D2 001

[Corwin]

[19:53] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 Message and gets 40." [1d100=40]
[19:53] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Seira> roll 1d100 DM
[19:53] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 DM and gets 63." [1d100=63]
[19:53] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > No magic on the man at all as he advances on. He goes into a normal looking farmhouse of stone. Inside the lights are on, a few men and women there. A bunch of scrolls, ink pots, and odd vials are about. "Here you go," he says cheerfully!
[19:53] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> * Seira looks on cheerfully! If the vials are nonmagical, then the scrolls would get her attention, as well as the faces of the people and the location of the farmhouse. Worst case, she struck out again and would have to try her luck elsewhere.
03[19:54] * taislp is now known as Demedais
[19:59] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The vials are non-magical. The people are vaguely familiar - she saw them in Catamact, though none got her attention.  On the papers, she can make out writing. It looks to be lists of people's names, causes of death, and an outer plane.
01[20:00] <Seira> Which outer plane, Seira wonders, as she commits the names listed to memory.
03[20:00] * Ebiris (WinNT@user-5af0e4f7.wfd96.dsl.pol.co.uk) has joined #dunes
01[20:01] <Seira> And she can't help but briefly scan the lists to see whether the causes of death are violent in nature.
03[20:01] * ChanServ sets mode: +ao Ebiris Ebiris
[20:11] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> It varies. Mostly neutral and good aligned ones, though one 'Magrat Syl' is going to the Abyss. Most of the deathsa re utterly mundane. Age, sickness, accident. The ink is sprinkled with powder from the vials, a gray-white, dusty looking powder.
03[20:12] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
06[20:13] * Seira wonders whether she'll catch any interesting conversation before the spell runs out. Even if not, she still has another scrying spell in store to further study the weirdoes creeping her out.
[20:15] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The people there write and write and write! The big man stumbles off as they do, waving and leaving the room.
03[20:15] * Rei-chan (Rei-chan@user-5af0e4f7.wfd96.dsl.pol.co.uk) has joined #dunes
06[20:16] * Seira makes a special mention in her memory for those names being currently written, as it might be helpful to know whether those deaths have occured already, before sadly following the farmhand outside.
03[20:17] * Seira sets mode: +v Rei-chan
01[20:17] <Seira> roll 1d20+11
[20:17] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{23}
01[20:19] <Seira> If the man is leaving for home, Seira will make the most of it and study the route, so that she might be able to isolate the house she had just scried upon.
[20:20] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The man goes outside and stars up at the sky for awhile, before heading home. The house is a little outside of town, a dirt path leading to it. The man's house is a small house, lingering outside awhile, looking up at the sky, before he falls asleep on his front porch.
01[20:21] <Seira> How unfortunate. But Seira decides to use her last prepared scrying spell to look in on the group she had spotted during her previous divination. She arbitrarily picks the person who wrote Magrat Syl's name, and hopes that the group hadn't disbanded in the hour that it took her to finish preparations.
[20:22] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+7
[20:22] <Rei-chan> Infinite_Ko_Loop rolled : 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{23}
[20:22] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Seira takes an hour to cast and prepare, but the scrying regretably fails at the end.
06[20:25] * Seira begins to take it a bit personally, and spends some time with her spellbook, memorizing two more scrying spells. She can't just let things end like this! Her target this time around is entirely random, just a person glimpsed at that gathering, preferably one of those she had met in town earlier while sight-seeing and exploring.
[20:26] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d100
[20:26] <Rei-chan> Infinite_Ko_Loop rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=51 ]{51}
[20:26] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+2
[20:26] <Rei-chan> Infinite_Ko_Loop rolled : 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{20}
[20:30] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Grabbing a person at random turns out to be a housewife. She's currently kneeling in front of a common room's fireplace, putting a few more logs on it. She rubs her hands together infront of it, blowing into her hands. "Brrr..." she murmurs.
[20:31] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOOC: Strike, sorry, I misread your line.
[20:32] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+6 resaving since it was the wrong target, my fault
[20:32] <Rei-chan> Infinite_Ko_Loop rolled : 1d20+6 resaving since it was the wrong target, my fault --> [ 1d20=5 ]{11}
[20:32] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The image of the three appears again! They are still at the scrolls, working away dutifully.
06[20:33] * Seira has thirteen minutes on the clock and hopes the cultists say anything in that time that would help her make sense in the weirdness, pretty much. As well as using the time to study them and their work more closely.
[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The three continue to work. They write names in a near trance, sprinkling them with that strange dusty powder after. At about ten minutes in, one of the three stops. "My trance has ended," he announces. "Lord Jergal has no more for me to record this evening."
01[20:42] <Seira> So that confirms her guess, which reassures Seira somewhat. Only curiousity keeps her attentive to the scrying mirror until the spell runs out.
[20:43] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Nothing much happens until it runs out, the three continuing to work. Thus the spell ends.
06[20:44] * Seira frowns, and briefly goes over the list of names. Though chances are slim, she wonders whether any of them match people she came across.
[20:45] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> None of them are familiar. It's a varied set of names from different regions and with no apparent pattern. Amaryl looks on after all of that, "Jergal?" she asks, "Who or what is Jergal?"
01[20:48] <Seira> "Some death god, sort of," Seira responds. "Not a nasty one, from what I can recall. It's quite possible that the people being written down are going to die or have done so recently. Actually, it should be possible to confirm this, given we have easy access to the resources of both the Baronies and Malmuth for this.
01[20:48] <Seira> All in all, we'd better first check with the church of Waukeen to consult, in case I'm remembering this wrong."
[20:49] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Are they open this late," Amaryl asks with a smothered yawn.
01[20:50] <Seira> "Well, they could, but we don't have to go right away. How about we time it to see the services? Might be fun!"
[20:50] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "The morning ones you mean?" Amaryl yawns again, "That's fine. It's just late now. Scrying takes too long to cast."
01[20:52] <Seira> "Yeah," Seira agrees. "To both. All. Whatever. Let's catch a few hours of sleep, then?"
[20:55] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: ARe you just going to be info-digging for Jergal stuff or is there more do it?
[20:55] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: to it?
01[20:56] <Seira> OOC: I'd like to hear the info first
01[20:56] <Seira> OOC: There might be more! I don't really know just yet.
[20:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Taking some time to ask and check libraries, Seira is able to find out the following about Jergal:
[21:00] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Jergal is the seneschal of Kelemvor. He is the god of fatalism, proper burials and the guardian of tombs. He's a very minor, obscure God, rarely seen out of Kelemvor's shadow. His cults are exceedingly rare and focus on recording the deaths of every living mortal being in existance. It is whispered that some clerics of Jergal long ago were granted undeath with Jergal's blessing, so that they can continue to scribe for all eternity.
[21:00] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> ergal's blessing, so that they can continue to scribe for all eternity.
01[21:05] <Seira> Well. If Seira ever wants to be an immortal bureaucrat, she knows who to worship. It seems that her investigation does not need to proceed, and she can report to Queen Tant next morning, once she'd rested up a bit and regained her ability to teleport long distances.
01[21:09] <Seira> And there is actually something that she can do in the meantime. It shouldn't be too difficult to find an artist capable of rendering the faces of those involved into serviceable sketches, and Seira decides to have that done before her teleport seeking a repeat audience.
[21:14] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> All of that goes without incident. Getting an audience with Queen Tant is fairly painless, everyone seems to be waiting and expecting Seira. She is escorted through the tunnels once more, taken to the throne room hidden back away in the depths of the Malmuthian Palace. Here Queen Tant sits, "Welcome back," she calls as the two enter, "Has your mission been successful?"
01[21:17] <Seira> "I believe so, Your Majesty," Seira responds, once the pleasantries are dealt with. "I believe that the religion spoken of follows Jergal, and aside from being fairly morbid, the biggest threat it currently presents is from boring someone caught in one at their gatherings to death."
06[21:17] * Seira pauses. "I have prepared a report, should Malmuth wish to act upon this in any way, which goes into the cult's active participants and the philosophy they adhere to."
[21:19] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Amaryl cutsies deeply to Queen Tant, staying behind Seira.  To this, Queen Tant speaks, "Thank you for your service. Jergal...that is an obscure God, is it not? I do not recall him being in our speculation son whom they may worship."
01[21:23] <Seira> "A demi-god might be a better way of putting it, Your Highness," Seira elaborates. "He follows Kelemvor, which should become obvious in retrospect for anyone who spends a few days in that town, mingling with the denizens. A brief synopsis of what we know of his domain and worship is included with this report."
06[21:23] * Seira withdraws a few rolls of parchments, bound together with a string, bowing her head as she presents it.
[21:23] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The scrolls are taken. "Our Empire thanks you for your selfless act of service, Seira."
01[21:25] <Seira> "Working towards a better world is hardly selfless, Your Majesty," Seira comments, curtsying at the praise. "I, too, have to live in it, after all."
[21:34] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "You speak with wisdom beyond your years," Queen Tant nods slightly to that.
01[21:38] <Seira> She's being called too young again, probably. But isn't being young a compliment? Not letting any signs of her confusion appear visibly, Seira decides to just proceed onwards.
01[21:38] <Seira> "Thank you for those kind words, Your Highness. And as for the other matter of rejuvenating the damaged sections of our world, I will arrange for those involved in the project on our end to contact you, if it is still Malmuth's wish to proceed with this joint project."

[Corwin]

[16:17] <Kotono> > The scrolls are taken. "Our Empire thanks you for your selfless act of service, Seira."
[16:17] <Kotono> <Seira> "Working towards a better world is hardly selfless, Your Majesty," Seira comments, curtsying at the praise. "I, too, have to live in it, after all."
[16:17] <Kotono> > "You speak with wisdom beyond your years," Queen Tant nods slightly to that.
[16:17] <Kotono> <Seira> She's being called too young again, probably. But isn't being young a compliment? Not letting any signs of her confusion appear visibly, Seira decides to just proceed onwards.
[16:17] <Kotono> <Seira> "Thank you for those kind words, Your Highness. And as for the other matter of rejuvenating the damaged sections of our world, I will arrange for those involved in the project on our end to contact you, if it is still Malmuth's wish to proceed with this joint project."
[16:20] <Kotono> "We are," Queen Tant agrees to that.
01[16:22] <Seira> "The matter might take some time to come together on our end," Seira tells the queen. "If Your Highness can prepare a reciprocal team of qualified mages while I handle the logistics at our facilities, things should go all the smoother for it."
[16:24] <Kotono> "This is agreeable," Queen Tant says again, "If the last west can be reclaimed, it would be a coup for both our nations."
01[16:25] <Seira> "Indeed," Seira agrees. "It is hard to believe, but such things are finally within reach."
[16:26] <Kotono> "Yes. Are there other matters you wished to address during this time, Seira?"
01[16:31] <Seira> They're already covered the avenues of communications, and settled on Valandia and Claris as the point of contact from Malmuth's side. The financial matters are tied strongly into that. And the only thing left is....
01[16:31] <Seira> "Your Majesty, this is a... request of a personal nature, I'm afraid. If you are still willing to hear it, I would be honored."
[16:32] <Kotono> After a moment, Queen Tant nods. "Speak, Seira."
01[16:34] <Seira> "I am trying to promote better understanding between all our neighbors and ourselves through education, by means of the magic school I have established," Seira elaborates. "Though it might be presumptious of me, if I could request to have the chance to acquire several Malmuthian students, I believe that the exchange will be good for everyone involved."
[16:39] <Kotono> There's a longer pause at this, before Queen Tant nods slightly. "This is a serious request. We will take your words on this under consideration for acceptance, and if so, how many."
01[16:43] <Seira> "That is all I ask," Seira responds. "Children are the future, and mages grow up to be the pillars of society. If only enough of them knew each other, grew up with one another and felt that they could trust the others, what seems like insurmountable problems today may be easily solved by working together, not one against the other, in the future."
03[16:53] * Retrieving #dunes modes...
[16:53] <Kotono> "Your optimism springs deep and strongly," Queen Tant observes.
01[16:55] <Seira> "Even though people have a choice, I believe they are naturally inclined towards goodness!" Seira says brightly. "All they need is for that sense of right and wrong to be nurtured!"
[17:00] <Kotono> "Such is the question, is it not?" Queen Tant considers again after some time. "Very well, we will consider this request, Seira."
06[17:00] * Seira bows deeply. "Once again, you have my gratitude, Your Majesty."
[17:03] <Kotono> "Mine as well, Your Majesty," Amaryl adds in there, bowing.

[Corwin]

[20:41] <Koaway> OOC: You wanna talk to Gil, Seira?
01[20:41] <Seira> OOC: Sure thing! Up to Amaryl if she comes or wants to stay at the inn.
03[20:42] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
[20:44] <Koaway> Amaryl and Seira head to the Temple of Waukeen. Amaryl looks about at the wealth absently, not at all enthralled as you head back to Gil's private quarters. Once there, Gil sips a glass of wine and looks out the windows. "The planes again, eh?"
01[20:46] <Seira> "And for a cause just as noble," Seira agrees, herself excited to be near so much wealth. It always symbolizes change for the better to her, since the temple isn't hoarding it merely for the sake of having the gold. "I could bring you into confidence on this matter, though it can't go past this room," she suggests, the offer carrying a warning.
[20:48] <Koaway> "Go on," Sipping long at his wine, "Information is always worth hearing."
01[20:49] <Seira> "It concerns Kesse," Seira says, joining him by the window. "You are aware of what went on with the royal family there, of course."
03[20:49] * Koaway is now known as Kotono
[20:54] <Kotono> "I've heard some of it. Gruesome business, the attack on th e Temple of Mystra was intolerable. To think some tinpot kingdom would attack us over a trifling matter?"
01[20:58] <Seira> "It was more than that. They opposed everything we stood for, apparently. To the point where Shar herself commanded them to destroy us." Seira shrugs. "Well, they failed. I think we've done as much as we could under the circumstances to help the kingdom rebuild. I'm still working on keeping the peace in the region. And that leaves the woman at the helm, the newly-minted Queen, Gizelle.
01[20:58] <Seira> Gilartal, the Shar-worshipping royals were evil and twisted beyond what your mind could conjure, and the people we've rescued from them, after several years of capture, no longer resembled men. Giselle, however... she was with them her entire life. You understand what that means, don't you?"
[21:01] <Kotono> "That she's a broken shell of a woman, if she's been allowed to live by both you and them?" He ventures, "The only think that makes sense is that she was an innocent that they tormented and you propped up?"
01[21:04] <Seira> "The military propped her up," Seira says, shaking her head. "I only allowed it after reaching her, and hearing from Giselle herself during a lucid moment that she wanted the burden of leading her country. But you see my dilemma? I also offered to help. This trip is designed to do just that, in the best way I can think of. Giselle needs therapy, and I can't provide it to her.
01[21:04] <Seira> But that doesn't mean I can't hire someone who could, and I know what I'm looking for."
[21:05] <Kotono> "A worthwhile goal for Kesse." Leaning back as he puts aside his wineglass, "Kesse is beyond the reaches or our normal travel and trade, is it not?"
01[21:06] <Seira> "For now. However, I have designs for that as well, medium-term designs that would assure any trade they have with us is truly exclusive."
[21:09] <Kotono> "Magic, I see. You mean instances of regular teleportation?" Gil raises an eyeborw now, "That could raise startlingly choice amounts of money, if it could be done reliably and afforably."
06[21:10] * Seira throws a quick glance at Amaryl. "Yes. That, and a flying ship. The only thing holding me back right now is a lack of available funds, but once I've recovered my capital to the point it was before Kesse's attack, I will be able to proceed with both in parallel."
[21:11] <Kotono> "Mmmph. Fascinating at the implied odds of great profit later," Folding his hands under his head now as he leans forward, "Naturally, such trade would travel through the proper channels?"
01[21:13] <Seira> "It won't be a black market," Seira affirms. "Kesse is to build two promenades to Waukeen, and they may not stop there, either, once the idea takes off. It's present leadership is pragmatic, and... not really as antagonistic as you might expect it to be, under the circumstances. They seem cautiously friendly, and I hope it's true, and not an act." She snorts.
01[21:13] <Seira> "And if it it, then it's just one more reason to help get Giselle back on her feet."
[21:16] <Kotono> "That makes good sense. So you say you need to go to Elysium or thereabouts for this?" he asks.
01[21:18] <Seira> "I want a good person who will be close enough to Waukeen to understand all the aspects of what we're trying to accomplish," Seira responds to that. "Perhaps, if she approves of this quest, she will arrange for a meeting. All in all, the trip should be a pleasant one and allow you to make important acquaintances, while not putting you in any danger. What do you say?"
[21:25] <Kotono> "Waukeen's Realm..." Stroking his chin, "I'll take you there if you want. But, I'd rather not stay in Brightwater. I'll have time enough for that when my years here run out. From what I've been reading, it's far too easy to end up never leaving."
01[21:27] <Seira> "Elysium it is, then," Seira decides. "If we can't find what I seek there, then we'll try elsewhere. I'm certain that even if we don't visit directly, Waukeen will provide."
[21:33] <Kotono> "Technically that's in Arborea," Rubbing his chin, "Not Elysium. My mistake, thinking on it. But Elysium works fine as well."
01[21:34] <Seira> "When would it be possible for us to leave?"
[21:35] <Kotono> "Tomorrow," Gilartal stands, "For the return trip, can you manage to use a scroll successfully?"
01[21:36] <Seira> "It's possible," Seira says, though she seems doubtful. "You wouldn't want to visit Elysium with us?"
[21:38] <Kotono> "No. Honestly, I'd rather leave the great beyond to after I die." With a shrug there, "There's enough here to keep me busy."
01[21:39] <Seira> "I should be able to get back, somehow," Seira muses. "It's not really a hostile place. Having gold would make it possible, if nothing else."
[21:41] <Kotono> "Alright then, we'll leave in the morning," Gilartal agrees. OOC: Ready to skip ahead?
01[21:41] <Seira> OOC: Sure. Can Amaryl bring her pegasus?
[21:42] <Kotono> OOC: If you like, I think Gil has the capacity to bring it over as well. Lemme quickly readu p on Elysium and review it.
01[21:42] <Seira> OOC: Yeah, I'm pretty sure he can handle the equivalent of four people
01[21:42] <Seira> OOC: Sorry, five
[21:44] <Kotono> OOC: There's no size mention in it, only of up to 8 willing creatures joining hands. I'll assume that joining hoof to hand is sufficient. Okay, moment tor ead up on Elysium.
[21:54] <Kotono> The four gather in the stables, Gil sniffing the air as he joins hands with Seira and Amaryl. "This is it? Got everything you need?"
06[21:55] * Seira smiles at Amaryl. "We'll manage!"
[21:57] <Kotono> "We will," Amaryl shuffles back and forth, "This is so exciting."
01[21:59] <Seira> "It is, isn't it? I never got much of a chance to take it easy traveling the planes before, but this will be different!"
[22:03] <Kotono> At that, Gilartal calls on the magic, traveling the group to Elysium!
[22:03] <Kotono> roll 5d100
03[22:03] * Kotono sets mode: +v Hatbot
[22:03] <Kotono> roll 5d100
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d100 and gets 109." [5d100=9, 68, 4, 21, 7]
[22:05] <Kotono> Woosh! You stand amid beautiful, green, rolling hills. Bits of forest dot the landscape, pristine and untouched by mortal hands. A sense of belonging, a sense of bliss fills Seira like an intoxicating brew. Gilartal looks about briefly, already starting to invoke the proper names again! Amaryl's eyes go wide, giggling, "Oh..Seira...!"
01[22:07] <Seira> "It's a pretty great place," Seira says approvingly.
01[22:09] <Seira> roll 1d20+11
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+11 and gets 19." [1d20=8]
01[22:11] <Seira> "There should be all sorts of towns and encampments here," Seira voices, and picks north. "Let's go there until we come across something?"
[22:12] <Kotono> Gilartal vanishes without further comment. Amaryl sighs and slows down, "Oh, this is..." She cries a little, wiping away a few tears. "It feels like I'm home, Seira. It's calling to me strongly. Do you feel it too?"
01[22:13] <Seira> "I can," Seira affirms. "A lot. It's constant bliss." She coughs. "No matter how good a plane can make me feel, however, I'm not going to forget what's important."
[22:19] <Kotono> "Y-yeah," Amaryl looks around, going to hold Seira and lean against her. "Mmm. Close to you and here...I'm so content."
01[22:21] <Seira> "I'm glad I rate above a plane, however good it might be," Seira says, laughing.
[22:25] <Kotono> Thus the two start to wander north!
[22:25] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[22:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 40." [1d100=40]
[22:28] <Kotono> Afte ran hour or so, they crest yet another hill. This one leads to a little village, a cluster of pristine, beautiful houses about. A brook babbles through town, idyllic sunshine and gentle warmth in the air. A few chimneys let out a bit of gray smoke.
01[22:28] <Seira> "Seems like we're in luck so far!" Seira chirps. "Let's go and say hellow?"
[22:31] <Kotono> Amaryl skips along, laughing like a child. Pulling Seira's hand as her face splits with a grin, "Let's go!"
06[22:32] * Seira is far too easy to pull along, finding herself relaxing on what is really a working vacation.
[22:35] <Kotono> Hopping and skipping to the town, the two head along! As they enter into town, they see each building is classical and big, built of good wood and stone. One of the doors open, a half elf with honey blonde hair emerging. She wears a simple peasant's dress, her skin tinted gold. "Why hello there!" she beckons.
01[22:36] <Seira> "Hi!" Seira greets back. "I'm Seira and this is Amaryl. We're visiting Elysium!"
[22:37] <Kotono> "Oh, you're new here," shes miles nicely, "I'm Tanatha." With a sweet, loving smile, "Could you do me a small favor while you're here?"
06[22:39] * Seira blinks. Visitors from other planes must be really frequent here if she can just laugh it off and ask for favors. "Sure! What's the favor?"
[22:40] <Kotono> Pointing at the brook about 100 feet away, "Could you fetch me a pail of water, please?"
06[22:40] * Seira tilts her head. "I didn't bring a bucket along. Do you have one I could borrow?"
[22:41] <Kotono> "Oh, right here," She briefly goes back into her house, coming out with a sturdy wooden bucket.
06[22:44] * Seira smiles at her, and crosses the distance to the rivulet to get the young woman her pail of water.
[22:46] <Kotono> On returning, the woman smiles and takes it. "Oh, thank you! Now I can finish lunch. Would you like to join me?"
01[22:47] <Seira> "If we won't be a bother," Seira agrees. "Where are we, exactly?"
[22:53] <Kotono> "Amoria. This is the village of Brooksong," she says as you're lead inside. You go into the kitchen, a lovely meal spread out on a table. Using thew ater to pour mugs of water, more than enough food for three here, "Please, sit down and eat!"
06[22:54] * Seira accepts the invitation, overriding her instinctual hesitation.
[22:58] <Kotono> Amaryl follows! The mean is fragrant and incredible, a chef's masterpiece. Each food is succulent and rich without being cloying, a  true joy to eat. Amaryl's eyes go wide, "This is better than...!" she says as she nibbles on a slice of orange.
01[22:59] <Seira> "It's not!" Seira exclaims. "Is it? It might be." She eyes Amaryl. "What did you mean?"
[23:02] <Kotono> "It's really good!" She says, going into her food with a passion. Tanatha giggles at this, "Please, just enjoy. We can all talk after the meal."
06[23:03] * Seira takes it as a matter of personal pride that she eats calmly, must like always. Control is ever-so-important, particularly when intense emotions are involved!
[23:05] <Kotono> The meal is beyond merely good, it's superb. It's possibly one of the best meals Seira has had the pleasure to eat. When it's done, she's full without being heavy or tired in the least.
01[23:07] <Seira> "It's one of the best meals I've ever eaten," she tells her host honestly, "and I've traveled all over the world and eaten at the tables of kings, sometimes quite literally so. It was a pleasure, and all for a simple chore. I feel bad about that, so is there anything else I could help you with, Tanatha?"
[23:13] <Kotono> "Oh, yes, there is something." Taking a folded piece of paper out of her scroll, "Take this to the last house on the northern part of the village? It's for an elf named Yisil."
06[23:14] * Seira is really curious by this point, but decides to treat it as a riddle for now. "I can do that," she agrees, accepting the folded up paper. "We can chat a bit once I'm back, alright?"
[23:19] <Kotono> "Of course," With a sunny smile, the two are bid off! Once they're out of the house, "Oh, that was so nice..." Amaryl says, "Just being here is so nice, the food is incredible...is everything better here?"
06[23:21] * Seira pauses. "We can find out later, I guess?" she suggests, before proceeding north at a leisurely pace. "It certainly makes me question a few things."
[23:23] <Kotono> "Like?" Amaryl say sas they walk along the perfectly clean town path. Not a sign of normal waste or offal, just pure air and impossible clean-ness.
01[23:25] <Seira> "The overall fairness of things. Immortality and its importance. If nothing you experience throughout your life truly compares to this so-called rewards in the afterlife, isn't it really a curse and a burden?" Seira frowns. "So I think there is more to it, but I can't quite put my finger on it yet beyond a vague concept."

[Corwin]

[18:13] <Kotoro> <Seira> "It's one of the best meals I've ever eaten," she tells her host honestly, "and I've traveled all over the world and eaten at the tables of kings, sometimes quite literally so. It was a pleasure, and all for a simple chore. I feel bad about that, so is there anything else I could help you with, Tanatha?"
[18:13] <Kotoro> > "Oh, yes, there is something." Taking a folded piece of paper out of her scroll, "Take this to the last house on the northern part of the village? It's for an elf named Yisil."
[18:13] <Kotoro> * Seira is really curious by this point, but decides to treat it as a riddle for now. "I can do that," she agrees, accepting the folded up paper. "We can chat a bit once I'm back, alright?"
[18:13] <Kotoro> > "Of course," With a sunny smile, the two are bid off! Once they're out of the house, "Oh, that was so nice..." Amaryl says, "Just being here is so nice, the food is incredible...is everything better here?"
[18:13] <Kotoro> * Seira pauses. "We can find out later, I guess?" she suggests, before proceeding north at a leisurely pace. "It certainly makes me question a few things."
[18:13] <Kotoro> > "Like?" Amaryl say sas they walk along the perfectly clean town path. Not a sign of normal waste or offal, just pure air and impossible clean-ness.
[18:13] <Kotoro> <Seira> "The overall fairness of things. Immortality and its importance. If nothing you experience throughout your life truly compares to this so-called rewards in the afterlife, isn't it really a curse and a burden?" Seira frowns. "So I think there is more to it, but I can't quite put my finger on it yet beyond a vague concept."
[18:16] <Kotoro> "I don't know. The religious types always say that we work in life to have this in death," Amaryl says, "Maybe this is like eating your dessert before dinner? It spoils the entire meal?"
01[18:18] <Seira> "It's not really true, though," Seira muses. "When they talk about making sure you deserve it, that's mostly staying true to yourself and the ideals you follow, not some back-breaking job out in the fields."
[18:20] <Kotoro> "Mmmm..." Amaryl considers, "I don't really know, then."
01[18:25] <Seira> "The only idea I have, and it's not exactly clear," Seira says, walking ahead, "is that when you struggle to do good while alive, the reward is in the knowledge that you help people. It's not something tangible like the bliss, here, but it's a very pleasant feeling all the same."
[18:26] <Kotoro> As you walk, you come to the last house on the northern part of the village. Amaryl stops here.
[18:27] <Kotoro> OOC: GAh.
[18:27] <Kotoro> As you walk, you come to the last house on the northern part of the village. Amaryl stops here. "Maybe that is it," she considers, "I do wonder if our viewpoints are becoming warped because we're in the afterlife while alive, though."
01[18:29] <Seira> "Any sort of afterlife affects you," Seira admits. "I guess I should just enjoy being in the nicest one so far, and not worry too much." She knocks on the door, resolving to shelve her concerns for the time being.
[18:31] <Kotoro> The door opens after a few moments. A handsome male elf with silvery skin opens it, "Oh, hello," he gushes, "What can I do for you two?"
01[18:32] <Seira> "I'm playing mailman!" Seira tells him brightly. "Or would it be mailwoman?" She tilts her head quizzically, even as she hands the folded up paper to him. "This is from Tanatha, for you."
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[18:54] <Kotoro> Taking the letter and smiling, "Oh, thank you! Come in, come in," he gestures, smiling widely. "You look like travelers. What brings you to here?"
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01[18:56] <Seira> "Thanks, Yisil," Seira tells him, deciding to follow the elf inside. "We're traveling, and it's in part a vacation, another part just sight-seeing and one last part where we're seeking a bard to aid us."
[18:57] <Kotoro> "A bard, eh?" Smiling as you're lead inside, to a grassy interior where you can sit freely, "Why do you need a bard?"
01[19:01] <Seira> "One of my acquaintances was broken by disciples of Shar," Seira states bluntly. "I don't know if I could truly help her even if I dropped everything. However, where I might fail, a bard is bound to succeed. They are master listeners, and it is certainly within their skills to befriend you and be quite convincing."
06[19:01] * Seira pauses. "What this woman needs is someone who would be willing to do all that, just be there for her, without a hidden motive. And if that someone had the ability to modify especially bad memories with her consent, well, that can only be a plus."
[19:04] <Kotoro> "Oh, I know just the person!" Snapping his fingers, "He's a strange sort, though, but he's the best talker I've ever met. Great with a song, too."
06[19:05] * Seira smiles. "That's wonderful news!" she exclaims. "Songs lift the heart, so--" She seems to catch herself, coughing into a fist. "I mean, could you please tell us where we could find your bard friend?"
[19:10] <Kotoro> "Go a few miles west. He lives by himself out there. He's a half celestial, half mortal." Nodding to this, "Tell him you're looking for his services to help someone."
01[19:12] <Seira> "Thanks!" Seira shakes the elf's hand enthusiastically. "I knew coming here would be a good call!"
[19:15] <Kotoro> Shaking Seira's hand back, "His name is Dominion."
01[19:17] <Seira> "A very ominous yet surely ill-fitting name," Seira says instantly. "Thanks again. We'll go see him once we've said goodbye to Tanatha."
[19:20] <Kotoro> "Be safe," Yisil says. Amaryl just smiles sweetly at that, "Thank you so much! I was wondering if we'd need to spend a long time working, but it worked out so good instead!"
01[19:22] <Seira> "Waukeen must be guiding our way," Seira insists. "It's difficult for her to intervene directly without giving all sorts of nasties an opening, but as long as we keep at it, she'll find indirect ways of helping us get closer to our goals!"
[19:22] <Kotoro> "It's reassuring," Amaryl says easily.
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01[19:25] <Seira> "And funny, in some ways," Seira continues, waving at Yisil as she heads back to Tanatha's house. "The only way this would work is if you're ready to go through the long route. If we'd just counted on her help and showed up in Elysium, I doubt she would help, since it would be pretty presumptious and downright ungrateful of us."
[19:32] <Kotono> "It's funny, yeah." Thet wo reach Tanatha's house, said petitioner waiting just at the door. "How did it go?"
01[19:35] <Seira> "Better than our wildest expectations, really," Seira admits, studying the half-elf. "Mmm, I don't want to be a terrible guest, but did you actually know we were coming or have some idea about what we're looking for?"
[19:37] <Kotono> "Hm?" With a little smile, "No, I don't. But why worry about it? Things have a way of working out here."
01[19:39] <Seira> "It's weird, visiting what might well be our afterlife," Seira voices. "But in a good way, you know?"
[19:41] <Kotono> "It makes me feel so good. I almost want to stay here," Amaryl murmurs, "I'm so content and happy inside I could cry. It's like I've finally come home."
01[19:42] <Seira> "But we're still going back," Seira adds quickly.
01[19:43] <Seira> "I kind of wanted to ask you about the favors," she says. "I'm really curious. It's just, where we come from, people wouldn't really ask for such simple things, so I don't really get it."
[19:44] <Kotono> "It's always good to help. Thank you for it," Smiling, Tanatha goes on. "It was so kind of you to help someone you just met."
01[19:46] <Seira> Weird people. Definitely. "Are you kidding?" Seira asks. "What does it matter, when someone asks you for an innocent thing like that?" She offers Tanatha her hand. "You're welcome to come and visit us on Prime, even though you probably wouldn't want to leave all this. But the offer's there anyway! If you ever feel like a vacation and such."
[19:49] <Kotono> "This is my home...but I thank you," she says warmly.
01[19:50] <Seira> "Maybe we'll visit again, some time down the line," Seira tells Amaryl with a shrug. "It could be nice, as long as we don't overstay our welcome each time."
[19:50] <Kotono> "Maybe...or maybe..." Amaryl looks down, "Visit, yes."
01[19:51] <Seira> "What's wrong?" Seira asks her, somewhat concerned. "You're not thinking about staying, are you?"
[19:54] <Kotono> "Oh!" Blushing very red, "I guess I can't lie to you, but...Don't you feel it, Seira? I know you feel it, it's just...." Shaking her head quickly, "I'm so happy here. I'm happy all over. There's no darkness in me, no sadness, only happiness. Everything's so perfect."
01[19:57] <Seira> "It's not real," Seira says quietly. "Perfect things don't exist. Bliss is meaningless, if there's nothing to compare it to."
[20:01] <Kotono> "Are you mad?" Amaryl blinks, "Can't you feel it all over? It's as real as everything here."
01[20:04] <Seira> "Then maybe I just feel a bit useless," Seira says, feeling upset. "I bet you would feel that everything's perfect even if I weren't here. I bet that's what I'd feel as well, if I stayed here too long. But even if I'd feel that, it's still wrong, so I don't want to accept it."
[20:07] <Kotono> "Seira, I..." Amaryl looks down and away hard. "...maybe we shouldn't be here then? I mean...this is paradise. It's what everyone wonders about all their life. We're still alive, we still care, we still...don't entirely fit in here, maybe?" Trying that, "I'm sorry, just...I don't meant to make you feel like that."
06[20:09] * Seira sighs. "Let's go, then. It's only a few miles to the west, right? We'll be there in no time."
[20:10] <Kotono> The two travel quietly enough. It's a decently pleasant trip, in spite of Amaryl looking abashed. It's just that everything feels good here. Holding on to anger, sadness and hurt is like holding the wind in your hands, passing and momentary. You come to a pleasant house sitting in the middle of asmall grove of trees. It's a three story affair, quite sturdy and normal looking from the outside.
01[20:13] <Seira> As they arrive to their destination, Seira takes Amaryl's hand, and leans over to whisper, "I have my friends back home, and I have you. That's all the bliss I need, and that's what I believe in." Not waiting for an answer, she goes to knock on the door.
[20:16] <Kotono> Amaryl blushes and smiles a little, unable to reply as she knocks on the door! A gentle trumpet plays at that, one that is clarion clear and beautiful. It comes from nowhere Seira can discern.
01[20:17] <Seira> "That's really nice," Seira comments. "Maybe I should get something like that to announce my visitors, too." Otherwise, she waits to be acknowledged.
[20:21] <Kotono> After a few moments the door opens with alittle puff of air. "Come in, come in, come in," A man's voice, like silvery trumpet notes, beckons unseen.
01[20:21] <Seira> "Thanks for having us," Seira calls back, accepting the invitation.
[20:27] <Kotono> Inside is a winding golden stair leading upward. Notes from a piano sound in the air, unseen. The stair is only a few loosely floating bits of golden stone that bob up and down to the music notes. Floating down is a golden skinned man, seven feet tall. His wings are feathered white and a vibrant red. HIs face is narrow and sharp, eyes pools of golden radiance. Little gusts of wind play around his silk toga clad body as he descends.
01[20:29] <Seira> "Hi! You're very pretty!" Seira greets him. "It is truly a shame that we didn't just come and visit you to share a few tales. I bet you have some great ones!"
[20:30] <Kotono> Wind gusts, musical notes playing in response. He looks down at the two as his feet touch down to the floor. "Such lovely words and lovely maidens. What do you come to Elysium for, then?, for your words speak of a heavy business."
01[20:33] <Seira> "Yes." Seira steels herself. "It's not a pleasant tale, but trust me when I say that I wouldn't seek help on the outer planes lightly. I have... a friend, yes, she must be one after all. All her life, she had been tormented terribly by her own siblings, who took the worship of Shar even as she resisted throughout the years. But the experience has left her broken."
06[20:33] * Seira glances at Amaryl briefly. "It's... bad. I can tell you all that I know. The worst thing that might come to your mind? It's probably right on the mark."
[20:38] <Kotono> "You come for a noble reason. Then tell me. Tell me everything of that sordid tale of Shar's foolish blasphemies," Dominion says, "Also, I'm Dominion, lovely mortal."
01[20:39] <Seira> "Seira," she says, offering her hand to him and waiting on Amaryl to introduce herself.
[20:45] <Kotono> "Amaryl Gaial," She curties to the celestial.
01[20:46] <Seira> "This... would be difficult to hear," Seira tells Amaryl, biting on her lower lip in worry. Even though Amaryl said that she wanted to travel with her, would hearing about Kesse change her mind?
[20:48] <Kotono> "I..." Amaryl considers, taking Seira's hand. "I'll be okay."
01[20:54] <Seira> Taking a deep breath, Seira begins the story of their involvement with those royals, from Albert's orchestrated attack that was contained and defeated by Alicia, to trying to warn Armanda of the danger her sibling presented, only to be caught off guard and captured. Of what she saw in that cathedral, before escaping, and what they learned after returning in strength. (more)
01[20:54] <Seira> About the rescued prisoners, about Giselle, about Giselle's children. Her story ends on an oddly positive note, of how seeing those rescued allowed Giselle to finally accept reality, and of how Alicia managed to restore the bodies of the captives with the regeneration spell. (more)
01[20:55] <Seira> "But there is no spell that would heal Giselle's soul," Seira says. "Only time and effort. No one in her court could do that. Even if someone on Prime existed that was capable of helping my friend, I might worry about their motives. But I had hope that by going to Elysium, I might find the person I seek. Can you be that person, Dominion?"
[20:58] <Kotono> Gentle harp notes sound at the end of the story, like tears in the wind. Dominion bows his head, a prayer spoken low. "Those three are vile as any demon or devil I have ever seen. The hateful, pointless degredations they sullied themselves with, hurting everyone around them...!" With a look of utter disgust, "I understand. After that long, discordant song, it is clear that peaceful music must play freely after."
[20:58] <Kotono> Amaryl's color is waxen, holding close to Seira. "Yes," she murmurs.
01[21:01] <Seira> "It started as a practical idea," Seira says. "Look for a spell. Try to see if there is anything I could do to alleviate her suffering. And after I realized that bards possessed one such spell that would prove useful, I decided to look for one.
01[21:01] <Seira> But during that process, I realized that what I was really seeking was a person who could help by being there for her, not just by using the magic repeatedly to solve the problem. I understood that I was subconsciously seeking out bards, because their temperament would be just what is needed."
[21:05] <Kotono> "To become a special person in her life," A few whispers of flute notes sound in the air, "It would be noble to set her back on a life she can life in happiness. I have not been to the Prime in some time, either. It would b egood to go again."
01[21:10] <Seira> "I'm happy! I'm really happy!" Seira tells him. "But to avoid, umm, oh hell. The part where she might already be involved was clear, right? It might not be healthy. It probably isn't. But forcing the issue with her would probably go badly, and when you said special person, that's not what you meant, right?"
[21:13] <Kotono> "I could do that if she wished, and if not, so be it. I get the impression that she is so fragile right now that doing so might even be a mistake," Dominion says as he begins to walk.
01[21:15] <Seira> "Then I managed to communicate it well," Seira agrees. "Yes, that's my thought as well. And I don't want to rush you by my next question, but could you tell me when you could be ready to return with us? Being on Elysium like this is trying for Amaryl and I, even though it's so... so...." Seira can't quite describe it.
[21:16] <Kotono> Amaryl blushes quickly here, "I want to stay more the longer I stay." she adds. "It's like home."
[21:17] <Kotono> "We can go now. I have a scroll of planar travel that will suffice," Withdrawing it out from seemingly nothing at all, "Are you ready? Where on the Prime are we going?"
01[21:20] <Seira> On the one hand, she certainly feels like Amaryl, and with her around, Seira's desire to return is eroding even more. But on the other, she can't let something like finding her personal heaven stop her from doing what Gil might say would actually earn her that spot in the afterlife.
01[21:20] <Seira> "We can aim for Kesse's capital," Seira suggests. "From my understanding of planar travel, that would place us within teleport range, and I'll get us the rest of the way over."
[21:25] <Kotono> Thus, the scroll is invoked! THet wo blink away!
[21:25] <Kotono> roll 5d100
[21:25] <Kotono> OOC: Three.
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[21:25] <Kotono> roll 5d100
[21:25] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 5d100 --> [ 5d100=230 ]{230}
[21:25] <Kotono> roll 1d9
[21:25] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d9 --> [ 1d9=7 ]{7}
[21:26] <Kotono> Gah! You appear standing amid tall mountains, rocky peaks everywhere! The air is thin and weak, making your lungs start to burn.
06[21:27] * Seira focuses on the entryway into the castle, willing them all to teleport the rest of the way to their destination!
01[21:27] <Seira> roll 1d100
[21:27] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=9 ]{9}
[21:28] <Kotono> OOC: Anywhere in particular in the castle?
01[21:28] <Seira> OOC: There was a moat, right? I want to appear before it, so that I could seek entrance officially.
[21:34] <Kotono> THus the two appear in Kesse! The moat ahead of you has guards at it, who are currently doing a doubletake at seeing the group that just appeared.
01[21:35] <Seira> OOC: Three~
06[21:36] * Seira approaches the guards, nodding at them as she stops within a respectable distance. "Please inform General Andram that Seira requests an audience with two of her companions."
[21:41] <Kotono> A guard salutes and goes to do that, while others stare at Dominion and Seira and Amaryl. Dominion makes a motion with his hand, his wings vanishing and his appearing turning into that of a comely human. "Fear not.  I come on a mission of mercy."
06[21:44] * Seira is in her own half-elf guise, and returns to Dominion's side, smiling. "Just another word of caution," she tells he and Amaryl quietly. "There are many vicious rumors, but not many truly know the story. And given Giselle's position as head of state for a nation recovering from all those recent calamities, it might be bad to disclose much to the populace at this time."
[21:46] <Kotono> Dominion merely nods. "I understand." A few moments later a guard comes back, escorting the trio in. General Andram is a quiet meeting room, a few aides reporting to him. They silence themselves at Seira and company's arrival.
01[21:47] <Seira> "General," Seira greets him, nodding. "May I introduce Amaryl Gaial and Dominion?" To them, she says, "This is General Andram, who leads the Kesse armed forces."
[21:52] <Kotono> "General," Amaryl curties. Dominion offers a hand out, taking GEneral Andram's in his own.
[21:53] <Kotono> The General looks them over, "Well met. You come to Kesse for business?"
01[21:55] <Seira> "Can we speak freely?" Seira asks. "This concerns Queen Giselle, and I don't know of a tactful way of asking whether your aides are brought into your confidence on that matter, General."
[21:56] <Kotono> Two of the aides go, one stays. "Speak now," Andram says.
06[21:57] * Seira nods curtly, and then gestures at Dominion. "This is a friend of mine. He hails from Elysium. I believe that he could help her, if only given the chance. And I am here to ask that this chance is given to him."
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[21:59] <Kotono> With a bow to the General, "I can help heal minds and hearts with time. I have heard of Queen Giselle's plight and I wish to aid her recovery from the vile ravages inflicte don her."
[22:03] <Kotono> "This would be useful. GIselle spends most of her days sedated or with her paramours. She's..." A shake of his head here, "It's difficult for her. At times she seems to be in another reality all her own."
01[22:04] <Seira> "It's not an instant fix, but I believe," Seira declares, "that with the same strength Giselle used to resist Shar's pull and with Dominion's help, there will come a day when she has made a recovery."
[22:12] <Kotono> "Try, by all means," General Andram invites, "Dominion, this way," he says, "I'll walk to and introduce you to Queen Giselle."
06[22:13] * Seira is ready to come along, but lets Dominion handle the meeting in a way of his choosing.

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[18:12] <Kotono> * Seira nods curtly, and then gestures at Dominion. "This is a friend of mine. He hails from Elysium. I believe that he could help her, if only given the chance. And I am here to ask that this chance is given to him."
[18:12] <Kotono> > With a bow to the General, "I can help heal minds and hearts with time. I have heard of Queen Giselle's plight and I wish to aid her recovery from the vile ravages inflicte don her."
[18:12] <Kotono> > "This would be useful. GIselle spends most of her days sedated or with her paramours. She's..." A shake of his head here, "It's difficult for her. At times she seems to be in another reality all her own."
[18:12] <Kotono> <Seira> "It's not an instant fix, but I believe," Seira declares, "that with the same strength Giselle used to resist Shar's pull and with Dominion's help, there will come a day when she has made a recovery."
[18:12] <Kotono> > "Try, by all means," General Andram invites, "Dominion, this way," he says, "I'll walk to and introduce you to Queen Giselle."
[18:12] <Kotono> * Seira is ready to come along, but lets Dominion handle the meeting in a way of his choosing.
[18:16] <Kotono> Thus Seira tags along! Going to Giselle's quarters is a mundane, uneventful thing. Giselle sits alone in her room on her bed, legs over the edge. Her eyes are closed, a distant, faraway look on her face.
[18:16] <Kotono> Dominion comes in front of her, bowing. "Good day, Majesty. Are you there?" he asks.
[18:19] <Kotono> Giselle doesn't look up to him, nor react. Dominion shakes his head, "Ah yes, you mentioned she was often sedated." Going to her and giving her a brief examination, "Is she prone to outbursts that require this?"
06[18:19] * Seira is interested in hearing the answer to that as well, looking at General Andram expectantly.
[18:22] <Kotono> "She often becomes erratic, yes. She has at times had fits and demanded protection from her siblings, or at other times had fading breaks from reality.  Other days she is more or less coherent...today isn't one of those."
[18:23] <Kotono> "Tsh. Too many chefs in the stew," Dominion murmurs, going to sit next to Giselle. "A mind scrambled into submission. Magic should dispel the sedative easily enough, unless it's particularly strong magic?"
[18:24] <Kotono> "It's a compound based on mountain herbs," General Andram clarifies, "It's not magical."
01[18:24] <Seira> "The allure of an easy retreat would just grow, the more it is used?" Seira asks Dominion.
[18:25] <Kotono> "Yes. Though I would suspect she's not always taking it willingly," Stroking the woman's head gently, light flares from Dominion's fingers! Giselle's eyes clear as he begins to whisper into her ear.
[18:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27
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[18:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27
[18:27] <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+27 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{32}
[18:28] <Kotono> "Hum...?" Giselle turns to him after he whispers, "Did I fall asleep again?" Blinking and rubbing her eyes, "I see..."
[18:29] <Kotono> "My name is Dominion, Majesty," Dominion continues on in a more audible voice, "Your mind was as good as asleep. But worry not on that. I've come to brighten your life with song and musics; your friend Seira brought me here for you."
[18:30] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:30] <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=59 ]{59}
06[18:30] * Seira takes it as her cue to approach her. "Hi, Giselle," she says, smiling at the queen. "It's only a brief visit, but I didn't want to leave without seeing you."
[18:31] <Kotono> "Seira?" Looking to Seira and Dominion, Giselle smiles a little. "Good...will you make me feel alive inside," she asks, a hand going to her stomach, "Will you, Dominion? That's why she brought you, isn't it?"
01[18:33] <Seira> Spending time around her is always disturbing, but Seira maintains her smile. "I'm here to tell you that it is entirely up to you, Giselle," she says. "The future is yours to seize as you wish, and no one would stand in your way."
[18:34] <Kotono> "I'll try and make you happy," Dominon says with gentle airs, "I'll do so, certainly."
[18:34] <Kotono> Giselle smiles a little, giggling, "Good....please, my brother....my brother is a hard man, Dominion. He doesn't want me to feel alive."
[18:35] <Kotono> Amaryl's color has turned waxen pale, looking on with her eyes as wide as saucers.
[18:36] <Kotono> "Shh, shhh," Dominion whispers, "Your brother isn't here. Let me sing you a song, Majesty. Music is the fuel of the soul, and nothing more can make you feel alive."
01[18:36] <Seira> Normally, she would jump right in and insist that the brother in question is dead and won't be coming back. But that approach was tried and ultimately only took them so far. It is time to leave it to the professionals, and Seira steps back as Dominion handles himself as she expects.
[18:38] <Kotono> Before Giselle can speak again, Dominion begins to sing!
[18:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27
[18:38] <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+27 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{45}
[18:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20 needs a 20, really
[18:38] <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 needs a 20, really --> [ 1d20=7 ]{7}
[18:39] <Kotono> It's a song in Celestial, a song of peace and renewal. Giselle quirks her head as she begins to listen, a little smile playing on her face. "Oh, it's so pretty," she murmurs. "You'll make me feel so alive inside..." With a sappy little smile, Giselle listens.
[18:40] <Kotono> General Andram turns away now, "It would be best to take our leave while Her Majesty is content and relatively calm," he suggests quietly.
06[18:41] * Seira nods, taking Amaryl's hand and squeezing it before following the general outside.
[18:44] <Kotono> Once outside, "Just as well her lovers aren't with ehr today..." A shake of hsi head, "One reason we sedate her is that it upsets both fo them when she paws at a random man."
[18:45] <Kotono> Squeezing Seira's hand back, "It's so horrible and disturbing when you know wh at she means by feeling alive and why. My...no, it's her eyes. I looked into her eyes. I've never seen anyone, elf or human, with eyes like those."
01[18:47] <Seira> "Do you need me to talk to them?" Seira asks, making it clear that she wouldn't stop at mere words if they don't prove compliant. "Jealous outbursts or fighting over Queen Giselle are not to be tolerated, no matter the hardships they suffered."
[18:48] <Kotono> "It's not needed." Andram says, "Thank you for this, Seira. Hopefully this Dominion will help calm Giselle."
01[18:49] <Seira> "Waukeen wishes her the best," Seira responds, accepting that as meaning that they have the situation under control. "I believe that from the bottom of my heart." She gives Amaryl a hesitant smile. "Giselle will recover. I know that."
[18:51] <Kotono> "I hope so," Amaryl says, and then..."Let's go home, Seira?"
06[18:54] * Seira nods once again. "That's all we came for. It vexes me, but there's nothing more I can do right now." She offers her hand to General Andram. "General, if there's anything else, no matter how slight or insignificant, please contact me."
[18:54] <Kotono> The hand is shaken, "Until we meet again then," he says. OOC: You good there, Seira?
01[18:55] <Seira> OOC: Yes. Do I get my EVILVISION GOGGLES?
[18:56] <Kotono> OOC: Moment, loot thread.
03[19:39] * Kobot is now known as Devilbot
Session Close: Tue Mar 10 19:47:27 2009

