed
[15:29] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0barbed --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{22}
[15:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 ice
[15:30] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 1,0ice --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{24}
[15:30] <Kotono> OOC - Misses.
[15:31] <Kotono> While the pinned bearded devil is crushed further, the other bisons cannot score hits! Meanwhile, the pinned bearded devil again tries to get free!
[15:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[15:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{23}
[15:31] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13
[15:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{28}
[15:31] <Kotono> But it's under too much weight to move! While the other beardeds flee, the barbed devil tears into the Eladrin!
[15:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
[15:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
[15:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+19 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{22}
[15:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+19 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{37}
[15:32] <Kotono> roll 2d8+6
[15:32] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d8+6 --> 6,0[ 2d8=6 ]4,0{12}
[15:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 will
[15:34] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0will --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{24}
[15:35] <Kotono> The blow is a marring wound to the outsider's pristine body, but it's not enough to do much but draw some blood! Meanwhile...
[15:35] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope>Alicia>3 Bison>BD4>Erinyes>BD6>Barbed Devil>BD3>Harvester=Lemure>????>????>????>Ice Devil'
[15:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[15:35] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{23}
[15:36] <Kotono> With a shimmer, the solid fog vanishes! Behind it you can see the blue robed devil and it's lemure, the Erinyes that attacked you...plus two chained devils and another Erinyes! They do not look happy!
[15:36] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope>Alicia>3 Bison>BD4>Erinyes>BD6>Barbed Devil>BD3>Harvester=Lemure>Chain Devil1>Chain Devil2>Erinyes2>Ice Devil'
[15:37] <Kotono> The two chained devils rush forth, not quite reaching Alicia, but putting her into a sticky spot! The second Erinyes just grins evilly, as an unholy blight encapsulates Alicia! OOC - Will save.
[15:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[15:38] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{16}
[15:38] <Kotono> roll 5d8
[15:38] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 5d8 --> 6,0[ 5d8=23 ]4,0{23}
[15:40] <Kotono> The ice devil takes the chance, going after Alicia hard and with all it's might!
[15:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 (-3 PA)
[15:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0(-3 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{24}
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[15:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 (-3 PA)
[15:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0(-3 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{20}
[15:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 (-3 PA)
[15:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+7 1,0(-3 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{22}
[15:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 (-3 PA) bite
[15:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0(-3 PA) bite --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{26}
[15:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 (-3 PA) tail
[15:41] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0(-3 PA) tail --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{16}
[15:41] <Kotono> OOPC - AC?
[15:41] <Alicia> OOC: AC 35, man I didn't even need to bother fighting defensively
[15:41] <Kotono> Alicia manages to withstand the fury even sickened, resisting the onslaught of the ice devil somehow, some way! But the situation is getting desperate, as meanwhile..
[15:41] <Kotono> OOc - Beth is up.
[15:43] <Kotono> "Latha! I free you!" Beth calls, amid a rigid, ungiving trigger word in Infernal!
[15:43] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope=Latha>Alicia>3 Bison>BD4>Erinyes>BD6>Barbed Devil>BD3>Harvester=Lemure>Chain Devil1>Chain Devil2>Erinyes2>Ice Devil'
[15:44] <Kotono> With full angelic fury, Ascension closes in on the horrific barbed devil, ignoring the countless bloodied hooks all over it's body! "Perish, vile creature!"
[15:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
[15:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+19 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{36}
[15:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[15:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+14 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{32}
[15:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[15:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{19}
[15:44] <Kotono> roll 4d6+22+4d6
[15:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 4d6+22+4d6 --> 6,0[ 4d6=18 4d6=16 ]4,0{56}
[15:45] <Kotono> The barbed devil is maimed by the angels sacred attacks, battered and unholy energies offering no protection! It's badly injuries now, as meanwhile the little pixielike Dawnhope hovers in the sky! It looks lost and confused, before firing off a pair of magic missiles at the one of the chain devils rushing Alicia!
[15:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[15:45] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+4 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{6}
[15:46] <Kotono> But the innate magical resistance of the devils brings the magic to nothing! OOC - Alicia.
[15:47] <Alicia> "You're next!" Alicia bellows at the chain devils as she and the bison shift position slightly in order to flank the ice devil, the paladin of Mystra drawing forth on a wellspring of arcane power in order to counteract the sickening sensation caused by the Erinyes as she hacks into the insectoid fiend with bitter fury!
[15:47] <Alicia> OOC: wraithstrike and 2nd level slot for arcane strike
[15:48] <Kotono> OOC - Okay.
[15:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 -2 pa melee touch
[15:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0-2 pa melee touch --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{29}
[15:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 -2 pa melee touch
[15:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0-2 pa melee touch --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{20}
[15:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 -2 pa melee touch
[15:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0-2 pa melee touch --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{10}
[15:49] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 -2 pa melee touch
[15:49] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0-2 pa melee touch --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{17}
[15:49] <Kotono> OOC - Three hits.
[15:49] <Alicia> roll 3d8+33+6d6+6d4
[15:49] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 3d8+33+6d6+6d4 --> 6,0[ 3d8=13 6d6=21 6d4=12 ]4,0{79}
[15:50] <Alicia> OOC: DC 19 will save or shaken (frightened if already shaken, panicked if already frightened)
[15:50] <Alicia> OOC: anything within 30 feet with less than 10hd
[15:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[15:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{23}
[15:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[15:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{12}
[15:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[15:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{17}
[15:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[15:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{16}
[15:51] <Alicia> The bison also attacks, for what it's worth.
[15:51] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8
[15:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{25}
[15:52] <Kotono> While one of the chain devils simply leers back at Alicia, the other one and the Erinyes are visibly shaken! As this happens, Alicia tears into the ice devil with a renewed fury! She brings it within a step of death's door, carving in several glowing white wounds to it's body!
[15:52] <Kotono> The bison's attack is barely noticed, however!
[15:52] <Kotono> OOC - The bison pinning the bearded devil is up.
[15:52] <Alicia> Of the other two bison, one continues sitting on the unfortunate bearded devil, while the last makes another attempt at shoving the barbed devil aside!
[15:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 opposed grapple
[15:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0opposed grapple --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{26}
[15:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 ow
[15:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0ow --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{14}
[15:52] <Alicia> roll 1d8+9
[15:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d8+9 --> 6,0[ 1d8=8 ]4,0{17}
[15:52] <Alicia> OOC: barbed gets an AoO
[15:53] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope=Latha>Alicia>3 Bison>Erinyes>BD6>Barbed Devil>BD3>Harvester=Lemure>Chain Devil1>Chain Devil2>Erinyes2>Ice Devil'
[15:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[15:53] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{31}
[15:53] <Kotono> roll 2d8+6
[15:53] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d8+6 --> 6,0[ 2d8=8 ]4,0{14}
[15:53] <Alicia> roll 1d20+1 will
[15:53] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+1 1,0will --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{7}
[15:54] <Alicia> But it is too frightened by the retaliatory attack to follow through, turning and fleeing towards the fiendish reinforcements!
[15:54] <Kotono> OOC: Moot.
[15:54] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope=Latha>Alicia>2 Bison>Erinyes>BD6>Barbed Devil>BD3>Harvester=Lemure>Chain Devil1>Chain Devil2>Erinyes2>Ice Devil'
[15:54] <Alicia> OOC: Oh, it died?
[15:55] <Kotono> OOC: Yeah, the bisons have been glaived a nd barbed a fair bit, remember.
[15:55] <Alicia> OOC: yeah, they've served bravely and well
[15:55] <Kotono> The first Erinyes, decidedly shaken, begins a vile summoning ritual!
[15:55] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[15:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=29 ]4,0{29}
[15:55] <Kotono> roll 1d4
[15:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d4 --> 6,0[ 1d4=2 ]4,0{2}
[15:56] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope=Latha>Alicia>2 Bison>Erinyes=2 bearded devils>BD6>Barbed Devil>BD3>Harvester=Lemure>Chain Devil1>Chain Devil2>Erinyes2>Ice Devil'
[15:57] <Kotono> The two bearded devils fearlessly go around, surrounding Alicia but unable to attack this round! Meanwhile, somewhere, a remaining bearded devil flees...OOC - Barbed devil is up.
[15:57] <Kotono> The barbed devil shakes and quivers, badly injured! It turns to the Eladrin, locked in mortal combat with the angel!
[15:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[15:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[15:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{25}
[15:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{20}
[15:58] <Kotono> But both blows miss, the large angel defeating each one with patience and heavenly skill! Meanwhile, the Harvester Devil grins grotesuely, as mirror images spring up around it's body!
[15:58] <Kotono> roll 1d4+3
[15:58] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d4+3 --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 ]4,0{7}
[15:59] <Kotono> It's single lemure lumbers forward, but it's still no threat to much of anything! The unafraid chain devil takes this chance to tear into Alicia!
[15:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[15:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{18}
[16:00] <Kotono> But Alicia easily evades the blow! The shaken one looks at Alicia in return, as...OOC - Will sav.e
[16:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
[16:00] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{19}
[16:01] <Kotono> Despite seeing images of her past best left to memory, Alicia is unafraid! Even if it breaks her heart to see her husband and child as such...But the second Erinyes stares on, before snapping off another Unholy Blight onto Alicia! OOC - Will save.
[16:01] <Kotono> roll 5d8
[16:01] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 5d8 --> 6,0[ 5d8=23 ]4,0{23}
[16:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
[16:01] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{29}
[16:02] <Kotono> The greasy miasma of darkness stuns Alicia lightly, but she resists the worst of the onslaught! The ice devil, sorely wounded, steps back and safely falls back through the secret passage! OOC - Beth is up.
[16:03] <Kotono> "Sis!" Beth's message sounds in her ears, "I've freed three of them! How's it going out there?"
[16:04] <Alicia> "Nothing I can't handle. Heal yourself and keep going - we're doing great," Alicia reassures her sister as she mentally debates pursuing the wounded ice devil, killing the chain devil that just hit a really sore button, or killing the erinyes that has proved itself to be the only thing that's managed to actually hurt her so far.
[16:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 spot
[16:05] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0spot --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{15}
[16:06] <Kotono> roll 4d8+7
[16:06] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 4d8+7 --> 6,0[ 4d8=18 ]4,0{25}
[16:06] <Kotono> "Workin' on it! Just got the sword archon and the barbarian paladin to go!" Beth messages back! Meanwhile, Ascension goes to finish off the barbed devil in a fury!
[16:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
[16:06] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+19 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{24}
[16:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[16:07] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+14 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{34}
[16:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 crit?
[16:07] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+14 1,0crit? --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{23}
[16:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[16:07] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{11}
[16:07] <Kotono> roll 2d6+11+2d6
[16:07] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d6+11+2d6 --> 6,0[ 2d6=8 2d6=4 ]4,0{23}
[16:08] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope=Latha>Alicia>2 Bison>Erinyes=2 bearded devils>Harvester=Lemure>Chain Devil1>Chain Devil2>Erinyes2>Ice Devil'
[16:08] <Kotono> Meanwhile, Dawnhope tries her trick again, trying to missile the chained devil!
[16:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[16:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+4 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{22}
[16:08] <Kotono> roll 2d4+2
[16:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d4+2 --> 6,0[ 2d4=2 ]4,0{4}
[16:10] <Kotono> This time, the chain devil gets two magical missiles in it's back, staggering it slightly forward! As this happens, "Creature of Darkness! Face your judgment!" A divine voice choruses, as a beautiful Astral Deva flies from around the corner, coming towards the melee! Seeing the situation, it gets a little farther down the hall, before loosing a holy smite at the two chained devil and lemure!
[16:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 caster level check
[16:10] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0caster level check --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{21}
[16:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 will
[16:10] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0will --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{26}
[16:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 will
[16:11] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0will --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{17}
[16:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 will lemure hardly matters
[16:11] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0will lemure hardly matters --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{10}
[16:11] <Kotono> roll 10d6
[16:11] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 10d6 --> 6,0[ 10d6=38 ]4,0{38}
[16:11] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope=Latha>Alicia>2 Bison>Erinyes=2 bearded devils>Harvester>Chain Devil1>Chain Devil2>Erinyes2>Ice Devil'
[16:13] <Kotono> OOC - Alicia.
