D2 001

[Corwin]

[20:09] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 18." [1d20=8]
[20:09] <Kotono> > roll 1d20+16
[20:09] <Kotono> > roll 1d20+10
[20:09] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 17." [1d20=1]
[20:09] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 21." [1d20=11]
[20:09] <Kotono> > Latha stops here, and in Alicia's mind, 'I can see something peeking over the edge of the top. I saw a barbazu's glaive, too.'
[20:09] <Kotono> * Alicia stops as well. 'Tell Antenora and Jargard,' she suggests. This is the Bariaur's hunt, after all. She has a few ideas, but doesn't want to run off without coordination, and the devils would surely hear them talking this close.
[20:09] <Kotono> > Jargard is already reacting, motioning the bariaur forward! "Our prey has been spotted! Come, noble warriors, it is time to lay Hell low! Charge and show them the power of Ysgard!"
[20:09] <Kotono> > 'Already did,' Latha replies back as this happens.
[20:09] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Lets go, then!" Alicia calls, casting Fly and taking to the air!
[20:11] <Kotono> OOC: Let's roll initaitve here?
[20:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
[20:12] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5
06[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Antenora and gets 21." [1d20=16]
06[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 and gets 15." [1d20=10]
[20:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Latha
06[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Latha and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[20:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20 group bariuar init
06[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 group bariuar init and gets 3." [1d20=3]
[20:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20 Jargard
06[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 Jargard and gets 10." [1d20=10]
[20:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
06[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 21." [1d20=15]
[20:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[20:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 15." [1d20=10]
06[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 14." [1d20=9]
03[20:14] * Kotono changes topic to '????1=Antenora(21)>Latha(19)>Alicia(15)=????2>????3>Jargard(10)>Bariuar(3)'
[20:15] <Kotono> Antenora takes to the air, flying up and ahead a total of one hundred feet! A moment later, a beautiful woman with wings of black fire crests the ridge, her face a mask of contempt! "Hordes of Perdition, come!" she calls!
[20:15] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 82." [1d100=82]
[20:16] <Kotono> But nothing happens, only a few burning pentagrams appear that bring no reinforcements at all! Latha meanwhile flies about, bestowing Holy Aura on Alicia, Jargard and other allies! OOC: Alicia.
06[20:17] * Alicia casts shield and flies straight up, only covering fifteen feet with her slower method of flight.
03[20:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'Erinyes=Antenora(21)>Latha(19)>Alicia(15)=????2>????3>Jargard(10)>Bariuar(3)'
[20:18] <Kotono> "Surrender!" Antenora demands of the erinyes, "Surrender and listen! There's a better way than this!" Meanwhile, a Bearded Devil crests the ridge as well, bellowing a cry of infernal fury!
[20:19] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 27." [1d100=27]
[20:19] <Kotono> roll 2d10
06[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10 and gets 14." [2d10=8, 6]
03[20:19] * Kotono changes topic to 'Erinyes=Antenora(21)>Latha(19)>Alicia(15)=Bearded Devil=Lemures(14 of them)>????3>Jargard(10)>Bariuar(3)'
[20:20] <Kotono> Brimstone and fire fill the air as a small horde of groaning lemures stumble forth! They start to slide down the hill, like a tidal wave of blobby, cursed flesh! A moment later, another erinyes flies up! This one is male, much more 'traditional' in appearance He has a wicked scythe in hand, too large for him and yet held easily! He draws infernal patters in the air with it!
[20:20] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 66." [1d100=66]
03[20:23] * Kotono changes topic to 'Erinyes=Antenora(21)>Latha(19)>Alicia(15)=Bearded Devil=Lemures(14 of them)>Erinyes 2>Jargard(10)>Bariuar(3)'
[20:23] <Kotono> But nothing happens! Jargard charges up the slope, leading the ram like celestials as they ascend 80 feet in a wild hurry! A split second later, the flaming erinyes sneers at Antenora, "A traitor? Suffer5!" she calls, as a black miasma springs up around Antenora!
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 16." [1d20=4]
[20:24] <Kotono> But the spell parts around Antenora, as if it never was at all! Antenora sighs, before charging the erinyes with her own quick movement!
[20:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+2 charge, +2 weapon, +7 smite, +2 FS 9/10, -4 nonlethal, -12 PA)
06[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+2 charge, +2 weapon, +7 smite, +2 FS 9/10, -4 nonlethal, -12 PA) and gets 28." [1d20=10]
[20:25] <Kotono> OOC: +2 more for bane, but still a hit.
[20:27] <Kotono> roll 1d6+1d6+36
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+1d6+36 and gets 43." [1d6=6][1d6=1]
[20:29] <Kotono> With a powerful blow right to the head of the erinyes, Antenora staggers it, sending her wobbling in the air! A moment later Latha surges forward, a holy smite bursting amid the gathered lemure horde! OOC: I'll call it getting six of them since it's a 20ft burst and they're mindlessly sliding down the hill.
[20:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[20:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[20:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[20:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
06[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 22." [1d20=19]
[20:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[20:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
06[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 14." [1d20=11]
06[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 12." [1d20=9]
06[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 8." [1d20=5]
06[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 17." [1d20=14]
06[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 7." [1d20=4]
[20:30] <Kotono> roll 10d6 likely moot
06[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 likely moot and gets 35." [10d6=3, 3, 2, 2, 5, 5, 5, 3, 6, 1]
03[20:30] * Kotono changes topic to 'Erinyes=Antenora(21)>Latha(19)>Alicia(15)=Bearded Devil=Lemures(8 of them)>Erinyes 2>Jargard(10)>Bariuar(3)'
[20:32] <Kotono> The center of the lemure horde is burst open, six of them sent back to Hell with a powerful smite! OOC: Alicia and the bearded devil are up.
06[20:34] * Alicia flies forward forty feet and up a further five, targetting male erinyes with a crackling red ray of negative energy! "Be wracked and crippled!" she calls as the spell lances forth!
[20:34] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 devotion
06[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 devotion and gets 39." [1d20=19]
[20:34] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 ranged touch
06[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 ranged touch and gets 29." [1d20=6]
[20:34] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 SR
06[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 SR and gets 25." [1d20=9]
[20:35] <Alicia> roll 1d4 negative levels (also takes 5 negative energy damage)
06[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4 negative levels (also takes 5 negative energy damage) and gets 2." [1d4=2]
03[20:35] * Kotono changes topic to 'Erinyes=Antenora(21)>Latha(19)>Alicia(15)=Bearded Devil=Lemures(8 of them)>Erinyes 2(-2 lvl)>Jargard(10)>Bariuar(3)'
[20:36] <Kotono> AS the beam flies out, withering the male erinyes massively, the bearded devil bellows again! It charges forward, going ahead to meet Jargard with it's glaive out!
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 (+2 charge, -2 PA)
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 (+2 charge, -2 PA) and gets 25." [1d20=14]
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d10+9
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+9 and gets 14." [1d10=5]
[20:38] <Kotono> The fiend draws a jagged wound on Jargard's flank, bleeding profusely! Meanwhile, the lemures surge forward, reaching the front of the bairuar line!
[20:39] <Kotono> roll 8#1d20+4 (+2 charge)
06[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 8#1d20+4 (+2 charge) and gets 99." [8#1d20+4 = 13, 17, 20, 16, 5, 5, 15, 8]
[20:39] <Kotono> roll 5#1d4
06[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5#1d4 and gets 12." [5#1d4 = 2, 2, 1, 3, 4]
[20:40] <Kotono> Various minor woulds are drawn on the bariuar, but no serious ones at all! The scythe erinye sstaggers, before charging right at Alicia! "I know you!" His face is half excited, yet with a glimpse of something else - fear. "Alicia Reynes! I will claim your head for Hell!"
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 (+2 charge, -2 lvl, -2 PA)
06[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 (+2 charge, -2 lvl, -2 PA) and gets 20." [1d20=4]
[20:40] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[20:41] <Alicia> OOC: 23 (25 if within 20ft of Latha)
[20:41] <Kotono> Clang! Alicia brings up her quarterstaff, the metal of the scythe clanging off it, yet the wood is silent! At this, Jargard lays into his opponent!
[20:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 (-2 PA)
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 (-2 PA) and gets 17." [1d20=5]
[20:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 (-2 PA)
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 (-2 PA) and gets 12." [1d20=5]
[20:42] <Kotono> roll 1d12+12
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d12+12 and gets 16." [1d12=4]
[20:42] <Kotono> A moment later, the barier lay into the foes ahead of them, while archers hang back and fire arrows at the male erinyes and Bearded Devil!
[20:43] <Kotono> roll 10#1d20+3
06[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10#1d20+3 and gets 106." [10#1d20+3 = 4, 10, 9, 16, 7, 8, 6, 23, 6, 17]
[20:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 crit check
06[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 crit check and gets 13." [1d20=10]
[20:43] <Kotono> roll 1#1d6+2
06[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1#1d6+2 and gets Error: Numeric values only." [1d6=4]
[20:43] <Kotono> roll 3#1d6+2
06[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3#1d6+2 and gets 16." [3#1d6+2 = 5, 8, 3]
[20:45] <Kotono> The various lemures are slashed back, the battleline pushed back slightly! As the female Erinyes snarls, she exchanges blows with Antenora! "Begone, traitor!"
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
06[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 17." [1d20=3]
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 24." [1d20=15]
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d8+5
06[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 10." [1d8=5]
[20:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+3 weapon, +2 FS 8/10, +7 smite, -4 nonlethal, -9 PA)
06[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+3 weapon, +2 FS 8/10, +7 smite, -4 nonlethal, -9 PA)  and gets 24." [1d20=6]
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 (+3 weapon, +2 FS 8/10, +7 smite, -4 nonlethal, -9 PA)
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 (+3 weapon, +2 FS 8/10, +7 smite, -4 nonlethal, -9 PA)  and gets 20." [1d20=7]
[20:47] <Kotono> OOC: -2 to that.
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1 
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1  and gets 4." [1d20=5]
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d6+1d6+30
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+1d6+30 and gets 36." [1d6=2][1d6=4]
[20:49] <Kotono> With another massively staggering blow, Antenora takes a sword wound as she clubs the erinyes right over the head! Latha once again lets a holy smite out, getting 5 lemures this time!
[20:49] <Kotono> roll 5#1d20+3
06[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5#1d20+3 and gets 88." [5#1d20+3 = 23, 19, 9, 15, 22]
[20:49] <Kotono> roll 10d6 halved if it matters
06[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 halved if it matters and gets 30." [10d6=5, 1, 2, 4, 3, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4]
03[20:49] * Kotono changes topic to 'Erinyes=Antenora(21)>Latha(19)>Alicia(15)=Bearded Devil=Lemures(3 of them)>Erinyes 2(-2 lvl)>Jargard(10)>Bariuar(3)'
[20:50] <Kotono> More lemures are vaporized, reduced to naught by ruin and ash! OOC: Alicia.
[20:51] <Alicia> "You know who I am but still think you can claim my head?" Alicia asks the erinyes in disbelief after parrying aside his scythe. "Insane," she shakes her head, laying into him with a flurry of bludgeoning strikes!
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 -4 nonlethal, divine might, 5th and 2nd level arcane strike
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 -4 nonlethal, divine might, 5th and 2nd level arcane strike and gets 29." [1d20=5]
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 -4 nonlethal, divine might, 5th and 2nd level arcane strike
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 -4 nonlethal, divine might, 5th and 2nd level arcane strike and gets 26." [1d20=2]
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 -4 nonlethal, divine might, 5th and 2nd level arcane strike
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 -4 nonlethal, divine might, 5th and 2nd level arcane strike and gets 25." [1d20=6]
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 -4 nonlethal, divine might, 5th and 2nd level arcane strike
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 -4 nonlethal, divine might, 5th and 2nd level arcane strike and gets 30." [1d20=11]
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 -4 nonlethal, divine might, 5th and 2nd level arcane strike
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+14 -4 nonlethal, divine might, 5th and 2nd level arcane strike and gets 24." [1d20=10]
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 -4 nonlethal, divine might, 5th and 2nd level arcane strike
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+14 -4 nonlethal, divine might, 5th and 2nd level arcane strike and gets 28." [1d20=14]
[20:52] <Kotono> OOC: All hit.
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d6+20+7d4
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6+20+7d4 and gets 37." [1d6=1][7d4=4, 4, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1]
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d6+20+7d4
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6+20+7d4 and gets 45." [1d6=6][7d4=2, 4, 3, 2, 2, 4, 2]
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d6+20+7d4
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6+20+7d4 and gets 37." [1d6=5][7d4=2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 2, 1]
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d6+20+7d4
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6+20+7d4 and gets 39." [1d6=3][7d4=3, 1, 2, 1, 4, 3, 2]
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d6+20+7d4
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6+20+7d4 and gets 39." [1d6=3][7d4=2, 1, 4, 4, 3, 1, 1]
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d6+20+7d4
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6+20+7d4 and gets 45." [1d6=5][7d4=4, 3, 3, 4, 1, 1, 4]
03[20:53] * Kotono changes topic to 'Erinyes=Antenora(21)>Latha(19)>Alicia(15)=Bearded Devil=Lemures(3 of them)>Jargard(10)>Bariuar(3)'
[20:54] <Kotono> The erinyes is battered and broken, knocekd around before it collapses to the slope in a beaten heap! The Bearded Devil swears at this, but fights on!
[20:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 12." [1d20=1]
[20:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 19." [1d20=13]
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d10+5
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+5 and gets 6." [1d10=1]
[20:55] <Kotono> He lands another scraping wound on the bariuar leader, but it's not enough to down him! It only seems to drive him on, as the last few lemures claw mindlessly!
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 9." [1d20=7]
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 11." [1d20=9]
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 15." [1d20=13]
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d4
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 and gets 4." [1d4=4]
[20:56] <Kotono> But the wounds they inflict are pointless and weak, only a single one of any minor note! Jargard retorts, holding bakc for the moment as the arrows fly, belated but going!
[20:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 arrows Bearded
[20:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 arrows Bearded
[20:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 arrows Bearded
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 arrows Bearded and gets 23." [1d20=18]
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 arrows Bearded and gets 24." [1d20=19]
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 arrows Bearded and gets 25." [1d20=20]
[20:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 arrows Bearded crit?
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 arrows Bearded crit? and gets 13." [1d20=8]
[20:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 8." [1d20=3]
[20:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 10." [1d20=5]
[20:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 12." [1d20=7]
[20:57] <Kotono> Three arrows impale the bearded devil, gleaming with silver before the fiend vanishes away to whence it came! Arrows and blades tear into the remaining lemures!
[20:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 arrows lemures
[20:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 arrows lemures
[20:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 arrows lemures
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 arrows lemures and gets 7." [1d20=2]
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 arrows lemures and gets 7." [1d20=2]
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 arrows lemures and gets 20." [1d20=15]
[20:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 16." [1d20=13]
03[20:57] * Kotono changes topic to 'Erinyes=Antenora(21)>Latha(19)>Alicia(15)=Bearded Devil=Lemures(2 of them)>Jargard(10)>Bariuar(3)'
[20:58] <Kotono> 10#1d20+3
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10#1d20+3 and gets 139." [10#1d20+3 = 14, 17, 11, 22, 6, 13, 14, 15, 21, 6]
03[20:58] * Kotono changes topic to 'Erinyes=Antenora(21)>Latha(19)>Alicia(15)>Jargard(10)>Bariuar(3)'
[20:58] <Kotono> Under those slashes and hits, the lemures are finished off! Meanwhile, the last erinyes staggers, trying to withdraw as Antenora strikes!
[20:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 (-3 PA, +2 FS 7/10)
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 (-3 PA, +2 FS 7/10) and gets 39." [1d20=19]
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 29." [1d20=16]
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 26." [1d20=18]
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 3d6+1d6+48
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+1d6+48 and gets 65." [3d6=4, 2, 5][1d6=6]
[21:00] <Kotono> As the erinyes tries to withdraw, Antenora's blows are too much! She falls as well, the battle over! OOC: Free act.
[21:00] <Kotono> "Back to Hell with you," Latha declares, as the bariaur cheer!
[21:00] <Alicia> Before the erinyes can be banished away, Alicia looks to see if the female has similar sized feet as her, and if so was she wearing any footwear?
[21:01] <Kotono> The female has slightly smaller feet than Alicia. She's wearing open sandals.
[21:02] <Kotono> Antenora kneels before the downed female erinyes, studying her face as she brushes back her hair.
[21:03] <Alicia> Well, sandals can be easily adjusted, and Alicia's sick of walking everywhere barefoot, even if the healing properties of Ysgard look after her feet. "Recognise her?" she asks gently, landing next to Antenora.
[21:04] <Kotono> "No. Just one in a countless infinity of damned souls." Antenora looks on at her, down. "I asked her in voice and in her mind, and both times she sneered. Just like I did...would she ever reach the same conclusions I did, if given a chance?" Keeping her voice very low, barely carrying over the loud cheers behind you, "The other one knew you?"
[21:06] <Alicia> "Recognised me, anyway," Alicia shrugs, looking back down the slope at where he fell. "As to her potential, you're more qualified than I to answer that question. If she's not even willing to pay lip-service to the idea, though..."
[21:07] <Kotono> "I know." Antenora sighs with a soft murmur of breath escaping her lips. "If we try, we risk her getting away if she can teleport." Below, the male erinyes is surrounded. His scythe has been removed, several bariuar smashing and hacking at it with their scimitars.
[21:12] <Alicia> "And we can't force her to change if she doesn't want to. I learned that with Aym," Alicia sighs as well. It doesn't feel right to steal her shoes when they're brooding like this.
[21:14] <Kotono> Reaching out to smooth the fallen erinyes' face again, "Can you heal her enough to waken?  I want to ask, even if it's futile and a risk. If there's any chance of making her see hope for something better, I have to try. It would be too easy to send her back to Hell and forget. Even if it's a gamble and it's a waste of time, I need to try."
[21:15] <Alicia> "The situation's under control, there's really no risk in trying," Alicia agrees, happy to support Antenora in this - it would be wonderful if she succeeded, after all. "First, though," she channels a voice of the archon spell into her staff and then taps Antenora on the head, giving her a wink before healing the prone erinyes.
[21:15] <Alicia> OOC: 10hp lay on hands
[21:16] <Kotono> "Hitting me with a long, phallic object. I didn't know you cared." Antenora smiles weakly to that, grasping her club. Her voice is richer now, enrapturing. "Thanks."
06[21:20] * Alicia looks a bit less amused at that implication and silently continues her healing.
[21:20] <Alicia> OOC: 5hp
[21:21] <Kotono> The erinyes stirs a little to that, but not much. "Sorry," Antenora looks away. "Just trying to make light of all of that. Nevermind."
[21:22] <Alicia> "It's fine, I suppose I'm just being overly sensitive," Alicia sighs, wondering just how hard Antenora hit this fiend. A bit more healing and after that they'll have to rely on Ysgard, unless she wants to waste spellfire.
[21:23] <Alicia> OOC: wait, no more lay on hands since I lack my cloak
[21:23] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1 spellfire why not, wake up you ditz
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1 spellfire why not, wake up you ditz and gets 2." [1d4=1]
[21:24] <Kotono> "Another reason to never get drunk again," Antenora sighs with open regret, "Sorry Ali-" She cuts herself off as the erinyes stirs. Her eyes flutter open, a dazed look over her face.
06[21:26] * Alicia stands back, ready to intervene if the fiend resists violently but leaving Antenora to negotiate. She'll probably have to talk to the poor girl later, but now's not the time.
[21:28] <Kotono> Antenora looms over her, face to face and eye to eye. Her hair falls down in a cascade, "Listen to me and listen to me very well. You stand at a crossroads. You can return to Hell and be punished for your failure. You can wallow in pain and impotent fury for centuries as you try and recover from this setback. You can craft a hundred schemes against us in revenge, trying to bring something to soothe the frusturating inside. Alternatively, you ca
[21:28] <Kotono> trying to bring something to soothe the frusturating inside. Alternatively, you can listen to me. You were right, I am a traitor. I turned away from Hell because there's something far better than it. Better than being in an endless competition you can never wind, better than being another cog in the machine.  I offer the same chance to you, a chance to find meaning and happiness in your existance."
[21:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 her diplo isn't as high as you might think, despite being a charisma whore.
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 her diplo isn't as high as you might think, despite being a charisma whore. and gets 41." [1d20=18]
[21:29] <Alicia> It's a good speech. Alicia would be convinced, but then she's not a fiend herself...
[21:32] <Kotono> "Della...Bloodflier..." Coughing up a few flecks of blood as the erinyes glares up with hate, "Alicia Reynes." Her eyes lock with Antenora's, before she twists her head aside and closes her eyes tight. "You're doomed."
[21:33] <Kotono> "No, I'm far from doomed," Antenora reaches out, taking her chin and dragging her head back up. "You're going to listen to me." Her other hand goes, pulling an eyelid back. "You're not going to hide from my words or my eyes."
[21:35] <Kotono> The erinyes stares up with a haughty contempt, but in her face and eyes is something else again - fear. A fear hidden but not hidden well at all.
[21:36] <Kotono> "Afraid? Afraid of what your superior is going to do to you?" Antenora presses on, "Afraid of what torments you're going to suffer? What will happen? Pain? Degredation? Rape? Humiliation? Demotion? Oblivion?"
[21:38] <Alicia> "It's not as bad as it could be," Alicia interjects. "Since we can't kill you here you'll be going home without having to endure respawning - only the mercy of whichever devil sent you here."
[21:38] <Kotono> "Shut up," The erinyes struggles a bit, voice rising louder.
[21:40] <Kotono> "You can escape all of it. Come with us. Simply say you want to repent." Antenora locks into her eyes again, "Please. For your sake, for the sake of having a life worth living."
[21:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23
06[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 and gets 29." [1d20=6]
[21:43] <Kotono> "I'm already damned if my enemies find out I've talked to you two," Hissing low, "Kill me or banish me back, I care not, just do it!"
[21:43] <Kotono> "Mercy?" Antenora raises an eyebrow. "Since when does a devil ask or expect mercy?"
06[21:44] * Alicia thinks Antenora's stretching the point a little, but is content for her to try it her way.
[21:45] <Kotono> "When you're so desperate that you have no other choices?" Antenora looms over her yet, then rises up, kneeling over her. "Take my hand if you want something besides an existance not worthy of a bug."
[21:46] <Kotono> To that, the erinyes snarls. It's fierceness is tempered by open fearn ow, as she spits at Antenora! It splats against her cheek, "The lowliest lemure is superior to you!"
[21:47] <Kotono> "Alicia?" Antenora asks, her eyes closing shut as she sighs.
[21:48] <Alicia> "Then why did she beat the hell out of you?" Alicia asks, wanting to make a point before they send this little princess on her merry way back to the pit. "Even bereft of her heritage, robbed of the supernatural powers you claim as birthright, she still stands tall. Only a few days ago she slew a Molydeus - you can't even fathom how high she's risen, in all respects!"
[22:00] <Kotono> The erinyes shakes, "S-shut up! You sicken me! You're a fool who's turned away from the only thing that matters!"
06[22:03] * Alicia turns and waves for Latha to come over. "Just think on this, though. Is whatever fate Hell has planned for us really that much worse than what gets done to any devil who fails, whether through incompetence or bad luck?"
[22:10] <Kotono> With blanching cheeks, "B-b-better to suffer than to be destroyed!"
[22:13] <Alicia> "You've never known a devil to be obliterated for failure? Or demoted to a defenceless lemure and sent to be ripped apart by tanar'ri on Avernus? It amounts to the same thing..." Alicia trails off and shakes her head. "I don't even know why I'm bothering."
[22:13] <Alicia> "You don't want to repent, fine - we can't force you, and I'm not going to lie and say everything will be perfect if you do. Latha here will send you back to Hell and you can forget all this and go back to doing whatever it is that gives your life meaning."
[22:16] <Kotono> There ia  pause as Alicia speaks, then, "....wait," The erinyes croaks.
06[22:17] * Alicia looks back down at the flame-winged baatezu. "What?" she asks, wondering just when Antenora became the good cop and she became the bad cop...
[22:19] <Kotono> "Why?" She looks to Alicia and then Antenora, "You turned down a promotion and struck out against your betters to escape Hell. What madness has gripped you to act like a paladin? Is it her? She talks as sweetly as a Pit Fiend. Were you bribed? Do you sit on a throne of gold in the wretched heavens? Was it souls? Do you feast on the souls of the foolish good dead now?""
06[22:21] * Alicia ... thinks that was a compliment. Of sorts. Nonetheless she lets Antenora explain her own reasons for her change in nature.
[22:21] <Kotono> 'Promotion?' Antenora sends to Alicia a moment, 'News to me.'
[22:22] <Alicia> 'Didn't number eleven offer something like that?'
[22:23] <Kotono> 'Oh yes, that's true. Then again, why would a random erinyes know that?' Antenora says, and then aloud, "I have a reason to live that isn't self destroying hate and tyranny. I was never bribed with anything. I've gained the world: Friends, family, happiness. On this side, you need not bribe anything. Riches of immeasurable value are free."
[22:27] <Kotono> "What a fool..." The erinyes looks up at Antenora, and then back to Alicia. "Fools, both of you. What of power? What of nobility?"
[22:28] <Alicia> "Power we have, in case you haven't noticed the fact that you're the one on the ground right now," Alicia points out. "Nobility... well, I think we have entirely different definitions of that particular term..." Replying mentally to Antenora she says, 'You could ask what her source is?'
[22:32] <Kotono> "You can have everything if you come with us." Antenora smiles to her, 'I will in a moment. One last try, maybe something's sunk into her. Maybe, Mystra willing.'
[22:34] <Kotono> "You defeated us so easily..." The erinyes murmurs, casting her eyes down. "But what about when greater devils come to punish you?"
[22:35] <Kotono> "Ask the Spark Hunters what happens, if Asmodeus or Aesmadeva deigns to leave anything left of the ones that failed," Antenora smiles, a chilly little edge to it. "Ask Agares, former Duke of Stygia. Ask the last curator of the Halls of the Vanquished."
[22:37] <Alicia> "Antenora paints perhaps too rosy a picture. The Pit Fiend Archmage Esthan is too powerful for us right now, although he would rather recruit us for his rebellion against Asmodeus rather than slay us, there may be others matching his power," Alicia puts in, worried that Antenora paints too rosy a picture. "Regardless we strive to become stronger, so that none may threaten us with impunity."
[22:38] <Kotono> "But there is one thing. We are going to triumph." Antenora says, "That I promise you."
[22:41] <Kotono> "I..." Lingering on that...OOC: Make a diplo check, Alicia?
[22:41] <Alicia> roll 1d20+29
06[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+29 and gets 39." [1d20=10]
[22:42] <Kotono> "I...I...don't...don't send me back," At last, the erinyes whispers that.
[22:45] <Alicia> "Stand up," Alicia instructs, stepping back.
[22:46] <Kotono> Antenora's eyes widen, standing at Alicia's side. The erinyes stumbles, standing up with shaking legs.
[22:47] <Alicia> "What's your name?" Alicia asks the devil. Unlike with Antenora she doesn't press for the True Name, however.
[22:49] <Kotono> "Jezebel," she answers.
[22:55] <Alicia> "Well, Jezebel, you've made a big decision just now," Alicia tells her. "It doesn't matter whether you're sincere or you're just hoping to get the promotion Antenor declined by betraying us, the days ahead are going to be hard for you."
[22:55] <Alicia> "I hope you appreciate that I'm not simply running a care-centre for wayward fiends - redemption may never be closed off, but that doesn't make it easy, despite the rosy picture Antenora may paint."
[22:57] <Kotono> "It's hard," Antenora agrees, "But at the end, the rewards are beyond counting. "
[22:59] <Kotono> Jezebel looks Antenora in the eye, but doesn't say anything. Fear plays over her face again. "If you're sincere," Antenora smiles now, "You don't have anything to fear from us."
06[23:01] * Alicia looks over towards Latha and the Bariaur, curious how they're taking this.
[23:03] <Kotono> The bariaur are celebrating by and large. Latha is standing about thirty feet back, watching quietly. She inclines her head to Alicia when she turns back to her.
06[23:05] * Alicia nods back to Latha before following up on Antenora's earlier musing. "Jezebel," she begins. "You said Antenora turned down a promotion. The Spark Hunter who offered that was being held in captivity at the time and has since been imprisoned on Belierin. How did you know about it?"
[23:08] <Kotono> Biting her lip, "I know of you two from the words of my superior. It was a cautionary tale of the insidious morals of the Heavens. A fiend gaining more power, stolen by the empty words of the Heavens, dooming herself to the inevitable justice that will follow for a high crime."
[23:09] <Kotono> Antenora snorts out loud.
[23:10] <Alicia> Alicia's lip twitches and she bites down for a moment as she starts to convulse, but all too soon her mouth opens and laughter flows forth freely as she has to look away for a moment as she tries to bring her mirth under control.
[23:10] <Kotono> Antenora look sto Alicia, snorting again, shivering and falling into laughter. She leands forward, hands on her knees.
[23:12] <Kotono> Jezebel scowls at the two, but holds her tongue.
[23:13] <Alicia> It takes a moment before Alicia composes herself, still twitching a little bit. "Oh, my... I'm sorry, I don't mean to make fun, it's just too funny. I'm a cautionary tale for upstanding devils!"
[23:14] <Kotono> "About the MENANCE OF GOOD!" Antenora chimes in, wiping her e yes. "Really, I almost think that's brilliant satire."
[23:16] <Kotono> "That's how we know we've really gotten to them." Antenora smirks now, going to thump Alicia's back. "We're the glowing white boogeymen that will get a devil doomed to oblivion."
[23:17] <Alicia> "Ahh... anyway," Alicia shakes her head, trying to put aside the amusing distraction, "You can travel with us for now - give Antenora your sword, though. I want your word that you won't try to sneak away or backstab us, and that you'll seriously consider our words - regardless of how empty you've been told they are."

[Corwin]

[20:11] <Kotono> > Biting her lip, "I know of you two from the words of my superior. It was a cautionary tale of the insidious morals of the Heavens. A fiend gaining more power, stolen by the empty words of the Heavens, dooming herself to the inevitable justice that will follow for a high crime."
[20:11] <Kotono> > Antenora snorts out loud.
[20:11] <Kotono> <Alicia> Alicia's lip twitches and she bites down for a moment as she starts to convulse, but all too soon her mouth opens and laughter flows forth freely as she has to look away for a moment as she tries to bring her mirth under control.
[20:11] <Kotono> > Antenora look sto Alicia, snorting again, shivering and falling into laughter. She leands forward, hands on her knees.
[20:11] <Kotono> > Jezebel scowls at the two, but holds her tongue.
[20:11] <Kotono> <Alicia> It takes a moment before Alicia composes herself, still twitching a little bit. "Oh, my... I'm sorry, I don't mean to make fun, it's just too funny. I'm a cautionary tale for upstanding devils!"
[20:12] <Kotono> > "About the MENANCE OF GOOD!" Antenora chimes in, wiping her e yes. "Really, I almost think that's brilliant satire."
[20:12] <Kotono> > "That's how we know we've really gotten to them." Antenora smirks now, going to thump Alicia's back. "We're the glowing white boogeymen that will get a devil doomed to oblivion."
[20:12] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Ahh... anyway," Alicia shakes her head, trying to put aside the amusing distraction, "You can travel with us for now - give Antenora your sword, though. I want your word that you won't try to sneak away or backstab us, and that you'll seriously consider our words - regardless of how empty you've been told they are."
[20:12] <Kotono> Jezebel looks at the two, open skepticism passing over. But she hands over the longsword without incident.
[20:19] <Alicia> "I'll admit, this is a bit strange for me," Alicia admits. "Antenora jumped at the chance to serve me in hopes of bringing me back to Hell with her, and her claims that she could be reformed reeked of being desperate lies. This situation is entirely different, and I'm not even sure whether it makes your prospects better or worse."
[20:19] <Alicia> "Still, I want your word that you won't harm anyone while you travel with us, nor will you attempt to sneak off for the purposes of harming others. It's a fair trade in exchange for our protection, I think."
[20:20] <Kotono> "I promise I won't do so," she says quickly, not really meeting Alicia's eyes.
[20:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 sense motive
06[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 sense motive and gets 21." [1d20=11]
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 you know, it's odd erinyes don't have ranks in bluff by default.
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 you know, it's odd erinyes don't have ranks in bluff by default.  and gets 22." [1d20=17]
06[20:24] * Alicia studies the fiery-winged fiend for a moment longer before nodding. "You're getting off easy compared to what I forced Antenora to do," she notes. "Don't make me regret trusting your lawful nature."
[20:25] <Kotono> 'Now what?' Antenora asks in the vaults of Alicia's mind.
[20:27] <Alicia> 'Now we resume our quest. I'm a bit leery over how easily she surrendered herself to us - don't get too attached,' Alicia cautions in reply.
[20:31] <Kotono> 'I know.' Antenora says quietly.
[20:31] <Kotono> "Come with us," Antenora instructs, turning away and starting to walk.
[20:33] <Alicia> "What were you doing in Ysgard, anyway?" Alicia asks the fiend, hanging back a little to make sure she starts walking before she follows suit.
[20:34] <Kotono> Between Antenora and Alicia, Jezebel walks at their pace. "Looking to find the home of Yurgander, Champion of Selune."
[20:35] <Alicia> roll 1d20 who's that? (+20 if planes, +10 if religion)
06[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20 who's that? (+20 if planes, +10 if religion) and gets 18." [1d20=18]
[20:40] <Alicia> "I can probably guess what you intended to do once you found him, but indulge me anyway?" Alicia asks as they approach Latha and the Bariaur.
[20:43] <Kotono> "Report back, nothing more," Jezebel says neutraly, as Latha walks up, falling in step with Alicia. She and Jezebel lock eyes, but nothing is said.
06[20:47] * Alicia nods briefly to Latha before she approaches Jargand. "This erinyes has chosen to try and follow the example of Antenora and escape from the grind of Baator," she holds up a hand to forestall the inevitable protest.
[20:47] <Alicia> "I realise it's likely to be a trick, but for a long time Antenora also harboured allusions towards returning triumphantly to Hell with myself in tow. Until she proves herself not to be acting in good faith, Jezebel will enjoy our protection."
[20:48] <Kotono> Jargard grinds his teeth, eyeing Jezebel with harsh looks. But he relents, "Very well. You are champions of power beyond our pack. I do not agree, but I will not interpose myself."
06[20:53] * Alicia looks back at the other erinyes for a moment before turning back to the Bariaur. "It does not particularly thrill me, either, but mercy is not always easy. She will be watched."
[20:55] <Kotono> Jargard nods, "We will celebrate this night," he says, "What of the three of you? Will you celebrate as well? It would be best if she is not there." A look to Jezebel, "If you wish to leave immediately, I will leave the pack behind to begin to take you to your destination."
06[20:57] * Alicia nods. "It would be best if we not tarry further. I apologise for troubling you with this, Jargard,"
[21:03] <Kotono> "It will be a few days travel. We had best leave immediately." OOC: Ready to skip ahead?
[21:04] <Alicia> OOC: sure. Latha can watch Jez while Anty and I sleep. We'll chat as we travel to start impressing our morals onto her, much as I used to do with Anty
[21:08] <Kotono> The day passes without incident. Jezebel is mostly quiet, the party setting up camp. As Alicia gets ready for bed, she can note Antenora going to a nearby river to bathe, while Jezebel sits on a log. Latha lingers nearby, keeping a watch on her. Jargard looks up to the stars, lost in his own thoughts.
06[21:11] * Alicia decides to engage Jezebel in conversation for now, going to sit on the log a respectable distance from the erinyes. "What layer of Baator are you originally from, Jezebel?" she begins with something fairly innocuous.
[21:11] <Kotono> "Dis," She answers after a moment, a distant smile on her face. "The realm of Dispater, Father of Iron."
[21:12] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 what do I know of it?
06[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 what do I know of it? and gets 31." [1d20=11]
[21:23] <Alicia> "City of paranoia and despair," Alicia nods with a sardonic smile of her own. "Given your wings I'd almost pegged you as coming from Phlegethos. It's interesting the variety in form that comes among your kind - I'd be hard pressed to tell two osyluths apart, but every erinyes has its own unique appearance."
[21:26] <Kotono> "We are unique." Jezebel says, ever so slightly cooing in her voice. "The walls of Dis are iron as hot as magma. You have never known their embrace, I see."
[21:29] <Alicia> "No. For all that Dis may be the most cosmopolitan place in Hell, my trips there have been limited to icy Stygia... although Cania is even colder, so Antenora tells me," Alicia shrugs. "Have you done it often? Tormented those without your immunity to heat by pressing them to those walls?"
[21:30] <Kotono> "Of course. Shower them with kisses as they burn to death." Jezebel's eyes sparkle at Alicia. "Have you ever heard someone scream as they are cooked like a roast in the fire?"
[21:34] <Alicia> "It's fun, isn't it?" Alicia edges closer to the fiend. "Torturing your lessers? Using them for your pleasure and discarding them in the most painfully amusing ways when they no longer hold your interest?" Her voice is breathy and excited as she straddles the log and faces Jezebel fully. "Every scream a testament to your superiority, every corpse a stepping stone to greater heights?"
[21:37] <Kotono> "My, I'd think you're getting into it." Demurely lowering her eyes, "Should I continue talking dirty while you position on that log? I can tell you all about it. Yet somehow, I doubt that is your intent."
[21:39] <Alicia> "I could send you back," Alicia offers instead, her gaze hardening along with her tone. "Since you love it so much. Say the word and we can end this charade."
[21:41] <Kotono> "Oh, I'm sorry, I thought you weren't supposed to lie and play up sarcasm, paladin." Looking Alicia dead cold in the eyes, "Of course, if you think tormenting your lessers if fun, I can show you. Della is your servant, after all, and a perfect test subject."
[21:45] <Alicia> "Considering how swiftly she incapacitated you, I doubt you'd be in a fit state to do much tormenting at all," Alicia replies dryly. "And I'm being perfectly sincere about one thing - if you find yourself homesick, please tell me. I can send you back without you having to endure the pain of respawning, and we can all forget this ever happened."
[21:47] <Kotono> After a moment, Jezebel nods. "Do it. I've had enough of this to last me an eternity."
[21:53] <Alicia> "It's not for everyone, much as we might wish otherwise," Alicia agrees. "Should you ever have second thoughts, know that the door never closes." Focusing on her innate ability to dispel evil, Alicia is surrounded by a ring of shimmering white energy...
[21:54] <Kotono> Jezebel waits, eyes on Alicia. "Do you think I'm bluffing? Do it." she challenges.
[21:56] <Alicia> Antenora will be sad, Alicia realises, but hopefully she'll understand... "Don't resist," she instructs gently, reaching over and tapping the erinyes on the forehead.
[21:56] <Alicia> OOC: there's SR and she gets a save if she wants it, otherwise she's banished.
[21:58] <Kotono> With that, Jezebel is gone. Latha approaches once she vanishes, "Sorry." she says aloud. "You did all you could, but her heart is still defiance and full of evil."
06[21:59] * Alicia shakes her head, closing her eyes. "It was never going to work. Still, I feel terrible for Antenora - I know how much it would mean for her to be able to guide another out of the pit."
[22:00] <Kotono> "I know she'll understand on one level, even if she's hurt." Latha sits next to Alicia. "Be honest with her...though..." Latha hesitates. "Has something been wrong between the two of you? I heard you arguing before waking Jezebel up earlier today. She kept aplogizing for something."
[22:01] <Kotono> *apologizing
06[22:03] * Alicia didn't think it could be called an argument, but a deva is probably more sensitive to such things... "She's just beating herself up because she got drunk and said some embarrassing things. I'm not holding it against her at all, but she's been walking on eggshells around me lately," she sighs.
[22:04] <Kotono> To that, Latha laughs. It is a golden sound, a melody that turns away darkness and anxiety that festers in your heart. "What a lovely, mortal concern. I do not desire to make light of it, but go and make things right. If that's all that's bothering her, she's truly risen far."
[22:07] <Alicia> "I need to tell her about Jezebel, anyway," Alicia agrees, feeling a bit better after talking to Latha. Getting up, she starts to head towards the river where Antenora is bathing.
[22:08] <Kotono> Antenora is sitting in the river. Brisk, cold waters move around her up to her midsection. She gets doublehandfuls of water, pouring them over her head and splashing her body. "Alicia?" she turns as Alicia approaches.
[22:10] <Alicia> "Jezebel asked to go home," Alicia says without pre-amble as she stands on the bank, wanting to get this over with before moving onto Antenora's recent trepidation.
[22:11] <Kotono> Antenora's arms drop down, the water they were scooping up splashing into her lap. "Damn it back to Hell." She sighs. "Better sooner than later...and we did try," she says, "Thanks."
06[22:14] * Alicia nods, feeling like a heel for having done it even though it was necessary. "I was baiting her, about what her life was like. I told her if she didn't want to go through with this, if she'd rather just forget it and go home, I'd send her back. She called me on it, and so I did as she asked," she concludes honestly.
[22:15] <Kotono> "It's for the best." Antenora looks up at Alicia, a sad smile. "Maybe she was calling your bluff, I don't know. It's alright. It hurts, but I know it's long odds to succeed."
06[22:19] * Alicia doesn't bother with any platitudes, knowing the odds of Jezebel taking her parting words seriously are infintesimal.
[22:19] <Alicia> Instead she elects for a physical gesture that will hopefully provide some comfort as well as reassure Antenora to stop acting so awkwardly, stepping into the river and embracing her friend, heedless of her undress and the water soaking Alicia's own clothes. "I'm sorry," is all she offers.
[22:24] <Kotono> Antenora's back stiffens, before returning the hug. "I'm sorry I lacked self control. Alicia, I love you. But if I ever say I love you in a carnal way, hit me. If I start to get drunk again, hit me twice. It's just stupid, but...It felt like you locked everyone out that evening, brooding and hurting by yourself."
[22:28] <Alicia> "I know," Alicia sighs. "It's how I've always been - that doesn't mean the support you and Marie gave didn't mean a lot, though. You've got nothing to be ashamed of," she gives her friend a squeeze before seperating and holding her gaze, "I know what you really meant, past the drunken veneer."
[22:31] <Kotono> "Good. I know you did, at heart." Antenora smiles to Alicia, holding her gaze as well. " But you know, it bothers me when people start talking about us like that, just like you'd be bothered if people said you and Jessica were lovers because you were close. Just because I love you as a friend and so much more, doesn't mean I love you like THAT." Making a face, "Besides, I'd be with Marie if I was interested in that. Opposites attract, don't the
[22:31] <Kotono> "Besides, I'd be with Marie if I was interested in that. Opposites attract, don't they?"
06[22:35] * Alicia smiles lopsidedly. "She might be thrilled to hear you say that, but I get the feeling she's more interested in the chase," she notes. "Anyway, it does bother me a little as well but you just have to rise above it. There are worse things to be called, after all."
[22:35] <Alicia> Pulling back and climbing back onto the back, she concludes with, "I'll let you finish bathing, now." A quick cantrip will dry and clean herself off in one go, after all.
[22:36] <Kotono> "True. Endurance is a virtue as well." Antenora goes back to bathing, "Oh, and Alicia?"
[22:37] <Alicia> "Yes?" Alicia looks back.
[22:39] <Kotono> Biting her lip, "Something's been bothering me. Just bear with me amoment here. On the Abyss, well..you know what happened in Malcanthet's realm. There was Brightwater and all of that, and now Ysgard. Am I making something out of nothing, or..." spreading her hands. "I mean, we even had a heart to heart talk while I was bathing just now."
06[22:42] * Alicia blinks. "That was me trying to show you that I'm still comfortable around you so you don't need to feel bad," she explains. "We've seen each other naked plenty of times before, and we are both women, so..." she shrugs eloquently. "What about those other places?"
[22:43] <Kotono> "Nevermind." Laughing, "I'm just making something out of nothing again. I must be a bit skittish because of the chaos here, nothing more. We'll see each other in the morning?"
[22:45] <Alicia> "Or even tonight once you come out of the river," Alicia replies dryly. "We still have to eat before going to bed, after all. Anyway, I'll see you in a bit," she wanders off to rejoin Latha and Jargard, drying herself off with prestidigitation en route.
[22:45] <Kotono> OOC: SKip along?
[22:46] <Alicia> OOC: sure
[22:47] <Kotono> The next day of travel...
[22:47] <Kotono> d100
06[22:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls d100 and gets 36." [d100=36]
[22:49] <Kotono> The next day of travel passes without incident. A few days go on like this, a pleasant blur. One morning, as noon creeps close, you come to a nearly vertical ring of mountains, rising up like towers. "Past these mountains is the valley where your goal lies." He begins, pointing upward. "There are caves to pass through, or you can fly high enough to cross the mountain tops to get in."
[22:50] <Alicia> "Thank you, Jargard," Alicia smiles at the bariaur. "Besides the spawn we seek, do you know of any other creatures around here who might give us trouble?"
[22:52] <Kotono> "Yes. The caves and higher sky have the spawn of the spawn of Jormungandr. They will fight any they see. Further, there are other creatures who nest here, either to look for battle, or drawn in by the presence of the spawn. These are creatures that know not death, for they will rise on the sun's ascension. They are fearless and love battle."
[22:53] <Kotono> "Also, there are glaciers and cold to worry of deeper into the valley and mountains."
06[22:53] * Alicia nods and looks towards Latha and Antenora. "Either of you two have a preference between going through the caves or flying overhead?"
[22:56] <Kotono> "Caves." Anenora considers, "More defendable if we get in trouble. If one of us is defeated or stunned, it will be a long fall indeed. Besides, without my spear, charging is a less attractive option."
[22:57] <Kotono> "I'll defer to which the two of you prefer," Latha says, looking upward towards the sky.
[22:57] <Alicia> "It'll let me preserve spells I'd otherwise have to use on flying, so caves suit me better as well," Alicia nods. "Besides," she grins savagely, "We'll be flying on our way back."
[23:00] <Kotono> "Right!" Latha nods, "Jargard, do you know of any cave entrances?"
[23:01] <Kotono> "I'll take you to one," he agrees, "You'll be on your own from there. If you need to beat a retreat, most of the spawn and troublemakers won't pursue you out of the caves."
[23:02] <Alicia> "I can teleport us to safety if need be, but hopefully we can handle anything in the cave if we're to actually tame the elder spawn itself," Alicia offers as they march onwards.
[23:06] <Kotono> You come closer to the mountains. Here, lying against the base, is a pile of boulders. After moving them, Jargard reveals a cave mouth, leading inside. "Good luck, all of you. You're warriors that made me proud to fight with."
[23:08] <Alicia> "And you've been a joy to travel with," Alicia salutes the bariaur with her staff. "Safe travels on your way back to your pack, and fortune in your future battles."
[23:08] <Kotono> "Be safe," Antenora bids, before turning to the cave. "Shall we?"
[23:10] <Alicia> "Lets," Alicia nods as she heads into the cave, casting Light on her staff to provide illumination within (and feeling a bit guilty that she's the only one who actually needs it).

