D2 001

[Corwin]

01[20:18] <Seira> "Why not?" Seira responds, going over their options briefly. "There was some kind of zoo, so let's try it next?"
[20:21] <Kotono> The party heads to the 'zoo'. In particular, the Beastlands Zoo. The door to it is like the others, nothing immediately identifying it as out of sorts.
06[20:21] * Seira opens it, peering inside.
[20:25] <Kotono> Inside are rows of cages. It's dark here, dark and silent and quiet. On a glance, many of the cells are destroyed. Inside lie bones and rubble and little else. What once lay within can be hinted at, for each cage has a little written plaque besides it.
06[20:26] * Alicia walks down the row of cages, her arcane-seeing eyes scanning them all for any activity within or around.
06[20:26] * Seira enters for an inspection of the premises. Something may still be hiding, or managed to escape their cells, and it would be good to know what they might face.
[20:27] <Kotono> There's no magic about that Alicia can see. OOC: Feel free to make a search check, Seira?
01[20:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+27
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 and gets 31." [1d20=4]
01[20:27] <Seira> OOC: Actually +2
[20:29] <Kotono> There were once things such as celestial creatures, unicorns, pegasus and other such magical, good aligned animals. But none seem to have survived. In the back is a little door, not hidden, but very easy to miss, between two empty cages.
06[20:30] * Seira waves everyone over, examining the door for traps.
01[20:30] <Seira> roll 1d20+29
06[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 and gets 47." [1d20=18]
[20:31] <Kotono> The door is not trapped.
06[20:32] * Seira gets it open, wondering what might lie past it. The caretaker's office, perhaps?
[20:35] <Kotono> Inside is a nicely kept office. On the back is a bisected map of some sort. A desk is broken down the middle, a great scorch mark in the center. Beyond the rubble of the desk, several bookshelves are lined up. One of the shelves is broken, a few of the books burnt, but many intact. On the side walls, amid shattered glass cases, a few survive. Inside of them are things such as floating eyeballs, hearts floating in transparent blood, golden skin
[20:35] <Kotono>  hearts floating in transparent blood, golden skin stretched out on a metal plate, a clump of fur that sparkles like polished mithral and other such things.
06[20:36] * Seira shakes her head in open disbelief. "So that guardian or his allies got this far, and then just left, while leaving everyone here as slaves for two thousand years?!"
[20:37] <Kotono> "I'd expect better," Donald grouses and goes to kick a chunk of destroyed desk, "I wonder what self righteous answer it has? 'It was my duty?'"
[20:38] <Alicia> "No wardens or jailers... simple apathy kept those people trapped here," Alicia notes sadly. "It really is a disgrace."
01[20:38] <Seira> "The whole working in mysterious ways bullshit again, probably. And how doing more would just invite evil to do the same," Seira mutters. "Well, at least we have our chance to set things right."
[20:38] <Kotono> "There must have been a good reason." Amaryl murmurs as she hangs back, eyes taking in the various glass-displayed samples. "I wonder...was it for whomever finally came here after the Resort?"
01[20:39] <Seira> "It's easy enough to justify their actions," Seira admits, "but I think it's rather telling we all think there is a need for a reason. Or that none of us would've let this stand."
[20:40] <Kotono> "It's a disgrace. Whomever set this up deserves a steel armor clad kick in his treasure chest." Donald runs a hand down his helmeted head, "Say, you know..." Looking ot Seira, "I wonder if that is the point. That we won't let it stand, that is."
01[20:40] <Seira> roll 1d20+14 planes, just what eyes are here?
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+14 planes, just what eyes are here? and gets 32." [1d20=18]
[20:40] <Alicia> "For all we know it was followers of Bane or Cyric that were responsible for destroying this outpost," Alicia points out. "It's possible they just didn't care and never told anyone who would have cared about who was left behind. Those devas and eladrin had to have friends back home, they wouldn't have left them if they'd known, I'm sure of it."
01[20:40] <Seira> "Wouldn't they have freed the fiends to use as minions?"
[20:41] <Alicia> "Demons make poor minions, for obvious reasons," Alicia replies. "Plus many of those types would simply rationalise that anyone captured is too incompetent to be worth their time."
[20:42] <Kotono> "Unless it's a pretty succubus who has found true love and the light," Donald mutters under his breath, nkeeling down to start picking through the desk-rubble.
01[20:42] <Seira> It sounds like another excuse, but Seira is willing to entertain it until more evidence either way. "I'll check once we have more time," she promises, helping Donald look through things.
01[20:42] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 search
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 search and gets 42." [1d20=13]
[20:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Donald aids search
06[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Donald aids search and gets 15." [1d20=12]
[20:43] <Kotono> OOC: Amaryl will take ten to boost up your result by another +2 as well.
01[20:43] <Seira> OOC: You need to roll to aid
[20:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
06[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 13." [1d20=3]
[20:45] <Kotono> You don't find much in the desk of note. However, there is a scroll within. Unfurling it, you find it to be a small but beautifully painted scene. A trackless forest, wild animals cavorting and roaming free. It's rather well drawn.
06[20:46] * Seira can't quite see Alicia but knows she is around, and holds the drawing up. "Is it magical, by chance?"
06[20:46] * Alicia looks to see.
[20:46] <Alicia> "No. It's nice, though," Alicia replies, studying the painting.
[20:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 (+2 if we're not in the antimagic) planes
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 (+2 if we're not in the antimagic) planes and gets 31." [1d20=9]
[20:48] <Kotono> "I sort of like it," Amaryl murmurs, "Seira, wouldn't it look nice if we hung it up?"
[20:48] <Alicia> "Looks like the Beastlands - I've never been, but I've seen pictures, and it fits for where we are," she adds.
01[20:48] <Seira> "It is a very nice scene," Seira agrees. "Let's bring it back, then."
[20:49] <Kotono> Meanwhile, Donald meanders over to the books. He takes an unburnt one out and starts to read it. "The Ecology of Heavens Touched Wolves - Pack Habits Related To Ritual Summonings." He reads aloud.
[20:50] <Alicia> "You can read that?" Alicia asks, wandering over to join Donald.
[20:50] <Kotono> "It's in Celestial," He answers, passing the book over to Alicia. "The shorty here probably killed an innocent angel to get it."
[20:51] <Alicia> "Wouldn't surprise me," Alicia nods, opening up the portable hole and putting all the intact books inside. "Want to put the painting in here as well for safe keeping?" she asks Seira.
06[20:52] * Seira gravitates towards the books as well, glancing at them. At Alicia's question, she nods, and then hesitates. "Would you mind storing that eye there as well?" she requests, pointing out the jar with a blink dog eye. "I've needed one for a ritual for the longest time, and kept on putting off asking an actual blink dog for help. Now I won't have to."
[20:53] <Alicia> "Fixing that portal to the elemental plane of water?" Alicia asks, nodding as she takes the jar and puts it inside as well.
06[20:54] * Seira nods. "It's about time I finally got around to it, now that this issue has finally been settled."
06[20:54] * Seira claps her hands. "Now, then! How about a visit to the frogs?"
[20:54] <Kotono> As Alicia gathers up the books, it revels a little cache in the back of on eof the shelves. An obvious little nook, with a little handle to open it up.
06[20:54] * Alicia opens the nook, naturally!
06[20:55] * Seira pauses, in disbelief at failing to notice something so obvious.
06[20:57] * Seira spends a bit of time to search the rest of the room, since she had clearly missed something!
01[20:57] <Seira> OOC: I could take 20 for 49, if someone aids it's 50+?
06[20:57] * Alicia lets Seira check it for traps.
[20:57] <Alicia> OOC: don't take 20!
[20:58] <Alicia> OOC: we have buffs that could run out!
01[20:58] <Seira> OOC: I'll defer to you, sure
01[20:58] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 search traps
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 search traps and gets 42." [1d20=13]
01[20:58] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 search everything
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 search everything and gets 46." [1d20=17]
[20:59] <Kotono> Searching about, Seira finds the nook is indeed trapped. Further, she finds a small pile of loose coins behind one shelf. Just a few of them, really.
01[20:59] <Seira> roll 1d20+30 DD
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 DD and gets 34." [1d20=4]
[21:00] <Kotono> Click! As Seira works on the trap, her hands slip and trip it! A moment later, a great shock of electricity travels through her body! OOC: Fort, Seira.
01[21:01] <Seira> roll 1d20+21
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+21 and gets 35." [1d20=14]
[21:01] <Kotono> roll 10d6 full damage but no other ill effect, you passed th esave.
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 full damage but no other ill effect, you passed th esave. and gets 37." [10d6=3, 4, 3, 1, 5, 4, 2, 6, 5, 4]
06[21:02] * Seira twitches, jerking her hand away.
[21:02] <Kotono> "Hey, Seira!" Donald approaches her carefully, "I can just bash it open if it's electric?"
01[21:03] <Seira> "No trap is allowed to get the better of me," Seira seethes, trying again.
[21:03] <Alicia> "That might break what's inside," Alicia tells Donald.
01[21:03] <Seira> roll 1d20+30 DD#2
06[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 DD#2 and gets 31." [1d20=1]
[21:03] <Kotono> Click! As Seira works on the trap, her hands slip and trip it again! A moment later, a great shock of electricity travels through her body! OOC: Fort, Seira. Again.
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 19." [1d20=8]
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 57." [1d100=57]
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d100 Reroll.
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 Reroll. and gets 30." [1d100=30]
[21:05] <Kotono> This time, however, colored streamers spray out over Seira!
06[21:05] * Alicia raises an eyebrow at the display but refrains from comment.
06[21:06] * Seira gets everyone to step back and does likewise, trying to disable the trap from a safer distance!
[21:06] <Kotono> "Wild magic? Useful?" Donald laugh sa little as he watches Seira work!
01[21:06] <Seira> roll 1d20+25 DD, ranged legerdemain, 30ft
06[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 DD, ranged legerdemain, 30ft and gets 37." [1d20=12]
[21:07] <Kotono> SEira fiddles with it from afar! She can't quite undo it, but it doesn't rip this time, either.
06[21:07] * Seira palms her face. "Amaryl, can I have the amulet for a moment? Just in case."
[21:07] <Kotono> Amaryl hands over the amulet. "Careful," she says.
06[21:08] * Seira puts it on, and then tries again.
01[21:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+30
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 and gets 44." [1d20=14]
[21:08] <Kotono> Click! This time the trap is undone!
06[21:10] * Seira searches for yet more traps!
01[21:10] <Seira> roll 1d20+29
06[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 and gets 38." [1d20=9]
[21:10] <Kotono> There are no more traps.
06[21:10] * Seira takes a look of what's beyond the nasty, disabled trap!
[21:13] <Kotono> Inside the cubby hole is the following: A statue of a golden jaguar, cast in solid-soft gold; a small set of colorful glass vials; a three-set of tokens like the ones the party carries; a small book about the size of a girl's diary.
06[21:13] * Alicia looks them all over for magic.
[21:14] <Alicia> "Vials are magic potions," Alicia comments.
01[21:15] <Seira> "If the tokens read the same, we can bring Demedais and Pollyanna over?" Seira suggests. "Unless it would cut into their private time. Donald, you go and ask them."
[21:15] <Kotono> Donald takes the tokens and departs away.
06[21:15] * Alicia puts everything in the portable hole, except the three tokens which are given to Donald. And the diary which she gives to Seira, "Check if it says anything relevant?" she asks.
01[21:15] <Seira> "I wonder whether he'd really ask them."
06[21:16] * Seira dutifully reads from the diary as she ponders that.
06[21:16] * Alicia starts to wander back into the main hallway as Seira skims the book.
06[21:16] * Seira is there to point out the evil frog door.
[21:17] <Kotono> Inside of the book are writings in gnomish. It looks to be poems, writings and reflections of the glories of the God-King, slayer of the False Gods, the True One that shall cast down the Gods and ascend into the starry sky.
06[21:17] * Alicia opens the door as requested, leading the way in.
01[21:19] <Seira> "A little fangirl wrote this," Seira comments, placing the diary away. "It's somewhat disturbing."
[21:19] <Kotono> As Alicia goes to that door, Demedais, Donald and Pollyanna approach.
06[21:20] * Seira uses the chance to return the amulet to Amaryl, as its purpose had been served.
[21:20] <Demedais> "So where is everyone?" Demedais muses.
[21:21] <Alicia> "We're... right here?" Alicia replies, turning briefly back from the open door to regard Demedais before she returns her attention back inside lest a giant frog suddenly leap out at her.
01[21:21] <Seira> "Everyone?"
[21:22] <Demedais> "Eh? Heard Alicia, don't see her. You at the door, then?" Demedais muses, stepping up to just a bit away from the door and peering in.
01[21:23] <Seira> "She has a slight case of being invisible."
[21:23] <Kotono> Inside the room, you see... a horizon that stretches on forever. No, you see a whirling black void...no, you see a sunrise-bright sky...no, you see a mother and child mourning a lost husband...no, you see a cat and dog, procreating...no, you see a silver rainbow droplet cake...no, you see a dozen frogs singing a poem to ever shifting names...no, you see griffons dancing with lemures...no, you see a little girl building a castle out of living h
[21:23] <Kotono> .no, you see griffons dancing with lemures...no, you see a little girl building a castle out of living human ears, whispering into them...no, you see..you see...you see everything. OOC: Make will saves, all.
[21:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+27
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+27 and gets 39." [1d20=12]
01[21:23] <Seira> roll 1d20+26 dammit, frogs!
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 dammit, frogs! and gets 31." [1d20=5]
[21:24] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21 (+5 if I still have mindarmor uses and this is mind-affecting)
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+21 (+5 if I still have mindarmor uses and this is mind-affecting) and gets 23." [1d20=2]
[21:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 It is mind effecting, so 28 for Deme.
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 It is mind effecting, so 28 for Deme. and gets 18." [1d20=9]
[21:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Polly
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Polly and gets 11." [1d20=2]
[21:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Amaryl
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Amaryl and gets 26." [1d20=15]
[21:27] <Kotono> Donald stares into it, hands twitching. "Oh yes...so many...possibilities..." (More)
[21:27] <Kotono> Pollyanna stares into it, a look of naseau passing over her face. But she can't seem to look away, captivated. (More)
[21:28] <Kotono> Amaryl blushes as she stares into it, "It's like a dream, when you imagine you can see so much more than you can."
01[21:29] <Seira> "It's disgusting, and there's nothing here to interest me," Seira says with a frown. "Let's move on? At this point, I'd rather see a devil."
[21:30] <Alicia> "It's horrible," Alicia frowns. "Without meaning or form... Mystra, hear me, let the unbound chaos before me be made plain, its wasteful magic undone!" she finishes with an incantation, gesturing with finality into the room.
[21:30] <Demedais> "WE. ARE GOING. TO BURN IT. WITH FIRE." Demedais growls. "Seira, please assist." With that and a gesture, a wall of water slams straight up into the room, obscuring steam and boiling water rising! OOC: CL check?
[21:30] <Alicia> OOC: CL for dispel magic?
[21:30] <Demedais> OOC: Let Alicia resolve first, Deme will hold his.
[21:31] <Kotono> OOC: Yes, Alicia.
[21:31] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 wild magic CL
06[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 wild magic CL and gets 19." [1d20=3]
[21:31] <Alicia> roll 1d100 hate
06[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 hate and gets 63." [1d100=63]
[21:32] <Kotono> roll 2d10
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10 and gets 14." [2d10=8, 6]
[21:35] <Kotono> Rainbow light fills the room, refracting off the endless visions inside the room! It dazzles all briefly then passes.
[21:36] <Demedais> "Right. That failed." Demedais grumbles, before raising up the wall of water!
[21:36] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 wild CL
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 wild CL and gets 26." [1d20=9]
[21:36] <Kotono> OOC: Roll fire damage? Assume full contact.
[21:37] <Demedais> roll 2d6+17
06[21:37] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+17 and gets 21." [2d6=2, 2]
06[21:37] * Seira frowns, but doesn't really have a good reason to reject Demedais's request out of hand. A fireball is ready to be summoned within the room, if Demedais's wall of boiling water doesn't do the job on its own.
[21:38] <Kotono> A wall of fire bursts into the images! AS it does, the images change! They become one - of a beautiful mountain-city over a burning silver-fire and purple sky. A sense of gentle peace can be seen, even as the wall ofw ater sizzles. Donald blinks hard, "What the hell was that?"
[21:38] <Demedais> "...Wait, this one's better." Demedais muses. "Maybe hitting it was the key to let us in? Still, it's obviously deception..."
06[21:39] * Alicia blinks a few times before she starts to laugh. "Hahaha! I was so foolish - I could no more impose order on chaos than hold back the sun!" she giggles merrily, before frowning at the display. "Hey, why's it staying like that all of a sudden? Maybe I did stop it... oooh, that's not good..."
01[21:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 36." [1d20=20]
06[21:39] * Demedais pauses at this, before looking to Alicia calmly. "Alicia? Are you alright?"
[21:39] <Kotono> "Alicia?" Pollyanna tears her gaze away from th eimage with a shuddering lurch, "What was that?"
01[21:40] <Seira> "Is the vision of Dweomerheart too overwhelming?" Seira inquires for her part.
06[21:41] * Alicia turns to regard Demedais with a wide smile. "Never better!" she replies gaily. She then leans close, regarding Demedais's head intently. "You should really grow your hair out, you know. You've shaved it as long as I've known you and it's getting boring... How about we swap? I'll shave my hair and you grow yours out!"
[21:41] <Demedais> "It's Dweomerheart?" Demedais asks, blinking before looking to Alicia again, checking for chaos.
01[21:41] <Seira> "Please don't," Seira says immediately.
[21:41] <Kotono> OOC: Alicia has Nondeteciton, remembeR? Make a caster level check.
[21:41] <Kotono> OOC: Also, is that an SP or an SU?
[21:42] <Demedais> "It's... not shaved, it's tonsured." Demedais says slowly, eyeing Alicia. OOC: Sp. I presume the CL check for it would... just be my level?
[21:42] <Kotono> OOC: It's from the paladin list, so it's an SP. Make a caster level check for wild magic first, yeah.
[21:42] <Kotono> OOC: Your paladin level.
[21:42] <Kotono> OOC: Or Prestige paladin level in this case.
01[21:43] <Seira> "What's the difference?" Seira asks curiously.
[21:43] <Kotono> "You? Bald?" Donald starts to laugh, before double-taking. "Wait a minute. Alicia, why would you even think about that?"
[21:43] <Demedais> roll 1d20+5 ah, right. Fuck, thought this would run off base level or something. Kay, wild magic~
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+5 ah, right. Fuck, thought this would run off base level or something. Kay, wild magic~ and gets 25." [1d20=20]
[21:43] <Kotono> OOC: success! Amazingly! CL check for nondetection on Alicia.
[21:43] <Demedais> roll 1d20+5 yeah, that was pure bulls***.
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+5 yeah, that was pure bulls***. and gets 9." [1d20=4]
[21:44] <Alicia> "Marie says I've been keeping my hair the same way for too long," Alicia turns to Donald, rubbing her loosely bound ebony tresses. "I even got it cut yesterday right after the wild magic grew it out... I really should listen to her, though. She's surprisingly perceptive, you know."
[21:44] <Kotono> "...uh...huh." Donald sharply look at Seira, "But bald? Really? Are you Demedais?"
[21:44] <Demedais> "Tonsured is- okay this conversation is pointless and you're calling Marie perceptive. We're going inside and resolving this."
01[21:44] <Seira> "And you're surprisingly succeptible to magic. Want to call it a day, or can you hold it together?"
06[21:47] * Alicia waves Seira off. "I've never felt better," she replies dismissively, before frowning. "Well... actually, that's a lie. I... I actually feel like I'm suddenly missing a lot." She focuses briefly but nothing happens, eliciting a snarl. "Bah, hardly anything works anymore! At least I still have my magic, though!"
[21:47] <Alicia> She proceeds to demonstrate by firing a barrage of magic missiles aimlessly down the hall towards the antimagic! Hopefully.
[21:47] <Alicia> OOC: CL for MM?
[21:47] <Kotono> OOC:Yes.
[21:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
06[21:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 25." [1d20=9]
[21:47] <Kotono> Magic missiles fly off, vanishing when they hit the antimagic.
[21:47] <Demedais> "... You're missing a lot? Such as...?"
[21:48] <Kotono> "Common sense if you're firing those off at nothing?" Amaryl whimpers softly, "Alicia, are you sure you're okay?"
06[21:48] * Alicia grins happily at the rainbow coloured projectiles as they spiral dizzily away from her. "Oh, little things. I can't glow any more, and I feel a little bit off-balance. But it's refreshing, really," she insists.
01[21:48] <Seira> "Can you take us back?" Seira asks. "You helped fix my voice yesterday, I'll return the favor for you. It has to be temporary and removable."
[21:49] <Demedais> "... or it's something we need to stab whatever's in here for." Demedais curses.
[21:49] <Alicia> "Back? We just got here ten minutes ago!" Alicia insists. "There's still loads more to explore!"
06[21:50] * Seira tilts her head. "Rather than lamely pulling rank, take it as a request from a friend? This place won't run away."
[21:50] <Kotono> "I don't know. Say, Alicia." Donald smiles to her, "You're always teleporting us to that same oasis? How about you teleport us somewhere different entirely right now instead?"
06[21:51] * Demedais inhales sharply, waiting for Alicia to respond as he peers into the room, attempting to find some sort of source to this madness."
06[21:51] * Alicia looks thoughtful for a moment, before a smile starts to slowly split her face. "Donald you're a genius!" she grins, grabbing his head and pulling him in for a kiss full on the lips. Seperating quickly enough while he's hopefully still stunned, she extends her hands. "Gather round everyone, we're going on a trip!"
[21:52] <Kotono> You see a beautiful landscape, no sign of anything amiss of it at all. OOC: Make a spot check, Deme.
[21:52] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 nothing amiss my left foot
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 nothing amiss my left foot and gets 34." [1d20=8]
06[21:52] * Seira takes Alicia's hand, looking mildly disturbed.
[21:52] <Kotono> Donald blushes hard at that, "A...Ali..." he tries, sputtering, "Wow."
[21:53] <Kotono> Pollyanna is at Demedais' sside, while Amaryl goes behind Alicia. "O..okay..."
[21:55] <Demedais> "This has to be deception... but damn if it isn't good." Demedais growls. "If it's showing Dweomerheart, that has to mean the spell and Alicia swapped... something, I guess? Since like hell you're normal right now, Alicia. As you said yourself, you're not feeling well." Swinging his spear out, he steps in very slightly, trying to feel out the floor with the tip of his spear.
06[21:56] * Alicia focuses intently on her mental image as she gestures towards Demedais. "Come on, Demedais, or I'll leave without you!" she sing-songs.
[21:56] <Kotono> The spear hits what seems to be solid ground. As he steps in, Demedais feels stepped in feelings of love, compassion, honor, justice and righteousness.
[21:56] <Kotono> *steeped
[21:56] <Kotono> "I'm not sure she's lying, either," Pollyanna whispers to Demedais, "Can we risk her going off and leaving us here?"
06[21:58] * Demedais pauses. "Can we risk going with her like this? ... We don't have a choice, do we. She's needed in all this, too, as much as right now..." A deep, resounding growl echoes from his throat, before he stalks outside with Pollyanna and slams the door shut. "Fine. Go, then, if you're willing to risk the teleport."
[21:58] <Demedais> *"Let's go, then"
[21:59] <Alicia> "Such a grouch," Alicia sighs. "Not to worry, this'll cheer you up! Lady of Mysteries, take us away! The place we're going, who's to say!" She chants. The fact that her mental image of a massive mountain-top high above the clouds is one she's never actually been to in this part of the world is entirely besides the point.
[21:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 CL
06[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 CL and gets 18." [1d20=2]
[21:59] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 33." [1d100=33]
[22:00] <Kotono> But instead of magic, a color spray gushes from Alicia's hands! OOC: I'll say it gets two people in it's spray. I'll determine randomly.
[22:00] <Kotono> roll 1d5
[22:00] <Kotono> roll 1d5
06[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d5 and gets 3." [1d5=3]
06[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d5 and gets 1." [1d5=1]
[22:00] <Kotono> OOC: Deme and Donald. Make an check for SR, Alicia.
[22:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 22." [1d20=6]
[22:01] <Kotono> OOC: Deme's unaffected. Donald gets a will save.
[22:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9  and gets 17." [1d20=8]
[22:01] <Kotono> OOC: What's your cha mod, Alicia?
[22:01] <Alicia> OOC: +8
[22:01] <Kotono> The cone engulfs Demedais and Donald! It parts around Demedais, while Donald drops to his knees!
06[22:02] * Demedais immediately moves over to Donald. "Damnit... you okay?"
[22:02] <Alicia> "Whoops!" Alicia claps a hand to her mouth in surprise. "I didn't mean it!" she insists quickly.
[22:02] <Kotono> After a few seconds, Donald starts to pick up his things. "F-fine. It just surprised me."
01[22:02] <Seira> "Maybe it's because we're trying to go somewhere new," Seira mentions. "How about we try the oasis after all?"
[22:03] <Demedais> "... ... ..." Demedais closes his eyes and counts mentally as the group converses.
[22:03] <Kotono> "H-how about we go home?" Donald says, "You can catch up with Marie now, then? Plus maybe Antenora's back?" He rubs his face, "Maybe talking to someone different will be more fun?"
[22:05] <Demedais> "Excellent idea, let's do it." Demedais growls, almost down to a low roar.
06[22:05] * Alicia giggles lamely. "Okay, it didn't like that, let me try somewhere else?" she offers, focusing once more on the spell. This time she conjures up the image of an idyllic desert island, with pure white beaches and palm trees and such.
[22:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 CL
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 CL and gets 26." [1d20=10]
[22:05] <Kotono> OOC: d100 then.
[22:05] <Kotono> OOC: For the TP.
[22:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+80 false destination 81-92 similar area, 93-100 mishap and 1d10 damage plus roll again
06[22:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+80 false destination 81-92 similar area, 93-100 mishap and 1d10 damage plus roll again and gets 83." [1d20=3]
[22:07] <Kotono> Woosh! The party appears! Around you is the deep blue sea. You stand on a beach, palm trees about. The ocean surf leisurely crashes into the white sand beach. Behind you a mountain can be seen, a volcano surrounded by forest.
01[22:07] <Seira> "Not bad," Seira comments, taking in the sights. And casting Detect Magic, just in case it succeeds, before glancing at Alicia.
[22:07] <Kotono> "...oh. It actually worked?" Amaryl looks about, "It's...pretty."
01[22:07] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
06[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 31." [1d20=15]
[22:08] <Demedais> "You were thinking of home, correct?" Demedais asks Alicia, a low glare.
[22:08] <Kotono> "It's an island." Donald starts to pace about, sand crunching beneath his boots.
[22:08] <Kotono> OOC: What's the CL on nondetection for you, 20?
[22:08] <Alicia> "And the best part is, I have no idea where we are!" Alicia exclaims happily, spreading her arms and flapping her wings. "Isn't it exciting?"
[22:08] <Alicia> OOC: 20, so DC 35
[22:09] <Demedais> "Alicia?" Demedais says calmly. "Can you take us back to your place so you can go talk to Marie?"
[22:09] <Kotono> "So...ah...what are we going to DO here?" Pollyanna has a hand on her hip, "There's nothing to do here but cook in the sun."
[22:09] <Alicia> "I can talk to Marie any time," Alicia waves her hand negligently, flying up to a nearby tree and grabbing the fruits she finds. "Who wants a coconut?"
01[22:09] <Seira> "You lack imagination," Seira informs her. "But I'm with Demedais on this one, actually. I kinda want to get home."
06[22:10] * Demedais closes his eyes and begins counting again.
[22:11] <Alicia> Alicia's wings slow in their flapping as she glides to the ground, her eyes staring vacantly for a moment before a wince creases her expression. Putting a hand to her temple, she shakes her head slowly. "Oh, Mystra..." she groans in a soft voice.
[22:11] <Demedais> "Are you better now?" Demedais says calmly, looking to Alicia.
06[22:11] * Seira flashes over to Alicia. "Are you alright?" she asks worriedly.
[22:12] <Alicia> "Mmmm... no," Alicia returns after a moment's consideration, not looking up to risk meeting anyone's eyes. "Altogether I feel downright terrible, and incredibly foolish."
01[22:13] <Seira> "Foolish? For getting hit with magical recoil?" Seira scoffs at the idea.
06[22:14] * Demedais rubs head. "Since you were fine until you attempted to do the right thing by dispelling it... but yes, let's get everyone here home and figure out what must be done from there."
01[22:14] <Seira> "What must be done is enjoying this resort for a bit, before we actually return," Seira states firmlu.
[22:15] <Alicia> "Even if I was, I should have better control than that," Alicia murmurs. "Anyway, I could always take us back to the ruins so we could resume our search? There might still be others trapped there, after all."
01[22:15] <Seira> "Only if you're sure that you're fine after all that, and can manage to return today."
06[22:15] * Seira also uses the chance to restore some of Alicia's vitality back with a touch.
[22:15] <Kotono> roll 1d2
06[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d2 and gets 2." [1d2=2]
01[22:16] <Seira> roll 2d8+10
06[22:16] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d8+10 and gets 25." [2d8=7, 8]
[22:16] <Alicia> "Assuming no teleport mishaps I have enough to get us back there and then again home, but it'd be cutting things fine," Alicia admits.
06[22:16] * Demedais looks to Seira, than to Alicia. "Do you have the rest of your abilities back? Either way, I hate to sound callous, but they will not expire due to one more day there. We can handle things once you've recovered to full strength, and this gives us another chance to scry for the big oozecat anyway." Demedais replies.
01[22:16] <Seira> "We have one teleport as well in reserve, each," Seira says, nodding in Amaryl's direction. "That, at least, is no trouble."
[22:18] <Alicia> "Lets try going back now. If we miss we'll head straight home with the ones I have left?" Alicia suggests, looking up hesitantly.
[22:19] <Kotono> "I say it's up to Alicia since she does most of it," Donald agrees.
01[22:19] <Seira> "I'm good with that," Seira responds, before calling upon another spell. "Might as well recharge you a bit, right?"
[22:19] <Alicia> "Right... um, sorry Donald," Alicia doesn't quite meet the elf's eyes as she has everyone gather around once more.
06[22:19] * Demedais exhales slowly, before muttering under his breath. After a moment he nods to Alicia. "Very well, then."
01[22:20] <Seira> OOC: Spider climb, lvl2
[22:20] <Kotono> "Hey, you're a great kisser!" Donald grins ear to ear as he goes to take one of Alicia's hands. "If only she would, too..." He murmurs below his breath
[22:20] <Kotono> .
[22:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 CL for teleport back?
06[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 CL for teleport back? and gets 19." [1d20=3]
[22:21] <Alicia> roll 1d100 bah
06[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 bah and gets 28." [1d100=28]
[22:22] <Kotono> OOC: Reroll.
[22:23] <Alicia> roll 1d100 bah x2
06[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 bah x2 and gets 41." [1d100=41]
[22:23] <Kotono> roll 1d6
06[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 and gets 2." [1d6=2]
[22:23] <Kotono> OOC: Deme, list me your non magical items in PM on you?
[22:24] <Kotono> roll 1d10
06[22:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 6." [1d10=6]
[22:25] <Kotono> The party teleports wth a jerk! You appear before the closed door of the slaadi room, rainbow colors arching over Demedais!
[22:25] <Demedais> "What was that?" Demedais mutters. "Why do I get the rainbows now?"
06[22:25] * Seira takes out a piece of chalk and writes 'off limits' in Common on the door.
06[22:26] * Alicia kicks the door closed behind her. "Something in your backpack just became magic that wasn't before," she tells Demedais after a sidelong look at Donald, curious as to his murmurings.
01[22:27] <Seira> "Let's go watch dissected devils, now, and return any back to hell?"
06[22:27] * Demedais pulls out the item in his bag.
[22:27] <Kotono> It's Deme's old gnomish anatomy notes he took after Shamal passed.
[22:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 spellcraft
06[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 spellcraft and gets 25." [1d20=15]
01[22:28] <Seira> "Congratulations," she tells him, passing over to the door in question. "Conjuration, specifically aimed at healing uses."
[22:30] <Demedais> "Interesting." Demedais muses, putting them back at that. "We can see what they do later."
06[22:30] * Demedais nods to Seira after this.
06[22:30] * Seira actually opens the door.
[22:32] <Kotono> Inside the room are several tables. They're white enamel. On them bloodstains are rapant. Chains and hooks hang from the ceiling, body parts on them. On the tables themselves are a dozen barbed devils tied down and cut into various parts. You can see diabolical hearts, organs and visera on display. From above, a voice sounds, 'Welcome to the Diabolical Dissections area.'
[22:33] <Alicia> They're not... still alive, are they?
[22:33] <Demedais> "..." Demedais says nothing, stepping in and looking around carefully.
[22:33] <Kotono> "Hahahaa..." A laugh comes from one of them, "Finally...do you hear me, someone? Do you hear me, child of the Serpent?"
06[22:34] * Seira approaches the dissected devil warily. "Well, I hear you. That good enough for you?"
[22:34] <Kotono> OOC: Make spot, Deme.
[22:34] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[22:34] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 36." [1d20=10]
[22:34] <Kotono> This one has it's legs split open like sausages, it's chest exposed. It's boil like magma, narrow little slits as it breaks it's neck to be able to look in Seira's direction. "Ten thousand trillion of them...and you are not one of them! Out of my sight!" It snaps!
01[22:35] <Seira> "Yeah, like you can command me," Seira says with disdain. "Do you want to die or not? Because I could just leave."
06[22:36] * Alicia idly wonders why the Molydeus didn't bother to 'play' with these unfortunate fiends. Then again, it left the other demons to rot as well, so who can speculate on its motivations?
[22:36] <Kotono> "Die? I am DEATHLESS, dragon!" With a snapping snarl as it laughs, laughing and shaking all over, "Dragon! Angel! Mortals! None of you are worth anything!"
01[22:36] <Seira> "Who is, then? Some serpent?"
[22:37] <Alicia> "From where I'm standing you don't amount to a whole lot yourself," Alicia observes cooly, hanging back near the door.
06[22:37] * Demedais goes over to the nearest body, ignoring the talking devil as he examines the corpse.
[22:39] <Kotono> "The broken 999,999,999,999 that wait for you...hehehhehehehehe...oh, I wait for even one of them! A whisper from one of them!" Spittle flies from it's mouth, it's red-black tongue licking it's lips and cheeks. Barbs there tear it up, blood coming in sputs from it's ruined tongue. Despite that it speaks yet! "Let me join you, oh children of the Serpent! Let me bask in your infernal glories!"
[22:39] <Alicia> OOC: any knowledge to know wtf he speaks of?
[22:39] <Kotono> The body looks like a dead body of a barbed devil. No signs of life at all, which is unusual considering fiends don't leave bodies on the Prime.
06[22:39] * Seira draws her sword, and glances briefly at the others. "A good reason not to send him back?"
[22:39] <Kotono> OOC: K:P.
[22:39] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24
06[22:39] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 and gets 30." [1d20=6]
01[22:40] <Seira> roll 1d20+16 I'll also play
06[22:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 I'll also play and gets 33." [1d20=17]
[22:40] <Demedais> "Considering that their bodies remained here when these ones died? I'm not sure killing him would send him back, even presuming that he can be sent back and is not, in fact, deathless like he claims." Demedais muses.
01[22:40] <Seira> "Only one way to check."
[22:41] <Demedais> "And here I liked the idea of sending him back to Hell direct to let him pal around with the pit devil."
[22:41] <Alicia> "There are ways of making the shell remain," Alicia observes. "So long as the animate spirit is sundered from it, that's all that really matters."
01[22:42] <Seira> That's all Seira really needs, and she attempts to separate the devil's head from its body with the Resort.
[22:43] <Demedais> "Mmm, true. Irenes did similar. Still, leaving these around isn't appealing."
[22:43] <Kotono> "Let me join you! I know! I know! I know!" The barbed devil howls, rocking up and down in it's bonds. "Come forth and devour all that oppose the Lord of the Nine! Devour the skies in your maws! Swallow the sun for all time!" Seira cuts down! The creature's head is cut from it's body! It's head's eyes roll up, looking at Seira, cackling laughter following despite blood gushing out all around it.
06[22:43] * Seira gives it a few more moments, to see if the deathless devil will die from blood loss, at least.
[22:44] <Kotono> It continues to laugh, it's blood flow slowing. Yet it still seems to live.
01[22:45] <Seira> "Huh. You really are deathless. Have fun with that." Seira decides to check the room, ignoring the weird devil.
[22:45] <Alicia> Well, this is unsettling. Taking out her prism from the study room, Alicia focuses on what she's seeing now to see if it can shed any light on what motivates these fiends to remain animate and on the prime in defiance of all reason.
01[22:45] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 search
06[22:45] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 search and gets 40." [1d20=11]
[22:46] <Kotono> OOC: Make an K:P check with a +5 bonus, Alicia?
[22:46] <Alicia> roll 1d20+29
06[22:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+29 and gets 32." [1d20=3]
[22:46] <Kotono> Seira searches the room. She finds some old dissection equipment, nasty tools and cutting instruments. Not much else - no sign of anything secret or a diabolical portal.
01[22:47] <Seira> "Need help with that?" Seira offers Alicia as soon as she notices what the paladin is doing. "I can read that, after all."
[22:47] <Alicia> "Tell me what it says if it generates an image, yes," Alicia replies distractedly as she focuses...
[22:48] <Kotono> OOC: Disregard your PM, Alicia.
[22:48] <Kotono> OOC: I forgot yo ucan't read gnomish.
[22:48] <Alicia> OOC: should be a big hologram like before as well, right?
[22:49] <Kotono> The images of a bisected barbed devil appears in front of the party, as well as writings in gnomish.
01[22:49] <Seira> "Can you check what happens to an outsider taken out of this room?" Seira asks Alicia. "Alternately, we could just test with one of the dead bodies."
[22:50] <Kotono> "Come here...come here..." The beheaded devil whispers several times, raising in tone from nearly silent to loud on the ninth whisper.
06[22:50] * Demedais shrugs. "I can test that." With that, he takes the arm of the one he was examining before glancing to the devil.
06[22:50] * Alicia pockets the prism after Seira's read what it produced, picking up the laughing skull by the back of its head and marching out of the room with it held at arm's length.
[22:51] <Kotono> It's face twists into a grin, "Let me talk to you...oh, I'll show you the fruits of the forbidden knowledge!" It gloats in Infernal! Going out of the room, the head still seem sto live.
06[22:52] * Seira waits to see what happens to the dead arm Demedais is carrying.
[22:52] <Kotono> The dead arm stays as well outside of the room.
01[22:52] <Seira> "Maybe they're been treated with preservatives," Seira muses. "Let's try a dead magic zone now?"
[22:52] <Alicia> "What could you *possibly* know?" Alicia asks, wondering if it's necromancy at work here. "Demedais, could you possibly use a touch of healing on this thing?" she asks, since she used up her own earlier. "Just a little to see if it has any adverse effect."
[22:53] <Demedais> "The head or the arm?" Demedais says, keeping his stomach calm with somewhat relative ease.
[22:53] <Kotono> "I know IT!" Laughing and writhing in Alicia's grasp, "I know the most important thing of all!"
01[22:53] <Seira> OOC: Actually, any magic I see on the head?
[22:53] <Alicia> "Head," Alicia confirms. "It might be undead."
01[22:53] <Seira> OOC: Magic different from anything on the arm?
[22:53] <Kotono> Meanwhile, the others just stay and watch this grisly display.
06[22:54] * Demedais taps it with some healing, then. OOC: 4 expended.
01[22:54] <Seira> "Whatver it is, it's magic. Antimagic or dead magic would probably make it dead."
[22:54] <Kotono> The head looks slightly healed but otherwise unaffected.
06[22:55] * Seira blinks. "Although the arm might be slightly undead. Better toss that back in."
06[22:55] * Alicia grimaces as the healing takes effect, wandering over towards the anti-magic zone. "How do you even talk? Your lungs... even your throat, is gone."
01[22:55] <Seira> "A wizard did it."
06[22:56] * Demedais puts the arm back down. "We still need a way to destroy these." he mutters.
06[22:56] * Seira glances towards Amaryl. "But I wouldn't! It's creepy and I don't like things like that."
[22:56] <Kotono> "Death holds no dominion over me!" He cackles as Alicia enters the dead magic zone! Yet...some how it continues to live! "Nothing does! Oh, listen, listen, listen to me! Listen to the great blessing I have been shown!"
[22:57] <Kotono> "Oh..." Amaryl continues to watch, "Just destroy the head? It's making my skin crawl."
01[22:57] <Seira> "But that's disturbing, it might still be alive and we won't even know it!"
[22:58] <Alicia> Well, this sure is disgusting. "We can try feeding it to the slime?" she suggests, sighing. "Severing his neck seems to have really loosened his tongue."
[22:58] <Demedais> "Did you find an extra token?" Demedais muses.
[22:58] <Kotono> "Listen! Listen! Listen!" The head rocks back and forth in Alicia's grip, it's bloodied tongue licking out, trying ot reach Alicia's fingers.
[22:59] <Demedais> "You're as bad as a hyper fairie." Demedais tells the head.
01[22:59] <Seira> "Okay," Seira gives up. "Tell us your big bad secret."
06[22:59] * Alicia has her hand on the back of its head with it pointed away from her at arm's length, so it's getting nowhere with that. "We listen and yet you say nothing at all..."
[22:59] <Kotono> "Closer...closer...such things must be whispered!" The head insists.
[23:00] <Demedais> "Go ahead and whisper it from here. I'll hear it." Demedais replies.
01[23:01] <Seira> roll 1d20+26
06[23:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 and gets 33." [1d20=7]
[23:01] <Kotono> "Closer!" With a laugh, "I won't bite!"
01[23:02] <Seira> "Alicia, just toss it back in the room. This is getting us nowhere, and we'll find out what to do with it eventually."
[23:02] <Demedais> "We may be back to listen later, but we aren't in the mood right now." Demedais tells the head sternly, before leaving the room.
[23:03] <Alicia> "We could give it to one of the demons?" Alicia suggests, putting it on one of the tables in the dissection room before grimacing and rubbing her dirty-feeling fingers together as she exits.
01[23:03] <Seira> "If I had to guess, Asmodeus had a hand in keeping that thing alive," Seira muses. "Normal means of killing it probably won't work."
[23:03] <Kotono> You hear it's laughter chasing you as the party leaves. "I'll wait...I'll wait for a child of the Broken One to come to me!"
[23:03] <Demedais> "Who's the Broken One?"
[23:04] <Kotono> "What, WHAT?" Donald snap-looks to Seira, a click of metal as his armor turns. "Asmodeus, the King of Hell? Seriously?"
01[23:04] <Seira> "No, Asmodeus, the grocer down the road."
06[23:04] * Demedais gives an amused look to Seira.
[23:05] <Kotono> "Oh stop that," Donald snaps, "Not the point! It's note very day you see something that you can point at and say 'Oh, Asmodeus did it!'"
01[23:05] <Seira> "It was 'Oh, Asmodeus might have done it'!" Seira insists. "That's totally different!"
[23:05] <Demedais> "Maybe Esthan's higherup did it." Demedais shrugs.
[23:06] <Alicia> "There's no evidence," Alicia retorts. "It could just as easily have been Daa-vid, or some horribly powerful gnome like that time magus plumbing arcane depths best left unexplored. It'd be easy to accomplish with necromancy, but the fact that it isn't makes it strange."
06[23:06] * Seira pauses. "Actually, it's easy enough to try and check." She heads to the room with the gears, and opens the door once more.
01[23:07] <Seira> "Daa-vid is another possibility, I suppose," she admits. "But I'm thinking it should be near that level of divinity to accomplish that feat."
[23:11] <Alicia> OOC: knowledge for Broken One?
[23:11] <Kotono> Seira returns to the room of gears. They continue to turn eternally.
[23:11] <Kotono> OOC: K:P if you like.
[23:11] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24
01[23:11] <Seira> roll 1d20+16 me too
06[23:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 and gets 31." [1d20=7]
06[23:11] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 me too and gets 32." [1d20=16]
01[23:12] <Seira> "You knew about the moly-whatsit demon, right?" Seira addresses the room. "Any chance you would know about a crazy devil still alive after being dissected?"
[23:12] <Demedais> "Uh, no? Don't know if it ever came up..."
[23:15] <Kotono> "We do not," The gears answer, "We know of the molydeus becauseit made itself apparent."
[23:16] <Alicia> "Lets just keep looking around? The fortress is big, there's bound to be something," Alicia suggests. "If not we'll figure something out."
[23:16] <Demedais> "Sure." Demedais shrugs.
01[23:16] <Seira> "Did he say anything before his ignoble demise?" Seira asks curiously. "And come to think of it, Alicia's right. Where would the record room for everything be located?"
[23:18] <Kotono> "There may be," The gear agree, "But we know of this place, not of beyond it."
01[23:19] <Seira> "Oh well, thanks anyway," Seira tells the gears, and closes the door. "Yugoloths next, fun!"
[23:19] <Demedais> "Right."
06[23:19] * Seira opens the door in question.
[23:21] <Kotono> Ahead, the room is pitch black. Shadowy, pitch black ahead as far as the eyes can see. From the darkness, faint, silibant whispers can be almost heard.
01[23:21] <Seira> "Anything alive in there?" Seira calls out, ready to close the door.
[23:21] <Kotono> 'Welcome to your graves. Welcome to the place where life rots into death. Enter! The gnomes went first, but there's still plenty more!'
[23:21] <Kotono> OOC: Gah.
[23:21] <Kotono> 'Welcome to your graves. Welcome to the place where life rots into death. Enter! The gnomes went first, but there's still plenty more!' The voice sounds from above, calm and collected, lik ethe voice that welcomed you into this museum.
01[23:22] <Seira> roll 1d20+16 planes, what the hell
06[23:22] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 planes, what the hell and gets 32." [1d20=16]
[23:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 do the eyes match any 'loth I'm familiar with?
06[23:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 do the eyes match any 'loth I'm familiar with? and gets 43." [1d20=19]
[23:23] <Demedais> "You sound boring." Demedais comments.
[23:25] <Kotono> 'Yet you cannot resist my beautiful killing chamber...oh, did you dispatch the molydeus yet? You may be worthy for a glorious death within!'
06[23:26] * Alicia pulls down her blindfold. "Ultraloth. It sacrificed its lesser brethren to create this illusory killing field," she warns the group. "Be wary, they are not foes to take lightly."
01[23:26] <Seira> "I might consider it if you tell me how to kill the unkillable devil?" Seira asks hopefully. "Or you could kill the unkillable devil!"
[23:27] <Demedais> "I take it that's what we heard you two fighting?" Demedais shrugs. "Also, illusory killing field? Ultraloth?"
[23:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[23:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 33." [1d20=15]
[23:28] <Kotono> 'Can you turn away? Can you turn away from me? Oh yes, you  know the evil that lurks inside, waiting. It's not in your nature to turn away from evil.'
[23:29] <Alicia> "Think of it as the Yugoloth equivalent to a Pit Fiend," Alicia whispers to Demedais. "The area within will make it even stronger than normal."
01[23:29] <Seira> "Sure I can," Seira says, closing the door before turning to look at the others. "Do we want to bother with them right now?"
[23:30] <Demedais> "I'd suggest trying to dispel it but I remember the last time you tried dispelling something. Also, Seira, you read my mind for reactions. Though... hm." Demedais muses.
06[23:30] * Alicia lifts up her blindfold after Seira closes the door. "I'd rather not leave it at my back," she reasons. "We could toss that devil head at it to start things off if you really want to test its killing power versus the unkillable fiend."
[23:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[23:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 30." [1d20=12]
01[23:31] <Seira> "If this records room exists, it might have a clue for what to do with them. And yes, tossing the devil head inside would be interesting."
[23:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[23:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 27." [1d20=9]
[23:32] <Demedais> "Alicia, the first question is - can it escape? The second question is, if not, are we likely to find some way to trigger the defenses here? If not we may as well leave it for now and worry on it later."
[23:33] <Kotono> roll 1d4
06[23:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 and gets 1." [1d4=1]
06[23:33] * Seira decides to quickly fetch the deathless devil's head.
[23:34] <Kotono> OOC: Stop there, lining.
[23:36] <Kotono> As the party talks, there is a roar from deep within the darkness! It emerges out, seen by those with darkvision. It is green and has four arms, it's bloated body bedeckoned by a belt of metal orbs. It's eyes glow like yellow bile, "Blood for the sacrifice!" this creature calls. OOC: Whatever it is doesn't look friendly. Let's do init.
[23:36] <Alicia> OOC: the door was closed. Did it open the door?
[23:36] <Kotono> OOC: Oh. Dur.
[23:37] <Kotono> OOC: Let me reline then.
[23:37] <Kotono> As the party talks, there is a roar from deep within the room! It emerges out, the door thrust open! It is green and has four arms, it's bloated body bedeckoned by a belt of metal orbs. It's eyes glow like yellow bile, "Blood for the sacrifice!" this creature calls. OOC: Whatever it is doesn't look friendly. Let's do init.
01[23:38] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
06[23:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 15." [1d20=9]
[23:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8
06[23:38] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 and gets 13." [1d20=5]
[23:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Polly
06[23:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Polly and gets 24." [1d20=17]
[23:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Amaryl
06[23:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Amaryl and gets 20." [1d20=13]
[23:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Donald
06[23:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Donald and gets 19." [1d20=17]
[23:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 ????
06[23:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 ???? and gets 16." [1d20=9]
[23:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 ????
06[23:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 ???? and gets 26." [1d20=13]
01[23:38] <Seira> "What hurts it, Alicia?" Seira calls over to the female paladin, switching gears.
[23:38] <Demedais> roll 1d20+2 woo.
06[23:38] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+2 woo. and gets 20." [1d20=18]
[23:39] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 planes, what is it and how does it die?
06[23:39] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 planes, what is it and how does it die? and gets 39." [1d20=15]
03[23:40] * Kotono changes topic to '????1(26)>Pollyanna(24)>Amaryl(20)>Donald(19)>Big Axe Guy(16)>Seira(15)>Alicia(13)'
[23:40] <Alicia> OOC: hey, if it is a summon, DC 20 will or gtfo
[23:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 will
06[23:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 will and gets 27." [1d20=14]
[23:41] <Kotono> OOC: Carry on.
[23:41] <Kotono> OOC: ???? is up.
[23:42] <Alicia> "Nycaloth! Holy mithral weapons are needed!" Alicia calls back to Seira in alarm.
[23:43] <Alicia> OOC: Deme got skipped in the topic btw
01[23:43] <Seira> "What about magic?"
[23:43] <Kotono> OOC: Thanks, dur.
03[23:43] * Kotono changes topic to '????1(26)>Pollyanna(24)>Amary=Demedaisl(20)>Donald(19)>Big Axe Guy(16)>Seira(15)>Alicia(13)'
03[23:43] * Kotono changes topic to '????1(26)>Pollyanna(24)>Amaryl=Demedais(20)>Donald(19)>Big Axe Guy(16)>Seira(15)>Alicia(13)'
[23:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[23:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 34." [1d20=16]
[23:43] <Kotono> From within the darkness, a crackling, enervating ray fires out at Pollyanna!
[23:44] <Alicia> "Acid!"
[23:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+ ah hell, if it's not a 1 on a ranged touch it doesn't matter
06[23:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+ ah hell, if it's not a 1 on a ranged touch it doesn't matter and gets Error: Check syntax." [1d20=2]
[23:45] <Kotono> roll 1d4
06[23:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 and gets 1." [1d4=1]
[23:45] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[23:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 52." [1d100=52]
[23:46] <Kotono> The black beam hits Pollyanna, making her body shrink and energy shrivel! As she weathers this storm...
[23:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[23:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 30." [1d20=12]
[23:46] <Kotono> Crackling magic crumbles around Alicia! OOC: Alicia, what effects do you have up?
[23:46] <Alicia> OOC: Heroism and Shield
[23:47] <Alicia> OOC: and arcane sight
[23:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 heroism dispel magic time
06[23:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 heroism dispel magic time and gets 28." [1d20=10]
[23:47] <Alicia> OOC: CL 16 for first two, 17 for latter
[23:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 arcane sight
06[23:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 arcane sight and gets 26." [1d20=8]
[23:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 shield
06[23:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 shield and gets 28." [1d20=10]
[23:47] <Kotono> OOC: Gets everything but arcane sight.
[23:47] <Kotono> The magics around Alicia unweave, breaking apart! OOC: Pollyanna's up.
[23:48] <Kotono> Pollyanna steps a few feet back, readying arrows and firing off a batch! "Back!"
[23:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
[23:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
06[23:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 38." [1d20=17]
06[23:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 23." [1d20=2]
[23:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[23:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[23:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 20." [1d20=4]
06[23:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 19." [1d20=8]
[23:48] <Kotono> OOC: At the flatfooted nasty, obviously.
[23:49] <Kotono> roll 1d8+14+2d6
06[23:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+14+2d6 and gets 24." [1d8=4][2d6=5, 1]
[23:50] <Kotono> Of her arrows, one slam into the creature! It doesn't penetrate far into it's vitals, but isn't resisted entirely, either! The flames on it don't even seem to bother it! OOC: Amaryl and Deme.
[23:50] <Kotono> Amaryl quickly steps back as well, snapping off a foursome of arrows as she retreats away!
[23:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[23:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 22." [1d20=4]
[23:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[23:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[23:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[23:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 34." [1d20=16]
06[23:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 27." [1d20=9]
06[23:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 31." [1d20=13]
[23:51] <Kotono> roll 3d8+12+3d8 at least one of the non split arrows hit
06[23:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+12+3d8 at least one of the non split arrows hit and gets 43." [3d8=6, 3, 2][3d8=8, 8, 4]
[23:51] <Kotono> Arrows slam into the unruly charging outsider, doing little damage as well, but finding some penetration! OOC: Deme.
[23:52] <Alicia> OOC: strike my Acid line, I was confused.
[23:52] <Alicia> "Anything but acid!"
06[23:53] * Demedais steps in to the side, quickly moving to dice it up as an aura of protection comes over the group! "Right. Let's see what you've got, ugly."
[23:53] <Demedais> roll 1d20+25 (+1 GMW)
06[23:53] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+25 (+1 GMW) and gets 26." [1d20=1]
[23:53] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20 (+1 GMW)
06[23:53] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+20 (+1 GMW) and gets 24." [1d20=4]
[23:53] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 (+1 GMW) Screw you too bot
06[23:53] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 (+1 GMW) Screw you too bot and gets 28." [1d20=13]
[23:54] <Kotono> OOC: One hit. The 26 would hit if it wasn't a 1.
[23:54] <Demedais> roll 2d6+13 wee, I can bypass DR next round~ all I was hoping for~
06[23:54] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+13 wee, I can bypass DR next round~ all I was hoping for~ and gets 21." [2d6=5, 3]
[23:54] <Kotono> Demedais squares up with the brute of a monster, hacking into it! He finds the going hard as well, but scores a wound on it's arm!
[23:54] <Kotono> OOC: Donald.
[23:55] <Kotono> Donald steps back, conjuring up a ray of tiring energies, firing at the 'loth...or trying!
[23:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[23:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 17." [1d20=5]
[23:55] <Kotono> roll 1d100 siiigh
06[23:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 siiigh and gets 2." [1d100=2]
[23:56] <Kotono> But instead, a horrible stench rolls off Donald's body, nasty and sickening! "Argh!" Cursing, he quickly fires off another!
[23:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[23:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 17." [1d20=5]
[23:56] <Kotono> roll 1d100 siiigh
06[23:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 siiigh and gets 18." [1d100=18]
[23:57] <Kotono> At that a strange sensation passes over the party! Donald says something, but it's incomprehensible to all! A moment later, the Nycaloth roars something as well, also babel-speak, as it tears into Demedais!
[23:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 (-2 PA)
06[23:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 (-2 PA) and gets 47." [1d20=19]
[23:58] <Kotono> OOC: AC, Deme? That might be a crit if it hits.
[23:59] <Demedais> OOC: 44+Donald's bonus. So yes, it hits. Irony.
[23:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 (-2 PA) crit check.
06[23:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 (-2 PA) crit check. and gets 30." [1d20=2]
[23:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 Axe hit 2
06[23:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 Axe hit 2 and gets 42." [1d20=19]
[23:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 Axe hit
06[23:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 Axe hit  and gets 30." [1d20=7]
[23:59] <Kotono> OOC: -5 from that one, still missed.
[23:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[23:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 28." [1d20=15]
[23:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 claws
[23:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 claws
06[23:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 claws and gets 27." [1d20=4]
06[23:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 claws and gets 42." [1d20=19]
[23:59] <Kotono> roll 3d6+24
06[23:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+24 and gets 33." [3d6=2, 5, 2]
Session Time: Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 2009
[00:00] <Kotono> Demedais defends himself well from a flurry of strikes, including an axe into his gut! But he endures, as...
[00:00] <Demedais> OOC: If it's within my range (which, since I had to step in to hit it, it might be?) I get an AoO since it missed me.
[00:00] <Kotono> OOC: Does it mention how it resolves timewise in the power writeup?
[00:01] <Kotono> OOC: It has a quickened SLA it's going to fire first unless it interrupts, so I can finish it's routine and then you can counter-AoO.
[00:01] <Demedais> OOC: Desc. is When an opponent misses you by 6 or more points, you may make an attack of opportunity on them. Kinda reads like I get it immediately, but I may be wrong.
[00:02] <Kotono> OOC: Go ahead and AoO then.
[00:02] <Demedais> roll 1d20+25 this still doesnג€™t bypass DR if it hits
06[00:02] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+25 this still doesnג€™t bypass DR if it hits and gets 44." [1d20=19]
[00:02] <Kotono> OOC: Crit chance.
[00:02] <Demedais> roll 1d20+25 crit check~
06[00:02] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+25 crit check~ and gets 26." [1d20=1]
[00:02] <Kotono> OOC: Normal hit. Teasebot.
[00:03] <Demedais> roll 2d6+13 whack
06[00:03] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+13 whack and gets 20." [2d6=5, 2]
[00:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 CL
06[00:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 CL and gets 20." [1d20=4]
[00:03] <Kotono> roll 1d100 uh oh
06[00:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 uh oh and gets 85." [1d100=85]
[00:05] <Kotono> Rainbow energies crackle around Demedais! His body seems to shorten somewhat, clad in armor and hidden as magic works on him! OOC: Seira.
01[00:06] <Seira> 'Still there?' Seira thinks to Amaryl, maneuvering herself into a flanking position with Demedais, her weapon striking from above at the Nycaloth's exposed neck.
[00:06] <Kotono> 'Yeah,' Amaryl thinks back, 'I'm here.'
01[00:06] <Seira> roll 1d20+28 (flight, flanking, lots of other stuff, lifetheft)
06[00:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 (flight, flanking, lots of other stuff, lifetheft) and gets 48." [1d20=20]
01[00:06] <Seira> roll 1d20+28 (flight, flanking, lots of other stuff, lifetheft) amusing
06[00:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 (flight, flanking, lots of other stuff, lifetheft) amusing and gets 33." [1d20=5]
[00:07] <Kotono> OOC: Crit.
[00:07] <Kotono> roll 1d4
06[00:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 and gets 4." [1d4=4]
01[00:07] <Seira> roll 9d8+33+5d8 I see
06[00:07] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 9d8+33+5d8 I see and gets 102." [9d8=5, 6, 8, 5, 7, 2, 4, 1, 6][5d8=8, 3, 7, 5, 2]
[00:08] <Kotono> Seira gets the fiend right in the throat, ripping deep into it's body and scoring a massive wound! OOC: It's hurt now. Alicia?
01[00:09] <Seira> 'So Demedais looks different,' Seira thinks in an almost conversational tone. 'Think he got transmuted into an elf?'
[00:09] <Kotono> 'That would be a gift...if he wanted it, that is. Donald's...oh, this isnt' the time!' Amaryl grimaces, 'Later, I'm trying to draw more arrows!'
06[00:10] * Seira laughs.
06[00:10] * Alicia attempts to finish it off, standing next to Demedais as she lays into the creature while its distracted by the gaping neck wound Seira granted it.
[00:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+31 divine might, 4th level arcane strike
06[00:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+31 divine might, 4th level arcane strike and gets 41." [1d20=10]
[00:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+31 divine might, 4th level arcane strike
06[00:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+31 divine might, 4th level arcane strike and gets 37." [1d20=6]
[00:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 divine might, 4th level arcane strike
06[00:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 divine might, 4th level arcane strike and gets 30." [1d20=4]
[00:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 divine might, 4th level arcane strike
06[00:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 divine might, 4th level arcane strike and gets 41." [1d20=15]
[00:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21 divine might, 4th level arcane strike
06[00:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 divine might, 4th level arcane strike and gets 25." [1d20=4]
[00:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21 divine might, 4th level arcane strike
06[00:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 divine might, 4th level arcane strike and gets 36." [1d20=15]
[00:10] <Kotono> OOC: Four hits.
[00:11] <Alicia> roll 1d8+23+2d6+1d6+1d6+4d4
06[00:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+23+2d6+1d6+1d6+4d4  and gets 55." [1d8=7][2d6=5, 6][1d6=1][1d6=3][4d4=1, 4, 2, 3]
[00:11] <Alicia> roll 1d8+23+2d6+1d6+1d6+4d4
06[00:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+23+2d6+1d6+1d6+4d4  and gets 50." [1d8=1][2d6=4, 6][1d6=2][1d6=5][4d4=1, 2, 4, 2]
[00:11] <Alicia> roll 1d8+23+2d6+1d6+1d6+4d4
06[00:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+23+2d6+1d6+1d6+4d4  and gets 55." [1d8=8][2d6=4, 4][1d6=4][1d6=4][4d4=1, 1, 2, 4]
[00:11] <Alicia> roll 1d8+23+2d6+1d6+1d6+4d4
06[00:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+23+2d6+1d6+1d6+4d4  and gets 49." [1d8=7][2d6=3, 4][1d6=5][1d6=2][4d4=1, 2, 1, 1]
03[00:11] * Kotono changes topic to '????1(26)>Pollyanna(24)>Amaryl=Demedais(20)>Donald(19)>Seira(15)>Alicia(13)'
[00:11] <Kotono> Alicia cuts ahead into the wounded Nycaloth, breaking it apart into black ooze! It fades away, slaughtered! From the darkness, you hear whispering chuckles. OOC: ???? is up.
[00:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[00:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 26." [1d20=8]
[00:13] <Kotono> OOC: Whatever it did you can't see it. Polly's up.
[00:13] <Kotono> Pollyanna holds, saying something aloud - but it makes no sense! She looks to Demedais and speaks again, more nonsense! OOC: She's holding for the moment. Amaryl and Deme.
[00:14] <Kotono> 'Now what?' Amaryl think sto Seira.
06[00:16] * Demedais looks between Alicia, Seira and the darkness with some confusion apparent on the helmeted face.
01[00:16] <Seira> 'If that thing keeps on summoning them, we have to put it down,' Seira thinks back, gesturing indoors with her sword for everyone's sake. 'Wait until I'll go in, then follow?'
[00:17] <Kotono> 'Right,' Amaryl holds! OOC: Are you doing anything or holding, Seira?
[00:17] <Kotono> OOC: Er, Deme.
[00:17] <Demedais> OOC: Holding.
[00:18] <Kotono> Donald says something unknown, looking about the party and pointing into the darkness and shrugging, and then pointing back towards th eexit of the museum and shrugging! OOC: Donald holds. ???? time is up.
01[00:18] <Seira> OOC: Not me?
[00:19] <Alicia> OOC: or me?
[00:19] <Kotono> OOC Nope.
[00:20] <Kotono> It comes out from the darkness, emerging forth! It is sort of human - it has a wolf's head, carrying a book under one arm. A thin pair of spectacles top it's canine face, which is full of a self isolated contempt. "Hmph," It looks on with utter disdain, magic weaving around it's hands as it invokes arcane powers!
[00:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 CL check for wild magic.
06[00:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 CL check for wild magic. and gets 21." [1d20=8]
[00:21] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[00:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 43." [1d100=43]
[00:21] <Kotono> Instead, smoke gushes out from the ears of all, acrid, nasty smoke! It's eyes widen in surprise! OOC: Seira.
03[00:21] * Kotono changes topic to '????1(26)>Pollyanna(24)>Amaryl=Demedais(20)>Donald(19)>Dog-creature(16)>Seira(15)>Alicia(13)'
[00:21] <Alicia> OOC: if it's a summon DC 20 will or fuck off
06[00:21] * Seira is filled with even more disdain towards someone who fails at being intimidating with such an attitude.
[00:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[00:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 21." [1d20=6]
[00:22] <Kotono> OOC: Carry on.
[00:22] <Demedais> OOC: Taking held action once I can see it, I figure, if I can?
[00:22] <Kotono> OOC: Sure. Go ahead go instead then, Deme.
03[00:22] * Kotono changes topic to '????1(26)>Pollyanna(24)>Amaryl(20)>Donald(19)>Dog-creature(16)>Demedais=Seira(15)>Alicia(13)'
06[00:23] * Demedais nods slightly and charges the creature, aiming for one quick and brutal slash across it!
[00:24] <Demedais> roll 1d20+23 (+6 Law Dev, +2 Charge, -10 PA)
06[00:24] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+23 (+6 Law Dev, +2 Charge, -10 PA) and gets 39." [1d20=16]
[00:24] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[00:24] <Demedais> roll 2d6+33
06[00:24] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+33 and gets 35." [2d6=1, 1]
[00:25] <Kotono> Demedais runs up into the unseen darkness, trusting the image that he can glimpse inside! He hacks away inside, landing a barely seen blow at the creature within! OOC: Seira.
06[00:25] * Seira scowls, but just opts to dart inside the room as well, lest the ultraloth keep on swarming them. She's willing to draw fire from the others for that goal! For now, however, she is content with taking stock of the situation inside, and getting into flanking position with Demedais to harrass the canine creature.
01[00:25] <Seira> roll 1d20+28 same as before sans lifetheft
06[00:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 same as before sans lifetheft and gets 48." [1d20=20]
01[00:25] <Seira> roll 1d20+28 I see
06[00:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 I see and gets 38." [1d20=10]
[00:26] <Kotono> OOC: Fucking hell, you're on today. Crit.
01[00:26] <Seira> roll 9d8+33+5d8 good
06[00:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 9d8+33+5d8 good and gets 102." [9d8=4, 1, 7, 6, 7, 7, 2, 1, 7][5d8=8, 2, 8, 2, 7]
[00:27] <Kotono> The room is big. There seems to be more ahead, more cages and no end in sight from here for Seira! Meanwhile she plunges her sword into the canine creature, stabbing it's guts all out in one savage blow! OOC: Alicia.
[00:29] <Alicia> Flapping her wings, Alicia takes off and flies into the room, swooping in alongside Demedais to attack the creature while flanking with Seira, intent on killing it quickly!
01[00:29] <Seira> 'Now's a good time to follow!'
[00:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+29 -8pa divine might 4th level arcane strike charge
06[00:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+29 -8pa divine might 4th level arcane strike charge and gets 49." [1d20=20]
[00:30] <Alicia> roll 1d20+29 -8pa divine might 4th level arcane strike charge crit check
06[00:30] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+29 -8pa divine might 4th level arcane strike charge crit check and gets 39." [1d20=10]
[00:30] <Kotono> OOC: Mother fucker.
[00:30] <Kotono> OOC: Crit.
[00:30] <Alicia> roll 2d8+68+2d6+1d6+1d6+4d4
06[00:30] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d8+68+2d6+1d6+1d6+4d4 and gets 105." [2d8=2, 8][2d6=4, 4][1d6=5][1d6=3][4d4=3, 1, 3, 4]
03[00:30] * Kotono changes topic to '????1(26)>Pollyanna(24)>Amaryl(20)>Donald(19)>Demedais=Seira(15)>Alicia(13)'
[00:31] <Kotono> Alicia charges in, decapitating the canine creature! It fades away into black mists, gone! Amaryl follows in as well into the darkness! OOC: ???? is up.
03[00:31] * Kotono changes topic to '????1(26)>Pollyanna(24)>Donald(19)>Demedais=Seira(15)>Alicia(13)Amaryl(12)'
[00:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[00:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 26." [1d20=8]
[00:32] <Kotono> roll 1d4
06[00:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 and gets 1." [1d4=1]
03[00:32] * Kotono changes topic to '????1(26)>Pollyanna(24)>Nycaloth(22)>Donald(19)>Demedais=Seira(15)>Alicia(13)Amaryl(12)'
[00:33] <Kotono> About twenty feet ahead of the party, another four armed terror appears out of the blue! OOC: Rolling sword of the sealed gate.
[00:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[00:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 14." [1d20=7]
[00:33] <Kotono> OOC: It's save is +13, not 7. Dur. Thatmakes it 20 even, my mistake.
[00:35] <Kotono> Pollyanna calls, but her words are meaningless babble! OOC: Polly's holding. She can't see much in the dark and can't communicate this. The 'loth is up.
06[00:35] * Alicia glows to hopefully provide some light along with her flaming sword which already provides plenty!
[00:35] <Kotono> Alicia glows with holy light! It provides a sickly, weak radiance here, but it's neough for Pollyanna to shoot!
[00:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
[00:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
06[00:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 40." [1d20=19]
06[00:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 36." [1d20=15]
[00:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[00:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 20." [1d20=4]
[00:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[00:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 27." [1d20=16]
[00:36] <Kotono> roll 3d8+42+6d6
06[00:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+42+6d6 and gets 66." [3d8=1, 7, 3][6d6=4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1]
[00:37] <Kotono> Arrows fly into the creature, as it roars and charges at Seira!
[00:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 (-4 PA) axe to the face
06[00:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 (-4 PA) axe to the face and gets 33." [1d20=5]
[00:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 quickened SLa
06[00:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 quickened SLa and gets 19." [1d20=3]
[00:37] <Kotono> roll 1d100 hope it's not a 85, Seira. That is all.
06[00:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 hope it's not a 85, Seira. That is all. and gets 9." [1d100=9]
01[00:37] <Seira> OOC: My ac's higher
[00:38] <Kotono> The swing is heavy and misses, as the Nycaloth pivots and turns! It whirls about, exposing it's back ot the part! OOC: Donald is up.
[00:38] <Kotono> Donald scoots in to ten feet in the room, taking a long breath before invoking magic!
[00:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 here's hoping
06[00:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 here's hoping and gets 25." [1d20=13]
[00:38] <Kotono> OOC: Oh wow.
[00:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 SR
06[00:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 SR and gets 23." [1d20=11]
[00:39] <Kotono> The crackling beam hits the creature, but dissipates around it! OOC: Deme and Seira.
01[00:39] <Seira> OOC: Deme can go first
06[00:41] * Demedais nods at Seira, before stepping in on its right and doing a straight slash across its open back, before cutting upward and then diving down to try and split it in half!
[00:41] <Demedais> roll 1d20+24 (+6 Law Dev, -7 PA)
06[00:41] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+24 (+6 Law Dev, -7 PA) and gets 36." [1d20=12]
[00:41] <Demedais> roll 1d20+19 (+6 Law Dev, -7 PA)
06[00:41] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+19 (+6 Law Dev, -7 PA) and gets 33." [1d20=14]
[00:41] <Demedais> roll 1d20+14 (+6 Law Dev, -7 PA)
06[00:41] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+14 (+6 Law Dev, -7 PA) and gets 26." [1d20=12]
[00:41] <Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
[00:42] <Demedais> roll 4d6+54
06[00:42] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d6+54 and gets 66." [4d6=5, 5, 1, 1]
06[00:42] * Seira heads for the left, willing to clear the path to the ultraloth for others through their actions.
01[00:42] <Seira> roll 1d20+28
06[00:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 and gets 30." [1d20=2]
01[00:42] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
06[00:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 and gets 35." [1d20=12]
01[00:42] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
06[00:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 and gets 31." [1d20=9]
01[00:42] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
06[00:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 and gets 24." [1d20=2]
[00:42] <Kotono> OOC: One hit. Your luck stabilizes back down.
01[00:42] <Seira> roll 3d8+11+5d8 if you say so
06[00:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+11+5d8 if you say so and gets 47." [3d8=7, 2, 5][5d8=7, 7, 3, 4, 1]
[00:43] <Kotono> Seira and Demedais catch it side to side, tearing into it's exposed flanks mercilessly! OOC: Alicia.
06[00:45] * Alicia would rather not have to just keep fending off summoned minions, she she flies around the nycaloth a further sixty feet into the room. "Hell Striker, let me know if you detect anything," she whispers as she looks around...
[00:45] <Kotono> Alicia flies about! The room seems to stretch out and out and out endlessly!
[00:46] <Kotono> 'It is not natural,' Hell-Striker sounds in your mind.
[00:46] <Alicia> Except said words come out gibberish?
06[00:47] * Alicia waits, hoping her arcane sight will let her see the ultroloth when it next employs its magic against them. Summons have short range, so it can't be too far...
[00:47] <Alicia> OOC: readied action to holy smite it if I detect it casting
[00:47] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[00:47] <Kotono> Amaryl steps forward, firing off another volley of arrows!
[00:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[00:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[00:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[00:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 31." [1d20=13]
06[00:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 38." [1d20=20]
06[00:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 26." [1d20=8]
[00:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[00:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 26." [1d20=8]
[00:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 crit on the first split arrow?
06[00:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 crit on the first split arrow? and gets 31." [1d20=13]
[00:48] <Kotono> roll 1d8+4
06[00:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+4 and gets 5." [1d8=1]
[00:48] <Kotono> Amaryl lands a single arrow, bouncing off the creature's unholy skin! OOC: ???? is up.
01[00:48] <Seira> 'You'll get it next time!'
[00:49] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
06[00:49] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 and gets 24." [1d20=7]
[00:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[00:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 33." [1d20=15]
[00:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27 touch AC for Amaryl
06[00:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 touch AC for Amaryl and gets 33." [1d20=6]
[00:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 fort
06[00:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 fort and gets 22." [1d20=5]
01[00:51] <Seira> OOC: She has heroism on for +2 more, if that matters
[00:51] <Kotono> OOC: It does. Thanks.
[00:52] <Kotono> From nowhere and everywhere, a beam strikes out at Amaryl! It leaves her staggering, yawning! OOC: Amaryl is fatigued. (More)
03[00:52] * Kotono changes topic to '????1(26)>Pollyanna(24)>Nycaloth(22)>Donald(19)>Demedais=Seira(15)>Alicia(13>)Amaryl(12)'
[00:53] <Kotono> roll 1d100 Dur
06[00:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 Dur and gets 27." [1d100=27]
[00:53] <Kotono> OOC: Polly's up.
[00:54] <Kotono> From behind, Pollyanna fires off more arrows at the surrounded Nycaloth!
[00:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
[00:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
06[00:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 23." [1d20=2]
06[00:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 28." [1d20=7]
[00:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[00:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 29." [1d20=13]
[00:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[00:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 16." [1d20=5]
[00:54] <Kotono> But none of her arrows can land this time, missing the creature! OOC: It's up.
[00:54] <Kotono> With boundless fury, the Nycaloth hollers as it strikes out at the two warriors around it!
[00:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 (-2 PA) Deme
06[00:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 (-2 PA) Deme and gets 43." [1d20=15]
[00:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 Seira
06[00:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 Seira and gets 28." [1d20=5]
[00:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 Seira
06[00:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 Seira and gets 32." [1d20=14]
[00:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 Deme
06[00:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 Deme and gets 21." [1d20=8]
[00:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 claw Deme
06[00:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 claw Deme and gets 32." [1d20=9]
[00:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 claw Seira
06[00:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 claw Seira and gets 26." [1d20=3]
[00:55] <Kotono> OOC: ACs?
01[00:55] <Seira> OOC: AC 43, 49 if Deme has the protection aura
[00:55] <Demedais> OOC: 44, presuming Donaldג€™s not in range. And yes, I do.
[00:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 CL check for it's quickened SLA
06[00:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 CL check for it's quickened SLA and gets 29." [1d20=13]
[00:56] <Kotono> A moment later, magic unweaves around Seira! OOC: You got dispelled. Whta spells do you have active?
01[00:56] <Seira> OOC: Oh wow. Let's see....
01[00:57] <Seira> OOC: CL16: Greater Heroism, Draconic Might, Greater Resistance, Keen Edge (Resort), Heroism, Dragonskin, Shield, Detect Magic
01[00:57] <Seira> OOC: CL15: Stoneskin
[00:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Greater Heroism 26 to dispel except on stoneskin, which is 25
06[00:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 Greater Heroism 26 to dispel except on stoneskin, which is 25 and gets 26." [1d20=10]
[00:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Draconic Might
06[00:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 Draconic Might and gets 22." [1d20=6]
[00:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Greater Resistance
06[00:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 Greater Resistance and gets 17." [1d20=1]
[00:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 heroism
06[00:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 heroism and gets 31." [1d20=15]
[00:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Dragonskin
06[00:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 Dragonskin and gets 32." [1d20=16]
[00:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Shield
06[00:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 Shield and gets 17." [1d20=1]
[00:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 DetectMagic
06[00:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 DetectMagic and gets 31." [1d20=15]
[00:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Stoneskin
06[00:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 Stoneskin and gets 18." [1d20=2]
[00:59] <Kotono> Magic crumbles around Seira, many of her enchantments undone! OOC: Donald.
[01:00] <Kotono> Donald hangs back, holding his action for the moment! OOC: Doesn't wanna get AoOed or risk a spell on a wounded foe, so he'll wait if something happens. Seira and Deme.
[01:01] <Kotono> OOC: Hold that.
[01:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 see invis
06[01:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 see invis and gets 31." [1d20=15]
[01:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 TB
06[01:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 TB and gets 20." [1d20=4]
[01:01] <Kotono> roll 1d4 (*10 minutes)
06[01:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 (*10 minutes) and gets 3." [1d4=3]
[01:02] <Kotono> OOC: Carry on.
06[01:03] * Demedais goes first, moving to chop it to pieces with three more strikes!
[01:03] <Demedais> OOC: Forgot my AoO, but Iג€™ll pretend Demeג€™s too, ah, distracted right now.
[01:04] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 (+6 Law Dev, -5 PA)
06[01:04] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 (+6 Law Dev, -5 PA) and gets 43." [1d20=17]
[01:04] <Kotono> OOC: Okay, fair enough. Just make a note on your sheet by your AC about it.
[01:04] <Kotono> OOC: Crit check.
[01:04] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 (+6 Law Dev, -5 PA) crit check and I already did! I just have my AC memorized so I didnג€™t look. >_>
06[01:04] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 (+6 Law Dev, -5 PA) crit check and I already did! I just have my AC memorized so I didnג€™t look. >_> and gets 39." [1d20=13]
[01:04] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21 (+6 Law Dev, -5 PA)
[01:04] <Kotono> OOC: Crit. Continue your string on.
06[01:04] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+21 (+6 Law Dev, -5 PA) and gets 24." [1d20=3]
[01:04] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 (+6 Law Dev, -5 PA)
06[01:04] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+16 (+6 Law Dev, -5 PA) and gets 26." [1d20=10]
[01:04] <Kotono> OOC: Only one hit but it's a c-c-crit.
[01:05] <Demedais> roll 4d6+46
06[01:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d6+46 and gets 62." [4d6=5, 1, 4, 6]
[01:06] <Kotono> Demedais plunges into it's side, impaling it's guts as it staggers in the grip of it's serious wounding! OOC: Seira. It's still alive but obviously not by much.
01[01:06] <Seira> Quite annoyed by both the lack of progress in this unnatural surroundings and at her better spells leaving her for the day, Seira decides to show the creep just how displeased she is. Hopefully Alicia could do something about the room spawning more of them.
01[01:06] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
06[01:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 29." [1d20=5]
01[01:06] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
06[01:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 22." [1d20=3]
01[01:06] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
06[01:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 and gets 38." [1d20=20]
01[01:06] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
06[01:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 and gets 31." [1d20=13]
01[01:06] <Seira> roll 1d20+18 crit?
06[01:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 crit? and gets 34." [1d20=16]
[01:06] <Kotono> OOC: One hit but it's a crit.
01[01:07] <Seira> roll 2d4+6+5d8 woohoo?
06[01:07] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d4+6+5d8 woohoo? and gets 47." [2d4=4, 2][5d8=6, 8, 7, 8, 6]
03[01:07] * Kotono changes topic to '????1(26)>Pollyanna(24)>Donald(19)>Demedais=Seira(15)>Alicia(13>)Amaryl(12)'
[01:07] <Kotono> Together with Demedais, Seira plunges her claw into the side of the creature! It buckles and breaks apart into nothingness, another one slain! OOC: Alicia.
[01:08] <Alicia> Frustrated, Alicia cries out some gibberish, arcane gestures filling the air before her!
[01:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 wild magic CL?
06[01:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 wild magic CL? and gets 33." [1d20=17]
[01:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 dispel CL on general illusory ambience
06[01:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 dispel CL on general illusory ambience and gets 29." [1d20=17]
[01:09] <Kotono> With that, the surroundings around the party shatter! It's dimly lit here - cages do indeed hang about. However, the room is only about sixty feet long if that. In the back, a throne of bones sits proud...ye tnothing seems ot sit on it. The party all is in the center of the room, Alicia above the others. OOC: Amaryl's up.
[01:10] <Kotono> 'What's going on?' Amaryl asks in Seira's head.
01[01:10] <Seira> 'Maybe it's invisible?' Seira thinks back, cursing her crucial spell being gone at such a time.
[01:11] <Kotono> OOC: Amaryl's holding for the moment, as she has little to do. Donald did have the same thought, so he's gona go.
[01:11] <Kotono> Donald calls on his magic at this!
[01:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[01:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 19." [1d20=7]
[01:11] <Kotono> roll 1d100 sigh
06[01:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 sigh and gets 82." [1d100=82]
01[01:11] <Seira> 'Try to step out of the room and shoot at that stupid throne?' Seira suggests mentally a moment later.
03[01:12] * Kotono changes topic to '????1(26)>Pollyanna(24)>Demedais=Seira(15)>Alicia(13>)Amaryl(12)>Donald(11)'
[01:12] <Kotono> Instead, a strange, rust colored creature with long, antenne! It has four legs, about man sized and bug-like!
[01:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
06[01:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 6." [1d20=3]
03[01:13] * Kotono changes topic to '????1(26)>Pollyanna(24)>Demedais=Seira(15)>Alicia(13>)Amaryl(12)>Donald(11)>????1'
[01:13] <Kotono> OOC: Which means it's up.
03[01:13] * Kotono changes topic to '????1(26)>Pollyanna(24)>Demedais=Seira(15)>Alicia(13>)Amaryl(12)>Donald(11)>????1(6)'
01[01:13] <Seira> OOC: Or Amaryl could shoot it and retreat?
[01:13] <Kotono> OOC: she could. Okay.
[01:13] <Alicia> OOC: DC 20 will if it's a summon, dunno how close I am since I moved sixty feet away then the room got a lot smaller
03[01:13] * Kotono changes topic to '????1(26)>Pollyanna(24)>Demedais=Seira(15)>Alicia(13)>Donald(11)>Amaryl(10)>????1(6)'
[01:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[01:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 25." [1d20=20]
[01:14] <Alicia> OOC: has to be within 30 feet
[01:14] <Kotono> Amaryl moves back, firing off at the strange creature in front of Donald!
[01:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[01:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[01:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[01:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[01:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 36." [1d20=18]
06[01:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 30." [1d20=12]
06[01:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 21." [1d20=3]
06[01:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 22." [1d20=4]
[01:15] <Kotono> roll 4d8+16+4d6+6d6
06[01:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8+16+4d6+6d6 and gets 59." [4d8=3, 6, 2, 8][4d6=2, 3, 1, 2][6d6=1, 3, 2, 1, 4, 5]
03[01:15] * Kotono changes topic to '????1(26)>Pollyanna(24)>Demedais=Seira(15)>Alicia(13)>Donald(11)>Amaryl(10)'
[01:15] <Kotono> With those arrows, the creature is gone just like that, as if it never was! OOC: ???? is up.
01[01:15] <Seira> 'Nice, very nice!' Seira compliments happily.
[01:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[01:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 31." [1d20=13]
[01:16] <Kotono> 10 feet ahead of the throne, another canine creature appears, the same as the last!
[01:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[01:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 25." [1d20=18]
03[01:16] * Kotono changes topic to '????1(26)>Canine(25)>Pollyanna(24)>Demedais=Seira(15)>Alicia(13)>Donald(11)>Amaryl(10)'
[01:18] <Kotono> The canine waves his hand dismissively, as...
[01:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[01:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 29." [1d20=16]
[01:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 SR check for Deme
06[01:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 SR check for Deme and gets 14." [1d20=1]
[01:18] <Kotono> OOC: Will saves for all but Deme.
[01:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25
06[01:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 and gets 39." [1d20=14]
01[01:18] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
[01:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Amaryl
06[01:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 and gets 42." [1d20=20]
06[01:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Amaryl and gets 26." [1d20=15]
[01:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Donald
06[01:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Donald and gets 12." [1d20=3]
[01:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Polly ow Donald
06[01:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Polly ow Donald and gets 27." [1d20=19]
[01:19] <Kotono> Time crawls to a near stop around Donald, his movements ridiciously slow! OOC: Donald has eaten SLOW. The rest of you didn't botch the save. Polly's up.
[01:20] <Kotono> Pollyanna resists the magic, before snapping off more arrows at the canine! She calls something, but it's one again meaningless babble!
[01:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
[01:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
06[01:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 37." [1d20=16]
06[01:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 22." [1d20=1]
[01:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[01:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 24." [1d20=8]
[01:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[01:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 15." [1d20=4]
[01:20] <Kotono> roll 1d8+14
06[01:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+14 and gets 15." [1d8=1]
[01:20] <Kotono> One of the arrows hit home, dealing minor graze damage to it's canine throat! OOC: Deme and Seira.
06[01:22] * Demedais growls low, sound turning into meaninglessness, before charging at the canine again with a brutal upward slash!
[01:22] <Demedais> roll 1d20+23 (+6 Law Dev, +2 Charge, -10 PA)
06[01:22] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+23 (+6 Law Dev, +2 Charge, -10 PA)  and gets 24." [1d20=1]
06[01:22] * Seira is more subtle than that, using Demedais's wild charge to conceal her own approach until it should be too late to avoid her blade!
[01:23] <Kotono> Demedaid closes in with the brutal monster, but his swing is just too early, his breastplate bulging out from something unseen as he mises!
[01:23] <Kotono> *misses
01[01:23] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
06[01:23] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 25." [1d20=1]
[01:24] <Kotono> Seira swings too quickly as well, the dog avoiding both attacks with a unconcealed look of contemptious boredom! OOC: Alicia.
06[01:24] * Alicia yanks down her blindfold, first off!
[01:24] <Kotono> Alicia yanks down her blindfold! She can see normally again.
[01:24] <Alicia> OOC: what?
[01:25] <Kotono> OOC: Oh, blindsight ENABLED, not disabled. Dur-hurf.
[01:26] <Alicia> OOC: So... can I see our boy?
[01:26] <Kotono> Alicia yanks down her blindfold! She can see it sitting on the throne, one leg crossed over. It's pallid green skin is humanlike, wearing a heavy robe. A longsword rests in one hand. It's head is oblong, piercing eyes looking at Alicia.
06[01:27] * Alicia gestures at the far end of the room, a blast of pure holy energy erupting around the two yugoloths, placed far back enough to hopefully avoid her terribly neutral ally!
[01:27] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 wild magic CL
06[01:27] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 wild magic CL and gets 18." [1d20=1]
[01:27] <Alicia> roll 1d100 bah
06[01:27] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 bah and gets 3." [1d100=3]
[01:27] <Kotono> Instead, eight River Winder snakes gush forth from Alicia's hands! They fall to the ground, slithering aimlessly about! OOC: Snerk. Donald and Amaryl.
[01:28] <Kotono> Donald gestures, trustin gmagic to work for once as he fires a ray of exhaustion at the dog-creature!
[01:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[01:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 14." [1d20=2]
[01:28] <Kotono> roll 1d100 oiv ey
06[01:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 oiv ey and gets 29." [1d100=29]
[01:28] <Kotono> At that, Donald falls straight up, hitting the ceiling 30 feet up!
[01:28] <Kotono> roll 3d6 ow
06[01:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6 ow and gets 13." [3d6=6, 2, 5]
[01:29] <Kotono> He slams into the ceiling hard, rattling his armor! OOC: Oi vey. Amaryl.
[01:29] <Kotono> Amaryl runs behind a cage, snapping off more arrows at the canine creature!
[01:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[01:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[01:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 36." [1d20=18]
[01:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[01:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 24." [1d20=6]
[01:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[01:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 23." [1d20=5]
06[01:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 25." [1d20=7]
[01:29] <Kotono> roll 1d8+4+3d6
06[01:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+4+3d6 and gets 15." [1d8=2][3d6=3, 3, 3]
03[01:30] * Kotono changes topic to 'Ultroloth(26)>Canine(25)>Pollyanna(24)>Demedais=Seira(15)>Alicia(13)>Donald(11)>Amaryl(10)'
[01:30] <Kotono> One arrow thankfully lands, naother minor wound indeed! OOC: Ultroloth is up.
[01:32] <Kotono> Leaning forward, the Ultroloth opens it's mouth! A great deafening shout echos out from it! OOC: Fort all, including the dog creature, who didn't seem to be cared about for the radius.
[01:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22
06[01:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 and gets 36." [1d20=14]
01[01:32] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
06[01:32] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 and gets 21." [1d20=4]
[01:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 CL first, dur
06[01:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 CL first, dur and gets 19." [1d20=1]
[01:33] <Kotono> OOC: Hold it.
[01:33] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[01:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 72." [1d100=72]
[01:33] <Kotono> roll 1d100 reroll
06[01:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 reroll and gets 56." [1d100=56]
[01:34] <Kotono> OOC: The spell functions at half power. Fort all. Seirea and Alicia ckeep the rolled saves.
[01:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 SR check on Deme
06[01:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 SR check on Deme and gets 38." [1d20=20]
[01:34] <Kotono> OOC: Ow. Save as well, Deme.
[01:34] <Demedais> roll 1d20+24
06[01:34] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+24 and gets 26." [1d20=2]
[01:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 Amaryl
06[01:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 Amaryl and gets 23." [1d20=6]
[01:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+ Polly
06[01:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+ Polly and gets Error: Check syntax." [1d20=11]
[01:35] <Kotono> OOC: +9 for 20 on Polly.
[01:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 Donald
06[01:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Donald and gets 32." [1d20=18]
[01:36] <Kotono> roll 10d6
06[01:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 and gets 39." [10d6=2, 6, 4, 6, 4, 1, 6, 3, 4, 3]
[01:36] <Kotono> roll 39/2
06[01:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 39/2 and gets 19.5."
[01:36] <Kotono> OOC: DC is 26, base damage is 19 sonic. Work out the math from ther.
[01:36] <Alicia> OOC: was it fort half?
[01:36] <Kotono> OOC" Yes.
[01:38] <Kotono> OOC: Also, anyone who failed is stunned for a round. Anyone who failed is stunned for 4d6 rounds, anyone who pass for half. This duration is halved again due to the wild magic surge.
[01:38] <Kotono> roll 4d6
06[01:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6 and gets 7." [4d6=1, 1, 3, 2]
[01:38] <Kotono> OOC: 3 rounds base for deafness.
[01:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
06[01:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 25." [1d20=11]
03[01:39] * Kotono changes topic to 'Ultroloth(26)>Canine(25)(Stunned 1 round)>Pollyanna(24)>Demedais=Seira(15)>Alicia(13)>Donald(11)>Amaryl(10)'
[01:40] <Kotono> The powerful magic leaves half the party stunned, the other half briefly deafened and battered! OOC: canine is stunned. Polly is stunned. Deme, you're up, Seira's stunned.
06[01:40] * Demedais shakes his head from the ringing in his ears, before dicing up the stunned dog with a flurry of blows!
[01:41] <Demedais> roll 1d20+18 (+6 Law Dev, -13 PA)
06[01:41] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+18 (+6 Law Dev, -13 PA) and gets 23." [1d20=5]
[01:41] <Demedais> roll 1d20+13 (+6 Law Dev, -13 PA) I will regret this
06[01:41] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+13 (+6 Law Dev, -13 PA) I will regret this and gets 33." [1d20=20]
[01:42] <Demedais> roll 1d20+13 (+6 Law Dev, -13 PA) ...crit check
06[01:42] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+13 (+6 Law Dev, -13 PA) ...crit check and gets 16." [1d20=3]
[01:42] <Demedais> roll 1d20+8 (+6 Law Dev, -13 PA) tauntbot
06[01:42] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+8 (+6 Law Dev, -13 PA) tauntbot and gets 10." [1d20=2]
[01:42] <Kotono> OOC: Two normal hits.
[01:42] <Demedais> roll 4d6+78 wahey
06[01:42] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d6+78 wahey and gets 88." [4d6=3, 4, 2, 1]
[01:43] <Kotono> Caughts tunned, the canine 'loth is mauled viciously, it's guts splattered about as it staggers about! OOC: Alicia.
06[01:43] * Alicia decides to play act a little, swaying in the air as she seems stunned along with everyone else by the spell. Its invisible, it has nothing to fear from a stunned and blindfolded angel, right?
[01:44] <Alicia> OOC: readied action to charge when ultroloth goes
[01:44] <Kotono> OOC: Make a bluff check?
01[01:44] <Seira> roll 1d20+12 KP, sure
06[01:44] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 KP, sure and gets 21." [1d20=9]
[01:44] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12
06[01:44] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 and gets 20." [1d20=8]
[01:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+
06[01:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+ and gets Error: Check syntax." [1d20=6]
[01:45] <Alicia> OOC: +1 since he's an evil outsider
[01:45] <Kotono> OOC: Donald's up.
[01:45] <Kotono> Donald growls and curses, firing off more rays!
[01:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[01:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 28." [1d20=16]
[01:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 SR
06[01:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 SR and gets 14." [1d20=2]
[01:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 quick cast
06[01:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 quick cast and gets 29." [1d20=17]
[01:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 SR
06[01:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 SR and gets 31." [1d20=19]
[01:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
06[01:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 31." [1d20=17]
[01:46] <Kotono> The 'loth slows down, it's canine body's movements slacker now! OOC: Ultroloth is up.
[01:46] <Kotono> The ultroloth seems to concentrate...OOC: Alicia?
06[01:47] * Alicia suddenly dives straight down at it, sword-first!
[01:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+31 -3pa divine might charging flying
06[01:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+31 -3pa divine might charging flying and gets 47." [1d20=16]
[01:47] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[01:48] <Alicia> roll 1d8+32+2d6+1d6+1d6
06[01:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+32+2d6+1d6+1d6 and gets 47." [1d8=1][2d6=6, 6][1d6=1][1d6=1]
[01:48] <Alicia> OOC: raging, too
[01:48] <Alicia> OOC: so +3 more damage
[01:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+29 DC highass for concentration
06[01:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 DC highass for concentration and gets 40." [1d20=11]
03[01:49] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia=Ultroloth(26)>Canine(25)>Pollyanna(24)>Demedais=Seira(15)>Donald(11)>Amaryl(10)'
[01:49] <Kotono> Whatever it was going to do, it's magic fizzles out around it! OOC: Disrupted. Canine is up.
[01:50] <Kotono> The dog-creature staggers, before snapping off a vile word as lightning crackles out!
[01:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[01:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 22." [1d20=9]
[01:50] <Kotono> roll 1d100 close!
06[01:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 close! and gets 99." [1d100=99]
[01:53] <Kotono> The lightning bolt starts at Demedais, then to Seira, then to Alicia, then to Donald, then to Amaryl and then to Pollyanna! It crackles about, making a great web of electricity about the room! OOC: I'll roll CL for Deme first.
[01:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 (+2 spell pen)
06[01:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 (+2 spell pen) and gets 21." [1d20=6]
[01:53] <Kotono> roll 12d6 ref Seira
06[01:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 12d6 ref Seira and gets 40." [12d6=4, 4, 3, 3, 6, 1, 4, 2, 2, 4, 6, 1]
01[01:54] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
06[01:54] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 43." [1d20=19]
[01:54] <Kotono> roll 11d6 ref Alicia
06[01:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 11d6 ref Alicia and gets 39." [11d6=2, 4, 1, 1, 4, 5, 3, 4, 3, 6, 6]
[01:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
06[01:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 and gets 18." [1d20=1]
[01:54] <Kotono> OOC: DC is...23, just a heads up.
[01:54] <Kotono> roll 10d6 donald
06[01:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 donald and gets 35." [10d6=3, 5, 3, 4, 3, 3, 6, 3, 4, 1]
[01:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
06[01:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 10." [1d20=4]
[01:55] <Kotono> roll 9d6 Amaryl
06[01:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 9d6 Amaryl and gets 36." [9d6=3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4]
[01:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[01:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 25." [1d20=7]
[01:55] <Kotono> roll 8d6 Polly
06[01:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 8d6 Polly and gets 37." [8d6=6, 6, 6, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3]
[01:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 (has evasion)
06[01:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 (has evasion) and gets 32." [1d20=20]
[01:56] <Kotono> Deadly lightning crackles and forms around the party, but does not fade! It looks to be coming around for another loop! OOC: Polly.
06[01:57] * Demedais waves the other allies out of the room with some panic!
[01:58] <Kotono> As Alicia stabs and fences with the ultroloth, Pollyanna can't hear or talk! But she does see Demedais, nodding to him, and snaps off a single arrow before retreating out of the sparkling electric killing chamber!
[01:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
06[01:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 30." [1d20=9]
[01:58] <Kotono> OOC: +2, not rapidshot.
[01:58] <Kotono> roll 1d8+14
06[01:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+14 and gets 16." [1d8=2]
[01:58] <Kotono> As an arrow lands, Pollyanna retreats out of the room! OOC:  Deme and Seira are up.
06[01:59] * Demedais turns back to the canine, fury evident on his face as he moves to hack the canine up further!
[01:59] <Demedais> roll 1d20+27 (+6 Law Dev, -4 PA)
06[01:59] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+27 (+6 Law Dev, -4 PA) and gets 31." [1d20=4]
[01:59] <Demedais> roll 1d20+22 (+6 Law Dev, -4 PA)
06[01:59] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+22 (+6 Law Dev, -4 PA) and gets 28." [1d20=6]
[01:59] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (+6 Law Dev, -4 PA)
06[01:59] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 (+6 Law Dev, -4 PA) and gets 33." [1d20=16]
[01:59] <Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
[01:59] <Demedais> roll 4d6+44
06[01:59] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d6+44 and gets 57." [4d6=5, 1, 6, 1]
03[02:00] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia=Ultroloth(26))>Pollyanna(24)>Demedais=Seira(15)>Donald(11)>Amaryl(10)'
[02:00] <Kotono> With a powerful hack, Demedais bisects the canine creature! It's body collapses, gone away again! OOC: Seira.
03[02:01] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia=Ultroloth(26)>CHAIN LIGHTINING(25)>Pollyanna(24)>Demedais=Seira(15)>Donald(11)>Amaryl(10)'
01[02:01] <Seira> A mental nudge to Lagann sends the Resort flying back into her arms, and then Seira charges at the empty throne! If Alicia is stabbing something there, something is there to be stabbed!
01[02:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+24 charge, spellruin
06[02:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 charge, spellruin and gets 32." [1d20=8]
01[02:02] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[02:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 92." [1d100=92]
[02:03] <Kotono> OOC: Got past the miss chance but still whiffed.
[02:03] <Kotono> Seira guesses and charges in, but her blade bounces off something, a clang of metal as Alicia sees the 'loth use it's sword to parry! OOC: Donald.
[02:04] <Kotono> Donald sparks and shudders, sloooowly moving back out of the room! Amaryl does the same, snapping off arrows atwhere Seira attacked
[02:04] <Kotono> !
[02:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[02:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 30." [1d20=12]
[02:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[02:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 19." [1d20=1]
[02:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[02:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 37." [1d20=19]
[02:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[02:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 33." [1d20=15]
[02:04] <Kotono> But none come close to hitting whatever sits there! OOC: Alicia and the 'loth are up.
01[02:04] <Seira> 'Definitely something here!' Seira thinks triumphantly to Amaryl. 'We'll get it, no worries!'
[02:05] <Kotono> OOC: do you wanna resolve first or should it?
[02:05] <Alicia> With a gibberish cry, Alicia slices repeatedly down at the ultroloth, determined to kill it quickly then flee the electric death chamber!
[02:05] <Alicia> OOC: I'll go
[02:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 CL for critical strike
06[02:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 CL for critical strike and gets 25." [1d20=9]
[02:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+36 flying, divine might, 6th, 3 2nd, 1 1st level arcane strike
06[02:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+36 flying, divine might, 6th, 3 2nd, 1 1st level arcane strike and gets 41." [1d20=5]
[02:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+36 flying, divine might, 6th, 3 2nd, 1 1st level arcane strike
06[02:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+36 flying, divine might, 6th, 3 2nd, 1 1st level arcane strike and gets 50." [1d20=14]
[02:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+31 flying, divine might, 6th, 3 2nd, 1 1st level arcane strike
06[02:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+31 flying, divine might, 6th, 3 2nd, 1 1st level arcane strike and gets 44." [1d20=13]
[02:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+31 flying, divine might, 6th, 3 2nd, 1 1st level arcane strike
06[02:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+31 flying, divine might, 6th, 3 2nd, 1 1st level arcane strike and gets 47." [1d20=16]
[02:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 flying, divine might, 6th, 3 2nd, 1 1st level arcane strike
06[02:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 flying, divine might, 6th, 3 2nd, 1 1st level arcane strike and gets 30." [1d20=4]
[02:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 flying, divine might, 6th, 3 2nd, 1 1st level arcane strike
06[02:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 flying, divine might, 6th, 3 2nd, 1 1st level arcane strike and gets 27." [1d20=1]
[02:06] <Kotono> OOC: 3 hits.
[02:07] <Alicia> roll 1d8+25+2d6+1d6+1d6+13d4
06[02:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+25+2d6+1d6+1d6+13d4 and gets 82." [1d8=7][2d6=5, 1][1d6=4][1d6=5][13d4=1, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2]
[02:07] <Alicia> roll 1d8+25+2d6+1d6+1d6+13d4
06[02:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+25+2d6+1d6+1d6+13d4 and gets 68." [1d8=2][2d6=3, 3][1d6=2][1d6=1][13d4=2, 3, 1, 4, 4, 2, 2, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2]
[02:07] <Alicia> roll 1d8+25+2d6+1d6+1d6+13d4
06[02:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+25+2d6+1d6+1d6+13d4 and gets 86." [1d8=5][2d6=6, 5][1d6=5][1d6=3][13d4=4, 3, 3, 1, 4, 4, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 4, 1]
[02:07] <Kotono> roll 82+68+86
06[02:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 82+68+86 and gets 236."
[02:08] <Kotono> In retort, the creature strikes and fences with Alicia even as it's ripped apart, gravely wounded!
[02:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+32 (-2 CE)
06[02:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+32 (-2 CE) and gets 35." [1d20=3]
[02:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+32 (-2 CE)
06[02:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+32 (-2 CE) and gets 52." [1d20=20]
[02:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+32 (-2 CE) crit?
06[02:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+32 (-2 CE) crit? and gets 40." [1d20=8]
[02:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27
06[02:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 and gets 43." [1d20=16]
[02:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[02:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 26." [1d20=4]
[02:09] <Alicia> OOC: AC 35
[02:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[02:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 29." [1d20=12]
[02:11] <Kotono> roll 4d8+44 and 3 con damage, Alicia.
06[02:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8+44 and 3 con damage, Alicia. and gets 64." [4d8=1, 8, 6, 5]
[02:12] <Kotono> Alicia is stabbed back in return, sliced and impaled four times! Critical wounds bleed out from her, her own body ravaged in return! OOC: CHAIN LIGHTNING TIME.
[02:13] <Kotono> OOC: Deme resisted it so it misses him. Seira's next at 12d6, she's still in range and fighting.
[02:13] <Kotono> roll 12d6 ref save, Seira
06[02:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 12d6 ref save, Seira and gets 47." [12d6=1, 5, 3, 2, 4, 2, 6, 4, 6, 4, 4, 6]
01[02:13] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
06[02:13] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 26." [1d20=2]
[02:13] <Kotono> roll 11d6 I'd pass this save if I were you or you might be in a spot, Alicia.
06[02:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 11d6 I'd pass this save if I were you or you might be in a spot, Alicia. and gets 47." [11d6=2, 6, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 2, 5, 4, 6]
[02:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
06[02:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 and gets 28." [1d20=11]
[02:14] <Kotono> OOC: The others fleed out of radius. Smart of them.
[02:15] <Kotono> The lightning arches out and around, as Pollyanna is outside the room and safe! She nonetheless fires off blind shots at the 'loth!
[02:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
[02:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
06[02:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 28." [1d20=7]
06[02:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 39." [1d20=18]
[02:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[02:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 35." [1d20=19]
[02:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[02:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 28." [1d20=17]
[02:15] <Kotono> But none of them can hit it at all! OOC: Deme'n'Seira girl power tag team is up.
06[02:16] * Seira decides to flip out of immediate range, considering how nasty the beating Alicia took was, and her own inability to stab the creep on her best strike. She draws a trio of darts in midair, charging them with her best spell before trying to send them flying at where her enemy must be!
01[02:16] <Seira> roll 1d20+17 ranged touch, summon monster vi
06[02:16] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 ranged touch, summon monster vi and gets 31." [1d20=14]
01[02:16] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[02:17] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 34." [1d100=34]
[02:17] <Kotono> OOC: Hit. d100. Ooooh, bummer.
[02:17] <Kotono> Seira fires blind, but her darts narrowly miss the Ultroloth! OOC: Deme.
06[02:17] * Seira curses in gibberish.
06[02:20] * Demedais grimaces, charging the throne and attempting to cleave whateverג€™s being targeted with one sweeping, holy cut!
[02:21] <Demedais> roll 1d20+39 (+2 Charge, +6 Law Devotion, +7 Smite, +1 GMW all totaled
06[02:21] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+39 (+2 Charge, +6 Law Devotion, +7 Smite, +1 GMW all totaled and gets 47." [1d20=8]
[02:21] <Kotono> OOC ...d100.
[02:21] <Demedais> roll 1d100
06[02:21] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d100 and gets 89." [1d100=89]
[02:21] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[02:21] <Demedais> roll 2d6+18 hah!
06[02:21] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+18 hah! and gets 25." [2d6=5, 2]
[02:22] <Kotono> With that final, desperate charge, Demedais impales the Ultroloth! It's body is bloodied as it's chest caves in! It drops it's blade, bouncing off the throne and to the ground! "Impo..." It tries, "Die...with me..." It licks it's lips as it fades, trying to reach for Alicia's throat, but coming short by an inch, as lightning continues to arch around wildly! OOC: Donald and Amaryl have little to do. Alicia, you're up before the lightning again.
[02:22] <Kotono> OOC: Donald and Amaryl have little to do. Alicia, you're up before the lightning again.
06[02:23] * Alicia desperately heals herself with every iota of magical energy stored in her body, wheeling around in the air and soaring quickly back out of the electrical death chamber!
[02:23] <Alicia> roll 12d4+12
06[02:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 12d4+12 and gets 38." [12d4=2, 1, 3, 2, 3, 3, 1, 1, 4, 3, 1, 2]
[02:24] <Kotono> Alicia flees out just in time, as the lightning arches at Demedais(Pointlessly) and Seira once more!
[02:24] <Kotono> roll 12d6 ref Seira
06[02:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 12d6 ref Seira and gets 46." [12d6=1, 4, 6, 3, 1, 6, 6, 5, 3, 1, 4, 6]
01[02:24] <Seira> roll 1d2
06[02:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d2 and gets 2." [1d2=2]
01[02:24] <Seira> roll 1d20
06[02:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20 and gets 16." [1d20=16]
[02:24] <Kotono> Seira dodges the bolt safely, Demedais simply immune! OOC: Polly's up, holding. Seira and Deme.
[02:25] <Kotono> Pollyanna lets loose meaningless words as Alicia flees out of the room!
06[02:25] * Seira leaves the room as well, not seeing a reason to stay!
06[02:25] * Demedais quickly follows Alicia out of the room with as much speed as is possible in full plate! OOC: 40 ft. out.
[02:26] <Kotono> Thus the party retreats out of the electric killing chamber! With incomprehensible words Donald slooowly plops to the ground, staring wide eyed at the lightning and giving the the throne an obscene gesture.
[02:26] <Kotono> OOC: Free act.
06[02:26] * Demedais quickly moves to heal Alicia as well! OOC: 26 HP heal
06[02:26] * Alicia lands outside and lifts up her blindfold, attempting still to heal herself, knowing well that she's running on fumes.
[02:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 CL for cure serious
06[02:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 CL for cure serious and gets 20." [1d20=3]
06[02:26] * Seira pats Demedais on the shoulder in congratulation!
[02:26] <Alicia> roll 1d100 oh noes
06[02:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 oh noes and gets 53." [1d100=53]
[02:27] <Kotono> The spell seems to have no effect at all.
[02:27] <Kotono> Donald growls. Dabbing his finger in Alicia's freely flowing blood still, he draws the word 'Home?' in common on the wall.
[02:27] <Alicia> But Demedais does help, and Alicia rewards him with a brilliantly grateful smile. Which fades into a look of confusion as she registers the changes in his appearance, several gibberish words coming out.
06[02:28] * Demedais grimaces and tries a spell, swallowing a bit before he casts it...
[02:28] <Demedais> roll 1d20+8 cl check
06[02:28] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+8 cl check and gets 23." [1d20=15]
[02:28] <Kotono> OOC: Success!
[02:28] <Demedais> OOC: Itג€™s Restoration on Alicia.
[02:28] <Kotono> OOC: Con is restored then.
[02:29] <Kotono> Amaryl looks faintly sick as she watches Donald, 'Seira, are we giong home?'
01[02:29] <Seira> 'After you smack Donald upside the head.'
06[02:29] * Alicia nods to Donald, although she only has one teleport she can hopefully get them close enough for Seira's backup to take them the rest of the way. Beckoning everyone around, she teleports the group to the desert oasis. Hopefully.
[02:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 CL
06[02:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 CL and gets 24." [1d20=8]
[02:29] <Alicia> roll 1d100 studied carefully
06[02:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 studied carefully and gets 47." [1d100=47]
[02:29] <Kotono> Woosh! The party appears in the desert oasis without incident!
06[02:30] * Alicia gives a shrug before waving her hands in a negative gesture, hoping to get across that she's out of relevant spells.
06[02:30] * Seira takes out a piece of parchment, and spends a moment to write on it, 'Let's recover a bit here, until we can talk at least?'
[02:30] <Alicia> She suddenly perks up and tries to dispel the enchantment that's affecting their language skills!
[02:30] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12
06[02:30] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 and gets 14." [1d20=2]
[02:30] <Kotono> OOC: Who were you targetting? Either way, total fail.
[02:31] <Alicia> OOC: I'm assuming it's a single spell that hit all of us, so I'm targetting that one spell.
[02:31] <Kotono> OOC: It's actually an effect on each of you.
06[02:31] * Demedais grimaces and walks away around the water.
[02:31] <Alicia> OOC: but didn't it come from the one spell Donald cast?
06[02:31] * Seira writes 'That was disgusting!' on her sign and smacks Donald with it.
06[02:32] * Alicia grumbles and nods to Seira, gesturing up to the water above the waterfall before she flies up there to get herself cleaned up.
[02:32] <Kotono> OOC: Yeah, but what the wild surge doesn't isn't always exactly as the spell that triggered it did, you know.
06[02:32] * Demedais stays away from the water on either side, looking out over the desert.
[02:32] <Kotono> Donald glares but shrugs, before looking at Demedais. He follows, pointing at his bulging breastplate.
06[02:33] * Demedais glares at Donald, before pointing him away, back to the lower pool.
06[02:33] * Seira has certainly taken note, especially while leaning over him, but Demedais seems sulky. It seems best to tease him afterwards, when it's just a funny memory. For now, she follows Alicia at a more sedate pace.
[02:33] <Kotono> Donald continues to point, making nonsense as his eyes widen! He keeps on pointing.
[02:33] <Kotono> Pollyanna triple-blinks, eyeing Demedais as well.
06[02:34] * Demedais grimaces and continues to walk off into the desert, stopping another hundred feet away.
[02:34] <Kotono> Donald just stares with a growing grin on his face.
01[02:35] <Seira> roll 1d100 ring TP to Balmuria
06[02:35] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 ring TP to Balmuria and gets 40." [1d100=40]