Session Start: Tue Mar 10 19:47:27 2009
Session Ident: #dunes
02[19:47] * Disconnected
02[19:48] * Attempting to rejoin channel #dunes
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03[19:48] * Topic is 'Thief 3>Thief 1>Astrid'
03[19:48] * Set by Kotono on Mon Mar 02 10:08:59
02[19:51] * Seira (~corwin@bzq-79-179-130-149.red.bezeqint.net) Quit (Connection reset by peer)
03[19:57] * Ebiris (WinNT@user-514d00bc.l3.c1.dsl.pol.co.uk) has joined #dunes
03[19:57] * ChanServ sets mode: +ao Ebiris Ebiris
03[19:59] * Marianne is now known as Seira
03[19:59] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Seira
03[19:59] * tailurkpart496 is now known as Demedais
03[19:59] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
[20:00] <Kotono> ----------
[20:00] <Kotono> OOC: Okay, just to refresh: Who's going and how are yo ugoing?
03[20:01] * Seira sets mode: +o Demedais
[20:02] <Demedais> OOC: Presumably teleport since I'd expect it to be somewhat feasible, Alicia+Seira(+Amaryl?)+Demedais+Pollyanna.
[20:03] <Alicia> OOC: yeah, that
[20:04] <Kotono> OOC: Declare who's taking who and make relevant TP rolls?
01[20:05] <Seira> roll 1d100 Amaryl+Pegasus, Donald
[20:05] <Devilbot> Seira rolled 1d100 Amaryl+Pegasus, Donald --> [ 1d100=35 ]{35}
[20:05] <Alicia> roll 1d100 for Alicia plus Deme and Polly, aiming for a bit outside Eastern gate
[20:05] <Devilbot> Alicia rolled 1d100 for Alicia plus Deme and Polly, aiming for a bit outside Eastern gate --> [ 1d100=58 ]{58}
[20:10] <Kotono> Woosh! So magicked, the party appears in two groups! The capital of the United Baronies appears before you! It is a large city framed by the light of the morning sun, a tall city wall framing it. The buildings look fairly white on a glance, the entire city looking somewhat rambling and new from the outside. The eastern gates ahead are open, a dusty path coming from the desert leading into the city proper. A few guards stand guard here.
[20:10] <Kotono> path coming from the desert leading into the city proper. A few guards stand guard here.
06[20:10] * Alicia looks around for the elf plus horse contingent.
06[20:11] * Seira likewise seeks out the highly visible paladins!
[20:12] <Kotono> The two groups find themselves quickly. The gate guards are starting to draw weapons, preparing while one makes a shout back. They look on with wide eys.
06[20:12] * Demedais eyes the capital, looking to Pollyanna as he takes a few steps forward, before realizing Alicia isn't following.
[20:12] <Kotono> Donald stretches, cracking his neck. "Man, I remember when I had to take a horse everywhere."
06[20:12] * Demedais then looks back to the gate. "Reminder: teleport us farther away from gates if possible so we don't have to startle guards."
[20:13] <Kotono> Pollyanna smiles a little, "Um, Demedais, telling them who we are might be a good idea?"
01[20:13] <Seira> "Hi!" Seira greets the guards, striding over in the red cloak that signifies belonging to the Guard.
[20:14] <Alicia> "Glad we all made it," Alicia comments as she joins Seira and the others, before noticing the distant figures at the gate who're starting to look a mite aggressive. "I actually was aiming for further away... sometimes it's innaccurate, especially if I'm not too familiar with the location, though."
[20:14] <Kotono> As Seira approaches the guards gawk and stare at her. They look at Demedias and then Alicia, before stiffening to attention and saluting quickly. "Sirs!"
01[20:15] <Seira> "I prefer the alleys, myself," Seira returns. "Always try to find one in every town." She returns the salute to avoid keeping the men at attention.
06[20:15] * Demedais follows Seira at Pollyanna's comment, with a slight smile to Pollyanna and a nod to Alicia before he reaches the guards. At the reaction, he shakes his head. "Apologies for the surprise, gentlemen. We've gotten used to this method." He finishes the comment with a salute as well.
[20:15] <Kotono> "Sirs!" One guard repeats, "Welcome! Oh, are you really-" he begins, before cutting his own words off. "Sirs!"
01[20:16] <Seira> "It's just a convenient disguise," Seira says for her part. "So that people aren't startled. I suppose it is ruined when you teleport unannounced."
06[20:16] * Alicia trots after Seira and likewise snaps off a quick salute, wondering just how official this visit is going to be. Since Seira's the ranking officer, she gets to decide at this point.
[20:16] <Kotono> "Will you desire an escorts, sirs," One of the two asks, as just inside the gate, you can see a squad of about thirty soldiers coming at a good clip.
01[20:17] <Seira> "Someone to help us familiarize ourselves with the city and its defenses would be most welcome," Seira responds. "If you could spare them."
[20:18] <Kotono> "Of course!" Saluting again, "The Crimson Guard is here!" The soldier calls back to the approaching soldires! "Summon an honor guard immediately!"
01[20:19] <Seira> "Ah, an honor guard might be a bit much," Seira says instantly. "We're not here to interrupt daily life."
[20:19] <Kotono> Amaryl murmurs to Seira, "They treat you like Scions, almost."
01[20:19] <Seira> Plus it's terribly embarrassing, and she winces when Amaryl points that out.
[20:19] <Kotono> "Sir!" The guard calls back, "Just a normal guard on second command!"
[20:20] <Alicia> "Can probably thank some exaggarated rumours for that," Alicia remarks quietly to Amaryl. Then recalling what she first heard of the Crimson Guard involving a dragon named Kondrux, she's forced to amend, "Then again, they might not even need to be exaggarated at all..."
06[20:20] * Demedais seems to quietly back up, his face a blank mask at this. "Right. Normal guard would be nice. I'd rather not..."
[20:21] <Kotono> "Oh, they don't need to be," Donald grins, speaking relatively quietly for his standards. "Oh come on. We're heroes here, aren't we? Why not get treated like them?"
[20:22] <Demedais> "So long as you don't claim to be me, you can take all the praise you want, Donald. I'll pass." Demedais shakes his head.
01[20:22] <Seira> "Arrogance is not something you cultivate," Seira tells him simply. "And it would give the people we serve the wrong idea if it appears we want to be worshipped instead."
[20:23] <Kotono> A group of five guards approaches from that group ahead, the rest disengaging and retreating back, though many slowing to gawk or stare. A few people come from the streets, commoners looking on.
[20:23] <Alicia> "And we won't get a proper impression of things if we're shown around by people wanting to show off," Alicia mutters as she hangs back, content to follow Seira's lead since she was the one most adamant about coming here.
[20:23] <Kotono> "Sirs," The lead of the five comes forward, a man with ad ark brown beard and strong looking shoulders, saluting to the guard and then Seira, "A normal guard was requested?"
01[20:24] <Seira> "Can I ask someone to see to the pegasus, while we go on the tour? Anything to avoid drawing the extra attention would be welcome," Seira requests, before noddin  at the guard
01[20:24] <Seira> OOC: Bah
[20:24] <Kotono> "Of course, sir," The bearded man says a few words to one of the gate guards, who hurries to the pegasus and takes it's reins. "Is ther eanything else you require?"
01[20:25] <Seira> "Can I ask someone to see to the pegasus, while we go on the tour? Anything to avoid drawing the extra attention would be welcome," Seira requests, before nodding at the guard. "It was. As I've stated, we would like a tour of the city and its defense, if it is not too much trouble."
[20:26] <Kotono> "Of course. I an Lieutenant Viyse," HE wears a polished breastplate, greaves and carries a sword at his side, though he lacks a helmet. "You are Colonlel Seira, Captain Alicia Reynes, Captain Demedais of Helm, yes, and followers and aides?"
[20:28] <Kotono> "Heh, I wouldn't dream of being Demedais," Donald snorts, pausing as his attention is wrested back and forth, his reply late. "If you're going to risk your life fighting evil and terror, you can at least get the up sides to it, or so I say. It's not fair that only evil gets the perks."
06[20:28] * Alicia nods in recognition of her own name.
01[20:28] <Seira> "Donald here actually has a rank," Seira adds, lips quirking in a smile. "What was it, again? Lieutenant?"
06[20:29] * Demedais nods to Viyse's recognition, rubbing his head "Apologies for the stir."
[20:30] <Kotono> "Sir," Saluting to Donald as well, "There's no problem. We're honored that you've come," he says. "There is a ceremony tomorrow," Starting to walk into the gate, "If you are in the city, you would be more than welcome to grace it with your presences."
06[20:31] * Demedais follows Lieutenant Viyse, curious in part. "What is the ceremony regarding?"
01[20:31] <Seira> "We would be honored to," Seira feels obliged to say without, regardless of any feelings she might have on the matter.
[20:31] <Kotono> Donald eyes Seira, "Oh, I do. And yeah, what ceremony, anyway?"
[20:33] <Kotono> "Lord Salman has proclaimed that the capital will be renamed, in honor of our victories in the east and to rededicate the city." He answers, going just inside to a street that runs right along the walls. Ladders occasionally rest against the wall, letting one climb atop it. "As you can see, we are positioned so that our archers can have height and reach in any event of an attack from the west."
[20:35] <Alicia> "They're renaming the city?" Alicia blinks as she follows along. That sounds rather silly to her.
06[20:35] * Seira snorts. "I can only say I approve. Is the new name a tightly-guarded secret?"
[20:37] <Demedais> "I see." Demedais muses, glancing along the walls and at the ladders. "Probably allows for speed in scaling the walls regardless of original position..."
[20:37] <Kotono> "I'm not privy to it, no," The lieutenant says as he leads you along the walls. The walls look fairly new and well kept, as do the buildings you pass. People look out o fthem, a few pointing and gawking! A young man, just into his teenage years and growth spurt, even runs up. "Oh...Sir Demedais?!?! Is that you?!"
[20:37] <Kotono> "It's just a name?" Pollyanna shrugs a bit, "What's the occasion for it?"
[20:38] <Alicia> "Name's have history. Tradition!" Alicia argues. "You don't just throw all that away!" Okay, she did just rename her new festhall, but it's practically an entirely new business with no continuity to its previous life as a bordello so that doesn't count.
06[20:38] * Demedais looks over to the man, clearly a bit startled. "Yes? Um. Yes, it is?"
[20:39] <Kotono> Amaryl stays close to Seira, "That is a point, tradition is important at times. But..." Eyeing the young boy, "...like heroes and scions rolled into one..."
[20:39] <Kotono> "Oh...Oh HELM!" He gushes, "Oh, I've wanted to meet you since I heard you wrestled Kondrux the terrible blue dragon and broke his neck with your bare hands!"
01[20:39] <Seira> "Sometimes, it takes courage to replace that which isn't working," Seira says with a shrug.
[20:40] <Kotono> "Someone's popular," Donald mutters under his breath, "Wrestling a dragon, though? Come on."
[20:41] <Kotono> Lieutenant Viyse stops his walk here, "Child, restraint," he says to the boy, "Sir, since you said you didn't want trouble, I'll be glad to escort him home."
[20:42] <Kotono> At that noise more people gawk, pointing. Some point at Seira, some at Alicia, a few at the others.
06[20:44] * Seira decides to let Demedais decide what to do with his fan. Getting him home might work, but Demedais might have a better solution in store that would actually change the hero-worshipping attitude into something productive.
06[20:45] * Demedais seems to stop dead in his tracks, a glance to Donald and then Viyse. "Ah. First, let me set the record straight; I cut it up with the help of the entire guard. And..." A momentary pause, before he shakes his head. "Let me be blunt; it is not a matter of heroism. It is a matter of doing what must be done. You follow Helm, I take it?"
[20:46] <Kotono> "Of course! You follow him!" The boy blurts as he blushes, "Sir Demedais, I also heard that you defeated an entire Malmuthian army then slew an entire bridage of war trolls! That's being a hero, isn't it?"
[20:47] <Kotono> Donald just smiles a little, dangerously close to a smirk. "Still..." He murmurs to Seira and Alicia, "It might just become a bit grating if the entire city is like this..."
[20:48] <Kotono> "LIsten to him," Pollyanna says to the child, "He's very wise about these things. He's telling you something important here."
01[20:48] <Seira> "I had no idea," Seira whispers back. "And I'm under a disguise, at that! I knew there were rumors, but this is downright ridiculous!"
[20:49] <Kotono> "I know." Donald crosses his arms, "Sure, it's not too hard to get a free meal in Balmuria or get to cut in line if you're in the Guard, but this is way more than that. Then again, I suppose the women would be the sam eway..."
01[20:50] <Seira> "I will physically hurt you if you have been doing those things intentionally," Seira whispers sternly. "You know that, don't you?"
[20:51] <Kotono> "Oh, I get a free meal once in awhile, but I don't abuse it. It tends to wear off when you see the same shopkeepers every day. But yeah, yeah, yeah, no abusing the position." Sighing now, "But sometimes people insist themselves."
[20:51] <Demedais> A very large pause, before: "A bit of advice; rumors very rarely hue to truth so closely. Listen. What we have done shows the capability of humanity - all of humanity - more than anything else. If you wish to follow this road, go and devote yourself to training." He seems on the verge of adding about seven other comments, but falls silent at this for a moment, before continuing, "Go, and protect your family, and follow the road your heart
[20:51] <Demedais> " and follow the road your heart seeks."
[20:52] <Kotono> Listening well to Demedais, "If that's what you say, I'll take it to heart!" he says, thumping a hand on his chest. "I will then! I'll makes ure Mom and Dad stay safe!"
01[20:52] <Seira> "It's alright when they do," Seira agrees. "Protesting too much just looks bad and would hurt their feelings."
[20:52] <Kotono> "Yeah." A glance back to Alciia, "That ever happen to you? I figure it does too?"
01[20:53] <Seira> "I bet there is no shortage of freshly-baked bread in the house."
[20:53] <Kotono> "Good then," Lieutenant Viyse nods briskely, "Go home to your family now, child."
06[20:53] * Demedais nods with a smile. "Then go." To Viyse once the kid goes, "My apologies. I didn't feel right saying nothing."
[20:54] <Kotono> "Of course, sir," He nods a little to that, "The stories from Balmuria are lurid. The celebrations when word came that the Crimson Guard defeated Ferdi and forced Malmuth to the negotiations table was euphoric. You can see the impact of it."
[20:56] <Kotono> "At least they're idolizing us instead of Ferdi and his regime?" Pollyanna tries to smile a little, taking Demedais' hand. "Let's go see the rest of the fortifications?"
[20:56] <Demedais> "... Some days, I'm convinced I will never understand." A slight pause, then a smile to Pollyanna. "And imagine if there had been anyone available to gossip about our last trip..."
06[20:56] * Demedais nods to this, taking Pollyanna's hand.
[20:57] <Kotono> "Oh yes. Defeating that horror and the purification at once...all of that...in that sandstorm, too. I can hardly believe it when I think back," Pollyanna murmurs.
01[20:57] <Seira> "Some things are better left unsaid," Seira says, recalling her own last trip somberly.
[20:57] <Alicia> "People sometimes stare," Alicia admits. "Not as many try to learn as I'd perhaps like."
[20:57] <Kotono> "So what don't you understand," Donald raises his voice to Demedais, "I mean, you kicked the crap outta Ferdi and everyone likes you. What's wrong with that?"
[20:58] <Kotono> "Well, you're famous...and gorgeous," Amaryl admits quietly, "Stares happen, don't they?"
01[20:58] <Seira> "The most obvious problem here, if I might cut in," Seira voices, "is the concern that people would see that as the natural state of affairs and would grow used to being protected, without doing anything on their own."
[20:59] <Demedais> "What Alicia said, Donald." Demedais replies, not looking to the duskblade, "as well as what Seira just said. We cannot bear all burdens; the people must understand this, or the impact..."
06[20:59] * Seira pauses. "They can stare at me for the second reason, though," she says with a wide smile. "Being pretty is a terrible burden one must bear with dignity."
[20:59] <Kotono> "That may be so. Yet, we have many new recruits into the army and town forces that cite the Crimson Guard as inspiring them," The lieutenant adds. "It's not all idle hero worship."
01[21:00] <Seira> "Thats the kind of impact we actually love to see!"
01[21:00] <Seira> "Well. I would prefer if more joined the worship of Waukeen as a result. But still!"
[21:01] <Demedais> "Good." Demedais nods to the lieutenant. "At the least, that is a relief.
06[21:01] * Alicia nods to Amaryl. "When I was a little girl there was a swordmaster I used to watch all the time. I was so inspired by seeing his movements when he practiced that it put me on the path to becoming a warrior myself, until I was good enough for him to take me as a student. I like to think I can encourage the same reaction in others."
[21:02] <Kotono> "I remember seeing Seira defeat a powerful hawk in front of the Council with her bowwork," Amaryl murmurs to that, "Yes, I think I understand that."
[21:05] <Alicia> "Seira says you've become quite good, too," Alicia smiles at the runaway noble. "So you must have taken it to heart."
[21:06] <Kotono> "I've tried!" Amaryl smiles brightly at that.
[21:06] <Kotono> The party is lead around the perimeter of the city. The wall defenses are pretty thick and solid, about what you'd expect for a wall meant to hold archers. Once that's done and you're back at the eastern gate, "Would you like to see the siege engine reserves and the main city miltiary garrison, sirs," he asks.
01[21:08] <Seira> "You've seen one siege engine, you've seen them all," Seira responds with a disarming smile. "What I'm interested more in is hearing about the city and the daily life in it."
[21:09] <Kotono> "Of course, let me take you to Victory Square," He offers, "It's the main pulse of the city and our central market. Also, the best inns are not far removed from it. Lodging can be arrainged at the best of them if you'd like, sirs."
06[21:10] * Demedais looks to Seira. "I would not mind seeing either one, but that can wait." he says with a nod.
01[21:10] <Seira> "They really do look the same," she says with a shrug. "It's a design thing."
[21:12] <Kotono> "Well, a nice bed would be good," Amaryl admits, "Sleeping on the ground's not very fun."
01[21:12] <Seira> "It's still too early for that!"
[21:13] <Kotono> "Well, it got brought up," Amaryl blushes, "So..."
[21:13] <Kotono> "Well, let's go see that square," Pollyanna starts walking, "Unless we want o gos ee more military matters?"
06[21:14] * Seira laughs. "Alright, I get it." To Pollyanna, she says, "We can always return to the garrison afterwards."
06[21:14] * Demedais nods and follows Pollyanna, at this point just trying to go along with the flow of things. "I suspect we all have something we can do here."
[21:17] <Kotono> Victory Square is quite large - about three dozen buildings could stretch, the square right in the center of the city. White painted buildings and more classical multistory affairs loom over everything. Open shops and open stalls sell a wide variety of goods. Various signs hang, blaring advertisements in loud colors: 'Water of Life: Heals any ache and pain!' 'Vegetables for good copper here!', that sort of thing.
[21:19] <Kotono> The people are about, many looking as murmurs run through the crowd. The party gets a lot of attention, many people even gaping wide with shock and awe. Parts of the square are slowing down entirely as the party enters.
01[21:20] <Seira> "I'm not sure if the solution is to appear more often or not at all," Seira murmurs to the others.
06[21:20] * Alicia finds herself wishing they'd come in disguise instead of going with the big official inspection thing. Still she's a nice person so she smiles occassionally in response to the stares she's getting, hoping the novelty will wear off eventually.
[21:21] <Kotono> "It's sweet," Pollyanna murmurs, uneasiness and a frown showing. "But it's also kind of overwhelming."
[21:22] <Demedais> "I'm not sure there is a solution." Demedais replies just as quietly, nodding to Pollyanna slightly as he looks around at all the stalls to see if there's anything terribly interesting, or at least worth braving the crowd for.
[21:22] <Kotono> One man begins to approach, looking at Alicia. "Exc-excuse me," he calls. "Are you Alicia Reynes?"
01[21:23] <Seira> "Now I really, really want to know what they've been saying about us here," Seira mutters. "Lieutenant, might I trouble you with a strange request and ask just what the rumormill goes on about?"
[21:24] <Kotono> Most of the stalls are normal enough goods. There's a shop at one point called 'Arkhan's Scrolls' that could be of interest, and another stall that has a sign saying 'Protective relics'.
[21:24] <Alicia> "That's right," Alicia nods pleasantly to the man. "Is there anything I can do for you, sir?" She is after all a public servant. Even one who gets paid less than a prostitute does.
[21:25] <Kotono> The Lieutenant lower shis voice, "It varies, but alway spositive after Malmuth was beaten," he answers back. "Defeating the Empire so quickly after the last war was seen as a miracle."
[21:25] <Demedais> "I'm not sure whether trying to set the record straight would lessen up the issue or just cause more gossip..." Demedais shakes his head.
[21:26] <Kotono> "Could you...bless this again," he asks, presenting a plain golden disk. "I-I bought this a few months ago, but I worry that it's luck has faded since you haven't touched it in a time." The disk doesn't look terribly interesting or familiar to Alicia.
01[21:26] <Seira> "At least it's positive and we're not encouraging some horrible practices inadvertantly," Seira mutters.
[21:26] <Kotono> "Isn't Lord Salman here? You could ask him to do something about it," Donald suggests.
[21:26] <Alicia> "Er... again, you say?" Alicia peers at the disc. "I think you may have been conned, I'm afraid, for I don't recall blessing it a first time."
01[21:27] <Seira> "That's actually a very good idea," Seira tells Donald. "Worth a try, certainly."
[21:27] <Kotono> The man's face falls, "That dirty lying....thief!" He says hotly, then bows his head, "Sorry, ma'am, I didn't meant to say that in front of you. He said he was selling relics you'd blessed in the name of Mystra."
[21:27] <Kotono> "See, I have them sometimes," Donald eyes Demedias.
[21:28] <Demedais> "You do indeed." Demedais nods to Donald. "More than sometimes, actually."
01[21:30] <Seira> "For how much?" Seira inquires, joining Alicia.
[21:30] <Alicia> "Sorry," Alicia gives him an apologetic smile. "But the blessing of relics is the purview of the clergy - I'm merely a sword of the church. Just how many relics did he have, out of interest?"
[21:30] <Kotono> "10 gold," he answers, "That's a lot of moeny, but I thought it would be worth it!"
[21:30] <Kotono> "A few dozen," he says, "I even asked him about that. He said you blessed many of them to spread Mystra's blessings."
01[21:31] <Seira> It's not so much that she would get involved herself, but she would certainly support Alicia if she decides to dispense justice personally rather than let the regular soldiers handle this.
06[21:32] * Alicia sighs and shakes her head. "What a shameless liar. I'm sorry for your misfortune, sir. I don't suppose this con-artist is still around, is he?"
06[21:32] * Demedais suddenly undergoes cognitive dissonance for a moment at hearing the old man's story, before shaking his head slightly and letting Alicia and Seira deal with it as he looks to Lieutenant Viyse again. "How much trade does this place get within a day, would you say?"

[Corwin]

[20:04] <Kotono> > "10 gold," he answers, "That's a lot of moeny, but I thought it would be worth it!"
[20:04] <Kotono> > "A few dozen," he says, "I even asked him about that. He said you blessed many of them to spread Mystra's blessings."
[20:04] <Kotono> <Seira> It's not so much that she would get involved herself, but she would certainly support Alicia if she decides to dispense justice personally rather than let the regular soldiers handle this.
[20:04] <Kotono> * Alicia sighs and shakes her head. "What a shameless liar. I'm sorry for your misfortune, sir. I don't suppose this con-artist is still around, is he?"
[20:04] <Kotono> * Demedais suddenly undergoes cognitive dissonance for a moment at hearing the old man's story, before shaking his head slightly and letting Alicia and Seira deal with it as he looks to Lieutenant Viyse again. "How much trade does this place get within a day, would you say?"
[20:05] <Kotono> "He's a traveler, long gone," With a long sigh, "Dammit...but it's good fortune to meet you, ma'am." Looking to Alicia now, "Thank you. I lost friends to the bastards in Malmuth."
[20:05] <Kotono> "A fair deal," Answering that to Demedais, "Trade from the Desert Fiefdoms has increased, with more also passing further east to Balmuria. Trade from Balmuria heading east also goes this way now. It's trickled down well."
[20:06] <Alicia> "We did our best to end things swiftly there," Alicia nods, patting the man on the back. "Look on it as a lesson not to be taken in so easily next time? There's no end of cheats out there, after all."
03[20:07] * Alicia sets mode: +o Demedais
06[20:07] * Demedais nods. "That is good news. Hopefully the trade routes will continue to expand...."
05[20:07] -atarians.dejatoons.net:@#dunes- Alicia invited Hatbot into the channel.
03[20:07] * Hatbot (~Hatbot@24.174.114.105) has joined #dunes
[20:07] <Kotono> "Sad but true," He commiserates, "Thank you. Thank all of you," He looks to the others, "For everything."
03[20:07] * Alicia sets mode: +v Hatbot
[20:09] <Kotono> "It does bring a lot of wealth," The lieutenant agrees, as more people peer at the party. "Is there anything else you wish to see in the square, sirs?"
[20:10] <Alicia> "You're welcome. May Mystra bless you, since that trinket won't," Alicia gives the man a half-smile as she bids him farewell.
[20:10] <Kotono> With a look about as she glances back at the man, "Pft, con artists. Deplorable, lawless louts."
[20:10] <Kotono> OOC - Gah.
[20:11] <Kotono> With a look about as she glances back at the man, "Pft, con artists. Deplorable, lawless louts." Pollyanna turns back to Demedais then, "Is there anything else you saw that caught your eye here?
[20:11] <Kotono> "
01[20:11] <Seira> "Any landmarks? Historical spots?" Seira shrugs. "Locals always know more about these things, so if you've got the time, Lieutenant, show us more of the city?"
[20:12] <Demedais> "Nothing that's worth inciting the crowd by walking through it." Demedais shakes his head to Pollyanna slightly.
06[20:14] * Demedais then nods to Seira's comment slightly.
[20:14] <Kotono> "This way," Leading the party along through the square, into a side street, "Momuments to the last war are the first thing, and they're nearby." The party is lead along a few streets down, to a quiet, oak infested grove. In the center is a small stone building, a paved path leading to it. "A copy of the formal signings between the new United Baronies and the Empire of Malmuth are kept here on display."
06[20:15] * Seira perks up at the mention.
[20:16] <Kotono> Amaryl looks about, "Did an elf design this? I would think humans would have something grander and not so forest-like."
06[20:18] * Demedais glances around as well, attention mainly focused on the small stone building as he takes a few steps toward it in curiousity.
[20:19] <Kotono> "The Archbaron wished for something serene, to so embody the peace the Baronies had hard won from Malmuth. It's intentionally quiet and out of the way for that reason. The city owns the buildings around it and keeps them low noise and volume to facilitate that." The stone building is plain and sturdy, save for an inscription above the door. It reads: 'For tranquil peace, bought at the price of a thousand lives. Blessed be those that sacrifice e
[20:19] <Kotono> It reads: 'For tranquil peace, bought at the price of a thousand lives. Blessed be those that sacrifice everything so that we can live as we wish.'
01[20:21] <Seira> "It wouldn't be a bad thing to bring trainees here before they are allowed to graduate," Seira muses. "If only to help them understand their position and responsibility better."
06[20:21] * Demedais nods distractedly to Viyse, reading the inscription. "A worthy cause, indeed... I'd approve, Seira."
[20:21] <Kotono> With a growing smile at that, "Officers trained in this city do just that," he says, "It's a tradition for every graduating class of officers in this city."
06[20:22] * Demedais nods approvingly to Viyse at this, before quickly ducking into the building to read the copy.
06[20:24] * Alicia reflects that her familiar would probably appreciate the sentiment on the inscription a lot more than she does. But she doesn't betray her feelings, simply looking around in polite curiousity.
[20:24] <Kotono> Inside of the building is a heavy stone table, decorated with inlaid precious metals, sparkling gold and gleaming silver. Glass cases surround the documents there, statues of various people about. You can see one of Lord Salman, and one of Commander Oberuth as well.
06[20:24] * Seira nods at the latter in approval.
06[20:25] * Demedais looks to see if anyone else is familiar at a glance, before going to look at the documents.
[20:26] <Kotono> There's a few others, none ring any bells as you look at the documents. They're treaties, ending the war between Malmuth and the new United Baronies. They're written nicely enough, official documents without all that much interesting to them.
06[20:27] * Demedais shrugs a bit to himself before looking around one last time and ducking back out.
01[20:27] <Seira> "You mentioned graduating officers," Seira asks Lieutenant Viyse. "How many are we talking about, annually?"
[20:30] <Kotono> "A dozen, perhaps? They fill military and city appointments." Answering that, "It's not thes ame training regimen as the Crimson Guard uses, I believe. It more focuses on producing traditional military officers."
[20:31] <Alicia> "How is the training different, anyway?" Alicia asks Seira, not having gone through Crimson Guard school herself.
06[20:31] * Seira laughs. "That's a very interesting way to refer to us inadvertantly. But true, I suppose. Let's see the rest?"
01[20:31] <Seira> "The training itself? Probably not so different," she tells Alicia. "But the way
01[20:31] <Seira> "The training itself? Probably not so different," she tells Alicia. "But the way we apply it differs a lot."
[20:33] <Alicia> "I wouldn't know, I suppose..." Alicia murmurs as she lets the matter drop, not having been trained as a traditional soldier, either.
01[20:35] <Seira> "There is the traditional training, melee, archery, whichever your focus is. There is tactical training, what you'd want to see in an officer. Ways to train leadership." Seira shrugs. "But we really operate like irregulars more than anything, so we don't do many stuffy things normal officers would."
[20:36] <Demedais> "Stuffy?" Demedais asks with a slight grin.
01[20:36] <Seira> "Well yeah! When's the last time we arranged a parade?"
[20:36] <Demedais> "When's the last time we've been in Balmuria for long enough to do so?"
[20:37] <Kotono> Pollyanna laughs at that, "Yes, it's always teleporting off to do this or that, or defeat the next horrible horror a few kingdoms away."
01[20:37] <Seira> "We don't leave it that much, it's more that it's not part of our duties. Neither is arranging for patrol schedules, though we are expected to have some experience doing that."
[20:38] <Alicia> "It's actually better now that we can teleport," Alicia points out. "Before there were weeks and weeks of travel time to factor in."
06[20:39] * Demedais inclines his head to Alicia. "True. Though it does cause its own stirs."
06[20:39] * Seira wholeheartedly agrees. "Even though we might miss out on meeting strange ghosts out at sea."
[20:39] <Kotono> "Ghosts?" Amaryl's eyebrows raise.
01[20:40] <Seira> "Demedais befriended the last one."
[20:40] <Kotono> The lieutenant listens well enough, as he leads the party away from the quiet little grove. "I can take you to Lord Salman next, the official residences are an impressive sight as well."
[20:40] <Kotono> "Oh yes, I remember that story," Pollyanna smirks a little at that, "Poor child."
[20:41] <Demedais> "Let's... let's not get into that incident." Demedais grimaces a bit. "Still glad it happened, but." At Viyse's comment, he nods. "What part of town are they located in?"
[20:45] <Kotono> "Northern," he answers, leading the party along. The official residences are a pretty series of buildings, a conencted mansion surrounded by a tranquil park of sorts. People come and go on it's paved paths, the building a richly painted white/blue. It's four stories tall.
[20:48] <Demedais> "I see..." Demedais says. "How often is Lord Salman in residence here?"
[20:49] <Kotono> "Inside are various official offices and the like. He is most of the time when he's in the city," So answering that as he leads you inside, guards saluting and double-taking afew a few moments, "Other barons usually come to him for important matters, instead of the other way around."
[20:50] <Demedais> "Also understandable." Demedais nods, following their guide in this.
[20:52] <Kotono> Lead inside, workers, servants and common people all brush aside. Some seem to reconize the party, eyeing them with open awe and shock. You are lead into a grand wooden door, where a pair of guards stay on alert. They stay impassive, barring the way. Lieutenant Visye confronts them, "The Crimson Guard has come from Balmuria. It is only proper that they pay respects to Lord Salman while they are here."
[20:53] <Kotono> The guards draw swords and raise them in salute, before parting away from the door. "Enter," they say.
06[20:54] * Seira returns the salute, ready to follow the lieutenant inside.
06[20:54] * Alicia doesn't really think they should be bothering him, but is just going with the flow on this whole trip. Giving the guards a salute with her hand, she follows everyone inside.
06[20:55] * Demedais nods and salutes in return, before making sure he's a half-step behind Seira as they head in.
[20:58] <Kotono> Inside is a sunlit office, comfortable and plush. There is a small working desk and table, a man standing from it. Lord Salman looks over the party, "Hail and well met, Crimson Guard! We have heard that you have come to this fair city; we all welcome you." About the room are several sets of comfortable chairs, a large fireplace, animal heads mounted on the walls, and so forht.
[21:01] <Kotono> "It's good to see you again, Archbaron," Amaryl says formally, a bow to him.
01[21:01] <Seira> "It is an honor, Sir" Seira adds, bowing respectfully herself. "From the looks of things, our visit was a timely one, considering tomorrow's ceremony."
[21:02] <Demedais> "It is an honor and a pleasure to be here, Lord Salman." Demedais bows as well, before letting Seira speak here.
[21:03] <Alicia> "Thank you for your welcome, my lord," Alicia chimes in with the formalities as is proper.
[21:03] <Kotono> "Lord," Pollyanna bows as well.
[21:05] <Kotono> "Yes, your timing is well receieved." Donald follows along as the party introduces themselves, waving and bowing. "You are all welcome to attend as honored guests, if you wish."
01[21:06] <Seira> "It would be a pleasure, Lord Salman," Seira says, reaffirming her previous stance on the matter. "If there is any way we could help with the proceedings, we are, as always, at your disposal."
[21:07] <Kotono> "Or if you could tell us what the name is going to be," Donald chimes in. "I thin keveryone's wondering, aren't we?"
01[21:07] <Seira> "Some things are worth waiting for," Seira mentions.
06[21:09] * Demedais nods at Seira's statement to stay in the city for the ceremony.
[21:11] <Kotono> "It would be only proper to wait," Lord Salman looks to Donald, "Then we will have lodgings made available for you immediately," Lord Salman declares. "Until the morrow; apologies, but the business of the day and preparatinos for the ceremony loom nigh."
[21:12] <Kotono> "Thank you for your generosity." Amaryl curties this time.
[21:14] <Demedais> "Thank you, indeed." Demedais nods. "We will not disrupt you further, then."
[21:16] <Kotono> The group is taken to a high class inn, a night passing in comfort and rest. OOC: Seira/Deme, are you switching up spells at all, or should we move along?
[21:17] <Demedais> OOC: Go ahead and move on.
01[21:17] <Seira> OOC: done
[21:17] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[21:20] <Kotono> The next day dawns sunny and warmer. An arid wind comes from the west, as if chasing the rising sun in the eastern sky. The ceremony proper starts at noon, the party can get there any time before that as they wish. OOC: If you have anything you want to do or any preference to arrival, say so?
06[21:22] * Seira intends to ensure nothing goes wrong during the ceremony, deciding to try the spell matrix magic to store a sonorous hum in reserve. In the worst case, she would only feel a bit queasy and waste a couple of spells.
01[21:22] <Seira> roll 1d6
06[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6 and gets 2." [1d6=2]
[21:26] <Kotono> The party arrives at 11 AM. The main city square has been converted for this, buildings closed and stalls shuffled aside. A grand stage of wood has been erected overnight, painted red. People by the hundreds fill into the square, more looking out from windows of the various taller buildings. AS befitting their stature, the Crimson Guard is given a spot of honor on the stage, offcenter to the left. Plain chairs are there to sit on if they wish.
[21:26] <Kotono> Plain chairs are there to sit on if they wish. As noon creeps closer, they can see the square fill up. Many people point and look to the Guard...
[21:27] <Alicia> So much for just observing the ceremony like anyone else would... Alicia is nonetheless the picture of stoic dignity as she stands throughout.
01[21:29] <Seira> "Here's to hoping it's a really good name," Seira says quietly as they gather for the ceremony.
[21:29] <Alicia> "I still think changing it is a bad idea," Alicia whispers in return.
06[21:29] * Demedais is standing a bit farther away and to the side from the chairs, sweeping over the crowd as the tries to keep an eye out for anything. At Seira's crack, he smiles, before, "Do we want Message up?"
[21:30] <Kotono> "So many people," Amaryl looks over them, blushing reds tinting her cheeks like a spreading heat. "It depends on the name? If it's a really pretty name..."
[21:32] <Demedais> roll 1d20+25 mmm?
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+25 mmm? and gets 26." [1d20=1]
[21:32] <Kotono> "How about they name it Demedaispolis?" Pollyanna's lips crack upwards at that, "Or Seiraville, or the City of Alicia?"
01[21:32] <Seira> All it takes is one to try and mess with the ceremony, or just take advantage of it to assault Lord Salman. But they should be ready for it. Hopefully.
01[21:33] <Seira> "I would rather have a market named for me."
[21:33] <Demedais> "I uh yeah no."
[21:33] <Alicia> "It's a nice name for a person, not a place," Alicia replies with a serene smile.
06[21:33] * Demedais does smile a bit at Pollyanna at that, though.
[21:34] <Kotono> Amaryl laughs out loud, covering her mouth with her hand. "That's being silly. Then again...I hear there are mountains in the east that share a name with me now?"
01[21:34] <Seira> "Yes!" Seira smiles. "I named them!"
06[21:35] * Alicia feels really bad for Amaryl at that comment, but Seira was so very earnest...
[21:35] <Kotono> Donald cracks a wide grin from ear to ear. "This is fun. If you don't mind everyone looking at you." waving out to the crowd, and a few cute women in particular, "Just don't let it go to your head, isn't that it?"
[21:36] <Kotono> "That's almost not fair," Looking to Demedais at that, Pollyanna nudges his ribs, "Have you gotten anything named after me, dear?"
06[21:37] * Demedais seems to stiffen a bit at this, before frowning slightly. "I... think..." Squinting for a second, his face suddenly becomes practically stone calm. "...Say, Alicia. Can you come with me for a walk for just a moment?" At Pollyanna's comment, he gives a near-unreadable look. "Let me answer that in a second, dear."
[21:37] <Kotono> The crowd continues to watch and chatter, a steady veil of noise echoing around.  More people come in, the square getting packed. It won't be too terribly much longer now, the sun near it's zenith.
06[21:38] * Alicia agreeably stretches her legs alongside Demedais for a moment, expecting that he'll elaborate.
01[21:38] <Seira> roll 1d20+9
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+9 and gets 27." [1d20=18]
[21:39] <Kotono> "Sure," Pollyanna blinks to that, and then smiles a little. Under her breath, "Careful, Deme."
06[21:39] * Demedais nods and calmly, serenely, and masterfully steers Alicia off and behind the stage, before asking in a soft tone, "Call it a gut hunch, but I think I've spotted something. Mind checking it out? Probably best if you turn invisible and fly over.there; best to not disrupt the crowd or give it away."
[21:40] <Alicia> "That'd be great, except I can't turn invisible," Alicia points out. "I could pick up Marie, though - she's good at avoiding notice."
01[21:40] <Seira> Mmm. Seira keeps an eye on the troublesome roof without being obvious about it.
[21:43] <Demedais> "Ah." Demedais muses. "That does put a damper on things... That's one option, sure. Also... perhaps just teleport over it and fly down? I'm not sure, here."
[21:44] <Alicia> "Perhaps it would be best if you were to tell me what the problem is?" Alicia suggests with saintly patience.
[21:45] <Demedais> "I believe there's someone in a position to try and attack on one of the rooftops, behind a steeple." Demedais replies. "I can't be sure, but it doesn't seem likely those colors would be on a roof naturally."
[21:46] <Alicia> "What colours?" Alicia presses.
[21:47] <Demedais> "White and red. It caught my attention due to how out of place it was." Demedais notes.
[21:48] <Alicia> "Can you elaborate? Was it someone in white and red clothes? A flag? What?"
[21:49] <Demedais> "I think it was a person, but I couldn't tell for sure. I doubt it was a flag, what with where it was positioned." Demedais shakes his head.
06[21:50] * Alicia represses a sigh. "Okay, I'll be back in a second, we'll get my familiar to check it out." And with that she teleports to Marie's current location, where she's putting Balmuria's finest through their paces at the garrison.
[21:50] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 35." [1d100=35]
[21:51] <Kotono> OOC: Goa head and roll your ereturn trip? It's not long, nothing of note immediately occurs.
[21:51] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 45." [1d100=45]
[21:52] <Kotono> Alicia so reappears, this time with courre eladrin in tow!
01[21:52] <Seira> After enough time has passed for it to appear casual, Seira approaches Pollyanna and Amaryl. "Don't look," she warns them quietly, her back to the rooftop in question, "but we might have a party crasher." She directs them towards the right house, before adding, "Just to be on the safe side, alright?"
[21:52] <Alicia> "Tell her where to look and she'll cover it," Alicia tells Demedais as Marie looks around curiously at the backstage area.
[21:53] <Kotono> "Well, I t hought it might be soemthing like that. Demedais started acting like his haunches were up," Pollyanna nods. "Thanks."
[21:53] <Kotono> The backstage area is behind the stage. It's pretty uninteresting unless the back of astage interests you.
[21:54] <Alicia> Marie isn't that interested, no, she was just curious as to where Alicia was taking her all of a sudden with no explanation.
06[21:55] * Demedais nods and describes the location to Marie, before nodding to Alicia. "Thank you."
[21:56] <Alicia> "Okay, so... I keep an eye on that for...?" Marie asks cluelessly, before Alicia tells her to watch out for bad people. Duly informed, Marie turns incorporeal and zips into the ground so she can stay hidden as she makes her way to the building where she can ascend upwards to investigate. Meanwhile Alicia returns back to the stage.
06[21:56] * Demedais follows Alicia back up casually after about fifteen seconds have passed.
[21:59] <Kotono> Marie thus turns etherial and into the ground, and then up! It's a pretty plain building as far as these things go - first floor is an open air bakery, second looks to be somes ort of weapons shop, the last two aren't discernable as Marie ascends. Reaching up and out, she comes out behind the steeple. Hiding behind it is a winged creature, like an angel. However, it's body is an angry red, it's wings white yet tipping into purple ont he ends. I
[21:59] <Kotono>  it's body is an angry red, it's wings white yet tipping into purple ont he ends. It wears bracers and armor around it's torso, cascading down into a black sheath of cloth around it's legs. It's head is indigo and gray, turning misty instead of having hair. In it's far hand a greatsword is held low, a beautiful horn of gold and oynx hanging from it's belt. It's back is to you, looking out over the scene below.
[22:00] <Alicia> Is it evil?
[22:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 planes wtf is it?
06[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 planes wtf is it? and gets 18." [1d20=1]
[22:01] <Alicia> How far away is Marie from Alicia? Or any of her companions for that matter?
[22:02] <Kotono> About 300 feet or so straight away, and about 3 and a half stories below. A fair distance, basically.
[22:03] <Alicia> Marie zips back and hides amidst the chairs so she can whisper to the others and tell them what she saw.
[22:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 planes does Alicia recognise it from the desc? (consider this her knowledge devotion roll as well if it comes up)
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 planes does Alicia recognise it from the desc? (consider this her knowledge devotion roll as well if it comes up) and gets 32." [1d20=15]
01[22:03] <Seira> "And was it... evil?"
[22:03] <Kotono> On Marie appearing, "Ah hells," Pollyanna mutters, "At least it's not a demon or a devil then...but what is it?"
[22:04] <Alicia> "No, but he looked kinda shifty!" Marie affirms.
01[22:04] <Seira> "How about we go say hi?" Seira offers. "I can bring us over for a little face to face meeting."
[22:05] <Alicia> "That could cause alarm, but... that thing's an abomination if it is what I think it is," Alicia remarks with a grimace. "We need to know its intentions."
01[22:06] <Seira> "And what would that be?" Seira asks curiously.
06[22:06] * Demedais listens to this causally, deliberately looking toward the area out of the corner of his eye as he faces the rest of the group. "Should someone stay here to ensure he doesn't have backup handy?" he comments at this.
[22:06] <Kotono> "Yes, and if Lord Salman comes while we're dealing with it," Pollyanna adds. "We have a little mroe time before noon, I think."
01[22:07] <Seira> "Well, I would expect the archers to, since there's no reason to take them into melee," Seira tells Demedais. "Donald could remain for their protection."
[22:08] <Alicia> "A Concordant Killer. A perverse blending of good and evil, law and chaos," Alicia explains as she channels some enervation spells into Hell Striker. "There's no telling what it could want, but I really doubt it heralds anything good for us."
[22:08] <Kotono> "I could, but I'd rather go hit it," Donald humphs, "Well, if it needs to be hit."
01[22:09] <Seira> "Since you could fly up if we need help and Demedais can't, you're the superior choice," Seira tells him, activating the protective power of her boots before placing her hands on Alicia and Demedais's shoulders.
[22:10] <Demedais> "Should we quickly step offstage first so we don't shock the crowd?" Demedais comments.
[22:10] <Alicia> "I think that'd be best. I can cast some extra spells with no one seeing, that way as well," Alicia agrees.
01[22:10] <Seira> "Well, if we must," Seira says with a pout, going along with the plan.
06[22:12] * Demedais quickly recites a prayer of protection and guidance before they teleport.
[22:12] <Alicia> Leading the group backstage, Alicia casts Shield and Fly on herself, forgoing any more blatantly obvious spells in case the thing proves reasonable. She then nods to Seira that she's prepared.
06[22:13] * Seira casts Shield, Heroism and Haste in succession, before making sure that Demedais and Alicia are ready and no one is looking at them. And then, they teleport, only to reappear on the rooftop in question!
[22:13] <Kotono> OOC: Make your D100 roll?
01[22:13] <Seira> OOC: It's a dimensional door
[22:13] <Kotono> OOC: Oh, okay.
[22:14] <Kotono> Thus the thre reappear on the roof! The creature is as Marie saw! It continues to look out over the crowd, back to the three heroes as the dimension door works!
[22:15] <Alicia> "You seem a bit out of your usual environment," Alicia opens things up casually, ready to draw her sword if need be but being peaceful for the moment.
01[22:15] <Seira> "Hi there," Seira greets the creature casually. "We come in peace and all that. Do you?"
06[22:15] * Demedais stands between the two, saying nothing as he watches the creature.
[22:16] <Kotono> The creature turns! It's face is like a human face scrawled onto something utterly alien, expression turning into a respectful grimace. "You come. I salute you," He raises his greatsword briefly, "Your powers of perception are remarkable."
[22:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[22:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 29." [1d20=10]
01[22:17] <Seira> "Thanks. So what's up? Are you here for the ceremony, too? I'm sorry, but I don't know what the new name would be. You'll have to wait with the rest."
[22:18] <Kotono> "I am Drex, formerly Drexiel of Torm." Lowering it's blade, "Your group is one of my quarries; I am here to kill you. I thank you...your coming here has made dealing with the mundane mortals irrelevant."
06[22:19] * Demedais nods respectfully to the being at this, before looking to the being. "I really can't act shocked here - but may I ask why?"
01[22:19] <Seira> "Formerly of Torm?" Seira asks, ignoring the other parts. "Doesn't that mean you've forsaken his path?"
06[22:20] * Alicia is more interested in why he seeks to battle them if he no longer serves Torm, and waits to hear his answer to the questions put forward.
[22:20] <Kotono> "Torm has fallen into the deepest pits. Some of us did not fall as far as he. His hatred for you is burning, for me... it is merely business. Law, chaos, good, evil. All of it will be absorbed into one true whole."
01[22:21] <Seira> "But doesn't this really mean you've come here to die?"
[22:21] <Alicia> "If it is business then who's? Do you serve another, or do you personally take offence at our existence?" Alicia asks, starting to glow with a radiant golden nimbus of light as she draws Hell Striker.
06[22:23] * Demedais almost opens his mouth to comment on the outsider's philosophy, but shrugs at this and draws his sword, before leaning on it slightly. "While I've no issue with that goal, I suspect you're aiming too low in general."
[22:23] <Kotono> Raising his sword, "I will not lose. I care nothing for you, only for my business. Torm gave unto me a great token in exchange for this service. But...you are not barbarians. You are only part of my business. If there is a good enough compensation to reconsider..."
06[22:25] * Seira draws her own sword, a dagger following. "You know, that's what they all say. It's a shame you won't reconsider doing something like this."
[22:25] <Alicia> "So... now you seek to extort us?" Alicia asks in disbelief.
[22:26] <Kotono> "Why not? You've already died! You merely haven't realised it yet! Then..." His sword raises! OOC - Let's roll initaitive here before I go to work?
[22:27] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 A
06[22:27] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 A and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[22:27] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
06[22:27] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 27." [1d20=20]
01[22:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+11 nerveskitter
06[22:27] * Demedais looks to Alicia slightly, before a shrug. "Very well."
06[22:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+11 nerveskitter and gets 15." [1d20=4]
[22:27] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1
06[22:27] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 and gets 17." [1d20=16]
[22:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[22:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 22." [1d20=15]
03[22:27] * Kotono changes topic to 'Marie>Drex>Demedais>Seira>Alicia'
[22:39] <Kotono> Note: Roll Donald/Polly/Amaryl int next start.

[Corwin]