[Corwin]

[16:16] <Blondezilla> > "Caves." Anenora considers, "More defendable if we get in trouble. If one of us is defeated or stunned, it will be a long fall indeed. Besides, without my spear, charging is a less attractive option."
[16:16] <Blondezilla> > "I'll defer to which the two of you prefer," Latha says, looking upward towards the sky.
[16:16] <Blondezilla> <Alicia> "It'll let me preserve spells I'd otherwise have to use on flying, so caves suit me better as well," Alicia nods. "Besides," she grins savagely, "We'll be flying on our way back."
[16:16] <Blondezilla> > "Right!" Latha nods, "Jargard, do you know of any cave entrances?"
[16:16] <Blondezilla> > "I'll take you to one," he agrees, "You'll be on your own from there. If you need to beat a retreat, most of the spawn and troublemakers won't pursue you out of the caves."
[16:16] <Blondezilla> <Alicia> "I can teleport us to safety if need be, but hopefully we can handle anything in the cave if we're to actually tame the elder spawn itself," Alicia offers as they march onwards.
[16:16] <Blondezilla> > You come closer to the mountains. Here, lying against the base, is a pile of boulders. After moving them, Jargard reveals a cave mouth, leading inside. "Good luck, all of you. You're warriors that made me proud to fight with."
[16:16] <Blondezilla> <Alicia> "And you've been a joy to travel with," Alicia salutes the bariaur with her staff. "Safe travels on your way back to your pack, and fortune in your future battles."
[16:16] <Blondezilla> > "Be safe," Antenora bids, before turning to the cave. "Shall we?"
[16:16] <Blondezilla> <Alicia> "Lets," Alicia nods as she heads into the cave, casting Light on her staff to provide illumination within (and feeling a bit guilty that she's the only one who actually needs it).
03[16:16] * CC is now known as Seira
03[16:17] * Rei-chan (Rei-chan@user-5444109e.lns1-c10.dsl.pol.co.uk) has joined #dunes
03[16:17] * Alicia sets mode: +v Rei-chan
[16:18] <Alicia> OOC: Anty has greater magic weapon on her sword, btw. If Latha has scavenged a weapon at any point it also as gmw.
[16:18] <Blondezilla> OOC: She hasn't. Noted for hers.
[16:20] <Blondezilla> Thus the trio proceed in! After about five minutes of walking, a slightly downsloping path of water-worn stone, you come to a carved archway in the stone. It stands out, made of perfectly fitted red bricks. Atop the arch a drawing of a snake can be seen. It's twisted into the infinity symbol, it's mouth devouring it's tail.
[16:23] <Alicia> "Probably a warning," Alicia muses, taking a moment to cast Shield on herself. "Keep an eye out, chances are the spawn of the spawn are nearby," she cautions as she heads onwards.
[16:26] <Blondezilla> Antenora hefts her club. Grinning wickedly, "I'll just brain them. Will that do, Alicia?"
06[16:29] * Alicia wonders why she isn't using the sword, but assumes it's for the same reason she eschewed using any of the erinyes bows during the desert campaign, so doesn't comment. "If they're looking for a fight, that's what they'll get," she confirms.
[16:33] <Blondezilla> The three progress on. The cave widens out, the walls scraped out in massive strokes. (More)
[16:33] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+25
[16:33] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+25 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{29}
[16:33] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+17
[16:33] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+17 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{26}
[16:33] <Blondezilla> Latha stops, holding out her arm. "Wait...I hear something below us." she whispers.
06[16:36] * Alicia looks down at the floor for a moment before she moves towards the nearest wall. "Careful, it could attack through the floor," she cautions worriedly.
[16:38] <Blondezilla> The party quickly moves to the wall with Alicia! It's a good thing, for a moment later, the ground below the pair moves out of the way, like flowing wet stone! Coming up is a large, gray wyrm, dozens of feet long and snapping and twirling about! Hisses of green mist come from it's nostrils and mouth, making the air reek of sickly sour scents! OOC: Initiative, you guys avoided the hunter's ambush.
[16:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5
[16:38] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{23}
[16:39] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
[16:39] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+5 Antenora --> [ 1d20=20 ]{25}
[16:39] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+8 Latha
[16:39] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+8 Latha --> [ 1d20=7 ]{15}
[16:39] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+3 Spawn
[16:39] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+3 Spawn --> [ 1d20=2 ]{5}
03[16:39] * Blondezilla changes topic to 'Antenora>Alicia>Latha>Spawn'
[16:39] <Blondezilla> Antenora reacts quickly, pouncing forward with her club striking out!
[16:40] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+21 (+2 charge, -3 PA)
[16:40] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+21 (+2 charge, -3 PA) --> [ 1d20=18 ]{39}
[16:40] <Blondezilla> roll 1d6+16
[16:40] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d6+16 --> [ 1d6=4 ]{20}
[16:41] <Blondezilla> The heavy club strike catches the wyrm right in the side, smashing aside a few scales! Yet the blow almost rings hollow, the club pushed back! OOC: Alicia.
[16:41] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 knowledge devotion as well as specific info on abilities/weaknesses
[16:41] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+20 knowledge devotion as well as specific info on abilities/weaknesses --> [ 1d20=20 ]{40}
[16:47] <Alicia> "Watch out, it's breath is poisonous!" Alicia warns, doing what she can to hopefully dilute its effectiveness by sending a ray of negative energy straight at the beast!
[16:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 ranged touch
[16:47] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+23 ranged touch --> [ 1d20=18 ]{41}
[16:47] <Blondezilla> OOC: Hit.
[16:47] <Alicia> roll 1d4 negative levels and 5 negative energy damage
[16:47] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d4 negative levels and 5 negative energy damage --> [ 1d4=1 ]{1}
03[16:47] * Blondezilla changes topic to 'Antenora>Alicia>Latha>Spawn (-1 lvl)'
[16:48] <Blondezilla> The crackling black ray strikes the spawn, making it twist wildly in the air! A moment later, Latha joins the battle with a single slam at it's face!
[16:48] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+18 (+2 charge, -4 PA)
[16:48] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+18 (+2 charge, -4 PA) --> [ 1d20=5 ]{23}
[16:48] <Blondezilla> roll 1d8+13
[16:48] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d8+13 --> [ 1d8=2 ]{15}
02[16:49] * Not_Related_By_Blood_Mikain (~Melanchth@pool-96-231-68-41.washdc.east.verizon.net) Quit (-=SysReset 2.53=-)
[16:51] <Blondezilla> Latha closes in on it, slamming her fist into the side of the snake! "It's hard as steel!" Latha calls back, as...
[16:51] <Blondezilla> The twisting, writhing snake bites at Antenora!
[16:51] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+18 (-5 PA)
[16:51] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+18 (-5 PA) --> [ 1d20=8 ]{26}
[16:52] <Blondezilla> roll 2d6+14 and fort save needed
[16:52] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 2d6+14 and fort save needed --> [ 2d6=6 ]{20}
[16:52] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+22
[16:52] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+22 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{29}
[16:53] <Blondezilla> Antenora is bit right on the shoulder! The hissing green mist sprays about, sizzling on the stones where it lands, the stench from it becoming stronger! IT then writhes upwards, twisting around and and around, before flowing up into the ceiling! OOC: Antenora and Latha can AoO it.
[16:54] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+16 Latha
[16:54] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+16 Latha --> [ 1d20=4 ]{20}
[16:54] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+19 Antenora
[16:54] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+19 Antenora --> [ 1d20=5 ]{24}
[16:54] <Blondezilla> roll 1d6+16
[16:54] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d6+16 --> [ 1d6=6 ]{22}
[16:56] <Blondezilla> As it does so, Antenora slams her club into the beast! It's another heavy blow to it, but one resisted as it vanishes into the stone ceiling! Antenora holds her position a moment...OOC: +2 HP for her. Alicia?
[16:56] <Blondezilla> "It's not far in the ceiling," Antenora reports back, "It's just twisting around up there."
[16:57] <Alicia> "It'll be back, but lets not wait for it," Alicia suggests, starting to move through the cavern. "Come on, if we keep moving it'll have a harder time ambushing us."
[16:57] <Blondezilla> "They're not that smart - like a slow mortal, perhaps." Antenora hurries as well, Latha doing the same! Looking back, "It's not pursuing," she reports.
[16:58] <Alicia> "It could be confused because the energy drain I inflicted isn't healing," Alicia muses. "Lets keep going, anyway. We'll probably run into more."
[16:59] <Blondezilla> Hurrying along, the party follows this path for about ten minutes. It tightens up for a time, b efore coming to a left/right intersection. The left way is bigger, easily able to walk abreast through it. To the right is a narrow crack in the wall, a squeezer of a path leading deeper in.
[17:00] <Blondezilla> OOC: Antenora's HP has replenished.
06[17:01] * Alicia elects to go left, since they'd have a hard time dodging any attacks coming through the walls or floor/ceiling if they were trapped in that cramped passage.
[17:02] <Blondezilla> Latha and Antenora follow Alicia's lead. After a few more minutes of walking, the cave walls lined with deposits of some sort of heavy metal, Alicia notices the temperature is dropping. It's going from chilly to cold.
[17:04] <Alicia> "Hmm... cold iron?" Alicia wonders, tapping the metal with her staff.
[17:07] <Blondezilla> The metal is a faint, off gray color. It doesn't budge or react to the tappling. Antenora peers at it...
[17:07] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+14
[17:07] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+14 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{21}
[17:08] <Blondezilla> "Looks like it," Antenora reaches out, tapping it with her knuckles. "I'm not entirely certain, though. I don't really know minerals, just enough magical lore to make a good guess."
[17:11] <Alicia> "We'd need cold iron to really hurt the spawn we hunt," Alicia admits... "Latha, do you still have whatever you used to make that halo of yours?" she asks the deva, recalling how she said her quest was to mine the ore herself and then craft it into the halo.
[17:12] <Blondezilla> "Yes." Latha comes out with a crude pick, handing it over to Alicia. "I have some skill crafting armor, but that doesn't mean I can craft weapons well, let alone cold iron."
[17:13] <Blondezilla> "I've picked up a bit of experience with emtalworking," Antenora speaks up, "I could try? I don't know if I'll have any success."
[17:14] <Alicia> "At worst we could probably melt some down and make a crude mace-head for your club?" Alicia suggests, having enough fiery magic to make an attempt.
[17:15] <Blondezilla> "Melting cold iron ruins the properties," Antenora shakes her head, "You're supposed to craft it and cold forge it."
[17:16] <Alicia> "Oh..." Alicia deflates a bit. "Well, it might be worth the effort of trying anyway. I'll help however I can."
[17:17] <Blondezilla> "I can pick some and Antenora and I can try making something?" Latha suggests. "You can try melting some, too? Even crude metal weapons would be an improvement for Antenora over a club."
[17:18] <Blondezilla> "I feel like a primitive, trying to make tools in the cave as winter rages," Antenora feels the iron with her open palm. "Next we'll be making wyrm scale dresses to wear."
[17:18] <Alicia> "Alright, lets get to work," Alicia smiles, happy to follow whatever direction is required so she can aid the two who have actual knowledge of metalworking. "It's just another part of the adventure, isn't it?"
[17:19] <Blondezilla> "That's the point, I think." Latha turns to the wall, starting to work her pick. OOC: ARe you going to try melting some or just wait around, Alicia?
[17:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20-1 aid another (-2 for lack of tools on my part)
[17:19] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20-1 aid another (-2 for lack of tools on my part) --> [ 1d20=5 ]{4}
[17:19] <Alicia> OOC: I'll just do whatever they tell me to to help out in the process. I don't know much about metalworking.
[17:20] <Blondezilla> About a half hour passes. Latha picks away large deposits of cold iron, gathering several chunks of it. As she works, Antenora looks up, "Coming from the wall you're mining, about 100 feet away still. Looks like another snake."
[17:22] <Alicia> "Lets drive it off, then," Alicia steps back from the wall and readies her quarterstaff.
[17:22] <Blondezilla> OOC: How long is the duration on light, Alicia?
[17:24] <Alicia> OOC: 2 and a half hours
[17:25] <Blondezilla> Antenora readies her club, as Latha drops her pick and readies her fists! As the seconds pass, Antenora points at one spot on the wall. "It's coming from there in a second!" Her club is raised, poised to strike. Latha does the same, ready to pounce on that spot.
06[17:26] * Alicia positions herself next to Latha as well, wanting to take down the spawn swiftly as soon as it appears. It's possible that its teeth could be used as weapons to hurt its sire as well, perhaps.
[17:28] <Blondezilla> At that, the snake comes out! IT twists and turns, but the party isr eady, pouncing on it! OOC: Surprise round.
[17:28] <Blondezilla> Antenora is on it, club striking out swiftly to maim it!
[17:28] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+18 (-4 PA)
[17:28] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+18 (-4 PA) --> [ 1d20=7 ]{25}
[17:28] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+13
[17:28] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+13 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{24}
[17:28] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+8
[17:28] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{10}
[17:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 devotion
[17:28] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+20 devotion --> [ 1d20=10 ]{30}
[17:28] <Blondezilla> roll 1d6+18
[17:28] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d6+18 --> [ 1d6=4 ]{22}
[17:28] <Blondezilla> roll 1d6+18
[17:28] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d6+18 --> [ 1d6=6 ]{24}
06[17:29] * Alicia strikes out with a flurry of bludgeoning strikes to the head!
[17:29] <Blondezilla> Antenora clobbers it over the head twice, landing severe, heavy blows!
[17:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+29 divine might, 4th level arcane strike
[17:29] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+29 divine might, 4th level arcane strike --> [ 1d20=14 ]{43}
[17:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+29 divine might, 4th level arcane strike
[17:29] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+29 divine might, 4th level arcane strike --> [ 1d20=12 ]{41}
[17:30] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 divine might, 4th level arcane strike
[17:30] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+24 divine might, 4th level arcane strike --> [ 1d20=7 ]{31}
[17:30] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 divine might, 4th level arcane strike
[17:30] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+24 divine might, 4th level arcane strike --> [ 1d20=11 ]{35}
[17:30] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 divine might, 4th level arcane strike
[17:30] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+19 divine might, 4th level arcane strike --> [ 1d20=8 ]{27}
[17:30] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 divine might, 4th level arcane strike
[17:30] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+19 divine might, 4th level arcane strike --> [ 1d20=6 ]{25}
[17:30] <Blondezilla> OOC: All hit. Bring on the pain.
[17:30] <Alicia> roll 1d6+20+4d4
[17:30] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d6+20+4d4 --> [ 1d6=6 4d4=11 ]{37}
[17:30] <Alicia> roll 1d6+20+4d4
[17:30] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d6+20+4d4 --> [ 1d6=4 4d4=9 ]{33}
[17:30] <Alicia> roll 1d6+20+4d4
[17:30] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d6+20+4d4 --> [ 1d6=1 4d4=14 ]{35}
[17:30] <Alicia> roll 1d6+20+4d4
[17:30] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d6+20+4d4 --> [ 1d6=6 4d4=11 ]{37}
[17:30] <Alicia> roll 1d6+20+4d4
[17:30] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d6+20+4d4 --> [ 1d6=5 4d4=8 ]{33}
[17:30] <Alicia> roll 1d6+20+4d4
[17:30] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d6+20+4d4 --> [ 1d6=1 4d4=7 ]{28}
[17:30] <Blondezilla> roll 37+33+35+37+33+28
[17:30] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 37+33+35+37+33+28 --> {203}
[17:31] <Blondezilla> Alicia's flurry is far more savage! Each flaming blow clobbers the snake, it's body sliding out of the wall and to the floor like a giant hose! It is down there, head smashed and ruined before Latha even strikes! OOC: Ow. Free act.
06[17:33] * Alicia examines the wyrm for a moment in thought. "There might be something we can use besides cold iron," she muses, grabbing its jaw for a moment and attempting to wrench out one of its fangs, careful to avoid cutting herself and getting poison in her bloodstream.
[17:35] <Blondezilla> OOC: MAke a dex check I suppose, Alicia?
[17:36] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5
[17:36] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{7}
[17:37] <Blondezilla> Alicia works, yanking out a fang! This part is quite easy, it's mouth and head already smashed! However, as she does, a spray of green hissing mist lands on her hands and arm, soaking into her skin! OOC: Fort.
[17:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26
[17:38] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+26 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{39}
[17:38] <Blondezilla> The poison hisses on Alicia's skin, but she's able to reflexively wipe it away before anything ill happens! "Alicia," Antenora is at her side, "You alright?"
[17:39] <Alicia> "It's fine," Alicia gives her arm a shake. "Just a little left over poison. Anyway, let me try something," she uses her purloined fang to cut into the beast's scaly hide to see if it offers the same sort of resistance as it does to other weapons.
[17:43] <Blondezilla> The fang cuts into the beast's scales easily and without resistance.
06[17:45] * Alicia smiles triumphantly. "It'll look very primitive, but you could make a pick by tying one of these to your club, or even use it as a dagger. We'll see how we do with the cold iron anyway, though, shall we?"
[17:47] <Blondezilla> "Right," Latha continues to work! After another half hour she has enough, Antenora beginning. "This is going to be crude, but I'm going to do my best," she says.
[17:47] <Alicia> "Let me know if there's anything I can do to help," Alicia offers.
[17:48] <Blondezilla> OOC: You already made an aid another check, didn't you?
[17:48] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+2 aid another Latha
[17:48] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+2 aid another Latha --> [ 1d20=5 ]{7}
[17:55] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+1 Antenora craft check
[17:55] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+1 Antenora craft check --> [ 1d20=16 ]{17}
[17:57] <Blondezilla> Antenora spends hours and hours working. It's hard work, half frozen sweat trickling down her face. Latha and Alicia try to help, bu tthey find themselves getting in the way more often than not. But come six hours later? Antenora leans back, a crude, heavy sword-like object in her lap. "Whew." She droops, wiping her forehead with her arm. "It's not going to be a great weapon, but it should work."
[18:00] <Alicia> "The elder spawn is likely far more resistant than its progeny, so you'll probably need it," Alicia nods. In the interim she's busied herself by tearing strips off her leggings (and regenerating them with the mending cantrip) and using them to tie the fang tightly to Antenora's club, which she gives to Latha.
[18:00] <Alicia> "And this'll help your sword anyway," she presses her palm on it, calling on Mystra to bless the weapon.
[18:00] <Alicia> OOC: greater magic weapon on sword
[18:01] <Blondezilla> Latha takes the spiked club and hefts it. Antenora stands, swinging her blade. "It's more like a club anyway," she smiles as she swings the sword, "Very heavy, I used too much metal. Thanks." Stretching out now, "Are we ready to continue?"
[18:01] <Alicia> "Lets go," Alicia agrees, continuing through the chilly cave.
[18:02] <Blondezilla> After another half hour of walking, the path widens out a little more again. Ahead is a bend, but that's not the only notable thing. You can smell smoke in the air, a rich, thick, pleasing smoke. It smells like good moss and meat.
06[18:03] * Alicia sniffs a few times. "Smells like someone's cooking," she notes, approaching the bend. "Hope they're friendly..."
[18:04] <Blondezilla> Antenora puts a hand to her stomach as it rumbles aloud. "I miss my ring," she mumrurs, "I just realized I'm starving."
[18:06] <Alicia> "It's been a while since we ate," Alicia agrees, pressing on. "We'll stop to eat once we're past here if there isn't anyone friendly."
[18:07] <Blondezilla> Going around the bend, the party sees a larger cavern. The left wall is not stone but pure white ice, the edge of a glacier mashed against stone. By this wall is a large bonfire, meltwater from near the fire accumulating into a little dug trench. Objects are piled around here - barrels, stonework, tools, boxes, even a wheelless covered wagon. In front of the fire are three huge, horned creatures. They have golden fur all over their bull-li
[18:08] <Blondezilla> They have golden fur all over their bull-like bodies.  Gigantic hammers rest nearby them. On the fire roasts a large chunk of a wyrm, cooking away.
[18:10] <Alicia> "Ho there," Alicia greets the creatures openly from a respectable distance, hoping they don't want any trouble.
[18:12] <Blondezilla> The three creatures turn, one of them bellowing, "Ho there! Why are you in these caves?" It's voice is like earthen rocks clashing together.
[18:13] <Alicia> "We're travelling to the valley on the other side of the mountains where a spawn of Jormungandr is said to roam," Alicia replies. "And yourselves?"
[18:15] <Blondezilla> "We are Earthlight Clan." Grabbing his hammer, "You are warriors, then? Excellent! Do us the honor of battling with us, brave heroes!"
[18:15] <Blondezilla> 'Do you want to fight?' Antenora asks in Alicia's mind right after. 'They're about average intelligence.'
[18:18] <Alicia> 'It's how people say hello here. Besides, there's no permanent harm in it,' Alicia returns mentally as she hefts her quarterstaff. "If battle is what you seek then be prepared. Shall we fight to the end or merely till the victor becomes obvious?"
[18:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+2 nature, devotion and what are they?
[18:18] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+2 nature, devotion and what are they? --> [ 1d20=11 ]{13}
[18:19] <Blondezilla> "To the end! Should we fall, feast on our dinner and make merry!" He invites, as the other two ready hammers as well, "For nothing is as pure and glorious as battle!" With that, the three charge! OOC: Init.
[18:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5
[18:19] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{12}
[18:19] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
[18:19] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+5 Antenora --> [ 1d20=20 ]{25}
[18:19] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+8 Latha
[18:19] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+8 Latha --> [ 1d20=1 ]{9}
[18:19] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20-1 Minotaur 1
[18:19] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20-1 Minotaur 2
[18:19] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20-1 Minotaur 1 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{2}
[18:19] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20-1 Minotaur 2 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{12}
[18:19] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20-1 Minotaur 3
[18:19] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20-1 Minotaur 3 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{14}
03[18:20] * Blondezilla changes topic to 'Antenora>Minotaur 3>Alicia=Minotaur 2>Latha>Minotaur 1'
[18:21] <Blondezilla> "So be it, then," Antenora raises her crude sword, charging the head minotaur flat out!
[18:21] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+20 (+2 charge, -4 PA)
[18:21] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+20 (+2 charge, -4 PA) --> [ 1d20=18 ]{38}
[18:21] <Blondezilla> roll 2d6+18
[18:21] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 2d6+18 --> [ 2d6=9 ]{27}
[18:27] <Blondezilla> Antenora charges headlong into the first minotaur, clubbing him in the side with the blade! It doesn't cut much, but it makes a boneshattering impact nonetheless! The third minotaur roars, charging LAtha!
[18:27] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+16 (+2 charge, -5 PA)
[18:27] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+16 (+2 charge, -5 PA) --> [ 1d20=1 ]{17}
[18:27] <Blondezilla> But his massive hammerblow misses, shattering the floor nearby as he swings and misses! OOC: Alicia and the second minotaur are up.
06[18:28] * Alicia steps towards the one attacking Latha and strikes out with several incapacitating blows at his limbs before trying to take his head!
[18:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 divine might, 2nd level arcane strike
[18:29] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+24 divine might, 2nd level arcane strike --> [ 1d20=10 ]{34}
[18:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 divine might, 2nd level arcane strike
[18:29] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+24 divine might, 2nd level arcane strike --> [ 1d20=3 ]{27}
[18:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 divine might, 2nd level arcane strike
[18:29] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+19 divine might, 2nd level arcane strike --> [ 1d20=17 ]{36}
[18:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 divine might, 2nd level arcane strike
[18:29] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+19 divine might, 2nd level arcane strike --> [ 1d20=9 ]{28}
[18:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 divine might, 2nd level arcane strike
[18:29] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+14 divine might, 2nd level arcane strike --> [ 1d20=13 ]{27}
[18:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 divine might, 2nd level arcane strike
[18:29] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+14 divine might, 2nd level arcane strike --> [ 1d20=20 ]{34}
[18:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 divine might, 2nd level arcane strike crit check
[18:29] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+14 divine might, 2nd level arcane strike crit check --> [ 1d20=4 ]{18}
[18:29] <Blondezilla> OOC: All hit and you scored a crit.
[18:29] <Alicia> OOC: any relevant DR?
[18:29] <Blondezilla> OOC: No.
[18:30] <Alicia> roll 7d6+119+18d4
[18:30] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 7d6+119+18d4 --> [ 7d6=28 18d4=45 ]{192}
03[18:30] * Blondezilla changes topic to 'Antenora>Alicia=Minotaur 2>Latha>Minotaur 1'
[18:30] <Alicia> OOC: strike
[18:30] <Alicia> roll 7d6+119+12d4
[18:30] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 7d6+119+12d4 --> [ 7d6=13 12d4=25 ]{157}
[18:31] <Blondezilla> Slam! Alicia hits the minotaur over and over, dropping it down and out with a flurry of arcane fire! Meanwhile, the second one charges Alicia as she does that!
[18:31] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+16 (+2 charge, -5 PA)
[18:31] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+16 (+2 charge, -5 PA) --> [ 1d20=1 ]{17}
[18:32] <Blondezilla> But this blow is weak as well, missing Alicia entirely! Latha turns to Alicia, smiling as she takes her club and closes in, taking a shot as she goes to hit the minotaur after Alicia!
[18:32] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+16
[18:32] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+16 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{21}
[18:32] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+16 (+2 charge, -6 PA)
[18:32] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+16 (+2 charge, -6 PA) --> [ 1d20=11 ]{27}
[18:33] <Blondezilla> roll 1d6+36
[18:34] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d6+36 --> [ 1d6=4 ]{40}
[18:35] <Blondezilla> Latha slips a mace blow into it's ribs, knocking the minotaur back! Meanwhile, the one on Antenora grins as it attacks her flat out!
[18:35] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+16 (-7 PA)
[18:35] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+16 (-7 PA) --> [ 1d20=4 ]{20}
[18:35] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+11 (-7 PA)
[18:35] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+11 (-7 PA) --> [ 1d20=5 ]{16}
[18:35] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+6 (-7 PA)
[18:35] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+6 (-7 PA) --> [ 1d20=6 ]{12}
[18:36] <Blondezilla> Antenora weaves and dodges around the strikes, deftly avoiding every crushing blow! She then retorts with a threesome of slashes of her own!
[18:36] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+18 (-4 PA)
[18:36] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+18 (-4 PA) --> [ 1d20=13 ]{31}
[18:36] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+13 (-4 PA)
[18:36] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+13 (-4 PA) --> [ 1d20=14 ]{27}
[18:37] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+8 (-4 PA)
[18:37] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+8 (-4 PA) --> [ 1d20=9 ]{17}
[18:37] <Blondezilla> roll 6d6+54
[18:37] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 6d6+54 --> [ 6d6=22 ]{76}
[18:37] <Blondezilla> The second minotaur is clubbed and hacked with extreme force, staggered but not out of it yet! OOC: Alicia? There's a minotaur on you, obviously.
06[18:38] * Alicia rectifies the situation of having a minotaur on her, with extreme prejudice!
[18:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 divine might
[18:38] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+19 divine might --> [ 1d20=12 ]{31}
[18:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 divine might
[18:38] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+19 divine might --> [ 1d20=13 ]{32}
[18:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 divine might
[18:38] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+14 divine might --> [ 1d20=13 ]{27}
[18:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 divine might
[18:38] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+14 divine might --> [ 1d20=14 ]{28}
[18:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+9 divine might
[18:38] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+9 divine might --> [ 1d20=16 ]{25}
[18:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+9 divine might
[18:38] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+9 divine might --> [ 1d20=20 ]{29}
[18:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+9 divine might crit check
[18:38] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+9 divine might crit check --> [ 1d20=11 ]{20}
[18:38] <Blondezilla> OOC: Damage. You're rolling a lot of it. All hits and a crit.
[18:39] <Alicia> roll 7d6+119
[18:39] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 7d6+119 --> [ 7d6=25 ]{144}
03[18:39] * Blondezilla changes topic to 'Antenora>Alicia>Latha>Minotaur 1'
[18:39] <Blondezilla> As Alicia minces the minotaur on her, it assails her in it's dying moments!
[18:39] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+16 (-3 PA)
[18:39] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+16 (-3 PA) --> [ 1d20=9 ]{25}
[18:39] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+11 (-3 PA)
[18:39] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+11 (-3 PA) --> [ 1d20=13 ]{24}
[18:39] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+6 (-3 PA)
[18:40] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+6 (-3 PA) --> [ 1d20=5 ]{11}
[18:40] <Blondezilla> OOC: AC?
[18:40] <Alicia> OOC: 16
[18:40] <Blondezilla> roll 6d6+47
[18:40] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 6d6+47 --> [ 6d6=20 ]{67}
[18:41] <Blondezilla> Alicia is hit twice, both blows leaving her reeling in pained, crushing strenght! But it's for naught, as the minotaur collapses into defeat and death! Latha nods to Alicia, flying over to assist Antenora, weathering an attack as she does!
[18:41] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+16 (-7 PA)
[18:41] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+16 (-7 PA) --> [ 1d20=6 ]{22}
[18:41] <Blondezilla> Latha flies right past it, before slamming her club home!
[18:42] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+16 (+2 charge, -6 PA)
[18:42] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+16 (+2 charge, -6 PA) --> [ 1d20=14 ]{30}
[18:42] <Blondezilla> roll 1d6+36
[18:42] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d6+36 --> [ 1d6=4 ]{40}
[18:42] <Blondezilla> The minotaur is hit right in the face! Its taggers and then roars, a surge of power making it's muscles bulge, before it unloads on the two women!
[18:43] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+20 (-7 PA, +4 surge) Antenora
[18:43] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+20 (-7 PA, +4 surge) Antenora --> [ 1d20=11 ]{31}
[18:43] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+15 (-7 PA, +4 surge) Latha
[18:43] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+15 (-7 PA, +4 surge) Latha --> [ 1d20=14 ]{29}
[18:43] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+10 Antenora
[18:43] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+10 Antenora --> [ 1d20=8 ]{18}
[18:44] <Blondezilla> roll 3d6+33+1d8 Antenora
[18:44] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 3d6+33+1d8 Antenora --> [ 3d6=10 1d8=5 ]{48}
[18:44] <Blondezilla> roll 3d6+33+1d8 Latha
[18:44] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 3d6+33+1d8 Latha --> [ 3d6=18 1d8=5 ]{56}
[18:44] <Blondezilla> Antenora and Latha are both hit tremendously over the head! They both wobble like punch drunk fighters, but Antenora retorts!
[18:45] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+20 (-2 PA)
[18:45] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+20 (-2 PA) --> [ 1d20=10 ]{30}
[18:45] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+15 (-2 PA)
[18:45] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+15 (-2 PA) --> [ 1d20=20 ]{35}
[18:45] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+15 (-2 PA) crit?
[18:45] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+15 (-2 PA) crit? --> [ 1d20=2 ]{17}
[18:45] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+10 (-2 PA)
[18:45] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+10 (-2 PA) --> [ 1d20=19 ]{29}
[18:45] <Blondezilla> roll 1d20+10 (-2 PA) crit?
[18:45] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 1d20+10 (-2 PA) crit? --> [ 1d20=16 ]{26}
[18:46] <Blondezilla> 10d6+70
[18:46] <Blondezilla> roll 10d6+70
[18:46] <Rei-chan> Blondezilla rolled : 10d6+70 --> [ 10d6=32 ]{102}
[18:46] <Blondezilla> That's the end of it. Antenora slams her sword into him over and over, breaking bones before the minotaur collapses with an earth shattering thump! OOC: Free act.
[18:47] <Blondezilla> Antenora exhales air, "That wasn't so bad, in a maiming sort of way," she says, wincing as she rubs her head.
[18:47] <Alicia> "Well... that's what they asked for," Alicia remarks, a bit dumbfounded at the casual brutality, even knowing that the Earthlight Clan will be up and about tomorrow as if nothing happened.
[18:48] <Blondezilla> "They wanted battle and this is a realm of battle." Latha goes over to the fire, "They will grow from it. See the gold of their coats, celestial lineage is obvious. This will help make them into better warriors. Not that they have far to go, for they hit quite hard already."
[18:49] <Alicia> "That they did," Alicia agrees, wheezing softly as he crushed chest slowly but surely reforms, bruises fading rapidly. She proceeds to drag the warriors to lay on the far side of the cavern from the fire, before going to examine what they'd been cooking.
[18:50] <Blondezilla> Antenora helps Alicia, wounds vanishing as they do so. It looks like a well cooked bit of de-scaled wyrm. It smells faintly sour and meaty. Below, moss burns in the fire, the overwhelming smell that of moss.
[18:52] <Alicia> "I feel a bit dubious at eating the flesh from an intelligent creature," Alicia remarks, eyeing the wyrm-flesh. "Although I suppose I already made a weapon from one, and it's going to be resurrected tomorrow anyway..."
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[21:02] <Blondezilla> Antenora trots over, sniffing. Her stomach rumbles, but she turns away. "Maybe you're right, Alicia. I didn't even think of that over my grumbling hunger."
[21:06] <Alicia> "We're going to have to eat something... I still have food from when we were foraging on the way here," she goes to recover her bag and opens it up, giving some nuts and berries to Antenora and taking some for herself before drinking from the glacier-melt. "We might find some mushrooms in the cave, as well."
[21:11] <Blondezilla> "That will work." Antenora munches on berries and drinks glacier water. It's cold and pure, though flat. "Will we sleep the night here, too?"
[21:12] <Alicia> "Lets keep going - it's not too late, after all," Alicia replies, looking to see if the cave continues past this area or if they'll have to double-back and go through the narrow passage glimpsed earlier.
[21:13] <Blondezilla> The cave continues on, stretching far ahead. Antenora starts to walk, the women's wounds healing as they go. OOC: Full HP, more.
[21:14] <Blondezilla> After about ten minutes, the caverns are narrowing down. Further, the stone end and the glacier begins. It's freezing cold here, the passage continuing in the glacier proper.
[21:15] <Blondezilla> Antenora looks back to Alicia, "How is it for you? Too cold without magic?"
06[21:16] * Alicia decides she's going to try and make shoes out of the next wyrm that attacks them, this barefoot nonsense is getting ridiculous. "I'll probably need magic, yes, since these clothes aren't really suited to the weather," she tugs briefly at her black tunic before incanting a spell to ward off the elements.
[21:16] <Alicia> "Lets scout forward until we reach open air, then double back so we can rest where it's a bit warmer and then battle the spawn fresh in the morning?"
[21:18] <Blondezilla> "Do you need more clothes? You can have my cloak, I require none since my form is superior to cold," Latha asks.
[21:19] <Alicia> "Would you?" Alicia smiles at Latha. "Thank you - I wasn't allowed to bring my own cloak since it's magic... same for my shoes," she concludes with a grumble as she looks down at her abused feet.
[21:20] <Blondezilla> Latha disrobes, passing her cloak and boots over to Alicia. She doesn't seem bothered by the cold at all, even in this lack of dress. "No apologies. I should have thought of it before or at least when we first saw the glacier."
06[21:22] * Alicia wriggles her toes happily in her new footwear, even if it is a little bit too big. "Thank you," she beams at the deva, slinging the cloak on before continuing onwards.
[21:24] <Blondezilla> You enter into a world of sparkling ice. Alicia's light magic winkles in a dozen refraction in the ancient, eternal glacier. You walk back to back to back, a narrow, long passage dug out of the glacier. After about ten minutes of this, Antenora stops, tensing. "Problem. Four of them, about 75 feet ahead and 10 down. They're coming this way fast."
[21:26] <Alicia> OOC: is the passage we're in big enough for four of them to move around in?
[21:27] <Blondezilla> OOC: Not a lot, no. One could poke a head or part in if they wanted, but not really get all on out. There's not a lot of space here, though the snakes haven't seem bothered by rock before and moved through it just fine.
[21:29] <Alicia> OOC: how wide/tall is it, and how far till the next bend (if we can see it at all)?
[21:29] <Blondezilla> A couple of feet wide. You can walk in a line together but not a lot more. You can't see another bend ahead, it stretches on this way for awhile. It's about 10 feet from floor to ceiling, give or take a foot.
[21:30] <Alicia> "Latha, can you put a wall of blades along the left wall close enough for it not to touch us if we stay to the right?" Alicia asks, the beginnings of a plan forming.
[21:31] <Blondezilla> "I can," Latha says, looking to it, "Say the word and I will."
[21:34] <Alicia> "Do it now, stretching as far along the corridor as it will go. I'll block them from the right," Alicia nods, casting her own spell as she calls,
[21:34] <Alicia> "Invincible shield of my will, block all who would come!" as an invisible wall of force sticks sheer to the right wall from floor to ceiling and running 150 feet ahead, or as far as possible before the path curves. Now they won't be able to attack from the right, and as big as they are they won't be able to avoid Latha's blades if they come from any other direction.
[21:37] <Blondezilla> Blades on the left and force on the right springs up! As it does, you can see the wyrms approaching! They are flowing under in the ice, looking up! They hesitate ten feet away and ten feet down, twisting around below as they eye the blades, another butting uselessly against the wall of force!
[21:39] <Blondezilla> Antenora smiles to them, "Beautiful. I wonder if they're stupid enough to try past the blades anyway?"
[21:40] <Alicia> "Keep your backs to the right side, they can't get you from there," Alicia suggests to her friends as she advances, somewhat annoyed that the ice is crystal clear and easy for their enemies to see the danger.
[21:40] <Alicia> "It's no good if they just wait till we're past this area and then attack. I'd hoped they'd blast right through the floor or left side and into the blades so we could quickly finish them off," she complains.
[21:43] <Blondezilla> Thus the trio advances ahead. Fortunatately, your guests don't seem to be doing the same. They follow for twenty feet, then break off and go off the way you came, out of sight. After a few moments, "They're going straight back," Antenora reports. "I don't know if they figure out to go around, but they're going in the wrong direction for tha tanyway."
[21:44] <Alicia> "Maybe they assumed we could keep up our defences indefinitely?" Alicia wonders. "Lucky for us if so - lets keep going?"
[21:46] <Blondezilla> Thus, the trio advances! They go on for about an hour now, out of the glacier after 45 minutes. They pass into a large cave. Here it's even colder - well below freezing. If Alicia were not dressed warm and warded, she would be freezing to death now. Antenora is starting to shiver noticiably, rubbing her arms and shoulders, wings wrapped to her body.
[21:48] <Alicia> "Here," Alicia leans over to Antenora and casts a spell to protect her from the elements.
[21:48] <Blondezilla> Antenora's shivering ceases. "Thanks," she smiles to Alicia, then with an envious glance to Latha, "Hopefully we're nearly through now."
[21:50] <Alicia> "If need be I can always teleport us somewhere warmer when it's time to rest," Alicia smiles cheerily as she advances into the larger cave.
[21:52] <Blondezilla> You walk another 25 minutes. The cave continues to open wider and wide - until, on the horizon, you see the red embers of sunset fading into the cave mouth. Fresh air can be smelled, too, coming in windy tickles.
[21:52] <Alicia> "Oh, that looks like the valley ahead," Alicia points uselessly, well aware that her companions can see better than she can. "Lets go and take a look at what we can see out there before finding someplace to rest?"
[21:54] <Blondezilla> "Yes. We'll want to be at full power before facing the wyrm," Latha says as the three advance ahead! Thus you come outside! In the sunset, the glaciers that penetrate and ring the mountains around and behind you glow like bloodfires. Ahead is a deep, deep, deep cut valley. It stretches out long, longer, and out of sight, the far mountains not visible from here. IT is full of green grasses and meadows. At the bottom, a swift, vast river rac
[21:55] <Blondezilla>  meadows. At the bottom, a swift, vast river races along.
[21:57] <Alicia> "Hmm... it's a lot warmer here," Alicia muses, looking over the healthy green vegetation. "And big enough that it'll take some time to find the wyrm. Lets look for a sheltered spot here where we could make camp?" she suggests, heading down towards the river.