[Corwin]

[20:56] <Kotono> Okay, you guys were TPing back to Balmuria? What were you guys going to do there?
01[20:57] <Seira> Scry on the cat next day, then TP either to it or back to the ruins
[20:57] <Alicia> Before going back I'll alter self Deme back to his usual studly self if there are no objections.
[20:57] <Demedais> None at all, thankyouverykindly.
[20:57] <Alicia> Won't help him beyond two and a half hours, but better than nothing.
01[20:57] <Seira> Rod of extend spell for an even 5?
[20:58] <Alicia> That's oddly fitting, so sure.
[20:58] <Demedais> >_>;
[20:58] <Alicia> Anyway, scry-age the next day first of all, sure.
[20:58] <Kotono> Okay.
[20:59] <Kotono> What's your DC on scry, Seira?
01[20:59] <Seira> 24? Deme will also scry in hopes of having it 1.
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20 Seira I'll open up it's hseet if it rolls low enough to possibly matter
05[20:59] -atarians.dejatoons.net:@#dunes- Kotono invited Hatbot into the channel.
03[20:59] * Hatbot (~Hatbot@24.174.51.230) has joined #dunes
03[20:59] * Kotono sets mode: +v Hatbot
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20 Seira I'll open up it's hseet if it rolls low enough to possibly matter
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 Seira I'll open up it's hseet if it rolls low enough to possibly matter and gets 9." [1d20=9]
[21:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20 Deme
06[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 Deme  and gets 6." [1d20=6]
[21:00] <Kotono> No dice on those, I'm pretty sure.
[21:00] <Alicia> Anyway, time to buff and then head to the ruins?
[21:00] <Kotono> Yes, +17.
[21:01] <Kotono> Okay.
[21:01] <Demedais> OOC: Am I back to male, for reference?
[21:01] <Kotono> Declare your buffs in #evil for everyone once they're worked out.
[21:01] <Kotono> No, it doesn't seem to be durationing out. Alicia's offered to alter self you for now if you like.
[21:01] <Kotono> If ou wanna look into dispel magics or whatever while in Balmuria, by all mean ssay so.
[21:02] <Demedais> If Elle could try and has a use or two, itג€™d be nice?
01[21:02] <Seira> If you want to pose for an artist for postery, that's also fine?
[21:03] <Kotono> Elle can try a few. She'll giggle and try the first one on the house in sympathy for your situation.
[21:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[21:03] <Demedais> Ahahahahahaha oh you so funny, Seira. Such a wit. ^_^
06[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 16." [1d20=1]
[21:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 27." [1d20=12]
[21:05] <Kotono> She tries twice, no dice. She can try another few times(She'll have to charge after this, though.) if you like.
[21:06] <Demedais> Demedais is willing to pay for this at her usual price, understanding the need to charge even as he is rather uncomfortable about it.
[21:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 31." [1d20=16]
[21:07] <Kotono> That try does it. The magic on Demedais cracks like an egg, his twin eggs gone and his normal form resumed.
06[21:07] * Alicia is notably relieved.
[21:07] <Kotono> Pollyanna quietly thanks Helm.
06[21:07] * Seira is just amused all the while.
[21:08] <Kotono> Let me look up the price of Greater dispel magic ot cast real quick.
[21:08] <Demedais> Demedaisג€™ expression seems unchanged too much, but he does deeply thank Elle.
[21:09] <Alicia> Would be 900gp for CL 15
[21:09] <Kotono> roll ...thanks.
[21:09] <Kotono> 900 GP, just toss that in the loot topic and we'll begin then? Spells all ready?
[21:09] <Alicia> Yep
[21:10] <Kotono> Okay. Begin your TPs?
[21:10] <Alicia> roll 1d100 oasis studied carefully
06[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 oasis studied carefully and gets 24." [1d100=24]
[21:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 CL for ruins?
06[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 CL for ruins? and gets 31." [1d20=15]
[21:10] <Kotono> Success. Where in them before you roll?
[21:11] <Alicia> Steel jungle
[21:11] <Kotono> Okay.
[21:11] <Alicia> roll 1d100 seen casually
06[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 seen casually and gets 98." [1d100=98]
[21:11] <Alicia> This is why rolling wild magic is silly, since we're not even going to touch the ruins.
[21:11] <Alicia> Similar area.
[21:12] <Kotono> Woosh! The party appears...in a jungle, at least. The rainbow colored jungle, filtered sunlight making it through the canopy. The fresh air, the heat, the humidity, the lack of metal all point to being above ground. So does the pair of T-Rexes about 150 feet away, feasting on a downed lizard of some sort.
[21:13] <Alicia> "Slight mishap, hold on tight and don't make any loud noises," Alicia suggests, trying again before the dinosaurs take note of their presence.
[21:13] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 CL
06[21:13] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 CL and gets 22." [1d20=6]
[21:13] <Demedais> ג€œ...ג€ Demedais holds his hand up quickly, nodding to Alica as he regrasps hands.
[21:13] <Kotono> OOC: d100.
[21:14] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 2." [1d100=2]
02[21:14] * Demedais (~ferixstad@24-247-220-129.dhcp.klmz.mi.charter.com) Quit (asdfgfdsa)
03[21:15] * Taishyr (~ferixstad@24-247-220-129.dhcp.klmz.mi.charter.com) has joined #dunes
03[21:15] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Taishyr
03[21:15] * Kotono is now known as Demedais
03[21:15] * Demedais is now known as Kotono
03[21:15] * Taishyr is now known as Demedais
[21:17] <Kotono> Woosh! This time you appear in the steel jungle! Around you the area is quiet - however, Alicia smells something like a skunk, the stentch a painful nose-pounding!
06[21:17] * Alicia grimaces and quickly steps back from the group. "One second," she requests, pinching her nose as she attempts to cast prestidigitation. It's a risk but she's not going to smell like this all day.
[21:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 CL
06[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 CL and gets 27." [1d20=11]
[21:17] <Kotono> Donald steps away from Alicia, "Whew. I liked it better when it made Deme alot more fun to look at."
[21:18] <Kotono> The magic works, the smell dissipating.
01[21:18] <Seira> "It seems like you have some competition, now," Seira tells Pollyanna with a meaningful glance at Donald.
06[21:18] * Alicia just gives Donald a dirty look, starting to head into the fortress.
[21:19] <Kotono> "Oh come on! I heard the jokes when MY magic went wrong here," Following along with Alicia, "Besides, you're just jealous. From the way that breastplate bulged, Deme was more of a woman than all of you."
[21:20] <Kotono> Pollyanna groans out loud. "Donald. Don't."
01[21:20] <Seira> "Oh come on," Seira calls over to him. "Those were obviously fake!"
[21:21] <Alicia> "Typical. Can't see farther than the lumps on our chest," Alicia shakes her head in irritation.
06[21:21] * Demedais just follows Alicia, staying alongside Pollyanna, with a bemused face.
06[21:22] * Alicia intends to head for the 'museum' and the Yugoloth room first of all.
[21:22] <Kotono> "Pfft. Haven't you ever wanted to curl up with a pair of them and rest between them?" Donald smirks, "Heck, I know Seira and Amaryl certainly have." As you walk back, past the black gate and into the main entryway, yo udon't see much amiss at all. It's quiet enough right now.
[21:23] <Kotono> "Donald. Wisdom comes from knowing when not to open your mouth, not spraying it about like a drunken satyr," Amaryl lightly goes to him, "This is not only crude, it's inapproriate."
06[21:23] * Seira mentally docks some pay from Donald.
[21:24] <Alicia> "Really, Donald, that was uncalled for," Alicia agrees. "Whoever it was that you'd rather had kissed you instead of me yesterday, I can assure you they wouldn't be impressed by that sort of talk."
[21:24] <Kotono> "Yeah, well..." Donald just shrugs, "You know what? I'm facing down creatures that could slaughter a city a few years ago. I'm going to at least have some fun while I risk my life in incomprehensible ways." As you reach the entrance to the museum of the outer planes, "I remember when Febras was a big deal, but he's a kitten compared to these things."
[21:24] <Demedais> "Donald, I'm going to be somewhat blunt here. If we were not in a potential combat zone I would proceed to knock you senseless with the flat of my blade."
[21:24] <Demedais> "I don't mind you having fun, but if you need to do so do it at my expense.
[21:24] <Kotono> Donald turns very red at Alicia's words and then Demedais', muttering something incoherent and shutting up.
[21:25] <Demedais> Do not insult the rest of the team, please." Demedais finishes his commentary, continuing to move on.
[21:25] <Kotono> The party reaches in front of the Ultroloth's room without incident. The door is still open, silent. The room is broken apart, deep scorch marks where the lightning manifested.
[21:26] <Alicia> Alicia's eyes glow blue as she steps inside, looking around for any magic.
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 CL
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 CL and gets 21." [1d20=4]
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 1d100 should've precast this
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 should've precast this and gets 15." [1d100=15]
01[21:26] <Seira> "I'll check if it's safe," Seira announces, proceeding with that.
[21:26] <Kotono> The spell triggers normally enough.
01[21:26] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 search
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 search and gets 39." [1d20=10]
01[21:27] <Seira> OOC: traps
[21:28] <Alicia> "Magic sword - as if the wounds it inflicted weren't obvious," Alicia comments, pointing at the throne. Walking over she picks it up and gives it a few practice swings before dumping it in the portable hole.
01[21:28] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 search for interesting stuff
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 search for interesting stuff and gets 32." [1d20=3]
06[21:28] * Demedais nods. "Alright. There was a cross-species room as well, if I read it correctly? That may be our next best bet.
01[21:29] <Seira> "Ah, yes. The most disturbing so-called exhibit. I've tried to put it off for as much as possible, until now," Seira says unhappily.
01[21:29] <Seira> roll 1d20+26 K:A
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 K:A and gets 41." [1d20=15]
[21:30] <Demedais> "That's understandable." Demedais mutters. "Still, there might be something of use about the greater oozecat."
[21:32] <Alicia> Folding up her portable hole once more, Alicia rejoins the group in the hallway. "That's a wholesome thought," she remarks dourly, going to open the last door.
[21:34] <Kotono> You go to this door! Inside, you come to a steel hallway. Ahead are several glass panes on either side of the wall, too far ahead to see what lies in them form here. Each pane is large, about ten feet by five feet or so.
06[21:34] * Seira steels herself and steps forward to see whether anything alive is past the doorway.
06[21:34] * Alicia walks down the hallway, looking in each window for anything... eye-catching.
[21:36] <Kotono> 'Welcome. Do bear in mind that crossbreeds are often extremely unstable. Exercise extreme caution,' A voice sounds in your minds. As the two women take the point, the first two glass windows are reached. In each is a simple bed and a plain steel room, often with magical runes at points. The one on the left is empty. Th eone on the r ight has an ever shifting, ever changing frog made of clockwork gears. It contiously runs around in it's room. I
[21:36] <Kotono> It contiously runs around in it's room. It's a little larger than a human, it's colors shifting between various shades of metal.
[21:37] <Demedais> "That's just..." Demedais eyes.
01[21:37] <Seira> "Didn't need to see that," Seira mutters, stepping past it.
[21:37] <Kotono> "Pointless. Is it even sane?" Pollyanna holds a hand ot her chest.
[21:37] <Alicia> "Hello? Can you hear us?" Alicia taps on the window, looking to see if there are any doors for access.
[21:38] <Kotono> On tapping on the window, a voice sounds in Alicia's head. 'This is Subject C2. It does not understand language and is not appraised as dangerous. The crossmerging of law and chaos has resulted in a creature that lacks intellect, unable to resolve the fundamental issues tearing it's core apart.'
[21:39] <Alicia> "They claim it's mindless... I'll leave it for now, I suppose, but we should let it out before we leave. Not even an animal deserves this," Alicia reflects sadly, following after Seira.
[21:39] <Demedais> "...I... right. Perhaps there's somewhere that's willing to adopt it?" Demedais suggests halfheartedly.
[21:40] <Kotono> "Take it to Lathander's realm. They were kind there...if anyone can help it.." Amaryl murmurs quietly.
[21:40] <Demedais> "Amaryl's suggestion would work, I think." Demedais nods.
01[21:41] <Seira> "It gets my vote," Seira agrees.
[21:42] <Alicia> "Maybe... the outer planes might not be the best place for such a conflicted being, though," Alicia muses as they check the other cells.
[21:42] <Kotono> As Seira advances, she reaches the next two windows. The one on the right is empty - it's bed is overturned, splotchy blood all over the room. The one on the left is a beautiful creature sitting there. It's white wings and bare body are overwhelmingly male, yet it's head features short black horns and it's lower legs turn into furry hooves.  It is staring at the glass asSeira approaches, sprinting up and pressing it's body against it, staring
[21:42] <Kotono> It is staring at the glass asSeira approaches, sprinting up and pressing it's body against it, staring into her eyes.
01[21:43] <Seira> That's a clear invitation, and Seira approaches the glass from her side. "Hello," she greets the creature. "I'm Seira. Who are you?"
06[21:43] * Demedais eyes the being a bit warily, head tilted but willing to let Seira lead.
[21:43] <Kotono> It stares at Seira, eyes wide. It speaks one word of Gnomish, over and over. "Mother? Mother? Mother? Mother? Mother?"
06[21:44] * Seira glances at Alicia awkwardly. "I think he wants me to adopt him," she says, trailing off.
[21:45] <Alicia> "He's better off than the last one, although his mental state is probably questionable..." Alicia looks at the being with sad eyes. "Is the announcer telling you anything about him?" she asks, tapping her fingertips on the pane.
06[21:45] * Demedais muses. "Seira, tap the glass- thanks, Alicia."
06[21:45] * Seira blinks at Alicia's words, but follows her gesture.
[21:46] <Kotono> As Alicia taps on the pane, words fill her mind, and then Seira's as she repeats it. 'Subject C3 is a crossbreed of Yugoloth and Angel. It's good aligned nature is dominate. While able to form coherent thought and intelligent, it has not progesssed past a natal level of intellect. It is dangerous if provoked, much like a child.'
[21:47] <Kotono> The creature stares at Alicia's wings, mouth opening wide and with rapt eyes.
06[21:47] * Seira bites on her lower lip, before trying again. "Hi," she says, switching to Gnomish. "I'm Seira. Who are you?"
[21:47] <Kotono> "Mother? Mother?" It quirks it's head, "I'm Seira. Who are you?" It repeats in Gnomish.
06[21:48] * Seira can't help but wonder how something incapable of telling right from wrong can possibly be good or evil. Nevertheless, she tries smiling at the creature, to see whether the act is reciprocated.
06[21:48] * Demedais shakes his head slightly. "Ah... I realize that the good-aligned planes are not centers for those that the Gnomish broke, but I cannot but think that it's our only real option."
[21:48] <Kotono> The creature smiles back at Seira. "Hi! I'm Seira! Who are you?" it repeats.
[21:49] <Kotono> "It's the only merciful thing to do," Donald looks away, "I vote we do that as soon as possible."
[21:50] <Alicia> "They say his intellect never advanced, but how much stimulation did they give him? It's like a child raised by wolves," Alicia shakes her head.
01[21:50] <Seira> He may not understand the words, but the meaning behind them should be clear, when she is sincere. "I will free you and take you to your home," Seira promises.
[21:50] <Kotono> "All this in the name of the glory of the God King, eh?" Pollyanna takes a moment to gargle and then spit in disgust, "I'm thankful all over again that the Gods put paid to every last one of them."
[21:50] <Kotono> "I will free you and take you to your home! Hi, I'm Seira! Mother?" It repeats in a chorus, flapping it's wings and tapping it's hooves.
01[21:50] <Seira> "That's not really fair," Seira tells Pollyanna quietly. "There were plenty of gnomes who resisted this, and were annihilated by their own kind."
[21:51] <Demedais> "Pretty much, Alicia. He shows the capability to learn, but, like everything else, the gnomes wasted it." Demedais shakes his head.
[21:52] <Alicia> "I think it would be cruel to leave him here while we explore the rest of the ruins - he won't understand and will think we abandoned him," Alicia notes. "Lets see what else has been abandoned here then see about getting them all out before we resume our explorations?"
[21:52] <Kotono> "Yeah," Donald says very quietly, starting to walk ahead.
06[21:53] * Seira nods curtly, fully agreeing.
[21:53] <Kotono> "Gnomes and devils. Devils and gnomes. Not much of a difference?" Pollyanna mutters darkly. The next two rooms are empty, though there are four more after that, then a door at the end of the hall.
[21:54] <Demedais> "Agreed. Let's keep looking." Demedais says, before saying to the being "We'll be right back." and moving ahead with the group.
[21:54] <Alicia> "I'll stay here - yell if you need help?" Alicia suggests, not wanting to frighten the poor hybrid by leaving it all alone.
[21:54] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. I'll chuck you into #terror then, Alicia.
06[21:55] * Seira is reluctant to leave him as well, opting to stay with Alicia.
[21:55] <Kotono> The pair befor ethe last pair has one empty. The one on the right has something, though. Namely, the glass is tinted dark. A single word is engraved into the glass, 'CAUTION' and below it, 'TOUCH FOR INFORMATION.' OOC: #terror as well, Seira.
06[21:56] * Demedais taps it, being the represenative here of the Gnomish-speakers.
[21:57] <Kotono> 'Subject C8 is extremely dangerous. It is a crossbreed of a Lilitu demon and a brachina devil. The sight of it is enough to make one fall in love with it. Only view with proper permissions and protections!'
[21:59] <Demedais> "Right, we're ignoring this one for now." Demedais comments, waving the group on. "Powerful magic, triggers on sight with the specimen."
[21:59] <Kotono> "What's it do?" Donald trots along with Demedais.
[22:00] <Demedais> "It's the combination of a demon and a devil. You do the math. Apparently it's quite bewitching, but also sounds deadly." With that he checks the remainder of the rooms before glancing to the door.
[22:00] <Kotono> The last two are both empty. Only the door is ahead - a plain steel door, gnomish style.
[22:01] <Demedais> "You guys stand back in case it's trapped, but it shouldn't be." Demedais waits until the group's thirty feet away before opening it.
[22:06] <Kotono> The door opens! Ahead is a large chamber. Strange clockwork machines and magical runes line the places. The designs are curious to the sexually profane. Hanging from walls are various explicit diagrams of outsiders, focusing on the reproductive systems. A pair of doors are in the room, on on the side of the back wall, and one on fthe left wall's midsection.
[22:07] <Demedais> "Oh, geez." Demedais grunts.
[22:08] <Demedais> This being said, he looks in and peers about!
[22:08] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 spot
06[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 spot and gets 41." [1d20=15]
[22:08] <Kotono> Amaryl steps back, turning pale. "E-Excuse me," she scurries away, back towards Seira.
[22:08] <Kotono> Donald just whistles, "Makes sense to have this, but..."
[22:09] <Demedais> "But it's sickening." Demedais mutters.
[22:10] <Kotono> The diagrams cover all the outsiders Demedais could imagine, and then some. There's runes and clockwork devices here that do Gods only know what.  Tucked away in the back, Demedais finds a glass encased cabinet, unlocked. Inside are several glass vials of a purple-pink fluid.
[22:10] <Demedais> "Someone get Seira or Alicia. The help could be used in looking this place over." Demedais leaves the cabinet open for easier reference.
[22:11] <Kotono> Donald goes to the door and shouts out for Seira or Alicia.
06[22:12] * Alicia trots over, looking into the room with her magic seeing eyes, expression unreadable.
[22:12] <Demedais> "Thank you, Donald." Demedais says somewhat dryly, examining some of the clockwork devices with his eyes to try and understand their purpose.
[22:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 spellcraft potions
06[22:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 spellcraft potions and gets 25." [1d20=15]
[22:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 spellcraft door
06[22:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 spellcraft door and gets 28." [1d20=18]
[22:15] <Alicia> "Enchantment... love potions I'd bet," Alicia observes with a grimace, putting them into the portable hole. She then walks over and taps the left hand door experimentally.
[22:16] <Kotono> 'Entrance forbidden,' Sounds in Alicia's mind.
[22:16] <Demedais> "Yeah, that was my guess, Alicia." Demedais grimaces.
[22:16] <Kotono> "For when you have to have fun with a giant frog," Pollyanna looks ill.
[22:16] <Alicia> "Says entrance forbidden, so it's something our tokens probably won't help with," Alicia steps back from the door. "We'll need Seira to disarm it."
[22:17] <Demedais> "Right."
[22:17] <Demedais> roll 1d20+2 int check
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+2 int check and gets 11." [1d20=9]
[22:19] <Kotono> "I'll go get her," Donald volunteers, trotting out of the room this time.
06[22:19] * Alicia does go to try and open the door on the back wall, however.
[22:19] <Demedais> "These gear constructs look themed toward the same concepts, as well." Demedais muses. "Odd."
[22:20] <Kotono> This door opens easily enough. It leads to a narrow, short stairway going down. It would be possible to go down it, but you'd have to hunch over.
[22:20] <Demedais> "Any ideas what all the runes mean, Alicia?" Demedais asks, turning to see her open the door and look down. "Stairway?"
06[22:20] * Alicia elects to leave it for the moment, preferring to see what can be found behind the forbidden door. "Hmm?" she turns her attention speculatively to the runes...
[22:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 spellcraft
06[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 spellcraft and gets 30." [1d20=20]
06[22:23] * Alicia sighs. "They make the love potions stronger. You really don't want anything to hit you with a charm spell around here, trust me," she warns.
[22:24] <Kotono> Seira enters at this point, coming into the room. Meanwhile, "I wish I'd been wrong," Pollyann asighs with her whole body. "Helm above, what possessed the God King and his followers? It's like a child that set s adog's tail on fire just ot see it squirm."
[22:24] <Demedais> "...Then keep Donald away from the black window back there." Demedais says shortly before Donald re-enters.
[22:25] <Kotono> Donald seems to have not returned with Seira, at least not immediately.
[22:25] <Alicia> "Why? What's behind it?" Alicia asks, poking her head out the door to have a look at said window.
[22:25] <Demedais> "Uh... a cross between a Lilitu demon and a brachina devil."
06[22:26] * Seira takes the room in, raising an eyebrow. "So what's here you wanted me to take a look at?"
[22:26] <Kotono> The window is tinted black, unable to be seen into it.
01[22:26] <Seira> roll 1d20+11 int for gears o'porn?
06[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+11 int for gears o'porn? and gets 12." [1d20=1]
[22:26] <Demedais> "That door. Apparently it's locked and 'access is forbidden' or something.
01[22:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 searching door for traps it is
06[22:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 searching door for traps it is and gets 35." [1d20=6]
01[22:27] <Seira> Nothing to do but get everyone to stay back and try to disable the trap!
01[22:28] <Seira> roll 1d20+30 DD
06[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 DD and gets 36." [1d20=6]
[22:28] <Alicia> "Interesting..." Alicia blinks at Demedais's appraisal, leaving it alone for now and stepping back inside while Seira works on the door.
06[22:28] * Demedais nods at Seira's usual warning, moving back.
[22:28] <Kotono> Click! With some effort, Seira is able to unlock the door!
01[22:29] <Seira> "It wasn't very trappy," Seira says, frowning. "Is that even a word?" And burnt by recent experiences, checks for traps anew.
01[22:29] <Seira> roll 1d20+29
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 and gets 31." [1d20=2]
06[22:30] * Seira glances at what's past the door.
[22:30] <Kotono> OOC: Opening it.
01[22:30] <Seira> OOC: Yes
[22:30] <Kotono> OOC: As a quesiton, even.
[22:31] <Kotono> Ahead is a hallway. It's lit, light shining on as you approach. There's a pair of doors twenty feet away. Sixty feet past those is a small elevator. It's quite a bit warmer in this hall, head coming out of it like from the spout of a teapot.
[22:31] <Kotono> *heat
06[22:32] * Alicia pokes her head back into the hallway. "Donald? Amaryl? We're moving on now," she calls over, not wanting the party to get too split up.
01[22:32] <Seira> "I wonder if a dragon's here," Seira voices, waiting for everyone to catch up.
[22:32] <Kotono> Amaryl takes a breath and follows along, as does Donald.
[22:32] <Demedais> "...In these cramped corridors? That's a cheerful thought. Let's check the doors first? I'd... rather not deal with elevators right now." Demedais comments.
[22:33] <Kotono> "Why not?" Pollyanna asks as she peers ahead.
06[22:33] * Alicia takes the obvious hint and casts a warding against fire on herself before going towards the doors.
01[22:33] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+29 search traps on doors
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+29 search traps on doors and gets 74." [2#1d20+29 = 44, 30]
[22:33] <Demedais> "Just memories of the last elevator trap."
[22:33] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 CL for resist energy
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 CL for resist energy and gets 26." [1d20=10]
[22:34] <Kotono> The spell triggers without incident.
[22:34] <Alicia> "Anyone want to risk me casting protection against fire on them?" Alicia asks after her spell goes off flawlessly.
[22:35] <Kotono> "I will," Donald raises his hand.
[22:35] <Kotono> "Likewise," Pollyanna considers after a moment. Amaryl shakes her head, however.
01[22:35] <Seira> As various preparations are being made, Seira tries to open the door to the left.
06[22:35] * Alicia gives the two the benefit of her magic!
[22:35] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 CL Donald
06[22:35] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 CL Donald and gets 24." [1d20=8]
[22:35] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 CL Polly
06[22:35] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 CL Polly and gets 28." [1d20=12]
[22:36] <Demedais> "I'm fine." Demedais shrugs.
[22:37] <Kotono> The spells trigger without incident. Meanwhile, Seira opens the door. It leads to a pleasant, cooled sitting room. A carpet is here, a fireplace with a cheery fire and several chairs. A painting above the fireplace is of the God-King, fearsome. Several vases are about, a few paintings of underground caverns, and several curios of a shelf.
[22:37] <Kotono> *on a shelf
06[22:37] * Seira startles! Could it be the trapped carpet of fiery doom that she'd wanted to take home and never could?
06[22:38] * Alicia peers into the room for any magic of note.
06[22:38] * Demedais looks around the room as well for anything of note.
[22:38] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 spot, just in case.
06[22:38] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 spot, just in case. and gets 38." [1d20=12]
01[22:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 are you the trapped carpet of doom?
06[22:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 are you the trapped carpet of doom? and gets 49." [1d20=20]
[22:39] <Alicia> "Nothing magical," Alicia notes. "I wonder how it's cooled... and what's keeping that fire going..." she starts to frown. "I think we should be careful, it's obviously warded against divination."
01[22:40] <Seira> Seira's face falls. "Well, maybe next time," she mutters, before making her way towards the shelf by flying above the carpet.
[22:41] <Demedais> "There's some sort of rock-and-gem thing over there." Demedais notes, pointing to it. "Aside from that.... you're possibly right, yes, Alicia. Perhaps..." Demedais frowns, before watching Seira advance, glaive switched in.
06[22:41] * Alicia pulls her blindfold down for a second in case there's anything invisible in the room that will be revealed.
[22:43] <Alicia> "Hmm," Alicia lifts it back up. "Nothing invisible, at least." With nothing to keep her interest, she opens the opposite door.
[22:43] <Kotono> Seira reaches the shelf. It's full of various curios. There's a geode lined with silver, a pair of dice made out of some sort of pink rock, a goat-demon's head in minature, bronzed, a few white feathers that look to have been dipped in golden dust, a brassy scale large enough to perhaps be a dragon's scale, a gold coin of strange make, a wooden carving of a conical cap, a teardrop gemstone surrounded by a solid, stable skin of water.
[22:43] <Kotono>  a teardrop gemstone surrounded by a solid, stable skin of water.
[22:44] <Kotono> Alicia opens the other door. It looks to be one half office and one half bedroom. The office side is obliterated - utterly scorched. Some of the bedroom seems to survive, including most of a bed, unruined.
01[22:44] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 are you trapped, shelf?
06[22:44] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 are you trapped, shelf? and gets 45." [1d20=16]
[22:44] <Alicia> Any magic in here?
06[22:45] * Seira just decides to collect the curios, seeing no reason not to.
[22:45] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 spellcraft
06[22:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 spellcraft and gets 11." [1d20=1]
06[22:45] * Alicia goes to look under the bed!
[22:46] <Kotono> Under the bed looks to be a book. It's a bit scorched, but is otherwise intact. It's blue bound and a bit on the thick side.
06[22:47] * Alicia picks the book up and opens it to the first page to see if any of it's in a respectable language.
[22:48] <Alicia> "Found a book on metamagic here," Alicia waves it briefly before it goes into the portable hole. "That's about everything in here of note."
01[22:49] <Seira> "Found some souveniers," Seira calls over. "How about taking the picture as well? I don't think we actually brought along anything clearer than some faded images of Daa-vid on old coins."
[22:51] <Alicia> "Well, if you really want it," Alicia shrugs, going over to take down the painting and put it in the portable hole, frame and all. "Now, do we take the elevator or the stairs?"
01[22:54] <Seira> "Stairs?"
[22:54] <Demedais> "Hopefully, the tokens will protect us from the evil elevator traps." Demedais says, a bit flippantly.
[22:55] <Alicia> "There was a stairway back in the room with all the gears and runes," Alicia nods her head back. "But lets try the elevator since we're here," she agrees, heading onwards.
01[22:55] <Seira> "No elevator has managed to kill us yet," Seira agrees.
[22:55] <Kotono> "The one in the desert came close," Donald mutters.
[22:55] <Demedais> "Yeah." Demedais nods.
01[22:56] <Seira> "It's not the drop but the sudden stop at the end?"
[22:57] <Kotono> The elevator is pretty small - it'll only fit four people in, maximum, on a glance.
01[22:58] <Seira> "Let's take it three at a time?" Seira suggests.
[22:58] <Demedais> "Seira, Alicia, Donald, you three go first?" Demedais suggests.
06[22:58] * Alicia doesn't particularly care and duly steps on.
[22:58] <Kotono> Donald shrugs and gets intothe elevator. "Wish us luck."
06[22:58] * Seira looks for the switch to operate it.
[22:59] <Kotono> There is a switch set into the wall.
[22:59] <Demedais> "Good luck." Demedais nods.
01[22:59] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 are you trapped?
06[22:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 are you trapped? and gets 42." [1d20=13]
06[23:00] * Seira flips the switch.
[23:01] <Kotono> Thus, the elevator goes doooown! OOC: #terror, you two.
[23:01] <Kotono> As the elevator smoothly goes down, leaving the other three behind, "I'm sorry," Amaryl turns and bows to Demedais.
[23:03] <Demedais> "Hm?" Demedais says, looking to Amaryl in confusion. "For the, ah, previous room? Don't worry about it. No two ways about it, it was disturbing."
[23:05] <Kotono> "Still," Looking down and away, holding her arm, "Were you disturbed as well?"
[23:07] <Demedais> "Some. A resistance comes with time and training, though. It never numbs away what you see, however. On some level, you do have to cope with it." Demedais says, looking to Pollyanna for a moment before glancing back to Amaryl.
[23:10] <Kotono> Pollyanna goes and rests a hand on Demedais' shoulder.
[23:10] <Kotono> "You take it in stride so well. Evne yesterday, with that change, you kept your composure." Amaryl colors, "It's admirable."
06[23:11] * Demedais pats Pollyanna on the back, before glancing to Amaryl. "Uh... honestly, the most annoying part was not being able to vent at the sudden change due to not being able to speak properly. It's... how to explain? The sudden gender change was more offputting on its own, but... not being able to speak during it made it worse than I thought it would."
[23:13] <Kotono> "I see..." Amaryl blushes a little. Pollyanna smiles just a little bit, "It was just magic. Don't go swooning over Demedais now."
[23:13] <Kotono> "It wasn't that!" Amaryl turns red as a flame, head jerking up.
[23:13] <Kotono> "Sorry," Chuckling under her breath, "Stop blushing everytime you say something. Hasn't Seira told you to have more confidence?"
06[23:16] * Demedais rubs head, before finally nodding at Pollyanna's comment. "If she hasn't, let us, then."
[23:16] <Kotono> "Yes," Amaryl still looks away. "It still comes hard."
[23:17] <Demedais> "Still. Keep at it; it's one of those things that does require patience."
[23:19] <Kotono> "Thank you," Amaryl murmurs. Then, after a pause, "If you don't mind me asking...what was it like?"
[23:20] <Demedais> "Being female? My armor hurt." Demedais notes.
[23:20] <Kotono> Amaryl stops, "It's hot down there. Lava pit, it sounds like. Explains the heat. They're looking for something stolen from Lagann, whatever that means."
[23:20] <Kotono> "Oh, I mean Seira just told me that," Amaryl blushes.
[23:20] <Demedais> "... Tell them to be careful. And... also, it might be the Resort." Demedais grimaces.
[23:22] <Kotono> Amaryl nods quietly.
[23:23] <Demedais> "Thank you." Demedais nods at this.
06[23:24] * Demedais muses. "It... was just disorienting more than anything else, I guess? No profound insights, here."
[23:24] <Kotono> "It would be nice if we're near the end of this. You know..." Holding her arm, "Afte rall of this, maybe a vacation would be good, like one of us suggested a few days ago?" AFter that, "Hehehe. I wondered a little bit, that was all. Since, well..." Blushing, lots of it, "I wonder sometimes if I feel somewhat like a man, since...well..."
[23:26] <Demedais> "...I could get behind a vacation. Not particularly wanting to put the other Resorts in just yet, either." Demedais comments, before thinking about Amaryl's last comment. "It's possible, maybe? Talk to Seira about it sometime. She'd... ah, probably know better than either of us?"
[23:28] <Kotono> "Maybe," Amaryl goes quiet, then, very cheerfully, "How about that island Alicia took us to? Or Elysium?"
[23:30] <Demedais> "Both ideas, though I don't know how well Elysium would mesh with me." Demedais notes, nodding. "Definitely worth discussing after we're done here."
[23:32] <Kotono> "After defeating a gnomish leftover, we do the impossible and go visit the Heavens before we die," Pollyanna smiles wainly.
[23:34] <Demedais> "Could be far worse. Heard enough of the lower planes that I've zilch interest, thanks."
[23:34] <Kotono> "I think the point of the Lower Plains is to avoid them, unless it's to crack heads of do something worthwhile," Pollyanna smiles a little now, "Like when Alicia went to free souls in Hell, or to go slay some demons."
[23:38] <Demedais> "Pretty much." Demedais nods. "Of course, they have their own... idiotic... incomprehensible... motives. But for our sakes, yes, avoiding them until we need to deal with them's the simplest road."
[23:44] <Kotono> After quite some time, the conversation dulling down, the elevator returns up. It comes up with a gush of steam, revealing the three.
[23:45] <Demedais> "Hi." Demedais says, after recognizing the two. "What's going on?"
01[23:46] <Seira> "It might take a while for the lava to cool."
06[23:46] * Alicia dries herself off with her still active prestidigitation spell as she steps out. "We've got to wait for the steam to dissipate before we go back, but it should be safer now to find whatever's at the bottom," she reports. "For now lets try those stairs back there?" she points back down the hallway.
[23:46] <Demedais> "I see." Demedais nods, leading the way back to the stairway.
06[23:48] * Seira sticks by Amaryl. "So I'm curious, why didn't you want to be protected from the elements?" she asks her. "Were you worried over wild magic accidents?"