[16:15] * Alicia decides there's too much risk of getting caught alone in a bad situation if she pursues the Ice Devil, and she's starting to take a bit of a beating. Ducking through the whirling chains of the kytons, and leaping over the outstretched glaives of the barbazu, Alicia delivers a punishing leaping slash at the Erinyes that has given her so much grief!
[16:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 DC 15 tumble to avoid AoOs
[16:15] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0DC 15 tumble to avoid AoOs --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{26}
[16:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 (-3 power attack)
[16:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+14 1,0(-3 power attack) --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{22}
[16:16] <Alicia> OOC: Even if that misses, I'm still scary enough to provoke the will saves.
[16:16] <Kotono> Despite Alicia's quick roll and thrust, she misses the Erinyes by a bare margin!
[16:17] <Alicia> OOC: DC 19 or shaken. Shaken becomes frightened. Frightened becomes panics. Previous saves make you immune.
[16:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 chained 2
[16:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0chained 2 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{21}
[16:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Erinyes 1
[16:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0Erinyes 1 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{24}
[16:17] <Kotono> OOC - Wrong mod, but moot.
[16:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Erinyes 2
[16:18] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+10 1,0Erinyes 2 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{25}
[16:18] <Kotono> OOC - Bi-son.
[16:19] <Alicia> Just before vanishing from the battle completely, one bison attempts to crush the bearded devil beneath it, while the last charges the chain devil that Dawnhope already wounded!
[16:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 grapple
[16:19] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0grapple --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{21}
[16:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[16:19] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{24}
[16:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 chain
[16:19] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 1,0chain --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{22}
[16:20] <Alicia> roll 1d8+9 (think that hits the chain)
[16:20] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d8+9 1,0(think that hits the chain) --> 6,0[ 1d8=5 ]4,0{14}
[16:22] <Kotono> The hit is solid enough to wound the chain devil further! It staggers from the blow!  However, the summoning Erinyes is ready! First, it's bearded devils close in on Alicia, thrusting at her!
[16:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[16:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[16:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{19}
[16:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{15}
[16:23] <Kotono> Both attacks fail, however, whilst the Erinyes smiles seductively. "Foolish little mortal scum..." it carols, "Once you die here, we'll have so much fun with your soul! Just breath in this darkness...!" OOC - Will save.
[16:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
[16:23] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{33}
[16:23] <Kotono> roll 5d8
[16:23] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 5d8 --> 6,0[ 5d8=23 ]4,0{23}
[16:26] <Kotono> While the greasy darkness batters her, Alicia resists being sickened! Meanwhile, the Harvester hangs back and begins a grotequse summoning!
[16:26] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[16:26] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=63 ]4,0{63}
[16:26] <Kotono> But nothing comes forth! Meanwhile, the first chain devil turns and attacks the bison that struck it!
[16:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[16:26] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{15}
[16:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[16:26] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{15}
[16:27] <Kotono> roll 4d4+4
[16:27] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 4d4+4 --> 6,0[ 4d4=13 ]4,0{17}
[16:28] <Kotono> The brave golden bison from Celestia has finally had too much. It crumples under the assault of the chain devil's power, vanishing away to back whence it came. As this happens, the second, shaken chain devil approaches Alicia, once more horrors of the past on it's face! OOC - Will save.
[16:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
[16:28] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{25}
[16:29] <Kotono> But once again Alicia is stronger than the warped images of her loved ones! The last Erinyes is up, repeating it's previous tricks of darkness at Alicia! OOC - Will save.
[16:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
[16:30] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{34}
[16:30] <Kotono> roll 5d8
[16:30] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 5d8 --> 6,0[ 5d8=25 ]4,0{25}
[16:31] <Kotono> Another tide of darkness, but Alicia barely manages to hang on! Her vision is tinted with red, her body aching all over! She can hear her heartbeat, too fast and erratic, her hands and feet numbing! OOC - Beth is up.
[16:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[16:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{21}
[16:32] <Kotono> "Got another one, sis! Aracheal! Be free!" Beth calls! Meanwhile, Ascenion sees the battle ahead and approaches, firing off a smite at the chain devils and bearded devils!
[16:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 CR
[16:32] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0CR --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{20}
[16:32] <Kotono> roll 10d6
[16:32] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 10d6 --> 6,0[ 10d6=40 ]4,0{40}
[16:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[16:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[16:32] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{17}
[16:32] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{13}
[16:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[16:32] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{6}
[16:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[16:32] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{15}
[16:34] <Kotono> The two chained devils scream as they are vaporised, the bearded devils blinded and greviously wounded! Meanwhile, the little Eldarin lands on Alicia's shoulder, "I have a magic circle that exists around me! IT should help protect you," she whispers into her ear! OOC - Latha is up.
[16:35] <Alicia> "I already cast that earlier... but thanks," Alicia responds, starting to sway a little bit as her wounds take their toll.
[16:36] <Kotono> Latha approaches, not able to make it all the way! "YOUR TIME HAS COME!" she bellows in divine fury, tearing into the blinded and  smitten bearded devil!
[16:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
[16:36] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+21 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{22}
[16:37] <Kotono> The powerful mace blow somehow misses, the bearded devil's dazed weavings just enough! OOC - Alicia.
[16:38] <Alicia> "Hang on tight," Alicia whispers to the eladrin, before she ducks away from the devils around her, weaving behind the massive bulk of a frozen Marillith as she quickly yanks out a potion and drains it, her wounds starting to mend. "C'mon, sis... nearly there."
[16:40] <Alicia> Meanwhile the last bison emits a sad moo for the fate of its fallen comrades, continuing to hold the bearded devil down and out of the fight!
[16:40] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 grapple
[16:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0grapple --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{33}
[16:40] <Alicia> roll 1d8+9
[16:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d8+9 --> 6,0[ 1d8=5 ]4,0{14}
[16:43] <Kotono> With a valiant charge, the bison finishes off the bearded devil! IT collapses,  it's essense returning to the frozen, icey ground and churning black sea a few feet below the floor! OOC - Devils are up.
[16:43] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope=Latha>Alicia>2 Bison>Erinyes=bearded devil>Harvester>Chain Devil1>Chain Devil2>Erinyes2>Ice Devil'
[16:44] <Kotono> You hear a laugh as Alicia gets cover. "The last one's way down there! It'll take me a bit if you want me to get it!" she calls back hurriedly. "SHIT! Something's coming from down there and it's fucking big!"
[16:45] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope=Latha=Aracheal>Alicia>2 Bison>Erinyes=bearded devil>Harvester>Chain Devil1>Chain Devil2>Erinyes2>Ice Devil'
[16:45] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope=Latha=Aracheal>Alicia>2 Bison>Erinyes=bearded devil>Harvester>Chain Devil1>Chain Devil2>Erinyes2>Ice Devil>????'
[16:45] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope=Latha=Aracheal>Alicia>2 Bison>Erinyes=bearded devil>Harvester>Chain Devil1>Chain Devil2>Erinyes2>Ice Devil>????'
[16:46] <Alicia> "Don't risk it!" Alicia urgently messages back. "We've done all we can, drink that haste potion and lets fight our way to the exit - if we die here it's for nothing!"
[16:46] <Kotono> "Got it...don't you die either!" Beth calls, back! "Come here, little mortal..." The male Erinyes calls mockingly, but turns it's attention to another!
[16:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[16:46] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{25}
[16:47] <Kotono> A greasy cloud of darkness engulfs the Astral Deva, but it's light shatters the darkness! Meanwhile, the bearded devil whirls, trying to tear into it!
[16:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[16:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{13}
[16:47] <Kotono> But the deva is able to stop the attack, mace blocking away the sawtoothed glaive! Meanwhile, the Harvester devil cackles!
[16:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[16:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{10}
[16:48] <Kotono> But nothing happens!
[16:48] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope=Latha=Aracheal>Alicia>2 Bison>Erinyes=bearded devil>Harvester>Erinyes2>Ice Devil>????'
[16:48] <Kotono> The second Erinyes laughs as well, as it tosses a writhing rope at Latha!
[16:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[16:49] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+14 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{16}
[16:50] <Kotono> The astral deva weaves out of the way of the rope, not even slowed down by this! As it happens, you hear it! The ground itself rattles with each thumping footstep, coming from the direction Beth went! It makes the icy floor writhe all around you, the oily waters below churning like a storm has erupted! OOC - Beth is up.
[16:51] <Alicia> "Run, Beth!" Alicia whispers fervently.
[16:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[16:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{8}
[16:52] <Kotono> "AAAAAAH!" Beth's terrified scream echos, as you see her run past the corner, fleeing with a look of utter terror on her face!
[16:55] <Kotono> Ascension approaches Alicia's hiding position, "You are not what you seem," he says swiftly, speaking with haste. "Do you need my aid?"
[16:56] <Alicia> "Fighting here is useless - we've got to get to the exit!" Alicia tries to rally the freed Outsiders to get moving in the direction Beth will undoubtedly be heading herself, not wanting her panicked sister to be left alone. Hearing Ascension, "If you can remove fear, do something for my sister, otherwise help me clear a path, but don't stick around in a pointless melee!"
[16:57] <Kotono> "So be it!" The angel takes to the air, charging the nearest Erinyes as he advances to clear a path!
[16:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
[16:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+19 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{24}
[16:57] <Kotono> roll 2d6+11+2d6
[16:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d6+11+2d6 --> 6,0[ 2d6=5 2d6=8 ]4,0{24}
[16:58] <Kotono> The Erinyes is stricken, stunned by the attack! Dawnhope holds on Alicia's shoulder for now! Latha advances onward, sending forth a smite at the Harvester Devil and other Erinyes!
[16:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[16:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{21}
[16:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 harvester
[16:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0harvester --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{14}
[16:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Erinyes
[16:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+10 1,0Erinyes --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{22}
[16:59] <Kotono> roll 10d6
[16:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 10d6 --> 6,0[ 10d6=35 ]4,0{35}
[17:00] <Kotono> The smite rocks both, making the many images of the Harvester devil wither in pain, but live on! OOC - Alicia.
[17:01] <Alicia> Slipping out from behind cover, Alicia moves to attack the lead erinyes as she waits for Beth to catch up before they make their break for it!
[17:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 -2 power attack
[17:01] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0-2 power attack --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{22}
[17:02] <Kotono> Alicia's rip is potent, but the Erinyes is just able to avoid the assault! OOC Erinyes is up.
[17:03] <Alicia> Meanwhile the last of the brave bison emits a brave "Mooo!" that deeply touches the souls of any who hear it, recognising that the noble beast continues to battle against impossible odds as it charges in the direction Beth is coming from, intending to delay her pursuer with its life!
[17:03] <Kotono> OOC - Oh wait, your bison is still aive.
[17:03] <Kotono> OOC - Now the Erinyes is up.
[17:03] <Kotono> Scowling at the advancing Alicia and Ascension, the Erinyes fires off another unholy blight!
[17:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 SR
[17:03] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0SR --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{13}
[17:03] <Kotono> OOC - Will save, 'licia.
[17:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
[17:04] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{31}
[17:04] <Kotono> roll 5d8
[17:04] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 5d8 --> 6,0[ 5d8=31 ]4,0{31}
[17:05] <Kotono> Whilte Eldarin is uneffected, Alicia is battered further! Only the potent healing her body is being spurred to by the regeneration potion saves her life! OOC - Bearded Devil is up.
[17:06] <Kotono> The remaning bearded devil continues to assail the Astral Deva!
[17:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[17:06] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{22}
[17:07] <Kotono> But the attack is futile, bouncing off it's warded sacred skin! The harvester devil staggers back, retreating down to the straight corridor with chaos beasts, giving up ground! The second Erinyes, beset, fires off an unholy smite against Latha!
[17:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[17:07] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{25}
[17:08] <Kotono> But the spell once again comes to nothing! As this happens, you hear more thumping! Horrible, ice shattering thumping, each one making Alicia's heart clench in near terror! Beth comes running down the corridor, coming around the bend! Her face is still a mask of utter terror, "Sis! IT's...it's...HUGE!"
[17:08] <Kotono> Meanwhile, Ascension mauls the Erinyes it is in combat with, pushing forward!
[17:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
[17:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+19 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{35}
[17:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[17:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+14 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{24}
[17:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[17:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{18}
[17:08] <Kotono> roll 4d6+22+4d6
[17:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 4d6+22+4d6 --> 6,0[ 4d6=21 4d6=13 ]4,0{56}
[17:09] <Alicia> "Then lets GO!" Alicia yells in reply, hoping to spur the angels into making a break for it instead of wasting time here.