[Corwin]

[17:08] <Kotono> <Alicia> "If need be I can always teleport us somewhere warmer when it's time to rest," Alicia smiles cheerily as she advances into the larger cave.
[17:08] <Kotono> > You walk another 25 minutes. The cave continues to open wider and wide - until, on the horizon, you see the red embers of sunset fading into the cave mouth. Fresh air can be smelled, too, coming in windy tickles.
[17:08] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Oh, that looks like the valley ahead," Alicia points uselessly, well aware that her companions can see better than she can. "Lets go and take a look at what we can see out there before finding someplace to rest?"
[17:08] <Kotono> > "Yes. We'll want to be at full power before facing the wyrm," Latha says as the three advance ahead! Thus you come outside! In the sunset, the glaciers that penetrate and ring the mountains around and behind you glow like bloodfires. Ahead is a deep, deep, deep cut valley. It stretches out long, longer, and out of sight, the far mountains not visible from here. IT is full of green grasses and meadows. At the bottom, a swift, vast river races
[17:08] <Kotono> >  meadows. At the bottom, a swift, vast river races along.
[17:08] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Hmm... it's a lot warmer here," Alicia muses, looking over the healthy green vegetation. "And big enough that it'll take some time to find the wyrm. Lets look for a sheltered spot here where we could make camp?" she suggests, heading down towards the river.
[17:10] <Kotono> As the three walk along, Antenora falls in step with Alicia. "Far better than that cave." Her eyes sweep around the massive, sharp hilled valley. "This is so primal. Making our own weapons, struggling with just our own powers and not a single magical item."
[17:12] <Alicia> "It is nice to get back to basics," Alicia agrees. "You don't really realise just how much magic you accumulate, but when I was listing everything I had to Strength of Light I was actually surprised at just how much there was."
[17:16] <Kotono> "Perhaps it's to build strength?" Latha trots along behind you, "To rely on the most fundamental parts of yourself and not a dozen baubles?" As you look along, you see a small cluster of trees. They shade a little depression in the ground, not too far from the raging river.
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[17:19] <Alicia> "It's a lesson worth learning, since possessions can be taken away at any time," Alicia hums thoughtfully. "This looks like a good spot - the trees should afford us some cover in case the spawn happens to pass overhead."
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[17:24] <Kotono> OOC: What are you going to do? Just use it as as place to sleep under the trees?
[17:25] <Alicia> OOC: we'll forage for some food in the immediate area and make camp here, yeah.
[17:26] <Kotono> OOC: Make a survival check then?
[17:27] <Alicia> OOC: I'll take 10 for 13
[17:28] <Kotono> OOC: Antenora will attempt to assist.
[17:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 wis check
03[17:28] * Kotono sets mode: +v Rei-chan
[17:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 wis check
[17:28] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+5 wis check --> [ 1d20=17 ]{22}
[17:29] <Alicia> OOC: if that's survival she gets +2 synergy from her planar knowledge
[17:30] <Kotono> The two make up a fine meal of mushrooms and a deep red berry. As you gather it up, "I remember a snippet about these," Holding up a few of them as she kneels besides a bush, "They're nutritious, but they make the blood burn with bravery."
[17:32] <Alicia> "I wouldn't be surprised if most food here had that effect," Alicia laughs as they settle down to eat by their improvised shelter. "Tastes nice, regardless."
[17:42] <Kotono> Antenora follows along, sitting by Alicia as they eat. The berries taste good, like fire. As you finish them, Alicia can feel her skin warming. Her blood can be felt pulsing through her body, tinged with burning heat.
[17:43] <Alicia> Hopefully it'll keep her warm through the night. Using Latha's cloak as a makeshift blanket, Alicia curls up to sleep, trusting Latha will alert them of any surprise night-time serpent attacks.
[17:44] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[17:44] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=40 ]{40}
[17:51] <Kotono> Sleep comes...dreams. Dreams of battle, dreams of fire. Alicia wakes with as tart, her vision a haze of red. Her breathing is quick, sweat dappling her forehead. Battle. She is in battle. That she knows for certain. Yet, why is she lying in her bedroll? Adrenaline surges through her body, words of magic on the cusp of her lips, ready to tumble out.
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06[17:53] * Alicia doesn't even have a bedroll! She's on the ground with just a cloak over her, and she swiftly rectifies that by grabbing her quarterstaff from beside her and rolling quickly to her feet, ready to take on all comers!
[17:56] <Kotono> She sees two people. Latha is far away, watching towards Alicia with a look of surprise. Antenora is closer, her sword in hand. Her face is battle ready, sweaty and intense. Her gaze travels about, sweeping and settling on Alicia.
06[17:59] * Alicia blinks a few times as her mind catches up with her, before she starts to blush. "I don't think those berries agreed with me."
[18:00] <Kotono> Antenora starts to pounce forward, before skidding toa  stop. She wobbles, feet making ripples in the dirt as she manages to arrest her movement. Taking a moment to pant, "They were...they must be more literal than I envisioned."
[18:04] <Alicia> "Let's have a cool drink?" Alicia suggests. "I need to get back to sleep quickly so I can properly regain my spells in the morning," she adds in a mutter, trotting over towards the river, intending to scoop out a handful of water to drink.
[18:05] <Kotono> The water is as cold as ice, making your body shiver all over. It helps, making you feel less overheated. Antenora does the same, also splashing the cold water onto her face. "At least they weren't poisonous."
[18:07] <Alicia> "They're probably better eaten as breakfast rather than supper. Gives you plenty of vim to face the day," Alicia muses, wiping her soaked hand on her brow and then her leg before she heads back to their shelter so she can go back to sleep. "Sorry, Latha," she calls over to the deva, apologising for the disruption.
[18:08] <Kotono> "Go back to sleep," Latha calls. "It's been quiet."
06[18:10] * Alicia mumbles a goodnight as she curls up and tries to resume her slumber.
[18:11] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:11] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=7 ]{7}
[18:12] <Kotono> The rest of the night passes without incident. Alicia wakes up an hour past the dawn, feeling refreshed. Antenora does about the same, preparing for the day. "So," Over a mouthful of food, "This spawn is here somewher ein the valley. We need to find it. Any suggestions or just wander ahead until we stumble on it?"
[18:14] <Alicia> "Lets follow the valley to see how far it goes, first," Alicia replies thoughtfully. "If it can flow through earth and ice like air, chances are it won't leave much in the way of tracks for us to follow, anyway."
[18:17] <Kotono> "Agreed," With Antenora's words, the three begin to travel! They follow the river, stretching long and far ahead! After a few hours the river is still going - though on the far horizon you can see more vastly tall mountains. As you travel...
[18:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30
[18:17] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+30 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{34}
[18:17] <Kotono> OOC: Make a listen check, Alicia?
[18:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
[18:18] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{11}
[18:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
[18:18] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+19 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{27}
[18:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25
[18:18] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+25 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{29}
[18:21] <Kotono> As you walk, it happens out of the blue! It emerges from the river, ripping out in a hurried gust! It is as wide as the biggest, oldest oak you've ever seen and a hundred feet long if it's a foot! It surges out of the ground in a hurry, coming right out of the river! As water splashes about, drenching the party in waves of cold, the vast wyrm roars! With it's roar, a green mist sprays out in a cone around the party! OOC: Bad day for everyone to
[18:21] <Kotono> mist sprays out in a cone around the party! OOC: Bad day for everyone to suck at listen checks. Fort saves, all?
[18:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[18:21] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+22 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{29}
[18:21] <Kotono> OOC: This counts as poison, by the b y.
[18:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26
[18:21] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+26 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{30}
[18:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
[18:21] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+19 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{35}
[18:22] <Kotono> roll 1d8 con damage, Alicia and Antenora.
[18:22] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d8 con damage, Alicia and Antenora. --> [ 1d8=1 ]{1}
[18:22] <Kotono> roll 1d4-1
[18:22] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d4-1 --> [ 1d4=1 ]{0}
[18:22] <Kotono> OOC: Surprise rounded. Initiative.
[18:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5
[18:22] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{6}
[18:23] <Kotono> The cone of green mist blows over the party with a sickening speed, leaving Antenora and Alicia feeling half dead, drained and poisoned! Latha quickly draws her mace, "Damnation, it snuck up on us!"
[18:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
[18:23] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+5 Antenora --> [ 1d20=6 ]{11}
[18:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Latha
[18:23] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+8 Latha --> [ 1d20=2 ]{10}
[18:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 wyrm
[18:23] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+4 wyrm --> [ 1d20=3 ]{7}
03[18:23] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora>Latha>Wyrm>Alicia cosplays Rei. AGAIN.'
03[18:23] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora>Latha>Wyrm>Alicia cosplays Rei. AGAIN. (Counter: 10 rounds)'
[18:25] <Kotono> Staggering under the noxious green mist, Antenora's eyes blaze with holy fury! Like a comet, she charges fearlessly at the wyrm!
[18:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 (+3 weapon, +2 charge, -4 PA)
[18:25] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+20 (+3 weapon, +2 charge, -4 PA) --> [ 1d20=4 ]{24}
[18:26] <Kotono> Her blow, powerful and heavy, clangs right off the wyrm, as if it's body was made of steel!At that, Latha flies straight up, vanishing from sight! OOC: Wyrm's up.
[18:27] <Kotono> The wyrm roars it's fury in the air, twisting about like an endless infinity of movement! "Watch out," Antenora calls, "It's smart!" But a moment later, it's maw goes to snap Antenora up!
[18:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 (-7 PA)
[18:27] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+24 (-7 PA) --> [ 1d20=19 ]{43}
[18:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 (-7 PA) crit?
[18:27] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+24 (-7 PA) crit? --> [ 1d20=5 ]{29}
[18:27] <Kotono> roll 6d10+44 and a fort save
[18:27] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 6d10+44 and a fort save --> [ 6d10=32 ]{76}
[18:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[18:28] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+22 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{39}
[18:28] <Kotono> Antenora is bitten deeply, engulfed in green mist! Hacking and coughing, she spins her sword to air away most of it! OOC Alicia.
[18:29] <Alicia> Since Antenora and Latha are the ones most able to hurt the beast, Alicia elects to play support. Rushing over behind the erinyes, she casts a spell of disillusionment to hide her from sight! Leaving her in the unenviable position of being the only visible threat...
[18:29] <Alicia> OOC: greater invis on Anty
[18:30] <Kotono> Antenora vanishes from sight! 'Thanks,'s he says in Alicia's mind, voice pained and slow. 'Careful..." At that, she weaves around the writhing wyrm, taking strikes at it!
[18:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 (+2 invis)
[18:31] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+24 (+2 invis) --> [ 1d20=1 ]{25}
[18:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (+2 invis)
[18:31] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+19 (+2 invis) --> [ 1d20=6 ]{25}
[18:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 (+2 invis)
[18:31] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+14 (+2 invis) --> [ 1d20=17 ]{31}
[18:31] <Kotono> roll 2d6+10
[18:31] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 2d6+10 --> [ 2d6=6 ]{16}
03[18:31] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora>Latha>Wyrm>Alicia cosplays Rei. AGAIN. (Counter: 9 rounds)'
[18:32] <Kotono> The sound of metal on metal rings as the wyrm is stricken unseen by Antenora! Meanwhile...
[18:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 (+2 invis, +2 charge, -3 PA)
[18:32] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+24 (+2 invis, +2 charge, -3 PA) --> [ 1d20=18 ]{42}
[18:32] <Kotono> roll 1d6+18
[18:32] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d6+18 --> [ 1d6=5 ]{23}
[18:36] <Kotono> Latha appears at the very head of the serpent, slamming into it's snout! However, it's eyes lock onto Alicia! It draws in air in a raging current at Alicia! OOC: Fort.
[18:36] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25
[18:36] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+25 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{26}
[18:36] <Kotono> roll 1d4+2 and 8 con damage. Bad time to roll a 1 when it decides to use maximize breath.
[18:36] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d4+2 and 8 con damage. Bad time to roll a 1 when it decides to use maximize breath. --> [ 1d4=4 ]{6}
[18:43] <Kotono> Alicia is covered head to toe with green mist! Her body feels wretched, vision swimming and limbs barely functioning! It whirls around Antenora and Latha, engaging them with it's vast length! OOC: Alicia.
03[18:45] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora>Latha>Wyrm>Alicia cosplays Rei. AGAIN. (Counter: 9 rounds) (Counter 2: 10 rounds) (6 rounds 'till breath)'
06[18:45] * Alicia coughs and hacks as she backs away from the melee, shivering and shaking and not considering herself a fit state to fight. Nonetheless, she still has a few tricks, and fires off a crackling crimson ray of negative energy at the wyrm!
[18:45] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 devotion
[18:45] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+20 devotion --> [ 1d20=8 ]{28}
[18:45] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21
[18:45] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+21 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{28}
[18:46] <Alicia> roll 1d4 negative levels and 3 negative energy damage
[18:46] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d4 negative levels and 3 negative energy damage --> [ 1d4=3 ]{3}
[18:46] <Kotono> OOC: Hit. Yeah, like you're missing it's touch AC.
03[18:46] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora>Latha>Wyrm(-3 lvls)>Alicia cosplays Rei. AGAIN. (Counter: 9 rounds) (Counter 2: 10 rounds) (6 rounds 'till breath)'
[18:47] <Kotono> The beam hits the wyrm dead on! It's entire scales writhe at that beam, shriveling! Antenora takes this chance while it's weakened, invisible and hacking at it wholeheartedly!
[18:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 (-1 PA, +2 invis), 9/10 FS +10 HP to her since ouch.
[18:48] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+23 (-1 PA, +2 invis), 9/10 FS +10 HP to her since ouch. --> [ 1d20=14 ]{37}
[18:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[18:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[18:48] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+18 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{28}
[18:48] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+13 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{26}
[18:48] <Kotono> roll 2d6+12
[18:48] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 2d6+12 --> [ 2d6=10 ]{22}
[18:48] <Kotono> Unseen, Antenora lands another hard blow on the feisty wyrm, slamming into it's body with her sword! Meanwhile, Latha goes right for it's face as it's turned away from her, having breathed on Alicia!
[18:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 (+2 invis, -3 PA)
[18:49] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+22 (+2 invis, -3 PA) --> [ 1d20=2 ]{24}
[18:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[18:49] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+17 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{31}
[18:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[18:49] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{13}
[18:49] <Kotono> roll 1d6+18
[18:49] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d6+18 --> [ 1d6=4 ]{22}
[18:50] <Kotono> AS the wyrm wraps around Antenora and Latha, it's body thrashes about, attacking all of them with wild movements!
03[18:50] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora>Latha>Wyrm(-3 lvls)>Alicia cosplays Rei. AGAIN. (Counter: 8 rounds) (Counter 2: 9 rounds) (5 rounds 'till breath)'
[18:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 (-3 negative levels, -4 PA, -4 alla round attack)
[18:51] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+20 (-3 negative levels, -4 PA, -4 alla round attack) --> [ 1d20=10 ]{30}
[18:51] <Kotono> roll 3d10+19 antenora and latha both take this, pending a d100 for invis on Antenora
[18:51] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 3d10+19 antenora and latha both take this, pending a d100 for invis on Antenora --> [ 3d10=10 ]{29}
[18:51] <Kotono> roll 1d100 51 or above hits
[18:51] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 1 or above hits --> [ 1d100=10 ]{10}
[18:53] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[18:53] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=8 ]{8}
[18:53] <Alicia> roll 12d8 sorry Anty, reflex 24
[18:53] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 12d8 sorry Anty, reflex 24 --> [ 12d8=55 ]{55}
[18:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[18:54] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+18 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{37}
[18:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 wyrm
[18:54] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+11 wyrm --> [ 1d20=8 ]{19}
[18:55] <Kotono> As Alicia shudders, spellfire rips out from her body! It fires off in a lance, grzing Antneora and ripping through the wyrm in a hostile fury! OOC: Alicia, you're up.
06[18:57] * Alicia winces as her body struggles to contain the pent up magic, but continues her assault on the wyrm, sending another ray of negative energy at it! "Spawn of Jormangandr, you will submit to us!" she promises!
[18:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21
[18:57] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+21 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{39}
[18:57] <Alicia> roll 1d4 negative levels plus 3 negative energy
[18:57] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d4 negative levels plus 3 negative energy --> [ 1d4=3 ]{3}
03[18:57] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora>Latha>Wyrm(-6 lvls)>Alicia cosplays Rei. AGAIN. (Counter: 8 rounds) (Counter 2: 9 rounds) (5 rounds 'till breath)'
[18:58] <Kotono> Alicia hits iwth with another beam, weaking it further! Yet somehow it still lives, surviving even that! Antenora seeks to remedy this, slamming and hitting it again!
[18:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24
[18:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
[18:58] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+24 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{33}
[18:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[18:58] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+19 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{25}
[18:58] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+14 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{34}
[18:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 crit?
[18:58] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+14 crit? --> [ 1d20=13 ]{27}
[18:58] <Kotono> roll 4d6+20
[18:58] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 4d6+20 --> [ 4d6=10 ]{30}
[18:58] <Kotono> Unseen, Antenora continues to slam and club it with her crude blade, while Latha lays into it's face, "In the name of the light, surrender!" she calls!
[18:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 (-5 PA)
[18:59] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+20 (-5 PA) --> [ 1d20=5 ]{25}
[18:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[18:59] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{17}
[18:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[18:59] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{21}
[18:59] <Kotono> Yet Latha can't land a single blow! The wyrm writhes and charges forward, going right to Alicia, hundreds of feet of wyrm riding past Antenora and Latha! OOC: They can AoO it, they will.
[19:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 Antenora
[19:00] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+24 Antenora --> [ 1d20=10 ]{34}
[19:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Latha
[19:00] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+20 Latha --> [ 1d20=5 ]{25}
[19:00] <Kotono> roll 2d6+10
[19:00] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 2d6+10 --> [ 2d6=9 ]{19}
[19:00] <Kotono> Despite slamming parts of it's body, the wyrm continues to surge forward at the paladin!
03[19:00] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora>Latha>Wyrm(-6 lvls)>Alicia cosplays Rei. AGAIN. (Counter: 7 rounds) (Counter 2: 8 rounds) (4 rounds 'till breath)'
[19:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 (-6 levels, -2 PA)
[19:01] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+24 (-6 levels, -2 PA) --> [ 1d20=2 ]{26}
[19:01] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[19:01] <Alicia> OOC: AC 16
[19:01] <Kotono> roll 3d10+17 and fort
[19:01] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 3d10+17 and fort --> [ 3d10=8 ]{25}
[19:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21
[19:01] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+21 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{36}
[19:02] <Kotono> Alicia finds herself bitten as the wyrm wraps all around her! The bite is painful, but she twists out of the way of a surge of the rolling, noxious venom that comes from it's mouth! OOC: Alicia?
[19:04] <Alicia> Already weakened from the vile poison in her system, the impact feels all the more brutal to Alicia. "Latha, I'm going to need healing!" she calls to the deva as she puts her all into pummelling the scales on all sides of her, hoping against hope that she can put the beast down!
[19:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+27 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike
[19:05] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+27 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike --> [ 1d20=5 ]{32}
[19:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+27 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike
[19:05] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+27 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike --> [ 1d20=17 ]{44}
[19:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike
[19:05] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+22 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike --> [ 1d20=11 ]{33}
[19:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike
[19:06] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+22 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike --> [ 1d20=12 ]{34}
[19:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike
[19:06] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+17 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike --> [ 1d20=8 ]{25}
[19:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike
[19:06] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+17 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike --> [ 1d20=15 ]{32}
[19:06] <Kotono> OOC: All but the 25 hit. You're just using your quarterstaff, I believe?
[19:06] <Alicia> OOC; yes
[19:06] <Kotono> OOC: Roll each hit seperately?
[19:06] <Alicia> roll 1d6+17+13d4
[19:06] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d6+17+13d4 --> [ 1d6=1 13d4=25 ]{43}
[19:06] <Alicia> roll 1d6+17+13d4
[19:06] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d6+17+13d4 --> [ 1d6=6 13d4=27 ]{50}
[19:06] <Alicia> roll 1d6+17+13d4
[19:06] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d6+17+13d4 --> [ 1d6=6 13d4=38 ]{61}
[19:06] <Alicia> roll 1d6+17+13d4
[19:06] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d6+17+13d4 --> [ 1d6=3 13d4=27 ]{47}
[19:06] <Alicia> roll 1d6+17+13d4
[19:06] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d6+17+13d4 --> [ 1d6=1 13d4=22 ]{40}
[19:07] <Kotono> roll 43+50+61+47+40
[19:07] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 43+50+61+47+40 --> {241}
[19:08] <Kotono> Alicia strikes and slams the beast over and over and over! Scales break and it's body shakes! From it's mouth comes, in a torrent of twisting words, "YOU DESIRE TRUE BATTLE? THEN SO BE IT! YOU SHALL COME TO RUIN HERE, TO THINK THAT YOU CAN MAKE ME SUBMIT!"
[19:08] <Kotono> OOC: Antenora's up.
[19:09] <Kotono> Antenora, still unseen, races to charge the flank of the vast wyrm, all while channeling healing energy to Alicia! OOC: 8/10, +10 HP Alicia.
[19:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 (+2 charge, +2 invis, -6 PA)
[19:11] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+20 (+2 charge, +2 invis, -6 PA) --> [ 1d20=9 ]{29}
[19:11] <Kotono> Antenora narrowly misses, all unseen to Alicia's eyes! OOC: Latha.
[19:12] <Kotono> "I'm coming!" Latha calls, "Hold on just a little longer!" Flying closer, Latha hits the snake as she gets closer to Alicia. "To me!"
[19:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25
[19:12] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+25 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{42}
[19:12] <Kotono> roll 1d6+10
[19:12] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d6+10 --> [ 1d6=6 ]{16}
[19:12] <Kotono> Antenora hits it's side, another wound! The wyrm roars in a deadly fury as...(More)
03[19:12] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora>Latha>Wyrm(-6 lvls)>Alicia cosplays Rei. AGAIN. (Counter: 6 rounds) (Counter 2:78 rounds) (3 rounds 'till breath)'
[19:13] <Kotono> With all it's animalistic rage, it assails Alicia head on, trying to bite her in twain!
[19:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 (-6 levels, -6 PA, +4 rage)
[19:13] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+24 (-6 levels, -6 PA, +4 rage) --> [ 1d20=8 ]{32}
[19:13] <Kotono> roll 3d10+21 and fort
[19:13] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 3d10+21 and fort --> [ 3d10=27 ]{48}
[19:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21
[19:14] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+21 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{24}
[19:14] <Kotono> roll 1d8 lemme know your con in #elysiuma fter this
[19:14] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d8 lemme know your con in #elysiuma fter this --> [ 1d8=3 ]{3}
[19:15] <Kotono> The world goes dark for Alicia as she feels her body ripped apart. It's...it doesn't hurt. It's just like closing her eyes, falling asleep. She can feel carelessness over take her. It doesn't matter...it's good to...fall asleep...OOC: Fast healing 2 prevents you from dying at least, so -7 HP. Antenora's up, will forgo descriptions as long as you're out.
03[19:16] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora>Latha>Wyrm(-6 lvls)>Alicia cosplays Rei. AGAIN. (Counter: 6 rounds) (Counter 2:78 rounds) (Counter 3: 10 rounds) (3 rounds 'till breath)'
03[19:16] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora>Latha>Wyrm(-6 lvls)>Alicia cosplays Rei. AGAIN. (Counter: 6 rounds) (Counter 2:7 rounds) (Counter 3: 10 rounds) (3 rounds 'till breath)'
[19:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+2 invis, -6 PA) 7/10 FS +10 HP Alicia.
[19:17] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+18 (+2 invis, -6 PA) 7/10 FS +10 HP Alicia. --> [ 1d20=2 ]{20}
[19:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[19:17] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+13 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{33}
[19:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 crit?
[19:17] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+13 crit? --> [ 1d20=17 ]{30}
[19:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[19:17] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{19}
[19:17] <Kotono> roll 4d6+44
[19:17] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 4d6+44 --> [ 4d6=18 ]{62}
[19:19] <Kotono> Antenora hits the wyrm hard as Alicia's vision clears. She wakes up, in pain but coherent, slipping away from a pleasant, dark slumber. "ALICIA!" Antenora's shout echos in her ears as Latha ins on her, touching her arm! OOC: Heal. Removes the ability damage to con, too, and the ongoing poisons.
03[19:19] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora>Latha>Wyrm(-6 lvls)>Alicia cosplays Rei. AGAIN. (3 rounds 'till breath)'
03[19:19] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora>Latha>Wyrm(-6 lvls)>Alicia cosplays Rei. AGAIN. (2 rounds 'till breath)'
[19:20] <Kotono> The wyrm roars and twists around all over, writhing and striking all with its' body!
[19:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+32 (-6 levels, +4 rage, -10 PA) ACs?
[19:20] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+32 (-6 levels, +4 rage, -10 PA) ACs? --> [ 1d20=11 ]{43}
[19:20] <Kotono> OOC: -12 from that, total of 31.
[19:20] <Alicia> OOC: 16
[19:21] <Alicia> OOC: 12, actually, since I'm prone
[19:21] <Kotono> roll 3d10+27 all three take this
[19:21] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 3d10+27 all three take this --> [ 3d10=21 ]{48}
[19:21] <Kotono> roll 1d100 for Antenora's invis
[19:21] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 for Antenora's invis --> [ 1d100=18 ]{18}
[19:21] <Kotono> OOC: Just alicia and LAtha then.
[19:22] <Kotono> OOC: Alicia.
06[19:23] * Alicia doesn't even take the time to get up on her feet, she simply rolls on her back and spins her staff above her, lashing out to cleave through scales on every side!
[19:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike, -4 for prone
[19:23] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+23 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike, -4 for prone --> [ 1d20=7 ]{30}
[19:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike, -4 for prone
[19:23] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+23 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike, -4 for prone --> [ 1d20=5 ]{28}
[19:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike, -4 for prone
[19:23] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+18 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike, -4 for prone --> [ 1d20=20 ]{38}
[19:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike, -4 for prone crit check
[19:23] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+18 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike, -4 for prone crit check --> [ 1d20=16 ]{34}
[19:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike, -4 for prone
[19:23] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+18 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike, -4 for prone --> [ 1d20=2 ]{20}
[19:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike, -4 for prone
[19:23] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+13 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike, -4 for prone --> [ 1d20=1 ]{14}
[19:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike, -4 for prone
[19:23] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d20+13 divine might, 5th, 3rd, 2 2nd, 1st level arcane strike, -4 for prone --> [ 1d20=16 ]{29}
[19:23] <Kotono> OOC: One hit and one crit.
[19:24] <Alicia> roll 1d6+17+13d4
[19:24] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 1d6+17+13d4 --> [ 1d6=5 13d4=30 ]{52}
[19:24] <Alicia> roll 2d6+34+13d4
[19:24] <Rei-chan> Alicia rolled : 2d6+34+13d4 --> [ 2d6=5 13d4=33 ]{72}
[19:25] <Kotono> With that pair of blows, at last the wyrm relents! It's body slams down hard to the ground,s huddering! It's movements cease, it's body shivering all over! It's eyes are open, dazed but open! OOC: Free act, it's not fighting any more.
[19:25] <Kotono> "Alicia," Antneora goes straight for her, "Are you alright? Y ou took it bad there."
[19:27] <Alicia> "Latha got to me just in time..." Alicia shakes her head groggily as she clambers to her feet, before she staggers over to the Wyrm's head, her gait becoming firmer with each step before she stops directly before its maw. "We have defeated you, spawn of the world-serpent," she pronounces formally. "We will not take your life, but you will owe us a boon instead."
[19:28] <Kotono> The wyrm gazes up at Alicia, green mist escaping it's mouth with every hiss. In Alicia's mind, 'You are a warrior of great capacity. Only once before have I been so defeated. None have ever survived a determined assault by me, let alone a spellcaster. What do you want from me, then?'
[19:30] <Alicia> "There is a volcano to the Southeast, several days for us to walk but surely far less time for yourself," Alicia replies. "Carry us there, and you will have earned your life back."
[19:31] <Kotono> 'So be it. Climb on behind my head,' The spawn lowers it's head to the ground.
06[19:32] * Alicia gestures for Latha and Antenora to follow her as she carefully climbs up into position. "Who were the others who defeated you like this?" she asks curiously once she's confident in her seat.
[19:34] <Kotono> 'An angel who sought my services, many centuries before.' As the three mount, the wyrm takes to the air! It flies up high, up and up and up and up and up! Above the mountains, you can see dozens of lesser spawn writhing and flying about, yet all stay clear!  'He defeated me, and asked that I fight the others he would send me at a time.'
[19:35] <Kotono> Antenora sits on the neck, leaning back on her hands and letting the wind whip her hair. She closes her eyes.
[19:35] <Kotono> Latha stands on the wyrm, club in hand as you ascent. She keeps her gaze about, unbothered by the cold winds blowing on her flesh.
[19:36] <Alicia> "You must mean Strength of Light, for he sent us to battle you," Alicia replies, holding on tightly and watching the land pass by far below. She's rather impressed if he won all by himself.
[19:37] <Kotono> 'Yes. He defeated me by luring me into a cave and collapsing it on me. He taught me the value of fighting intelligently, for I had charged forward, only wanting to thoughtlessly devour him.'
[19:38] <Kotono> "Telepathy?" Antenora asks, "You're having a conversation with no one that I can hear." Below, the grounds you covered seem tiny, soaring along.
[19:40] <Alicia> "You did well to ambush us on open ground as you did, we had no chance to prepare anything clever," Alicia pats the back of the serpent's head. She then turns her head back and nods to Antenora. "It's how the serpent communicates."
[19:40] <Kotono> 'I lost because I underestimated your endurance. You survived both my breath and my bite.' Meanwhile, Antenora smiles. "What's it saying?"
[19:42] <Alicia> "He told me how Strength of Light defeated him by luring him into a cave and then collapsing it down, now we're comparing notes over the battle," Alicia tells her friend before addressing the serpent once more. "Never have I felt a poison more potent. If Latha hadn't been able to cure me the result would likely have been different."
[19:43] <Kotono> 'You would be dead.' The wyrm agrees. OOC: Skip alon ga bit or do you wanna chat it up?
[19:43] <Alicia> OOC: skip is fine
[19:44] <Kotono> It is sunset. Night has fallen as you reach the volcano. Under the cover of the stars the wyrm flies closer, flying down into the crater! The various people out can be seen below, warriors pointing and calling! In response, the wyrm roars!
06[19:47] * Alicia grins approvingly, certain that they must be making quite the entrance. "Fly us over so all can see, then double back so we can get off by that large white tent," she leans forward so that she can point where the wyrm's eye can see her hand, indicating Strength of Light's tent.
[19:47] <Kotono> Antenora stands up now as you ascend lower, raising her sword up in salute. She grins ear to ear, "How perfectly heroic, isn't it?"
[19:47] <Alicia> "Never underestimate the value of a good entrance," Alicia nods cheerily.
[19:47] <Kotono> The wyrm does so! As you come closer, amid the stares of the day's surviving warriors, Strength of LIght comes from his text. He breaks into the biggest grin you've ever seen, shouting, "You did it?!"
[19:48] <Alicia> "This serpent isn't the sort to give free rides to the weak, is it?" Alicia asks as she clambers off, patting the spawn's neck once before she approaches the deva.
[19:49] <Kotono> Antenora hops down, landing in a crouch. Latha floats down, politely nodding and going right into Strength of Light's tent.  "Well done!" Going to pat the wyrm's head before turning to Alicia, "We'll have to celebrate like we've never celebrated before! You're the first ones who didn't come back with their tales between their legs, whimpering with how many times they died!"
[19:52] <Alicia> "He made us fight for it, but having the right tools helped - ugly as they might be," Alicia indicates Antenora's thick greatsword and Latha's fang-spiked club. "Of course," her voice lowers, "The fact that we could do this only emphasises the dire nature of the enemy we can't defeat."
[19:54] <Kotono> "Naturally." Still smiling and thumping Alicia on the back, "That is a matter we will worry about on the next dawn, when we begin our training in earnest. For this night, we shall celebrate this great occasion."
06[19:55] * Alicia nods, turning and waving to the wyrm. "Farewell, child of the world-serpent," she calls. At least he didn't thump hard enough to shatter any bones, this time...
[19:59] <Kotono> With another roar, the serpent coils and writhes into the sky, away! Once inside the tent, Strength of Light looks to all three. "Amazing! The first ones to complete that quest!" He goes to the back, coming out with a large barrel. "We'll drink and eat and make merry. This here?" Patting it, "Millenia aged noble ale. I've been saving it for such an occasion. Tell me, how did you triumph over him?"
[19:59] <Kotono> Latha has gotten a blanket, wrapping it around her body and sitting. Antenora puts her sword aside, casting a wary eye at the barrel, while settling down.
[20:05] <Alicia> "It caught us by surprise," Alicia begins with an appropriately dramatic flair, "Lunging from the river with a fury and letting loose a bellow as it spewed noxious fumes all over us!"
[20:05] <Alicia> "Antenora and Latha concealed themselves with illusions to strike at it in retaliation, using the fang of its own progeny and a sword of cold iron to inflict severe wounds while I sought to weaken it with spells and negative energy. Still it fought on, snapping at shadows and continuing to breath its poisonous vapours all over us."
[20:05] <Alicia> "Then it charged! I was surrounded on all sides by its thick coils, desperately weakened by poison! Though I struck out with all I had, I still succumbed to weakness, drifting on the very verge of death while Antenora and Latha continued to assail it and heal my wounds."
[20:05] <Alicia> "As I regained consciousness, still surrounded on all sides by enormous scales, I lashed out wildly with all my strength, finally inflicting enough cumulative injuries for the weakened serpent to submit to us.""
[20:08] <Kotono> Food and drink is passed to all as Alicia tells the tale. Latha indulges, while Antenora only sibs and nibbles lightly. "Brilliant! The fang of one of it's spawn is inspired thinking. I assume you made that sword from the cold iron desposits in the mountains?" Strength of Light drinks as the tale is told, "So close, yet you rallied and brought back a win? INcredible tenacity!"
[20:09] <Kotono> "Alicia's faced down horrors. She's not giving up that easily," Antenora smiles to her, beaming.
06[20:11] * Alicia imndulges with far less restraint than Antenora, glad to finally have some real food. She even drinks some of the wine, despite that she has little taste for the stuff. "It was a very close run thing, even with my dare I say hardy constitution and the cumulative blessings of Mystra and the Heavens, that poison tore right through me."
[20:13] <Kotono> Antenora drinks a little more, following Alicia's lead. "It is said that Jormungandr's poison can kill even the Gods. It's spawn's poison is not so severe, but to survive it is an amazing feat for a mortal."
[20:13] <Kotono> "Amazing feats are what Alicia does," Antenora's smile grows larger.
[20:14] <Alicia> "Still, it told me of how you defeated it, Strength of Light - very cunning, I must say," Alicia tells the deva, before looking to Antenora and then Latha, "I myself would have been utterly lost without my friends, though."
[20:15] <Kotono> "We would be food for the wyrm if not for you and Antenora," Latha declares.
[20:16] <Alicia> "It was a team effort," Alicia nods resolutely.
[20:16] <Kotono> "The lesson of that is meant to teach you how important wise tactics are against overwhelming opposition. A lesson you've learned well." Strength of Light refills drinks and brings more food as he speaks. "I had other exercises set, but there's hardly a need for them now."
[20:18] <Alicia> "As you said, the real training begins tomorrow," Alicia agrees. "So just what do we have in store?"
[20:19] <Kotono> "Tomorrow morning, be in this tent. Store everything, wear underclothes and bring no weapon. We will train where fire and ice reigns, where every breath is an ordeal to be overcome. There," His smile twists a little, into a fearsome, holy thing, "I will retrain you from the bottom up."
06[20:21] * Alicia raises a suspicious eyebrow. "And for that we have to be nearly naked?"
[20:22] <Kotono> Antenora's eyebrows both raise, "You know..." she looks at Strength of LIght quite levelly, crossing her arms.
[20:22] <Kotono> "Rightly or wrongly, give them the chance to at least maintain their dignity," Latha says, "No matter the reason. Have they not proven themselves enough?"
[20:23] <Alicia> "I'm sure he has a perfectly valid reason," Alicia reassures her friends, giving Strength of Light a probing look. "Right?"
[20:24] <Kotono> "You know, all three of youa re gorgeous. I won't mind this training a bit. The point is to push it to the very edge and a little past that. Enduring the elements is part of that." He looks back at Alicia, serious.
[20:25] <Kotono> "How about we decide what we'll wear?" Antenora glowers, "I'm just curious now, would you require those conditions if we were men?"
[20:26] <Kotono> "Yes." Now with easy good cheer, "I suppose more modest clothes won't affect things that much. I'll leave the choice to the three of you, then." He raises his mug to Alicia and then Antenora.
[20:29] <Alicia> "Oh, fine," Alicia relents. "If that's how the training should be done, that's what we'll do. No sense taking half-measures. Just remember that outsiders can tolerate extremes of temperature far better than humans can."
[20:30] <Kotono> "I'm aware. It can't be helped entirely, but..." He opens his hands wide before shrugging. "Ah well."
[20:30] <Kotono> Antenora glares and drinks deep of her ale, with a long look at Alicia. She doesn't comment aloud.
[20:33] <Alicia> "If it helps us to defeat Esthan I can endure it," Alicia resolves as she spears a slice of undetermined glazed meat and bites into it.
[20:36] <Kotono> "Cheers to that," Strength of Light raises his mug. "Until the morning!"
06[20:36] * Alicia picks up a mug of her own and clinks it against his before drinking. "Until then!"
[20:39] <Kotono> OOC: Skip along? Anything you want to do that evening besides eat and sleep?
[20:40] <Alicia> OOC: not really, no
[20:42] <Kotono> The next morning, the three gather in STrength of Light's tent. Antenora wears a cutoff cloth shirt and underwear, while Latha much the same. They wait and talk quietly. Strength of Light is also there, waiting.
06[20:45] * Alicia is attired in her usual black brasierre and underwear, sadly without the usual tunic and leggings that go on top. Despite her embarrassment she does her best not to show any inkling of it, looking for all the world as if this is how she usually dresses while wandering around in the morning.
[20:46] <Kotono> Strength of LIght steps forward, a rolled up carpet under his arm. He lays it down on the ground, quite large and wide, enough for ten people to easily sit on it. "Get on board. This will take us in comfort and style to our destination."
06[20:48] * Alicia had been hoping they'd teleport, but supposes once they get there she could arrange transport there and back with little difficulty. "I've heard of flying carpets but never seen one," she muses as she steps onto it and kneels with her legs primly tucked beneath her.
[20:49] <Kotono> Antenora is at Alicia's side, Latha behind. The carpet takes up and off, flying out of the tent with easy manuverability. It then soars upward at quite the fast clip! "This one's rather improved for speed. Just relax and enjoy the terrain. We'll be leaving this floating land behind and travelling to another one. It'll take until the mid afternoon."
[20:51] <Alicia> "Muspelheim?" Alicia wonders aloud, thinking of the fiery realm of Ysgard. Then again, he also said it would be cold...
[20:56] <Kotono> The trip is a long one indeed. By late morning you go over the edge of this land, descending down. Far, far below are lands of pure flame and magma, burning far below the floating islands that make up the top layer of Ysgard. You come within a thousand feet of them, heat roiling off like bomb blasts. Alicia finds herself drenched in sweat, Latha looking no better off. Only Antenora looks unbothered. You fly along this for a time, a floating isl
[20:56] <Kotono> You fly along this for a time, a floating island coming in sight, distantly. Strength of LIght points to it, "There! It's still a long ways away, but that's our destination."
06[20:57] * Alicia leans forward and squints in the distance to see what he's pointing at.
[20:58] <Kotono> As you come closer, you get a look. It's a large island. It's all jagged mountains, not a single bit of flat land. Yet it has rivulets where burning lava flows from volcanos, side by side with bands of ice frozen rock. At the places these meet, great clouds of steam are born. "It's said that a primal ice paraelemental was slain here, eons ago. It's essence resulted in this island, a place where arctic cold and magma's heat coexist."
06[21:01] * Alicia is not really looking forward to spending much time there, especially without any shoes. "Can't see why an ice elemental would want to come here..."
[21:02] <Kotono> "The story claims a mortal wizard summoned it," Strength of Light continues on, "No one naturallly lives there. We'll have it all to ourselves."
[21:03] <Alicia> "So what will we be doing?" Alicia asks. Surely more than just getting alternately burnt and frostbitten?