[Corwin]

[20:00] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > "It would be nice if we're near the end of this. You know..." Holding her arm, "Afte rall of this, maybe a vacation would be good, like one of us suggested a few days ago?" AFter that, "Hehehe. I wondered a little bit, that was all. Since, well..." Blushing, lots of it, "I wonder sometimes if I feel somewhat like a man, since...well..."
[20:00] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Demedais> "...I could get behind a vacation. Not particularly wanting to put the other Resorts in just yet, either." Demedais comments, before thinking about Amaryl's last comment. "It's possible, maybe? Talk to Seira about it sometime. She'd... ah, probably know better than either of us?"
[20:00] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > "Maybe," Amaryl goes quiet, then, very cheerfully, "How about that island Alicia took us to? Or Elysium?"
03[20:00] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Demedais
[20:00] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Demedais> "Both ideas, though I don't know how well Elysium would mesh with me." Demedais notes, nodding. "Definitely worth discussing after we're done here."
[20:00] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > "After defeating a gnomish leftover, we do the impossible and go visit the Heavens before we die," Pollyanna smiles wainly.
[20:00] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Demedais> "Could be far worse. Heard enough of the lower planes that I've zilch interest, thanks."
[20:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > "I think the point of the Lower Plains is to avoid them, unless it's to crack heads of do something worthwhile," Pollyanna smiles a little now, "Like when Alicia went to free souls in Hell, or to go slay some demons."
[20:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Demedais> "Pretty much." Demedais nods. "Of course, they have their own... idiotic... incomprehensible... motives. But for our sakes, yes, avoiding them until we need to deal with them's the simplest road."
[20:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > After quite some time, the conversation dulling down, the elevator returns up. It comes up with a gush of steam, revealing the three.
[20:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Demedais> "Hi." Demedais says, after recognizing the two. "What's going on?"
[20:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Seira> "It might take a while for the lava to cool."
[20:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> * Alicia dries herself off with her still active prestidigitation spell as she steps out. "We've got to wait for the steam to dissipate before we go back, but it should be safer now to find whatever's at the bottom," she reports. "For now lets try those stairs back there?" she points back down the hallway.
[20:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Demedais> "I see." Demedais nods, leading the way back to the stairway.
[20:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> * Seira sticks by Amaryl. "So I'm curious, why didn't you want to be protected from the elements?" she asks her. "Were you worried over wild magic accidents?"
[20:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Yes," Amaryl admits as the party heads back to the stairway. It awaits in all it's cramped, small glory.
01[20:01] <Seira> "Even with magic like this, I bet we could fix it easily enough!"
06[20:01] * Alicia takes the lead, stooping down as she descends the staircase.
06[20:02] * Demedais follows Alicia, also stooping downward, glaive in his left hand as he descends.
02[20:03] * Taishyr (~ferixstad@76.236.187.97) Quit (Ping timeout)
[20:04] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The stairway goes down three full twisting loops, requiring some deft work and crawling. Nonethless, the party reaches the bottom. Here, scorch marks are all about. Broken shelves and boxes are littered about, obliterated. The floor of this room is a mess of broken stone, glass, wood and other materials. It was once perhaps some sort of storage, but now it's nothing but rubble and ruin to the casual eye.
02[20:04] * Demedais (~ferixstad@76.235.180.41) Quit (Broken pipe)
03[20:04] * Taishyr (~ferixstad@adsl-76-235-180-41.dsl.klmzmi.sbcglobal.net) has joined #dunes
03[20:04] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Taishyr
[20:04] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The stairway goes down three full twisting loops, requiring some deft work and crawling. Nonethless, the party reaches the bottom. Here, scorch marks are all about. Broken shelves and boxes are littered about, obliterated. The floor of this room is a mess of broken stone, glass, wood and other materials. It was once perhaps some sort of storage, but now it's nothing but rubble and ruin to the casual eye.
06[20:04] * Alicia takes a look around for any magic.
[20:04] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> rubble and ruin to the casual eye.
03[20:05] * Taishyr is now known as Demedais
01[20:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 how about more than a casual eye?
06[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 how about more than a casual eye? and gets 33." [1d20=4]
[20:05] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 spot or something for an initial appraisal or something to help guide Seira Iunno maybe I can help
06[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 spot or something for an initial appraisal or something to help guide Seira Iunno maybe I can help and gets 29." [1d20=3]
[20:06] <Alicia> "Nothing magical here, anyway," Alicia remarks after a brief scan of the debris.
06[20:07] * Seira grabs a book from the rubble, handing it over to Demedais. "This might be helpful. You collect this sort of thing, right?"
06[20:07] * Demedais picks it up, quickly glancing to see what it is.
[20:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The burnt, waterstained book is still intact despite it's damages. It looks to be a tome on  how fantastical creatures reproduce, a study of magical biology if one will. It's pretty complex.
[20:09] <Demedais> "...It might provide some insight, though I suspect a lot of it will be details I'm uninterested in. Still, thank you." Demedais nods gratefully, putting the book in his haversack before glancing around. "Nothing else? A disappointment..."
01[20:09] <Seira> "Once we've found the Resort and sorted out the problems with the Weave, we should take a week and search everything a bit more thoroughly," Seira suggests.
[20:10] <Demedais> "That would probably be wise, yes. I'd be willing to assist in that. Also have to find the slime cat, but that's a side duty in a way." Demedais nods.
[20:10] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Should we go back now?" Donald looks upwards, "How long do you think it'll take for the steam to dissipate?"
[20:10] <Alicia> "For now it seems like we've seen everything there is in this area, so how about we let out the captives upstairs and take them to Balmuria before we look over another section of the ruins?" Alicia suggests.
01[20:12] <Seira> "You want to take the mindless frog to Balmuria and leave it there?"
[20:13] <Demedais> "I guess that'll work, yeah. Though I'm not convinced taking the frog back is optimal." Demedais muses as he leads the way back up.
[20:13] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "We should do something to it, be it putting it out of it's misery or freein git," Pollyanna says with a little sigh, "Even if it's mindless, it deserves better."
[20:14] <Alicia> "Marie and Jessica can look after them for now until we get back," Alicia opines. "It's kinder than leaving them here any longer."
[20:14] <Demedais> "If they're up for it, sure." Demedais nods at that.
[20:15] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Thus the party returns upstairs. You return to the glass panes without incident, finding them how you left them. The hooved angel is still asleep, while the chaotic inevitable continues it's pacing. The window of the third creature is still tinted black.
01[20:15] <Seira> "I'm not convinced that we should take both back home, frankly," Seira states. "And can Jessica and Marie really control both, if they got out of hand?"
[20:16] <Alicia> "They could certainly do more than most people," Alicia replies. "But I can see your concern - lets just free the angel/yugoloth hybrid for now, then? It's the one that seems most aware of what it's missing."
06[20:17] * Seira nods. "Exactly. And we'll try to find out more about him. If we do manage to get in touch with a parent and they decide to offer their help, we could try and see about helping the other one."
[20:17] <Demedais> "Alright. Perhaps the wall of machines in that other room would adopt the frog, on that note?" Demedais suggests.
01[20:18] <Seira> "Not while there's wild magic rampant here, I hope," Seira mutters. "Still. Can we wait a bit before doing this? I wanted to talk to the succubus first in case he knew more, and it might be a bad idea to ask that kid to tag along with us over to that section."
[20:19] <Demedais> "Fair, I guess."
[20:19] <Alicia> "I'm not sure that would be an improvement..." Alicia replies dubiously, going to tap her fingers briefly on the window confining the fiendish/celestial hybrid. "I'll just teleport him to Balmuria and then come back once I've explained things to Marie and Jessica, I won't be gone more than a minute."
06[20:19] * Seira sees no problem in waiting that long, of course.
[20:20] <Demedais> "Alright."
[20:20] <Alicia> There's definitely no doors or other obvious signs of ingress to the chamber?
[20:20] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> There doesn't look to be, no.
06[20:20] * Seira presses her hand against the window and focuses on an opening.
[20:21] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Nothing seems to happen to Seira's touch.
06[20:22] * Seira presses the token to it briefly, before looking for any means entry can be gained into the room.
06[20:22] * Alicia takes her heavily enchanted blade and presses it against the glass at the corner away from the sleeping being, scoring a box out that she can hopefully push the glass through to make an entry without shattering the whole thing.
01[20:22] <Seira> roll 1d20+29
06[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 and gets 39." [1d20=10]
[20:23] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Roll damage, Alicia?
[20:25] <Alicia> roll 1d8+13
06[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+13 and gets 14." [1d8=1]
[20:25] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The glass is surprisingly difficult to cut. It doesn't shatter - it's more like scraping against metal. Alicia makes a decent gouge in it, but doesn't cut all the way through.
01[20:26] <Seira> "There had to be a way that didn't require replacing the window," Seira mutters in frustration, thinking about it.
01[20:26] <Seira> roll 1d20+26
06[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 and gets 37." [1d20=11]
06[20:26] * Alicia doesn't want to shatter it, since that would surely frighten the occupant. Instead she continues slowly scoring out a groove which she can use to simply partition the glass and open up a section without much collatoral damage.
[20:28] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> It takes a lot of cutting, but eventually Alicia powers through. A large chunk of the glass is scored out.
06[20:29] * Alicia pushes the partition through and carefully lowers it to the floor, before she steps into the cell. "I'll teleport back to the main entrance once I'm done and meet you all at the room with the demons?" she suggests.
01[20:29] <Seira> "Sure thing," Seira agrees.
[20:29] <Alicia> Putting a hand on the sleeping creature's arm, Alicia teleports the both of them to the desert oasis, first of all!
[20:30] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 CL?
06[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 CL? and gets 29." [1d20=13]
[20:30] <Alicia> roll 1d100 studied carefully
06[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 studied carefully and gets 33." [1d100=33]
[20:30] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Success. I'll resolve Alicia's TPs then you guys.
[20:30] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Go for the nexst one.
[20:30] <Alicia> roll 1d100 home very familiar
06[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 home very familiar and gets 11." [1d100=11]
[20:31] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Just going to dump himo ff on Marie/Jessica?
[20:31] <Alicia> OOC: Yeah, I'll give them both a quick run down on events as well as his particular situation and ask them to take care of him until I get back. Then I away~
[20:31] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Go ahead and roll your 'ports back?
[20:32] <Alicia> roll 1d100 desert studied carefully
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 desert studied carefully and gets 87." [1d100=87]
[20:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 CL for steel jungle
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 CL for steel jungle and gets 27." [1d20=11]
[20:32] <Alicia> roll 1d100 seen casually
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 seen casually and gets 95." [1d100=95]
[20:32] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: #terror, Alicia.
[20:32] <Alicia> OOC: similar area
[20:32] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Alicia teleports away, leaving the rest of the party by themselves. "So where did she say we were going?" Donald asks, "Sorry, I spaced out a moment."
06[20:33] * Seira decides to press her hand against the remaining empty glass windows, both queasy and unable to turn away.
[20:37] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Most of them bear a simple message 'Room empty, previous occupatant terminated.' The one with it's bed ruined and splotchy blood about? 'Eladrin/Devil crossbreed. Unstable. Suicidal tendencies. Possesses considerable might, but only seeks to hurt itself. Call for aid if it's binds show any signs of failing.'
01[20:39] <Seira> "...right." Frowning, Seira decides to head towards the room with the succubus and wait for Alicia there.
[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> As the party walks back, "What are we going to do with the succubus, anyway?" Donald asks.
06[20:40] * Demedais follows behind the group slowly.
01[20:41] <Seira> "Now, or eventually?"
[20:41] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Now. Are we going to let it rot or what?"
01[20:42] <Seira> "We're going to ask him some questions, and if he is helpful, once we've gotten the Resort we will send him back. Until that time, it is a liability to do that."
[20:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Thus, the party heads to the succubus' room. It waits there, looking your way as the group enters in.
06[20:43] * Seira gives him a wave.
[20:44] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "You return." The succubus rises, going against the glass.
06[20:44] * Seira nods. "Yep. In a few days, you should be able to return, too."
[20:45] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Ah, at last." Nodding to Seira's words, "Why the delay?"
01[20:47] <Seira> "Personal reasons, mostly. I still need some information, and it's not really safe to let you out just yet in case you decide to betray us like pretty much a model demon would. I hope you understand."
[20:49] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Do go on," The demon invites, "What information do you want?"
01[20:50] <Seira> "You mentioned the gnomes experimenting with... well, with crossing species. There was someone who was apparently the product of a yugoloth and an angel. Can you tell me anything that would help in identifying the parents?"
[20:53] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "My, no accounting for taste," The succubus mutters, "Well, if the parents aren't here, then they're either dead or back out in the Outer Planes. I'd just use divinations to solve it, rather than goinghunting on long shots."
01[20:54] <Seira> "What about records, or even the means to opening the chambers short of brute force?"
[20:54] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Meanwhile, Alicia approaches from the back, catching up with the party.
06[20:54] * Alicia silently approaches, not wanting to interrupt the current conversation.
[20:54] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Try touching the glass windows," The succubus eyes Alicia briefly, "I do know they used teleportation to get subjects in."
01[20:56] <Seira> "What's preventing you from leaving, then?" she asks curiously.
[20:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "If it was possible for a subject to teleport out, they would." With a chilly, sardonic grin, "From what I gathered and I speculate, the wards are set so that the subject can't teleport out."
01[20:57] <Seira> "A shame we didn't find anything on the wards," Seira mutters. "Maybe I could've taken the chance of freeing you earlier, then. What about a records room, again? Would you know anything about that?"
[20:59] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "I'm a prisoner. I regret that I didn't get a full tour," Spreading his arms out and shrugging, "No such luck."
01[21:00] <Seira> "You and me both," Seira agrees. It seems this is pointless, but at least there's more to explore. "Till later, then."
[21:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> As Seira turns away, "So where now, then?" Donald looks to the various members? "Back out to the main entry room?"
01[21:01] <Seira> "Let's see what else is here aside from this museum."
[21:02] <Alicia> "There's several doors we haven't explored from there, yes," Alicia nods, heading back.
06[21:03] * Demedais nods at this, giving the succubus a final wary glance before heading out.
[21:04] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Returning back...
[21:05] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> 00> There is a large, iron barred door straight ahead, underneath the walkways and on ground level. There is a door on the lower left side of the room, on the ground level as well. On the upper level and thew alkways, there is a door to the right, an open arch. There is also a door to the left, two of them, one with a iron door and the other being another arch.
06[21:05] * Seira tries the other ground level door.
[21:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The door opens! Ahead you see a pillared hallway, cast in iron and steel.  A pair of scorch marks are just inside of the hall. The hall goes about fourty feet and is about twenty wide. Everything is of smooth metals. At the end is a thin, transparent wall of steel, almost ghostly.
01[21:09] <Seira> "Easy, easy," Seira murmurs, stepping forward slowly.
06[21:09] * Alicia looks for any magic down the hallway as she follows Seira.
06[21:10] * Demedais looks around as well for anything out of the ordinary.
[21:10] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 usual spot check
06[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 usual spot check and gets 28." [1d20=2]
[21:11] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 spellcraft
06[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 spellcraft and gets 24." [1d20=14]
01[21:12] <Seira> 'We'll get it back!' Seira promises to Lagann. 'I haven't let you down so far, have I?'
[21:12] <Alicia> "There's some sort of transmutation effect on that wall," Alicia comments, walking up to the ghostly wall and rapping her knuckles on it.
[21:13] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Getting closer, Alicia can see through the wall. The hall continues. The steel feels solid as she touches it, yet at the tsame time, her hand easily passes through it.
01[21:13] <Seira> "Wait!" Seira calls out to Alicia.
06[21:14] * Seira takes the time to study the area just near the transmutative wall.
[21:14] <Alicia> "I think our tokens will let us pass, though," she concludes, about to step through before abruptly stopping and looking back at Seira.
01[21:14] <Seira> roll 1d20+29
06[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 and gets 40." [1d20=11]
01[21:15] <Seira> "Strange," Seira muses out loud. "The tokens seem to be working, but Lagann's still worried. Do we risk it?"
[21:15] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Creepy," Amaryl murmurs as she watches. Pollyanna continues to look about in the meantime.
[21:16] <Demedais> "... I don't see anything else, so it seems our best option..." Demedais grimaces. "Unless the fliers want to look for a way to deactivate this above somewhere?"
[21:16] <Alicia> "It seems fine," Alicia shrugs. "But if he's worried could he do something about the wall? It is metal, I think..."
01[21:17] <Seira> "Lagann could try shifting it aside, but that should be more dangerous." Seira does ask, however, "How about it? If you think it would be safe with our tokens, want to try and making a way through for us, Lagann?"
01[21:21] <Seira> "Umm." Seira feels silly repeating the voices in her head out loud, but she's a mage. She can always claim it was a failed spell due to wild magic. "Za dom Spremni?"
[21:22] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The ghostly wall blinks thrice, before fading away entirely. The way ahead no longer has a ghostly wall ahead of it.
[21:22] <Alicia> "Well, that's even better," Alicia nods in satisfaction, continuing down the hallway and alert for magic as she goes.
01[21:23] <Seira> "I guess it was literally your magic," Seira whispers to Lagann. "Sorry about misunderstanding. I thought you meant it as a metaphore."
[21:23] <Demedais> "Hm." Demedais muses as he continues down the hall, spotting on the way.
[21:25] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The hall continues for about another sixty feet. Ahead, hanging on the walls, are various portraits. They are of fearsome looking gnomes and great works of metal. Men made of metal, golems. Of great jagged weapons cast true, of metal everywhere. At the end the hall starts to curve, a raised metal platform waiting there. It is decorated with a circle of runes about it. Above it, words emblazed on gnomish can be seen. They read the fol
[21:25] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Above it, words emblazed on gnomish can be seen. They read the following, 'Cast in the glory of the True God!'
06[21:25] * Alicia eyes the runes...
[21:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 spellcraft
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 spellcraft and gets 26." [1d20=16]
06[21:26] * Seira does likewise, examining them. And glancing casually at the portraits in case Lagann is there, somewhere.
01[21:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+27 spellcraft
06[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 spellcraft and gets 33." [1d20=6]
06[21:27] * Demedais glances around himself for anything that stands out in particular as off.
[21:27] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 spotlol
06[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 spotlol and gets 29." [1d20=3]
01[21:28] <Seira> "Oh wow!" Seira exclaims. "A portal! I wonder where it goes? I'll just have to check tomorrow~!"
[21:28] <Demedais> "That portrait's eyes move." Demedais whispers to the rest of the group, glancing to the one in question discreetly.
[21:28] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The portrait is of one stern, unblinking gnomish man. He is clad in armor, face emotionlessly cold.
06[21:29] * Alicia glances over at the portrait in question. "It's not magic..." she observes, eyeing it herself.
[21:29] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The portrait's eyes don't seem to be moving as the party looks at it.
06[21:30] * Seira eyes the portrait in question. "How's it hanging?" she asks in greeting.
[21:30] <Alicia> "Well, anyway, if we don't want to risk the portal today shall we try the upstairs passages now?" Alicia asks.
[21:32] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> There's no reply to Seira's words.
[21:32] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Donald groans. "Hows it han...Seira, that was horrible."
06[21:32] * Seira grins. "Thanks! It is a gift!"
06[21:33] * Seira mentally wonders whether Lagann knows the stern-looking gnome in the portrait.
01[21:36] <Seira> Since there's no answer from her buddy, she's quite ready to follow Alicia's suggestion. The open arch to the right sounds like a good place to start.
[21:38] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The party returns to the main room. Above, the walkways loom and wait for the party, if they care to reach them.
06[21:39] * Seira flies up to ensure it is safe. A rope could easily be fixated to the upper floor, if no normal path to it exists.
06[21:39] * Alicia flies up and produces a rope from her survival pouch, looking for something handy to tie it to so the non-flyers can climb up.
01[21:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 are there traps by the arch?
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 are there traps by the arch? and gets 37." [1d20=8]
[21:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> There's some railings Alicia can tie it to if she wishes.
[21:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: There's two arches, one to the left and one to the right. Which one?
06[21:41] * Alicia ties the rope to a railing and tosses it down.
01[21:41] <Seira> OOC: Previously-stated desire to go to the one on the right
[21:41] <Alicia> OOC: taking 10 for 16 on use rope
[21:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The arch on the right isn't trapped. Ahead, you can see halls going to the left and to the right, each studded with connected rooms.
[21:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Pollyanna grabs the rope once it's down, "Want me to go first, Demedais?"
01[21:42] <Seira> "Yes, it is forbidden to climb below Demedais!" Seira calls over.
[21:43] <Demedais> "Everyone else should go before me, yes." Demedais says.
[21:43] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Pollyanna climbs up! OOC: Taking 10/she has a ring of feather fall anyway so it's irrelevant.
[21:43] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Amaryl takes the rope next, attempting to climb up!
[21:43] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20 and gets 5." [1d20=5]
[21:44] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Amaryl is able to climb up as well, making it up.
[21:45] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Looking back down, "You're up now, Demedais!" Pollyanna shouts down.
[21:46] <Demedais> "Right." Demedais shrugs, before trying to climb up!
[21:46] <Demedais> roll 1d20+4 welp, here goes
06[21:46] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+4 welp, here goes and gets 12." [1d20=8]
[21:47] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Despite all his tries, Demedais gets up on the first effort!
06[21:49] * Seira proceeds ahead.
[21:50] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> You walk down. You see that the halls curve to the left and the right. Dotted along them are rooms - simple rooms, from the looks of it. Some of them have open doors, normal, if small bedrooms are seen on a glance.
[21:50] <Demedais> "The residence areas here, then. Search them one at a time?" Demedais shrugs.
06[21:51] * Alicia walks along behind Seira, a cursory eye out for magic.
06[21:52] * Seira is agreeable to that, and Lagann can easily tell her if there's anything of metal she'd missed in her cursory scan.
01[21:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 searching it all?
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 searching it all? and gets 39." [1d20=10]
06[21:53] * Demedais helps look in this.
[21:53] <Demedais> roll 1d20+2 kay
06[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+2 kay and gets 5." [1d20=3]
[21:59] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The party finds that these quarters loop around. There are about fifty rooms total. About half of them are blasted and ruined, little of interest. From the rest you get a pile of things: Clothes, glass jars, metal containers, bits of jewelry, knick-knacks and curious, coins, that sort of thing.  Not much in the way of magic: A jagged dagger and a red necklace are found, however.
[22:00] <Alicia> Into the hole they go! "Lets try the opposite passages now?" Alicia suggests.
[22:01] <Demedais> "Sure." Demedais shrugs.

[Corwin]

[19:38] <Kotono> > Despite all his tries, Demedais gets up on the first effort!
[19:38] <Kotono> * Seira proceeds ahead.
[19:38] <Kotono> > You walk down. You see that the halls curve to the left and the right. Dotted along them are rooms - simple rooms, from the looks of it. Some of them have open doors, normal, if small bedrooms are seen on a glance.
[19:38] <Kotono> <Demedais> "The residence areas here, then. Search them one at a time?" Demedais shrugs.
[19:38] <Kotono> * Alicia walks along behind Seira, a cursory eye out for magic.
[19:38] <Kotono> * Seira is agreeable to that, and Lagann can easily tell her if there's anything of metal she'd missed in her cursory scan.
[19:38] <Kotono> <Seira> roll 1d20+29 searching it all?
[19:38] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 searching it all? and gets 39." [1d20=10]
[19:38] <Kotono> * Demedais helps look in this.
[19:38] <Kotono> <Demedais> roll 1d20+2 kay
[19:38] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+2 kay and gets 5." [1d20=3]
[19:38] <Kotono> > The party finds that these quarters loop around. There are about fifty rooms total. About half of them are blasted and ruined, little of interest. From the rest you get a pile of things: Clothes, glass jars, metal containers, bits of jewelry, knick-knacks and curious, coins, that sort of thing.  Not much in the way of magic: A jagged dagger and a red necklace are found, however.
[19:38] <Kotono> <Alicia> Into the hole they go! "Lets try the opposite passages now?" Alicia suggests.
[19:38] <Kotono> <Demedais> "Sure." Demedais shrugs.
[19:40] <Kotono> The party returns to the walkways above. Walking around, they come to a pair of passages. One is arched, leading into a stairway ascending. The other is a door, closed shut.
[19:40] <Alicia> Any magic on the door?
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[19:42] <Alicia> "No magic, so the door's probably safe," Alicia opines, opening it.
[19:43] <Kotono> Ahead is a hallway that curves to the right, unlit. There's utterly no light ahead. The hall is lined with metal, symbols carved out in the walls.
06[19:44] * Demedais nods, spear out as he peers into the hall warily. "Likely trapped like everything else here, but..."
06[19:44] * Seira examines the symbols, for her part.
[19:45] <Kotono> "Naturally," Donald grins as he adjusts his helmet into place.
[19:45] <Kotono> OOC: Spellcraft, Seira?
[19:45] <Demedais> roll 1d20+31 spot perphaps
06[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+31 spot perphaps and gets 42." [1d20=11]
01[19:45] <Seira> roll 1d20+27
06[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 and gets 46." [1d20=19]
[19:45] <Alicia> "I can't gnomish so I'll take your word for it," Alicia replies as she starts to head down the hallway, able to see in the dark and alert for any magic that might hint at a potential trap ahead of her.
01[19:46] <Seira> "Wait a moment," Seira calls over to Alicia. "Unless you want to see how potent the defenses remain."
[19:46] <Demedais> "Yeah, looks like gnomish writing by and large. Perhaps it's related to some of the other things we've seen around?" Demedais nods, stepping in and looking at the writing more carefully over Seira's shoulder.
[19:46] <Alicia> "Mechanical traps?" Alicia stops worriedly, not having seen any magic.
01[19:47] <Seira> "Dunno. So it would be great if people stopped stepping forward until I've checked it out."
[19:47] <Kotono> Amaryl takes the time to check over her arrows, readying a pair. Pollyanna does much the same, squinting ahead.
[19:47] <Kotono> "Oh yeah," Donald takes a few steps away from the door. "Go ahead, Seira."
[19:48] <Demedais> "Right." Demedais shrugs, pulling back as well.
01[19:48] <Seira> Thinking gnomish thoughts worked as a fix before, so Seira tries the same as she approaches what has to be a trap.
01[19:48] <Seira> roll 1d20+28
06[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 and gets 41." [1d20=13]
[19:49] <Kotono> OOC: Try for DD now, yes.
01[19:50] <Seira> roll 1d20+30
06[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 and gets 48." [1d20=18]
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[19:50] <Kotono> Seira steps slowly amid the carvings on the walls! She snakes towards one of the symbols in particular, working in deft movements! She uses a knife to carve three added lines into it, a soft humming at the wards shimmer and the metal seems to melt. It reforms, smooth and carving-less.
06[19:51] * Seira blinks. "Are you sure there's no magic involved?" she asks Alicia. "Maybe they just masked it?"
[19:51] <Alicia> "Oh... magic. Must be another place warded against divination," Alicia checks her own gear and confirms none of it seems magical to her sight. "I should check that more frequently."
01[19:52] <Seira> "Well, that's a horrible fate avoided. Let's get going?"
[19:53] <Demedais> "Right." Demedais nods, keeping a few steps behind those who can see well in the dark as they advance. "Should I pull a Sunrod out for the rest of us?":
01[19:53] <Seira> "Or Alicia could light the way."
[19:53] <Kotono> "It would be nice so I can aim," Pollyanna says with a touch of hopeful sweetness in her voice.
06[19:54] * Alicia walks over to Pollyanna and murmurs a spell, casting Light on her bow.
[19:54] <Alicia> OOC: CL for light?
[19:54] <Kotono> OOC: No.
[19:54] <Kotono> This time, the magic flows freely, uninterrupted by chaotic energies.
01[19:55] <Seira> "Want to recast your shield?" Seira asks Amaryl, hanging back near her. "Seems like magic works normally here."
[19:57] <Kotono> "Oh!" Amaryl smiles in relief, "Finally." She makes a few gestures, magic wrapping around in front of her as per normal.
01[19:58] <Seira> "I'm still waiting to see the spots that have boosted magic," Seira admits. "That guardian mentioned them, right?"
[19:58] <Demedais> "...then this will be a good place to heal when we need it again." Demedais notes, before nodding to Seira. "Those might be later in. For now, let's keep going, unless anyone wants any further preparations now?"
[19:58] <Alicia> "I'm sure they'll turn up," Alicia opines as they continue along.
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[20:04] <Kotono> "Indeed," Pollyanna says. The hall continues on a little ways on a very gentle curve, about half a minute of walking. The spaces open up ahead: A room, it's back wall full of murder holes. Blast marks are all about this room, the metal walls stained black from so many.  Ahead, a barred, heavy door of stout looking metal awaits. Light rubble covers the floor all over.
01[20:05] <Seira> Time to do her trapfinding thing!
01[20:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+29
06[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 and gets 30." [1d20=1]
01[20:05] <Seira> Finding the way ahead quite safe, Seira tries to open the door and look past it.
[20:05] <Kotono> "Oh hey!" Donald snaps his fingers. "I remember this! The big bearded devil with the nasty axe, we fought in somewher esort of like this.:"
[20:06] <Alicia> "It was, wasn't it?" Alicia agrees as she looks around. "It's almost comforting to see something familiar..."
[20:09] <Kotono> "Yeah, if this is a defensive barrier, we must be getting closer to something good," Donald agrees as Seira opens the door! As she touches it, the door flies open! Three sets of eyes loom in the pitch black darkness ahead! Two are small sized, perfectly crafted gnomes of metal. They stand behind the other, man sized. It is surrounded by dozens of whirling blades and weapons of pure force, cobbled together, battered armor on it's body. An overw
[20:10] <Kotono> cobbled together, battered armor on it's body. An overwhelming sense of tension and bloodlust gushes from the creature, 15 feet within the hall ahead! In a voice that seems to twist all around you into a battlefield, "None shall pass further! Offer your blood to me!"
01[20:11] <Seira> "Nothing witty comes to mind," Seira says with a glance back. "How about you guys?"
[20:11] <Kotono> "Yeah, familiar," Donald repeats, "If it wants a fight, well...let's give it one?"
01[20:11] <Seira> "Sure, let's go with that!"
[20:11] <Alicia> "They're made of metal, aren't they?" Alicia notes as she readies her blades.
[20:12] <Demedais> "He's a metallic vampire?" Demedais blinks, dropping the spear aside as he draws his sword.
[20:12] <Kotono> With a whirl of a long spear held it's hands, the creature is coming at you! OOC: Let's do init, it's obviously Hostle Gnome Shit. (HGS).
[20:12] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8
06[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 and gets 24." [1d20=16]
01[20:12] <Seira> roll 1d20+8
[20:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Donald
06[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Donald and gets 14." [1d20=12]
06[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 and gets 14." [1d20=6]
[20:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Amaryl
06[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Amaryl and gets 22." [1d20=15]
[20:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Polly
06[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Polly and gets 15." [1d20=8]
[20:12] <Demedais> roll 1d20+2 anti-metallic vampire powah activate (plz)
06[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+2 anti-metallic vampire powah activate (plz) and gets 5." [1d20=3]
[20:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 statue 1
06[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 statue 1 and gets 19." [1d20=13]
[20:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 statue 2
06[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 statue 2 and gets 8." [1d20=2]
[20:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 spearguy
06[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 spearguy and gets 30." [1d20=19]
03[20:14] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia(24)>Amaryl(22)>Polly(15)>Seira=Donald(14)>Demedais(5 GOLDEN MIKOS)'
03[20:14] * Kotono changes topic to 'Spear Guy(30)>Alicia(24)>Amaryl(22)>Statue 1(19)>Polly(15)>Seira=Donald(14)>Statue 2(8)>Demedais(5 GOLDEN MIKOS)'
[20:16] <Kotono> With a gesture of utter bloodthirsty contempt, a whirling, shimmering barrier of blades engulfs the way you came, blocking it! Further, the blades catch Amaryl and Pollyanna, cutting and slicing at them! (OOC: They get ref saves.)
[20:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 reflex at least Polly has evasion
06[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 reflex at least Polly has evasion and gets 26." [1d20=14]
[20:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 No evasion but good ref
06[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 No evasion but good ref and gets 22." [1d20=4]
01[20:17] <Seira> OOC: Heroism
[20:17] <Kotono> OOC: Okay, thanks.
[20:17] <Kotono> roll 15d6 halve this for Amaryl, that +2 saved her pain
06[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 15d6 halve this for Amaryl, that +2 saved her pain and gets 52." [15d6=4, 3, 6, 3, 4, 4, 2, 3, 5, 3, 5, 1, 3, 3, 3]
[20:18] <Kotono> As the blades whirl, Pollyanna dives ahead and out of the way, untouched! Amaryl is cut deep into her side, but with a heroic surge, she escapes them with only a relatively light wound as well! A split second later, the spear bearer is charging dead ahead at Seira! OOC: As it comes into range, make a will save, Seira? Mind affecting.
01[20:19] <Seira> roll 1d20+28
06[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 and gets 45." [1d20=17]
[20:20] <Kotono> A moment later, it's spear lances deep at Seira!
[20:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 (+2 charge, -5 PA)
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 (+2 charge, -5 PA) and gets 41." [1d20=11]
[20:20] <Kotono> OOC: Flatfooted AC, Seira?
01[20:20] <Seira> OOC: That hits flatfooted, yes
[20:20] <Kotono> roll 1d8+9
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+9 and gets 15." [1d8=6]
[20:21] <Kotono> OOC: Do you have your DR up yet?
01[20:21] <Seira> OOC: No
[20:21] <Kotono> The spear glitters with rainbow colors, seven gemstones set into it! The force weapons dance around it's body, like a close range cloak of blades shielding it! OOC: Alicia.
06[20:23] * Alicia moves a bit to the side so Seira isn't in her way and she has a line on the big statue and one of the smaller ones, before she hurls Hell Striker forward, magic carrying it to scythe through both golems!
[20:23] <Alicia> OOC: knowledge for devotion?
[20:23] <Kotono> OOC: K:A. Also, how close are yo ugetting to the spear guy?
[20:24] <Alicia> OOC: I'll stay 30 feet away if I can help it
[20:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 and gets 18." [1d20=5]
[20:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 big dude
06[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 big dude and gets 42." [1d20=12]
[20:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 little dude
06[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 little dude and gets 32." [1d20=2]
[20:25] <Alicia> OOC: divine might
[20:26] <Alicia> OOC: also, are they evil?
[20:26] <Kotono> OOC: No. Hit the spear guy, missed the gnome-statue creature.
[20:26] <Alicia> roll 1d8+26+1d6+1d6
06[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+26+1d6+1d6 and gets 39." [1d8=6][1d6=2][1d6=5]
[20:27] <Kotono> Alicia hurls her blade forth, cutting into the spear bearer, Hellstriker bouncing back and forth amid the blades of force as it returns to Alicia! Amaryl winces and manuvers out of the way and to the side, sending a four-set of arrows at the spear bearer, getting to just within 30 feet of it!
[20:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 31." [1d20=13]
[20:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[20:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[20:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 35." [1d20=17]
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 20." [1d20=2]
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 21." [1d20=3]
[20:28] <Kotono> roll 2d8+8+3d6
06[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+8+3d6 and gets 27." [2d8=4, 7][3d6=5, 2, 1]
[20:28] <Kotono> A pair of arrows pierce the spear bearer lightly, struggling to get past it's cobbled together armor! OOC: Statue 1 is up.
[20:30] <Kotono> "Cease," the statue speaks in Gnomish, before calling on arcane power! "You who strike against us, lose an eye for an eye!" With that, a great word of power strikes Alicia!
[20:30] <Kotono> roll 1d4+1
06[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+1 and gets 3." [1d4=2]
[20:30] <Alicia> OOC: spellfiring it if I can
[20:30] <Kotono> OOC: Go ahead.
[20:30] <Kotono> OOC: Seven levels.
[20:31] <Kotono> Yet Alicia absorbs the magic, stopping it form robbing her eyes of form and vision! A moment later, five magical missiles follow, slamming Alicia!
[20:31] <Kotono> roll 5d4+5
06[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d4+5 and gets 19." [5d4=2, 1, 4, 3, 4]
[20:31] <Alicia> OOC: shield lol
[20:31] <Kotono> Yet Alicia's shield magic stops all five missiles as well, disrupting and dispelling the force projectiles in motes of transparent light! OOC: Polly.
[20:32] <Kotono> Pollyanna stays where she is, readying off one single, focused arrow!
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+26 (+2 helmet, precise shot)
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+26 (+2 helmet, precise shot) and gets 44." [1d20=18]
[20:33] <Kotono> roll 1d8+14+3d8
06[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+14+3d8 and gets 35." [1d8=8][3d8=4, 5, 4]
[20:33] <Kotono> The shot is well aimed, landing right in the gut of the creature! It doesn't seem to notice, howling fury instead! OOC: SEira and Doanld are up.
06[20:35] * Seira darts out of range, Stoneskin finally coming to her protection, and gestures at the metal trio! An arcane word later, a wave of flame envelops all three, boosted to its limits!
01[20:36] <Seira> OOC: Moving 10ft back, using a cone of fire
01[20:36] <Seira> roll 18d6
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 18d6 and gets 53." [18d6=2, 4, 2, 1, 3, 4, 3, 2, 5, 2, 1, 3, 3, 5, 4, 5, 1, 3]
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 23." [1d20=3]
[20:36] <Kotono> OOC: DC?
01[20:37] <Seira> OOC: Apologies, DC is 26
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[20:38] <Kotono> The flaming cone horribly scorches the spear bearer, making it burnt and blackened! As it's caught dead on in it, the two metal gnomes don't even seem to notice, untouched by the intense heat! OOC: Doing anything else or is that it, Seira?
01[20:40] <Seira> OOC: That's it for me
[20:41] <Kotono> "Damn," Donald mutters, making arcane gestures and channeling powers unknown! "Anyw ay to get rid of those weapons around it?"
[20:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 ranged touch
01[20:41] <Seira> "I wouldn't suggest approaching the creepy spear guy," she cautions, eyeing him while holding her sword ready. "How about a ranged attack?"
06[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 ranged touch and gets 22." [1d20=8]
[20:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 fort
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 fort and gets 28." [1d20=15]
[20:43] <Kotono> A black beam strikes the armored spear bearer, slowing it down and weakening it's movements! OOC: Statue 2 is up.
[20:43] <Kotono> "Cease," It repeats, walking up. It touches the spear bearer...
[20:43] <Kotono> roll 2d6 ow
06[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 ow and gets 2." [2d6=1, 1]
[20:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 concentration needed, though I think it auto makes this due to damage of pathetic.
06[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 concentration needed, though I think it auto makes this due to damage of pathetic. and gets 30." [1d20=8]
[20:44] <Kotono> With a glow of energy, the wounds of the spear bearer are gone! As it withdraws it's chipped hand, magical missiles fly in a 5 pack at Donald, striking him hard!
[20:44] <Kotono> roll 5d4+5
06[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d4+5 and gets 16." [5d4=2, 4, 1, 1, 3]
[20:45] <Kotono> Donald takes them in the arm, shielding his body from the worst of the damage! OOC: Deme.
01[20:46] <Seira> "Don't let those statues do it again!" Seira calls over to Pollyanna and Amaryl. "Or we'll never be done with this!"
[20:46] <Alicia> "Pollyanna, Amaryl! Keep an eye on the little ones and shoot them if they try to cast again!" Alicia snaps as she prepares for a likely painful melee.
[20:46] <Kotono> "Got it," Amaryl calls back, as the two archers ready themselves.
06[20:49] * Demedais grimaces at this newest trouble, first bringing up his aura of protection. "Amaryl, Pollyanna! Prepare to strike them if they t- Okay!" With that, he quickly snaps off a few words of prayer for Amaryl and Pollyanna, before drawing his sword! OOC: Protection Devotion, Blessed Aim (+2 to hit (morale) for ranged attack rolls within 50 ft.)
[20:50] <Demedais> OOC: Hold on.
06[20:52] * Demedais grimaces at this newest trouble, first bringing up his aura of protection. "Amaryl, Pollyanna! Prepare to strike them if they t- Okay!" With that, he raises his hand at the healing gnomebot, letting a ray of bright energy loose before drawing his sword! OOC: Searing Light.
[20:52] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 touch, ranged
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 touch, ranged and gets 34." [1d20=19]
[20:53] <Kotono> OOC: jhit.
[20:53] <Kotono> OOC: Hit, even.
[20:53] <Demedais> roll 4d6 Presuming they're constructs, naturally.
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d6 Presuming they're constructs, naturally. and gets 20." [4d6=6, 4, 4, 6]
[20:54] <Kotono> The bright beam of light glitters with massive radiance, striking the healing gnome-statue hard! It's arm is chipped and half melted by the powerful ray! OOC: OOC: Spearguy is up.
[20:55] <Kotono> "Dieeee!" It cries, as a ringed wall of blades engulfs Donald! OOC: He gets ref.
[20:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 13." [1d20=7]
[20:56] <Kotono> roll 15d6
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 15d6 and gets 54." [15d6=4, 4, 6, 1, 6, 2, 3, 3, 2, 4, 6, 1, 5, 4, 3]
[20:56] <Kotono> roll 54*1.5
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 54*1.5 and gets 81."
[20:58] <Kotono> The barrier shreds Donald apart, ripping him horrifically! He staggers out of it, shining armor stained red and his entire posture wobbling back and forth! A moment later, the creature continues it's attack on Seira, approaching to within ten feet of her! OOC: Will, seira. It's now twenty feet from Donald/Alicia/Polly.
01[20:58] <Seira> roll 1d20+28
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 and gets 40." [1d20=12]
[20:59] <Kotono> > roll 1d20+28 (-5 PA)
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 (-5 PA)
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 (-5 PA) and gets 43." [1d20=15]
[20:59] <Kotono> OOC: AC, Seira?
01[20:59] <Seira> OOC: 45! More if near Deme.
[21:00] <Kotono> Seira is able to duck the spear by a hairsbreath, avoiding being impaled on it's rainbow tip! OOC: Alicia.
[21:01] <Alicia> "Hang on Donald!" Alicia quickly moves over to the winged elf, releasing a potent burst of healing spellfire into his ravaged form as she makes contact!
[21:01] <Alicia> roll 18d4+18
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 18d4+18 and gets 54." [18d4=3, 4, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2]
[21:02] <Kotono> Donald's wounds mostly heal, restored and refreshed! He grins to Alicia as the wall of whirling blades spins within a few feet of them! "Thanks," He glares at the spear bearer, "Let's try to finish it before it can do that again!" OOC: Amaryl's up, holding to interrupt statues.
[21:03] <Kotono> The statue gathers in more energy, "Cease," it speaks, Amaryl countering with a bevy of arrows!
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 34." [1d20=16]
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 32." [1d20=14]
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 30." [1d20=12]
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 32." [1d20=14]
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 1d8+4
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+4 and gets 7." [1d8=3]
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 concentration
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 concentration and gets 27." [1d20=5]
[21:07] <Kotono> The arrow hits, but does little to stop the magic that comes forth, it's concentration like the iron that makes up it's body! "Be frozen!" A freezing ray erupts from it's fingers, going for Pollyanna!
[21:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 touch
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 touch and gets 20." [1d20=9]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 39." [1d100=39]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 15d6 cold damage on Pollyanna
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 15d6 cold damage on Pollyanna and gets 48." [15d6=6, 4, 6, 4, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 2, 1, 4, 1, 4]
[21:08] <Kotono> As Pollyanna's body is covered in freezing ice, magical missiles emit out from it, also streaking to strike her a second later!
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 5d4+5
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d4+5 and gets 17." [5d4=1, 4, 2, 2, 3]
[21:09] <Kotono> The combination is enough to stagger Pollyanna back, knocking her on her rear before she swiftly recovers! Her hands shake with cold, ice lining her breastplate from where the ray hit! OOC: Polly's up.
[21:10] <Kotono> Pollyanna shivers, but keeps her aim on the statue near the spear bearer as instructed! OOC:Seira 'n'Donald.
06[21:10] * Seira winces, but breathes fire at her spear-wielding assailant, before gesturing as a trio of powerful fiery rays lance through his form! She opens herself up to attack, but that is only intended to prevent him from attacking anyone else trying to get within range of him.
01[21:10] <Seira> OOC: Does it AoO me?
[21:11] <Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[21:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28
06[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 35." [1d20=7]
[21:11] <Kotono> OOC: Carry on.
01[21:11] <Seira> roll 8d8+2d8 fire+holy dc24
06[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 8d8+2d8 fire+holy dc24 and gets 48." [8d8=8, 5, 6, 4, 2, 5, 7, 1][2d8=6, 4]
01[21:11] <Seira> OOC: Does it AoO me for my empowered scorching ray?
[21:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 ref first and yeah, it does, if you're not casting defensively.
06[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 ref first and yeah, it does, if you're not casting defensively. and gets 32." [1d20=12]
[21:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28
06[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 41." [1d20=13]
01[21:12] <Seira> OOC: At -1, surely, but still a miss
[21:12] <Kotono> OOC: Yes.
01[21:12] <Seira> roll 1d20+22 ranged touch
01[21:12] <Seira> roll 1d20+22 ranged touch
[21:12] <Kotono> OOC: Resolve the rays now.
01[21:12] <Seira> roll 1d20+22 ranged touch
06[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 ranged touch and gets 25." [1d20=3]
06[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 ranged touch and gets 26." [1d20=4]
06[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 ranged touch and gets 40." [1d20=18]
[21:12] <Kotono> OOC: All hit.
01[21:12] <Seira> roll 12d6
06[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 12d6 and gets 37." [12d6=4, 2, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 1, 2, 5]
01[21:12] <Seira> roll 37*1.5
06[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 37*1.5 and gets 55.5."
[21:13] <Kotono> A trio of rays and holy breath devastate the spear-bearer as it duels with Seira, a pair of strikes that she weaves between as she works her magics! Donald meanwhile looks back and then head, cursing, before snapping off another ray!
[21:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
06[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 20." [1d20=6]
[21:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 fort not really relevant
06[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 fort not really relevant and gets 16." [1d20=3]
[21:15] <Kotono> This time the ray makes the spear bearer sag even more, uttelry running on empty! The second statue reaches out to touch it again, but Pollyanna is quicker!
[21:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 27." [1d20=5]
[21:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 42." [1d20=20]
[21:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 30." [1d20=12]
[21:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 16." [1d20=3]
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d8+14
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+14 and gets 21." [1d8=7]
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d2+22
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d2+22 and gets 23." [1d2=1]
[21:16] <Kotono> OOC: Oh, thanks Deme. Dur.
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 27." [1d20=5]
[21:17] <Kotono> Whatever magic it was channeling, it's disrupted and lost! An arrow is right in it's metal throat, it's actions stopped! OOC: Demedais.
03[21:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'Spear Guy(30)>Alicia(24)>Amaryl(22)>Statue 1(19)>Seira=Donald(14)>Pollyanna=Statue 2(8)>Demedais(5 GOLDEN MIKOS)'
03[21:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'Spear Guy(30)>Alicia(24)>Amaryl=Statue 1(19)>Seira=Donald(14)>Pollyanna=Statue 2(8)>Demedais(5 GOLDEN MIKOS)'
06[21:18] * Demedais grimaces, before whispering a few words to Helm and charging ahead, prepared to take the brunt of the enemy's spear as he approaches to try and cut down the spear wielder! OOC: Charging. I presume will save and then AoO?
[21:18] <Kotono> OOC: AoO first.
[21:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28
06[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 30." [1d20=2]
[21:18] <Kotono> OOC: Will.
[21:19] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 (+5 mind affecting
06[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 (+5 mind affecting and gets 31." [1d20=5]
[21:19] <Kotono> OOC: Success. Make your attack roll, sec.
[21:20] <Demedais> roll 1d20+30 (+2 Charge, +6 Law Dev, +1 GMW, -2 PA) aiming for a hit to get DR bypass
06[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+30 (+2 Charge, +6 Law Dev, +1 GMW, -2 PA) aiming for a hit to get DR bypass and gets 41." [1d20=11]
[21:22] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
02[21:22] * Nao (~carthrat@c122-107-246-130.eburwd9.vic.optusnet.com.au) Quit (Ping timeout)
[21:22] <Kotono> roll 2d6 force damage Deme
06[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 force damage Deme and gets 6." [2d6=2, 4]
[21:23] <Demedais> roll 2d6+18
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+18  and gets 27." [2d6=6, 3]
[21:24] <Kotono> Chaging in, and resisting a terrible, mind wrecking urge to destroy, Demedais slashes the spearbearer hard! It's resisted, it's flesh tough as many creatures he faces are! OOC: It's up.
[21:25] <Kotono> With a curt gesture at Pollyanna, a whirling ring of blades attempts to puree the archer-girl! OOC: She gets ref.
[21:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 (+2 heroism, forgot that)
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 (+2 heroism, forgot that) and gets 29." [1d20=15]
[21:26] <Kotono> Pollyanna dives out of the way in a panic, avoiding a dozen blades that would have minced her apart! As this happens, it's spear goes out at Demedais!
[21:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 (-3 exhausted, divine might)
06[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 (-3 exhausted, divine might) and gets 37." [1d20=7]
[21:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 (-3 exhausted, divine might)
06[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 (-3 exhausted, divine might) and gets 44." [1d20=19]
[21:27] <Kotono> OOC: What's your AC, Deme?
[21:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 (-3 exhausted, divine might)
06[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 (-3 exhausted, divine might) and gets 32." [1d20=12]
[21:27] <Demedais> OOC: 44. I get an AoO on him, I think? Or did he step back to do this?
[21:28] <Kotono> OOC: He had to since it's a reach weapon, yeah.
[21:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 crit check
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 crit check and gets 38." [1d20=13]
[21:29] <Kotono> roll 1d8+13
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+13 and gets 18." [1d8=5]
[21:30] <Kotono> Demedais gets speared in the side, a minor would that doesn't drive deep! The gems on it's weapon glow with light, bu tnothing happens! OOC:Alicia.
[21:31] <Alicia> Since Demedais and Seira have the large enemy under control and she can't reach the small ones yet, Alicia goes to heal Pollyanna, moving adjacent to the archer girl.
[21:31] <Alicia> roll 16d4+16
06[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 16d4+16 and gets 57." [16d4=4, 1, 2, 4, 1, 4, 3, 3, 3, 1, 4, 1, 3, 3, 2, 2]
[21:32] <Kotono> Pollyanna's wounds mend, another circle of blades just behind them, as last time with Donald! "T-thanks," Pollyanna tries to ready more arrows in the meantime! OOC: Amaryl and the first statue are up.
[21:34] <Kotono> As Amaryl fires more arrows at the statue...
[21:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[21:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[21:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 24." [1d20=6]
[21:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 23." [1d20=5]
06[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 32." [1d20=14]
06[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 30." [1d20=12]
[21:35] <Kotono> None of them hit! A moment later, "Cease," is repeated, roaring flames erupting about in squares, hitting everyone about in a fiery apocalystic storm!  OOC: Cl check for Deme first. This is fire damage so it doesn't matter for you, Seira.
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 (+2 spell penetration)
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 (+2 spell penetration) and gets 31." [1d20=14]
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 15d6 ref saves for everyone but Deme/Seira.
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 15d6 ref saves for everyone but Deme/Seira. and gets 49." [15d6=4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 2, 1, 3, 4, 3, 4, 1, 4]
[21:35] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 and gets 26." [1d20=9]
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Donald
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Donald and gets 12." [1d20=4]
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 Polly
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Polly and gets 16." [1d20=2]
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Amaryl
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 Amaryl and gets 30." [1d20=10]
[21:36] <Kotono> OOC: Amaryl takes half, Donald and Polly take full. Alicia takes full.
[21:37] <Demedais> "Will you stop saying 'cease', lie down and break already?!" Demedais growls in Gnomish, out of frustration.
[21:37] <Kotono> More magical missiles discharge, this time at Pollyanna!
[21:38] <Kotono> roll 5d4+5
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d4+5 and gets 16." [5d4=1, 2, 4, 3, 1]
[21:38] <Kotono> As the party rocks back from the flames, the worst of it generally stopped and resisted, magical missiles find Pollyanna to hit her hard! "Ugh...can we do anything about this?" she asks out loud, "Stop those damned statues harder!" OOC: Seira'n'Donald.
01[21:39] <Seira> roll 1d4 breath, forgot that
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4 breath, forgot that and gets 3." [1d4=3]
06[21:39] * Seira strikes with more fiery rays, not letting up!
01[21:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+22 spear guy
01[21:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+22 spear guy
01[21:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+22 spear guy
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 spear guy and gets 40." [1d20=18]
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 spear guy and gets 38." [1d20=16]
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 spear guy and gets 26." [1d20=4]
[21:39] <Kotono> OOC: All hit.
01[21:39] <Seira> roll 12d6
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 12d6 and gets 54." [12d6=1, 6, 6, 5, 1, 6, 6, 4, 6, 3, 6, 4]
[21:41] <Kotono> The triplet rays make triplet holes in the spear warrior, it's chest burnt out! It still clings to it's life, struggling to stay alive! OOC: Donald.
[21:41] <Kotono> Donald mimics Seira, sending off Scorching Rays of his own!
[21:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
06[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 19." [1d20=5]
[21:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[21:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
06[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 17." [1d20=3]
06[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 21." [1d20=7]
[21:42] <Kotono> roll 12d6
06[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 12d6 and gets 51." [12d6=6, 6, 6, 6, 2, 5, 6, 2, 5, 2, 4, 1]
03[21:42] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia(24)>Amaryl=Statue 1(19)>Seira=Donald(14)>Pollyanna=Statue 2(8)>Demedais(5 GOLDEN MIKOS)'
01[21:42] <Seira> With the way now clear, Seira darts forward to break through the line the pair of statues hold!
[21:43] <Kotono> Hit three more times, the creature collapses down! It's body lies there, shaking and bleeding out! It's spear clatters to the ground besides it, it's life force spent! OOC: If you really wanna take your move action go ahead, Seira, since you two are going at the same time.
01[21:43] <Seira> OOC: I'll move ahead the 30ft I can, tumbling if need be
[21:43] <Kotono> OOC: No need, the gnomes don't threaten.
[21:44] <Kotono> As Seira sprints ahead past the downed opponent, Pollyanna fires off arrows at the second statue!
[21:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[21:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 37." [1d20=15]
[21:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 23." [1d20=1]
06[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 23." [1d20=1]
[21:44] <Kotono> OOC: Third one is -5, but also irrelevant.
[21:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 16." [1d20=3]
[21:44] <Kotono> roll 1d8+14
06[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+14 and gets 17." [1d8=3]
[21:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 31." [1d20=9]
01[21:45] <Seira> "Nice going, Donald!" Seira belatedly calls back, glad at the result of their combined magics.
[21:46] <Kotono> This time, it's concentration isn't disrupted! A black beam comes from it's finger, crackling out towards Seira!
[21:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 touch
06[21:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 touch and gets 25." [1d20=14]
[21:46] <Kotono> OOC: Touch AC?
01[21:46] <Seira> OOC: 23 :(
[21:47] <Kotono> roll 1d4 negative level 'bliss'.
06[21:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 negative level 'bliss'. and gets 1." [1d4=1]
[21:47] <Kotono> As the black beam weakens Seira, Magical Missiles fly out at Seira - but they dissipate on hitting her shield spell once more! OOC: Deme.
06[21:50] * Demedais nods slightly and charges the golem Amaryl's been working on, bringing all his might to bear in a single attack!
[21:50] <Demedais> roll 1d20+28 (+2 Charge, +6 Law Dev, +1 GMW, -4 PA) aiming for a hit to get DR bypass
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+28 (+2 Charge, +6 Law Dev, +1 GMW, -4 PA) aiming for a hit to get DR bypass and gets 29." [1d20=1]
[21:50] <Kotono> Demedais closes in with it, but his blade bounces off it's steel body, rejected! OOC: Alicia.
06[21:50] * Alicia takes off and flies ahead, passing above the first golem and slashing her blade across the chest of the one further back!
[21:51] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 -5pa charge divine might
06[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 -5pa charge divine might and gets 38." [1d20=13]
[21:51] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[21:51] <Alicia> roll 1d8+33+1d6+1d6
06[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+33+1d6+1d6 and gets 47." [1d8=6][1d6=5][1d6=3]
[21:52] <Kotono> Ailcia carves into the first statue, having been hanging back! Meanwhile Amaryl readies more arrows, trying to interrupt it a second after Alicia hits it!
[21:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[21:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[21:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[21:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 22." [1d20=4]
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 25." [1d20=7]
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 20." [1d20=2]
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 26." [1d20=8]
[21:56] <Kotono> But as her arrows miss, razor sharp ice bursts all around! As Cease is called, ice engulfs everyone! OOC: CL check for Deme.
[21:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 24." [1d20=7]
[21:56] <Kotono> Horrible ice spreads out, flash freezing the entire area! OOC: Ref all but Deme, who is immune.
[21:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
06[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 and gets 35." [1d20=18]
[21:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Donald
06[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Donald and gets 15." [1d20=7]
[21:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 Polly has evasion if she makes the save
06[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Polly has evasion if she makes the save and gets 25." [1d20=11]
[21:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Amaryl
06[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 Amaryl and gets 31." [1d20=11]
01[21:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+30
06[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 and gets 41." [1d20=11]
[21:58] <Kotono> roll 15d6 Alicia and Amaryl take half. Donald and Polly take full+ -20 ft to move.
06[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 15d6 Alicia and Amaryl take half. Donald and Polly take full+ -20 ft to move. and gets 47." [15d6=6, 6, 5, 6, 2, 1, 2, 5, 2, 6, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1]
[22:00] <Kotono> A moment later, magical missiles fly at Amaryl! However, they wink and vanish away on her shield spell! OOC: Seira and Donald.
01[22:01] <Seira> The best Seira can hope for is taking out the statue everyone can gang up on, while calling over, "Donald, you can heal, can't you?"
01[22:01] <Seira> roll 1d20+28 flanking smite from above!
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 flanking smite from above! and gets 36." [1d20=8]
01[22:01] <Seira> OOC: +2 charge
[22:02] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[22:03] <Kotono> "Yeah," Donald's voice shakes with cold, "W-who?"
01[22:03] <Seira> roll 3d8+11+2d6+6d8 weapon+sa+smite
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+11+2d6+6d8 weapon+sa+smite and gets 77." [3d8=8, 5, 7][2d6=5, 3][6d8=6, 6, 8, 7, 7, 4]
01[22:03] <Seira> "Amaryl!" Seira calls back, which shouldn't come as much of a surprise.
03[22:03] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia(24)>Amaryl>Seira=Donald(14)>Pollyanna=Statue 2(8)>Demedais(5 GOLDEN MIKOS)'
[22:05] <Kotono> Donald limps over to her, a note of angelic singing as he touches Amaryl on the forehead!
[22:05] <Kotono> roll 4d8+12
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8+12 and gets 34." [4d8=3, 6, 5, 8]
[22:05] <Kotono> Amaryl's wounds heal! At this, Pollyanna targets the second statue, snapping off her arrows!
[22:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[22:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 32." [1d20=10]
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 33." [1d20=11]
[22:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[22:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 26." [1d20=9]
[22:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[22:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 16." [1d20=4]
[22:08] <Kotono> But none of her arrows make contact! "Cease," It intones, as a powerful magic comes forth, as it's twin statue is shattered apart by Seira's bladework in the meantime! OOC: CL for Deme first.
[22:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 28." [1d20=11]
[22:09] <Kotono> OOC: Deme's immune, and itonly has five targets so Donald's offthe hook. The rest of you need to make fort saves.
01[22:09] <Seira> "Stop saying that like it matters!" Seira snaps at the statue.
01[22:09] <Seira> roll 1d20+21
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+21 and gets 25." [1d20=4]
[22:09] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 and gets 41." [1d20=18]
[22:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 fort Polly
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 fort Polly and gets 23." [1d20=13]
[22:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 Amaryl
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 Amaryl and gets 20." [1d20=1]
[22:10] <Kotono> roll 2d6 con damage, Alicia takes half.
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 con damage, Alicia takes half. and gets 3." [2d6=2, 1]
[22:14] <Kotono> Blood comes from the pores of the party, turning to foul water as it drips out of them! The entire party is greviously wounded, as magical missiles fly at Pollyanna!
[22:14] <Kotono> roll 5d4+5
06[22:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d4+5 and gets 20." [5d4=1, 4, 4, 2, 4]
[22:15] <Kotono> Pollyanna goes down hard from the missiles, winded and falling! "Dem...e.." she cries as she bounces off the cold ground, lying still! OOC: Deme, you're up.
[22:17] <Demedais> "Pollyanna!" With that one word, Deme's boots quickly activate as he runs over to Pollyanna, grasping her shoulder with healing magics! "Finish that one off, damnit! I can't heal everyone right now!" OOC: 28 HP healed.
[22:18] <Kotono> Pollyanna's eyes open as healing energy pushes into her. She coughs, eyes unfocused. "...dais..." OOC: Alicia's up.
[22:18] <Kotono> "Shit, shit, shit!" Donald curses, voice echoing around in his helmet, as more words of power spill form his mouth, "Come on magic, I need you now!"
06[22:19] * Alicia whirls around in the air and flies back a bit, stabbing her blade down at the last remaining golem!
[22:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 -6pa charging/flying divine might
06[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 -6pa charging/flying divine might and gets 41." [1d20=16]
[22:19] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[22:19] <Alicia> roll 1d8+35+1d6+1d6
06[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+35+1d6+1d6 and gets 48." [1d8=4][1d6=4][1d6=5]
[22:20] <Kotono> With a final overhead swing, Alicia severs the golem apart! It falls to the ground, the last foe vanquished! OOC: Free act.
06[22:20] * Seira doesn't waste time in flying to Amaryl's side, so that she could restore her vitality!
01[22:20] <Seira> roll 3d8+15
06[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+15 and gets 22." [3d8=5, 1, 1]
06[22:20] * Alicia lands easily and trots over to Donald, "Looks like you're stuck with me," she smirks as the couples pair off, healing him as best she can.
[22:20] <Alicia> roll 3d8+15
06[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 3d8+15 and gets 24." [3d8=3, 1, 5]
06[22:21] * Demedais glances up just in time to see the golem fall, before nodding and healing Pollyanna's wounds, first.
[22:21] <Kotono> "...ow..." Pollyanna coughs, "Last one...it really too hard."
[22:21] <Kotono> Donald grins as he's healed, "Give it to me with another kiss?"
[22:21] <Demedais> roll 4d8+8 sacrifice Freedom of Movement.
06[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d8+8 sacrifice Freedom of Movement. and gets 25." [4d8=6, 2, 1, 8]
[22:21] <Kotono> Amaryl leans on Seira, "You're not badly hurt? That last spell hurt from the inside and the outside."
[22:22] <Alicia> "Don't push your luck," she gives him a little shove as she takes out her wand and pokes him with it to provide a bit more healing.
[22:22] <Alicia> roll 1d8+1
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+1 and gets 2." [1d8=1]
01[22:22] <Seira> "Not in the slightest," Seira whispers back.
[22:23] <Kotono> Donald grins ear to ear, "I think I like you more when you loosen up, Alicia. It's like you have to act so huffy."
06[22:23] * Demedais grimaces. "Alright. I can heal the damage to people's bodies... hopefully. Give me a moment." With that, he moves to heal the constitution damage to Pollyanna, first.
[22:23] <Demedais> roll 1d4
06[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d4 and gets 2." [1d4=2]
01[22:24] <Seira> The situation with Pollyanna seems stable enough, so Seira makes her way towards Alicia, helping Amaryl along. She slaps Donald upside the head as she passes near him, since he had surely earned it, and pats Alicia's shoulder.
01[22:24] <Seira> roll 2d8+10
06[22:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d8+10 and gets 20." [2d8=2, 8]
[22:24] <Alicia> "Huffy?" Alicia looks indignant as she slides her wand into its belt holster. "I'm nothing of the sort." She then gives Seira a grateful smile.
[22:25] <Kotono> "Oh, I don't know," donald justkeeps grinning, rubbing the back of his head.
06[22:25] * Demedais rubs head. "Anyone else need healing? We should probably be prepared before heading further in. Also, anything magical we can take with us once you're done healing, Alicia?"
06[22:26] * Demedais continues healing Pollyanna at that.
[22:26] <Kotono> Pollyanna sits up, wiping her forehead and face clean. "I could use some more."
[22:26] <Alicia> "I can't detect any magic here, sorry," Alicia shrugs. "Still, even if it's not magic it'll go well in Seira's collection," she points to the spear, going over to pick it up and slide it into the portable hole.
[22:27] <Demedais> roll 3d8+8 Pollyanna, CSW (sac Downdraft)
06[22:27] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 3d8+8 Pollyanna, CSW (sac Downdraft) and gets 28." [3d8=8, 6, 6]
01[22:27] <Seira> "Why yes!" Seira agrees happily. "You remembered!"
06[22:27] * Alicia looks over the debris from the spear wielder to see if any of the junk it had floating around it looks useful.
[22:27] <Kotono> "Say," Donald goes to nudge one of the statues with his foot, "Grab some chunks of these golems or whatever they were?"
[22:27] <Kotono> The only other thing it has is assorted, motley armor. None of it looks particularly interesting or well kept.
01[22:28] <Seira> "Lagann, anything fun we should bring along?"
[22:28] <Alicia> "Want any chunks in particular?" Alicia asks, heading over to the collapsed golems.
[22:28] <Demedais> roll 3d8+8 finish healing up Pollyanna (Chain of Eyes sacced)
06[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 3d8+8 finish healing up Pollyanna (Chain of Eyes sacced) and gets 29." [3d8=8, 6, 7]
[22:28] <Kotono> "The head of that one," Donald slowly limps over, "It'll make a good momento."
[22:29] <Alicia> "Not a very handsome fellow, is he?" Alicia asks as she hefts the metal head in her palm, before tossing it into the hole for safekeeping.
06[22:29] * Seira snorts. "Well, Lagann doesn't see anything that strikes his fancy, at least. I think."
06[22:30] * Demedais nods and begins healing the stamina damage off the rest of the group. OOC: Lesser Restoration time.
[22:31] <Demedais> roll 1d4 Amaryl
06[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d4 Amaryl and gets 1." [1d4=1]
[22:32] <Demedais> OOC: Full restoration on Seira, lesser on Alicia; eliminates con damage from both. Pollyanna now has 1, Amaryl 2.
[22:33] <Demedais> OOC: I'll fullheal Pollyanna's, then.
[22:33] <Demedais> "Seira, you still have that pearl that grants another spell, correct? Mind if I use it to try and finish healing Amaryl?" Demedais asks.
06[22:34] * Seira fishes it out and flips the pearl over to Demedais. "Sure thing!"
[22:34] <Demedais> "Thanks." With that, he aims to finish the job!
[22:34] <Demedais> roll 1d4
06[22:34] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d4 and gets 2." [1d4=2]
[22:36] <Kotono> Once the party's wounds have healed, "Onward?" Donald cleans himself off, "I think I can walk right again.
[22:36] <Kotono> "
06[22:36] * Demedais then hands the pearl back. "Any normal healing needed, or shall we advance?"
[22:37] <Alicia> "You still look a bit banged up, Donald," Alicia comments, looking him over.
[22:37] <Kotono> "Yeah, I hurt," he admits, then laughs, "On second thought, I'll take more."
06[22:38] * Demedais nods and taps Donald on the shoulder, providing some healing boon.
[22:38] <Demedais> roll 3d8+8 sac Searing Light
06[22:38] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 3d8+8 sac Searing Light and gets 15." [3d8=2, 1, 4]
[22:39] <Alicia> "Now, lets go see what they were guarding, shall we?" Alicia asks, advancing onwards.
01[22:40] <Seira> "Curious about that myself," Seira agrees, following.
06[22:41] * Demedais nods and advances as well, though sticking with Pollyanna on this.
[22:44] <Kotono> The party advances! A stair goes down, only about five steps. Past it, you come into a dark room. Here, as you step in, light sheds from the walls. In your mind, 'Welcome to Control Base 4'. is heard.  Above you an image of the starry sky appears. In the air, several orbs appear. Each one has a name in gnomish 'Command Station 3, Jail Facility 4, Military Base 9', that sort of thing. Most of them have in red letters beneath it as 'Contact magi
[22:44] <Kotono>  that sort of thing. Most of them have in red letters beneath it as 'Contact magics unsuccessful'.
[22:45] <Demedais> "Ah, a location list of all their facilities?" Demedais muses. "This could prove quite useful."
06[22:46] * Alicia can't read gnomish so she just looks at the pretty lights. Can she at least see magic in here?
01[22:46] <Seira> "And inspirational," Seira adds in wonder. "I've got to learn how to do this!"
[22:46] <Kotono> "Incredible," Donald goes up, "Look at this!"
06[22:47] * Seira looks for one of the orbs that doesn't have the 'contact magic unsuccessful' marker, examining it closely.
[22:47] <Demedais> "Oh." Demedais says, before glancing up. "I guess it is awe-inspiring, yes." This being said, however, he tries to spot Control Base 4's position so he can guess out where other places might be located.
[22:47] <Kotono> Pollyanna goes to sit very heavily down, resting against the wall, as she watches the lights.
[22:47] <Alicia> "Unless their facilities are on the stars themselves I'm not sure this is that helpful," Alicia opines, looking at the points of light dotted amidst the starscape.
01[22:47] <Seira> "Unless it's interactive!"
[22:48] <Demedais> "Well, I'd guess it's more a relative thing of positions." Demedais notes. "Locate one's place and you can extrapolate, I figure."
[22:49] <Kotono> There's only two that don't. One shows a black and white image. It look sto be a half collapsed room, rubble all about. Water drips down, a thin layer of it on the floor. Scorch marks are all over the room. The other has darkness - no, the darkness stops. Something rears back - the head of a green colored dragon. It peers in, as if looking from the other side of the image.
06[22:49] * Seira looks for the name of the orb showing the dragon.
[22:49] <Alicia> "It might just be symbolic - surely a map would be easier if they're going to place them to scale," Alicia remarks before blinking at the appearance of a dragon. A green dragon.
[22:49] <Alicia> Likely a very very lonely green dragon at that.
[22:50] <Kotono> 'Lake Guplen Control' is the name of it. The dragon's head rears back, then zooms in on the image...andthen nothing, nothing at all. A few moments later, red text saying 'Contact magics unsuccessful' is seen.
[22:50] <Demedais> "Hm." Demedais frowns, before glancing to the dragon vaguely. "Perhaps I misunderstand, then. And... well then."
01[22:51] <Seira> "If we're under 'Lake Guplen' then the dragon is still around," Seira mutters, before demanding in gnomish, "Show me the location of Command Station 3!"
[22:53] <Alicia> While Seira talks in gibberish, Alicia meanders around the room. Is this a dead end or are there any doors/passages out?
[22:53] <Kotono> It looks to be a dead end ot a casual inspection.
06[22:53] * Demedais looks around to try and spot any relevant information or texts that may help decode this area's use.
[22:54] <Kotono> Nothing happens to Seira's command.
[22:54] <Demedais> roll 1d20+31 spot on a hope and a prayer
06[22:54] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+31 spot on a hope and a prayer and gets 37." [1d20=6]
01[22:54] <Seira> "Hey, are you working?" Seira demands to know. "Any instructions? Anything? It would be great to know how to operate this!"
06[22:56] * Demedais blinkblinks, before going to examine the one sphere still active. OOC: Can I touch it?