[17:10] <Kotono> The Erinyes crumples into nothing, the way cleared! As Dawnhope holds onto Alicia, Latha turns and heads out. "To freedom!" she calls, heading down the chaos creature corridor! OOC - Alicia.
[17:11] * Alicia charges the last Erinyes further down the corridor, putting distance between herself and whatever is the cause of that ominous thumping.
[17:11] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 -4 power attack
[17:11] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0-4 power attack --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{17}
[17:12] <Kotono> The Erinyes is able to parry this attack, however! The injured Erinyes retorts by drawing a longsword and desperately slashing at Alicia!
[17:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[17:12] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+14 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{26}
[17:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[17:12] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{27}
[17:12] <Kotono> OOC - AC?
[17:12] <Alicia> OOC: 27, stupid worthless charge
[17:13] <Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[17:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d8+5 --> 6,0[ 1d8=6 ]4,0{11}
[17:13] <Kotono> Alicia is slashed by the Erinyes, shoulder opened up! Barely and blood comes from it, the flesh already starting to knit back together! OOC - Harvester is up.
[17:14] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope=Latha=Aracheal>Alicia>2 Bison>Erinyes=bearded devil>Harvesterl>????'
[17:14] <Kotono> The Harvester Devil, wounded and dazed, retreats FORWARD, running past his foes and aside, ducking behind exhibits! As this happens...
[17:14] <Alicia> OOC: he's blind, remember!
[17:15] <Kotono> OOC: Oh yes.
[17:15] <Kotono> The Harvester Devil, wounded and dazed, retreats FORWARD, running past his foes blindly! OOC - You can AoO if you want, Alicia. MI is in effect, however.
[17:15] <Alicia> OOC: I don't care that much, he can do what he likes if he's not going to interfere with our escape
[17:15] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[17:15] <Kotono> As this happens..
[17:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 (-8 PA)
[17:15] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+25 1,0(-8 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{28}
[17:16] <Kotono> roll 5d10+38
[17:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 5d10+38 --> 6,0[ 5d10=14 ]4,0{52}
[17:16] <Kotono> There is a horrible mooing call of utter agony, as the ground shakes once more!
[17:16] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth=Ascension=Dawnhope=Latha=Aracheal>Alicia>Erinyes=bearded devil>Harvesterl>????'
[17:17] <Kotono> Beth continues to run forward, running down the chaos creature hallway! OOC - Ascension is up.
[17:17] <Alicia> "Get a move on, we're not sticking around!" Alicia yells at the celestials.
[17:17] <Kotono> Ascension does the same, fleeing down! As Dawnhopes till holds onto Alicia, Latha goes down and reaches the door! She flings it open, going into the grand hall. "...Vile creature, stand aside! The Light of Judgment will smite you down!" OOC - Alicia is up.
[17:18] * Alicia leaves the Erinyes behind, tumbling around it and then racing down the hallway to catch up with everyone else!
[17:18] <Alicia> OOC: where's Aracheal?
[17:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 DC 15 tumble
[17:18] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0DC 15 tumble --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{29}
[17:18] <Kotono> OOC: Well behind. It'll just be coming around now.
[17:20] <Kotono> Alicia sprints down, nearly reaching the door! Out of it, she can see two ice devils preparing for combat, and the shadow of something else, something that she can't make out.
[17:20] <Kotono> Meanwhile, the remaining wounded Erinyes falls back, as does the Harvester...OOC - Those two aren't interfering now. Do you plan on just continuing ahead?
[17:21] <Alicia> OOC: yep, to the great hall, and soon onto freedom!
[17:22] <Kotono> The party races to the great hall! However, there are two ice devils blocking the door, and at the door towards the foyer and freedom? Duke Agares stands, looming over. "Your attempts at escape go no further," he coldly states, casting a pallid darkness over the entire room! OOC - Go ahead and chat a bit if you want, I'm going to call a new initiative for this fight for sanity.
[17:23] <Kotono> "Aaaah!" Dawnhope clings to Alicia, "T-that's...!"
[17:24] <Kotono> Latha does not hestiate, her sacred mace drawn. "Oblivion awaits you, defiler!"
[17:24] <Alicia> "We're almost there! We can't be stopped, now!" Alicia tries to rally her allies. If they can just get past this blockade and then out the front door, they've won! "Don't waste time fighting, just smash your way through!"
[17:25] <Kotono> "For freedom and for the Light!" Ascension calls, "Your time of reckoning is at hand, devil!"
[17:25] <Kotono> Beth hangs back, rapier drawn. "C'mon sis...almost there..." she breathes back, eyeing that horror. "We can do this...!" OOC - Initiative.
[17:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Beth
[17:25] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 1,0Beth --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{16}
[17:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5
[17:25] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+5 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{23}
[17:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Shiradi
[17:26] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+3 1,0Shiradi --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{19}
[17:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Dawnhope
[17:27] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+7 1,0Dawnhope --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{21}
[17:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[17:27] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+8 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{21}
[17:27] <Kotono> OOC - I'll roll the sword archon when it arrives.
[17:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Ice Devil
[17:27] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 1,0Ice Devil --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{9}
[17:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Ice Devil
[17:27] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 1,0Ice Devil --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{15}
[17:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Agares
[17:28] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+4 1,0Agares --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{7}
[17:28] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>Dawnhope=Latha>Shiradi>Beth>Ice Devil1>Ice Devil 2>Duke Agares>?????!'
[17:30] * Alicia moves to the side of the hall closer to the door, not quite within range of the guards as she casts Mirror Image upon herself, spreading out so they can't all be hit with a cone effect.
[17:30] <Alicia> roll 1d4+3
[17:30] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d4+3 --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 ]4,0{7}
[17:30] <Kotono> Dawnhope stays on Alicia for now! Meanwhile, Latha charges Agares directly, challenging the dark duke of Stygia! "BEGONE WITH YOU!"
[17:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23
[17:30] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+23 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{31}
[17:31] <Kotono> roll 1d8+12
[17:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d8+12 --> 6,0[ 1d8=5 ]4,0{17}
[17:32] <Kotono> The heavenly blow hits the black bones of the Duke, but barely seems to have any effect! Shiradi slips around to the side, transforming into a glowing cloud of light shards! OOC - Beth.
[17:33] <Kotono> Beth darts to the side as well, not engaging yet, waiting for an opening...Butat that, the first Ice Devil goes to engage Latha from the side, spear out!
[17:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 chaaarge
[17:33] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 1,0chaaarge --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{38}
[17:33] <Kotono> roll 2d6+9
[17:33] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d6+9 --> 6,0[ 2d6=3 ]4,0{12}
[17:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[17:34] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+14 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{21}
[17:35] <Kotono> roll 1d6
[17:35] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d6 --> 6,0[ 1d6=3 ]4,0{3}
[17:35] <Kotono> The Deva is stricken, movements slowed into a sludge! The second ice devil breaks, flanking with it's twin against the Deva!
[17:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 paaain
[17:35] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 1,0paaain --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{25}
[17:36] <Kotono> Butt his blow is at least averted, dodged despite it's speed being ruined! "All of you...Suffer!" His word echos, a single word of vast power! OOC - Will saves, all.
[17:36] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
[17:36] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{26}
[17:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Beth
[17:36] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 1,0Beth --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{25}
[17:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[17:36] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{32}
[17:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[17:37] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{21}
[17:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[17:37] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{16}
[17:38] <Kotono> While the wave is resisted, Dawnhope screams in agony! HEr body convulses in shakes and shivers, immoble on Alicia's shoulder! Meanwhile, more stomping, getting closer and making the ground crack and groan! OOC - Alicia.
[17:39] <Alicia> "Their ranks are broken!" Alicia yells as the ice devils break formation to assault Latha. "Go, hurry, freedom awaits!" she encourages the celestials, dashing forward and ducking below the spears of the insectoid horrors as she unleashes a rising slash of her blade into Duke Agares flank!
[17:39] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 smite
[17:39] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+23 1,0smite --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{24}
[17:39] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 belated tumble
[17:39] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0belated tumble --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{27}
[17:40] <Kotono> Running up to the Duke in front of the door, Alicia slashes at him! He blocks the blow with one black hand, smothering it into a black nothing! As Alicia gets close to him...OOC - Fort save.
[17:40] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
[17:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{26}
[17:41] <Kotono> Alicia feels a deathly chill numb her body, but she resists the worst effects! Dawnhope meanwhile continues to hang on, while Latha endures the attacks of the ice devils as she advances!
[17:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 AoOed
[17:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 AoOed
[17:41] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0AoOed --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{29}
[17:41] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0AoOed --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{29}
[17:41] <Kotono> roll 4d6+18
[17:41] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 4d6+18 --> 6,0[ 4d6=16 ]4,0{34}
[17:42] <Kotono> The blows rip her savagely, but she manages to advance close, even slowed! Meanwhile, advancing in a golden cloud, Ascension flies past Agares, attacking as he does!
[17:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[17:42] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{31}
[17:43] <Kotono> roll 2d6+10
[17:43] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d6+10 --> 6,0[ 2d6=6 ]4,0{16}
[17:44] <Kotono> The blow strikes, but seems to do very little damage if any at all to the black boned Duke! Meanwhile, Beth continues creeping along the side as fast she can, keeping her distance! At this, one of hte ice devils goes to engage Alicia!
[17:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 AC?
[17:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0AC? --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{29}
[17:44] <Alicia> OOC: AC is 29, 7 images (image AC is 14)
[17:45] <Kotono> roll 1d8
[17:45] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d8 --> 6,0[ 1d8=3 ]4,0{3}
[17:45] <Kotono> An image is vaporized, but Alicia lives on! The second ice devil goes and lets loose a cone of cold towards Beth, moving away a bit!
[17:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[17:45] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{31}
[17:46] <Kotono> But Beth sprints, avoiding the blast altogether with a pure burst of speed! But now, Duke Agares concentrates...
[17:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+29
[17:46] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+29 --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{43}
[17:48] <Kotono> The ground shakes! Great gouts of black water gush out, lashing out and spilling it's miasma! OOC - Fort saves all around.
[17:49] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
[17:49] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{33}
[17:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[17:49] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+6 --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{17}
[17:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[17:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+14 --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{20}
[17:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[17:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{20}
[17:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[17:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+4 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{7}
[17:51] <Kotono> roll 5d8
[17:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 5d8 --> 6,0[ 5d8=17 ]4,0{17}
[17:51] <Kotono> Beth and Dawnhope are splashed badly, enough so they cannot resist it! Their skin begins to turn to a black fluid - no damage yet, but Beth pales rapidly, and the little Eldarin shivers weakly! OOC - Beth.
[17:52] <Kotono> OOC - Er, Alicia.
[17:53] <Alicia> "Hurry!" Alicia screams hoarsely, magic guiding her blades as she attacks the duke of hell with everything she has. "I'll try to hold them back, but you all need to flee! You too, Beth!"
[17:53] <Alicia> OOC: wraithstrike and 1st level spell for arcane strike
[17:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 -3 power attack melee touch
[17:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0-3 power attack melee touch --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{20}
[17:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 -3 power attack melee touch
[17:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0-3 power attack melee touch --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{22}
[17:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 -3 power attack melee touch
[17:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0-3 power attack melee touch --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{24}
[17:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 -3 power attack melee touch
[17:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0-3 power attack melee touch --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{16}
[17:56] <Kotono> OOC - Second and third hit.
[17:56] <Alicia> OOC: huge targets should not have such high touch AC!
[17:56] <Kotono> OOC: He's a Duke of Hell. He's supposed to be uber.
[17:56] <Alicia> roll 2d8+24+4d6+2d4
[17:56] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 2d8+24+4d6+2d4 --> 6,0[ 2d8=11 4d6=21 2d4=6 ]4,0{62}
[17:57] <Kotono> The barrage of blows finds a few hits! The black bones are lightly injured, but it's like striking liquid diamond, only harder! The bones feel strangely...fluid! OOC - We'll pause here.

[Corwin]

[18:30] <Kotono> Dawnhope groans, her voice distorted, "I feel so horribly dirty," she cries weakly!  Meanwhile, Latha advances just past the Baron, still slowed! In this state, she is easy bait for a counterattack!