[Corwin]

[20:14] <Kotono> > The trip is a long one indeed. By late morning you go over the edge of this land, descending down. Far, far below are lands of pure flame and magma, burning far below the floating islands that make up the top layer of Ysgard. You come within a thousand feet of them, heat roiling off like bomb blasts. Alicia finds herself drenched in sweat, Latha looking no better off. Only Antenora looks unbothered. You fly along this for a time, a floating i
[20:14] <Kotono> > You fly along this for a time, a floating island coming in sight, distantly. Strength of LIght points to it, "There! It's still a long ways away, but that's our destination."
[20:14] <Kotono> * Alicia leans forward and squints in the distance to see what he's pointing at.
[20:14] <Kotono> > As you come closer, you get a look. It's a large island. It's all jagged mountains, not a single bit of flat land. Yet it has rivulets where burning lava flows from volcanos, side by side with bands of ice frozen rock. At the places these meet, great clouds of steam are born. "It's said that a primal ice paraelemental was slain here, eons ago. It's essence resulted in this island, a place where arctic cold and magma's heat coexist."
[20:14] <Kotono> * Alicia is not really looking forward to spending much time there, especially without any shoes. "Can't see why an ice elemental would want to come here..."
[20:14] <Kotono> > "The story claims a mortal wizard summoned it," Strength of Light continues on, "No one naturallly lives there. We'll have it all to ourselves."
[20:14] <Kotono> <Alicia> "So what will we be doing?" Alicia asks. Surely more than just getting alternately burnt and frostbitten?
03[20:15] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
05[20:15] -atarians.dejatoons.net:@#dunes- Alicia invited Hatbot into the channel.
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[20:15] <Kotono> "I'm going to be putting you through the most intense, difficult training I've been able to come up with over the millenia," Stregth of Light smiles now as the carpet approaches closer. "Physical as well as spiritual. Sit back and relax, it's going to be the last time you do that for a few weeks." He rubs his hands together, "I've waited so long to have someone worthy to train like this."
06[20:17] * Alicia feels a shiver of anticipation. No matter how much it might hurt, she's certain she'll come out stronger in the end. Looking to her two friends and smiling gamely, she amends that in her head - they'll all benefit. "We'll try not to disappoint you, then."
[20:18] <Kotono> "We won't," Antenora promises, smiling back to Alicia. She takesa  long, deeeeep breath, however. (More)
[20:19] <Kotono> Once you land, it all begins. Training: Physical battles, while every breath is a labor to take. While freezing half to death you battle Strength of Light with your bare hands. You climb mountains of pure ice, fending off flyby attacks all the while. You endure burns as you withstand powerful lightning bolts cascading around you. All of you go through this, overwhelming. Dozens of times you feel like you are a breath away from collapsing, yet s
[20:19] <Kotono>  Dozens of times you feel like you are a breath away from collapsing, yet somehow you are pushed on and harder.(More)
[20:21] <Kotono> At times when your body can truly take no more, you are lead into meditation and rest. You sit in steam as you meditate, perfectly balanced between hot and cold. Your exhausted mind takes in something easily - you aren't really sure what, but you feel a strange, battle-clear enlightenment come over you at these times. Days blend together, endless trials. Time is lost, only meals and sleep breaking your progression. (More)
[20:21] <Kotono> Time is lost, only meals and sleep breaking your progression. (More)
[20:22] <Kotono> OOC: Roll a d100, Alicia?
[20:22] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 71." [1d100=71]
[20:24] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 62." [1d100=62]
[20:24] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 52." [1d100=52]
[20:25] <Kotono> Alicia finds her very flesh becoming more resiliant. After a dozen wounds and a hundred more, the pain lessens. Everything seems less painful. This brews in the back of her mind, until one morning, sleeping lying on warm stone, with chilly ice on one side and hot stone on the other? Strength of Light sits besides you. Antenora and Latha are nowhere to be seen. "Good morning," he greets.
06[20:27] * Alicia sits up, fully alert in an instant thanks to the harsh training regime which has had little concern for her sleeping habits. "Good morning," she returns, briefly looking around for the other two before looking curiously at the deva. He'll surely explain.
[20:28] <Kotono> In Strength of Light's hand is a metal pin. He hands to Alicia. "Here." he says, "I noticed you've been taking your lumps better. Hold this a moment?"
06[20:35] * Alicia takes the pin without comment, wondering what this is about.
[20:36] <Kotono> "It's just an iron pin. Take it to your palm and try pressing it in? Just enough to break the skin and draw a bit of blood." Strength of LIght instructs. "Don't try and impale your hand or anything."
06[20:37] * Alicia spreads her left hand out and then pushes the pin into the fleshy pad below the thumb. She knows her skin is a bit tougher than a normal human's, thanks to the blessing of the storm she received, but it's a far cry from Antenora and Latha's supernatural toughness.
[20:38] <Kotono> Alicia pushes in! Her skin stays firm and taunt. Surprisingly, the pin refuses to press in, as if it's encountering some form of force stopping it.
[20:39] <Alicia> "You're right, that should be enough to draw blood..." Alicia marvels for a moment before pushing incrementally harder to see just how much it takes.
[20:43] <Kotono> It takes quite a bit to break the skin, Alicia having to put a real effort behind it! Watching as his smile grows, "Here," Strength of Light hands over another pin, this one gleaming, polished silver.
06[20:46] * Alicia sees where this is going, although she never thought herself a werewolf. Nonetheless she takes the new pin without comment and gently presses it into her flesh.
[20:47] <Kotono> The pin penetrates in with startling ease. Holding it makes Alicia feel momentarily off, the silver feeling slightly greasy to her touch. "I thought so. Alicia, have you ever been to Mount Celestia, or had any dealings with them?"
[20:49] <Alicia> "I've visited twice," Alicia nods slowly, her brow creasing as she regards the silver pin suspiciously. "And I read a magical tome of the Hebdomad's teachings which blessed me - that's what this is," she concludes, starting to glow with a soft nimbus of golden light.
[20:49] <Kotono> "I thought so. No, the pin's not magic or enchanted. I'll explain," Leaning back onto his hands, "Let me start with the full legend of this island."
06[20:50] * Alicia sets the two pins aside and listens attentively, very curious as to how this could have come about.
[21:01] <Kotono> "Long ago, so long that the amount of time is meaningless to you, forces of Limbo and the Abyss made an unholy alliance. Demogorgon of the Abyss and Ssendam of Limbo desired to cast away the Good in Ysgard, breaking it apart into cosmic treasure for Limbo and the Abyss. Thus began a millenia long war for the soul of Ysgard. One of the climatic battles that took place was between the forces of li ght and a vile, Abyss corrupted archmage of archm
[21:01] <Kotono> the forces of li ght and a vile, Abyss corrupted archmage of archmages." (More)
[21:03] <Kotono> The wizard, chased and pinned down in Muspelheim, lifted a chunk of land into the sky to forge a defense. He summoned an ice paraelemental of unimaginable power to protect him. IN the battle he was ultimately defeated by the intervention of Selune herself. In the aftermath, this island remained. His magic lingered after death, as did the essence of the ice paraelemental. It was declared a holy land, forbidden for all but a few to set foot in it
[21:03] <Kotono> forbidden for all but a few to set foot in it."
[21:07] <Alicia> "Selune... the Moon has power over lycanthropes, doesn't it?" Alicia muses quietly. However, any thoughts of her developing a furry alter-ego are put off - "But you mentioned Celestia earlier, and silver is anathema to law as cold iron is to chaos. I know that well enough from fighting baatezu. Just how exactly have I been changed?"
[21:08] <Kotono> "If it was normal, I'd assess to Selune's influnece here." Rubbing his chin, "But you mentioned that tome of the Hebdomad. It wasn't given, was it? You found it here or there, perhaps in a lost ruin or as battle pickings from a superior foe?"
[21:11] <Alicia> "It was in the hoard of a silver dragon with an overenthusiastic appreciation for necromancy," Alicia replies dryly. "None of my friends could open it, which is presumably why the dragon never used it itself - the tome disintegrated after I read it."
[21:13] <Kotono> "That would fit," Muttinger that as her rubs his chin further, "Alicia, you're the best student I've ever had. Your tales are mighty and I need look no farther to those you travel with to assess the purity that shines within your soul. I'm not the only one that's noticed. I would bet an artifact that your book wasn't just randomly found by the dragon. That's not the way it works. It was meant to be found by someone like you."
[21:14] <Kotono> It was meant to be found by someone like you." (More)
[21:16] <Kotono> "The Hebdomad sees long and plans longer, to spread seeds of good. They don't force, they don't cajole. They work in ways like that. Subtle ways, ways that you can always turn away from if you like. But you continue to walk the path they approve of." Waving his arm about, "That this place drew out a quality associated with law or good for you is not a surprise. Had I known ahead, I would have expected it."
[21:16] <Kotono> Had I known ahead, I would have expected it."
06[21:20] * Alicia just shakes her head, chuckling a little. "Not exactly what I expected to gain from this training, but what devil would wield a weapon of silver? It's a nice bonus on top of the other improvements in my abilities... for all that fine dining may become awkward for me in future."
[21:22] <Kotono> "Help from above comes in ways you seldom expect. They don't usually send out armies of angels to smite every evil in the world." Laughing along with Alicia, "If you weren't so obviously dedicated to Mystra, I'd say they were opening a path for you to join them. But then again..." A shrug, "It's not like there's a Blood WAr between Celestia and Arborea and Elysium."
[21:24] <Alicia> "My familiar sometimes complains that they're trying to steal me away," Alicia laughs openly at that, wiping a mirthful tear from her eye as she pictures Marie's reaction. "Oh, she'll be mortified when she hears of this..."
[21:26] <Kotono> "I don't know." Rubbing his chin again, "Oh, it wouldn't be stealing in that sense, but...it's possible you could be one of blessed to ascend without death. Hells, if it were up to me, I'd make you a saint for bringing Antenora over to our side."
[21:27] <Kotono> *one of the
[21:30] <Alicia> "I did receive a blessing for that," Alicia admits. "Latha delivered it - improved my constition. Still, it's all starting to add up..." she tugs at her flesh experimentally, as if expecting to find it rigid like wood, or underlined with scales. "I almost wonder if I can really be called human any longer..."
[21:31] <Kotono> "If you keep going, I think you'll be called angel one day," Strength of Light follows Alicia's hand as she tugs, finding it soft and pliant to her touch. "If you keep this up, I really think it may be your destiny."
[21:34] <Alicia> "Maybe... I've got a friend who's turning into a dragon, if you can believe it," Alicia chuckles, before looking up at Strength of Light. "I always thought of it for something after I died and was reborn in Mystra's realm, never really considered it could be a gradual transformation... of course that still assumes I live long enough to start with."
[21:38] <Kotono> "It can happen. In rare cases, saints and exalted warriors have transcended the mortal frame without dying or as a gift from a divinity. You'd make a good avenging angel." Now standing up, "Latha's found her own benefit, for her innate magic has gained a new facet. Antenora's change is more prozaic, just tougher skin. I've done for you what I can, helping you find what you were traveling towards. This, and what they gained, is something that wa
[21:38] <Kotono> This, and what they gained, is something that was in you already."
[21:41] <Alicia> "More than that," Alicia stands up and offers her hand to the angel, "You've given me back my confidence. That alone is worth more than anything else," she beams.
[21:42] <Kotono> Shaking that hand, and with a little smile-smirk, "To spend time with you was thanks enough."
[21:44] <Alicia> "Flatterer. Maybe I'll stop by again once I have my wings," Alicia gives him an indulgent smile, "But for now, if our training is complete, we shouldn't neglect matters back home for any longer."
[21:45] <Kotono> "Hehehehe. No need to pretend too much, I'm not that foolish. Come, let's gather up the other two. Can you cast teleport, by any chance? It would be faster on the return trip than taking the carpet."
[21:47] <Alicia> "I can indeed," Alicia affirms. "First spell I learned once I reached that circle of magic - it breeds laziness at times, but considering the distances I often have to travel there's really nothing else for it."
[21:49] <Kotono> Gathering up Latha and Antenora is easy enough. The two are wearing ripped clothing that doesn't really hide much, exhausted, dirty, tired - and triumphant. The stains of training shows on them, walking tall and approaching Alicia. "We're ready to go back," Antenora asks.
[21:50] <Alicia> "Alright, I'll teleport us to the volcano so we can get changed and cleaned up, then we'll return to the Prime?" Alicia makes sure everyone's okay with that plan of action.
[21:51] <Kotono> Latha nods, "We'll do that. You know..." She lingers, "I had a morbid curoisity to find out what it would be like to die here, with no real risk. Yet the fact that none of us found out buoys my spirit and confidence."
[21:53] <Alicia> "I'm happy for it to remain a surprise," Alicia affirms with an emphatic nod. Then, taking everyone's hands, she attempts to teleport to Strength of Light's tent at the caldera.
[21:53] <Alicia> roll 1d100 studied carefully
06[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 studied carefully and gets 72." [1d100=72]
[21:54] <Kotono> Woosh! The four appear just there, as desired! Strength of Light goes outside the tent, stopping in the flap out. "The three of you have the tent to yourselves. It was an honor to meet each of you." He bows to the three, "Kick that devil's ass for me."
06[21:55] * Alicia goes to where she'd left Hell Striker placed atop the portable hole containing all their belongings, hoping everything's as she left it there. "He won't know what hit him!"
[21:57] <Kotono> Hell Striker is there. On touching it, Alicia finds that it feels fine to her. Nothing unusual at all.
[21:57] <Kotono> Sniffing herself before grimacing, "Magic or a real bath, Alicia," Antenora approaches behind her.
[22:01] <Alicia> "Magic is no substitute, we need a proper bath," Alicia nods with certainty as she first picks up the folded portable hole and slots it snugly into her undergarments for safe-keeping, then picks up the sword. "Latha, how about you take us to the Prime, then I'll teleport us to that oasis in the desert so we can get cleaned up properly, then I'll take us to Balmuria?"
[22:02] <Kotono> "Right," Latha says, the three drawing together!
[22:02] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 8." [1d9=8]
[22:02] <Kotono> roll 5d100
06[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d100 and gets 213." [5d100=1, 34, 44, 98, 36]
[22:03] <Kotono> The three-some appear in the desert. It's sandy and windy here, desolate as far as the eye can see. "Alicia," Latha says to her now.
[22:04] <Alicia> Knowing it's her show, Alicia proceeds to teleport to the oasis they used as their base in the campaign against the diabolical invasion.
[22:04] <Alicia> roll 1d100 studied carefully
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 studied carefully and gets 49." [1d100=49]
[22:05] <Kotono> Woosh! The three teleport! OOC: Ready to skip along to the next TP, or do you have anything you wanna do while bathing or whatever?
[22:05] <Alicia> OOC: we'll make sure we're all clean and non-smelly then get dressed and I'll teleport to the house
[22:06] <Kotono> OOC: Right, the three of you lather each other extra long and good, then clean each other off. Slowly. Roll another d100?
[22:06] <Alicia> roll 1d100 very familiar
06[22:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 very familiar and gets 54." [1d100=54]
[22:08] <Kotono> Alicia's house is like Alicia's house tends to be. If it wasn't for all the dogs and cats lying around the living room, it would be quite normal. Dawnhope is there, floating amid them and passing out scraps of meat. There must be a few dozen animals here, most of them stray and smelly.
[22:09] <Alicia> Oh, Marie is going to have some explaining to do!
[22:09] <Alicia> "Hello, Dawnhope," Alicia instead greets the other coure with a friendly smile.
[22:10] <Kotono> Antenora raises an eyebrow, not commenting a bit.
[22:10] <Kotono> "Hm? Oh, Alicia!" Whirling around, spilling a few bits of meat about, "Hi! You're back!"
[22:12] <Alicia> "Yes I am!" Alicia agrees. "I'm sure we've got all sorts of catching up to do on both ends, but how about we start with something simple? Like when did my living room become a menagerie?"
[22:13] <Kotono> A few fo the dogs and cats trot up to Latha, rubbing against her legs. "Um, well...I noticed there were some stray animals in town that could use a warm place and a nice meal..." Grinning nervously, "You don't have to be kind to only sentinent creatures!"
06[22:17] * Alicia opens her mouth and then shuts it again. Dammit, she would have to put it like that, wouldn't she? "Be that as it may," she finally gathers her thoughts, "It's not hygenic for them all to stay here. Leaving the smell and the fleas aside, some of them might be diseased."
[22:18] <Kotono> "I can help with that," Latha smiles and kneels, petting the animals. "A cantrip could help with the smell."
[22:19] <Kotono> Antenora starts to grin, all while facepalming down. "I think what Alicia's really getting at is that her house isn't an animal shelter."
[22:20] <Alicia> "Well, we'll deal with it later," Alicia finally shrugs. "Where are Marie and Jessica, do you know?"
[22:24] <Kotono> "Oh, Jessica's off at her fiancee's, and Marie's off doing something or other." Waving her hand lightly, "Say," Going to one big, golden, shaggy dog, "Do you like this one?"
[22:27] <Alicia> "I've never been much of a dog person," Alicia admits, repressing a shiver. "Anyway, I'll go check in at the garrison - Marie's probably there. We'll... deal with the animals when I get back."

[Corwin]

[18:22] <Kotono> "Trouble, not exactly. Rumblings, certainly." Folding his hands together, "There's been noise of pirates on the seas lately. A ship from Kelara was harrassed, as was a Balmurian ship. I've been forming a small brigade charged with dealing with it. There's been talk of plague around Parsifal as well, though it's not the malaise it would have been even a year ago. Eudard volunteered to lead a mission to cure it before it spreads too far."
[18:22] <Kotono>  Eudard volunteered to lead a mission to cure it before it spreads too far."
[18:24] <Alicia> "I could point Latha in that direction as well," Alicia offers. "She's capable of dealing with diseases far better than any healer."
[18:26] <Kotono> "They left about a week ago on horseback," Oberuth nods, "If the next report isn't very positive, I'll take you up on that offer. Our hope is that attacking it fast enough will cut it's legs before it spreads. More pragmatically, it's slowed and stopped caravans from Parsifal, so there's less traffic going towards Valandia. It hasn't worked it's way all down through the line yet, but there will be some economic impacts as well."
[18:28] <Alicia> "Alright," Alicia relents, easing back. "That aside, is there anything you'll need me for? I haven't seen Seira or Demedais yet, but I only got back half an hour ago - are they around?"
[18:30] <Kotono> "Seira's been back. She was off on duty with one of the droppings of Shar. It went well, from reports. But no, nothing immediately. No devil attacks, only one goblin incident, Valandia's quiet..." Rubbing his chin, "Well, you may want to check the archery ranges. We seem to have acquired a few goblin trainees, courtesy of Seira. I can hardly say it's expected, but Seira seems to have cowed them fairly well."
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[18:32] <Alicia> Considering all the effort she went to to stop the giants from genociding the goblins, Alicia can hardly object. "If they're willing to work hard they could be useful in some contexts, but I can hardly see a goblin breaking up a tavern brawl, and getting them to check merchants for contraband can't end well," she admits, rubbing her chin thoughtfully.
[18:33] <Kotono> "Our best line of thought is to use them as scouts. They're not half bad archers, if very raw and unpolished. If they can adapt to horse riding on the plains, and they already know the forests well, they could be useful in that role. The small size will let them hide and slip away easier than a human can, too."
06[18:38] * Alicia resolves to ask Marie what she thinks of them, assuming she's bothered to visit the garrison and do any archery training while Alicia's been away. "It would be nice if they could form a bridge between our society and the goblins. Better if they could integrate peacefully with us than be enslaved or killed by the giants as well," she reasons.
[18:38] <Alicia> "Still, if there's nothing of immediate concern I'll want to catch up with other people here and visit Seira." And deal with her animal problem back home.
[18:39] <Kotono> "Nothing immediate. Lots of growing pains. Between rising use and the idea of more calvary, we're facing a horse shortage. A horse shortage." Barking a short laugh, "The prices are liekly going to skyrocket, we're trying to bring in as many as possible these days. Oh, and more expansions and Elle's talking about Mihail's legacy beneath us, as well as the harbor and fancy words, like...ah, terraforming, I believe."
[18:42] <Alicia> "Really? I'll ask her about it when I stop by - hopefully she knows what she's doing," Alicia glances idly towards the East as she considers what could go wrong with a river of lava below the streets.
[18:46] <Kotono> Oberuth's smile is thin and plain, "Yes. She's been on various ideas and projects lately. That Inevitable, the caves, magic this, magic that. If I didn't know better, and I'm still tempted anyway, I'd say all her work and all her money's knocked her a bit off balance." Then, with a light scoff and rub of his temples, "But the entire world's balance is shifting. I spent yesterday talking with sea elves over bay issues, dealing with the land elve
[18:46] <Kotono>  I spent yesterday talking with sea elves over bay issues, dealing with the land elves, and then I got to lead a practice on how normal troops can deal with flying opposition, be it with or without archery support."
[18:50] <Alicia> "It's important for them to be able to cover all eventualities," Alicia agrees grimly, before lightening up, "Still, it's nice that Elle's so busy - her work surely pleases Mystra. Anyway, if there's nothing for me at the moment, I'll go visit Seira's inn and then Elle's shop to catch up with those two."
[18:52] <Kotono> "Yes, dismissed. You seem full of energy, your face is uplifted and lacks the worry from before." With a wave of his hand, "If there's anyone waiting outside to come in, send them on inside."
06[18:53] * Alicia does her best to avoid a guilty flush as she snaps off a quick salute then retreats outside.
[19:01] <Kotono> At Seira's inn, Alicia finds amid the people a few things of note. No sign of Seira, but Donald's there. Pollyanna's also there, drinking deep and looking out a window, lost in her own world. Amaryl's also there, who blushes hotly on seeing Alicia and bows her head. She almost starts to panic and flee away, but instead swallows deep and approaches her. "A...a...Ah, Alicia. Can I offer you something to drink?"
[19:24] <Alicia> "She's got you working here, now?" Alicia raises an eyebrow at the elf, before shrugging. "A mug of cider would be fine. Are you alright? You look distracted," she hedges diplomatically.
[19:25] <Kotono> "Oh no, no!" Amaryl holds her hands up, "I mean, just, I was trying to be polite!" Taking a long breath, and then bowing to Alicia, "I just...ah..." She waits, the cider brought by a waitress without incident, "I just wanted to apologize for offending you so. You're one of Seira's friends, and I apologize if I've caused you any shame or anger with my ill considered words."
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06[19:27] * Alicia casts her mind back to the last time she went anywhere with Amaryl and then nods. "You're still upset about that? Really Amaryl, it's fine - I know you didn't mean any offence," she consoles the young-seeming-even-though-she's-far-older woman.
[19:28] <Kotono> "But I know I did. You looked so bothered and flustered. For that, I'm sorry." With another bow to Alicia, "I glad you aren't still mad about that, though."
[19:30] <Alicia> "Forgiven, forgotten," Alicia waves it off as she accepts her drink and settles herself against the bar. "Let's just put it behind us. Anyway, I've been gone for a while - how are you settling into life here in Balmuria?" she attempts to move the conversation in a less awkward direction.
[19:33] <Kotono> "Oh, I like it. It's so very busy and chaotic. Everyone moves and acts like they have something important going on, even the people here. I'm getting along well with everyone...Seira's friends are so nice. Donald's a dear, even if he's so...so....free with his thoughts. Pollyanna's kind as well. We've been practicing archery together. She even came to practice with me tonight, though it didn't work out."
[19:34] <Alicia> "You should talk to Marie about that some time," Alicia offers. "I get her to help me train the guards at archery sometimes." She then casts her eye over towards Pollyanna and nods, "She looks distracted. Is something wrong?"
[19:34] <Kotono> "Oh, ah, she's not feeling well." With a low murmur, "Cramps."
06[19:36] * Alicia nods understandingly, not pressing further. "Speaking of Seira, is she around? I was hoping to catch up on recent events now that I'm back. I've already heard from the Commander that there weren't any crisises, at least, but I'm sure she has an interesting story or two that we can trade, anyway..." she looks thoughtful, "I haven't even told her about my encounter with Esthan."
[19:38] <Kotono> Amaryl looks distractedb efore sh speaks, "Oh, she's at Elle's shop. They're talking about an idea Seira had. But...Esthan? Oh, you should go catch up with her then."
[19:40] <Alicia> "Ah, I was planning to talk to Elle anyway," Alicia smiles, draining her drink and putting a few coppers on the bar. "I'll talk to you later, Amaryl," she offers with a wave.
[19:41] <Kotono> OOC: I'll send you into #evil shortly.

[Corwin]

[22:22] <Kotono> Alicia was asleep. Keyword on was. Her sleep is broken some time before the dawn, Antenora's voice and knock calling. "Aliica, Alicia. Marie, wake her up, there's a messenger from the garrison here."
06[22:23] * Alicia fortunately wakes up before Marie has a chance to disturb her. "I'll be down in a second!" she calls, putting on her houserobe and quickly brushing the tangles out of her hair before she makes sure she's decent and heads downstairs to see what the fuss is.
[22:25] <Kotono> Antenora waits down there as well, a bleary eyed messenger saluting Alicia. "Sorry to wake you, ma'am, but Commander Oberuth needs your presence in the meeting room of the garrison as soon as possible."
06[22:25] * Alicia decides not to waste time asking questions that will be answered at the briefing. Except, "Will I need my weapon and armour?" she asks, returning the salute.
[22:27] <Kotono> "Yes, ma'am." He nods once more, "It is two hours before the dawn. WE have torches prepared outside if you want them, ma'am."
[22:28] <Alicia> "Thank you, I'll be out in a moment," Alicia nods, going back upstairs to get properly attired. A few minutes later she returns, her hair tied up as is usual and dressed in her breastplate with weapons prepared. "Marie, Antenora, I'll let you two know what's happening once I'm back," she tells her housemates.
[22:30] <Kotono> "I'll be on guard," Antenora nods briefly, before Alicia heads out. OOC: Skip along?
[22:31] <Alicia> OOC: by all means
[22:32] <Kotono> Alicia comes to the garrison room. Several tired, red eyed people are here. Commander Oberuth, Pollyanna, Abagail, Demedais' training paladins. Just behind Ailcia Seira trots along as well. "Sit down," Oberuth says shortly.
06[22:33] * Seira does so with a curt nod. "Sir."
06[22:33] * Alicia nods in greeting to the others present, taking the first available seat.
[22:38] <Kotono> "Apologies for the night time wake up, especially to our arcane minded officers here," Commander Oberuth begins. "We received word from Uatu and the sea elves that there was a nighttime attack on their village. An incursion from mermen and sagahuagin lead by a warlord from the sea to the north. Uatu has requested aid from Balmuria to help them. There is concern there could be another attack coming, so haste is a priority."
[22:38] <Kotono> OOC: Oolu. Blarlegjlewkg.
06[22:39] * Alicia pales, hoping Darlina and Namor are okay. "I went to bed early enough that I'm ready to go right away," she says immediately.
01[22:39] <Seira> "Of course I'll be there to aid," Seira promises. "But unless we have the means to breathe underwater ready, only Alicia and myself would have this ability at the moment, and I can't use it again until the day begins in earnest."
01[22:41] <Seira> OOC: Strike~
01[22:41] <Seira> "Of course I'll be there to aid," Seira promises. "Alicia and myself would have the ability to breathe underwater at the moment, and I can imbue others with it before we leave."
[22:43] <Kotono> "I've already had Elle woken and had her muster as many scrolls of water breathing as possible, too" Another nod, "The complication is that you're also busy with another important matter. We're going to send a few boats full of soldiers to patrol the mouth of bay, while a few members of the Guard submerge below as well. "I'd like one of you two to lead this force, while the other continues on. More pertinent, it's a matter of how we divide our
[22:43] <Kotono> More pertinent, it's a matter of how we divide our forces, too."
[22:45] <Alicia> "Seira's the only one who can seal the sword," Alicia admits. "As for who we bring, it would be best to have a focus on those specialised with piercing weapons, given the nature of undersea combat."
06[22:46] * Seira taps her finger against the chair's side in irritation. "It vexes me to agree," she finally says with a sigh. "Archers would likely be pointless, either, and are better used to bolster Balmuria's defense while a size of its force is gone."
[22:47] <Kotono> "The hanging question is, how many people do you need to protect yourself there, Seira?" Oberuth asks. "That will determine other matters, too."
[22:48] <Kotono> Xavier speaks up, "Sir. Most of us have at least sufficient martial training with a spear or polearm. Also, I believe there's a warrior serving Captain Reynes who uses a spear?"
[22:49] <Kotono> "Eudard's still down in Parsifal," Pollyanna says around a yawn, "And Demedais isn't available right now."
01[22:49] <Seira> "It's not so much about protection as it is about keeping a guard out, as my work is distracting and every single precaution I've taken so far had been circumvented," Seira says with a quieter sigh. She raises her head to look about the room. "Pollyanna, feel like taking a trip with me?"
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[22:49] <Kotono> "Of course, Seira," Pollyanna says, "I can be ready whenever you want."
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01[22:50] <Seira> "A couple more hours. I'll need new spells, now, which means delaying for the preparations. Make your own, and meet me at my home?"
[22:50] <Alicia> "Yes, Antenora," Alicia nods to Xavier. "Ideally I'd attach her to the ship-board group, where her aerial mobility would prove an asset in communication and rapid response."
[22:51] <Kotono> Commander Oberuth grunts, "Make it so then. We're going to muster the ships as fast as possible. Can you be ready to leave at the dawn, Alicia? The sooner we get at least a few people to Oolu, the better."
01[22:52] <Seira> "Dawn's fine by me as well," Seira speaks, standing up. "By your leave, Sir?"
[22:53] <Kotono> AFter a moment, "Assigna nd arrainge the guardsmen you want. You'll be the commanding officer for this mission."
[22:53] <Kotono> "Go," A nod to Seira, "You as well, Pollyanna."
[22:53] <Alicia> "Easily," Alicia nods. "I can also teleport myself and an advance force of five others directly to the village... on reflection I'll actually bring Antenora and put Marie at the disposal of the ships. She's more suited for that role, I think."
[22:54] <Kotono> "Any of us will be glad to go, sir," Morund speaks up, "By your leave of course, Captain."
[22:54] <Kotono> "Sir," Pollyanna salutes and goes to Seira's side. Once there, she simply asks, "When should we meet up to go?"
06[22:55] * Alicia really wishes she'd had a chance to get to know these guys - she has no idea what they're capable of. Then again, they were trained by Demedais, weren't they? She looks to see if they're wearing full plate.
01[22:55] <Seira> "An hour, two at the most," Seira responds, and then offers to cast Water Breathing on those going.
[23:07] <Kotono> Xavier is wearing full plate. Morund and Darill are wearing breastplates right now.
[23:10] <Alicia> "Xavier, are you confident wearing lighter armour? You won't be able to fight underwater wearing full plate, I'm afraid," Alicia addresses the most heavily armed one present.
[23:10] <Alicia> armoured*
[23:15] <Kotono> "I can, sir," he promises, "I intend to use a spear in this environment, which I can use as well."
[23:17] <Alicia> "Alright. A short spear would probably be better if you're not entirely confident of your ability to maneuver quickly underwater. I'll bring you three along with Abagail for spell support - don't worry too much about your weapons since I'll enchant them, just make sure they're appropriate. We depart in one hour - make your preparations and reconvene here," she orders crisply.
[23:19] <Kotono> "Sir," They salute approriately. OOC: Ready to skip along?
[23:20] <Alicia> OOC: yep, I'll grab Anty and Marie, although Marie will stick around to leave with the boats. Jessica knows to call me if shit hits the fan on her end.
[23:20] <Kotono> OOC: Where are you going to meet up with the other threeee?
[23:20] <Alicia> OOC: at the garrison like I said (4, Deme's goons + Abagail)
[23:31] <Kotono> Alicia head to the garrison, finding everyone there and prepared. The three new members of the guard wear breastplates and carry short spears. Abagail wears a plain water blue dress, her hair kept up in a bun. The streets are busier than usual, the garrison bustling despite dawn just creeping over.
[23:33] <Alicia> Wishing Marie good luck and seeing her off to join her team, Alicia spends a moment enchanting the spears of her troops as she addresses them.
[23:33] <Alicia> "It's unfortunate that we've never had a chance to fight - or even train - together," she admits, "But we don't have the luxury of time. However, if each of you could quickly outline where your strengths in battle lie, it would help me prepare how best to use you."
[23:46] <Kotono> Xavier steps up here, "We've all taken orders under Helm to varying degrees," he explains, "I'm the most martial, Morund blends precision fighting with it, and Darill has some magical capacity, ma'am."
06[23:49] * Alicia nods. "Alright. Antenora and I have the most maneuvrability underwater, so we'll attempt to break up any attacking force quickly while you four stick close and mop up the stragglers - the three of you should focus on guarding Abagail, since she poses the biggest ranged threat with her spells. Work together to try and flank or contain any who engage you. Any questions?"
[23:52] <Kotono> "That's all," Abagail nods curtly, "I'm familiar with how underwater magic works from my texts."
[23:54] <Alicia> "Good," Alicia nods, channelling an alter self spell into her blade and tapping Antenora first. Her skin takes on a silvery transluscent hue, and any flesh exposed below her midsection shows blue-ish scales adorning it.
[23:54] <Alicia> She follows it up by casting the same spell on herself, becoming slightly slimmer and shorter, pointed ears poking out from her hair and her skin turning blue. "Everyone ready?" she confirms.
[23:56] <Kotono> "I feel like I'm about to be put in a pan an dfried," Antenora observes under her breath as she agrees. "Ready."
[23:56] <Kotono> "Ready," Darill says, the other four approaching alicia.
[23:56] <Kotono> *Alicia
06[23:57] * Alicia then teleports the group to the sea elf village, arriving in the centre not far from Darlina's home.
[23:58] <Kotono> OOC: roll?
[23:59] <Alicia> roll 1d100 studied carefully
06[23:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 studied carefully and gets 98." [1d100=98]
Session Time: Wed May 06 00:00:00 2009
[00:00] <Alicia> OOC: similar area
[00:08] <Kotono> After several long moments, Alicia realizes that her spell has failed. Nope, no teleportation at all.
06[00:10] * Alicia looks slightly alarmed at this development. "There must be anti-teleport wards... I didn't even know anyone at the village could do that, and the other possibility is even more alarming. I'll aim for just outside..." she now attempts to teleport the group to a spot about five hundred feet from the South edge of the village.
[00:11] <Alicia> roll 1d100 seen casually
06[00:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 seen casually and gets 64." [1d100=64]
[00:15] <Kotono> Woosh! This time you appear just where desired, in the drink! IT's quite dark here, but you can see something ahead. Several elves with nets and tridents are swimming about, keeping a careful watch out.
06[00:16] * Alicia casts light on her sword so they'll be obvious and also benefit from the light itself. "Form up," she instructs, starting to swim towards the armed elves at a slow pace so the non-aquatic members can keep up with her.
[00:21] <Kotono> The light shines as the members form up behind her! At this the watchmen get attention. There is a tense moment, until one calls in Elven, "Who are you?"
[00:22] <Alicia> "Alicia Reynes," Alicia calls back in the same language, "We've come from Balmuria to assist you in repelling your attackers."