[Corwin]

[19:20] <Kotono> <Seira> "And inspirational," Seira adds in wonder. "I've got to learn how to do this!"
[19:20] <Kotono> > "Incredible," Donald goes up, "Look at this!"
[19:20] <Kotono> * Seira looks for one of the orbs that doesn't have the 'contact magic unsuccessful' marker, examining it closely.
[19:20] <Kotono> <Demedais> "Oh." Demedais says, before glancing up. "I guess it is awe-inspiring, yes." This being said, however, he tries to spot Control Base 4's position so he can guess out where other places might be located.
[19:20] <Kotono> > Pollyanna goes to sit very heavily down, resting against the wall, as she watches the lights.
[19:20] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Unless their facilities are on the stars themselves I'm not sure this is that helpful," Alicia opines, looking at the points of light dotted amidst the starscape.
[19:20] <Kotono> <Seira> "Unless it's interactive!"
[19:20] <Kotono> <Demedais> "Well, I'd guess it's more a relative thing of positions." Demedais notes. "Locate one's place and you can extrapolate, I figure."
[19:20] <Kotono> > There's only two that don't. One shows a black and white image. It look sto be a half collapsed room, rubble all about. Water drips down, a thin layer of it on the floor. Scorch marks are all over the room. The other has darkness - no, the darkness stops. Something rears back - the head of a green colored dragon. It peers in, as if looking from the other side of the image.
[19:20] <Kotono> * Seira looks for the name of the orb showing the dragon.
[19:20] <Kotono> <Alicia> "It might just be symbolic - surely a map would be easier if they're going to place them to scale," Alicia remarks before blinking at the appearance of a dragon. A green dragon.
[19:20] <Kotono> <Alicia> Likely a very very lonely green dragon at that.
[19:20] <Kotono> > 'Lake Guplen Control' is the name of it. The dragon's head rears back, then zooms in on the image...andthen nothing, nothing at all. A few moments later, red text saying 'Contact magics unsuccessful' is seen.
[19:20] <Kotono> <Demedais> "Hm." Demedais frowns, before glancing to the dragon vaguely. "Perhaps I misunderstand, then. And... well then."
[19:20] <Kotono> <Seira> "If we're under 'Lake Guplen' then the dragon is still around," Seira mutters, before demanding in gnomish, "Show me the location of Command Station 3!"
[19:20] <Kotono> <Alicia> While Seira talks in gibberish, Alicia meanders around the room. Is this a dead end or are there any doors/passages out?
[19:20] <Kotono> > It looks to be a dead end ot a casual inspection.
[19:20] <Kotono> * Demedais looks around to try and spot any relevant information or texts that may help decode this area's use.
[19:20] <Kotono> > Nothing happens to Seira's command.
[19:20] <Kotono> <Demedais> roll 1d20+31 spot on a hope and a prayer
[19:20] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+31 spot on a hope and a prayer and gets 37." [1d20=6]
[19:20] <Kotono> <Seira> "Hey, are you working?" Seira demands to know. "Any instructions? Anything? It would be great to know how to operate this!"
[19:20] <Kotono> * Demedais blinkblinks, before going to examine the one sphere still active. OOC: Can I touch it?
[19:21] <Kotono> Nothing happens to Seira's demands. Demedais goes to touch the intact sphere. It feels warm to him, like it's center sheds a constant heat.
[19:21] <Demedais> "Hm. Interesting, they produce heat. At least, this one does."
06[19:21] * Seira decides to search the room, on that note.
[19:22] <Kotono> OOC: Rolling or taking 10/20 or what?
01[19:22] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 let's all search!
06[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 let's all search! and gets 32." [1d20=3]
[19:22] <Demedais> roll 1d20+2 I'll aid here?
06[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+2 I'll aid here? and gets 6." [1d20=4]
[19:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+2 I already looked around, count that as aiding
06[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+2 I already looked around, count that as aiding and gets 19." [1d20=17]
[19:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Donald
06[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Donald and gets 8." [1d20=5]
[19:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Polly
06[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Polly and gets 27." [1d20=19]
[19:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Amaryl
06[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Amaryl and gets 16." [1d20=6]
[19:23] <Kotono> OOC: What's that put your total at?
01[19:24] <Seira> OOC: 38
01[19:24] <Seira> OOC: Did you use Donald's heroism there?
01[19:24] <Seira> OOC: If not, then a round 40
[19:24] <Kotono> OOC: No, I didn't. He pases then.
[19:26] <Kotono> As the party searches, Demedais is drawn to the warm sphere. He touches it, the warmth appealing. Warm...round...mmmmmm. As Demedais is distracted by it, of no help to the others, the women of the group search! They find a little slot-drawer in the dark wall, easily missed and with no identifying marks to make it stand out.
01[19:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 are you trapped?
06[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 are you trapped? and gets 45." [1d20=16]
[19:27] <Kotono> It doesn't seem to be trapped.
06[19:28] * Seira checks the hidden slot-drawer!
[19:31] <Kotono> Inside of the slot is a rolled up sheet of parchment. It looks ancient, but also still intact.
[19:31] <Alicia> Is it magic?
06[19:31] * Demedais walks over to the group huddled near the corner.
06[19:31] * Seira checks it carefully to see whether it would break apart should she try to read from it. If so, there are spells for copying the text while preserving the original.
[19:32] <Kotono> OOC:  Make an appraisal check, Seira?
[19:32] <Alicia> "It's not magic," Alicia reports. "What's it say?" she then asks, lacking skills with dead tongues.
01[19:32] <Seira> roll 1d20+21
06[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+21 and gets 22." [1d20=1]
[19:33] <Demedais> "Didn't you say you couldn't detect magic earlier?" Demedais asks.
[19:33] <Alicia> "I can in this room," Alicia replies.
06[19:34] * Seira shrugs. "You have Amanuensis, right, Demedais? Let's not risk reading from the original just yet, if there's no need."
[19:34] <Demedais> "Oh. Right, then.:
[19:34] <Alicia> "Or," Alicia casts mending and taps the scroll.
[19:35] <Demedais> "I do- right." Demedais nods as Alicia taps the scroll.
[19:35] <Kotono> Under the mending magic, the map glows and seems to return to fresh and new-ness.
06[19:35] * Seira unrolls it and takes a look!
[19:37] <Kotono> It looks to be a map of the entire jungle region. The names of the various locations in the orbs are dotted about. There is one great river labelled the River of the Spirit. To th enorth and south, it just covers the very start of non jungle lands, nothing of note. To the western parts of the jungle it seems to grow thicker, ending in mountains to the far north, but mostly what looks to be relatively normal land.
[19:37] <Kotono> but mostly what looks to be relatively normal land.
[19:38] <Demedais> "River of the Spirit... probably talking about Rivya?" Demedais muses at this one.
01[19:38] <Seira> The map itself is surely invaluable, but Seira first tries to check whether Lake Gulpen Control is listed somewhere on it.
[19:39] <Kotono> It is. It's to the southwest of this location. It's a small lake.
[19:40] <Kotono> "Oooh, interesting...and this has to be worth a small fortune," Donald whistles, "I've never SEEN a map of the jungle before."
06[19:40] * Seira points out the location, asking, "So do we pay a visit to the hostile green dragon?"
[19:41] <Kotono> "Let's see. Hostile," Ticking off fingers, Pollyanna continues, "Green. Dragon. What's the obvious answer?"
[19:41] <Kotono> "Yes," Donald adds a moment later.
[19:41] <Alicia> "It's probably very lonely," Alicia notes. "But how about we worry about our more current location first?"
06[19:41] * Seira lets her eyes rove over the map, in hopes of catching something of interest closer by.
[19:42] <Kotono> There's nothing too close to the Control Base. Thing sin the jungle tend towards the spread out, Seira notices. More lik ea loose net of installations.
06[19:42] * Demedais offers an amused grin to Pollyanna, before it fades. "I'd rather handle it soon than let it ravage some of the tribes that live in this jungle, honestly. But I also suspect we have some time?"
[19:42] <Kotono> "Well, how long as it been here? Maybe we should go look them up and see if it's a problem first? If it isn't, do we really need to fight another Kondrux?"
[19:43] <Kotono> OOC: Gah.
[19:43] <Kotono> "Well, how long as it been here? Maybe we should go look them up and see if it's a problem first? If it isn't, do we really need to fight another Kondrux?" Pollyanna bites down on her lip, "No matter how well prepared we are, it's still a dragon."
06[19:43] * Seira puts the map away. "Well, useful as this discovery is, I couldn't find anything about operating this room. Let's see what else is around?"
[19:43] <Alicia> "I agree with Pollyanna," Alicia nods. "If it's just minding its own business and fraternising with the wildlife, I say we let it be."
[19:43] <Demedais> "That'd also be wise, yes; still, if it isn't a threat now it likely will be later, since it did just see a bunch of humans peer into its home." Demedais notes.
[19:45] <Kotono> OOC: Giong to look around or head back or what, guys?
[19:45] <Alicia> OOC: lets head back
01[19:45] <Seira> OOC: Yes
[19:46] <Demedais> OOC: sure.
[19:46] <Kotono> The party heads back, out of this ptah. They return to the walkways above the entrance. Only one path remains totally unexplored: The archway, with stairs leading upward.
06[19:46] * Seira checks if it's safe!
01[19:46] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 traps!
06[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 traps! and gets 32." [1d20=3]
06[19:48] * Seira thus proceeds ahead!
06[19:49] * Demedais follows behind, sword out and readied.
[19:52] <Kotono> The party ascends up the stairs! You walk up and up and up. On the sides of the walls are images - images of gnomish triumph and conquest. In the distance, in the far distance, something glows. It's like a point of light in the far away darkness. The darkness becomes thicker, crowding in and pushing down the light of the sunrod carried. The darkvision of the party begins to fail, down to fourty feet...then thirty...then twenty. Yet the point o
[19:52] <Kotono>  down to fourty feet...then thirty...then twenty. Yet the point of light ahead glows brighter, upwards and upwards.
06[19:52] * Alicia glows herself to try and counteract the pressing darkness as they ascend. "Shouldn't we be in the lake by now?" she wonders.
01[19:53] <Seira> "Magical buildings."
[19:53] <Demedais> "The gnomes must've been crazy."
[19:54] <Kotono> "I think that part's well established," Amaryl murmurs, "Crazy, genocidal monsters."
[19:55] <Kotono> The darkness presses closer! Even Alicia's light fails to penetrate it, almost total darkness around the party! You can o nly see about 5 feet ahead of you - but yet, ahead, seemingly so close, the brilliant light above you glows radiant. Then...(More)
[19:58] <Kotono> You stand atop a stairway. Here the walls are covered with the images of the God-King. 100 feet ahead stands a glorious altar. But standing in front of it are several things. Two of them rise up from the ground - vast creatures of rock and stone. You have battled these behemoths before, Earth Elementals. These ones seem to throb with power.  Above the altar, splayed and as if crucified, is an Erinyes. It's eyes are gone, eyesockets filled with
[19:58] <Kotono> Above the altar, splayed and as if crucified, is an Erinyes. It's eyes are gone, eyesockets filled with lead. (More)
[20:01] <Kotono> Standing in front of the altar directly is a huge creature, just behind the elementals and in front of the Erinyes. It is made of a silvery metal from top to bottom, it's form huge. A conical cap sits on it's head, it's expression a brooding one. It's face moves as if alive, considering. "Two thousand and three years, five months, nine days, ten hours, fourty seven minutes and three seconds. I've had that long...to ponder the true meaning of f
[20:02] <Kotono> fourty seven minutes and three seconds. I've had that long...to ponder the true meaning of freedom." The great metal giant speaks, "You shall bear witness to my answer, inferior creatures. Let His Glory be my Glory! I am the sword of the True God! On you will show the results of these long years!"
01[20:03] <Seira> "Are you sure it's not the true meaning of failure you've been pondering all this long?" Seira asks skeptically.
[20:03] <Alicia> "You would battle us in the name of a trapped God who will never know nor care of your sacrifice?" Alicia asks pityingly. "All those years have been wasted, then."
[20:05] <Demedais> "...Why did you ponder the true meaning of freedom?" Demedais asks quizzically.
[20:05] <Kotono> "Fight for your stupid God," Amaryl clenches her fists together, "Fight in the name of imprisoned innocents and the tormented souls that filled this Heavens-damned fortress!"
[20:06] <Kotono> "My purpose is freedom. That is my creation." Taking a single step forward, "Now, perish! None will lay hands on the sacred armament of the God King!" OOC: This creature is obviously not very friendly. Let's roll initiative, though you can keep bantering if you'd like as you do.
01[20:06] <Seira> roll 1d20+8
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 and gets 24." [1d20=16]
[20:06] <Demedais> "...your purpose is freedom so you're going to try and kill us?" Demedais replies. "Elaborate?"
[20:06] <Demedais> roll 1d20+2 kay
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+2 kay and gets 9." [1d20=7]
[20:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Donald
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Donald and gets 22." [1d20=20]
[20:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 and gets 23." [1d20=15]
[20:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Amaryl
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Amaryl and gets 14." [1d20=7]
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Polly
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Polly and gets 12." [1d20=5]
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Elemental 1
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 Elemental 1 and gets 11." [1d20=12]
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Elemental 2
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 Elemental 2 and gets 8." [1d20=9]
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Erinyes
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Erinyes and gets 12." [1d20=4]
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 golem
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 golem and gets 22." [1d20=18]
03[20:07] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira(24)>Alicia(23)>Donald(22)>Amaryl(14)>Demedais(9)'
03[20:08] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira(24)>Alicia(23)>Golem=Donald(22)>Amaryl(14)>Erinyes=Polly(12)>Elemental 1(11)>Demedais(9)>Elemental 2(8)'
[20:09] <Kotono> OOC: Seira, you start.
01[20:12] <Seira> 'Lagann, can you eat him?' Seira asks, surrounding herself with a ring of fire after stepping away from her friends. She draws her sword, and calls upon Waukeen's gift to her in preparation.
01[20:12] <Seira> OOC: Fire Shield/Warm, CL?
[20:13] <Kotono> OOC: No. It functions as if it was empowered, if that matters.
[20:13] <Kotono> The magic comes flying into Seira! The Fire Shield springs into life, a great gushing aura of flames cloaking her body! OOC: That it, Seira?
01[20:13] <Seira> "Mithral golem," Seira cautions, eyeing the largest threat to them even as she immolates herself.
01[20:13] <Seira> OOC: Yes
[20:13] <Kotono> OOC: Alicia.
06[20:15] * Alicia takes a deep breath as she tenses and utters the command word to her boots, causing the world around her to slow... and stop.
[20:15] <Alicia> OOC: time stop, 2 rounds
[20:15] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. The magic act as empowere,d if that does anything.
[20:15] <Alicia> OOC: no variables, so still only 2 rounds
[20:15] <Kotono> OOC: Carry on.
[20:16] <Alicia> With the world temporarily frozen around her, Alicia first turns herself invisible before walking towards the golem.
[20:16] <Alicia> OOC: greater invis and move action to get adjacent to it
[20:16] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[20:17] <Alicia> Suitably positioned, she then intones, "Kossuth, lend me your servants to aid me!" conjuring forth several fire elementals all around the mithral golem as time begins to reassert itself, and the paladin immediately attacks with her fiery allies providing a distraction!
[20:17] <Alicia> roll 1.5*1d4+1 for elementals summoned
06[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1.5*1d4+1 for elementals summoned and gets 2.5." [1d4=1]
[20:17] <Kotono> Two servants appear at Alicia's command!
[20:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 aid another AC for Alicia vs big golem
06[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 aid another AC for Alicia vs big golem and gets 11." [1d20=6]
[20:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 aid another AC for Alicia vs big golem
06[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 aid another AC for Alicia vs big golem and gets 7." [1d20=2]
[20:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 knowledge devotion
06[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 knowledge devotion and gets 30." [1d20=17]
[20:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+35 -2 shaken, flanking, invis, divine might, bracers, 6th and 4th and 3rd level arcane strike, divine might, he's flat footed
06[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+35 -2 shaken, flanking, invis, divine might, bracers, 6th and 4th and 3rd level arcane strike, divine might, he's flat footed and gets 42." [1d20=7]
[20:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+35 -2 shaken, flanking, invis, divine might, bracers, 6th and 4th and 3rd level arcane strike, divine might, he's flat footed
06[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+35 -2 shaken, flanking, invis, divine might, bracers, 6th and 4th and 3rd level arcane strike, divine might, he's flat footed and gets 48." [1d20=13]
[20:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+35 -2 shaken, flanking, invis, divine might, bracers, 6th and 4th and 3rd level arcane strike, divine might, he's flat footed
06[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+35 -2 shaken, flanking, invis, divine might, bracers, 6th and 4th and 3rd level arcane strike, divine might, he's flat footed and gets 50." [1d20=15]
[20:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 -2 shaken, flanking, invis, divine might, bracers, 6th and 4th and 3rd level arcane strike, divine might, he's flat footed
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 -2 shaken, flanking, invis, divine might, bracers, 6th and 4th and 3rd level arcane strike, divine might, he's flat footed and gets 43." [1d20=13]
[20:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 -2 shaken, flanking, invis, divine might, bracers, 6th and 4th and 3rd level arcane strike, divine might, he's flat footed
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 -2 shaken, flanking, invis, divine might, bracers, 6th and 4th and 3rd level arcane strike, divine might, he's flat footed and gets 45." [1d20=15]
[20:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 -2 shaken, flanking, invis, divine might, bracers, 6th and 4th and 3rd level arcane strike, divine might, he's flat footed
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 -2 shaken, flanking, invis, divine might, bracers, 6th and 4th and 3rd level arcane strike, divine might, he's flat footed and gets 29." [1d20=4]
[20:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 -2 shaken, flanking, invis, divine might, bracers, 6th and 4th and 3rd level arcane strike, divine might, he's flat footed
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 -2 shaken, flanking, invis, divine might, bracers, 6th and 4th and 3rd level arcane strike, divine might, he's flat footed and gets 41." [1d20=16]
[20:20] <Kotono> OOC: Four hits.
[20:20] <Alicia> OOC: is it evil?
[20:20] <Kotono> OOC: No.
[20:21] <Alicia> roll 1d8+21+1d6+1d6+13d4
06[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+21+1d6+1d6+13d4 and gets 66." [1d8=7][1d6=2][1d6=5][13d4=3, 3, 2, 4, 1, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 3, 3]
[20:21] <Alicia> roll 1d8+21+1d6+1d6+13d4
06[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+21+1d6+1d6+13d4 and gets 65." [1d8=3][1d6=4][1d6=1][13d4=3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 4, 3, 4]
[20:21] <Alicia> roll 1d8+21+1d6+1d6+13d4
06[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+21+1d6+1d6+13d4 and gets 59." [1d8=1][1d6=3][1d6=5][13d4=1, 1, 3, 4, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 3, 4, 3]
[20:21] <Alicia> roll 1d8+21+1d6+1d6+13d4
06[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+21+1d6+1d6+13d4 and gets 68." [1d8=8][1d6=6][1d6=2][13d4=4, 1, 4, 2, 1, 1, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 2, 2]
[20:21] <Kotono> OOC: Total those fo rme?
[20:21] <Alicia> OOC: 258
[20:22] <Kotono> Alicia appears as time restarts, right around the golem! She hacks and tears into it, trying to rip the metallic creature apart! Her blows are affected, yet it is impossibly tough! It' slike trying to destroy a mountain with a tooth pick, taking gouges but only going so far! OOC: Anything else, Alicia?
[20:22] <Alicia> OOC: done
[20:23] <Kotono> The golem's body begins to repair, slowly undoing the damage! AS it does, it lashes back at where the invisible Alicia struck at her!
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+40
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+40 and gets 49." [1d20=9]
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+40
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+40
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+40 and gets 57." [1d20=17]
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+40 and gets 57." [1d20=17]
[20:23] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[20:23] <Alicia> OOC: AC 37 vs golem, 50% concealment
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d100 51+
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 51+ and gets 91." [1d100=91]
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d100 51+
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 51+ and gets 92." [1d100=92]
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d100 51+
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 51+ and gets 90." [1d100=90]
[20:24] <Kotono> roll 4d10+14+4d10+14+4d10+14 and make three fort saves, Alicia.
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d10+14+4d10+14+4d10+14 and make three fort saves, Alicia. and gets 113." [4d10=6, 5, 10, 1][4d10=1, 9, 10, 6][4d10=10, 5, 2, 6]
[20:24] <Kotono> OOC: This penetrates your DR.
[20:24] <Alicia> roll 3#1d20+24
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 3#1d20+24 and gets 92." [3#1d20+24 = 37, 26, 29]
[20:24] <Kotono> roll 1d6 stunned for 1d6 rounds
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 stunned for 1d6 rounds and gets 2." [1d6=2]
[20:26] <Kotono> The invisible Alicia is plummeled mercilessly, slammed over and over! She's knocked unseen, sprawled out on the ground by the savage, incredibly accurate hammerings! Meanwhile Donald advances 60 feet, speeding up! He lances off three burning rays at the leftmost elemental!
01[20:26] <Seira> 'Sure you can't eat it?' Seira inquires with Lagann, mildly worried at the golem's relentless attack. 'Even a tiny bit?'
[20:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 touch
[20:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 touch
06[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 touch and gets 19." [1d20=5]
06[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 touch and gets 20." [1d20=6]
[20:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 touch
06[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 touch and gets 27." [1d20=13]
[20:27] <Kotono> roll 4d6*1.5
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6*1.5 and gets 27." [4d6=5, 4, 4, 5]
[20:27] <Kotono> roll 4d6*1.5
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6*1.5 and gets 15." [4d6=1, 2, 6, 1]
[20:27] <Kotono> roll 4d6*1.5
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6*1.5 and gets 16.5." [4d6=3, 2, 1, 5]
[20:27] <Kotono> roll 27+15+16
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 27+15+16 and gets 58."
[20:27] <Kotono> OOC: Forgot +1 to hit from haste, but still.
[20:28] <Kotono> The flaming beams glow with arcane power, piercing the leftmost elemental, drilling three tiny holes of pure drilling fire through it! OOC: Amaryl.
01[20:30] <Seira> roll 1d20+16 let's see if I can see you, then?
06[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 let's see if I can see you, then? and gets 34." [1d20=18]
03[20:36] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira(24)>2 elementals=Alicia(23)>Golem=Donald(22)>Amaryl(14)>Erinyes=Polly(12)>Elemental 1(11)>Demedais(9)>Elemental 2(8)'
[20:36] <Kotono> Stepping forward a few feet, Amaryl snaps off a four-set of arrows at the elemental already wounded!
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 36." [1d20=18]
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 21." [1d20=3]
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 29." [1d20=11]
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 37." [1d20=19]
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 3d8+12
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+12  and gets 27." [3d8=8, 1, 6]
[20:39] <Kotono> The arrows fly true, slamming into the elemental! But it's skin is too tough, resisting the shafts and making them bounce off! OOC: Erinyes and Polly.
[20:39] <Kotono> "Damn," Pollyanna steps forward, snapping off her arrows at the Erinyes instead, "Try the softer target!"
[20:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 23." [1d20=1]
[20:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 41." [1d20=19]
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 38." [1d20=20]
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 crit?
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 crit? and gets 31." [1d20=13]
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 30." [1d20=17]
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 5d8+60 (fire damage is irrelevant.)
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d8+60 (fire damage is irrelevant.) and gets 81." [5d8=3, 4, 2, 4, 8]
[20:41] <Kotono> Pollyanna fills the Erinyes full of powerful, painful holes! It's body is male, as it's empty eyes look up and about, and then...OOC: Will save, Seira.
01[20:42] <Seira> roll 1d20+28
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 and gets 30." [1d20=2]
[20:42] <Kotono> But nothing seems to happen! OOC: Elemental 1 is up.
[20:43] <Kotono> The first elemental, wounded, rushes forward! It reaches Donald, slamming it's fist into the armored body of the elf!
[20:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 (+2 charge, -4 PA, -4 Awesome Blow)
06[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 (+2 charge, -4 PA, -4 Awesome Blow) and gets 27." [1d20=6]
01[20:43] <Seira> "Might as well, yes," Seira agrees dejectedly. "We've tried playing nice with it, Amaryl, so let's deal with the devil first!"
[20:44] <Kotono> But Donald brings his shield up, shaking all over as good steel takes the titantic impact of the elemental's fury!  OOC: Demedias.
[20:46] <Kotono> "Gaaaah!" As he weathers the impact, "Some help up here!" Donald calls, "These things hit like a fucking titan! Careful!"
03[20:48] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira(24)>2 elementals=Alicia(stunned 2 rounds)(23)>Golem=Donald(22)>Amaryl(14)>Erinyes=Polly(12)>Elemental 1(11)>Demedais(9)>Elemental 2(8)'
06[20:51] * Demedais grimaces. "Donald, finish dealing with that one!" he yells, before activating his boots. "I'll close in on the rest!" With that, he rushes forward, getting to within twenty feet of the altar and the people around it! "Golem! If you want a challenge, I'll be your opponent here!" With that, his sword swings upward, prepared to try and parry! OOC: Total defense, within 20 feet.
[20:52] <Kotono> "Fine. The first one is crushed under my fists," The golem turns to Demedais, as the second Earth Elemental lumbers forward! IT goes past Donald, coming to within fourty feet of the party! OOC: Golem double-moved. Seira.
[20:53] <Kotono> OOC: Er, Elemental double-moved.
[20:53] <Kotono> OOC: Seira anyway.
06[20:57] * Seira decides to summon nasty, fiery monsters all over the elemental Donald is facing, the more, the better! Their orders would be to aid Donald, while she presents herself as a suitable target for the other elemental, enticingly just within its charging range.
01[20:57] <Seira> roll 1d3 mediums
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d3 mediums and gets 3." [1d3=3]
03[20:57] * Kotono changes topic to '3 elementals=Seira(24)>2 elementals=Alicia(stunned 2 rounds)(23)>Golem=Donald(22)>Amaryl(14)>Erinyes=Polly(12)>Elemental 1(11)>Demedais(9)>Elemental 2(8)'
01[20:57] <Seira> OOC: 4 medium fire elemental
03[20:57] * Kotono changes topic to '4 elementals=Seira(24)>2 elementals=Alicia(stunned 2 rounds)(23)>Golem=Donald(22)>Amaryl(14)>Erinyes=Polly(12)>Elemental 1(11)>Demedais(9)>Elemental 2(8)'
[20:58] <Kotono> OOC: Are the elementals taking action?
01[20:59] <Seira> OOC: Just there to aid Donald
[20:59] <Kotono> OOC: Alicia's stunned. Her two elementals are up.
[20:59] <Alicia> Despite the entire futility of it, Alicia's elementals continue to pester around at the golem's feet.
03[20:59] * Kotono changes topic to '4 elementals=Seira(24)>2 elementals=Alicia(stunned 1 rounds)(23)>Golem=Donald(22)>Amaryl(14)>Erinyes=Polly(12)>Elemental 1(11)>Demedais(9)>Elemental 2(8)'
[20:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+3 aid AC
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+3 aid AC and gets 7." [1d20=4]
[20:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+3 aid AC
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+3 aid AC and gets 16." [1d20=13]
[20:59] <Kotono> The elementals continue to distract the golem! OOC: Golem and Donald.
[20:59] <Kotono> The golem comes forth at Demedais! OOC: The two elementals can AoO if they like.
[21:01] <Alicia> OOC: no point
[21:02] <Kotono> Rushing past the elementals, the golem bears down on Demedais! HIs fists are like the fists of a wrathful God, striking down in mithral beauty at Demedais!
[21:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+42 (+2 charge)
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+42 (+2 charge) and gets 62." [1d20=20]
[21:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+42 (+2 charge) crit
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+42 (+2 charge) crit and gets 61." [1d20=19]
[21:02] <Kotono> roll 8d10+24 and make a fort save, ow.
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 8d10+24 and make a fort save, ow. and gets 60." [8d10=5, 4, 4, 6, 7, 1, 6, 3]
[21:02] <Kotono> OOC: This penetrates your DR.
[21:02] <Demedais> roll 1d20+24 well, sheesh
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+24 well, sheesh and gets 35." [1d20=11]
[21:02] <Kotono> roll 1d6 stunned for 1d6 rounds
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 stunned for 1d6 rounds and gets 4." [1d6=4]
03[21:03] * Kotono changes topic to '4 elementals=Seira(24)>2 elementals=Alicia(stunned 1 rounds)(23)>Golem=Donald(22)>Amaryl(14)>Erinyes=Polly(12)>Elemental 1(11)>Demedais(9)(stunned 4 rounds)>Elemental 2(8)'
[21:04] <Kotono> The overwhelming blow knocks Demedais down, like a prizefighter having taken an uppercut! He goes down, dazed and dropping his weapon! The golem roars, "This is the power I have! This is the power of the True God! To it, you are nothing but ants beneath His feet!" OOC: Donald.
[21:05] <Kotono> OOC: Roll the elementals aiding?
01[21:05] <Seira> roll 4#1d20+6 ATTACK
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4#1d20+6 ATTACK and gets 68." [4#1d20+6 = 11, 25, 11, 21]
[21:05] <Kotono> OOC: All succeeded?
01[21:06] <Seira> OOC: Yeah, it's only 10
[21:06] <Kotono> At the meantime, Donald grins fiercely! With the elementals distracting the golem, Donald's blade writhes with arcane fire, tearing into it!
[21:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 (+2 heroism, +8 aid anothers, +1 haste, +3 Arcane strike(1 3rd, 3 2nds, 1 1st, -6 PA)
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 (+2 heroism, +8 aid anothers, +1 haste, +3 Arcane strike(1 3rd, 3 2nds, 1 1st, -6 PA) and gets 31." [1d20=3]
[21:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 (+2 heroism, +8 aid anothers, +1 haste, +3 Arcane strike(1 3rd, 3 2nds, 1 1st, -6 PA)
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 (+2 heroism, +8 aid anothers, +1 haste, +3 Arcane strike(1 3rd, 3 2nds, 1 1st, -6 PA) and gets 48." [1d20=20]
[21:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 (+2 heroism, +8 aid anothers, +1 haste, +3 Arcane strike(1 3rd, 3 2nds, 1 1st, -6 PA)
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 (+2 heroism, +8 aid anothers, +1 haste, +3 Arcane strike(1 3rd, 3 2nds, 1 1st, -6 PA) and gets 25." [1d20=2]
[21:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+2 heroism, +8 aid anothers, +1 haste, +3 Arcane strike(1 3rd, 3 2nds, 1 1st, -6 PA)
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+2 heroism, +8 aid anothers, +1 haste, +3 Arcane strike(1 3rd, 3 2nds, 1 1st, -6 PA) and gets 20." [1d20=2]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d8+14+11d4
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+14+11d4 and gets 35." [1d8=1][11d4=4, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d8+14+11d4
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+14+11d4 and gets 39." [1d8=3][11d4=1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 3, 4]
[21:09] <Kotono> A moment later, he follows up, drawing line of fierce arcane fire to impale the elemental!
[21:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 (+1 haste, +2 heroism)
[21:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 (+1 haste, +2 heroism)
[21:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 (+1 haste, +2 heroism)
06[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 (+1 haste, +2 heroism) and gets 21." [1d20=4]
06[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 (+1 haste, +2 heroism) and gets 37." [1d20=20]
06[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 (+1 haste, +2 heroism) and gets 37." [1d20=20]
[21:09] <Kotono> roll 4d6*1.5
06[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6*1.5 and gets 21." [4d6=3, 3, 4, 4]
[21:09] <Kotono> roll 4d6*1.5
[21:09] <Kotono> roll 4d6*1.5
06[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6*1.5 and gets 16.5." [4d6=2, 5, 3, 1]
06[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6*1.5 and gets 21." [4d6=4, 3, 2, 5]
[21:10] <Kotono> Sword tearing with Arcane Fire and Scorching Rays immolating the elemental, is is nearly reduced to stone and rock! It stays together, massive flaming wounds all over it's supernatural body! OOC: Amaryl.
01[21:11] <Seira> "Pollyanna, snipe at that erinyes and get over to Demedais! As close as you can!" Seira directs, taking over the situation that had suddenly become unfavorable to them, if the golem's words about besting Alicia are to be believed. And it seems to be getting worse, judging by the affect of its attack on Demedais.
01[21:11] <Seira> To avoid the rest of the plan from being read too early by the opposition, she merely thinks the next part. 'Amaryl, wait a bit and teleport those two and yourself, aim for the oasis. I'll follow.'
[21:11] <Kotono> Amaryl waits on Seira's command! OOC: Erinyes and Pollyanna are up.
[21:12] <Kotono> Pollyanna advances, attempting to tumble past the reach of the deadly Earth elementals!
[21:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
06[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 28." [1d20=18]
[21:12] <Kotono> Diving past them, Polly comes up on her knees, snapping off a single arrow at the Erinyes!
[21:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24
06[21:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 and gets 30." [1d20=6]
[21:14] <Kotono> roll 1d8+12+2d6
06[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+12+2d6 and gets 23." [1d8=1][2d6=6, 4]
[21:14] <Kotono> An arrow flies through the air, into the gut of the Erinyes! It writhes in it's crucifixation, wounded but alive, as...OOC: Will save for Seira again.
01[21:15] <Seira> roll 1d20+28
06[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 and gets 44." [1d20=16]
[21:15] <Kotono> But nothing seems to happen! OOC: Elemental 1 is up.
[21:15] <Kotono> Despite being nearly torn apart, the elemental retorts on Donald, having taken so much abuse from him!
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 (-4 PA)
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 (-4 PA)
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 (-4 PA) and gets 30." [1d20=7]
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 (-4 PA) and gets 39." [1d20=16]
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 4d10+30
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d10+30 and gets 53." [4d10=4, 7, 9, 3]
[21:16] <Kotono> OOC: Wait, no. Forgot the +1 from haste. Only one hit.
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 2d10+15
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10+15 and gets 32." [2d10=10, 7]
[21:17] <Kotono> Donald is slammed hard, knocked around by the fist of the elemental! The blow pushes him several inches into the ground, plummeling him without mercy! OOC: Deme, you're stunned. Elemental 2 is up.
03[21:17] * Kotono changes topic to '4 elementals=Seira(24)>2 elementals=Alicia(stunned 1 rounds)(23)>Golem=Donald(22)>Amaryl(14)>Erinyes=Polly(12)>Elemental 1(11)>Demedais(9)(stunned 3 rounds)>Elemental 2(8)'
01[21:17] <Seira> OOC: Wait!
[21:17] <Kotono> OOC: Hm?
01[21:17] <Seira> OOC: Amaryl totally should've gone and 'ported the three of them
[21:18] <Kotono> OOC: She can go, sure. Which two, by the way?
01[21:18] <Seira> OOC: Deme and Polly, only two I could get near so quickly
03[21:19] * Kotono changes topic to '4 elementals=Seira(24)>2 elementals=Alicia(stunned 1 rounds)(23)>Golem=Donald(22)>Erinyes=Polly(12)>Elemental 1(11)>Demedais(9)(stunned 3 rounds)>Amaryl>Elemental 2(8)'
[21:19] <Kotono> Amaryl advances now! However, without tumble, she has to brave the gauntlet of the Earth Elementals, unable to avoid them!
[21:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23
06[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 and gets 35." [1d20=12]
[21:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27
06[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 and gets 40." [1d20=13]
[21:20] <Kotono> roll 1d100 blur
06[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 blur and gets 96." [1d100=96]
[21:20] <Kotono> roll 1d100 blur
06[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 blur and gets 62." [1d100=62]
[21:20] <Kotono> roll 2d10+15+2d10+11
06[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10+15+2d10+11 and gets 41." [2d10=2, 1][2d10=6, 6]
[21:21] <Kotono> Amaryl is banged and slamed, crying out in agonizing pain! But she stumbles to them, invoking teleportation from the ring!
[21:21] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 37." [1d100=37]
[21:21] <Kotono> With a woosh, the three vanish! OOC: Elemental 2 is up.
01[21:21] <Seira> 'Are you safely at the oasis?' Seira instantly thinks as the three disappear.
03[21:21] * Kotono changes topic to '4 elementals=Seira(24)>2 elementals=Alicia(stunned 1 rounds)(23)>Golem=Donald(22)>Erinyes(12)>Elemental 1(11)>Elemental 2(8)'
03[21:21] * Retrieving #dunes modes...
03[21:22] * Seira changes topic to 'Seira(24)>2 elementals=Alicia(stunned 1 rounds)(23)>4 elementals=Golem=Donald(22)>Erinyes(12)>Elemental 1(11)>Elemental 2(8)'
[21:22] <Kotono> The second elemental continues it's charge at Seira, as the ranks of the battle thin!
[21:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+29 (+2 charge)
06[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 (+2 charge) and gets 44." [1d20=15]
[21:22] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
01[21:22] <Seira> OOC: 45
[21:22] <Kotono> With desperate speed, Seira is able to narrowly avoid the potent fist trying to slam her into a lukewarm jelly! OOC: Seira, you're up.
[21:24] <Kotono> Incidentally, Deme's sword lies on the ground, dropped from when he was stunned.
06[21:27] * Seira tumbles back fifteen feet and suddenly breathes fire on the elemental assaulting her, while phantom, hungry jaws appear to assault the tortured erinyes!
[21:27] <Kotono> OOC: SR check on Manyjaws.
01[21:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+21 tumble
06[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+21 tumble and gets 34." [1d20=13]
01[21:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+16 manyjaws SR
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 manyjaws SR and gets 31." [1d20=15]
[21:28] <Kotono> OOC: Success, determine damages of both.
01[21:28] <Seira> OOC: Elemental, not evil, right?
[21:28] <Kotono> OOC: Not evil.
01[21:28] <Seira> roll 1.5*8d8 fire DC24
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1.5*8d8 fire DC24 and gets 61.5." [8d8=5, 5, 8, 3, 7, 2, 7, 4]
01[21:28] <Seira> roll 1.5*10d6 force DC23
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1.5*10d6 force DC23 and gets 60." [10d6=1, 5, 5, 6, 3, 6, 4, 4, 1, 5]
01[21:29] <Seira> "In case it wasn't clear, Donald, we're retreating," Seira declares crisply. "See if you can hit the damn blocky thing and pull back!"
[21:29] <Kotono> roll 1d27 elemental reflex
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d27 elemental reflex and gets 25." [1d27=25]
[21:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 er
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 er and gets 24." [1d20=17]
03[21:29] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira(24)>2 elementals=Alicia(stunned 1 rounds)(23)>4 elementals=Golem=Donald(22)>Elemental 1(11)>Elemental 2(8)'
[21:31] <Kotono> The Erinyes is torn apart, the Earth elemental burnt! As the magics work, "Got it, got it," Donald calls! MEanwhile, Alicia is still stunned! OOC: Last round of stun for Alicia. Are the elementals still aiding?
03[21:31] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira(24)>2 elementals=Alicia(23)>4 elementals=Golem=Donald(22)>Elemental 1(11)>Elemental 2(8)'
[21:31] <Alicia> The elementals charge after the golem since it moved away from them! And likely get backhanded to oblivion for their efforts...
[21:32] <Alicia> OOC: AoOs?
[21:32] <Kotono> OOC: One of them does get an AoO,  yes.
[21:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+40
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+40 and gets 41." [1d20=1]
[21:32] <Alicia> OOC: haha
[21:32] <Kotono> OOC: Or not! Carry on.
[21:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 aid AC for Alicia despite it so not being relevant anymore
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 aid AC for Alicia despite it so not being relevant anymore and gets 16." [1d20=11]
[21:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 aid AC for Alicia despite it so not being relevant anymore
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 aid AC for Alicia despite it so not being relevant anymore and gets 11." [1d20=6]
[21:33] <Alicia> More importantly, they fill the space between the golem and the invisible paladin, meaning it can't reach her without dealing with them somehow first!
01[21:33] <Seira> 'Lagann, Demedais left his sword! It's your until we leave!'
[21:34] <Kotono> As the elementals uselessly distract the golem! The golem ignores the mere fire elementals, lifting up off the ground! "You're not getting away!" He calls, zooming through the air as it rockets at Seira!
[21:34] <Kotono> OOC: The elementals can AoO if they like. And yes, it's a flying golem.
01[21:34] <Seira> roll 4#1d20+6 sure
06[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4#1d20+6 sure and gets 58." [4#1d20+6 = 26, 11, 14, 7]
[21:34] <Alicia> OOC: not bothering
[21:34] <Kotono> OOC One is a natural 20 there, Seira. Feel free to roll damage.
01[21:34] <Seira> roll 1d6+1d6 damage+fire!
06[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6+1d6 damage+fire! and gets 8." [1d6=4][1d6=4]
[21:35] <Kotono> Amid futile blows that do little to the golem, the golem charges Seira!
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+42 slam
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+42 slam and gets 54." [1d20=12]
[21:35] <Kotono> OOC: Any miss chance?
01[21:35] <Seira> OOC: No
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 4d10+14 and fort
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d10+14 and fort and gets 36." [4d10=5, 8, 6, 3]
[21:35] <Kotono> OOC: This bypasses your DR if you have it up.
01[21:35] <Seira> roll 1.5*1d6+15 fire
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1.5*1d6+15 fire and gets 24." [1d6=6]
01[21:36] <Seira> roll 1d20+21
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+21 and gets 33." [1d20=12]
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 1d6 stunned 1d6 rounds
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 stunned 1d6 rounds and gets 4." [1d6=4]
03[21:36] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira(24)(stunned 4 rounds)>2 elementals=Alicia(23)>4 elementals=Golem=Donald(22)>Elemental 1(11)>Elemental 2(8)'
[21:37] <Kotono> Seira is knocked flat on her back, dazed and stunned! She drops the Third Resort, seeing stars! OOC: 4 elementals are up as well, as well as Donald. Seira, what are the elementals doing?
01[21:38] <Seira> OOC: The elementals aid Donald in attacking the elemental so that he could use his ONE MIGHTY BLOW on it!
01[21:38] <Seira> roll 4#1d20+6
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4#1d20+6 and gets 68." [4#1d20+6 = 17, 14, 17, 20]
01[21:38] <Seira> OOC: And they all succeed!
[21:38] <Kotono> Donald roars as he gives a final blow his all!
[21:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 (+1 haste, +2 heroism, +8 aid, +3 arcane fire 1 3rd, 2 2nd, 4 1st, -7 PA)
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 (+1 haste, +2 heroism, +8 aid, +3 arcane fire 1 3rd, 2 2nd, 4 1st, -7 PA) and gets 48." [1d20=20]
[21:40] <Kotono> roll 1d8+15+11d4
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+15+11d4 and gets 35." [1d8=1][11d4=1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 3]
[21:40] <Kotono> Seeing the beast hold on, flaming lances again penetrate it deep!
[21:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 32." [1d20=15]
[21:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 26." [1d20=9]
[21:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 22." [1d20=5]
[21:40] <Kotono> roll 4d6*1.5
[21:40] <Kotono> roll 4d6*1.5
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6*1.5 and gets 16.5." [4d6=5, 1, 4, 1]
[21:40] <Kotono> roll 4d6*1.5
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6*1.5 and gets 27." [4d6=2, 6, 6, 4]
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6*1.5 and gets 19.5." [4d6=3, 3, 6, 1]
03[21:41] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira(24)(stunned 4 rounds)>2 elementals=Alicia(23)>4 elementals=Golem=Donald(22)>Elemental 2(8)'
[21:41] <Kotono> Under his bevy again, the elemental crumbles into piles of dirt, destroyed! Donald then retreats back and around th egole, approaching Seira the long way, haste making his steps light and fast! OOC: Elemental 2 is up.
[21:41] <Kotono> The second elemental pounds on the downed Seira!
[21:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 (-3 PA)
[21:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 (-3 PA)
06[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 (-3 PA) and gets 39." [1d20=15]
06[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 (-3 PA) and gets 37." [1d20=13]
[21:42] <Kotono> OOC: AC, Seira?
[21:42] <Kotono> OOC: Flatfooted+ another -2 for stunned.
01[21:43] <Seira> OOC: That hits flatfooted, yes. But I still have DR 10/adamant and fire!
01[21:43] <Seira> roll 1.5*1d6+15
01[21:43] <Seira> roll 1.5*1d6+15
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1.5*1d6+15 and gets 16.5." [1d6=1]
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1.5*1d6+15 and gets 16.5." [1d6=1]
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 2d10+14
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 2d10+14
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10+14 and gets 27." [2d10=9, 4]
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10+14 and gets 25." [2d10=4, 7]
[21:44] <Kotono> Seira exchanges touches of fire as she's plummeled, body helpless as she's wailed on! OOC: Seira, stunned. Elementals and Alicia.
03[21:44] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira(24)(stunned 3 rounds)>2 elementals=Alicia(23)>4 elementals=Golem=Donald(22)>Elemental 2(8)'
[21:48] <Alicia> "Donald, get to the stairs! I'll hide Seira from sight!" Alicia does a little misdirection as she flies over to the downed half-dragon who promptly vanishes, likely convincing any nearby foes to pummel blindly at the spot of ground she rested on as they remain ignorant of the fact that Seira is now safely nestled in Alicia's portable hole along with all the loot they've picked up on this journey!
[21:50] <Alicia> The elementals just jump around a bit, unable to reach the flying golem.
[21:52] <Kotono> Seira vanishes away, taken into Alicia's dark hole! A moment later, the golem slams down where Seira was, leaving deep crater marks in the floor! "You live, human?" It looks about in vain. Donald runs to the stairs in the meanwhile! The second elemental holds for the moment! OOC: Seira, you're stunned. Alicia.
06[21:54] * Alicia picks up Seira's long/short/bastard sword and folds her cloak around it before flying off sixty feet to the side of the chamber, hopefully out of reach for any inquisitive golems.
[21:54] <Kotono> Alicia does ust that! The golem slams all around it, not hitting anything! OOC: Seira's still stunned. Alicia, go again.
[21:55] <Alicia> The resort goes into the portable hole, then Alicia flies over towards Demedais's dropped blade...
[21:55] <Kotono> Alicia reaches it without incident. The golem continues to look about, silent as the elemental stands by.
[21:55] <Kotono> OOC: Go ahead and continue.
[21:56] <Alicia> It's picked up and placed into the portable hole, Alicia merely stepping a few paces diagonally to the left as she secures it.
[21:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20
06[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 and gets 6." [1d20=6]
[21:57] <Kotono> The golem laughs mockingly, "Let my foes be driven into the dust and ground into ash!" It says in triumph. "Dead and retreated, all of them!" OOC: Alicia, go.
[21:57] <Alicia> THe elementals charge at the golem since it's now on the ground, while Alicia creeps over towards Hell Striker.
[21:57] <Alicia> OOC: AoOs for foolish firebugs?
[21:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+40
06[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+40 and gets 53." [1d20=13]
[21:58] <Kotono> roll 4d10+whatever, they're dead
06[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d10+whatever, they're dead and gets Error: Numeric values only." [4d10=1, 5, 3, 7]
[21:58] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 the other still lives!
06[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 the other still lives! and gets 25." [1d20=20]
[21:58] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1d4 it so doesn't matter
06[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1d4 it so doesn't matter and gets 5." [1d4=4][1d4=1]
[21:58] <Kotono> With a dismissive slam, one elemental is reduced to putty! The other slams it, the golem not even flinching. "Begone, summoned trash!"
[21:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+40
06[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+40 and gets 50." [1d20=10]
[21:59] <Kotono> OOC: It's dead as well. Alicia.
03[21:59] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira(24)(stunned 3 rounds)>Alicia(23)>4 elementals=Golem=Donald(22)>Elemental 2(8)'
[21:59] <Alicia> Alicia carefully places Hell Striker into the hole, a mental apology for dropping it as she steps a few paces back afterwards.
[22:00] <Kotono> The golem looks about now, returning towards the altar. It ignores the elementals Seira summoned. OOC: Alicia?
06[22:00] * Alicia takes off and silently glides towards the stairway, hoping to find Donald and flee this place.
[22:00] <Kotono> Fleeing odwn the stairway, you find Donald halfway down! He's on guard, waiting and watching!
[22:01] <Alicia> "Donald!" Alicia hisses as she nears so as not to alarm him. "Where did the others go?"
[22:02] <Kotono> ""REtreated. Teleported. Not sure where," donald snaps off.
[22:03] <Alicia> "Damn... we'll try the oasis, I can't make it all the way to Balmuria. Hold on," she reaches out for him, invoking the spell to compress space and deposit them where she wills...
[22:03] <Alicia> roll 1d100 studied carefully
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 studied carefully and gets 41." [1d100=41]
[22:04] <Kotono> Woosh! The two appear at the oasis! Amaryl is curled up in a ball, holding her ribs. Deme is just sitting up, Pollyanna at his side.
[22:05] <Kotono> Donald promptly drops to a knee, groaning, "Far too strong, hit far too strong," Donald coughs. "How're you guys?"
06[22:05] * Alicia dismisses her invisibility. "Glad we're all safe," she announces with a repressed cough, opening up the hole and reaching down to pull Seira out.
[22:05] <Kotono> Seira is withdrawn, having regained her senses!
06[22:05] * Seira is no longer fiery!
06[22:05] * Demedais slowly stumbles up onto his feet, blinking at the appearance of Donald. "...How'd you get back? Alicia, Seira? One of- ah." A pause at this, before nodding to Pollyanna gratefully, taking her assistance to stand before going to heal Amaryl slightly.
[22:05] <Kotono> "We were lucky we all escaped alive," Pollyanna turns to her, "We blundered in against a superior foe."
[22:05] <Demedais> roll 2d8+8
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d8+8 and gets 21." [2d8=6, 7]
[22:06] <Kotono> Donald meanwhile mends ihs own wounds.
[22:06] <Kotono> roll 4d8+12
06[22:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8+12 and gets 26." [4d8=1, 7, 3, 3]
06[22:06] * Alicia heals herself as best she can, recovering people's weapons and returning them where needed. "Unless Seira prepared a teleport herself we might as well get comfortable. I'm tapped for the day," she admits.
01[22:06] <Seira> "We couldn't really know about it in advance," Seira reasons. "And as soon as it struck, it was already too late to safely withdraw, since I couldn't even see Alicia."
06[22:07] * Seira considers. "I have a scroll in reserve, but I tend to keep it around for getting out of emergencies, such as mishaps. It's a nice enough place to stay, isn't it?"
[22:08] <Kotono> "We can sit here, remininsce," Donald takes off his helmet, starting on his armor, "And figure out how in Shar's bloody wrath we're going to kill that thing."
[22:08] <Demedais> A nod slightly at this, before turning to Alicia. "Next time, can we try partitioning them apart with walls of force or iron, or... I don't know; did invisibility work? If it did that'd probably be our best bet next time. Still, yes; I advanced to try and stall it from killing you, Alicia... fortunately, it thought you already dead. It got a lucky blow past my sword, too."
[22:08] <Alicia> "Hopefully Marie and my sister can hold things together," Alicia muses. "Invisibility did work, otherwise we wouldn't have gotten out of there at all - it just got lucky with its first strike," she tells Demedais.
01[22:09] <Seira> "Lagann's relic might take it out, too," Seira adds, gravitating towards Amaryl. "We don't have to seek that thing out first thing tomorrow."
[22:10] <Demedais> "And its second and third, from what I could see of the blood." Demedais replies seriously. "And the fourth against me. This being said, invisibility combined with attacking it with as much ranged magic as possible is the ideal option. I...think I can outstall it if it comes to it, but I need the first hit, something I couldn't get in that situation."
06[22:10] * Alicia sits down heavily, considering. "Walls of force would work - if everyone else were devoted to attacking it, I could counter all of its attacks harmlessly. It would take time, though, which we might not have given its self-healing abilities. Range won't help either, since it can fly."
01[22:11] <Seira> "Magic against supergolems? Well, I suppose I do have a spell that should work well...."
[22:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 30." [1d20=12]
[22:11] <Kotono> "Mithral Golems," Donald takes off his breastplate, thinking, "Don't they have some tie to Eladrin? I sort of remember something like that in a book I read."
[22:12] <Demedais> "...it can fly." Demedais repeats bemusedly, before sighing. "Okay, then let's avoid the thing for now. Once we've recovered here, we can go to see if whatever area you guys were exploring down the second elevator is clear yet?"
[22:13] <Alicia> "I think I read the same book," Alicia nods to Donald. "But it never mentioned any weaknesses we could exploit. Seeing if Lagann's artifact could help sounds good to me, though."
01[22:13] <Seira> roll 1d20+26
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 and gets 31." [1d20=5]
01[22:13] <Seira> "Plus we still need to try and scry on that evil cat, and examine the portal... lots to do!"
06[22:14] * Demedais grumbles something, before looking around. "Anyone else need healing?"
[22:14] <Kotono> "You know, we could take a day, return to Balmuria first, and see if anyone knows more about them. Elle might," Donald perks up at that, "We aren't in any rush to do it, and it beat us pretty hard the first time."
[22:14] <Alicia> "Yes. Lots," Alicia tells Demedais. She then snorts, "If it's eladrin-made I could ask my familiar."
[22:15] <Kotono> "It explains why it talkeda bout freedom," Donald sits, armorless down to his waist. "Isn't that a big deal to eladrin?"
06[22:15] * Demedais nods and moves to heal Alicia as the rest talk!
[22:16] <Demedais> roll 10d8+24
06[22:16] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 10d8+24 and gets 79." [10d8=2, 5, 8, 2, 6, 8, 8, 7, 5, 4]
[22:16] <Demedais> OOC: That's over three rounds, Restoration+Invis Purge+Invis Purge
[22:16] <Alicia> "I don't think the eladrin ethos matters. The construction may have been pioneered by them, but this golem was clearly built by gnomes," Alicia shakes her head.
[22:17] <Demedais> "Need any more?" Demedais asks at that.
01[22:17] <Seira> "Yes, the conical hat was a big giveaway."
06[22:17] * Seira pauses. "And then it opened its mouth."
[22:18] <Kotono> "Still!" Donald rubs his shoulders, "The more we find out, the better a chance we have next time."
[22:18] <Alicia> "I'll use spellfire later," Alicia shakes her head. "See to Seira and Donald first?"
[22:19] <Demedais> "Right." With that he heads to Seira, healing her as well!
[22:19] <Demedais> roll 2d8+8+3d8+15 (Shield other, Sign x3)
06[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d8+8+3d8+15 (Shield other, Sign x3) and gets 42." [2d8=8, 5][3d8=3, 2, 1]
[22:20] <Kotono> "Oh you know, it's not like I'm not horribly injured over here," Donald watches Demedais heal Seria.
01[22:20] <Seira> "I'm prettier."
[22:20] <Demedais> "We aren't in danger and you would've taken longer to walk to."
[22:21] <Alicia> While the men bicker, Alicia goes to forage for some fruits from the local foliage so they can have something more interesting than rations to eat while idling the rest of the day away.
06[22:22] * Demedais then moves to heal Donald.
[22:22] <Demedais> roll 4d8+20
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d8+20 and gets 44." [4d8=6, 8, 2, 8]
[22:23] <Alicia> roll 18d4+18 for Deme
06[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 18d4+18 for Deme and gets 64." [18d4=4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 1, 1, 3, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 4]
[22:24] <Alicia> roll 10d4+10 Alicia
06[22:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 10d4+10 Alicia and gets 33." [10d4=3, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 1, 3, 1]
[22:24] <Alicia> roll 7d4+7 Donald
06[22:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 7d4+7 Donald and gets 26." [7d4=4, 3, 4, 2, 2, 3, 1]
[22:24] <Alicia> roll 6d4+6 Amaryl
06[22:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 6d4+6 Amaryl and gets 24." [6d4=4, 4, 3, 4, 2, 1]
[22:25] <Kotono> The night passes, rest coming well. The next morning is pleasant, as they all are at this Heavens touched outpost. The party rises just after dawn.
[22:26] <Alicia> After washing up, Alicia gathers everyone around and proceeds to teleport them all to her house!
[22:26] <Alicia> roll 1d100 very familiar
06[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 very familiar and gets 17." [1d100=17]
[22:26] <Kotono> Woosh! The party appears at Alicia's.  OOC: What are you all going to do i ntown?
01[22:27] <Seira> OOC: Let's scry!
[22:27] <Alicia> OOC: I'll check my familiar hasn't corrupted the innocent half-breed too much, then sit in on the cat-scrying.
01[22:28] <Seira> OOC: Also, I'll lend Elle my book of +5 to arcana checks, and ask her to consult it under Heroism to see what she can come up with on the mithral golem?
[22:28] <Kotono> The half breed is happy playing with Marie and Jessica. The party thenafter gathers at Seira's, scrying away!
[22:28] <Kotono> OOC: We can do that after scrying.
01[22:29] <Seira> OOC: Let it roll! DC is 24 for me.
[22:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 28." [1d20=6]
[22:29] <Kotono> Seira whiffs. Deme?
[22:29] <Demedais> DC is it needs to roll a 1.
[22:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[22:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 34." [1d20=12]
[22:30] <Kotono> Le whiff.
[22:30] <Kotono> Okay, I'll set you guys up at Elle's.
[22:30] <Kotono> ----
[22:30] <Kotono> Elle is found in her back rooms. Said rooms are rather packed with everyone there. Books are littered about, a scroll with scribbled writing on it. "Well, the good news is that I found out some information on Mithral Golems."
[22:31] <Kotono> Donald smiles and goes to stand besides her, behind her chair. "Can you tell us? It'll surely help!"
01[22:32] <Seira> "I find that starting with the bad news is often best," Seira mentions.
[22:33] <Kotono> "First of all, they're designed by eladrins, or so the story goes. There's a few conflicting legends. Some claim Corellon Larethian gave it ot the elarin as a gift. Some say the eladrin devised them on their own, to help protect Arborea during a long ago crusade to the Abyss.  Others claim a mortal wizard with ties to Arborea did instead. No matter what..." Stopping here, "It's all merely interesting. What's interesting is..."
[22:33] <Kotono> Stopping here, "It's all merely interesting. What's useful is..."
[22:34] <Kotono> "First of all, they're constantly imbued with an always active haste spell and a freedom of movement spell. It's called alacrity and total freedom, I believe. They can fly, swim, burrow, anything."
[22:36] <Alicia> "I didn't really think a web spell would do much, admittedly," Alicia muses.
[22:36] <Kotono> "I saw it fly," Donald agrees, "Took off like the air wasn't even there."
[22:37] <Kotono> "It gets worse." Elle smiles with a grim amusement, "Force effects like Wall of Force, Forcecage and the like fail against them. They can pass through them like they don't exist. Other wall spells, prismatic sphere, Resilient sphere, all of them collapse when a Mithral Golem comes in contact with them."
[22:38] <Alicia> "What?" Alicia gapes. "That's... not even antimagic can- wait. This freedom ability? Would it be suppressed in antimagic?" she asks, indignation giving way to calculation.
01[22:38] <Seira> "They literally part a wall of fire or stone?" Seira asks in disbelief. "By merely being near it?"
[22:39] <Demedais> "...Right. Good to know." Demedais mutters. "Any notable weak points? It couldn't see invisible, we know that much... Ah, do you have any way to negate stunning blows?"
[22:39] <Kotono> "I would think so," Elle agrees, "I can't guarantee it, but I think so." Now thinking as she goes on, "There's a few other things. They can stun you if they hit you, and it's very hard to resist. It's immune to most types of magic, too."
01[22:40] <Seira> "Maybe it has the means but hasn't deigned to use them," Seira mutters. "Any idea how to resist the stun? That was really the only reason we retreated. I was thinking Displacement and Mirror Image, myself."
[22:40] <Kotono> "Don't get hit. All the tomes I read say that it's almost impossible to endure."
[22:41] <Alicia> "Did the tomes mention anything about its ability to regenerate?" Alicia asks.
06[22:41] * Seira pauses. "What if I used Contingency to counter that? It might be good for a single hit, at least."
[22:42] <Kotono> "No ,but I had to dredge through for scraps. I didn't find any one definintive source," Elle closes the book she holds, "It may have further capabilities I don't know about."
01[22:43] <Seira> "It annoys me that it can literally hit through any physical defenses we have, but resists anything we try to use against it."
[22:43] <Kotono> "That makes it a very good guardian." Amaryl rubs her ribs slowly.
[22:44] <Alicia> "Not if it's fooled by invisibility. It'd make a far better shock trooper," Alicia reflects. "How could anyone defend against one of them, after all?"
01[22:45] <Seira> "Literally, too," Seira adds sourly.
[22:45] <Alicia> "Well, we might find something amidst Lagann's work? All we can do is search the rest of the place for anything that could help before we engage it again."
01[22:46] <Seira> "My hope is strong and eternal!"
[22:46] <Demedais> "... Wait."
[22:46] <Demedais> Demedais pauses. "It failed to spot the invisible... Alicia, did you see anything on the altar?"
[22:47] <Alicia> "I didn't particularly pay any attention, I confess," Alicia replies. That was the sort of thing she normally leaves till after the fight to worry about, after all.
[22:48] <Demedais> "... While I know what I'm about to say will go completely against instinct for, well, all but one of us, why don't we just have someone go invisibile, search the room, and leave it? Why bother fighting it right now?"
01[22:48] <Seira> "I could search it, sure," Seira agrees. "It should be easy enough to leave, if need be."
[22:49] <Demedais> "Alright." Demedais nods. "We'd probably want someone else present that can warp out if it gets messy, but that seems like a good plan of approach for this. For all we know it's weak to the First Resort."
[22:49] <Alicia> "If you want," Alicia shrugs.
[22:50] <Demedais> "...alternately, it's holding the First Resort or something, but it still seems like a better way to approach this than just running at it. Knowing that it's not able to cover invisibility... Perhaps that's how they used to get things past it? I don't know.
[22:51] <Alicia> "I think it would've cheerfully let its gnomish masters do as they pleased. Who would use a guardian that would turn them into a bloody smear unless they hid from it?"
[22:53] <Demedais> "Those who were paranoid about someone coming in in a disguise vis-a-vis magic?" Demedais shrugs.
[22:53] <Demedais> "Just looking like someone isn't enough, thanks to magic."
[22:54] <Alicia> "But... invisibility is just as easy to do..." Alicia boggles.
[22:54] <Demedais> "And yet we didn't think of using it to search the room. The only reason it came up was because you used it for your attack routine."
[22:54] <Demedais> "But whatever works; we've got a plan now, so..."