[18:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+31
[18:30] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+31 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{38}
[18:30] <Kotono> roll 3d6+29
[18:30] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 3d6+29 --> 6,0[ 3d6=11 ]4,0{40}
[18:32] <Kotono> The Astral Deva's body shakes and shivers, greviously stricken by the Duke of Hell! Meanwhile, Shiradi flies out! For a moment, you hear, "My rescuers! I will not soon forget this, may the light of Elysium bless you!" With that, he is gone! OOC - Beth is up.
[18:33] <Kotono> Beth's grin turns evil and nasty, her body shuddering with black oil! "Now..." she breathes, tumbling by the door and towards freedom!
[18:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 tumble
[18:33] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0tumble --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{31}
[18:34] <Kotono> With a deft move, Beth somersaults past, before landing in the foyer and sprinting out. "Sis, hurry! Hell's coming - lots of it!" she calls, looking outward. Meanwile, the ice devil swoops in towards Latha, the wounded and slowed Celestial painfully vulnerable!
[18:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 (-4 PA)
[18:34] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0(-4 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{17}
[18:36] <Kotono> But the blow somehow misses! Perhaps the Gods of Good sent an act of mercy in the deepest pits, only error on the part of an immortal being letting her survive! The other Ice Devil goes towards Alicia, one vicious stroke!
[18:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 (-3 PA)
[18:36] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0(-3 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{33}
[18:36] <Kotono> OOC - AC?
[18:36] <Alicia> OOC: 29, 6 images (AC 15 on images)
[18:36] <Kotono> roll 1d7
[18:36] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d7 --> 6,0[ 1d7=6 ]4,0{6}
[18:37] <Kotono> An image winks away, shattered! The Baron of Hell Agares turns to Alicia, "Your beauty...does a betrayer hold that? Or an enterprising mortal with a sacred weapon?" His presence is overwhelming, as he speaks a single word, "BOW!" OOC - Will save.
[18:37] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 (prot from evil gives immunity to charm/compulsion)
[18:37] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0(prot from evil gives immunity to charm/compulsion) --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{36}
[18:38] <Kotono> With her barriers and supreme will, Alicia resists the command! Even with that, the raw devilish might within it makes her knees shake! As this happens, the door from the path to the chaos creatures open! The Sword Archon surges out, bladed arms burning! OOC - Alicia, you're up.
[18:38] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>Dawnhope=Lathai>Beth>Ice Devil1>Ice Devil 2>Duke Agares>?????!>Sword Archon'
[18:39] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>Dawnhope=Latha>Beth>Ice Devil1>Ice Devil 2>Duke Agares>?????!>Sword Archon'
[18:41] <Alicia> "Latha, Arachael, hurry! I'm at my limit, here!" Alicia screams, muscles burning as a potent cocktail of magic courses through her, pushing her far past mortal endurance as she leaps up to strike Duke Agares, leaving two shallow cuts as she ascends before arcing her sword forward for a desperate stab into his chest, using her downward momentum to rend his hip as she lands!
[18:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 fighting defensively, channeling 1st level slot
[18:42] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0fighting defensively, channeling 1st level slot --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{21}
[18:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 fighting defensively, channeling 1st level slot
[18:42] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0fighting defensively, channeling 1st level slot --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{19}
[18:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 fighting defensively, channeling 1st level slot
[18:42] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+7 1,0fighting defensively, channeling 1st level slot --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{20}
[18:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 fighting defensively, channeling 1st level slot
[18:42] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+7 1,0fighting defensively, channeling 1st level slot --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{15}
[18:43] <Kotono> Th4 rain of blows is powerful, but none of it is enough to defeat Duke Agares' defenses! His black bones seem to be able to absorb the impact like a vast ocean absorbing a rock!  As that happens, "Thank you..."Latha breaths back as she staggers out to the door and freedom, "Please, don't let yourself be defeated here! I beg of you!" Latha ponders long, before vanishing away!
[18:44] <Kotono> "ALICIA!" Beth screams, as you can see black sludge is carressing her entire body, making her shake. "There's an entire fucking regiment of the glaive swinging bastards coming fast from the streets!" AS this happens you hear more thunder footsteps from within the museum as well, close and to the east, from the way you came! OOC - Ice Devils are up.
[18:46] <Kotono> The first devil snarls viciously, and pointing at Alicia, lets loose a horrible freezing cone! OOC - Ref save.
[18:46] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13
[18:46] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{22}
[18:46] <Kotono> roll 10d6
[18:46] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 10d6 --> 6,0[ 10d6=28 ]4,0{28}
[18:47] <Kotono> But Alicia's wards and her quick speed rules the day, evading the worst of it! The second devil is just as fast, however, fully assaulting the paladin!
[18:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 (-3 PA)
[18:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0(-3 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{27}
[18:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 (-3 PA)
[18:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0(-3 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{14}
[18:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 (-3 PA)
[18:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+7 1,0(-3 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{18}
[18:48] <Alicia> OOC: AC 32, image AC 15 (5 images)
[18:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 (-3 PA) bite
[18:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0(-3 PA) bite --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{21}
[18:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 (-3 PA) tail
[18:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0(-3 PA) tail --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{21}
[18:48] <Kotono> roll 1d6
[18:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d6 --> 6,0[ 1d6=6 ]4,0{6}
[18:48] <Kotono> roll 1d5
[18:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d5 --> 6,0[ 1d5=3 ]4,0{3}
[18:48] <Kotono> roll 1d5
[18:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d5 --> 6,0[ 1d5=1 ]4,0{1}
[18:48] <Kotono> roll 1d5
[18:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d5 --> 6,0[ 1d5=3 ]4,0{3}
[18:48] <Kotono> roll 1d4
[18:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d4 --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 ]4,0{4}
[18:49] <Kotono> OOC - Thre eimages fragged.
[18:50] <Kotono> The flurry of blows shatters Alicia's images, but she herself remains safe! But this time, the Duke is notamused, "If you will not bow, consign your soul to the black abyss!" With a roar, he attacks Alicia with all of his hellborne power!
[18:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+31
[18:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+31 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{44}
[18:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+26
[18:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+26 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{45}
[18:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
[18:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+21 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{37}
[18:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[18:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{29}
[18:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+26 crit check
[18:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+26 1,0crit check --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{42}
[18:50] <Kotono> roll 1d3 attack 1
[18:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d3 1,0attack 1 --> 6,0[ 1d3=3 ]4,0{3}
[18:51] <Kotono> roll 1d2 attack 2
[18:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d2 1,0attack 2 --> 6,0[ 1d2=1 ]4,0{1}
[18:51] <Kotono> roll 1d2 attack 3
[18:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d2 1,0attack 3 --> 6,0[ 1d2=1 ]4,0{1}
[18:51] <Kotono> roll 1d2 attack 4
[18:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d2 1,0attack 4 --> 6,0[ 1d2=2 ]4,0{2}
[18:51] <Kotono> 9d6+87
[18:52] <Kotono> roll 9d6+87
[18:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 9d6+87 --> 6,0[ 9d6=31 ]4,0{118}
[18:53] <Kotono> The flurry of blows is too much! Alicia is knocked senseless, a roar of triumph from the devil! But ther eis a pause, "She lives?" Alicia hears as her vision swims into black, "A regenerating creature? Curious..."
[18:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[18:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{27}
[18:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[18:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{26}
[18:54] <Kotono> roll 4d6+18
[18:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 4d6+18 --> 6,0[ 4d6=16 ]4,0{34}
[18:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[18:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{20}
[18:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[18:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{15}
[18:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28
[18:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+28 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{45}
[18:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[18:56] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{24}
[18:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[18:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{24}
[18:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (-2 PA)
[18:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0(-2 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{36}
[18:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 (-2 PA)
[18:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0(-2 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{31}
[18:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 (-2 PA
[18:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0(-2 PA --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{19}
[18:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 (-2 PA
[18:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0(-2 PA --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{19}
[18:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 (-2 PA
[18:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0(-2 PA --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{21}
[18:58] <Kotono> roll 4d6+26
[18:58] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 4d6+26 --> 6,0[ 4d6=17 ]4,0{43}
[18:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[18:58] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{28}
[18:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 (-6 penalty under the circumstances)
[18:58] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+10 1,0(-6 penalty under the circumstances) --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{17}
[18:59] <Kotono> --Okay, new scene time. Just a moment.--
[19:01] <Kotono> It was a beautiful place. Alicia was so close to it, she could feel a part of herself yearning for it even now. But her eyes slowly open instead, pulled away from that majesty at the last moment. It takes a few minutes for her conciousness to fully stir - she lies in a bed, like the one she last slept in. The place where Judgment gave her a chance to rest?
[19:03] * Alicia replays that last horrible moment in her mind, the Duke's attacks battering through her defences as if they were nothing... "I... I'm alive?" she sits up slowly, a hand going to her heart, praying that this isn't some maddened delusion before finding herself trapped for eternity as an exhibit and training dummy in the depths of Hell.
[19:03] <Kotono> Her heart beats, slow and steady. "Mistress."Antenora's voice greets her from her bedsite, the Erinyes awaiting. "You've awoken?"
[19:05] * Alicia nods slowly, seeming rather confused. "I remember, I was fighting... trying to buy enough time for the others to escape. But Duke Agares..." she swallows, shuddering briefly, "He was too strong for me, I didn't stand a chance. I thought I was dead... or worse."
[19:08] <Kotono> Antenora's face is distant, composed. You'd think she was just bored, except it flickers once or twice. "Judgment said that you fell, but your sister dove back in and managed to get you away." You notice she shakes her head after, however. "...Alicia," she goes on, voice still distant. "Are you familiar with how the River Styx and how it's black waters work?"
[19:10] <Alicia> "They... take away your memory?" Alicia murmurs, before jolting in alarm. "Beth, Dawnhope! They were both covered in the stuff!"
[19:13] <Kotono> "...Beth got you away at the last moment, and to Judgment with nary a second to spare. But as he healed you..." The Erinyes actually looks down and away, averting her eyes. "The contamination had too much time to affect your sister."
[19:14] * Alicia slowly stands up. "Where is my sister?" she asks, eerily calm. All this beating around the bush is too much, she has to see her for herself.
[19:15] <Kotono> As Alicia stands, the room falls apart around her. The stones dissasemble, reassembling into another room. Here on a bed Beth sits, Judgment standing nearby. When this happens, Beth turns and smiles. "Oh...! Judgment, is that my sister? Did my sister finally wake up?"
[19:17] * Alicia feels her stomach clench at the words 'is that my sister'. "Beth...?" she stumbles towards the other woman, numbness spreading through her. "It's me, Alicia... you know who I am, right?"
[19:18] <Kotono> "...no." Beth smiles innocently, but Judgment carefully, quietlysteps between them. (More)
[19:18] <Kotono> "Alicia..." His voice is quiet, "...I'm sorry. Can we go to talk now, if you're up to it?"
[19:19] * Alicia looks towards Beth, hurt and confusion felt clearly even as part of her dimly recognises what has happened. "Y-yes... I think we should," she nods weakly.
[19:22] <Kotono> "Beth, go back to reading," Judgments peaks, as the world again shifts. This time to the magic circle around the stars. Wasting no time now, "Your sister has been effected by the River Styx," he speaks, solemn. "It stole her memories away, Alicia. But...Her sin is no more. With the atonement and theloss of memories...At least..." He tries, "I can say that Beth Renyes' soul is safe."
[19:23] <Alicia> Tears spill down Alicia's cheeks as she looks away, almost wishing she had died rather than this. "It didn't have to be like this."
[19:25] <Kotono> "It never has to be like that," Judgment says, his voice full of sorrow. It speaks true, as Alicia sees Antenora's troubled face, conflicted. "There is solace to be found. I firmly believe that her sacrifice was a good act, and that she suffered what she did so that she was sure her sister would survive. Her sister that braved Hell to save her. Also..."
[19:27] <Alicia> "We were just starting to get along..." Alicia chokes back a sob, unable to even look at Judgement or Antenora. "Isn't there some way to bring her memories back?"
[19:28] <Kotono> "I shall research this on this day. While I do...Pray to any Gods that will listen. Pray for the understandings, for the wisdom to go on...or for a miracle." Judgment speaks once more, as theroom shifts, back to Alicia's room. "If there is a remedy in the writings, I willt ell you ofi t."