[Corwin]

[20:18] <Kobreakfast> <Alicia> OOC: similar area
[20:18] <Kobreakfast> > After several long moments, Alicia realizes that her spell has failed. Nope, no teleportation at all.
[20:18] <Kobreakfast> * Alicia looks slightly alarmed at this development. "There must be anti-teleport wards... I didn't even know anyone at the village could do that, and the other possibility is even more alarming. I'll aim for just outside..." she now attempts to teleport the group to a spot about five hundred feet from the South edge of the village.
[20:18] <Kobreakfast> <Alicia> roll 1d100 seen casually
[20:18] <Kobreakfast> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 seen casually and gets 64." [1d100=64]
[20:18] <Kobreakfast> > Woosh! This time you appear just where desired, in the drink! IT's quite dark here, but you can see something ahead. Several elves with nets and tridents are swimming about, keeping a careful watch out.
[20:18] <Kobreakfast> * Alicia casts light on her sword so they'll be obvious and also benefit from the light itself. "Form up," she instructs, starting to swim towards the armed elves at a slow pace so the non-aquatic members can keep up with her.
[20:18] <Kobreakfast> > The light shines as the members form up behind her! At this the watchmen get attention. There is a tense moment, until one calls in Elven, "Who are you?"
[20:18] <Kobreakfast> <Alicia> "Alicia Reynes," Alicia calls back in the same language, "We've come from Balmuria to assist you in repelling your attackers."
[20:19] <Kobreakfast> Tridents are lowered at these words, "Thank goodness! Our messenger reached the surface city?"
[20:21] <Alicia> "They did," Alicia confirms. "More of our soldiers are being gathered to come by boat, but we're here as an advanced force. What's the situation?" she asks as she swims closer. 'Who died?' is the unspoken question on her lips.
[20:25] <Kobreakfast> "We are to bring you to Oolu as soon as you arrive," the sentry answers, "Please, this way, Oolu is in control of the situation."
[20:25] <Kobreakfast> Abagail snorts, bubbles forming around her nose.
[20:26] <Alicia> "Lead the way," Alicia nods, resisting the urge to swim off and check on Darlina by herself. There are a lot more lives at stake.
[20:31] <Kobreakfast> The party hurries along, swimming to the sea elf village. You find that the caves are well defended, several armed elves out in a loose defensive spread. Oolu is amid them, organizing. He cocks his head back, sighing visibly. "Alicia! Over here," he calls.
[20:32] <Alicia> "Oolu! What happened?" Alicia calls back, swimming over and finally giving into the urge to ask, "Are Darlina and Namor safe?" she asks urgently.
[20:36] <Kobreakfast> "They are. It's such a long story! Of course, we don't have time for that." As the party approaches, "Raiders from the open sea came in a surprise attack at night, a warband of about 25 or so. We were able to repulse them - I'll explain that more in a moment - with minimal losses. Don't worry, they're safe. Darlina got a nasty wound, but she's not in any danger."
06[20:36] * Alicia takes Oolu's word for it, wanting to have all the information to hand, anyway. "Go on," she nods.
[20:40] <Kobreakfast> "Namor kept crying so much tonight and wouldn't calm. It was so loud I went out on a swim to relax, as did a few others. We stumbled on the radiers about to attack." With a solemn shake of hsi head, "If not for that, we would have been caught off on the flat."
[20:40] <Alicia> "Blessed child," Alicia smiles in spite of the grim situation. "How did the battle go?"
[20:43] <Kobreakfast> "Our losses were minimal - with the surprise lost, we were able to net many of the first wave and I eliminated some of the others. A fair few wounded, which makes us vulnerable if they attack again. Some of the prisoners are being interrogated now."
[20:44] <Alicia> "If you show us to the wounded, we have healing magic available," Alicia offers, "Ensuring we're at full strength in case further attacks come should be the first priority."
[20:44] <Kobreakfast> Morund nods briefly to that, "We can all help with that."
[20:45] <Kobreakfast> "Yes, this way," Oolu says. Glancing at Abagail, "Apologises for the lack of a welcome suiting you," he breaks into Common to her. "I'll make it up to you personally another time."
[20:46] <Alicia> "Just smile and nod," Alicia tells Abagail in a none too quiet aside as they head off to tend to the wounded.
[20:48] <Kobreakfast> Thus, you are taken to the wounded. Several elves are in varying states of injury, from minor scrapes to serious wounds. As those who can heal break up to do so...OOC: Using Lay on Hands or spellfire, 'licia?
[20:48] <Alicia> OOC: lay on hands first, then spellfire once I've expended that
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[21:00] <Kobreakfast> Going about, the elves are healed at the hands of Alicia and her underlings. Cries of gratitude and thanks fill the ears of this cave as they are mended. Oolu comes by as the last one is fixed, "Thank you. You want to see Darlina now?" OOC: All your LoH and say 8 levels of spell fire.
[21:01] <Alicia> "Yes, you said she was injured as well?" Alicia asks, turning to the elemental.
[21:02] <Kobreakfast> "She's resting with Namor. To be honest," A moment here, a bit of an honest, brightening smile on her face, "She asked for you to come see her if you came. She's in her room."
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[21:04] <Alicia> "I'll go see her - Antenora, you're in charge until I get back," Alicia tells the erinyes before she swims off to see Darlina and her godson.
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[21:08] <Kobreakfast> Alicia swims off in a hurry! She finds Darlina resting, lying idle int he water by Namor's crib. Her left arm and chest are wrapped in bandages of seaweed, her eyes half closed. She doesn't show any reaction to Alicia entering.
[21:08] <Alicia> "Darlina?" Alicia greets the elf gently in elven from the doorway, not wanting to startle her.
[21:10] <Kobreakfast> "...Alicia?" Darlina turns her head, grimacing, "...hey...you made it?" With a crooked smile, "I made a mistake, trying to stop a trident with my shoulder."
[21:12] <Alicia> "Better your shoulder than your head," Alicia replies with a faint smile, kicking off the floor and drifting closer before she takes out her wand of cure light wounds, waving it over the injured arm. "I'm just glad you and Namor are safe. When I heard you'd been attacked I was so worried..."
[21:12] <Alicia> roll 1d8+1
06[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+1 and gets 7." [1d8=6]
[21:12] <Kobreakfast> The wounds mend somewhat at that beckoning. Straightening at that, "I'm sorry." Bowing her head to that, "But you're here, I know we're all safe now."
06[21:13] * Alicia gives it another go, not wanting to leave anything to chance. "You've got nothing to apologise for," she uses her free hand to tilt Darlina's head upwards. "You were defending yourself and your home. The ones who should apologise are the ones who attacked you."
[21:13] <Alicia> roll 1d8+1
06[21:13] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+1 and gets 5." [1d8=4]
[21:14] <Kobreakfast> "Yeah, I know. It felt right ot say," Blushing as her wound heals, Darlina embraces Alicia. "I'm still glad to see you."
06[21:16] * Alicia returns the affectionate hug before putting the wand away. "It's been a while, I know," she apologises, but doesn't dwell on it. "I heard our little boy chased everyone out with his crying, and that's how the raiders didn't get a surprise attack," she leans over the crib, smiling.
[21:18] <Kobreakfast> Namor is fast asleep, curled up. "He is a lucky child," Darlina says, lingering at Alicia's side. "Thanks for coming. If not for Namor and then Balmuria, we would have been beset by a tragedy."
06[21:21] * Alicia gently strokes the infant's head before turning to Darlina. "We're going to make sure the ones responsible won't dare to try anything like this again," she promises, a firmness in her tone at odds with her loving actions.
[21:22] <Kobreakfast> "Good. It has to be done," Darlina agrees, "When it's over, you'll come back and visit before you return to Balmuria, won't you? We'll have a celebration."
[21:23] <Alicia> "I will - I'll introduce you to Antenora as well, since she's here too," Alicia promises. "For now I shouldn't linger, though - I need to see to the defences and then work on a punitive raid in response to this."
[21:28] <Kobreakfast> "Careful," Darlina bids as Alicia goes off. Finding Oolu again is without incident, the group gathering a little away. "Now then," Oolu begins, "We need a response to this. From what the prisoners have said, we have a fairly good idea who's behind all this. Gluark, a local sahuagin warlord. You went to Oceanoholm with Darlina, didn't you?"
[21:29] <Alicia> "I did," Alicia nods. "I vaguely recall hearing rumours about a Sahaugin warlord at the time, but it wasn't relevant to our purpose."
[21:30] <Kobreakfast> "It is now," Antenora sits in the cave you're in, walls carved with fresh drawings and work all over. She plays her fingers over the tip of her spear.
[21:30] <Kobreakfast> "If it's just the underwater equivalent of banditry," Darill speaks up, "A good hard strike will break the power of the warlord for a time, and perhaps for good if we do enough and eliminate this Gluark?"
[21:33] <Kobreakfast> "I haven't been to Oceanoholm lately, so I'm not sure if the situation's changed. No matter, if he's making a move against us, we have to take counter measures." Oolu says. "That's a given."
[21:33] <Alicia> "There's always one who'll step up if we kill the leader. But even so, they'll surely think long and hard before stirring up trouble in our neck of the woods if our response to this is sufficiently robust," Alicia outlines before addressing Oolu, "What have you learned from the prisoners?"
[21:35] <Kobreakfast> "Gluark's behind this. Apparently, he's developing an interest in the bay as a source of power and wealth. They're not sure if more are coming - they were dispatched away without any information about that. Theyh're all repeating the same story, so it's either true or they prepared a cover lie and they're all decent liars."
[21:37] <Kobreakfast> "How bothersome," Abagail tries to toss her hair, but it doesn't really work underwater. Instead she gets a faceful of flying locks, coughing and waving it out of away. "Ggh. If they're all common bandits, a display of magical prowess should go far in demoralizing them."
[21:38] <Alicia> "How well organised did they seem in combat?" Alicia asks. "How they handled themselves there would give some indication as to whether they seem competent enough to come up with a story," Alicia muses in a somewhat lecturing tone for the benefit of her rookies.
[21:38] <Alicia> "Most brigands and the like are braggarts at heart, and don't care to lie for the benefit of their erstewhile comrades after being captured anyway. Professional soldiers are different."
[21:40] <Kobreakfast> "They used pairs in battle. No one fought alone unless seperated. They were fairly hard to flank. They knew how to fight reasonably well." Oolu ticks off on a flowing finger of water, "They weren't geniuouses, but they were competent."
[21:41] <Alicia> "The fact that they didn't break when their surprise attack was foiled is somewhat telling, in that case," Alicia muses. "If you like I could speak to one of the prisoners and ascertain things for certain - did you get any information from them regarding their base of operations and total numbers?"
[21:42] <Kobreakfast> "Nothing defininte," Oolu says, "Go ahead, by all means."
[21:42] <Kobreakfast> Antenora looks up, 'Alicia.'
06[21:43] * Alicia looks up as well at the prompting.
[21:44] <Kobreakfast> 'A thought. If this Gluark is any sort of competent warrior or problem, we may want to take him back to Balmuria. No need to a repeat of David.'
[21:44] <Kobreakfast> 'Or,' A mere moment later, 'Of course, if he wants to fight to the death, its' irrelevant.'
[21:45] <Alicia> 'We'll see when we face him,' Alicia tells Antenora, not wanting to commit so early in the game. "Alright, Oolu, where are the prisoners kept?" she then asks the elemental.
[21:47] <Kobreakfast> Oolu takes Alicia to one narrow mouthed cave. Here elves stand on guard, heavy stone boulders pushed away to reveal small, narrow rooms. In one of them, a sahuagin sits on the ground. It wears torn clothes, a crude bandage wrapped around it's arm. It's eyes stare at Alicia.
[21:48] <Alicia> "My name is Alicia Reynes," Alicia greets the sharkman without preamble, regarding him cooly as she speaks in elven. "Do you understand me?"
[21:52] <Kobreakfast> "Yes." It meets her eyes, voice masculine. "What do you want?"
[21:56] <Alicia> "Information," Alicia replies curtly, stepping forward. "To start with, tell me who ordered the attack on this village."
[21:58] <Kobreakfast> "Gluark," he says, matter of fact.
[22:00] <Alicia> "Tell me about this... Gluark," Alicia invites sibilantly, curling the fist of her left hand tightly as she leans over the prisoner. "Where does he hide himself?"
[22:01] <Kobreakfast> The prisoner shakes his head. "I'm willing to help you, but I'm not going to sell out my friends. If I tell you, you'll counter attack."
[22:02] <Alicia> "Of course I will," Alicia replies as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "There's a surfacer expression; you reap what you sow. Do you know what that means?"
[22:04] <Kobreakfast> "Naturally." He nods agreeably to all this, "That's why I won't tell you."
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[22:08] <Alicia> "So you'd prefer for Gluark to sow with abandon, tossing lives away on fruitless attacks on otherwise peaceful villages, without ever reaping the bitter harvest that he is owed?" Alicia asks, interested enough to simply engage with the prisoner for the moment. He seems a reasonable sort, hopefully she can convince him without needing to resort to anything drastic.
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[22:10] <Kotono> A shrug. "I don't care about that. I care about my friends, that's all. I won't be the traitor to them."
[22:13] <Alicia> "That's commendable," Alicia admits honestly. "I can respect that." She then leans forward, looming over the sharkman. "The problem, my piscine friend, is that you participated in an unprovoked attack on *my* friends. That's something I have a lot more trouble respecting."
[22:13] <Alicia> "So you can either tell me where to find Gluark, so I can take up my issues with him personally, or I can go hunting, and damn anyone foolish enough to stand in my way," she finishes with a feral smile.
[22:15] <Kotono> OOC: Make an intimidation check, Alicia, say?
[22:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
06[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 25." [1d20=5]
[22:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
06[22:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 21." [1d20=15]
[22:17] <Kotono> His confidence cracks visibly, shaking and with a noticiable choke in his speech. "Y-yes, but..."
[22:18] <Alicia> "I'll find him eventually," Alicia promises, "You can be sure of that. The only question is how many bodies I leave behind me before that happens."
[22:23] <Kotono> "...If you attack, will you take prisoners," he asks.
[22:26] <Alicia> "Yes," Alicia replies. "Any who surrender or are too wounded to fight will be spared. We're not in the business off mass slaughter, but we *will* send a strong message to any would-be warlord who follows after Gluark that polluting our waters with bloodshed is a terrible idea."
[22:29] <Kotono> After some thought, "There's an underwater canyon about five day's travel to the north and two to the west. It's where our main base is. If Gluark isn't on campaign somewhere, he's there."
[22:30] <Alicia> "Describe it," Alicia asks, mentally focusing to absorb every detail. "As closely as you can, every physical detail you can remember." With a good enough description she could teleport there immediately.
[22:34] <Kotono> He does so. It's a crack in the earth, little sunlight reaching that far below the surface waters. A sea of seaweed makes it difficult to find naturally, and the sahuagin use that as a nautral defense. Past that, it's like a vertical city-tower, with caves carved out of the canyon's length. The upper levels are barracks and storages, with the lower levels holding Gluark and his lieutenants as well as most of the ill gotten goods they've gathere
[22:34] <Kotono> as well as most of the ill gotten goods they've gathered.
[22:37] <Alicia> "Excellent. You've been very helpful," Alicia concludes afterwards. With that dismissal she leaves to rejoin Oolu and her expeditionary force.
[22:38] <Kotono> You find them in the same cave, talking strategy. Xavier is standing up, "...well, if we can get some trained soldiers and an elven force, it would make a solid tactical reserve. The idea would to be to flush them up to the surface and our ships, where we can bring overwhelming force to bear."
06[22:39] * Alicia decides not to introduce herself just yet, curious to see how Demedais's trainees stack up in terms of tactics.
[22:43] <Kotono> As Oolu nods, "Now, if they break the surface of the water, archery and nets will deal with them. If not, we can still deploy weighted nets and sinking objects. Basically, put them between a rock and a hard place." He finishes, "The only problem is that it fails if they attack in several waves, or have overwhelming numbers. But in that case, we may need to retreat to Balmuria and counterattack. At worst, I'm sure we can repulse any attack that
[22:43] <Kotono>  At worst, I'm sure we can repulse any attack that reaches the city."
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[22:44] <Kotono> "I'd hate to retreat, but if they have such numbers..." Oolu grimaces, "That's the best idea we've had. If it looks like naother battle is going to happen, I'm going to have all the women and children retreat towards Balmuria anyway."
[22:44] <Alicia> "There won't be another attack for at least ten days," Alicia announces her presence. "Their base of operations is in a canyon five days journey from here. Right now Gluark has no idea that his attack even failed."
[22:46] <Kotono> "Excellent," Antenora smiles at that, "Still, that idea may have merit until they're dealt with. If Gluark is a capable commander, he may have a hidden second wave with reinforcements coming at a delay. If they find the first group succeeded, they retreat and no harm done. If not, they could do anything from probe to attack to try and send fast word back of the failure."
[22:47] <Kotono> "Like unarmed fighting?" Morund makes a slight grimace, "Lead with your left, knock themout with your right?"
[22:47] <Kotono> "It's possible, that's all, but it's a good analogy," Antenora says.
[22:48] <Kotono> "
[22:48] <Kotono> "No. Why not hit all at once?" Darill rumbles, "If you defeat them in one swing, there's no need for a second."
[22:49] <Kotono> "Because one blow can be dodged. The second might slip past expectations. It's different styles of attack," Abagail snorts, running a hand through her hair. "You don't always use your strongest spell to start a battle. Of course, if this man is a brainless warlord, I doubt he's so tactically minded."
[22:50] <Kotono> "Prepare for rain even when the sky is sunny," Antenora looks to Alicia, "Did you get any idea what sort of man Gluark is?"
[22:51] <Alicia> "So you don't throw good money after bad, Darill," Alicia tells the young paladin. "Defeating an opposing force in detail is a valid tactic, but not having any reserves puts you in a bad position if the enemy proves more adept than expected. Regardless it matters little - I could take us to Gluark's fortress within six seconds."
[22:51] <Alicia> She then gives Abagail a sweet smile, "Brainless and warlord do not belong in the same sentence, my dear. If he was a brute he'd merely be an enforcer for a more mentally adept would be conquerer."
[22:51] <Kotono> "Are you joking? They're just bandits with fins," With a look of disguist, "Summon a few monsters, fry th estronger ones and they'll curl up like the dogs they are."
[22:53] <Kotono> "What happens when you've undestimated someone?" Xavier crosses his arms, "You might get a bloody nose, you might get embarrassed, or you might end up in a shallow grave somewhere."
06[22:54] * Alicia shakes her head. "I don't know much about Gluark, it's true, but to reach a position of leadership requires both political savvy and the muscle to back it up. He's not some thug hiding out of a cave with a handful of his buddies, he's leader of a large military force. Don't assume he's inept, because he wouldn't have gotten this far if he was."
[22:55] <Kotono> "Hmph." With a look, "I understand, Captain." Abagail doesn't reply after that. Instead, Oolu does. "So you're going to wiggle your eyebrows and take a force right to Gluark's front door?"
[22:56] <Alicia> "That's the plan, yes," Alicia nods. "I'll wait until our reinforcements arrive from Balmuria to ensure the village remains well protected, though. Given the distances involved, a delay of half a day won't help give Gluark any advance notice of what happened here."
[22:58] <Kotono> "With your leave then," Morund says, "Can we rest during tha ttime, to ensure we're sharp for the battle?
[22:58] <Kotono> "
[23:00] <Alicia> "Actually, we'll spar," Alicia replies. "I've never had a chance to train with any of you or see you in combat, and since we now have the luxury of time I'd like to appraise your skills before we head into battle."

[Corwin]

[20:15] <Kotono> --
[20:16] <Kotono> After a hard morning's work, time has safely passed. No second assault has shown itself, the village bracing and preparing. Above, ships are keeping a watch at the surface. OOC: Alicia, ball's in your court.
06[20:19] * Alicia is rather impressed and not a little relieved by the prowess of Demedais's three trainees, the gulf between them and the guardsmen she normally trains all too apparent. Idly she wonders if it's a matter of raw talent or if it's down to training methods - she'll have to ask Demedais when she sees him next. For now, though, it's time to confront Gluark.
[20:19] <Alicia> "Now remember, you three won't be able to move much underwater with your armour weighing you down, so stick close and let the enemy come to you - Abagail should do a good job of provoking them, I'd hope. If you get into trouble, though, give a shout and Antenor or I will break off to assist you," she goes through some last minute instructions.
[20:23] <Kotono> "Understood," Xavier nods, "I think we can handle that, ma'am."
[20:25] <Alicia> "Any last minute spells you want to cast, do so now," Alicia gives them a moment's warning to ready themselves, casting Shield for her own benefit at this juncture.
[20:29] <Kotono> A few spells are called on, names invoked. "I'm ready," Abagail says.
06[20:32] * Alicia also casts voice of the archon and cloak of bravery in case either could be needed. "Our primary objective is Gluark himself - if we can put on a show of force sufficient to deter his followers, so much the better, but see to your own safety first."
[20:32] <Alicia> With that, she casts the spell to teleport the group to Gluark's fortress, aiming for the base of the tower past the seaweed forest described by the prisoner.
[20:32] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 17." [1d100=17]
[20:42] <Kotono> You appear in dim, dark waters. The pressure is thick on you, as you stand amid a sea of seaweed on all sides. Below is the gash into the ocean, a long canyon. It's like a tower - you can see lights below, several 'stories' of carved out caves and terraces lining below.
[20:44] <Alicia> "Looks like we're close enough," Alicia observes, casting message on the group. Given how slow the others are at swimming, the journey will be perilous enough even with a short distance. "Follow my lead," she instructs, slowly swimming into the canyon so the others can keep up.
[20:45] <Kotono> Thus, the group swims down! As they do...
[20:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 Antenora has good spot+see in darkness, so she's a no brainer here
06[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 Antenora has good spot+see in darkness, so she's a no brainer here and gets 32." [1d20=13]
[20:47] <Kotono> As you swim down, approaching the highest level, "Alicia," Antenora speaks up, "I can see sahuagin on several of the stories and terrences. I don't think any have seen us, but I can see at least a dozen, as well as sharks and octopi."
[20:49] <Alicia> "Form up and stay close," Alicia instructs. "They likely won't be happy to see us, but we're going to have to get past them."
[20:49] <Kotono> "Straight ahead down to the bottom," Xavier asks as you do so.
[20:52] <Alicia> "No, we're not nearly fast enough in the water to do that - they'd surround us easily if we even tried. We have to engage each layer of defence as it comes," Alicia replies with the sad reality of their situation. Her and Antenora are fine, but the others are fishfood if they try to outrun the sea's natural inhabitants.
[20:56] <Kotono> Thus you descend down! As you do, you see the first layer - several large, open terrances built into the canyon. While most of these are empty, it's the ones the next level below that have your foes - several of them, some on patrol and others milling about.  At about 100 feet away, a cry of alarm goes up! Several of them begin tos wim up with a haste towards the party, a band of perhaps a dozen armed with tridents!
[20:57] <Kotono> "Here they come!" Antenora says aloud, as Morund grins morosely, readying his weapon!
06[20:58] * Alicia has her sword ready, not yet ignited as she takes the lead. "Lets see if they're interested in parlaying, first," she murmurs, preparing herself...
[20:58] <Kotono> As they swim up, coming to within fourty feet, "Identify yourselves!" One of them calls, "Now!"
[21:02] <Alicia> "My name is Alicia Reynes!" Alicia calls back in the case that her name inspires fear even below the waves. "We have come to punish Gluark for his unprovoked attack on the community of El Mysha!"
[21:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 23." [1d20=18]
[21:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 18." [1d20=13]
[21:04] <Kotono> "Tsch!" One of the sahuagin hisses at Alicia's words, swimming backwards! Another sneers, "Sound an alarm, we have an attack! Get 'em!" With that, most of the sahuagin charge at the party! OOC: I'm calling initiative here, say.
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Antenora and gets 25." [1d20=20]
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Abby
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Abby and gets 26." [1d20=20]
[21:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
06[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 and gets 27." [1d20=20]
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Xavier
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 Xavier and gets 5." [1d20=1]
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Morund
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Morund and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Darill
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Darill and gets 21." [1d20=18]
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1 sahuagin group Hatbot likes the bitches, I see.
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 sahuagin group Hatbot likes the bitches, I see. and gets 13." [1d20=12]
03[21:06] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>Abagail>Antenora>Darill>Morund>Sahuagin(10)>Xavier'
[21:09] <Alicia> "Wrong answer, fool!" Alicia surges forward faster than her foes can react, a hiss of steam from her blades as they ignite and promptly evaporate the surrounding water, striking out at the one who ordered the attack! In deference to the helpful prisoner she holds back on lethal strikes until she considers themselves to be in actual danger, instead attacking merely to incapacitate.
[21:09] <Alicia> roll 1d20+2 devotion for monstrous humanoids
06[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+2 devotion for monstrous humanoids and gets 15." [1d20=13]
[21:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 -4 nonlethal -6 pa
06[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 -4 nonlethal -6 pa and gets 30." [1d20=15]
[21:10] <Alicia> OOC: is he evil?
[21:10] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[21:10] <Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[21:10] <Alicia> roll 1d8+25+2d6+1d6
06[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+25+2d6+1d6 and gets 43." [1d8=6][2d6=5, 1][1d6=6]
03[21:10] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>Abagail>Antenora>Darill>Morund>Sahuagin(9)>Xavier'
[21:11] <Kotono> Charging forward, Alicia smacks the closest sahuagin, sending it into a dazed spiral down and out! ABagail holds for the mometn, staying behind the warriors! OOC: Holding her action until she can move behind a wall of big men. Anty's up.
[21:12] <Kotono> Antenora swoops down as holy fury takes over her mind, striking down on the other side of the sahuagin as well!
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[21:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 (+2 charge, +2 FS 9/10, +2 weapon, -4 nonlethal, -6 PA)
06[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 (+2 charge, +2 FS 9/10, +2 weapon, -4 nonlethal, -6 PA) and gets 37." [1d20=20]
[21:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 (+2 charge, +2 FS 9/10, +2 weapon, -4 nonlethal, -6 PA) crit?
06[21:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 (+2 charge, +2 FS 9/10, +2 weapon, -4 nonlethal, -6 PA) crit? and gets 32." [1d20=15]
[21:14] <Kotono> roll 4d8+1d6+92 nonlethal, so out cold
06[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8+1d6+92 nonlethal, so out cold and gets 119." [4d8=6, 5, 7, 8][1d6=1]
03[21:14] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>Abagail>Antenora>Darill>Morund>Sahuagin(8)>Xavier'
03[21:15] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>Antenora>Darill>Morund>Abagail>Sahuagin(8)>Xavier'
[21:16] <Kotono> The unlucky foe who takes Antenora's charge gets her spear butt dead in the face, sent hurtling down deeper in the canyon like a shooting star! Seconds later, you hear a heavy impact echoing through the waves! Darill and Morund advance now, fully moving to reach with 10 feet of the sahuagin. Abagail follows then, a crackling bolt of energy goes for another one of the fishmen!
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 3d6
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6 and gets 11." [3d6=5, 4, 2]
03[21:16] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>Antenora>Darill>Morund>Abagail>Sahuagin(7)>Xavier'
[21:17] <Kotono> The fishman shakes all over, going limp in the waters! A moment later, the charge hits the party like a sack of bricks to the head! Two go for Alicia dead out, calling bellowing battle charges!
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
06[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 8." [1d20=2]
06[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 26." [1d20=20]
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 crit?
06[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 crit? and gets 22." [1d20=16]
[21:17] <Alicia> OOC: AC 33
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 1d8+4
06[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+4 and gets 11." [1d8=7]
[21:18] <Kotono> One of them lands a lucky blow into Alicia's arm, managing to lightly penetrate her supernaturally tough flesh! Two fan out to go for Antenora as well!
[21:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[21:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
06[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 14." [1d20=8]
06[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 21." [1d20=15]
[21:18] <Kotono> She fends both off easily, as two go for Xavier at the front!
[21:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[21:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
06[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 11." [1d20=5]
06[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 18." [1d20=12]
[21:19] <Kotono> roll 1d8+4
06[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+4 and gets 12." [1d8=8]
[21:19] <Kotono> One of those scores a wound on Xavier's side, as the last one goes for Abagail, Morund able to take a spearing at him as it does!
[21:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 (+3 weapon, -2 underwater)
06[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 (+3 weapon, -2 underwater) and gets 24." [1d20=14]
[21:20] <Kotono> roll 1d6+4
06[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+4 and gets 6." [1d6=2]
[21:21] <Kotono> It's a bleeding deep wound as he struggles past, bleeding as he charges Abagail!
[21:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 14." [1d20=6]
[21:22] <Kotono> OOC: Eratta, that was a wound on Darill. Sorry. Mixup.
[21:23] <Kotono> Abagail has a shining field of force around her, blocking the trident dead on! A moment later, Xavier comes down, going to try and spear the approaching Sahuagin! Abagail glances back, "Hurry! Get moving and stop it!"
[21:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 (-4 nonlethal)
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 (-4 nonlethal) and gets 20." [1d20=9]
[21:23] <Kotono> roll 1d6+9
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+9 and gets 11." [1d6=2]
03[21:23] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>Antenora>Darill>Morund>Abagail>Sahuagin(6)>Xavier'
[21:24] <Kotono> With a thwap to the side of it's head, the sahuagin is out, floating limply in the water! Below, you can hear and see things starting to mobilize from the lower terrences! Sharks, sahuagin and octopi, to name a few! OOC: Alicia.
06[21:25] * Alicia strikes out quickly to incapacitate the two sharkmen flanking her, before moving five feet closer to the group behind her.
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 -3pa -4 nonlethal
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 -3pa -4 nonlethal and gets 20." [1d20=5]
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 -3pa -4 nonlethal
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 -3pa -4 nonlethal and gets 22." [1d20=7]
[21:26] <Alicia> OOC: do they hit? Not going to bother with the rest if so, since they're soft targets
[21:26] <Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 1d8+13+2d6+1d6
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+13+2d6+1d6 and gets 19." [1d8=1][2d6=3, 1][1d6=1]
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 1d8+13+2d6+1d6
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+13+2d6+1d6 and gets 28." [1d8=7][2d6=4, 3][1d6=1]
[21:27] <Alicia> OOC: I'll continue if needed, but that should KO both
03[21:27] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>Antenora>Darill>Morund>Abagail>Sahuagin(4)>Xavier'
[21:27] <Kotono> With deft moves Alicia knocks out both sahuagin with ease, sending them limpid in the water! She then positions, as...OOC: Antenora's up.
[21:28] <Kotono> Antenora assesses the two around her, before thumping them with the butt of her spear, "Run. We've fought creatures millenia old and infinitely more powerful. You're nothing more than bubbles in the ocean to us!"
[21:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (+2 weapon, +2 FS 8/10, -4 nonlethal, -2 PA)
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (+2 weapon, +2 FS 8/10, -4 nonlethal, -2 PA) and gets 29." [1d20=10]
[21:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 19." [1d20=5]
[21:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 25." [1d20=16]
[21:29] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1d6+15
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1d6+15 and gets 20." [1d8=2][1d6=3]
[21:29] <Kotono> roll 1d8+15
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+15 and gets 16." [1d8=1]
[21:29] <Kotono> roll 1d8+15
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+15 and gets 22." [1d8=7]
03[21:29] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>Antenora>Darill>Morund>Abagail>Sahuagin(2)>Xavier'
[21:30] <Kotono> With deft movements, two more are laid low, barely even able to reach! Darill sets on the two on him, shortspear dancing out! Morund slides and swims around, as ingle attack at it's now flanked side!
[21:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 28." [1d20=17]
[21:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Morund
06[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 Morund and gets 27." [1d20=15]
[21:30] <Kotono> roll 1d6+5
06[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+5 and gets 10." [1d6=5]
[21:30] <Kotono> roll 1d6+3d6+4
06[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+3d6+4 and gets 22." [1d6=1][3d6=6, 6, 5]
03[21:31] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>Antenora>Darill>Morund>Abagail>Sahuagin(1)>Xavier'
[21:32] <Kotono> This sahuagin meets a far less favorable fate, speared in front and back and sent hurtling into the realms beyond this one! Abagail shakes her head, "Surrender, or..." she says, power crackling around her! The last survivor drops it's trident and swims off in a panic! "Let him go," Abagail asks lazily, "He does seem to have reconsidered his chances of survival."
[21:33] <Alicia> "We outmatch them so much we can afford to hold back," Alicia agrees. "Antenora, heal Darill when we engage the next wave?" she suggests to the erinyes, starting to slowly descend so as not to create too much distance between herself and the poor swimmers.
[21:34] <Alicia> *triton, at the moment
[21:35] <Kotono> "Understood," Antenora nods! The party descends down to the next layer! Here you see waves coming! From below, four large sharks rush up, as well as five sahuagin! One has a trident made of gold, leading the charge as they're 50 feet away! From the terrances, five more sahuagin emerge at your sides, three on one side and two on another! OOC: Initiative?
[21:35] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 and gets 11." [1d20=4]
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Antenora and gets 24." [1d20=19]
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Abby
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Abby and gets 19." [1d20=13]
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Xavier
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 Xavier and gets 18." [1d20=14]
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Morund
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Morund and gets 25." [1d20=17]
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Darill
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Darill and gets 8." [1d20=5]
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1 below sahuagin
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 below sahuagin and gets 7." [1d20=6]
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 sharks
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 sharks and gets 19." [1d20=13]
[21:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1 3 sahuagin on the left
06[21:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 3 sahuagin on the left and gets 20." [1d20=19]
[21:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+ 2 on the right
06[21:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+ 2 on the right and gets Error: Check syntax." [1d20=1]
[21:41] <Kotono> Morund>Antenora>Left Sahuagin(3)>Abagail=Sharks(4)>Xavier>Alicia>Darill>Below Sahuagin(5)>Right sahuagin(2)
03[21:41] * Kotono changes topic to 'Morund>Antenora>Left Sahuagin(3)>Abagail=Sharks(4)>Xavier>Alicia>Darill>Below Sahuagin(5)>Right sahuagin(2)'
[21:41] <Kotono> Morund advances and waits for the moment, while Antenora peels off! She goes to the left terrance, holy energy filling Darill before she charges the leftmost foe!
[21:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 (+2 weapon, +2 charge, -4 nonlethal, -4 PA)
06[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 (+2 weapon, +2 charge, -4 nonlethal, -4 PA) and gets 37." [1d20=20]
[21:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 (+2 weapon, +2 charge, -4 nonlethal, -4 PA) oh for the love of shit
06[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 (+2 weapon, +2 charge, -4 nonlethal, -4 PA) oh for the love of shit and gets 19." [1d20=2]
[21:42] <Kotono> roll 4d8+76
06[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8+76 and gets 85." [4d8=4, 1, 1, 3]
03[21:43] * Kotono changes topic to 'Morund>Antenora>Left Sahuagin(2)>Abagail=Sharks(4)>Xavier>Alicia>Darill>Below Sahuagin(5)>Right sahuagin(2)'
03[21:45] * Kotono changes topic to 'Morund>Antenora>Abagail=Sharks(4)>Xavier>Alicia>Darill>Below Sahuagin(5)>Right sahuagin(2)'
[21:45] <Kotono> With a heavy blow that sends her target down like a pile of gold into Mammon's vault, Antenora utterly incapacitates her target! The two others gawk at her, before calling, "We need m-more reinforcements!" as they flee back into the cave they came from! "Now! They're mowing us down like shrimp!" OOC: Abagail and the sharks.
[21:47] <Kotono> Abagail makes a snapping gesture, as...
[21:47] <Kotono> roll 1d4+1
06[21:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+1 and gets 5." [1d4=4]
03[21:47] * Kotono changes topic to 'Morund>Antenora>Abagail=Celestial Dolphins(5)>Sharks(4)>Xavier>Alicia>Darill>Below Sahuagin(5)>Right sahuagin(2)'
03[21:48] * Kotono changes topic to 'Morund>Antenora>Abagail=Celestial Dolphins(5)=Sharks(4)>Xavier>Alicia>Darill>Below Sahuagin(5)>Right sahuagin(2)'
[21:48] <Kotono> Five gold and shining dolphins appear, going to deal with the pair of menaces on the right flank!
[21:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 (Smite evil) Sahuagin 1
[21:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 (Smite evil) Sahuagin 1
06[21:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 (Smite evil) Sahuagin 1 and gets 12." [1d20=6]
06[21:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 (Smite evil) Sahuagin 1 and gets 18." [1d20=12]
[21:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 (Smite evil) Sahuagin 2
06[21:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 (Smite evil) Sahuagin 2 and gets 17." [1d20=11]
[21:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 (Smite evil) Sahuagin 2
06[21:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 (Smite evil) Sahuagin 2 and gets 23." [1d20=17]
[21:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 (Smite evil) Sahuagin 1
06[21:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 (Smite evil) Sahuagin 1 and gets 7." [1d20=1]
[21:49] <Kotono> roll 2d4+2
06[21:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4+2 and gets 10." [2d4=4, 4]
[21:49] <Kotono> roll 4d4+4
06[21:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d4+4 and gets 12." [4d4=1, 2, 4, 1]
03[21:49] * Kotono changes topic to 'Morund>Antenora>Abagail=Celestial Dolphins(5)=Sharks(4)>Xavier>Alicia>Darill>Below Sahuagin(5)>Right sahuagin(1)'
[21:50] <Kotono> In the storm of golden fish, one of the sahuagin is knocked silly and out, battered hard in flashes of white! The other is only hit once, staggered horribly but staying upright! Meanwhile, the four large sharks tear ahead! The first goes right for Alicia, charging her!
[21:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 (+2 charge)
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 (+2 charge) and gets 19." [1d20=8]
[21:50] <Kotono> As this one is stopped with Alicia's feint and parry, a second goes up for Darill!
[21:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 23." [1d20=12]
[21:50] <Kotono> roll 1d8+5
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 11." [1d8=6]
[21:51] <Kotono> It scores a bite on him, as the third swims upward and goes for Morund!
[21:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 30." [1d20=19]
[21:51] <Kotono> roll 1d8+5 owwies
06[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 owwies and gets 9." [1d8=4]
[21:52] <Kotono> The last swims up and goes for Alicia as well!
[21:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 15." [1d20=4]
[21:53] <Kotono> But this last is stopped! Xavier swims ahead, going to impale the side of the shark on Morund!
[21:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 (-5 PA, swinging for the bleachers here)
06[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 (-5 PA, swinging for the bleachers here) and gets 12." [1d20=2]
[21:54] <Kotono> The spear grazes off it's side, however, just missing! OOC: Alicia. You have a pair of sharks saying hi to you.
06[21:55] * Alicia shows little mercy to mindless fish, her sharp blade leaving a trail of steaming bubbles as it scythes through the water with no resistance to tear them apart!
[21:55] <Alicia> roll 1d20+2 devotion animals
06[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+2 devotion animals and gets 4." [1d20=2]
[21:56] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 divine might
06[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 divine might and gets 36." [1d20=14]
[21:56] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 divine might
06[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 divine might and gets 36." [1d20=14]
[21:56] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 divine might
06[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 divine might and gets 26." [1d20=9]
[21:56] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 divine might
06[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 divine might and gets 21." [1d20=4]
[21:56] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 divine might
06[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 divine might and gets 30." [1d20=18]
[21:56] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 divine might
06[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 divine might and gets 22." [1d20=10]
[21:56] <Kotono> OOC: All hit.
[21:56] <Alicia> OOC: rolling seperately, once one dies I'll transfer attacks to the next
[21:56] <Alicia> roll 1d8+18+1d6
06[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+18+1d6 and gets 23." [1d8=1][1d6=4]
[21:56] <Alicia> roll 1d8+18+1d6
06[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+18+1d6 and gets 26." [1d8=5][1d6=3]
[21:56] <Alicia> roll 1d8+18+1d6
06[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+18+1d6 and gets 22." [1d8=1][1d6=3]
[21:56] <Alicia> roll 1d8+18+1d6
06[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+18+1d6 and gets 24." [1d8=2][1d6=4]
[21:56] <Alicia> roll 1d8+18+1d6
06[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+18+1d6 and gets 22." [1d8=1][1d6=3]
[21:56] <Alicia> roll 1d8+18+1d6
06[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+18+1d6 and gets 27." [1d8=7][1d6=2]
03[21:56] * Kotono changes topic to 'Morund>Antenora>Abagail=Celestial Dolphins(5)=Sharks(2)>Xavier>Alicia>Darill>Below Sahuagin(5)>Right sahuagin(1)'
[21:57] <Kotono> Alicia aggressively tears the sharps apart, leaving little but blood and cartilidge in the water! Darill meanwhile busies himself with stabbing the shark on him, "Some support here," he calls, as he dodges a bite of his own!
[21:57] <Alicia> "This is for El Mysha!" Alicia yells as she eviscerates the deadly predators of the deep, wanting the sahaugin to know exactly what brought this on them.
[21:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 29." [1d20=18]
[21:58] <Kotono> roll 1d6+3
06[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+3 and gets 9." [1d6=6]
03[21:59] * Kotono changes topic to 'Morund>Antenora>Abagail=Celestial Dolphins(5)=Sharks(2)>Xavier>Alicia>Darill'
[21:59] <Kotono> He scores a solid if not decisive wound on it's side, as the five sahuagin below hesitate! "No good, they're too much!" The one with the gold trident says with fury, "Fall back!" With that, the line of them do just that, sinking deeper into the canyon! The one surviving sahuagin on the right withdraws, flying back into the caves he came from! OOC: Morund is up.
[21:59] <Kotono> Morund flanks with Xavier, taking a swipe at the shark's side!
[22:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 26." [1d20=14]
[22:00] <Kotono> roll 1d6+3d6+4
06[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+3d6+4 and gets 17." [1d6=4][3d6=2, 1, 6]
[22:01] <Kotono> He gets a shot right in it's head, tearing deeply into it! Antenora, at this, turns away and goes to assist the two as Morund is healed!
[22:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 (+2 charge, +2 weapon, -10 PA)
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 (+2 charge, +2 weapon, -10 PA) and gets 27." [1d20=12]
[22:01] <Kotono> roll 2d8+62
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+62 and gets 66." [2d8=1, 3]
03[22:01] * Kotono changes topic to 'Morund>Antenora>Abagail=Celestial Dolphins(5)=Sharks(1)>Xavier>Alicia>Darill'
[22:03] <Kotono> The shark is ripped in the center, impaled and bleeding all over as it thrashes about in it's death throes! Abagail snorts, gesturing to the dolphins, who swim down into the depths to follow the retreating forces! The last shark roars, turning away and going for the most blood - where Alicias wims, having torn apart two sharks!
[22:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 18." [1d20=7]
[22:03] <Kotono> This doesn't work out so well for it, leaving it close and a miss, as Xavier swims a little below, preparing! OOC: Alicia, you're up. I think we know what's about to happen to Mr. Shar.
[22:03] <Kotono> Shark.
06[22:04] * Alicia slices downwards at the shark, hoping split its head apart in one decisive strike!
[22:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11 -13pa
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 -13pa and gets 21." [1d20=10]
[22:05] <Alicia> roll 1d8+39+1d6
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+39+1d6 and gets 48." [1d8=4][1d6=5]
[22:12] <Kotono> Alicia does just that! With that move, the battle is over once more! OOC: Free act for the moment.
[22:13] <Alicia> "Anyone needs healing, say so now?" Alicia invites in the lull before they press the attack, ignoring her own little scratch.
[22:13] <Kotono> "I'm fine," Darill calls, "I've had worse sparring!"
[22:14] <Alicia> "Then lets press on before they can fortify themselves, or spirit Gluark away from here," Alicia urges, starting to descend but still pacing herself so the others aren't left behind.
[22:16] <Kotono> Thus you swim down! Two more terrances down, no sign of immediate reinforcements. But as you swim by, "Ho!" A sahuagin calls from the cave of the fourth terrance. "W-wait. I have a message for you, intruders, from Gluark!"
[22:17] <Alicia> "Speak! We have business with the coward for his unprovoked attack on My Elsha!" Alicia barks in reply.
[22:19] <Alicia> OOC: that
[22:19] <Alicia> OOC: El Mysha
[22:19] <Kotono> "Gluark would like to parley with you," he says, "Over just that very matter."
[22:21] <Alicia> "Lead us to him, then," Alicia replies, the churning steam around Hell Striker ceasing as she douses the blade's flames, levelling a warning glare at the sharkman. "But there had better be no tricks."
[22:22] <Kotono> He swims out and to the party, bowing, "T-this way," he says, heading down. "As long as I lead ahead, there shouldn't be any problems."
[22:23] <Alicia> "For your sake there had best not be," Alicia assures him, gesturing for the others to follow her but keeping a wary eye out.
[22:25] <Kotono> You are lead deeper into the canyon, several levels transversed. On reaching the bottom, you are taken past sahuagin and sharks held at bay. You are taken into a deep, winding cave, past yet more guards. Eventually, you come into a large, pleasant room. The walls are decorated with coral, a few hidden sorces of light glowing beyond the delicate decoration. A stone throne is here, a slender, small sahuagin sitting in it. He looks indolent and sl
[22:26] <Kotono>  A stone throne is here, a slender, small sahuagin sitting in it. He looks indolent and sleepy. Waving a hand as bubbles come from his mouth, "You came about that village in the bay?"
[22:26] <Kotono> A pair of large sahuagin stand on either side of his throne, but otherwise the room is quiet.
[22:26] <Alicia> "You are Gluark?" Alicia asks, eyeing the sahaugin. He's not really what she expected. Naturally she checks for evil.
[22:27] <Kotono> "Yeah," he smothers a yawn in his hand. "The one and only. You're Alicia Reynes and company? A bunch of surface dwelllers on vacation?"
[22:31] <Alicia> "It would behoove you to quell any smart-mouthed impulses you may have, Gluark, when your life hangs in the balance," Alicia warns. "El Mysha is under our protection - your attack failed, but the fact that you even attempted it is intolerable."
[22:32] <Kotono> Yawning again, "It seems so, yes. That bay would make a pleasant pearl in my collection, but it seems that it's out of my reach. Ah well, no harm, no foul. You're going to swim out of here with an agreement that I'll leave the bay alone and you'll leave me and my enterprises alone."
[22:34] <Kotono> Xavier scowls and then gapes at him, holding his tongue with a stormy expression.
[22:34] <Kotono> "You're so confident to border on the absurd. You're not the one to be dictating terms here," Abagail laughs.
[22:35] <Alicia> "The people killed in your ill-advised attack would beg to differ with your appraisal," Alicia replies cooly. "As it is, an example must be made, lest every other petty warlord would think they can get away with such foolishness and suffer naught for it."
[22:38] <Kotono> "Ah, examples." Going to lie acros his throne, head supported up by his hand as he looks supremely sleepy, "You're a bright girl. What sort of example will be made if you attack me here. Oh, certainly, you'll kill me. I'm not a weakling, but I know my betters in battle. Of course..." After a long, horriblly sleep inducing yawn, "What about the prisoners I have here, held at swordpoint. The moment a ruckus is detected in the throne room or somet
[22:38] <Kotono> The moment a ruckus is detected in the throne room or something goes awry, there's standing orders to kill them. Oh, and of course, all the friends I have in Oceanoholm. A slow, steady trickle of assassiations from the sea. Little air breathers, found floating like a dead fish in the bay, face down. So please, tell me more of your examples."
[22:40] <Alicia> "Oh, we can do far, *far* worse than kill you," Alicia promises grimly. "You really have no idea what you've landed yourself in. But first of all..." her eyes glint dangerously as she puts potent magical force behind her words, "I'd suggest you order the release of your prisoners."
[22:40] <Alicia> OOC: DC 22 will
[22:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 20." [1d20=9]
[22:42] <Kotono> "Ah yes, that would be agreeable," he straightens up, "Guards, would you do what she says? It seems like a fine idea."
[22:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 30." [1d20=19]
[22:43] <Kotono> Antenora cracks a tiny smile at that, 'Well done,' She thinks to Alicia.
[22:43] <Kotono> Darill snorts at that, but stays otherwise quiet.
[22:44] <Alicia> 'It was quite satisfying,' Alicia replies to Antenora, waiting for the guards to follow Gluark's orders.
[22:45] <Kotono> "On second thought," Gluark yawns as they gawk and start to go, "Belay that order." He sits up straight now, "Oh, that was very good of you. You almost had me. Beauty and brains, I'm impressed."
[22:46] <Kotono> After a moment, "If I give that order or anything like it again, kill the prisoners," he appends.
06[22:48] * Alicia allows a slight frown. "Alternatively, I could simply use the same trick to have your own guards gut you," she informs him menacingly. "We've been very nice and only fought to incapacitate the warriors we've faced up till now, but now the lives of any we fight are forfeit."
[22:48] <Alicia> She levels a stare at the guards, wanting them to understand how dire their situation is. "Consider carefully the value of your own lives when following his orders."
[22:50] <Kotono> "So? The order's given. No matter what, if you don't adopt a better tune..." Yawning as he draws a finger across his throat, "The prisoners become part of the great circle of life. Understand that, you two?" OOC: Make an intimidation check, Alicia?
[22:51] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
06[22:51] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 32." [1d20=12]
[22:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[22:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
06[22:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 27." [1d20=17]
06[22:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 14." [1d20=4]
[22:52] <Kotono> The two guards shrink and shiver at Alicia's gaze, looking back and forth between Gluark and Alicia! They are utterly paralyzed, stark terror showing!
06[22:54] * Alicia smiles ferally. "It seems your word isn't worth much, Gluark. They know not to fight on the losing side. Of course, your associates in Oceanholm can do as they please - they'll be brought to account just as you if they try anything. But if harm comes to your prisoners? You'll only *wish* I'd killed you."
[22:56] <Kotono> OOC: Intimidation again?
[22:56] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
06[22:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 24." [1d20=4]
[22:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[22:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 34." [1d20=19]
[22:59] <Kotono> Gluark laughs a little, his yawns ceasing. "What's the worst you can do, hm? Make my bed and cook me dinner?" He springs up, flipping through the water, to land standing on his throne. "If you're going to, attack me. If not, leave. I'm growing tired of this."
[23:00] <Kotono> Abagail nearly chokes, "You impudent little FISH!"
[23:00] <Kotono> 'Any ideas?' Antenora asks tersely inside Alicia's mind.
[23:00] <Kotono> Morund crosses his arms, spear held askance, "I'd say you're sounding desperate, not tired."
[23:05] <Alicia> "I'm going to go and find the prisoners. This fine gentleman will lead me to them," Alicia replies with a dark smile, indicating the guard on the left. "His friend on will swim ahead and warn the guards that if any harm comes to the prisoners, the consequences will be very dire. Then I'll come back here to finish our conversation."
[23:05] <Alicia> She pauses for effect, "Anyone who attempts to stop me will die. I can't promise it will be painless."
[23:06] <Kotono> Gluark scowls, "I said not! Men, you know what you need to do!" A hint of menace lies in those words! OOC: I'm going to hav eyou roll and opposed charisma check to him.
[23:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 and gets 10." [1d20=2]
[23:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 and gets 7." [1d20=6]
[23:07] <Kotono> The guard on the left shudders and shivers, before nodding to Alicia! Without looking back, the one at the rights wims off in a furious panic, out of the room!
[23:08] <Alicia> "I hope he warns his friends in time," Alicia smiles gently. "I'd so hate to have to slaughter them. Will the rest of you stay here and keep Mr Gluark entertained until I get back?" she asks, drifting back to the door.
[23:09] <Kotono> Antenora smiles darkly, twisting into a mocking smirk. "Oh yes. I may not look like it, but I know ALL about Hell." Antenora looks Gluark right in the eye, "Before you think fo anything else, let me tell you what's waiting for you if I have to put a spear between your worthless ribs."
[23:10] <Kotono> "Or about how well you'll fry with electricity, like a fish on a grill," Abagail smirks as well.
[23:11] <Kotono> Gluark sputters once, "How dare you!" he gawks at the guards, "W-Where are you going?!"
06[23:11] * Alicia trusts that the four of them can easily handle the warlord if he acts up, and serenely follows her guard to find the prisoners. At least outwardly, inwardly she's worried her gamble will fail, but it's looking good so far, and maintaining a confident front will hopefully assure its success.
[23:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 (Ruling a total of +8 bonuses between what you've done+other stuff)
06[23:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 (Ruling a total of +8 bonuses between what you've done+other stuff) and gets 26." [1d20=10]
[23:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[23:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 19." [1d20=8]
[23:12] <Kotono> OOC: +4,b ut moot.
[23:13] <Kotono> Alicia is lead along by the guard. Several sahuagin stare, but none dare cross your path! You are lead deeper in, to a blocekd off cave with a crude door. Several soldiers wait here, but your escort says, "I-In the name of L-Lord Glua-ark...open and free them," he says, "Or else!"
[23:14] <Alicia> "You really don't want to know what 'what else' means," Alicia addresses them with an unsettling smile on her lips, a gout of steam clouding the blades of her sword momentarily as she ignites them for a fraction of a second.
[23:16] <Kotono> The sahuagin scurry to open the door! Inside, you can see several dozen mermen, sahuagin and sea elves inside. They all look miserable and thin, little if any clothing and several bruises on them.
[23:18] <Alicia> "You're all free to go," Alicia addresses the prisoners. "I am confident your captors will have more sense than to harm you at this point, but if you come with me I will guarantee your safety."
[23:20] <Kotono> A few of them come out, in ones and twos. Many of them are beaten and bloodied, leaning on each other as they stumble out in disbelief. "Who are you?" One woman, moving slow with a large stomach fortelling a coming birth, asks. "A...are we getting out of here?"
[23:22] <Alicia> "My name is Alicia Reynes," Alicia replies, moving amongst the prisoners and using a touch of spellfire on each of the most wounded to try and perk them up. "Gluark attacked the community of El Mysha and is being brought to account for it - his followers are being given mercy on the understanding that they not follow his doomed example," she concludes, sweeping her gaze over the resident guards.
[23:23] <Kotono> Thanks drown Alicia as the men and women stagger out. A few embrace her, crying openly. The soldiers stand, petrified and looking away.
06[23:25] * Alicia returns a few hugs here and there, before guiding the prisoners back towards Gluark's throneroom. She idly wonders if her friends have had to kill him, yet.
[23:26] <Kotono> Gluark sits on his throne, gripping it's edges with his hands. Antenora sits on his lap, running her fingers over his chin with an evil smirk. Abagail sits on the other rail, yawning and looking so terribly bored. Xavier keeps a watch at the door, while Morund and Darill stand in front of the throne, chatting quietly.
[23:27] <Kotono> "Oh there you are, Captain." Xavier stands aside.
[23:27] <Kotono> Morund grins from ear to ear, "Captain, I think he's ready to listen to reason. We've had the most enlightening conversation while you were gone."
[23:28] <Alicia> "He hasn't given you any trouble, I presume?" Alicia asks, resisting the urge to laugh at the scene before her.
[23:28] <Kotono> "Oh no, we're still talking." Antenora purrs, "He's so curious about Baator! I just can't help but tell him more and more!"
[23:28] <Kotono> "None at all, Captain," Xavier echos.