[Corwin]

[19:15] <Kotono> Okay. To get this out of the way now, where were you guys going to TP back to? Steel Jungle or...?
01[19:16] <Seira> Let's TP to the corridor where magic works normally, and just leave it and go look at the portal?
[19:16] <Alicia> Yes.
[19:16] <Alicia> roll 1d100 to oasis, studied carefully
06[19:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 to oasis, studied carefully and gets 76." [1d100=76]
[19:17] <Kotono> Okay. Roll your D100s to see if you guy off course, yeah. If you go off course we'll deal then.
01[19:17] <Seira> After that, we could check on the lava cave thing, and to cap it all off sneak into mithral golem room under invis, get some slime, and TP back.
03[19:17] * xorntoro is now known as Demedais
[19:17] <Kotono> This is really just an FYI - Hi Deme! - but you guys can use very familiar for the oasis. You've been ther ea ton now.
[19:18] <Alicia> roll 1d100 place we fought ragewalker and minigolem casters seen once
06[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 place we fought ragewalker and minigolem casters seen once and gets 43." [1d100=43]
[19:19] <Kotono> Okay, we'll start ther ein just a moment!
[19:19] <Kotono> ------------------------------------------------(Teleporting Kos!)--
[19:27] <Kotono> Wooosh! The party appears in the hallway without incident. It'sq uiet here, only the wreckage of the battle lying about.
[19:28] <Alicia> "Okay, so do we try the portal or the steam chamber first?" Alicia asks, looking around on arrival.
01[19:29] <Seira> "The portal," Seira suggests. "I actually have an idea what to expect there, unlike with the steam chamber."
06[19:29] * Demedais nods at this. "Alright, then."
06[19:30] * Alicia has no objections and sets off towards it.
[19:30] <Kotono> The party walks back, returning to the portal. The ruin is quiet - th eopposition seems to be in retreat, no problems encountered on the way. The portal awaits, as seen before.
01[19:31] <Seira> The Analyze Portal spell exists to analyze portals! And Demedais can surely alert them if the painting that seemed to be eyeing him last time does it again.
01[19:31] <Seira> OOC: CL?
06[19:31] * Demedais specifically watches the painting. "Idly, Alicia, can you sense magic here or is this also warded?"
[19:32] <Alicia> "I can, unless the painting is specifically warded itself," Alicia replies, giving it a glance. "I checked it yesterday, remember."
[19:33] <Kotono> OOC: Go for it and declare which use, Seira. Deme, youc an make a spot check if your'e looking aroun.d
[19:34] <Demedais> "Right, I remember that but wasn't sure... Never mind. Apologies." With that, he glances around!
[19:34] <Demedais> roll 1d20+31
06[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+31 and gets 50." [1d20=19]
01[19:35] <Seira> OOC: It's pretty much an order. I'll go with the standard one of key to activate/special circumstances regarding use/one way or two/a glimpse of the target/is it random/is it variable/is it creature-only/is it malfunctioning
01[19:40] <Seira> "Well, it leads to some sort of room and the password is 'metal', so maybe it's actually connected to the lava place?" Seira says out loud, placing her crystal lens and mirror away. "Interestingly enough, it's in perfect working order and lacks traps of any kind. Plus it still works both ways!"
06[19:40] * Demedais rubs his head in annoyance while staring at the picture for a few seconds longer, before glancing around to see if the other pictures are acting subversive.
[19:40] <Alicia> "Shall we brave it, then?" Alicia asks.
06[19:41] * Seira shrugs. "How about just some of us go first, then?"
[19:41] <Kotono> "Who goes first, then?" Donald looks ahead, "If it's safe...
[19:41] <Kotono> "
[19:41] <Alicia> "I'll go," Alicia volunteers. "If it's a trap I can teleport us back, after all."
01[19:41] <Seira> "Amaryl and I can remain in contact throughout, and I can check the room and see if it's safe," Seira adds. "Anyone else?"
[19:42] <Kotono> "I'll go," Donald stretches, "That's three of us?"
[19:42] <Demedais> "Alright. You three go, then?" Demedais nods.
06[19:43] * Alicia duly steps onto the platform.
06[19:43] * Seira is only a step behind, waiting for Donald before calling out "Metal!" in Gnomish.
[19:44] <Kotono> With a flash of light, the three vanish! OOC: You three into #TERROR.
[19:45] <Demedais> "And if it gets dramatic over here, I can trigger the platform to follow, so I'm not terribly concerned." Demedais notes, before going back to eyeing the picture.
[19:46] <Kotono> "As long as it isn't a ticket to the Abyss..." Pollyanna eyes it, "I hope Seira's magic's right. She's always so confident, but...all it can take is one stupid mistake."
[19:48] <Demedais> "She's learned to be more cautious than she used to be." Demedais notes.
[19:48] <Kotono> "She'll be fine," Amaryl stays, standing back and away, as Demedais sees that the painting is completely mundane to his eyes.
[19:50] <Demedais> "..." Demedais' face seems to visibly clench for a second, before stretching. "I'm going to wait for them in the main hall. You two coming?"
[19:50] <Kotono> "Demedais?" Pollyanna blinks, "What's wrong? Shouldn't we be by the portal in case they come back?"
[19:51] <Demedais> "I figure Seira will notify us when they're coming back. Come on, let's just wait out there." Demedais says calmly, a steady look to both Amaryl and Pollyanna.
02[19:52] * Sierra_BeautySleep (~Melanchth@pool-96-231-70-210.washdc.east.verizon.net) Quit (-=SysReset 2.53=-)
[19:52] <Kotono> "Um, sure...oh wait! Seira said they made it and that the password on the other end is 'Earth'." Amaryl starts to follow.
[19:53] <Kotono> "Well, wait, Earth in Gnomish, anyway," Amaryl shrugs as she continues to follow.
[19:53] <Demedais> "Alright." Demedais nods. "And that's good to know if we need to follow." With that, he casually goes outside to the hallway, getting far enough away that he can't see any of the paintings.
[19:54] <Kotono> "Wait," Amaryl stops halfway down the hall, "Seira wants us to come through now."
06[19:55] * Demedais looks to Amaryl, before rubbing his head and walking back over to the portal. "Right, let's go then; that'll work just as well."
[19:56] <Kotono> The three go to the portal, "You know gnomish, so say it, Demedais?" Pollyanna stands at his side.
[19:56] <Demedais> "Yep. 'Metal'." Demedais enunciates.
[19:56] <Kotono> Woosh! In a flash of light, the party appears in a dark room! Ahead of them is Alicia, Seira and Donald, just as expected!
06[19:57] * Seira tries to open the door.
[19:57] <Demedais> "Those paintings are going to drive me insane." Demedais announces immediately upon reaching their destination.
[19:57] <Alicia> "Why, what are they doing?" Alicia asks, looking at Demedais.
[19:57] <Kotono> The door opens! Ahead is a hallway running horizontal to the room. You'd have to go out to get much of alook at it."
06[19:57] * Seira does so, intending on taking a quick look around.
06[19:57] * Demedais then looks around quickly. "I would think that they'd show some signs of... something, but it isn't anything except them shifting slightly out of the corner of my eyes."
[19:58] <Demedais> roll 1d20+31 new room spot, don't figure there's much but.
06[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+31 new room spot, don't figure there's much but. and gets 38." [1d20=7]
[19:58] <Kotono> The hallway runs to a dead end ot the right. To the left, it goes to a stairway leading downwards. The hall is dark, though there is a single window near the stairway.
[19:59] <Alicia> "Perhaps its an optical illusion?" Alicia muses. "I've heard of those, they use tricks of light and perspective instead of magic... it's actually quite clever," she smiles briefly in thought before putting it aside. "Anyway, they're probably harmless," she concludes, heading into the hallway.
06[19:59] * Seira takes a look out the window, certain that others would follow the only path out of the room soon enough.
[20:00] <Demedais> "It's enough that I'm not even sure I can trust my eyes in there." Demedais mutters, before looking out the door into the hallway. "Any idea what this place is?"
[20:00] <Alicia> "Not yet," Alicia replies, likewise taking a peek out the window over Seira's head.
[20:02] <Kotono> Outside, you see a vast, vast, vast cavern. It stretches farther than a nightmare, iron walkways and lattices stretched out over a vast, black chasm.  A bit of mist clings to the edges of the dark chasm at the limit of your vision.  Flying about, flying all about, are metallic orbs. They glow with a faint white light, following precise patterns.
01[20:04] <Seira> "Interesting," Seira notes, following the stairway next.
[20:04] <Alicia> Well, that's odd, but not much they can do with it for now, so Alicia is happy to head down the stairs.
06[20:04] * Demedais follows as well, curious.
[20:05] <Kotono> The party heads down the stair! It goes down and starts to twist around, going out to a small antechamber. Sturdy steel and stone doors are ahead, covered with a stylized symbol of a jagged metal sword and a barbed metal spear.
06[20:06] * Demedais glances around here, as well, figuring Seira will want to check the door.
[20:06] <Demedais> roll 1d20+31
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+31 and gets 50." [1d20=19]
01[20:06] <Seira> roll 1d20+27 traps, sword
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 traps, sword and gets 39." [1d20=12]
01[20:06] <Seira> roll 1d20+27 traps, spear
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 traps, spear and gets 37." [1d20=10]
01[20:08] <Seira> "We should be fine as long as we keep the tokens," Seira notes.
[20:08] <Demedais> "Seira, confirm for me that the sword and spear are loose?" Demedais asks, walking over to examine the door Seira's not at.
06[20:08] * Alicia still has hers on her.
01[20:09] <Seira> "What do you mean?"
06[20:10] * Demedais moves to grab the sword's hilt, checking to make sure his eyes aren't deceiving him again as he jostles the sword slight.
[20:11] <Kotono> The sword is slightly loose, yes. As if it was trapped to be able to strike and not pinned against the door like it should be. Demedais might be able to rip it off if he wished.
06[20:11] * Seira blinks. "Is the sword even worth it?"
01[20:12] <Seira> roll 1d20+19 appraise
06[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 appraise and gets 36." [1d20=17]
06[20:12] * Seira shrugs then. "Maybe. As a souvenier? Sure, let's grab them."
[20:13] <Demedais> "Eh. Okay. I was just wondering why they were loose, mainly." With that, he tries pulling the sword off after a moment of focus!
[20:13] <Kotono> OOC: Str check?
06[20:13] * Alicia resists the urge to sigh and simply opens up her portable hole so they can chuck the things in there once they've broken them.
[20:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+12 (DC 15 Kensai Focus auto-passed)
06[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+12 (DC 15 Kensai Focus auto-passed) and gets 20." [1d20=8]
[20:13] <Kotono> Crack! The sword is ripped off safely!'
06[20:14] * Demedais quickly moves to grab the spear before his focus wears off!
06[20:14] * Seira takes her mind off the looting and tries to see whether Lagann has any fresh insight on their location or the defenses it might have. As well as how to return the magic to its rightful owner, of course.
[20:14] <Demedais> roll 1d20+12 presume a check here too
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+12 presume a check here too and gets 18." [1d20=6]
[20:15] <Kotono> Crack! The spear is removed as well.
01[20:17] <Seira> "Now that we're done with that, Lagann's old home seems to be in the center of it all, so let's find it and see if he can take back what's his?" Seira voices.
[20:18] <Alicia> "By all means," Alicia agrees readily, folding up the hole and going to open the door.
[20:18] <Demedais> "Right." Demedais nods.
[20:19] <Kotono> Woosh! Ahead is a steel walkway, leading as one of many paths about. On others you can see what look to be vats of metal, mostly empty. Orbs fly all about. As yo ustep in, there is an intense sensation of disorientation, the world seeming to tint rainbow colored.
01[20:19] <Seira> 'What are these orbs?' Seira thinks to Lagann.
[20:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 and gets 26." [1d20=16]
06[20:21] * Alicia stumbles briefly before righting herself. "The wild magic's very strong here," she cautions warily. "Think carefully before using any spells."
06[20:21] * Seira deals with the disorientation better, perhaps due to occupying herself with her mental link rather than focusing fully on her senses. "Right, thanks for the heads up."
06[20:22] * Demedais nods slightly, eyes blinking as he looks around warily. "Are the orbs going to try and attack us?"
[20:23] <Kotono> As the party does so, looking about, one of the orbs approaches. In your minds, 'Welcome, superior masters. Welcome, Master Yandrazrt. State your desire.'
[20:24] <Alicia> "I'd guess that's a no," Alicia tells Demedais amusedly, before focusing her mind to respond to the orb. 'Where is the focus of the wild magic?' She's sure it's near here, and if it's an experiment gone awry they'll hopefully know.
01[20:24] <Seira> 'What is your purpose?' Seira responds, as Lagann grows uncharacteristically silent.
[20:25] <Kotono> 'Status is inoperative. Steel reserves are at 100%.' A moment later, after Alicia asks, 'The magical disturbance bank is on the other end, past the craftery.' Then, 'We guide and forge the metals made here.'
[20:25] <Demedais> 'Oh. Uh, hi. Master Yandrazrt and his two allies here-' Demedais mentally pictures Seira and Alicia here- 'will be asking most of our questions. Thank you for your consideration.'
[20:26] <Alicia> 'Please direct us to the bank,' Alicia requests. "I've asked it to lead us to the focus of the wild magic. Maybe we can do something about it here?"
[20:26] <Kotono> The orb silently begins to glide ahead, down thew alkway.
01[20:27] <Seira> "Sure," Seira agrees, before speaking out loud to the floating orb, "What caused the wild magic to occur?"
06[20:27] * Demedais follows as well, treading carefully and being glad he has his ring of feather falling on.
06[20:27] * Alicia strides along after the orb, eager to get to the root of what's wounded the fabric of magic so in this blighted area.
[20:31] <Kotono> The party walks for about ten minutes. They pass by so many things - steel vats, ready to pour. Molds of strange and familiar shapes. Rows of orbs sitting int he air motionless, doing nothing.  But eventually you come to a center. In three other directions - you come from the west and the other three cardinal points are where the others come from - are like collections of paths. They each come to a smooth metal orb-building floating in the cen
[20:32] <Kotono> are like collections of paths. They each come to a smooth metal orb-building floating in the center. Paths lead into it from all. The orb flies towards it.
[20:32] <Demedais> "This our destination, then." Demedais muses.
06[20:33] * Alicia walks a bit quicker, since some of her spells will wear off soon and she has no intention of recasting them in this environment.
[20:35] <Kotono> As you approach, the door leading in fades back and away, letting you in. A carpeted hall is ahead, curving. Ahead is a hallway leading deeper into the center of the sphere. The orb goes down the curve, to the left.
06[20:36] * Alicia gives the hall a cursory inspection as she steps into the building but doesn't delay much, following the orb down the lefthand curve.
06[20:36] * Demedais grimaces, but since there seems to be little other choice, he continues following the orb.
01[20:38] <Seira> 'How would restoring the state of magic back to normal affect the orbs?' Seira wonders as they travel.
[20:39] <Kotono> The hall is richly carpeted and lit from above, light coming from the ceiling, occasionally whirling rainbow colored. It's pretty unremarkable otherwise. 'Our function has not been seriously impeded. We were cast in His wisdom through His servant Yandrazrt. We will continue our task.'
[20:40] <Demedais> "What is your task?"
01[20:40] <Seira> "The crafting of metal, I think it said before?"
[20:41] <Kotono> 'The crafting of metal.'
[20:41] <Demedais> "Right. Sorry, zoned a minute." Demedais glances around as they keep going.
[20:42] <Kotono> It's pretty mundane. Your'e slowly looping around the outer edge of the building, or so one can imagine from following this curved path. You pass by another door in and out, as you start to curve further. The orb continues down this path.
06[20:42] * Seira does wonder why the orb never answered her when she spoke out loud to it. But maybe it didn't know the answer. "Lagann really wants to go home, which is to the center," she speaks. "Want to split up, or humor him for a bit?"
01[20:44] <Seira> "He doesn't often ask for something, and the cause of the wild magic isn't going anywhere," she adds.
[20:44] <Alicia> "I want to see if we can fix the disruption to the weave first if possible... but a slight delay hopefully won't hurt," Alicia relents. 'Wait,' she mentally instructs the orb. "Lead on, then?" she asks Seira.
[20:45] <Kotono> The orb stops at Alicia's mental command.
01[20:45] <Seira> 'Is Yandrazrt's study inside?'
06[20:45] * Demedais nods slightly. "That's fine." With that, 'We shall return shortly. Please wait until our return.' Demedais requests the orb mentally.
[20:47] <Kotono> '...The inside layers are the rooms where the crafters shall stay, then the superior's offices, and then...it was Master Yandrazrt's study, but now it is a the Sacred Shrine Zeynt.'
01[20:47] <Seira> 'Yes, that. Lead us there.'
[20:48] <Kotono> You are lead deeper inside. You walk past a broad band of hallways that seem to lead into loops, ever shrinking as you get closer to the center. You then go past another band of these, which leads to an dead end with a single door. A picture of the starry sky is emblazed onto the door.
01[20:49] <Seira> roll 1d20+27 are you trapped?
06[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 are you trapped? and gets 38." [1d20=11]
[20:49] <Demedais> "This is... something's not right, here." Demedais mutters.
[20:49] <Kotono> "Ugh, feels like a goblin just crawled over my grave," Pollyanna rubs her arms, "I'm breaking out in gooseflesh."
06[20:49] * Alicia shivers a little. "You feel it as well?" she confirms. "It's like being out in a storm..."
06[20:50] * Seira mentally adds another species Pollyanna hates, and nods curtly to Alicia before trying to open the door.
[20:50] <Kotono> "I don't like it...should we really go on?" Amaryl steps back a little.
01[20:50] <Seira> "I really owe it to Lagann to try."
[20:50] <Demedais> "..." A nod to Seira. "Alright."
[20:53] <Kotono> The door opens! It is pitch black - then the roof above breaks into stars. Amid this starry sky ,a single ray of light shines down. It shows a point of light. In this point of light, you can see the God-King of the Gnomes. He is clad in terrifying power, the image painful to look at, searingly bright. An obscured gnome is being blasted, shattering apart. Aloud, in Gnomish, "It is here that the traitor and heretic Yandrazrt met his just punishm
[20:53] <Kotono>  Aloud, in Gnomish, "It is here that the traitor and heretic Yandrazrt met his just punishment at the hands of the True God. Give thanks at this holy site and praise to the Eternal True God! Bow to his power!'
06[20:54] * Seira slams the door back open, staggering away.
01[20:54] <Seira> *closed
[20:55] <Alicia> It's all gibberish to Alicia, although the visual effects aren't entirely pleasing to the eye. She makes a disgusted face and shakes her head. "I don't think there's anything for Lagann in there."
01[20:55] <Seira> roll 1d20+11
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+11 and gets 24." [1d20=13]
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[20:56] <Demedais> "..." Demedais recoils. "Bastard even put compulsion on it."
[20:56] <Kotono> "...Ugh." Pollyanna looks down and away. "Let's go. Let's get the hell out of here and never come back."
[20:57] <Demedais> "... I'm sorry Lagann had to see that." Demedais murmurs after a moment.
06[20:57] * Seira shakes her head, turning away. 'Master Yandrazrt wishes to regain his former power,' she thinks to the orb, finding it easier to block out Lagann's rage when communicating with another. 'Is there a way for him to do that here?'
[21:01] <Kotono> 'That is beyond our ability to answer. Master Yandrazrt crafted us, but our power is not that of the God-King.' After a few more moments, 'The successor to Master Yandrazrt was to erase our memories of Master Yandrazrt, but he was unable to overcome the gift Master Yandrazrt gave us: Will. Master Yandrazrt is not as he was, but he is still our master. We offer you these works to do as you wish towards that.'
[21:01] <Kotono> We offer you these works to do as you wish towards that.'
06[21:02] * Seira takes a moment to absorb that. 'Thanks! It's really appreciated by us both!'
[21:02] <Demedais> "... Thank you."
[21:02] <Demedais> OOC: Strike
[21:04] <Kotono> 'Will you continue to your previous destination now?'
01[21:05] <Seira> 'It seems best.'
[21:09] <Kotono> The party is lead back out to the outer hall, then along to to dead opposite of where they enter. They head out, continuing down on more steel walkways. As you do, Seira finds that Lagann's cries slowly dim, the orb going silent in her mind. After another five minutes or so, you come to a building set into a far cavern wall. The orb stops here, 'We can go no farther. In this building you will find a path to what you seek. It has guardians of i
[21:09] <Kotono> In this building you will find a path to what you seek. It has guardians of it's own; we are meant to also be a first barrier of defense against any who seek the magical bank.'
[21:10] <Alicia> 'What powers do these guardians possess, and will they oppose us?' Alicia asks.
[21:12] <Kotono> 'The tokens will keep most at bay. However, there is a fey spirit known as the Nyscander. It is intelligent, it will likely attack any non gnomes after all this time. It is weak against cold iron and cannot stand loud noise.'
[21:13] <Demedais> "Got it." Demedais nods slightly.
[21:13] <Alicia> 'Thank you, we will be wary of it,' Alicia nods, leading the way into the building.
[21:15] <Kotono> The building has a single door leading into it. It's build entirely of stone. A hall with nine glowing circles is ahead, lined up in a vertical line.  At the far end is another door.
06[21:17] * Alicia walks around the circles to reach the door at the far end, attempting to open it.
[21:18] <Kotono> The door opens without incident. Ahead is a stairway leading downwards, wrapping around like a spiral.
06[21:18] * Alicia bravely leads the way down the stairs!
06[21:18] * Demedais follows Alicia, eyeing the stairs before following Alicia down with a shrug.
06[21:19] * Seira decides to keep to the back, near the archers, as her magical defenses falter at the unexpected duration.
[21:19] <Demedais> roll 1d20+31
06[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+31 and gets 37." [1d20=6]
[21:20] <Demedais> "How positively cheerful. I'll trust those orbs on the traps being disarmed with our tokens." Demedais grumbles, pointing out the murder holes to the group as they descend.
06[21:20] * Seira checks!
01[21:21] <Seira> roll 1d20+27 search
06[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 search and gets 38." [1d20=11]
[21:21] <Alicia> "They seemed honest enough," Alicia opines.
01[21:22] <Seira> "Just checking if these ones fall under 'most', that's all."
06[21:22] * Seira shrugs. "Answer, inconclusive?"
01[21:22] <Seira> OOC: Strike
06[21:22] * Seira shrugs. "Answer, positive!"
[21:23] <Demedais> "Right. Let's go, then."
[21:24] <Kotono> The party travels down the winding stair. You end up in a small room that expands out into a larger one. Ahead, the air twists with rainbow colors. Whatever lies ahead...you can't see it through the haze of rainbow.
06[21:25] * Alicia squints a bit as she advances, before just admitting defeat and pulling down her blindfold to let blindsight sort things out for her.
[21:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 nature
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 nature and gets 9." [1d20=4]
06[21:30] * Demedais grimaces as well, looking into the rainbows warily.
[21:30] <Alicia> "There's some sort of earth elemental twenty feet ahead," Alicia warns the party. "Inside a magic circle... I think it's the source of the wild magic."
06[21:31] * Demedais frowns. "Not likely to be communicative, I take it?"
[21:31] <Kotono> As the party talks, Alicia can see the creature looks up at them! It peers long, before starting to lumberf forward! The party can feel the ground shake, an image coming out of the rainbow colors!
[21:31] <Alicia> "Try gnomish?" Alicia suggests with a half-step back. "Or Terran?"
06[21:32] * Demedais steps back. "Friend! Will you speak with us?" Demedais calls in Gnomish, putting away his spear for his sword, before pointing the sword away from the earth elemental.
[21:33] <Kotono> The creature roars, "I care not! I will crush you here! This is mine! All mine! I will hold all the magic!"
01[21:34] <Seira> "It's hostile!" Seira brightly translates for the rest of them.
[21:34] <Alicia> It's all gibberish to Alicia, but she'd gathered from tone if not from Seira's commentary, and thus draws her blade...
06[21:34] * Demedais nods slightly, his own sword raised up. "Very well, then. If you will not listen...!"
06[21:35] * Seira draws her own blade, but doesn't advance from past the archers!
[21:35] <Kotono> At seeing the weapons drawn, the creature pounces aforward! OOC: Let's do init then?
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Amaryl
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Amaryl and gets 17." [1d20=10]
[21:35] <Demedais> roll 1d20+2 kay
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+2 kay and gets 13." [1d20=11]
01[21:35] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Polly
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Polly and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[21:35] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 11." [1d20=5]
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 and gets 15." [1d20=7]
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Donald
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Donald and gets 9." [1d20=7]
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 baddie
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 baddie and gets 15." [1d20=11]
03[21:36] * Kotono changes topic to 'Amaryl(17)>Baddie=Alicia(15)>Demedais(13)>Seira(11)>Polly(10)>Donald(9)'
[21:36] <Kotono> With Seira's bow in hand, Amaryl lets two powerufl arrows fly!
[21:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 (-8 PA)
[21:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 (-8 PA)
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 (-8 PA) and gets 26." [1d20=15]
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 (-8 PA) and gets 17." [1d20=6]
[21:38] <Kotono> roll 1d8+12
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+12 and gets 20." [1d8=8]
[21:38] <Kotono> roll 3d6 dur
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6 dur and gets 7." [3d6=1, 3, 3]
01[21:39] <Seira> OOC: Two-handed, PA is doubled!
[21:39] <Kotono> The arrows fire with resounding power as Amaryl flees backwards, one of them embedding into the arm of the beast! OOC: Alicia and baddie are up. You wanna go ahead, Seira?
[21:39] <Kotono> OOC: Er, Alicia?
[21:40] <Alicia> "Back!" Alicia flies at the pouncing creature, intending to meet its charge head on and keep it from getting to their vulnerable archers as she drives her blade home!
[21:40] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 charge -6pa divine might
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 charge -6pa divine might and gets 43." [1d20=20]
[21:40] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 charge -6pa divine might crit check?
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 charge -6pa divine might crit check? and gets 32." [1d20=9]
[21:40] <Kotono> OOC: Crit check, it can be critted. Crit.
[21:40] <Alicia> OOC: is it evil?
[21:40] <Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[21:41] <Alicia> roll 2d8+68+2d6+1d6
06[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d8+68+2d6+1d6 and gets 84." [2d8=1, 7][2d6=4, 2][1d6=2]
[21:41] <Kotono> Alicia darts forward, a gigantic stab intot he creature's guts! As she does, it bellows and exhales a cloud of rainbow gas all around! OOC: Ref saves, all.
[21:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 18." [1d20=10]
01[21:42] <Seira> roll 1d20+26
06[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 and gets 39." [1d20=13]
[21:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 Polly
06[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Polly  and gets 15." [1d20=1]
[21:42] <Demedais> roll 1d20+24 presuming concentrate can apply here
06[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+24 presuming concentrate can apply here and gets 41." [1d20=17]
[21:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 Amaryl is good at ref. So is Deme
06[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 Amaryl is good at ref. So is Deme and gets 42." [1d20=20]
[21:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19
06[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 and gets 36." [1d20=17]
[21:42] <Kotono> roll 1d100 effects only Donald and Polly
06[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 effects only Donald and Polly and gets 65." [1d100=65]
[21:45] <Kotono> roll 1d100 reroll since my 2nd edition book didn't make the comp transfer and it references a 2nd edition spell
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 reroll since my 2nd edition book didn't make the comp transfer and it references a 2nd edition spell and gets 28." [1d100=28]
[21:45] <Kotono> roll 1d100 reroll since there is no 28 arghfuckle
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 reroll since there is no 28 arghfuckle and gets 43." [1d100=43]
[21:45] <Kotono> Smoke trickles from the ears of Donald and Pollyanna, as the beast strikes out at Alicia!
[21:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 (-7 PA)
[21:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 (-7 PA)
06[21:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 (-7 PA) and gets 44." [1d20=14]
06[21:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 (-7 PA) and gets 50." [1d20=20]
[21:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 (-7 PA) crit
06[21:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 (-7 PA) crit and gets 36." [1d20=6]
[21:46] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[21:46] <Alicia> OOC: 29
[21:46] <Kotono> roll 4d8+44 Dr applies
06[21:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8+44 Dr applies and gets 57." [4d8=3, 4, 4, 2]
[21:46] <Kotono> Alicia is slammed twice and hard, the beast striking her like a red headed child out of line! OOC:  Deme.
06[21:49] * Demedais rushes to the edge of the barrier himself, an aura of protection lashing out as he slices at the beast as well!
[21:50] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 (+2 Charge, +1 GMW)
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 (+2 Charge, +1 GMW) and gets 28." [1d20=2]
[21:50] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[21:50] <Demedais> roll 2d6+14
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+14 and gets 20." [2d6=2, 4]
[21:51] <Kotono> Demedais breaches the foe's defense, stabbing into it's side! OOC: Seira.
06[21:52] * Seira lifts off the ground and flies around to slip into a flanking position, where she joins the melee!
01[21:53] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
06[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 39." [1d20=15]
[21:53] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
01[21:53] <Seira> roll 3d8+9+2d8
06[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+9+2d8 and gets 31." [3d8=5, 6, 4][2d8=6, 1]
01[21:53] <Seira> roll 3d8
06[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8 and gets 19." [3d8=3, 8, 8]
01[21:53] <Seira> OOC: If it can be critted, then full SA, right?
[21:53] <Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[21:54] <Kotono> Seira flies into position, stabbing the flank of the creature! It roars and then deflates, gassy rainbow air gushing out as it collapses like a pierced balloon! OOC: Ref all.
[21:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19
06[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 and gets 35." [1d20=16]
[21:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Donald
06[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Donald and gets 12." [1d20=4]
[21:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 Polly
06[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Polly and gets 23." [1d20=9]
[21:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 Amaryl
06[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 Amaryl and gets 38." [1d20=16]
[21:54] <Demedais> roll 1d20+24 he's a cloud that farts rainbows?
06[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+24 he's a cloud that farts rainbows? and gets 30." [1d20=6]
01[21:55] <Seira> roll 1d20+26
06[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 and gets 35." [1d20=9]
[21:55] <Kotono> roll 1d100 poor Donald and Polly.
06[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 poor Donald and Polly. and gets 36." [1d100=36]
[21:55] <Kotono> roll 3d10
06[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d10 and gets 9." [3d10=2, 3, 4]
[21:55] <Kotono> roll 3d10
06[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d10 and gets 15." [3d10=2, 6, 7]
[21:55] <Kotono> As the beast dies, a rainbow of small gemstones shoot from the fingers of Pollyanna and Donald! OOC: Free act.
[21:56] <Demedais> "That was simpler than I expected." Demedais muses, eyeing the gems.
06[21:56] * Alicia exhales and stows her sword on her back, before healing herself of the savage wounds inflicted.
[21:56] <Kotono> Amaryl heaves out air, "Finally. It hought every battle here would be life and death."
01[21:56] <Seira> "Our opponent died properly!"
[21:57] <Alicia> Having at least stemmed the bleeding, Alicia lifts up her blindfold and flies over to the gaping tear floating above the magic circle, observing it from all sides as she considers. "I have an idea, but I'm not sure if it'll work," she muses. "You all might want to step back."
[21:58] <Kotono> "Oh." Donald blinks as the foe dies before he can get into it. He gathers up the gemstones, before falling back. "Sure, good luck!"
[21:58] <Demedais> "Uh... Alright." Demedais says, before pausing. "Alicia, can I ask what the idea -is-?"
01[21:58] <Seira> "Seconded."
[21:59] <Alicia> "I'm going to try channelling spellfire energy into it," she responds. "It's not something I'm an expert about, though, that's why I'm not sure if it'll work. But I've got a good feeling about it."
01[22:00] <Seira> roll 1d20+24 will we die?
06[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 will we die? and gets 30." [1d20=6]
01[22:01] <Seira> "We may not die," Seira agrees, and pats Alicia on the shoulder. "If you don't want to spend the time studying, we might as well do that. I'll be all the way over there, as safe as possible."
[22:01] <Demedais> "Hm. I can see the logic behind that, yes..." Demedais muses. "Seira- ...right. That instilled confidence."
[22:02] <Demedais> This being said, he nods to Alicia and stands back.
06[22:02] * Seira retreats a couple hundred feet.
[22:03] <Alicia> "It's a wound in the very fabric of magic itself," Alicia replies, smiling gamely. "If this works to repair it, knowing that is all the knowledge I need to gain from this." Once everyone has duly fled, she reaches out for the tear, attempting to channel spellfire into it much as she did when unmaking the altars to Shar she's encountered here and there.
[22:03] <Alicia> OOC: 18 levels worth
[22:03] <Kotono> OOC: Make a level check, say?
[22:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 and gets 25." [1d20=8]
06[22:05] * Demedais mutters something under his breath as he stands near Pollyanna, watching Alicia work.
[22:06] <Kotono> The spellfire channels into the tear in magic! There is a long moment where reality itself buckles, and then...the rainbow light is gone. A nine circled magic circle stands where the colors where. It glows bright once, before fizzling away, leaving only seared remnant son the ground. Instantly, you can feel a change. It's as if the constant chaos, the constant feelings of morphism, have vanished.
01[22:06] <Seira> "Congratulations!" Seira calls out from a distance, jogging back.
[22:07] <Demedais> "... And that's been righted." Demedais says simply as he walks forward.
[22:07] <Alicia> "Oh, that's so much better!" Alicia grins as she lands on the ground. "And we can see properly now, too." She takes the time to look around the area now that bright rainbow colours no longer obscure everything.
[22:07] <Alicia> Arcane sight is duly cast to aid in this endeavour.
01[22:07] <Seira> "There was supposed to be a very lonely fey around, right?"
[22:08] <Demedais> "That one was weak to cold iron." Demedais replies, glancing down to his sword. "Maybe that was it?"
[22:08] <Kotono> "Could've been changed by the wild magic?" Donald pokes what little is left of it with ihs foot. There's fading magic all around here that Alicia can see.
01[22:09] <Seira> "Could be," Seira agrees. "If so, it chose poorly."
[22:09] <Alicia> "There's no longer any active magic here. All the spells must've been related to maintaining the warp in the weave," Alicia muses. "Well, shall we explore the rest of this area or go now to check the steam cavern?"
01[22:10] <Seira> "We might as well see what else is in this wing of the place, before heading for the cavern," Seira suggests. "I'd want to put off proper exploration of the rest of this complex until Lagann feels better, though."
[22:11] <Alicia> "Fair enough," Alicia heals herself a little more before heading to the stairs. "Lets look around, then?"
[22:11] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
06[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d4+5 and gets 20." [5d4=3, 3, 3, 2, 4]
[22:12] <Demedais> "Alright." Demedais nods. "Typical search of this and the preceeding area, then?"
01[22:12] <Seira> roll 1d20+27 search?
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 search? and gets 31." [1d20=4]
[22:12] <Demedais> roll 1d20+4 aid search (+2 heroism)
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+4 aid search (+2 heroism) and gets 15." [1d20=11]
[22:13] <Alicia> roll 1d20+4 I'll aid as well
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+4 I'll aid as well and gets 8." [1d20=4]
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 3#1d10
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3#1d10 and gets 24." [3#1d10 = 5, 9, 10]
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 3#1d20
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3#1d20 and gets 30." [3#1d20 = 6, 19, 5]
[22:13] <Kotono> OOC: +4 more.
[22:13] <Kotono> OOC: Total?
01[22:13] <Seira> OOC: 35
[22:13] <Alicia> OOC: 37
01[22:13] <Seira> OOC: Oh right, +4 on top of that +2
[22:14] <Kotono> The party searches the area. The bottom floor has little of note. Returning back up, the party finds that the nine circles in a vertical line are gone as well, scorched away. There's little else here beyond those.
01[22:15] <Seira> "Let's head to the cavern?"
06[22:15] * Alicia has no problem doing that, and leads the way back to the portal.
[22:15] <Demedais> "Lead on, then." Demedais says, feeling more relaxed at this point.
[22:15] <Kotono> The party makes the 20  minute walk back to the portal without incident. It awaits them, not having changed in this time.
[22:16] <Kotono> "Ah, this feels better," Donald stretches, "You know, after this is all said and done...we're going to be fantastically rich, aren't we?"
01[22:16] <Seira> "RichER."
[22:17] <Kotono> "Still," Donald crosses his arms here, "I'm starting to think. I spend 10,000 gold on a slightly better bit of magical armor. It has a use and a place, but...I should do something with the money besides enriching myself."
[22:18] <Demedais> "What are you thinking?" Demedais asks.
[22:18] <Kotono> "Donate it? I tithe to Helm when I have excess money," Pollyanna looks to Donald out of the corner of her eye, most of her attention on the portal. "I'm sure Seira's already preparing a mental speech for you about Waukeen or opportunity."
01[22:18] <Seira> "Would you like to invest it?" Seira asks eagerly.
[22:18] <Alicia> "This is certainly the most productive excursion I've ever been on," Alicia remarks. "Why don't you fund the Smurth University?" she suggests with a smile.
[22:19] <Kotono> Amaryl giggles, "I'm going to donate a little to Mystra after this, for the wild magic not doing worse to us. I'm going to donate to Waukeen for watching over Seira, too."
[22:19] <Kotono> "Hey, that's an idea!" Snapping his fingers, "Not many people can fight like this, present company excluded. Say, Seira, don't you sort of do the same thing, and there's the Temple of Mystra...and hm, for martial, there's the Temple of Helm and the Guard...hmmm..."
[22:20] <Kotono> "Don't get too carried away. It won't mean much if we all die because our gear wasn't making us strong enough," Pollyanna steps onto the portal, "And then Balmuria gets razed to the ground by devils or worse."
01[22:20] <Seira> "I'm not really going to start anything new just yet, but--" Seira cuts off, nodding at Donald. "Pretty much. You're welcome to start something for those who want to mesh the magical and the martial together."
[22:21] <Kotono> "Say Alicia!" Nodding and looking to her, "Or, lemme try that again. SAINT Alicia." With a coy look to her, "I heard some Mystrians...Mystrites...whatever, anyway, they were talking about spreading your writings. Aren't some on what you do?"
[22:21] <Alicia> "That wouldn't really be a university, though. You can't learn to fight in a classroom," Alicia remarks, waiting for someone to say the gibberish password.
01[22:22] <Seira> "Earth."
[22:22] <Kotono> "Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. Alicia and you right here also help with that, Seira," Donald says, "Three great sources already."
[22:22] <Kotono> Woosh! With that, the party returns to the starting point of the portal without incident.
01[22:23] <Seira> "What it's called doesn't really matter. As long as it spreads knowledge and educates people, Waukeen would approve. As long as people's lives are bettered through it and our defenses grow more powerful, I'll join that approval whole-heartedly!"
[22:24] <Alicia> "Why yes," she smiles at Donald. "No one's asked me for tuition yet, though. To be honest I'd rather teach a single promising student than anything else - I have to teach two dozen guardsmen at the garrison and it's just not the same as one-on-one training. I've written a few books for anyone interested in theory, though."
06[22:24] * Demedais nods. "I've been working with the up-and-coming members of the Guard, but yes, having a place to train such things would be wise." Demedais nods approvingly, also nodding to Pollyanna - and nodding to Seira as well. "I'm willing to assist with the martial training as need arises. Perhaps training arcane archers would also assist?" Demedais notes as an afterthought.
[22:24] <Kotono> "You know," Pollyanna starts to walk ahead, "If you're going to call Alicia Saint Alicia, shouldn't you call Demedais Prophet Demedais or something like that?" With a little tugging smirk springing up, "It's only fair and respectful."
[22:25] <Kotono> Pointedly looking away from Pollyanna, "All of that sounds good!" Nodding ot himself, "I can think about it while we go what we're doing next...which is? Kicking Golem ass? Exploring more? Going to see that crossbreed you keep talking about?"
[22:25] <Alicia> "We're heading back in that direction, but it's to the lava chamber, remember?" Alicia tells Donald as they set off.
[22:25] <Demedais> "I don't have enough space in my day to wince at people calling me more than Demedais, thanks." Demedais winces. "Already have issues with Captain."
01[22:25] <Seira> "Let's hope there is an awe-inspiring weapon or artifact there?"
[22:26] <Kotono> "Captain Saint Prophet Watchman Grand Man Of Greatsword In Their Ass Sir Demedais?" Donald hurries along. The party returns into the crossbreeding chambers, now eearily silent. You head to the elevator that leads below without incident.
06[22:27] * Alicia volunteers herself to be one of the three going down first.
[22:27] <Demedais> "Way too long."
06[22:27] * Seira comes along as well, hardly bothered about any residual heat.
[22:28] <Kotono> "I'll go," Donald volunteers again. "The rest of you come as soon as you can?"
[22:29] <Alicia> Once the three are in, Alicia pulls the cord and down they go!
[22:29] <Demedais> "Sure." Demedais nods. "We'll see you three down there."
[22:30] <Kotono> The three go down! They find the chamber cool now, the bottom a chilly rim of ice with a blue liquid writhing beneath the frozen ice. The air is slightly misty, no heat at all. If anything, it's chilly.
06[22:30] * Demedais waits for the elevator to go down, before, "But... thank you, dear. I appreciate it, I just... don't like honorifics a lot of the time."
[22:31] <Kotono> Pollyanna smiles, "I know. I was teasing," With a winsome smile, "We're almost done withthis thrice cursed dungeon and you're still the man I love." With a gentle punch at Demedais' arm, "I mean that last part, too, with all the strange magic."
[22:31] <Alicia> Stepping out and waiting for the others do to likewise, Alicia leans in and yanks the cord to send it back upwards. "Hmm... might want to ward  against the cold here," she muses, looking down the chasm.
[22:31] <Kotono> "It's not really a dungeon," Amarly speaks up, "Even if parts of it are certainly torturing or dedicated to it."
01[22:31] <Seira> "At least we won't have a problem with that, if it becomes an issue," Seira muses, waiting for the lift to return.
[22:32] <Kotono> "Oh yes." Blushing a little as the elevator comes back up, hurrying onto it, "My fam...the people I used to travel with before I came to Balmuria called any sort of thing like this a dungeon."
06[22:33] * Demedais follows Pollyanna and Amaryl onto the lift with a nod, pulling the cord once they're ready.
[22:33] <Kotono> Amaryl gets on as well. "Oh." She looks about before stretching, "I will be glad it's almost done. I want to spend a month resting and reading after this. Even if it sometimes only lasts a few minutes a day, it's so tense and often difficult." Down the elevator goes, the groups reunited!
[22:34] <Alicia> "Okay, where to from here? Does Lagann have any suggestions?" Alicia asks, looking around.
01[22:34] <Seira> "Let's get to the place with those runes and see from there?"
06[22:34] * Demedais steps out and looks around. "Man, this place is huge..."
06[22:35] * Alicia nods agreeably to Seira and starts back off towards the control room.
[22:36] <Kotono> The party travels t the control room. It is as it was left on a glance - nothing is abnormal here at all. It's very quiet here, none of the lifting scoopers taking metal up to vanish away.
[22:37] <Alicia> Any paths leading in other interesting directions? Or other structures visible?
01[22:38] <Seira> 'Lagann?' Seira tries. 'You had something here. Where was it?'
[22:41] <Kotono> There are several rainbow colored paths leading in various directions. Meanwhile, Lagann is still quiet.
[22:42] <Alicia> With the lack of any particular reference points, Alicia picks a path leading further away from the elevator, with a preference for one heading downwards. "As good as any?" she suggests, starting on it.
06[22:42] * Seira sighs dejectedly. "Let's see if there's a path leading all the way down? Or we could just jump with feather fall and then teleport back."
[22:43] <Demedais> "Either works, I guess?" Demedais shrugs.
[22:43] <Alicia> "Better to follow the path. It's more likely to take us to something meaningful," Alicia surmises.
[22:44] <Demedais> "Fair." Demedais nods, following Alicia.
[22:44] <Kotono> The party spends about an hour following various paths. The cavern is indeed cold, frozen solid. After all this time, youc ome on one thing of note: There's a building set into the rock of a wall.
[22:44] <Kotono> OOC: Gah.
[22:45] <Kotono> The party spends about an hour following various paths. The cavern is indeed cold, frozen solid. After all this time, youc ome on one thing of note: There's a building set into the rock of a wall. It's basically a single house carved into the sides, a rainbow colored path leading to it.
06[22:45] * Seira checks it for any entrances!
[22:45] <Alicia> By the Gods, anything to break the monotony! Alicia beelines straight for it.
[22:46] <Kotono> "Finally!" Donald grins as the party heads along. There's a pair of doors lead innto it, one in the center and one near the right edge of it.
[22:46] <Alicia> Centre door works for this paladin.
01[22:47] <Seira> Both work for Seira, but she checks them for traps just in case.
01[22:47] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+27
06[22:47] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+27 and gets 72." [2#1d20+27 = 33, 39]
[22:48] <Kotono> Inside you find a large room. Here a portal can be seen, much like the one to the steelworks off the main entrance.
06[22:49] * Seira frowns. "I don't have any more spells to analyze portals today, but the password is probably metal here as well?"
[22:50] <Demedais> "Possible. Still, let's hold on it for now? It's easy enough to return to."
06[22:50] * Seira searches the building itself, for now.
01[22:51] <Seira> roll 1d20+27
06[22:51] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 and gets 33." [1d20=6]
[22:51] <Alicia> "It might lead to something that'll help us deal with the golem?" Alicia hazards. "Can at least try the password, if it doesn't work nothing lost."
[22:52] <Demedais> "If you want." Demedais shrugs at that.
01[22:52] <Seira> "Tomorrow works just as well, but okay," Seira agrees. "Going to come along in case we need to teleport back?"
06[22:52] * Alicia steps onto the portal. "Naturally."
06[22:54] * Seira is already on it, and says "Metal" in Gnomish.
[22:54] <Kotono> Woosh! The two women vanish! You appear in a simple dark room, much like the one where the other portal lead. A door is ahead.
01[22:54] <Seira> 'It worked!' Seira thinks to Amaryl, going to open the door.
06[22:54] * Alicia goes to open the door and take a peek at what lies beyond.
[22:55] <Kotono> The door leads straight outside. You see the steel work sahead, metal pathways leading from here.
[22:55] <Kotono> "It worked," Amaryl announces back on the other side.
[22:56] <Alicia> "Looks like it's just another section of where we were earlier," Alicia surmises. "Lets head back?"
06[22:56] * Seira nods, and returns to the platform. First, she'll try "Earth", even as she secretely believes the password would likely be "Fire". In any case, that would be her next guess.
[22:56] <Demedais> "Alright."
[22:57] <Kotono> On calling Earth, nothing happens.
01[22:57] <Seira> "Fire"
[22:57] <Kotono> On calling fire, Seira and Alicia return to the rest of the party! OOC: It's 4, let's pause here. We'll pick up from here or after you've walked back tow hever next time.

[Corwin]

[19:42] <Ko-sortingloot> -----------
[19:42] <Ko-sortingloot> Okay, you guys were returning to the main hall, I think?
01[19:42] <Seira> I'll scout the altar room under invis
[19:43] <Ko-sortingloot> Okay, I'll set up.
[19:43] <Ko-sortingloot> ---
[19:43] <Ko-sortingloot> <Seira> "Tomorrow works just as well, but okay," Seira agrees. "Going to come along in case we need to teleport back?"
[19:43] <Ko-sortingloot> * Alicia steps onto the portal. "Naturally."
[19:43] <Ko-sortingloot> * Seira is already on it, and says "Metal" in Gnomish.
[19:43] <Ko-sortingloot> > Woosh! The two women vanish! You appear in a simple dark room, much like the one where the other portal lead. A door is ahead.
[19:43] <Ko-sortingloot> <Seira> 'It worked!' Seira thinks to Amaryl, going to open the door.
[19:43] <Ko-sortingloot> * Alicia goes to open the door and take a peek at what lies beyond.
[19:43] <Ko-sortingloot> > The door leads straight outside. You see the steel work sahead, metal pathways leading from here.
[19:43] <Ko-sortingloot> > "It worked," Amaryl announces back on the other side.
[19:43] <Ko-sortingloot> <Alicia> "Looks like it's just another section of where we were earlier," Alicia surmises. "Lets head back?"
[19:43] <Ko-sortingloot> * Seira nods, and returns to the platform. First, she'll try "Earth", even as she secretely believes the password would likely be "Fire". In any case, that would be her next guess.
[19:43] <Ko-sortingloot> <Demedais> "Alright."
[19:43] <Ko-sortingloot> > On calling Earth, nothing happens.
[19:43] <Ko-sortingloot> <Seira> "Fire"
[19:43] <Ko-sortingloot> > On calling fire, Seira and Alicia return to the rest of the party! OOC: It's 4, let's pause here. We'll pick up from here or after you've walked back tow hever next time.
[19:43] <Ko-sortingloot> The party returns to the main hall intact. It's been over an hour since you first got here now, but it is still silent, peaceful, dead. No signs of any disturbances here anymore.
[19:44] <Alicia> "Okay, so you'll turn invisible and search the golem chamber while the rest of us wait down the stairs and out of sight?" Alicia checks with Seira as they head towards the stairway up.
01[19:45] <Seira> "Yes, it's pretty simple, isn't it?" Seira agrees. "I'll have the teleport ring and remain in contact with Amaryl throughout, and won't even snipe at the golem if I have the chance, since it's not the time to pick a fight with it."
03[19:45] * Ko-sortingloot sets mode: +o Demedais
06[19:46] * Demedais muses. "I'd suggest we stay near the entrance in case we need to pull Seira out quickly, though based on what you've all told me that shouldn't be needed. Just don't alert it, yes."
01[19:46] <Seira> "I'll be very, very quiet."
[19:47] <Ko-sortingloot> "Right," Donald says, "Here's hoping it works. If yo uget in trouble, get out of there, or a tleast scream so we can come help you," Donald readies his sword.
[19:47] <Alicia> "Best if we don't alert it by our presence at all," Alicia muses as they start upwards, intending to stop about three quarters of the way up so they'll be nearby but out of sight from anyone at the top.
[19:48] <Ko-sortingloot> The party walks ahead! It is dark here, the darkness closing in as it did last time! It's within about 15 feet as they stop, getting close but not all the way there.
06[19:48] * Seira intends to cast Blur, followed by an extended Invisibility, as soon as she's several minutes away from the entrance to the room the golem claimed as its own. From that point on, merely flying the rest of the way should make her passage very quiet.
[19:54] <Ko-sortingloot> Thus Seira flies ahead! The darkness around her envelopes her, just like last time! She appears where the party did before! In this place there is the golem, standing as it was before! This time, only a single elemental rises from the ground! However, the golem is looking right at Seira! "You have returned, intruder!" It bellows! OOC: Yes, there's a reason behind this. Unfortunately for you, the golem seems very able to see Seira. Let'
[19:54] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+4
06[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+4 and gets 16." [1d20=12]
[19:54] <Ko-sortingloot> Unfortunately for you, the golem seems very able to see Seira. Let's roll init?
01[19:54] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
06[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 25." [1d20=19]
[19:55] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20-1
06[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20-1 and gets 12." [1d20=13]
03[19:55] * Ko-sortingloot changes topic to 'Seira>Mithral golem>Earth Elemental'
06[20:02] * Seira summons an enormous fire elemental sixty five feet away that madly charges the one made of stone, before calling upon Waukeen's guidance and retreating for sixty feet.
[20:03] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Resolve the elemental's attack real quick?
01[20:03] <Seira> roll 1d20+14 CHARGE
06[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+14 CHARGE and gets 28." [1d20=14]
01[20:04] <Seira> 'The cheating bastard saw me!' Seira complains to Amaryl as she moves back.
[20:04] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Hit.
01[20:05] <Seira> OOC: My bad, only +12, so 26
01[20:06] <Seira> roll 2d6+2 slam if still hits
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d6+2 slam if still hits and gets 9." [2d6=4, 3]
01[20:06] <Seira> roll2d6 fire
01[20:06] <Seira> roll 2d6 fire
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d6 fire and gets 7." [2d6=5, 2]
[20:07] <Ko-sortingloot> Seira retreats into the mists, as the elemental slams into it's cousin! She vanishes away, going back down the stairs in reverse! She can't seen what's going on in the cathedral now...OOC: SEira, go ahea dnad free act for the moment.
06[20:08] * Seira decides to retreat the rest of the way, rejoining the others. It's pretty pointless to try taking another look.
[20:09] <Ko-sortingloot> Seira retreats back without incident, coming back to the rest of the waiting party. As she does, she can see and hear Amaryl, "She said that it saw her."
[20:09] <Demedais> "Bah." Demedais grunts. "How'd it manage that if it couldn't before?"
01[20:10] <Seira> "It did," Seira says dejectedly. "A shame. I could see what was past it, too."
[20:10] <Alicia> "It must have had some anti-invisibility spell cast since we last fought it," Alicia surmises. "We'd need to dispel that to have any luck."
[20:10] <Demedais> "How? The other earth elemental?" Demedais inquires.
01[20:10] <Seira> *couldn't
01[20:11] <Seira> "Seemed like the golem itself saw me," Seira responds, shrugging. "Well, can't say that was fun. Let's go on for now?"
[20:12] <Demedais> "Where to, then?"
01[20:12] <Seira> "Those other crevasses we passed along the way a few days ago?"
[20:12] <Alicia> "Our best bet is to dispel it to prevent it seeing us if we're invisible, and keep it distracted with summons and illusions while we attack it from comparative safety," Alicia suggests. "Perhaps tomorrow, once appropriate spells can be prepared?"
[20:13] <Demedais> "Sure." Demedais nods, leading the way.
[20:15] <Ko-sortingloot> The party returns to the crevasses! They're as small as they remember, last seen several days ago. You stand at the lower of the two, nearby the elevator trap yo ufought past with the undead and golems.
06[20:16] * Seira checks whether the gnomish token does anything to it!
[20:17] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Make a search check?
01[20:18] <Seira> roll 1d20+27 does moving the token near it do anything?
06[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 does moving the token near it do anything? and gets 39." [1d20=12]
06[20:19] * Demedais assists in looking it over.
[20:19] <Demedais> roll 1d20+2
06[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+2 and gets 14." [1d20=12]
06[20:19] * Seira tilts her head. "Maybe it's malfunctioning?" she wonders out loud. "I suppose I could just try squeezing in...."
[20:20] <Demedais> "I can cast Freedom of Movement, if that'd assist - or would you rather it on someone else so someone could accompany you?"
01[20:21] <Seira> "I'll be fine," Seira responds, recasting Cat's Grace before trying her luck!
[20:23] <Ko-sortingloot> Seira slips into the crevasse! She sees that it narrows into a little ladder going upwards. While it would take some wiggling, she could climb up it if she wished.
06[20:23] * Seira decides to give it a try.
[20:27] <Ko-sortingloot> Seira climbs up! AFter some time of it, she reaches the end. She finds out that it connects to the top level, at where they rode the elevator down in the first place, into the other crevasse found there.
06[20:28] * Seira relates her findings, somewhat disappointed as she rejoins the others. "Let's grab some slime and focus on the scrying, for now?" she suggests. "With it, we'll likely tie up that loose end, at least."
[20:29] <Alicia> "Alright," Alicia is agreeable to this plan, heading back to the lab and seeking out the location of one of their battles with the dire oozecat.
06[20:31] * Demedais nods as well, following at this point.
[20:32] <Ko-sortingloot> The party returns to the oozecat lab! There, after a bit of searching, they are able to find a few trails of semi-dried slime on the ground.
01[20:33] <Seira> It's for the greater good, Seira sadly tells herself.
[20:33] <Ko-sortingloot> The ooze is scooped up and bottled without incident, then.
[20:34] <Alicia> "Well, lets return to Balmuria?" Alicia asks, "We can go after the cat tomorrow and then the golem?"
[20:35] <Ko-sortingloot> "Sounds good," Donald stretches, "Thought...you know."
01[20:35] <Seira> "Right."
[20:35] <Ko-sortingloot> After a moment, "Wait a second."
[20:35] <Ko-sortingloot> Donald straightens up, "If that golem has some way to adapt or more allies, is it so smart to give it more time to get ready?"
01[20:36] <Seira> "No, but I can't have my contingency to bravely run away set up without taking a day," Seira responds. "And without it my chances of dying are high."
[20:36] <Alicia> "It's not ideal," Alicia admits, "But I'd prefer not to fight it without a lot of summons to keep it busy, since no other form of battlefield control will work. Since Seira and Demedais are the only ones who can cast those spells, we have to wait for them to prepare new spells."
[20:36] <Ko-sortingloot> "Good point," Donald settles down, "Let's go home then?"
06[20:36] * Alicia teleports the group to the oasis?
[20:37] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 23." [1d100=23]
[20:37] <Alicia> Then to Balmuria!
[20:37] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 88." [1d100=88]
[20:37] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Okay, made it home. Lemme know when you two have spells reset?
[20:37] <Demedais> "Probably not, but it's a loss-loss situation if it does have that capability; engaging now without any solid defensive mechanisms in place would be... at the minimum, foolish. You're right, it's dangerous to let it set up, but we can only hope we can do it better." Demedais tells Donald as they go.
[20:41] <Ko-sortingloot> ---
[20:42] <Ko-sortingloot> The party gathers together the next day, ready to scry! OOC: Ball's in your courts.
01[20:43] <Seira> As Demedais and she use different mediums to scry, Seira just precasts all the spells that work for several hours, and then seeks out the oozecat that got away!
[20:46] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Make you scrying attempt whenever.
01[20:46] <Seira> OOC: You're just rolling two saves
[20:46] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+12
06[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+12 and gets 24." [1d20=12]
[20:46] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: What's your DC, Seira?
01[20:47] <Seira> OOC: 24, of course
[20:47] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+12 Deme
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+12 Deme and gets 26." [1d20=14]
[20:47] <Ko-sortingloot> The two cast scrying! However, despite even having a part of the creature, the scrying still fail!
[20:47] <Demedais> "...is it dead? Did it teleport somewhere and end up getting killed by the dragon or something?"
[20:48] <Alicia> "It could be," Alicia muses. "Why don't you ask Helm?"
[20:48] <Ko-sortingloot> Donald, having been watching, "Who knows? For all these scryings to fail, it's either dead or protected, right?"
[20:48] <Demedais> "I might, yes. This cat is proving rather skilled at evading this. Ah well." Demedais murmurs.
[20:50] <Ko-sortingloot> "Worth a shot, before we all dedicate the rest of another day to it?" Donald cocks his head to Demedais, "Do you have one of those divinations handy?"
06[20:53] * Demedais nods slightly, reluctance on his face a bit before nodding again. "Probably wise, yes. Locating it before it can do harm would be ideal... though hopefully it stranded itself on an island or something." With that, he begins the divination, focused on the question: "What can be done to locate and defeat the ooze hellcat before it becomes any further of a danger to others?"
[20:57] <Demedais> "... Seira, we're gonna check again tomorrow, and by Helm I want the damn thing found." Demedais says with a scowl after finishing the divination. "This being said... if I understand right you may not be too happy about coming along."
01[20:58] <Seira> "That's too vague. You have to be more specific, or my unhappiness will be vented on you.
01[20:58] <Seira> "
[20:58] <Demedais> "What's your feelings on dealing with more kolyaruts?"
01[20:59] <Seira> "A good kolyarut is a dead one."
[20:59] <Demedais> "Let's avoid that tact. But yes, it sounds like he might have been tossed to Mechanus, or somewhere... close to it? Regardless, it also sounds like the scryings will work to get us to it, from the phrasing, so we'll have to try again tomorrow."
[21:00] <Alicia> "We'll need a way to get to another plane as well, then," Alicia points out.
06[21:00] * Seira shrugs, unable to care much if the creepy killers from the lawful beyond are the ones fighting a devil cat.
[21:02] <Demedais> "Probably, yeah. The phrasing was vague enough to make it questionable, but "land of perfect order" hints toward Mechanus. Regardless, we'll try again tomorrow."
[21:08] <Alicia> roll 1d4+5 Alicia images
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+5 Alicia images and gets 9." [1d4=4]
[21:08] <Alicia> roll 1d4+5 Demedais images
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+5 Demedais images and gets 9." [1d4=4]
[21:08] <Alicia> roll 1d4+5 Donald images
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+5 Donald images and gets 7." [1d4=2]
[21:17] <Alicia> roll 1d100 oasis very familiar
06[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 oasis very familiar and gets 26." [1d100=26]
[21:17] <Alicia> roll 1d100 stairway midpoint seen casually
06[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 stairway midpoint seen casually and gets 89." [1d100=89]
[21:18] <Alicia> OOC: off target
[21:18] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d10
[21:18] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d10
06[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d10 and gets 1." [1d10=1]
06[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d10 and gets 1." [1d10=1]
[21:18] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d9 snerk
06[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d9 snerk and gets 9." [1d9=9]
[21:19] <Ko-sortingloot> Woosh! Splash! The party stands in a cave of some sort, up to chest deep water! It's dark here, pitch black for those without darkvision! It looks to be a silent cavern, the air stale and hard to breathe.
01[21:19] <Seira> roll 1d4+4
06[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4+4 and gets 7." [1d4=3]
[21:19] <Alicia> "Ugh... off target. Hold on a second," Alicia casts the spell again before any unpleasant local flora or fauna attacks.
[21:20] <Alicia> roll 1d100 same as before
06[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 same as before and gets 23." [1d100=23]
[21:20] <Ko-sortingloot> Woosh! This time the party appears on the stairs as planned, just a little wetter for the trouble!
06[21:21] * Seira casts Summon Monster, Greater Mirror Image and Greater Invisibility and Fire Shield in quick succession, calling upon Waukeen's aid for good measure.
[21:22] <Ko-sortingloot> Pollyanna calls on the power Demedais imbued in her! Donald checks himself over, protection roiling off him at the last minute! "Charging when you say the word!"
[21:22] <Ko-sortingloot> Amaryl murmurs shield, staring ahead, ready.
06[21:22] * Seira advances, elementals in tow!
01[21:22] <Seira> roll 1d3
06[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d3 and gets 2." [1d3=2]
01[21:22] <Seira> All two of them!
[21:23] <Alicia> As Seira casts Alicia walks up a bit more, waiting till she's about 50 feet from the top before casting greater invisibility, summoning some small fire elementals, and casting divine favour. "Lets go," she declares, ascending the rest of the way with her summons charging ahead!
[21:23] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1 and gets 3." [1d4=2]
06[21:23] * Demedais preps Sign, advancing forward to Alicia's point before adding in his Protection Devotion and his Law Devotion. With that, he also advances!
[21:24] <Ko-sortingloot> Thus the group heads up the stairs! Once again they appear at the entry way, the golem and the one earth elemental awaiting! "Once again, you come to be dfeated!" The golem cries, as the two see the party advancing! OOC: Let's do init here?
[21:24] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+2 Donald
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+2 Donald and gets 6." [1d20=4]
[21:24] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+11 Polly
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+11 Polly and gets 18." [1d20=7]
[21:24] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+7 Amaryl
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+7 Amaryl and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[21:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 and gets 29." [1d20=17]
[21:24] <Demedais> roll 1d20+6
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+6 and gets 10." [1d20=4]
01[21:25] <Seira> roll 1d20+8
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 and gets 20." [1d20=12]
[21:25] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Roll for your elementals, too?
[21:25] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+4 Golem
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+4 Golem and gets 8." [1d20=4]
[21:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 3 small fire elementals
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 3 small fire elementals and gets 10." [1d20=5]
[21:25] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20-1 elemental
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20-1 elemental and gets 2." [1d20=3]
01[21:26] <Seira> roll 1d20+7 2 medium fire elementals
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+7 2 medium fire elementals and gets 22." [1d20=15]
03[21:26] * Ko-sortingloot changes topic to 'Alicia(29)>Polly(18)>Demedais=Amaryl(10)>Donald(6)'
03[21:26] * Ko-sortingloot changes topic to 'Alicia(29)>Seira's Elementals(22)>Seira(20)>Polly(18)>Demedais=Amaryl=Alicia's Elementals(10)>Mithral Golem(8)>Donald(6)>Earth Elemental(2)'
[21:27] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Alicia.
06[21:28] * Alicia opens things up by gesturing at the golem, "Magic be undone!" she calls, dispelling any magic upon it, before she flies closer, positioning herself thirty feet away and just above the golem's height, directly between it and the rest of the party.
[21:28] <Alicia> OOC: targetted dispel, how many rolls?
[21:29] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: 2.
[21:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 and gets 13." [1d20=1]
[21:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 and gets 24." [1d20=12]
[21:29] <Ko-sortingloot> Alicia flies in close, attempting to collapse the magic around the golem! BUt nothing seems to happen! OOC: Seira's elementals.
01[21:31] <Seira> The fire elementals bravely charge forward, stopping just ten feet out of range and forming a wall between it and Alicia, lest it charge in turn.
[21:32] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Okay. Seira.
06[21:35] * Seira advances within sixty feet of the golem, opting to circle around, before letting fly with a ray that should be anathema to the golem's kind!
[21:35] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Does the ray allow SR or a save?
01[21:35] <Seira> OOC: No, just touch
[21:36] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Go fo rit.
01[21:36] <Seira> OOC: Target: one construct, SC p166
01[21:36] <Seira> roll 1d20+16 ranged touch, defensive
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 ranged touch, defensive and gets 31." [1d20=15]
[21:36] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Hit.
01[21:36] <Seira> roll 1.5*15d6 construct damage
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1.5*15d6 construct damage and gets 75." [15d6=3, 4, 2, 2, 5, 5, 5, 1, 5, 6, 2, 2, 3, 1, 4]
[21:37] <Ko-sortingloot> Seira fires her deanimating beam! It cascades down the front and chest of the golem, seeming to unwind a bit of it's very nature, making it fall apart a little! OOC: Pollyanna's up.
[21:37] <Ko-sortingloot> Pollyanna steps forward, firing a quick bevy of arrows at the elemental!
[21:38] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+22
[21:38] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+22
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+22 and gets 27." [1d20=5]
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+22 and gets 24." [1d20=2]
[21:38] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+17
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+17 and gets 36." [1d20=19]
[21:38] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+12
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+12 and gets 14." [1d20=2]
[21:38] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 3d8+42+3d6
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 3d8+42+3d6 and gets 66." [3d8=4, 6, 5][3d6=4, 3, 2]
[21:39] <Ko-sortingloot> The arrows riddle the elemental, earth turned to fire from Pollyanna's flaming arrows! OOC: Deme and Amaryl and Alicia's elementals.
[21:39] <Ko-sortingloot> Amaryl steps forward, firing massively powerful shots at the golem!
[21:40] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+12 (-8 PA)
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+12 (-8 PA) and gets 21." [1d20=9]
[21:40] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+7
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+7 and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[21:40] <Alicia> Alicia's elementals charge forward, positioning themselves around Seira's larger pair, two on the left and one on the right.
01[21:40] <Seira> OOX: Rapid shot
[21:40] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+12 (-8 PA)
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+12 (-8 PA) and gets 26." [1d20=14]
[21:40] <Ko-sortingloot> But both arrows bounce right off the golem, too much power and not enough aim to hit a weak spot, a third missing it entirely! OOC: Deme.
01[21:42] <Seira> 'Aim for the elemental,' Seira thinks to Amaryl. 'Anything short of overwhelming is wasted on the golem.'
[21:43] <Ko-sortingloot> 'Got it,' Amaryl thinks back.
06[21:45] * Demedais grimaces as he advances twenty feet forward, movement seeming to speed up slightly as his sword arcs into the air above him. "Let's hope this works..." he mutters very low under his breath, guessing his position as lead visible human will make him a target!
[21:45] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: So you're 80ft away from the golem, basically?
[21:46] <Demedais> OOC: Yeah. Helm have mercy and I know this is a bad idea, yes.
[21:49] <Ko-sortingloot> Demedais is in position! The Mithral Golem flies up a bit, over the elementals, as he zooms straight for Demedais, charging at him like a silver meteor, coming to within twenty feet of Demedais! OOC: It had to do some movement antics to get that close, so you're not getting your wish quite yet. Donald's up.
[21:49] <Alicia> OOC: Do I get an AoO?
[21:49] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: You can if you like, sure.
06[21:49] * Alicia slashes at the back of the golem as it flies beneath her!
[21:49] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 knowledge
06[21:49] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 knowledge and gets 18." [1d20=5]
[21:50] <Alicia> roll 1d20+31 invis, flying
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+31 invis, flying and gets 50." [1d20=19]
[21:50] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Hit.
[21:50] <Alicia> roll 1d8+15+1d6+1d6
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+15+1d6+1d6 and gets 26." [1d8=6][1d6=4][1d6=1]
[21:52] <Ko-sortingloot> As the golem flies by, Alicia hacks into it's silvery body! It's supernaturally tough, only a light chipping at best from her quick strike as it soars past! Meanwhile, Donald steps to the side, firing off two volleys of flaming rays at the Earth Elemental, stayinga way from the Golem!
[21:52] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20 needs a 1 to miss these, really
[21:52] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20 needs a 1 to miss these, really
[21:52] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20 needs a 1 to miss these, really
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20 needs a 1 to miss these, really and gets 11." [1d20=11]
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20 needs a 1 to miss these, really and gets 14." [1d20=14]
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20 needs a 1 to miss these, really and gets 7." [1d20=7]
[21:52] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20 needs a 1 to miss these, really
[21:52] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20 needs a 1 to miss these, really
[21:52] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20 needs a 1 to miss these, really
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20 needs a 1 to miss these, really and gets 7." [1d20=7]
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20 needs a 1 to miss these, really and gets 20." [1d20=20]
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20 needs a 1 to miss these, really and gets 15." [1d20=15]
[21:53] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 24d6
06[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 24d6 and gets 90." [24d6=5, 5, 5, 1, 5, 4, 4, 1, 5, 5, 6, 5, 3, 5, 1, 1, 6, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 2, 2]
[21:54] <Ko-sortingloot> The dual volleys of hot rays pierce the elemental massively, leaving giant holes throughout it! The Earth Elemental lumbers forward, laying into one of Seira's Elementals!
[21:54] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+27
06[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+27 and gets 33." [1d20=6]
[21:54] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: AC?
01[21:54] <Seira> OOC: Haha 16
[21:54] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 2d10+11
06[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 2d10+11 and gets 23." [2d10=3, 9]
01[21:54] <Seira> OOC: 26 hp!
[21:54] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Did it di...okay.
[21:55] <Ko-sortingloot> The elemental is slammed hard, buckling but somehow holding together under a smashing straight into the ground! OOC: Alicia.
[21:56] <Alicia> "Distract the golem!" Alicia yells at her elementals, hurling her sword after it in a spinning path of bladed death, before she herself flies to take up position above and to the rear of the metallic titan!
[21:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+32 divine might
06[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+32 divine might and gets 40." [1d20=8]
[21:57] <Ko-sortingloot> Tink! Her blade hits the back of the golem but bounces off, simply not strong enough to penetrate at all this time, coming back to Alicia as she flies into position! OOC: Elementals and then Seira.
[21:58] <Alicia> Alicia's elementals charge mindlessly past the earth elemental to the golem's ankles!
[21:58] <Alicia> OOC: they get AoO'd by both surely
[21:58] <Alicia> OOC: sorry, mine don't go yet
[21:58] <Alicia> OOC: so ignore that
[21:58] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: They're also not up, so yeah. Seira's elementals.
01[21:58] <Seira> "Vengeance on the earth golem!" Seira calls to her minions, who promptly obey!
01[21:59] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
01[21:59] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
06[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 19." [1d20=13]
06[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 19." [1d20=13]
[21:59] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: No hits.
01[21:59] <Seira> OOC: Alas
[21:59] <Ko-sortingloot> The elementals strike back in return, but can't do much against the mammoth block of stone and earth, slamming against it in vain!  OOC: Seira.
06[22:01] * Seira launches another ray at the golem from the same spot! Let it think she has an infinite supply of them; for her part, she is gone as soon as the ray had left her hands, positioning herself within thirty feet of both the golem and Demedais each, off to the side.
01[22:01] <Seira> roll 1d20+18 invis, ranged touch, defensively
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 invis, ranged touch, defensively and gets 20." [1d20=2]
[22:01] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Hit.
01[22:01] <Seira> roll 1.5*15d6 lucky!
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1.5*15d6 lucky! and gets 102." [15d6=6, 3, 6, 6, 6, 2, 3, 6, 6, 2, 5, 3, 5, 6, 3]
[22:02] <Ko-sortingloot> Seira fires fast and hard! The golem de-evolves further, seeming to crumble before you! It's voice is defiant, "I don't care where you are! I'll crush all of you that I can see! You can't escape from the all seeing eyes of the God King!" OOC: Polly's up.
[22:02] <Ko-sortingloot> Pollyanna positions a little more away, continuing to assail the elemental in her sights!
[22:02] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+22
[22:02] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+22
06[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+22 and gets 25." [1d20=3]
06[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+22 and gets 35." [1d20=13]
[22:02] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+17
06[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+17 and gets 37." [1d20=20]
[22:02] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+12
06[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+12 and gets 31." [1d20=19]
[22:02] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 4d8+4d6+56
06[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 4d8+4d6+56 and gets 79." [4d8=1, 2, 1, 7][4d6=3, 2, 4, 3]
[22:03] <Ko-sortingloot> The elemental eats yet more hot, flaming death, rocks crumbling as it's brutalized, cracks appearing all over it's body! OOC: Deme and Amaryl and Alicia's elementals.
[22:03] <Ko-sortingloot> Amaryl changes targets to the elemental, firing hard and all out!
[22:03] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+12 (-8 PA)
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+12 (-8 PA) and gets 19." [1d20=7]
[22:03] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+12 (-8 PA)
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+12 (-8 PA) and gets 20." [1d20=8]
[22:03] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+7
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+7 and gets 24." [1d20=17]
[22:03] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d8+20
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d8+20 and gets 28." [1d8=8]
[22:04] <Ko-sortingloot> Another arrow slams into the chest of the elemental, nother line of cracks going all up and down it's body, but not making it shatter apart! OOC: Other two.
[22:04] <Alicia> Alicia's elementals charge mindlessly past the crumbling earth elemental to the golem's ankles!
[22:04] <Alicia> OOC: AoO it up?
[22:05] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+22
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+22 and gets 38." [1d20=16]
[22:05] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 2d10+11
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 2d10+11 and gets 27." [2d10=9, 7]
[22:05] <Alicia> OOC: anyone who hits them with a natural attack has to make a DC 11 reflex save or catch fire!
[22:05] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20
[22:05] <Alicia> OOC: that's one down
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20 and gets 9." [1d20=9]
[22:05] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: I assume it has at least +2 ref with that HD count.
[22:05] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Yes.
[22:06] <Alicia> OOC: Golem AoO on one of the remaining two?
[22:06] <Ko-sortingloot> One of the elementals is crushed under fist, not even getting close! Meanwhile, the golem strikes the other!
[22:06] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+40
06[22:06] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+40 and gets 41." [1d20=1]
[22:06] <Ko-sortingloot> But somehow misses entirely!
[22:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 taunting aid another to help Deme's AC
06[22:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 taunting aid another to help Deme's AC and gets 11." [1d20=6]
[22:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 taunting aid another to help Deme's AC
06[22:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 taunting aid another to help Deme's AC and gets 10." [1d20=5]
[22:06] <Alicia> OOC: +4 AC for Deme vs Golem
[22:06] <Demedais> "Ah, Helm. May it be blind indeed to these magics..." Demedais murmurs, before bellowing, "Then deal with me first, golem!" With that, he bursts forward, trying to get under its reach to cut it apart!
[22:07] <Ko-sortingloot> The two get in place, helping distract the golem away from Demedais! OOC: Go for it, it lacks CR.
[22:08] <Demedais> roll 1d20+23 (+3 GMW +6 Law Dev +1 Haste -10 CE I will be the distraction of Helm! Buzz, golem! Buzz!)
06[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+23 (+3 GMW +6 Law Dev +1 Haste -10 CE I will be the distraction of Helm! Buzz, golem! Buzz!)  and gets 36." [1d20=13]
[22:09] <Ko-sortingloot> Demedais comes in close, but his blade doesn't find a weakness as he fights defensively as he can, dodging strikes left an dright! OOC: Golem.
[22:09] <Ko-sortingloot> The golem roars up, slamming it's fist down over and over and over at Demedais, an unbearable storm of silver wrath!
[22:09] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+40
[22:09] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+40
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+40 and gets 42." [1d20=2]
[22:09] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+40
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+40 and gets 58." [1d20=18]
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+40 and gets 43." [1d20=3]
[22:09] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: AC?
[22:10] <Demedais> OOC: 59. Eat it!
[22:10] <Demedais> OOC: Wait, images?
[22:10] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d9
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d9 and gets 6." [1d9=6]
[22:10] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d8
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d8 and gets 2." [1d8=2]
[22:10] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d7
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d7 and gets 5." [1d7=5]
[22:11] <Ko-sortingloot> Demedais parries for all he's worth, moving like a metal typhoon! He dodges blow after blow, huffing as his sword meets the greatest of the swings a mere foot from his body! The force of it sends cracks running down the ground Demedais holds under, as the Fifth Resort comes up to butt the fist away from the underside! OOC: Donald's up.
[22:12] <Demedais> OOC: Is he still within five feet?
[22:18] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Who is?
[22:18] <Demedais> OOC: The golem. Though it's mainly for reference for later.
[22:18] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Yeah, it's saying in close and maiming you, or trying.
[22:19] <Ko-sortingloot> Donald moves to the sides further, firing off more scorhcing rays!
[22:19] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20
[22:19] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20
06[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20 and gets 14." [1d20=14]
[22:19] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20
06[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20 and gets 3." [1d20=3]
06[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20 and gets 7." [1d20=7]
[22:19] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 12d6
06[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 12d6 and gets 41." [12d6=5, 2, 5, 2, 1, 5, 2, 3, 2, 5, 3, 6]
03[22:19] * Ko-sortingloot changes topic to 'Alicia(29)>Seira's Elementals(22)>Seira(20)>Polly(18)>Demedais=Amaryl=Alicia's Elementals(10)>Mithral Golem(8)>Donald(6)'
01[22:19] <Seira> OOC: Amaryl got skipped  :/
[22:19] <Ko-sortingloot> U:nder the fiery assualt, the elemental crumbles to broken dust! OOC: Alicia.
[22:19] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: She did not. She fired a single shot and hit the elemental.
[22:21] <Alicia> Now readily in position, Alicia slashes down with a vicious flurry of strikes, raking across the golem's oversized shoulders and neck, before she jinks five feet back and to the left, hopefully avoiding any reprisal!
[22:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+38 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 4th, 3 3rd level slots arcane strike, bracers
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+38 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 4th, 3 3rd level slots arcane strike, bracers and gets 44." [1d20=6]
[22:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+38 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 4th, 3 3rd level slots arcane strike, bracers
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+38 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 4th, 3 3rd level slots arcane strike, bracers and gets 44." [1d20=6]
[22:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+38 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 4th, 3 3rd level slots arcane strike, bracers
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+38 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 4th, 3 3rd level slots arcane strike, bracers and gets 53." [1d20=15]
[22:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 4th, 3 3rd level slots arcane strike, bracers
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 4th, 3 3rd level slots arcane strike, bracers and gets 48." [1d20=15]
[22:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 4th, 3 3rd level slots arcane strike, bracers
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 4th, 3 3rd level slots arcane strike, bracers and gets 46." [1d20=13]
[22:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 4th, 3 3rd level slots arcane strike, bracers
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 4th, 3 3rd level slots arcane strike, bracers and gets 37." [1d20=9]
[22:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 4th, 3 3rd level slots arcane strike, bracers
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 4th, 3 3rd level slots arcane strike, bracers and gets 35." [1d20=7]
[22:22] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: 5 hits.
[22:22] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Roll it altogether, I'll deal with DR on this end.
[22:23] <Alicia> roll 5d8+110+5d6+5d6+65d4
06[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d8+110+5d6+5d6+65d4 and gets 314." [5d8=2, 6, 2, 3, 5][5d6=1, 5, 6, 3, 2][5d6=3, 2, 2, 2, ]
01[22:23] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
06[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 40." [1d20=16]
[22:23] <Ko-sortingloot> Alicia catches the golem hard, ripping and terring it apart! She deals terrific damage, tearing into it hard, using it's already weakened body to sever silver all over! It's badly injured, that there is no doubt, body torn! OOC: Seira's elementals and Seira.
01[22:25] <Seira> "Charge the golem in a cone hat!" Seira commands, and the fiery ones follow her orders, the intact elemental leading the way to absorb the hit for the wounded one, hopefully! Once there, they can assist Demedais!
[22:26] <Ko-sortingloot> This time, the golem makes no move to intercept them! OOC: It's saving the aoO. They can proceed.
01[22:26] <Seira> roll 2#1d20+8
06[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2#1d20+8 and gets 41." [2#1d20+8 = 25, 16]
01[22:26] <Seira> OOC: +4 to Deme's AC?
[22:26] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Right. You're up.
01[22:27] <Seira> For her part, Seira considers her options before drawing the trio of elven darts, imbuing them with the magic of a fiery cone, and sending them flying at the golem! She'll wait for them to return to her, before moving ten feet to the side, still remaining within range of Demedais's protective aura.
01[22:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+22 invis, ranged touch
06[22:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 invis, ranged touch and gets 42." [1d20=20]
[22:28] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Hit.
01[22:29] <Seira> roll 8d6 die please
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 8d6 die please and gets 33." [8d6=3, 6, 2, 6, 6, 6, 1, 3]
[22:29] <Ko-sortingloot> More Arcane Fire devastates the golem, rocking it back as it cracks up and down it's head and cap! It's still together, despite starting to fall apart! OOC: Polly.
[22:29] <Ko-sortingloot> Pollyanna keeps her position, firing a few arrows at the golem as it's the only target left!
[22:29] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+22
[22:29] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+22
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+22 and gets 24." [1d20=2]
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+22 and gets 35." [1d20=13]
[22:29] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+17
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+17 and gets 19." [1d20=2]
[22:29] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+12
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+12 and gets 23." [1d20=11]
[22:30] <Ko-sortingloot> But none hit! OOC Deme Amaryl and Alicia's elementals.
[22:30] <Ko-sortingloot> Amaryl does the same thing, providing support fire!
[22:30] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20
[22:30] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20
06[22:30] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20 and gets 12." [1d20=12]
[22:30] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20
06[22:30] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20 and gets 18." [1d20=18]
06[22:30] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20 and gets 2." [1d20=2]
[22:30] <Alicia> Alicia's elementals continue to harass and distract the golem!
[22:30] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5
06[22:30] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 and gets 6." [1d20=1]
[22:30] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5
06[22:30] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 and gets 22." [1d20=17]
[22:30] <Ko-sortingloot> As another volley of arrows just bounce off the Mithral Golem, the elementals distracting it in the background...OOC: Deme.
[22:30] <Alicia> OOC: +2 AC for Deme
06[22:31] * Demedais adjusts his stance slightly to compensate for the elemental distraction, before unleashing a bevy of quick, darting blows at the golem in an attempt to land a hit!
[22:32] <Demedais> roll 1d20+24 (+3 GMW +6 Law Dev +1 Haste -9 CE bzzz)
06[22:32] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+24 (+3 GMW +6 Law Dev +1 Haste -9 CE bzzz)  and gets 29." [1d20=5]
[22:32] <Demedais> roll 1d20+24 (+3 GMW +6 Law Dev +1 Haste -9 CE bzzz)
06[22:32] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+24 (+3 GMW +6 Law Dev +1 Haste -9 CE bzzz)  and gets 26." [1d20=2]
[22:32] <Demedais> roll 1d20+19 (+3 GMW +6 Law Dev +1 Haste -9 CE bzzz)
06[22:32] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+19 (+3 GMW +6 Law Dev +1 Haste -9 CE bzzz)  and gets 36." [1d20=17]
[22:32] <Demedais> roll 1d20+14 (+3 GMW +6 Law Dev +1 Haste -9 CE bzzz) man
06[22:32] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+14 (+3 GMW +6 Law Dev +1 Haste -9 CE bzzz) man and gets 33." [1d20=19]
[22:33] <Ko-sortingloot> Demedais swings and harrasses, but can't land a decisive blow on the golem again! He continues to fight with all the defenses he has! OOC: Golem.
[22:33] <Ko-sortingloot> Roaring in pain, the golem swings around, seeking a  pair of targets around it!
[22:33] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+40 on Deme
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+40 on Deme and gets 45." [1d20=5]
[22:33] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+40 on Alicia's square, hoping for a hit and luck with the d100.
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+40 on Alicia's square, hoping for a hit and luck with the d100. and gets 51." [1d20=11]
[22:33] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d20+40 on Deme
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d20+40 on Deme and gets 59." [1d20=19]
[22:33] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: ACs?
[22:34] <Demedais> OOC: Buffed AC to 60. ^_^ Only dropped CE by one!
[22:34] <Demedais> OOC: Images, though.
[22:34] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d6
06[22:34] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d6 and gets 5." [1d6=5]
[22:34] <Ko-sortingloot> roll 1d100 presuming Alicia's AC isn't 52 or up.
06[22:34] * Hatbot --> "Ko-sortingloot rolls 1d100 presuming Alicia's AC isn't 52 or up. and gets 91." [1d100=91]
[22:34] <Alicia> OOC: my square? But I moved out of the square I attacked it from, so how does it know which one I'm in now?
[22:34] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: Oh you did, my fault. I thought you stayed put. You're off the ook.
[22:35] <Ko-sortingloot> The golem swings in utter futility, unable to land any strikes! Donald positions a bit more, as...OOC: Ailcia.
06[22:36] * Alicia floats down and in a bit to gain access to the golem's spine and rips her blades into it once more, shredding mithral like it was paper!
[22:36] <Alicia> roll 1d20+38 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 5th, 2 1st level slots arcane strike, bracers
06[22:36] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+38 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 5th, 2 1st level slots arcane strike, bracers and gets 40." [1d20=2]
[22:36] <Alicia> roll 1d20+38 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 5th, 2 1st level slots arcane strike, bracers
06[22:36] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+38 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 5th, 2 1st level slots arcane strike, bracers and gets 44." [1d20=6]
[22:37] <Alicia> roll 1d20+38 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 5th, 2 1st level slots arcane strike, bracers
06[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+38 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 5th, 2 1st level slots arcane strike, bracers and gets 50." [1d20=12]
[22:37] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 5th, 2 1st level slots arcane strike, bracers
06[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 5th, 2 1st level slots arcane strike, bracers and gets 37." [1d20=4]
[22:37] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 5th, 2 1st level slots arcane strike, bracers
06[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+33 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 5th, 2 1st level slots arcane strike, bracers and gets 35." [1d20=2]
[22:37] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 5th, 2 1st level slots arcane strike, bracers
06[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 5th, 2 1st level slots arcane strike, bracers and gets 42." [1d20=14]
[22:37] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 5th, 2 1st level slots arcane strike, bracers
06[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 flanking, invis, raging, divine might, 6th, 5th, 2 1st level slots arcane strike, bracers and gets 32." [1d20=4]
[22:37] <Ko-sortingloot> OOC: 2 hits.
[22:37] <Alicia> roll 2d8+44+2d6+2d6+26d4
06[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d8+44+2d6+2d6+26d4 and gets 131." [2d8=4, 7][2d6=6, 2][2d6=2, 5][26d4=4, 3, 2, 1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 3, 1, 1, 3, 3, 3, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 4, 4, 2, 2, 1, 4, 3]
[22:38] <Ko-sortingloot> Crack! With that final set of slashes, the Mithral Golem collapses! It's body crumbles into vast chunks of Mithral, a cry coming as it's face crumbles to dust! OOC: Free act.
06[22:38] * Seira snorts, but flies towards the altar to take a look at just what is three.
01[22:38] <Seira> *there
[22:38] <Ko-sortingloot> "Whoo!" Donald cries, "Got the son of a devil!"
06[22:38] * Alicia lands on the ground, exhaling tiredly and manifesting visibly. "Things went a lot better this time, I'll say that."
01[22:39] <Seira> "Yep!"
[22:39] <Ko-sortingloot> Pollyanna lowers her bow, going to kick a bit of mithral. "Preparation and a good plan were key. Demedais, you were magnificent. So were you, Alicia...and Seira...I think, since I couldn't see you."
[22:39] <Ko-sortingloot> Seira approaches the altar! There is a deep groove in the middle. Here lies a jeweled bow, glowing with a very faint light. It is of superb, beautiful craftsmanship.
[22:40] <Demedais> "..." Demedais kneels after that. "Took all my skill to manage that, though. Was pushing my parrying to my limit, but after I saw it swing to nail a fire elemental, I guessed it'd work..."
06[22:40] * Alicia opens up the portable hole on the ground and starts shovelling all the mithral into it.
01[22:40] <Seira> roll 1d20+37 ignorance, search, are you trapped?
06[22:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+37 ignorance, search, are you trapped? and gets 52." [1d20=15]
06[22:40] * Seira takes hold of the jeweled bow!
[22:42] <Ko-sortingloot> Seira takes the First Resort in her hand! She holds the legendary bow!
06[22:43] * Demedais looks up at Seira, a slight grin on his face. "Excellent. Then... all that's left is the damn cat? Anything else?"
06[22:43] * Seira finally becomes visible, her images winking out. "At last, the five Resorts are in mortal hands?" she says, grinning.
[22:44] <Alicia> "There's still several captives left here to deal with," Alicia points out as she shovels the last huge chunk of mithral into her extradimensional space, folding it up once done.
[22:44] <Ko-sortingloot> "Still," Amaryl smiles brightly, "We really did it!"
[22:44] <Ko-sortingloot> "We did," Donald goes to stretch, "Kicked ass, took names and that's the fifth one? Excellent.
[22:44] <Ko-sortingloot> "
01[22:44] <Seira> "Wasn't it the first?"
[22:45] <Ko-sortingloot> "The fifth one gotten, like yo usaid," Donald shrugs.
01[22:45] <Seira> "Ah! I wonder what it does?"
[22:48] <Alicia> "Lets go down to the museum if there's nothing else to deal with here?" Alicia suggests. "We can identify the bow back in Balmuria."
[22:49] <Ko-sortingloot> The party returns to the front of the museum. There is no wild magic to deal with here now, just the empty ruins of the past...
01[22:49] <Seira> "Send back that succubus and all that?" Seira asks. "I can practice my Dismissal!"
[22:50] <Alicia> "Assuming he doesn't do something foolish and require us to send it back the more painful way, yes," Alicia agrees, starting to head for the stairway.
[22:50] <Ko-sortingloot> The party returns! They find the succubus waiting, staring out the glass at them.
[22:50] <Alicia> Is this area still antimagic?
01[22:50] <Seira> "Time for you to go home," Seira announces. "Any last words?"
[22:50] <Ko-sortingloot> It doesn't seem to be, no.
[22:50] <Ko-sortingloot> "I just want to get out of here," The succubus presses his chest against the glass, "As soon as possible."
01[22:51] <Seira> "Right. Don't resist, then, and it'll be painless for all involved!"
[22:51] <Alicia> "We'll let you out of your cell and then banish you," Alicia explains, trying the door next to the cell. "Please don't do anything foolish."
01[22:51] <Seira> Since gnomes apparently used teleportation on the subjects while within the cells, Seira wonders if she can affect it without getting the cell opened.
[22:51] <Ko-sortingloot> "I won't." He stands aside with a little smirk, "I'm not suicidal."
[22:51] <Ko-sortingloot> The door looks to be locked.
01[22:52] <Seira> "So what's your name?" Seira asks, glancing at the lock next to Alicia. "If you've told me, I totally forgot."
[22:52] <Alicia> "Want to pick it, Seira? If not I'll just smash the glass," Alicia offers.
[22:52] <Ko-sortingloot> "Call me..." He considers a moment, "Python."
[22:53] <Demedais> "Python?" Demedais blinks. "O...kay?"
01[22:54] <Seira> roll 1d20+19 open lock
06[22:54] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 open lock and gets 34." [1d20=15]
[22:55] <Ko-sortingloot> Click! With a bit of work, Seira undoes the lock.
06[22:55] * Seira tries Dismissal!
[22:55] <Alicia> "At least it's more pronouncable than a lot of demon names," Alicia shrugs. "On that note, if you run into anyone called G'renna back in Shendilvari, tell her that Alicia says hello," she tells the fiend.
[22:56] <Ko-sortingloot> The creature does not resist! As it vanishes, "G'Renna?!" It sputters, "You know Lady-" The nothing at all, the dismissal removing the creature from view.
[22:56] <Demedais> "Well, that was interesting." Demedais remarks blandly.
01[22:57] <Seira> "It's all one big happy family down there, sounds like."
[22:57] <Ko-sortingloot> "It's just an infinity of souls uckers," Donald says with a hint of dourness, "Now what?"
06[22:57] * Alicia looks somewhat piqued at the dangling hint that was abruptly pulled away from her. "She... helped me out, that's all," she mutters in response to the commentary.
[22:57] <Ko-sortingloot> "Really?  You know a demon that well? A lady, from the sounds of it?" Donald puts a hand on his hip, "There's girl demons...succubi and lilitu, I guess?"
[22:58] <Alicia> "Anyway, there's still a bar-lgura and Broodswarm?" Alicia suggests briskly, going over to knock on the window of the ape-demon's cell.
[22:58] <Ko-sortingloot> "Alicia gets along well with fiends." Pollyanna's smile twists onto her face, following along. "Antenora looked like a succubus, anyway."
[22:58] <Ko-sortingloot> The knocking doesn't seem to produce any immediate effect.
06[22:59] * Seira keeps back, but ready to use magic to send any fiends back in a more direct fashion.
[22:59] <Alicia> "Try the door, Seira?" Alicia suggests, deciding it best to just ignore Pollyanna.
[23:02] <Demedais> "If Alicia found a demon that was actually willing to help her at one point, I'd be worried less about anything Alicia does and wondering more if the demon is going to either get blasted to pieces for insubordination or come up here for conversion." Demedais shrugs.
01[23:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 35." [1d20=16]
[23:04] <Ko-sortingloot> Click! Again Seira undoes the lock1
06[23:05] * Alicia opens the door and looks inside for any evil auras.