[19:30] <Alicia> "No good deed goes unpunished..." Alicia snorts bitterly, turning into a broken sob as she sits down heavily. "Just... just leave me alone, I need some time," she all but pleads.
[19:31] <Kotono> With those words, Judgment is gone. Antenora remains, but she doesn't deign to speak... OOC - Do youwant to do anything or move along?
[19:36] * Alicia can't help herself. She cries like she hasn't cried since the last time she lost her family, unable to stop the tears or the wretched sobs. Antenora's presence stops her from being lost completely, and so she eventually recognises it. "Not really a good advertisment for the moral lifestyle, is it?" she snorts, finally addressing the devil. "No reward or happy ending... just grief and misery. Makes even me wonder why I bother."
[19:36] <Alicia> why I bother."
[19:38] <Kotono> Antenora's face is pained, struggling between haughiness and sadness, witht he latter winning more often than not. "...Mistress?" she speaks very quietly, "You're lucky to be alive. Most attempts to free souls from the Museum of the Vanquished fail, only adding more specimens." She's quiet after that, "...is that what it's like to be good?" she presses on, still deathly refrained and low toned. "To grieve when evil does something horrible
[19:39] <Kotono> horrible and you fail to stop it?"
[19:45] <Alicia> "Yeah, that's it..." Alicia dashes at her tears. "And then I'm going to have to put a smile on my face and go out there to greet my... my suh-sister," she almost falls back into crying once more, but just barely stops herself, "That doesn't even know who I am, and I'm going to take care of her... maybe one day it'll make up for what she did for me."
[19:45] <Alicia> "Remember when I said that being Good could provoke feelings far worse than any infernal torment? I'd rather spend an eternity in that museum than live through this... at least knowing my sister was safe and well. Now, that... that woman isn't even Beth, n-not anymore. But, for my sister's memory, I'll endure, for her sake."
[19:49] <Kotono> "...Mistress." Antenora looks down and away again, needing a long time to go on. Her words sound hesitant, long delayed. "Why? I hate this...I should be laughing at your misfortune!" she snarls abruptly, "I should have gone with you and ensured you failed! It was the perfect chance!" With flashing red eyes, "Damn you! I've never felt this before...regret over a mortal soul! It should be another lemure and source of power, not...!!!!!!!" (
[19:51] <Kotono> With a thick, heavy voice, "Is this what you mortals feel? Is this why you turn away, why you battle us?!" Antenora's voice raises even more abruptly, into a wet scream. "When you see someone sobbing brokenly?!"
[19:55] * Alicia looks at the near hysterical fiend with moist eyes, too absorbed in her grief to truly appreciate the breakthrough occuring before her. Nonetheless, she answers honestly, "It's because we want a world where no one has to feel like this, ever again," she says softly after a pregnant pause. "Even if it's futile, all we can do is try to make it real."
[19:59] <Kotono> "Of course it's futile! Lord Asmodeus is the strongest being in the cosmos!"  Antenora snaps back, "Ugh!" The Erinyes speaks with real venom this time, "I...I...I hate..." she tries to spit it out, but instead doesn't. "This is pathetic!" Pregnancy begets pregnancy, this pause even harsher. "I hate this." she finally murmurs. "That I...I finally..." With a rising venom again, Antenora stomps away to the other side of the room.
[20:09] * Alicia can't help but snort at Antenora's first statement. "If he's the strongest, why haven't Devils won the Blood War? And lets not even get into how he compares against the Gods." Alicia stands up, wiping away the last of her tears. In a way, Antenora's objections are strengthening her own resolve,
[20:09] <Alicia> "I lost a great deal today, but do you think I'm going to lie down because a powerful devil beat me around? To hell with that! As long as I live, I'll keep fighting, keep struggling, and keep getting stronger. I don't care whether it's Agares, Asmodeus, Daa-vid, or even Shar, I'll fight against anyone that thinks it's their place to cause suffering in others."
[20:09] <Alicia> "Even if it's futile because we can't win forever, it's *never* pointless so long as we try and make the world a better place one little bit at a time. Barely a few months ago I could hardly hold my own against one lousy Bearded Devil - today I was cutting through them like butter. If anything, today has taught me that I can't ever rest, that I need to keep on striving to get better."
[20:09] <Alicia> "And by Mystra, I will," she concludes fiercely, resolve burning in her still wet eyes.
[20:12] <Kotono> Antenora listens quietly, "So that's it?" she finally answers, "It's because you want to make the world a beter place and grow stronger?" Antenora lets the scorn layer on thick, but, "...I think...I understand that..." she sighs, shoulders slumping. "When I saw you sobbing...I wanted to make it not so."
[20:17] * Alicia smiles softly, starting to calm down. "Thank you, Antenora, that... means a great deal to me. So..." she takes a deep breath and centres herself, "Lets make it so it won't happen again. My sister still lives, her soul is safe, and her memories may not be gone forever. All is not lost, I suppose."
[20:18] <Kotono> "Alright," Antenora answers, very quiet. "...now I think I wantto be alone," she mutters, "Judgment?"
[20:20] <Alicia> "I should tend to my sister," Alicia nods understandingly. "Let me know when you're ready to go." Making sure that no sign of her tears remain, she speaks up, "Take me to my sister, Judgement."
[20:23] <Kotono> The room reforms around Alicia, back to Beth'sr oom. She reads a simple leather bound book, waiting and absorbed in it.
[20:24] <Alicia> Putting on what she hopes is a reassuring smile, Alicia slowly approaches her sister. "Hey, Beth..." she greets, keeping her voice soothing, as if she were talking to an invalid. "How're you doing?"
[20:26] <Kotono> "Oh, sister!" Beth smiles, putting the book down. "I'm reading the book Judgment gave me. It's about a place called Ysgard."
[20:27] <Alicia> "Lots of fighting and feasting in it?" Alicia asks as she sits down on the edge of the bed, facing Beth.
[20:29] <Kotono> "Yes," The book is put away, "Judgment said I had a misfortune, but my sister made sure I was safe. So thanks," she smiles, an innocent smile. Not a hint of guile or sadness there, Beth's normally unkind and not so pretty face having a certain childlike lumenence to it now.
[20:30] <Alicia> "I did my best, but you wound up saving me, even if you can't remember it," Alicia reaches out to clasp Beth's hand in her own. "Is there anything you do remember?" she asks hopefully.
[20:32] <Kotono> "No. I remember skills - how to speak, how to do things." Taking the rapier at her side, "I remember how to use this, sort of, but not at the same time." Beth lets it drop, like a clattering, shattering dream.  "But...he said you would be happy if I told you this: That I smiled when he first asked me about Alicia."
[20:35] <Alicia> "Yes..." Alicia squeezes Beth's hand, leaning over to hug her sister. "You're still my sister, Beth... no matter what," she murmurs thickly. "Even... even if you never get your old memories, we'll make new ones."
[20:36] <Kotono> "Good!" BEth returns the hug, "Sister, what's home like then? Judgment said we don't live here."
[20:40] <Alicia> "Home..." Alicia considers that word as she embraces her sister. It's tempting to leave Balmuria... things will be hard for Beth, there. But at the same time, she has an obligation to see through the matter with Daa-vid. Well, if anyone does mistreat her sister, they'll answer to her. "It's near the sea, a busy little city called Balmuria. I hope... I hope everyone there will be kind to you."
[20:43] <Kotono> "It sounds fun," Beth, the embrace returned again. "Does Judgment or Antenora visit there?" Beth's voice is happy, a rarity.
[20:44] <Alicia> "I don't think we'll see Judgement again," Alicia admits honestly as she slowly parts from the hug to regard Beth, "But Antenora lives with us."
[20:45] <Kotono> "She's...scary," Beth decides on, "I don't like her much, but she seems to like you. She got into an argument with Judgment about you."
[20:47] <Alicia> "She's not so bad, once you get to know her," Alicia allows ruefully. "What did they argue about?"
[20:49] <Kotono> "I only saw the start, they went away once they really got into it," Beth smiles back, as her stomach loudly rumbles. "...eh, I'm hungry," she says, "Can we eat now, Sister?"
[20:50] <Alicia> "Lets ask our host, shall we?" Alicia stands up off the bed. "Judgement?"
[20:56] <Kotono> Judgment appears, slightly floating off the ground. "Yes?" He enquires quietly.
[20:57] <Alicia> "I'm sorry to impose, but Beth is hungry, and... well, so am I," Alicia admits. "Could we trouble you for something to eat?"
[21:07] <Alicia> roll 1d1000
[21:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d1000 --> 6,0[ 1d1000=25 ]4,0{25}

[Corwin]

[18:46] <Tiny_Ko_Army> ----
[18:48] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Judgment waits as Beth and Antenora stand back. The two are quiet as he approaches Alicia, the starry sky all around you like a field of polished diamonds on onyx. "I finished my research," he says solemnly, "There are only a few ways to restore those memories."
[18:49] <Alicia> "And they are?" Alicia asks with some trepidation.
[18:50] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "The first is to cast a wish or a divine miracle. I know full well that you don't likely have access to such," he begins, watching on with hooded gaze. "Only the epitome of potential for mortal magic can hope to undo the river Styx. Otherwise, there are two more options. The first is to petition the Lord of the Ninth himself - Asmodeus. The other..."
[18:52] * Alicia snorts. As if a fiend would provide such charity... "Petition a Demon Prince, instead?" she concludes doubtfully. Looks like hoping for a wish or a miracle it is.
[18:54] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "In the plains of law and order, there is a great record keeping library. It is said that the memories of every mortal are stored there, recorded for eternity. If you can find a way to reach that place, a sponser to get you in and manage to find them, you could restore your sister. However." Judgment stops here, "This is not a matter for the Gods of Good, but those of Law - good and neutral and evil. Further, I am afraid I do not kn
[18:55] <Tiny_Ko_Army> I am afraid I do not know the location of this place."
[18:56] <Alicia> "Well... I'll keep it in mind if I ever have a chance to travel the planes," Alicia murmurs, somewhat relieved that there at least exists another option not reliant on the lower planes. "I suppose we'll just have to start over unless we catch a break though, right, sister?" she essays a tentative smile at Beth.
[18:58] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Beth smiles back, innocent. It is the only word that describes her, her face open and curious. She only wears a plain brown dress now donated by Judgment, her loaned equipment returned.  "I can't wait to see home," she says eagerly.
[19:00] * Alicia smiles reassuringly, even as she worries slightly over the welcome she'll receive. She won't allow Beth to suffer for crimes she cannot remember, though, no matter what it takes. "I hope you'll like it... I suppose, then, that we're ready to go. Thank you for your help, Judgement, even if things didn't turn out exactly as I'd hoped."
[19:02] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "You did well, Alicia. You came back alive...ultimately, not many do. Many of the mortal souls there joined friends they tried to free." Judgment's realm blurrs suddenly, "I will send you home now. Savor your life, Alicia and Beth. May you live well and succeed on your dreams."
[19:06] <Tiny_Ko_Army> The realm of stars vanishes, a soft feeling of returning. For Alicia and the other two now stand in Alicia's home, the previous pocket dimension left to the realms of memory. "Is this home?" Beth looks around, as Antenora quietly slips away without a word. She heads straight for her room like a shot.
[19:10] <Alicia> "Yes. We only recently moved here, so it's a little bit bare," Alicia confesses, "But we'll work on that. Here, let me show you around so you'll know where everything is," she invites, setting her gear to the side, including Hell Striker, which she resolves to talk with later. With that, she proceeds to give Beth a brief tour of all the pertinent areas, culminating with the rather empty guest bedroom that she announces now belongs to Beth.
[19:11] <Alicia>  to Beth.
[19:12] <Tiny_Ko_Army> She takes in the new house with wide open eyes, looking out windows and the like. A few bits of lumber and labor are in the back, the beginning of Alicia's divine labors. "This is it, Sister? I like it. It's so...it fits," she decides with a happy smile. "Is all of the city like this?"
[19:16] <Alicia> "Most of this part, yes," Alicia nods. "It's all new. But over there," she points at the East facing wall, "Is the old town. It's a lot more settled - tomorrow I'll take you around the city when we go shopping for your things, but for now... why don't you read some of the books in the study while I go run some errands, and you can help me make dinner when I get back?" she offers.
[19:17] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Alright." Beth sits down and goes to read, leaving Alicia be for now.