[Corwin]

[20:06] <Kotono> <Alicia> "My name is Alicia Reynes," Alicia replies, moving amongst the prisoners and using a touch of spellfire on each of the most wounded to try and perk them up. "Gluark attacked the community of El Mysha and is being brought to account for it - his followers are being given mercy on the understanding that they not follow his doomed example," she concludes, sweeping her gaze over the resident guards.
[20:06] <Kotono> > Thanks drown Alicia as the men and women stagger out. A few embrace her, crying openly. The soldiers stand, petrified and looking away.
[20:06] <Kotono> * Alicia returns a few hugs here and there, before guiding the prisoners back towards Gluark's throneroom. She idly wonders if her friends have had to kill him, yet.
[20:06] <Kotono> > Gluark sits on his throne, gripping it's edges with his hands. Antenora sits on his lap, running her fingers over his chin with an evil smirk. Abagail sits on the other rail, yawning and looking so terribly bored. Xavier keeps a watch at the door, while Morund and Darill stand in front of the throne, chatting quietly.
[20:06] <Kotono> > "Oh there you are, Captain." Xavier stands aside.
[20:06] <Kotono> > Morund grins from ear to ear, "Captain, I think he's ready to listen to reason. We've had the most enlightening conversation while you were gone."
[20:06] <Kotono> <Alicia> "He hasn't given you any trouble, I presume?" Alicia asks, resisting the urge to laugh at the scene before her.
[20:06] <Kotono> > "Oh no, we're still talking." Antenora purrs, "He's so curious about Baator! I just can't help but tell him more and more!"
[20:06] <Kotono> > "None at all, Captain," Xavier echos.
[20:09] <Alicia> "Good," Alicia nods. "Okay, before anything else we really need to get these people back to their homes," she turns to the assembled former prisoners. "Are you all from the same town? Is it near here?" she asks the mistreated group.
[20:10] <Kotono> The prisoners glare at Gluark. From one beaten merman, "You BASTARD!" he says, "What did we ever do to you?"
[20:11] <Kotono> Another hisses but responds to Alicia, "We're all from surrounding villages or small families. Easy pickings for a warlord."
[20:11] <Kotono> Gluark stays rigid still, eyes as wide as dinner plates.
[20:13] <Alicia> "Well, Gluark certainly won't be harming anyone ever again," Alicia briefly turns to regard the warlord for a moment. "And hopefully this will serve as an object lesson for any who would hope to fill his shoes."
[20:13] <Alicia> "On that note, though... lets all go outside," she suggests, intending to get Gluark's former minions to spread the word en route so that they'll all gather out in the open where she can address them. "Antenora, would you restrain Gluark and drag him along as well?"
[20:13] <Kotono> Antenora continues to stroke under his chin, giggling now. "They're so happy to bring your sins home, Gluark! You could have an express ticket to Caina right now! Isn't that a good idea?" Nodding to Alicia, "Of course." She readies her rope and gets to tying him up. Abagail hops off, as Morund approaches, "Ma'am?"
[20:15] <Alicia> "These people were surely robbed," Alicia indicates the prisoners at Morund's questioning. "First we need to ensure they have their belongings returned to them, then ensure they safely return to their homes. And I want to make sure all the bandits here understand exactly what awaits them if they continue their lifestyle."
[20:16] <Kotono> "Of course," he agrees, saluting. So Gluark and company head outside, everyone gathering...OOC: Go ahead and set yourself up here, Alicia, you have something in mind?
[20:24] <Alicia> Casting Voice of the Archon first, Alicia gets everyone outside as she planned. Once everyone's gathered, the paladin literally glows in the hazy darkness of the undersea canyon, drawing all eyes to herself as she displays Gluark's beaten form before both his followers and his victims.
[20:24] <Alicia> "This is the fate of those who seek to profit on the suffering and loss of others!" she declares. "Gluark thought he was mighty. Thought he was above repercussions. He was wrong. Think long and hard any of you who would hope to follow in his footsteps - no matter what temporary pleasures you might enjoy, justice *will* catch up."
[20:24] <Alicia> "We have shown mercy to you, his followers, this day, in hopes that you will take careful heed of what has transpired. If you choose to live peacefully and productively from here on, you will have our blessings. But rest assured, we *will* be watching, and will not tolerate continued aggression."
[20:24] <Alicia> She stops at that, sweeping her gaze across the assembled bandits to see how their taking her ultimatum, her expression not one forgiving of any dissent.
[20:26] <Kotono> The powerful words rip through the men, eyes on Alicia and the bound, dazed Gluark. Many are afraid, some shamed, others terrified. The prisoners look at Gluark and the various assembled men at arms with disgust and loathing, simmering like a magma boil ready to burst.
[20:30] <Alicia> "Now, I've no doubt you've hoarded your shamefully taken treasure, so each of these unfortunates you've victimised are going to tell us exactly what you stole from them, and you're going to go and get it from wherever you store such things and return it to its rightful owner."
[20:30] <Alicia> With the law laid down, she has the prisoners go over their losses and instructs a group of bandits to go about retrieving them.
[20:36] <Kotono> As this happens, Xavier swims over to Alicia, "Ma'am," he salutes again, "How much longer will our enchantment to breathe underwater last?"
[20:39] <Alicia> "The four of you have about three or four hours left," Alicia replies quietly, thinking back to the times given by Seira. "I'll teleport you back to the sea elf village long before that, but I want to make sure these people are safely on their way first."
[20:40] <Kotono> "Of course, ma'am," Xavier agrees. "Ah, may I speak freely?"
06[20:41] * Alicia inclines her head, curious as to what he has to say that protocol might ordinarily stop him.
[20:45] <Kotono> "Well..." He coughs, "I just want to say it was an honor to fight with you. The senior members of the guard are always off doing things we can barely believe. You're as formidable as Sir Demedais says."
[20:49] <Alicia> "Don't sell yourself short, ensign. You'd have given me a run for my money two years ago," Alicia gives him a faint smile, "And you're far younger, too. It's a credit to Demedais's skill at training you, and I'll be giving you all commendations in my report."
[20:51] <Kotono> "Thank you, ma'am," A smile blooms on his face. Meanwhile, under glares and work, goods are turned. The beaten prisoners get clothes and wealth, loading up.
[20:54] <Alicia> Once everyone looks to have had their belongings returned, Alicia instructs her followers to aid any of the prisoners who look to need assistance (except Antenora who's got Gluark on a leash), herself offering a hand to the heavily pregnant sea-elf.
[20:54] <Alicia> "We're leaving now," she informs the bandits with a cold edge of steel in her voice. "Remember what I said, remember what has happened today. And do not give us reason to return."
[20:55] <Kotono> "Thank you..." The woman says, "...May I talk to you, please," she asks, "It's about...." she looks down at her belly.
[20:56] <Alicia> "Is it close?" Alicia asks softly as they start to slowly swim out of the canyon. If she were human Alicia might say so, but who knows with elves?
[20:58] <Kotono> "No...I mean...it's about...who put me like this," she says. "...I...When I was taken..." She closes her eyes tightly, "During your speech, I saw him. He's still here. Will you...will you please make sure he meets justice?"
[21:00] <Alicia> "You've been... you've been held for that long?" Alicia's eyes widen as her decision to show mercy on the bandits is harshly tested.
[21:01] <Kotono> She nods, "They just left me in there. I...I just want to go home now, but can you do something about him? My child..." her hands go to her stomach, "A half breed with never fit in and never be accepted, but...could you at least make it so that I can tell my child that justice exists?"
06[21:02] * Alicia looks back down at the bandits, not very far away due to the need to match speed with the three armoured humans. "Point him out," she asks gently.
[21:03] <Kotono> She does so. One in the back, a sahuagin much like the rest. He looks afraid and anxious. She only does it for a moment, keeping to Alicia's side.
[21:05] <Alicia> "You!" Alicia calls down, pointing to the one indicated. "Come here!"
[21:10] <Kotono> With a visible start, the sahuagin looks away a moment, before approaching. With a slight glare, "What do you want?" he asks, as the pregnant woman hides behind Alicia.
[21:12] <Alicia> "This woman says that you violated her," Alicia replies curtly. "My mercy only extends so far. What do you have to say in your defence?"
[21:14] <Kotono> With a growl, "Hey, you said we'd be able to leave! So what if I did? It happens. It's part of pillaging."
[21:20] <Alicia> "Oh, I'll let you leave," Alicia promises with a dangerous glint in her eyes. "But since what you did can't be remedied as easily as giving some personal belongings back, I'm afraid another penance must be exacted." She turns to the other former prisoners. "Did anyone else suffer 'that part of pillaging'? Speak now and identify the perpetrators."
[21:22] <Kotono> A few of the women come forward. One looks like she may be in a family way as well, though most aren't, at least visibly. None meet Alicia's eyes, most blushing or starting to tear up.
[21:22] <Kotono> "Tsh," Hissing, and with open, shaking fear, "W=-what the hell do you think you're going to do to me?"
[21:23] <Alicia> OOC: are they all pointing at this dude?
[21:24] <Kotono> OOC: Non are pointing, feel free to ask them to point out the do-er, though.
[21:25] <Kotono> OOC: Oh.
[21:25] <Kotono> Of the pointing, one is to the same one, though five others are identified.
06[21:26] * Alicia orders the other five to come and join this one currently with her.
[21:29] <Kotono> They slink forward, six in total now. None look happy, most look terrified of Alicia.
[21:31] <Alicia> "Have the rest of you anything to say in your defence?" Alicia asks, sorely tempted to just kill them all in spite of her declaration to show mercy.
[21:32] <Kotono> One speaks up, "...I'm sorry..." is all he says, keeping his gaze at his feet. None of the others offer anything, looks of alternating terror and panic and hate.
06[21:37] * Alicia takes a deep bubbly underwater breath. "I said I would not kill any of you, and I won't. But your actions cannot go by with a simple warning." She turns to the distraught and violated women, expression softening as she addresses them.
[21:37] <Alicia> "As the victims, you must decide their fates. I like to believe that people can change, and mercy is an ideal to aspire to - but I have not suffered as you have."
[21:38] <Kotono> The pregnant woman gasps as well, "It's our choice?" she asks, "We can decide...whatever we want?"
06[21:40] * Alicia nods grimly. "Their lives are in your hands."
[21:46] <Kotono> The women all talk for a time. The men are anxious and look amid themselves, while Antenora swims up to Alicia. 'Gluark's starting to stir a little more. I don't think we can keep him intimidated forever, so he'll be a bit more of a handful once he starts thinking rationally.'
[21:48] <Alicia> 'Don't worry, we'll be teleporting to El Mysha soon, he can be incarcarated there,' Alicia replies to Antenora, keeping an eye on the rapists as their victims deliberate.
[21:51] <Kotono> The pregnant one comes forward to Alicia. "We've decided," she says, and then quietly to her, "...We want them gone. Forever." Heavy emphasis is on the last word.
[22:04] <Alicia> "Very well," Alicia nods. Since she just said that she wouldn't kill any of them, she has to be held to that. On the other hand, she's somewhat loathe to delegate the responsibility, and making the victims do it would be too cruel... After a moment's thought, she comes to a decision.
[22:04] <Alicia> "Alright, you six are coming with us. Everyone, we're leaving," she gets Abagail to help her in corralling the rapists, leaving the three ensigns to assist the former prisoners who need it the most.
[22:05] <Kotono> The party does so, liningup. The six look nearly panicked, though Abagail and a few sparks, as well as Alicia's gaze keeps them inline.
06[22:06] * Alicia has her large party leave the canyon, starting to head for the nearest settlement as indicated by the former prisoners and getting some distance away from Gluark's base of operations before anything else.
[22:07] <Kotono> The nearest settlement is about two hours away from here. Alicia can go to it or as close to it as she likes.
06[22:10] * Alicia only continues for about twenty minutes until they're well clear away from the canyon before she starts with the rest of the plan. "Right, since not all of us can breathe water, this is where we part," she begins. "First I'll teleport you four plus Gluark to El Mysha," she gestures to her group sans Antenora. "Then I'll return to deal with those six," she adds in a lower voice.
[22:10] <Alicia> "Due to my limited spells remaining, Antenora and I won't return to the bay until tomorrow. If I don't return within a few minutes, Antenora, it means I went off target and you'll have to take matters into your own hands."
[22:12] <Kotono> "Understood." Antenora nods to Alicia. 'Do you mean to kill them?' she asks a split second later.
[22:15] <Alicia> 'Their fates are sealed, one way or another,' Alicia replies, spending a few minutes to familiarise herself with the terrain before she gathers her first indicated group and teleports them to the front door of Darlina's home, aiming for a familiar spot.
[22:15] <Alicia> roll 1d100 very familiar
06[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 very familiar and gets 78." [1d100=78]
[22:15] <Kotono> The elven village is bustling right now. Guards patrol, people about. Including two sea elves who gawk as Alicia and company appear right in front of them!
[22:17] <Alicia> "See to Gluark's confinement," Alicia tells Xavier. "His fate lies in the hands of those he wronged." She doesn't linger, instead teleporting right back while her mental image is still fresh in mind.
[22:17] <Alicia> roll 1d100 seen casually, maybe studied carefully if one round of looking away is more or less the same as currently looking?
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 seen casually, maybe studied carefully if one round of looking away is more or less the same as currently looking? and gets 96." [1d100=96]
[22:18] <Alicia> OOC: Fuck. Off target or similar area.
[22:18] <Kotono> roll 1d10 In this case I'll give you benefit of the doubt
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 In this case I'll give you benefit of the doubt and gets 5." [1d10=5]
[22:18] <Kotono> roll 1d10 In this case I'll give you benefit of the doubt
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 In this case I'll give you benefit of the doubt and gets 9." [1d10=9]
[22:18] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 3." [1d9=3]
[22:20] <Kotono> There is a problem. Namely, Alicia is standing in thick forest. Forest as far as the eye can see and then some! This isn't underwater, something that Alicia's sea elven lungs can appreciate, the drier air not as pleasant to breathe as water.
06[22:20] * Alicia coughs up the water currently in her lungs and swears as she looks around, wringing out her clothes and taking off her boots to tip the water out of them before using a cantrip to dry herself off fully.
[22:21] <Kotono> It looks like a chunk of forest lands. Perhaps the Barbarian Lands? No civilization is in sight at all.
[22:21] <Alicia> Once dry she returns to human form, sighing and casting Fly so she can take off and ascend above the tree canopy. Might as well see where she is, not like she can actually do anything now.
[22:23] <Kotono> Alicia is in the middle of aw hole lot of forest. To the west, she can distantly see what looks to be the ocean, but it's quite a ways away.
[22:24] <Alicia> Any other interesting landmarks in the vicinity she might kill time by investigating since she can't do much else till tomorrow?
[22:24] <Kotono> OOC: Make a spot and listen check?
[22:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 spot
06[22:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 spot and gets 20." [1d20=13]
[22:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 listen
06[22:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 listen and gets 17." [1d20=10]
[22:24] <Kotono> Alicia spots what look sto be a little grove in the forest. It stands out a bit, a gap in them to let in sunlight without canopy.
06[22:25] * Alicia marks the direction and lands before she sets off on foot towards the grove. Might as well occupy herself somehow...
[22:27] <Kotono> The grove is sunny and full of wildflowers, as far as Alicia can see. In it, several women frolic. These women are long haired and clad in simple clothes. Amid them a few elves play, as well as what look to be a couple of pixies. Pan pipes can be heard as well, coming from the forest somewhere.
06[22:29] * Alicia isn't really in the mood for frolicking and fun, so she backs off, instead just finding a place to settle down and relax just out of earshot of the grove. Might as well just cool her heels and set up camp when evening approaches. Hopefully Antenora can get home okay, although she'll try teleporting to that spot in the morning just in case the erinyes chose to wait by hovering above the waves.
[22:30] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[22:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 17." [1d100=17]
[22:35] <Kotono> The night passes without incident. Alicia sleeps and dreams...dreaming of a garden's hedge maze, of a beautiful, rose tinted realm. Of a woman's laughter, like intoxicating sonic wine. It is a pleasant, hot blur. As she awakens in the morning, she can remember, "Oh Alicia...so beautiful. To sleep, perchance to dream again, away from your mundane life?" G'renna's voice. Alicia is sure of it. "I'm still here...if you ever change your mind." She c
[22:35] <Kotono> "I'm still here...if you ever change your mind." She can almost swear that was said out loud, as she rises from her slumber. She can see G'renna in her mind's eye, as if she was just besides her. "We could have so much FUN."
06[22:37] * Alicia wakes quickly to full alertness, sitting up and looking around warily. "G'renna?" she asks in faint disbelief.
[22:38] <Kotono> Just the forest. Just Alicia alone, yet she can remember the dream's moments with an odd vivid clarity.
[22:39] <Alicia> Well... that was too many words for a sending spell. Alicia looks around in all directions for any evil auras. "Hell Striker, do you sense anything around here?" she asks her sword for a second opinion. "Or did you sense anything a minute ago?"
[22:40] <Kotono> 'No evil,' Hell Striker reports, as does her own vision. The forest looks serene enough on a glance..OOC: Spot if you like
[22:40] <Kotono> ?
[22:40] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
06[22:40] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 and gets 26." [1d20=19]
[22:40] <Kotono> Alicia doesn'ts ee anything awry. A few birds are chirping, a deer is just out of sight in the foliage, but no signs of succubi.
[22:41] <Alicia> Lastly Alicia casts detect magic, in case any lingering auras from some sort of interplanar communication linger on her.
[22:42] <Kotono> There is a fading aura around Alicia.
[22:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 spellcraft
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 spellcraft and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[22:43] <Alicia> "You little sneak!" Alicia glowers at nothing in particular, at least relieved it wasn't a product of her own imagination. Regardless she has more pressing matters to deal with. First of all she casts alter self to assume the form of a sea elf, and her typical early morning greater magic weapon on Hell Striker. Then she teleports to where she left Antenora yesterday.
[22:43] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[22:43] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 36." [1d100=36]
[22:44] <Kotono> Woosh! Alicia appears in the drink! Nothing of note is around - it's pretty quiet here. Just ocean and fish and a bit of seaweed.
06[22:44] * Alicia swims up to the surface of the water and looks around on the off chance her friend is flying nearby.
[22:45] <Kotono> No sign of Antenora about. The sky is slate gray - looks like rain's coming.
[22:46] <Alicia> Okay. Next she swims down back to the seabed and circles around a wide one hundred feet perimeter to see if there's any sign that Antenora sanctioned the six rapists in her absence.
[22:46] <Kotono> OOC: Make a spot check?
[22:46] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
06[22:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 and gets 15." [1d20=8]
[22:47] <Kotono> Alicia doesn't find any sign of it. No disturbed seabed, no bodies about.
[22:48] <Alicia> Hmmm... it's possible she saw to disposing them, or even that some sharks came along and ate the corpses entire. Alas there's nothing Alicia can do here, so she teleports to just outside her front door back home, not wanting to soak the floor inside.
[22:48] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 24." [1d100=24]
[22:49] <Kotono> Woosh! Alicia is home now, in all her wet elven glory. The morning streets have a few people passing. You get a gawk from a young man, "Holy Helm it's a sea elf out of thin air?!"
06[22:51] * Alicia gives him a little wave as she reverts back to plain old human Alicia, using a cantrip to dry herself off before she unlocks the door and heads inside. "Anybody home?"
[22:52] <Kotono> From upstairs and distant, "Alicia?" Jessica calls back.
06[22:53] * Alicia heads up the stairs. "I'm back. Has there been any sign of Marie?"
[22:54] <Kotono> As Alicia does, "I'll be downstairs in a minute, sister!" she calls, "Marie's been out this morning! Sit down and I'll make you some breakfast when I come down!"
[22:56] <Alicia> "Actually I need to go ask Shankar to cast a sending to find out where Antenora is - take your time and I'll be back in quarter of an hour," Alicia calls back to her sister, heading back out and going to the temple next door.
[22:57] <Kotono> Finding Shankar is luckily without incident. He's in the main alter room, coming away from it towards Alicia. "You're back already," he greets, "I heard you were gone to deal with that incident in the bay."
[22:58] <Alicia> "Good morning," Alicia greets the priest before explaining, "It was resolved swiftly, although the aftermath needs to be attended to. I had to teleport repeatedly and my last one took me off target, leaving Antenora behind. Could you try a Sending spell to ask her where she is and make sure she's okay?"