[Corwin]

[19:31] <Kotono> <Demedais> "Well, that was interesting." Demedais remarks blandly.
[19:31] <Kotono> <Seira> "It's all one big happy family down there, sounds like."
[19:31] <Kotono> > "It's just an infinity of souls uckers," Donald says with a hint of dourness, "Now what?"
[19:31] <Kotono> * Alicia looks somewhat piqued at the dangling hint that was abruptly pulled away from her. "She... helped me out, that's all," she mutters in response to the commentary.
[19:31] <Kotono> > "Really?  You know a demon that well? A lady, from the sounds of it?" Donald puts a hand on his hip, "There's girl demons...succubi and lilitu, I guess?"
[19:31] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Anyway, there's still a bar-lgura and Broodswarm?" Alicia suggests briskly, going over to knock on the window of the ape-demon's cell.
[19:31] <Kotono> > "Alicia gets along well with fiends." Pollyanna's smile twists onto her face, following along. "Antenora looked like a succubus, anyway."
[19:31] <Kotono> > The knocking doesn't seem to produce any immediate effect.
[19:31] <Kotono> * Seira keeps back, but ready to use magic to send any fiends back in a more direct fashion.
[19:31] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Try the door, Seira?" Alicia suggests, deciding it best to just ignore Pollyanna.
[19:31] <Kotono> <Demedais> "If Alicia found a demon that was actually willing to help her at one point, I'd be worried less about anything Alicia does and wondering more if the demon is going to either get blasted to pieces for insubordination or come up here for conversion." Demedais shrugs.
[19:31] <Kotono> <Seira> roll 1d20+19
[19:31] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 35." [1d20=16]
[19:31] <Kotono> > Click! Again Seira undoes the lock1
[19:31] <Kotono> * Alicia opens the door and looks inside for any evil auras.
[19:32] <Alicia> "Odd... doesn't look like there's anything even in here," Alicia frowns, stepping inside and looking around.
[19:33] <Kotono> Donald follows, sword at the ready. "Maybe this one was removed out before all this happened?"
[19:33] <Kotono> OOC: Spot, Alicia?
[19:33] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
06[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 and gets 25." [1d20=15]
06[19:34] * Demedais advances forward a bit as well, sword out as he waits behind Alicia and Donald. "If there's nothing, there's nothing. Let's close the door and move on?"
[19:34] <Alicia> "It must have escaped without the succubus noticing?" Alicia muses as she comes out. "Well, that leaves the broodswarm..."
[19:35] <Demedais> "Possible." Demedais frowns. "The broodswarm, and the one behind the black window."
[19:36] <Kotono> The cell's about 20 feet wide and 40 deep. Space but not too much space.
06[19:37] * Alicia waits for Seira to unlock the broodswarm cell.
06[19:37] * Seira shrugs, closing the door to this one and not bothering to lock it, before moving on.
01[19:37] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
06[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 21." [1d20=2]
[19:37] <Kotono> No dice. Seira doesn't open it on her first try.
06[19:37] * Seira tries again.
01[19:38] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
06[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 26." [1d20=7]
[19:38] <Kotono> Click! This time Seira succeeds, the door unlocked!
06[19:38] * Seira gestures at it with flourish.
06[19:38] * Alicia opens the door and steps inside!
[19:38] <Alicia> (detect evil)
[19:39] <Kotono> Alicia opens the door! As she steps in, sh esees it! It's 40 feet away at the end! It's a vast cloud of tiny...demons? Little winged things, horrible! They make no secret of hiding as they begin to rush towards the door, a rush of leering demonic faces times a thousand! OOC: Init? This one isn't particularly hiding or anything.
01[19:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+8
06[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 and gets 28." [1d20=20]
[19:39] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8
06[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 and gets 17." [1d20=9]
[19:39] <Demedais> roll 1d20+2 kay.
06[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+2 kay. and gets 21." [1d20=19]
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Donald
06[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Donald and gets 10." [1d20=8]
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Amaryl
06[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Amaryl and gets 11." [1d20=4]
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Polly
06[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Polly and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 swarm
06[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 swarm and gets 23." [1d20=3]
03[19:40] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira(28)>Demedais(21)>Alicia(17)>Donald(10)'
03[19:40] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira(28)>Swarm=Polly(23)Demedais(21)>Alicia(17)>Amaryl(11)>Donald(10)'
[19:40] <Kotono> OOC: Seira.
01[19:40] <Seira> The situation clearly calls for a boosted fireball!
01[19:40] <Seira> roll 13d6 fire DC24
06[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 13d6 fire DC24 and gets 44." [13d6=3, 1, 6, 6, 2, 2, 1, 5, 6, 1, 5, 2, 4]
[19:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23
06[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 and gets 27." [1d20=4]
[19:43] <Kotono> The swarm breaks apart, evading the fireball, parting away from it like a curtain! Not a single one is touched by it, the creatures showing devastating agility! They surge forward, enveloping Alicia! They claw and bite at her, while a strange silver thread gushes from the mouths, hands and eyes of the tiny terrors! OOC: rolling swarm damage first.
[19:43] <Kotono> roll 2d6 DR applies, despite teh color of the threads.
06[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 DR applies, despite teh color of the threads. and gets 7." [2d6=1, 6]
[19:44] <Kotono> Alicia's limbs and wings are lightly bound, tied up with the silver string! It holds her back, limiting her actions! At th esame time, a strangely dazed feeling passes over everyone! OOC: -2 dex Alicia since you're tied up, and everyone needs to make a will save.
[19:44] <Alicia> roll 1d20+27
06[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+27 and gets 31." [1d20=4]
01[19:44] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
06[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 36." [1d20=12]
[19:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Donald
06[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Donald and gets 22." [1d20=14]
[19:44] <Demedais> roll 1d20+23 [+2 heroism] (+5 if mind-affecting, null if fear)
06[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+23 [+2 heroism] (+5 if mind-affecting, null if fear) and gets 24." [1d20=1]
[19:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 Polly OOC: It's not fear or mind affecting.
06[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Polly OOC: It's not fear or mind affecting. and gets 16." [1d20=2]
[19:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Amaryl
06[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 Amaryl and gets 37." [1d20=17]
[19:46] <Kotono> The swarm leaves half the party utterly dazed, unable to think coherently or act!
[19:46] <Kotono> OOC: Deme, Donald and Polly are dazed. Polly gets to go since she's on the same tick and will be dazed next round.
03[19:46] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira(28)>Swarm=Polly(dazed 1 round)(23)Demedais(21)(dazed 1 round)>Alicia(17)>Amaryl(11)>Donald(10)(dazed 1 round)'
[19:47] <Kotono> As her eyes glaze over, Pollyanna is able to fire off a few flaming arrows nonetheles!
[19:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[19:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 41." [1d20=19]
06[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 40." [1d20=18]
[19:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 19." [1d20=2]
[19:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 25." [1d20=13]
[19:48] <Kotono> roll 3d6 fire damage
06[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6 fire damage and gets 11." [3d6=1, 5, 5]
[19:48] <Alicia> OOC: sonic, too!
[19:48] <Kotono> roll 3d6 sonic
06[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6 sonic and gets 5." [3d6=1, 3, 1]
[19:48] <Kotono> The flaming arrows tear paths through the demons, leaving a few burnt out shells, as others explode around the arrows from vibrations! OOC: Deme, dazed. Alicia.
03[19:48] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira(28)>Swarm=Polly(dazed 1 round)(23)Demedais(21))>Alicia(17)>Amaryl(11)>Donald(10)(dazed 1 round)'
[19:50] <Alicia> "Gahh!" Alicia flails at the beasts innefectually for a second before she calms herself and focuses, a burst of pure holy power filling the cell all around her!
[19:51] <Alicia> OOC: holy smite, DC 22 will
[19:51] <Alicia> roll 10d6
06[19:51] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 10d6 and gets 36." [10d6=5, 3, 1, 3, 6, 5, 4, 6, 2, 1]
[19:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 will
06[19:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 will and gets 23." [1d20=7]
[19:51] <Alicia> She also retreats back out of the cell!
[19:51] <Kotono> The holy energies slam into the swarm! A few more of the pests are blasted away into little motes of black light, fading, but many more remain! Alicia then retreats away, silver strings hobbling her and all! OOC: Amaryl.
01[19:52] <Seira> 'Try a summons?' Seira quickly thinks.
[19:54] <Kotono> Amaryl holds up Seira's pendant, magic coming from within! A small fire elemental appears behind the swarm, slamming at it!
[19:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
06[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 23." [1d20=20]
[19:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 crit!?
06[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 crit!? and gets 15." [1d20=12]
[19:54] <Kotono> roll 1d4 fire snerk
06[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 fire snerk and gets 2." [1d4=2]
03[19:55] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira(28)>Swarm=Polly(dazed 1 round)(23)Demedais(21))>Alicia(17)>Fire Elemental(shadow)=Amaryl(11)>Donald(10)(dazed 1 round)'
[19:55] <Kotono> The elemental sends another small demon into flaming ruin as it hacks and slams at them! Donald is dazed! OOC: SEira.
03[19:55] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira(28)>Swarm=Polly(dazed 1 round)(23)Demedais(21))>Alicia(17)>Fire Elemental(shadow)=Amaryl(11)>Donald(10)'
06[19:56] * Seira steps into the breach, taking Alicia's place as the Resort strikes at the tiny demons, while batting away at more still with a fiery claw!
01[19:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
06[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 and gets 27." [1d20=4]
01[19:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
06[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 and gets 20." [1d20=2]
01[19:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
06[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 and gets 24." [1d20=7]
01[19:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
06[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 and gets 23." [1d20=6]
[19:57] <Kotono> OOC: One hit. Roll energy damages only.
01[19:58] <Seira> roll 1d6 sonic
06[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6 sonic and gets 6." [1d6=6]
01[19:58] <Seira> roll 1d4
06[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4 and gets 1." [1d4=1]
01[19:58] <Seira> OOC: That's breath
[19:58] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[19:59] <Kotono> Sonic vibrations splatter a few more of the demonic horde! As Pollyanna is dazed, the swarm erupts around Seira and Pollyanna! The buzz constantly, stabbing and tying! OOC: swar damage to you two first.
[19:59] <Kotono> roll 2d6
06[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6  and gets 6." [2d6=4, 2]
01[19:59] <Seira> OOC: DR 10
[19:59] <Kotono> OOC: No further effect on this part since your DR ate it.
[20:00] <Kotono> Pollyanna is bitten, clawed and tied up, silvery threads binding her body! The dazed feeling continues to radiate about! OOC: -2 dex Polly. Will saves everyone but Polly, who's already dazed.
[20:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Donald
06[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Donald and gets 21." [1d20=13]
[20:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Amaryl
06[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 Amaryl and gets 39." [1d20=19]
[20:01] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21
01[20:01] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
06[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+21 and gets 35." [1d20=14]
06[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 33." [1d20=9]
[20:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+27
06[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+27 and gets 38." [1d20=11]
[20:01] <Kotono> OOC: Also, I as using the wrong stat for Amaryl. Ref, not will. Brilliant. Passes with the 19 anyway.
03[20:01] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira(28)>Swarm=Polly(dazed 1 round)(23)Demedais(21))>Alicia(17)>Fire Elemental(shadow)=Amaryl(11)>Donald(10)(dazed 1 round)'
[20:01] <Kotono> As Pollyanna is dazed, Donald staggers over again as well! OOC: Deme.
06[20:05] * Demedais shakes his head, before eyeing the swarm warily. "I don't think I'd manage to do anything effective swinging through that..." With a murmur, he steps back and away from the swarm, before bringing up a circle to ward off evil! "If we stay in this, however, perhaps..." OOC: MCagainst E, I'm about 11 feet away
[20:06] <Kotono> Demedais calls on protective power as he backs up, a circle of magical protection springing to vivid life on the floor below! OOC: Alicia.
[20:10] <Alicia> "Detestable little things," Alicia grimaces, stepping close and cleaving through several of the tiny demons with several sweeps of her blades!
[20:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 knowledge
06[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 knowledge and gets 28." [1d20=4]
[20:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26
06[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 and gets 36." [1d20=10]
[20:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26
06[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 and gets 41." [1d20=15]
[20:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21
06[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 and gets 38." [1d20=17]
[20:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21
06[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 and gets 40." [1d20=19]
[20:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
06[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 24." [1d20=8]
[20:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
06[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 17." [1d20=1]
[20:11] <Kotono> OOC: Four hits. Roll elemental damages only.
[20:11] <Alicia> OOC: not holy?
[20:11] <Kotono> OOC: Okay, holy too.
[20:11] <Alicia> roll 8d6+4d6+4d6
06[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 8d6+4d6+4d6 and gets 48." [8d6=5, 4, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 6][4d6=5, 1, 1, 2][4d6=6, 4, 5, 2]
03[20:11] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira(28)>Swarm=Polly(23)Demedais(21))>Alicia(17)>Fire Elemental(shadow)=Amaryl(11)>Donald(10)(dazed 1 round)'
[20:11] <Kotono> The swarm, under assault by a direct holy and flaming barrage, disperses! It crumbles apart, slain and blown to the four winds! OOC: Free act.
[20:12] <Demedais> "Phew." Demedais mutters, shaking his head after a moment.
06[20:12] * Alicia glowers and marches around, stabbing the little demons now that they're dispersed and disorganised!
[20:13] <Kotono> What survivors remain are easy enough to pick off, nearly helpless. Pollyanna gets up, tugging at the strings binding her...
[20:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
06[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 13." [1d20=10]
[20:13] <Kotono> "Damn it," she says, "Someone help me? I can't get these strings off."
06[20:14] * Demedais nods silently. "Someone also asist Alicia with hers?" With that, he moves to help Pollyanna.
06[20:14] * Seira runs a fiery claw through the threads at the request!
[20:14] <Alicia> "Hold on," Alicia suggests, casting a warding against fire on both herself and Pollyanna. "Seira, want to try burning us?"
01[20:14] <Seira> "Hey, I've got finesse!" Seira protests.
[20:14] <Demedais> "Alternately, that works, Seira." Demedais grins slightly.
[20:14] <Kotono> Between Demedais pulling and Seira clawing, it's simple enough to dissolve the silver strings. Pollyanna is freed.
06[20:15] * Seira eyes Alicia. "Now, you were talking about wanting to be set on fire?"
[20:15] <Alicia> "There's a lot of thread, just breathe fire on me and it'll be fine?" Alicia suggests.
06[20:15] * Seira does so!
01[20:15] <Seira> roll 6d8 flames~
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 6d8 flames~ and gets 36." [6d8=8, 8, 8, 5, 6, 1]
[20:15] <Kotono> Ouch! Seira's flames do dissolve the strings, though it's so much that it burns Alicia a bit.
01[20:16] <Seira> OOC: She can totally make the save in her sleep
[20:16] <Alicia> It's nothing she can't heal up, anyway. And she does so.
[20:16] <Alicia> "Thanks," she smiles gamely at Seira.
[20:16] <Kotono> OOC: She could, but I assume she's just taking it so the strings can burn.
[20:16] <Kotono> "So, just one last thing here? That black window," Donald starts to walk away, "It's supposed to be some freakish half breed?"
01[20:16] <Seira> "Who am I to stand in the way of a girl's love of fire?"
[20:17] <Demedais> "Yeah." Demedais says. "I think... Alicia, if you wear your blindfold and I have my circle up, we should be able to handle it?"
[20:17] <Alicia> "It's bred of demon and devil, but it's never known the Lower Planes," Alicia muses. "We can't make judgements about how it'll behave. Regardless, protection against enchantment is probably wise." She duly casts protection from evil on herself.
01[20:18] <Seira> "Demedais's spell should protect us all, though," Seira muses. "Unless he wanders off."
[20:18] <Demedais> "My circle should last a long while, and I don't intend to wander off, no." Demedais grins.
[20:18] <Kotono> Thus, the party returns to the black window without incident. Demedais is still there, magic circle and all.
06[20:19] * Seira places her hand against the windows, thinking about making it see through.
06[20:19] * Alicia presses a hand on the window, starting to glow herself to try and obviate the darkness. "Hello? Can you hear me in there?" she asks.
[20:20] <Kotono> Seira presses her hand on the window as the party watches! The window turns clear. Inside is...OOC: Make will saves, all of you? Seira, Demedais and Amaryl save at -6. Bonuses from Magic Circle apply if you don't have a resistance bonus in place already.
[20:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+29
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+29 and gets 30." [1d20=1]
[20:21] <Kotono> OOC: Donald as well, dur. For the -6.
[20:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
06[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 5." [1d20=1]
01[20:21] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
06[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 and gets 19." [1d20=1]
[20:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Polly
06[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Polly and gets 20." [1d20=9]
[20:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Amaryl
06[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Amaryl and gets 17." [1d20=10]
[20:22] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (+5 mind-affecting?!)
06[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 (+5 mind-affecting?!) and gets 19." [1d20=2]
[20:22] <Kotono> OOC: It is, but with that roll of a 2...
[20:24] <Kotono> You cannot view the creature. It is too gorgeous to perceive. Your eyes tear away from it, lest they melt away. It's voice is like honey crafted into sweet, intoxicating words. Every word it speaks compels you, filling your blood with ardor. "Hello...oh, someone at last!" The glorious figure moves towards the window. A single perfect hand can be seen, snow white and without blemish.
01[20:24] <Seira> "Hi!" Seira greets in her friendliest voice. "All the gnomes are dead and we're now here to save you!"
[20:25] <Demedais> "...right." Demedais murmurs, head racing.
[20:25] <Alicia> "We've come to get you out of here," Alicia agrees. "If you stand back, we'll smash the window and you'll be free."
[20:25] <Kotono> "Oh...thank you..." Such warm gratitude, Donald staring near her, absorbed. Amaryl doesn't do much either, slack jawed. "To be free after all this time!"
[20:26] <Kotono> She steps away, the glorious vision of perfection moving away from the window.
06[20:26] * Seira draws her sword, and glances at Alicia. "On three?"
06[20:27] * Alicia waits a moment to be sure the captive hybrid is well away from any risk of being hit with shrapnel, "On three," she agrees, counting down before she proceeds to lay into the window with Hell Striker!
[20:27] <Kotono> OOC: Roll damage, both of you?
06[20:27] * Seira strikes the protective glass in tandem with Alicia!
01[20:27] <Seira> roll 3d8+11+1d6
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+11+1d6 and gets 29." [3d8=8, 4, 5][1d6=1]
[20:28] <Alicia> roll 1d8+47+1d6+1d6 divine might and full pa
06[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+47+1d6+1d6 divine might and full pa and gets 58." [1d8=1][1d6=5][1d6=5]
[20:29] <Kotono> The window shatters! The beautiful creature is 30 feet away, at the far corner of the room. There she...sits, you think, too much to look at. She smells of something impossible, something that makes the blood boil and your mouth go dry. She kneels there, "Thank you...would one of you...please come here and help me?"
06[20:29] * Seira doesn't hesitate before doing so!
[20:29] <Demedais> "Hold. We will all advance." Demedais says quietly.
06[20:30] * Demedais grabs Seira's shoulder before she can leave the circle!
01[20:30] <Seira> "What are you doing?" she snaps at him.
[20:30] <Kotono> Donald starts to walk forward as well, "I'll help you," he grins, "I'll help you as much as you need! Demedais, she's in trouble! What sort of man are you?"
06[20:30] * Alicia doesn't bother listening to Demedais. Not when someone needs her help! Ignoring the others, she rushes over to the poor prisoner in desperate need of love and reassurance. "It's alright, you'll be safe now," she reassures.
[20:31] <Kotono> "I...Demedais..." Pollyanna lingers just behind him, "We are a team..."
[20:31] <Kotono> OOC: Sec. Hold.
[20:35] <Kotono> OOC: Okay, carry on.
06[20:36] * Demedais sighs and just motions the group to advance at this, nodding to Pollyanna. "Right. I was asking to make sure- ah, forget it." With that Demedais advances with Pollyanna, walking toward the being and letting her into the circle even as he keeps up with his charmed friends!
01[20:37] <Seira> "So, umm, do you have anywhere to go?" Seira asks the pretty fiend.
[20:39] <Kotono> OOC: Each of you make charisma checks?
[20:39] <Alicia> "Do you have a name?" Alicia asks kindly, wanting to give the creature the benefit of the doubt. Having never known either the Abyss or Hell, she might not be ruled by her blood... if they're lucky. "Mine's Alicia."
[20:39] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8
06[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 and gets 13." [1d20=5]
[20:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20 Donald
06[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 Donald and gets 14." [1d20=14]
[20:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1 polly
06[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 polly and gets 8." [1d20=7]
01[20:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+7
06[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+7 and gets 17." [1d20=10]
06[20:39] * Demedais inhales slightly, obvious interest even as he lets the others talk, staying near Pollyanna.
[20:40] <Demedais> roll 1d20+7
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Amaryl
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+7 and gets 10." [1d20=3]
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Amaryl and gets 19." [1d20=16]
[20:40] <Kotono> The creature drifts towards Amaryl, draping a hand to Amaryl's cheek. "I don't. But please..." she looks to Amaryl, "You have the look of nobility around you. Can I ask for refuge and freedom under your guise?"
[20:41] <Kotono> Amaryl tries to speak once and then twice, bu tnothing comes out. Her cheeks blaze red.
06[20:41] * Seira subtly draws closer to Amaryl at that.
[20:41] <Alicia> Belatedly, Alicia remembers to check for anyone being enchanted, her eyes tinting blue. The fiend is acting awfully forward and knowledgable, for her tastes...
[20:41] <Kotono> "I-I-I..." Amaryl looks down, frozen solid. "Y-You...of c-course you could, if it's okay with everyone else. They know outsiders b-better."
01[20:42] <Seira> "It won't be the first time someone stayed with us," Seira agrees. "And it doesn't matter if you're an outsider or where you come from, only who you are."
[20:42] <Alicia> "We will protect you," Alicia begins, "But we can do so better if our minds aren't clouded with enchantment. Can you control your abilities?" she asks, still straining not to jump to the bad conclusion.
[20:44] <Kotono> "What...what do yo umean?" The beautiful figure beseeches Alicia. Her voice is so wonderful, so enthralling. It's hard to do anything but listen.
06[20:44] * Demedais inhales, looking, for the most part, completely unsurprised at the mention of enchantment, but still somewhat rapt.
[20:45] <Alicia> "You have the ability to make others fall in love with you just by looking," Alicia explains patiently. "I'm not accusing you - you've been abandoned here for so long and never had a chance to fully learn what you are, no doubt. But it makes things difficult for us."
01[20:45] <Seira> "We're not like the gnomes!" Seira pitches in. "It wouldn't matter to us how you look, not one bit!"
[20:47] <Kotono> The creature goes away from Amaryl, as Amaryl stares at her, eyes following the lovely being. She goes over to Alicia, taking her hand with her own. "Trust me a little, please. I only desire my freedom." Every word she speaks tempts, a sweet entreaty to do as she asks.
06[20:47] * Demedais blinks at this, beginning to get wary as he eyes the woman... OOC: Sense Motive?
[20:48] <Kotono> OOC: If you like.
[20:48] <Demedais> roll 1d20+22
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+22 and gets 24." [1d20=2]
[20:49] <Alicia> "I know," Alicia smiles reassuringly. "In spite of what you are, you've never known your heritage. That makes it easier to trust you, but it also means you perhaps don't understand your own capabilities. Try to focus, on the power that dwells inside you - power to beguile and enchant."
[20:49] <Alicia> "Can you feel it? Surely it must be boiling up inside, now that you've met so many new faces, eager to test its limits?" she encourages, stepping close.
[20:51] <Kotono> "Oh..." She pauses a moment, starting to wander away. She wanders towards the window, seemingly lost in thought, putting a hand on the broken glass there, hand uncut by the sharpness.
06[20:52] * Seira grows visibly angry, and the Resort trembles in her hand.
[20:53] <Demedais> "...Seira?" Demedais glances to her, brow furrowed. "What is wrong?"
[20:53] <Alicia> "Surely you can feel it?" Alicia follows. "The power of your birthright - even if you've never consciously mastered it, it's there. It suffuses your entire being, and even now leaks out, trying to mold us all to your will. It is something that you must learn to master and control, for your sake and ours."
[20:54] <Kotono> She sees Seira, looking away, "..." No words, but heart rending sadness can be felt, somehow. "You reject me?" she asks, "Then...at least allow me to be free!" With that, the lovely creature flies up and starts to travel out the window and down the hall. OOC: If any of you are going to react, goa head by all means.
[20:55] <Alicia> "Wait, the traps will tear you apart!" Alicia calls, flapping her own wings to hurry after her!
06[20:55] * Seira clutches Amaryl's hand with her free one, remaining in the cell.
[20:56] <Kotono> "W-Wait!" Donald runs along, hurrying! "Don't go!" Pollyanna stays by Demedais for the moment.
06[20:56] * Demedais glances to Seira, before grimacing. "Alicia said there were enchantments on us... Let's stick together. I'd rather not leave Alicia to get fluste- ...Seira, you're staying here?" he says on seeing those two holding hands. "Blast..." First, Demedais takes Polly's hand and steps fifteen feet away, watching Seira and Amaryl closely.
[20:57] <Kotono> OOC: Alicia and Donald stay in here. Other four in #evil? We'll do this in two rooms for easier managing. And by #evil, I mean #terror.
[21:00] <Kotono> Alicia and Donald hurry along! As they do, Donald cries in desperation! "Wait! Wait, dammit!" Alicia sees that she's stopped 30 feet down the hall, staring down at her feet. So gorgeous, so alluring.
06[21:01] * Alicia lands on her feet five feet behind the hybrid, "Why did you run off like that?" she asks delicately. How they handle this will probably have a strong impact on just what path she chooses to take through life.
[21:02] <Kotono> The creature turns to Alicia, as Donald flanks her from behind. "Oh..." she shudders, going to embrace Alicia! "I'm...I'm scared!" OOC: What spells do you have on you, Alicia?
[21:02] <Alicia> OOC: Mirror Image (so she needs to pick one to embrace), Resist Energy, Heroism, Protection from Evil
[21:03] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 7." [1d9=7]
[21:03] <Kotono> OOC: She goes for an image, but it doesn't destroy it or anything.
[21:03] <Kotono> OOC: You can make a spellcraft check if you're paying attention, Alicia.
[21:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 I am
06[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 I am and gets 25." [1d20=15]
[21:06] <Alicia> "Stop," Alicia's voice is final and so very sad as the illusion is phased through. "Look at what you're doing. We came to offer our hands in honest friendship, and all you can do is try to trick and beguile us. How long have you been trapped here, alone and neglected?"
[21:06] <Alicia> "And you can only lash out with your powers at those who would be your friends. Nothing but ill can come from continuing down this road."
[21:07] <Kotono> The spell is stopped at the last moment, as the others hurry along! OOC: Seira and company are thirty feet away and coming out. I'm going to call init here for organization.
[21:07] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 and gets 27." [1d20=19]
[21:07] <Demedais> roll 1d20+2
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+2 and gets 13." [1d20=11]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Donald
01[21:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+8 I hate you
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Donald and gets 7." [1d20=5]
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 I hate you and gets 16." [1d20=8]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Amaryl
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Amaryl and gets 16." [1d20=9]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Polly
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Polly and gets 26." [1d20=19]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 pretty
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 pretty and gets 24." [1d20=14]
03[21:08] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia(27)>Polly(26)>Pretty Creature(24)>Amaryl=Seira(16)>Deme(13)>Donald(7)'
[21:09] <Kotono> OOC: Goa head and go, Alicia, regardless of it's nayhting or just holding.
06[21:09] * Alicia prepares to act more strongly by casting antimagic field if she even twitches her cute little nose in a spellcasting manner.
[21:11] <Kotono> Polly follows along, waiting on Demedais! The creature looks up at Alicia, magic coming! OOC: You can go reactive here, Alicia.
03[21:11] * Kotono changes topic to '>Polly(26)>Alicia=Pretty Creature(24)>Amaryl=Seira(16)>Deme(13)>Donald(7)'
[21:12] <Alicia> "Magic be undone!" Alicia snaps with a sweep of her hand, quicker than the creature's reflexes allow! For an instant it's as if the colour bleeds out of everything within ten feet of the angelic paladin, but it could almost seem like a trick of the light. What's more apparent however is that Alicia stops glowing and her duplicates vanish, while the hybrid is forced into its true form.
[21:14] <Kotono> What stands before you is beautiful. There is no doubt about it. It is unclad and with black wings. A pair of tentacles wrap around her bosom from  her back. Her hair is fire red and midnight black, mixed together without pattern. She is without flaw...yet her face is empty. Empty allure. There is nothing human about it.  Her face is desperately revolting, perfect in design and yet so wrong. So inhuman. So monsterous.
[21:16] <Kotono> With a snarling face, "Stop!" she commands! Her voice is no long flawless, but discordant. Disagreeable. Unpleasant. Amaryl meanwhile stares and gapes now, color draining from her cheeks! OOC: Seira?
01[21:18] <Seira> "Let's set one thing straight," Seira says through gritted teeth. "This isn't about you looking wrong or inhuman. This is about you trying to seduce my girlfriend right beside me!" Her voice raises to a yell near the end. "How dare you?!"
[21:19] <Kotono> OOC: Deme then.
06[21:25] * Demedais motions the group ahead at this, stopping just outside the antimagic field. "Alright, everyone."
[21:25] <Kotono> OOC: Anyone's that's holding can go. Seira?
03[21:25] * Kotono changes topic to '>Polly(26)>Alicia=Pretty Creature(24)>Amary(16)>Deme=Seira(13)>Donald(7)'
06[21:28] * Seira proceeds past Demedais, not inclined to let this pass. Her magics leave her as she steps into Alicia's field of antimagic, but her weapon is an artifact, and as such she strikes the fiend with a powerful smite!
01[21:28] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 33." [1d20=14]
[21:28] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
01[21:29] <Seira> roll 3d8+9+6d8
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+9+6d8 and gets 47." [3d8=2, 1, 5][6d8=4, 7, 5, 8, 1, 5]
[21:29] <Kotono> Seira rushes forward, stabbing the Third Resort into the woman's chest! It's a deep, penetrating wound! The archers stand nearby, watching in rapt shock! Donald goes for his sword but fumbles it, staring! OOC: Donald' sholding, still shaken up a bit. So's Polly for the moment. Amaryl will go, though.
03[21:30] * Kotono changes topic to '>Polly(26)>Alicia=Pretty Creature(24)>Deme=Seira(13)>Donald(7)>Amaryl'
[21:31] <Kotono> Amaryl draws her Sun Blade, just behind Seira! "No! You...you mad eme feel like that!" OOC: Amaryl wants blood but it takes a round. Polly's holding, so...Alicia and the creature are up.
06[21:32] * Alicia looks at the unholy crossbreed with undisguised pity, seeing only a neglected child who never learned to know any better. "This isn't what I wanted from this. Why couldn't you have listened?" she asks sadly.
[21:32] <Alicia> OOC: holding
[21:33] <Kotono> The creature howls with pain and anger, "Why won't you...all this time and some..." she lays into Seira with her hands!
[21:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27
[21:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27
06[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 and gets 35." [1d20=8]
06[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 and gets 32." [1d20=5]
[21:33] <Kotono> OOC: AC, Seira?
01[21:34] <Seira> OOC: It hit me without magic to my ac
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 2d4+18
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4+18 and gets 25." [2d4=4, 3]
[21:35] <Alicia> OOC: I'll stop holding and attack at this point, since it's clear things'll only end in blood
[21:35] <Kotono> The creature claws into Seira with disgusting anger! It's face twists into something utterly loathesome - and at this, Donald takes action as well, sword working out! OOC: Okay.
03[21:36] * Kotono changes topic to '>Polly(26)>Alicia=Pretty Creature=Donald>Deme=Seira(13)>Amaryl'
01[21:36] <Seira> "I offered you my home!" Seira snaps at it. "I offered you my friendship! And you dare ask why?!"
[21:36] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 knowledge
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 knowledge and gets 27." [1d20=5]
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 35." [1d20=17]
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 22." [1d20=9]
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 28." [1d20=20]
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 17." [1d20=9]
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 2d8+14
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+14 and gets 27." [2d8=8, 5]
[21:37] <Kotono> Donald hacks into it's side, ripping unholy flesh away, "I loved you for a moment and now this? I was a damned idiot to think for a moment that anything good would come from the baatezu and the tana'ri! Go back to whatever festering pit will have you, wench!"
[21:37] <Alicia> There's nothing to be done but put it down like a mad animal, now. "Find peace, wherever you go," she intones sadly, slashing down with Hell Striker at her back as she lays into Seira!
[21:37] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 flanking
06[21:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 flanking and gets 29." [1d20=5]
[21:37] <Alicia> roll 1d20+219flanking
06[21:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+219flanking and gets Error: Numeric values only." [1d20=7]
[21:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 flanking, last roll was 26
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+14 flanking, last roll was 26 and gets 32." [1d20=18]
[21:38] <Kotono> OOC: one hit.
[21:39] <Alicia> roll 1d8+10+2d6+1d6
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+10+2d6+1d6 and gets 27." [1d8=4][2d6=4, 3][1d6=6]
[21:39] <Kotono> Alicia slams it with her blade, staggering it back and drawing more blood! OOC: Deme'n'Seira tag team hour.
06[21:40] * Seira cuts loose! This creature ran out of excuses and misunderstandings ages ago, as she'd told Demedais and Pollyanna.
01[21:40] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 and gets 30." [1d20=10]
01[21:40] <Seira> roll 1d20+15
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+15 and gets 23." [1d20=8]
01[21:40] <Seira> roll 1d20+14
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+14 and gets 19." [1d20=5]
01[21:40] <Seira> roll 1d20+14
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+14 and gets 27." [1d20=13]
[21:40] <Kotono> OOC: One hit.
01[21:41] <Seira> roll 3d8+9+5d8
06[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+9+5d8 and gets 42." [3d8=3, 1, 6][5d8=8, 2, 3, 6, 4]
[21:41] <Kotono> Seira stabs into it's chest again! The creature is buckling, bleeding so much and so painfully! OOC: Deme?
06[21:41] * Demedais steps in lightly toward the fighting as well, stepping to the devil's side and slashing upward with as much force as he can muster! "Let's end this..."
[21:43] <Demedais> roll 1d20+18 (-4 PA, flanking)
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+18 (-4 PA, flanking) and gets 38." [1d20=20]
[21:43] <Kotono> OOC: Crit check?
[21:43] <Demedais> roll 1d20+18 (-4 PA, flanking) crit check
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+18 (-4 PA, flanking) crit check and gets 31." [1d20=13]
[21:43] <Kotono> OOC: C-c-crit.
[21:43] <Demedais> roll 4d6+17
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d6+17 and gets 28." [4d6=6, 2, 1, 2]
[21:44] <Demedais> OOC: Er. That should be 4d6+34, sorry.
[21:44] <Kotono> With a severing blow, Demedais cuts the woman in half from head to hips! With it's body already devastated, a final slice is easy.  It fades away as it's blood gushes all over, painting Deme's sword red. Donald continues stabbing at it even as she vanishes, snarling! OOC: Free act.
[21:45] <Kotono> "Ugh..." Amaryl looks down, "It so enrapturing, like a sunset, but it was so repulsive when we saw it."
06[21:45] * Alicia flicks the ichor off her blade. "I had hoped that without any influence from Hell or the Abyss, she might have risen above her birthright... miserable thing should never have been brought into the world."
[21:46] <Kotono> "It was an abomination," Pollyanna sighs, "From what I know of both groups, what could you hope for but a monster?"
06[21:46] * Demedais rubs his head. "While we're all in radius, perhaps dropping the antimagic aura and checking to make sure no enchantment lingers is wise?"
[21:46] <Kotono> "Oh yes, it was a fucking monster," Donald stabs Guardianil into the floor several times, "A fucking repulsive monster. I want to bathe myself in water, in vinegar, in dragon-acid!"
06[21:47] * Seira remains silent through it all.
[21:47] <Alicia> "Perhaps it was a forlorn hope," Alicia admits, waving a hand to dispel her antimagic, her eyes glowing blue once more as she checks for enchantment auras.
[21:48] <Alicia> "The effect expired when she did. We needn't worry about feeling needlessly distraught thanks to compelled affection," Alicia explains with a sigh.
[21:48] <Kotono> Putting away her bow and arrow, "I guess Antenoras don't spring up so easily?" she tries to smile, but it doesn't really take. Instead, "You okay, Seira?"
[21:49] <Kotono> "Seira..."Amaryl goes to her, "S-sorry..."
[21:49] <Kotono> Donald finally slows and stops, going to kneel. He spits several times where the monster vanished. He murmurs a few words low, lost in his own thing.
01[21:50] <Seira> "For what? Let's just... let's just go home."
06[21:51] * Alicia nods, sparing a brief glance towards the chaos/law hybrid in the adjacent cell. "For the most part we are done here. Anything else will keep a time longer," she agrees, reaching out in preparation to teleport everyone away.
[21:51] <Demedais> "...Very well." Demedais says, not pressing the issue.
[21:51] <Alicia> roll 1d100 oasis
06[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 oasis and gets 16." [1d100=16]
[21:51] <Alicia> roll 1d100 home
06[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 home and gets 71." [1d100=71]
[21:53] <Kotono> ---
[21:54] <Kotono> The next day, the party gathers to scry once more...OOC: Set your spells. Once they are, declare your scries and DCs.
06[21:55] * Seira scries quietly, only her day-long spells precast.
01[21:55] <Seira> OOC: dc24
[21:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 16." [1d20=4]
[21:58] <Kotono> At last, Seira's mirror can see! You see a room with walls of perfectly even gears and cogs. Sitting on the floor besides a simple chair is the oozecat. It is not moving, simply waiting. Besides it is a golden machine, dressed in a loose white robe.  Another one just like th eother golden machine stands in front of the oozecat. It speaks, "Process 37 of 44 completed," It intones. "We will begin Process 38 immediately."
[21:58] <Kotono> It intones. "We will begin Process 38 immediately."
[21:59] <Demedais> "Excellent... Thank you, Seira." Demedais murmurs, before frowning, trying to recognize the machines.
[21:59] <Kotono> OOC: K:R or K:P check, that's close enough to some of the Helm stuff you'd hvae studied to have an idea.
[21:59] <Alicia> "It... seems like they have it under control," Alicia frowns slightly as she studies the image in the mirror.
[21:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 planes
06[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 planes and gets 39." [1d20=15]
[21:59] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 okay
07[21:59] * Ginrai is on IRC (Ginrai)
06[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 okay and gets 22." [1d20=7]
01[22:00] <Seira> "Or the other way around," Seira notes.
[22:00] <Demedais> "Agreed with Seira. I'd rather finish it now than learn it's made oozegear children."
[22:01] <Alicia> "Well, first of all we need to get to Mechanus," Alicia points out. "I can't teleport us there."
[22:01] <Kotono> Meanwhile, one of the golden robots takes it's hand, touching the head of the oozecat. "Analyzing slime consistency and acidic level."
01[22:02] <Seira> "Is it even in Mechanus?" Seira wonders.
[22:02] <Demedais> "Definitely Mechanus constructs, but nothing else..." Demedais murmurs, watching. "I don't know, honestly. That's my best guess, but... mm. Is the cat subdued, perhaps? And perhaps Elle or Father Ceiar can accompany us there."
01[22:03] <Seira> "How about we try a teleport and see if it gets us there?"
[22:03] <Alicia> "Those creatures are certainly natives," Alicia shrugs. "And the surroundings look appropriate."
01[22:03] <Seira> "It could be some part of the control base we just missed, can't it?"
[22:03] <Alicia> "Alright, I'll try," Alicia agrees dubiously, gathering everyone around and focusing on the image in the mirror as she casts...
[22:04] <Alicia> OOC: it's either studied carefully or false destination, which changes what I roll
[22:04] <Kotono> OOC: False destination.
[22:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+80 81-92 similar area 92+ mishap
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+80 81-92 similar area 92+ mishap and gets 88." [1d20=8]
[22:05] <Kotono> The spell fizzles and fails.
06[22:06] * Alicia shakes her head. "No good. Still, it does look like they have it under control..." she peers at the mirror. "Lets at least see how this plays out?"
01[22:07] <Seira> "The spell is limited in duration," Seira says. "But I could try recasting it tomorrow and try Message to speak with one of the constructs."
06[22:07] * Demedais nods. "It sounded as if Helm wanted it dealt with, but yes, let's observe to make sure we understand the situation."
[22:07] <Kotono> The oozecat flows about the hand of the golden robot. "Analyzing..." it repeats, while another comes into view. It is a small little robot with tiny wireframe wings. "Greater Superior, the Office of Observation has sent me to inform you that a 94% odds unauthorized scrying attempt has been detected."
[22:07] <Alicia> "Hmm, looks like they've spotted us. This could clarify matters," Alicia muses.
[22:08] <Kotono> With the head of the oozecat still held, "94% odds is above the nessisary threshhold for action. Can you divine who and where they are scrying from?"
01[22:08] <Seira> "Should I drop the spell?"
[22:08] <Kotono> "It is being done, Greater Superior," The tiny creature buzzes.
06[22:08] * Demedais nods. "This being said, let me handle diplomacy when we go." At this... "Probably, yes."
[22:08] <Alicia> "Lets not," Alicia suggests. "If they come to us it'll speed things up?"
[22:09] <Kotono> After a few more moments, "It is from the Prime Material Plane, Greater Superior. Shall we initiatite contact or punitive matters?"
[22:09] <Kotono> "Contact," Despite the oozecat growling, "If it is your enemies, then so be it."
[22:10] <Demedais> "...That is another way of going about it, I suppose." Demedais replies. "And... if they do come, please keep weapons to the side."
01[22:10] <Seira> "Seems like we'll talk," Seira muses, her own weapon sheathed. "Maybe we'll even get to sell those useless books on exciting uses of ooze?"
[22:10] <Alicia> "At least it doesn't look like they're taking orders from the cat," Alicia seems mollified. "If they want to hold it prisoner I've no objection."
[22:11] <Kotono> "It shall be," The tiny creature says. It's buzz is ost as Seira's mirror flickers! It twists into the image of an Inevitable. It's clockwork head is all that's seen, filling up Seira's scrying mirror. "Prime Material creatures, you have conducted an unauthorized scrying into Mechanus. Explain yourselves pursuiant to Extraplanr Contact Coda mark 392-39P-XZM."
[22:11] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 61." [1d100=61]
[22:11] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 planes, what's that coda all about?
06[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 planes, what's that coda all about? and gets 38." [1d20=14]
01[22:12] <Seira> As befits their plans for a diplomatic approach, Seira lets Demedais take the central spot, herself staying in the background.
06[22:12] * Alicia is happy enough to let Demedais handle this as well, since he surely understands their mindset best.
[22:14] <Demedais> "Our apologies." Demedais says plainly, stepping forward. "We have been sanctioned to eliminate the oozecat that is present amongst you, by Helm's request; it is a construct of the gnomish faction from this world that sought to eliminate all life here. We are willing to deal with you, if it can be delivered here; we have books on its creation that may assist your understanding."
[22:18] <Kotono> "We acknowledge your claimant of Helm's sponsorship." A curt nod there, "However, we cannot do so. The 'oozecat', as you call it, has applied for beneficial alysum and eventual transport to Baator under the Caim-Septus treaty. By our laws, he is under our protection until his return to Baator. If you wish, you may appeal this ruling and ask for a legally sanctioned exception. To do so, you will need to appeal to the Office of Extra-Planar affa
[22:18] <Kotono>  To do so, you will need to appeal to the Office of Extra-Planar affairs. Should you desire to do so and come to Mechanus, we can arrainge an orderly transport."
06[22:19] * Seira whispers to Demedais, "Ask if that ensures our safety and freedom until our departure from Mechanus."
06[22:20] * Alicia honestly has no real objection here. They intended to send it back to Hell themselves, anyway...
[22:22] <Demedais> "I understand. I would request the opportunity to appeal for the exemption. If we may come to Mechanus to do so, it would be greatly appreciated; I will request that all who come with me, as well as myself, are not harmed and given permission to move within non-restricted zones while there."
06[22:23] * Alicia covers her mouth as she whispers, "Do we really want to fight this? It's going to Hell either way..."
06[22:24] * Seira doesn't really want to go, no, but.... "I think it's necessary," she whispers back, taking the same precautions. "Do you really want to give Hell yet another variant of devil to plague its enemies with?"
[22:26] <Kotono> "It can be done. This can be granted, as long as none of you are in previous violation of the laws and regulations of Mechanus.  Further, there is the matter of unauthorized scrying. The information provided to me here is enough to assert and convict. Under the circumstances, sub-code 49-XU9 allows for leinency. The sentence can be reduced to a fine of 500 gold coins or 50 hours of service within Mechanus."
[22:26] <Kotono> 500 gold coins or 50 hours of service within Mechanus."
[22:26] <Kotono> "I'm not so sure," Pollyanna joins in on the whispering, "It's going to Hell anyway, who are we to stop it? It' sjust a waste of our itme."
[22:27] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24
06[22:27] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 and gets 42." [1d20=18]
[22:29] <Demedais> "I will cover the fine." Demedais replies to this with a slight nod. "I presume an escort will be provided to guide us to Mechanus properly?"
06[22:29] * Alicia can't help but agree with Pollyanna, but Seira and Demedais seem insistent...
[22:30] <Kotono> "Very well. Transport will arrive at your location in 59 minutes, 38 seconds." With that, the mirror goes blank and smoothly dark.
[22:30] <Kotono> "Oh joyous. On one hand, I'm completely in favor of carving up that damned cat," Donald begins, "But Mechanus? Really? When it's going to Hell?"
01[22:30] <Seira> "Enjoy your trip," Seira says with faked happiness, patting Demedais's shoulder.
[22:31] <Alicia> "It seems a lot of trouble to go to just so we can send it to Hell ourselves in a more violent fashion," Alicia comments now that the inevitable can't hear them.
[22:31] <Kotono> "I don't know...we shouldn't let it get away," Amaryl shakes her head, "If we can stop it now and hopefully put it down, it's worth it."
[22:31] <Demedais> "Seira, I'm going to gutcheck on saying you probably don't want to come, yes." Demedais nods to her. "And... do we know it's going to Hell if it dies?"
[22:31] <Demedais> "Let me rephrase that. Do we know it is going to Hell as an oozecat?"
01[22:31] <Seira> "It's just as I've said," Seira insists. "We really, really don't want Hell in general or our enemies there to gain access to a determined, unique foe such as this."
[22:31] <Kotono> "Say," Donald rubs his chin, "Here's a thought. It's all laws over there, right? How about you apply to place it under arrest of the Baronies while you're there? Could yo udo something like that?"
01[22:32] <Seira> "More importantly, didn't Helm say it was imperative for us to act? He's been an ass recently, but he has consistently been on our side."
[22:33] <Kotono> "Seira!" Pollyanna glares at her, "Dont' call Helm an ass! That's blasphemy!"
01[22:33] <Seira> "Smite me."
[22:33] <Kotono> roll 1d1000
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d1000 and gets 408." [1d1000=408]
[22:33] <Kotono> If Seira is to be smited, there's no sign of it.
[22:33] <Alicia> "It'd probably be demoted if we killed it, certainly, but that just postpones things until it's able to recover," Alicia shrugs. "It just feels very petty to be fighting this."
[22:34] <Kotono> "Well, if we let it go, then what?" Pollyanna turns away from Seira in a huff, crossing her arms. "Is there a threat if we let it skip off to Hell, seriously?"
01[22:34] <Seira> "It was engineered into its present form, so I doubt it could recover fully without outside interference," Seira points out.
[22:34] <Demedais> "I may request that we transfer him to the custody of the Baronies, yes." Demedais says, before glancing to Alicia. "Do we want Hell to figure out how to make more ooze cats? Better it be demoted and take the secret with it than grant Hell this knowledge."
[22:36] <Kotono> "Well, if just Demedais and maybe another person is going," Pollyanna drifts towards Demedais, "Even at worst, it's only two of us and not taking up too much time and effort, too? It's not like we all have to come."
[22:36] <Alicia> "Effort they spend on making oozecats is effort they don't spend on making hellfire spewing juggernaughts or any number of other projects," Alicia replies. "I mean... if one of us had hit it with a dismissal while fighting and sent it straight back to hell, would we be pursuing it then as well?"
01[22:36] <Seira> "Hey, Demedais, when some inevitable arrives, can you try to find some clause that lets me come along safely?"
01[22:37] <Seira> At Alicia's words, she says, "We had a chance to do so and didn't take it. You're talking about a theoretical situation that didn't take place, but this one is quite real."
[22:37] <Kotono> "Yeah, that is a point," Donald murmurs, "But no matter what, hey! Feel free to spend a few weeks in Mechanus, Demedais!" Donald says brightly. "See the gears! Touch the Inevitables! Taste the laws!"
[22:38] <Demedais> "I'm not sure I can pull it this time, but while there I'll check in and see if I can get them to stop sending anything after you." Demedais replies with a bit of regret on his face, before glancing to Donald. "Hey, want a fun fact? I'm not terribly fond of Inevitables either. But I'll deal with them if I need to."
[22:38] <Kotono> "Really?" Scratching at his head, "I thought you'd wanna add gears to Pollyanna or something."
[22:38] <Kotono> "Donald..." Drawing in a very long breath, "Shut up." Pollyanna turns away from him as welll.
01[22:38] <Seira> "Fun. I'm all for negotiating over the hate they have for me, but I can't do that if they keep on trying to arrest me or assassinate me."
[22:39] <Demedais> "Donald, your mind will forever remain unfathomable to me." Demedais shakes his head. "And I think I prefer it like that." Then, to Seira, "I'll look into the issue."
01[22:40] <Seira> "Nice!"
03[22:41] * Demedais is now known as tai-queasy
[22:42] <tai-queasy> Demedais makes sure he has the slime books with him, creating amanuensis'd copies before he goes.
03[22:45] * Seira is now known as CC
[23:17] <Kotono> -------
[23:19] <Kotono> Ah, home. There are things to come - reporting in, dealing with wealth and magic and a dozen other things, training, going to see Shankar - but for the moment, Alicia can relax a little bit. It's then that she hears, "Alicia?" Antenora's voice, calling. "Alicia?"
[23:21] <Alicia> Both Alicia and Marie perk up at the former devil's voice, the former standing up. "That's Antenora. You'll like her," she tells Hugo, going out into the hall to greet her friend.
[23:23] <Kotono> Antenora walks in. Her head is held high, a spring in her step. "Oh, there you are!" With a spreading smile on her face, "I'm back. And...hm?" Looking over Alicia's shoulder, "Who's that?"
[23:25] <Alicia> "Marie's named him Hugo. We found him in the ruins," Alicia explains, ushering Antenora into the sitting room. "Hugo, this is Antenora. Antenora," she repeats, holding his gaze and indicating the other white-winged woman to make sure he gets it. "Say hello to Antenora?"
[23:25] <Alicia> Marie just grins and waves.
[23:25] <Kotono> "Antenora?" Hugo look sto her, smiling openly. Antenora smiles as she goes to sit, working off her breastplate.
[23:26] <Kotono> "Hello," Antenora's smile is a tired one, hint sof it creeping in. "He's...wild? Unlearned?"
[23:27] <Alicia> "There's a lot to go over," Alicia admits, taking a seat herself. "The gnomes, they experimented on breeding outsiders together. Hugo was born of an angel and a yugoloth, and left alone. He's learning fast, but it's best to think of him as a young child."
[23:29] <Kotono> Antenora looks to Hugo with lidded eyes, while Hugo smiles disarmingly. "I wouldn't have guessed Yugoloth. He's either very innocent or a very good liar already. Considering the Yugoloths, one would normally worry it's the latter."
[23:30] <Kotono> Hugo turns back to Marie, "Marie! Marie!" He sing-songs to her. "Antenora! Alicia!"
[23:31] <Alicia> "The gnomes thought him incapable of learning, but I don't think they really tried," Alicia reaches over to pat his arm fondly.
[23:31] <Alicia> "He's a sweetheart!" Marie affirms. "You just have to be patient - I know he understands me."
[23:32] <Kotono> Antenora stops unbuckling her breastplate, going to ruffle his hair. "You're in very safe and good hands here. The right side of your heritage will come to shine, I know it."
[23:34] <Alicia> "He's better off than the others we found, anyway. There's one born of slaad and inevitable - I know, just trust me, the gnomes found a way. It seems entirely unaware of its surroundings, so we're unsure what to do with it. The other we found was born of Brachina and Lilitu..."
[23:34] <Alicia> "I'd hoped that since she'd never actually known either Hell or the Abyss she'd have potential, but despite being able to reason she was still needlessly hostile right to the end..." she sighs and shakes her head. "Anyway, I've got a lot to tell, but I'm sure you do as well - how did your quest go with the bow?" she asks, moving on.
[23:37] <Kotono> "How-" Antenora sputters before Alicia cuts her off. Instead, after a moment to put aside her breastplate, "It went well." With a slowsmile that covers all her face, "It was an object lesson and one I feel I learned from. I fulfilled my own expectations, and I hope I fulfilled Mystra's."
[23:38] <Alicia> "That sounds promising," Alicia smiles, "So, tell us all about it?"
[23:41] <Kotono> "I left and I travelled. Mists enveloped me." So Antenora begins, letting her gaze settle out to nothing at all. "I found myself near an isolated valley and village. Snowcapped mountains as far as you can see, and it reminded me so much of Ysgard that I thought I'd returned there. Do you remember the valley where we fought the spawn of Jorgumandr?"
[23:43] <Alicia> "Tall glaciers and mountains all around rich greenery and fast flowing rivers?" Alicia smiles slightly in recollection as Marie entertains Hugo by providing visual aids to the story, quietly explaining in her illusion what mountains and glaciers are.
[23:45] <Kotono> Hugo watches, the illusions keeping him well occupied. "Yes, just that. I went to the town. It's name is Lillien. The people there looked happy, but yet...something was wrong. The happiness was..." Biting down on her lip, "That evening I spent some time talking to the man who ran the inn. There wasn't something right in his eyes. Like he was despairing and couldn't quite hide it."
[23:47] <Alicia> "They were pretending? Or enchanted?" Alicia asks, leaning forward as she listens.
[23:50] <Kotono> "Pretending, as I found out. They had been happy until not long ago, but..." Holding up a hand, "That's getting ahead of myself. I knew something was wrong, so I talked to other people, trying to loosen tongues. But I saw the same thing in them and I started to suspect. So I chose to stay overnight and began to get to know the people of the town."
06[23:51] * Alicia nods. "Nothing untoward happened while you were sleeping, I hope?"
[23:54] <Kotono> "Oh no. I spent the days talking to them, learning about them. Since about a month ago, things had gone wrong. Little but important things. A son and father had gone to quarrels and were not speaking. A husband and wife grew apart. A section of the crops went afoul. A young baby grew dreadfully ill. That last one I was able to dissolve myself."
[23:55] <Alicia> "That's good," Alicia smiles approvingly. "So what was at the root of it? And how did you find it?"
[23:56] <Kotono> "Well, I had to reveal myself to do it. The mother and father wouldn't leave the babe's side." Antenora looks away, lost in her own thoughts as she speaks. "I couldn't have lied to them anyway, I suppose, when they asked after how I cured them. Oh, I could have misidirected them, but the looks of hope they got when the child was cured..."
[23:57] <Kotono> She stops there a moment, "This is also why I never became a Brachina. I'm not that good a storyteller. I skipped that part."
[23:58] <Alicia> "You had the option to become one?" Alicia blinks in surprise, before shaking her head, "Nevermind, that's besides the point. Just carry on at your own pace?"
Session Time: Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 2009
[00:01] <Kotono> "Not that I'm aware of. It was just a turn of phrase. I should have mentioned I was wearing my ribbon until then." Nodding to Alicia, "It caused a stir in town. An angel from above had come and saved little Adam. I couldn't hide then, and to be honest, this worked to my favor. The villagers of Lillien looked at me like a savior, so I gave them one. I put to rest the argument between father and son, I helped mend the wound between spouses. I sp
[00:01] <Kotono>  I put to rest the argument between father and son, I helped mend the wound between spouses. I spent a few days curing all the little ills that had taken the town...but that doesn't explain why they happened, did it?"
06[00:02] * Alicia shakes her head. "But if it was something setting it deliberately then you'll have made yourself a fine target, I imagine?"
[00:04] <Kotono> "Exactly." With a wince as she rubs her chest, "I suspected there might be something to that. I didn't think I'd been sent here for no reason, so I was going to leave the next day to search around the town for evil. I had a few of the villagers stay near my room while I slept. They were to have sounded an alarm if something happened, but my foe was too smooth for that. He was able to bypass them with charm magic and come right into my room."
[00:04] <Kotono> but my foe was too smooth for that. He was able to bypass them with charm magic and come right into my room."
06[00:05] * Alicia echoes the wince sympathetically. "Caught you asleep?"
[00:08] <Kotono> "Yes. I should have known better, in retrospect. The old me would have lied to the villagers and been awake the entire time," Antenora winces, "I was lucky, he didn't land a killing blow, but he got me good.  Fortunately, I was able to blind him with a Holy Smite before he finished me off. I got a good look at him then." Now her gaze travels to Alicia, "The fallen planetar was terrible to behold. The fallen astral deva there was just as heartb
[00:08] <Kotono> "The fallen planetar was terrible to behold. The fallen astral deva there was just as heartbreaking."
06[00:10] * Alicia makes a face, nodding. "Yes, I can imagine it would be," she agrees as Marie shows Hugo a picture of Latha and explains about astral devas.
[00:11] <Kotono> I grabbed my spear and we did battle in the room. Neither of us could land another blow immediately. As we went back and forth, he sneered how that a prissy little angel could never understand how rotten the entire lot of mortals were."
[00:12] <Kotono> Hugo continues to be entranced by the images, watching along to Marie's magical aides.
06[00:12] * Alicia covers her mouth as a choked giggle threatens to emerge. "There's something so deeply ironic about this confrontation when you think about it," she admits.
[00:13] <Kotono> "That was the point." Antenora's smile becomes wistful, "That was definintely the reason Mystra sent me there. I started bantering and sneering at him back in Infernal, saying the vile things no angel should ever know. I was buying time to keep healing my wound and trying to throw him off, and it worked in both ways."
[00:14] <Alicia> "Oh? I don't suppose he caught a clue about where he was headed and wised up, did he?" Alicia asks interestedly.
[00:16] <Kotono> "Oh, he already knew." That draws a sigh, "The first few moments I don't think he believed it. But as I went on, he started to. At first he laughed, but it turned to bitter tears. He screamed and raged at me, asking what I had seen that gave any of this a damned point. He just started screaming at me. He asked me what point was there to helping the villagers and saving them from his work. They'd just die in gratefully and 9 out of 10 of them w
[00:16] <Kotono> They'd just die ingratefully and 9 out of 10 of them would go to Baator or the Abyss or somewhere in between."
[00:16] <Alicia> "What did you tell him?" Alicia asks, keen to hear Antenora's answer to that question.
[00:18] <Kotono> Here Antenora stops, "That I loved the friends and family I had here, and that this was more reward than all of Asmodeus' coffers and power could ever give me. I asked him if he was happy with how he was. He didn't answer that, not right away."
06[00:19] * Alicia nods. "So what did happen?"
[00:21] <Kotono> "He said I was a fool and flew out the window. I grabbed the bow and followed. He wasn't really hiding his flight very well, unless he thought the dark would get rid of me. We flew up into the mountains. Near the top of them, he turned to me and cursed me. He kept cursing me, angry as you can imagine. He'd plead to the light dozens of times, asking to be shown some reason to keep believing, to have hope."
[00:21] <Kotono> asking to be shown some reason to keep believing, to have hope."
[00:23] <Alicia> "And who knows how many he ignored?" Alicia asks despairingly, encouraging Antenora to go on.
[00:25] <Kotono> "Yes. I told him that it's not that they weren't talking, it's that he wasn't listening. You don't get a big blazing storm in the sky to tell you. You see it in every face you help, and in every heart you lift up. He didn't have any part of it. He said he'd kill me...and I knew then I'd have to kill him. I was faster than he was, so I drew the bow and fired, while whispering a prayer to Mystra. It was a good shot, right into his mouth and thro
[00:25] <Kotono> while whispering a prayer to Mystra. It was a good shot, right into his mouth and through his tongue.
[00:26] <Alicia> Alicia and Marie both wince a little at that visual. It certainly doesn't find its way into the eladrin's illusory pictures, that's for sure.
[00:28] <Kotono> "He didn't attack after that. He was hurt very badly...and I think he'd realised that the battle was lost. He simply fell down to the mountain instead, lying there. He couldn't speak, but he talked into my mind. He said he hated me and he wanted me to finish him off."
06[00:28] * Alicia nods wordlessly, wondering if Antenora did as he asked. She'll find out in a second, anyway!
[00:30] <Kotono> "He was lying. I was sure of it. There was real regret in his voice, he was trying to hide it, but it was there. I thought then that maybe there was still a little bit of hope in him. Hope he wouldn't go screaming down into the Realms Below when I finished him. I wasn't entirely sure - I could have been hearing what I wanted to hear. I know that as soon as I saw him, I'd hoped that I could help him."
[00:30] <Kotono> I know that as soon as I saw him, I'd hoped that I could help him. No matter how sure my instincts were...I couldn't be sure, not up here." Antenora  taps her forehead.
[00:32] <Alicia> "So what did you do?" Marie blurts out. "Don't keep us all in suspense!"
[00:34] <Kotono> "I sat down next to him and tossed the bow to the side. I told him I wasn't a devil who was going to thoughtlessly slaughter him. I told him that I'd seen so much good and that there was still good in the world for him to find." With a chuckling smile, "If this was a bard's tale, we'd be living happily ever after from when I said that. He just got mad again. We went back and forth, arguing for most of the night. He was so angry and so complete
[00:34] <Kotono>  We went back and forth, arguing for most of the night. He was so angry and so completely in despair, like the poor people of Lillien. He spread it to them out of malice, certainly. But he also wanted simple comfort that he wasn't the only one who was without any hope."
[00:37] <Alicia> "Living happily ever after like you and Alicia are?" Marie wonders quietly.
[00:37] <Alicia> "Shush, Marie," Alicia hushes her familiar, before smiling at Antenora. "Go on, how did things turn out?"
[00:40] <Kotono> "There's no happily ever after in the Prime. It's just not possible," Stretching back, "When we get to Dweomerheart now..." A stop as she considers a little, "Anyway. I slowly wore him down with one point: Were you happier before you fell? He kept denying it, but every time it was a lie.  Over the night, the words grew in how hollow they were. Finally, before sunrise, he bitterly what help there was." Thinking here, "I didn't really do it all
[00:40] <Kotono> he bitterly what help there was." Thinking here, "I didn't really do it all myself there, but I waved my hand in front of his face. His eyes widened and he said one word, "Dweomerheart.""
[00:42] <Alicia> "He said Dweomerheart? He was one of Mystra's?" Marie's eyes widen. "What was his name? He might've been somebody I know!"
[00:44] <Kotono> "No. When I said it wasn't really my doing, I meant that I didn't meant to wave my hand in front of his face. I can do it now - it's magic. Vision of Heaven, the name is. It's a simple magic but one I can take to my heart. He said he'd seen Dweomerheart, and for a moment, his heart was softened. I pounced on it and told him that he needed to go there. Go there and ask for help. I put everything I had left into that request...and he did. He shi
[00:44] <Kotono> Go there and ask for help. I put everything I had left into that request...and he did. He shifted himself away."
[00:47] <Alicia> "Ahh," Marie is mollified somewhat.
[00:47] <Alicia> "That sounds wonderful, Antenora," Alicia beams at her friend. "To be honest, you probably handled that even better than I would have done. You should be proud of yourself."
[00:48] <Kotono> "I did what I think you'd do with all your wisdom," Smiling warmly to Alicia, "I laid there awhile and fella sleep with the dawn. I dreamed, I dreamed of him. I don't remember it very well, but I remember just enough to feel that he has a long, hard road ahead with many pitfalls...but there's a little bit of light at the end of his tunnel. When I awoke, it was around high noon. I went to get the bow after I got my bearings. It wasn't remarkabl
[00:48] <Kotono> I went to get the bow after I got my bearings. It wasn't remarkable any more. Just an old bow that fell apart into dust when I tried to pick it up."
[00:49] <Kotono> "And..." Antenora continues on, "As wonderful as that was, it was handed to me. The chance to save himself was still within his heart. For all the despair he had, he still clung to the hope there was some point to his life. I was just the tool Mystra used to turn him away from his downward spiral."
[00:50] <Kotono> There's a pause as she looks to Alicia, into her eyes, "I'd like to get through to someone who doesn't have that one day. That will mean far more, to save someone who never had a chance."
[00:52] <Alicia> "Perhaps so, but it was still up to you how you confronted him. He might have had more of a chance than others, but it was still within your power to snatch it away from him," Alicia reaches over and clasps Antenora's hand approvingly for a moment. "What you did mattered, Antenora."
[00:54] <Kotono> "I know. I don't deny that...I just want to do what you did for me." Going to fold her hand over Alicia's while it rests on her shoulder, "My reward came from the struggle. The magic to sense lies rests within me now, as well as Vision of Heaven. Also..." Antenora uses her other hand, taking out a small pouch. She presses it into Alicia's other hand. "These were found by the villagers working the fields."
06[00:55] * Alicia curiously accepts the pouch and opens it up. "Hmm?"
03[00:56] * tai-queasy is now known as taifk
[00:58] <Kotono> From the pouch, seven blue-white gemstones fall into Alicia's hand. Each one is like a small star, catching the light to shine. "I think you should have them. You helped slay the Spark Hunter as much as I did."
[01:01] <Alicia> "If you're sure," Alicia nods. "We found quite a lot from the gnomish ruins ourselves, but I'm thinking of giving a good portion of it to the church of Mystra in Kelara to fund an alchemy college - we find a lot of potions that aren't easy to reproduce with normal techniques, so I'd like to encourage study in that direction," she explains.
[01:02] <Kotono> "Contribute it to that then." Antenora turns to Marie, "Mystra would like anything that spreads more magic, wouldn't she?"
[01:02] <Alicia> Marie nods with a cheery grin on her face. "Tell her about the lust potions, Alicia!"
[01:02] <Kotono> "...." Antenora doesn't reply, but raises an eyebrow to Alicia. With a dry tone, "Really?"
[01:03] <Kotono> Hugo finally snaps out of his picture-daze, "Lust? Alicia? Marie?" He repeats, scratching at his head.
[01:04] <Alicia> "Don't worry, lust is just for older people," Marie reassures Hugo as Alicia briefly glares at her familiar. "It's not as good as love, anyway."
[01:05] <Kotono> With an amused chuckle, "Oh, there HAS to be a story about this. Mistaken imbibage? Secret liasons between forbidden romances?"
06[01:05] * Alicia sighs. "I mentioned earlier about the gnomes finding ways to overcome certain barriers? We found some potions there that... well, they have an aphrodesiac and fertility effect. Seira wanted one but I've taken all the others for safe keeping. But the fertility aspect makes them worthy of study!" she concludes a bit defensively.
[01:07] <Kotono> "I see..." Antenora pouts, before looking to Alicia, "It's not like you'd need a potion to get anyone you wanted, so I suppose that's logical enough." After leaning back into her rest, "What about you? How were the ruins?"
[01:09] <Alicia> "They were suffused with wild magic. I don't know if you've ever dealt with it before, but it was a tremendous pain - our spells were half as likely to cause horribly inconvenient random effects as go off normally. We'd have smoke coming out of our ears, have all our languages mixed up so we couldn't talk. Once Demedais even got turned into a woman!"
[01:10] <Kotono> "That sounds horrible and chaotic," Making a disgusted face, "Yes, that would make everything far more difficult. Marie must have loved it."
[01:14] <Alicia> "No I didn't, because it made Alicia lose her mind for a minute and I thought she was dead!" Marie blurts out indignantly. "Do you have any idea how awkward it was explaining things to Jessica when things suddenly pinged back to normal right after I'd broken the news to her?"
[01:14] <Alicia> "I'm just lucky you weren't here, you'd probably have killed me..." she grumbles.
[01:15] <Kotono> "..." Running a hand up and down her face, "Were there any events that weren't horrible abortions of terror thanks to Wild Magic?"
[01:17] <Alicia> "Thank you, Marie," Alicia sighs. "One time it healed everyone right after a difficult fight, and another time we were all granted the stoneskin spell when Seira cast it on herself. Those are the only two I can think of offhand. Fortunately I was able to undo the gnomes' tampering and restore the Weave to its proper state before we finished up there."