[19:19] * Alicia briefly eyes Hell Striker but then decides she'll worry about mastering that blade later, grabbing her own trusty sword for now in case some crisis occurs while she's away. "I shouldn't be longer than an hour or so," she tells Beth, giving her a wave before she heads down the street towards the town hall.
[19:22] <Tiny_Ko_Army> The trip to the town hall is over a sunny, peaceful early winter day. Fall is fading, the warm breeze off the water warding off cooling temperatures. Getting to see Lord Salman takes a bit, but it's so pleasant that it's no difficulty at all to wait. After about ten minutes, Alicia stands before him in an office, papers and the like around him. "Alicia, you have returned?" he asks, voice grave. Very grave. "Have you see your Command
[19:22] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Have you see your Commander yet?"
[19:25] * Alicia shakes her head. "I only just got back, and I came straight here, my Lord," she responds. "Concerning the matter of my sister..." she begins leadingly, hoping he'll deal with what's important to her before fobbing her off to go and take care of whatever the latest crisis is.
[19:26] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "I apolgize," He bows his head a moment, "Matters bereaved me of the most simple cortesies while I was pondering them. How is your sister now, Alicia?"
[19:31] <Alicia> "Beth Reynes is innocent," Alicia states flatly. "I mean this in the most true and literal sense - she is as innocent as any newborn babe, the weight of sin not felt upon her shoulders."
[19:31] <Alicia> Taking a deep breath, she explains, "I do not wish to belabour exactly what happened, but in order to earn her atonement, my sister had to go to Hell and back. I accompanied her, and in the course of our task, she was subjected to the waters of the River Styx - the river that flows through the lower planes and steals away the memories of the recently dead."
[19:32] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Are you saying that she has lost all of her memories? Is this permanent?" Lord SAlman inquires after Alicia speaks, "Such an occurance...it is total?"
[19:34] <Alicia> "She retains her wits and faculties, thankfully," Alicia silently thanks Mystra for such small mercies, "But has been robbed of all context and memory - she did not even recognise me. It..." she hesitates a second, "It would be best to assume it permanent, yes. The few remedies posited are all entirely beyond reach, and likely to remain so."
[19:36] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "We are sorry for your loss. That leaves us in a difficult position - can we and shall we punish a vessel drained of it's memories, feelings...and even it's guilt?" The silence that follows is difficult, "What is she like now, Alicia? Who is Beth Renyes when the past has been taken from her, unlikely to ever return?"
[19:42] <Alicia> "She is like a child," Alicia sighs. "A bright and perceptive, yet naive and innocent child. I worry about what the future holds for her..." she trails off, eyes hardening. "But to impose any punishment on her would be a gross travesty of justice. My sister effectively sacrificed her self and identity in Hell to save myself and several innocents - her final act was a noble one."
[19:44] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Lord Salman listens, watching Alicia intently. "...you feel strongly on this?" He asks and then answers his own question without much pause. "Yes, you have shown much dedication to your sister. Again, we-no, I am sorry. Very well then, Alicia."
[19:47] <Alicia> "I would be grateful if you would see fit to pardon her," Alicia inclines her head. "She deserves a fresh start, unburdened by recriminations for actions that she has no memory of."
[19:48] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Do you desire for her to live in this town with you under these circumstances?" Lord Salman asks, voice pointed.
[19:50] * Alicia closes her eyes and is silent for a long moment. "I will be honest," she admits at length, "My preference would be to leave here, and seek a fresh start in a place where no one knows the name of Beth Reynes. But the matter of Daa-vid is not one I can ignore - until it is resolved, I am obligated to remain here."
[19:53] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Then so be it," Lord Salman says at last, "I was prepared to give her clemecy before for your aid, and you have proven to be worthwhile as a member of the Crimson Guard. For the sake of the innocent woman who is now your sister, I shall pardon Beth Reynes. But -" A pause, "May I give you some advice, Alicia?"
[19:54] * Alicia nods. "Free advice is never to be turned away," she replies agreeably.
[19:55] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Perhaps the name of Beth should die with her memories. Let that name and the poison that clings to it fade away, so that her innocence will not be splashed by it."
[19:57] * Alicia considers that for a long moment. It's tempting, as it would probably make her life easier, but... it also feels like a betrayal. "I will... consider your words," she allows, deciding to mull over it a bit. "By your leave?"
[19:58] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Go," Lord Salman waves his hand. "...take care of her, Alicia. Even if I forgive her, others may not."
[19:59] <Alicia> Nodding at that, Alicia sketches a bow and leaves, briefly stopping at the market to buy some fresh meat and vegetables before she goes home to cook dinner and talk with her sister.
[20:01] <Tiny_Ko_Army> On returning home, Alicia finds Beth in the living room. Antenora is reluctantly standing nearby, looking distinctly irritated. "...tell me since I'd like to know!" Beth argues to Antenora.
[20:02] * Alicia looks between the two as she enters. "Not interrupting anything, am I?" she asks.
[20:03] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Nothing at all," Antenora drawls out, turning away, "Then, if you're here...entertain her," she sourly scowls as she stomps out of the room.
[20:04] * Alicia gives Beth a curious look as Antenora huffily departs.
[20:05] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Once Antenora is gone, "I just asked her to tell me stories about you," Beth looks down a little. "She got very...snippy when I did."
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[20:07] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Taishyr
[20:08] <Alicia> "Antenora... is like that," Alicia admits, shrugging. "Anyway, do you want to help me make dinner, and I can tell you a few stories while we do that?" she offers.
[20:09] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Can I tell you a bit of what Antenora told me in return about the city?" Beth gets up and follows. For all of her lack of appeal, it's countered by a strange eagerness about her. Were she a few years younger, one might mistake her for an overgrown child as she bounds behind her siste.r
[20:10] <Alicia> "Sure, what did she say?" Alicia asks agreeably as she takes off her armour and sets it aside along with her sword before leading Beth into the kitchen.
[20:11] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "I asked her about you at first, and she said you worked for the Crimson Guard. She kinda used that to change the subject."
[20:14] * Alicia nods. "She's not very talkative, most of the time," she notes as she begins preparing their meal, finding it a bit odd to be cooking for more than just herself after so long.
[20:16] <Tiny_Ko_Army> As Beth half helps, half watches, "She smiles a lot, though," Beth observes, butn then frowns, "But I think she doesn't always mean it. But she talked about a Seira - not long, she didn't seem to really like that subject at all. She said she wasn't trustworthy."
[20:20] <Alicia> "It's pretty easy to tell she's being insincere when she smiles, yes," Alicia nods. "I can understand why she doesn't like Seira, I suppose - she's my superior in the guard, but she's really unpredictable and stubborn. Be careful if you ever meet her," she warns.
[20:25] <Tiny_Ko_Army> Beth nods as the meal is made, "She said Demedais is kind of boring like a priest, but that he's a good fighter, at least.
[20:25] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "
[20:28] <Alicia> "Demedais is nice," Alicia smiles, leaving the food to cook as the preperation is finished. "He's a paladin, like me, although we belong to different churches, so it's understandable we'd think alike."
[20:34] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Mmmm. What about the big, red faced guy who gives you orders?" As Beth follows, "You're right, though. Antenora didn't really speak of anyone particularly well, did she?"
[20:36] * Alicia chuckles. "I'd be surprised if she did, honestly. Hmm..." her mirth dissipates soon enough, however, mood turning more serious. "Sister, there's some things I need to tell you," she begins gently, "About what you don't remember. They won't be nice, but it's better if you hear them from me than a stranger."
[20:38] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "Okay," Beth is happy enough at that, listening an dwaiting. "What is it?"
[20:42] * Alicia really wants to just forget about it, feeling wretched at piercing that bubble of naivette... but she'd be doing a worse disservice to her sister by leaving her ignorant. "Back before you lost your memories, you did some bad things, Beth. I don't know all of them myself, since we'd been apart for so long, but before we were reunited, you were paid to poison the ruler of this country - Lord Salman."
[20:54] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "What?" Beth turns to look at Alicia, a look of wide eyed, slightly opened mouth uncomprehension blossoming like a deadly flower. "What are you saying, sister?"
[21:00] <Alicia> "What I'm saying is," Alicia begins, feeling a stab in her heart at the look on Beth's face, "There are people who will hear your name and think 'She's a bad person' without knowing about how you redeemed yourself."
[21:00] <Alicia> She steps forward and takes Beth's hands in her own, "It's not fair, because you'll be judged for things you can't remember doing, and even when you could remember, you'd worked really hard to make up for it, but... most people won't know the whole story of what you did and what happened to you."
[21:04] <Tiny_Ko_Army> "But I'm not a bad person...am I?" Beth asks back, as her hands are held. "Judgment said I did something very good!" She shakes hier head, confusing shining in her eyes. "It isn't fair."
[21:08] * Alicia shakes her head. "It's not," she agrees. "You did a very good thing - you saved the lives of innocents and you made the biggest sacrifice I can imagine to save me. There aren't many people in the world who could have done what you did, sister - most would be too afraid or selfish."

[Corwin]

[17:51] <Kotono> Beth smiles slowly at that, "I'll be alright then, sister. That proves that, doesn't it?"
[17:55] <Alicia> "It does," Alicia nods. "But I wanted to tell you this now so you won't be surprised if someone mentions what happened with Lord Salman - he forgives you, but other people can be less accepting," Squeezing Beth's hands, she goes on, "If anyone says you're a bad person, it's just because they don't know the truth."
[17:59] <Kotono> "Yeah," Beth looks silghtly unhappy, but sturdy enough none the less, "Alicia? Will it be okay to go around the town alone then? I'd really like to explore it. Or will everyone think I'm a bad person and make trouble?"
[18:04] <Alicia> "Well, not many people actually know what you look like," Alicia admits, biting her lip thoughtfully as she thinks back to Salman's recommendation. "Hmm... Sister," she begins seriously, "There is one thing we could do."
[18:04] <Alicia> "Since you don't remember anything before today, it's a chance for a completely fresh chance. You don't have to be 'Beth Reynes' anymore, if you don't want to be. You could choose a new name, and go on from today with none of the baggage 'Beth Reynes' had accumulated." Alicia sounds perfectly neutral on all this, not wanting to sway her sister one way or the other.
[18:13] <Kotono> "Are you saying I should pick a new name?" Beth asks in reply to that, looking back. "Do you think I should, Sister?"
[18:17] <Alicia> "It's an idea that has some merit to it," Alicia replies evenly. "You're going to find that a lot of people will have strong opinions on you without even knowing the 'real' you, just because of the preconceptions they have. If they don't know you as 'Beth Reynes', though, it means they'll have no choice but to judge you on what *you* do in the here and now."
[18:19] <Kotono> "Mmm." Beth considers this for a time, "I suppose it may be wise, and Beth is alittle short for a name. Alicia and Antenora are both nicer. Let me think about it, Sister?"
[18:20] * Alicia nods. "The decision is yours - sleep on it for tonight. Tomorrow I can take you shopping and show you around, or if you want I can give you some money and you can go explore on your own - whichever you prefer."
[18:29] <Kotono> "Alright," Beth gets up and...OOC - Skip ahead?
[18:29] <Alicia> OOC: by all means
[18:33] <Kotono> The morning comes. A fog settles over Balmuria, the air home to a tangy chill. It's not a good day early inthe morning, but the ascent of the sun into the sky burns away the fog with it's warm rays. Amid this, breakfast is had. WEll, not for Antenora, who lingers behind Alicia as she eats, expression distant. But Beth seems hungry, eating quickly. "I thought about it, sister," she says.
[18:33] <Alicia> Antenora never eats, so this is hardly unusual. "What did you decide?" Alicia asks, smiling at her elder sibling.
[18:40] <Kotono> "How does Delina sound?" Beth asks while looking at Alicia, "Or Oveila?"
[18:42] <Alicia> "Oveila?" Alicia blinks, wondering where that came from. Maybe in that book about Ysgard she was reading? "Well, both are nice," she appends after a moment. "We have a little brother called Charles, though he lives far away from here. Delina would fit with the pattern of the first letters of our names following each other in the alphabet," she notes amusedly.
[18:43] <Kotono> "You don't like Oveila?" Beth asks as Alicia blinks, but listens on. "Charles? How old is he? But...Delina isn't bad, either."