[17:21] <Kosleep> roll 1d20+2
06[17:21] * Hatbot --> "Kosleep rolls 1d20+2 and gets 10." [1d20=8]
[17:21] <Kosleep> roll 1d20+7
06[17:21] * Hatbot --> "Kosleep rolls 1d20+7 and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[17:21] <Kosleep> roll 1d20+6
06[17:21] * Hatbot --> "Kosleep rolls 1d20+6 and gets 12." [1d20=6]
03[17:22] * Kosleep changes topic to 'Marie>Pollyanna>Drex>Demedais>Seira>Alicia>Amaryl>Donald'
03[17:22] * Kosleep is now known as Kotono
03[17:27] * taislp is now known as Demedais
[17:28] <Kotono> > Raising his sword, "I will not lose. I care nothing for you, only for my business. Torm gave unto me a great token in exchange for this service. But...you are not barbarians. You are only part of my business. If there is a good enough compensation to reconsider..."
[17:28] <Kotono> * Seira draws her own sword, a dagger following. "You know, that's what they all say. It's a shame you won't reconsider doing something like this."
[17:28] <Kotono> <Alicia> "So... now you seek to extort us?" Alicia asks in disbelief.
[17:28] <Kotono> > "Why not? You've already died! You merely haven't realised it yet! Then..." His sword raises! OOC - Let's roll initaitive here before I go to work?
[17:28] <Kotono> <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 A
[17:28] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 A and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[17:28] <Kotono> <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
[17:28] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 27." [1d20=20]
[17:28] <Kotono> <Seira> roll 1d20+11 nerveskitter
[17:28] <Kotono> * Demedais looks to Alicia slightly, before a shrug. "Very well."
[17:28] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+11 nerveskitter and gets 15." [1d20=4]
[17:28] <Kotono> <Demedais> roll 1d20+1
[17:28] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 and gets 17." [1d20=16]
[17:28] <Kotono> > roll 1d20+7
[17:28] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 22." [1d20=15]
[17:28] <Kotono> OOC: Marie, you'r eup.
[17:29] <Alicia> "Looks like trouble!" Marie warns the others on the stage as she senses Alicia's killing intent, promptly zipping out from her hiding spot and racing towards the rooftop she earlier spied upon!
[17:30] <Kotono> OOC: How much an MArie move?
[17:30] <Alicia> OOC: 60x4 so 240ft
[17:30] <Kotono> "Damn," Pollyanna nods, "Got it, Marie!" Meanwhile Donald grins a little, looking up towards the roof! OOC - Drex is up, Polly can't do much of note.
[17:32] <Kotono> Drex shimmers like a mirage, vanishing from sight! A moment later, a word of rippling, arcane horror echos forth from him!
[17:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[17:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 38." [1d20=19]
[17:32] <Kotono> OOC: Will saves, -2.
[17:33] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
06[17:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 31." [1d20=11]
01[17:33] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
06[17:33] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 19." [1d20=3]
03[17:34] * Seira sets mode: +o Demedais
[17:34] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17
06[17:34] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 and gets 27." [1d20=10]
[17:34] <Kotono> roll 2d6 str damage Seira for an upcoming to be rolled 2d4 rounds. Also, you're dazed for a round, Seira. I'll PM you the relevant info.
06[17:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 str damage Seira for an upcoming to be rolled 2d4 rounds. Also, you're dazed for a round, Seira. I'll PM you the relevant info. and gets 6." [2d6=2, 4]
[17:34] <Kotono> roll 2d4
06[17:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 and gets 4." [2d4=2, 2]
[17:35] <Kotono> The word of power sends Seira reeling from it's horrors, while the others stand tough against the unseen Drex! OOC - Deme, you're up.
06[17:40] * Demedais moves forward, taking a stab at the spell! "Illusions of light, shatter under the Evervigilant's eye!" OOC: Moving 20 feet toward where he was, Invisibility Purge, 30ft radius.
[17:41] <Kotono> Demedais so travels, the invisible rendered mundane! Drex stands 10 feet up from where he was and five feet back, hovering int he air! OOC - Seira's dazed a round. Alicia?
06[17:44] * Alicia floats up fifteen feet and casts a spell of her own. "Mother of all magic, bless my aim against this cowardly hiding foe," she intones before calling over to her familiar. "Get ready for plan B, Marie!"
[17:45] <Kotono> Amaryl, meanwhile, peers up! "See that," she whispers under her breath, "I think that's it! It's too far away to effectively attack." OOC - Amaryl can't do much due to the range issues. Ditto with Donald. Marie?
[17:46] <Alicia> Understanding her mistress's command, Marie prepares for action!
[17:46] <Alicia> OOC: holding for Alicia
03[17:51] * Retrieving #dunes modes...
[17:53] <Kotono> Drex moves a little forward, towards Alicia and Demedais in the air, ten feet away and up! This time, a word of pure writhing chaos comes from it's mouth!
[17:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 CL
06[17:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 CL and gets 20." [1d20=1]
[17:53] <Kotono> OOC: Alicia and Seira, make will saves at -2.
[17:53] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
06[17:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 32." [1d20=12]
01[17:53] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
06[17:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 29." [1d20=13]
[17:54] <Kotono> OOC: Both amde it, no ill effects.
[17:54] <Kotono> The word of chaos is mighty and staggering, enough to utterly dazzle any that hear it! Yet the two heroically resist the elemental fury of everchanging chaos, as Demedais resists it entirely! OOC - Deme.
06[17:58] * Demedais intones ancient words of power from Helm to bless his allies and curse this bizarre foe! OOC: Prayer cast, +1 luck bonus to attack/damage/saves/skill checks, -1 to enemy if I break his SR, presuming he has any.
[17:58] <Demedais> roll 1d20+6 CL check
06[17:58] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+6 CL check and gets 13." [1d20=7]
[17:58] <Kotono> The prayer bolsters all the Crimson Guard around, though it shatters like glass against the abomination who battles you! OOC - SEira, you're up.
06[17:59] * Seira gains altitude herself, retrieving the spell stored in the matrix before casting Telekinesis. She tosses her dagger up, and Lagann picks it from midair, ready to strike at their enemies with the enchanted weapon! For now, she intends to keep her distance from her allies, so that they aren't caught in a single spell like that again.
01[17:59] <Seira> Her disguise melts away as she does so, Seira seeing no need to keep it in the face of an enemy like that.
01[18:01] <Seira> OOC: Strike last, sec
01[18:02] <Seira> After casting the spell, Seira attempts to disarm their enemy!
[18:02] <Kotono> OOC: Doesn't trigger an aoO, roll disarm attempt?
01[18:03] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
06[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 and gets 34." [1d20=12]
[18:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+32
06[18:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+32 and gets 47." [1d20=15]
[18:04] <Kotono> The telekinetic force slams against the weapon of Drex, but his grip is like steel, ungiving to the thrust! OOC - Deme.
[18:04] <Kotono> OOC: Er, Alicia.
[18:06] <Alicia> What happens next is a stunning sequence of coordination between paladin and eladrin as Alicia descends on Drex in a righteous weaving fury, drawing her longsword and holding Hell Striker back as she slashes the Sword of the Sealed Gate across the Concordant Killer's chest in a single sublime movement! Before he can react to this, she abruptly vanishes and reappears sixty feet away!
[18:06] <Alicia> In the same instant Marielle appears directly before Drex in the spot Alicia just occupied, the eladrin giggling briefly and immediately rocketing off in the opposite direction, her nimble movements too fast for his sword to follow as she escapes, leaving him all alone and denied the possibility of an easy escape from this battle!
[18:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+42 -3 pa, divine might
06[18:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+42 -3 pa, divine might and gets 56." [1d20=14]
[18:07] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[18:07] <Alicia> roll 1d8+18
06[18:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+18 and gets 24." [1d8=6]
03[18:07] * Alicia changes topic to 'Pollyanna>Drex>Demedais>Seira>Alicia=Marie>Amaryl>Donald'
[18:09] <Kotono> The sword of the sealed gate digs into the body of Drex, finding it hard, harder and ungiving! SHe manages to tear a little rip into it, a blood glowing white and black twined together leaking out! It steams in the air, a white into indigo smoke billowing out! OOC - Amaryl and Donald are up. Donald will buff with Animalistic Power in the meantime.  More.
[18:09] <Alicia> OOC: +4 damage, forgot devotion adds to that. So 28
[18:11] <Kotono> Below, the crowd seems to have no idea yet of what is coming! Below the battle, people continue to gather and wait as the sun is nearly at it's daily zenith! It's light sheds down below, a cheery blessing to the carnage going on unawares for now! OOC - Drex is up.
[18:19] <Kotono> Drex scowls, a hand going to the gash put onto his skin. "Is that it? Then have your trick be ruined!" This time he flies straight ahead towards Marie, vanishing out of sight as he leaves Demedais spell range, over open streets now! A great sonic blast comes from it as he blows the horn, the cone of sound cascading around Marie! OOC: Fort, Marie.
[18:19] <Kotono> OOC - Strike the horn bit, you obviously can't see it. Fort though.
[18:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11
06[18:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 and gets 15." [1d20=4]
[18:20] <Kotono> roll 10d6 sonic, stunned for 1 round and deafened for 4d6, Marie.
06[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 sonic, stunned for 1 round and deafened for 4d6, Marie. and gets 38." [10d6=2, 4, 3, 2, 6, 6, 4, 5, 5, 1]
[18:20] <Kotono> roll 4d6
06[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6 and gets 14." [4d6=5, 3, 5, 1]
[18:22] <Kotono> The blast leaves Marie braised and dazed, ears throbbing as the world goes dead silent around her! She is stunned completely, unable to do much as she falls! OOC: 4 stories, calling it 20 feet each story, so 8d6.
[18:22] <Kotono> roll 8d6
06[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 8d6 and gets 31." [8d6=6, 4, 6, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4]
[18:22] <Kotono> Marie hits the ground hard, the world going dark for her! OOC - Marie's at -1 and unconcious. Deme?
[18:23] <Alicia> OOC: wait!
06[18:23] * Seira scowls, and calls down to Demedais, "Give me a moment to pinpoint him!"
[18:23] <Kotono> OOC: Hm?
[18:23] <Alicia> Alicia casts feather fall on Marie before she hits the ground!
[18:23] <Kotono> OOC: Strike then.
[18:24] <Kotono> Marie begins to plummet, her fall slowing near the ground! She lands in the streets softly, dazed and stunned! Coming common people gawk at the eladrin that has fallen from the heavens at their feet! "Hey...aaah!" One calls, while another goes bug eyed, "Are you okay?!" Not that Marie can hear them! OOC - Seira.
[18:24] <Kotono> OOC: Deme, sorry.
06[18:26] * Demedais nods to Seira, pausing for a moment! OOC: Holding on Seira as she requested
06[18:26] * Seira calls upon See Invisibility, so that she would have a target for her telekinesis spell!
03[18:26] * Kotono changes topic to 'Pollyanna>Drex>Demedais=Seira>Alicia=Marie>Amaryl>Donald'
[18:27] <Kotono> Seira can see the unseen! She can see Drex, over the streets and not too far from where Marie was hovering! He has lowered the horn from his lips, gaze traveling momentarily downward!
06[18:28] * Seira grabs at the horn, hoping that pulling it from Drex's reach would be easier than trying for his weapon!
01[18:28] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
06[18:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 and gets 34." [1d20=12]
[18:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+26
06[18:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+26 and gets 32." [1d20=6]
[18:30] <Kotono> The thrust of telekinetic power sends the horn flying out of Drex's grasp! It is knocked away and goes flying, appearing once more! It sails across the street, landing on a two story roof on the other side! OOC - Deme?
01[18:30] <Seira> "I'll make it clearer in a moment! For now, use that spot as the point of reference!"
[18:33] <Demedais> "Right!" Demedais calls back, advancing to the edge of the roof and as close to where he saw the horn fly away as he can, before quickly snagging the ring of feather fall out of his haversack and slipping it on for the ring of sustenance! "No reason to get dramatic here..."
[18:34] <Kotono> Demedais does so, wisely switching rings to prevent another painful falling episode! OOC - Alicia.
[18:38] <Alicia> While Marie clutches her head and staggers woozily underfoot of the crowd, Alicia floats onto the roof and drops the sword of the sealed gate as she alights next to Demedais, quickly casting a spell to bless him with flight! "Should've done this before we started," she apologises quietly.
[18:39] <Demedais> "Not a problem." Demedais shakes his head. "Take care of Marie if you can."
[18:42] <Kotono> Meanwhile, the crowd below starts to murmur as the plummeting of Marie gets attention! The sonic burst of noise also gets eyes looking upward! The common people see Drex, rendered visible by the aura of Demedais! A wave of noise bursts below, people calling and pointing and reacting! "Daaaammit!" Donald drawls out slowly. "Start shooting at it," he calls, the two archer girls taking the chance and doing just that!
[18:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 24." [1d20=13]
[18:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
06[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 13." [1d20=7]
[18:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 25." [1d20=20]
[18:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 15." [1d20=10]
[18:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20
06[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 and gets 3." [1d20=3]
[18:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20
06[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 and gets 19." [1d20=19]
[18:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 crit
06[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 crit and gets 6." [1d20=1]
[18:44] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1
06[18:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1 and gets 5." [1d8=4]
[18:44] <Kotono> Amid that hail of long range arrows, one grazes Drex's leg! It's hard to see if it does any damage, as good as cloth scraping against mithral! OOC - Drex is up.
[18:47] <Kotono> Drex flies straight up, vanishing from mundane sight! Seira can see that he goes 20 feet up, gesturing! A powerful burst of magical missiles fly and slam into Seira!
[18:47] <Kotono> roll 5d4+5
06[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d4+5 and gets 18." [5d4=2, 4, 1, 4, 2]
[18:47] <Kotono> roll 18*1.5
06[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 18*1.5 and gets 27."
01[18:47] <Seira> OOC: Magic Missile?
[18:47] <Kotono> OOC: Yes.
01[18:48] <Seira> OOC: Shield!~
[18:48] <Kotono> OOC: Oh.
[18:48] <Kotono> The magic missiles slam into Seira, breaking into motes of useless force as the slam against Seira's shield spell! OOC - Deme and Seira.
06[18:48] * Seira laughs out loud, and retaliates with Glitterdust!
01[18:49] <Seira> OOC: DC 21
[18:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 27." [1d20=10]
[18:51] <Kotono> The glitterdust outlines Drex, even as his eyes stay true to it's vision instead of succumbing to the brightness! OOC - TK, Seira?
01[18:51] <Seira> Even as Drex is covered in pretty glitter, Seira tries to restrain him with the power of her mind, flying up with all the distance Waukeen allows her to travel!
01[18:51] <Seira> roll 1d20+22 grapple
06[18:51] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 grapple and gets 25." [1d20=3]
[18:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+31
06[18:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+31 and gets 42." [1d20=11]
[18:53] <Kotono> The force tries to restrain the glittering Drex, but fails utterly to hold him down for a second! OOC - Deme.
06[18:55] * Demedais spots the glittery Drex and smirks, before rocketing upward toward him and giving an upward slash as he closes in! "Hi. So, lemme get this straight. You're fighting mortals despite their lack of long-term influence, ignoring the major instabilities that the Hells and the Abyss provide?"
[18:56] <Demedais> roll 1d20+18 (+1 Haste +4 Law Dev -6 CE)
06[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+18 (+1 Haste +4 Law Dev -6 CE) and gets 36." [1d20=18]
[18:57] <Demedais> OOC: +1 Luck if it helps.
[18:58] <Kotono> Demedais slashes out, but a field of force stops him! A shield of pure arcane power, stopping the slash inches from Drex! Drex readies his greatsword with a cat's grace and speed, "You're as formidible as advertised." With a growling, terrible smile as it's eyes narrow, "Good. I hate hunting unworthy prey." OOC - Alicia and Marie.
[18:59] <Demedais> "Hardly an answer to my question." Demedais replies blithely.
[18:59] <Alicia> Marie thinks she's done enough for now, and wouldn't be able to hear Alicia's orders anyway, so she turns incorporeal and retreats underground!
[19:01] <Kotono> "There are a million of millenia before the true end times come. Until then...there is the hunt, and there is growing stronger." The two go sword against sword briefly, blocking and trading attacks! "Heaven, Hell, the Abyss, Arborea...all will join together in the end. But until that day...!"
[19:01] <Alicia> Meanwhile Alicia flies up to face Drex on the opposite side from Demedais, Hell Striker whipping upwards as she ascends to scythe through the abomination's flesh! "This'll be the last hunt you ever go on!" she challenges.
[19:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+34 divine might, charge, 4th level arcane strike
06[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+34 divine might, charge, 4th level arcane strike and gets 44." [1d20=10]
[19:01] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:02] <Alicia> roll 1d8+20+4d4+1d6
06[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+20+4d4+1d6 and gets 42." [1d8=7][4d4=2, 1, 2, 4][1d6=6]
[19:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 CL check
06[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+14 CL check and gets 25." [1d20=11]
[19:03] <Kotono> The blow catches Drex just barely unawares! He starts to twist, sparks of arcane shielding nearly blocking Alciia's blow! But she is able to muscle through it, cutting against his back wings jaggedly! OOC - Ground crew is up. CL check failed.
[19:04] <Kotono> The crowd below waches and calls, some screaming! Amid them, "I see them! It's the Crimson Guard!" One calls, while another bellows, "It's a monster! Run!" A third man kneels by Marie as she vanishes into the ground, watching with huge dinner-plate wide eyes! Meanwhile, the archers reach teh edge of the stage, firing more arrows!
[19:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 26." [1d20=15]
[19:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
06[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 13." [1d20=7]
[19:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[19:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 12." [1d20=7]
06[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 7." [1d20=2]
[19:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20
06[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 and gets 20." [1d20=20]
[19:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20
06[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 and gets 9." [1d20=9]
[19:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20 crit?
06[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 crit? and gets 12." [1d20=12]
[19:05] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1
06[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1 and gets 4." [1d8=3]
[19:05] <Kotono> Another hail of arrows flies into support of the party! One grazes Drex again, whizzing by the aerial combatants! OOC - Drex is up.
[19:07] <Kotono> Amid the hail of firing arrows and attacks, Drex stands in the storm! He is almost serene as he smiles, "You think you can defeat me?" he asks, his blade a whirling scythe of destruction as he lashes out!
[19:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+29 Alicia
06[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 Alicia and gets 45." [1d20=16]
[19:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 Deme
06[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 Deme and gets 37." [1d20=13]
[19:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 Alicia
06[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 Alicia and gets 37." [1d20=18]
[19:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 Deme ACs?
06[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Deme ACs? and gets 17." [1d20=3]
[19:08] <Alicia> OOC: 39, thanks Deme
[19:08] <Demedais> OOC: 44.
[19:08] <Kotono> roll 3d6+18+2d6+2d6 Alicia ow
06[19:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+18+2d6+2d6 Alicia ow and gets 35." [3d6=3, 1, 1][2d6=1, 6][2d6=3, 2]
[19:10] <Kotono> The whirlwind of blades is endured as best the heroes can! Demedais stands unharmed, while Alicia has a gap in her guard exploited! Her side is cut open, ribs exposed to open air! The blade feels like a poison to her, utterly anathema to everything she is!  OOC - Deme and Seira are up.
06[19:10] * Alicia grimaces at the cutting blade coupled with vile and unpredictable energies surging through the wound. "That'll be the day when I get bested by a deluded mongrel like you!" she retorts fiercely.
06[19:11] * Seira doesn't look too happy as the gives Lagann a mental order to send the dagger out to its maximum range, so that they might strike in tandem. Meanwhile, Seira casts True Strike from one of her scrolls, even as she wills Drex to submit to the strength of her willpower!
01[19:11] <Seira> roll 1d20+22 grapple
06[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 grapple and gets 23." [1d20=1]
[19:11] <Kotono> Lagann strikes out in the meantime, dagger flying as commanded!
[19:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 16." [1d20=8]
[19:12] <Kotono> The dagger dances around Drex, glittering and bright, yet cannot manage a wound! OOC - Deme.
[19:12] <Demedais> "Well, I figure we're kinda committed to the concept since you seem to be." Demedais drawls. "Still." With this, his blade flashes out, trying to land a blow against the being!
[19:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+22 (+2 flanking +1 haste +4 Law Devotion +1 prayer - 5 CE)
[19:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+22 (+2 flanking +1 haste +4 Law Devotion +1 prayer - 5 CE)
06[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+22 (+2 flanking +1 haste +4 Law Devotion +1 prayer - 5 CE) and gets 35." [1d20=13]
06[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+22 (+2 flanking +1 haste +4 Law Devotion +1 prayer - 5 CE) and gets 36." [1d20=14]
[19:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (+2 flanking +1 haste +4 Law Devotion +1 prayer - 5 CE)
06[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 (+2 flanking +1 haste +4 Law Devotion +1 prayer - 5 CE) and gets 32." [1d20=15]
[19:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+12 (+2 flanking +1 haste +4 Law Devotion +1 prayer - 5 CE)
06[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+12 (+2 flanking +1 haste +4 Law Devotion +1 prayer - 5 CE) and gets 30." [1d20=18]
[19:13] <Kotono> Demedais attacks like a whirlwind himself, greatsword flying at a speed now eapon should be able to manage! Yet each time he's blocked, magic and blade deflecting each of his attempts! OOC - Alicia and Marei are up.
[19:14] <Alicia> Marie works her way towards the building she flew through earlier and starts to ascend through it, not exposing herself to the battle just yet. Hopefully it'll be over soon, but Alicia's blood is still up, which implies combat remains ongoing...
[19:16] <Alicia> Drawing on the wellspring of fury that Hell Striker provides, Alicia begins to savagely hack and cut into Drex's flank with all the divine and arcane strength she can put into her blows! "Misguided idiot! Fall into oblivion!" she calls as she attacks!
[19:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+37 raging, divine might, 5th and 3 3rd and 1st level arcane strike, flanking
06[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+37 raging, divine might, 5th and 3 3rd and 1st level arcane strike, flanking and gets 53." [1d20=16]
[19:17] <Alicia> OOC: wait, -2 for that, missed my twf penalties
[19:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+35 raging, divine might, 5th and 3 3rd and 1st level arcane strike, flanking
06[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+35 raging, divine might, 5th and 3 3rd and 1st level arcane strike, flanking and gets 48." [1d20=13]
[19:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+35 raging, divine might, 5th and 3 3rd and 1st level arcane strike, flanking
06[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+35 raging, divine might, 5th and 3 3rd and 1st level arcane strike, flanking and gets 38." [1d20=3]
[19:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 raging, divine might, 5th and 3 3rd and 1st level arcane strike, flanking
06[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 raging, divine might, 5th and 3 3rd and 1st level arcane strike, flanking and gets 32." [1d20=2]
[19:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 raging, divine might, 5th and 3 3rd and 1st level arcane strike, flanking
06[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 raging, divine might, 5th and 3 3rd and 1st level arcane strike, flanking and gets 44." [1d20=14]
[19:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 raging, divine might, 5th and 3 3rd and 1st level arcane strike, flanking
06[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 raging, divine might, 5th and 3 3rd and 1st level arcane strike, flanking and gets 42." [1d20=17]
[19:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 raging, divine might, 5th and 3 3rd and 1st level arcane strike, flanking
06[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 raging, divine might, 5th and 3 3rd and 1st level arcane strike, flanking and gets 33." [1d20=8]
[19:18] <Kotono> OOC: Three hits.
[19:18] <Alicia> roll 1d8+18+12d4+1d6
06[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+18+12d4+1d6 and gets 51." [1d8=6][12d4=2, 3, 3, 1, 1, 2, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1][1d6=2]
[19:18] <Alicia> roll 1d8+18+12d4+1d6
06[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+18+12d4+1d6 and gets 61." [1d8=8][12d4=4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 3][1d6=5]
[19:18] <Alicia> roll 1d8+18+12d4+1d6
06[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+18+12d4+1d6 and gets 54." [1d8=7][12d4=3, 4, 2, 1, 4, 2, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1][1d6=2]
[19:18] <Kotono> roll 51+61+54
06[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 51+61+54 and gets 166."
[19:19] <Kotono> Alicia finds her blows superbly countered and resisted, needing to draw on all of her power and fury to land hits! She does manage some, hacking and slashing and using Demedais' attack to cover her own strikes! She ravages it's back, tearing it wide open like a deshelled oyster! Yet it still exists?! Below the crowds continue to call and watch in shock, as more arrows come!
[19:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 CL check
06[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+14 CL check and gets 21." [1d20=7]
[19:19] <Kotono> OOC: No dice.
[19:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 18." [1d20=7]
[19:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
06[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 17." [1d20=11]
[19:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 21." [1d20=16]
[19:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 16." [1d20=11]
[19:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20
06[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 and gets 16." [1d20=16]
[19:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20
06[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 and gets 6." [1d20=6]
[19:20] <Kotono> The arrows fly, but no solid shots are landed! OOC: Drex is up.
[19:20] <Alicia> OOC: +12 damage, again I forgot devotion adds to damage as well as to hit
[19:21] <Kotono> Drex sags in the air, utterly torn up! "Aaah...you're as...no, you're stronger than..." Breathing in and out to Alicia, "Then...at least..." Breathing out, Drex fights again, surrounded on both sides!
[19:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+29 Alicia
06[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 Alicia and gets 42." [1d20=13]
[19:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 Deme
06[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 Deme and gets 41." [1d20=17]
[19:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 Alicia
06[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 Alicia and gets 24." [1d20=5]
[19:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 Deme
06[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Deme and gets 21." [1d20=7]
[19:22] <Kotono> OOC: ACs?
[19:22] <Alicia> OOC: AC 37 thanks to rage
[19:22] <Demedais> OOC: 44, forgot Haste last time.
[19:22] <Kotono> roll 3d6+18+2d6+2d6 Alicia ow
06[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+18+2d6+2d6 Alicia ow and gets 37." [3d6=3, 1, 2][2d6=1, 5][2d6=5, 2]
[19:23] <Kotono> Alicia is stabbed again, chest nearly ripped apart! Only her armor deflects the blow into merely cutting her front open painfully! OOC - Seira and Dmee.
06[19:23] * Seira dives down at Drex, the attack fully coordinated with Lagann! Given the magic she had channeled, this strike can only fail due to a stroke of bad luck!
01[19:23] <Seira> roll 1d20+22 grapple
06[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 grapple and gets 26." [1d20=4]
[19:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+31 grapple
06[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+31 grapple and gets 50." [1d20=19]
07[19:24] * Ginrai is on IRC (Ginrai)
01[19:24] <Seira> roll 1d20+45 (flanking, flight, charge, true strike, heroism) smite
06[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+45 (flanking, flight, charge, true strike, heroism) smite and gets 59." [1d20=14]
[19:24] <Kotono> OOC - Hit.
01[19:25] <Seira> roll 6d8+18+6d8+5d6
06[19:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 6d8+18+6d8+5d6 and gets 92." [6d8=2, 8, 6, 7, 5, 2][6d8=6, 3, 5, 8, 3, 2][5d6=1, 6, 2, 6, 2]
01[19:25] <Seira> And with that strike, Seira flips away and out of reach, gliding to a safer distance!
[19:27] <Demedais> "Sorry, but. Hope oblivion's close to the merging you seek." Demedais says with a light shrug at Seira's plunge at Drex!
[19:28] <Kotono> Charging in to strike his downed defenses, Seira impales Drex in the stomach! He begins to melt away into harsh, cloying mists! "Guh...Not evne my defenses could stop the three of you...?" With that, the outsider fades away into nothing! OOC - Free action.
06[19:29] * Demedais then looks around to make sure that nothing else is nearby to cause any more ruckus. Also because he -really- doesn't want to deal with the crowd right now.
[19:29] <Kotono> OOC: Spot check Deme?
06[19:29] * Alicia sags in relief, her rage leaving her as quickly as it came, while she heals herself with absorbed spellfire energy. Then she looks towards Demedais. "Now can we crack down on the church of Torm?"
[19:29] <Demedais> roll 1d20+25
06[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+25 and gets 45." [1d20=20]
[19:30] <Alicia> roll 15d4+15
06[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 15d4+15 and gets 52." [15d4=1, 3, 4, 4, 1, 3, 4, 3, 4, 1, 3, 1, 3, 1, 1]
[19:30] <Demedais> "Yeah, at this point that's likely our best bet. What was that horn?" Demedais muses distractedly.
01[19:31] <Seira> "He seemed to have used it on Marie, so I took it away," Seira responds, gesturing for the horn to float over to her even as she looks it over for evil!
[19:31] <Alicia> "Don't know, but it really hurt poor Marie," Alicia comments as she descends to collect her longsword, while said eladrin manifests above the roof and asks if they won. Then starts repeating "What?" as Alicia tries to explain that yes they did win.
[19:31] <Kotono> No signs of evil about, as TK brings the horn over as requested. It's made of gold with inlays of a radiant black onyx.
06[19:32] * Seira floats back to the stage, touching down. "The danger has passed!" she announces loudly. "There is no need to panic!"
06[19:32] * Demedais nods slightly. "I see." He then looks down at the crowd, frowns, and looks around again. Just to be on the safe side.
06[19:32] * Alicia at least heals her familiar, who seems somewhat mollified by that as she pokes her fingers in her ears, only for Alicia to swat them away with the remonstration that doing so is bad for them. Marie then starts the "What?" routine again.
[19:32] <Alicia> roll 10d4+10
06[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 10d4+10 and gets 33." [10d4=2, 1, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 4, 1]
[19:32] <Kotono> Donald grins as Seira floats down, "Take me along next time. That looked like a lot of fun!"
[19:33] <Kotono> PArts of the crowd are freaking out, but others begin to calm at Seira's words. "What happened?!" Many call, "Did the Crimson Guard just save us!?"
01[19:33] <Seira> "Your own damn fault for being so slow," Seira whispers to him with a matching grin, before eyeing the crowd and how receptive it might be for a bit of impromptu preaching.
[19:34] <Kotono> "You're safe?" Amaryl puts away her bow, "What was that creature?"
[19:34] <Alicia> Still glowing with celestial radiance, Alicia floats down to the stage with Marie fluttering alongside her. "A misguided abomination in the service of the Hateful Fury," she supplies for Amaryl.
[19:34] <Kotono> The crowd is pretty distracted and a lot of people are either in a panic or gawking at the entire spectacle.
06[19:35] * Seira gives Amaryl a wink and a thumbs up. "What you saw here is the unfortunate consequences of being lead astray by one's anger and hatred!" Seira calls over the crowd, before glancing at Alicia. It might be the best time to educate the people on the threat posed by the Church of Torm.
06[19:35] * Demedais grimaces, before landing on the other side of the stage. "Pretty sure he was alone." he mentions softly.
[19:36] <Kotono> "Good," Pollyanna comes up to Demedais, "No thurt? No sword wounds? No unholy lesions on your body this time?"
[19:37] <Kotono> Amaryl blushes at all of that, "I'm just glad none of you are hurt. I saw it got you a few times, Alicia, but you're healed now?"
[19:37] <Kotono> OOC: Make a diplo check, Seira?
01[19:38] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
06[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 and gets 40." [1d20=17]
[19:38] <Demedais> "Failed to touch me." Demedais looks to Alicia as Amaryl asks her.
[19:38] <Alicia> Stepping forward to address the crowd while her familiar looks on in confusion, Alicia speaks up. "That creature was an abomination that should not be. One in the service of Torm, bent on killing us for not bowing to his insane and hateful whims."
[19:38] <Alicia> "The God formerly known for justice and valour is now a maddened pitiable thing, even worse than those such as Bane or Malar, for he seeks to deceive us by virtue of his former reputation!"
[19:41] <Kotono> OOC: Make a diplo check as well, Alicia?
[19:41] <Demedais> A thought quickly occurs to Demedais, and he flags the nearest soldier or guard to tell him which direction Lord Salman is coming from and if he's arrived yet. While Drax seemed to be focused on them, it's possible that others were not.
[19:41] <Alicia> roll 1d20+29 (+2 for good folks)
06[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+29 (+2 for good folks) and gets 36." [1d20=7]
01[19:42] <Seira> "But you have seen for yourselves the true form of his trusted servants!" Seira adds, remaining at the front of the stage. "Even gods are not above being swayed by their emotions, and Torm fell deeper and deeper into rage, until he became known to his true servants as the Hateful Fury!
01[19:42] <Seira> And here, you have seen the results of following such a doctrine that seeks to eliminate all those that would not follow it meekly!"
[19:42] <Kotono> Between Seira's start and Alicia's body, the two have the attention of the crowd and then some. The guard so asked hurries off through the crowd at that, hustling.
[19:43] <Kotono> "OOC: Strike, misread Deme's line.
[19:43] <Kotono> Between Seira's start and Alicia's body, the two have the attention of the crowd and then some. The guard so asked says that Lord Salman hasn't arrived yet.
[19:43] <Kotono> He's coming from the north, from the residences to the square.
[19:45] <Kotono> The crowd seems absorbed in the words of Seira and Alicia. They're listening quite well, enraptured.
06[19:45] * Demedais nods and quickly beckons to Pollyanna to come with him, calling for Horse once he gets in range and mounting with Pollyanna before heading off.
[19:46] <Kotono> Summoning Horse gets another gawk from the crowd, the people parting as Demedais and Pollyanna hurry off through the square! OOC - #evil.
[19:46] <Alicia> "But rest assured," Alicia goes on. "Whether they be corrupt followers of an insane god, scheming fiends, or rampaging wyrms, none can stand against the righteous! We will meet them unflinchingly, with the strength and honour that they lack, and still prevail!"
[19:48] <Kotono> A cheer rises up from Alicia's words, the crowd spellbound with the two women! "We'll even turn them into magical artifacts afterwards, since it's not enough to simply beat our opponents! We use them for justice afeerwards!" Donald calls.
01[19:49] <Seira> "Torm was so consumed with his fanatical quest to eradicate the enemy, be they fiends or evil deities, that he forgot his purpose!" Seira speaks. "He forgot who his enemies were. He even went so far as to forget himself!" Seira sweeps her arm at the crowd. "Learn from his example, and don't stray into fanaticism! Don't be lured in by such creeds!"
[19:50] <Alicia> Why must you ruin the moment, Donald? Alicia decides it best just to ignore them. "The Colonel is right! The differences that seperate us from our foes give us meaning - they call such things as mercy, compassion, and understanding weaknesses. They revel in their ignorance! They are wrong, and will be defeated at every turn!"
[19:52] <Kotono> More cheers from the crowd at these words! They seem into it - cheering and calling and listening! The panic seems to have settled down, thankfully. Amaryl looks to Donald and blushes, whispering something to him. Donald turns to her, blushing himself. "Hey, I thought it sounded fearsome...!"
01[19:53] <Seira> "Waste not, want not is not a campaign slogan against evil deities, Donald," Seira whispers to him.
[19:54] <Kotono> "Oh," Donald colors intensly, slipping back a few steps.
[19:57] <Alicia> "Do not be deceived! The world is changing rapidly, and this is merely another symptom of that," Alicia explains, projecting her voice across the crowd. "Now Torm has shown his true colours for all to see, and we will not be fooled any longer! If he seeks to bring low civilisation to sate his base urges, we will treat him the same as the foul deities he now runs with!"
[19:57] <Alicia> "No longer will Torm's lies be accepted! No longer will we be deceived! He is not the God we once knew, and cannot be given sympathy when he opposes our safety and well-being!"
01[19:58] <Seira> "No God who abandones his true followers, or even goes as far as sending outsider assassins after them as they struggle to remain true to his old ways is worth your worship!" Seira adds, thinking of those wronged by Torm to fuel the strength of her message.
[20:00] <Kotono> The cheers of the crowd grow louder! The crowd begins to chant DOWN WITH TORM! DOWN WITH TORM! like a frenzy!
[20:01] <Alicia> At this point Marie regains the use of her ears and immediately deflates. "Aww, I missed something good, didn't I?" she moans.
[20:03] <Kotono> At this, there is a slow disturbacne to the north. Over the cheers, one can hear, "Make way! Make way for the Archbaron!" Voices call out, competing with the cries of the crowd.
01[20:04] <Seira> At that, Seira gains some altitude to be able to see the plaza better.
[20:05] <Kotono> Approaching from the north, an honor guard proceeds through the crowd! Demedais is at the head of it, Lord Salman in the center.They approach on white horses(And Horse, respectively), coming towards and around to the stage.
06[20:05] * Alicia then raises her hands in a gesture for the crowd to settle down. "Let us not forget the original reason for our gathering here!" she calls. "Torm cannot disrupt that! All hail the Archbaron!"
[20:08] <Kotono> The crowd, already well primed up, listens and cheers! Amid hails and well wishes, the honor guard reaches the stage! Lord Salman dismounts, nodding to various people in the crowd. "Come, Demedais," he says over the cheering, walking up the stage.
06[20:09] * Alicia ceases her glowing now, not wanting to overshadow her boss.
03[20:09] * Taishyr (~ferixstad@adsl-76-236-181-63.dsl.klmzmi.sbcglobal.net) has joined #dunes
02[20:09] * Demedais (~ferixstad@adsl-76-236-181-63.dsl.klmzmi.sbcglobal.net) Quit (Connection reset by peer)
06[20:09] * Seira likewise finds Lord Salman arriving to the stage safely, and glides back down, saluting him as she touches down.
03[20:09] * Taishyr is now known as Demedais
03[20:11] * Seira sets mode: +o Demedais
06[20:11] * Demedais follows Lord Salman up, giving a slight nod to the others. "Looks like you placated the crowd well." he murmurs to the two, before stepping back and letting Lord Salman speak.
[20:12] <Kotono> Raising his hands to the crowd, Lord Salman struggles but eventually gets a measure of quietness as the crowd calms down. "Long has our nation suffered and struggled with it's heavy destiny. Bitter is the cup of sacrifice that has been raised to our lips; our very war to exist was a painful, long struggle. Then from there we have had to endure poverty and the crawl into prosperity." (M ore)
[20:13] <Alicia> Marie lands on Alicia's shoulder and settles in throughout this speech while the paladin heals herself a bit more before standing at attention.
[20:15] <Kotono> "Then another war...then things no man should ever have to see and fight. Yet...from the lowest common soldier and goodwoman, to the Crimson Guard's valiantry, we have endured and grown strong. Victory after victory lies at our feet, earned with the blood and sweat of our nation." Gesturing now to the Crimson Guard, "The Crimson Guard is the personification of our nation. They struggle with a clear head and a good heart, triumphing over the wor
[20:15] <Kotono> They struggle with a clear head and a good heart, triumphing over the worst and shining as examples of the best!" (More)
[20:18] <Kotono> "Let our homeland be known as a noble land that struggles and triumphs over all the darkness in the deep nights around us! Let us be known as the sword of light that severs away the horrible nightmares! Let us be known as victory; let our capital reflect that with it's very name! This city shall be known as Victoria!"
06[20:19] * Alicia applauds at the conclusion of the speech, her familiar doing likewise. It's not a terrible name, she supposes.
01[20:19] <Seira> Much better than previously! Seira applauds as well.
[20:19] <Kotono> More cheers come as the short speech is finished, cheers are sounded. This lasts a short while, until Lord Salman speaks again, "There is much to reflect on and say amid ourselves, but the rest of this day shall be a day of celebration!"
06[20:20] * Demedais submits applause as well, before listening to Lord Salman.
[20:21] <Kotono> More cheers at that, and once those are down, "All the halls of festival and taps shall be open! Celebration has been paid for and arrainged, so let this day of festival begin!" With another cheer, Lord Salman steps back. To the Guard he speaks again, "Well done, the news of your dispatching of the hidden threat is well receieved. What was it's motives?"
[20:22] <Alicia> "It claimed to have been offered a great boon from Torm for slaying us," Alicia provides. "It mentioned having other targets as well but never said who they could be."
01[20:23] <Seira> "Spreading the doctrine of Torm and eliminating Torm's enemies thus seems to be the creature's goals," Seira adds. "It appears that Torm's fall from grace can no longer be kept secret."
[20:23] <Kotono> "We were informed of the previous reports on Torm's growing perfidy. To think, such a noble bastion would debase himself. If that is so...there is a Temple of Torm in Balmuria?"
01[20:24] <Seira> "Unfortunately so," Seira confirms.
06[20:24] * Demedais nods at this. "Though its founder has been made aware of Torm's... current state, and now no longer supports the temple."
[20:25] <Kotono> "We will provide you with instructions on how to manage the affair. We cannot allow an open enemy to hold court in one of our great cities. However, we have taken pains to infiltrate an agent into it's ranks as well, should this day come. He will be of aid to you."
01[20:25] <Seira> "Wouldn't Torm, well, know?" Seira asks the obvious.
[20:27] <Kotono> "Perhaps so, but there is little point to doing nothing," Lord Salman says. "We have taken pains to give him some protections."
06[20:27] * Demedais nods slightly.
[20:27] <Alicia> "Just because he knows doesn't mean he'll do anything about it," Alicia replies. "Although it does seem he's taking a more pro-active stance than most others - except possibly Shar - most deities tend to assume their followers can look after themselves without handholding."
[20:28] <Kotono> "The relevant information will be provided to Commander Oberuth immediately," Lord Salman says, "But for now...let the celebrations commence." OOC: You have to go in a few, Deme?
01[20:28] <Seira> "He did try to direct Eudard with visions," Seira tells Alicia, "though I suppose it would be moot." Turning back to Lord Salman, she continues, "King Lorthan of Pallanth has been informed of the situation as well, so hopefully something could be done there as well."
[20:30] <Kotono> "We will be in contact with the elvesn on that matte,r" Lord Salman nods.

[Corwin]

[19:27] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> -----(Acid spitting Ko)--
05[19:27] -sebben.dejatoons.net:@#dunes- Ebiris invited Hatbot into the channel.
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[19:29] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Later in the day, Demedais slips away from the festivities. There is a temple of Helm in town and he desires to find it! Some casual questioning points the way. It's a heavy, white painted stone building in the southeast part of town.  It is surrounded by it's own wall and gates, the latter painted with the eye of Helm and cracked open to allow admission into the interior and the building proper.
06[19:30] * Demedais slips in quietly, looking around as he does so at the inside of the grounds.
[19:33] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Inside of the grounds is a grassless lot. There's a small stable around to the side. On the other side, a training range can be spotted, including fighting dummies and straw arrow targets. The main doors to the temple are again painted with the gauntleted eye of Helm, two men in full plate armor standing stoic watch.
03[19:36] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
06[19:37] * Demedais approaches the main doors, stopping about four feet away. "The blessing of the Evervigilant upon you two."
[19:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "The blessings of Helm on you," Both slightly bow, "As you pass into the house of the Watcher."
06[19:43] * Demedais bows as well. "Thank you." With that, he advances into the temple proper!
[19:49] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The inside of the temple is a battle hall. Shields and weapons line the walls, tall pillars supporting the roof. Torches shed light and wafts of smoke on the walls, though there's no sign of an altar in sight. A few men in breastplates and chainmail linger about, some of them chatting. One, an older man with a balding head hidden by a half-helmet, notices Demedais immediately. He does a brief doubletake.
06[19:49] * Demedais glances to the man to see if he's familiar at all.
[19:51] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> He looks very dimly familiar. Maybe they've met once, maybe not. He could just resemble someone.
06[19:53] * Demedais nods congenially to the man, approaching him. "Blessing of the Evervigilant. ...ah, forgive me, but have we met before?"
[19:55] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "You..you are Demedais, honored of Helm and member of the Crimson Guard?" The man asks, "I met you in passing as a child when I was briefly in Balmuria, but...Your reputation dwarves that."
[19:57] <Demedais> "I am Demedais, yes." Demedais replies. "And that would explain it, yes. My apologies for not remembering the meeting more clearly."
[20:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "You were a child." Smiling now and looking him over, "Welcome, welcome! What can we do for you in this temple?"
06[20:09] * Demedais shakes his head with a slight smile. "I've come to visit. Lord Salman has retired from the main square and, frankly, the party grew on my nerves after a small while. I had heard of the temple here, so I chose to come and visit."
[20:10] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> At this noise, the other armored men in the hall turn. Many of them look with open interest. "You're welcome to see any part of it you want, of course."
06[20:13] * Demedais smiles slightly. "How about a tour, then?"
[20:20] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Thus, Demedais is escorted inside! "
[20:20] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - GAaaah.
[20:21] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Thus, Demedais is escorted inside! "This is our main hall of champions. Behind it is the altar room." Leading Demedais straight ahead towards the back wall and a door that presumably leads to just that, "It is more defensible than having it out in the main hall."
[20:22] <Demedais> "An understandable precaution." Demedais nods approvingly.
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[20:26] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "If an enemy ever penetrates this far in...at least we will have defenses aplenty and one last line," The old priest says, "Oh, I didn't introduce myself, did I?"
06[20:27] * Demedais blinks, before chuckling. "I'm afraid not."
[20:31] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Gregory Tinsdale," He offers a hand out, "Humble servant of Helm in all matters."
06[20:32] * Demedais shakes Gregory's hand with a grin. "Demedais of Helm. Nice to formally meet you."
[20:36] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "The stories I hear attached to that name, the praises to Helm...It's truly an honor to meet you again."
06[20:36] * Demedais grimaces a bit. "Yeah, I've heard some of the stories myself. They're... more than a bit exaggerated at times.
[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "I imagine so. But it is true you have stood tall in Helm's name many a time. For your deeds in cutting off a second war with Malmuth alone you have great honor." With a sombering face, "I buried many a friend over those long years of the first war. No matter how exaggerated, you deserve all the praise that can be spoken for that."
06[20:44] * Demedais bows his head. "...Thank you, but... offer your thanks to Helm, not I. I have simply stood where he has requested it."
[20:45] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "That is wise. So you're humble as well," Bowing his head in return, "Truly you are blessed." The hints of a smile tug at his face there, "Come, let me show you to the altar before this becomes embarrassing."
[20:47] <Demedais> "A bit too late but that'd be appreciated all the same." Demedais says with a grin on his face. "And... I wouldn't even call it humility so much as a dislike of attention. Granted, I've come to terms with the fact that I'm kinda in a bad position to have that..."
[20:49] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The altar room is much like any altar to Helm. It's well kept and polished, the vocal holy point to the Watching God. "Helm must have inspired you with that for a good reason. Despite all the stories, you seem to be down to earth and humble."
06[20:56] * Demedais nods slightly. "I travel with a half-dragon capable of probably leveling a few city blocks worth of area if she thinks it's necessary, and someone whom I've seen shred some of the most powerful devils and abombinations out there into little more than kindling. Granted, where their magics fail is where I step in, but... watching what they can do is quite awe-inspiring as well. Serves as a good grounding."
[20:58] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "I've heard of the rest of the guard. The Colonel Seira sounds like the dragon. Who is the other?"
[21:03] <Demedais> "Alicia Reynes of Kelara." Demedais replies, moving to the altar and standing about three feet away as he talks.
[21:05] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Aaaah, I see. I've heard of her as well. There are others in the guard making names for themselves...a female archer, a beautiful woman with a spear, a man who casts magic in full plate armor." Thinking briefly, "Though, by Helm, there are a lot of women in the guard, aren't there? It is unusual when you think on it."
[21:09] <Demedais> "Yes, and not a one of them should be underestimated." Demedais grins briefly. "I couldn't tell you why, however - my understand as to how the Guard started had three women and one man. Of that starting group, Seira is the only one still active."
[21:11] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "I know that one died, and the other rules Armasea. Ly...Lyselle, I believe her name is?" A faint pause there, "Perhaps it is merely chance and fortune?"
06[21:12] * Demedais shrugs. "I'd be willing to believe that. And yes, Lyselle. I've met her once, and she definitely seemed capable enough, but duty bound her there."
[21:25] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Unfortunate," Gregory says, "Shall I take you to the quarters now?"
06[21:26] * Demedais nods slightly to this, looking around as they head there.
[21:29] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The quarters are mostly spartan and plain, sleeping and personal areas for the clergy. Nothing too much of note here. Thereare you are taken to the libraries, prayer rooms, weapon storages and the like. As you walk through them, "It's not a terribly fancy temple...but a temple of the vigliant should b efunctional, not flashy."
[21:34] <Demedais> "Indeed." Demedais pauses for a moment, thinking. "I must apologize for the rudeness of my next question, but there is something I am curious in, and it's gone unstated until now. Are you the leader of the temple, here?"
[21:37] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Right now, there is no leader. Our previous leader has passed into the judgment of the Watcher, and we have not chosen a new one yet," he answers, "There are fair odds I may become it, I am the most experienced."
[21:40] <Demedais> "I see." Demedais nods slightly. "I do not know how long I will end up staying - there are good odds we will depart either tonight or tomorrow - but there is something I wish to inform your temple of. One of my current plans is to establish a training ground for the followers of Helm - hopefully one that will also act as a meeting place and a location from which men may be deployed if the need arises."
03[21:43] * Alicia is now known as Ebiris
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[22:51] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "A worthy project," Gregory agrees, "A sort of high church?"
[22:55] <Demedais> "...I am not sure on that part. The location in mind is not ideal for travel in the normal sense, but I am working with Seira to resolve that." Demedais replies truthfully. "I see it - or at least the section that the temples of Helm would preside over - as a large-scale training ground and reconnection between the temples, a return of sorts to the state of the temples to Helm before the cataclysms long ago."
[22:58] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Incredible. A place beyond normal reach, where only magic can provide? Your work stretches far." Gregory marvels.
[23:02] <Demedais> "It was uncovered for a time for normal travel, but I do not believe this is still an option." Demedais notes. "Part of the main issue will be in making  the place habitable and establishing the requisite defenses for such a hub. It is, frankly, an old temple of Helm that has been left unused for thousands of years... but I htink that perhaps the time has come to awaken it."
[23:05] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "What a blessed discovery. Helm truly smiles on you. If there is anything we can help with in this recovery of a lost sacred temple," Gregory prods. "We would be blessed."
Session Close: Sun Mar 15 23:13:22 2009

Session Start: Sun Mar 15 23:13:22 2009
Session Ident: #dunes
02[23:13] * Disconnected
02[23:13] * Attempting to rejoin channel #dunes
03[23:13] * Rejoined channel #dunes
03[23:13] * Topic is 'Pollyanna>Drex>Demedais=Seira>Alicia=Marie>Amaryl>Donald'
03[23:13] * Set by Kotono on Sat Mar 14 18:31:35
03[23:13] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Seira
[23:15] <Demedais> "Originally I thought the same, but I've seen proof contrary. Seira herself follows Waukeen, and her faithful follow-through on all deals and her vigilance on ensuring that both spirit and letter of intent is followed through on have changed my mind in that regard." Demedais smiles slightly. "So don't worry overly much."
[23:17] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Good then. If I may...I must spread news of this to my brothers in Helm," Gregory says, "Such a phenominal announcement must not be contained."
06[23:18] * Demedais nods. "Do attempt, however, to keep it within the walls of the Temple for now. Still, I, too, am eager to see this project begin... I think it'd probably be best for me to return to the Inn and see if Alicia and Seira are ready for departure, then."
[23:19] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Be well and be blessed," Gregory says, "In the name of Helm!"
[23:20] <Demedais> "And may Helm watch over you all as well!" Demedais says with a large smile as he departs.

[Corwin]