[Corwin]

[19:30] <Kotono> > "I see..." Antenora pouts, before looking to Alicia, "It's not like you'd need a potion to get anyone you wanted, so I suppose that's logical enough." After leaning back into her rest, "What about you? How were the ruins?"
[19:30] <Kotono> <Alicia> "They were suffused with wild magic. I don't know if you've ever dealt with it before, but it was a tremendous pain - our spells were half as likely to cause horribly inconvenient random effects as go off normally. We'd have smoke coming out of our ears, have all our languages mixed up so we couldn't talk. Once Demedais even got turned into a woman!"
[19:30] <Kotono> > "That sounds horrible and chaotic," Making a disgusted face, "Yes, that would make everything far more difficult. Marie must have loved it."
[19:30] <Kotono> <Alicia> "No I didn't, because it made Alicia lose her mind for a minute and I thought she was dead!" Marie blurts out indignantly. "Do you have any idea how awkward it was explaining things to Jessica when things suddenly pinged back to normal right after I'd broken the news to her?"
[19:30] <Kotono> <Alicia> "I'm just lucky you weren't here, you'd probably have killed me..." she grumbles.
[19:30] <Kotono> > "..." Running a hand up and down her face, "Were there any events that weren't horrible abortions of terror thanks to Wild Magic?"
[19:30] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Thank you, Marie," Alicia sighs. "One time it healed everyone right after a difficult fight, and another time we were all granted the stoneskin spell when Seira cast it on herself. Those are the only two I can think of offhand. Fortunately I was able to undo the gnomes' tampering and restore the Weave to its proper state before we finished up there."
[19:30] <Kotono> "Excellent," Antenora's gaze settles on Hugo for the moment, "How're you adapting?"
[19:33] <Alicia> "Well enough. Since I can see much much better now, it was actually quite interesting looking at all the strange disruptions in the Weave there... oh, and look at this," she gets the study prism from the table and hands it to Antenora. "You'll need Marie to translate, but try thinking of a type of outsider?"
[19:36] <Kotono> Antenora takes the prism. An image of a little courre eladrin springs to life! "Yes, I can't read this at all. What script is it in?" Antenora looks sideways to Marie.
[19:37] <Alicia> "Gnomish," Marie provides, floating up to read off what the gnomes had to say about her quiet but dignified people.
[19:38] <Alicia> "Speaking of, what's Dawnhope up to lately? She's not around very much that I've seen," Alicia muses.
[19:43] <Kotono> "I saw her when I was walking back. She was fluttering around the Temple of Mystra," Lying back heavily into the chair, "Wonderous, if you can read Gnomish." Marie can see that it gives a basic rundown of how eladrin and courre work. Obviously Marie knows most of this. It recommends squashing them in one blow as they're fragile.
[19:44] <Alicia> Marie's expression is a study in pique as she reads it off. "I'm not even going to bother repeating it. Even if it's sort of true, they really need to work on their tone," she complains.
[19:45] <Kotono> "Oh?" Raising an eyebrow to Marie's reaction, "What vile slanders did it enspouse?"
[19:46] <Alicia> "Yes, the language barrier is a problem, but it's so much more intuitive than reading a book," Alicia smiles. "I'm hoping the design can be copied so more can be made, covering other topics and in proper languages."
[19:46] <Alicia> "It talks about how delicate we are. Just... in a rather unkind manner," Marie replies with a frown.
[19:47] <Kotono> "They were evil heretics? Did you expect them to have roses and rainbows? Still, the design is good..." Sitting back, "Now that this is done, what's the guard doing?"
[19:49] <Alicia> "There's such a thing as scientific objectivity, regardless of your viewpoint," the eladrin grumbles.
[19:49] <Alicia> "Well, I've been preoccupied myself with those ruins, so I haven't actually been much involved with the guard while you were gone," Alicia admits.
[19:49] <Alicia> "Pollyanna's claimed the First Resort. It's a powerful bow, so hopefully it'll serve her as well as that sword does Seira, or the shield does Demedais."
[19:54] <Kotono> "Good." Quiet for a little more time, "Is Hugo staying here or is this temporary?"
[19:58] <Alicia> "He doesn't really have anywhere else to go, and he isn't able to live on his own," Alicia replies sadly. "It's not perfect, but at least one of us can be around to look after him, this way. I was thinking of introducing him to Rosamund as well, since her foals are young it would give him others he could relate to better."
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[19:59] <Kotono> "It's fine." Now with a growing smile, "He's like a child. He fits in perfectly to us, doesn't he?"
03[19:59] * Taishyr is now known as xorntoro-quasiafk
[20:01] <Alicia> "He is," Alicia reaches over to fondly ruffle the hybrid's hair. "Regardless of his blood, he's an innocent and he deserves a chance in life."
[20:04] <Kotono> Antenora does the same. As Hugo smiles and laughs, "I can't believe there's any Yugoloth in him. His angelic side seems to have overwhelmed the accursed blood within him."
[20:08] <Alicia> "He's never known the Heavens or Gehenna. He's as innocent as any mortal child could be," Alicia smiles wistfully. "Of the three cross-breeds we found, he's probably the most fortunate, having that potential to grow."
[20:10] <Kotono> "Lucky. Dear child, we'll make sure you grow well." Antenora goes to gently pat his cheek, as Hugo smiles. "Grow! Grow?"
[20:10] <Alicia> "You don't really want to grow," Marie assures him. "You're already big enough as it is."
[20:12] <Kotono> Chuckling, "Maybe he'll be as large as a titan? With the two bloodlines, who can know?"
[20:15] <Alicia> "Physically I think he's done. We just need to stimulate him a bit and help him realise his mental and spiritual potential... Hmm, since we're all here, how about we stretch our wings and go visit Rosamund today? Hugo's been cooped up in here a lot, so it'd do him some good," Alicia suggests, getting up.
[20:18] <Kotono> "Yes, yes." Putting her breastplate back on, "If we keep this up, perhaps Balmuria will one day be closer to the Heavens than the mundane world? Unicorns, eladrin, angels..."
[20:19] <Alicia> "Certainly makes for a more interesting place to live," Alicia smiles, pocketing the study prism and offering Hugo a hand. "Come on Hugo, we're going outside. Stretch those nice wings of yours!"
[20:24] <Kotono> Flying out is a pleasant time. The day is warm and bright. The four celestials head eastward, towards Rosamund's grove. As you approach, you can see that the trees above seem to throb and glow with life. Despite winter's steady creep into the land, it's warm as you approach. OOC: Make a spot check, Alicia?
[20:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8
06[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 and gets 18." [1d20=10]
[20:27] <Alicia> "Pixies?" Alicia points out the little figures flitting above the treetops for the benefit of her friends, flying down towards the little beings while Marie stays protectively near Hugo, since they might tease him and that would be sad.
[20:28] <Kotono> "I see them," Antenora follows Alicia. As the two fly down, a four-set of the little fey fly up. "Hi!" One babbles and waves, "You look trustworthy! Are you here to see Rosamund and the foals?"
[20:29] <Alicia> "That's right, we're friends of hers," Alicia smiles nicely. "My name's Alicia, this is Antenora, Marie, and Hugo," she introduces her friends as well, Marie waving from the back and encouraging Hugo to do the same.
[20:30] <Kotono> Hugo does so, smiling widely. "WEll...okay." The pixies fly away and apart, clearing the way for the group.
06[20:31] * Alicia shrugs as the pixies flee. "They seem well intentioned," if abrupt. "Come on, lets land and walk the rest of the way?" she suggests, descending down to the ground.
[20:34] <Kotono> The party does so! As they descend they see Rosamund. There is indeed a foal, a beautiful baby unicorn wobbling as it follows it's mother and father around the grove.  Little animals, like rabbits, feral cats and deer idle about as well.
[20:35] <Alicia> "Rosamund! Hello!" Alicia waves, landing lightly on the ground perhaps fifty feet from the unicorn and walking the rest of the way.
[20:36] <Kotono> "Oh, Alicia!" Staring at her with wide eyes, "Oh...Alicia?!"
[20:38] <Alicia> "Like the new additions?" Alicia flexes her wings behind her with a smile before she folds them up as neatly as they'll go so they don't get in the way while walking. "Don't worry, I haven't died. It's just been a busy month, that's all."
[20:38] <Kotono> "It's been a long time," Antenora stays back behind the others, "You lookw ell."
[20:39] <Kotono> As the baby unicorn watches the party, creeping back behind it's mother, "I don't think I've met you..." she furrows her brow as Antenora speaks, "It's been a very busy month here as well. You met the fey above?"
[20:39] <Kotono> Rosamund's mate hangs back, an air of immense, quiet dignity around him.
[20:40] <Alicia> "Yes, the pixies? They seemed to approve of us well enough," Alicia nods before kneeling down to regard the foal. "Hello, little one. I'm Alicia - what's your name?"
[20:42] <Kotono> "A...Agrippa," The little unicorn hides behind his mother still. Rosamund smiles and bends down, licking the head of her child. "Agrippa is a timid foal and still new into the world. Do not be offended."
[20:42] <Kotono> "Bravery will come in time," his father says with heavy intonations. "He is but young and innocent yet."
[20:42] <Kotono> Antenora just smiles, "Nevermind it, then."
[20:45] <Alicia> "It's fine. You're a very handsome unicorn, Agrippa," Alicia compliments the young one. "You've met my familiar, Marie," she indicates the eladrin as she stands up, going to take the hand of the hybrid,
[20:45] <Alicia> "And this is Hugo. Despite his appearance, he's an innocent new to the world as well, and I thought it might do him some good to meet you. Say 'hello', Hugo?" she encourages, gently waving his hand.
[20:54] <Kotono> "Hello!" Hugo comes up to the unicorns, reaching out to rub Rosamund's horn. "Hello1"
[20:55] <Kotono> "Oh, I had almost thought you a child-pixie for a moment," Rosamund smiles, "The fey's resurgance has brought some out here within the past times."
06[20:57] * Alicia and Marie both stay somewhat close to make sure Hugo doesn't do anything impolite or get startled. "Every time I visit this grove looks more and more lively. Besides the pixies what other new arrivals have you seen?" Alicia asks.
03[20:59] * Kotono is now known as Ana_Bo_Banana
[21:01] <Ana_Bo_Banana> "Many glimpses of various fey, but mostly further to the east. The pixies say that a large number of fey were freed and that's revitalized the fey communities around here."
[21:03] <Alicia> "Well, so long as they're friendly they can only brighten these woods up," Alicia affirms happily. "I presume things have been peaceful and quiet for you three, then?"
03[21:03] * Ana_Bo_Banana is now known as Kotono
[21:04] <Kotono> "Very much so," Rosamund goes forward, looking at Alicia's wings. "You remind me of a pegasus now."
06[21:06] * Alicia laughs a little. "We should introduce you to the four pegasi living in Balmuria some time," she notes, flexing her new limbs for inspection. "Mystra rewarded me for helping to expose and destroy an unnatural being from outside of the planes that had been slaying mortal heroes for thousands of years. You can see Antenora's been similarly blessed."
[21:10] <Kotono> With a blink at that, "Oh...oh! I remember you now! You look so much different!" Rosamund blinks, "You were with Alicia, but you looked..."
03[21:10] * Cidward is now known as Devourlord_Sierra
[21:12] <Alicia> "Like a devil?" Marie suggests, having heard the story of how Antenora and Rosamund met.
[21:14] <Kotono> "Yes!" Rosamund exclaims. "You look much better now!"
[21:15] <Kotono> "I like hearing that," Antenora beams with pride, "Thank you, Rosamund."
[21:17] <Alicia> "Things have turned out well," Alicia agrees. "Besides that we've been continuing to investigate gnomish ruins - that's where we found Hugo, like you he was a prisoner in one."
[21:24] <Kotono> Rosamund goes to kneel in the grass, her foal lying against her inner stomach. "Hugo's eyes shine like a child's. I am relieved he's freed, no one deserves that."
[21:26] <Alicia> "Hopefully his story will have a happy ending as yours did," Alicia sits down as well, smiling at Agrippa. "Now that he has others to talk to and learn from, he can make up for all the time he's lost."
[21:34] <Kotono> Antenora sits right behind Alicia, as Hugo continues to look about. A pixie flies down, Hugo chasing it as the pixie laughs. "It will be good," Rosamund rests her head, "I am glad you came today, Alicia. It helps banish the nightmare I had."
[21:35] <Alicia> "Do you want to talk about it?" Alicia asks, briefly glancing at Rosamund's foal as Marie flutters away to keep an eye on Hugo.
[21:36] <Kotono> With her husband going to lie next to Rosamund, "It was a very brief dream, just one lingering image in my mind. I saw the forest, dead and frozen over. It filled me with a terror that woke me from my rest."
[21:40] <Alicia> "Well, we are coming into Winter, aren't we?" Alicia wonders, "Hopefully it's nothing. Perhaps it wouldn't hurt to check with the followers of Jannath if they have felt anything amiss in the land, though - have you had any contact with them?"
[21:40] <Kotono> "Not lately, though I can if I desire," Rosamund goes to tend to the little foal, resting it against her side.
[21:45] <Alicia> "They could perhaps reassure you, or let you know if any action should be taken," Alicia smiles, glancing briefly at Antenora.
[21:47] <Kotono> Antenora meets Alicia's eyes, a little worried look as she does so. Rosamund inclines her head to that, "I believe I will."
[21:50] <Alicia> "It would be a good idea. Dreams are often just that, but if they stay with you into your waking hours then it never hurts to seek reassurance, lest they drive you to distraction," Alicia volunteers. "I recently made the acquaintance of a fey spirit of ice and snow who would likely enjoy your nightmare, but fortunately she is thousands of miles away, on the mountains at the edge of the world."
[21:53] <Kotono> "Dreadful." Rosamund curls her foal closer to her.
[21:55] <Alicia> "In her own way she embodies a part of the natural world. Just so long as she stays to the rightfully frozen peaks of the far North and doesn't seek to bring frost to the living forest..." Alicia smiles reassuringly. "Please, don't worry about such things. If it does turn out that there is a malign influence on your forest, we'll gladly lend our aid to excise it."
[21:57] <Kotono> "Thank you," Rosamund lays her head down, "Stay if you wish, Alicia. I am still recovering from foaling - my energy is not so great as it should be."
[22:00] <Alicia> "Hugo seems to be enjoying himself," Alicia glances over where he plays with Marie and the pixies. "And I enjoy your company as well. It has been a long week for us, so It'd be nice to relax here for a spell. Perhaps in the evening we can seek out those who dance for the Earth-Mother and see if they have felt any ill omens of a cold Winter?"
[22:03] <Kotono> That evening, Rosamund rises. "Which of you will come,"
[22:03] <Kotono> OOC: Gah.
[22:03] <Kotono> That evening, Rosamund rises. "Which of you will come," she asks as pale moonlight filters in through the trees.
[22:05] <Alicia> "I will. Marie, Antenora, will you two stay here to help look after Hugo and Agrippa?" Alicia looks to her two celestial friends as she likewise stretches her legs.
[22:07] <Kotono> With a little nod, "Sure. Hugo," Antenora calls him, as Rosamund begins to travel towards the east.
06[22:08] * Alicia flaps her wings and flies just above the ground, it being quicker than walking and letting her match pace with Rosamund more easily.
[22:13] <Kotono> You travel for a few hours. The forest grows thicker around you, night's embrace becoming all suffocating. It is then you chance into a clearing. Here, women dance. Chants to Jannath, the Earth Mother, can be heard all about. Moonlight shines down from above. Amid them is a creature with stag's antlers, elf-like but smaller, about the size of a dwarf and so thin as to be a waif.  Of all of them, one of the women comes forward. "Praise be to Ja
[22:13] <Kotono> Of all of them, one of the women comes forward. "Praise be to Jannath, Rosamund. Praise be to you, noble angel." The woman kneels before Alicia. "What tidings from the glorious hereafter do you bring?"
[22:15] <Alicia> "Rise, I come not from the hereafter," Alicia bids. "My name is Alicia Reynes and I have spoken with some of your number before... you know Elina?" she asks, recalling the name of the ambassador to the giants.
[22:17] <Kotono> "I know her," The woman has wild blonde hair and wears homespun clothes with a cloak. "She frolics beyond here in celebration of Jannath. Why have you come to us then?"
06[22:19] * Alicia can't hear that word without thinking of stuck up nymphs these days... Nevermind. "Rosamund has felt an ill omen, and we wished to consult with you who live in harmony with the land to see if it is groundless or a herald of something more," she begins before looking to the unicorn, "Tell them of your dream, Rosamund?"
[22:21] <Kotono> "I saw the forest, dead and frozen over. It filled me with a dreadful terror," Rosamund whinnies softly, "It stirred me from my slumber."
[22:22] <Kotono> "An omen of a harsh winter? But the winters here are fair and light." The Jannath worshipper considers a time, "I can beseech Jannath with an augur to reveal truth and illumination."
[22:23] <Alicia> "We would be grateful for your aid in this," Alicia bows respectfully. "Whether it be to set Rosamund's mind at ease, or warn us so we can prepare or perhaps forestall this ill-omened Winter."
[22:23] <Kotono> "It shall be done. Until then, partake of our worship. Join the revelry," She beckons, "I will come to you when the augur is cast."
[22:25] <Alicia> "Thank you," Alicia smiles, patting Rosamund's neck and leading her towards the dancers.
[22:27] <Kotono> A time passes in sublime revelry. It's almost like a trance, singing and dancing in celebration of the higher power Jannath. You are taken from this, lead away by the priestess. "The augur is complete. Jannath had this to say: 'In dreams lie the fragments of potential, from the dizzying heights to the opposed, deepest depths of bondage.'
06[22:30] * Alicia is happy enough to celebrate Jannath, as she is any good-aligned deity, and so participates with enthusiasm in the celebration. When told of the augury, she considers. "So, the first part is confirming that Rosamund's dream could come to pass," she muses, covering the obvious. "But... dizzying heights? Depths of bondage?" she's less sure about that.
[22:31] <Kotono> "It speaks in riddle and metaphor," Rosamund considers this a time, "What are the keys to understanding it?"
[22:35] <Alicia> "Dizzying heights could refer to something in the mountains? The Galkass Mountains are nearby, as are the Enaldis, comparatively," Alicia muses. "The spirit of frost I spoke of earlier dwells in the truly titanic mountains at the far edge of the world, but they're tremendously remote from here."
[22:37] <Alicia> "As for depths of bondage, I'd take that to mean something enslaved. So either something freezes the forest to enslave those within, or something enslaved is responsible for the freezing?" she continues.
[22:37] <Kotono> "It also said the fragments of potential. Maybe it's talking about possibilities? Be it that spirit of frost or other potentials we don'tknow of?" Rosamund thinks, "Perhaps something sleeping or isolated?"
[22:39] <Alicia> "Perhaps. There are many sleeping beings that are slowly rousing into this new world," Alicia nods. "You know Jannath's will better than us," she looks to the priestess, "Can you interpret the meaning better?"
[22:40] <Kotono> "Jannath has chosen to speak in an indirect fashion. There are meanings within that elude me; I asked in the name of Alicia Reynes, who came to us for knowledge. The dizzying heights I do believe you may be correct on. For do you not get dizzy in high mountains and is the air not thin?"
[22:41] <Alicia> "That is so," Alicia nods. "And none more so than the great peaks far to the East," she frowns thoughtfully.
[22:43] <Kotono> "Perhaps this ice spirit is more of a danger than believed?" Rosamund whinnies very softly.
[22:45] <Alicia> "Perhaps. But I'd think her happy dwelling in her forever frozen land undisturbed than trying to cause trouble here. As unsympathetic as she is, she did not strike me as the type to deliberately seek out trouble," Alicia considers. "Which leads to the part about bondage. Perhaps another would seek to use her?"

[Corwin]

[17:28] <Kotono> * Alicia is happy enough to celebrate Jannath, as she is any good-aligned deity, and so participates with enthusiasm in the celebration. When told of the augury, she considers. "So, the first part is confirming that Rosamund's dream could come to pass," she muses, covering the obvious. "But... dizzying heights? Depths of bondage?" she's less sure about that.
[17:28] <Kotono> > "It speaks in riddle and metaphor," Rosamund considers this a time, "What are the keys to understanding it?"
[17:28] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Dizzying heights could refer to something in the mountains? The Galkass Mountains are nearby, as are the Enaldis, comparatively," Alicia muses. "The spirit of frost I spoke of earlier dwells in the truly titanic mountains at the far edge of the world, but they're tremendously remote from here."
[17:28] <Kotono> <Alicia> "As for depths of bondage, I'd take that to mean something enslaved. So either something freezes the forest to enslave those within, or something enslaved is responsible for the freezing?" she continues.
[17:28] <Kotono> > "It also said the fragments of potential. Maybe it's talking about possibilities? Be it that spirit of frost or other potentials we don'tknow of?" Rosamund thinks, "Perhaps something sleeping or isolated?"
[17:28] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Perhaps. There are many sleeping beings that are slowly rousing into this new world," Alicia nods. "You know Jannath's will better than us," she looks to the priestess, "Can you interpret the meaning better?"
[17:28] <Kotono> > "Jannath has chosen to speak in an indirect fashion. There are meanings within that elude me; I asked in the name of Alicia Reynes, who came to us for knowledge. The dizzying heights I do believe you may be correct on. For do you not get dizzy in high mountains and is the air not thin?"
[17:28] <Kotono> <Alicia> "That is so," Alicia nods. "And none more so than the great peaks far to the East," she frowns thoughtfully.
[17:28] <Kotono> > "Perhaps this ice spirit is more of a danger than believed?" Rosamund whinnies very softly.
[17:28] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Perhaps. But I'd think her happy dwelling in her forever frozen land undisturbed than trying to cause trouble here. As unsympathetic as she is, she did not strike me as the type to deliberately seek out trouble," Alicia considers. "Which leads to the part about bondage. Perhaps another would seek to use her?"
[17:29] <Kotono> "Perhaps," The follower of Jannath replies, "If you have your own augurs, perhaps others will find out more revelations?"
03[17:29] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
[17:32] <Alicia> "I'll investigate from my end as well, yes," Alicia nods thoughtfully. "This gives us all cause to be concerned, so hopefully if a threat does arise we'll be able to react before it becomes severe. Thank you for listening to us."
[17:33] <Kotono> "Do you wish to return now?" Rosamund stays close to her, "Otherwise, we will be drawn into the revelry and the night will pass us by."
[17:35] <Alicia> "Lets go, we've dallied long enough, and we'd worry the others if we were gone all night," Alicia shakes her head. "Blessings of the Weave upon you," she then smiles to the priestess, preparing to depart.
[17:37] <Kotono> OOC: Heading back? Going to d anything/want to takl to anyone about this immediately?
[17:39] <Alicia> OOC: Not immediately, but tomorrow I'll hit up Shankar and ask if he can cast Divination on the subject
[17:40] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[17:46] <Kotono> Well, rain has to come some days. Even if it's a day Alicia has to go out. At least the temple's not far, it's no fun to walk in a heavy rainstorm. Inside dry quarters within the temple of Mystra, Shankar casts Divination on Alicia's request. "Mystra has spoken," Shankar goes to sit, "Her wisdom is: 'In shadows high and low lie doors that should not be opened; keys in reach can pave the way to prosperity or winter's ruin."
[17:46] <Kotono> opened; keys in reach can pave the way to prosperity or winter's ruin."
[17:52] <Alicia> "Hmm. Another reference to heights and depths, much as Jannath gave," Alicia looks thoughtful. "Speaking of doors best left unopened, I'm reminded of the Winterwight held within the gnomish ruins we recently explored. That was deep underground, so perhaps it's a reference?"
[17:53] <Kotono> "A Winterwight? What is that?" Shankar asks, "I've not heard of such a creature in my studies."
[17:56] <Alicia> "It's not one I'd heard of, either," Alicia admits. "What we've found indicates it to be a tremendously powerful undead creature, for the gnomes apparently considered its escape to be the worst thing that could happen to them. When I saw it, it appeared somewhat like a wraith, and was bound with walls of force and intense conjured flames."
[17:57] <Alicia> "We chose to leave it alone at the time, since it appeared well bound, but perhaps we should take more final steps..."
[17:58] <Kotono> "A nightmarish creature...hm..." Shankar considers, "Perhaps you should. It would be prudent to see if we can find anything to tell us more about such a creature. I could send word to Dweomerkeeper Taldeer to search her libraries, as well as checking our libraries and those within Balmuria, Victoria and Valandia."
[18:00] <Alicia> "It wouldn't hurt," Alicia nods. "Unfortunately Demedais is indisposed at the moment, and I'd prefer to wait on his return before risking combat with such a creature if at all possible."
[18:00] <Kotono> "Yes. By that time, perhaps we will have found some lore that would aid us in assessing this 'winterwight'." Shankar rises, "Mystra's work is never done."
[18:05] <Alicia> "Speaking of lore," Alicia takes out the study prism. "I found this in the ruins as well. It's a fascinating magical device that stores information like a book, and divines your intent based on what you're thinking so it can display relevant information. This one is devoted to extraplanar creatures, and the information is all held in Gnomish, but regardless it's a wondrous concept."
[18:05] <Alicia> She sets it down on the table. "Perhaps some of the acolytes could make a project of studying it and seeing if we could make our own version? If successful it would be like having an entire library fitting into your pocket, without even having to spend time searching to get the information you want."
[18:08] <Kotono> "A handheld library. Fascinating," Taking the prism and balancing it in his hand, "Mystra would praise such an innovation. With it, we could store not only that, but lore. We lost so much in the past, so much of Mystra's knowledge. If there was a better way to record it, perhaps..."
[18:11] <Alicia> "Books can be magically preserved, but even so a crystal is by its nature immune to the ravages of time. Perhaps it would even be possible to incorporate Magic Mouth type spells so that it can read information to you aloud? No doubt there are many more possibilities," she smiles,
[18:11] <Alicia> "Regardless, I'll leave it here for now and we'll see if those more skilled than I at magical artifice can make something of it?"
[18:11] <Kotono> "It will be done, by Mystra's will." Shankar takes the prism into both of his hands.
[18:23] <Kotono> OOC: Make relevaant TP roles then? Cold res 30 and voice of the archon?
[18:23] <Alicia> roll 1d100 rest stop studied carefully
06[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 rest stop studied carefully and gets 7." [1d100=7]
[18:23] <Alicia> roll 1d100 entry chamber of dragon's lair studied carefully
06[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 entry chamber of dragon's lair studied carefully and gets 95." [1d100=95]
[18:24] <Alicia> OOC: off target
[18:27] <Kotono> roll 1d10
06[18:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 5." [1d10=5]
[18:27] <Kotono> roll 1d10
06[18:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 7." [1d10=7]
[18:27] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[18:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 8." [1d9=8]
[18:28] <Kotono> Alicia stands in the forest. Chilly air blows through the trees, magic serving her well to ward away the chill. Amid the forest, Alicia can hear the laughter and play of children.
[18:29] <Alicia> Looks like she missed. At least there's no sign of anything hostile here, though. Regardless, she doesn't linger long, simply recasting her spell.
[18:29] <Alicia> roll 1d100 entry chamber of dragon's lair studied carefully
06[18:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 entry chamber of dragon's lair studied carefully and gets 26." [1d100=26]
[18:30] <Kotono> Woosh! Alicia appears without incident this time, unharmed and safe. The air is thin as always, the chill blocked.
06[18:32] * Alicia doesn't advertise her presence loudly, but nor does she attempt to conceal it, merely walking throughout the icy caverns here in search of Neve. It's possible she could be elsewhere, but Seira seems to have been able to find her here on previous occasions.
[18:40] <Kotono> Alicia finds Neve just as she starts to walk out of the entry cavern and towards the dragon's lair. She glides across the floor on a sheet of ice, each step more like a gentle dance. Covered with her fur coat, she looks at Alicia long. "Sei...no, you are not her. Alicia, the other one. What is it you require of me?"
[18:44] <Alicia> "Hello, Neve," Alicia greets the fey carefully. Having called in her debt, she knows Neve doesn't owe her anything, and could probably give it a good go of things if she decided she wanted Alicia dead. "I wished to talk with you, if you will indulge my company."
[18:44] <Kotono> "Speak." With a slow, probing look to her, "What drives you to come all this way?"
[18:49] <Alicia> "Far to the South, in more temperate climes, omens are stirring of a dire Winter to come," Alicia begins, "As a spirit of Winter's harshest aspect yourself, I felt your own knowledge might have some relevance towards what may threaten the land."
[18:51] <Kotono> "Ah, then your climes are honored by winter's coming," With a lazy look towards Alicia, eyes hidden by her bangs, "But is that not a journey of months to reach your home? How should I blindly know anything of what is to come there?"
06[18:56] * Alicia smiles as she approaches the ivory-haired woman. It's not that nice a smile. "I do not expect you to know specifics of matters far beyond these mountains, Neve, I am not quite so foolish. But even so, you should not underestimate the wisdom you hold. Knowledge of others like yourself."
[18:56] <Alicia> "An understanding of how one might go about bringing the icy frost of the mountain to green forest that barely knows the touch of snow. Perhaps even more, lore beyond my limited mortal understanding, might swirl like a blizzard in your mind, any fraction of it potentially the key to this puzzle."
[18:59] <Kotono> Neve's own smile is like winter, Alicia's wards doing nothing to stop a chill that passes down her spine. "This puzzle you speak of. Do you have any parts of it, or is it merest fancy and shadows, signifying nothing?"
[19:05] <Alicia> "A unicorn nightmared of her forest consumed in frost where nothing lived," Alicia explains, doing her best not to shiver. "Druids beseeched Jannath for wisdom and were told that in dreams lay fragments of potential, from dizzying heights to opposed depths of bondage."
[19:05] <Alicia> "Mystra herself has said that in shadows high and low lie doors that should not be opened, that keys in reach can pave the way to prosperity or Winter's ruin."
[19:05] <Alicia> Taking a deep breath of the thin chilly air, she concludes, "Those are the omens I spoke of." She hesitates for an artful second before regarding Neve innocently, "We are very high up, are we not?"
[19:07] <Kotono> "Ah, but I have no plans to travel to your realm. That is, unless Seira takes me there. Perhaps the folly lies not with me? Or perhaps she wishes to use what she does not understand," With a chill in her voice, "We are very high up. As to what lies beneath I know not."
03[19:10] * Shizuru is now known as Seira
[19:10] <Alicia> "Yes, Seira is very fond of you," Alicia agrees with a hooded look towards the cruelly beautiful fey. "Well, it seems we have naught more to discuss, so I shall focus my search in another direction."
[19:11] <Kotono> "Indeed." She starts to turn away, a lazy glance over her shoulder, "Do you have any other avenues to pursue this on, or was I your own shining hope?"
[19:13] <Alicia> "I have another, although I confess that dealing with you was preferable, perverse as it may be. Tell me, Neve, you mentioned having an affinity for Auril before. Have you ever heard of a creature called a Winterwight?" Alicia asks as the icy woman looks back.
[19:15] <Kotono> Neve's gaze narrows, her walking away stopping like a snowflake hitting the ground. "...A winterwight, you said?"
[19:18] <Alicia> "So you have heard?" Alicia smiles cooly. "Perhaps then you see why you seemed like the more agreeable option in my position then, yes?"
[19:19] <Kotono> OOC: Make a diplo chec?
[19:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+42
06[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+42 and gets 48." [1d20=6]
[19:22] <Kotono> "What business do you have with the children of Auril and Shar?" Turning to Alicia now, face starkly cold as she peers into Alicia's eyes, "I know of such a creature."
[19:23] <Alicia> "I know where one is currently bound, deep in the bowels of the earth," Alicia replies. "Given these omens, however, perhaps it is not so securely bound as first appeared..."
[19:26] <Kotono> "If I were you..." With a chilled, dead gaze, "Disturbing a winterwight is a good way to shuffle off this mortal coil. I am in the incarnation of winter and my power is nothing to the power of a winterwight. Unless, of course, you wish to freeze to death while your soul burns in cold fire forever."
[19:32] <Alicia> "Your power is formidable, Neve, yes," Alicia agrees, "And from all I have learned, the Winterwight is likely stronger than anything I have fought before - between its origins and its age it is surely a terror to be feared. But if it were to be loosed upon the world..." she shakes her head grimly.
[19:32] <Alicia> "You've felt the taste of undeath yourself, Neve. It is far worse than brutal frost or searing inferno. Such a thing must not come to pass."
[19:36] <Kotono> Neve's own smile is still cold, though her eyes flicker down briefly, broken. "...It may be so. It may be so. If you wish to throw away your life, fight it. However, if you listen, your death will not be in vain."
[19:37] <Alicia> "If you wish to share your wisdom, I will hear you," Alicia replies seriously.
[19:40] <Kotono> "In the distant past, far distant from mortal reckoning, Shar attempted to court Auril into her grasp. To take her and consume her, as the legend goes. In the end, she failed and a battle broke out amid the two. Shar's chakram flew, splitting the arm of Auril. But the blow was not fatal. Auril's frozen blood splashed, but she was able to escape. In her fury, Shar swore a horrible curse. It is said that the curse and Auril's blood attracted one
[19:40] <Kotono> In her fury, Shar swore a horrible curse. It is said that the curse and Auril's blood attracted one another. Perfect cold and perfect hateful emptiness. In that moment, from that union of blood and magic, came the birth of the winterwights."
[19:41] <Alicia> "So that's it..." Alicia murmurs, frowning as she processes it. "I knew they were spawned of some union between the two Goddesses, but not that it was like that..."
[19:45] <Kotono> With a snort, "A mortal creature would attach all sorts of crudity to it. The truth is far, far more terrifying." With a faint, reluctant smile, "Blight-Fire. It is true power of a winterwight. Should it touch you or wound you, you will burn away from the inside with a black, ice cold fire. Woe onto you, for no means of mortalkind can reverse the damage it does."
[19:48] <Alicia> "It's not dissimilar from the story of how Mystra herself was born of the battles between Shar and Selune at the dawn of creation... such beings must indeed be powerful," Alicia nods slowly.
[19:48] <Alicia> "Blight-Fire I have heard of as well. Even the gnomes with all their perverse magical skill had no way of reversing it... and still they dreamed of controlling it nonetheless," she concludes with a snort of her own.
[19:51] <Kotono> "There is one hope," Going on, "Bring the strongest fire you have. Not weak fire - mere rays of fire and fireballs will freeze before they can touch it. But perhaps if you can mount truly mighty heat, you have a chance to burn it away as you die."
06[19:55] * Alicia hefts Hell Striker a moment. "This blade can burn even devils inured to the flames of Hell. Perhaps there are ways to bring forth even mightier fires, however..." she considers thoughtfully. "Perhaps in the Elemental Plane of Fire..."
[19:59] <Kotono> "On those matters I can help you not," Neve resumes her leaving of Alicia, "May Auril watch over you in your fool's quest."
06[20:00] * Alicia can't help but smirk a little. "May your mountains be ever frosty, Neve," she returns, teleporting away.
[20:00] <Alicia> roll 1d100 rest stop studied carefully
06[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 rest stop studied carefully and gets 21." [1d100=21]
[20:00] <Alicia> roll 1d100 home very familiar
06[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 home very familiar and gets 40." [1d100=40]
[20:10] <Kotono> OOC: Going to do anything else immediately, Alicia?
[20:14] <Alicia> OOC: I'll wait on Deme finishing his courtroom drama so we can go kill the winterwight, now.
[20:15] <Alicia> OOC: Actually, I'll give him a sending and ask how long he expects to take, if it's a while I might do something else in the pursuit of epic fire.
[20:19] <Kotono> OOC: The sending'll hold a bit until Deme gets a bit into the Mechanus stuff, obviously. In the meantime...
[20:24] <Kotono> Alicia heads home. Just as she settles into practice with Antenora, with Marie and Hugo watching, "Ma'am!" Standing at the entrance of the backyard is Jessica, escorting a soldier. "Commander Oberuth requests your presence, ma'am."
[20:25] <Alicia> "Ah," Alicia stops in the process of holding back one of Antenora's strikes, smoothly straightening out. "Did he say what it's about?" she asks, turning to the soldier.
[20:25] <Kotono> "He says it's a matter relevant to the Guard and you in particular." He says, "That's all, ma'am."
[20:25] <Kotono> Antenora lowers her spear, glancing back to the soldier. "If you desire company..." she leaves it open.
[20:27] <Alicia> "Alright, I'll head over to the garrison now," she nods. "Don't worry, Antenora, this shouldn't take long. I'll be back shortly," she smiles, putting her quarterstaff against the wall and heading off with a wave for Hugo.
[20:29] <Kotono> Commander Oberuth is found at the garrison. He's in a larger meeting hall, a group of people walking out of the hall as she approaches. As she heads inside, she finds Eudard there, in discussion with the Commander. "...of the entire enterprise. It's only proper that he be given the praise for it." Eudard says, as Oberuth leans forward, hand steepled beneath his chin.
06[20:29] * Alicia knocks on the doorframe as she pokes her head in. "I'm not interrupting am I, sir?"
[20:30] <Kotono> "A little. You're authorized to here this, so you can come in." Oberuth looks up. Eudard nods deeply to Alicia. "I was telling the Commander of our successed in stamping out the plague in Parsifal and that we should give Helm his proper thanks for his blessings on the endevour."
[20:31] <Kotono> *hear
06[20:32] * Alicia nods. "Good work with that, I heard about it myself," she smiles as she walks into the hall.
[20:32] <Kotono> "What I suggest is that the Temple of Helm be bequeathed extra lands, so that it may build and expand itself. Helm deserves a worthy hall for his reverence." Eudard's words are filled with passion.
[20:33] <Kotono> "It was good work. As to your suggestion, it will have to be duly considered." Oberuth unfolds his hands, sitting up straight. "I will pass it on forward."
[20:35] <Alicia> "Isn't the temple of Helm already the largest in Balmuria?" Alicia raises an eyebrow.
[20:36] <Kotono> "Helm's worship must be spared no expense," Eudard stands then, "But I will leave the matter to those who rightly decide it." Eudard leaves them.
[20:37] <Kotono> Once Eudard is gone and the door is closed, "Ah yes. I heard you were back in the city. I've been needing to get the guard together for a report on what you accomplished, but the resolution of the plague mission was consuming."
06[20:38] * Alicia nods. "In truth I've barely left. All of our trips to the gnomish ruins were carried out over short periods and we teleported back here when pressed," she admits.
[20:39] <Kotono> "Magical travel." With a long, drawn out sonrt, "What trip is it if you can go home whenever you wish? Regardless, I've called you here because our city has been sent a gift from creatures who claim they were freed by the Crimson Guard."
[20:41] <Alicia> "Really? Who were they and what did they give us?" Alicia asks, smiling pleasantly.
[20:43] <Kotono> "Eladrin. In other word, holy elves." Now resting back, "They left three gifts. The first was several sacks of grain seed. This seed, according to them, will grow better and be far hardier than our grains. While it will not last past the first planting - it cannot fully thrive and survive in this realm - the results of planting it will make our local grains heartier within a few planting years."
[20:44] <Alicia> "That's a fine gift. Will it be distributed to local farmers?"
[20:45] <Kotono> "Yes, across the Baronies. We are rich in food, yet you can never make too much. At worst, we trade more to the Fiefdoms." Oberuth smiles a little, "And more commerce means more money and more prosperity. At best, if it is true, it may stave off hard years from droughts and failed harvests."
[20:47] <Alicia> "Excellent," Alicia smiles.  "Less hungry mouths is always a good thing."
[20:50] <Kotono> "The second was a gift of mounts. A pair of fine warhorses, touched by the Heavens. The term is 'Celestial creatures'. There were two other mounts - pegasi, also celestial."
[20:51] <Alicia> "They should get along well with the pegasi we already have. Unlike normal horses they can think and feel, so we should treat them kindly," Alicia volunteers. "Are they in the stables?"
[21:00] <Kotono> "They are. More pegasi are useful, and the other two horses will make fine ceremonial mounts." Now Oberuth pauses, "The third is here." Oberuth takes out a clay tablet, carved with letters that seem to writhe with golden fire. "It's for, an dI quote exactly, 'For when you need to have a party in battle.'"
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[21:04] <Alicia> "That reminds me of a particularly mean spell that certain fey favour. Forces you to dance and caper... hard to fight when you're forced into that," Alicia observes, picking up the tablet, her eyes turning blue as she studies it...
[21:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 spellcraft
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 spellcraft and gets 12." [1d20=4]
[21:05] <Kotono> "Speaking from experience?" Oberuth asks with a tiny little smile. Alicia can't make out the magic around it, though it is magical. The words are in Celestial, if she cares to read them.
06[21:06] * Alicia does read the words! "Yes. Those pixies will never know how close they came to receiving a few bruises," she chuckles.
[21:08] <Kotono> It looks to be a dreadfully powerful tablet. It calls the power of Armageddon; summoning first a handful of astral devas, then few tulani and finally a solar. However, to invoke this power is incredibly draining - only someone who is Good may do so, and they will be utterly exhausted in every way after finishing the incantation.
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[21:10] <Alicia> "Oh my..." Alicia pales. "Have you read what it says?" she looks up to Obureth.
[21:11] <Kotono> "Not deeply," Oberuth stops then, looking down at it, "What's gotten you so drawn?"
[21:13] <Alicia> "This is... immensely powerful," Alicia waves the tablet before her. "It summons forth a large group of incredibly powerful celestials - astral devas are potent themselves, but it also calls a tulani eladrin and a solar!"
[21:25] <Kotono> "They were truly grateful?" Oberuth ventures, "A solar is a greater angel?"
[21:28] <Alicia> "Among the greatest, certainly," Alicia nods earnestly. "I had the honour of fighting alongside one, once, and was truly humbled by his power."
[21:29] <Kotono> "The tablet was for the Guard. Keep it safe for all of you and as an ace in the hole." Oberuth goes to settle back, "More insurance never hurts, especially if the devils ever mount a full on attack against us."
[21:32] <Alicia> "Indeed," Alicia nods, opening up her portable hole and carefully putting the tablet inside. "If we were ever overwhelmed there are few things in all the realms that could stand against such a force."
[21:36] <Kotono> "Make sure you get it analyzed," Oberuth says, "That's not a tool to be taken lightly. Anyway, that's all. Dismissed for now."
[21:37] <Alicia> "I'll have Seira take a look at it properly when I have a chance," Alicia nods as she stands up. "Thank you, sir." With a salute she's away!
[21:51] <Kotono> Alicia heads back home. On reaching there, Antenora is waiting. "What was all that about?" she enquires, "Do you want to continue the practice?"
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[21:53] <Alicia> "The eladrin we rescued from those ruins were grateful," Alicia begins. "So grateful in fact, that they donated several celestial steeds and sacks of celestial grain to Balmuria. More than that, though, they've given us an item that - if I'm reading it correctly - can summon a large number of powerful celestials to our aid in battle."
03[21:57] * asdgsdfasdf is now known as asdgsdfasdfhdfgsdfgjfghdfgh
[21:57] <Kotono> "Excellent!" Antenora brightens, "How many is a large number?"
[21:58] <Alicia> "If I'm reading it correctly? Five astral devas, three tulani eladrin, and one solar," Alicia replies, still a little bit thrown by having such power available.
[22:00] <Kotono> Antenora whistles at the last, "A solar?!"
[22:02] <Alicia> "That's what it says," she nods. "Also it's incredibly draining to use, but even so... if we ever find ourselves overwhelmed, such a force could easily turn the tide."
[22:03] <Kotono> "A solar?!?" Antenora repeats, "Mystra...by Mystra...that sort of power to call on!" Nearly wobbling, Antenora takes Alicia's shoulder. "It could turn the tide of our greatest battles. Esthan, even."
06[22:05] * Alicia nods. "Even so, it'll need to be kept carefully in reserve for when we truly need it, not squandered on the first thing that catches our attention..." she exhales deeply, chuckling a little. "Still... yes. It is a lot to handle, isn't it?"
[22:09] <Kotono> "With all the respect and honors we are given...Are you sure that Mystra wasn't your grandmother or such, Alicia?" With a teasing, heady smile as she stays right next to her, "It would explain much."
06[22:11] * Alicia snorts lightly. "My grandmother was a crazed old bat. It would only raise far more alarming questions," she returns.
[22:15] <Kotono> "So was mine...perhaps literally, I was never clear on that," Antenora chuckles, "What was your grandmother like?"
[22:18] <Alicia> "Very old," Alicia starts off blandly. "She died when I was fairly young, but I can remember her well enough. Always picking fights with mother and bullying father. She'd hit Beth and I for imagined slights whenever she could, but we got good at avoiding her."
[22:21] <Kotono> Antenora's eyes widen a little, "Did your parent sintervene?"
[22:25] <Alicia> "Mother and her would fight occassionally," Alicia shrugs. "Granny didn't care, though. There'd always be something to set her off on one of her rants. In retrospect I feel a little sorry for her, but as a child all I wanted to do was avoid her."
[22:26] <Kotono> "Better than fighting back..." Antenora murmurs. "That was for the best then."
[22:29] <Alicia> "Oh, don't make that face," Alicia gives her friend a playful nudge. "It's ancient history, and it's not like she ever really hurt us."
[22:31] <Kotono> Nudging Alicia back on the hip and side, "Yes, I know. Just...childhood memories. I told you how young Erinyes grow up and train with each other, didn't I? It brought back memories I'm trying to forget very hard."
[22:32] <Alicia> "Ah, sorry," Alicia looks apologetic. "And I was only trying to lighten the mood, too..."
[22:33] <Kotono> "Don't apologize." Antenora puts a smile on, "Alicia,  you can change your shape in different ways now that you've ascended?"
[22:36] <Alicia> "Yes," Alicia nods, happy to expound on practical magic, "The alter self spell is fundamentally based on the nature of the original - as a human I could transform myself into similar beings, such as elves and gnomes, but say a dragon or a bird would be out of reach."
[22:36] <Alicia> "Now I can use it to assume the form of outsiders, but my previous forms are barred to me. Fortunately aasimar can pass well enough for human, as you can see," she spreads her arms, showing off her current form which does indeed look like classic Alicia.
[22:38] <Kotono> "Including things of a certain size within yourself?" Antenora smiles, "And yes, it's nice to see you with and without your change."
[22:40] <Alicia> "Yes. Turning myself into a playmate for Marie is an impossibility - she's just too small," Alicia chuckles.
[22:42] <Kotono> Antenora snaps her fingers, before, "But a Lantern Archon isn't? In both her case and your case?"
[22:44] <Alicia> "That's right, they are pretty big," Alicia nods, before eyeing Antenora oddly. "Why, do you want me to turn her into one?"
[22:45] <Kotono> "Of course." With a sweet smile, "It would do her some good. For that matter, you could be her playmate then, as you so aptly put it. Another spell isn't out of your reach."
[22:46] <Alicia> "Nothing to stop me turning you into one, either, in case you'd forgotten those times I made you into an aasimar," Alicia retorts.