[18:45] <Alicia> "It's just a name I've never heard before," Alicia shakes her head. "Charles is twenty seven - a year younger than me, and three years younger than you. Both names are nice, though - just remember that you'll be hearing it for the rest of your life, so pick one you'll be happy with."
[18:59] <Kotono> "Can we try it today, t hen?" Beth offers, "See how it fits?"
[19:01] <Alicia> "Of course. Just remember, it's not easy to change once you've picked. Which will you choose?" Alicia asks.
[19:02] <Kotono> "Let's try Oveila today?" Beth offers with an easy, happy smile, seemingly content. "What do you think, Antenora?"
[19:09] <Kotono> "A name is a name is a name." She looks on with icy disinterest, long at Beth. "Everything that was Beth Reynes died in the Styx, so why not the name as well? WHat you affix to yourself now is..."
[19:13] * Alicia flinches, but quickly schools her expression. "It's a clean slate," she puts a more positive spin on it as she gets up and gathers the plates from breakfast, depositing them in the kitchen before returning. "Now, we need to get you some new clothes and things, Oveila. Ready to go?"
[19:17] <Kotono> Bet-Ovelia sends a hurt look to Antenora, who looks away. "Of course, sister...?" OOC - Want to skip ahead just a bit?
[19:18] <Alicia> OOC: Sure. I'll invite Antenora to come along and get some new clothes as well if she wants.
[19:26] <Kotono> CLothes are purchased in a nice little shop in the old city quarter. It's near the sea and bakery, the smell of salt water and fresh bread competeing in the air. Antenora declined new clothing, seeming to be lost in her own funk. Oveila was quite interested, however, her mood bright as the three come out into the busy street. "Aren't these beautiful, sister?"
[19:28] <Alicia> "They flatter you well," Alicia agrees easily as they embark on a small tour of the city, showing Oveila all the interesting areas that she knows of.
[19:36] <Kotono> As the group begins to walk a bit, Oveila looks about. "The buildings here are older, but it's filled with people. I rather lik eit," she states, as a few people look at the group. Almost all on Alicia - a few nods of respect, a few smiles, even a few looks of envy or amazement. But as this happens(More.)
[19:41] <Kotono> From the bakery is noise - a man pushing past the line, rushing out! He is dressed plainly and running fast down the street. A few seconds later, a young man cries from the bakery, "STOP THIEF!" His words are indignant, irritated.
[19:43] * Alicia is a duly empowered officer of the law! "You, halt!" she yells, rapidly moving to intercept the thief!
[19:52] <Kotono> The thief, running your way, curves north swiftly and into an alley! Near a long forgotten warehouse, now reopened as the thief springs along it's side! However, Alicia's faster, making ground up quickly! It shouldn't be too hard to catch him at this rate, she can estimate.
[19:53] <Alicia> OOC: Am I within 50 feet?
[19:54] <Kotono> OOC: Yeah.
[19:57] * Alicia briefly considers using a spell to slow him down, but decides it probably isn't worth it since she'll catch up in a few seconds, and continues to sprint after the unfortunate thief, intending to tackle him once she gets close enough.
[19:59] <Kotono> Alicia's speed is massive as they run down the alleyway, her magical boots aiding her! WIthin a moment she's close enough to tackle! OOC - Make an unarmed attack roll. No AoOs since your'e both booking it. I'm basically looking to see if you can manage to grab him midrun to establish a grapple.
[19:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
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[19:59] * Alicia sets mode: +v Rei-chan
[19:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[19:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{35}
[20:00] <Kotono> OOC - Grapple check
[20:00] <Kotono> .
[20:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14
[20:00] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+14 --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{25}
[20:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[20:00] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+4 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{5}
[20:01] <Kotono> Like a tiger hunting prey, Alicia leaps! The hapless thief tries to pivot out of the way, but Alicia's arms wrap around him! He is nary able to offer a defense, grabbed and slammed to the ground! A few loaves of bread fall to the ground, his  ill gotten hall spread about as Alicia has stopped his retreat cold!
[20:03] <Alicia> "You really shouldn't have ran," Alicia reprimands as she hauls the thief to his feet. "But that was your second mistake, after stealing, I suppose."
[20:05] <Kotono> His face is dirty and dazed as Alicia hauls him up! Antenora and Oveila watch from the entrance of the alley, as a few other people come to rubberneck. A small chorus of cheers start, "Nicely done!" One sailor calls. Meanwhile, the thief groans, "Ugh...fucking my luck :I run into a hero..."
[20:08] <Alicia> "Cheer up, it'll give you something to brag about to the other thieves," Alicia tells him as he's held securely and escorted out of the alley, Alicia looking to see if any guardsmen are nearby to take over, since she's not really on duty, right now.
[20:18] <Kotono> A few are trotting over at a good clip, wading through the cheering people. The thief hangs his head, as they take him off Alicia's hands. "Thanks, ma'am," the quickly salute, "We can take him in from here."
[20:21] <Alicia> "Thanks," Alicia gladly hands the thief over before she goes to pick up the discarded bread, casting prestidigitation and then swiftly cleaning off any dust from its tumble before she heads towards the bakery to return it.
[20:24] <Kotono> Antenora and Alicia's sister fall in line with her as they walk. "Caught him before he could even get away," Oveila asks, "That was fast."  Cheers fill your back as you go towards the bakery, a young man in a flour stained apron waiting at front.
[20:27] <Alicia> "Best to nip these things in the bud," Alicia nods. "Normally if someone makes a clean getaway, they're likely to never get caught." Approaching the baker, Alicia holds up the breadloaves, "I cleaned them with magic, so they should still be okay to eat," she offers.
[20:30] <Kotono> "Thank you!" He perks up, offering a hand, "Thank you very much, Miss!" He holds out one of the loaves, "Do you want one, on the house. We're really grateful for what you just did."
[20:30] <Kotono> Oveila sniffs the air around, "Smells good," she murmurs appreciatively.
[20:32] * Alicia gratefully accepts. "You're too kind," she smiles, breaking off a chunk and handing it to Oveila before she gives Antenora a curious look just on the off chance she wants to try some.
[20:37] <Kotono> "Thanks!" He smiles at Oveila at that, "My name is Roald, by the way. Enjoy it, it's freshly baked this morning."
[20:38] <Kotono> Antenora glances up, before slightly shaking her head.
[20:38] <Kotono> Oveila eats up, "It's pretty good, sis," she murmurs appreciatively.
[20:41] * Alicia nods, unsurprised, and tears off a chunk to bite into herself. "It is," she agrees. "Thanks, Roald. I'm Alicia," she introduces herself, though it's almost certainly redundant.
[20:41] <Kotono> "Alicia...!" His eyes go wide a moment, "So you're THAT Alicia?" he says at last, "Sorry, I didn't put it together right away!"
[20:44] <Kotono> "That is her name...you really are famous around her, sister?" Oveila smiles at that, "Everyone looks at you like it."
[20:45] * Alicia briefly looks down at her gleaming mithral breastplate, then at the two-bladed sword she has strapped to her back. "I guess I don't stand out that much," she deadpans to Roald, cracking a smile. "Yeah, well, I've been pretty busy here, Oveila, although I'm probably not as famous as Demedais. His name's probably well known even in other countries."
[20:46] <Kotono> "Aaah..." He blushes deeply, from head to neck to toe. "I meant that, just...aaaah..." He fumbles as he bows quickly, "I'm sorry!"
[20:47] * Alicia laughs softly. "Really, there's nothing to apologise for, it's fine," she reassures. "Anyway, thanks for the bread, Roald. Maybe I'll come back as a customer, some time," she waves, starting to head off.
[20:48] <Kotono> Oveila eats up more bread and smiles, happiness in her words. "You're kind of nice when you blush like that," she teaes just a little, "Thank you!" Meanwhile, Antenora eyes him through lidded, distant eyes, lingering. She lingers a little too much, looking at him with a strangely hollow gaze.
[20:49] <Alicia> Waiting on Antenora to catch up, Alicia waits till they're a bit away and less crowded. "Something on your mind, Antenora?" she asks, having noticed her unusual scrutiny of the baker.
[20:49] <Kotono> Oveila goes on just a little advanced, heading down the street and looking in a window. "Nothing at all, Mistress," she puts on her smile immediately, "Nothing at all."
[20:53] <Alicia> "You sure?" Alicia prods just a little. "You looked really distracted a minute ago."
[20:54] <Kotono> "I'm fine," Antenora dismisses it with a wave of her hand, picking up her pace. "Do you want to leave your sister behind?"
[20:56] <Alicia> "Of course not," Alicia lets the subject drop and also walks a bit faster to catch up with Oveila.
[20:57] <Kotono> As you head down the street, you see Oveila stopped at the end of the block. She's looking south, down the street as people part. There's a very good reaosn they're parting, too...! (More)
[21:01] <Kotono> Walking down the street is a ..man. But a mere man does not invoke these looks. A man nearly eight feet tall, bedeckoned in shining full plate armor that gleams in the light. He carries it as if it is nothing at all to wear. Across his back is a mammoth club, large enough to smash a mere person to pulp underneath. His hair is long and blonde, yet with a single streak of red down the center, from scalp, across the head, then all the way do
[21:01] <Kotono>  from scalp, across the head, then all the way down to the end of his hair, at his waist. He walks the streets, looking about silently here and there.
[21:03] * Alicia is curious enough to take a look as well. "My... a half-giant?" she murmurs. "I don't think I've ever seen a human so tall."
[21:04] <Kotono> Oveila watches him, as does Antenora. "Perhaps he is," Antenora murmurs back, "I've never seen a human that tall." Meanwhile, he stops at the wall of a nice shop, taking something from his side. Slowly, with careful motions, he begins to attach a poster there.
[21:06] * Alicia decides to approach, not getting in the man's way, but getting close enough to have a look at the poster he's putting up. She's pretty sure there are no laws against such things here in Balmuria, so sees no reason to disturb him, but is curious about what he could be advertising.
[21:08] <Kotono> Oveila follows, with Antenora hanging back. Other people do as well, as Alicia sees the poster! It's colorful and pretty and...OOC - Will save.
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[21:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{19}
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[21:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{13}
[21:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[21:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{30}
[21:10] <Kotono> "Carnival..." Antenora smiles at that, a happy smile. IT doesn't look right on her face. "My...that's something fun to do tomorrow. I can't wait."
[21:11] <Kotono> Oveila is quiet a few moments, blinking quickly, before smiling as well. "Yeah...oh, I bet it'll be too much fun! I want to go!"
[21:12] <Kotono> As this sentiment murmurs through the crowd, the giant man walks away, down the street and taking out another poster from his belt.
[21:12] <Kotono> "We can all go together, MIstress," Antenora asks with an eagerness in her voice.
[21:12] * Alicia stares at Antenora in open shock for a moment before shaking her head and quickly casting detect magic to confirm if the poster is indeed enchanted.
[21:14] <Kotono> "Yes!" Oveila grins at those words, "Sister, what's wrong? Don't you want to go?"
[21:14] <Alicia> "The poster's enchanted, don't be deceived," Alicia says sternly, before shouting towards the giant man. "You there, stop what you're doing at once, by order of the Crimson Guard!"
[21:19] <Kotono> As all around you talk of the carnival blossoms like a new dawn flower, the giant man turns as Alicia calls. He looks back, a small smirk on his face. OOC - For sanity, I'm going to call initiative between you two here.
[21:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
[21:19] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+2 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{15}
[21:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5
[21:19] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+5 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{21}
[21:20] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>????'
[21:20] <Kotono> OOC - Go.
[21:20] <Kotono> "Mistress..." Antenora's voice is negative, dark. "What are you doing?"
[21:21] <Alicia> "To be taken in by such a simple enchantment..." Alicia glowers, promptly casting dispel magic in a burst to encompass the entire crowd surrounding the poster.
[21:21] <Alicia> OOC: one check or multiple ones?
[21:21] <Kotono> OOC: One check.
[21:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
[21:21] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{26}
[21:22] <Kotono> "...Mistress?!" Antenora suddenly blinks heavily, "What's going on? What Carnival?"
[21:23] <Alicia> "The one you were enchanted to think was just fabulous," Alicia returns darkly. "Those spells aren't so fun when the boot is on the other foot, are they?" Having made a point, she gives the giant-sized man a challenging look to see if he'll desist like she asked.