[20:24] <Koaway> --------
[20:25] <Koaway> Okay, you guys are going to scry? Go ahead and set up how you wanna do it and we'll roll from there?
03[20:25] * Koaway is now known as Kotono
06[20:25] * Seira will store an empowered lesser orb of sound in the lesser matrix and, after castings of Mage Armor and False Life, will try to scry~
01[20:26] <Seira> This is a pattern that would get repeated
[20:26] <Kotono> Okay. Where, when and with who? Will Alicia and Deme be there as well?
01[20:28] <Seira> It will be boring but they'll have to endure. If Alicia can teleport us for this, she can pick two others?
06[20:28] * Alicia will be present with her familiar, sure. Won't bother buffing till Seira successfully scries.
[20:28] <Alicia> It's just one gelugon, we hardly need reinforcements.
01[20:28] <Seira> It might be with friends
01[20:28] <Seira> But sure
[20:29] <Demedais> Demedais will be there, will stall on buffing until we are about to teleport in.
[20:29] <Kotono> Okay. Do you guys want anyone else there then? Also, at what time of day? Morning? Day? Night? Bingo time?
[20:30] <Alicia> Do it before midday in case we need to plane-shift so my ring can recharge promptly.
01[20:30] <Seira> I have no objections to this plan
[20:30] <Kotono> Okay then. Which devil are you scrying on?
[20:31] <Alicia> One of the random gelugons that was guarding Esthy?
01[20:31] <Seira> Yes
[20:31] <Demedais> Works.
[20:31] <Kotono> Okay.
[20:31] <Kotono> ----
[20:32] <Kotono> Seira gathers Alicia and Demedais, then polishes her magical mirror and casts scrying on one of the gelugons seen! An hour passes as she casts the ritual magic to give sight beyond sight!
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 38." [1d20=19]
[20:32] <Kotono> Alas, the scrying fizzles and fails. No dice, the magic weaving around it all for naught.
01[20:33] <Seira> Another day, then!
[20:34] <Kotono> A day passes without incident. The group gathers again, Seira once again scrying the random ice devil!
[20:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 36." [1d20=17]
[20:34] <Kotono> OOC - DC, not that it matters with that roll?
01[20:35] <Seira> OOC: Yes, it doesn't
[20:35] <Kotono> Another day, another fizzled scrying. This ice devil seems disturbingly resistant to Seira's magic!
01[20:35] <Seira> OOC: DC is 23, we might have to do this for a while?
[20:35] <Alicia> OOC: if a week yields no results we give up and go to the secret forest.
[20:36] <Kotono> OOC: Declare IC if you're skipping ahead another day.
01[20:36] <Seira> And another day, nothing could possibly go wrong with this plan
[20:37] <Kotono> Day three of the scrying bugaloo! Will Seira's mighty magic master malicious minions?
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 36." [1d20=17]
[20:37] <Kotono> Alas, a third day is a third failure for SEira. Her magic isn't getting anywhere.
01[20:37] <Seira> No one said it would be easy, but if no devils attack them in retaliation their plan of trying this for a week proceeds.
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 36." [1d20=17]
[20:38] <Kotono> Day four is another rousing hour of scrying and a blank mirror as a result.
06[20:38] * Demedais takes up crochet.
[20:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 27." [1d20=8]
[20:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
[20:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 33." [1d20=14]
06[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 36." [1d20=17]
[20:41] <Kotono> OOC: Deme, were you going to make any attempts as well while Seira tries and doesn't hit gold?
01[20:41] <Seira> "Maybe he went away. It would be harder to scry on other planes," Seira mutters after the last attempt.
[20:41] <Demedais> OOC: Yeah, I guess I can try as well those three days.
[20:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
[20:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
[20:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 22." [1d20=3]
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 36." [1d20=17]
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 31." [1d20=12]
[20:42] <Kotono> ---
[20:42] <Kotono> Okay, that didn't work out. You guys are going to go to the forest now, yes?
[20:42] <Alicia> Sure.
[20:43] <Kotono> Who all is going?
[20:43] <Kotono> Just you three or more?
06[20:43] * Seira invites Amaryl~
[20:44] <Alicia> I'll just bring my familiar.
[20:44] <Kotono> While you guys figure anything out, gimme a few moments to check some stuff.
[20:45] <Demedais> How many can be taken along?
01[20:45] <Seira> As many as we would like
[20:45] <Alicia> I can take 5 passengers (not counting familiar)
01[20:45] <Seira> We're not going in the same day, so it's cool to waste teleports
[20:46] <Demedais> Right. ...Eh, for this trip I'll keep the others back home unless you two really want second archer/paladin buff.
01[20:46] <Seira> Sure, let's have two archers?
[20:46] <Alicia> If I wanted extra meat I'd bring Anty.
06[20:47] * Demedais nods. Pollyanna can come, sure.
[20:48] <Kotono> Okay, so Alicia(Marie), Seira, Deme, Amaryl, Pollyanna. Okay. I'll finish my prep stuff in a moment.
[20:49] <Kotono> I'm going to paste the info dump you guys got so everyone's refreshed on what you know about this place.
[20:50] <Kotono> > "I'll review the salient information. The defenses of the Fourth Resort were created to be strong and with all the magic of millenia ago. To even enter, you'll need these rods," Taking out a small box of six inch rods and placing them on a nearby table, "Otherwise you'll never get past the forcefields and barriers around the entrance." He speaks in Common well enough.
[20:50] <Kotono> <Seira> "We need to hold onto these just to get past the barriers, or to avoid being ejected?" Seira asks in an attempt to clarify this.
[20:50] <Kotono> * Demedais nods a bit to this, leaning over to the rods and looking them over more carefully.
[20:50] <Kotono> > "Once you enter, you'll find yourselves in a sea of trees with a great tower and city of tree glimpsed far ahead." A pause here for Seira, "Entrance. Once you're inside, you don't strictly need them. However, there's more that's related there, so listen. This area is both natural and sublimely unnatural at once. It is full of the power of the old elves and the fey, yet mighty magic redefines matters while you are in there. For one thing, no s
[20:50] <Kotono> > For one thing, no sort of extra dimensional or teleportation magic works inside. No teleporation, dimensional doors, summonings or the like." (More)
[20:50] <Kotono> * Alicia is glad she already decided to leave Antenora and Marie with Jessica, since this means her sister won't be able to summon her if she gets into trouble.
[20:50] <Kotono> * Demedais nods a bit at hearing this. "Caution will definitely be needed, then."
[20:50] <Kotono> > "Secondly, this is a place of the fey. Magic flows differently - most isn't affected. However, magic that manipulates nature works extremely well. Plant growth spells, druidic magic and the like all shine. Secondly, time doesn't seem to flow entirely correctly inside. Magic that relates to speed and time, like haste or slow, are both more potent, doubly so when combined with the relevant effects."
[20:50] <Kotono> <Alicia> "None of my spells fall within those fields, so it seems the effect is moot for better or worse in my case," Alicia observes. "Though I suspect there are guardians who will take full advantage of these traits?" she asks the two old elves.
[20:50] <Kotono> > "Thirdly," Celebrimbor takes over here, "There are fey. Many of them. We sighted some of the lowly, but according to Juai, they only have one reason to be here - to prevent you from reaching the Fourth REsort. No matter what you do or see, you must remember this."
[20:50] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Even if they act friendly it's merely a ruse?" Alicia clarifies, making sure that there's definitely nothing in there that they could consider on their side.
[20:50] <Kotono> > Juai nods to Alicia, "Naturally. The exacts weren't left to me, in marvelous cynicism. They may not hurt or harm you, they may even be friendly, but they're only there to stop you from reaching the Resort. REmember that. They'd even give you an eternity of happiness to ensure it's not disturbed."
[20:50] <Kotono> <Seira> "I could work something with Slow and Haste," Seira muses. "And extended spells might carry more of a kick." On the subject of fey, however, she feels she must ask, "What happens to the fey inside if we reach the Resort?"
[20:50] <Kotono> <Alicia> "How insidious," Alicia marvels.
[20:50] <Kotono> > "I don't know," Juai says honestly. "They were bound for eternity, so..." He wavers his hand back and forth. "They may be freed, they  may continue to defend a worthless task, they may die."
[20:50] <Kotono> <Alicia> "I'd suggest asking them, but given their objective and nature they'd surely lie to suit their purposes," Alicia admits, drumming her fingers on her thigh.
[20:50] <Kotono> <Seira> "If they die anyway, I don't see a need to hold back during the journey," Seira says bluntly. "If they're freed, the opposite is true. Is there any way to determine the truth?"
[20:50] <Kotono> > "Obviously, you need to be prepared to deal with fey. Bring ways to deal with being charmed and confused. Have your will be at it's strongest. The worst dangers may not be ones you have to fight," Celebrimbor warns.
[20:51] <Kotono> > "From here, no. Perhaps you can find the truth deeper within the ruin," Juai Desjardin says.
[20:51] <Kotono> <Seira> "Perhaps," Seira agrees. "Are there actually lethal traps? The description suggested that the defenses were geared towards turning people away or dissuading them from reaching the Resort, rather than eliminating them outright."
[20:51] <Kotono> > "It's possible there may be, yes," Juai agrees. "I don't doubt that they'd have incorporated lethal force to stops omeone from reaching the Resort."
[20:51] <Kotono> > "Right," Celebrimbor nods, then, "Any more questions? If not, when are you prepared to go?"
[20:51] <Kotono> <Seira> "In the morning sounds about right," Seira responds. "Gives us time to prepare more adequately."
[20:51] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Do you have a map of the interior, or an idea of where exactly the Resort is located?" Alicia asks.
[20:51] <Kotono> > "Not deeply in, no. It's entirely possible you may be attacked or engaged by the first line of defenders. I've seen elven women, beautiful and alluring me. I've also seen pixies, only visible with magic and attacking with endless rains of arrows...and then the same pixies retreat and approach, attempting to make our friendships. The fey are not always consistent as long as it serves the goal of stopping the intruders from reaching the Resort.
[20:51] <Kotono> > from reaching the Resort."
[20:51] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Just have to find it on our own, then," Alicia nods. "Alright, I think I know all I need to for the moment. We can prepare today and be ready in the morning, as Seira said."
[20:51] <Kotono> You also know that Haste works better in there, Deme tried it with his boots and got stronger than usual results. Do you remember the bonuses it gave, Deme?
[20:51] <Demedais> No.
01[20:51] <Seira> I used it too
01[20:51] <Seira> 3 instead of 2
01[20:52] <Seira> Extended duration
06[20:52] * Kotono nods.
01[20:52] <Seira> I meant 2 instead of 1
01[20:52] <Seira> Unless I'm remembering wrong
[20:52] <Kotono> Bonuses increase to +2, extended duration, yes.
[20:53] <Kotono> Ready to begin?
[20:53] <Alicia> Sure.
01[20:54] <Seira> Editing my spells, will be done in a flash
01[20:54] <Seira> done
[20:54] <Kotono> Okay. Your spells in order, Deme?
[20:55] <Demedais> hold on a moment.
[20:55] <Kotono> Sure.
[20:59] <Demedais> Ready.
[21:00] <Kotono> Okay.
[21:00] <Kotono> ----
[21:01] <Kotono> This time, five and two gather at the portal into the realm where the Fourth Resort awaits! Celebrimbor passes out the rods once more, "Be careful inside," h e says quietly, "It's danger has not diminshed with time, surely."
[21:03] <Kotono> Amaryl stays back behind Seira, generally away from the other two elves. Juai Desjardin isn't looking at them, instead his gaze is focused on the portal ahead.
[21:03] <Demedais> "Likely not, no." Demedais murmurs as he prepares one spell. "This has the possibility of being frustrating."
01[21:03] <Seira> roll 1d10+10
06[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d10+10 and gets 13." [1d10=3]
[21:03] <Demedais> OOC: Sign cast.
01[21:03] <Seira> "As long as we proceed differently, it should be alright," Seira says, sounding just a bit uncertain.
[21:03] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[21:04] <Alicia> "If anything it might be worse, if they blame us for killing that one pixie we took out of there," Alicia notes, shooting a worried look at Amaryl as she accepts the rod. Moving away a bit, she whispers for her familiar to look after the runaway noblewoman, which Marie agrees to readily enough.
[21:05] <Kotono> "Then travel with the grace of those who wish for you to succeed," Celebrimbor bids.
06[21:05] * Seira nods, and is the first to try and cross through the portal.
[21:06] <Kotono> Amaryl follows behind Seira quickly!
[21:06] <Kotono> Pollyanna looks to Demedais, "Right, got your back," she murmurs, before crossing over.
06[21:06] * Alicia casts voice of the archon on both herself and Marie, before she follows Seira through. The eladrin following and staying within ten feet of Amaryl.
06[21:07] * Demedais follows with Pollyanna, a slight nod to her. "They're fond of invisibility, if I recall correctly. Keep your guard up and on your toes."
[21:08] <Kotono> Thus the party returns to the forest! It is dim here, very little sunlight making it through the dense canopy. For sixty feet up it is a mass of branches, possible to fly up into. After that it is an impenetrable mass of leaves and branches, as solid as any ceiling of stone. Through the forest, far ahead and just barely glimpsed, looks to be something. Something like a tower and a town, perhaps?
01[21:08] <Seira> "Let's try to head for the tower, again?" Seira suggests.
[21:09] <Demedais> "Sure." Demedais shrugs, peering forward toward the tower first.
[21:09] <Kotono> OOC: Spot check, Deme?
[21:09] <Alicia> "Probably our best bet," Alicia agrees. "Marie, can you take a quick look over the canopy, first?" she asks, sending her familiar shooting up above the treeline to take a look.
[21:09] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 37." [1d20=11]
[21:10] <Kotono> OOC: How high up, Alicia?
[21:10] <Alicia> OOC: above the treeline
[21:11] <Kotono> Seira can't tell how far it would take to get there. Awhile, perhaps? The distances are difficult to gauge.
[21:11] <Demedais> "I'm not seeing anything directly ahead..." Demedais murmurs, next turning to where he's smelling something from and looking in that direction.
[21:11] <Kotono> Marie flies up sixty feet! She finds her advance stalled there, unable to ascend further.
[21:12] <Alicia> Marie retreats back down. "Sorry, some sort of wall of force or something," she apologises. "Can't get above the trees."
[21:12] <Kotono> Demedais can see more forest in that direction. Pollyanna checks her bow over while she waits, "Are we going ahead then?"
[21:12] <Alicia> "Not to worry," Alicia shrugs, "We proceed on foot." She then tugs down her blindfold so she can employ blindsight if any invisible creatures come close, relying on everyone else to spot visible creatures further away.
[21:13] <Demedais> "As a warning, something smells -really- good in that direction. Don't be caught off guard." Demedais says, keeping his eyes out for foes as they advance onward.
01[21:13] <Seira> "Sure thing. We'll bring up the rear, then," Seira suggests with a nod towards Amaryl, as Demedais takes the lead.
[21:14] <Kotono> OOC: STraight ahead or in the direction you smelled that stuff, Deme? You didn't elaborate.
[21:14] <Demedais> OOC: Following Alicia's lead/straight ahead.
[21:14] <Alicia> OOC: I'm not leading! But we're going to the tower.
[21:17] <Kotono> The party travels ahead! They travel through the forest for a little time, trees soon blocking out any view of the way they came. After about ten minutes, they find a little dirt path leading a bit off the beaten way. It leads to a little grove and clearing full of ancient oaks. A pleasant wooden cottage sits there by a little natural spring. A waterwheel on the side works in constant, steady motion at the spring. Several little fruit trees lin
[21:17] <Kotono> steady motion at the spring. Several little fruit trees linger near the cottage. The way ahead also continues, more forest and more faintly glimpsed tower/town.
[21:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[21:18] <Kotono> "Hm?" Pollyanna glances towards it, "It's very nice..." she murmurs, "Isn't it, Demedais?"
06[21:18] * Alicia frowns a bit, reminded of her experience on the astral plane. Like then she can simply use the durations of her spells to gauge the passing of time where her biological clock fails.
[21:19] <Demedais> "It is..." Demedais replies softly, looking it over without directly stopping. "But I'm not inclined to trust anything we find here without solid evidence for it.
[21:20] <Alicia> Flipping up her blindfold, Alicia takes a brief look around. "You never know, the ring could be hidden in an unexpected place rather than the obvious tower," she observes.
01[21:20] <Seira> "Everything here will try to stop us," Seira muses. "We might as well try to proceed peacefully and see how far that takes us."
06[21:21] * Seira considers Alicia's words. "True enough. But unless we try the obvious target, we'll just be outsmarting ourselves, I feel."
[21:21] <Kotono> "Isn't it," Pollyanna smiles deeply, stopping. "Maybe it's worth a trip? It looks so nice...even if it's nothing, we'll certainly have a fine time there."
06[21:21] * Demedais pauses. "Well, first possible confrontation spotted. Right in the woods is a woman beckoning."
06[21:22] * Seira looks at this strange, beckoning woman with curiousity.
[21:22] <Alicia> "We can try it first and look elsewhere if it fails," Alicia agrees with Seira. "Let's press on- oh?" she looks in the direction Demedais is looking in.
[21:23] <Kotono> OOC: Spot checks, you two?
[21:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 and gets 8." [1d20=1]
01[21:23] <Seira> roll 1d20+11
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+11 and gets 24." [1d20=13]
06[21:24] * Demedais gestures toward the location, a bit bemused.
06[21:24] * Seira frowns. "Are you absolutely sure something is there?" she asks, peering towards the spot in question.
[21:24] <Kotono> OOC: Deme pointed it out, you can make another spot check with a +5 bonus if you like, you two.
[21:24] <Kotono> Pollyanna takes a gander as well.
01[21:24] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 18." [1d20=2]
[21:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 30." [1d20=12]
[21:24] <Alicia> "I can't see anyone," Alicia agrees. "Maybe she only appears to males?" Poor creature doesn't know Seira and Amaryl's tastes, then.
[21:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 and gets 22." [1d20=10]
06[21:25] * Demedais pauses. "That's possible, Alicia, since I can also hear it..."
01[21:25] <Seira> "Well, whatever. Let's just go."
[21:25] <Kotono> "Oh, I see...It's..." Pollyanna's gaze travels along the forest, slowly towards the cottage. "I can see -something- moving. It's moving strangely."
01[21:26] <Seira> "Normally, this would interest me into visiting. But not when everything and everyone here has a magical compulsion to stop us by any means necessary."
[21:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 32." [1d20=19]
[21:26] <Alicia> "Lets just keep going. If she cares to talk to the rest of us she can show itself, otherwise she can keep on flashing her panties at Demedais or whatever she thinks will get his interest," Alicia shrugs, starting onwards.
[21:26] <Demedais> "I'm, uh, willing to pass." Demedais says with a bit of a light flush, shaking his head...
[21:27] <Demedais> roll 1d20+23
06[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+23 and gets 24." [1d20=1]
06[21:27] * Seira just looks annoyed as she walks towards the tower.
[21:28] <Demedais> "Uh. On the other hand, perhaps we can trust her..." Demedais murmurs, slowly beginning to advance toward the figure.
[21:28] <Kotono> "Demedais?" Pollyanna starts to follow, "Well...it is a nice cottage," she murmurs. "Demedais?"
06[21:29] * Alicia sighs in annoyance. "Marie, hover above Demedais would you?" she asks politely.
[21:29] <Alicia> Her familiar laughs a bit and proceeds to envelop him in her protective aura.
06[21:30] * Demedais pauses, before looking up at Marie, then back at the figure and suddenly turning impassive. "Yeah. Let's go."
[21:30] <Alicia> "Better luck nect time!" Marie calls over in the direction of the hidden creature, alighting on Demedais' helmeted head.
[21:30] <Alicia> next*
[21:31] <Kotono> Pollyanna squints her eyes, "It's odd. It's like it's walking through the trees..." Turning away with Demedais, "You're probably right, but..." Taking a last look back, Pollyanna starts to go as well.
[21:32] <Demedais> "I am already promised to another. There will be others, likely, who will stay, but I cannot." Demedais murmurs in return, face still stony, before he bows in that direction and joining back up with Pollyanna.
[21:32] <Kotono> Amaryl looks in that direction, staying close to Seira still. "Magic?" She whispers. "It's clouding his mind, isn't it?"
01[21:33] <Seira> "Marie's helping with that, and Alicia could dispel it in a pinch," Seira returns quietly. "If you think something is making you act differently, let me know even if it seems harmless. Especially if it seems harmless. I'll do the same, alright?"
[21:33] <Kotono> As the party walks away, a wailing keen comes from the direction of the hut, fading as they travel deeper away from it. "Eternal life...don't you want to live forever....!" All can hear.
[21:34] <Alicia> "I already will!" Marie calls back. "It's great!"
06[21:34] * Demedais grumbles something before speeding up his pace slightly.
01[21:34] <Seira> "Ditto," Seira agrees with a curt nod.
[21:34] <Kotono> OOC - Continuing on, all?
01[21:35] <Seira> OOC: Yes
[21:35] <Demedais> OOC: Yep.
[21:35] <Kotono> OOC: Make a spot check, Deme?
[21:35] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 35." [1d20=9]
[21:36] <Kotono> The party walks a few more minutes through the dense forest. Alicia has an easy time of it with Freedom of Movement, though the rest need to hack, walk over and generally make an effort to get through the difficult terrain. As they do...OOC: More.
[21:40] <Demedais> "Urge to hit something rising. She's returning from the right, forty feet away, currently in thick foilage and woods so I'm not sure aggression would work." Demedais murmurs.
01[21:41] <Seira> "Fire always does, but--" Seira stops herself. "That witchy woman from before?"
[21:41] <Alicia> "Persistent isn't she?" Marie muses. "I guess you just have that effect on the ladies... Hey!" she then raises her voice, calling over to the right. "Back off! He's taken!"
[21:42] <Demedais> "Thank you, Marie, for always looking out for us." Demedais notes quietly, before nodding to Seira. "The same."
[21:42] <Kotono> With a deep growl in her voice, "YOU!" A feminine voice barks at Marie, "You suppress my magic and make mockery of me! The powers of nature will punish you!"
01[21:43] <Seira> "Do we really need to fight?" Seira calls out, suppressing her deep urge to laugh at such pathetic speeches. "I could help you find a date if you want me to. There's no need for magic, I know this elf who's lonely and stuff!"
[21:44] <Alicia> "Aww, don't be like that!" Marie calls back. "I bet you're real cute and everything, but he's taken. Why don't you show yourself for all of us instead of just the man, anyway?"
06[21:45] * Demedais gives Seira a long look. "If you're suggesting hooking Donald up with this entire forest, I'm not sure I can disapprove." he says after a smirk.
01[21:45] <Seira> "It is okay as long as it's female and pretty, as far as he's concerned!"
[21:46] <Kotono> It's a strange thing. The forest seems to bend around her. She is abruptly visible, as if a window over the thick trees and foliage has been made. As Pollyanna snickers at all that, the woman...she is not human. She has elven features, but a beauty that stops hearts and launches a thousand warships. She wears a dress of leaves, a trail of them off her back like a living, whirling cloak. Her hair is the dark brown of tree bark and roots.  "Give
[21:46] <Kotono> whirling cloak. Her hair is the dark brown of tree bark and roots.  "Give me one reason I shouldn't punish you for your insolence! You have humiliated me!"
[21:47] <Alicia> "Well..." Marie floats off Demedais and towards the nymph, but stays within ten feet of him. "Because *I* think you're really beautiful?" she offers, smiling winsomely.
[21:47] <Alicia> In the background, Alicia sighs and rubs her temples.
[21:47] <Kotono> Amaryl looks on, blushing at the newly seen woman.
[21:47] <Kotono> The creature puts her hands on her leaf clad hips, "Then why are you stopping me? To pay me compliments after you insult me?"
06[21:48] * Seira tilts her head.
[21:48] <Alicia> "I didn't insult you, I just warned you away from going after a man who was already involved with someone else," Marie protests innocently. "I was looking out for you the whole time, trying to spare you the pain of rejection!"
[21:49] <Kotono> "If you hadn't intervened, it wouldn't matter!" The woman snaps back. "No man can resist me!"
01[21:49] <Seira> "How about I introduce you to Donald, then?" Seira offers. "He wouldn't even try!"
[21:49] <Kotono> Pollyanna scowls at that, "Resist you with what, magic?" Stepping forward, "We have no intent to harm you, but cease trying to turn us away from our mission and duty!"
[21:49] <Alicia> "But it would break his lover's heart!" Marie exclaims. "Could you live with that?"
[21:50] <Kotono> "Yes," The woman answers without missing a beat. "I see no other man that could be a Donald, dragonling."
01[21:50] <Seira> "I'll bring him by tomorrow!"
[21:50] <Demedais> "Because quite clearly since I was the only one able to see-" At this Demedais pauses, looking at the pixie, before looking to Alicia. He then gives a long, unreadable look to Pollyanna, before turning his attention back to the woman, clearly not able to get a word off in this flurry.
[21:51] <Kotono> "Demedais wouldn't abandon someone he's given his word to short of magic!" With an angry look now to her, "Cease your sorcery and get out of our sight!"
06[21:51] * Alicia decides to step in, growing weary of Marie's well intentioned banter. "M'lady, please," she tries to be nice despite it all. "We are on an important task and you seek to sway us away from it. While I can appreciate your desire for companionship, I cannot allow you to delay us nor interfere in the relationships of another. Unless you are an enemy of love, I suggest you let us be."
01[21:52] <Seira> "Well, at least it's not me this time," Seira mutters, rubbing her forehead.
[21:52] <Demedais> "Pretty much what my dearest has said." Demedais says at this, before letting Alicia speak.
[21:52] <Kotono> "This time," Amaryl murmurs quietly.
01[21:52] <Seira> "Pixies are the most insulting beings on the face of this world."
06[21:53] * Seira shudders. "I can't be held responsible."
[21:53] <Kotono> OOC: Diplo check, Alicia: She's pretty pissed but I'll count the others has having aided you. It works out to a -4 mod in total.
[21:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+37
06[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+37 and gets 47." [1d20=10]
[21:54] <Kotono> Focusing her attention on Alicia, "Why? I offer you a happy, eternal life, and you treat me as an interloper, insult me, and mock me?" Nearly growling now, voice turning harsh like wood splintering. ABruptly turning away, she vanishes again into the forest, glimpsed fleeing back into it before your vision of her is gone.
[21:55] <Demedais> "Uh. Didn't she only offer me...?" Demedais says, before shaking his head and moving on.
01[21:55] <Seira> "So, uhh, think I should still get Donald afterwards?"
[21:55] <Kotono> "At least she left." Rubbing her own temple, "She was gorgeous, but had all the manners and grace of a rotten goblin."
[21:55] <Demedais> "Probably not." Demedais shrugs.
[21:55] <Alicia> "A gilded cage is a cage all the same," Alicia replies, voice soft but carrying all the same thanks to the magic she's bolstered with. Hoping the fey woman can appreciate that even with her own enchantment binding her to duty, she lets the matter rest.
[21:56] <Alicia> "I liked her," Marie opines. "She was feisty!"
01[21:56] <Seira> "Ask Alicia to polymorph you, then?"
[21:57] <Alicia> "I'd prefer someone who can appreciate me for me," the eladrin replies, going to resume her perch on Demedais' head.
[21:57] <Kotono> "Let's just go,"Pollyanna raises her voice, picking up her own step.
06[21:57] * Seira snorts in amusement. "Sure, let's."
[21:57] <Demedais> "Agreed."
[21:58] <Kotono> The party travels on for a little longer...about twenty minutes? The tower seems no closer, then...(More)
[21:59] <Kotono> Nighttime. It has fallen in an instant, in the merest breath of comprehension. It is dim, vision reduced greatly for those without low light or darkvision(10 ft vision without lightsource, guys.) Only a few scattered rays of piercing moonlight penetrate from the canopy above. The moonlight is like polished ivory melted into a molten, airy fluid, dripping down from the moon itself.
06[22:00] * Seira frowns. "The residents can probably see just fine, so want to use a light?"
[22:00] <Demedais> "Something just went... wrong." Demedais murmurs.
01[22:00] <Seira> "This entire place is wrong."
[22:01] <Demedais> "More wrong."
[22:01] <Kotono> "It was like...everything was wrong. Everything around us," Amaryl shivers, staying within hand's reach of Seira.
[22:02] <Alicia> "It's an illusion, or something like that," Alicia shakes her head, trying to maintain focus. "It feels like a lot of time suddenly passed, but it hasn't."
06[22:03] * Seira closes the extra foot of distance and takes Amaryl's hand. "Even if it did, we knew this place played by different rules. As long as we persist and head forward, something would happen."
[22:03] <Demedais> "Should I cast Light on my sword, then?" Demedais comments.
01[22:03] <Seira> "Have fun."
06[22:03] * Demedais nods and does so!
06[22:03] * Alicia pulls down her blindfold since blindsight offers further vision than her eyes do at the moment, anyway.
[22:04] <Kotono> Demedais now has a lit sword! His light shows that there is a dirt animal trail straight ahead. It looks to make the going a bit easier, for the forest turns denser soon ahead, making going anywhere but the path an unlikely prospect.
01[22:05] <Seira> Then that path is what they must walk!
[22:06] <Demedais> "The path it is." Demedais says, advancing while keeping level eyes out!
[22:09] <Kotono> The party walks for five minutes. The path continues on - ahead, first seen by Seira with her darkvision, is a clearing that the path leads to. It's a middle sized clearing, maybe thirty feet around in a rough circle? Deme's light isn't far from falling on it. The clearing is full of flowers.
[22:09] <Demedais> "Anyone recognize these?" Demedais murmurs.
01[22:09] <Seira> "I see a clearing of flowers," Seira voices. "How about your mind's eye, Alicia?"
01[22:10] <Seira> roll 1d20+15
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+15 and gets 16." [1d20=1]
06[22:10] * Alicia keeps going till she's within 20 feet of the flowers for her blindsight to catch them.
[22:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+2 nature A
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+2 nature A and gets 3." [1d20=1]
[22:11] <Alicia> roll 1d20+2 nature M
06[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+2 nature M and gets 3." [1d20=1]
[22:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 15." [1d20=3]
06[22:11] * Demedais approaches near Alicia and looks at them himself!
[22:12] <Kotono> The flowers are beyond the party's ability to discern what they are. Perhaps if one advanced further and brought light to them? Ah, that does it. As Demedais approaches, you can see that they're red roses. A clearing full of nothing but red roses. Yet as you draw closer...there is a howl. A deep howl, rumbling like a bear's bellow. It comes from somewhere in the forest, echoing around you.
[22:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 growling? where?
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 growling? where? and gets 34." [1d20=8]
[22:14] <Alicia> At that noise Marie jumps off of Demedais and floats near Amaryl. Hopefully they're too far away from the object of his affection for the enchantment to matter and the elf probably needs her protection more.
[22:14] <Demedais> "It's coming from the grove. Toward the middle-left?" Demedais murmurs. "Pull back or advance?"
01[22:16] <Seira> "There's nowhere to return but back where we started, empty handed."
[22:17] <Alicia> "Agreed," Alicia concurs.
01[22:19] <Seira> "It might just be an animal, but you never know, here. We won't lose anything by trying to move past it peacefully, or even trying to pacify it. But if that fails...."
[22:21] <Demedais> "Fair. Haven't seen any side paths anyway." Demedais shrugs, looking ahead.
[22:21] <Kotono> The party advances in! The grove is white-red, moonlight and glowing swordlight bathing the red roses that come up to your ankles. As you enter in, you can see that the path ahead continues on the far end! However, in front of it, a ghostly image appears! It points at the party, a giant, elflike creature in a mithril breastplate. It's helmet bears the antlers of a great stag, A ray of moonlight comes from above, making the image glow with power
[22:22] <Kotono> A ray of moonlight comes from above, making the image glow with power! After a moment, it fades away.
01[22:22] <Seira> "Well. That was weird."
[22:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 17." [1d20=5]
[22:23] <Kotono> "What was that?" Amaryl asks quietly, "I've never see an elf that big...was it a fey?"
[22:23] <Alicia> "Trouble," Alicia turns to the left and draws her sword. Oh how she hates dogs... "That's no elf."
06[22:23] * Demedais grimaces, before glancing to Alicia. "Invisible foes?"
[22:25] <Alicia> "Marie, faerie fire ten feet ahead of me please," Alicia requests, taking the hint that no one else can see the mean looking canine.
06[22:25] * Seira uses the chance to cast the spell allowing her to see past invisibility!
[22:25] <Alicia> "Sure!" Marie obliges, putting some creepy lights in the foliage ahead of Alicia.
[22:25] <Kotono> OOC: If you guys are starting to act I'm going to call initiative, it's not going to sit there and let you take free actions.
[22:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 A
06[22:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 A and gets 18." [1d20=11]
[22:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
06[22:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 16." [1d20=9]
01[22:26] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
06[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 20." [1d20=14]
[22:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Amaryl
06[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Amaryl and gets 9." [1d20=3]
[22:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Polly
06[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Polly and gets 9." [1d20=2]
[22:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 17." [1d20=2]
[22:26] <Demedais> roll 1d20+5 (Sign used)
06[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+5 (Sign used) and gets 25." [1d20=20]
03[22:27] * Kotono changes topic to 'Demedais?!?!?!?!?>Seira>Alicia>????>Marie>Amaryl=Pollyanna'
06[22:30] * Demedais turns toward where Alicia's facing. "Invisible foe, eh?" With that, a quick word is uttered as his Protection Devotion and Law Devotion spring up, and his stance shifts slightly as if focusing... OOC: Protection/Law/Kensai Powa.
[22:30] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Seira?
06[22:31] * Seira uses the chance to cast the spell allowing her to see past invisibility!
[22:32] <Kotono> OOC: Doing anything besides a stanard action?
[22:32] <Kotono> OOC: Standard, even.
01[22:33] <Seira> Creepy! Seira decides to activate her boots and come stand before Amaryl, drawing her sword in the process.
[22:33] <Kotono> OOC: Alicia.
[22:35] <Alicia> Hopefully it can understand common like the pixies and gorgeous women here can, so Alicia tries to dissuade battle. "We're too strong for you to fight - run away!" she suggests to the mean mutt.
[22:35] <Alicia> OOC: DC 22 suggestion
[22:35] <Kotono> OOC: Link me to suggestion?
[22:36] <Kotono> If the beast understands Alicia's words, they come to no good at all! The beast bursts out of the foliage, now easily seen by all without it's strange warding of the forest! It is a wolflike creature the size of a bear, body covered in light blue lines. It's eyes gush blue flames of the same color. It's juaw is long and distended, giving it an impossibly deep bite. It lunges forward at the closest hero, Alicia, jaws chomping out in one swift bi
[22:36] <Kotono> It lunges forward at the closest hero, Alicia, jaws chomping out in one swift bite!
[22:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (-4 PA)
06[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (-4 PA) and gets 45." [1d20=12]
[22:37] <Kotono> roll 2d6+25+10d6
06[22:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+25+10d6 and gets 68." [2d6=4, 6][10d6=6, 3, 2, 4, 1, 1, 4, 3, 6, 3]
[22:38] <Kotono> The creature chomps right on Alicia's throat, leaning up! Only a quick move back stops this from being an instnatly fatal blow, but the quick, precise chomp speaks of unanimal like skill! It leaves a deep chomp into Alicia's shoulder instead, the beast then retreating back into the thick forest smoothly and out of sight! OOC - Marie.
[22:39] <Kotono> OOC: Seira/Alicia can still see it in the bush.
[22:39] <Alicia> "Ahhh! Marie, faerie fire!" she gets out, giving the distance the creature moved into the foliage so Marie can properly aim.
01[22:40] <Seira> "Damn," Seira mutters, eyes widening at the brutal attack.
[22:40] <Alicia> The eladrin winces in sympathetic pain at Alicia's wound, putting some creepy lights all over the fell hound!
[22:40] <Kotono> "Alicia!" Pollyanna gasps, fumbling to ready arrows in her bow!
[22:41] <Kotono> Fairie fire springs up, a purple outline of the beast letting all see it's general location! "Fire now or wait for it to come out," Pollyanna asks all at once, as Amaryl readies her own bow!
01[22:42] <Seira> "Don't waste time, waste it!"
[22:42] <Alicia> "If you have a shot, take it!" Alicia insists as she tries to collect herself.
[22:42] <Kotono> Thus, Pollyanna tries rattling off arrows into the foliage covered beast! "I'll try!"
[22:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[22:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 22." [1d20=5]
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 31." [1d20=14]
[22:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 25." [1d20=13]
[22:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 20." [1d20=13]
[22:42] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1d6+11
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1d6+11 and gets 14." [1d8=2][1d6=1]
[22:44] <Kotono> The flaming arrows sizzle through the leafy foliage, one of them grazing the beast! It's skin is tough, but the fire leaves a trailing, painful scorch across it's furry flesh! A moment later, Amaryl's own flurry follows, holding her position behind Seira!
[22:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[22:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[22:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 31." [1d20=20]
06[22:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 25." [1d20=14]
[22:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[22:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
06[22:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 8." [1d20=2]
06[22:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 10." [1d20=4]
[22:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 crit?
06[22:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 crit? and gets 29." [1d20=18]
[22:45] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1
06[22:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1 and gets 3." [1d8=2]
[22:45] <Kotono> Another hail of arrows comes! These arrows only lightly graze the beast, drawing minimal blood, but still a wound! OOC - Deme.
[22:48] <Kotono> OOC: Also, 4 more damage, Alicia. Forgot the PA.
06[22:50] * Demedais grimaces and quickly moves in front of Alicia, murmuring a quick prayer as he prepares himself! OOC: Haste triggered, Divine Favor up, moving in front of Alicia.
[22:52] <Kotono> OOC: Seira.
01[22:53] <Seira> Fire seemed to be more effective against this thing than mere physical damage, and Seira decides to try her hand at it, launching a fireball behind the beast. Beyond angering it into switching targets, it is also bound to clear the foliage away!
01[22:53] <Seira> roll 10d6 SP
06[22:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10d6 SP and gets 37." [10d6=1, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5, 3, 3, 5]
[22:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 ref for half
06[22:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 ref for half and gets 38." [1d20=15]
01[22:54] <Seira> OOC: It passed, yes
[22:55] <Kotono> FIre bursts around the beast! Smoking and burnt foliage is blasted away, a clearing blasted away behind the beast! It's own body is scorched a bit, it's speed letting it weave out of the way of the worst! OOC - Alicia.
[22:56] <Alicia> "Marie, hold on for plan A!" Alicia calls to her familiar, channelling a scorching ray into Hell Striker and then casting mirror image, causing several duplicates to spring up around her!
[22:56] <Alicia> roll 1d4+5
06[22:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+5 and gets 6." [1d4=1]
[22:57] <Kotono> Thus Alicia is now six instead of one! A few moments later, the beast howls as it bursts out of the bush! This time it's howl is a fear inducing thing as it bites at Demedais, making hearts quail! OOC - Will saves. Fear and mind affecting, people. Bear that in mind, I know you're immune, Deme.
[22:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 and gets 43." [1d20=15]
[22:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[22:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 23." [1d20=18]
01[22:58] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
06[22:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 and gets 34." [1d20=16]
[22:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[22:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 17." [1d20=10]
[22:58] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 Marie
06[22:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 Marie and gets 33." [1d20=14]
[22:58] <Demedais> OOC: +4 to everyone within 10 feet, as a reminder.
[22:58] <Alicia> OOC: -4 on Marie. Thought it was a wider area for some reason
01[22:58] <Seira> OOC: 38, then
03[22:59] * Kotono changes topic to 'Demedais?!?!?!?!?>Seira>Alicia>????>Marie>Amaryl=Pollyanna(Both shaken for 10 rounds; -2 attacks, saves and checks.'
[23:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+34 (-4 PA) Deme
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+34 (-4 PA) Deme and gets 52." [1d20=18]
[23:00] <Kotono> OOC: AC, Deme?
[23:00] <Demedais> OOC: Definitely not that. 40.
[23:00] <Kotono> roll 2d6+25+10d6
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+25+10d6 and gets 78." [2d6=5, 5][10d6=2, 6, 4, 3, 2, 6, 5, 6, 5, 4]
[23:00] <Kotono> OOC: +4
[23:02] <Kotono> The creature goes for Deme's throat again! He gets an arm up, a deep bite into it that just barely saves his life! Still, his arm is shredded, bone showing from the horrific wound! Pollyanna looks utterly stricken with a momentary terror! The creature flees back into the underground, at the same spot as before! Hands shaking, Pollyanna fires arrows after it!
[23:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 31." [1d20=16]
[23:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 20." [1d20=5]
[23:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 15." [1d20=5]
[23:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 16." [1d20=11]
[23:02] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1d6+11
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1d6+11 and gets 13." [1d8=1][1d6=1]
[23:03] <Demedais> "This Plan A the same as the one against the abombination?" Demedais curses.
[23:03] <Kotono> More flaming arrows fire into the smoky, smouldering grove! The fire adds more light to see by, the night being held at bay! Amaryl follows with her own desperate, panicking volley!
[23:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[23:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[23:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[23:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 18." [1d20=11]
06[23:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 22." [1d20=15]
[23:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[23:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 18." [1d20=11]
06[23:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 15." [1d20=8]
[23:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
[23:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
06[23:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 14." [1d20=12]
06[23:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 12." [1d20=10]
[23:04] <Kotono> She flings a veritable storms of arrows, but her fear shows in her shots, all of them wobbling off the mark! OOC - Deme.
03[23:04] * Kotono changes topic to 'Demedais?!?!?!?!?>Seira>Alicia>????>Marie>Amaryl=Pollyanna(Both shaken for 9 rounds; -2 attacks, saves and checks.'
[23:04] <Kotono> "At least there's only one of them," Pollyanna tries, her voice wavering! "Deme! Careful!"
[23:06] <Alicia> "Other way around," Alicia replies quietly.
06[23:09] * Demedais nods. "I'll move on your mark. Trust me on this." With that, he holds for a moment...!
[23:10] <Kotono> OOC: Seira, since Deme's holding.
06[23:10] * Seira mentally goes through her list of spells, before settling on an empowered orb of sound. Definitely enough to do some damage if it hit, but not the strongest one at her disposal, should it have no effect on this being.
01[23:10] <Seira> roll 1d20+15 ranged touch
06[23:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+15 ranged touch and gets 33." [1d20=18]
01[23:10] <Seira> roll 5d8
[23:10] <Kotono> OOC - Hit.
06[23:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 5d8 and gets 23." [5d8=4, 6, 3, 8, 2]
01[23:10] <Seira> roll 1.5*23
06[23:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1.5*23 and gets 34.5."
[23:12] <Kotono> The orb of sound hits into the side of the beast! THe blast of noise faintly staggers it, but in a second it recovers with astonishing speed, rebalancing itself and growling! OOC - Alicia.
03[23:12] * Kotono changes topic to '>Seira>Alicia>Demedais>????>Marie>Amaryl=Pollyanna(Both shaken for 9 rounds; -2 attacks, saves and checks.'
03[23:13] * Alicia changes topic to '>Seira>Alicia=Marie>Demedais>????>Amaryl=Pollyanna(Both shaken for 9 rounds; -2 attacks, saves and checks.'
[23:13] <Alicia> roll 1d20+2 knowledge devotion
06[23:13] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+2 knowledge devotion and gets 12." [1d20=10]
03[23:13] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira>Alicia=Marie>Demedais>????>Amaryl=Pollyanna(Both shaken for 9 rounds; -2 attacks, saves and checks.'
[23:14] <Alicia> Marie breaks and flies towards the dog's left side, promptly using her bracelet to swap places with Alicia who then assails the dog with a flurry of vicious strikes to hack it into bits!
[23:15] <Kotono> OOC: You have FoM up, due to ring? Attack away, yeah.
[23:15] <Alicia> Except nothing happens! Leaving Marie in a horrible situation...
[23:15] <Kotono> OOC: I'll let you guys strike that if you want, since I didn't even remember to point it out during the OOC discussion in #elysium.
[23:16] <Alicia> OOC: lets strike it, sure.
[23:17] <Alicia> Marie launches a flurry of arrows at the dog as Alicia dashes forward to its left side whereupon she slices her sword into its flank!
[23:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22
06[23:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 and gets 36." [1d20=14]
[23:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
06[23:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 and gets 26." [1d20=9]
[23:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12
06[23:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 and gets 24." [1d20=12]
[23:17] <Kotono> OOC: One hit, Marie. Also, do you have reach, Alicia? If not it can AoO you as you approach. Fair warning.
[23:17] <Alicia> OOC: I have tumble
[23:17] <Kotono> OOC: Carry on then!
[23:18] <Alicia> roll 1d4+3+1d6+1d4
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+3+1d6+1d4 and gets 8." [1d4=2][1d6=1][1d4=2]
[23:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 divine might
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 divine might and gets 40." [1d20=16]
[23:18] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[23:18] <Alicia> roll 1d8+20+1d6
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+20+1d6 and gets 29." [1d8=5][1d6=4]
[23:18] <Alicia> roll 12d6 scorching ray channeled
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 12d6 scorching ray channeled and gets 44." [12d6=4, 2, 5, 3, 6, 5, 2, 5, 2, 4, 3, 3]
[23:19] <Kotono> Arrows fly again, one sonic, electric arrow grazing the creature's jaw! It's eyes gush fire as it stares hatefully...and Alicia cuts into it's side! It's a serious wound, cauterized instantly by the flaming rays that follow! Yet the beasts stands disturbingly strong, wounded but far from bowed! OOC - Deme?
06[23:21] * Demedais takes this moment
[23:21] <Demedais> OOC: Strike.
06[23:25] * Demedais grimaces at this and attempts to charge at the beast through the foilage, not willing to leave Alicia the only target within range of a full assault!
[23:26] <Kotono> OOC: Straight ahead through it or working around through the foilage to the clearing or what?
[23:26] <Demedais> OOC: Latter if I see a way to do it, former otherwise. Been under the impression it was near-impenetrable.
[23:27] <Kotono> OOC: You can since haste boosts your movement, but you'll pass right by it and get AoOed.
[23:29] <Demedais> OOC: Won't I have to deal with an AoO anyway? Mrf. Okay, striking action here,
[23:29] <Kotono> OOC: You will, I'm just sayin'. Fair disclosure.
06[23:29] * Demedais quickly chops at the foilage in an attempt to clear a path to the beast?
[23:29] <Kotono> OOC: Make an attack roll against the foilage?
[23:29] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[23:29] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 27." [1d20=1]
[23:30] <Kotono> Demedais hacks the forest! The forest isn't going down that easily! OOC - Dog is up for the love of God.
[23:31] <Kotono> The dog turns and snaps at Alicia, biting her!
[23:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+34 (-4 PA)
06[23:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+34 (-4 PA) and gets 37." [1d20=3]
[23:31] <Kotono> roll 1d7
06[23:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d7 and gets 3." [1d7=3]
[23:31] <Kotono> Chomp! An image is torn apart, it's throat ripped, but Alicia is unhurt! Meanwhile, the shaken archers fire off more arrows!
03[23:31] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira>Alicia=Marie>Demedais>????>Amaryl=Pollyanna(Both shaken for 8 rounds; -2 attacks, saves and checks.'
[23:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[23:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 20." [1d20=5]
[23:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[23:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 30." [1d20=15]
[23:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
06[23:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 15." [1d20=5]
[23:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[23:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 20." [1d20=15]
[23:31] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1d6+11
06[23:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1d6+11 and gets 18." [1d8=1][1d6=6]
[23:32] <Kotono> Arrows fly, one hitting the beast and drawing more blood, but doesn't stop it for good! Amaryl fires with her own desperate flurry!
[23:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[23:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[23:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[23:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[23:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[23:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 19." [1d20=12]
06[23:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 13." [1d20=6]
06[23:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 9." [1d20=2]
[23:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
06[23:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 11." [1d20=9]
[23:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
06[23:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 10." [1d20=8]
[23:32] <Kotono> Yet again, no arrows can quite hit here! OOC - Seira.
06[23:37] * Seira takes a deep breath before letting the trecherous foliage impeding Demedais burn, angling the fire to hit the phantom dog as well!
01[23:37] <Seira> roll 6d8+2d8
06[23:37] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 6d8+2d8 and gets 36." [6d8=4, 3, 8, 3, 6, 2][2d8=4, 6]
[23:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23
06[23:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 and gets 32." [1d20=9]
01[23:37] <Seira> OOC: DC is laughable
[23:38] <Kotono> More breath clears a way into the forest, burning away woods and foliage! The beast is grazed by the fire, burnt further but still resisting! OOC - Alicia and Marie. There's now a direct path through the foliage to it.
01[23:38] <Seira> roll 1d4
[23:38] <Alicia> With Alicia there to spoil her aim, Marie settles for firing a barrage of magic missiles at her canine foe!
06[23:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4 and gets 2." [1d4=2]
[23:38] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
06[23:38] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d4+5 and gets 21." [5d4=4, 2, 3, 3, 4]
[23:39] <Kotono> Marie fires magical missiles, the barrage slamming the beast hard in the side! Yet still, it has plenty of fight left in it, snarling in defiance! OOC - Alicia? Hodling for Deme?
06[23:39] * Alicia hesitates as she sees Demedais looking about to approach.
[23:39] <Kotono> OOC: Deme then.
03[23:40] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira>Marie>Demedais>Alicia>????>Amaryl=Pollyanna(Both shaken for 8 rounds; -2 attacks, saves and checks.'
06[23:40] * Demedais nods slightly to Alicia and rushes in through the clearing, willing to take a blow to try and return the same and put Alicia in a more advantageous position!
[23:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+34 AoOs suck
06[23:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+34 AoOs suck and gets 41." [1d20=7]
[23:41] <Kotono> roll 2d6+29 at least no precision damage
06[23:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+29 at least no precision damage  and gets 35." [2d6=5, 1]
[23:42] <Kotono> The beast lashes out, biting Demedias HARD! It's not the same measured, precise bite, but a feral one that chomps into his side deeply! But he withstands! OOC - Go Deme.
06[23:42] * Demedais lets loose a sweeping upward slice in an attempt to down the foul beast!
[23:42] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21 (-5 PA)
06[23:42] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+21 (-5 PA) and gets 28." [1d20=7]
[23:43] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[23:43] <Demedais> roll 2d6+18 ...oh. phew.
06[23:43] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+18 ...oh. phew. and gets 21." [2d6=2, 1]
[23:44] <Kotono> Getting into it's side, Demedais cuts deep int it's flesh, doing yet more damage to it's blue-glowing form! OOC - Alicia.
[23:45] <Alicia> "Down, boy," Alicia grunts as she marshalls her strength and slides under the dog's guard as it's distracted by Demedais, slicing up through its chin and then reversing her blade to stab through its ear before raking both flaming edges of Hell Striker in alternating sweeps down its body!
[23:46] <Alicia> roll 1d20+29 divine might, 5th level arcane strike, bracers
06[23:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+29 divine might, 5th level arcane strike, bracers and gets 45." [1d20=16]
[23:46] <Alicia> roll 1d20+29 divine might, 5th level arcane strike, bracers
06[23:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+29 divine might, 5th level arcane strike, bracers and gets 42." [1d20=13]
[23:46] <Alicia> roll 1d20+29 divine might, 5th level arcane strike, bracers
06[23:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+29 divine might, 5th level arcane strike, bracers and gets 46." [1d20=17]
[23:46] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 divine might, 5th level arcane strike, bracers
06[23:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 divine might, 5th level arcane strike, bracers and gets 31." [1d20=7]
[23:46] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 divine might, 5th level arcane strike, bracers
06[23:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 divine might, 5th level arcane strike, bracers and gets 27." [1d20=3]
[23:46] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 divine might, 5th level arcane strike, bracers
06[23:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 divine might, 5th level arcane strike, bracers and gets 36." [1d20=17]
[23:46] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 divine might, 5th level arcane strike, bracers
06[23:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 divine might, 5th level arcane strike, bracers and gets 39." [1d20=20]
[23:46] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 divine might, 5th level arcane strike, bracers crit check
06[23:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 divine might, 5th level arcane strike, bracers crit check and gets 33." [1d20=14]
[23:46] <Kotono> OOC: All hit. Preceed for pain.
[23:47] <Alicia> roll 8d8+128+7d6+35d4
06[23:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 8d8+128+7d6+35d4 and gets 281." [8d8=4, 7, 2, 1, 6, 5, 1, 8][7d6=4, 2, 3, 2, 4, 4, ]
[23:48] <Kotono> Alicia goes into a frenzy, hitting all she has! The savage blows rip into the beast, staggering it each time! The first few make it turn, the third nearly severing it's neck! The others shred it's body, the beast falling over! Yet, it's body ruined, it stands up! For a mere moment it stands, a weak bite at Alicia...and then collapses before it can quite get her. The blue lines on it's body fade, loose platinum-white chains covering it's fur whe
[23:48] <Kotono> The blue lines on it's body fade, loose platinum-white chains covering it's fur where the lines of color were. OOC: Free act.
[23:49] <Kotono> Still shaking, "W-what was that?" Amaryl asks again, "Alicia, Demedais, are you alright?"
[23:49] <Alicia> "I hate dogs," Alicia mutters under her breath, prodding the chained corpse with her foot briefly.
06[23:49] * Demedais totters over to Alicia and expends some quick healing on her to help mend the wound. "That was... brutal." OOC: Sacrificing Knight's Move for CSW
[23:50] <Demedais> roll 3d8+7
06[23:50] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 3d8+7 and gets 16." [3d8=1, 4, 4]
01[23:50] <Seira> "Magic heals anything!" Seira exclaims, patting Amaryl's hand. "It wasn't so bad, was it?"
06[23:50] * Alicia returns the favour, using spellfire to heal Demedais.
[23:50] <Alicia> roll 18d4+18
06[23:50] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 18d4+18 and gets 55." [18d4=2, 2, 2, 1, 4, 4, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3, 1, 2, 2, 4, 2]
[23:51] <Kotono> "I have a wand if it's needed, and potions," Amaryl approaches, as wounds are healed. The beast seems dead, no more movement. It's body is shredded, hunks of surviving chain clinging to it's body. The battle didn't do wonders for it.
06[23:51] * Demedais follows up with a Cure Critical Wounds on Alicia.
[23:51] <Demedais> roll 4d8+7
06[23:51] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d8+7 and gets 28." [4d8=2, 8, 7, 4]
[23:52] <Alicia> "Thanks, Demedais, I'm fine now," Alicia gives her fellow paladin a brief smile, still breathing a little heavily. "I suppose not everything here can be reasoned with, after all..."
01[23:52] <Seira> "Wands and potions are perishibles, so we really should leave them for a last resort," Seira tells Amaryl, watching from the side as the paladins touch each other.
[23:52] <Kotono> "They're serious, aren't they?" Pollyanna rubs her arm as she looks down at the corpse. "It was as strong as a demon."
06[23:52] * Demedais then looks over the chains to check for magic.
01[23:53] <Seira> "Stronger than most demons. But not really resistant to magic. It's nice, actually. Refreshing's the word."
[23:53] <Alicia> "No ordinary dog," Marie agrees, looking about in case the battle attraced more attention. Meanwhile Alicia wanders back to rejoin the others.
[23:53] <Kotono> OOC: Spot check, Marie?
[23:53] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6
06[23:53] * Demedais follows Alicia at this.
06[23:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 and gets 23." [1d20=17]
[23:54] <Kotono> The grove awaits. The red roses continue to stay there, awaiting any who come. The path ahead does not look to be guarded.
01[23:54] <Seira> Since it doesn't seem dangerous and Seira can spot the invisible anyhow, she decides to make herself bait and proceed ahead a bit.
[23:55] <Alicia> "Hmm... before we go on, actually," Alicia pauses and goes back to the corpse, picking up the platinum chains from it and depositing them in her portable hole for safekeeping. They might be valuable.
06[23:55] * Demedais looks over the field for magic before advancing.
[23:56] <Demedais> "I'm not seeing any magic. Let's move on?" Demedais shrugs.
[23:57] <Kotono> Thus the party moves along! They walk for another ten minutes, a winding path giving way to slightly less dense forest again. The party continues to labor along this path. (More)
Session Time: Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 2009
06[00:00] * Seira pauses, looking back in puzzlement. And then sweeping her eyes through the area, to be on the safe side.
06[00:01] * Demedais pauses at Seira's confusion, before looking around himself quickly.
06[00:02] * Alicia has perfect 360 degree vision! Albeit only within 30 feet. Regardless she doesn't look in any particular direction.
[00:02] <Kotono> Twenty feet behind Seira a blonde woman stands. To Alicia, she means nothing. To Marie she means nothing, nor to Amaryl. But to the others...the blonde woman groans and holds her horribly fried face. Shamal groans, "You let me die. You let me die...! You let me run right to my death! You let time run out for me!"
01[00:04] <Seira> With a scream of "DEMON!" Seira sets the horrible image on fire!
[00:04] <Demedais> "Seira." Demedais says softly, eyes directly on Shamal. "I honestly do not recall Shamal grousing like this eve- that works too."
[00:04] <Alicia> "This guy a friend of- oh," Alicia cuts herself short at Seira's explosive reaction.
[00:04] <Kotono> "SEIRA?!" Amaryl double takes! OOC - Go ahead and resolve your fire?
01[00:05] <Seira> roll 6d8+2d8
06[00:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 6d8+2d8 and gets 40." [6d8=1, 8, 7, 1, 4, 6][2d8=5, 8]
[00:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[00:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 13." [1d20=2]
01[00:06] <Seira> OOC: Holy shit dc16 this actually gets full damage
[00:07] <Kotono> The fire is burned away, flickering! IT whirls....this time turning into Pollyanna. Her skin is gray, her head restinga against her stomach, held in her hands. Her neck is cut clearly, decapitated with dried blood barely keeping leaking blood from falling all over it. "Time is going to run out for me...you're going to let me die....time is going to run out...you're going to let me die..."
[00:07] <Kotono> Pollyanna grimaces, "More stupid damned tricks," she growls, reaching for an arrow.
01[00:07] <Seira> roll 1d4
06[00:07] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4 and gets 4." [1d4=4]
06[00:07] * Seira draws her sword in anger. "If fire won't do...."
[00:08] <Kotono> OOC: If you're going attack mode, go ahead adn roll initiative, guys?
01[00:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+6 die, fake Shamal!
06[00:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 die, fake Shamal! and gets 19." [1d20=13]
[00:08] <Alicia> "She's clearly trying very hard to make you die!" Alicia blurts out in response to the man's ramblings.
[00:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 A
06[00:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 A and gets 9." [1d20=2]
[00:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
06[00:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 18." [1d20=11]
[00:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Amaryl
06[00:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Amaryl and gets 22." [1d20=16]
[00:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Polly
06[00:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Polly and gets 17." [1d20=10]
06[00:08] * Demedais looks to the real Pollyanna in some bemusement. "Hi, dear. And yeah, this is about the usual."
[00:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[00:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 28." [1d20=15]
[00:08] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1 no Sign ;_;
06[00:08] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 no Sign ;_; and gets 7." [1d20=6]
[00:09] <Kotono> "Hi," Pollyanna nods curtly, readying arrows!
03[00:09] * Kotono changes topic to '????>Amaryl>Marie>Polly>Alicia>Deme'
01[00:10] <Seira> "For defiling Shamal's memory like that, mere death is not enough!" Seira declares angrily.
[00:10] <Kotono> The figure's decapitated head cries in pain! "There is still time...there is still time to change the future...and the past...or you see the fate that will befall you. Listen well...or doom yourselves to running out of time..." OOC 0 It's not taking an obvious action. Amaryl's up.
[00:10] <Kotono> "Seira?" Amaryl asks, readying arrows. "Attack?"
03[00:11] * Kotono changes topic to '????>Amaryl>Seira>Marie>Polly>Alicia>Deme'
01[00:12] <Seira> Seira's arm twitches, the Resort moving accordingly. "It so fucking landed on my bad side. Kill it twice over, Amaryl!"
[00:12] <Kotono> At that, Amaryl fires a barrage of arrows at it!
[00:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[00:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[00:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[00:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[00:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 11." [1d20=2]
06[00:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 19." [1d20=10]
06[00:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 25." [1d20=16]
06[00:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 22." [1d20=13]
[00:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
06[00:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 9." [1d20=7]
[00:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
06[00:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 14." [1d20=12]
[00:12] <Kotono> roll 2d8+4
06[00:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+4 and gets 14." [2d8=7, 3]
[00:13] <Kotono> OOC: +4, yes. Doesn't let those two hit though.
[00:14] <Alicia> "He's only taunting us, let it go," Alicia tries to have cooler heads prevail. "Rise above it!"
[00:14] <Kotono> The arrows fly, two of them slamming into Pollyanna's slain form! Her body buckles and weaves, "Listen...there is still time...to save...everyone..." The image shifts again, flickering! This time is it of a stabbed, burnt man that means nothing to anyone who can see it. "There is still time...I didn't have to die...alone and afraid..." OOC - Seira?
06[00:15] * Seira closes in for the kill, unable to resist the desire to put this hateful thing down with her own two hands!
01[00:15] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
06[00:15] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 and gets 34." [1d20=16]
01[00:16] <Seira> roll 3d8+9
06[00:16] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+9 and gets 23." [3d8=1, 5, 8]
[00:17] <Kotono> Seira closes in, stabbign Pollyanna! She slumps over, head rattling down onto the ground! It looks up at Seira, voice ebbing. "So be it...here...your time will run out. The Fourth Resort will never be yours. I am one of the least...the greater will...end...your time..." There is a flicker again. This time, an elf in a bloodied white robe can be seen, lying inert on the ground, bleedin gout.
[00:18] <Kotono> OOC: Free act.
[00:19] <Alicia> "Was killing him really necessary?" Alicia asks unhappily. "He didn't even attack us."
01[00:19] <Seira> "He was just stalking us out of the goodness of his heart, then."
[00:20] <Kotono> "Maybe not," Pollyanna looks to Alicia, "I can't say I damned blame Seira."
[00:21] <Alicia> "He was magically bound to delay us by whatever means he can. We're here to save these people, not slaughter them," Alicia insists. "Please, can't you stay your weapons except in stealth defence?"
[00:21] <Alicia> self*
[00:22] <Kotono> "That is true," Amaryl holds a hand to her chest as she looks down at the man. "Those horrible images and taunting us. Whas he trying to scare ups or shake ups?"
06[00:22] * Demedais remains silent in this, just looking over the body for magic detachedly.
[00:22] <Kotono> *us both time. I have no idea.
01[00:23] <Seira> "I don't know," Seira admits unhappily. "Maybe it was a mistake after all. He had ample chances to try a different angle, to just talk to us or retreat for the time being. I don't know."
[00:24] <Kotono> Taking a long, shivering breath in and out, "He didn't do that bad a job. I wated to scream when I saw Shamal."
[00:25] <Alicia> "You were on him like a flash," Alicia replies. "We're just lucky there wasn't a gang of pixies nearby this time..." Sighing, she lifts up her blindfold and goes to cut off some foliage and branches which she uses to cover the corpse, saying a short prayer for the elven gods to take one of their own to Arvandor.
06[00:26] * Demedais shrugs at this and looks ahead again. "Do we know doing our mission here will save them, Alicia?" At the funeral rites, he closes his eyes without another word.
[00:28] <Alicia> "It's our best shot. If it doesn't work then we'll try something else," Alicia replies curtly. "The people here deserve our respect - they gave up everything to protect the Resort after the worst war Creation has ever seen."
06[00:29] * Demedais raises an eyebrow at this, but does not comment further.
01[00:29] <Seira> "Not when they rip images of our best friends out of our minds and use them in this way," Seira says with a huff.
[00:32] <Alicia> "Perhaps not," Alicia concedes. "But I'll take traumatic imagery over being stabbed in the kidneys any day of the week."
06[00:33] * Seira lowers her head. "I overreacted. Even if it left us open to a more direct attack, it was better to let it take place in this situation. That's what I'll do when its friends how up."
[00:36] <Alicia> "What's done is done. If nothing else, his over-long time here is over, and hopefully he's at peace," Alicia shakes her head, stepping away from the body. "Perhaps if it had been someone I knew that it wore the face of, I might have even done the same... But lets at least try and give them the benefit of the doubt so long as there's no clear danger?"
06[00:36] * Seira nods curtly, turning away.

[Corwin]

[18:21] <Kobrb> ----
[18:21] <Kobrb> OOC: You guys ready to move along now?
01[18:22] <Seira> OOC: Let's go
[18:22] <Alicia> OOC: yep
03[18:23] * taishyr is now known as Demedais
[18:23] <Demedais> OOC: K
[18:27] <Kobrb> The party advances downt he path, away from the moonlit grove of red roses. From there the path is a long one, twenty long minutes of walking. And then...it stops. Daytime? Daytime comes out of nothing and everything. Ahead you can see the town an tower...yet it looks closer, somehow. Still far away, but closer. The path ends here again, spreading out into slightly more traversable forest.
06[18:29] * Seira takes the chance to cast Voice of the Dragon before proceeding, and takes a look around once more. "Is this place picking on just me, again, or do you hear it too?"
[18:29] <Alicia> "Anyone else hear that?" Alicia asks, lifting up her blindfold and looking around to try and discern the location of the noise, only slightly surprised that it's now daylight all of a sudden.
[18:29] <Demedais> "I hear a clock." Demedais notes. "Perhaps the tower has the time control mechanism?"
[18:29] <Kobrb> OOC: Make a listen check, Alicia?
[18:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
06[18:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[18:30] <Alicia> "I hear it, too," Alicia agrees. "Anyway, it's just a distraction. Lets keep going?"
06[18:30] * Demedais shrugs. "Sure."
06[18:31] * Seira agrees with that plan, intending to keep on checking whether they are walking in the direction of the noise or not at intervals.
[18:31] <Kobrb> roll 1d5
06[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Kobrb rolls 1d5 and gets 4." [1d5=4]
[18:31] <Kobrb> roll 1d100
06[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Kobrb rolls 1d100 and gets 68." [1d100=68]
[18:31] <Kobrb> roll 1d20+7
06[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Kobrb rolls 1d20+7 and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[18:31] <Kobrb> roll 1d100
06[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Kobrb rolls 1d100 and gets 45." [1d100=45]
[18:32] <Kobrb> OOC: MAke a listen check as well, Seira?
01[18:32] <Seira> roll 1d20+1
06[18:32] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+1 and gets 3." [1d20=2]
[18:34] <Kobrb> As you walk ahead for five minutes, little of note happens. However, ahead, you come to a moderate sized pond. It's perhaps 50 feet wide and like a long oval in the ground.
01[18:35] <Seira> "Who volunteers to fly over the obvious trap?"
[18:35] <Alicia> "Or we could just walk around it?" Alicia suggests, starting to do just that.
06[18:35] * Demedais looks over the pond, first.
01[18:35] <Seira> "That's no fun," Seira grumnles.
[18:36] <Alicia> "You can fly yourself if you really want to?" Marie suggests.
01[18:36] <Seira> "That's no fun, either."
06[18:37] * Demedais also checks the opposite side just to make sure nothing's lying in wait, before following Alicia if he doesn't see anything.
[18:37] <Demedais> roll 1d20+3
06[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+3 and gets 16." [1d20=13]
[18:38] <Kobrb> Demedais looks into the pond! He begins to see something..however, a part of him works on a level beyond him, tearing his gaze away from looking into it's waters! The other side of the pond doesn't look interesting, the forest continuing onward past it. Nothing is obviously wrong there.
[18:39] <Alicia> Marie curiously checks the pond for any magic as she flutters along at the rear of the group while they pass around it.
[18:40] <Demedais> "Everyone, keep an eye on my sword as we advance." Demedais replies, taking the lead as he holds his sword out away from the pond.
[18:40] <Kobrb> OOC: Looking into the pond, Marie?
[18:40] <Alicia> OOC: not really looking in, just casting her eyes over the surface.
[18:41] <Alicia> roll 1d20+9 spellcraft
06[18:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+9 spellcraft and gets 29." [1d20=20]
[18:43] <Alicia> "Some sort of transmutation aura in there," Marie comments, keeping her distance.
[18:44] <Alicia> "In it?" Alicia asks to clarify, prompting Marie to amend.
[18:44] <Alicia> "Sorry, meant the water itself, not anything in it."
06[18:44] * Alicia is therefore quite happy to avoid the pond and keep on moving.
[18:44] <Kobrb> Keeping her eyes away from it, "Let's keep going. That tower looks closer," Pollyanna hurries along.
[18:48] <Kobrb> Thus the party walks on. For an hour and ten minutes they walk on and on and on. The forest is much the same in this part of it, endless and relentless. At this moment, there is a loud vibrating sound from Seira's pocket. A metallic rattling, if you will.
06[18:49] * Seira blinks, and reaches into her pocket. Surely nothing there will harm her!
[18:50] <Kobrb> Reaching in, Seira finds Lagann is shaking and vibrating all over! In her mind she can hear, 'TIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIMETIME!!!" in an overwhelming, neverending, breathless loop.
06[18:51] * Alicia pauses and gives Seira a curious look, before starting to frown as she recognises the orb. "It's not going to stab us, is it?" she asks warily.
01[18:51] <Seira> If Lagann can sense it, perhaps so could she! Seira tries to tap into Lagann's senses and see what's wrong!
[18:52] <Kobrb> OOC: MAke an int check.
01[18:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+9
06[18:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+9 and gets 28." [1d20=19]
[18:52] <Kobrb> When Seira tries to tap into Lagann's power...(More, PM.)
06[18:53] * Demedais eyes the orb as well. "Well, it mainly uses metal, right? Maybe it's going psycho because it can't find any beside ours around here?"
06[18:56] * Seira cradles Lagann to her chest with both arms. "It's alright," she tells the orb quietly. "Don't listen to those ghosts. When we get back, I'll have plenty of metal for you to play with."
[18:56] <Kobrb> Amaryl blinks and stares at the orb. "You're treating it like a baby..." she says as she watches.
06[18:58] * Demedais raises an eyebrow at this, but doesn't comment, instead waiting for Seira to explain.
06[18:58] * Seira pats the orb sympathetically. "It's the same as what happened earlier," she tells the others. "Let's go and hope we'll leave whomever's stalking us now behind."
[18:58] <Alicia> "It's cute, in a kinda crazy and unhinged way," Marie notes cheerily. "So what's stalking us, now?"
01[18:59] <Seira> "'You let me die' ring a bell?"
[19:00] <Alicia> "What, you mean the shapechanging guy from earlier?" Marie asks. "I don't think he's stalking anyone, now."
01[19:00] <Seira> "He said he was one of a group of them."
[19:00] <Kobrb> "Unless he played dead?" Pollyanna considers, then frowns even more. "Wonderful. But why the hell go after a magical item instead of one of us?"
01[19:01] <Seira> "Lagann is a sentient artifact. It's not the same," Seira says, frowning herself.
[19:01] <Demedais> "He might just be able to hear them from a distance?" Demedais muses with a slight shrug. "Either way, let's keep moving?"
[19:01] <Kobrb> "Well...we're dealing with fey and creatures beyond our understanding. I'm not sure thinking like a elf or a human helps us understand them." Amaryl says, starting to walk and staying close to Seira.
[19:02] <Alicia> "Well, you seem to have calmed him down at least," Alicia offers. "If they show themselves we'll deal with it."
[19:02] <Alicia> calmed it*
[19:03] <Alicia> "What about thinking like a dragon or an outsider?" Marie asks Amaryl as she flutters along beside her.
[19:03] <Kobrb> "I...don't know," Amaryl admits, looking ot Seira.
01[19:03] <Seira> "I concur with Alicia," Seira says. "That elf spoke of ending time, and that's what Lagann was going on about, along with that other quote. But I don't really know what it might mean, so we might as well proceed." At Marie's words, she shrugs. "If the outsider has an idea, this dragon will hear it."
[19:06] <Alicia> "Maybe they thought Lagann had the weakest mind so went for it first to soften us up?" Marie suggests.
01[19:06] <Seira> "Then they miscalculated."
[19:07] <Kobrb> "Let's just keep going. Less time letting them try things on us," Pollyanna hurries along, "Or worse."
06[19:07] * Demedais just keeps moving as they discuss this.
[19:08] <Kobrb> After another ten minutes of walking, the party comes to another clearing in the forest. Here eight massive oaks stand in a circle 50 feet wide, spaced out to roughly stand on the compass points. In the center sits an elf wearing nothing, body covered with thick green and gold bodypaint. He sits indian style, a gnarled old tree root sitting on his lap. Yet...yet he has two faces. One face is of a young elf, silently laughing in mirth. The other
[19:09] <Kobrb> One face is of a young elf, silently laughing in mirth. The other face is a gloomy old elf, in stricken, stone faces stoicism. Yet from his closed mouth comes a low pitched hymn of humming, making your eyes water and heads pound.
06[19:11] * Seira is vaguely disturbed at his appearence, but decides to ask, "Can we pass through here?"
06[19:11] * Alicia rubs her head, already pained by the noise. If only she had a spell of silence...
06[19:12] * Demedais just looks around the glade quietly, not trusting this situation at all.
[19:13] <Kobrb> The laughing mouth opens wider, a dozen leaves stuffed down his throat. A voice comes from deep within there! "Time...time is eternal! There is always time! Come, pass!" Yet the other face scowls deeper, the umming growing louder, painful. Amid it you can discern the following words, "Time...ends. Time is running out. There is not yet time to pass. In this place, your graves will be laid. THe time of the Fourth Resort has passed." Yet the young,
[19:13] <Kobrb>  THe time of the Fourth Resort has passed." Yet the young, laughing face speaks again as well! "No, there is time a plenty! There is always new, fresh time for the world!"
01[19:14] <Seira> "Sure, I'll go with that," Seira mutters, and tries to pass from the smiling face's side.
[19:15] <Demedais> "I agree with the smiling face." Demedais comments off-hand as he follows Seira carefully, keeping a level eye on the area and the elf as he follows.
[19:16] <Kobrb> "You dare not!" The old voice's hum grows even more disturbing, nausea passing over the party as they hear this. "I bid you, advance no further!"
06[19:16] * Alicia approaches the creature, wondering if this could be a trick. "Time marches on, regardless of who is there to witness it," she speaks up. "What's past is gone, but time will never run out."
06[19:17] * Alicia then shudders a bit at the sudden wave of nausea, while Marie makes a face and turns herself incorporeal to hopefully avoid it.
[19:17] <Kobrb> "No! You must not listen!" The young face turns to Alicia after saying that, looking lon gat her. "Yes, you see! Time is eternal! Do you not see I am correct?"
[19:18] <Alicia> "You are correct that time is eternal," Alicia nods. "And he is correct that the time of the Forth Resort has passed," she gestures to the older one. "But there may be time for it once again, in a newer age."
06[19:20] * Seira pauses at Alicia's words more than the warning. If this being could be reasoned with, she intends to help.
[19:20] <Demedais> Demedais pauses as well, somewhat intrigued by this. "To be mortal is to allow your sands to pass away, but to obsess over this is to miss the grandness of what the world is capable of. To be immortal is to never run out of sand, but becoming obsessed with this makes you forget the details that make up reality..." Demedais muses before shaking his head. "And why do you all insist on making me philisophical?
[19:24] <Kobrb> "There is never new time for anything!" The old face insists, "Time will erode into nothing! Your sands will expire!" Yet the younger face laughs this time, laughs aloud. It is a freshening sound, a livening sound. "There will be a new age! There is always a new age in this creation! Let this creation never end, time eternal! Let the sands flow forever, yes! If youa re to lose yourself in studying them forever, so be it! If you see the world and
[19:24] <Kobrb> If youa re to lose yourself in studying them forever, so be it! If you see the world and see truly, not being entangled in that, so be it! As long as time continues to flow!"
[19:25] <Kobrb> "No! Then what point are your lives? Your time runs away into nothing! In a blink of the ey you will be dust in the ground once more! You cannot deny that!" The old face howls! "Everything returns to dust in the ground eventually! Even time!"
[19:26] <Alicia> "You misunderstand," Alicia addresses the older voice. "Time may erode life that which it passes, but time itself cannot run out."
[19:26] <Alicia> Marie flutters up to help. "That's like saying the sea becomes nothing after it's eroded the cliff!"
[19:27] <Demedais> "But doesn't... the ground provide a place for the new to take root? That's part of the whole thing, too. Sure, everything goes up, and trust me, everything falls down, but there's the capability to get back up again." Demedais notes wryly.
01[19:27] <Seira> "Besides, time running out would be pretty boring," Seira muses. "Wouldn't that pretty much mean the end of everything?"
[19:28] <Alicia> "It would actually mean everything stopping. Frozen forever!" Marie replies, doing a spooky voice on the last part.
01[19:29] <Seira> "Boring! Would make you wonder why you became immortal, if that's your reward."
[19:29] <Kobrb> "No..everything must end!" The old face insists, "It...it must! This creation...!"
[19:29] <Alicia> "Well, you wouldn't notice, since you'd be frozen, too," Marie opines reasonably.
01[19:30] <Seira> "I could have a premonition just before it happens and spend the eternity frozen in horror," Seira reasons.
[19:30] <Demedais> "Could quite likely end, yes. And then something new starts. Congratulations." Demedais says, getting a bit weary of the depressing voice.
[19:31] <Kobrb> The younger one laughs again. "Be silent, for you have no more retort!" It exults. "You have lost the debate!" At that moment, a loud CRACK sounds through the grove! The old face splits in twain, crumbling away into dust! Now there is only once face, the laughing face with a throat full of leaves.
[19:31] <Kobrb> Thankfully, the unpleasant humming ceases.
06[19:31] * Seira is quite happy that her headache is disappearing!
[19:32] <Alicia> "I suppose his time ran out after all. And so a new equilibrium is formed," Alicia nods, taking a deep breath as she recovers from the horrid noise.
01[19:32] <Seira> "At least we can pass, now, so all's good," Seira says, attempting to proceed.
[19:33] <Demedais> "So, uh, you just needed someone to resolve a debate? Guess that's not too surprising, here..." Demedais mutters.
[19:33] <Kobrb> "My nature is resolved!" Exulting loudly at that, the young face laughs! "Oh, you have done me well! I shall offer you a boon, seekers of the Fourth Resort. I can grant you a powerful wish to the utmost of my power...or I can tell you what I knwo of this place...or I can bestow you my staff. Choose one, for I shall reward those that have ended my long debate with myself."
01[19:34] <Seira> This gets Seira's attention, and she pauses once more.
[19:34] <Alicia> "Allow us a moment to confer?" Alicia asks, before turning to the others. "Knowledge sounds good to me, depending on what he knows."
06[19:35] * Demedais nods slightly. "Any of the three sound good, depending on what the staff can do. Knowledge may be our best bet for resolving this place, but."
01[19:35] <Seira> "Note that he didn't say he knew where the Resort was or how to get it," Seira cautions. "I prefer a bird in the hand, myself."
06[19:36] * Alicia turns to the youthful elf. "Assuming we were to seek a boon of your knowledge, would that include where the Resort is and how it may be obtained?"
01[19:37] <Seira> "If not, I'd probably vote for the staff," Seira says quietly, "unless either of you would like to try a repeat of the wish situation at the gnomish ruins."
[19:38] <Demedais> "Also, I'd rather not get the 'utmost wish' boon of being turned into a majestic, grand, huge moose." Demedais notes, before nodding to Seira. "Pretty much my thoughts."
[19:39] <Alicia> "Or we could ask him if he knows how to break the enchantment binding everyone here?" Marie suggests.
[19:40] <Demedais> "Yeah, that would be my other question - if we can free everyone here without, uh, killing them, that'd be optimal and let us explore the place in relative peace. Granted, I suspect there's no good way, but."
01[19:41] <Seira> "I suspect that if any of the inhabitants could do that, they would have."
[19:42] <Alicia> "They might know how but be prevented from doing it by the same enchantment that compels them to stop us?" Marie suggests.
01[19:43] <Seira> "Even if he's grateful to us for the help, would he really be allowed by that same enchantment to reveal it, then?"
[19:44] <Alicia> "One way to find out." Marie then raises her voice to follow up Alicia's question. "If we asked for knowledge, would you be able to tell us how to break the enchantment that binds the guardians here?"
[19:46] <Kobrb> "I can tell of where the Fourth Resort is and how to obtain it, but it may not do much to make it easier," The laughing voice continues on, "I cannot for certain, though I have a good idea of how."
03[19:47] * Kobrb is now known as Kotono
06[19:48] * Alicia turns back to the others. "Sounds like a good start to me. What do you think?"
01[19:49] <Seira> "I still think the staff is the best bet, here. The answer to the former is probably the tower, and the answer to the latter is most likely taking the Resort."
[19:50] <Demedais> "Can you tell us what the staff does?" Demedais turns to the elf, a bit embarrassed. "Sorry for the constant inquiries, but."
[19:50] <Kotono> "The staff has stored powers over time, it's fastening and it's slowing, and such."
[19:52] <Alicia> "Knowing where to go and what to expect from various guardians, as well as how to possibly end all of this, appeals to me more than a magic staff," Alicia casts her vote.
06[19:53] * Demedais rubs his head, thinking at this point.
[19:54] <Kotono> Pollyanna speaks up here, "On one hand, knowing how to solve this mission is supremely useful for now, but the others may have longer lasting benefit."
01[19:54] <Seira> "And I've given my own vote. I think we'll be able to get to the Resort on our own, and the powers this staff provides are specifically tuned for this environment."
[19:55] <Kotono> "It's better to think in the long term. If we are strong enough to avail here, then the information is not as useful as something that will aid us beyond this forest." Amaryl shrugs a little. "What can you do with a wish, though?"
01[19:55] <Seira> "Become smarter and all that fun stuff?"
[19:55] <Alicia> "You know you'll just wind up selling it," Marie comments. "You can already cast those spells, anyway."
[19:55] <Kotono> "Yes, but don't forget that this is useless if we all die here," Pollyanna points out, looking to Amaryl with a bit of a smirk. "Surviving is it's own reward."
[19:56] <Demedais> "That's part of the issue, and there's no promise that we can't find this information any other way. Practically speaking, we still have Mechanus to try if we want to look for a way to disentangle this, now that we can plane travel. Marie does raise another point, though it may have other spells than just was we can use. And the wish..." Demedais shakes his head.
01[19:57] <Seira> "If we can't decide we could flip a coin?" Seira offers.
[19:57] <Kotono> "Yes, that is true...and that wolf creature was so strong..." Amaryl colors and looks down. "Perhaps we could leave it to chance, if we cannot decide? Allow fortune and the Gods to choose?"
[19:59] <Demedais> "In other words, all three have issues, but all three will, ideally, leave us better off than previously. We seem to have shelved the wish as a concept. Thusly, it is between the staff and knowledge." A pause, before looking up. "How likely is it that we can find the knowledge of how to untangle this knot otherwise? Either of you two have an estimate?
01[20:00] <Seira> "It has to be tied to the Resort being here, and even if not, there are means of finding it out. Our friend here can't be the only one to know, after all."
[20:01] <Kotono> "Yes, but he's in our debt." Pollyanna crosses her arms here, glancing over her shoulder at him, "He's more trustworthy than most of the glamers and fey here. Maybe."
[20:02] <Alicia> "Pollyanna's right," Alicia agrees. "I think whatever knowledge we can use to get through this as cleanly and bloodlessly as possible is in our best interests. Our other methods of finding out how to end this binding are sketchy at best."
[20:02] <Alicia> "Since we're at an impasse, though, I'll let Tymora decide our fate," she reluctantly nods to Seira.
01[20:03] <Seira> "Am I the only one overlooking the fact that the promises of knowledge are paired with the statement that it may not make our job any easier?"
[20:03] <Alicia> "That's just a standard disclaimer," Marie waves that point off.
06[20:03] * Seira nods at Alicia. "Might as well. As it so happens, I have a coin with me."
06[20:03] * Demedais stalls Seira with a slight hand.
06[20:04] * Demedais nods after a second. "I think I favor knowledge, with the hopes that it gives us an edge in all the encounters to come. Pollyanna raises the biggest point: he's more trustworthy than most, and... while it's possible that removing the Fourth will end this, I'd like to make sure we have as much control as feasible over how it ends - because just removing the Resort might make everything go haywire, depending on the enchantment."
06[20:06] * Seira rolls her eyes. "Fine, but if he says the staff is the key to our destination or something I reserve the right to look at you sternly."
[20:06] <Demedais> "You can even reserve the right to hit me upside the head as I just glare at him." Demedais offers.
06[20:07] * Seira shrugs. "So it seems we really want you to tell us everything about this place," she tells their elven friend.
[20:08] <Kotono> "So be it," he says as the party turns back to him, "You seek the Fourth Resort...what of this place would you like to know of? Iw ill answer your questions to the best of my ability."
[20:08] <Alicia> "First tell us where it is?" Alicia starts off reasonably.
[20:09] <Kotono> "It lies deep in the Tower of Time. It is a nexus of time, where the Magus of Time waits. To journey to it is a long path, seeded with dangers and temptations to ensure that none ever reach it."
[20:09] <Alicia> "That tower over there?" Alicia points in the distance, seeking clarification.
[20:10] <Kotono> "Yes," The laughing man points to it as well. "Yonder you can see it, yet faraway it still is, even when you are close to it. Many trials wait for you between here and it."
01[20:11] <Seira> "How do we free the inhabitants without harming them, as what happened to a pixie we took out of here without knowing of the consequences?"
03[20:11] * ChanServ changes topic to '????>Amaryl>Seira>Marie>Polly>Alicia>Deme (Kotono)'
[20:13] <Kotono> "As long as the Magus of Time lives, the time nexus will remain invincible. I believfe that to defeat him would aid. I believe...that the natural laws of time and space would reintegrate this place safely on hsi death. However, I am not certain. I am a being of time, yet the Magus of Time is beyond even my knowledge of time."
[20:14] <Alicia> "What do you know of this Magus, then?" Alicia asks.
[20:16] <Kotono> "The Magus is a heretic against existance itself, a twice-traitor that earned a repreive by aiding the man who defeated the God-King. He is the one that created my dual nature and set me in this place."
01[20:16] <Seira> "Nice," Seira comments. "Does he have a name? We might've heard of him."
[20:18] <Kotono> "He goes only by the Magus of Time, renouncing his old name and erasing it from time itself."
06[20:19] * Seira narrows her eyes. "This might be a slightly different question than the rest, but do you know what's happening to my friend?"
06[20:19] * Seira pats Lagann once more in an attempt to calm him down.
[20:20] <Kotono> "Your friend?" Looking at Seira, "I don't understand. Which one?"
01[20:20] <Seira> "I see. Would the Magus be a gnome?"
[20:21] <Kotono> "That is correct."
01[20:21] <Seira> "So that's what it's all about." Seira nods slowly. "We'll get him for you, Lagann. You have my word."
[20:21] <Alicia> "They're not nearly as extinct as you'd think," Marie notes.
[20:22] <Demedais> "Ah." Demedais says, before an amused glance to Marie.
[20:22] <Alicia> "What can you tell us of the trials between here and the tower?" Alicia asks. "Specifically how they can be avoided or passed without violence."
[20:24] <Kotono> "There are many. Let me start with those that cannot be avoided; for the path to the tower is somewhat morphic and uncontrollable. There is one set that cannot be avoided, for a fanatic fey serves the Magus of Time. He is known as the Lord of the Wild Hunt. In the moon sky he hunts his prey, sending his beasts to strike. He is the strongest servant of the Magus of Time. He and his servants are immune to mind magic and words both, unceasing in t
[20:24] <Kotono> He and his servants are immune to mind magic and words both, unceasing in their devotion to slay those that seek the Fourth Resort."
[20:25] <Demedais> "That guy." Demedais notes. "Yeah, we met him. The punk."
[20:25] <Alicia> "No, we met his dog!" Marie chimes in.
01[20:26] <Seira> "It's nice to know he is bad and can be set on fire."
[20:26] <Demedais> "No, we made meat of his dog. We saw and or met him, depending on your interpretation."
06[20:26] * Demedais rubs where the dog bit in idle frustration.
[20:27] <Alicia> "Oh, the illusion, you mean?" Marie asks. "Well, anyway, we'll probably need to use violence if they show up again."
06[20:27] * Demedais nods slightly.
01[20:27] <Seira> "Is anything or anyone else unavoidable as well?"
[20:28] <Kotono> "Be wary of him, for he is a mighty fey of immense power. To underestimate him is to plummet into the void of death. His armor is like yours," He points at Alicia's breastplate, "Of the finest enchantment. His bow fires unerringly accurate, his halbert bursts of fire and speeds him greatly."
[20:30] <Alicia> "Sounds like a worthy foe, then," Alicia nods, waiting to hear what other unavoidable obstacles await.
[20:30] <Demedais> "What else cannot be avoided?" Demedais asks.
[20:30] <Kotono> "The others...on the way to the town, you will find many wild forest fey. Some will appear as comely mena nd women, offering you an eternity of happiness and bliss together. They will be yours forever, if only you swear off the Resort and the quest for it. Avoid them and do not anger them, for they know wrath. When you see groves such as this," Gesturing about, "These oaks are called treants.  Many of them are designed simply to slay and stop t
[20:30] <Kotono> Many of them are designed simply to slay and stop those who penetrate that far. Be wary of them, but they fear and are vulnerable to fire." (More)
[20:33] <Kotono> "Pixies, as invisible as the air, wait to strike you down. Yet they are playful and usually controlled by a leader. Please them and you may be able to pass. Nymphs are about, nymphs of potent druidic power. Be wary of them, for they destroy the mind with beauty and the body with nature's fury. Yet they can be pleased and sated with the proper words and perhaps deterred. As for what cannot be avoided?" (More)
[20:33] <Kotono> As for what cannot be avoided?" (More)
[20:34] <Alicia> Both Alicia and Marie frown a bit as they recall their last experience involving nymphs.
[20:36] <Kotono> "Be wary of the fields in the night sky and the moonglow, for that is when the Beasts of the Hunt will strike. Be wary of the great ponds you  may cross. Hostile spirits of water and time may reside in, and some may attack merely for passing, and others yet will wreck harm on you for looking in or touching the water. Once you reach the town..."
[20:38] <Alicia> "What's in the town?" Marie prods at the dramatic pause.
[20:39] <Kotono> "It is a city of time, a city of the past and future. Is it the defenses of the Tower of Time. I know less of this place. Be wary of those in it, for all there can control time. You must have your own masteries of time to proceed, for time flows at it's own pace there. IN places you will become faster or slower, time taking it's own choices. However, I know of a sanctuary. There is a building, with a sign that says, 'Of the New World.' Touch th
[20:39] <Kotono> There is a building, with a sign that says, 'Of the New World.' Touch the door and chant, "The flow runs below in the stream of time." A passage in that house will take you past a band of resistance." (More)
[20:44] <Kotono> "I know nothing of the Tower of Time. It's true perils are hidden from all by the Magus of Time. However...I can offer you one succor against it. Hidden in the city, in a Museum of Eternity, lies golden bracelets, like hourglasses woven into form. If you do not possess these in the tower, your time will rapidly run out, returning you to dust and the peace of eternity. To claim those bracelets, a powerful force of pure law and time must be feate
[20:45] <Kotono> To claim those bracelets, a powerful force of pure law and time must be feated, a Quarut. An Inevitable bound by the Magus of Time. To defeat it, you must strike it dead and then invoke the spell of slow on it's body, before it reverses time and restores it's destroyed body. Otherwise, time will reverse and it will fight forever, until you are laid low."
[20:45] <Alicia> "Better make sure we have that spell prepared before we enter the village, then," Alicia nods, glad of this information.
01[20:45] <Seira> "I have it," Seira says, nodding.
[20:46] <Kotono> "Is there any other information I can give you?" The laughing man asks then.
01[20:47] <Seira> "This is pretty much after the fact," she says slowly, "but there was this elf that appeared like my dead friends and ranted about time running out. What was up with that?"
[20:48] <Kotono> "He is a servant of the Magus of Time. I know not what orders the Magus gave to him...but the Magus is willing to do anything to stop those that wish to obtain the Fourth Resort."
[20:49] <Demedais> "I presume there are enough bracelets for our group, or that they will be able to affect us all?" Demedais muses.
[20:49] <Kotono> "I believe there will be enough," The laughing man says.
01[20:50] <Seira> "I don't suppose you would know of some weakness the Magus has that we could exploit?"
[20:52] <Kotono> "The Magus is a heretic that probed into a field forbidden to all. To disturb time is to invite oblivion from Quaruts and the forces that ensure time continues it's eternal flow. That he survived speaks to his power, and that he commands a fell creatures such as the Lord of the Wild Hunt. If he has a weakness..." A shake of it's head, "I know none. He is the final and greatest trial before the Fourth Resort."
[20:52] <Kotono> trial before the Fourth Resort."
[20:53] <Alicia> "Well if we can't beat him we have no chance against the other foes that lie ahead," Alicia muses. "So all we can do is try."
01[20:53] <Seira> "Pretty much. Let's go, then?"
06[20:53] * Alicia has no further questions. "Thank you for your assistance," she nods to the elf, continuing on towards the tower in the distance.
06[20:54] * Seira blinks. "Actually. Teleportation doesn't work here, right? So how does the Hunt guy appears and disappears like he does?"
06[20:54] * Demedais thinks for a moment, before stopping Alicia slightly. "I have one question as well, thinking on it."
[20:55] <Alicia> "That was an illusion," Alicia tells Seira. "I couldn't detect him at all with blindsight."
01[20:55] <Seira> "Figures."
[20:55] <Kotono> "The woman is correct," The laughing man says.
[20:56] <Kotono> "What is your question," The laughing man asks Demedais.
[20:56] <Demedais> "One final question, then we'll be out of your hair; are there any stable points on the way that you know of that could be used as a resting point?" Demedais asks, before looking to the others. "Optimally we don't need it, but I
[20:56] <Demedais> "Optimally we don't need it, but I'd rather know and not have to use it than not know and need it."
[20:57] <Kotono> "No. It is a great gamble...Of the New World will be the safest of places, but even that may not be absolute."
[20:58] <Demedais> "Understood." Demedais knows. "Then I can think of nothing further. Fare thee well."
[20:58] <Kotono> "Travel well the stream of time," The laughing man says, as the party walks away! OOC - Ready to move along now?
01[20:59] <Seira> OOC: Yes!
[20:59] <Alicia> OOC: yes
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 28." [1d100=28]
[20:59] <Demedais> OOC: NO STOP HOLD I- wait no yeah I'm fine let's go.
[21:00] <Kotono> Another ten minutes of walking. You come to a few hills in the woods, climbing up and down them steadily. You pass these wtihout incident, another half hour of walking. You then come to fairly thick woods, hard travelling but not impossible. (More.)
[21:00] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 45." [1d20=19]
[21:01] <Demedais> "Whistling a fair ways feet ahead. Cheerful. Possibly the pixies?" Demedais notes.
06[21:02] * Alicia promptly pulls down her blindfold while Marie goes to hover protectively near Amaryl.
01[21:02] <Seira> "If we must," Seira mutters with a sigh.
[21:02] <Kotono> "Something," Rubbing the back of her neck, "After we get past them, can we take a short break? My feet are starting to ache," Amaryl murmurs. "We've been going at it quite a while now."
[21:03] <Alicia> "I don't mind, we can stop for lunch," Alicia agrees.
06[21:03] * Demedais shrugs. "Alternately we have lunch with the pixies, though that might devolve into a nightmare so actually let's not do that."
[21:03] <Kotono> "Just like a stroll in the forest of unhinged time," Pollyanna quips as she starts to walk, "Watch out for time skipping ahead or two faced creatures or homicidal giant wolves."
[21:04] <Kotono> "Oh!" Amaryl's face brightens at that, "If they're friendly, t hat could be so much fun!"
06[21:04] * Seira blanches, and throws a glare at Demedais.
[21:04] <Alicia> "They make nice jam," Alicia comments with a smile, really not getting the antipathy everyone else has for such lovable beings.
[21:05] <Kotono> "Really?" Pollyanna glances over at Alicia. "Some fresh jam would be nice," With a twitching smile she looks at Seira. "Of course, that assumes they're friendly."
06[21:05] * Demedais deliberately does not look Seira's way, a small smile on his face.
[21:07] <Kotono> Thus the party advances on! Soon they see a little creature sitting on a low hanging tree branche, 20 feet above the ground. It's a little pixie in a nice pink dress, whistling a merry tune. It's 100 feet away when spotted. It's kicked back, with it's hands behind it's head.
06[21:08] * Alicia can't 'see' further than thirty feet, so relies on the party to deal with this while she's on guard for anyone sneaking up on them.
06[21:08] * Demedais waits until it seems to notice them before waving a bit to it and saying cheerfully, "Nice tune."
01[21:08] <Seira> "Hi!" Seira greets the pixie, stepping up. It and its friends already know of their arrival, after all. "What Demedais said."
[21:09] <Kotono> "Oh, hi there!" The pixie waves as Seira gets closer (70 feet away, say?),  "Looking for something out here? You look lost!"
01[21:10] <Seira> "We were thinking of having lunch. Would you like to join us?" Seira looks straight at the visible pixie, though she glances at the others from the corner of her eye. "Your friends are welcome as well."
[21:12] <Kotono> "Oh, did you bring food? A picnic?" Looking to Demedais briefly, "And thanks, I like that son...hey!" Whipping her head around, "What gives? Girls, did you screw up?"
01[21:12] <Seira> "No, but you just did," Seira points out, smiling disarmingly at the pixie.
01[21:12] <Seira> "For what it's worth, our food is great! Don't be like that, come and join us!"
[21:13] <Demedais> "What's the tune called?" Demedais asks out of curiousity.
06[21:13] * Alicia lifts up her blindfold since it sounds like things are progressing peacefully enough.
[21:13] <Kotono> "Oh...how did you...?!" Staring at Seira and stamping her foot, "You're tricky! You're not supposed to be coming this way! Go back!" Though the pixie's stomach does rumble aloud at that.
01[21:14] <Seira> "Oh, alright then." Seira gestures at Demedais. "We won't try to proceed. We'll just set up a picnic blanket right here and have lunch. That's fine, right?"
[21:14] <Kotono> "But we're here to be friends, not fight," Amaryl steps forward with Seira. "See?"
[21:14] <Kotono> "Pixie War March," she says indignantly, then, "Well...I suppose that's alright. As long as you don't goa head any more!"
06[21:15] * Seira doesn't react to the pixies mooning themselves at her, or actually show her irritation with the childish behavior. "No, this spot is fine."
06[21:16] * Demedais shrugs affably, shifting the bag off and looking through for a blanket with a slightly amused grin at Seira. "Pixie War March? Jaunty enough for that, sure. Most human versions are more... what's the term I'm looking for, here..."
01[21:16] <Seira> "Loud."
[21:16] <Alicia> "Repetitive," Marie fills in, wrinkling her nose as she thinks of some of Alicia's favourite songs.
[21:16] <Kotono> "Bloodthirsty?" Pollyanna goes to sit against a tree nearby.
[21:16] <Demedais> "Overbearing."
06[21:17] * Seira snorts, and helps Demedais set up the food.
06[21:17] * Demedais then fishes out the blanket from the tent set and spreads it out, letting Seira help with the food.
[21:17] <Kotono> As the party sets up a lunch of stored foods, the lead pixie sniffs and drifts closer, slowly. "Ooooh, that smells good..."
06[21:18] * Alicia starts to hum as she picks up on Marie's comment, earning a glare from her familiar. Opening up her portable hole, she takes out some of the nicer food she's procured from Marie's new business establishment for a treat. "It tastes even better."
01[21:18] <Seira> "I do wonder whether you'll leave our hosts anything, Demedais, if they decide to join in too late," Seira muses, looking at the male paladin speculatively.
06[21:19] * Demedais glances up at Seira. "I'd worry more about Marie eating all the leftover food, personally."
01[21:19] <Seira> "I would worry more about her hearing that."
[21:20] <Alicia> "Are you kidding?" Marie replies incredulously. "A single grape and I'm stuffed! Look at the size of me!"
[21:20] <Alicia> "I could make you big so you can eat a proper meal?" Alicia offers to her familiar, who blushes and declines.
[21:21] <Demedais> "Yeah, and then hungry a minute later due to how quickly you burn it off. I know how it works." Demedais comments amusedly. "Though it is good food - this is from the place you guys started running, if I remember correctly?"
[21:21] <Kotono> The pixie comes a little closer, sniffing the air more. "Oooooh...ooooh...htat does look good...oooh, you wouldn't eat it all, would you?"
01[21:22] <Seira> "I make no promises. That way, I tell no lies," Seira says solemnly.
[21:22] <Alicia> "Only the finest ingredients!" Marie brags proudly.
06[21:23] * Demedais shakes his head. "Better than the temple's gruel by leagues, assuredly."
[21:23] <Kotono> "Ooooh..." The pixie hesitates a little more, before flying over! "You can share some, right," it asks, landing besides Seira and Demedais.
01[21:24] <Seira> "It's only proper," Seira agrees. "Just you, then?"
[21:24] <Alicia> "Do you have anything to offer in return?" Marie asks. "I hear pixies make great jam!"
[21:24] <Demedais> "Mmm, I don't know." Demedais shakes his head. "Rude to me, to ask for food and leave friends waiting."
[21:24] <Alicia> "Marie, that's like saying all humans make great bread just because you met one that was a baker," Alicia briefly remonstrates her familiar.
[21:27] <Kotono> "Well..." Shuffling it's feet, "Ooooh...well...maybe?" Looking hopefully at Demedais, "Pleaaaaaase?"
01[21:29] <Seira> "I think it's alright," Seira tells Demedais. "The invitation is standing, so they could come later. If there's anything left."
[21:31] <Demedais> "If." Demedais says, shrugging. "I'm not pleased with it, I must confess, but if you wish to permit this behavior, then very well."
01[21:32] <Seira> "I don't believe any leader would just shortchange their subordinates like that, so I'll trust our new friend."
[21:33] <Kotono> A moment later, several more pixies appear around the blanket and party. One says, "Oh, can we have some," it says with wide eyes up at Demedais, another doing the same to Seira, a third on Alicia.
06[21:33] * Seira merely gestures at the blanket. "The more, the merrier, or so the saying goes!"
[21:34] <Kotono> "Yay!" The pixies file on, save for the one looking up at Alicia. She blinks and stares, "Um...could you...lean your head down and forward a little," she asks.
06[21:34] * Demedais nods, more pleased by this. "Go ahead, then." Demedais is notably eating little, simply enjoying the time with the group.
06[21:35] * Alicia eyes the pixie suspiciously but does as asked. "I feel like I'm being cheated on..." Marie whispers, stricken.
[21:35] <Kotono> The first pixie goes to sit right in Seira's lap, grabbing a bit of food. "Ooooh, this does taste good!" Amaryl giggles at all of this, as Pollyanna simply starts to eat at a rapid, hungry pace.
[21:35] <Kotono> "That head..." She mutters. "Can I...sit on it?"
06[21:36] * Alicia sighs. "Why not? Everyone your size does, it seems."
[21:36] <Kotono> "You know," Pollyanna says between bites, lowering her voice to lean in and whisper at Demedais, "They're like children, sort of."
06[21:36] * Seira chokes at the question, but decides to just eat at a sedate pace herself and go over her list of researched spells for her inner peace of mind.
[21:36] <Alicia> Marie bites fiercely on a handkerchief.
[21:37] <Kotono> The pixie flies and hops on, grinning. "Oh, what a perfect head! It's just the right size and shape!" she says, as the meal goes on. Amaryl continues to giggle and laugh, face alighting red.
[21:37] <Alicia> "Just please try not to get any crumbs in my hair?" Alicia asks, trying to ignore her familiar's theatrics.
[21:37] <Demedais> "Indeed." Demedais nods slightly, face having turned impassive after a slight smile at Pollyanna.
[21:38] <Kotono> "You know..." Keeping her own voice low, "IF we have daughters..."
[21:38] <Kotono> The pixie doesn't seem to be getting too many in Alicia's hair, though she does send a little look at Marie, the hints of a smirk there as she sits happily.
[21:39] <Kotono> "Say, Alicia," Amaryl says after laughing and taking a few bites of food, "I see Marie doing the same thing on your head. Why's that?"
[21:39] <Demedais> "They'll sit on Alicia's head?" Demedais returns, keeping his voice low - though possibly not low enough for Alicia to miss the comment.
[21:40] <Alicia> "I don't know... every pixie and coure I've met has wanted to spend time there," Alicia mutters embarrassedly. "They say it's nice."
01[21:40] <Seira> "I... don't know what to say."
[21:40] <Kotono> "Maybe Alicia has a good head?" Amaryl shrugs to Seira, "It's cute."
[21:41] <Alicia> "It helps with master/familiar bonding!" Marie exclaims. "I don't know what her excuse is!" she adds with an accusatory gesture at the pixie currently residing atop Alicia.
06[21:41] * Seira examines it critically from her spot. "I suppose."
[21:41] <Kotono> Pollyanna laughs at that, a little louder than she should. "No. I mean that we could take them on picnics out in the fields."
[21:41] <Demedais> "Oh, sure, that'd work too."
[21:42] <Kotono> "It's warm and comfortable," EAting down a large grape before lying back on Alicia's head and hair, "Are you jealous already, mini-pixie?"
[21:42] <Kotono> "I don't see the appeal of it," Amaryl continues on, "But I'm not a pixie, either."
[21:43] <Alicia> "Please, Marie. There's no need to make a scene," Alicia tries to calm her familiar down.
[21:43] <Alicia> "You'd understand if you had my perspective," the eladrin tells Amaryl, ignoring the cruel taunts sent her way.
[21:44] <Kotono> The other pixies have eaten a fair bit quickly, slowing down and looking contented. One even lies down against Demedais' leg, cast taking in Amaryl. "You don't have that bad a head, either," she says around a little burp. "Aaah, a nice meal always makes me sleepy."
[21:44] <Alicia> "Maybe this is one of the ways in which fey and outsiders think that mortals can't comprehend?" Alicia suggests.
06[21:45] * Seira is left speechless, and just a bit creeped out, by the topic and decides to just avoid it altogether.
[21:45] <Kotono> Giggling at that loudly, Amaryl nods. "It must be! They train all the little pixie fey and the eladrin in head-rating and appreciation?"
[21:46] <Kotono> "Yeah, I'm a little tired," The pixie in Seira's lap lies down a little, smothering her own yawn in it's hand. "Nothing like an after lunch nap."
06[21:47] * Alicia keeps quiet, deciding it best to let the pixies fall asleep so they can move on peacefully.
06[21:47] * Demedais seems content to let the pixies fall asleep before he makes any other motions, holding Pollyanna's hand as he waits.
[21:47] <Kotono> Soon enough, the fey are all asleep, even the one on Alicia's head. They're snoozing quietly, innocent and defenseless.
06[21:48] * Seira decides to engage in a bit sleight of hand to move the pixie in her lap to a more comfortable spot on the blanket.
06[21:48] * Demedais gently moves the one on his leg onto the blanket, resisting the impulse to do something cruel to them while they sleep.
06[21:49] * Alicia tilts her head and carefully slides the pixie off of it and onto her cupped hands, whereupon she lowers her onto the grass below. "Looks like we're clear," she whispers.
[21:49] <Demedais> "Let's leave the blanket for them, they seem to enjoy it." Demedais notes amusedly.
[21:49] <Kotono> Amaryl quietly stands, getting her things together with little noise.
06[21:50] * Seira thought as much, and agrees with a silent nod, gathering her own things and heading off. Being able to spot invisible beings should help, if there's more of them who managed to resist the lure of food.
[21:50] <Alicia> Marie quietly glares at Alicia's head as the paladin gets up and resumes her journey.
[21:51] <Kotono> Thus the party continues on. They walk another half hour without incident when it happens again. There is another shudder of night, an endless feeling of time off, everything wrong. Then...it is night in the forest once more. Darkness once again enshrouds the party!
[21:52] <Kotono> roll 1d2
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d2 and gets 2." [1d2=2]
06[21:52] * Alicia promptly casts mirror image and pulls down her blindfold, while Marie turns incorporeal and takes position near Amaryl.
[21:52] <Alicia> roll 1d4+5
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+5 and gets 7." [1d4=2]
01[21:52] <Seira> "So this is the part where we have been waylaid by enemies," Seira murmurs, copying Alicia.
01[21:52] <Seira> roll 1d4+5
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4+5 and gets 7." [1d4=2]
[21:53] <Kotono> Drawing bows, Amaryl and Pollyanna waste no time getting ready. The latter says, "It's coming again? Ugh. We'll have to be careful."
06[21:53] * Demedais draws his sword and blesses it with light again, before nodding. "Let's go, though - no use standing here waiting."
01[21:54] <Seira> Her own sword is drawn. "So what now? Would it be his horse?"
06[21:54] * Alicia draws Hell Striker, its flaming blades providing some illumination for the others, coupled with the glow of holy light that Alicia herself gives off. "Just keep going, yes, our foe will reveal itself shortly if things occur like last time."
06[21:55] * Seira has no problem following such a plan!
[21:55] <Demedais> "Agreed." Demedais nods, advancing with an open eye and ear!
[21:55] <Kotono> The party walks for five minutes.  They find a path ahead here, the forest narrowing into an impassiably thickness once more. Only a five foot wide dirt trail provides any path ahead at all.
06[21:56] * Alicia steps off the path to the left, able to negotiate the forest more easily than anyone else.
06[21:56] * Demedais takes the lead in this, keeping lookout and letting Alicia stay alongside him and keep an eye out for invisible foes.
[21:56] <Alicia> She does quell her blade's flames, though, to prevent accidental forest fires.
06[21:57] * Seira decides to try and fly ten feet above Demedais, in case the conditions allow for this.
[22:00] <Kotono> For now, the conditions allow it! The party advaces on for another five minutes! They come to a narrowing, everything coming together tight. Ahead is a 120 foot long chasim in the earth. The gap is thirty feet wide, with shear cliffs and thick forest on either side again. Only a five foot wide bridge allows once to cross. Further, the tree canopy arcs down sharply here, ending a mere ten feet above the ground level - making flying over the chas
[22:00] <Kotono> ending a mere ten feet above the ground level - making flying over the chasm possible, albiet difficult and not with any height.
[22:00] <Kotono> The bridge is made out of sturdy looking wood slats. It doesn't creak or move with a breeze or anything.
[22:01] <Alicia> As they reach the bridge, Marie sends some dancing lights down the chasm to light up whatever is beneath.
[22:01] <Demedais> "I think it's time I take my armor off." Demedais comments wryly. "Unless you want me to use the ring to cross on one of the sides? It might be faster."
01[22:01] <Seira> roll 1d20+11
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+11 and gets 29." [1d20=18]
[22:02] <Kotono> The chasm looks to go down a very long way. There's no bottom in sight.
06[22:03] * Demedais slips off the ring of protection and puts on the ring of feather fall just to make sure on this anyway.
[22:04] <Alicia> "Best not fall," Marie notes at seeing no bottom, before she floats across to the other side.
01[22:05] <Seira> "Before we cross, how about dealing with that wolf?" Seira asks, flying to within thirty feet of the wolf to get into optimum range, before tossing an orb of sound at it!
[22:05] <Kotono> OOC: As you get closer it's going to take action, so I'm just going to call for initiative here.
[22:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 A
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 A and gets 18." [1d20=11]
[22:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 24." [1d20=17]
01[22:06] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
06[22:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 18." [1d20=12]
[22:06] <Kotono> Marie meanwhile crosses safely to the other side!
[22:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Amaryl
06[22:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Amaryl and gets 20." [1d20=14]
[22:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Polly
06[22:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Polly and gets 19." [1d20=12]
[22:06] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1
06[22:06] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 and gets 8." [1d20=7]
[22:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[22:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 24." [1d20=9]
03[22:07] * Kotono changes topic to 'Hount of the Hunt(24)=Marie>Amaryl(20)>Polly(19)>Alicia(18)=Seira>Demedais(8)'
[22:08] <Kotono> With frightening agility the Hound runs out of the woods, becoming visible to all! It strides over the air as if it was solid ground, going right at the approaching Seira, going to bite her hard!
[22:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (+5 PA)
06[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (+5 PA) and gets 52." [1d20=19]
[22:09] <Kotono> roll 1d8
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 and gets 8." [1d8=8]
[22:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (+5 PA) this one has cleave
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (+5 PA) this one has cleave and gets 37." [1d20=4]
[22:09] <Kotono> roll 1d7
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d7 and gets 6." [1d7=6]
[22:10] <Kotono> With a charge it tears into two Seiras, decapitating two mirror images with speedy haste! Thereafter is retreats back, 50 feet back from the edge of the chasm and 20 feet away from Seira! It stands in midair, as if gravity has no dominion over it! OOC - Marie.
[22:10] <Alicia> Marie blasts it with a set of magic missiles before flying over towards the other two archers!
01[22:10] <Seira> "That's cheating!" Seira exclaims, pointing the Resort at it.
[22:10] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d4+5 and gets 17." [5d4=3, 4, 3, 1, 1]
[22:11] <Kotono> The magic missiles slam into the Hound, barely even catching it's attention! Drawing quickly, Amaryl steps close to the edge of the ravine and lets volleys of arrows fly!
[22:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[22:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 29." [1d20=18]
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 12." [1d20=1]
[22:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[22:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 9." [1d20=3]
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 19." [1d20=13]
[22:12] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1 and gets 9." [1d8=8]
[22:13] <Kotono> Amaryl's arrows fly, one of themany arrows inflicting a minor wound to the Hound's paw! It doesn't seem to notice those any more than the others, either! OOC - Polly.
[22:13] <Kotono> Pollyanna meanwhile follows suit, more arrows flying!
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 31." [1d20=14]
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 22." [1d20=5]
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 25." [1d20=13]
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1d6+11
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1d6+11 and gets 18." [1d8=5][1d6=2]
[22:14] <Kotono> Out of her own volley, one flaming arrow gets the back leg of the Hound, burning away the fur around it as it embeds in! But yet, the wounds seem to mean nothing! OOC - Alicia.
[22:14] <Kotono> OOC: - Seira too. Hm, let's pause here, actually.
01[22:14] <Seira> "Let's flank it together!" Seira calls over to Alicia, prepared to fly and take the beast in a pincer attack.