[Corwin]

[17:09] <Kotono> * Alicia gives him a little wave as she reverts back to plain old human Alicia, using a cantrip to dry herself off before she unlocks the door and heads inside. "Anybody home?"
[17:09] <Kotono> > From upstairs and distant, "Alicia?" Jessica calls back.
[17:09] <Kotono> * Alicia heads up the stairs. "I'm back. Has there been any sign of Marie?"
[17:09] <Kotono> > As Alicia does, "I'll be downstairs in a minute, sister!" she calls, "Marie's been out this morning! Sit down and I'll make you some breakfast when I come down!"
[17:09] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Actually I need to go ask Shankar to cast a sending to find out where Antenora is - take your time and I'll be back in quarter of an hour," Alicia calls back to her sister, heading back out and going to the temple next door.
[17:09] <Kotono> > Finding Shankar is luckily without incident. He's in the main alter room, coming away from it towards Alicia. "You're back already," he greets, "I heard you were gone to deal with that incident in the bay."
[17:09] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Good morning," Alicia greets the priest before explaining, "It was resolved swiftly, although the aftermath needs to be attended to. I had to teleport repeatedly and my last one took me off target, leaving Antenora behind. Could you try a Sending spell to ask her where she is and make sure she's okay?"
[17:14] <Kotono> "Certainly," Shankar agrees, thet wo going to do just that. "The message?"
06[17:16] * Alicia thinks for a moment, bearing in mind the word limit before saying, "Antenora, are you alright? If there are any landmarks nearby Alicia can try teleporting to you. Otherwise can you fly home okay?"
[17:22] <Kotono> Thus, Shankar casts! When it's done, "She says, 'I'll return by the end of the day, don't worry.
[17:22] <Kotono> "
06[17:24] * Alicia looks relieved. "Good. Thank you, Shankar," she smiles at the priest. "The teleport spell is wondrously convenient, but when it takes you off target it's anything but."
[17:28] <Kotono> "I've read stories about it," he agrees, "Mastering that magic is difficult, even when you've reached the fifth circle. Not until the seventh is is reliable."
[17:30] <Alicia> "That's still some ways off for me, but maybe one day..." Alicia agrees with a trace of wistfulness. "Anyway, I'd better get going. I need to check in at El Mysha and make my report to the commander. I'll talk to you later," she gives him a wave before heading out. But first she goes home for breakfast.
[17:35] <Kotono> OOC: Want to skip along?
[17:36] <Alicia> OOC: Sure. I'll turn back into a sea elf after breakfast then go visit the village to make sure everything's cool there
[17:36] <Kotono> OOC: Before or after you report?
[17:37] <Alicia> OOC: Before. I want to know what's up there before I fill in the Commander
[17:41] <Kotono> El Mysha is still on alert. But now it's a more lively one, smiles and celebration tentatively mixing with open relief. Many see Alicia and openly cheer or wave to her.  Oolu comes out from the caves amid the cheering, all smiles. "Oh Alicia!"
[17:42] <Alicia> "Hello, Oolu," Alicia swims over to the elemental. "Sorry I wasn't able to stay for long after dropping off Gluark yesterday. I trust all is well?"
[17:46] <Kotono> "Oh yes, very well." Once close, he gives Alicia a warm embrace, a bit lingering. "With Gluark in our hands and visible support, all the tension from the attack is melting away."
06[17:49] * Alicia tolerates the hug, so long as it isn't too touchy. "What will you do with him?" she asks as they part.
[17:53] <Kotono> It's not too touchy, not quite. Kinda flowy and watery all over, but then again, Alicia is underwater. "Some sort of public trial or condemnation. Maybe an exile, maybe imprisonment, maybe execution. I'd prefer to avoid the last one if I can.
[17:53] <Kotono> "
[17:56] <Alicia> "It's distasteful but sometimes necessary," Alicia replies. "Did the others from Balmuria head up to the boats on the surface?"
[17:57] <Kotono> "They did," Oolu agrees, "Oh, Darlina's going to be happy to see you, too. If you have time today, go visit her? Anyway, things are under control here. I'm not going to detain you all day."
[17:58] <Alicia> "I'll check in with the boats first then I'll visit her," Alicia replies, kicking her feet and starting to ascend. "I'll see you later, Oolu."
[18:01] <Kotono> Swimming up, Alicia breaks the surface! She finds three boats out here, spotters calling out that a sea elf has emerged to the surface.
06[18:02] * Alicia waves and swims over to the nearest one so she can climb up. "It's me, Captain Reynes," she calls.
[18:04] <Kotono> The spotters salute, a rope latter lowered to let her climb up. Once she does so, she finds Abagail waiting nearby.
[18:05] <Alicia> "Good morning, Abagail," Alicia greets the mage as Marie also flies over from a nearby boat to greet her mistress. "Oolu already told me everything was under control down below, I assume things are fine up here as well?"
[18:06] <Kotono> "Yes. No problems and nothing has gone wrong. I can get the ship's captaint o come if you'd like a detailed situational report, but I heard it this morning. It's about what Is aid now."
[18:08] <Alicia> "There's no need for firm details on nothing, no," Alicia cracks a smile. "My teleport back to rejoin Antenora went awry yesterday and I ended up in Pallanth, but a Sending confirmed she's on her way home. Hopefully things will remain peaceful in the bay for now."
[18:09] <Kotono> "Well then." Shrugging, "Are you going tos tay on board? We're out here until we receive orders otherwise." Lowering her voice, "Ma'am, if the matter's done, will we get orders to return to Balmuria soon?"
[18:11] <Alicia> "Most likely," Alicia agrees, leaning closer and matching her volume. "A few boats will likely be kept, but I doubt our elite forces would be left to idle on patrol. I'll be teleporting back to make my report in a little while, and we'll see what the Commander says then."
[18:13] <Kotono> OOC: Good to skip along then?
[18:13] <Alicia> OOC: yep
[18:26] <Kotono> Commander Oberuth waits in the garrison. On Alicia coming to him, "Alright, I got reports from the boats that the matter's mostly dealt with," he begins, "Elaborate and report."
06[18:43] * Alicia delivers her report in clear and concise tones. "Interrogation of prisoners from the raid on the village revealed that they were in the employ of a Sahaugin would-be warlord named Gluark. One of the prisoners gave me a detailed description of his headquarters which I used to teleport us all there."
[18:43] <Alicia> "Once there we engaged the defences, easily sweeping them aside before one of his men asked us to come and parlay with him. We did so and he offered to leave the bay alone if we left him alone. I countered that an example had to be made of him, although he was confident we wouldn't do anything as if we attacked he would have his guards kill several dozen prisoners he was holding."
[18:43] <Alicia> "Furthermore, he said friends of his in Oceanholm would proceed to attack surface-dwellers near the sea. Despite his confidence, I was able to convince his guards it was in their best interests not to follow his orders - the prisoners were promptly released and Gluark taken into custody."
[18:43] <Alicia> "At that point we had the bandits return the prisoner's belongings, and I suitably impressed on them the folly of attempting to fill Gluark's shoes. Several bandits had taken liberties with the female prisoners, and were executed for it by Antenora. Gluark himself was remanded to El Mysha to decide what to do with him."
[18:43] <Alicia> "My last teleport took me off course, so I lost contact with Antenora, but I've been in touch via Sending magic and she expects to return before the end of the day."
[18:47] <Kotono> Once that is all said, "The devil's in the details, hm?" Thoughtfully, "I believe I understand well enough. Well done, Alicia, you swiftly and decisively lead the assault to dispatch the threat."
[18:49] <Alicia> "Thank you, sir. I'd also like to express my commendations for the others who participated in the assault. Abagail, Xavier, Morund, and Darill all fought well, and took care not to slay their opponents outright, following my example even though I did not order them to for fear of limiting their effectiveness."
[18:49] <Alicia> "I believe that such restraint proved a decisive factor in being able to keep Gluark's followers from staying loyal to him in the face of our threat."
[18:55] <Kotono> "Understood," Oberuth agrees, "From what I understand, your detachment was barely wounded at all."
[18:58] <Alicia> "Darill and myself were both slightly scratched, but there weren't any real injuries to speak of, no," Alicia replies. "To be honest, having never seen those three in action before I didn't hold out much hope, but I was very pleasantly surprised - together we rolled right over all opposition."
[19:10] <Kotono> "Good." Oberuth crackes a tired smile, "It reassures me that Balmuria will stay protected, no matter what."
[19:13] <Alicia> "It is good to know," Alicia agrees. "Will there be anything else, sir?"
[19:14] <Kotono> After a few moments, "No, go ahead. That's all for the official report. However," He gestures to a chair, "Alicia, sit down."
06[19:14] * Alicia looks a bit curious but obligingly takes a seat.
[19:25] <Kotono> "Alicia," Oberuth begins, hesitating for a few moments. "Do you hold any official rank or honor in the church of Mystra?"
[19:29] <Alicia> "Well..." Alicia frowns slightly, "Technically you could call me a Knight of Mystic Fire, as I was ordained as one after completing my training and my vows. But it's a very old order and I've never met any others, or even heard of any existing recently, so it's not a title I typically use." She looks at Obureth uncertainly, "Why do you ask, sir?"
[20:23] <Kotono> "It came from above. That is, the question did." Oberuth folds his hands together now, leaning forward. "It seems a minor, petty question to go to the bother of sending a request for me to find out the answer to it. There wasn't even an order to keep it confidential."
[20:24] <Alicia> "Above?" Alicia blinks. "Who wanted to know? And why?" she asks. It's not like her church affiliation is any secret, what does it matter her title?
[20:26] <Kotono> "Lord Salman's offices." Shrugging again, "I don't know. It's a strange question to ask, and why ask me? If it was official business, why not send an inquiry to Balmuria's church?"
[20:29] <Alicia> "How very odd," Alicia frowns momentarily. The only reason she can come up with for them to care would be if they were planning to act against Mystra's church and were gauging how invested she was in it? It bears watching... "I suppose it could just be simple record-keeping," she posits a more innocuous explanation, that's admittedly just as feasible.
[20:30] <Kotono> "It's possible. In fact, I have no reason to think it's anything suspicious." With a shrug, "But it's such an odd way of getting the information that I thought it would be prudent to mention it to you."
[20:31] <Alicia> "I'll ask Shankar if he's heard anything," Alicia shrugs, deciding to give her employers the benefit of the doubt rather than be paranoid. "Will there be anything else, sir?"
[20:33] <Kotono> "Go on." Oberuth waves a hand. "Dismissed."
[20:33] <Alicia> "Thank you," Alicia nods, getting up. Okay, now to go see if Elle has any Sending scrolls in stock.
[20:34] <Alicia> Actually... screw it, she's not going to waste her money. A limited 25 word exchange with G'renna would be futile.
[20:34] <Alicia> Hopefully the succubus was just acting out randomly and will leave her alone. Alicia decides to just leave the matter alone for now.

[Corwin]

06[19:34] * Seira settles in front of a scrying mirror with Filetta's old brush -- she had many of them, the vain bitch -- and cheerfully focuses on the idea of finally meeting the vile elf and her even viler master!
[19:35] <Kobrunch> OOC: Make an caster level check?
01[19:35] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
06[19:35] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 28." [1d20=12]
[19:35] <Kobrunch> roll 1d20+4
06[19:35] * Hatbot --> "Kobrunch rolls 1d20+4 and gets 11." [1d20=7]
01[19:36] <Seira> OOC: DC 23
[19:37] <Kobrunch> The image flickers and wobbles. It's viewed through a haze of distortion, a thousand tiny layers making it hazy and faraway.  You can see a beautiful place - full of fine decoration and light. A palace of some sort? A mansion? You can't see it that well. Filetta has her eyes closed, floating in the middle of the air. A look of sublime estascy fills her face. She looks happy; no, estatic.
06[19:39] * Alicia casts various shorter duration spells on herself and her friends while studying the image in the mirror. "Remember, our real foe could appear at any moment once we engage Filetta, so keep a tight hold of those wards I gave you," she cautions.
[19:39] <Kobrunch> Antenora readies the Sword of the Sealed Gate, her spear stapped to her back. "She looks so happy. Not what I was expecting from that bitch."
06[19:39] * Seira knows as much, and casts her own spells before motioning her readiness to Alicia.
06[19:40] * Demedais nods. "Though adjusting to this light weapon will be odd." Finishing his preparations, he too nods to Alicia.
06[19:41] * Seira holds onto her own ward, her sword held ready in the other hand!
[19:41] <Alicia> "Lets try to get some information out of her if we can, although given Olburt's state her mind is probably broken already..." Alicia  muses, keeping her eyes on the image as she teleports the group adjacent to the floating elf!
[19:41] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 50." [1d100=50]
[19:43] <Kobrunch> Woosh! The party teleports! There is a painful, jarring sensation all over! It's like you're being shaken, a thousand layers all around you! You appear dazed and stunned a few moments, the entire party off balance. You stand on a cliff, a 'small' rock in an unimaginably vast river's center. Ahead of you lies a grand, golden mansion, a glorious sunrise above it shedding perfect light over everything. (More)
[19:43] <Kobrunch> light over everything. (More)
[19:46] <Kobrunch> The spires of the mansion stab into the sky, a stairway leading up from the rock to the mansion's grand front doors. It's perhaps a minute's walk from the rock, the size of a large house, to the steps leading up to the mansion.
[19:47] <Alicia> "Dammit, something must have diverted the teleport... I hope that's the mansion we saw her inside," Alicai remarks, promptly starting to jog up to the doors. Marie sticks close to her, checking for evil and magic as she goes.
[19:48] <Kobrunch> Antenora floats a foot off the ground, starting to fly along with Alicia. "I suppose only a fool would let the same trick work twice," she mutters darkly.
06[19:49] * Demedais nods, sticking close to everyone else. "Which is why we brought the anti-despair wards, no?" he notes to Antenora.
01[19:49] <Seira> "But they're still underestimating us," Seira mutters, proceeding after Alicia swiftly. "Let's make them regret it?"
[19:50] <Alicia> "Lots of magic and general unpleasantness ahead," Marie reports, drifting a little behind Alicia.
[19:50] <Alicia> roll 1d20+9 spellcraft
06[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+9 spellcraft and gets 25." [1d20=16]
[19:52] <Kobrunch> "They're probably going to give us their best shot now," Antenora agrees as they hurry! With haste it only takes half a minute to reach close to the doors. As the party approaches, the doors open wide! Ahead is a vast golden gallery! However, what is closer demands far more attention. Almand stands 100 feet away. He wears plain clothes of the purest white. He claps, a dead sound that makes a noise lost in the roar of the waterfall to your sid
[19:53] <Kobrunch>  He claps, a dead sound that makes a noise lost in the roar of the waterfall to your sides. All around him are 6 goblins with shortswords and ripped, twisted leather armor. They look feral and fiendish, skin burnt red.  OOC: Call it 5 rounds expended for durations. More.
[19:55] <Kobrunch> Ahead of them, 70 feet away, are three trolls. They look the same as the goblins, as if cast in a rugged, horrifying light. Then (Oh GODS everything is wrong there, it's a gateway to TheAbyssBaatorGehennaoblivion, his mouth OH NO) he speaks. In a warm, cultured voice, as if greeting long lost friends, "Welcome to this wonderful mansion! It has been far too long(THEY'RE INSIDE HIS THROAT, CRAWLING) since we last met!"
[19:57] <Kobrunch> Antenoa stops cold there in the air, before a cold look of disguist fixes on her face. "Goodbye," is all she says.
06[19:57] * Alicia clutches her ward tightly. She doesn't know this man. She met him perhaps once and he left no impression. But he stands against her and must fall.
01[19:57] <Seira> "Never liked you even before you were evil," Seira admits.
06[19:58] * Demedais blinks. "You know, that's a bad condition for a diplomat to have..."
[20:00] <Kobrunch> "Ah, the times, they do collapse. It hardly matters now. This isn't a time for talk, it's a time for revenge. Ferdi was to lead Malmuth into a golden age of power!" Anger comes into his voice, "And your sins ruined it for everyone! But there are many you have wronged...and today, vengence will come to you!" (OH GOD THAT MOUTH, THOUSANDS OF THEM INSIDE, THOUSANDS OF DYING DEAD LAYERS HELP). In a single word he calls, "Charge! Leave not one of
[20:00] <Kobrunch> In a single word he calls, "Charge! Leave not one of them alive! Judgment will come to them today!"
[20:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
06[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 and gets 14." [1d20=7]
[20:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 Marie
[20:00] <Kobrunch> OOC: Initiative, yes.
06[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 Marie and gets 24." [1d20=17]
01[20:01] <Seira> roll 1d20+8
06[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 and gets 16." [1d20=8]
[20:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21 knowledge
06[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 knowledge and gets 38." [1d20=17]
[20:01] <Kobrunch> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
06[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Kobrunch rolls 1d20+5 Antenora and gets 22." [1d20=17]
03[20:01] * Kobrunch is now known as Kotono
[20:01] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1 okay creepy Almond Hershey Boy we get it already
06[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 okay creepy Almond Hershey Boy we get it already and gets 17." [1d20=16]
[20:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 goblins group init
06[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 goblins group init and gets 23." [1d20=17]
[20:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 trolls group init
06[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 trolls group init and gets 23." [1d20=17]
[20:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Almand
06[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Almand and gets 21." [1d20=15]
03[20:02] * Kotono changes topic to 'Marie>Trolls=Goblins>Antenora>Almand>Demedais>Seira>Alicia'
[20:03] <Kotono> OOC: You'r eup, Marie.
[20:03] <Alicia> Marie sticks protectively close to Alicia, preparing to magic missile anyone who tries to cast a spell against them.
[20:04] <Kotono> Thet rolls, twisted and bent, charge with a feral fury! One is on Demedais, one on Seira and one on Antenora like a furious shot!
[20:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 (smite good but moot, +2 charge) Deme
06[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 (smite good but moot, +2 charge) Deme and gets 27." [1d20=6]
[20:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 (smite good +2 charge) Seira
06[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 (smite good +2 charge) Seira and gets 30." [1d20=9]
[20:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 (smite good +2 charge) Antenora
06[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 (smite good +2 charge) Antenora and gets 26." [1d20=5]
[20:05] <Kotono> OOC: Flatfooted AC, Seira? I know it missed Deme.
01[20:05] <Seira> OOC: MI doesn't help?
[20:05] <Kotono> OOC: Oh yeah, MI.
[20:05] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 5." [1d9=5]
[20:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 cleave
06[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 cleave and gets 34." [1d20=13]
[20:05] <Kotono> roll 1d8
06[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 and gets 6." [1d8=6]
[20:06] <Kotono> The charge is met well, all attacks stopped! Two spectral Seiras are eliminated, but no harm comes! Meanwhile, the goblins hold position for now! OOC: Antenora's up.
[20:08] <Kotono> Antenora disengages from the troll, taking a clawswipe as she flies up and away!
[20:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 25." [1d20=6]
[20:08] <Kotono> Dodging it, she charges straight for Almand! But as she does, at 50 feet away, the goblins spring into action! Six unholy blights burst around Antenora, a sea of greasy black energy! OOC: Marie, you can MM one of the to interrupt if you'd like, since you readied an action to do just that.
03[20:09] * Kotono changes topic to 'Marie>Trolls(3)=Goblins(6)>Antenora>Almand>Demedais>Seira>Alicia'
[20:09] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5 yes
06[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d4+5 yes and gets 18." [5d4=4, 4, 1, 2, 2]
03[20:09] * Kotono changes topic to 'Trolls(3)>Antenora=Goblins=Marie>Almand>Demedais>Seira>Alicia'
[20:09] <Kotono> OOC: SR check?
[20:09] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17
06[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 and gets 23." [1d20=6]
[20:10] <Kotono> One of the goblins is disrupted, smacked with magical missiles from afar! Five others burst around Antenora!
[20:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[20:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
06[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 12." [1d20=2]
[20:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
06[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 25." [1d20=15]
[20:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
06[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 23." [1d20=13]
[20:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
06[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 26." [1d20=16]
06[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 19." [1d20=9]
[20:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 will
[20:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 will
[20:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 will
06[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 will and gets 34." [1d20=11]
06[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 will and gets 40." [1d20=17]
06[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 will and gets 30." [1d20=7]
[20:11] <Kotono> roll 10d6/2
[20:11] <Kotono> roll 10d6/2
06[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6/2 and gets 17." [10d6=6, 5, 3, 1, 2, 2, 2, 5, 6, 2]
06[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6/2 and gets 14." [10d6=3, 6, 1, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 2]
[20:11] <Kotono> roll 10d6/2
06[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6/2 and gets 15." [10d6=3, 3, 5, 1, 3, 5, 3, 1, 3, 3]
[20:11] <Kotono> As holy fury overtakes Antenora, the Unholy Blights aren't enough to stop her! Despite the maiming, her wounds heal, as she charges Almand! OOC: 9/10 FS, +10 HP Antenora.
[20:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 (+1 haste +2 charge, +1 flying, -5 PA)
06[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 (+1 haste +2 charge, +1 flying, -5 PA) and gets 37." [1d20=14]
[20:14] <Kotono> roll 1d8+26
06[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+26 and gets 34." [1d8=8]
[20:14] <Alicia> OOC: +1d6 sonic
[20:14] <Kotono> roll 1d6
06[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 and gets 3." [1d6=3]
[20:14] <Kotono> Antenora manages to swoop in fast enough, stabbing Almand in the shoulders! It isn't enough to down the diplomat, a light but resisted wound! OOC: Almand is up.
[20:15] <Kotono> Almand speaks words, words you cannot comprehend! However...
[20:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 and gets 36." [1d20=13]
[20:16] <Kotono> But nothing seems to happen! A split second later, Almand vanishes from sight! OOC: Deme, you're up.
01[20:18] <Seira> "He just retreated ten feet," Seira tells Alicia and Demedais quietly, noticing the spell being cast, thinking the same to Antenora.
01[20:18] <Seira> OOC: Nix the thinkings~
06[20:19] * Demedais grimaces! "You guys deal with the goblins!" Then, to the trolls, "Come on! Surely you three trolls can try to take me down!" This said, he begins slowly hacking into the one in front of him!
[20:20] <Demedais> roll 1d20+22 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -8 PA)
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+22 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -8 PA) and gets 32." [1d20=10]
[20:20] <Demedais> roll 1d20+22 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -8 PA)
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+22 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -8 PA) and gets 42." [1d20=20]
[20:20] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -8 PA)
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -8 PA) and gets 32." [1d20=15]
[20:20] <Demedais> roll 1d20+12 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -8 PA)
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+12 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -8 PA) and gets 18." [1d20=6]
[20:20] <Kotono> OOC: Roll to confirm that crit?
[20:21] <Demedais> roll 1d20+22 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -8 PA) crit check
06[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+22 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -8 PA) crit check and gets 27." [1d20=5]
[20:21] <Kotono> OOC: Two hits and a crit.
[20:22] <Demedais> roll 4d8+60
06[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d8+60 and gets 80." [4d8=7, 6, 2, 5]
[20:22] <Alicia> OOC: sonic damage
[20:22] <Kotono> OOC: 3d6 sonic, yeah.
[20:22] <Demedais> roll 3d6 sonic hurf durf
06[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 3d6 sonic hurf durf and gets 10." [3d6=3, 1, 6]
[20:23] <Kotono> Demedais tears into the troll, nearly shredding it to ribbons! The fact that it survives is a testament to it's unnatural nature! OOC: Seira.
06[20:24] * Seira entrusts the Flash to Lagann, waiting for her pal to stab the troll next to her before laying into it in earnest herself. It might prove to be a mistake to let the goblins survive for a bit longer, but she's more wary of charging ahead and leaving the trolls behind.
01[20:24] <Seira> roll 1d20+29
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 and gets 44." [1d20=15]
01[20:24] <Seira> roll 1d20+29
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 and gets 41." [1d20=12]
01[20:25] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
06[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 41." [1d20=17]
01[20:25] <Seira> roll 1d20+23 bite~
06[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 bite~ and gets 26." [1d20=3]
[20:25] <Kotono> OOC: All hits.
01[20:25] <Seira> roll 1d20+24 crit?
06[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 crit? and gets 40." [1d20=16]
[20:25] <Kotono> OOC: Aaand a crit. Ow.
01[20:27] <Seira> roll 15d8+55+1d6+3+32d8 attack+SA
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 15d8+55+1d6+3+32d8 attack+SA and gets 293." [15d8=3, 1, 4, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 7, 3, 7, 5, 5, 1, 4][1d6=]
01[20:27] <Seira> roll 2d6+2d10 acid
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d6+2d10 acid and gets 15." [2d6=2, 4][2d10=3, 6]
03[20:29] * Kotono changes topic to 'Trolls(2)>Antenora=Goblins=Marie>Almand>Demedais>Seira>Alicia'
06[20:29] * Seira advances for thirty feet once the troll had been dealt with, calling upon her devotion to Waukeen!
[20:30] <Kotono> The troll is pinned from behind, completely maimed in a horrific, terrible way! It's down but not out, horrifice wounds already trying to mend! OOC: Alicia.
[20:30] <Alicia> "Marie, he moved ten feet back after going invisible. I need you to light him up before I can attack," Alicia asks her familiar.
[20:30] <Alicia> OOC: holding
[20:31] <Kotono> The two surviving trolls fight! The one on Demedais stays on him, ripping and tearing!
[20:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 23." [1d20=4]
[20:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 39." [1d20=20]
[20:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 crit?
06[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 crit? and gets 20." [1d20=1]
[20:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 bite
06[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 bite and gets 32." [1d20=15]
[20:31] <Kotono> roll 1d6+15
06[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+15 and gets 17." [1d6=2]
[20:32] <Kotono> As Demedais is clawed once in battle, the other troll pounces on Alicia!
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 31." [1d20=12]
[20:32] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[20:32] <Alicia> OOC: 37
[20:33] <Kotono> Alicia deflects this blow with the side of her breastplate, skipping off and doing no harm! OOC: Antenora, Marie and the goblin menace are up.
[20:33] <Kotono> OOC" Go ahead and go first, Ms. Faerie fire?
[20:33] <Alicia> Marie sends a spray of violet light to erupt at the designated coordinates!
[20:33] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 SR if needed
06[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 SR if needed and gets 34." [1d20=17]
[20:34] <Kotono> Almand's outline reappears, lit with faerie fires! Meanwhile, the goblins send three unholy blights at Antenora, while three are fired at the advancing Seira!
[20:34] <Kotono> OOC: Three will saves, Seira.
01[20:36] <Seira> roll 1d20+26
01[20:36] <Seira> roll 1d20+26
01[20:36] <Seira> roll 1d20+26
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 and gets 31." [1d20=5]
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 and gets 43." [1d20=17]
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 and gets 41." [1d20=15]
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 5d8 halve this
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d8 halve this and gets 25." [5d8=3, 8, 4, 7, 3]
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 5d8 halve this
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 5d8 halve this
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d8 halve this and gets 26." [5d8=8, 3, 2, 6, 7]
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d8 halve this and gets 11." [5d8=1, 3, 5, 1, 1]
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 CR on Anty
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 CR on Anty
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 CR on Anty and gets 18." [1d20=8]
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 CR on Anty
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 CR on Anty and gets 28." [1d20=18]
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 CR on Anty and gets 23." [1d20=13]
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 will
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 will and gets 24." [1d20=1]
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 will
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 will and gets 24." [1d20=1]
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 10d5 full ow
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 10d5 full ow
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d5 full ow and gets 33." [10d5=1, 5, 5, 2, 2, 5, 5, 2, 4, 2]
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d5 full ow and gets 28." [10d5=1, 3, 5, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 5, 3]
[20:37] <Kotono> OOC: STrike, wrong die.
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 10d6 full ow
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 full ow and gets 28." [10d6=1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 1, 6, 4, 2, 4]
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 10d6 full ow
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 full ow and gets 33." [10d6=3, 1, 3, 2, 3, 6, 5, 1, 6, 3]
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 10d6 full ow
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 full ow and gets 44." [10d6=4, 5, 5, 6, 5, 5, 4, 3, 6, 1]
[20:37] <Kotono> OOC: Strike.
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 1d4
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 and gets 2." [1d4=2]
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 1d4
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 and gets 2." [1d4=2]
[20:37] <Kotono> OOC: 2 rounds sickened it is.
[20:40] <Kotono> Seira dodges and endures, avoiding the worst of it! Antenora is hit long and hard by the unholy blights, rocked! "Not...again..." she grimaces, before flying straight back and away, holy fury and her own hands healing her! OOC: +22 HP total, 8/10 FS. Flew 50 feet back to regroup.
[20:41] <Alicia> OOC: I'll take my held action now
[20:41] <Kotono> OOC: Go fo rit.
03[20:41] * Kotono changes topic to 'Trolls(2)>Antenora=Goblins=Marie>Alicia>Almand>Demedais>Seira'
[20:42] <Alicia> Alicia meanwhile advances, tumbling away from the troll and moving forty feet forward before she fires a vibrant ray of crimson negative energy at Almand!
[20:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 and gets 43." [1d20=20]
[20:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 crit check
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 crit check and gets 33." [1d20=10]
[20:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 SR
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 SR and gets 24." [1d20=7]
[20:42] <Alicia> roll 2d4 negative levels and 10 negative energy damage
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4 negative levels and 10 negative energy damage and gets 6." [2d4=2, 4]
[20:46] <Kotono> The draining ray is fired quick and true, Alicia hitting him dead on with it! Almand staggers considerably, words heard as the goblins all begin to move faster! OOC: Owwies. Deme, you're up.
06[20:47] * Demedais grimaces slightly, before laughing. "Heh... Still not enough!" With that, he lashes out again!
[20:47] <Demedais> roll 1d20+25 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -5 PA)
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+25 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -5 PA) and gets 43." [1d20=18]
[20:47] <Demedais> roll 1d20+25 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -5 PA)
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+25 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -5 PA) and gets 33." [1d20=8]
[20:48] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -5 PA)
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+20 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -5 PA) and gets 21." [1d20=1]
[20:48] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -5 PA)
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -5 PA) and gets 30." [1d20=15]
[20:48] <Kotono> OOC:Three hits. Bummer about the 1.
[20:48] <Demedais> roll 3d8+36+3d6
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 3d8+36+3d6 and gets 52." [3d8=1, 4, 2][3d6=4, 1, 4]
03[20:49] * Kotono changes topic to 'Trolls(1)>Antenora=Goblins=Marie>Alicia>Almand>Demedais>Seira'
[20:50] <Kotono> Hacking and cutting, Demedais finishes his troll off! Only one survives now! OOC: Seira.
06[20:52] * Seira rushes in mercilessly, relying on haste to get her right next to the closest goblin before she strikes him down with her blade!
01[20:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+27
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 and gets 34." [1d20=7]
[20:52] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
01[20:52] <Seira> roll 3d8+11+1d6 attack+acid
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+11+1d6 attack+acid and gets 31." [3d8=4, 2, 8][1d6=6]
06[20:53] * Seira then dances past the goblins to stop in their midst, where Almand remained just earlier.
[20:53] <Kotono> The second gobling ets a sword of jewels and acid in the stomach, staggering it back as she tumbles to where Almand was! OOC: Troll is up.
[20:54] <Kotono> The last troll roars and charges, going for the only close target: Demedais!
[20:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 chaaarge claw
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 chaaarge claw and gets 39." [1d20=18]
[20:54] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[20:54] <Demedais> OOC: 44
[20:55] <Kotono> Clang! Demedais deflects the claw with a flick of his wrist, sending it away from his armor clad body! OOC: Antenora'n'gobbies'n'Marie are up. You go ahead and go first, Marie?
[20:57] <Alicia> Marie decides to help distract the goblins by forming an illusion of a hound archon appearing twenty feet behind Seira, the archon seeming to be focusing inward for a moment before a glowing shield of force springs up around it. Hopefully that'll distract them for a few blights.
[20:58] <Kotono> As it appears, the goblins charge with shortswords! Two go at the illusion, hacking at it fruitlessly! Two go after Seira, charginga t her!
[20:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+1 haste, +2 charge, smite good)
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+1 haste, +2 charge, smite good) and gets 38." [1d20=20]
[20:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+1 haste, +2 charge, smite good)
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+1 haste, +2 charge, smite good) and gets 23." [1d20=5]
[20:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+1 haste, +2 charge, smite good) crit, will resolve MI after
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+1 haste, +2 charge, smite good) crit, will resolve MI after and gets 24." [1d20=6]
[20:58] <Kotono> roll 1d7
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d7 and gets 7." [1d7=7]
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 6." [1d9=6]
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d8 for the goblin that missed
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 for the goblin that missed and gets 8." [1d8=8]
[21:00] <Kotono> Two images fade away as Seira is beset! Meanwhile, the last tow fall back, towards the glowing and staggered Almand! Antenora flies back, goign to assist Demedais as holy fury heals her further! OOC: 7/10, +10 HP)
[21:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (+2 charge, +1 flying, -8 PA)
06[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (+2 charge, +1 flying, -8 PA) and gets 24." [1d20=5]
[21:01] <Kotono> OOC: Also +1 haste.
[21:01] <Kotono> roll 1d8+27
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+27 and gets 29." [1d8=2]
[21:01] <Alicia> OOC: sonic
[21:01] <Kotono> roll 1d6
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 and gets 6." [1d6=6]
[21:01] <Kotono> Antenora stabs that one in the side, drawing a shaking, sonic bursting wound in it's back! OOC: Alicia.
06[21:02] * Alicia stays where she is and cheerfully sends another enervation at Armand, expecting this one will land even more easily. Since she lacks any radius effects to clear out the fodder, it's best if she focuses on him.
[21:02] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 ranged touch
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 ranged touch and gets 37." [1d20=14]
[21:02] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 SR
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 SR and gets 37." [1d20=20]
[21:02] <Alicia> roll 1d4 negative levels and 5 negative energy damage
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4 negative levels and 5 negative energy damage and gets 3." [1d4=3]
[21:03] <Kotono> The beam hits Armand again, striking him hard! He cries out in shaking pain, gathering eneryg around himself...except nothing happens! OOC: Deme, you're up.
06[21:05] * Demedais moves to act against the third troll, a series of lancing crosses against its chest! "Let's end this...!"
[21:05] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -10 PA)
[21:05] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -10 PA)
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+20 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -10 PA) and gets 31." [1d20=11]
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+20 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -10 PA) and gets 23." [1d20=3]
[21:05] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -10 PA)
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -10 PA) and gets 18." [1d20=3]
[21:05] <Demedais> roll 1d20+10 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -10 PA)
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+10 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -10 PA) and gets 27." [1d20=17]
[21:06] <Kotono> OOC: Three hits.
[21:06] <Demedais> roll 3d8+3d6+51
06[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 3d8+3d6+51 and gets 71." [3d8=1, 4, 4][3d6=1, 6, 4]
03[21:07] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora=Goblins=Marie>Alicia>Almand>Demedais>Seira'
[21:07] <Kotono> As Demedais downs the last troll by leaping and splitting it's head in twain, it's cursed life already trying to rebuild...OOC: Seira, you're up.
06[21:08] * Seira flips a golden coin in her mind, and switches targets at the result. "Stab that idiot, Lagann!" she commands, gesturing at Almand, even as she flies free of her pesky goblin assailants and gets a few feet of altitude, circling around the erstwhile diplomat to sink her blade in his unguarded back!
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 18." [1d20=9]
[21:08] <Kotono> OOC: Whiff. Go Seira.
01[21:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+30 (forgot flight last time)
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 (forgot flight last time) and gets 38." [1d20=8]
01[21:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+30
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 and gets 31." [1d20=1]
01[21:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 38." [1d20=13]
01[21:09] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
06[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 41." [1d20=17]
[21:09] <Kotono> OOC: Two sword hits and the bite hits too.
01[21:10] <Seira> roll 6d8+22+1d6+3+24d8+2d6 damage+sa+acid
06[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 6d8+22+1d6+3+24d8+2d6 damage+sa+acid and gets 148." [6d8=8, 8, 1, 2, 1, 6][1d6=1][24d8=7, 3, 1, 2, 2, 2, 5, 6, 3, 3, 3, 2, 8, 7, 1, 1, 4, 2, 5, 1, 6, 6, 2, 8][2d6=2, 4]
03[21:12] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora=Goblins=Marie>Alicia>Demedais>Seira'
[21:13] <Kotono> Caught and drained, Almand is ripped apart! Seira tears his guts out, a howling cry from his throat! He collapses onto the ground, his magic crumbling! All that's left is Almand, his face fixiated into an eternal grimace of unspoken horror. OOC: Antenora'n'Goblins'n'Marie threesome is up.
[21:14] <Kotono> Antenoar rallies yet more energy into herself, before she charges the goblin Seira wounded! OOC: 6/10, +10 HP Antenora.
01[21:14] <Seira> "Idiot. Who'd sell their soul just for some petty revenge?" Seira mutters, flicking her blade clean.
[21:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 (+2 charge, +1 haste, +1 fly, -7 PA)
06[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 (+2 charge, +1 haste, +1 fly, -7 PA) and gets 39." [1d20=17]
[21:14] <Alicia> Marie doesn't have too much to do right now, so just putters around.
[21:14] <Kotono> roll 1d8+25
06[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+25 and gets 29." [1d8=4]
03[21:14] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora=Goblins(5)=Marie>Alicia>Demedais>Seira'
[21:14] <Alicia> OOC: sonic!
[21:14] <Kotono> OOC: Irrelevant.
[21:14] <Kotono> OOC: It's dead.
[21:15] <Alicia> OOC: yeah, but you keep forgetting to roll it at all
[21:15] <Kotono> As one gobling oes down, sword into the head, the rest attack! The two by Almand pounce on Seira!
[21:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 33." [1d20=17]
[21:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 26." [1d20=10]
[21:15] <Kotono> roll 1d8
06[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 and gets 2." [1d8=2]
[21:15] <Kotono> roll 1d7
06[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d7 and gets 2." [1d7=2]
[21:16] <Kotono> Two images are trashed! Meanwhile, one peels off at Antenora, while one goes for Alicia and the last goes for Marie!
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Antenora
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 Antenora and gets 31." [1d20=15]
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Alicia
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 Alicia and gets 21." [1d20=5]
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Marie, are you even corpreal right now?
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 Marie, are you even corpreal right now? and gets 17." [1d20=1]
[21:16] <Alicia> OOC: she's corporeal, yes, so she can hold her ward
[21:16] <Kotono> But the blows are far and large completely in vain, wasted! OOC: Alicia.
[21:17] <Kotono> Antenora exhales as hers goes down, starting to recover from her previous pounding.
[21:18] <Alicia> Alicia decides to drop her ward for the moment since their real foe hasn't shown up yet, and swiftly draws Hell Striker to cut the goblin facing her wide open!
[21:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 -10pa divine might
06[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 -10pa divine might and gets 30." [1d20=10]
[21:19] <Alicia> roll 1d8+42+2d6+1d6
06[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+42+2d6+1d6 and gets 64." [1d8=7][2d6=6, 4][1d6=5]
03[21:19] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora=Goblins(4)=Marie>Alicia>Demedais>Seira'
[21:19] <Kotono> Alicia splits this goblin apart, ending it's life on the spot! OOC: Deme.
06[21:20] * Demedais waits for now, looking around quickly as the distant goblins are killed for any more threats emerging!
[21:22] <Demedais> OOC: Strike, didn't realize one goblin was back here.
06[21:22] * Demedais rushes to impale the nearby goblin on his sword in an effort to end this fast!
[21:23] <Demedais> roll 1d20+22 (+6 Law Dev +2 Charge +1 Haste +4 GMW -10 PA)
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+22 (+6 Law Dev +2 Charge +1 Haste +4 GMW -10 PA) and gets 23." [1d20=1]
[21:23] <Kotono> Demedais goes to intercept, but his sword hits only the air, too much power behind it! OOC: Seira.
01[21:23] <Seira> Two fiendish goblins decided to strike at her, and though they failed, Seira can't just let them go after that. She directs Lagann to help her with the one to her left, and then strikes at that opponent, ready to switch targets the moment the goblin expires.
[21:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 9." [1d20=1]
01[21:24] <Seira> roll 1d20+30
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 and gets 34." [1d20=4]
[21:24] <Kotono> OOC: The whiff.
[21:24] <Kotono> OOC: For LAgann.
[21:24] <Kotono> OOC: That one hits.
01[21:24] <Seira> roll 3d8+11+8d8+1d6
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+11+8d8+1d6 and gets 52." [3d8=2, 5, 8][8d8=2, 2, 3, 2, 5, 1, 5, 3][1d6=3]
[21:24] <Kotono> OOC: It clings to life.
01[21:24] <Seira> roll 1d20+30 does he?
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 does he? and gets 37." [1d20=7]
01[21:24] <Seira> roll 3d8+11+8d8+1d6
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+11+8d8+1d6 and gets 55." [3d8=1, 8, 5][8d8=2, 3, 5, 3, 1, 3, 2, 6][1d6=5]
03[21:24] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora=Goblins(3)=Marie>Alicia>Demedais>Seira'
[21:24] <Kotono> OOC: It's down.
01[21:25] <Seira> It would be a pain to destroy the other one without Lagann's help, but Seira tries to do so all the same!
01[21:25] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 and gets 34." [1d20=11]
01[21:25] <Seira> roll 3d8+11+1d6
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+11+1d6 and gets 32." [3d8=6, 7, 4][1d6=4]
01[21:26] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 and gets 34." [1d20=12]
01[21:26] <Seira> roll 1d6+3
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6+3 and gets 6." [1d6=3]
[21:26] <Kotono> Seira finishes one goblin off with a decapitating strike, while biting intot he other one. Mmm, mmm, goblin! OOC: Antenora and the three goblins are up.
[21:26] <Kotono> OOC: As well as MArie.
[21:27] <Kotono> Antenora heals herself even further, as she goes to assist Demedais!
[21:27] <Alicia> Marie flies up so the goblin nearby can't attack her.
[21:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 (+2 charge, +1 fly, +1 haste, -15 let's swing for the fences)
06[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 (+2 charge, +1 fly, +1 haste, -15 let's swing for the fences) and gets 22." [1d20=8]
[21:27] <Kotono> roll 1d8+41+1d6
06[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+41+1d6 and gets 48." [1d8=6][1d6=1]
[21:28] <Kotono> As Antenora gets the goblin right in the back, nearly ripping it apart, only fiendish vitality letting it survive, the survivors strike! The one on Seira attacks her, unsurprisingly!
[21:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 29." [1d20=13]
[21:28] <Kotono> roll 1d7
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d7 and gets 3." [1d7=3]
[21:28] <Kotono> As it shreds another image in a futile fight, the one on Marie swings directions, going for Antenora!
[21:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 23." [1d20=7]
[21:29] <Kotono> But as that fails, the last one hedges it's position briefly, before going to charge Alicia a swell, desperate!
[21:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 24." [1d20=8]
[21:29] <Kotono> But all three attacks are feeble, easily stopped one and all! OOC: Marie?
[21:29] <Kotono> OOC: Oh, dur. Alicia.
[21:30] <Alicia> "Fools! What are you even fighting for?!" Alicia demands as she splits apart this next goblin to so eagerly leap upon her blade.
[21:30] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 -10pa
06[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 -10pa and gets 35." [1d20=15]
[21:30] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 -10pa
06[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 -10pa and gets 31." [1d20=16]
[21:30] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 -10pa
06[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 -10pa and gets 17." [1d20=7]
[21:30] <Kotono> OOC: Hits. Maim.
[21:31] <Alicia> roll 3d8+117+6d6+3d6
06[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 3d8+117+6d6+3d6 and gets 169." [3d8=6, 8, 1][6d6=5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5][3d6=4, 2, 4]
03[21:31] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora=Goblins(2)=Marie>Alicia>Demedais>Seira'
[21:31] <Kotono> The goblin on her is shredded into a fine red mist, slaughtered! OOC: Deme?
06[21:32] * Demedais aims at the one Antenora weakened, using precise slashes across its sides in an move to down it permanently!
[21:32] <Demedais> roll 1d20+27 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -3 PA)
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+27 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -3 PA) and gets 45." [1d20=18]
[21:32] <Demedais> roll 1d20+27 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -3 PA)
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+27 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -3 PA) and gets 39." [1d20=12]
[21:32] <Demedais> roll 1d20+22 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -3 PA)
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+22 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -3 PA) and gets 40." [1d20=18]
[21:32] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -3 PA)
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +4 GMW -3 PA) and gets 33." [1d20=16]
[21:32] <Kotono> OOC: Confirm your crits? This is massive overkill.
[21:33] <Demedais> OOC: No crits. Longsword.
[21:33] <Kotono> OOC: Oh, okay. Still, roll damage. All hit, pain, ect.
[21:33] <Demedais> roll 4d8+4d6+52
06[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d8+4d6+52 and gets 79." [4d8=6, 3, 6, 1][4d6=4, 4, 1, 2]
03[21:33] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora=Goblins(1)=Marie>Alicia>Demedais>Seira'
06[21:33] * Seira waits for Lagann to get his moment of glory. He'll hit, surely! Eventually!
[21:33] <Kotono> Demedais finishes his target up, goblin blood splashing out over the side to the waterfall!
[21:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 25." [1d20=17]
[21:33] <Kotono> roll 1d6+1
06[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+1 and gets 3." [1d6=2]
[21:33] <Kotono> OOC: Go Seira.
01[21:33] <Seira> roll 1d20+30 okay
06[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 okay and gets 49." [1d20=19]
01[21:33] <Seira> roll 1d20+30 hmm?
06[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 hmm? and gets 38." [1d20=8]
[21:34] <Kotono> OOC: It's gibbed. You can roll up the damage if you want but we all know it's dead.
01[21:34] <Seira> roll 9d8+33+8d8+2d10 weapon+sa+acid~
06[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 9d8+33+8d8+2d10 weapon+sa+acid~ and gets 122." [9d8=2, 1, 3, 7, 1, 6, 4, 1, 8][8d8=8, 7, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 5][2d10=7, 2]
06[21:34] * Seira happily skips back to the others once the pesky, evil goblin had been dealt with.
[21:34] <Kotono> With a final impalement, the last goblin is down, the battle over! OOC: Free act. This ends the current round, so coutn this as another one for your durations, Seira.
[21:35] <Kotono> Antenora descends down, "Sneaky." She growls, "I feel like I walked into at rap there."
06[21:35] * Demedais looks around quickly for any other signs of life, anti-despair ward clenched in his right hand.
06[21:35] * Alicia picks up her ward and quickly jogs over to the downed trolls, going to decapitate each of them before they can regenerate. "They were well prepared," she agrees.
06[21:35] * Seira decapitates one of the trolls herself, not wishing to waste time.
[21:36] <Kotono> "We have a lot more to go then," Antenora says, two rounds taken to troll kill. "Are we taking anything here or...?"
01[21:36] <Seira> "Nothing I particularly need, and we should really try to destroy more of the opposition before most of my spells run out," Seira tells her, already heading inside.
06[21:37] * Alicia puts her sword away and heals Antenora. "Lets get moving, they've probably prepared a welcome for us further inside."
06[21:37] * Demedais nods and follows the group, staying alert for anything coming their way if at all possible.
06[21:37] * Seira looks over the way ahead for traps, thinking she heard Alicia mention dangerous magics ahead previously.
01[21:38] <Seira> roll 1d20+28 search
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 search and gets 37." [1d20=9]
06[21:38] * Seira proceeds past the doorway, declaring it safe
06[21:40] * Alicia takes out her scroll of true seeing and casts from it before entering the threshold. The true enemy has surely been alerted by now and is certain to appear at some point to confront them.
Session Close: Mon May 11 21:41:53 2009