[21:24] <Kotono> Oveila settles for rubbing her eyes, "It sounded like such fun..." Other people match these sentiments, shock and confusion reigning! To this, "Damn!" The big man eyes Alicia critically, "You'd think it was a wasteland with all the noise he made. Idiot." Shaking his head slowly, "See ya soon then!" With that, he seems to concentrate a few seconds, then begins to fly straight up! OOC - Alicia, you're up. Depending on how you react, I'll ad
[21:25] <Kotono> OOC - Alicia, you're up. Depending on how you react, I'll addinitiatives if needed.
[21:26] <Alicia> "Oh, come on, what do you take me for?!" Alicia sounds offended, casting Fly herself and likewise taking to the air. "Antenora, do me a favour and shred that poster so it won't take in anyone else, will you?"
[21:28] <Kotono> "Grr...with PLEASURE, Mistress," Antenora grabs the poster, starting to rip it up with her own hands! As the crowd below watches, shakes their heads and points up, Alicia follows! The big man stops thirty feet up, "Damn again. Fine." He stretches his neck out, "Are you going to make a fight outta this," he asks, casually withdrawing his club.  It's a big thing indeed, as big as he is. "I can keep you entertained for a little while ifyou i
[21:28] <Kotono> "I can keep you entertained for a little while if you insist."
[21:30] <Alicia> "If you won't come quietly," Alicia casts another spell and promptly shoots up to twelve feet in height before withdrawing her now giant-sized double-sword. "It would probably be better if you did," she adds with a cold glare.
[21:31] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[21:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{23}
[21:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[21:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{29}
[21:32] <Kotono> He looks back, unfazed. "If that's what you really want..." He then charges towards Alicia, a grin on his face! "Don't worry, I'll only leave some bruises!" At that, he charges Alicia flat out!
[21:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 (-3 PA)
[21:32] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0(-3 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{20}
[21:32] <Kotono> OOC - AC?
[21:32] <Alicia> OOC: 22
[21:33] <Kotono> The attack, while a close thing, just barely misses Alicia's side and causing her considerable bodily harm! "Hmm...! If this place is supposed to be a magical wasteland, what's a pretty little sorcerer doing here?" he banters back.
[21:35] <Alicia> "I'll return the favour and refrain from drawing any blood," Alicia returns as she floats back and casts mirror image, several duplicates springing to life. "Know that you challenge a Knight of the Mother of all Magic, Alicia Reynes. Might I have your name?"
[21:35] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 DC 15 tumble
[21:35] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0DC 15 tumble --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{27}
[21:35] <Alicia> roll 1d4+3 images
[21:35] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d4+3 1,0images --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 ]4,0{7}
[21:37] <Kotono> "Strongman or Bouncer works," he grins back as the images come to life, warding Alicia! "Mystra, eh? You should be interested instead, we really shouldn't be fighting." He stops, offering a hand, greatclub hanging slightly. "How 'bout we sit down and talk about it somewhere nice?"
[21:39] <Alicia> "I'd prefer to do this civilly - but know that as fond as I am of magic, I can't approve of using magical compulsions to drum up interest in your circus," Alicia relaxes her guard a little, deciding to let Mystra tell her if she should be especially wary of this man.
[21:40] <Kotono> "Tell you what," He looks about, pointing towards the hill nearby. "See that nice building shaped like a dragon? How about we land on top of it for privacy and talk there?"
[21:41] <Alicia> "First, how many more of those posters have you put up?" Alicia asks. "I'd rather deal with them before we chat."
[21:42] <Kotono> "First one, actually. Wanted to get a good crowd behind me to get the most out of 'em," He answers without any hesitation, glancing down. Below, the people are staring, a certain Erinyes starting up with blood red eyes of fury.
[21:43] * Alicia nods, before floating down towards Antenora and Oveila. "Antenora, Oveila, can you two wait for me at Seira's inn?" she points it out for their benefit, "I'm going to have words with our guest and I'll meet you both there once I'm done."
[21:44] <Kotono> Antenora stares up at him balefully, "...as you wish, Mistress," she says at last, while Oveila just nods quietly.
[21:45] <Alicia> "See you soon," Alicia nods to them before all eight of her take off and start flying towards the roof of the inn.
[21:48] <Kotono> A quick flight over has the two of you atop Seira's eye catching draconic inn! As people below continue to marvel, "WEll then," Strongman leans against a chimney, "Your name ain't Demedais, is it?"
[21:49] <Alicia> "I told you my name barely thirty seconds ago," Alicia replies dryly, "Furthermore, Demedais is a man."
[21:52] <Kotono> "Well hell. You see why I'm the Strongman now," He blushes, "Anyway. You ever heard of the Carnival or the Great Circus?"
[21:53] * Alicia shakes her head. "From the poster, I take it you're from the planes. I haven't really had time to sightsee whenever I've left this one."
[21:55] <Kotono> Eyeing Alicia curiously, thoughtfully. "We're a travelin' carnival troupe. Big ol' disparate group of us, all 'round the Ringmaster. Anyway, we don't normally do the Prime very often, but somethin' got Ringmaster's attention here awhile back, so we're comin'i n tomorrow to do a show."
[21:57] * Alicia nods slowly. "If a show is all you're doing, I can accept that. But you haven't really done much to earn my goodwill, so far. Why don't you tell me about what your show entails... and why you think it's worth the trouble of coming to a 'magical backwater' to put one on?" she asks suspiciously.
[21:59] <Kotono> "Ain't my call. Ringmaster said it was his and he was coming here, and that was that." His voice isn't suspicious at all, but light and fluffy instead. "It's all magic - Ringmaster's been busy keeping it goin' around here. For example, a Tunnel O' Love where you can really fall in love. Sights you'd never imagine seeing in the Prime, shops of rare goods, performances, and even audience participation."
[22:00] <Kotono> "Of course, until recently it was like breathing glass around here if we weren't near Ringmaster or the ilk," He does go on, "It's only like breathing rocks now. Anyway, that Demedais fellow gave the Ringmaster's grandson one hell of a sore ego, and then a sore ass when he got home."
[22:02] * Alicia makes a mental note to stay the hell away from any strange tunnels. "I recall Demedais mentioning a thief who said he would 'get it good' when he returned with his gramps." Alicia cocks her head, "You're not making a very good case for us allowing your presence."
[22:04] <Kotono> "Aaah, he's just buttsore and bitchin'," He grins, "Here." Reaching into his belt, Strongman withdraws what looks to be a thin golden ticket. He flicks it towards Alicia, "Token of my goodwill. Anyone holding onto that will get in to the Great Circus without a problem. No muss and no fuss at all."
[22:07] * Alicia reflexively catches the ticket, her images shifting for a second before all of them are now holding one just like it, no indication of which caught it to start with. She briefly eyes it for any magical signature before looking up, "In any case, it's not really my decision to make. Why don't I take you to the man in charge of this city - you can try to convince him."
[22:07] <Alicia> She is only a mere lieutenant, after all, and would probably be overstepping her bounds a great deal if she were to make this decision.
[22:08] <Kotono> "Naw," He shrugs, stretching as he gets up from the chimney. "I'm not here to make it as a request, either. Don't get me wrong, we'd rather not piss off everyone and no one at once, but...Ringmaster's pretty confident of this. He ain't goin' anywhere but here."
[22:10] <Alicia> "And you've no idea why he's so set on this particular city on the prime?" Alicia asks wonderingly.
[22:11] <Kotono> "Hey, I'm just the Strongman. Just doing what Ringmaster tells me to." Dusting off his armor, "I get the feeling we're going to get much farther, so I'm about to get on out of here."
[22:12] <Kotono> *We're not going to
[22:13] <Alicia> "Fine, just keep your nose clean," Alicia relents. "It's not my decision whether we let this pass or not, but for what it's worth I think we'd all rather it went peacefully." She pauses a moment before adding, "Take some friendly advice, though, and keep a tight leash on any performers with sticky fingers. We don't tolerate thieves around here."
[22:14] <Kotono> "Heh, heh." Starting to float into the air, "Noted." Without any further word, he takes off, up up and away!
[22:16] * Alicia watches him go for a moment before she floats on down to ground level and dispels her various spells as she looks around for Antenora and her sister.
[22:19] <Kotono> Antenora and Alicia's sister are standing at the entrance to Seira's inn as Alicia lands, around a few other people.
[22:21] <Alicia> "Don't worry, he wasn't violent," Alicia reassures everyone, before recalling the giant-sized club that just missed her. "Much," she appends. "Anyway, it looks like some extraplanar circus is showing up tomorrow, so we'd better go tell Commander Obureth," she goes on to her two companions in particular.
[22:22] <Kotono> "Extraplanar circus?" Antenora inquires as she starts to go along with Alicia.
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[22:22] * Alicia nods. "You might know better than me, but ever hear of the Carnival or the Great Circus?" she asks the fiend as they start down the slope before heading towards the garrison.
[22:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[22:25] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+14 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{34}
[22:27] <Kotono> Antenora's eyebrow raises suddenly, "The Great Circus? Oh yes, I remember now. I hear it's come to Dispater a few times whenever it can manage the paperwork and bribes, as well as a sponsor. It's supposed to be a grand carnival of magic and amusements. Rare to come to hell - occasionally, it will be allowed as a grand way to allow a set of devils to celebrate a great victory."
[22:30] <Alicia> "I suppose Hell is a place where they'd be on their best behaviour, but do they have any sort of reputation for causing trouble?" Alicia asks as they walk along.
[22:33] <Kotono> "Oh, this and that," Antenora smiles as she thinks, "Most of the devils got skinned - figuratively speaking. I also heard there was a few fights over things."
[22:35] <Alicia> "It's an old trick," Alicia nods, frowning. "Distract a town with a fancy show while you get your buddies to sneak into all the houses that've been emptied out. We'll need to be especially vigilant."
[22:37] <Kotono> "Oh, I'll be happy too..." Antenora purrs viciously, Very vigliant."
[22:39] <Alicia> "Anything else you've heard about them?" Alicia asks, pleased at Antenora's enthusiasm. It's a good lesson for her on the demeaning nature of enchantment effects, and will hopefully make her think very carefully about exercising her own powers in future.
[22:45] <Kotono> "Not that I can recall. These were thirdhand stories, just persistent," Antenora's eyes hint of red, unhappy as you head along to the garrison. Oveila is quiet through it, as you find Commander Oberuth finishing training some guardsmen. They, like most of he trains, limp off and look sore, well worked indeed.
[22:46] <Alicia> Since he's just finishing, Alicia approaches and salutes. "Sir, do you have a moment?"
[22:48] <Kotono> Commander Oberuth puts away his sword, "Yeah. What do you need, Alicia?"
[22:51] <Alicia> "There's an extraplanar circus filled with magic that intends to visit Balmuria tomorrow," Alicia tells him bluntly. "On one hand, this sounds like a nice way to broaden our horizons. On the other, I don't really think they're trustworthy - I found their strongman putting up posters that enchanted people with a fascination for the circus, and one of their number recently attempted to rob Demedais."
[23:03] <Kotono> "Oh, good. That doesn't sound that bad," Commander Oberuth doesn't even blink, brushing his hands of-"Wait, what was that? An extraplanar circus filled with magic that intends to visit Balmuria tomorrow?"
[23:06] * Alicia nods. "Yes, that's exactly right," she confirms what she just said. "Apparently they couldn't visit our world before, but now they can. Probably thanks to the resurgence of magic."
[23:07] <Kotono> "Oh hell," Commander Oberuth observes eloquently, "Go talk to Demedais, he's dealt with them before as you noted, and maybe the two of you can compare notes and make some sort of plan. I'll go start doing what needs to be done on my end."
[23:09] <Alicia> "It's quite likely that we'll see an outbreak of thievery while everyone's distracted by the show they're putting on - since I doubt they'll care about petty targets, we should tighten the guard's presence around the temples and homes of our more magically inclined citizens," Alicia suggests. "Do you know where Demedais is, right now?"
[23:14] <Kotono> "At the Temple, I think. He's free today," Oberuth wipes his brow, "Alright, noted, I'll find the best hands we have."
[23:17] * Alicia nods. "I'll go talk with Demedais, then," she agrees, saluting and then leading her mini-entourage off. "This isn't what I intended when I planned on giving you a tour, Oveila, but at least it gives you a chance to see my work," she admits ruefully.