[Corwin]

[20:03] <Kotono> > Out of her own volley, one flaming arrow gets the back leg of the Hound, burning away the fur around it as it embeds in! But yet, the wounds seem to mean nothing! OOC - Alicia.
[20:03] <Kotono> > OOC: - Seira too. Hm, let's pause here, actually.
[20:03] <Kotono> <Seira> "Let's flank it together!" Seira calls over to Alicia, prepared to fly and take the beast in a pincer attack.
[20:04] <Kotono> OOC: To refresh, it's 50 feet away from the edge and twenty feet from Seira.
[20:04] <Alicia> Hearing the sounds of combat but unable to tell what's going on thanks to her blindfold, Alicia flips it up and quickly surveys the situation. Since she can't reach the creature as is, she begins to cast Fly while stepping closer to Demedais, so if it spring attacks one of them it will have to fear reprisals from the other.
05[20:04] -betamax.dejatoons.net:@#dunes- Alicia invited Hatbot into the channel.
03[20:04] * Hatbot (~Hatbot@24.174.114.105) has joined #dunes
03[20:04] * Alicia sets mode: +v Hatbot
06[20:05] * Seira charges the hound in the meantime!
[20:05] <Kotono> OOC: It has reach and gets an AoO on you, bear in midn.
01[20:07] <Seira> roll 1d20+15
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+15 and gets 27." [1d20=12]
[20:07] <Kotono> OOC: Carry on. Attack.
01[20:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+20 charge~
06[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 charge~ and gets 39." [1d20=19]
01[20:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+20 crit?
06[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 crit? and gets 39." [1d20=19]
[20:08] <Kotono> OOC: Crit. Man.
01[20:08] <Seira> roll 9d8+27
06[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 9d8+27 and gets 65." [9d8=2, 7, 3, 1, 4, 7, 2, 4, 8]
[20:09] <Kotono> Swooping in, and spinning past a snarling bite, Seira stabs the Hound right in the chest! It's a solid hit and a deep wound, but one that only seems to madden it further! OOC - Deme.
06[20:13] * Demedais catches Alicia's intent and braces as well for an attack!
[20:14] <Kotono> OOC: The hound is up.
[20:14] <Kotono> As Demedais braces, the beast howls to the moon high above! OOC: Will saves, all. Fear/mind affecting. Deme's immune.
01[20:14] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
06[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 and gets 25." [1d20=7]
[20:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Polly
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Polly and gets 25." [1d20=18]
[20:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20=4
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20=4 and gets Error: Numeric values only." [1d20=14]
[20:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 A
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 A and gets 47." [1d20=19]
[20:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 M
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 M and gets 34." [1d20=19]
[20:17] <Kotono> The howl inspires a primal terror within all, only Demedais, Alicia and Marie able to resist it! As that happens, the Hound rears and snaps at Seira!
[20:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (+5 PA)
06[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (+5 PA) and gets 49." [1d20=16]
[20:17] <Kotono> roll 1d6
06[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 and gets 5." [1d6=5]
[20:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (+5 PA) cleave
06[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (+5 PA) cleave and gets 53." [1d20=20]
[20:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (+5 PA) cleave crit?
06[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (+5 PA) cleave crit? and gets 35." [1d20=2]
[20:17] <Kotono> roll 1d5
06[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d5 and gets 2." [1d5=2]
[20:18] <Kotono> After that, the beast springs back and away from Seira! It flies  40 feet to the left, over the bridge and to the edge of the other side of the chasm! OOC - Marie.
01[20:18] <Seira> "Any time now!" Seira calls over, eyeing the beast warily.
[20:18] <Alicia> Marie turns corporeal so she can start shooting arrows, since this could take some time.
[20:19] <Kotono> "Gaaaah..." Shaking all over, Amaryl looks to Seira. Taking a deep breath and with shaking hands, she readies more arrows! OOC: Also, Polly is within range of Deme's aura and isn't shaken. Dur.
[20:20] <Kotono> OOC: You can also AoO, Seira.
01[20:20] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 and gets 28." [1d20=10]
[20:21] <Kotono> Seira takes a swipe as the beast flees, but her blade misses, a shake to it driving it off balance! Meanwhile, Pollyanna leans towards Demedais, taking long breaths. "Oh, not this time," she mutters, grip on her bow like iron as she readies more shots! OOC - Marie?
[20:22] <Alicia> OOC: Marie already went?
[20:22] <Kotono> OOC: Oh, dur. Amaryl.
[20:23] <Kotono> Even with every shake going i her body, Amaryl fires enough arrows to resemble a flying blanket of wood and metal going for the Hound!
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 27." [1d20=20]
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 13." [1d20=6]
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 26." [1d20=19]
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 27." [1d20=20]
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 9." [1d20=7]
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 9." [1d20=7]
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 crit 1
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 crit 1 and gets 8." [1d20=1]
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 crit 2
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 crit 2 and gets 19." [1d20=12]
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 2d8+2
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+2 and gets 9." [2d8=2, 5]
[20:24] <Kotono> Arrows fly, grazing wounds crossing and stabbing the wolf's body! At that, a second volley of arrows follows from Pollyanna!
[20:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[20:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 25." [1d20=8]
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 24." [1d20=7]
[20:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 16." [1d20=4]
[20:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 8." [1d20=1]
[20:24] <Kotono> None of these arrows land at all, flaming missiles plummeting into the pit below or landing ont he other side harmlessly! OOC - Alicia+Seira.
[20:25] <Alicia> OOC: what's my distance to the dog?
[20:25] <Kotono> OOC: 50 feet forward and 40 feet to the left of you now. So 90 feet in total.
[20:27] <Alicia> roll 1d20+2 knowledge devotion
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+2 knowledge devotion and gets 11." [1d20=9]
06[20:27] * Seira knows that the effect was brought on by magic, but still can't quite stop her hand from shaking. She hesitates for a moment, waiting for Alicia to attack before committing herself again into melee with the hound.
06[20:28] * Alicia takes to the air and rushes the dog, flitting through its guard and slashing her flaming blade at its head!
[20:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 -4pa, charge
06[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 -4pa, charge and gets 41." [1d20=19]
[20:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 -4pa, charge crit check
06[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 -4pa, charge crit check and gets 35." [1d20=13]
[20:28] <Kotono> OOC: Crit.
[20:28] <Alicia> roll 2d8+2d6+42
06[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d8+2d6+42 and gets 55." [2d8=3, 2][2d6=2, 6]
[20:28] <Alicia> OOC: erk, axe one of those d6s
[20:29] <Alicia> OOC: so 49
[20:29] <Kotono> Alicia charges right in, narrowly missing it's head! She gets the side of it's neck instead, carving deep, cautrizing wounds with burning fire a second after! Only little sprays of blood come, smoking, cooking flesh  ripped out! OOC - SEirA?
06[20:29] * Seira needs no further encouragement to rejoin close quarters combat!
01[20:30] <Seira> roll 1d20+20 charge~
06[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 charge~ and gets 36." [1d20=16]
01[20:30] <Seira> roll 3d8+9
06[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+9 and gets 28." [3d8=8, 3, 8]
[20:30] <Kotono> Seira manages to land another wound as well, scrapping and slicing through it's flesh! OOC - Deme.
06[20:32] * Demedais shrugs at seeing the battle go so far distant from him, not inclined to drop his own guard and let the wolf tear into his comrades behind him as he continues looking around cautiously!
[20:32] <Kotono> OOC: Hound is up.
[20:33] <Kotono> The hound snaps and snarls at the both of them! Striking at many Seiras and Alicias, finding not the real one, it flies past them! OOC - You two can AoO it.
01[20:33] <Seira> roll 1d20+16 sure!
06[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 sure! and gets 33." [1d20=17]
[20:33] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
06[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 31." [1d20=11]
[20:33] <Kotono> OOC: That's actually a miss, you two. It has mobility.
[20:34] <Kotono> With unusual speed it zips past both of the quick attacks, charging right for the cliffside! It's coming right at Demedais and company! OOC: Deme, are you going to take yoru held action as it approaches?
[20:36] <Demedais> OOC: Moving to make sure I'm between it and the archer ladies, Law Devotion since it's got attack rolls of rape and will hit me anyway, Prot. Dev is useless here.
03[20:37] * Kotono changes topic to 'Hount of the Hunt(24)=Marie=Demedais>Amaryl(20)>Polly(19)>Alicia(18)=Seira'
[20:37] <Kotono> Interposing himself, Demedais takes the brunt of it's attack, it's fury turned onto him!
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (-7 PA, +2 charge)
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (-7 PA, +2 charge) and gets 36." [1d20=3]
[20:37] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[20:37] <Demedais> OOC: ... Ironically enough, 33.
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 2d6+32+10d6
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+32+10d6 and gets 72." [2d6=6, 2][10d6=1, 4, 2, 6, 1, 4, 1, 3, 6, 4]
[20:40] <Kotono> The bite is horrific! Demedais finds his vision swimming and tinting red as his stomach and entrails are bitten into like a soft doughnut! The beast has superhuman strength and ability, his innards shredded by each bite! "Demedaaais!" Pollyanna calls, as Amaryl hesitates a moment, firing more arrows as she steps back!
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 23." [1d20=16]
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 19." [1d20=12]
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 26." [1d20=19]
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 18." [1d20=16]
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 16." [1d20=14]
[20:40] <Demedais> "Just kill it!" Demedais curses.
[20:40] <Kotono> A storm of arrows go flying, none hitting the beast! Pollyanna growls low in her throat, repeating the same action! "Got it!" she calls!
[20:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[20:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 18." [1d20=1]
06[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 33." [1d20=16]
[20:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 30." [1d20=18]
[20:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 26." [1d20=19]
[20:41] <Kotono> roll 2d8+2d6+22
06[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+2d6+22 and gets 34." [2d8=5, 4][2d6=1, 2]
[20:42] <Kotono> More flaming arrows poke into it's stomach and ribs, burning in there even as the beast continues to roar utter defiance! OOC - Alicia and Seira.
[20:42] <Kotono> OOC: Also, just go haea dnad go now, Marie. Sorry, my fault.
[20:42] <Alicia> Marie hears Demedais's words and goes all out, launching a storm of arrows at the bad dog! Alas she's bad at hitting stuff in melee, but she tries!
[20:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 23." [1d20=3]
[20:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 and gets 33." [1d20=18]
[20:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 and gets 24." [1d20=14]
[20:42] <Kotono> OOC: One hit.
[20:42] <Alicia> roll 1d4+3+1d6+1d4
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+3+1d6+1d4 and gets 13." [1d4=3][1d6=5][1d4=2]
[20:43] <Kotono> OOC: Which die is the electric damage?
[20:44] <Alicia> OOC: d6
[20:44] <Kotono> A burst of shocking, screaming arrows follow up by the little eladrin archer! The shocking part doesn't seem to do much to it's flesh, but the screaming wound still draws out more blood from it's flank! OOC: Alicia+Seira doubleteam.
06[20:44] * Seira doesn't waste any time! Though it's scary to keep chasing a dog capable of doing such damage to someone like Demedais, the thought of it targetting Amaryl next makes Seira's charge after it the obvious choice!
01[20:44] <Seira> roll 1d20+20 die
06[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 die and gets 27." [1d20=7]
[20:45] <Kotono> Seira charges in, flanking it, and yet her blade narrowly misses! The cursed shaking in her hands is just enough to deter her blade from sinking into the rear of the Hound!
06[20:45] * Alicia follows Seira, attempting to stab viciously into the beast's hindquarters with all the vengeance a dog-hating paladin can muster!
[20:45] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 -4pa charge
06[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 -4pa charge and gets 35." [1d20=13]
[20:45] <Alicia> roll 1d8+1d6+21
06[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+1d6+21 and gets 34." [1d8=8][1d6=5]
[20:46] <Kotono> Stabbing into it's flank, Alicia manages a solid blow! The beast is surrounded on two sides now, flanked and baused, bloodied! But nonetheless...OOC: Beast, Deme and Marie are up. Go ahead and resolve first, you two.
[20:47] <Alicia> Marie shoots some more, trying to cover Demedais' defence!
[20:47] <Alicia> OOC: +2 dodge for Deme
[20:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 and gets 28." [1d20=10]
[20:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 and gets 14." [1d20=1]
[20:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 and gets 24." [1d20=16]
[20:47] <Kotono> OOC: No hits, it's AC is back to normal after the charge. Deme?
06[20:49] * Demedais grimaces and tries to cut the damnable thing down to size, a prayer to Helm sharply uttered as he does so!
06[20:50] * Demedais grimaces and tries to cut the damnable thing down to size, a prayer to Helm sharply uttered as he does so!
[20:51] <Demedais> roll 1d20+24 (-2 PA +2 Haste)
[20:51] <Demedais> roll 1d20+24 (-2 PA +2 Haste)
06[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+24 (-2 PA +2 Haste) and gets 29." [1d20=5]
06[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+24 (-2 PA +2 Haste) and gets 35." [1d20=11]
[20:51] <Demedais> roll 1d20+19 (-2 PA +2 Haste)
06[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+19 (-2 PA +2 Haste) and gets 39." [1d20=20]
[20:51] <Demedais> roll 1d20+19 (-2 PA +2 Haste) crit check punk
06[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+19 (-2 PA +2 Haste) crit check punk and gets 28." [1d20=9]
[20:51] <Demedais> roll 1d20+14 (-2 PA +2 Haste) crit check punk
01[20:51] <Seira> OOC: You're flanking with me
06[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+14 (-2 PA +2 Haste) crit check punk and gets 31." [1d20=17]
[20:51] <Demedais> OOC: ...Right, so +2 to all. Sheesh.
[20:51] <Kotono> OOC: Crit check on the last hit. You have keen, right?
[20:52] <Demedais> OOC: Yeah, hold on
[20:52] <Demedais> roll 1d20+14 (-2 PA +2 Haste) crit check pt. 2 punk
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+14 (-2 PA +2 Haste) crit check pt. 2 punk and gets 25." [1d20=11]
[20:52] <Kotono> OOC: One crit and two normal hits.
[20:52] <Demedais> roll 8d6+48 die now thanks.
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 8d6+48 die now thanks. and gets 68." [8d6=2, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 2, 5]
[20:53] <Kotono> The beast is shredded and maimed! Demedais cuts into it, even as it snaps at him in revenge!
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (-5 PA) at least no precision damage, thankfully
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (-5 PA) at least no precision damage, thankfully and gets 34." [1d20=1]
[20:54] <Kotono> Somehow, Demedais swings his sword around one more time! Even as blood pours down his stomacha nd legs, he has the Hound bite futilely into the steel of his sword and not his maimed, weakening flesh! OOC - Archers.
[20:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 21." [1d20=14]
[20:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[20:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[20:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 8." [1d20=1]
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 14." [1d20=7]
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 12." [1d20=5]
[20:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 7." [1d20=5]
[20:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 13." [1d20=11]
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 29." [1d20=12]
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 24." [1d20=7]
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 14." [1d20=2]
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 16." [1d20=9]
[20:55] <Kotono> AS the wolf is caught, surrounded, more arrows fly! Somehow none of them hit, a storm of fury sailing by everyone! OOC: Alicia+Seira.
01[20:56] <Seira> Finally! It stopped fleeing at last! That's all Seira needs!
01[20:56] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 and gets 33." [1d20=15]
01[20:56] <Seira> roll 1d20+13
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 and gets 33." [1d20=20]
01[20:56] <Seira> roll 1d20+13 hmm?
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 hmm? and gets 26." [1d20=13]
[20:56] <Kotono> OOC: Two normal hits.
01[20:56] <Seira> roll 1d20+12
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 and gets 20." [1d20=8]
01[20:56] <Seira> roll 1d20+12
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 and gets 28." [1d20=16]
01[20:57] <Seira> roll 6d8+18+10d6
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 6d8+18+10d6 and gets 84." [6d8=7, 6, 4, 6, 7, 3][10d6=6, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4, 1, 5, 6, 3]
[20:57] <Kotono> Slicing and stabbing into the Hound, Seira sees it's body slump! It howls once more to the moon, then collapses, tumbling down the side of the cliff and the chasm, plummeting away! OOC - Free act.
06[20:58] * Demedais raises a hand to himself and heals. "You know, I swear this isn't as effective as it used to be." he mutters as he heals. OOC: 28 HP healing
06[20:59] * Seira looks mournfully after the falling dog.
[20:59] <Alicia> "Or you can just take more punishment," Alicia replies, eyeing his gouged armour dubiously and stepping closer to bestow her own healing on him.
[20:59] <Alicia> roll 12d4+12
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 12d4+12 and gets 42." [12d4=2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 4, 4, 2, 4]
[20:59] <Kotono> "Deme!" Pollyanna reaches into her backpack, "Hold on, I have some potions if you need them, too."
[20:59] <Demedais> "Possible, but it still just feels like the normal spells aren't enough anymore." Demedais mutters, leaning against a tree.
01[20:59] <Seira> "Heal isn't that far off, right?"
[21:00] <Demedais> "Hopefully not."
[21:00] <Alicia> "Conversely the normal spells don't hurt as much anymore either?" Alicia suggests, floating back over the chasm. "Anyway, everyone feel up to braving the bridge?"
06[21:01] * Seira snorts. "I think I'll fly over, myself." She does just that, intending to stand guard at the other side.
[21:01] <Kotono> Seira flies over without incident, nothing of note happening as she reaches the other side.
[21:02] <Kotono> "You want these?" Pollyanna asks, withdrawing three clay, capped bottles. "You still look drained."
06[21:02] * Alicia waits near the bridge so she can help anyone if they have trouble crossing, while Marie flies over to join Seira.
[21:02] <Kotono> Amaryl takes a long breath, before starting to slowly walk over the bridge as well. She looks to either side as she does, "I can't even see the bottom. It much stretch deeply...or maybe even that it's forever, a bottomless pit?"
06[21:02] * Demedais eyes the bridge. "Give me a second." With that, he heals again. OOC: Sacrificing Discern Lies.
[21:03] <Demedais> roll 4d8+4
06[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d8+4 and gets 17." [4d8=3, 1, 3, 6]
[21:03] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[21:03] <Demedais> OOC: ...add 3, so 20.
[21:03] <Kotono> Demedais has his wounds heal! His stomach bite is gone, though the previous wounds linger and ache yet.
[21:03] <Alicia> "Well, it's over three hundred feet deep. Marie's dancing lights couldn't penetrate the bottom," Alicia offers, staying near Amaryl and ready to catch her if she slips.
06[21:04] * Demedais grunts. "I think I should probably take you up on one of those. Thanks, dear."
[21:04] <Kotono> Amaryl makes it over without incident as well. "A death sentence if you fall. If none of us could fly, we'd have to somehow fight off that beast and then cross...or try and cross it while defending ourselves. That sounds like suicide."
[21:04] <Kotono> After a moment, Pollyanna pushes two on Demedais. "Make it too. Just in case."
[21:04] <Kotono> *two
01[21:05] <Seira> "We could've taken it down with ranged attacks, and defending like Demedais had. It would've just taken us longer."
06[21:05] * Demedais takes once and drinks it first, waiting to see how well it works before taking the other.
[21:05] <Kotono> OOC: They're potions of cure serious wounds.
[21:05] <Alicia> "But who could live not being able to fly, though?" Marie asks innocently as she flutters around the group.
[21:05] <Kotono> OOC: 3d8+5
01[21:05] <Seira> "It is a sad life," Seira mutters, recalling some unpleasant memories.
[21:05] <Demedais> roll 3d8+5
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 3d8+5 and gets 13." [3d8=2, 3, 3]
[21:06] <Kotono> "Oh, I don't know," Pollyanna sends a long glare at Marie. "We make due somehow."
06[21:06] * Demedais nods slightly and accepts the second at this.
[21:06] <Demedais> roll 3d8+5 woo bad rolls
06[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 3d8+5 woo bad rolls and gets 20." [3d8=6, 6, 3]
[21:07] <Alicia> "My feet hurt if I have to walk for more than a few minutes," the eladrin goes on blithely. "I don't know how you people manage."
01[21:07] <Seira> "Guts?"
06[21:07] * Demedais nods to Pollyanna slightly. "Go ahead and cross. I'll follow once you're there."
[21:07] <Kotono> Demedais feels better now, his wounds mostly mended. Pollyanna turns back to Marie, "You know, maybe Alicia should teach you humility. Say Alicia, can you instruct Marie to walk for awhile?"
[21:07] <Alicia> "Seems easier than flapping your wings like a demented butterfly," Alicia shrugs as she waits for the other two to cross.
[21:07] <Kotono> At that, Pollyanna goes to cross! It goes without incident.
06[21:08] * Demedais follows once Pollyanna's across.
[21:08] <Alicia> "I sometimes turn her into forms without wings," Alicia tells Pollyanna. "She mostly complains about being big and awkward more than the walking."
[21:08] <Kotono> Demedais crosses without incident! The party is now across the bridge, the path ahead leading back into the thick woods.
06[21:08] * Demedais keeps his sword out for the light as the group advances.
06[21:08] * Alicia pulls down her blindfold and resumes the previous marching order.
06[21:09] * Seira sticks near the back of their group, as before.
[21:10] <Kotono> The party walks for a half hour down this winding path. At the end of this time, reality ripples, is wrong, everything is wrong. It is now day again, the horrible night vanquished by the diluted sun that comes in an instant of being. Ahead, the forest looks to continue it's packed ways, a very narrow path ahead still.
06[21:11] * Demedais shakes his head. "This place is somewhat maddening."
01[21:11] <Seira> "It's disturbing that once upon a time, someone thought a place this wrong could be necessary, even if to protect the Resort," Seira agrees.
[21:12] <Kotono> "It makes you think, doesn't it?" Pollyanna stretches out, rubbing her arms. "Assuming we started in the morning...by time flowed, I want to say it's somewhere in the early afternoon now? A little later, maybe?"
[21:12] <Alicia> "Whatever happened to just tossing it in a volcano?" Alicia agrees, lifting her blindfold back up.
01[21:12] <Seira> "That would make for an epic tale!"
[21:12] <Demedais> "I have no interest in swimming in a volcano to try and find the thing." Demedais notes.
[21:13] <Alicia> "Well, it's definitely been less than fifteen hours, since my sword enhancement hasn't worn off," Alicia supplies. "Keeping track of that spell was how I was able to tell the time when I was on the astral plane - it's even worse than here for your internal clock."
[21:14] <Kotono> "Still, let's keep going," Pollyanna picks up her own pace, "Why don't you tell us about the Astral Plane to pass the walking, Alicia?"
06[21:14] * Demedais nods slightly.
[21:15] <Alicia> "By all means," Alicia agreeably spins a tale of a bleak expanse of silvery nothingness, punctuated with encounters involving gregarious dragons propositioning her familiar, and assaulting vast demonic fortresses of unholy slime riddled with horrific disease.
[21:17] <Kotono> Another 90 minutes of walking pass. At last you come to an end to the path, the forest thinning out slightly again. Ahead you can see the distant tower and town...and yet, they seem even closer this time! As you observe this, you notice something ahead. There is a forest cabin here, a large one. It's just a little off to the side, a sign hanging above the door witht he following: "Tired? Hungry? Half dead? INN."
[21:17] <Kotono> following: "Tired? Hungry? Half dead? INN."
06[21:18] * Seira rolls her eyes. "Let's just get past it quietly and hope no one tries to seduce Demedais again."
[21:18] <Kotono> "More fey," Amaryl asks aloud. "This has to be another trick?"
[21:18] <Alicia> "I think the elves probably assumed only men would care about getting the resort?" Marie hazards in response to Seira.
06[21:19] * Demedais looks around at the inn and surroundings to make sure there's no lurking ambush...
[21:19] <Alicia> "Well, we did just eat not long ago, I'm not particularly tired, and we're well healed from our battles," Alicia takes stock. "No reason for us to stop, then."
01[21:19] <Seira> "I don't know whether to be insulted or relieved."
[21:19] <Kotono> "You know...first off, that has to be a trap, secondly, if I were being this through, I'd have strapping male fey sooner or later as well."
[21:21] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 31." [1d100=31]
[21:23] <Kotono> You walk another half hour, the time passing and your feet getting more work. At this moment...OOC: More.
[21:23] <Kotono> roll 1d6
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 and gets 2." [1d6=2]
[21:24] <Demedais> roll 1d20+18
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+18 and gets 24." [1d20=6]
[21:26] <Kotono> At this moment the forest continues on. The walking is long, with no end yet in sight. AT least no danger is obviously nearby.
[21:28] <Demedais> "This is getting immensely stupid. We have no signs that we're really getting any closer, and there's just been incident after incident." Demedais remarks bitterly as he pauses in his tracks. "At this point, I'm seriously thinking heading back's the best option."
06[21:29] * Seira laughs.
[21:29] <Alicia> "Don't be silly," Alicia tells him. "It clearly looks closer than it did when we started, and it's only been a few hours. What sort of attitude is that?"
[21:29] <Kotono> "Demedais..." Blinkign at that, "Maybe we should take a break to rest then? Maybe you're tired and it's getting to you?"
01[21:30] <Seira> "Yeah, stop putting us on," Seira says, wiping away a stray tear.
[21:32] <Demedais> "I'd seriously rather just go back." Demedais shakes his head. "We have no proof that distances are not being manipulated along with time in this place - it'd explain why teleportation doesn't work, after all. And the distances we've traveled don't match what we're seeing."
01[21:32] <Seira> "It's totally a test," Seira tells him. "Once the big bad time master or whatever runs out of evil puppies, we'll get to hear him rant about his unending duty and how we are no match for him. You'll see!"
[21:33] <Alicia> "They probably are, but it's a bit early to be quitting," Alicia tells him. "We'll get there in the end, I'm sure."
[21:33] <Kotono> "I don't know...he has a point. If they wanted to hide this so badly, why not make it impossible to reach?" Pollyanna bows her head at that. "An endless loop that's a tease that can never be realized?"
01[21:34] <Seira> "Didn't that fey tell us that it can, in fact, be reached? You guys thought he was trustworthy, right?"
[21:35] <Alicia> "And if it was as impossible as you say, why bother with any other defences? Why lure people to stay and not proceed? Why send horrible dogs to eat them?" Alicia challenges.
[21:35] <Kotono> "That's right. Besides, we pass through a night and then it looks like we're closer." Amaryl nods to both of them. "It could be what you say, but...I doubt it. They wouldn't have left those portal keys to even reach this realm if they wanted that."
[21:36] <Demedais> "At least by direct aggression, yes." Demedais agrees with Pollyanna. "And he himself said he didn't know the extent of this place. It may very well have been possible before the time person corrupted this place farther." To Alicia, "I'd presume to kill people for their folly in seeking it."
[21:36] <Alicia> "The woman promising you an eternity of happiness and bliss didn't seem particularly murderous," Marie points out.
01[21:36] <Seira> "Then how do you know you'll be able to make it back?" Seira reasons. "You'll need to pass through this same creepy landscape on your way. If it's a trap, you can't really escape by now."
[21:37] <Demedais> "Presumably you can make an infinite or near-infinite distance to travel but still count back from 3 to 0 on it." Demedais shrugs.