[Corwin]

[17:58] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Ah, sorry," Alicia looks apologetic. "And I was only trying to lighten the mood, too..."
[17:58] <Kotono> > "Don't apologize." Antenora puts a smile on, "Alicia,  you can change your shape in different ways now that you've ascended?"
[17:58] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Yes," Alicia nods, happy to expound on practical magic, "The alter self spell is fundamentally based on the nature of the original - as a human I could transform myself into similar beings, such as elves and gnomes, but say a dragon or a bird would be out of reach."
[17:58] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Now I can use it to assume the form of outsiders, but my previous forms are barred to me. Fortunately aasimar can pass well enough for human, as you can see," she spreads her arms, showing off her current form which does indeed look like classic Alicia.
[17:58] <Kotono> > "Including things of a certain size within yourself?" Antenora smiles, "And yes, it's nice to see you with and without your change."
[17:58] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Yes. Turning myself into a playmate for Marie is an impossibility - she's just too small," Alicia chuckles.
[17:58] <Kotono> > Antenora snaps her fingers, before, "But a Lantern Archon isn't? In both her case and your case?"
[17:58] <Kotono> <Alicia> "That's right, they are pretty big," Alicia nods, before eyeing Antenora oddly. "Why, do you want me to turn her into one?"
[17:58] <Kotono> > "Of course." With a sweet smile, "It would do her some good. For that matter, you could be her playmate then, as you so aptly put it. Another spell isn't out of your reach."
[17:58] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Nothing to stop me turning you into one, either, in case you'd forgotten those times I made you into an aasimar," Alicia retorts.
[18:00] <Kotono> "And?" Antenora says blandly, "What's wrong with that?"
06[18:02] * Alicia raises an eyebrow. "I forgot, what Marie might see as cruel punishment, you would see as adorably fun," she mutters. "Want to spend some time floating around as a big ball of light, do you?"
[18:04] <Kotono> Now with a teasing pat on Ailcia's back, "It works for fresh souls to Celestia. I don't see how it's bad for us if we want to change into it. Besides, some time in a good, lawful form will surely do Marie some good."
[18:08] <Alicia> "If you can talk her into it, I'll provide the magic," Alicia finally decides. Perhaps it would be somewhat amusing, but she doesn't want to force it on the poor coure.
[18:12] <Kotono> "I'll go find her," Antenora decides, and after a beat, "The saying is 'What could possibly go wrong?'"
06[18:14] * Alicia wants to see this, so she heads into the house. "Marie! Antenora has something she wants to ask you!" she carols sweetly.
[18:14] <Kotono> Antenora follows Alicia, "Marie?"
[18:15] <Alicia> Said eladrin flutters into the hallway on command. "Not sure if want..." she mutters suspiciously.
[18:18] <Kotono> With a pleasant, warm smile, "Come here, Marie," Antenora pats thet op of her head, "Why so supicious already? I haven't even asked you anything yet!"
[18:19] <Alicia> "I have my ways," Marie replies with a significant look at Alicia who contrives to look innocent.
[18:21] <Kotono> "Oh, of course. I can't keep secrets between you two." With an overdrawn sigh that doesn't last long at all, "Marie, wouldn't it be fun to engage in some casual shapechanging? You like to transform into your ball of light form, don't you? This isn't very different at all, except we all could do it. Besides," With a long look at Marie, smiling winsomely, "I'll be very happy if you do."
[18:24] <Alicia> "I don't like it so much ever since it started... Ohhh," she trails off in dawning understanding, before a grin splits her face. "Oh, Antenora! If you just wanted to see me naked, all you had to do was ask!" Marie giggles cutely.
[18:27] <Kotono> "No, though my ego accepts the compliment." Crossing her arms now with a cattier smile, "I'd like you to be shapechanged into another ball of light, actually. One that you think is cute, if I recall correctly."
[18:30] <Alicia> "You like balls of light, huh? Well, I've heard of stranger things..." Marie rubs her chin. "But why me?"
[18:33] <Kotono> "Because I'd be happy if you did," Antenora answers right back, "Alicia would probably like it as well."
03[18:34] * asdgsdfasdf is now known as tai-auuuuuuuuuugh
[18:35] <Alicia> "Oh, I'd be thrilled," Alicia deadpans.
[18:35] <Alicia> "Oh, well. If it brings joy and happiness to my dear friend Antenora, I'd be a horrible person to refuse, wouldn't I?" Marie reasons dramatically. "Okay, magic me up, then!"
[18:37] <Kotono> "Why thank you, Marie!" Antenora beams, "Go ahead, Alicia?"
06[18:39] * Alicia incants a brief spell and taps her familiar, who promptly expands into a large golden-glowing orb of light which bobs around where the cute little fairy fluttered before.
[18:39] <Alicia> "Huh," Marie's voice comes clearly enough from the orb as she bobs around a little, "It's kinda like my incorporeal form..." she proceeds to bump against Antenora, "Except corporeal!"
[18:40] <Kotono> "Aw, you're so cute now," Antenora says with just a hint of deadpan snarkiness showing. "Giant balls of light, the charging ram attack?"
[18:43] <Alicia> A point of brighter light appears to bubble up on Marie's surface before emitting a focused beam that zaps down between Antenora's feet, scorching the floor! "I'm always cute!" she insists, before bouncing heavily in the air as Alicia reaches over to thwap her.
[18:43] <Alicia> "Marie! Don't burn the floorboards! You'll be polishing that tonight!" she reprimands sternly.
[18:46] <Kotono> Antenora looks down, a raised eyebrow at the narrowly missing light beam! "You're always cute. You'll be cuter in your maid outfit when you clean that," Antenora reaches out to pat the ball of light atop it, "Now Alicia, since you were talkinga bout being Marie's playmate, why don't you join her?"
[18:48] <Alicia> "You first," Alicia retorts easily as Marie spins dizzily from being hit. Drawing Hell Striker, she channels another alter self spell into it and taps the former devil to transform her into the lowliest of archons.
[18:50] <Kotono> "Alic-" Antenora begins, turning. She turns right nto Hell Striker, transforming! A ball of light floats where Antenora was, "-ia. It jerks up and down in the air, "Alicia!"
06[18:54] * Alicia smoothly puts her sword away and grins. "Now I have two cute little lanterns to light my house!" she beams as Marie floats over and experimentally bumps into Antenora.
[18:55] <Kotono> Antenora bumps Marie back slowly, before flying around Ailcia's head in a frenzy. "Alicia! That was a perfectly good plan I had! How dare you change me before I could sweet talk you into changing first?!" Antenora's voice is filled with indignation.
[18:57] <Alicia> "The problem is, Antenora, once I'm changed I can't change anyone else," Alicia explains reasonably, holding up a hand and waggling her fingers. "No hands, no spells, see? And I didn't want to deprive you of the experience."
[18:59] <Kotono> "That was the point!" With a little whimper that spreads through her entire body, "I wanted two cute lantern archons to fly around me!" She settles onto Alicia's head, sighing grandly, as she half rests/half floats there. "You always see through my plans."
[19:02] <Alicia> "It is nice like this. All round with no angles," Marie opines pleasantly as she floats around Antenora and Alicia.
[19:02] <Alicia> For her part, Alicia relents. "Oh, alright. Come down off my head and I'll change you back," she offers.
[19:04] <Kotono> "It is. Very smooth," Antenora flies down, "Or you could change. I'm not really mad." With a softening in her voice, "I'm surprised you got me so quickly, more than anything else. Also, Marie...what's the appeal of Alicia's head again? I don't really see it."
[19:06] <Alicia> "Well you wouldn't," Marie replies condescendingly. "Only those of us with certain stature and shape can properly enjoy it."
[19:07] <Alicia> "That just sounds unsettling..." Alicia mutters as she duly casts a spell to turn herself into a lantern archon, slightly paler in shade then Marie. "Oh... it's a bit like magical flight, but not," she notes as she bobs around. "A cross between that and swimming... no, floating?"
[19:14] <Kotono> "I like it. Less work than my wings," Antenora floats around the two, "Different. It's very different. So...what should we do now?"
[19:16] <Alicia> "Umm... you know, when you're a perfect sphere with no limbs, there's not really that much you *can* do..." Alicia states after a moment's thought.
[19:18] <Kotono> "We could...or..." Antenora starts a few times, "You know what, you have a very good point. We could go visit someone like this for the reactions, maybe, but..."
[19:19] <Alicia> "Seems a bit too much like showing off," Alicia notes. "How about I turn you back, you can marvel at having Marie and I floating cutely around you for a moment, then we can finish our sparring?"
[19:24] <Kotono> "That's agreeable," Antenora floats closer to Alicia. "Say Marie. Are you feeling more together yet? More organized?"
[19:28] <Alicia> With a word from Alicia, Antenora is restored to her natural form. "Can't say I feel any different," Marie replies brightly. "Well, that's probably not true - I bet I feel a lot different. Why don't you touch me and find out?" she suggests.
[19:29] <Kotono> Antenora reaches out and touches Marie, "You feel...soft and ball like?" Antenora frowns, "You're very warm."
[19:30] <Alicia> "That's the warmth of my love for all things lawful!" Marie simpers, giggling.
[19:32] <Kotono> "I can feel it. But you need more. Not just a warmth, but an inferno." Antenora waggles a finger in front of Marie. "Right, Alicia?"
[19:34] <Alicia> "Oh, she's fine," Alicia attests, floating over and bumping against Marie, receiving a bump back before she reverts to her natural form. "Anyway, we've got a sparring session to finish, don't we?"
[19:47] <Kotono> "Yes, shall we," Antenora agrees. OOC: Skip along a bit to other stuff now since this ran it's course?
[19:48] <Alicia> OOC: yeah, might as well just pause me unless I get random encountered, since my plans really depend on how quickly we can get the gang together for winterwight slayage
03[19:52] * tai-auuuuuuuuuugh is now known as Demedais
[20:03] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[20:03] <Kotono> OOC: Pause you for the moment then.

[Corwin]

[20:14] <Kotono> --------
[20:18] <Kotono> Elle's shop is quiet in the rain. Not even the sound of raindrops can be heard inside - the water is slamming down outside, a chill rain coming from the west and pounding the city. But inside of here, it's warm and quiet and you can forget all about the weather. Elle sits in front of a cup of tea, steaming hot and obscuring her face in it's vapors. "So Seira," Sitting back, as she sits back, "Do you remember those stones you brought in a few m
[20:18] <Kotono> "So Seira," Sitting back, as she sits back, "Do you remember those stones you brought in a few months back from Malmuth?"
01[20:20] <Seira> "As a matter of fact, I do," Seira confirms, drinking her own tea without bothering about steam or heat one bit. "I've been thinking about that souvenier from time to time, but it didn't seem significant enough to bother you with so many other things in the balance."
[20:22] <Kotono> "Well, when you have magical artifacts and orders coming in from around the world...oh yes, that reminds me." Putting down her tea, "I'd like to hire a few more of your students. I'm starting to get orders from as far as Kelara and the lands to the west and the free cities far to the east. I'm starting to get a large back log of orders. If I didn't prioritize the Guard's work..."
01[20:27] <Seira> "When you're unhappy, we're unhappy. Roger! I'll make the pitch myself," Seira promises perkily, the situation being win-win however she looks at it. "And in a couple of months, it might be easier than ever to get orders from distant land only open to travel by teleportation," she adds. "It makes sense for you to keep ahead of the curve."
[20:29] <Kotono> "Oh yes. I'd have to start turning down orders and tha twould cut into my profit. That's completely unacceptable for anyone who follows Waukeen, yes?" Taking another drink of her tea, "Yes. I anticipate that your project will be used by the elite, who have the money to afford my services."
01[20:31] <Seira> "We would look at the long-term profit of allying ourselves with someone profitable enough to take the short-term losses--" Seira cuts herself off. "I mean, yes. And I already had Abagail check up on that. I figure that someone with a suitable background would be the perfect candidate to tell me just how much they would consider reasonable,
01[20:31] <Seira> and how much above that those financial elites would be willing to pay for the privelege."
[20:34] <Kotono> Nodding as she listens, "Mmmm, yes. But anyway, before I forget!" Clearing her throat, "Those stones, yes?"
06[20:35] * Seira nods.
[20:37] <Kotono> "They came from a suspected gnomish fortress site, as I recall?" Now she puts her hands into her lap, "I had to spend some time with these as well as use magic. As closely as I can tell," Getting up and going to one of the shelves and getting a cloth sack, "Whatever was there is pretty well obliterated. But that much was obvious, wasn't it?""
01[20:38] <Seira> "So much so that there is a very pretty crater remaining," Seira agrees.
[20:41] <Kotono> "From what you said, you also suspected that Irenes visited there years and years ago? It all makes a neat sort of sense. Anyawy, to the stones, they're pretty much just a curiosity. Whatever happened there didn't leave much to work with. The dust might be of some minor value if you didn't know much about the gnomes or what they did and wanted to throw money into it, but..." With as hrug, "They're a good souvenir. Whomever did the job there di
[20:41] <Kotono> but..." With as hrug, "They're a good souvenir. Whomever did the job there did it very throughly."
01[20:43] <Seira> "And it's pointless to try and dig there? Figures."
[20:44] <Kotono> "I haven't been to the site, honestly," Elle admits that as she holds up a hand, "If you want to go try and throw enough magic to see if any remnants are intact...hold on." Furrowing her brow, "Alice just messaged me something."
06[20:49] * Seira waits patiently, of course.
[20:51] <Kotono> Elle bows her head, lips moving for a few whispered words. After, "Oh, we just got someone looking to place an order. When Alice mentioned I was away talking to you, he said he was a friend of yours. A Berjand, I believe? Big scythe and from the desert?"
02[20:54] * thebladewillkeepondescending (~ferixstad@adsl-76-235-213-77.dsl.klmzmi.sbcglobal.net) Quit (ping bing wing fling)
01[20:55] <Seira> "That's right!" Seira exclaims. "He didn't really take to Balmuria, but Berjand decided to take a position with our temple in Arad and do that whole bettering the lives of others like his had been thing. Is he ordering something neat?"
[20:57] <Kotono> "I didn't get the details." Standing up and stretching now, "Let's go find out?"
06[20:57] * Seira is more than happy to do so.
[20:58] <Kotono> You find Berjand dressed in warm clothes, wrapped up except for his face. A head, hooded cloak still drips with bits of rain, his hood drawn down. "Seira!" He comes forward, offering a hand to her, "You look well and prosperous."
01[21:00] <Seira> "As well I should," she returns, quirking a smile as she shakes his hand. "And you look... warm."
[21:02] <Kotono> "The chill is not overwhelmingly bad compared to the desert winter, but the rain makes it far worse." His grip is strong, a quick pump before he's done. "Isonu sends his greetings. I'm doing his work here."
[21:04] <Kotono> "Ah yes. You can tell me all about that work. It's an order, isn't it? We can work o ut the details whenever you're ready."
[21:04] <Kotono> OOC: Gah.
[21:04] <Kotono> "Ah yes. You can tell me all about that work. It's an order, isn't it? We can work o ut the details whenever you're ready." Elle smiles and goes to his side, "I'll be back in my chambers. Alice, could you escort Berjand back when Seira finishes with him?"
[21:05] <Kotono> "Of course, Countess," Alice murmurs.
01[21:17] <Seira> "I'm glad," Seira tells Berjand. "How's life? It seems to be one of those obligatory questions people always ask."
[21:18] <Kotono> "Well. Besides this strange, too fast trip." With a faintly uneasy look, "It was unnerving to see the terrain go by so fast."
01[21:23] <Seira> "Oh? How did you travel?" Seira asks with interest.
[21:25] <Kotono> "Phantom Horses. Even if I've ridden on magical horses before...it's still strange, doubly so when the terrain is not all blasted death-land."
01[21:26] <Seira> "It's pretty crazy," Seira agrees. "Teleportation beats that. You've come on your own, right?"
[21:26] <Kotono> "No. I came with a few others. The mage who did the magic and two others. Do you remember a pair of thieves you turned over to the Temple of Waukeen?"
06[21:27] * Seira still keeps a hair from each for scrying purposes, on the off chance that she hadn't put the fear of Waukeen in them. "Did they become passable acolytes?"
[21:29] <Kotono> "They're doing well enough. They're in Balmuria with me. Isonu decided they needed to see more of the world to appreciate trading." Berjand says, "They're either at Waukeen's house here or touring Balmuria. They were going to do both."
01[21:30] <Seira> "It always helps to go out and see how large and diverse the world is," she agrees wholeheartedly. "Is your group staying here long, then? And who's the mage providing for transportation?"
[21:32] <Kotono> "Allister. Apparently he owed Isonu a favor. He's been peevish about the entire trip."
06[21:33] * Seira rolls her eyes. "I can get you back if the times work out. Stop by and inquire when you're ready to head out?"
[21:34] <Kotono> "We will," Offering his hand to Seira again, "I'll bring Esra and Jale by if you want to see them again?"
01[21:35] <Seira> "That would be quite the fun reunion," Seira tells him, smiling and finding herself anticipating it. "And I can't let you go, not without hearing what you're here to order. It's not something boringly mundane, is it?"
[21:36] <Kotono> "Let's see," Taking out a wrapped scroll, "It's mostly orders for various merchants. Small things, fro what I understand. Potions, oils, a few items." IN lower tones, "Isonu is trying to build up further clientele. Having valuable goods helps."
06[21:37] * Seira nods at that. "I'll see if I can help the next time I'm there. Direct a Bey here and there in the right direction."
[21:38] <Kotono> "I shall." Offering his hand to Seira again, "We'll talk again soon before I leave."
01[21:40] <Seira> "We must," she agrees. "There's much I'd like to ask you, now that I have the chance." Seira shakes Berjand's hand. "But I know enough not to stand you between you and your goal."
[21:40] <Kotono> "This way," Ailce is at Berjand's side, "When you're ready to see Countess Stronger."
[21:41] <Kotono> "I shall," Berjand agrees, "Blessing sof the Lady of Prosperity on you."

[Corwin]

[19:44] <Kotono> -----------(Katana Ko)---
[19:46] <Kotono> About six days of tense waiting pass. On a chilly day with a wind that blows in from the Galkass Mountains, Seira receives the following Sending a little before lunchtime, 'Meet in the same place as before to discuss Esthan in 15 minutes.'
01[19:47] <Seira> "We can make it," Seira responds curtly.
[19:47] <Kotono> OOC: Who's coming to that?
01[19:49] <Seira> OOC: Whomever is near and can be grabbed to meet that time
[19:49] <Kotono> OOC: I'll assume Donald because he's close, as well as Alicia and Antenora due to Antenora probably being with Alicia and Alicia being the other PC and wroth getting anyway. That sound good?
01[19:49] <Seira> OOC: Let's do it
[19:50] <Kotono> Gathering Alicia from the garrison and getting Antenora to follow her and Donald, Seira leads the four back to the outside house where they met the devil last time. The door is shut again, waiting to be opened, perhaps.
06[19:51] * Seira opens the door waiting to be opened.
[19:51] <Kotono> OOC: Strike antenora then.
[19:53] <Kotono> Inside, in front of an empty, ashen fireplace is Armanzas. He paces with his clawed hands behind his back, turning to the three. "The chance comes nigh. We have a little time yet, but our chance must not be wasted and we must act with due time and diligence."
[19:53] <Alicia> "Speak, then," Alicia replies curtly as she enters behind Seira.
03[19:57] * GroupOvermindDaemon is now known as tai-kfalrk
[19:58] <Kotono> "This afternoon, Esthan will be in an elven village to the east called Treesport. Our chance is now - to surprisehim a nd strike him down before his power can lay us all low." Slamming a fist into his other clawed hand, "One overpowering strike."
01[20:00] <Seira> "This afternoon?" Seira asks, frowning. "I don't think I've been there, and there's not enough time to get there by other means than teleportation."
[20:00] <Alicia> "There should be a map in the Elven mission we can consult," Alicia volunteers. "Will Esthan be alone?" she then asks of the fiend.
[20:01] <Kotono> "If needed I can teleport there and you can scry me," With a dour look, "Under the circumstances I will not resist it. I am not certain to that - he should be, but I do not rule out him having agents of his own that I am not aware of."
[20:01] <Kotono> Donald stands back and listens, keeping his own council for the moment.
01[20:02] <Seira> "Let's try using the map first," Seira muses. "How will we find Esthan quickly enough? Will he be using the same disguise?"
[20:03] <Alicia> "We could just stake out the village bakery, he's sure to stop there," Alicia remarks dourly.
01[20:04] <Seira> "So you're thinking of laying in wait?" Seira asks. "If he has his agents around, we might be discovered and he just wouldn't show."
[20:04] <Kotono> "I believe so," With a short nod, "The choice to that is yours. You risk his agents if he has any around him, yes."
[20:05] <Alicia> "That's why we'd disguise ourselves and spread about the village," Alicia replies with a faint frown. "I'm not inclined to tip him off if I can help it, no."
01[20:06] <Seira> "A simple divination might tell an agent all it needs to know," Seira argues.
[20:08] <Alicia> "Divinations fail to pierce mundane disguises, although I'll admit some of us have features that are harder to conceal than others. What do you suggest then, Seira?" Alicia asks reasonably.
[20:08] <Kotono> "Alicia's protected from that, isn't she?" Donald clears his throat, "Magic could work better for her. Seira, got any other non-detections handy?"
01[20:09] <Seira> "I can cover myself, but I'm worried about Latha, in honesty. She's the one whose aura would stand out, and even if I cast the spell on her it would be weaker than otherwise."
[20:11] <Alicia> "Does the temple of Waukeen sell potions to mask a person's nature from those sorts of divinations?"
[20:11] <Kotono> "We could have it in two waves?" Donald makes a few strange gestures with his hands, "One to hit him first, then to have another team teleport in to pincer him, with the people who are harder to disguise?"
01[20:13] <Seira> "The potions might be a better choice," Seira says. "It seems this issue is easily resolved. Great! So only the question of what pretext you'll have for being there remains, Armanzas."
[20:19] <Kotono> "That is...taken care of," Armanzas say sshortly, "For I will not reveal myself there until the time is right."
01[20:20] <Seira> "So what's Esthan's plan for the village and its inhabitants?"
[20:21] <Kotono> "More influencing and corrupting. I believe he has his eye on an interest there, but I am not certain," Armanzas paces more at this, "It hardly matters if it is where he is defeated."
01[20:22] <Seira> "Just chalk it down to curiousity. And I don't think I need to tell you this, you being intelligent enough, but you absolutely can't attack him at the expense of the people there. Don't put any at risk!"
[20:25] <Kotono> "Of course, of course," With a deep, cragging smirk, "As if Esthan will care of that."
01[20:26] <Seira> "You think he'll take his attention off someone trying her very best to kill him?"
[20:26] <Alicia> "He's perfectly capable of doing both," Alicia remarks curtly. "Lets avoid giving him the chance."
01[20:27] <Seira> "It seems like we're almost set, then. Let's not waste any time and proceed?"
[20:27] <Kotono> "Very well. Gather whom you will and go to the map. I will wait here for when you are ready."
[20:30] <Kotono> OOC: Ready to move along then?
01[20:30] <Seira> OOC: YEs
[20:31] <Alicia> OOC: sure
[20:31] <Kotono> OOC: Going to gather everyone as well as a map from the elven mission?
[20:31] <Alicia> OOC: Seira can ask her temple nicely for undetectable alignment potions for Anty and Latha?
[20:32] <Kotono> OOC: She can get a few if you want, Seira's credit there is good and so forth.
01[20:33] <Seira> OOC: Donald and Oberuth could get cloaks or whatever. I'll go with nondetection from the lvl4 slot.
[20:33] <Alicia> OOC: Myself and Anty will use alter self, Latha has change shape
[20:34] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. What shapes will you and Antenora be in?
01[20:34] <Seira> OOC: I'll use the disguise self earrings to look like a random elf~
[20:35] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[20:35] <Alicia> OOC: we'll both be eladrin-themed aasimar so we can pose as elves. She can be a cute young redhead, I'll be an older brunette. Armour and sword go into the portable hole for me. Suggest Anty either does the same or wears heavy clothes to conceal her armour and disguises her spear somehow
[20:36] <Kotono> OOC: She'll do the same. Donald'll store his armor in Alicia's hole too.
01[20:36] <Seira> OOC: Disguise self should work for me, unless someone is close enough to brush against my cloak or whatever
[20:37] <Kotono> OOC: Going to go back to the devil now?
[20:37] <Alicia> OOC: hiding/disguising the hammer of the shard would be neat as well if possible
01[20:37] <Seira> OOC: I'll hold it, so it's using nondetection and is disguised
[20:37] <Alicia> OOC: works
[20:38] <Alicia> OOC: lets go. GMW cast on hell striker, black horn spear, magebane sword, mace of disruption, and hammer of shard
[20:38] <Alicia> OOC: and sword of sealed gate
01[20:38] <Seira> roll 1d10 FL
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d10 FL and gets 8." [1d10=8]
[20:39] <Kotono> The full party returns to the devil! Armanzas looks them over, "It will do, Baator willing." With a deep throaty growl, "Can you make it from the map you got?"
01[20:40] <Seira> "Let's aim for a bit off the outskirts?" Seira suggests. "Just in case, and all."
[20:40] <Alicia> "I believe so," Alicia nods. "There's a pear-shaped lake bordering the Southern road to the village, I shall aim for that."
[20:43] <Kotono> "So be it!" Armanzas vanishes! OOC: Go ahead, Alicia.
06[20:43] * Alicia gathers everyone round and teleports!
[20:43] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 97." [1d100=97]
[20:43] <Alicia> OOC: mishap
[20:43] <Alicia> roll 1d10 damage
06[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d10 damage and gets 4." [1d10=4]
[20:44] <Kotono> OOC: Adjust #elysium HP/who's in the topic. Also, you roll 1d20+20 now.
[20:44] <Alicia> roll 1d20+80
06[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+80 and gets 83." [1d20=3]
[20:44] <Alicia> OOC: off target
[20:44] <Kotono> roll 1d10
[20:44] <Kotono> roll 1d10
06[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 4." [1d10=4]
06[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 3." [1d10=3]
[20:44] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 2." [1d9=2]
[20:46] <Kotono> Guuuuh! The teleport is shaky, leaving everyone feeling dazed! You appear in a tree filled ravine, a chilly wind blowing through the trees. It's thick, untouched forest all about you. No sign of a lake at all.
[20:46] <Kotono> "Damned magic," Oberuth wipes his mouth with the back of his hand, "Everyone alright?"
06[20:47] * Alicia grimaces. "Sometimes happens when I don't have a clear picture to work from," she apologises. "Let me try again?" Focusing on the lay of the land that the map gave her, she once again attempts to warp space and time!
[20:47] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 56." [1d100=56]
[20:48] <Kotono> Wooosh! You appear next to a gentle lake. It's waters lap against a tree lined short. A dirt road is nearby it, leading to a clearing int he forest. It looks like several trees are there, build in and around. The air smells good and fresh.
[20:49] <Alicia> "Better," Alicia nods in relief, pointing out the village. More warily, she then looks around for the baatezu turncoat.
[20:49] <Alicia> Not the one she lives with.
[20:50] <Kotono> Antenora is right besides Alicia, looking about. Armanzas stands at the edge of the water, near some trees. His tail twitches into the water, little tendrils of musty, foul blackness spreading into the water whenever it makes contact. He waits, half hidden by trees.
01[20:51] <Seira> "So how long do we have?"
[20:52] <Kotono> Coming slightly forward, "I'm not sure. Even if he's not here, he may have agents ahead or behind of him. Step softly and strike hard."
01[20:53] <Seira> "It's more a matter of casting the right spells," Seira says, her elfin features twisting into a frown. "I can't push them past two hours, give or take."
[20:53] <Alicia> "I suggest we split up so as to be less noticable and have more chance of intercepting him," Alicia suggests. "Perhaps have two of us wait by the road outside and the rest of us disperse throughout the village?"
[20:54] <Kotono> "We can communicate easily enough," Donald says as he pulls his hood down, "Once we find him, we prepare and then strike?"
01[20:55] <Seira> "I'll be with Donald, both to help him fit in better, and because I'm carrying something he'll find useful," Seira suggests, adding mentally, 'Waiting by the road to get advance knowledge works."
[20:57] <Kotono> "Right," Donald steps next to Seira, "We can pretend to be a couple!
[20:57] <Kotono> "
[20:57] <Kotono> "Who will wait, then?" Antenora asks.
01[20:57] <Seira> "My acting skills are superb," she notes dryly.
[20:59] <Alicia> "The Commander and I can wait here - he'd probably attract too much attention in an isolated elf village like this," Alicia suggests. "We can pretend to be fishing, perhaps?"
[20:59] <Alicia> "Or maybe a bit closer to the village... the lake does go on nearer, and it's best not to be too distant," she amends.
01[21:00] <Seira> "Sounds right," Seira agrees, smiling at Latha and Antenora. "You could pretend to be a couple as well!"
[21:00] <Kotono> "That's fine," Oberuth nods, "The rest of you get going then. Stay in touch."
[21:01] <Kotono> "I see." LAtha eyes Seira, "No, I think that may get too much attention."
06[21:02] * Seira pouts. "Well, it was a thought." She grabs Donald's arm, beginning to pull him towards the village. "Come on, let's go!"
[21:02] <Kotono> OOC: #evil, Alicia.
[21:03] <Alicia> "Remember to come find me before your disguise wears off if we need to renew it," Alicia tells Antenora.
[21:04] <Kotono> Seira and the rest begin to trickle in town in two groups. While Latha and Antenora follow a little behind, SEira and Donald travela long. Inside the village are a few elves, coming and going. It's very sleepy and peaceful, a few dozen trees houses as well as free standing ones. Carved wooden signs hang from metal chains on signposts in front of most buildings.
06[21:06] * Seira looks for a good spot to cast a couple of spells out of sight before getting so close to the village she might be spotted by its residents, extending Heroism and Dragonskin, the latter protecting her from acid to a degree. "No reason to share our full ability with a devil that'll become our enemy, right?" she asks Donald, ready to proceed once more.
[21:06] <Kotono> Donald just nods, "Yeah." As you enter into town, mentally, 'What do you think of all of this? Is that devil full of crap or what?'
01[21:09] <Seira> 'Of course he is,' Seira asserts with a snort. 'But that doesn't mean he can't be right. If he manages to deliver Esthan, even if Esthan planned the whole thing, it's a chance for us.'
[21:11] <Kotono> 'Right.' Donald starts to look about, "Should we get something to eat, or find a room, dear?" With a sweet, sappy smile, "My feet are kind of tired."
01[21:16] <Seira> "I could eat," Seira agrees, flashing back a smile.
[21:17] <Kotono> Going to check a few sighs, "Oh, here's one," He says, "There's a bakery a few doors down, and the village inn and tavern isn't far." Peering down to read, "Some fruit bread could be good, or maybe something hot?"
01[21:19] <Seira> "Let's go for bread," she muses, tapping her chin thoughtfully. "It's a bit early in the day to eat a full course meal again."
[21:20] <Kotono> Wrapping an arm around seira's shoulder, "Let's go, dear," He smiles, walking along. "We have plenty of money for that."
06[21:24] * Seira allows herself to be lead along, wondering all the while what variety of bread she will find here.
[21:26] <Kotono> The bakery is a hollowed out tree. Inside are platters of wood, breads all about. A young elven woman works here, humming a merry tune. Unlike most, she's slightly on the heavy side in her stomach. A male elf is eating some fruit filled bread at a table on the side, while an older one sips a mug of something and drowses in the sunlight. "Good day...oh!" The woman turns, "Travelers? I confess you do not look familiar to me."
[21:26] <Kotono> "Travelers? I confess you do not look familiar to me."
[21:29] <Kotono> The male elf eating glances up briefly before going back to his food. The other doesn't stir in his nappings at all.
01[21:31] <Seira> "From the Citadel of Light," Seira agrees pleasantly. "We're going to visit relatives of mine at Elandra's Rest, but since we're going on such a journey, why not take the scenic route?" She relies on Donald to smoothly follow up with an order to move them along, telling him as much mentally.
[21:32] <Kotono> "Some fruit bread, whatever's fresh," Donald says, "We'd just love to sit down and eat. Some wine with it too, something that goes good with it, if you have any?" With a pleasant smile, "My dearest so loves a good glass of wine after a day on the travel."
[21:33] <Kotono> "Of course," SHuffling about and producing a still warm and steaming loaf of bread out, as well as a small bottle of wine, "Here you are." Donald exchanges a few coins for them, going to another table and sitting down.
06[21:35] * Seira takes a seat where chance of collision with other guests that might serve to doom her disguise, whether by accident or intentionally, are minimal.
[21:36] <Kotono> Taking a seat against the wall, Donald sits on the outside. He takes a few bites of bread after removing a slice. 'Anything catch your eye? Going to do any talking or just eat and movea long?'
01[21:37] <Seira> 'Just listen in without appearing to do so,' Seira responds, trying the bread herself as well. 'If we're not the only travelers passing through, it will become apparent soon enough.'
[21:38] <Kotono> A few minutes psas as you eat. The food is good, reminding Seira of her younger days. As she relaxes, you can overhear chatter. The older elf comes up from his sleep-like trance, repositioning in the sun in the meantime. As he does, "Can I have some water," The male elf asks, "That was very good." He goes forward and hands a few coins to the woman there, "Blessings of Correllon on your coming gift."
[21:39] <Kotono> "Thank you!" She hums cheerfully, "I'll get you a glass and bring it over, youc an sit down."
[21:40] <Kotono> 'Nothing yet,' Latha sounds in Seira's mind. 'Any luck? We're still outside.'
01[21:41] <Seira> 'I can check those present for anything untoward, but if they're ready for it, they might become alerted. Should I try it?' Seira thinks back, directing her question to everyone linked.
[21:43] <Kotono> 'I'll trust your judgment,' Latha thinks back, 'Let us know how it goes if you do, or if you need help. We're going to check the inn now.'
06[21:44] * Seira decides to wait until Latha gets back to her from her inn inspection.
[21:50] <Kotono> After a few minutes pass, 'Seira,' Latha sounds in her mind, 'He's there, sitting and drinking with two other elves. He doesn't act like he's noticed us, but that means little.'
01[21:52] <Seira> 'That sounds like a great invitation,' Seira muses in response. 'Alicia, Commander, how far away are you?'
[21:53] <Kotono> 'We're still at the lake. What is it, Seira?' Oberuth asks.
[21:53] <Alicia> 'About five minutes walk out of town?'
01[21:54] <Seira> 'Seems like Latha found Esthan at the inn. I'm going to prepare, but this might be a good time to regroup.'
[21:54] <Alicia> 'We're on our way. Try to avoid battle until we arrive?'
01[21:55] <Seira> 'I won't tempt fate.'
[21:55] <Kotono> "What's up?" Donald asks low as he continues to eat.
06[21:56] * Seira then resumes eating her bread at leisure, aiming to take four minutes as she fills Donald in on the details.
01[21:57] <Seira> And getting Latha to bide her time, of course.
06[21:58] * Seira fully intends to part along with Donald after the snack, and if no one is following them, find a reasonably secluded alley to duck into and cast the spells she would need.
[22:00] <Kotono> OOC: Go ahead and cast whatever spells you are then.
06[22:01] * Seira casts Shield, Bear's Endurance and Ray Deflection, the first two throwaway spells she can afford to lose if the Esthan at the inn is a decoy. The latter would hurt, but that's why she came prepared with a Globe of Invulnerability. And the hardest part is storing True Strike and Haste into spell matrixes, a regrettably painful process.
01[22:02] <Seira> roll 2d6
06[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d6 and gets 12." [2d6=6, 6]
06[22:03] * Seira calls upon Stoneskin as well, because there's really no reason to wait on it.

[Corwin]

[21:43] <Kotono> Antenora and Alicia follow Latha out. You find the center of town is in a tizzy, a few elves shouting that horrible nightmares have come to take them all. Several elves are looking and talking, afew obviously in panic.
[21:45] <Alicia> A soothing golden radiance emanates from Alicia's winged form as she stands alongside Latha between the elves and the inn, raising her voice. "People, please," she calls out, loud but gently, "If we can have your attention, we can try to explain the dire events that have occured here, this day."
[21:49] <Kotono> The three angels get attention, glowing Alicia leading the way. The elves stare, terror giving way to rapture.
[21:51] <Alicia> "A pit fiend, greatest devil of the nine hells, walked among you this day," Alicia explains. "It is one that has travelled across Pallanth and beyond, plaguing innocents even as far as the lands beyond the desert and jungle to the far West. Some of you may even have met him, disguised as a human and going by the name of Esthan." (more)
[21:53] <Alicia> "Long have we pursued him, and today we finally had him cornered, and defeated." She lets that sink in for a second, before going on, "Unfortunately, it grieves me to say that he was not caught unawares. His fiendish cohorts struck out wildly in the chaos of battle, slaying three innocent bystanders who were nearby as we confronted him." (more)
06[21:56] * Alicia bows her head. "We grieve for the loss of your neighbours, innocents who's only crime was to be in the same room as a devil. Evil does not go down quietly when confronted, despite all of our efforts to prevent this tragedy. Please, forgive us."
[21:57] <Kotono> OOC: Make diplo, Alicia, +4? Bonus from the aura applies, if it's diplo based. I honestly forget offhand.
[21:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+36
06[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+36 and gets 54." [1d20=18]
[22:01] <Kotono> The crowd calms and listens, the fear and tension leaving them. Solemn clapping and cheers are sounded, and a voice from it calls, "It is a sad day, but it seems that great good has been done as well."
[22:04] <Alicia> "That is the best face we can put on things," Alicia nods sollemnly. "Though we strive to win such battles cleanly and decisively, our foes are not to be underestimated, nor the depths they will sink to to inflict pain." Taking a deep breath, "Is there a constable or headman of the village who can come inside to identify the deceased?" she asks.
[22:05] <Kotono> "I am." A lithe male elf approaches, bowing to Alicia. "Great noble spirit, take me to them."
[22:08] <Alicia> "Please, just call me Alicia," the paladin requests, guiding the elf into the inn.
[22:08] <Kotono> The thre ehead back to the inn with the elf in tow. Here Oberuth keeps watch, while Donald gleefully smashes Esthan around. The elf goes to the two bodies, sighing lightly and murmuring a few words by each of them.
06[22:10] * Alicia winces inwardly at the scene Donald and Esthan make. "The fiend regenerates much like a troll," she explains, "We must keep him subdued until we're able to remove him." Putting that aside, she regards the frozen corpses sadly, "Do they have families?"
[22:10] <Kotono> "They do." He rises, "I must go break this news to them."
[22:13] <Alicia> "Thank you, it would probably be easier coming from someone they know. Once we have dealt with the fiend we will return so that restitution can be made," Alicia offers delicately.
[22:14] <Kotono> "I understand," He nods shortly to that, "I will tell them."
[22:15] <Alicia> "Antenora, can you dispel the dimensional anchor on Esthan?" Alicia asks her friend. "I'm sure Celestia has the resources to keep him captive and get out all the secrets bouncing around his head..." she adds to Latha.
[22:18] <Kotono> Antenora goes and does that, applying her magic in the meantime. "Is hall take him there, then. I will be in contact with yo usoon."
[22:21] <Alicia> "Make sure he ends up somewhere he can't ever escape from," Alicia nods grimly. "I have no desire to go through this again."
[22:23] <Kotono> "I promise," Antenora agrees solmenly. "Until we meet again."
[22:24] <Alicia> OOC: Anty?
[22:24] <Kotono> OOC: Latha, dur.
[22:26] <Alicia> roll 1d100 home
06[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 home and gets 47." [1d100=47]
[22:32] <Alicia> roll 1d100 front door of Reynes manor
06[22:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 front door of Reynes manor and gets 90." [1d100=90]
[22:33] <Alicia> OOC: very familiar, so on target

[Corwin]

[20:12] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> ----
[20:13] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Woosh! Seira and Alicia appear at the front door of the Reynes estate. A drizzling rain falls around them, the ground muddy. The manor house stands as it always has, a pair of men in armor near the door. They double-blink before they see Alicia. "Ma'am," they step aside.
[20:14] <Alicia> OOC: Anty's here, too
[20:15] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> OOC: She is? Okay.
06[20:15] * Alicia nods to the mercenaries, keeping things civil for the time being. "Are my mother and father home at present?" she asks of them.
06[20:15] * Seira gives them a wave from behind Alicia.
[20:15] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "They are." With a nod, "We have not seen them leave, ma'am."
[20:16] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "What about your boss or anyone else?" Antenora asks, "Elias Sandsmith?"
[20:17] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "No, ma'am," They reply again.
[20:18] <Alicia> "Thanks," Alicia nods, going to open the door and head inside - making sure to wipe her feet beforehand, given the mud.
[20:21] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> You find Alicia's Mother coming down the stairs. She looks down, "Oh, Alicia? You're home?" she slowly comes down, favoring her left leg. "The weather is miserable as always, is it not?"
06[20:22] * Seira follows Alicia inside, keeping her feet clean.
[20:22] <Alicia> "It wouldn't be Kelara otherwise," Alicia smiles wanly, going over to kiss her mother on the cheek. "Did you hurt your leg?" she asks in slight concern, looking down at the favoured limb.
[20:23] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "I'm recovering from a sprain. I slipped in a bit of mud," Using the stair's railing to support herself, "Terrible fortune. Alicia, you look poorly."
[20:25] <Alicia> "It's been a trying day," Alicia admits. "Here, let me heal you with Mystra's blessings, then we can all sit down and talk - is father home?" she asks, putting a hand on Beatrice's leg and channelling healing energy into her.
[20:25] <Alicia> OOC: lay on hands, whatever's needed
[20:26] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> OOC: 1 point.
[20:28] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "He's talking about important business right now." Once healed, "Antenora, I believe? I don't think I've met you." With a look and a polite smile to Seira, "You are...?"
06[20:28] * Seira smiles back! "Seira! It is very nice to finally meet you, Ma'am."
[20:29] <Alicia> "Colonel Seira," Alicia amends with a smile. "She's my commanding officer in the Crimson Guard of the United Baronies."
[20:30] <Alicia> 'Mother will like you more if she knows you have status,' she then sends telepathically to Seira with a hint of embarrassment.
01[20:31] <Seira> 'I see,' Seira responds likewise, deciding to go along with it.
[20:33] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Ah, Colonel Seira." With a curtesy, albiet a hobbling one, "Welcome. Come with me." She leads the party upstairs. She settles them in on the third floor, a roaring fireplace battling off the chilly humidity. Tea, hand cakes and little bits of fancy sandwiches are brought in to snack on. "Arthur should be along in a little while."
06[20:34] * Seira settles down with a cake and some tea, observing the surroundings Alicia grew up in.
06[20:34] * Alicia helps herself to the snacks, content to exchange pleasantries until her father arrives so as to avoid having to repeat herself. "So, have things settled down now since that rebellion sputtered to a halt?"
[20:34] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Antenora forsakes the foods, sitting close to the fire and drying her hands off in the flames. "Thank you."
[20:35] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> It's a warm, well built manor house. It has the trappings of minor nobility, money without being terribly rich. The silver is good, the walls are relatively clean and well kept. There's artistic decorations and style to the design. Out the windows you can see vineyards stretching back a ways.
[20:36] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Oh yes, somewhat. There's talk and talk and talk and politics in the city, but such is the way of the world." Sampling some tea, "Colonel, is this your first time in Kelara?"
01[20:37] <Seira> "I've visited before," Seira responds, placing her teacup down. "Twice, I believe. But not for long, I'm afraid."
[20:38] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "I confess that I have a strong curiosity about you. With the tales of the Crimson Guard that have filtered to here, your name is amid them, as well as Alicia's. Will you be in the city long?"
01[20:40] <Seira> "I'm required to appear in Pallanth later today, but there's nothing preventing me from returning the day after," Seira responds, after thinking it over. "Is there anything in particular you are curious about?"
[20:41] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Oh yes. But further, so is society at large." With a coy look, "Surely you would be well received as my guest at coming functions. I can introduce you around Kelara."
01[20:42] <Seira> "I can be very sociable," Seira agrees.
06[20:43] * Alicia never got introduced anywhere! It's not something she cares for overly much... still, it's hard not to feel a little bit slighted. "Mother, you mentioned father was discussing important business right now? Can you tell us what that's about?"
[20:44] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Lovely!" With a cheerful smile to that, "Your clothes would go over well the first time. They're very..." Rubbing her chin, "Oh!" To Ailcia now, "He's discussing a contract with a merchant."
01[20:45] <Seira> 'Is that something he does for a living, or something that came up at the last moment?' Seira thinks to Alicia, smiling pleasantly at her mother.
[20:46] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Antenora goes and gets a few hand cakes, nibbling on one. "If Kelara is settling down, that means trade isn't impeded at all?"
[20:46] <Alicia> 'Presumably it's a merchant who'll want to sell his wine outside of Kelara,' Alicia presumes, 'I've even seen bottles of it in Balmuria, so it can end up going quite far.'
[20:47] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "I imagine so, yes." With a slight nod to that, "With winter coming there's less trade, but if things stay well, next season will be good."
[20:49] <Alicia> "I'm glad things are recovering," Alicia smiles, knowing better than to ask her mother about how people in the countryside are feeling these days. She can investigate that herself once her own agenda has settled.
[20:49] <Alicia> "I'm actually planning to speak with Dweomerkeeper Taldeer about building a college of alchemy in the city, so hopefully that will provide new opportunities for Kelara once it gets going."
06[20:49] * Alicia blinks a moment and looks at Antenora oddly, before quickly schooling her expression.
01[20:50] <Seira> "Boosting knowledge, travel and trade? A worthy goal indeed," Seira agrees.
[20:50] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Yes, Alicia. College?" Turning to her, "Alchemy? That's the processes that make those overpriced trinkets for mercenaries?"
[20:50] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Antenora shrugs.
01[20:51] <Seira> "Trying to make them accessable for everyone, and thus selling more of them while expanding the variety quite a bit? I doubt they would stay as trinkets and curios for long."
[20:52] <Alicia> "Potions, mother," Alicia explains patiently. "Magic in a bottle! Things like simple healing potions are common enough, but of late we've recovered far more exotic potions that hint to knowledge lost to the world. If it could be recaptured it would be a boon for all."
[20:52] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Really?" Nodding to Seira, "Business chances...mmmm. You know Alicia, if this is your venture..." Thinking on it, "What sort of exotic potions?"
06[20:52] * Seira looks at Alicia expectantly as well.
[20:54] <Alicia> "Well, healing is one thing, but we've found potions that allow a person to regenerate much like a troll - only without the unfortunate skin tone and odour," she smiles lightly. "And one that can change a person's form irrevocably and permanently. Even such things as fertility potions."
[20:54] <Alicia> "That sort of magic can't be brewed in this day and age, at least certainly not with common knowledge. I'm hoping with dedicated study that can change, and Kelara could be at the forefront of it."
[20:57] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "What-" Just as Beatrice starts to speak, Alicia's father enters in. He comes in, going to Alicia. "Welcome home, Alicia."
06[20:59] * Alicia stands up, smiling at her father and giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Hello, father. I'm glad to see you're well."
[21:08] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "You as well." Patting his daughter on both shoulders before he sits, "You wanted to talk to us?"
[21:09] <Alicia> "That's right," Alicia sits down again as well. "You recall that Esthan person I warned you about before?" she begins.
[21:09] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Arthur's face darkens. "I do, Alicia. I remember him very well."
[21:11] <Alicia> "Well, you don't have to worry about him anymore," Alicia smiles slightly at the knowledge of having him taken out of the equation. "Today we found and defeated him, and right now he's enjoying the highest security incarcaration that the heavens can offer."
01[21:12] <Seira> "Well, enjoying might not be the right word," Seira comments.
[21:15] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Arthur smiles a little at that, while Beatrice smiles with a brittle air. "Congratulations," Arthur offers.
06[21:18] * Alicia nods. "The good news is that since he's now captive, our friends in the heavens should be able to get details of all his schemes and plots, allowing them to be undone. However, during the battle he implied there would be consequences for his defeat - we don't know anything more right now, but he could have his allies strike out at us in revenge."
[21:18] <Alicia> "I wanted you to know so you can be careful until everything settles down."
[21:20] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "We will be." With his own little smile, "Are you seriously worried about this happening, Alicia?"
01[21:21] <Seira> "Better safe than sorry, right?" Seira voices.
[21:22] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Yes." AS Beatrice speaks up now, "Esthan...he still seems like hwa sn't that bad a person."
[21:24] <Alicia> "I'm confident that before long we'll be able to eliminate all of Esthan's resources in our world, but there is a danger in the short term," Alicia nods, before looking seriously at her mother, "He was a creature of deceit and trickery. When we fought him he ordered his allies to attack surrounding innocents rather than defend him, that's how depraved he truly is."
[21:24] <Alicia> *He is
[21:24] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "I can't believe that." Beatrice looks at Alicia now, "It seems so improbable, even with what you've said."
[21:25] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Alicia isn't a liar, dear," Arthur turns his eyes to her, the two meeting eyes together. "If she said that, it's not going to be wrong, no matter how improbable."
01[21:25] <Seira> "Most fiends don't really bother with subtlety on such a scale," Seira says. "Those that do are an anomaly, and one should always watch out for the unique ones. If he had just slipped and let everyone see past his mask, he wouldn't be a very successful pit fiend, would he?"
[21:28] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Any lowly fiend can be a murdering monster. Only a dangerous one has subtlely. Esthan is very dangerous," Antenora grimly smiles, "Trust us, we know this fact very well."
[21:29] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Beatrice murmurs, "Very well."
[21:31] <Alicia> "More immediately pertinent are the mercenaries working for you," Alicia speaks up. "They're working at a cheap rate because Esthan bought them off. It's possible they may have orders to turn on you now that he's gone - I intend to have a chat with Mr Sandsmith shortly to ensure that doesn't happen."
[21:32] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Truly?!" Beatrice boggles, "They've been so loyal and well mannered to us the entire time!"
[21:34] <Alicia> "Don't forget the loyal servants who turned on their masters during the rebellion earlier this year, mother," Alicia reminds Beatrice. "From when I talked to them the last time they did seem legitimate, but I want to make sure they stay that way now that the situation is changed."
01[21:34] <Seira> "The situation, meaning the loss of their supplementary income?"
06[21:36] * Alicia nods. "They might simply renegotiate a higher fee and carry on as normal. In that case I'll do what I can to make up for your expense," she tells her parents.
[21:37] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "We'll see to it," Arthur cuts Beatrice off. "Thank you, Alicia. If you're worried about the mercenaries, go and deal with Elias."
[21:38] <Alicia> "Is he still staying at the Seafoam inn?" Alicia asks.
[21:42] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Yes. Third floor." Arthur confirms.
[21:43] <Alicia> "We'll go have a word and then let you know how it turns out," Alicia smiles reassuringly as she gets up to leave.
01[21:44] <Seira> 'Want me to stay behind, just in case?' Seira thinks to Alicia.
[21:45] <Alicia> 'Might be a good idea, actually,' Alicia agrees. 'Mother seems to like you, at least.'
01[21:47] <Seira> "Do have fun," Seira voices, before turning towards Beatrice. "I'm not imposing, am I? It would be nice to hear more about Alicia while she's at her business meeting."
[21:48] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> OOC: I'll toss you and Antenora into #evil, Alicia.
[21:52] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Once Alicia has left, "Oh, of course." With a little nodding along, "What do you want to know, Colonel? Oh, and ohw is Alicia doing in Balmuria?" Beatrice speaks, as Arthur gets himself some tea.
01[21:58] <Seira> "She's doing quite well for herself," Seira responds, refilling her cup. "Serving as an inspiration for the common folk, building a temple, opposing evil where evil raises its head. Does her job quite admirably." She takes a sip, before adding, "I'm somewhat worried she's not having enough fun, however, and she's sometimes too secretive. Can you imagine that I still don't even know when her birthday is?"
[22:05] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "She's always been very serious," Beatrice agrees, "You are her commanding officer. Perhaps she doesn't feel it's approriate? Though, I imagine you could ask Antenora. They seem to be close friends."
01[22:06] <Seira> "But I don't try to act... well, strict or commanding, really," Seira protests. And she hadn't, not for a very long time. "If I ask Antenora, whether I get an answer or not, she'll just run back to Alicia and then I can't have a surprise party for her."
[22:15] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Beatrice laughs to that, "Oh, you sound more like her friend now. I see. It's in April."
01[22:18] <Seira> "I try to be," Seira admits, "but it can be difficult. Still, that's just cause to try harder! I think I'm actually doing better at it nowadays." She ponders the answer for a few moments. "April? That's still a few months away. Plenty of time to plot something. She'll never suspect a thing!"
[22:19] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "If you're her friend," Beatrice continues on, "Has she been dating at all? It's been...a fair and long time since she suffered her tragedy. I worry she's going to never find another person to take care of her, truly."
01[22:26] <Seira> "There was one date, I believe," Seira responds, "but I wouldn't put much hope into that. Though unless it's Lathander or Helm or Mystra in avatar form, say, I doubt there's anyone who could take care of Alicia, rather than the other way around."
[22:28] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Chuckling at that, as Arthur stands up and excuses himself, "True. She has friends to take care of her as well. The last night she was here..." Thinking back, "She was shaken up over something, but Antenora attended to her. She's a very good servant for Alicia, or so I gather? Still...now then." After that she stands up, "Let's get your measurements, Colonel? While your current gear is acceptable a few times, one shouldn't go aroun
[22:28] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Let's get your measurements, Colonel? While your current gear is acceptable a few times, one shouldn't go around wearing it forever when meeting the upper class."
01[22:31] <Seira> "To be honest, I'm not really sure. The best way to look at it would be devoted friend," Seira muses. "It's not just the citizens who are inspired by Alicia's presence and valor." At the offer, she smiles anew. "It would be a good idea," she finds herself agreeing. "I had a really great dress but it got ruined in combat beyond salvage a few weeks ago. I just never got around to getting it replaced."
[22:32] <Alicia> roll 1d100 home very familiar
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 home very familiar and gets 97." [1d100=97]
[22:33] <Alicia> OOC: barely on target
[22:33] <Alicia> roll 1d100 house Cel let Marie, Anty, and Jessica stay at, studied carefully
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 house Cel let Marie, Anty, and Jessica stay at, studied carefully and gets 9." [1d100=9]
[22:34] <Alicia> OOC: just outside said house, that is
[22:36] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> The party appears without incident. Pallanth is chilly and wet today. It's not much different than Kelara was, though the smell of the wet forest is different from the smell of wet mud.
01[22:36] <Seira> "Let's meet with Celebrimbor and see if he can get us an audience with the Council?" Seira suggests.
[22:38] <Alicia> "That'd be the best way of going about this," Alicia agrees readily enough.
[22:38] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Meeting with Celebrimbor is simple enough. You meet with him inside, in front of a warming, drying fire. "A meeting with the council," he asks, "It can be done. For what reason should I tell His Majesty?"
01[22:39] <Seira> "That is deals with Esthan," Seira responds. "Much like what I said with my message. He as a threat was likely eliminated today, but he might have had contingencies. And since it happened on Pallanth soil, we had to report in person."
[22:42] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Thus, the party ist aken to the elven court! Celebrimbor sits with Ambrose Highsun, Kortan Chillander, Idril Silverleaf, Juai Desjardin and Saul. King Lorthan watches as the three are announced to enter.
[22:43] <Alicia> Since this is Seira's element Alicia is content to simply back her up on this, unless the council gets particularly hostile to her.
06[22:45] * Seira approaches, curtseying before the monarch. She nods at the nobles present afterwards, drawing confidence that their continued exposure to their human neighbors only served to help them get over deeply-ingrained prejudices. "Your Majesty, we have come here today to report on a battle that took place at the village of Treesport."
01[22:48] <Seira> "We were approached by a turncoat, one of Esthan's erstwhile allies who knew where the fiend would be. The information came on short notice, regrettably not enough to allow us to consult this court if we wanted to act upon it. We struck, and Esthan was incapacitated and taken to another plane for interrogation on his other plots involving Pallanth and the rest of the world."
06[22:50] * Seira takes a deep breath. "Regrettably, he was not alone, and his gelugon bodyguards attacked the nearby citizens before we were able to stop them. Two lives were lost in the process, despite the precautions we've tried to take."
[22:55] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Two irreplacable lives," Ambrose Highsun interjects here, "But the defeat of the fiend Esthan is joyous news to oure ears, is it not?"
[22:55] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "If the price wasn't too high?" Idril observes coolly.
[22:56] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "If Esthan wanted to," Saul sends a hooded look to Idril, "A pit fiend could have massacred an entire city without being stopped. Two lives are relatively acceptable. Relatively."
[22:56] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Of course, relatively," Idril snorts, voice raising into mockery.
01[22:56] <Seira> "In a way, this is why we wanted to address the council," Seira says. "Before he was taken down, Esthan mentioned contingencies. We have reason to believe he was bluffing, and our allies are sure to reveal his many plots, but it is no reason not to take the proper precautions."
[22:57] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Enough." King Lorthan raises his voice, "The fundamental point is sound. While lives cannot be replaced, the defeat of Esthan is pleasing. I see. We will take preparations, just in case."
[22:57] <Alicia> Ordinarily Alicia would be annoyed at Idril's sniping, clearly borne more out of political expediency than moral outrage, but she's too disappointed in herself for letting it happen to take him to task on it.
01[22:58] <Seira> "Than you, Your Majesty," Seira responds, bowing. "We will be at your disposal should the need arise, it goes without saying." And she'll appeal to Waukeen, which is what Idril should be doing with his own deity, if he were a proper servant of the gods.
[22:59] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "You are always welcome in this court." King Lorthan seconds. "Thank you, Crimson Guard."
01[23:02] <Seira> roll 1d1000
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d1000 and gets 131." [1d1000=131]
[23:15] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> -----
[23:17] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> The next morning, Alicia and Antenora startw ith a light spar. As they do, an interruption comes. Latha walks in. Her normal disguise is gone, appearing in all of her glory. "Alicia. The presence of the Crimson Guard is requested on Celestia."
[23:19] <Alicia> Since they were only just starting it's easy enough to stop, not even having worked up a sweat. "Demedais is in Mechanus, oddly enough," she admits, "But we can gather everyone else. Has there been any problems with Esthan?"
[23:20] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "That is what we must discuss," Her expression is cool. "Come with me. We must gather Seira and then go."
[23:21] <Alicia> "Alright, just a second," Alicia puts her quarterstaff aside and tells Marie where she and Antenora are going. "We should find Seira at her inn. Lets go there, first?"
[23:22] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Latha leads the way. The morning streets part for her as she travels, the party marveled at. On arriving at Seira's inn, they find Seira downstairs, as well as Donald. The latter is sitting at a table, eating breakfast. "Seira." Latha says, "The Crimson Guard is requested in Celestial. We must go."
[23:25] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> *Celestia. Man I suck.
01[23:25] <Seira> "Well, if we must," Seira deadpans. "Donald, much as I regret it, I must visit heaven. Hold down the fort while I'm gone?"
06[23:26] * Seira sends a thought to Amaryl about doing so, and thus being out of contact for the near future.
[23:26] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Donald raises a hand up at that. "Sure thing. Enjoy paradise, try not to ruin your appetite for lunch." He goes back to his breakfast, eating three whole mouthfuls before double-taking at Latha. "Wait, your'e going to Celestia? Oh yeah, Esthan. Let me know what he said?"
[23:26] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> 'Have funa nd be careful,' Amaryl sends back.
06[23:27] * Seira is all ready, nodding absent-mindedly at Donald.
03[23:28] * Taishyr (~ferixstad@adsl-76-235-171-67.dsl.klmzmi.sbcglobal.net) has joined #dunes
03[23:28] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Taishyr
[23:28] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Latha takes hands, calling on the magic to take them to Celestia! The world is gone around them, parted away. You stand in a wine dark sea up to your knees. Before you is a pristine beach, with an impossibly vast mountain rising into glorious heavens above. Alicia feels her spirit soar here, a conduit opened once more. Latha is moving as soon as she appears, taking to the air. "Follow me."
[23:28] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> taking to the air. "Follow me."
[23:28] <Alicia> Good thing they can all fly. Alicia flaps her own wings, taking off after Latha. "Where are we going?"
[23:29] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Antenora removes her ribbon before following. She's smiling as she asks, "Are we ascending past the first level of Celestia?"
06[23:29] * Seira decides to go with the flow and drop her own disguise, flanking Antenora.
[23:30] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "We're traveling to see one of my superiors," Lath aanswers, "We won't leave this level."
06[23:30] * Alicia wonders why so cryptic, but gives Latha the benefit of the doubt that she just doesn't want to repeat what her superior will be saying anyway, so doesn't press.
01[23:31] <Seira> "Want to just teleport there?" Seira offers. "I've got a ring for that."
[23:32] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "We can't." Latha looks back only briefly, "The wards in Whiteheart prevent it."
[23:32] <Alicia> "The scenery's nice, anyway," Alicia smiles, looking down at the beach as they fly.
01[23:33] <Seira> "Even if you were alone?" Seira asks curiously. "I've been thinking about having wards that allow selective teleportation."
[23:33] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> You fly for an hour, eventually coming to a small fortress isolated on a rugged cliff over the endless beaches. Past a flying flock of Lantern Archons, who laugh and call well wishes as you pass. Below, sea elves frolic in the tide, while a band of men in gold armor work on constructing what looks to be a high steepled church.
[23:34] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Latha flies towards the white stone fortress without hesitation. "Follow me."
01[23:34] <Seira> "All this tension," Seira mutters, following the instructions. "Is it really that bad?"
06[23:34] * Alicia readily does so, her curiousity increasingly gnawing at her.
[23:35] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Latha just flies along. "You'll understand soon, Seira. Hold your curiosity at bay until that time."
01[23:36] <Seira> "It's anxiety," Seira mutters quietly. "There better be a good reason for making me worry for over an hour.
01[23:36] <Seira> "
[23:39] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> You are lead into the fortress, gates of gold sliding aside as you enter. The fortress inside is one great hall after great hall, decorated with battle trophies. Yet each room is utterly empty of angelic or mortal life. Each room is silent as can be, your own heartbreast audible to the tune of your breathing. Eventually, you come to a hall where one being stands. It cannot be looked at directly at first, but you find you are able t
[23:39] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> It cannot be looked at directly at first, but you find you are able to withstand it. It's beauty is piercing, perfect in every way. A man, perhaps 7 feet tall. He is wrapped in gold armor that blazes like golden fires. In his eyes you can see the creation of life itself, unkonwn things that make themselves known to you. Latha approaches to within seven feet of him and kneels. "I have brought them, Exalted."
06[23:41] * Alicia can't help but be a little bit intimidated, having to avert her eyes slightly as she follows behind Latha, bowing respectfully to her friend's superior.
[23:41] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> It's wings seem to life with life itself, it's voice everything that is just and right. "Stand, Latha. Dragon and angels, I am Romiel. I bid you thanks for coming to my summons."
06[23:41] * Seira proceeds with her customary wave. "It's alright. What can we do for you?"
[23:42] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> Antenora hangs back behind Alicia, bowing deeply to Romiel. "Thank you, Exalted celestial."
[23:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 planes, who or what is he?
06[23:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 planes, who or what is he? and gets 27." [1d20=5]
01[23:43] <Seira> roll 1d20+12 I like planes too?
06[23:43] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 I like planes too? and gets 15." [1d20=3]
[23:43] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> roll 1d20+17 why not?
06[23:43] * Hatbot --> "Ko-TerrorofMrNTori rolls 1d20+17 why not? and gets 19." [1d20=2]
[23:44] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "What Esthan has revealed - and what has been revealed by omission - are terrible things. These things are so frightful and vile that to speak of them outside of a consecrated, protected area draws a curse on you that will consume your soul."
06[23:45] * Seira blinks. "Really?"
01[23:45] <Seira> roll 1d20 whatever knowledge I have to call bullshit on this
06[23:45] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20 whatever knowledge I have to call bullshit on this and gets 3." [1d20=3]
[23:45] <Alicia> "Well... that certainly explains the secrecy," Alicia shudders at the thought. Fortunately Mystra will continually protect her in that regard...
01[23:47] <Seira> "No, it really doesn't," Seira admits. "I can't think of anything at all that would cause this. It's not that I don't trust you, Romiel, but I need to understand things like this."
[23:48] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "I bid you to listen well to my words and open your minds." Romiel's voice soothes at the same time it speaks, "For I will tell you a story of a time long ago, past where mortal numbers can fathom to tell."
06[23:49] * Seira is good for stories! She can always take it on faith and judge for herself afterwards.
06[23:50] * Alicia implicitly trusts the avatar of justice and righteousness before her, and so prepares to listen with an open mind.
[23:52] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Hell is eternal, is it not? Yet, not long ago in cosmic time, Bel became Lord of the First. There have been other Lords of the Nine, names such as Sammael, Zariel and Geryon may yet be remembered by mortal minds." (More)
[23:55] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Farther than that...far farther, there was once a time where beings known as Hellspawn fought for control of Baator. Some of these beings are known to this day: Mephisopheles was one, as was Dispater and Mammon. A few more are Dukes and Archdukes of Hell. But most were slain in a great purge by the ruler of Hell at the time. Yet whispers have existed for all time that a few of these beings may yet exist." (More)
[23:55] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> that a few of these beings may yet exist." (More)
[23:59] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "The one fact known yet of them is that their names and existance cannot be said, lest an endless calamity fall on any who dare speak it within nine days. These remaining Hellspawn are known as Baatorians, the lost children of Baator."
Session Time: Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 2009
[00:00] <Alicia> At the pause in exposition, Alicia asks the natural question. "So how does this tie in with Esthan?"
01[00:01] <Seira> "And wouldn't it mean I can't say Dispater's name?"
[00:03] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "We bid Esthan to speak with all our power. The Name he said forth was so terrible that nine angels were consumed with hellfire on it's very utterance. The curse that fell on them was so great that I believe that Esthan's master may be one of these legendary creatures."
[00:04] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Obviously it doesn't apply to Lords of the Nine," Antenora murmurs under her breath, "Still, what creature is so terrible as to do that?"
01[00:04] <Seira> "So they're worse than Mammon or Asmodeus?" Seira asks to clarify matters.
[00:05] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Of their power, none know. They are fleeting legends wrapped in enigma and endless times passed, unknown but only to the longest lasted and ancient minds in the cosmos. They are of the same stock that produced the Lords of the Nine, so it is safe to say the possess power terrifying."
[00:05] <Alicia> "Such power... I never dreamed it possible..." Alicia looks horrified. "I know such beings can do much in their own desmenses, but for it to have such a terrible effect even here on Mount Celestia? How could it even be opposed?"
[00:06] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "They are beings from when Time itself was new and Creation was fresh. They possess such dread power, wrapped in a mystery to keep them sealed for all time. To what purpose they serve and what desires they have, none know but themselves."
01[00:08] <Seira> "Hell is worse than we knew. It's actually a shock," Seira admits. "So do you know who his master is, and what he wants?"
[00:10] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "I bid of you - mention not this name outside of these halls, lest your soul be dragged screaming into darkness eternal. The name said is Verrier."
[00:10] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> He speaks it's name in Infernal, the word momentarily dimming the light of Celestia that resides around you.
01[00:11] <Seira> "Do we know more than a name? And does he have a moniker, something others call him so that they don't burst into hellfire on the spot?"
[00:11] <Alicia> Honestly, Alicia could have lived without knowing that name. She has a hard time seeing how it can be useful to her, given what they've just learned. Although Seira's point about an alias is a good one.
[00:15] <Ko-TerrorofMrNTori> "Of that, all I know is Hellspawn...or Hell's Pawn, as Esthan said." Going on now, "What this points to is that an ancient Baatorian has begun to meddle in the affairs of mortal-kind." (More)
03[00:17] * Ko-TerrorofMrNTori is now known as Kotono
[00:18] <Kotono> "Esthan said several things related to this, of which are of interest to you. He claims he was once a mortal, until the Hellspawn transformed him. Yet he also speaks of Asmodeus' plans for the Hellspawn - only of it being another step in an eternal struggle."
[00:20] <Alicia> "We presumed there was a more convoluted plot in place than the story he fed us about his master seeking to usurp Asmodeus," Alicia confirms.
01[00:20] <Seira> "I must say I'm somewhat frustrated," Seira admits out loud. "All we've learned so far is that even if we had, by chance, eliminated all of the devils and their nobility, there are still far more horrible things out there. We know of no concrete plans to stop, or of any sleeper agents Esthan or his boss might've had on Prime or elsewhere, or how to use any new information to our side's advantage."
[00:21] <Alicia> "It is very disheartening," Alicia is compelled to agree.
01[00:22] <Seira> "If you brought us here to scare us, I'm afraid we're going to disappoint you. But if there's anything we can actually do and be useful at...."
[00:24] <Kotono> "There is. Esthan spoke of other things of use. He spoke of Agares in Avernus, how he was manipulating him and trying to offer his services to see the Crimson Guard brought low in time, to ultimately aid him in returning to his Dukedom...and how that was nothing more as a simple gambit from the Hellspawn to put worm Esthan into the confidence of Agares, so that he may one day be brought to serve the Hellspawn."
[00:24] <Kotono> so that he may one day be brought to serve the Hellspawn." (More)
[00:28] <Kotono> "Agares resides in the Citadel of Broken Souls, hidden below the battle blasted landscape of Avernus. He has lured devils loyal to him to defect to his side, trying to re-establish his base of power."
01[00:29] <Seira> "So he's been deposed and is now hiding in a hole in the ground," Seira summarizes.
[00:30] <Kotono> Antenora chuckles at that. "That's a lovely way of putting it, Seira."
01[00:30] <Seira> "I have my moments."
[00:30] <Alicia> "Agares will likely be dealt with in time, but of more pressing concern to us would be Esthan's activities on the Prime. Have you learned much from him about that?" Alicia asks.
[00:32] <Kotono> "Yes. His primary goal was the Crimson Guard. The Hellspawn wished for you to be his agents. Esthan believes that the Hellspawn desires more potent weapons against his eternal enemies. To do so, your will must be broken though constant terror and intimidation mixed with allure and reward."
01[00:33] <Seira> "He was doing it all wrong, then," Seira notes. "Just to clarify, the eternal enemies would be... you guys, or Asmodeus?"
[00:34] <Kotono> "Asmodeus. Like all devils, it seems that the Hellspawn desires to rule and dominate."
01[00:35] <Seira> "Okay. My next question is, who do we want to win there?"
[00:36] <Kotono> "Does it matter if Mephisto ever overthrows Asmodeus? At heart, there will still be a terrible tyrant ruling Hell." Antenora's voice is strident now, "The name is of only partial importance, be it Hellspawn or Asmodeus."
[00:37] <Alicia> "Better they remain in a stalemate at each other's throats, just as demons and devils are," Alicia nods resignedly.
01[00:37] <Seira> "Well, it actually does matter, somewhat, if one wants to sear all life from our world and the other is content abusing fiends."
[00:37] <Kotono> "His other games - the mortals he toyed with - were all distractions and ways to attack the Crimson Guard," Romiel continues to speak now, "He used the agents of Armanzas, the devil in charge of your world after the failed invasion, to further his own ends and set up eventually taking full power over the devils there."
01[00:39] <Seira> "This might be a diversion, but you mentioned a devil in charge of our world?" Seira asks. "Let's pretend for a moment I know nothing about him. Can you humor me and fill us in?"
[00:44] <Kotono> "He spoke of Armanzas only in passing. He consideres Armanzas as little more than a token to be used nad discarded when he gets in his way."
06[00:45] * Seira hoped he would take the hint, but decides to give him one more nudge. "Maybe we would find information about this devil, gotten in such a way, more useful than you think, Romiel."
[00:48] <Kotono> "There is little to tell. Armanzas mattered little to Esthan's scheme beyond a token. Little was said."
01[00:49] <Seira> "Do you think you could find time to ask Esthan about him later, and pass word on?" Seira asks hopefully.
[00:50] <Alicia> "More pertinent to the immediate situation, did Esthan give any details on the repercussions he threatened us with for his defeat?" Alicia jumps in with her own question.
01[00:50] <Seira> "Yes, I'm curious about that as well. Well, anxious, more like. Was it a bluff or not?"
[00:52] <Kotono> "It will be done." Moving on from that, "Esthan spoke of no such contingencies. He was shocked he was ambushed and defeated so quickly. He could hardly believe it."
01[00:52] <Seira> "Isn't it sad?" Seira mutters. "So no sleeper agents, no contingencies in case he disappeared, no retaliations?"
[00:53] <Alicia> "It was almost surprising, really," Alicia admits. "He seemed invincible when I first fought him."