[Corwin]

[21:09] <Kotono> <Seira> "Didn't that fey tell us that it can, in fact, be reached? You guys thought he was trustworthy, right?"
[21:09] <Kotono> <Alicia> "And if it was as impossible as you say, why bother with any other defences? Why lure people to stay and not proceed? Why send horrible dogs to eat them?" Alicia challenges.
[21:09] <Kotono> > "That's right. Besides, we pass through a night and then it looks like we're closer." Amaryl nods to both of them. "It could be what you say, but...I doubt it. They wouldn't have left those portal keys to even reach this realm if they wanted that."
[21:09] <Kotono> <Demedais> "At least by direct aggression, yes." Demedais agrees with Pollyanna. "And he himself said he didn't know the extent of this place. It may very well have been possible before the time person corrupted this place farther." To Alicia, "I'd presume to kill people for their folly in seeking it."
[21:09] <Kotono> <Alicia> "The woman promising you an eternity of happiness and bliss didn't seem particularly murderous," Marie points out.
[21:09] <Kotono> <Seira> "Then how do you know you'll be able to make it back?" Seira reasons. "You'll need to pass through this same creepy landscape on your way. If it's a trap, you can't really escape by now."
[21:09] <Kotono> <Demedais> "Presumably you can make an infinite or near-infinite distance to travel but still count back from 3 to 0 on it." Demedais shrugs.
[21:09] <Kotono> roll 1d5
05[21:09] -betamax.dejatoons.net:@#dunes- Kotono invited Hatbot into the channel.
03[21:09] * Hatbot (~Hatbot@24.174.114.105) has joined #dunes
03[21:09] * Kotono sets mode: +v Hatbot
[21:09] <Kotono> roll 1d5
06[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d5 and gets 4." [1d5=4]
01[21:10] <Seira> roll 1d20+13
06[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 and gets 15." [1d20=2]
[21:10] <Kotono> "I don't know..." Looking down and away again, "If this is so important, I have to believe that there's a chance we'll succeed."
[21:12] <Alicia> "We've seen absolutely nothing so far to indicate that we can't," Alicia says as if that's all there is to it. "I don't know where all this defeatist talk is coming from when we've barely spent five hours here, if even that."
01[21:12] <Seira> Seira's expression suddenly changes. "Alright. I think I get what Demedais is talking about. If we proceed time itself is destroyed. It's as simple as that. Therefore, we must not proceed."
06[21:13] * Alicia blinks and turns to stare at Seira. "... what?"
[21:13] <Alicia> "What?" her familiar mimics.
[21:13] <Kotono> "We-what, Seira?" Cocking her head towards her curiously now, Pollyanna frowns. "I get that this could be a loop, but time destroyed. Say what?"
01[21:13] <Seira> "I will also stop you all with everything I have if you go on without me," Seira adds, frowning herself.
[21:14] <Kotono> "What?" Amaryl mimcks as well. "Whaaat? Seira...? Weren't you disagreeing with that just a..."
[21:14] <Alicia> "Marie," Alicia speaks up. "Be a sweetie and check if our friend Seira is under an enchantment?"
[21:14] <Alicia> Marie dutifully checks!
[21:14] <Kotono> OOC: Detect magic?
[21:14] <Alicia> OOC: yes
01[21:15] <Seira> "That's ridiculous!" Seira exclaims. "What I say makes perfect sense, and I won't let you use dirty magical tricks on me to make me think otherwise! The trees here can't be lying!"
[21:15] <Alicia> "Yes! Demedais, too!" Marie replies, ducking behind Alicia, who nods slowly.
[21:15] <Alicia> "Alright," the paladin raises her hand slowly, speaking in a soothing tone, "I'm going to cast dispel magic. I'm not going to hurt you. Will you stand still and let me cast it?"
01[21:16] <Seira> "What am I, an idiot? You'll just use a suggestion so we could proceed foolishly!"
[21:16] <Kotono> "Seira," Amaryl gently touches Seira's arm, "Can we talk?"
[21:17] <Alicia> "You're not an idiot," Alicia shakes her head. "That's why you'll be able to tell what spell I use, from the verbal and somatic components. As a wizard it should be easy for you to tell."
06[21:17] * Demedais looks to Seira askance, clearly getting confused himself. "Violence isn't needed here, Seira. And... you forget, she wouldn't lie. She's just making sure that we're talking straight with them."
[21:17] <Demedais> "Once this is done we can get out of here, no worries."
06[21:17] * Seira eyes Demedais and Alicia warily, before nodding to Amaryl. "Sure."
[21:18] <Alicia> Since Seira seems the most dangerous at the moment, she gets dispelled first. "Weave of magic, be unbound by my command!" she targets the half-dragon/half-elf!
[21:18] <Kotono> "Just relax, alright? Trust me, okay? Trust me that I'm going to trust Alicia for you, so you let her cast that spell? The trees won't mind." Giving her best, warm look to Seira, "Please?"
[21:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12
06[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 and gets 28." [1d20=16]
[21:18] <Kotono> Pollyanna looks at all of this, shaking her head, "More tricks," she mutters, then looks askance to Demedais.
06[21:19] * Seira allows the spell to proceed, and tilts her head.
[21:20] <Kotono> Casting dispel magic, Marie can see that the enchantment around Seira shatters!
[21:20] <Alicia> Marie gives Alicia a thumbs up!
01[21:21] <Seira> "If a tree is sentient and you set it on fire, are you a bad person?" Seira asks out loud.
06[21:21] * Demedais glances over in confusion, before looking back to Seira, waiting for her agreement again before heading back.
[21:21] <Kotono> "Is it an evil tree?" Amaryl asks right after.
[21:21] <Demedais> "...what?" Demedais asks, blinking. "That's not..."
[21:21] <Alicia> "Only in self defence," Alicia tells her. "Which tree did this to you?" she then eyes the surrounding foliage suspiciously.
06[21:22] * Seira snaps her fingers. "Evil trees! Right! Messing with my mind like that counts as evil, so let's set this part of the forest on fire?"
06[21:23] * Seira takes a deep breath.
[21:23] <Alicia> "The fire might spread and burn innocents!" Marie protests. "Lets just find the bad tree and explain where it went wrong?"
06[21:23] * Demedais holds his head. "This is clearly getting out of hand. Can we just leave now?"
[21:23] <Alicia> "No," Alicia turns to Demedais. "You've been enchanted as well, so I'm going to dispel you, too. Will you let me?"
[21:23] <Kotono> With another look at Demedais, "Deme," Pollyanna walks in front of him. "Listen to Alicia. There's magic going on and you have to trust us."
[21:24] <Demedais> A brief twitch crosses Demedais's face. "Sure, you can try. Should only prove my point, though."
01[21:24] <Seira> "Hey, evil trees!" Seira calls out loudly, a thin cloud of smoke trailing from her lips. "Leave us alone right now, or you'll all burn!"
01[21:24] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 26." [1d20=1]
[21:25] <Kotono> Nothing seems to happen to Seira's words.
[21:25] <Alicia> "Fell enchantment, cease your clouding of this man's mind!" Alicia calls.
[21:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 and gets 19." [1d20=7]
[21:26] <Kotono> Alicia summons the dispellation magic once more! However, this time the magic does not fade away!
[21:26] <Alicia> Marie shakes her head, causing Alicia to grimace. "What a waste of spells... one more time!" she then repeats her incantation.
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 and gets 17." [1d20=5]
01[21:26] <Seira> "That wasn't an idle threat!" Seira exclaims, breathing at the foliage ahead.
[21:27] <Kotono> Yet again, the magic does not give! OOC: If you're using your breath weapon, Seira, roll damage?
01[21:27] <Seira> toll 6d8 flames~
[21:27] <Alicia> "They're not enchanting anyone else! They believe you!" Marie protests quickly.
06[21:27] * Demedais looks to Alicia. "Now do you believe me?"
01[21:28] <Seira> roll 6d8
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 6d8 and gets 36." [6d8=6, 3, 7, 8, 7, 5]
[21:28] <Alicia> "This is getting out of hand..." Alicia looks rather displeased. "Once more! With feeling!"
[21:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 and gets 17." [1d20=5]
[21:29] <Kotono> As the party talks, Seira breathes ahead! The cone of fire blows out, setting a cone of the forest aflame! Smoke rises from her breath, as meanwhile Alicia cannot disrupt the magic around Demedais!
01[21:29] <Seira> "Last damn warning, evil trees!"
[21:29] <Alicia> Marie winces at the fiery devastation, quickly giving Alicia a shake of her head to confirm a lack of success.
[21:30] <Kotono> "Seira, calm down a little," Amaryl murmurs, "Wait a moment, alright? Nothing else seems to be happening, and if the fire starts spreading quickly, we could be in trouble too."
06[21:30] * Demedais blinks.
06[21:31] * Alicia grumbles under her breath. "Things are just getting worse and worse... if it doesn't work this time I give up." Breathing deeply to centre herself. "Stubborn magic, go away! This is really not a good day!"
[21:31] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12
06[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 and gets 31." [1d20=19]
06[21:31] * Demedais looks to Seira, then to everyone else.
06[21:31] * Seira douses the edges of the fire with conjured up water. "Sure, I can always use more fire later."
[21:32] <Kotono> "You can rhyme, Alicia?" Pollyanna looks to her, "You were a poet and you didn't even know it?"
01[21:32] <Seira> "Don't quit your day job. No offense."
[21:32] <Kotono> "Now what, Deme?" Polly turns her attention thim. "Still want to go?"
[21:32] <Alicia> "It was a trick I learned when I was first starting, to make it easier to focus... haven't needed to use it in a long time," Alicia mutters, cheeks tinting red.
06[21:33] * Demedais opens his mouth, before closing it again, before suddenly turning stony-faced. "I have suddenly lost any interest in saving this forest that I might have had." With that, he marches onward coldly.
[21:33] <Alicia> "It worked!" Marie cheers. "Although I wish you people would appreciate nature a bit more. They're only doing their job, and making Alicia waste spells and rhyme badly is better than attacking us."
[21:33] <Kotono> Pollyanna hurries along at his side. "Let's just keep going and geta way from this part of the woods, before anything else happens."
01[21:33] <Seira> "It's not all bad!" Seira calls after Demedais.
[21:34] <Alicia> "You won't say that if we all die in the next battle because I run out of spells," Alicia tells her familiar as she follows the others.
06[21:34] * Demedais gives Seira a long look as he moves ahead.
[21:34] <Kotono> "Nature is important, but nature only has a limited dominion here," Amaryl looks about, "What does nature mean in a place where time and reality twist at a moment's whim?"
01[21:34] <Seira> "Well okay most of it was, so far. But not all!"
[21:34] <Alicia> "That's what you learned to use a sword for!" the eladrin protests, alighting on her head.
01[21:35] <Seira> "Yeah, plus evil trees using evil mind control? That's just not natural!"
[21:37] <Kotono> Another hour of walking. The party travels along sparse woodsf or a time, relatively easy passage. Slowly things thicken up again, another hour of harder travel passing.  It is then the party comes on something of note. Ahead, far ahead, but not as far as the town and tower, is a bright gleaming light.
01[21:37] <Seira> "It's a trap."
01[21:38] <Seira> "I just felt like saying that. It's probably even true."
[21:38] <Kotono> "I hate to agree with a snap judgment, but Seira's probably right," Pollyanna grimaces at that, putting a hand above her eyes as she squints. "Can anyone tell what that light's coming from?"
[21:38] <Demedais> "Likely so, yes." Demedais says. "Marie, if I start acting odd again, sit on my helmet." With that, he peers out toward the light!
[21:38] <Alicia> "Hee hee!" Marie giggles and blushes.
06[21:39] * Seira giggles herself.
[21:39] <Alicia> "It's always a trap," Alicia says, ignoring any weirdness from her familiar. "But is it an inconvenient one or a deadly one?"
[21:39] <Kotono> Pollyanna groans out loud, "Aren't we more than blushing sixteen year olds," she mutters. OOC: Spot check, Deme?
[21:39] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 34." [1d20=8]
[21:40] <Demedais> "...that looks annoyingly foreboding." Demedais grunts, before glancing to Marie and Seira with mild confusion.
[21:41] <Demedais> "Seira, Lagann may get a chance to enjoy himself ahead."
01[21:41] <Seira> "What does?" Seira asks, serious once more.
[21:41] <Demedais> "It's as big as a hill and as shiny as metal." Demedais replies.
[21:42] <Demedais> "What it is, no clue. Not from this distance. I'll keep an eye on it."
01[21:42] <Seira> "Sounds like fun. Wanna go check it out?"
[21:42] <Alicia> "I hope it's not another silver dragon," Alicia mutters under her breath. "But it's in our way, so we'll have to deal with it one way or the other."
[21:43] <Demedais> "Let's just keep going, as Alicia said." Demedais nods." "We'll run into it soon enough anyway."
[21:43] <Kotono> Thus the party advances on! To most, it appears to be some great light in the distance. But after ten minutes of walking...(More, PM to deme.)
[21:45] <Demedais> "It's...a shining hill." Demedais frowns. "Only about fifteen or so minutes away, presuming distance and time are working right here. How odd."
01[21:46] <Seira> "If it's made of metal, wanna eat it, Lagann?"
[21:46] <Demedais> "I don't think it is... but it gleams like it does. Sheesh."
[21:47] <Alicia> "Probably better to walk around it than climb over it, all things considered," Alicia suggests.
[21:47] <Demedais> "Agreed, if we can manage it."
[21:49] <Kotono> The party advances closer! The light becomes stronger, dazzling! You're about 500 feet away now...the party can see a hill ahead. A hill with faint trees, hidden by bright, gleaming light. The entire hill shines like the sun. OOC: All of you are dazzled, as per SRD and paste in #elysium in a moment. Make listen checks, all?
[21:50] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 28." [1d20=2]
01[21:50] <Seira> roll 1d20+1
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+1 and gets 13." [1d20=12]
[21:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
06[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 10." [1d20=8]
[21:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 28." [1d20=13]
[21:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[21:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6  and gets 25." [1d20=19]
06[21:53] * Demedais mutters under his breath. "More nonsense." he hisses. "Must be another group of faeries or something."
[21:53] <Kotono> Shielding her eyes with her hand, "I can hear it...singing?" Amaryl grimaces as her eyes narrow to a tiny squint. "I think I hear singing."
[21:53] <Alicia> "Me too!" Marie agrees, turning incorporeal while Alicia squints ahead.
06[21:55] * Seira adjusts her shades, wincing. "So this walking around it thing, let's give it a try now?"
[21:55] <Alicia> "It sounds nice, but it's probably a trick," Marie opines sadly.
[21:57] <Demedais> "It sounds annoying as hell, and it's certainly a trick, just like every other bloody thing here. The only question is which way gets us through with the least expenditure of effort." Demedais bites off. "For now I'm in agreement, let's try going around."
[21:58] <Kotono> Thus, the party starts to walk around the hill! It's hard going with dazzled eyes, the light from the hill painful and long-reaching. As the heroes stumble along...OOC: Make a spot check, all. -1 since you're all dazzled.
[21:59] <Demedais> roll 1d20+25 kay
[21:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 A
06[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+25 kay and gets 35." [1d20=10]
06[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 A and gets 9." [1d20=3]
[21:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 M
06[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 M and gets 17." [1d20=12]
01[21:59] <Seira> roll 1d20+10
06[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+10 and gets 29." [1d20=19]
[22:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 31." [1d20=17]
[22:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 32." [1d20=20]
[22:01] <Kotono> "There's something..." "Watch out...!" Pollyanna and Amaryl say at once!
06[22:01] * Demedais stops the group, peering at the bush closely.
06[22:02] * Alicia promptly pulls her blindfold down.
06[22:02] * Seira draws her sword, holding it before her defensively. "I see it too, I think," she agrees, keeping an eye on it.
06[22:02] * Demedais then looks to Pollyanna and Amaryl with amusement, sword ready as he waits for whatever's in there!
[22:02] <Kotono> OOC: You guys spotted it just before bad shit happened. I'll call initiative here then
[22:02] <Kotono> .
[22:02] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1
[22:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 polly
06[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 and gets 4." [1d20=3]
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 polly and gets 22." [1d20=15]
[22:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 A
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 A and gets 14." [1d20=7]
01[22:03] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
[22:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 17." [1d20=11]
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[22:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Amaryl
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Amaryl and gets 19." [1d20=13]
[22:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 ????
[22:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 ????
[22:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 ????
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 ???? and gets 20." [1d20=13]
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 ???? and gets 15." [1d20=8]
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 ???? and gets 19." [1d20=12]
03[22:04] * Kotono changes topic to 'Pollyanna(22)>????1(20)>????2=Amaryl(19)>Seira(17)>????2(15)>Alicia(14)>Marie(13)>Demedais(4)'
[22:06] <Kotono> Pollyanna readies her own bow, holding for a moment! "Trouble..." She mutters, squinting her eyes into twin slits of color. OOC: She's holding pending having a shot/something happening.
[22:06] <Alicia> "Pixies, they don't look in the mood to talk," Alicia volunteers, tensing.
[22:07] <Kotono> As Amaryl gets her own bow ready, a stream of arrows comes flying from nothing at all!
[22:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 flatfooted vs Demedais
06[22:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 flatfooted vs Demedais and gets 21." [1d20=4]
[22:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 flatfooted vs Pollyanna
06[22:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 flatfooted vs Pollyanna and gets 18." [1d20=1]
[22:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 vs Alicia
06[22:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 vs Alicia and gets 20." [1d20=8]
[22:07] <Kotono> OOC: ACs?
[22:08] <Alicia> OOC: 24 flat footed
[22:08] <Kotono> OOC: You're not flatfooted, Alicia.
[22:08] <Demedais> OOC: 32
[22:08] <Alicia> OOC: 29, then
[22:08] <Kotono> The arrows whizz by in a storm! None hit, the projectiles flying! "Invisible!" Pollyanna calls, as her and Amaryl send a storm of arrows at the spot the arorws come from at the same time!
03[22:09] * Kotono changes topic to 'Pollyanna=????1(20)>????2=Amaryl(19)>Seira(17)>????2(15)>Alicia(14)>Marie(13)>Demedais(4)'
[22:09] <Kotono> OOC: Er, just Polly. Dur-hur.
[22:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[22:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 20." [1d20=4]
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 27." [1d20=11]
[22:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 18." [1d20=7]
[22:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 16." [1d20=10]
[22:09] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[22:09] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 75." [1d100=75]
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 98." [1d100=98]
[22:10] <Kotono> roll 2d8+22+2d6
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+22+2d6 and gets 32." [2d8=4, 3][2d6=2, 1]
[22:10] <Kotono> A storm of flaming arrows fly! As the land at the spot fired, you hear a little girly, "OWWWW!" come from the location! Yet a moment later, more arrows come flying from a spot nearby the first!
[22:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 flatfooted vs Amaryl
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 flatfooted vs Amaryl and gets 32." [1d20=15]
[22:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 flatfooted vs Marie
06[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 flatfooted vs Marie and gets 37." [1d20=20]
[22:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 flatfooted vs Marie crit?
06[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 flatfooted vs Marie crit? and gets 19." [1d20=2]
[22:11] <Kotono> OOC: Er wait, is Marie still ethereal?
[22:11] <Alicia> OOC: she is
[22:11] <Kotono> OOC: Strike that target then.
[22:11] <Kotono> roll 1d5
06[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d5 and gets 3." [1d5=3]
[22:11] <Kotono> OOC: Seira then.
01[22:12] <Seira> OOC: 22 flat-footed
[22:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Pollyanna
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 Pollyanna  and gets 23." [1d20=11]
[22:12] <Kotono> roll 1d6+5d6 and 2 str damage to Amaryl
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+5d6 and 2 str damage to Amaryl and gets 23." [1d6=4][5d6=3, 6, 5, 1, 4]
[22:12] <Kotono> roll 1d6+5d6 and 2 str damage to Seira
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+5d6 and 2 str damage to Seira and gets 21." [1d6=6][5d6=5, 4, 2, 2, 2]
[22:12] <Kotono> roll 1d6+5d6 and 2 str damage to Polly
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+5d6 and 2 str damage to Polly and gets 17." [1d6=5][5d6=2, 2, 4, 2, 2]
[22:13] <Kotono> At the same time, as the arrows fly, Amaryl lets her own shots fly at the firing pixie!
06[22:13] * Seira curses, calling out, "Wait on me, Amaryl!"
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 22." [1d20=14]
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 9." [1d20=1]
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 19." [1d20=11]
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 11." [1d20=3]
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 12." [1d20=9]
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 55." [1d100=55]
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1 and gets 5." [1d8=4]
[22:15] <Kotono> The arrows fly again, a pincushion made around the other invisible firing pixie! Yet all three women are wounded! Seira is grazed across the neck, Polly getting an arrow in the leg! Amaryl takes one in the stomach, on the outside but still a deep, painful wound! OOC: Seira.
06[22:16] * Seira gestures at the invisible pixies, calling for faerie fire to illuminate the pair of them with a bright violet glow!
[22:17] <Kotono> Faerie Fire illuminates the two firing pixies with a violet glow! So outlined, they are shown and vulnerable! Yet a second later, a third fires from the other side of the first!
[22:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 flatfooted vs Demedais
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 flatfooted vs Demedais and gets 25." [1d20=8]
[22:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 flatfooted vs Seira
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 flatfooted vs Seira and gets 29." [1d20=12]
[22:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 vs Alicia
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 vs Alicia and gets 28." [1d20=11]
[22:18] <Kotono> OOC: ACs?
01[22:18] <Seira> "Damn, missed one," Seira curses, clutching at her neck.
01[22:18] <Seira> OOC: Still 22
[22:18] <Alicia> OOC: 29
[22:18] <Demedais> AC: 32 still
[22:18] <Kotono> OOC: And yes, CL, Seira. Sorry, I forgot FF allowed SR.
01[22:18] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 24." [1d20=8]
[22:18] <Kotono> OOC: Carry on.
[22:18] <Kotono> roll 1d6+5d6 and -2 str Seira
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+5d6 and -2 str Seira and gets 28." [1d6=2][5d6=5, 5, 6, 4, 6]
[22:19] <Kotono> As more arrows fly, they bounce off the steel Alicia and Demedais wear! Seira isn't so lucky, an arrow right in her elbow again! OOC - Alicia.
[22:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+2 knowledge devotion
06[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+2 knowledge devotion and gets 7." [1d20=5]
[22:21] <Alicia> "Back off if you know what's good for you!" Alicia barks at the pixies as she stalks towards the one in the middle and clouts it in the back of the head with the flat of her blade!
[22:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 -2pa -4 nonlethal divine might
06[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 -2pa -4 nonlethal divine might and gets 29." [1d20=11]
[22:21] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[22:21] <Alicia> roll 1d8+25+1d6
06[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+25+1d6 and gets 27." [1d8=1][1d6=1]
[22:22] <Alicia> "Marie, faerie fire to my left, and protect Amaryl!" she then calls back to her familiar.
[22:22] <Kotono> Alicia strikes true, vision beyond vision unimpeded as she clobbers the pixie hard! It staggers and groans, glaring up daggers at Alicia! "Or what?" it challenges back, all while rubbing it's head! OOC: Marie.
[22:23] <Alicia> "Got it!" Marie hovers protectively near Amaryl and illuminates the last pixie in a lambent purple glow.
[22:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 CL
06[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 CL and gets 30." [1d20=14]
[22:23] <Kotono> The last pixie is also faerie fired successfully, illuminated as Marie protects Amaryl! OOC - Deme.
[22:23] <Alicia> "Or they'll kill you you little idiots!" Alicia replies hotly.
[22:23] <Demedais> "Or -I- kill you." Demedais growls loudly, glaring at the faerie fire outlines.
[22:24] <Kotono> OOC: Trying to intimidate, Deme?
[22:24] <Demedais> OOC: Not yet.
[22:24] <Kotono> OOC: Okay, carry on then.
[22:26] <Demedais> With this, he quickly bumrushes the second point of light to fire, aiming to slam into it viciously with the flat of his blade! "For next time I swing, I'll move to kill you runts!"
[22:26] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 (-4 PA, -4 non-lethal, +2 Haste, +2 charge)
06[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+16 (-4 PA, -4 non-lethal, +2 Haste, +2 charge) and gets 17." [1d20=1]
[22:27] <Kotono> Demedais charges! He swings hard, too hard! His blade slams into the ground between the two pixies, jus tmissing! OOC - Polly and the first pixie are up.
[22:28] <Kotono> Pollyanna fires at the first pixie again, letting off a snapping volley of arrows!
[22:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[22:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 19." [1d20=3]
[22:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 26." [1d20=10]
06[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 21." [1d20=10]
[22:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
06[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 8." [1d20=2]
[22:28] <Kotono> roll 2d8+20+2d6
06[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+20+2d6 and gets 36." [2d8=7, 3][2d6=4, 2]
[22:29] <Kotono> As the pixie is riddled with arrows again, Alicia able to see it slumping in dazed pain, it flies up! "Tsch, they can see us and illuminate us! Retreat!" it calls! OOC: You can AoO it if you want since you're in range, Alicia.
[22:29] <Alicia> OOC: if it uses the withdraw action it won't provoke an AoO. Is it running/moving once so it can shoot?
[22:30] <Demedais> "Retreat and burn!" Demedais replies violently!
[22:30] <Kotono> OOC: It looks like it's outright fleeing upwards and away.
[22:30] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 if it provokes, sure. -2pa -4 nonlethal
06[22:30] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 if it provokes, sure. -2pa -4 nonlethal and gets 19." [1d20=1]
[22:31] <Kotono> Alicia swings as it flees, but her blade misses entirely! The second one does the same, flying up. "See ya!" it calls, as Amaryl grits her teeth and holds her fire a moment. "Let them go?" she asks in clipped words. "Or fire?"
[22:32] <Alicia> "And don't come back!" Alicia yells as they flee.
[22:32] <Kotono> OOC: Seira, you're up then. You can act if you please.
06[22:32] * Seira scowls. "Let them go," she says nonetheless, as the pixies retreat.
[22:32] <Kotono> The last pixie retreats upa s well! OOC: Deme, are you going to do anything to snipe at them as they flee, or let them goa s well?
06[22:33] * Demedais seems immensely disapproving, but shrugs. "They'll just come back fully healed and attack again." With that, he goes to heal Seira of the weariness the arrows delivered!
[22:33] <Demedais> roll 1d4
06[22:33] * Seira points at the fleeing pixies. "If I see either of you again, I will make you beg for death for hours on end!"
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d4 and gets 1." [1d4=1]
01[22:33] <Seira> roll 1d20+24 FEAR
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 FEAR and gets 33." [1d20=9]
[22:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 31." [1d20=19]
06[22:33] * Demedais grunts and casts again.
[22:34] <Demedais> roll 1d4 let's not saul please
06[22:34] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d4 let's not saul please and gets 1." [1d4=1]
[22:34] <Kotono> The pixies flee with all due haste, as Demedais tends to Seira. "Ow..." Pollyanna grimaces. "Of course. An ambush using invisible foes when we're already hobbled with all that light. It makes too much sense."
06[22:35] * Seira helps Amaryl with her wound the first chance she gets, before all else.
01[22:35] <Seira> roll 3d8+15
06[22:35] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+15 and gets 27." [3d8=2, 2, 8]
[22:36] <Kotono> The wound is mended, Amaryl sighing in relief. "I have potions and a wand if anyone needs it," Amaryl speaks up. "Seira? Pollyanna?"
[22:36] <Alicia> "Lets just keep moving before anyone else works up the nerve to attack us?" Alicia suggests, lifting up her blindfold and starting onwards.
01[22:36] <Seira> "We should leave the immediate area first, yes," Seira agrees.
[22:36] <Demedais> "See the light, get shot by the light. Wish I could say it didn't make sense." Demedais mutters under his breath, before stepping back and shaking his head. "I don't have any more uses of strength restoration today, aside from an emergency one. So let's keep going for now, yes." With that he nods to Pollyanna and the rest, before moving ahead.
[22:38] <Kotono> Thus the party moves on again! They wrap safely around the hill, reaching the other side! Fromt here they advance onward! Twenty minutes of walking, leaving all of that behind. "Tired," Amaryl smothers a yawn in her hand, "Will we need to camp in the woods if this keeps going?"
01[22:39] <Seira> "I bet we'll make it to the inn," Seira responds. "Though this is as good a place as any to rest a bit and recover. Let's try that wand of yours?"
06[22:40] * Demedais shrugs at this, doing a quick look ahead, paused for the moment.
[22:40] <Kotono> OOC: Spot, Deme?
[22:40] <Kotono> "Who needs it," she asks, fishing it out of her backpack.
[22:40] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[22:40] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 28." [1d20=2]
[22:40] <Alicia> "I think taking our chances in the woods is probably better than staying at a dubious inn," Alicia puts in her thoughts.
01[22:41] <Seira> "Start with Pollyanna?"
[22:41] <Kotono> "Right," Amaryl takes it and gets tow ork!
[22:41] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1
06[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1 and gets 3." [1d8=2]
[22:41] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1
06[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1 and gets 5." [1d8=4]
[22:41] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1
06[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1 and gets 3." [1d8=2]
[22:41] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1
06[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1 and gets 9." [1d8=8]
[22:41] <Kotono> Pollyanna's wounds are mended! "What about you, Seira? Demedais, are you still hurting? Alicia?"
01[22:42] <Seira> "Sure, I'll be next!"
[22:42] <Alicia> "I'm fine," Alicia smiles briefly. "Only got bitten by that first dog, and Demedais healed me then."
[22:42] <Demedais> "I'm fine right now. Thank you, though." Demedais shrugs, looking ahead still.
[22:42] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1 and gets 4." [1d8=3]
[22:42] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1 and gets 7." [1d8=6]
[22:42] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1 and gets 5." [1d8=4]
[22:42] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1 and gets 3." [1d8=2]
[22:42] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1 and gets 7." [1d8=6]
[22:43] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1
06[22:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1 and gets 8." [1d8=7]
[22:43] <Kotono> Seira's wounds are healed as well! Putting the wand away, "Okay then, we'll keep going?"
06[22:43] * Demedais blinks, holding a hand out to stall for a moment. "Is it just me or is it getting colder?"
[22:44] <Kotono> OOC: Strike.
[22:44] <Kotono> OOC: Deme's line, that is.
06[22:44] * Demedais nods briefly to Amaryl and the rest. "Let's."
01[22:45] <Seira> "I think we should, yes," Seira agrees. "I'd feel better with resting more after we've met another of those dogs, really."
[22:45] <Demedais> "Fair." Demedais nods. "And from all indications we'll run into one again."
[22:46] <Alicia> "Or maybe their master!" Marie suggests brightly.
01[22:46] <Seira> "Ah, there's that optimism again!"
[22:47] <Kotono> Another fourty minutes of travel passes! The forest thickens again, becoming difficult to cross. The shining hill is long behind you now when...it happen.s Time is wrong. Everything is wrong. Night becomes day in an instant, the sun banished into the curse of the dark night. Yet, the moonlight filtering in through the trees seems stronger this time, brighter. It covers everything with a radiance Selune would be proud of, a faint, washed out sil
[22:47] <Kotono> It covers everything with a radiance Selune would be proud of, a faint, washed out silver over everything.
[22:48] <Alicia> "The stronger moon... I bet this means we will see the master of the hunt, after all," Alicia suggests warily, casting mirror image.
[22:48] <Alicia> roll 1d4+5
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+5 and gets 8." [1d4=3]
06[22:49] * Seira touches Amaryl and Pollyanna's shoulders, imbuing them with the Blur spell. "Just as a precaution," she says, agreeing with Alicia's words.
[22:49] <Kotono> "That means we're really getting closer!" Amaryl smiles despite it all. "Let's hurry then."
06[22:49] * Alicia also heals herself fully, wanting to be in top condition for this.
01[22:50] <Seira> OOC: Blur on me and Amaryl, then
[22:51] <Kotono> The party walks on for a minute or two. It's not long until the forest becomes incredibly thick once more. There is a path ahead, a path lined by ancient, crumbling stone pillars. They glow with moonlight-silver runes, a pair of pillars every twenty feet along the path or so.
06[22:52] * Alicia draws her sword and advances cautiously, while Marie hangs back near the archers.
06[22:53] * Seira proceeds after Alicia, sword likewise drawn.
06[22:53] * Demedais grumbles. "Obvious enough?" Sword out, he advances as well with Alicia, looking around cautiously.
[22:54] <Kotono> Ahead, the party sees a large clearing at the end of the path. It glows incredibly bright. As they approach it, they can see that the canopy parts there. Pure moonlight filters in from a huge, endless moon fixiated in the sky above. The sky is endless and starless, eternal besides the orb of the moon within it. As the party approaches, howling can be heard from far away.
[22:55] <Kotono> Pillars litter the perimeter of the clearing, many broken or half collapsed. A few remain intact, reaching 15 feet tall. On the other side, a path ahead aways. You can see something past it, the town and tower. They seem...close. Very close.
06[22:55] * Alicia steps fully into the clearing and pauses there for a moment, as this seems the perfect spot for a battle.
06[22:56] * Seira decides to imbue herself with draconic might in preparation of the confrontation, casting Shield afterwards. Even though there's a chance it won't do any good or even waste the spells, she'd still prefer to be adequately prepared!
06[22:56] * Demedais prepares his law devotion, before looking around for the source of the howling.
[22:57] <Kotono> From the vast moon above, a teardrop of moonlight falls! From faraway, a horn can be heard blowing! Standing in the center of the clearing, 50 feet away from the party, is another hound of the hunt! A voice calls, "Let the hunt begin in earnest!" It's voice is beautiful and alien to you, punctuated by the howling of the Hound! OOC - Initiative.
[22:57] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1 kay
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 kay and gets 16." [1d20=15]
[22:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 A
[22:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Hound
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 A and gets 25." [1d20=18]
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Hound and gets 30." [1d20=15]
[22:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 12." [1d20=5]
[22:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Polly
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Polly and gets 26." [1d20=19]
[22:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Amaryl
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Amaryl and gets 23." [1d20=17]
01[22:58] <Seira> roll 1d20+11 nerveskitter
06[22:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+11 nerveskitter and gets 18." [1d20=7]
03[22:58] * Kotono changes topic to 'Hound of the Hunt(30)>Pollyanna(26)>Alicia(25)>Amaryl(23)>Seira(18)>Demedais(16)>Marie(12)'
[22:59] <Kotono> The Hound raises it's head to the moon and howls! Moonlight cascades down from above, splitting into many Hounds at once!
[22:59] <Kotono> roll 1d4+6
06[22:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+6 and gets 7." [1d4=1]
03[22:59] * Kotono changes topic to 'Hound of the Hunt(30) 7 images>Pollyanna(26)>Alicia(25)>Amaryl(23)>Seira(18)>Demedais(16)>Marie(12)'
[23:00] <Kotono> The new herd of Hounds sprints forward, going right for Demedais and biting down hard!
[23:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (-5 PA)
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (-5 PA) and gets 36." [1d20=3]
[23:00] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[23:00] <Demedais> OOC: Irony strikes again. 33, didn't buff AC.
[23:01] <Kotono> roll 2d6+50
06[23:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+50 and gets 56." [2d6=2, 4]
[23:01] <Kotono> The wolf bites fast and hard, a massive bite that glows with moonlight! It chomps hard into Demedais, before the wolf flees back 40 feet en masse! OOC - Pollyanan.
[23:02] <Kotono> "Get the hell away from him!" She says, firing a volley of arrows en masse at the images!
[23:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 25." [1d20=8]
[23:02] <Kotono> roll 1d8
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 and gets 3." [1d8=3]
[23:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 22." [1d20=5]
[23:03] <Kotono> roll 1d7
06[23:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d7 and gets 4." [1d7=4]
[23:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[23:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 28." [1d20=16]
[23:03] <Kotono> roll 1d6
06[23:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 and gets 6." [1d6=6]
[23:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[23:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 11." [1d20=4]
03[23:03] * Kotono changes topic to 'Hound of the Hunt(30) 4 images>Pollyanna(26)>Alicia(25)>Amaryl(23)>Seira(18)>Demedais(16)>Marie(12)'
[23:04] <Kotono> Arrows fly, images pierced! None are the true Hound, yet the number of images are reduced drastically! OOC: Alicia.
06[23:04] * Alicia hurls a barrage of magic missiles at the hound and its copies, stepping close to Demedais so they can cover each other from further spring attacks.
[23:05] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1 1 for each image and 1 for the real one
06[23:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1 1 for each image and 1 for the real one and gets 5." [1d4=4]
03[23:05] * Kotono changes topic to 'Hound of the Hunt(30)>Pollyanna(26)>Alicia(25)>Amaryl(23)>Seira(18)>Demedais(16)>Marie(12)'
[23:05] <Kotono> The images of the hound vanish, leaving ony the real one! The missile that hits it does negiligable damage, but the true threat is now exposed! Just in time for Amaryl to fire a vast volley of arrows at it!
[23:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 25." [1d20=16]
[23:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 27." [1d20=18]
[23:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 14." [1d20=5]
[23:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 11." [1d20=2]
[23:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 24." [1d20=20]
[23:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 10." [1d20=6]
[23:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 crit
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 crit and gets 20." [1d20=16]
[23:06] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1 and gets 5." [1d8=4]
[23:06] <Kotono> The arrow strikes! This time, however, ti's flesh seems stougher! The arrow bounces off, unable to penetrate into it's body! OOC - Seira.
06[23:07] * Seira calls upon Waukeen's power to fly over Demedais and the Hound, hoving on the beast's other side in brief inaction, before striking at it!
[23:08] <Kotono> OOC: Hound has reach on you and can AoO, by the by. Tumbling?
01[23:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+15 yes
06[23:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+15 yes and gets 30." [1d20=15]
[23:08] <Kotono> OOC: Carry on.
01[23:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+22 (flanking, flight, overall +1 to hit from str adjustments)
06[23:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 (flanking, flight, overall +1 to hit from str adjustments) and gets 40." [1d20=18]
01[23:09] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
06[23:09] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 and gets 35." [1d20=18]
01[23:09] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
06[23:09] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 35." [1d20=19]
01[23:09] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
06[23:09] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 25." [1d20=9]
[23:10] <Kotono> OOC: Flanking with who?
[23:10] <Kotono> OOC: No one's close, it fell back 40 after biting Deme.
[23:10] <Kotono> OOC: Anyway, wht are your modified to hit numbers?
01[23:10] <Seira> OOC: I misunderstood. Well, since it's over Travel range, I'll just have charged, then?
01[23:11] <Seira> OOC: Since Travel would only give me 30ft
[23:11] <Kotono> OOC: Sure, but that means only a single attack then.
01[23:11] <Seira> roll 3d8+9
06[23:11] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+9 and gets 30." [3d8=8, 6, 7]
01[23:11] <Seira> OOC: Alas
[23:12] <Kotono> Seira stabs into the flank of the beast, moving fast and true! She finds it hard to wound, the REsort's metal having difficulty wounding the powerful beast of a creature! OOC - Deme.
06[23:15] * Demedais grunts at the hit, before gesturing into the air! "Helm, grant me your might...!" OOC: In order, Haste effect triggered, Divine Power cast, Kensai Chargeup used.
[23:16] <Kotono> OOC" Marie?
[23:16] <Alicia> Marie hesitates in case the dog conjures more images, ready to shoot them with magic missiles if it does.
[23:16] <Alicia> OOC: holding
[23:17] <Kotono> The Hound howls to the sky again! More images come from the moonlit heavens!
[23:17] <Kotono> roll 1d4+6
06[23:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+6 and gets 9." [1d4=3]
03[23:17] * Kotono changes topic to 'Hound of the Hunt(30) 8 images>Pollyanna(26)>Alicia(25)>Amaryl(23)>Seira(18)>Demedais(16)>Marie(12)'
[23:17] <Kotono> OOC: Marie?
[23:17] <Alicia> And Marie shoots them down!
[23:18] <Alicia> roll 1d9
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d9 and gets 8." [1d9=8]
[23:18] <Alicia> roll 1d8
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8 and gets 5." [1d8=5]
[23:18] <Alicia> roll 1d7
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d7 and gets 3." [1d7=3]
[23:18] <Alicia> roll 1d6
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6 and gets 1." [1d6=1]
[23:18] <Alicia> roll 1d6
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6 and gets 6." [1d6=6]
[23:18] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1 -4 images
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1 -4 images and gets 5." [1d4=4]
03[23:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'Hound of the Hunt(30) 4 images>Pollyanna(26)>Alicia(25)>Amaryl(23)>Seira(18)>Demedais(16)>Marie(12)'
03[23:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'Hound of the Hunt(30) 4 images=Marie>Pollyanna(26)>Alicia(25)>Amaryl(23)>Seira(18)>Demedais(16)'
[23:19] <Kotono> Marie savages the images, as the Hound bites up at Seira in retort!
[23:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (-5 PA)
06[23:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (-5 PA) and gets 45." [1d20=12]
[23:19] <Kotono> roll 1d100 blur
06[23:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 blur and gets 29." [1d100=29]
[23:19] <Kotono> roll 2d6+50
06[23:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+50 and gets 58." [2d6=4, 4]
[23:20] <Kotono> It chomps right into Seira, doing serious damage to her legs with several small bites all over! AS moonlight gleams from it's mouth, the beast holds it's position for now! OOC: Polly
[23:20] <Kotono> Pollyanna fires again, mowing off shots quickly!
[23:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[23:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 29." [1d20=12]
[23:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[23:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 25." [1d20=8]
[23:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[23:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 17." [1d20=5]
01[23:20] <Seira> Seira's eyes narrow through the pain. That's one dead dog!
[23:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[23:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 20." [1d20=13]
[23:20] <Kotono> roll 1d5
06[23:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d5 and gets 4." [1d5=4]
[23:20] <Kotono> roll 1d4
06[23:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 and gets 3." [1d4=3]
[23:21] <Kotono> roll 1d3
06[23:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d3 and gets 3." [1d3=3]
[23:21] <Kotono> roll 1d2
06[23:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d2 and gets 2." [1d2=2]
03[23:21] * Kotono changes topic to 'Hound of the Hunt(30) 2 images=Marie>Pollyanna(26)>Alicia(25)>Amaryl(23)>Seira(18)>Demedais(16)'
[23:21] <Kotono> Arrows fly, reducing the images down further! OOC: Alicia.
[23:22] <Alicia> "The Moon's giving it power!" Alicia exclaims, feeling a bit stupid saying it since it's so obvious, but it'll help everyone understand her next move. "Snow rain, dance and swirl!" she calls, conjuring a massive snowstorm in the air above the clearing! None of the conjured ice touches the ground, but it blots out the sky above them, obscuring the moon from sight!
[23:23] <Kotono> OOC: You're using sleet storm to cover the sky?
[23:23] <Alicia> OOC: sleet storm centred 40 feet high directly above the dog.
[23:23] <Kotono> The clearing becomes darker as the moonlight is blocke dby a raging sleet storm above! The moonlight in the Hound's mouth fades away into a dim glow! OOC: Amaryl is up.
[23:24] <Kotono> Amaryl keeps her arrows flying rapidly!
[23:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 16." [1d20=7]
[23:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[23:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 10." [1d20=1]
[23:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 15." [1d20=6]
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 23." [1d20=14]
[23:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 22." [1d20=18]
[23:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 11." [1d20=7]
[23:24] <Kotono> roll 1d3
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d3 and gets 3." [1d3=3]
[23:24] <Kotono> roll 1d3
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d3 and gets 2." [1d3=2]
[23:24] <Kotono> roll 1d3
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d3 and gets 1." [1d3=1]
[23:25] <Kotono> Amaryl fires! The first arrows miss the Hound entirely, the third one finding the real one but not penetrating it's body! OOC: Seira.
01[23:26] <Seira> "Let's waste it, Lagann!" Seira calls out, waiting on her little buddy to strike the hound with his magical dagger before unleashing her own attacks.
[23:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[23:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 15." [1d20=7]
[23:26] <Kotono> roll 1d3
06[23:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d3 and gets 2." [1d3=2]
[23:26] <Kotono> OOC: Go Seira.
01[23:26] <Seira> OOC: 1d3?
[23:27] <Kotono> OOC: Nevermind, it didn't crack the AC anyway.
01[23:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
06[23:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 and gets 32." [1d20=10]
01[23:27] <Seira> roll 1d3
06[23:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d3 and gets 1." [1d3=1]
01[23:28] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
06[23:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 and gets 31." [1d20=14]
01[23:28] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
06[23:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 31." [1d20=15]
01[23:28] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
06[23:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 24." [1d20=8]
01[23:29] <Seira> roll 3d8+9+5d6
06[23:29] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+9+5d6 and gets 37." [3d8=3, 6, 1][5d6=4, 2, 5, 1, 6]
01[23:29] <Seira> roll 3d8+9+5d6
06[23:29] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+9+5d6 and gets 34." [3d8=7, 7, 3][5d6=1, 1, 1, 3, 2]
01[23:29] <Seira> roll 1d4+3+5d6
06[23:29] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4+3+5d6 and gets 28." [1d4=3][5d6=3, 4, 4, 6, 5]
[23:30] <Kotono> Seira claws, stabs and bites into the beast! She deals fair damage to it overall, several wounds in it's front that draw blood! Yet it still seems rabidly alive, resisting the wounds with considerable endurance! OOC: DEme-Deme.
06[23:31] * Demedais charges rabidly into the dog's flank, aiming to split it apart with one massive blow as the strength courses through him!
[23:31] <Kotono> OOC: It does get an AoO on you. You okay with that?
[23:32] <Demedais> OOC: Guess so. Prot. Devotion goes up this turn so it's got a chance of missing!
[23:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+26 (-5 PA, -6 moonlight)
06[23:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+26 (-5 PA, -6 moonlight) and gets 33." [1d20=7]
[23:33] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[23:33] <Demedais> OOC: 38!
[23:33] <Kotono> The beast snaps at Demedais quickly, but can't seem to muster enough power to strike as he charges in! OOC: Go Deme.
[23:36] <Demedais> roll 1d20+27 (+4 Divine Power +5 Strength buff +2 Haste +2 Charge +4 Law Dev -10 PA)
06[23:36] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+27 (+4 Divine Power +5 Strength buff +2 Haste +2 Charge +4 Law Dev -10 PA) and gets 37." [1d20=10]
[23:36] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[23:38] <Demedais> roll 2d6+39
06[23:38] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+39 and gets 48." [2d6=6, 3]
[23:39] <Kotono> Demedais charges in, stabbing the Hound right in the flank! He rips a wound in, his sword shifting as it changes to adapt to it's resistances! OOC: Hound is up.
[23:39] <Kotono> The hound howls again! Yet this time, nothing happens! It's remaining two images shift and dance, as it bites at Demedais!
[23:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+31 (-6 moonlight)
06[23:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+31 (-6 moonlight) and gets 37." [1d20=6]
[23:40] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[23:40] <Demedais> OOC: Still 38!
[23:40] <Kotono> Demedais has the Fifth Resort surge forward, deflecting the wolf's jaw away by thumping it right in the jawline! OOC - Marie?
[23:40] <Demedais> "Hi, doggy."
[23:41] <Alicia> Marie doesn't really need to do much at this point, but she turns corporeal so she can shoot arrows later if need be.
[23:41] <Kotono> Pollyanna keeps arrows firing and the pressure on from safely away!
[23:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[23:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[23:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 37." [1d20=20]
06[23:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 33." [1d20=16]
[23:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[23:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 23." [1d20=11]
[23:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[23:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 8." [1d20=1]
[23:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 crit?
06[23:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 crit? and gets 31." [1d20=14]
[23:42] <Kotono> roll 1d3
06[23:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d3 and gets 3." [1d3=3]
[23:42] <Kotono> roll 1d2
06[23:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d2 and gets 2." [1d2=2]
03[23:42] * Kotono changes topic to 'Hound of the Hunt(30)=Marie>Pollyanna(26)>Alicia(25)>Amaryl(23)>Seira(18)>Demedais(16)'
[23:42] <Kotono> Savage burning arrows fly, ripping away the last two images and leaving the Hound's defenses breeched! OOC: Alicia.
[23:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 knowledge devotion
06[23:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 knowledge devotion and gets 16." [1d20=6]
06[23:43] * Alicia finally enters melee, following after Demedais and hacking her flaming blade into the horrid dog's neck!
[23:44] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 -5 pa, charging, divine might
06[23:44] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 -5 pa, charging, divine might and gets 37." [1d20=15]
[23:44] <Kotono> OOC: Tumbling?
[23:44] <Alicia> OOC: yes
[23:44] <Kotono> OOC: Also hit.
[23:44] <Alicia> roll 1d8+32+1d6
06[23:44] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+32+1d6 and gets 40." [1d8=2][1d6=6]
[23:45] <Kotono> Sprinting in, Alicia stabs into the shoulder of the beast! Not quite the aimed goal, but still a solid, heavy wound to it! Amaryl follows up with her own rain of arrows!
[23:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[23:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 22." [1d20=13]
[23:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[23:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[23:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 17." [1d20=8]
[23:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[23:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 14." [1d20=5]
06[23:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 13." [1d20=4]
[23:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
06[23:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 6." [1d20=2]
[23:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
06[23:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 20." [1d20=16]
[23:45] <Kotono> Yet none land this time, many fired but none connecting! OOC: Seira.
01[23:46] <Seira> Even though her legs are in a pretty bad shape, all Seira can do is smile nastily as she prepares to avenge herself once more!
01[23:46] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
06[23:46] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 and gets 37." [1d20=15]
01[23:46] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
06[23:46] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 and gets 29." [1d20=12]
01[23:46] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
06[23:46] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 19." [1d20=3]
01[23:46] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
06[23:46] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 32." [1d20=16]
01[23:46] <Seira> roll 3d8+9+5d6
06[23:46] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+9+5d6 and gets 45." [3d8=8, 4, 8][5d6=1, 4, 5, 4, 2]
[23:46] <Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
01[23:46] <Seira> roll 1d6+3+5d6
06[23:46] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6+3+5d6 and gets 26." [1d6=4][5d6=4, 3, 2, 6, 4]
[23:47] <Kotono> Seira savages the flank of the hound, tearing and ripping into it's surrounded form, dealing more damage! OOC: Deme.
[23:48] <Demedais> "Cold iron blade, to soothe the feral heart... permanently." Demedais' eyes seem almost pure steel as he lays out a serious of complex strokes into the flesh of the beast, aiming to rip ribcage and sinews apart completely!
[23:49] <Demedais> roll 1d20+29 (+4 Divine Power +1 Strength buff +2 Haste +4 Law Dev -2 PA)
[23:49] <Demedais> roll 1d20+29 (+4 Divine Power +1 Strength buff +2 Haste +4 Law Dev -2 PA)
06[23:49] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+29 (+4 Divine Power +1 Strength buff +2 Haste +4 Law Dev -2 PA) and gets 43." [1d20=14]
06[23:49] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+29 (+4 Divine Power +1 Strength buff +2 Haste +4 Law Dev -2 PA) and gets 32." [1d20=3]
[23:49] <Demedais> roll 1d20+24 (+4 Divine Power +1 Strength buff +2 Haste +4 Law Dev -2 PA)
06[23:49] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+24 (+4 Divine Power +1 Strength buff +2 Haste +4 Law Dev -2 PA) and gets 35." [1d20=11]
[23:49] <Demedais> roll 1d20+19 (+4 Divine Power +1 Strength buff +2 Haste +4 Law Dev -2 PA)
06[23:49] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+19 (+4 Divine Power +1 Strength buff +2 Haste +4 Law Dev -2 PA) and gets 22." [1d20=3]
[23:49] <Demedais> roll 1d20+14 (+4 Divine Power +1 Strength buff +2 Haste +4 Law Dev -2 PA)
06[23:49] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+14 (+4 Divine Power +1 Strength buff +2 Haste +4 Law Dev -2 PA) and gets 30." [1d20=16]
[23:49] <Kotono> OOC: Four hits.
[23:50] <Demedais> roll 8d6+48+16
06[23:50] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 8d6+48+16 and gets 90." [8d6=4, 1, 4, 2, 6, 6, 2, 1]
[23:52] <Kotono> Demedais utterly tears into the Hound! It's flesh does not resist this blade, torn asunder from sinew to blood! The series of blows is voerwhelming, blood sent so high as to mix with the raging sleetstorm above! The wolf is mauled horribly, but snaps and survives, this time going for Alicia in desperation!
[23:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+31 (-6 moonlight)
06[23:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+31 (-6 moonlight) and gets 47." [1d20=16]
[23:52] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[23:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 7." [1d9=7]
[23:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+31 (-6 moonlight) cleave
06[23:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+31 (-6 moonlight) cleave and gets 34." [1d20=3]
[23:53] <Kotono> roll 1d8
06[23:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 and gets 7." [1d8=7]
[23:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+31 (-6 moonlight) cleave 2
06[23:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+31 (-6 moonlight) cleave 2 and gets 41." [1d20=10]
[23:53] <Kotono> roll 1d7
06[23:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d7 and gets 7." [1d7=7]
[23:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+31 (-6 moonlight) cleave 3
06[23:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+31 (-6 moonlight) cleave 3 and gets 41." [1d20=10]
[23:53] <Kotono> roll 1d6
06[23:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 and gets 1." [1d6=1]
[23:53] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[23:53] <Alicia> OOC: 34
[23:53] <Kotono> roll 2d6+25
06[23:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+25 and gets 32." [2d6=5, 2]
[23:53] <Kotono> This bite gets Alicia right on the hand! It's mauling and painful, but not nearly as bad as the bites before! OOC: Marie?
[23:54] <Alicia> Marie breaks out her cold iron arrows and fires into the melee! "I'll save you, Alicia!"
[23:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
06[23:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 29." [1d20=9]
[23:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
06[23:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 and gets 30." [1d20=15]
[23:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
06[23:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 and gets 13." [1d20=3]
[23:54] <Kotono> OOC: One hit.
[23:54] <Alicia> roll 1d4+3+1d6+1d4
06[23:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+3+1d6+1d4 and gets 10." [1d4=4][1d6=2][1d4=1]
[23:55] <Kotono> Marie fires again! The cold iron arrow burrows in well to the flank of the beast, doing a little more harm onto it's bear sized body! OOC: Polly's up.
[23:55] <Kotono> More arrows come in support!
[23:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[23:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[23:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 26." [1d20=9]
06[23:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 33." [1d20=16]
[23:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[23:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 13." [1d20=1]
[23:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[23:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 15." [1d20=8]
[23:55] <Kotono> roll 1d8+10+1d6
06[23:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+10+1d6 and gets 19." [1d8=8][1d6=1]
[23:55] <Kotono> The arrow slams in hard! It has trouble penetrating, but still manages a weak gash into it's side! OOC: Alicia.
06[23:56] * Alicia briefly shakes her hand and winces before tightening her grip around her blade and laying into the savage beast with a flurry of vicious slashes!
[23:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+27 divine might, 4th level arcane strike
06[23:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+27 divine might, 4th level arcane strike and gets 32." [1d20=5]
[23:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+27 divine might, 4th level arcane strike
06[23:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+27 divine might, 4th level arcane strike and gets 39." [1d20=12]
[23:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 divine might, 4th level arcane strike
06[23:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 divine might, 4th level arcane strike and gets 26." [1d20=4]
[23:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 divine might, 4th level arcane strike
06[23:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 divine might, 4th level arcane strike and gets 34." [1d20=12]
[23:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 divine might, 4th level arcane strike
06[23:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 divine might, 4th level arcane strike and gets 32." [1d20=15]
[23:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 divine might, 4th level arcane strike
06[23:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 divine might, 4th level arcane strike and gets 33." [1d20=16]
[23:57] <Kotono> OOC: All hit but the 26. Ow.
[23:57] <Alicia> roll 1d8+19+1d6
06[23:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+19+1d6 and gets 31." [1d8=8][1d6=4]
[23:57] <Alicia> roll 4d4
06[23:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 4d4 and gets 10." [4d4=2, 4, 3, 1]
[23:57] <Alicia> roll 1d8+19+1d6+4d4
06[23:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+19+1d6+4d4 and gets 37." [1d8=2][1d6=2][4d4=3, 4, 3, 4]
[23:57] <Alicia> roll 1d8+19+1d6+4d4
06[23:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+19+1d6+4d4 and gets 33." [1d8=2][1d6=1][4d4=4, 1, 3, 3]
[23:57] <Alicia> roll 1d8+19+1d6+4d4
06[23:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+19+1d6+4d4 and gets 34." [1d8=6][1d6=2][4d4=1, 4, 1, 1]
[23:57] <Alicia> roll 1d8+19+1d6+4d4
06[23:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+19+1d6+4d4 and gets 39." [1d8=8][1d6=5][4d4=1, 1, 2, 3]
[23:58] <Kotono> Alicia tears into the weakened beast, expanding on the savage wounds done by others! It's enough to rip it apart, it's body falling to the ground in burnt, torn hunks! It is so slain, the battle ending as the sleet storm rages above! OOC: Free act.
01[23:59] <Seira> "Wasn't this supposed to be the true hunt or some nonsense like that?" Seira calls out.
06[23:59] * Demedais nods, before looking around carefully, face still calm.
[23:59] <Alicia> It might be vanity, but Alicia did recently have all the scars on her body healed away, and has no desire to earn new ones. So she takes out her wand of cure light wounds and waves it over her wounded hand to heal the injury away.
[23:59] <Kotono> The clearing seems quiet otherwise...OOC: Spot?
[23:59] <Alicia> roll 1d8+1
06[23:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+1 and gets 5." [1d8=4]
Session Time: Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 2009
[00:00] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[00:00] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 31." [1d20=5]
01[00:00] <Seira> roll 1d20+11 sure
06[00:00] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+11 sure and gets 16." [1d20=5]
[00:00] <Kotono> "Got it!" Pollyanna trots up and brushes back her bangs. "Everyone okay?"
[00:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 Marie
06[00:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 Marie and gets 10." [1d20=4]
06[00:01] * Alicia flexes her hand. It still hurts a bit, but the flesh is mended enough for her purposes. "Well enough. Want any healing, Seira? Demedais?"
[00:01] <Demedais> "Looks like we're alone again. Let's get going and get to the town?" Demedais says, healing himself as he waits for responses.
01[00:02] <Seira> "Might as well," Seira agrees. "Once the spell ends in a few minutes, I'd be in pretty horrible shape."
06[00:02] * Alicia uses a couple of charges on Seira.
[00:02] <Demedais> roll 3d8+7 sacced Invis Purge
06[00:02] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 3d8+7 sacced Invis Purge and gets 23." [3d8=6, 3, 7]
[00:02] <Alicia> roll 2d8+2
06[00:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d8+2 and gets 14." [2d8=8, 4]
[00:03] <Alicia> "Pretty snow," Marie opines as she floats closer, glancing up. "Still, it's not much of a hunt to just throw dogs at the meat grinder like that, is it?"
[00:04] <Kotono> "Not really," Amaryl agrees, "But if these are just it's hounds and the true hunt is beginning, does that mean that it's going to get worse as we get closer?"
[00:04] <Demedais> "I don't care." Demedais shrugs. "Whatever he has, we'll aim to eliminate. All there is to it."
01[00:04] <Seira> "Their master must be a weakling that's all show," Seira says with a snort. "What an idiot."
01[00:04] <Seira> roll 2d8+10 more heals
06[00:04] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d8+10 more heals and gets 16." [2d8=5, 1]
[00:05] <Kotono> "We're probably not that lucky," Pollyanna looks to Seira there wearily. "Calling him an idiot is asking for us to underestimate someone dangerous."
[00:05] <Alicia> "One of these could tear apart a pack of Nessian Hell Hounds," Alicia comments, giving the corpse a nudge with her foot. "Their master is surely worse."
01[00:06] <Seira> "Maybe he's just really good at enchantment?"
06[00:06] * Demedais grumbles under his breath at this.
[00:06] <Alicia> "Anyway, lets keep moving? No sense lingering here," Alicia suggests, starting to move to the other side of the clearing.
06[00:07] * Demedais nods and follows, healing himself once more before the crossing is done.
[00:07] <Demedais> roll 3d8+7 MCfromE sacked.
06[00:07] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 3d8+7 MCfromE sacked. and gets 31." [3d8=8, 8, 8]
[00:08] <Kotono> Thus the party advances onward! They pass onto the path once more! It is lined by more pillars, leading onward! They walk for 10 minutes...when everything seems to stretch. The path, reality, time, space. Everything is morphic for a stomach churning moment! Then! (More)
[00:12] <Kotono> You stand at the end of a vast, incomprehensible forest. Behind you it stretches on forever, endlessly. But ahead of you, ahead of you! A city waits ahead, a city of tall towers and buildings. The buildings are of made of trees often, made of trees that tick-tock. A melody of tick-toccing can be heard, a maddening, enlightening sound like a chorus of blessed souls.  For each tree is riddled with mechanical component, as if Mechanus itself lived
[00:12] <Kotono> For each tree is riddled with mechanical component, as if Mechanus itself lived here. Gears and time, each tree-building a clock! The city is surrounded by a 10 foot high wall, a golden gate of wrought silver waiting to be opened to allow access in. Above, a noonday sun shines down in a black sky.
01[00:12] <Seira> "And we're here?" Seira says needlessly, surprised despite herself.
06[00:13] * Alicia shakes her head briefly at the nausea, before she starts walking towards the gate. "So, shall we find that Quasar, now?"
[00:13] <Kotono> "Quarut, wasn't it? It's supposed to be an Inevitable," Pollyanna starts tow alk towards the gate as well, rubbing the side of her head.
[00:14] <Demedais> "How interesting..." Demedias muses a bit happily. "Quarut, yes."
06[00:14] * Seira grimaces. "Inevitables are such a pain."
06[00:15] * Demedais heads toward the gate as well, looking for a gatekeeper.
[00:16] <Alicia> "Quarut, that," Alicia nods, shaking her head. "Knew it started with a Q..."
[00:16] <Alicia> "They are, aren't they?" Marie commiserates with Seira.
[00:17] <Kotono> The gate is locked with an ornate lock in the middle. It is in the shape of an hourglass, a mouth attached to it's mid-section, where the sand pours up and down endlessly. As Demedais and the party approaches, "Time...time shall run forever and yet run out ahead. Only the damned enter within, for there is no salvation or hope within this place. Here your time will run out. Those fools that enter, abandon all hope." Thereafter, the mouth fades i
[00:17] <Kotono>  Those fools that enter, abandon all hope." Thereafter, the mouth fades into nothing.
01[00:17] <Seira> "Creepy," Seira deadpans. "So do we break it down or what?"
06[00:18] * Demedais seems to sour a bit. "Wait, those guys run this place, too? Feh. Still, nothing ventured, nothing gained..." With this, Deme checks to see if the doors feel like they'll just swing open.
[00:18] <Kotono> The doors are securely fastened and locked. They won't open to a mere push, it'll take a fair effort or unlocking the gate.
01[00:18] <Seira> roll 1d20+23 search traps
06[00:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 search traps and gets 31." [1d20=8]
01[00:19] <Seira> "Any magic on the lock?" Seira asks, examining the mechanism.
01[00:19] <Seira> "Trapped, yes," she confirms, stepping back from the hourglass after pointing it out.
[00:20] <Alicia> Marie checks the door for magic!
06[00:20] * Demedais steps away at this, a slight shrug.
[00:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+9 spellcraft
06[00:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+9 spellcraft and gets 23." [1d20=14]
01[00:21] <Seira> roll 1d20+25 disable device once everyone's backed away
06[00:21] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 disable device once everyone's backed away and gets 39." [1d20=14]
[00:21] <Alicia> "Transmuatation magic," Marie supplies.
01[00:21] <Seira> "As expected."
[00:21] <Kotono> Seira fiddles with the lock! She can't quite get it, but she feels like she was close!
06[00:21] * Demedais makes sure everyone is 30ish feet away, as usual.
06[00:23] * Seira sighs and casts Heroism to have a better shot at this!
01[00:23] <Seira> roll 1d20+27 DD
06[00:23] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 DD and gets 34." [1d20=7]
[00:24] <Kotono> Seira fiddles with the lock! But her fingers and tools miswork, a misstep! The hourglass bursts abruptly, sand flying all around her! OOC: Ref save, Seira.
01[00:24] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
06[00:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 and gets 36." [1d20=13]
[00:25] <Kotono> Seira somehow dodges and ducks past the burst! The sands are all over for a moment, then everything seems to rewind! The sands flow backwards, teh hourglass unshattering!
[00:25] <Demedais> "Lame."
01[00:25] <Seira> "Hey, I'm trying!"
[00:25] <Kotono> "Careful!" Amaryl calls.
06[00:25] * Seira pauses. "You guys will fix me if I end up old and wrinkly-like, yes?"
[00:25] <Demedais> "No, I'm referring to how the trap reset itself."
[00:26] <Demedais> "... you're a dragon." Demedais mutters. "Doesn't that just give you even more power?"
01[00:26] <Seira> "I don't like the power that comes with wrinkles!" Seira states firmly, trying a third time.
01[00:26] <Seira> roll 1d20+27
06[00:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 and gets 30." [1d20=3]
[00:26] <Alicia> "I doubt we could," Marie replies. "That magic is, er... on the level of deities and artifacts."
[00:26] <Kotono> Seira tries again! But she fails again, the hourglass bursting once more! OOC: Ref.
01[00:26] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
06[00:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 and gets 35." [1d20=12]
[00:27] <Kotono> Seira again dodges like lighting! She barely avoids the sands but does so, everything reassembling a split second later!
[00:27] <Alicia> "Why don't you try knocking?" Alicia calls over.
[00:28] <Demedais> "I'm going to suggest, uh, finding a different route at this point." Demedais calls at this. "Like knocking or wall-climbing or something that doesn't involve silly regenerating hourglasses."
06[00:28] * Seira shrugs and tries that, ready to spring back at the first sign of trechery!

[Corwin]

[18:34] <Kotono> ---
[18:34] <Kotono> <Alicia> "I doubt we could," Marie replies. "That magic is, er... on the level of deities and artifacts."
[18:34] <Kotono> > Seira tries again! But she fails again, the hourglass bursting once more! OOC: Ref.
[18:34] <Kotono> <Seira> roll 1d20+23
[18:34] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 and gets 35." [1d20=12]
[18:34] <Kotono> > Seira again dodges like lighting! She barely avoids the sands but does so, everything reassembling a split second later!
[18:34] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Why don't you try knocking?" Alicia calls over.
[18:34] <Kotono> <Demedais> "I'm going to suggest, uh, finding a different route at this point." Demedais calls at this. "Like knocking or wall-climbing or something that doesn't involve silly regenerating hourglasses."
[18:35] <Kotono> * Seira shrugs and tries that, ready to spring back at the first sign of trechery!
[18:35] <Kotono> OOC: Do you mean the spell knock or knocking on the door, Seira?
01[18:35] <Seira> OOC: Knocking on the door.
[18:36] <Kotono> Seira knocks on the gate! Nothing immediately happens on that knock.
01[18:36] <Seira> "I do have the knock spell," Seira muses, stepping back, "but maybe we should just go over the wall."
[18:37] <Demedais> "If it seems advisable." Demedais shrugs.
[18:38] <Alicia> "Knock won't remove the trap, anyway," Alicia agrees. "But on the other hand, why make an invincible door if anyone can just climb over it?"
[18:38] <Kotono> "Maybe there's another trap if you try and climb up?" Amaryl speaks up, "Or some other catch?"
01[18:38] <Seira> "Or most people wouldn't even detect the trap and would see no reason in avoiding the door?"
06[18:38] * Demedais steps back and looks up and around the wall a bit at this, looking for anything off.
06[18:39] * Alicia examines the wall to see how easy it would be to climb.
[18:39] <Kotono> The wall is made of fieldstone and is smooth. It's possible to climb but not easy.
06[18:39] * Seira flies up a few feet to examine the top of the wall for any traps, about forty feet to the right of the gate.
01[18:40] <Seira> roll 1d20+25 search
[18:40] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+25 search --> [ 1d20=12 ]{37}
06[18:41] * Seira gets back down to the ground, and sees if her condition improves.
[18:41] <Demedais> "Uh. Seira, please come down. Thank you." Demedais says, startled. "We aren't going over, I don't think."
[18:42] <Alicia> "Agreed," Alicia says in some alarm at her appearance.
01[18:42] <Seira> "Is something wrong?"
[18:43] <Kotono> "You looked wrong. Really wrong, like...you were skipping a few steps or something. Flickering lik ea candle," Pollyanna crosses her arms.
[18:43] <Demedais> "I saw everything... just sort of skip around you." Demedais nods. "Consider me quite wary over what that might have been."
[18:43] <Alicia> "It looked ominous," Marie agrees.
01[18:44] <Seira> "Alright. So I have a Knock scroll. How about getting it to open the door, and then getting past once the dust reassembles back in the hourglass?"
[18:44] <Demedais> "Sounds optimal, yes." Demedais nods slightly.
[18:45] <Alicia> "Worth a shot," Alicia agrees, standing back.
06[18:45] * Seira gets the scroll and gains some distance from the gate, waiting on the others to do the same, before using it!
06[18:46] * Demedais makes sure everyone's a fair bit away from both the gate and Seira here.
01[18:46] <Seira> Since the spell works from over a hundred feet, that's where Seira decides to cast it.
[18:47] <Kotono> Seira casts knock! The gate opens smoothly, parting right down the middle. Ahead is a cobblestone road, polished to a mirror shine. Each stone is perfect and smooth, a hundred-thousand little stones providing the way ahead. Twenty feet past the gate the city begins proper, with the paths heading to the right and left as well as forward.
01[18:48] <Seira> "Marie, want to investigate it together?" she proposes. "I need to ration the magic-detecting spells, so your help would be welcome."
[18:49] <Demedais> "Going to suggest we move ahead slowly, weapons in front of us. If there's any more areas of time skipping, we can find them by the motions of our weapons, perhaps?" Demedais proposes.
[18:49] <Alicia> "We should probably all stick together," Alicia puts in, starting towards the now open gate. Marie just shrugs to Seira before following Alicia.
[18:51] <Kotono> As the party passes through the gate and into the city, a deep sound comes from far within. It is the sound of a horn being blown. It echos several times around everyone.
06[18:51] * Demedais listens to try and pin down the direction of the horn.
[18:51] <Kotono> OOC: LIsten check.
01[18:51] <Seira> "This must be the sign for everyone to attack us," Seira says cheerfully, weapon drawn.
[18:51] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
[18:52] <Rei-chan> Demedais rolled : 1d20+26 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{39}
[18:52] <Alicia> "Maybe they'll throw us a party to welcome us?" Marie suggests hopefully, staying incorporeal while Alicia draws Hell Striker.
[18:52] <Demedais> "Same horn as the hunter dude's horn. And... it's ahead of us, a long ways away."
[18:54] <Alicia> "Let's see if we can find the Museum of Eternity before running into him?" Alicia offers, looking for any signs as they enter the city.
[18:55] <Demedais> "Sounds optimal." Demedais says, looking around for signposts or something that could give them a lead.
[18:55] <Kotono> The party advances on. Here the tree-clock-buildings start. A small tree has been crafted into a signpost of sorts. According to it, the path you are starting to walk on is Old Time's Drive. The path to the right is Remembered Regrets Lane, and to the left is Doorway to Tomorrow Road.
[18:56] <Alicia> "Any preferences?" Alicia asks the group, instinctively edging to the left.
01[18:56] <Seira> "I'm good with tomorrow and leaving any regrets where they belong."
[18:57] <Demedais> "This is... odd." Demedais murmurs, looking both right and left. "None of these sound like a road a Museum of Eternity would be on. I'm willing to try any of these, though guts says the only one that won't have time distortion is the right."
[18:57] <Demedais> "It may have other traps, though." he amends.
[18:58] <Alicia> "Doorway to Tomorrow it is," Alicia starts heading to the left.
06[18:58] * Seira agrees, but stays near Amaryl.
[18:59] <Kotono> "Let's just choose one. WE can always try another path at worst," Amaryl keeps to Seira as well as the party walks along! (More)
[18:59] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:59] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=97 ]{97}
[18:59] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:59] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=70 ]{70}
[19:04] <Kotono> The street goes a ways, 5 minutes spent walking it and getting a depth to it. It continues to a curve to the north-northwest at that point, a sign calling the way past that 'Silver Minutes Pathway'. There are two trees with obvious ways in that you pass. One is a big, vast oak with doors built in. Amid the steady tick-tock all around, you can hear moving water, muffled and faraway, near it. Emblazoned above the doors is 'Arbatorium'. Another is
[19:04] <Kotono> near it. Emblazoned above the doors is 'Arbatorium'. Another is a short, stumpy little tree a ways past this. It has a single door and no identifying marks of note.
06[19:06] * Demedais looks down Silver Minutes Pathway to see if he can spot anything of note.
[19:06] <Alicia> The only places Alicia cares about are the Museum of Eternity and Of the New World. Therefore she's got no real reason to stop and investigate these buildings.
[19:06] <Kotono> OOC: Make a spot check, Deme?
[19:07] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
[19:07] <Rei-chan> Demedais rolled : 1d20+26 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{41}
[19:08] <Demedais> "There's a junction ahead on Silver Minutes Pathway. Continue on our road or check that out?"
[19:08] <Kotono> "So strange. Trees and moving metal objects married together...It's so far from right that it makes my skin crawl," Amaryl shakes her head now, a look of faint nausea passing over her face.
01[19:09] <Seira> "The word creepy was invented for places like this," Seira agrees.
[19:09] <Alicia> "Lets just keep going for now?" Alicia suggests, not really finding the place that unsettling. She's seen vastly worse.
[19:10] <Kotono> "Still, I wonder," Pollyanna looks about here and there, "I never dreamed I'd come to anyplace like this."
[19:10] <Kotono> "I wonder what lies in all these buildings. Horrors, certainly, but..."
[19:10] <Alicia> "More likely just distractions," Alicia surmises. "More places to divert our attention from our true goal."
06[19:11] * Demedais shrugs, obviously actually interested in the place but not enough so to go wandering around. "Let's keep going, yes."
[19:13] <Kotono> On the next path the party walks! There's one tree of note as they continue on this path - A twisted tree that goes round and round itself like a pretzel. It's leaves wrap around it's body like a mantle of green. A stairway is built in, going up twenty feet before ending at a door that leads inside. Ahead is the juncture Demedais saw, going towards the east, and the Silver Minute Path continuing north.
[19:14] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
[19:14] <Rei-chan> Demedais rolled : 1d20+26 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{32}
06[19:16] * Demedais turns and peers down the juncture road toward the sound.
[19:19] <Kotono> Peering ahead, Demedais takes a gander around the juncture! He doesn't see anything of note down the path - jus tanother road on a glance.
[19:19] <Demedais> "Something's coming this way. Cart and something pulling it, but it's... not horses." Demedais shakes his head. "The rhythm's off."
06[19:21] * Alicia turns to look the way Demedais is looking. "Should we wait for it?" she asks.
01[19:21] <Seira> "Or we could take another route," Seira proposes.
[19:22] <Kotono> It's another road. There isn't much of note on a glance down it.
[19:22] <Demedais> "We don't know whether or not it's hostile... we could take the chance? Perhaps it'd know where we need to go." Demedais muses, before shrugging. "All told, I'd prefer avoiding confrontation here if we can manage it."
[19:23] <Alicia> "Let's keep going, then," Alicia starts down the road Demedais wasn't looking at.
06[19:23] * Demedais nods and follows.
[19:25] <Kotono> As the party talks, there is another horn blast! This one is much closer, making the entire world quiver with the sound! Further, there is that feeling again! A horrible, horrible feeling! A WRONG feeling! Day dies in that instant, night reigning in the sky above with a vast glowing moon! In that moonlight, there is now something to be seen down the path! 100 feet away, there are Four Hounds of the Hunt! They are all wearing harnesses made of a
[19:25] <Kotono>  They are all wearing harnesses made of a shining, heavy metal, connecting them to a huge chariot! On it stands a single defiant being, the same being seen once before in illusion with the first Hound. In the silver moonlight, he points ahead at the party!
[19:26] <Kotono> "FOUR?!" Amaryl sputters in utter, abject terror, staring at that moment.
06[19:27] * Seira doesn't waste time on empty threats, beginning to cast at once!
[19:27] <Kotono> OOC: If you guys are going offensive, we'll just slide right into initiative then.
06[19:28] * Alicia is likewise quick to action. "Amaryl, stay back," she warns. "Marie, protect Demedais so he can draw their attention."
[19:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 A
[19:28] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+7 A --> [ 1d20=11 ]{18}
01[19:28] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
[19:28] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{15}
[19:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
[19:28] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+7 M --> [ 1d20=13 ]{20}
[19:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Polly
[19:28] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+7 Polly --> [ 1d20=11 ]{18}
[19:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Amaryl
[19:28] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+6 Amaryl --> [ 1d20=6 ]{12}
06[19:28] * Demedais grimaces. "Aim for him if you can..." he mutters. "With him down, we hope the hounds lose power."
[19:28] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1
[19:28] <Rei-chan> Demedais rolled : 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{4}
[19:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Hounds pulling chariot
[19:28] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+15 Hounds pulling chariot --> [ 1d20=3 ]{18}
[19:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Lord of the Hunt
[19:28] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+15 Lord of the Hunt --> [ 1d20=16 ]{31}
03[19:30] * Kotono changes topic to 'Master of the Hunt(31)>Marie(20)>Pollyanna=Alicia=Chariot Hounds(18)>Seira(15)>Amaryl(12)>Demedais(4)'
[19:33] <Kotono> Drawing a bow out, the Master of the Hunt lets fly a single arrow! "Let the hunt begin again!" he calls! Under the moonlight, it grows to the size of a thrown spear, a massive shot aimed right at Pollyanan!
[19:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+36
[19:33] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+36 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{38}
[19:33] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:33] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=96 ]{96}
[19:34] <Kotono> roll 2d6+17+20
[19:34] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 2d6+17+20 --> [ 2d6=7 ]{44}
[19:35] <Kotono> The arrow-spear flies true! Pollyanna takes it right in the right shoulder, staggering back as it goes straight through her! She buckles at that, face screwing into a look of contained pain!  OOC: Marie.
[19:37] <Alicia> Marie hovers near Demedais and creates an illusion of an iron-wrought fence springing up in the path fifty feet from the party between them and the hounds, and twenty feet high.
[19:39] <Kotono> So the iron fence appears! The Hounds do nothing immediately, as Pollyanna retorts with her own bow shots, arcing them above the newly materilized iron fence!
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[19:39] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+17 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{23}
[19:39] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+17 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{24}
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[19:39] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{28}
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[19:39] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{11}
[19:39] <Kotono> The arrows fly long, but the Master of the Hunt seems to have nothing but contempt for them as they sail around him! OOC - Seira.
[19:40] <Kotono> OOC: Strike.
[19:40] <Kotono> The arrows fly long, but the Master of the Hunt seems to have nothing but contempt for them as they sail around him! OOC - Alicia?
[19:40] <Alicia> "Storm of snow, cloud the sky!" Alicia calls, conjuring a massive snowstorm in the sky above to blot out Selune's radiance!
[19:41] <Alicia> She also channels an enervation into Hell Striker.
[19:41] <Kotono> OOC: Where are you positioning the ice storm?
[19:42] <Alicia> OOC: in a spot where it can blot out the moon without interfering with people on the ground.
[19:42] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[19:42] <Kotono> Alicia summons a sleet storm above! It blocks outthe moon's light, making everything here much darker, dim on the border of being unable to see for those without magical eyes! OOC: Seira?
06[19:45] * Seira gains some altitude to maintain the illusion of the fence, advancing to get into range by calling upon Waukeen's gift, only to call upon the strongest fire spell in her possession in the end!
01[19:45] <Seira> roll 18d6 boosted cone of fire
[19:45] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 18d6 boosted cone of fire --> [ 18d6=59 ]{59}
[19:45] <Kotono> OOC: How high up are you going, Seira?
01[19:46] <Seira> OOC: Just a few feet for show
[19:46] <Kotono> OOC: Well, if the fence is 20ft tall, how is that going to maintain the illusion of it?
06[19:47] * Seira will get to the fence and gesture through a gap in it!
[19:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 hounds saving as one
[19:48] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+23 hounds saving as one --> [ 1d20=11 ]{34}
[19:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 master
[19:49] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+24 master --> [ 1d20=17 ]{41}
[19:50] <Kotono> The cone of fire erupts through the illusionary fence gaps! It engulfs the hounds and Master of the Hunt, burning all of them! The Master of the Hunt seems resistant, only mildly burned by it! The Hounds simply soak it up, snapping defiance! OOC: Amaryl.
[19:55] <Kotono> Amaryl meanwhile holds the pendant that rests against her throat! "Please, shadows...!" she calls!
[19:55] <Kotono> roll 1d3
[19:55] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d3 --> [ 1d3=2 ]{2}
03[19:56] * Kotono changes topic to 'Master of the Hunt(31)>Marie(20)>Pollyanna=Alicia=Chariot Hounds(18)>Seira(15)>Amaryl(12)=Shadow Celestial Riding Dogs>Demedais(4)'
[19:56] <Kotono> A pair of golden riding dogs spring up 30 feet ahead of the party, at the ready and snapping! OOC: Deme.
[19:59] <Demedais> "Worth a shot, I guess..." Demedais mutters, before gesturing at the hounds and their master! "Bow your unruly heads to order's regime!"
[20:00] <Kotono> OOC: They aren't chaotic outsiders, but they are chaotic. Roll your damage and what's your save DC?
[20:02] <Demedais> OOC: DC 17? +3 Wis +4 spell level, 10 base.
[20:02] <Demedais> roll 4d8
[20:02] <Rei-chan> Demedais rolled : 4d8 --> [ 4d8=21 ]{21}
[20:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 will hounds
[20:02] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+16 will hounds --> [ 1d20=20 ]{36}
[20:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 lord
[20:02] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+20 lord --> [ 1d20=4 ]{24}
[20:03] <Kotono> A cube of magic law encases all of them, rocking all four hounds and the Master of the Hunt! He staggers a little back and forth from it, but resists being outright dazed by the powerful energies! OOC: Lord of the Hunt is up. Also, Hounds are taking their held action.
[20:04] <Kotono> The Hounds of the Hunt howl up mournfully at the hidden moon! The Lord of the Hunt readies more arrows, even as his chariot is turned away and starts to flee! (More after attack rolls)
[20:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 (-6 moonlight) arrow 1 Seira
[20:04] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+30 (-6 moonlight) arrow 1 Seira --> [ 1d20=14 ]{44}
[20:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 arrow 2 Amaryl
[20:05] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+25 arrow 2 Amaryl --> [ 1d20=2 ]{27}
[20:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 arrow 3 Deme
[20:05] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+20 arrow 3 Deme --> [ 1d20=17 ]{37}
[20:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 arrow 4 Deme
[20:05] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+15 arrow 4 Deme --> [ 1d20=18 ]{33}
[20:05] <Kotono> OOC: Acs?
01[20:05] <Seira> OOC: Not that
[20:05] <Demedais> OOC: 33 since I didn't end up moving up with Seira.
[20:06] <Kotono> roll 2d6+17 Seira
[20:06] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 2d6+17 Seira --> [ 2d6=5 ]{22}
[20:06] <Alicia> OOC: +2 from Marie, remember
[20:06] <Kotono> roll 2d6+17 Amaryl
[20:06] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 2d6+17 Amaryl --> [ 2d6=7 ]{24}
[20:06] <Demedais> OOC: ...Right, so 35.
[20:06] <Kotono> roll 2d6+17 Deme that saved you an arrow
[20:06] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 2d6+17 Deme that saved you an arrow --> [ 2d6=5 ]{22}
[20:09] <Kotono> More arrows fly, this time only arrow sized! Amid the storm of them, Seira, Demedais and Amaryl are all hit! Thereafter, the hounds run with remarkable speed down and down the street, pulling the chariot! They move down 180 feet, down faraway and near the end of this street. You can glimpse there's a path south and continuing east there as well, though he's only at the juncture and hasn't made any choice yet. OOC: Marie?
03[20:09] * Kotono changes topic to 'Master of the Hunt(31)=Hounds>Marie(20)>Pollyanna=Alicia>Seira(15)>Amaryl(12)=Shadow Celestial Riding Dogs>Demedais(4)'
[20:10] <Demedais> "Wait, we're hunting him?" Demedais mutters. "This just got demented."
[20:10] <Alicia> At Marie's command another illusion springs up, a second wrought iron fence appearing just ten feet ahead of the fleeing hounds, cutting off their retreat! "He has no pride as a hunter!"
01[20:11] <Seira> "Losers like him should just die!" Seira agrees, readying another spell.
[20:11] <Kotono> The fence so appears at Marie's command! OOC: Polly and Alicia are up. Go ahead and go first, Alicia?
[20:12] <Alicia> "From prying eyes, I am concealed," Alicia mutters, vanishing promptly from sight before she moves forty feet ahead, after their quarry.
[20:14] <Kotono> Alicia is now only 240 feet away from the chariot and rider! Pollyanna holds her shot for now, "I can't get a good shot from that far," she says, "He probably knows this city better than us. Is he going to come around and ambush us again?" OOC: Polly's holding, doens't have much of a shot from here. Seira?
06[20:15] * Seira covers the fleeing group with Cloudkill, before closing the distance by sixty feet more. With the cloud in the way, the so-called hunter or his dogs would not be able to see that she moved through the fence and not over it, anyway.
01[20:15] <Seira> OOC: I was 50ft away, so now I'm 170ft from them?
01[20:16] <Seira> OOC: Fort DC24
01[20:16] <Seira> roll 1d4
[20:16] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d4 --> [ 1d4=3 ]{3}
[20:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 hounds
[20:17] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+24 hounds --> [ 1d20=8 ]{32}
[20:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 Master
[20:17] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+24 Master --> [ 1d20=19 ]{43}
[20:35] <Kotono> The misty cloudkill settles over the hunter and his hounds as summoned! Meanwhile, Amaryl directs the shadow dogs to follow along with Seira! OOC - Deme?
06[20:38] * Demedais steps forward quickly, before creating a wall of boiling water right on top of the hounds, also set to bar their path!
[20:38] <Kotono> OOC: Which path? Continuing on or the fork to the south?
[20:39] <Demedais> OOC: It's 320 feet long, I was kinda presuming I could cross both.
[20:39] <Kotono> OOC: Oh, okay, that works. Roll fire damage?
[20:40] <Demedais> roll 2d6+16 on top of doggies
[20:40] <Rei-chan> Demedais rolled : 2d6+16 on top of doggies --> [ 2d6=6 ]{22}
[20:40] <Demedais> OOC: I presume the master's within 10 feet?
[20:41] <Kotono> OOC: Yeah.
[20:41] <Demedais> roll 2d4 burn, master, burn.
[20:41] <Rei-chan> Demedais rolled : 2d4 burn, master, burn. --> [ 2d4=5 ]{5}
[20:44] <Kotono> The wall of boiling water spreads out, blocking both paths even more! The fire licks at the dogs and their master! From the cloud kill they come 20 feet out of it, emerging from it! A second later, more painful archery comes flying!
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+36 Seira
[20:45] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+36 Seira --> [ 1d20=4 ]{40}
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+31 Alicia
[20:45] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+31 Alicia --> [ 1d20=4 ]{35}
[20:45] <Alicia> OOC: I'm invis, if it matters
[20:46] <Alicia> OOC: nondetection and all that, too
01[20:46] <Seira> OOC: AC, still not that
[20:46] <Kotono> OOC: Also moment, forgot to adjust attack rolls.
[20:46] <Kotono> OOC: 34 on Seira's roll. Second one will just be rerolled due to invalid target.
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 Deme
[20:47] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+25 Deme --> [ 1d20=18 ]{43}
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Polly
[20:47] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+20 Polly --> [ 1d20=15 ]{35}
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Amaryl
[20:47] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+15 Amaryl --> [ 1d20=1 ]{16}
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 2d6+17 Seira
[20:47] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 2d6+17 Seira --> [ 2d6=6 ]{23}
[20:48] <Kotono> roll 1d100 20% miss for Polly
[20:48] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 0% miss for Polly --> [ 1d100=72 ]{72}
[20:48] <Kotono> roll 2d6+17 Polly
[20:48] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 2d6+17 Polly --> [ 2d6=6 ]{23}
[20:48] <Kotono> roll 2d6+17 Deme
[20:48] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 2d6+17 Deme --> [ 2d6=2 ]{19}
[20:49] <Kotono> Licked by flame and sickened by cloudkill, the chariot and riders nonetheless emerge out and arrows go aflying! More wounds are inflicted all over, a deadly hail taking a toll on each of them! OOC: Marie?
[20:50] <Alicia> Marie can't really do too much in this situation, and doesn't want to expose herself to fire, so she just hovers protectively near Demedais.
[20:51] <Kotono> Pollyanna staggers again, another arrow in her! She holds to her stomach, "We're being picked apart!" she says, advancing, "Demedais, are we going to stand and fight?"
[20:52] <Demedais> "Alicia, we're relying on you-..." Demedais pauses his muttering, before yelling. "Seira! Everyone! Pull back some!"
[20:52] <Kotono> At that, Pollyanna runs straight back, going to take cover behind one of the trees!
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 hide in case it matters, and you're up Alicia.
[20:53] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+14 hide in case it matters, and you're up Alicia. --> [ 1d20=7 ]{21}
[20:53] <Alicia> The distance sorely limits Alicia's options so she settles for running towards her foes, ending up 60 feet from them.
[20:53] <Kotono> Thus Alicia comes closer under the cover of magical invisibility! OOC:Seira?
01[20:54] <Seira> "Yeah sure," Seira responds to Demedais, calling upon greater invisibility herself and moving in for the kill.
[20:55] <Demedais> "Right. Amaryl, move back! I'll buy time for your retreats!" Demedais calls, a slight smile on his face.
[20:55] <Kotono> Amaryl grimces and does the same, going to take cover on the other side of the street for now! OOC: Rolling hide for her in case it matters.
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[20:55] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+20 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{21}
[20:56] <Kotono> Amaryl's shadow dogs meanwhile continue to advance, running swiftly and coming much closer! OOC: Deme?
06[21:03] * Demedais moves back very slightly, staying within Marie's protective circle as he braces himself, his boots kicking in! OOC: +6 AC for 41, hopefully that and distance from him save me.
[21:07] <Kotono> The Master of the Hunt looks over the view! His eyes narrow on the one target left to him, noble Demedais! Drawing his arrows carefully, a storm of them come flying!
[21:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 (-6 moonlight, -2 range)
[21:07] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+28 (-6 moonlight, -2 range) --> [ 1d20=5 ]{33}
[21:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 (-6 moonlight, -2 range)
[21:07] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+23 (-6 moonlight, -2 range) --> [ 1d20=7 ]{30}
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (-6 moonlight, -2 range)
[21:08] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+18 (-6 moonlight, -2 range) --> [ 1d20=3 ]{21}
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 (-6 moonlight, -2 range)
[21:08] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+13 (-6 moonlight, -2 range) --> [ 1d20=6 ]{19}
[21:09] <Kotono> Defending himself as fast as he can, Demedais manages to deflect and shield himself from thes torm of arrows this time! Not a single hit lands! The hounds meanwhile stay on guard...OOC: Holding. Marie?
[21:09] <Alicia> OOC: going total defence herself and protecting Deme, sure
[21:09] <Demedais> "Marie, if you can follow me back..." Demedais whispers.
[21:10] <Alicia> "Sure, I'll stay close," the eladrin promises.
[21:10] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Polly continues to hide fast for now. Alicia?
06[21:12] * Alicia casts Fly and then takes to the air, stopping just above and to the side of the Lord of the Hunt, soundless as she hovers while poised to strike...
[21:13] <Kotono> OOC: Right. Seira?
06[21:14] * Seira gets within thirty feet and launches a trio of fiery rays at the unsuspecting hunter!
01[21:14] <Seira> roll 1d20+17 ranged touch
01[21:14] <Seira> roll 1d20+17 ranged touch
01[21:14] <Seira> roll 1d20+17 ranged touch
[21:14] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+17 ranged touch --> [ 1d20=5 ]{22}
[21:14] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+17 ranged touch --> [ 1d20=13 ]{30}
[21:14] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+17 ranged touch --> [ 1d20=15 ]{32}
[21:14] <Kotono> OOC: They all hit.Roll damage?
01[21:15] <Seira> roll 12d6+15d6 fire+sa
[21:15] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 12d6+15d6 fire+sa --> [ 12d6=46 15d6=42 ]{88}
[21:16] <Kotono> So firing, Seira finds the fiery part doesn't work so well! Each ray has trouble burning him, but the sneaky attack and precision does leave and impact despite the flames not doing much direct damage! OOC: Amaryl.
[21:17] <Kotono> Amaryl continues to hide carefully for now! OOC: Deme?
06[21:18] * Demedais witnesses the blaze of fire! "Oh no. They did not retreat like I requested. How completely... unsurprising." Demedais mutters with a half grin, holding his position! OOC: Maintaining current state; haste/total defence.
[21:19] <Kotono> OOC: Okay, master of the hunt is up!
[21:19] <Kotono> The master of the hunt goes to draw his bow smoothly...OOC: Alicia, you can AoO if you like.
[21:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+2 knowledge devotion
[21:19] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+2 knowledge devotion --> [ 1d20=20 ]{22}
06[21:22] * Alicia lashes out with her blade to hook through his quiver and cut it from him, flicking it away and depriving him of his arrows even as he reaches for the first one!
[21:26] <Alicia> OOC: disarming bow, not quiver
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+31
[21:26] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+31 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{50}
[21:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 (-6 moonlight, +4 size, -4 ranged weapon)
[21:26] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+30 (-6 moonlight, +4 size, -4 ranged weapon) --> [ 1d20=1 ]{31}
[21:28] <Kotono> With that quick motion, Alicia sends his bow to the ground of the chariot and away! No arrows come flying! The Lord of the Hunt turns to Alicia's direction, his hand son the haft of a halberd on his back. "Impudent prey!" OOC: Hounds are holding a little more. Marie?
[21:29] <Alicia> "Looks like they're on him, now!" Marie cheers, hurling her last set of magic missiles for the day at the lord to show her support!
[21:29] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
[21:29] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 5d4+5 --> [ 5d4=12 ]{17}
[21:30] <Kotono> The magic missiles fly, slamming hard into the shoulder of the Lord of the Hunt! It does a little mroe damage to him, but hardly even draws his attention! OOC: Polly's continuing to hide and wait as instructed. Alicia?
[21:31] <Alicia> "Idiot, we were never prey!" Alicia tells him as she drops a rain of steel on the Lord of the Hunt, quickly flitting five foot to the right as she concludes her attacks to mislead his reprisal.
[21:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 raging, bracers, divine might, flying, invis, 1 5th and 3 2nd and 2 1st level slots arcane strike. Oh and he's flat footed.
[21:32] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+33 raging, bracers, divine might, flying, invis, 1 5th and 3 2nd and 2 1st level slots arcane strike. Oh and he's flat footed. --> [ 1d20=7 ]{40}
[21:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 raging, bracers, divine might, flying, invis, 1 5th and 3 2nd and 2 1st level slots arcane strike. Oh and he's flat footed.
[21:32] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+33 raging, bracers, divine might, flying, invis, 1 5th and 3 2nd and 2 1st level slots arcane strike. Oh and he's flat footed. --> [ 1d20=1 ]{34}
[21:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+33 raging, bracers, divine might, flying, invis, 1 5th and 3 2nd and 2 1st level slots arcane strike. Oh and he's flat footed.
[21:32] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+33 raging, bracers, divine might, flying, invis, 1 5th and 3 2nd and 2 1st level slots arcane strike. Oh and he's flat footed. --> [ 1d20=2 ]{35}
[21:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 raging, bracers, divine might, flying, invis, 1 5th and 3 2nd and 2 1st level slots arcane strike. Oh and he's flat footed.
[21:32] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+28 raging, bracers, divine might, flying, invis, 1 5th and 3 2nd and 2 1st level slots arcane strike. Oh and he's flat footed. --> [ 1d20=5 ]{33}
[21:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 raging, bracers, divine might, flying, invis, 1 5th and 3 2nd and 2 1st level slots arcane strike. Oh and he's flat footed.
[21:32] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+28 raging, bracers, divine might, flying, invis, 1 5th and 3 2nd and 2 1st level slots arcane strike. Oh and he's flat footed. --> [ 1d20=10 ]{38}
[21:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 raging, bracers, divine might, flying, invis, 1 5th and 3 2nd and 2 1st level slots arcane strike. Oh and he's flat footed.
[21:32] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+23 raging, bracers, divine might, flying, invis, 1 5th and 3 2nd and 2 1st level slots arcane strike. Oh and he's flat footed. --> [ 1d20=8 ]{31}
[21:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 raging, bracers, divine might, flying, invis, 1 5th and 3 2nd and 2 1st level slots arcane strike. Oh and he's flat footed.
[21:32] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+23 raging, bracers, divine might, flying, invis, 1 5th and 3 2nd and 2 1st level slots arcane strike. Oh and he's flat footed. --> [ 1d20=9 ]{32}
[21:34] <Kotono> OOC: All but the 1 hit.
[21:34] <Kotono> OOC: Roll 1 at a time and hack off 15 form each roll.
[21:34] <Alicia> roll 1d8+19+13d4-15
[21:34] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d8+19+13d4-15 --> [ 1d8=8 13d4=33 ]{45}
[21:34] <Alicia> roll 1d8+19+13d4-15
[21:34] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d8+19+13d4-15 --> [ 1d8=5 13d4=30 ]{39}
[21:34] <Alicia> roll 1d8+19+13d4-15
[21:34] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d8+19+13d4-15 --> [ 1d8=2 13d4=30 ]{36}
[21:34] <Alicia> roll 1d8+19+13d4-15
[21:34] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d8+19+13d4-15 --> [ 1d8=7 13d4=34 ]{45}
[21:34] <Alicia> roll 1d8+19+13d4-15
[21:34] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d8+19+13d4-15 --> [ 1d8=4 13d4=35 ]{43}
[21:34] <Alicia> roll 1d8+19+13d4-15
[21:34] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d8+19+13d4-15 --> [ 1d8=2 13d4=36 ]{42}
[21:34] <Kotono> roll 45+39+36+45+43+42
[21:35] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 45+39+36+45+43+42 --> {250}
[21:36] <Kotono> The Master of the Hunt is maimed viciously! Alicia tears into him, finding his flesh incredibly resiliant to Hell Striker! However, even that falls by the wayside, tearing and ripping and maiming! Despite deep, many wounds, the Lord of the Hunt yet lives! He turns to his hounds, who...OOC: Hounds are taking their held action now.
[21:37] <Alicia> roll 1d4 negative levels
[21:37] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d4 negative levels --> [ 1d4=3 ]{3}
[21:39] <Kotono> Even as negative energy wracks the Lord of the Hunt, his hounds spring into action! They charge forward, dragging the chariot along! They go at a feverish pitch, racing past Seira! OOC: Seira, you can take an AoO if you want as he passes, before the rest of this resolves.
[21:39] <Alicia> OOC: I get an AoO, too!
[21:39] <Kotono> OOC: Go for it as well if you like.
06[21:39] * Seira is more than happy to stab this so-called Lord in the face!
[21:40] <Alicia> roll 1d20+35
[21:40] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+35 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{36}
[21:40] <Alicia> OOC: bah
01[21:41] <Seira> roll 1d20+22 (+2 invis, +2 heroism, +1 flight, -1 str adj.)
[21:41] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+22 (+2 invis, +2 heroism, +1 flight, -1 str adj.) --> [ 1d20=16 ]{38}
[21:41] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
01[21:41] <Seira> roll 3d8+8+5d6 to the face~
[21:41] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 3d8+8+5d6 to the face~ --> [ 3d8=14 5d6=23 ]{45}
03[21:42] * Kotono changes topic to 'Master of the Hunt(31)>Marie(20)>Pollyanna=Alicia=Hounds>Seira(15)>Amaryl(12)=Shadow Celestial Riding Dogs>Demedais(4)'
[21:43] <Kotono> Despite being stabbed in the arm by Seira as he races by, the Lord of the Hunt is still up! He's only 30 feet away from the illusionary metal fence now, running past everything! OOC: Seira.
01[21:45] <Seira> It's so annoying when they run away! Now Seira has to start this chase all over again. But not before sending ten pairs of phantom jaws to gnaw at the hunter!
01[21:45] <Seira> roll 10d6 force DC22
[21:45] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 10d6 force DC22 --> [ 10d6=23 ]{23}
[21:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 ref
[21:46] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+24 ref --> [ 1d20=12 ]{36}
[21:46] <Kotono> OOC: -3 due to negative levels, doesn't matter.
[21:47] <Kotono> The jaws rip and tear at the retreating hunter! He endures the chewing, still up and still alive! OOC: Amaryl's still holding back as instructed. Deme?
01[21:47] <Seira> OOC: Dogs!
[21:47] <Kotono> The Shadow Dogs attack the hunter!
[21:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[21:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[21:47] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{12}
[21:47] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{11}
[21:47] <Kotono> But neither bite comes to much! OOC: Deme?
[21:50] <Demedais> OOC: How wide's the road?
[21:50] <Kotono> OOC: Say 40 feet widE? It's pretty big.
06[21:52] * Demedais grimaces. "Can't do much about this!" With that, he quickly moves to the side of the road, hoping Marie follows!
[21:53] <Kotono> OOC: Is Marie corpreal or incorpreal right now?
[21:54] <Alicia> OOC: she's been incorporeal all combat
[21:55] <Kotono> The chariot continues to advance! As it comes to the illusion, it takes to the air! As it does...
[21:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 fort hounds
[21:55] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+24 fort hounds --> [ 1d20=3 ]{27}
[21:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 fort master
[21:55] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+21 fort master --> [ 1d20=1 ]{22}
[21:56] <Kotono> roll 20d6
[21:56] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 20d6 --> [ 20d6=64 ]{64}
[21:58] <Kotono> The hounds rise up, flying over the fence! However, all of them ripple and skip! While the hounds make it through, alighting down on the other side, the Master of the Hunt does not! He goes rigid in the air, twisting and blinking! He flickers endlessly, before falling straight down and through the illusionary metal fence! He's on his hands and knees, groaning! The Hounds of the Hunt continue to run past, going past where Demedais was and turnin
[21:58] <Kotono> The Hounds of the Hunt continue to run past, going past where Demedais was and turninng north, continuing on without the Master of the Hunt! OOC: Marie, you're up now.
[21:59] <Alicia> Funnily enough, Marie's fence vanishes about now since she hasn't been concentrating on maintaining it these past three rounds. Not having much else to do, she floats over towards Demedais.
[21:59] <Kotono> OOC: Alicia.
06[22:00] * Alicia drops to the ground and then runs 160 feet closer to the huntsman!
[22:00] <Kotono> OOC: Seira.
01[22:01] <Seira> Is that freak immortal? Seira continues to close the distance between them, even as the phantom jaws catch up and bite at the prone hunter!
01[22:01] <Seira> roll 10d6 force
[22:02] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 10d6 force --> [ 10d6=34 ]{34}
[22:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 ref
[22:02] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+21 ref --> [ 1d20=6 ]{27}
[22:03] <Kotono> Chewed again! THe Lord of the Hunt is continually mauled by snapping and biting teeth, but he endures, dazed and bloodied all over, but alive! OOC: Amaryl's keeping safe. Deme?
06[22:05] * Demedais nods slightly. "Pollyanna, Amaryl, focus arrows!" With that he charges at the Lord of the Hunt, aiming for one solid blow to finish this!
[22:06] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21 (+2 Haste, +2 Charge, -3 PA)
[22:06] <Rei-chan> Demedais rolled : 1d20+21 (+2 Haste, +2 Charge, -3 PA) --> [ 1d20=17 ]{38}
[22:06] <Kotono> OOC: Hit. Crit confirm?
[22:06] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21 (+2 Haste, +2 Charge, -3 PA) crit check
[22:06] <Rei-chan> Demedais rolled : 1d20+21 (+2 Haste, +2 Charge, -3 PA) crit check --> [ 1d20=15 ]{36}
[22:06] <Kotono> OOC: Crit.
[22:06] <Demedais> roll 4d6+34
[22:06] <Rei-chan> Demedais rolled : 4d6+34 --> [ 4d6=17 ]{51}
[22:07] <Kotono> With one massive charge, Demedais brings his sword down! The Lord of the Hunt, unable tod efend himself, can only bow his head as Demedais severs his neck! The helmeted head of the Lord bounces on the smooth street stones, his body gushing out blood! OOC - Hounds are way out of sight and you just decapitated the lord of the hunt. Go ahead and free act.
06[22:08] * Seira kicks the head back towards the body, approaching. "So do we chase the dogs, now?"
06[22:09] * Demedais snorts slightly, looking the corpse over for magic without much sympathy for the dead elf. "Don't see a reason to, if the master's dead."
[22:09] <Kotono> Staggering out, dripping blood from her arrow wounds, "Helm...how did it take so many wounds?" Holding her wounded shoulder, cheeks pale, "I've never seen anything survive that degree of maiming."
01[22:09] <Seira> "You haven't been traveling with Demedais much, then."
[22:10] <Kotono> The helmet is not magical. The breastplate he wore is, as is the halberd and the quiver on his back. A horn rests on his belt, also magical.
06[22:10] * Alicia goes to pick up his bow before tiredly floating over to join the others, appearing in the visible spectrum while her snowstorm still rages overhead. "A shame it had to come to this," she remarks, eyeing the corpse.
[22:11] <Kotono> As it comes closer, Demedais can see the bow is also magic.
06[22:11] * Seira appears herself, rather bloody.
[22:11] <Demedais> "Armor, halberd, quiver, horn are magical." Demedais comments. "As is the bow. I think finding somewhere to rest is a top priority now?"
[22:11] <Alicia> Marie floats over to join the group as well. "So... how about we find that Of the New World place so we can hole up?"
06[22:12] * Alicia opens up her portable hole and busies herself dumping all the magic items into it.
01[22:12] <Seira> "How about we use that wand or a few potions, first? Or even your spellfire, Alicia? I could help with the magic, if you're low on that."
[22:13] <Alicia> "No spellfire left," Alicia confirms, folding up her portable hole and bracing herself. "Go ahead and cast something on me."
[22:14] <Demedais> "Oh. I feel compelled to say this: I am... not surprised that you two chose to ignore my call to retreat, despite it being in earnest." Demedais says with a straight face, before smiling. "Actually I kinda figured you'd ignore me as us three pulled back, and just take the chance to go invisible and smack him around. Glad I guessed right."
06[22:14] * Seira nods, casting water breathing and dismissal, ready to follow with a pair of spider climb spells.
01[22:14] <Seira> "What, are you kidding? Retreat? From that guy?"
[22:15] <Demedais> "It was only going to be tactical, and that only if you actually listened to me." Demedais is still grinning at this.
06[22:15] * Demedais uses his restoration on Seira at this point.
[22:16] <Alicia> "If we ran he'd just run us down with impunity. Someone would need to delay him, anyway," Alicia says as she absorbs Seira's spells. She then heals Pollyanna and Amaryl as the most visibly wounded.
[22:16] <Alicia> roll 6d4+6 Polly
[22:16] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 6d4+6 Polly --> [ 6d4=14 ]{20}
[22:16] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5 Amaryl
[22:16] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 5d4+5 Amaryl --> [ 5d4=15 ]{20}
[22:16] <Alicia> And a little for Seira!
[22:16] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1
[22:16] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d4+1 --> [ 1d4=4 ]{5}
01[22:17] <Seira> "Might as well add some more," Seira mutters, casting two Remove Curse spells on Alicia in succession.
[22:17] <Demedais> "Thus why I was staying there. I figured if everyone did retreat I'd just stall while you regenerated spellfire or something." Demedais shrugs.
[22:17] <Kotono> "It worked," Pollyanna straightens at that, still grimaces. "Thanks, Alicia."
[22:17] <Demedais> "But as I said, I uh guessed I wouldn't be listened to by you two."
[22:17] <Alicia> After Seira casts some more on her, Alicia returns the favour to her and helps Pollyanna some more.
[22:17] <Alicia> roll 4d4+4 Seira
[22:18] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 4d4+4 Seira --> [ 4d4=9 ]{13}
[22:18] <Alicia> roll 4d4+4 Polly
[22:18] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 4d4+4 Polly --> [ 4d4=11 ]{15}
[22:18] <Kotono> "Let's start by getting our bearings on this road," Amaryl smiles as she's healed, "The sooner we find that safe ground, the better we're off."
06[22:19] * Demedais taps Seira and Pollyanna each once. "That'd be wise, yes."
[22:20] <Demedais> roll 3d8+7 Seira
[22:20] <Rei-chan> Demedais rolled : 3d8+7 Seira --> [ 3d8=6 ]{13}
[22:20] <Demedais> roll 3d8+7 Pollyanna
[22:20] <Rei-chan> Demedais rolled : 3d8+7 Pollyanna --> [ 3d8=13 ]{20}
[22:20] <Alicia> The snowstorm has long abated by now, and Alicia drags the large corpse off the road and onto the embankment beside it. No real time for a burial, but leaving it smack on the road in a city seems in poor taste. "Lets keep looking for that place Marie mentioned. It's our best chance of a safe refuge."
[22:22] <Demedais> '"Agreed. Let's go." Demedais nods.
[22:25] <Kotono> OOC: Which direction are you going in?
[22:26] <Alicia> OOC: lets go South, where the hunter was fleeing earlier.
[22:26] <Demedais> OOC: works
[22:29] <Kotono> You go to the southern juncture. This road is called Tick-Tock Alley, with the road ot the south being named Eternity Way. It's a short street, only a few trees here. However, two of them have doors. One is a tall, proud oak. Written in letters above the door is ETERNITY. On the other side and a little farther down, is a shorter maple tree. Here the gears grind and go, a vast clock face taking up much of the upper parts of the tree. According t
[22:30] <Kotono>  a vast clock face taking up much of the upper parts of the tree. According to it, it is currently 14.30493 o'clock...you think. There are dozens of strange symbols inscribed along with the normal numbers.  Past all of that is an east-west split, the southern route coming to an end there.
[22:32] <Alicia> "Lets check Eternity Way for the museum? Even if we don't go inside know, at least we'll know where it is," Alicia suggests.
01[22:32] <Seira> "And even if it's an inevitable, we could manage just the one," Seira agrees.
[22:32] <Demedais> "Could the oak be the museum, maybe?" Demedais blinks.
06[22:33] * Demedais blinks. "Stating the obvious. I think I'm tired."
[22:34] <Demedais> "Still, it does seem like our best bet. Seira, ready to cast Slow when we need it?"
01[22:34] <Seira> "I've still got it left," she affirms.
[22:35] <Demedais> "Worth a shot, then. Check the door before we go in?
06[22:35] * Alicia casts shield on herself and approaches the door, staying thirty feet away while Seira checks it.
01[22:35] <Seira> roll 1d20+25 search
[22:35] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+25 search --> [ 1d20=15 ]{40}
[22:36] <Kotono> The door is solid metal and cool to the touch. IT is indeed trapped.
01[22:36] <Seira> "Get back, let's home it doesn't blow up," Seira mutters, deciding to try her hand at disarming the trap.
01[22:36] <Seira> *hope
06[22:37] * Alicia moves a further twenty feet away.
[22:37] <Kotono> Pollyanna and Amaryl follow suit, behind Alicia!
06[22:37] * Demedais moves everyone back to where Alicia is, a bit worried.
01[22:37] <Seira> roll 1d20+27 DD
[22:37] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+27 DD --> [ 1d20=19 ]{46}
[22:39] <Kotono> Seira successfully diarms the trap to the door! It is now safe to cross.
06[22:39] * Seira checks the door once more!
01[22:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+25 more traps?!
[22:39] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+25 more traps?! --> [ 1d20=9 ]{34}
[22:39] <Kotono> Seira finds no further traps.
06[22:39] * Seira spends a minute studying the trap mechanism, before judging it safe to proceed!
[22:40] <Kotono> OOC: Opening the door?
01[22:40] <Seira> OOC: Yes
[22:41] <Kotono> The door opens! Ahead you see the tree is hollow, a deep-ticktocking heard inside! A stairway winds against the wall, leading upwards.The walls are half wood and half gears, mixing together and turning, churning in an endless pattern.
06[22:42] * Alicia approaches after Seira, sword drawn. Marie hovers just behind Alicia, corporeal for now and with her bow at the ready.
06[22:42] * Demedais steps right to Seira's side and tries to peer upward and see if he can spot anything.
[22:43] <Kotono> 20 feet up a solid floor of wood awaits. There are wa few small gaps where gears are instead, a bit of light flitting through from there. The stairway leads up to the next floor.
06[22:44] * Seira can think of no better time to cast Detect Magic and proceed slowly inside, wary of traps.
01[22:44] <Seira> roll 1d20+25 more search?
[22:44] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+25 more search? --> [ 1d20=14 ]{39}
[22:44] <Kotono> The stairs don't appear to be trapped at all.
06[22:44] * Demedais keeps five feet behind Seira as she advances, vigilant for this quarut defender.
[22:47] <Kotono> Going up the stairs, you find the next floor! It is a wide open floor full of full body mirrors, dozens of them situated around the room. On the far end is another stair, winding up. Walkinga bout the room is a man, but a man made of metal. He is metal entirely, sleek and smooth. He stands in the center of the room, not moving.
[22:48] <Kotono> OOC: Strike the walking, durrrrr.
06[22:48] * Alicia promptly pulls down her blindfold. "I've got a bad feeling about all these mirrors..."
01[22:49] <Seira> "While I have no better idea than to cast Haste." And so she does.
06[22:49] * Demedais glances at the man carefully, before nodding slightly. "Almost tempted to say break them, but... no reason to if we can just go straight to the next floor without looking at them."
[22:50] <Kotono> The metal man looks back at Demedais. At this contact of sorts, it whirrls into life. The soft sound of oiled gears turning can be detected. "Welcome. I am Designation Floor 2. State your reason for visiting."
[22:51] <Alicia> "We're looking for golden bracelets, like hourglasses woven into form," Alicia volunteers, repeating the description the young elf-thing gave them.
[22:51] <Demedais> "Is this the Museum of Eternity?" Demedais asks after Alicia.
[22:53] <Kotono> "It is. This place is designated as the Museum of Eternity. Those bracelets are on display on the highest level of the museum under the watch of the Curator." It's voice is electric-smooth, perfectly paced.
[22:53] <Demedais> "What are these mirrors on display for?" Demedais asks.
[22:54] <Alicia> That's all Alicia needs to hear. "Off we go, then," she starts heading for the next staircase up.
[22:54] <Alicia> She then pauses for Demedais.
[22:55] <Kotono> "They are on display to show time strands. According to proper doctrine, every possible event can and will occur away from the main strand of time. Every possible future, past and present all exist at once. These mirrors allow you to see those strands."
06[22:56] * Demedais blinks at this. "I see. Thank you. I'm afriad my friends are eager to see the bracelets, so we must take our leave, now." With that, he follows Alicia!
06[22:56] * Seira makes haste for the top floor!
06[22:56] * Alicia lifts up her blindfold as it's not really needed after all, and she prefers seeing with her eyes.
[22:58] <Kotono> Amaryl lingers and hesitates briefly. "Time strands? I don't..." Trailing off as she looks down, "Do you understand, Seira?"
[22:59] <Demedais> "I think another term, though less precise, would be 'potential'." Demedais comments on the steps up.
[22:59] <Alicia> "They're probably just illusions of fantastic possibilities, meant to distract us away from our goal," Alicia tells Amaryl. "I wouldn't put any stock in it."
01[22:59] <Seira> "Well, it can show us every possibility, right?" Seira responds. "Like me going to challenge red dragons on the astral plane, or me deciding not to do it and going somewhere else. Both are possible, so it could show me both! But it's also kinda annoying, because it could show me the highly unlikely possibility of failure."
[23:00] <Kotono> "Yes well..." Amaryl considers, "I rather want to look. To see the future like that and what could be, it would be like having your daydreams in vivid reality."
01[23:01] <Seira> "I would be happier if we looked after going up, since my spell would run out otherwise. But it's just one spell, all in all."
[23:01] <Alicia> "The future's what you make of it," Marie affirms with vivid certainty. "No one can predict it for sure."
[23:01] <Demedais> "If it weren't for the spell..." Demedais shrugs. "Maybe on the way down?"

[Corwin]

[19:42] <Komorningstuff> > Amaryl lingers and hesitates briefly. "Time strands? I don't..." Trailing off as she looks down, "Do you understand, Seira?"
[19:42] <Komorningstuff> <Demedais> "I think another term, though less precise, would be 'potential'." Demedais comments on the steps up.
[19:42] <Komorningstuff> <Alicia> "They're probably just illusions of fantastic possibilities, meant to distract us away from our goal," Alicia tells Amaryl. "I wouldn't put any stock in it."
[19:42] <Komorningstuff> <Seira> "Well, it can show us every possibility, right?" Seira responds. "Like me going to challenge red dragons on the astral plane, or me deciding not to do it and going somewhere else. Both are possible, so it could show me both! But it's also kinda annoying, because it could show me the highly unlikely possibility of failure."
[19:42] <Komorningstuff> > "Yes well..." Amaryl considers, "I rather want to look. To see the future like that and what could be, it would be like having your daydreams in vivid reality."
[19:42] <Komorningstuff> <Seira> "I would be happier if we looked after going up, since my spell would run out otherwise. But it's just one spell, all in all."
[19:42] <Komorningstuff> <Alicia> "The future's what you make of it," Marie affirms with vivid certainty. "No one can predict it for sure."
[19:42] <Komorningstuff> <Demedais> "If it weren't for the spell..." Demedais shrugs. "Maybe on the way down?"
[19:43] <Komorningstuff> "O-Of course," Amaryl hurries along with the party at that, picking up her pace so as not to be left behind. "Shall we go then?"
03[19:43] * Alicia sets mode: +o Demedais
01[19:43] <Seira> "No need to tell me twice!"
03[19:44] * Komorningstuff is now known as Kotono
[19:46] <Kotono> Climbing up, the party comes to the next floor. Ahead, in all directions from the staircase, is pitch black darkness. AT the edges of it are several seats. A sleek metal humanoid stands amid those chairs, waiting and looking as the party climbs up.
01[19:47] <Seira> "Top floor?" Seira asks curiously.
[19:47] <Alicia> "Marie, a little light please?" Alicia asks, as her familiar sends some dancing lights out past the stairs.
[19:48] <Kotono> The lights seem smothered here, weak. It shows a wooden floor. Ahead is some great contraption of gears and Mechanus-work, hidden in shadows. Far away, you can see the faint outline of a stairway going up on the other side of the room. "Welcome. I am Designation Floor 3. State your reason for visiting."
[19:49] <Alicia> "We're going up to the top floor to see the curator," Alicia replies as she steps forward, heading to the next stairway.
[19:50] <Demedais> "Our apologies; we are simply heading through to the top floor." Demedais says, curious but refraining from peering about too much as he follows, but asking as he passes "What is this floor for?"
[19:52] <Kotono> "The curator is above. However, he has stated that proper protocol is to show sufficient knowledge of the museum's contents and purpose to be allowed to ascend. In other words, you must understand each floor before you can see the curator."
06[19:52] * Demedais blinks, before nodding and stopping. "Ah. Then please, explain this floor."
[19:52] <Kotono> "This level is for seeing the beginning of time and the end of time."
[19:53] <Alicia> Considering they're going to kill him, Alicia really really doesn't care. "He can try to stop us, then," she mutters darkly, continuing upwards.
06[19:53] * Demedais pauses. "So here the machinations would demonstrate those knowledges? I see."
[19:54] <Kotono> "That is correct." Turning to Alicia now, "Defiance is punishable by death. If you proceed, I will have no choice but to attack."
[19:55] <Demedais> "Alicia." Demedais states after this, a glance. "I realize you want this done, but there is no reason to gamble."
06[19:56] * Alicia stops and stares at the automaton for a long moment before she finally relents. "Fine, since I don't care to kill every stupid golem in this place. Does this mean we have to go downstairs and look at all those mirrors as well?"
[19:57] <Demedais> "Since he let us pass? I think we understood the meaning." Demedais notes, before turning back to the automaton. "So how is it demonstrated?"
[19:59] <Kotono> "The device projects the images of the First Creation and Final Destruction, as decreed by Time."
[20:00] <Alicia> "Lets see it, then," Alicia says dubiously, walking over to the device.
06[20:00] * Demedais nods at this.
[20:00] <Kotono> "Sit," The machine instructs then, an arm gesturing in a human-like movement to the chairs. "It will begin automatically."
06[20:01] * Alicia sits down on the nearest chair while Marie alights atop her head.
[20:02] <Kotono> Pollyanna follows, "This wasn't what I expected, yet again. First a combat to the death, now religious lessons and demonstration?"
01[20:02] <Seira> "There are probably worse ways to die," Seira mutters.
06[20:03] * Demedais shrugs. "Stuff happens, and I'm kinda convinced at this point that when all these places were made multiple different gods just went at it wholesale in bringing stuff together. It'd explain some of the odd differences that occur."
[20:03] <Kotono> "It's..." Amaryl sits right next to Seira. "Why? Why show us this if they don't want us get this far?"
[20:03] <Alicia> "This was made by elves, not gods," Alicia points out.
01[20:03] <Seira> "Maybe it an evil, brainwashing illusion?"
[20:08] <Kotono> Around you, the darkness becomes utterly enveloping! For a moment none can see anything then...you sit amid a vast, endless black. There is a serenity here, a serenity that is mindnumbing. A perfection of nothing, profound in ways that escape wordy definintion. There is a throbbing, a throbbing like a heart beating. It comes after far too long, the sense of time demolished. "Be." (More)
[20:10] <Kotono> Around you, one point of light forms. Another...another...another...another...a hundred. A thousand. A trillion. Points of light form everywhere in the bleak, black night. Like a million stars in the sky, all shining bright.
06[20:11] * Seira stands up abruptly, hand on the hilt of her sword, but pauses at the starlight appears.
06[20:12] * Alicia looks at Seira in surprise at her sudden movement, prompting Marie to scramble in order to stay in position.
[20:12] <Kotono> "Seira..." Amaryl whispers. "What's wrong?"
06[20:12] * Demedais is still calmly sitting, though at Seira's surprise he looks around quite cautiously.
01[20:13] <Seira> "We came, we saw. Let's go."
[20:13] <Kotono> "It is not done yet," The metal man insists, "Please, be quiet and do not disturb it."
[20:13] <Alicia> "We've got to let it show us the end as well," Alicia points out, resigned to it herself.
06[20:17] * Seira decides to stay, albeit standing. She can see the creepy show just fine that way, if they must.
[20:18] <Kotono> Of the points of light, some stay static. Others begin to glow brighter. Brighter and brighter and brighter. In microscopic scale you can see them changing, changing into beautiful spheres of light and crystal, glowing with magnificent vitality. This seems to stretch on for a long time. How long? Unknown. There is a sense of being older, having waited a long time. Then...the lights begin to fade. One by one, the lights go out. The spheres fade,
[20:18] <Kotono> Then...the lights begin to fade. One by one, the lights go out. The spheres fade, crumbling back into the bleak serenity of the darkness all around you.
[20:20] <Alicia> "Is that it?" Alicia asks at the seeming conclusion. "Entropy wins, according to you? Consider me relieved that this is nothing more than inane supposition."
01[20:21] <Seira> "Can we go now?" Seira asks with annoyance.
[20:22] <Kotono> "It is what Time sees. Anything else is beyond me." The sleek metal man replies. "On the day the stars go dark."
[20:22] <Demedais> "Understood. Thank you." Seeing no reason to provoke him, Demedais stands and bows, before heading to the stairs.
[20:22] <Alicia> "Time only sees what has already happened. Anything past that is a mere guess," Alicia replies irritably as she gets up and starts heading for the stairs.
01[20:23] <Seira> "You didn't hear the dirge, did you?" Seira asks Amaryl quietly, leaning over to her on their way up.
[20:23] <Kotono> Following along, Pollyanna glances back once, lingering. She then starts to walk to the stairs with the rest of the party. "You're always saying the future can be changed. I think Alicia's right. That darkness, as peaceful as it was, was so lifeless."
06[20:24] * Demedais just leads upward.
[20:24] <Kotono> "Dirge?" Amaryl says aloud, looking at Seira. "Like song? No, I didn't hear anything such as that."
06[20:25] * Seira looks irritated. "I see."
[20:25] <Kotono> "What did you hear?" Amaryl stops halfway up the stairs.
[20:25] <Alicia> "It was just a guess based on symnetry. But what once was can never be again," Alicia explains her reasoning. "At least, that's my guess - and every bit as valid as the guess of whomever built this place."
01[20:26] <Seira> "Undead singing. Again. Let's not talk about it."
[20:28] <Kotono> As Amaryl puzzles at that, the party advances up to the third floor. Here is a room of entirely clockwork, the floor vast gears that spin together with nary a gap. The stairs on the other side again. Floating in colored beams of light are dozens of objects, slightly transparent. Two metal men stand about here, walking a steady course about the room, perfectly opposite each other.
[20:29] <Demedais> "Greetings. And what is the purpose of this floor?" Demedais asks immediately.
[20:34] <Kotono> "Welcome," The one on the left says, "I am Designation Floor 4-1." The other then speaks, "Welcome. I am Designation Floor 4-2." At once, both speak, "We catalog possibilities relating to the Fourth Resort."
[20:34] <Alicia> "What's the possibility of us getting it?" Marie asks immediately.
[20:35] <Demedais> "Please elaborate." Demedais says, stepping in... before glancing to Marie bemusedly.
06[20:35] * Seira snorts. "Yes, please give us an example of a useful possibility."
[20:36] <Kotono> "The odds have increased dramatically over the past two years," They answer as one. Six of the colored lights shine into life! In them, you can see images flickering into being. Demedais, Seira, Alicia, Pollyanna, Amaryl, Marie. "There are 72.593% odds that you will be the ones to determine the fate of the Fourth Resort."
01[20:37] <Seira> "We're being underestimated," Seira mutters. "Okay. Can we go up now?"
[20:38] <Kotono> "If you wish. Your reaching here has provided greater and greater shifts in the probabilities of Time. By far, your group holds the onus for retreiving the Resort. The others...have faded." IN other columns of light, other flickers figure. Some are unknown, some are familiar. Ferdi, Irenes, Pallan, Olburt, Shamal, Berlioz, Lyselle are all seen.
06[20:40] * Demedais nods slightly. "I cannot currently think of any more questions - thank you for your time. If I think of any, I may ask on the way down."
[20:41] <Kotono> The twin figures both stand aside, the way ahead unguarded and wide open.
[20:41] <Alicia> "One more, actually," Alicia speaks up. "What's the possibility of the Magus of Time's death ending the binding that holds the guardians here?"
06[20:42] * Demedais has long since stopped caring about most the sentience herein, but waits quietly for the response halfway through the room.
[20:43] <Kotono> "The probability is 50%." The two answer as one. "Yet it is also 100% and 0%."
06[20:43] * Seira firmly believes it to be one hundred percent, and doesn't really care about the answer.
[20:43] <Alicia> "You people stink!" Marie blurts out at that unhelpful answer.
01[20:44] <Seira> "They probably mean it's one of two things that must happen together. Like taking him out and getting the Resort," Seira says tiredly. "Let's just go."
[20:44] <Kotono> "We do not stink. We do not emit body odors as you do," They answer. "Time here depends on the will of the Magus of Time."
[20:44] <Alicia> "Nothing but guesses..." Alicia mutters disparagingly, dismissing them and proceeding onwards.
06[20:45] * Demedais shrugs and proceeds onward. "So we convince him to free this place in order to free them."
[20:45] <Kotono> "After that bit about entropy winning, I'll take guesses any day," Pollyanna hurries along. "Ugh. I'm so tired and discouraged now. We need to find that safe house soon. A night's sleep would be a mercy from Helm himself."
01[20:46] <Seira> "Channel it into anger. I know I do."
[20:47] <Kotono> "If you do it that well, you'd make a fine berserker," Pollyanna states as you reach the next floor! Here various glass cases all sit, dozens and dozens of rows of them! Each space between them is five feet wide, many aisles just able to be clearly walked through. In the cases are all sorts of strange and mysterious things, requiring a long look to comprehend. However, something else gets your attention. (More)
[20:50] <Kotono> Fifty feet away, six aisles down, waits a figure. IT is made of pure golden metal, shining bright. It's head is framed around an hourglass, purple sands ticking off in perfect clock harmony. It is facing you as you climb up, waiting. It bows to the party. "I welcome you. I am the Curator of the Museum of Eternity. I am pleased that you respected the sanctity of the lower floors and the sanctity of the duty of the guides."
[20:50] <Kotono> duty of the guides."
[20:51] <Alicia> "Pleased enough to let us take the bracers we need without any trouble?" Alicia asks with scant hope.
01[20:51] <Seira> "You know what we're really after," Seira tells him. "There's no need for violence, even if it would solve quite a bit."
[20:51] <Demedais> "I try." Demedais comments, before glancing to the other two drily.
[20:53] <Kotono> There is a soft hissing as one of the cases near the Inevitable opens, the glass rising up into the air. "I respect that you held back, even when your anger and frusturation provoked you. The bracelets are yours. You have overcome my attack."
01[20:54] <Seira> "Great!" Seira exclaims, walking towards the bracelets to collect them.
[20:54] <Demedais> "...thank you." Demedais says gratefully.
[20:54] <Alicia> "Well, that suits me just fine," Alicia manages a smile.
06[20:55] * Demedais idly looks around into the other cases.
[20:55] <Kotono> Approaching the opened case, the party can see that sixs bracelets sit in there. Each is like an hourglass warped into a woven bracelet of gold and glass. Sand runs through them constantly. "These attune to the part of your body used for bracers and bracelets. You must not wear other magical items in the same place as them, or they will not work."
06[20:56] * Alicia opens up the portable hole and then takes off her bracers of blinding strike, dropping them in before the extradimensional space is folded up again.
[20:56] <Kotono> Demedais glances at once case. Here is a chunk of ore. It is liquid silver, melting into a pool of fast moving molten metal. A moment later, it reshifts back into a lump of ore, then repeats.
01[20:56] <Seira> "I'm good," Seira says, the first one to try it on and see how they work.
[20:56] <Kotono> The bracelet feels metal-cool against your skin. Every second you can feel a faint tick-tock pulsing through your body.
[20:56] <Demedais> "Will these protect us only from the tower, or will it also - huh, cool ore - influence how well we can travel through the city?" Demedais asks the quarut respectfully.
01[20:56] <Seira> "It's tingly."
[20:57] <Alicia> Then Alicia goes after Seira and takes a set of bracelets to wear. Marie takes off her own currently useless bracelet and hands it to Alicia, before being handed a set of hourglass bracelets which hopefully will resize to fit her.
01[20:57] <Seira> "So the mirrors on that first floor are designed to frustrate and impede us?" Seira asks curiously.
[20:57] <Kotono> "That is a sample of Quicksilver, mined in fast moving time currents." He answers. The bracelets do resize, thankfully. "The bracers will protect you from being magically aged by the enchantments of the Magus of Time."
[20:58] <Demedais> "I see..." Demedais muses, looking at it curiously as he takes his own bracers off and puts them in the haversack. With a long glance, he then sweeps his eyes to another object.
[20:58] <Alicia> "Can you tell us anything about the Magus yourself?" Alicia asks, since the Quarut is being so helpful.
[20:59] <Kotono> "You would see yourself as a greedy red dragon, terrorizing all for your own profit. You would see yourself as a cold hearted man of chaos, caring only for your own gratification," A look to Demedais there, "You would see yourself as a succubus-retainer, serving the nihilistic chaos and temptation. You would see yourself as an imp at her side," Now to Alicia and them Marie, "The mirrors are meant to lose you in your own futility and crumbling i
[20:59] <Kotono> "The mirrors are meant to lose you in your own futility and crumbling into what you wish not to become."
[21:00] <Kotono> *quasit
06[21:00] * Alicia blushes in stark mortification at the mention of her succubus adventure. "Please, I'd rather not talk about that..." she hisses in a scandalised tone.
06[21:00] * Seira pats Amaryl's shoulder. "See? Evil mirrors! Just because it's possible that's totally not gonna happen."
[21:01] <Alicia> "At least we'd be together, right?" Marie tries to console Alicia.
[21:01] <Demedais> "Actually I've mused on chaos before. It would have been a possibility, perhaps, but Helm claimed me first and believe me, I've no complaints." Demedais muses, a bemused glance to the rest of the group before he goes back to looking around.
[21:01] <Kotono> "Now that you have overcome, perhaps you will see something more rewarding int hose mirrors," The quarut says. Demedais sees a crystal prism in the next case. In it he can see a clock built in, spinning over it's entire 12 hours every 12 seconds.
[21:01] <Kotono> "Succ...oh right. Demoralization." Grimacing and going to pat Alicia, "It's just a mind game."
[21:02] <Kotono> Pollyanna says, "But Demedais being chaotic? Please."
01[21:02] <Seira> "I really don't know where my image would come from," Seira mutters, frowning. "I mean, I've never once collected money for money's sake. It's not greed if you need it to build artifacts, is it?"
[21:02] <Alicia> "Actually, I've gotta ask," Marie looks up. "Why ARE you being so helpful? I mean, aren't you bound here to mislead and distract us?"
[21:02] <Alicia> "Isn't the whole point of everything in this city and forest to stop us getting the Resort?"
01[21:03] <Seira> "Maybe defeat means friendship?"
06[21:03] * Demedais looks to the quarut at one of his comments, before looking to Marie. "Smiling and whining elf."
01[21:03] <Seira> "That's what I said."
[21:03] <Demedais> With that, he looks to the quarut again. "...is what we see pre-determined either way?"
[21:03] <Kotono> "The Magus of Time has modified certain instructions within to his tastes," The quarut answers. "His desires, while staying within the ultimate goal of the dungeon, are not the same as the creators 2,000 years ago."
[21:04] <Alicia> "He wants the Resort to be found, but only by someone worthy?" Alicia concludes from that. Since the elves surely intended to seal it away forever.
[21:04] <Demedais> "That makes sense." Demedais mutters, before waiting for a response.
[21:06] <Kotono> "Time is static. The illusion of choice and free will is caused by the inability to see the future with perfect clarity." The quarut answers. "The One who can see time perfectly understands. Even I can only see a dim reflection of the truth of Time. The Grand Flow of Time can only be understood by The Primus."
[21:06] <Demedais> "The Primus?" Demedais asks calmly.
[21:07] <Alicia> "Oh...kay," Alicia nods slowly at that non-answer. "Well, I suppose we should move on, then? Unless there's anything else in here that can help us?"
01[21:07] <Seira> "Seeing the future with perfect clarity along with the belief in such imposes a self-fulfilling prophecy," Seira muses. "So I respectfully disagree. As for Alicia's question, let me ask it a different way. Is there anyone in the city that might be persuaded to help us, or hold something we could use against the Magus?"
[21:08] <Kotono> "The Supreme. The True Embodiment of Law. The Ruler-God of Mechanus. The One that is All." After that, "I do not know. My duty is this museum."
01[21:08] <Seira> That is kind of weak for someone who claims to see the future, but Seira's happy with having what they came here for. "Don't suppose you could help us with directions? We're looking for this inn."
06[21:09] * Demedais nods. "So asking you where 'Of The New World' is is hopeless?" Demedais then looks back to the items in the boxes, letting the group talk.
Session Close: Sun Mar 29 21:23:19 2009

Session Start: Sun Mar 29 21:23:19 2009
Session Ident: #dunes
02[21:23] * Disconnected
02[21:23] * Attempting to rejoin channel #dunes
03[21:23] * Rejoined channel #dunes
03[21:23] * Topic is 'Hound of the Hunt(30)=Marie>Pollyanna(26)>Alicia(25)>Amaryl(23)>Seira(18)>Demedais(16)'
03[21:23] * Set by Kotono on Fri Mar 27 22:42:06
03[21:23] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Seira
01[21:26] <Seira> "Since you happened to know something not directly under your purview," Seira muses, "is there any chance of you knowing anything about Arondaaq or its last owner?"
[21:28] <Kotono> There is a pause here, "The Magus of Time has mentioned Arondaaq. He said it is becoming more and more exposed to the east, leaking out into the world. That it's time is coming, or it will make it's own time."
01[21:29] <Seira> "If it's becoming exposed to the east, would it mean it's in the west? Or am I reading too much into this?"
[21:29] <Demedais> "I think he means that once the seals unravel more it will appear to our east?" Demedais muses. "Either way, interesting."
[21:30] <Alicia> "Well, maybe we can ask the Magus himself?" Alicia suggests, starting to head back to the stairs.
[21:31] <Kotono> "That would be wisest," The quarut agrees. "For I only know what the Magus said.
[21:31] <Kotono> "
06[21:31] * Demedais nods. "Still, your help is appreciated. Thank you."
06[21:32] * Demedais then follows Alicia out to head to the inn place thing!
06[21:32] * Seira tries to imagine a cordial meeting with the gnome and it doesn't quite work. "Okay, thanks. Oh! Out of curiousity, you told us what we would see in the mirrors. What about Pollyanna and Amaryl?"
[21:33] <Kotono> "She would be a blue dragon. Amaryl would be a cold, dominating Scion of the elven kingdom of Pallanth." It answers.
06[21:33] * Demedais had vaguely guessed the former, but still turns to Pollyanna at this.
01[21:34] <Seira> "Dominating--" Seira blinks, shaking her head. "Okay, thanks again! It was fun! Let's do this again some time." She heads downstairs without delay.
[21:34] <Kotono> Pollyanna colors, "I don't want to talk about it," she says shortly, going down thes tairs and a quick clip.
06[21:35] * Demedais nods and walks along with Pollyanna as they go down.
[21:35] <Kotono> OOC: Going to do anything as you go down or just head out entirely?
[21:36] <Demedais> OOC: Demedais will actually stop at one of the mirrors out of curiousity.
01[21:36] <Seira> OOC: I'm just leaving
[21:37] <Alicia> OOC: Alicia doesn't care for what ifs. She'll wait for Deme, though.
[21:38] <Kotono> The party goes down to the second floor. Here Demedais peers into one of the mirrors! He sees himself, older. He is controlled, wearing his ornate armor. Around him is mist, an endless white mist. He stands in it, waiting with infinite calm. Past him, dozens of transparent people walk by, heading along in an orderly fashion.
[21:38] <Alicia> OOC: But since we're waiting on Seira, what the hell, Alicia'll take a look
[21:39] <Demedais> Not exactly what Demedais was expecting. On a thought, he looks to the guardian of the room. "Does each mirror show a different point in time?"
[21:39] <Kotono> Alicia takes a look as well. In a mirror she sees herself. She glows with a silver radience, angel wings coming from her back. A look of calm serenity frames her, yet flames of justice burn in her eyes.
[21:40] <Kotono> "They are the strands of time." He answer, "They show what may be."
[21:41] <Alicia> "Oooh," Marie peers over Alicia's shoulders. "Where do I fit in with this?"
[21:41] <Demedais> "Right." Demedais muses, one last glance at the mirror before he moves on.
[21:43] <Kotono> Marie sees a beautiful elven eladrin, glorious and bright. She is human sized now, shining like the sun in the sky.
[21:44] <Kotono> "What do you think," Pollyanna looks between the various mirrors briefly, not looking into any one deeply.
[21:44] <Alicia> "I suppose that could be me after I die..." Alicia mutters quietly. "Not quite the lantern archon you were hoping to boss around?" she adds teasingly as they head away from the mirrors.
[21:44] <Alicia> "That could just be you a few thousand years from now, after you've had your stint under me!" the eladrin retorts.
06[21:45] * Demedais shrugs. "It's interesting. This entire city is."
[21:47] <Kotono> Amaryl hestiates for the moment. Meanwhile, Pollyanna smiles a bit, then yawns deeply. "By Helm's gaze, I'm tired, sore and praying we find that safe house soon."
[21:47] <Kotono> "What you're saying you're seeing is well better than what we would've before," Amaryl says hestitantly, peering into a mirror.
[21:47] <Alicia> "We know where it is, now. Lets get moving and we can take a break when we get there?" Alicia suggests, leading the way back out of the museum.
[21:47] <Demedais> "Heh. We'll get there soon enough." Demedais muses, idly touching the time bracelet.
[21:47] <Demedais> "Alright."
[21:48] <Alicia> "They're just possibilities, that's all," Marie tells Amaryl, taking off from Alicia's shoulder. "But I suppose if you like what you see then it's a goal to strive for."
[21:49] <Kotono> Looking away from the mirror with a very bright blush, "Um...what did you see, Marie? DId all of you want to strive for what you saw?"
[21:50] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 does Marie know what eladrin type she was, there?
[21:50] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+20 does Marie know what eladrin type she was, there? --> [ 1d20=18 ]{38}
[21:52] <Alicia> "I saw me as a faerie lady," Marie replies with a smile. "Even without any wings I still looked nice!"
[21:53] <Kotono> "How lovely!" Amaryl smiles to that, "What of you, Alicia?"
[21:54] <Alicia> "Some sort of angel... considering I'll have to die first, it's not something I'm particularly going to strive for, mind you," she laughs softly.
[21:55] <Kotono> "Aaah..." Blushing a little to that, "What of you, Demedais?"
[21:55] <Demedais> "Surrounded by mists and keeping guard. Overall, not unexpected." Demedais shrugs.
[21:56] <Alicia> "What did you see, then?" Marie asks the elf probingly.
[21:56] <Kotono> "Aaah..." Amaryl turns beet red all over again. "Well...um...I saw..." Shuffling and looking down, "Um, Seira will like it a lot."
[21:57] <Demedais> "And in that way I guess I still owe Shamal something..." Demedais muses to himself.
[21:57] <Alicia> "Say no more!" Marie laughs teasingly, whirling about and flying back over to rejoin Alicia.
[21:57] <Kotono> "Mists?" Pollyanna breaks out of her silence now, "What sort of mists?"
[21:58] <Demedais> "Endless white mist." Demedais replies.
06[21:59] * Seira subtly finds a mirror to peek into, herself.
[21:59] <Kotono> "Like Uatu?" Pollyanna considers that, before laughing a little. "His mists, you've mentioned them before."
[21:59] <Kotono> Seira sees herself as a great golden dragon, sitting atop a vast pile of gold and golden coin. It's quite bright, rich and glittery.
[22:00] <Demedais> "Yeah. Thus why I was thinking I owe Shamal one still, as she was the one who befriended him."
01[22:00] <Seira> It's a bit tacky. But the urge to swim through piles of golden coins remains, to be fulfilled one day.
[22:01] <Kotono> "Mmm." Considering this, Pollyanna yawns again, a long deep yawn that makes tiredness well up in all of the party. "Let's go and hope we find that inn without problem?
[22:01] <Kotono> "
[22:02] <Alicia> "Lets," Alicia agrees, heading out and to the Northeast.
[22:02] <Demedais> "Indeed." Demedais nods.
[22:03] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[22:03] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=24 ]{24}
[22:03] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[22:03] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=45 ]{45}
[22:03] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[22:03] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=49 ]{49}
[22:03] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[22:03] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=37 ]{37}
[22:03] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[22:03] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=55 ]{55}
[22:04] <Kotono> You pass se veral streets. You pass many a strange building, but hurry along towards the inn as wishes. At one point you come to a juncture, travelling north. Ahead the street continues, bisected 150 feet away by a glowing wall of rainbow colors. To the east another road continues.
01[22:05] <Seira> "I'm thinking, east?"
[22:05] <Demedais> "I'm gonna guess we want to avoid this wall and head east." Demedais nods.
[22:05] <Alicia> "A prismatic wall? Must be the tower's defences," Alicia muses. "We can bypass them, yes," she agrees with the Eastward sentiment.
[22:06] <Kotono> The party heads east! It comes to a dead end, tree-buildings all about after 100 feet. However, one has a door and a sign, saying 'Of the New World' on it. The door is solid wood and looks quite formidable on a glance.
06[22:06] * Alicia touches the door and recites from memory, "The flow runs below in the stream of time."
[22:08] <Kotono> The door opens at that, the way ahead revealed!
06[22:08] * Demedais nods. "Excellent."
[22:08] <Alicia> Nodding in satisfaction, Alicia heads inside!
06[22:09] * Demedais follows, keeping a weather eye out for anything of note inside the building!
[22:10] <Kotono> Inside is a single floor. A door is on the northern wall, sloped down and with a small staircase leading to it, a little tunnel beginning in the earth. Around you is a plain room. On one wall is an old bookcase, various things littered about there, a complete hodge-podge.
06[22:10] * Alicia wants to ensure the building is safe before setting camp, so she goes to investigate the tunnel first.
06[22:11] * Seira does likewise, with the help of detect magic.
[22:11] <Kotono> The door opens to another stairway, one that goes down twenty steps or so. It leads to a tunnel, lit with torches. It goes a ways, no end in sight and nothing noticed in it. The torches are faintly magical.
01[22:12] <Seira> roll 1d20+25 search
[22:12] <Demedais> "Seira or Alicia, check the door for traps? Best to know if they're there before we set up." Demedais comments, looking at the bookshelf and the items on it himself.
[22:12] <Kotono> OOC: Make a spot or search check, whichever is better, Deme?
01[22:12] <Seira> OOC: I'll take 10, then
03[22:12] * Celenu (WinNT@user-54479de0.wfd85b.dsl.pol.co.uk) has joined #dunes
03[22:12] * DK_Rei (Rei-chan@user-54479de0.wfd85b.dsl.pol.co.uk) has joined #dunes
[22:12] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
02[22:12] * Alicia (WinNT@user-54479de0.wfd85b.dsl.pol.co.uk) Quit (NickServ (GHOST command used by Celenu))
03[22:12] * Celenu is now known as Alicia
03[22:12] * ChanServ sets mode: +ao Alicia Alicia
03[22:12] * Kotono sets mode: +o DK_Rei
[22:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 spot
[22:13] <DK_Rei> Demedais rolled : 1d20+26 spot --> [ 1d20=4 ]{30}
[22:14] <Kotono> Demedais takes a good look over. It's tons of bric-a-brak, but one thing gets his attention. It's a slender book, with a title in Draconic, 'Estorica'.
06[22:15] * Alicia heads down the tunnel to see where it leads, familiar in tow!
02[22:15] * Rei-chan (Rei-chan@user-54479de0.wfd85b.dsl.pol.co.uk) Quit (Ping timeout)
06[22:15] * Seira searches the bookshelf out of curiousity.
01[22:15] <Seira> OOC: 35
06[22:15] * Demedais picks the book up, curiousity getting the best of him again. "This magical, Seira?"
[22:15] <Kotono> Alicia travels down the tunnel! She walks for about ten minutes, coming to stairs up and another door. There's not much of note or anything that breaks the monotony in the meanwhile.
06[22:16] * Seira takes the vial she had found and hands it to Demedais. "Trade you for it?"
06[22:17] * Alicia opens the door and has a look at what is revealed!
[22:17] <Alicia> "Say, we've been gone a long time. Think they might be worried?" Marie wonders, looking back down the mile long tunnel.
[22:17] <Kotono> On the other side is a stairway going up twenty steps, leading to another door.
06[22:18] * Demedais blinks at the vial. "What, is this magical too?" Still, he makes the trade.
[22:18] <Alicia> Alicia goes up and opens the next door!
01[22:18] <Seira> "The vial is, the book, not so much." After checking it for any nefarious traps, Seira tries to open it and look at the index.
[22:19] <Kotono> Alicia finds that it opens a door into thin air! Ahead is more of the city. To the side, a road goes. A shimmering wall of transparent force is just behind the door, running in a circle. Ahead, not far away, is the tower! It's made of a strange silver metal, able to be seen from here. It's surely no more than a half hour's walk from here, looming high in the sky.
06[22:19] * Demedais glances at the vial in confusion, before pocketing it. "Wonder if Alicia's alright." he muses at this, heading down the stairwell.
[22:19] <Alicia> Okay then! Alicia closes the door and heads back along the really long tunnel to hopefully reassure her companions that she and Marie weren't eaten or anything terrible like that.
[22:20] <Kotono> Book isn't trapped. It looks to be a collection of magical estorica. It would be useful for general arcane research. OOC: Make a K:A check, Seira
[22:20] <Kotono> ?
01[22:20] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
[22:20] <DK_Rei> Seira rolled : 1d20+22 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{38}
06[22:23] * Seira is too absorbed in the book to really worry about the safety of one of the strongest mages in the world.
[22:24] <Alicia> Rejoining the group, Alicia takes off her armour and settles down for dinner, before setting up some bedding and putting Marie on watch to ensure no one does terrible things to her in her sleep.
[22:24] <Demedais> roll 2d8+7 CMW Pollyanna
[22:24] <DK_Rei> Demedais rolled : 2d8+7 CMW Pollyanna --> [ 2d8=10 ]{17}
[22:24] <Demedais> roll 1d8+5 CMW Pollyanna
[22:24] <DK_Rei> Demedais rolled : 1d8+5 CMW Pollyanna --> [ 1d8=1 ]{6}
[22:25] <Demedais> OOC: CLW. Whoops. ...didn't even need that, but ah well.
06[22:25] * Alicia also casts a few spells to recharge her spellfire levels, and prays devoutly to Mystra before bed.
[22:25] <Demedais> roll 2d8+7 CMW Seira
[22:25] <DK_Rei> Demedais rolled : 2d8+7 CMW Seira --> [ 2d8=7 ]{14}
01[22:25] <Seira> roll 1d20+24 spellcraft
[22:25] <DK_Rei> Seira rolled : 1d20+24 spellcraft --> [ 1d20=12 ]{36}
[22:25] <Demedais> roll 2d8+7 CMW Seira
[22:25] <DK_Rei> Demedais rolled : 2d8+7 CMW Seira --> [ 2d8=16 ]{23}
[22:26] <Demedais> roll 2d8+7 CMW Alicia
[22:26] <DK_Rei> Demedais rolled : 2d8+7 CMW Alicia --> [ 2d8=12 ]{19}
[22:27] <Demedais> roll 5d8+25 remaining CLWs
[22:27] <DK_Rei> Demedais rolled : 5d8+25 remaining CLWs --> [ 5d8=29 ]{54}
[22:28] <Demedais> OOC: That's to myself.
[22:28] <Kotono> roll 1d100-50
[22:28] <DK_Rei> Kotono rolled : 1d100-50 --> [ 1d100=88 ]{38}

[Corwin]

[20:13] <Kotono> --------
[20:13] <Kotono> Just to be clear, you guys are starting the next morning by going out the second hour and out into the doorway Alicia explored?
[20:14] <Kotono> *house
[20:14] <Demedais> OOC: So far as I know, yes, unless Seira wanted to search the hallway/second house.
[20:14] <Alicia> After buffing and such.
[20:14] <Alicia> We can explore after we beat the boss.
[20:14] <Alicia> I'm sure there's tons of loots in the other exciting mysterious buildings we've ignored.
01[20:15] <Seira> That's pretty much what I think as well
01[20:15] <Seira> Even if we can't explore, sadly, we're here for a reason and not to get awesome and bizarre loot
[20:16] <Kotono> Right.
[20:16] <Kotono> -----
[20:16] <Kotono> ----(Ko in the wall for the sake of having a Ko in the wall)--
[20:17] <Kotono> Thus the party emerges the next morning! They go down the tunnel and up the stairs, ready to exit  out the door when they wish. OOC: If you want to buff straightaway, do so. Otherwise, feel free to continue on.
01[20:18] <Seira> roll 1d10+10 FL
06[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d10+10 FL and gets 13." [1d10=3]
[20:18] <Demedais> OOC: Sign triggered.
[20:18] <Alicia> OOC: greater magic weapon on Hell Striker and Thunderstrike, Voice of the Archon on Alicia and shared with Marie who stays within 5 feet.
[20:19] <Kotono> As the party prepares, "Everyone ready?" Pollyanna asks, bow and arrow drawn at prepared.
01[20:20] <Seira> "Reasonably so!" Seira responds perkily. "Let's go and kick evil gnome ass!"
[20:20] <Demedais> "Presuming he's still evil. I mean, he gave the Quarut freedom to not have to fight us." Demedais notes.
[20:21] <Demedais> "Or at least that was the understanding I got."
[20:22] <Alicia> "And he worked with the elves to seal the Resort away to begin with," Alicia agrees, Marie perched on her head as they head down the long tunnel.
[20:22] <Kotono> "We'll see when we reach him," Shrugging, Pollyanna goes to open the door. Ahead you see the street ahead Alicia saw: A door into thin air, more of the city. A road continues on, a wall of transparent force just behind the door. You can see the tower now, shimmering silver metal. It's not that far and looms over everything else.
06[20:22] * Demedais scans to see if there's anything waiting to ambush them between the group and the tower.
[20:23] <Kotono> OOC: Spot check?
[20:23] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 28." [1d20=2]
06[20:24] * Alicia heads straight for the tower, looking for any obvious ingress.
06[20:25] * Seira is quite content to bring up the rear herself once more.
06[20:25] * Demedais stays alongside Alicia as he keeps an eye out.
[20:26] <Demedais> "I don't see anything, looks like the way's clear."
[20:27] <Kotono> The path leads to the west. Off the path is chock full of clockwork trees and difficult to cross. Not impossible if you want to squeeze and push through them, though it wouldn't be easy.
[20:28] <Demedais> "Follow the path? I'd rather not risk being caught in the trees at this point." Demedais shrugs.
[20:28] <Alicia> "Fair enough," Alicia doesn't really mind either way.
06[20:29] * Demedais nods and leads them on the path west, still keeping a vigil eye and ear out, thankful that it seems quiet for now...
[20:32] <Kotono> The road continues on for about five minutes. It then comes to a large main road.  It stretches ahead, but in a good way, for it leads directly to the tower looming above! You can see it far away, a long walk for sure! But you can see it! You can see there is some sort of fence around it, the insides just before the tower's presumed entrance hidden from view by it.
[20:33] <Alicia> Hopefully the fence has a gate that will become clear when they approach. If not then surely another way around it will be found.
06[20:33] * Demedais blinks, glancing around as they advance toward the fence. "This seems almost too simple after everything else."
[20:34] <Alicia> "There's going to be stuff inside the tower, too," Marie points out. "It's way too big to just have one room right in the front door with the gnome and the ring sitting there."
[20:35] <Demedais> "Hey, maybe the rest of it's just maintenance or friendly-without-obstructing things. ...though the odds of that are less than a lot of things."
[20:36] <Kotono> Five minutes of walking pass. You are slightly closer to the tower, but there's still about a half hour or so of walking to go. More or less, it's hard to gauge exactly. But at this moment, light vanishes from the world! You can see nothing, but the tick-tocking sound grows far stronger!  A whirling tick-tocking, as if the clockwork machines of Mechanus have gone berserk with action.
06[20:37] * Alicia promptly pulls down her blindfold while Marie sends out some dancing lights around the group to provide some illumination.
06[20:40] * Demedais uses the dancing lights to try and spot any trouble that may result.
[20:41] <Kotono> Marie's lights dance in the air, doing little to illuminate! Ahead of you, something crackles! The air splits apart into a spread image! Here you see a goblin with a greatsword and a breastplate, battling against foes. The reality around him peels apart, the goblin becoming real and solid there, the tick-tocking becoming a distracting din in your ears, making concentration difficult!
[20:42] <Demedais> "Hm. Seira, I presume you know the goblin and the guy?" Demedais guesses.
[20:42] <Alicia> "Anyone else see- ah, you do," Alicia confirms.
01[20:43] <Seira> "I even know how it goes. Yezrut dies."
[20:43] <Kotono> "What?" Pollyanna steps back, readying her bow. "A goblin? Seira? Shamal?"
[20:44] <Kotono> The goblinc racks it's neck, a cocky grin going over it's face. "I don't know what's going on...but...I just know that I have to kill you four!" He points his oversized greatsword out, holding it with both hands. "Come on!"
[20:44] <Demedais> "Yezrut... is the goblin or the guy?" Demesais asks. "And feh. This ticking's gonna make magic difficult." A hand raised to Pollyanna, though Demedais' sword is out. "Lyselle's there so it's of the early days of the Crimson Guard, unless I miss my guess."
[20:44] <Alicia> OOC: if he's been summoned he can make a DC 20 will safe or gtfo
01[20:44] <Seira> "Huh. Okay. Guys, it's an evil goblin. He's dead anyway, so it's cool to kill him again."
[20:44] <Kotono> OOC: He's not.
[20:45] <Kotono> "Kill me? Don't make me laugh!" With that, the goblin raises it's sword and charges! OOC: It's attacking and looks generally unfriendly. Let's roll initiative?
[20:45] <Demedais> "...Wait. This is... this is real, not an image?" Demedais frowns, eyeing the goblin.
[20:45] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 A
06[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 A and gets 24." [1d20=19]
[20:45] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
06[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 20." [1d20=13]
[20:45] <Demedais> roll 1d20+5 Demeconfused~
06[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+5 Demeconfused~ and gets 19." [1d20=14]
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Polly
06[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Polly and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Amaryl
06[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Amaryl and gets 16." [1d20=10]
[20:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Yezrut
06[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Yezrut and gets 14." [1d20=6]
06[20:46] * Seira considers the question. "It... could be he has respawned. Or it could be he was cloned. Or he could be a shadow conjuration! Lots of choices!"
01[20:46] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
06[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 9." [1d20=3]
03[20:46] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>Marie>Demedais>Amaryl>Yezrut>Pollyanna>Seiramiko'
[20:46] <Alicia> "Maybe he got pulled here through time, and if we kill him it'll cause a horrible paradox!" Marie exclaims gleefully.
[20:47] <Demedais> "Cloned shadow respawn?" Demedais considered. "Less likely than most opti- ... ... Marie... ...this really isn't something I needed to think about. Argh."
01[20:48] <Seira> "I changed the future before, the world didn't blow up," Seira says, dismissing the risk. "And this guy already respawned once, so he might be doing it again!"
[20:48] <Alicia> "You're a strange little fairy at times..." Alicia mutters dubiously, drawing Hell Striker and approaching the goblin, intending to cleave right through his oversized greatsword.
[20:48] <Alicia> OOC: he gets an AoO
[20:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 AoOing Alicia
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 AoOing Alicia and gets 38." [1d20=15]
[20:48] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[20:48] <Alicia> OOC: 31
[20:49] <Kotono> roll 2d6+21
06[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+21 and gets 29." [2d6=6, 2]
[20:50] <Kotono> With surprising skill that has no place on being with a goblin, Yezrut cuts into Alicia's side as she approaches, getting her with a grazing but long wound! OOC: The AoO stops the disarm. Marie?
[20:50] <Alicia> OOC: Sunder!
[20:50] <Kotono> OOC: Sunder, my mistake.
[20:50] <Alicia> OOC: which doesn't get stopped by AoOs
[20:51] <Kotono> OOC: Oh, they don't? Carry on then.
[20:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27
06[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 and gets 38." [1d20=11]
[20:51] <Alicia> roll 1d20+27 -4pa +4 large weapon opposed roll (he gets -4 for being a runt) divine might
06[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+27 -4pa +4 large weapon opposed roll (he gets -4 for being a runt) divine might and gets 33." [1d20=6]
[20:51] <Kotono> OOC: I'm aware. His roll is correct.
[20:52] <Kotono> Alicia charges in, but her blade is deflected by the side of Yezrut's! The powerful blow misses, knocked away! OOC: Marie?
[20:53] <Alicia> As Alicia fails to accomplish much of anything, Marie takes off from her head and floats five foot up and back, raining a storm of arrows down on the goblin!
[20:53] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 and gets 31." [1d20=13]
[20:53] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 and gets 20." [1d20=7]
[20:53] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 and gets 23." [1d20=15]
[20:53] <Kotono> OOC: One hit.
[20:53] <Alicia> roll 1d4+3+1d6+1d4
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+3+1d6+1d4 and gets 11." [1d4=2][1d6=4][1d4=2]
[20:53] <Kotono> One of the arrows hit, a grazing injury that sends shocking, screaming pain into Yezrut's arm! He jolts but grimaces, "I've had worse from a crying mother!" OOC: Deme.
06[20:55] * Demedais pauses at this. "Do opponents just -like- signing their own death warrants...?" With that, he rushes in at Yezrut's side, choosing to instead just cut him apart instead of trying to disarm!
[20:56] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20 (+2 Haste -2 PA)
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+20 (+2 Haste -2 PA) and gets 36." [1d20=16]
[20:56] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[20:56] <Demedais> roll 2d6+15
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+15 and gets 24." [2d6=4, 5]
[20:57] <Kotono> Demedais goes to his side near Alicia, stabbing his flank! It's not too deep, unable to quite land a killing blow! To follow that up, Amaryl sends a bevy of arrows flying!
[20:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[20:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 30." [1d20=19]
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 29." [1d20=18]
[20:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 17." [1d20=11]
[20:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 24." [1d20=18]
[20:57] <Kotono> roll 2d8
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8 and gets 6." [2d8=3, 3]
[20:58] <Kotono> As arrows lightly pepper Yezrut, he shakes them off! He focuses on the two, "I'm never going to lose, especially not the likes of you!" With that, he lays into the aggressive party!
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 (-2 PA) Demedais
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 (-2 PA) Demedais and gets 41." [1d20=20]
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 (-2 PA) Demedais crit?
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 (-2 PA) Demedais crit? and gets 33." [1d20=12]
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Alicia
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 Alicia and gets 22." [1d20=6]
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Alicia
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Alicia and gets 24." [1d20=13]
[20:59] <Kotono> OOC: AC, Deme?
[20:59] <Demedais> OOC: 35.
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 2d6+25
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+25 and gets 31." [2d6=3, 3]
[21:00] <Kotono> With a powerful thrust, Yezrut manages to wound Demedais lightly in the gut! It doesn't go deep, only a mild pain instead of a serious wound! Then, more arrows rain down from above on Yezrut!
[21:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 24." [1d20=7]
[21:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 36." [1d20=19]
[21:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 (Helmet +2)
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 (Helmet +2) and gets 24." [1d20=10]
[21:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[21:01] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1d6+10
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1d6+10 and gets 18." [1d8=4][1d6=4]
[21:01] <Kotono> One arrow goes right into Yezrut's shoulder, enough injury to momentarily stagger him back! OOC: Seira.
06[21:05] * Seira maneuvers herself to Yezrut's blind spot, where she would be able to aid Demedais, sword drawn.
[21:05] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Alicia?
[21:07] <Alicia> Somewhat surprised by the goblin's uncanny skill, compared to the sort of foes she recalls encountering when she first joined the Crimson Guard and knowing they bested him even before that, Alicia doesn't hold back much at all as she attempts to slice through each of his spindly limbs in turn before seperating his head from his shoulders!
[21:07] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 divine might 4th level arcane strike
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 divine might 4th level arcane strike and gets 30." [1d20=5]
[21:07] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 divine might 4th level arcane strike
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 divine might 4th level arcane strike and gets 39." [1d20=14]
[21:07] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 divine might 4th level arcane strike
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 divine might 4th level arcane strike and gets 33." [1d20=13]
[21:07] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 divine might 4th level arcane strike
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 divine might 4th level arcane strike and gets 37." [1d20=17]
[21:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 divine might 4th level arcane strike
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 divine might 4th level arcane strike and gets 22." [1d20=7]
[21:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 divine might 4th level arcane strike
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 divine might 4th level arcane strike and gets 16." [1d20=1]
[21:08] <Kotono> OOC: Four hits.
[21:08] <Alicia> roll 4d8+68+8d6+4d6+16d4
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 4d8+68+8d6+4d6+16d4 and gets 172." [4d8=4, 7, 4, 3][8d6=5, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1, 6, 6][4d6=2, 6, 3, 1][16d4=4, 2, 4, 2, 4, 1, 3, 2, 2, 2, 4, 3, 2, 4, 2, 1]
[21:09] <Kotono> Alicia does just what she wishes to! She catches Yezrut on the flat of his feet, riping his limbs off, then cutting away his head! HIs eyes go wide, "Wh-" he begins, as the tick-tocking STOPS! Utter silence. Yezrut is gone, as is the darkness. You stand in the road where you were before, the Tower looming ahead on the horizon.
[21:10] <Demedais> "Well, then."
[21:10] <Alicia> "Well... remembering anything different, Seira?" Marie asks the half-dragon, curious on the results of this potential paradox.
[21:10] <Kotono> Amaryl lowers her bow with a sigh. "Phew. What was that about? Who was that goblin, I've never heard of one using a two hander like that."
01[21:10] <Seira> "Why would I?" Seira wonders out loud. "I told you he keeps on respawning, remember?"
[21:11] <Alicia> "He was uncommonly skilled," Alicia muses as she flicks the blood from her blade. "Albeit not terribly resilient."
01[21:11] <Seira> "Every time he returns, he's stronger!" Seira exclaims. "It's like he trains in the afterlife or something!"
06[21:12] * Demedais stretches. "Let's keep going, then?" Then, to Seira, "Alternately he's haunting you."
[21:12] <Alicia> "That hardly sounds fair," Marie remarks with a frown as Alicia pulls up her blindfold.
01[21:12] <Seira> "Well, no," Seira admits, "but there was the Son of Yezrut...."
06[21:13] * Alicia dismisses the repeatedly dead goblin from mind, putting her blade away and continuing onwards.
[21:14] <Demedais> "Was that the corrupted one?" Demedais says, beginning to advance.
01[21:14] <Seira> "Yes! It was so funny--" And Seira proceeds to retell the story of how a goblin declared himself her archnemesis and demanded she fight him fairly one on one, just she, he and his trolls.
[21:16] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 pot check
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 pot check and gets 34." [1d20=8]
[21:17] <Kotono> You walk another five minutes. The tower is closer now? More like twenty minutes. Demedais can see that the 'fence' is a black lattice of some sort of thick material. But as you advance, it happens again! Darkness! The tick-tock is louder and louder, as if coming to life!
01[21:18] <Seira> "I wonder if it's the son's turn...."
[21:18] <Kotono> Pollyanna readies three arrows in between her fingers, the other hand raising up her bow. She doesn't stay a word, focused.
[21:19] <Demedais> "Or another theoretical nemesis." Demedais growls, intent.
[21:19] <Alicia> The blindfold is probably superflous, but Alicia draws her flaming sword and Marie sends out the dancing lights. "This could get old real fast..."
06[21:19] * Seira still remains next to Amaryl and Pollyanna. There's no need to charge ahead.
[21:20] <Kotono> 15 feet to the left of Seira it appears! An image of a woman climbing a wall in the rain! Beth Reynes is familiar to all, the pouring rain of that night a vivid memory in Seira's mind. She draws her rapier and growls, two ballgowned members of the Crimson Guard approaching! As she is peeled away, appearing, "Don't ya think yer gonna stop me!" she snaps! "You're all dead!" Landing on the dark ground around you in a crouch, Beth is up at and at y
[21:20] <Kotono>  Landing on the dark ground around you in a crouch, Beth is up at and at you like a fired arrow! OOC - She's coming right at you and doesn't look friendly in the least.
[21:21] <Alicia> "Oh... you have to be kidding me!" Alicia stares in disbelief.
[21:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 A
06[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 A and gets 18." [1d20=13]
[21:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
06[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 9." [1d20=2]
01[21:21] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
06[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 11." [1d20=5]
[21:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Amaryl
06[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Amaryl and gets 16." [1d20=10]
[21:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Polly
06[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Polly and gets 25." [1d20=18]
[21:21] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1
06[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 and gets 2." [1d20=1]
[21:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 Beth
06[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Beth and gets 26." [1d20=12]
03[21:22] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth>Pollyanna>Alicia>Amarylo>Seira>Marie>Demedais'
03[21:22] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth>Pollyanna>Alicia>Amaryl>Seira>Marie>Demedais'
[21:23] <Kotono> Linke a coiled spring, Beth pounces! Her rapier flashes out, going for Seira with deadly intent!
[21:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 flatfooted AC, Seira?
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 flatfooted AC, Seira? and gets 30." [1d20=5]
01[21:23] <Seira> OOC: Yeah, 22
[21:24] <Kotono> roll 1d6+5+6d6 and 1 point of con damage, Seira.
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+5+6d6 and 1 point of con damage, Seira. and gets 35." [1d6=1][6d6=6, 3, 2, 6, 6, 6]
[21:25] <Kotono> With a tiger's speed she cuts into Seira's arm, her vein exposed to the air with the penetrating strike! A second later Beth is twenty feet back and away from Seira! OOC: Polly's up.
[21:25] <Kotono> Pollyanna shakes her head, "Sorry," she says right to Alicia, firing off a stream of arrows!
[21:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[21:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 33." [1d20=16]
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 30." [1d20=13]
[21:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 23." [1d20=11]
[21:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 24." [1d20=17]
[21:26] <Kotono> roll 3d8+3d6+30
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+3d6+30 and gets 50." [3d8=2, 2, 3][3d6=5, 3, 5]
[21:27] <Kotono> Beth weaves and dodges, but Pollyanna's arrows of the mark! Three land right in her, turning her into a walking pin cushion! OOC: Alicia.
[21:28] <Alicia> "Sorry?!" Alicia blurts out incredulously, "That's my sister!" Turning to the assassin, she tries to reason with her. "Beth, don't you recognise me? It's Alicia! Please stop, we don't want to fight you!"
06[21:28] * Seira certainly wants to fight her.
06[21:29] * Demedais eyes Alicia, willing to let her try to reason this one out.
[21:29] <Kotono> With a sneering look at Alicia, "So? MAkes it even better, sis! I kicked yer ass around once already, let's make it a second time! Or are you going to cry and go moan to Mommy Mystra?"
[21:30] <Alicia> "Oh, damn, not to go through all this again..." Alicia mutters under her breath, before just taking advantage of her low willpower. "Beth, drop your weapon."
[21:30] <Alicia> OOC: DC 23 suggestion
[21:30] <Kotono> "It's not like that, Alicia. It's a trial, a trick." Pollyanna readies more arrows as quickly as she can, "I fyou have to, step back and let us do it. It's just like those damned fey in the forest."
[21:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 31." [1d20=19]
[21:31] <Kotono> As Beth just laughs hard..."Fire or not?" Amaryl asks, hesitating, "Seira?"
01[21:31] <Seira> "Hold for now," Seira tells Amaryl quietly, looking balefully at Beth.
01[21:32] <Seira> OOC: We would like to wait on Deme
[21:32] <Kotono> OOC: Holding as well? Okay. Marie?
[21:33] <Alicia> "Come on J-Beth, be nice! Give your sister a hug!" Marie tries, almost slipping on the name since she never met Alicia's sister before her amnesia.
[21:33] <Alicia> OOC: DC 23 again
[21:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 30." [1d20=18]
[21:34] <Kotono> Beth laughs even harder! "Aw, it's a fuckin' fairy! At least I can sell you to someone useful after this. A real life pixie!" OOC: Deme?
[21:36] <Kotono> "See?" Pollyanna readies more arrows again, "Alicia, you know it's just another trick and trap."
[21:37] <Alicia> "No... this is actually disturbingly accurate," Alicia replies with a blush. "I know my sister..."
01[21:37] <Seira> "If you want to take her down nonviolently, I'll support you," Seira tells Demedais. "But whatever it is, negotiations have failed." She holds up her bleeding arm for emphasis.
06[21:37] * Demedais rubs his head. "Oh for the love of..." With that, he sprints forward, before trying to strike... at Beth's weapon! "Pollyanna, stall on further action! Prepare for what's coming next!"
[21:38] <Demedais> OOC: Provoking AoO.
[21:38] <Kotono> "Then it's a damned accurate trap, but it's till a trap, by Helm," Pollyanna focuses entirely on her, "Before she...ugh...!" She nonetheless nods tightly to Demedais as he strikes! OOC: Okay.
[21:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 and gets 42." [1d20=17]
[21:38] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[21:38] <Demedais> OOC: Lower than that! (35.)
[21:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 crit?
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 crit? and gets 28." [1d20=3]
[21:39] <Kotono> roll 1d6+5 and 1 con damage, Deme.
06[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+5 and 1 con damage, Deme. and gets 8." [1d6=3]
[21:39] <Kotono> The snaking, sharp thrust catches Demedais in the arm! It's a shallow wound, but one that bleeds far too much for a little puncture! OOC: That stops the disarm. Beth is up.
01[21:40] <Seira> OOC: We are
[21:40] <Kotono> OOC: You wanna go, Seira? Okay.
03[21:40] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth>Pollyanna>Alicia>Amaryl>Marie>Demedais>Seira'
[21:40] <Kotono> OOC: I'll add Amaryl after if you tell her to shoot.
01[21:41] <Seira> "At least there's consensus," Seira mutters. "Alright. Give it your best shot, Amaryl. I'll go and help Demedais." And that help involves getting into a flanking position and sinking the Resort in Beth's flank.
01[21:42] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
06[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 and gets 22." [1d20=2]
[21:42] <Kotono> OOC: It is a miss.
[21:42] <Kotono> Seira stabs out, thrusting hard at Beth! It's a narrow miss, the assassin avoiding the quick stab! A moment laters, arrows come raining down!
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 15." [1d20=6]
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 17." [1d20=8]
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 23." [1d20=14]
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 25." [1d20=16]
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 16." [1d20=12]
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 21." [1d20=17]
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 1d8
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 and gets 4." [1d8=4]
[21:43] <Kotono> Another arrow gets Beth in the arm, weakening her further! She staggers back, as...OOC: She's up.
03[21:44] * Kotono changes topic to 'Beth>Pollyanna>Alicia>Marie>Demedais>Seira=Amaryl'
[21:45] <Kotono> "So fuckin' sick of you," Between gritted teeth, "So self fuckin' righteous and mewling! Grow up! Yer wastin' your life actin' on all those stupid ideals!" Stepping five feet back, Jessica takes a vial out and throws it in Alicia's direction!
[21:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 touch AC, Alicia, not that this matters much here, admittedly.
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 touch AC, Alicia, not that this matters much here, admittedly. and gets 29." [1d20=13]
[21:45] <Alicia> OOC: 17, 19 vs evil. But see #e
[21:46] <Kotono> OOC: She'll risk an AoO from the big lumbering brute of a paladin.
[21:46] <Demedais> OOC: Right.
[21:49] <Demedais> "Hmph...!" Demedais grunts, before attempting to smash the vial he sees pulled out! "Not allowing that if I can help it!"
[21:49] <Kotono> With her other hand, Beth strikes back quickly!
[21:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25
06[21:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 and gets 38." [1d20=13]
[21:49] <Kotono> roll 1d6+5 and 1 con damage, Deme
06[21:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+5 and 1 con damage, Deme and gets 10." [1d6=5]
02[21:50] * Hatbot (~Hatbot@24.174.114.105) Quit (Client exited)
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[21:50] <Kotono> OOC: Continue the sunder.
03[21:50] * Alicia sets mode: +v Rei-chan
[21:51] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 right.
[21:51] <Rei-chan> Demedais rolled : 1d20+26 right. --> [ 1d20=6 ]{32}
[21:51] <Kotono> OOC: Damage.
[21:52] <Demedais> roll 2d6+11 wee?
[21:52] <Rei-chan> Demedais rolled : 2d6+11 wee? --> [ 2d6=4 ]{15}
[21:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 fort for Beth
[21:52] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+8 fort for Beth --> [ 1d20=19 ]{27}
[21:52] <Kotono> The vial is shattered hard, the glass and a powdery black substance spreading all over Jessica! "Aaaaghik!" she cries incoherently! Pollyanna pauses just a moment, "Demedais," she hisses.
[21:53] <Alicia> OOC: Beth!
[21:54] <Kotono> OOC: Yes. Thank you.
[21:54] <Demedais> "Yes? I'm fine, stabbing aside." Demedais grimaces.
[21:54] <Kotono> "Fire or not?"
01[21:54] <Seira> "I think we're past the point of taking her down painlessly," Seira calls over to Pollyanna, grimacing.
[21:55] <Demedais> "... And yet I suspect that we're not going to be able to pass easily unless it's dark..." Demedais grimaces. "Hold again until I act. My apologies."
[21:55] <Kotono> With that, Pollyanna lets her arrows hold, knuckles white on her bowstring! OOC: Alicia?
[21:56] <Alicia> "Beth, give up!" Alicia barks, half-poised to strike if this fails. "Look at the mess you're in already - you're screwed! Surrender with a bit of respect!"
[21:58] <Kotono> Beth screams incoherently! Her eyes blaze with hatred, "I...hate...you!" she growls, waving her rapier wildly!
[21:59] <Demedais> "For the love of Helm... " Demedais grimaces. "Sorry, Alicia, but I wasn't ready to let her try and hit you with that."
06[21:59] * Alicia sighs, but is resolved to act before others suffer for her hesitation. Stepping towards her sister, she whacks her solidly in the side of the head with the flat of her blade!
[21:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 smite -8pa 3rd level arcane strike divine might nonlethal
[21:59] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+24 smite -8pa 3rd level arcane strike divine might nonlethal --> [ 1d20=2 ]{26}
[22:00] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[22:00] <Alicia> roll 1d8+38+2d6+1d6+3d4
[22:00] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d8+38+2d6+1d6+3d4 --> [ 1d8=8 2d6=8 1d6=4 3d4=6 ]{64}
[22:01] <Kotono> Slam! The flat of Alicia's blade hits Beth right in the head! She falls over, eyes shutting, "I...hate..." Then it's all gone. Over. Done. The darkness is gone, the tick-tocking ceasing it's fevered pitch. Ahead, the silver tower looms, waiting.
[22:02] <Demedais> "Damn." Demedais curses, healing himself quickly of the damage to his endurance before doing the same to Seira.
[22:02] <Demedais> roll 1d4 Lesser Restore self
[22:02] <Rei-chan> Demedais rolled : 1d4 Lesser Restore self --> [ 1d4=1 ]{1}
01[22:02] <Seira> "Yes, barrels of laughs," Seira mutters. "Great fun all around."
06[22:02] * Alicia stares down at her feet, breathing heavily for a moment as Marie worriedly approaches from behind. "I'm sorry, Pollyanna... everyone," the paladin finally speaks. "I should've just cut her apart from the outset. You all suffered for my hesitation, and it didn't even matter at all in the end."
[22:03] <Demedais> OOC: One more on self + one on Seira to eliminate it.
01[22:03] <Seira> "For what it's worth, I felt the risk was worth taking," Seira tells her. "A shame your efforts didn't succeed this time."
[22:03] <Kotono> "It's okay." Pollyanna goes over to Alicia, "It's just another stupid trick. Let's just keep going."
06[22:04] * Alicia nods silently, reaching over to Seira and healing her as much as she's able.
06[22:05] * Seira casts Heroism and See Invisibility while she is able to, in case the horribly ticking is a sign of what awaits her in the tower.
06[22:06] * Demedais taps himself to heal away some of the wounds. "We're gonna likely face a quite familiar foe to half of us next. Prepare your courage and stay close to me - this will not be pretty."
[22:06] <Demedais> roll 3d8+7
[22:06] <Rei-chan> Demedais rolled : 3d8+7 --> [ 3d8=13 ]{20}
[22:06] <Kotono> "Yes, let's keep going," Pollyanna starts to walk, looking to Demedais, "Who do you think we're going to face next then?"
06[22:06] * Demedais gives Pollyanna a long look. "If I'm not mistaken? A creature you've got a deep grudge against."
[22:06] <Alicia> "We've faced someone from Seira's past and someone from mine... so there could be four more to go," Alicia muses, also resuming her walk.
01[22:07] <Seira> "How about Ferdi? That would be fun!"
[22:07] <Kotono> Pollyanna stumbles, wobbling her arms and dropping her bow as she turns to Demedais. "W-wait, w-w-what?"
06[22:08] * Demedais nods to Pollyanna. "Yeah. It'd fit the pattern thus far, though... if this thing's really bizarre, we face a golem first. I doubt that case, however. ...Kondrux is far more likely."
[22:08] <Alicia> "Hopefully I won't count since I'm a familiar?" Marie offers gamely.
[22:09] <Kotono> "N-no. It won'-it won't happen." Breathing in and out as she picks up her bow with shaking hands, Pollyanna goes right ot Demedais as they walk. "No. It won't happen."
[22:09] <Kotono> "What would your archenemy be then, Marie?" Amaryl asks as she goes closer to Demedais as well.
01[22:09] <Seira> "That pixie we came across yesterday, maybe?"
[22:10] <Kotono> Snickering at that, "The battle of Alicia's head?"
[22:10] <Demedais> "If it does, he's getting dissected, same as last time." Demedais says grimly.
01[22:10] <Seira> "The incident with the unfortunate implications, yes."
[22:10] <Alicia> "Well, there was that marilith one time..." Marie remarks embarrassedly.
06[22:11] * Demedais keeps close to Pollyanna as they advance. "Let's go."
[22:11] <Alicia> "And another, actually..." Marie adds. "Boy, those demons have bad luck with me."
[22:12] <Kotono> Another five minutes. You do see to be 15 minutes away from the tower now. It's even closer - Demedais can make out faint glimpses of the inside, perhaps, past the lattice. Nothing solid, though. Then the darkness comes! The tick-tock becomes stronger, a painful distraction to casting once more! 50 feet ahead of you it fills up the entire sky in this blackness!  Kondrux, flying over Balmuria! The dragon's majestic form is terrifying, sending qu
[22:12] <Kotono> Kondrux, flying over Balmuria! The dragon's majestic form is terrifying, sending quakes down the party's spines as it peels into this void! IN it's booming voice, "You dare to defy me, puny mortals? You will be destroyed for your insolence!" OOC: Initiative.
[22:13] <Kotono> Pollyanna's face is dead white, her hands shaking horribly!
[22:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1 bring it, Kongass
[22:13] <Rei-chan> Demedais rolled : 1d20+1 bring it, Kongass --> [ 1d20=4 ]{5}
01[22:13] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
[22:13] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{19}
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Amaryl
[22:13] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+6 Amaryl --> [ 1d20=12 ]{18}
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Seira
[22:13] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+7 Seira --> [ 1d20=12 ]{19}
[22:13] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 A
[22:13] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+5 A --> [ 1d20=11 ]{16}
[22:13] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
[22:13] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+7 M --> [ 1d20=6 ]{13}
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 (+5 nerveskitter)
[22:13] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+9 (+5 nerveskitter) --> [ 1d20=10 ]{19}
[22:14] <Kotono> OOC: Er, Amaryl, not Seira. Dur-hur.
03[22:14] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira=Pollyanna=Kondrux>Amaryl>Alicia>Marie>Demedais miko-miko panic!'
[22:15] <Kotono> OOC: Goa head and resolve first, Seira?
[22:16] <Kotono> Despite open terror, Pollyanna manages to fire off a few quick arrows!
[22:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
[22:16] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+19 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{27}
[22:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[22:16] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+14 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{31}
[22:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[22:16] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{19}
[22:17] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1d6+10
[22:17] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d8+1d6+10 --> [ 1d8=8 1d6=4 ]{22}
[22:17] <Kotono> The arrows fly, one of them managing to find a weak spot in Kondrux's scales! OOC: Seira?
06[22:20] * Seira decides to rely on her staff, holding it before her as she ascends, and calls upon three rays of fire to strike at Kondrux's hide!
[22:20] <Kotono> OOC: While we're waiting on Seira, eveyrone make saves against Dragonfear?
01[22:20] <Seira> roll 1d20+15 FIRE
[22:20] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+15 FIRE --> [ 1d20=13 ]{28}
[22:20] <Kotono> OOC: Beat it. Attack rolls.
01[22:21] <Seira> roll 1d20+17 ranged touch
01[22:21] <Seira> roll 1d20+17 ranged touch
[22:21] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+17 ranged touch --> [ 1d20=13 ]{30}
[22:21] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+17 ranged touch --> [ 1d20=18 ]{35}
01[22:21] <Seira> roll 1d20+17 ranged touch
[22:21] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+17 ranged touch --> [ 1d20=9 ]{26}
[22:21] <Kotono> OOC: All hits vs dragon flatfooted.
[22:21] <Kotono> OOC: Er, touch. Dur.
01[22:21] <Seira> roll 12d6 fire
[22:21] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 12d6 fire --> [ 12d6=33 ]{33}
[22:22] <Kotono> OOC: Okay, everyone relevant make saves vs dragonfear. +4 for Deme's aura nad +2 from Marie's aura.
[22:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Amaryl
[22:22] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+10 Amaryl --> [ 1d20=9 ]{19}
[22:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 Polly
[22:22] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+13 Polly --> [ 1d20=4 ]{17}
[22:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 A
[22:22] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+30 A --> [ 1d20=18 ]{48}
[22:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21 M
[22:22] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+21 M --> [ 1d20=1 ]{22}
[22:23] <Kotono> OOC: Pollyanna and Amaryl are shaken for 4d6 rounds. Marie is panicked instead.
[22:23] <Kotono> roll 4d6 for both
[22:23] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 4d6 for both --> [ 4d6=16 ]{16}
[22:25] <Kotono> roll 1d6
[22:25] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d6 --> [ 1d6=6 ]{6}
[22:26] <Kotono> As flaming arrows and flaming rays pepper Kondrux, the dragon's terror washes over the party! It draws it's head back as it flies at an angle to line up with Pollyanna, Demedais and Amaryl! A crackling line of lighting comes out at all three of them, the dragon's terrifying breath! OOC: Ref all three of you.
[22:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 thanks for the +2, Marie (Polly)
[22:27] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+14 thanks for the +2, Marie (Polly) --> [ 1d20=16 ]{30}
[22:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 thanks for the +2, Marie (Amaryl)
[22:27] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+14 thanks for the +2, Marie (Amaryl) --> [ 1d20=18 ]{32}
[22:27] <Demedais> roll 1d20+23 Hi I'm a Concentrate check with Evasion tacked on
[22:27] <Rei-chan> Demedais rolled : 1d20+23 Hi I'm a Concentrate check with Evasion tacked on --> [ 1d20=13 ]{36}
[22:28] <Kotono> roll 14*8 moot since guess what? All of three of them have evasion. Poor Kondrux.
[22:28] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 14*8 moot since guess what? All of three of them have evasion. Poor Kondrux. --> {112}
[22:28] <Kotono> roll 1d4-1
[22:28] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d4-1 --> [ 1d4=3 ]{2}
[22:29] <Kotono> The massive discharge of lighting gets the three to duck and cover! Amaryl dives out of the way, while Pollyanna ducks and Demedais weaves out of the way of the lightning! None are hit, narrow misses to all three! The smell of ozone lingers in the air after! OOC: Lucky you th ree. Amaryl's up.
[22:30] <Kotono> Amaryl has open fear on her face, even as she desperately flings all the arrows she can!
[22:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[22:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[22:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[22:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[22:30] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{15}
[22:30] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{15}
[22:30] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{22}
[22:30] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{17}
[22:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
[22:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
[22:30] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{11}
[22:30] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{15}
[22:30] <Kotono> Yet none hit, all bouncing off Kondrux's scales! OOC - Alicia and then Marie.
[22:32] <Alicia> Casting spells in all this noise looks like a lost cause, so Alicia cheats by channelling a Fly spell into her sword and then tapping herself on the leg with the blade to bestow flight, after which she kicks off the ground and starts to levitate five feet up.
[22:32] <Kotono> OOC: Right. Marie?
[22:32] <Alicia> Meanwhile Marie sticks close to her mistress and fires off some arrows at the wyrm!
[22:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22
[22:32] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+22 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{29}
[22:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
[22:32] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+17 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{32}
[22:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12
[22:33] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{28}
[22:33] <Kotono> OOC: One hit.
[22:33] <Alicia> roll 1d4+3+1d4 not bothering with electric damage
[22:33] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d4+3+1d4 not bothering with electric damage --> [ 1d4=2 1d4=1 ]{6}
[22:33] <Kotono> An arrow hits a scale, the screaming sending a crack on Kondrux's massive side! OOC: Deme?
06[22:35] * Demedais advances forward 20 feet, providing another disparate target as he prepares an action to match the dragon's own...
[22:35] <Kotono> OOC: Seira and Polly and the DRAGON are up.
01[22:37] <Seira> Calling upon the protection of Stoneskin, Seira sends three more rays of fire at Kondrux!
01[22:37] <Seira> roll 1d20+15 FIRE
[22:37] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+15 FIRE --> [ 1d20=11 ]{26}
[22:37] <Kotono> OOC: ATtacks.
01[22:37] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
01[22:37] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
01[22:37] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
[22:37] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+17 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{32}
[22:37] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+17 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{22}
[22:37] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 1d20+17 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{29}
[22:37] <Kotono> OOC: Damages. All hit.
01[22:37] <Seira> roll 12d6 FIRE
[22:37] <Rei-chan> Seira rolled : 12d6 FIRE --> [ 12d6=46 ]{46}
03[22:38] * Demedais is now known as taifk
[22:38] <Kotono> OOC: Note: Deme's holding an action, SEira still has her move action, Polly+Kondrux are up next.