Session Start: Mon May 11 21:41:53 2009
Session Ident: #dunes
02[21:41] * Disconnected
02[21:42] * Attempting to rejoin channel #dunes
03[21:42] * Rejoined channel #dunes
03[21:42] * Topic is 'Antenora=Goblins(1)=Marie>Alicia>Demedais>Seira'
03[21:42] * Set by Kotono on Mon May 11 20:34:33
03[21:42] * ChanServ sets mode: +o CC
Session Close: Mon May 11 21:42:13 2009

Session Start: Mon May 11 21:42:13 2009
Session Ident: #dunes
02[21:42] * Disconnected
02[21:42] * Attempting to rejoin channel #dunes
03[21:42] * Rejoined channel #dunes
03[21:42] * Topic is 'Antenora=Goblins(1)=Marie>Alicia>Demedais>Seira'
03[21:42] * Set by Kotono on Mon May 11 20:34:33
03[21:42] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Seira
[21:52] <Kotono> Thus the party advances inside! Ahead of them is a gorgeous, bright lit hall. Art and decorations adorn everything in gold and glow, statues of angels and pictures of the heavens visible about. The hall stretches quite a ways, to a great golden arch 200 feet away, leading to something else you can't make out from here.
06[21:53] * Seira is more than eager to proceed towards that vaguely-defined something as long as no one alerts her to dangerous magics ahead.
06[21:53] * Demedais keeps looking around carefully, not trusting any of this one bit.
[21:53] <Kotono> OOC: Spot, Deme.
[21:53] <Alicia> With her magically augmented vision, Alicia keeps a sharp eye out as she follows Seira, clutching her ward tightly for reassurance as she goes.
[21:53] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 43." [1d20=17]
06[21:55] * Alicia squints a bit at the double-vision of so many layers behind the illusion. "This place is like a nightmare come to life..." she mutters.
[21:55] <Demedais> "This entire place is deception." Demedais says softly. "Incredibly layered and dense, perhaps for each person she's trapped to believe in."
01[21:56] <Seira> "And we're here to dispel it for good, right?" Seira asks with a shrug.
[21:57] <Kotono> "IUt'
[21:57] <Kotono> "It's nothing but a palace of lies," Antenora snaps, sword at the ready all the while, "Lies and evil."
[21:57] <Alicia> "I can't even put what I'm seeing into words," Alicia just shakes her head. Surely the monster herself will be a horrific experience to see... at least the cloak of bravery she wears about her should hopefully gird her against the horror to come.
[21:58] <Demedais> "This is just silly, frankly. No organizational sense at all to it. Wouldn't it..." Demedais shakes his head after that, continuing on.
[21:58] <Kotono> As you advance closer(2 rounds) to the arch, you can see past it. A ball room is there, a glorious ball room. Everything si bright there, dozens of crystalline chandaliers waiting.
[21:59] <Demedais> Demedais, of course, tries to figure out what's really going on by scanning the scene over, tracing the deceptions smoothly back past the arch.
[21:59] <Kotono> OOC: Make another spot check?
[21:59] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 32." [1d20=6]
01[21:59] <Seira> "So where my floating fake aunt?" Seira wonders out loud. "Anyone see her?"
[22:00] <Alicia> "Watch out for that arch," Alicia cautions, stepping forward and drilling a blast of spellfire through the clawed section to hopefully remove the threat, and wreck some of the decor past it for the next 270 feet.
[22:00] <Alicia> roll 8d8 DC 26 if anything gets in the way besides scenery
06[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 8d8 DC 26 if anything gets in the way besides scenery and gets 39." [8d8=6, 6, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4]
[22:00] <Kotono> Alicia sends a bolt of spellfire through the top of the arch! It shatters into golden rubble, destroyed!
06[22:01] * Demedais blinks rapidly, before clutching his head. "Okay, now -that- hurts to look at. Bloody hell how much did she transpose on top of this?"
06[22:01] * Alicia continues onwards through the now broken arch, deeming it safe to do so.
06[22:02] * Demedais follows Alicia after shaking his head, still trying to look around but doing it a bit more cautiously.
06[22:02] * Seira checks the arch, just in case!
01[22:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+28 search
06[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 search and gets 38." [1d20=10]
01[22:03] <Seira> "You killed it," Seira affirms, stepping past the arch herself.
[22:04] <Kotono> The ball room comes to life as you enter! The chandaliers ripple with soft, crystalline clacking sounds! 100 feet away, floating 10 feet in the air in the ball room is Filetta! She looks content and at peace, wearing a long white dress. "Oh Seira..." she calls, lovingly. "You've come home to account for your evil sins!" In front of her, 90 feet away from you, stands General Olburt! He growls incoherently, three muscular, twisted, WRONG vrocks a
[22:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 +2vs evil
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 +2vs evil and gets 35." [1d20=13]
[22:06] <Kotono> RONG vrocks at his side!
01[22:06] <Seira> "Oh, fuck you with a vrock, you idiot!" Seira snaps at Filetta. "Where're those brains you used to swindle dad's cash? A few years in prison versus eternal damnation or millennia as some lemure or dretch! Yes, I can see you've made the right choice here!"
06[22:06] * Alicia looks somewhat nauseaus but holds strong. "Demedais, you need to destroy Olburt's limbs to put him down, otherwise he'll regenerate. I'll enlarge you so you can do it without him retaliating."
[22:07] <Kotono> "It's okay, Seira. I still love you...even if you're a filthy, deluded sinner." Giggling now, "I understand what must be done. You have to be punished, Seira!"
[22:07] <Demedais> "Got it." Demedais nods, looking to Olburt with pity mixed with anger. "Damnit. Ah well. Let's end this."
01[22:08] <Seira> "Maybe once I've killed you for good, Waukeen would have pity on you and rescue you after a few centuries," Seira mutters in disgust.
[22:08] <Kotono> Olburt roars incoherently, before charging with his vrocks! A runed staff appears in the air infront of Filetta! OOC: Olburt's not much for talking now. Roll init?
[22:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 A
06[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 A and gets 24." [1d20=17]
[22:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
06[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 23." [1d20=16]
01[22:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+8
06[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[22:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
06[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Antenora and gets 15." [1d20=10]
[22:09] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1 well, cool, I go after Alicia anyway~
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 well, cool, I go after Alicia anyway~ and gets 16." [1d20=15]
[22:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Filetta
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Filetta and gets 20." [1d20=12]
[22:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 ???1
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 ???1 and gets 28." [1d20=17]
[22:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 ???2
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 ???2 and gets 13." [1d20=2]
[22:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Olburt
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 Olburt and gets 29." [1d20=17]
[22:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 vrock 1
[22:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 vrock 2
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 vrock 1 and gets 14." [1d20=12]
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 vrock 2 and gets 5." [1d20=3]
[22:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 vrock 3
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 vrock 3 and gets 15." [1d20=13]
03[22:11] * Kotono changes topic to 'Olburt>????1>Alicia>Marie>Filetta>Seira>Demedais>Antenora=Vrock 3>Vrock 1>????2>Vrock 2'
[22:14] <Kotono> Olburt charges along, coming to within 40 feet of the party! Falling down from within Filetta's dress is an abomination! It looks like a lizard mixed with tentacles, with a horrible face! Black electricity crackles around it's tentacles as it waits! OOC: Alicia.
06[22:14] * Alicia steps closer to Demedais and casts her spell, turning him into a big friendly giant!
[22:15] <Kotono> OOC: Marie.
[22:15] <Alicia> Marie drops her ward for the moment, and fires off a barrage of arrows at the vrocks, the first two intent on banishing them back to the Abyss!
[22:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 constant guardian on Alicia, cold iron banishing arrow on Vrock 1
06[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 constant guardian on Alicia, cold iron banishing arrow on Vrock 1 and gets 42." [1d20=17]
[22:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 constant guardian on Alicia, cold iron banishing arrow on Vrock 2
06[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 constant guardian on Alicia, cold iron banishing arrow on Vrock 2 and gets 43." [1d20=18]
[22:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 constant guardian on Alicia, cold iron arrow on Vrock 3
06[22:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 constant guardian on Alicia, cold iron arrow on Vrock 3 and gets 38." [1d20=13]
[22:16] <Alicia> OOC: eep, -5 and -10 on those
[22:16] <Alicia> OOC: So 42, 38, 28
[22:16] <Kotono> OOC: Two hits. What's the save mod, -2?
[22:16] <Alicia> OOC: DC 20 +2 for each DR component she bypasses (good and cold iron)
[22:17] <Alicia> roll 1d4+4+1d4+1d6 not rolling electricity Vrock 1
[22:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+4+1d4+1d6 not rolling electricity Vrock 1 and gets 10." [1d4=1][1d4=2][1d6=3]
[22:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 12." [1d20=1]
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 28." [1d20=17]
[22:17] <Alicia> roll 1d4+4+1d4+1d6 not rolling electricity Vrock 2
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+4+1d4+1d6 not rolling electricity Vrock 2 and gets 12." [1d4=4][1d4=1][1d6=3]
03[22:17] * Kotono changes topic to 'Olburt>????1>Alicia>Marie>Filetta>Seira>Demedais>Antenora=Vrock 3>????2>Vrock 2'
[22:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 regular arrow on Vrock 3
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 regular arrow on Vrock 3 and gets 46." [1d20=20]
[22:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 regular arrow on Vrock 3 crit check
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 regular arrow on Vrock 3 crit check and gets 43." [1d20=17]
[22:17] <Alicia> roll 2d4+8+1d4+1d6
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4+8+1d4+1d6 and gets 15." [2d4=1, 1][1d4=4][1d6=1]
[22:18] <Kotono> Arrows fly! One of the arrows gets the first vrock right in the chest! It winks away in a mote of black energy, while the other two are lightly wounded by her arrows! OOC: Filetta.
[22:20] <Kotono> The staff in front of Filetta waves and swirls about! Magic comes from it, as a noxious cloud of gas surrounds the party, horrible deadly vapors! OOC: Fort saves, all.
01[22:20] <Seira> roll 1d20+21
06[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+21 and gets 23." [1d20=2]
[22:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27
06[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27  and gets 31." [1d20=4]
[22:21] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21
06[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+21 and gets 24." [1d20=3]
[22:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 +2 vs evil +4 vs poison A
06[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 +2 vs evil +4 vs poison A and gets 33." [1d20=11]
[22:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11 +2 vs evil +4 vs poison M
06[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 +2 vs evil +4 vs poison M and gets 18." [1d20=7]
[22:22] <Kotono> roll 1d4 con damage to Seira and Marie ow
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 con damage to Seira and Marie ow and gets 1." [1d4=1]
03[22:22] * Kotono changes topic to 'Olburt>????1>Alicia>Marie>Filetta=Cloudkill>Seira>Demedais>Antenora=Vrock 3>????2>Vrock 2'
[22:22] <Kotono> A moment later, a potent burst of magic follows that up!
[22:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 caster level check
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 caster level check and gets 28." [1d20=12]
[22:22] <Kotono> OOC: Will except for Deme.
[22:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 and gets 36." [1d20=13]
[22:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26 I know it;
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 I know it; and gets 40." [1d20=14]
[22:23] <Alicia> it's evil anyway (A)
[22:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 M
06[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 M and gets 32." [1d20=15]
01[22:23] <Seira> roll 1d20+26
06[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 and gets 28." [1d20=2]
03[22:23] * Kotono changes topic to 'Olburt>????1>Alicia>Marie>Filetta=Cloudkill=????2>Seira>Demedais>Antenora=Vrock 3>????2>Vrock 2'
03[22:23] * Kotono changes topic to 'Olburt>????1>Alicia>Marie>Filetta=Cloudkill=????3>Seira>Demedais>Antenora=Vrock 3>????2>Vrock 2'
[22:24] <Kotono> Magic of poison and something else pass over the party! Seira and Marie are sickened and weakened by the vapors, but nothing else happens! OOC: Seira.
06[22:25] * Seira charges her creepy, transformed fake aunt! If there was ever a time to put all her might into a single strike to end that woman's wretched existence, that time is now!
01[22:25] <Seira> roll 1d20+30 (charge, smite, impromptu SA)
06[22:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 (charge, smite, impromptu SA) and gets 41." [1d20=11]
[22:25] <Kotono> OOC: Can you actually reach her with a charge, or ar eyou just setting up for next round? She's 100 ft away, mind.
01[22:25] <Seira> OOC: Haste gives me 60ft land/flight, and I'm charging
[22:26] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
01[22:27] <Seira> roll 3d8+11+8d8+6d8+1d6 weapon+sa+divine+acid
06[22:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+11+8d8+6d8+1d6 weapon+sa+divine+acid and gets 79." [3d8=5, 5, 1][8d8=4, 7, 2, 2, 2, 4, 3, 5][6d8=4, 4, 2, 3, 8, 1][1d6=6]
[22:28] <Kotono> Seira charges! Stabbing into Filetta, you find the woman to just smile! "Oh Seira, Seira, Seiraaaaaa!" She retorts, "Good! I can make you pay myself for all you've done! All your sins, all you've stolen from me!" OOC DEMe.
01[22:28] <Seira> "Don't even go there, bitch!" Seira snaps at her.
[22:30] <Kotono> "What, are you scared?" The staff spins around the two, Filetta smiling. A pristine hand reaches out, as if to try and caress Seira. "Close your eyes and I'll hug you. I'll make everything go away!"
06[22:30] * Demedais stands in the way of Oberuth's advance toward the rest of the group, simply grinning. "Sorry, Oberuth. I should've stopped you back then from heading off on your own, but... I thought it'd help. No matter. Let me give you as much peace as I can with this..." With this, he mutters off a spell, before focusing intently! OOC: Divine Power, Law Devotion (to AC this round), Kensai Might.
[22:31] <Kotono> OOC: Olburt
[22:31] <Demedais> OOC: s/Oberuth/Olburt
06[22:32] * Alicia looks horribly disgusted.
[22:33] <Kotono> Demedais draws in his power as fully as he can! OOC: Antenora and the third vrock are up.
[22:35] <Kotono> Antenora flies up, charging! She goes to assist Seira, charging right ahead at Filetta! "Die!" she calls, channeling all her power into one blow!
[22:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27 (+2 charge, +1 fly, +1 haste, +2 FS 9/10, +7 smite, -10 PA)
06[22:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 (+2 charge, +1 fly, +1 haste, +2 FS 9/10, +7 smite, -10 PA) and gets 46." [1d20=19]
[22:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27 (+2 charge, +1 fly, +1 haste, +2 FS 9/10, +7 smite, -10 PA) crit?
06[22:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 (+2 charge, +1 fly, +1 haste, +2 FS 9/10, +7 smite, -10 PA) crit? and gets 33." [1d20=6]
[22:36] <Kotono> roll 2d8+1d6+82 ow
06[22:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+1d6+82 ow and gets 86." [2d8=2, 1][1d6=1]
[22:38] <Kotono> With a quick, overpowering charge, Antenora impales Filetta in the stomach! The wound rips open her skin massively! Inside, Seira and Antenora can see them! Dozens and dozens of the lizards, packed into a giant womb taking up her entire mid section! Each one stares out at Seira, eyes and tentacles sparkling with electricity! "Seira..." Filetta buckles, "Say hello...your cousins...want to meet you...!" Meanwhile, the third vrock charges ahead, j
[22:38] <Kotono> want to meet you...!" Meanwhile, the third vrock charges ahead, joining Olburt! Below, a second abomination drops down to the floor beneath Filetta! OOC Second vrock is up.
06[22:39] * Seira recoils in horror and no small amount of disgust, despite herself. "Ugh, you sick freak," she stammers, turning her head away.
Session Close: Mon May 11 22:40:21 2009

Session Start: Mon May 11 22:40:21 2009
Session Ident: #dunes
02[22:40] * Disconnected
02[22:40] * Attempting to rejoin channel #dunes
03[22:40] * Rejoined channel #dunes
03[22:40] * Topic is 'Olburt>????1>Alicia>Marie>Filetta=Cloudkill=????3>Seira>Demedais>Antenora=Vrock 3>????2>Vrock 2'
03[22:40] * Set by Kotono on Mon May 11 21:25:01
03[22:40] * ChanServ sets mode: +o CC
[22:41] <Kotono> Olburt charges without care or power, long blade lashing out at Demedais! OOC: You have reach, you can AoO him if you like.
02[22:45] * Seira (~corwin@bzq-82-81-147-226.red.bezeqint.net) Quit (Ping timeout)
[22:45] <Demedais> Demedais grunts, before lashing out with his sword forcefully against Oberuth's legs in an attempt to trip him!
[22:46] <Kotono> OOC: Melee touch.
[22:46] <Demedais> roll 1d20+32 (+5 Kensai Might, +4 Divine Power) melee touch
06[22:46] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+32 (+5 Kensai Might, +4 Divine Power) melee touch and gets 39." [1d20=7]
[22:46] <Kotono> OOC: Success. Str check.
03[22:47] * CC is now known as Seira
[22:47] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (+4 Size, +6 Str buff)
06[22:47] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 (+4 Size, +6 Str buff) and gets 19." [1d20=2]
[22:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[22:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 26." [1d20=18]
[22:48] <Kotono> Demedais lashes out to trip Olburt, but his speed is too much! He charges on full tilt, sword hacking at the paladin!
[22:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 (+2 charge)
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 (+2 charge) and gets 31." [1d20=1]
[22:48] <Kotono> But his own blow misses, the two exchanging worthless strikes! OOC: ????1 is up.
01[22:48] <Seira> "Uwa, so creepy!" Seira exclaims, her hands shielding her ears as best they can while carrying her weapon and ward.
[22:49] <Kotono> The first shocker lizard THING crackles with black energy, an arch of it soaring up at Antenora!
[22:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 ref
06[22:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 ref and gets 32." [1d20=9]
[22:50] <Kotono> roll 3d8+3d8 halve this
06[22:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+3d8 halve this and gets 25." [3d8=4, 5, 3][3d8=6, 5, 2]
[22:50] <Kotono> The bolt grazes Antenora, but her superior speed lets her just barely dodge the worst of the bolt! OOC: Alicia.
[22:51] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 +4vs poison
06[22:51] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 +4vs poison and gets 41." [1d20=17]
06[22:53] * Alicia moves out of the cloudkill, moving a bit to the side to avoid the vrocks and firing an enervation at Filetta! Hopefully it'll finish her off, if not it'll neuter her spellcasting. Focusing on her actions and tactics helps to negate the overriding horror of her surroundings and foes.
[22:53] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23
06[22:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 and gets 36." [1d20=13]
[22:53] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 SR if needed
06[22:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 SR if needed and gets 18." [1d20=1]
[22:53] <Kotono> The spell is fired, but fizzles against Filetta completely! OOC: Marie.
[22:54] <Alicia> Marie snags up her ward and then scoots over to fly protectively over Alicia! And behind her a little. Lots of scary things around for a little coure!
[22:54] <Kotono> Filetta giggles! "Seiiiraa!" she croons! From out of her dress a pair of tentacles rush out, going to grapple with Seira! "It's time tos top this and hug your dear aunt!" OOC: Grapple check.
01[22:55] <Seira> roll 1d20+17 dammit
06[22:55] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 dammit and gets 30." [1d20=13]
[22:55] <Kotono> OOC: Oh wait, melee touch first.
[22:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 melee touch
06[22:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 melee touch and gets 34." [1d20=9]
[22:56] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[22:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 1." [1d9=1]
[22:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 grapple
06[22:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 grapple and gets 31." [1d20=9]
01[22:56] <Seira> roll 6d6
06[22:56] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 6d6 and gets 21." [6d6=5, 3, 3, 3, 5, 2]
01[22:56] <Seira> roll 1.5*21 fire, I hate you
06[22:56] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1.5*21 fire, I hate you and gets 31.5."
[22:57] <Kotono> roll 1d6+10 and a fort save and a will save, Seira.
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+10 and a fort save and a will save, Seira. and gets 16." [1d6=6]
01[22:57] <Seira> "Eeeek!" Seira screams in undignified fashion.
01[22:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+26
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 and gets 41." [1d20=15]
[22:58] <Kotono> OOC: Which one was that?
01[22:58] <Seira> OOC: 26 is will
01[22:58] <Seira> roll 1d20+20 fort
06[22:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 fort and gets 36." [1d20=16]
[23:00] <Kotono> Seira is grappled by the tentacles caught in them and pulled downward! A bloody red bile soaks into her skin, lapping against it as she is kept in contact! A moment later, a burst of magic explodes around Seira and Antenora!
[23:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 SR
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 SR and gets 28." [1d20=12]
[23:00] <Kotono> OOC: Will, you two.
[23:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 and gets 41." [1d20=18]
01[23:00] <Seira> roll 1d20+26
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 and gets 42." [1d20=16]
[23:01] <Kotono> But both resist, enduring the worst Filetta has! Meanwhile, the cloudkill ravages Demedais! OOC: Fort.
[23:01] <Kotono> roll 1d4 halve this if you make the save
06[23:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 halve this if you make the save and gets 1." [1d4=1]
[23:01] <Kotono> OOC: Which means nothing if you pass the save. Good luck!
[23:02] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21 just checking
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+21 just checking and gets 22." [1d20=1]
[23:02] <Kotono> OOC: 1 con damage. Hatbot is epic.
[23:03] <Kotono> From Filetta's womb a third shocker lizard drops to the floor! OOC: Seira. You're being grappled.
01[23:03] <Seira> "Augh! I hate you forever!" Seira exclaims spitefully as she stabs at her abomination of a fake aunt!
01[23:04] <Seira> roll 1d20+20 (-4 for grappling, lifetheft)
06[23:04] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 (-4 for grappling, lifetheft) and gets 31." [1d20=11]
[23:05] <Kotono> OOC: Narrow whiff.
[23:05] <Kotono> Seira struggles in the grapple, but narrowly manages to miss! As she struggles...OOC: Deme.
01[23:05] <Seira> OOC: Moment, might've miscalculated
01[23:06] <Seira> OOC: Should've been +22, does 33 hit?
[23:07] <Kotono> OOC: Yes.
01[23:07] <Seira> roll 3d8+11+1d6 weapon+acid
06[23:07] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+11+1d6 weapon+acid and gets 32." [3d8=7, 8, 5][1d6=1]
01[23:07] <Seira> roll 1d20+22 more stabbings
06[23:07] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 more stabbings and gets 36." [1d20=14]
01[23:07] <Seira> roll 3d8+11+1d6 weapon+acid
06[23:07] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+11+1d6 weapon+acid and gets 29." [3d8=7, 1, 6][1d6=4]
01[23:07] <Seira> roll 1d20+17 yet more stabbings
06[23:07] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 yet more stabbings and gets 36." [1d20=19]
01[23:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+17 yet more stabbings crit?
06[23:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 yet more stabbings crit? and gets 31." [1d20=14]
[23:08] <Kotono> OOC: Normal hit.
01[23:08] <Seira> roll 3d8+11+1d6 weapon+acid alas
06[23:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+11+1d6 weapon+acid alas and gets 30." [3d8=7, 6, 4][1d6=2]
01[23:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+16 bite, dammit
06[23:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 bite, dammit and gets 34." [1d20=18]
01[23:08] <Seira> roll 1d6+3
06[23:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6+3 and gets 7." [1d6=4]
01[23:08] <Seira> roll 6d6 burn, now
06[23:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 6d6 burn, now and gets 24." [6d6=1, 1, 6, 6, 5, 5]
01[23:08] <Seira> roll 1.5*24
06[23:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1.5*24 and gets 36."
03[23:08] * Kotono changes topic to 'Olburt>????1>Alicia>Marie>Cloudkill=????3>Seira>Demedais>Antenora=Vrock 3>????2>Vrock 2'
[23:10] <Kotono> Despite being grappled, Seira thrusts the Third Resort with all she has! She stabs Filetta through the left eye, piercing all the way out through the back of her skull! "W-what...?" Filetta says in a small voice, her body crumbling away! She falls to the ground, normal once more, face twisted into a grimace of eternal agony! Her staff clatters onto the floor nearby! OOC: Deme.
06[23:10] * Seira calls upon her pearl to bring the Greater Mirror Image spell back as soon as she's freed from her pseudo-aunt's horrific embrace!
01[23:10] <Seira> roll 1d4+5 immediate
06[23:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4+5 immediate and gets 9." [1d4=4]
01[23:10] <Seira> "I feel so dirty," Seira complains, shuddering.
06[23:12] * Demedais shrugs a little bit at the failed trip attempt, before stepping five feet away from both Olburt and the cloudkill! "Right. I'll stop playing around, then. Sorry, Oberuth." With that, the longsword enchanted by Seira swings down like a guillotine against Olburt's arms, attempting to sunder them from his very body!
[23:12] <Demedais> OOC: S/OBERUTH/OLBERT
[23:14] <Demedais> roll 1d20+32 (+5 Kensai Might, +4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -4 PA)
06[23:14] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+32 (+5 Kensai Might, +4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -4 PA) and gets 35." [1d20=3]
[23:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28
06[23:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 42." [1d20=14]
[23:15] <Demedais> roll 1d20+32 (+5 Kensai Might, +4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -4 PA) try 2, haste woo
06[23:15] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+32 (+5 Kensai Might, +4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -4 PA) try 2, haste woo and gets 43." [1d20=11]
[23:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28
06[23:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 46." [1d20=18]
[23:15] <Demedais> roll 1d20+27 (+5 Kensai Might, +4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -4 PA) try 2, haste woo
06[23:15] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+27 (+5 Kensai Might, +4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -4 PA) try 2, haste woo and gets 47." [1d20=20]
[23:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 this might be it
06[23:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 this might be it and gets 29." [1d20=1]
[23:16] <Demedais> roll 1d20+22 (+5 Kensai Might, +4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -4 PA) try 4
06[23:16] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+22 (+5 Kensai Might, +4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -4 PA) try 4 and gets 34." [1d20=12]
[23:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 this might be it
06[23:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 this might be it and gets 29." [1d20=1]
[23:16] <Kotono> OOC: Two successes.
[23:16] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (+5 Kensai Might, +4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -4 PA) try 5, divine power
06[23:16] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 (+5 Kensai Might, +4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -4 PA) try 5, divine power and gets 30." [1d20=13]
[23:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28
06[23:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 33." [1d20=5]
[23:16] <Kotono> OOC: Two successes still. Roll a crit confirm.
[23:16] <Demedais> roll 1d20+27 (+5 Kensai Might, +4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -4 PA) crit confirm?
06[23:16] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+27 (+5 Kensai Might, +4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -4 PA) crit confirm? and gets 30." [1d20=3]
[23:17] <Kotono> OOC: Crit and a hit. Roll up your damage.
[23:18] <Demedais> roll 3d8+46+3d6 (3d6 is sonic)
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 3d8+46+3d6 (3d6 is sonic) and gets 72." [3d8=5, 5, 2][3d6=4, 4, 6]
[23:18] <Kotono> OOC: Shatters one arm. Will resume from here next time.
[23:20] <Demedais> OOC: -6 if it's relevant next time.

[Corwin]

[19:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 24." [1d20=9]
[19:27] <Kotono> Demedais strikes down, his sword clashing against the steel of Olbert's sword arm with a thunderous, sonic detonation! Under the hammer-blows it shatters like steel, staggering Olburt, barely on his feet! His mace arm is held up in warding, still intact!  OOC: Antenora's up.
[19:28] <Kotono> Antenora heals herself as her fury surges, descending down to stab at the abomination that shocked her!
[19:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 (+1 flying, -5 PA, 8/10 FS +10 HP)
06[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 (+1 flying, -5 PA, 8/10 FS +10 HP) and gets 34." [1d20=14]
[19:29] <Kotono> Despite hitting it righ ton, Antenora's blade can't penetrate past it's scales, like hitting diamond with a toothpick! Her arm rattles back, as the third vrock works around, taking a swipe at Demedais as he flanks him with Olburt!
[19:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 32." [1d20=12]
[19:31] <Kotono> But the blow is stopped, failing entirely with a quick, deft parry! OOC: Forgot some mods, but still doesn't it.) The second abomination looks up at Seira, black lighting crackling up at her!
[19:31] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 4." [1d9=4]
[19:31] <Kotono> But one of the images takes it instead, vaporized on the spot! The second vrock goes to Deme's left side, charging and clawing him as well!
[19:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 proper numbers this time
06[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 proper numbers this time and gets 25." [1d20=1]
[19:32] <Kotono> But it's screetching claw blow whiffs by the paladin entirely! However, a cluster of spores bursts from it's body, covering Demedais!
[19:32] <Kotono> roll 2d8 damage
06[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8 damage and gets 8." [2d8=6, 2]
03[19:32] * Kotono changes topic to 'Olburt>????1>Alicia>Marie>Cloudkill=????3>Seira>Demedais>Antenora=Vrock 3>????2>Vrock 2=Spores on Deme'
[19:32] <Kotono> The cloud of spores clings to his body, burrowing in like an unwelcome intruder! OOC: Olburt's up.
[19:33] <Kotono> One arm ruined, General Olburt cries in mindless fury, striking over and over with his mace at Demedais, surging into him as hard as he can, having the paladin flanked!
[19:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 (+2 flank)
06[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 (+2 flank) and gets 40." [1d20=10]
[19:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25
06[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 and gets 36." [1d20=11]
[19:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 33." [1d20=13]
[19:34] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[19:35] <Demedais> OOC: So glad I didn't convert Law Devotion to BAB when I was thinking about it last attack. Should be 41 (43-Enlarge Person).
[19:38] <Kotono> Demedais is pushed back and pinned between two demons and Olburt, but keeps himself safe, focusing desperately on the defensive! The first abomination looks up at Antenora, the erinyes turning pale, as it's tentacles lash out at her, reaching up with unnatural reach!
[19:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+29
[19:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+29
06[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 and gets 31." [1d20=2]
06[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 and gets 30." [1d20=1]
[19:38] <Kotono> The two lashes are both parried away, Antenora making haste to avoid with all of her speed! OOC: Alicia.
[19:40] <Alicia> While they might be resistant to weapons, Alicia hopes those horrible children of Filetta are as innately fragile as any shocker lizard once their defences are breached, and gestures to one that isn't currently being attacked by Antenora, firing a barrage of glowing blue orbs at it!
[19:40] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 SR if needed
06[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 SR if needed and gets 19." [1d20=2]
[19:40] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
06[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d4+5 and gets 14." [5d4=2, 1, 3, 1, 2]
[19:41] <Kotono> The lizard is rocked by the missiles, each one impacting it hard! It's wounded somewhat by them, but takes more abuse than a normal lizard! It's empty eyes turn to Alicia, peering at her! OOC: Marie, you're up.
[19:41] <Alicia> Marie drops her ward again for the moment and helps out Alicia by sending a flurry of arrows at the distant atrocity!
[19:41] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 constant guardian on Alicia
06[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 constant guardian on Alicia and gets 28." [1d20=4]
[19:41] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 constant guardian on Alicia
06[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 constant guardian on Alicia and gets 28." [1d20=9]
[19:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 constant guardian on Alicia
06[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+14 constant guardian on Alicia and gets 22." [1d20=8]
[19:42] <Kotono> OOC: No hits. Bummer.
[19:42] <Kotono> Marie fires arrow after arrow, but not a one strikes the lizard, it's skin bouncing them off like nothing at all! OOC: Cloud kill and the third abomination are up.
[19:42] <Kotono> roll 1d4 fort, Deme?
06[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 fort, Deme? and gets 1." [1d4=1]
[19:44] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21 kay
06[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+21 kay and gets 36." [1d20=15]
[19:44] <Kotono> OOC: No con damage then.
[19:45] <Kotono> The third abomination skitters over the floor with an unnatural speed, closing many feet in a mere moment! A master monk could barely hope to move that fast, yet somehow this abomination does! It's tentacle lashes out at Alicia with a blind, empty fury!
[19:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+31
06[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+31 and gets 40." [1d20=9]
[19:45] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[19:45] <Alicia> OOC: 37
[19:45] <Kotono> roll 2d8+11
06[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+11 and gets 24." [2d8=7, 6]
[19:46] <Kotono> Alicia's leg is whipped by the tentacle, leaving horrible bruises and damage all across her calf! OOC: Seira.
06[19:50] * Seira directs Lagann at the abomination that's engaging in combat with Antenora, maneuvering herself past its defenses and descending upon it from above!
[19:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[19:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 10." [1d20=2]
[19:51] <Kotono> OOC: The whiff.
01[19:51] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 dive!
06[19:51] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 dive! and gets 31." [1d20=2]
[19:51] <Kotono> OOC: Again, the whiff.
[19:51] <Kotono> Seira dives down, tumbling and avoiding tentacle lashes as she plunges the Third Resort down! Yet it's skin is far too touch, the ensorcelled blade's tip bouncing off it's back harmlessly! OOC: Deme.
[19:52] <Kotono> *tough
06[19:53] * Demedais grunts, stepping away another five feet defensively from the center of attention, eyes still focused on Olburt. "Hmph... very well." With that, the blade comes sweeping down at Olburt's other arm again in a desperate collision of blows aimed to slice that arm off as well!
[19:54] <Demedais> roll 1d20+30 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -1 PA) aiming to sunder, opposed attack checks
06[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+30 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -1 PA) aiming to sunder, opposed attack checks and gets 31." [1d20=1]
[19:54] <Demedais> roll 1d20+30 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -1 PA) aiming to sunder, opposed attack checks roll 2
06[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+30 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -1 PA) aiming to sunder, opposed attack checks roll 2 and gets 36." [1d20=6]
[19:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28
[19:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28
06[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 37." [1d20=9]
06[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 39." [1d20=11]
[19:55] <Demedais> roll 1d20+25 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -1 PA) aiming to sunder, opposed attack checks roll 3
06[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+25 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -1 PA) aiming to sunder, opposed attack checks roll 3 and gets 39." [1d20=14]
[19:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28
06[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 39." [1d20=11]
[19:55] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -1 PA) aiming to sunder, opposed attack checks roll 4
06[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+20 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -1 PA) aiming to sunder, opposed attack checks roll 4 and gets 28." [1d20=8]
[19:55] <Kotono> OOC: Higher mod wins tie.
[19:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28
06[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 36." [1d20=8]
[19:55] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -1 PA) aiming to sunder, opposed attack checks roll 4
06[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, -1 PA) aiming to sunder, opposed attack checks roll 4 and gets 33." [1d20=18]
[19:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28
06[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 46." [1d20=18]
[19:56] <Kotono> Demedais hacks and hacks and hacks, but can't land a single solid blow on Olburt's surviving arm! He struggles int he mists, still futilely working away! OOC: Antenora and Vrock 3 are up.
[19:59] <Kotono> Antenora disengages from the shocker lizard, it's tentacles snapping out at her even as she does so!
[19:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+29
06[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 and gets 42." [1d20=13]
[19:59] <Kotono> roll 2d8+11
06[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+11 and gets 18." [2d8=6, 1]
[20:01] <Kotono> Despite being whipped across the foot, Antenora hurries along and goes to charge Olburt, enduring the poisonous fog as she does!
[20:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27 fort
06[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 fort and gets 45." [1d20=18]
[20:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 (+2 charge, +1 flying, -3 PA 7/10 FS +10 HP Antenora)
06[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 (+2 charge, +1 flying, -3 PA 7/10 FS +10 HP Antenora) and gets 26." [1d20=2]
[20:03] <Kotono> Despite her headlong charge, Antenora is stopped by Olburt, who whips around to deflect her sword quickly! Meanwhile, the third vrock assails Demedais and Antenora with a loud, keening screetch! OOC: Fort, you two
[20:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27 fort
06[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 fort and gets 28." [1d20=1]
[20:04] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21
06[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+21 and gets 34." [1d20=13]
[20:06] <Kotono> The screech leaves Antenora reeling, falling to her knees behind Olburt, dropping her blade and ward! Demedais endures it in the meanwhile, surviving the worst of it unscathed! OOC: Abomination 2 is up.
[20:06] <Kotono> The second abomination skitters over, tentacles lashing out at the nearby Seira!
[20:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+29
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 and gets 43." [1d20=14]
[20:06] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 6." [1d9=6]
[20:07] <Kotono> An image is destroyed, but otherwise Seira endures without harm! Meanwhile...OOC: Vrock and spores are up.
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d6 spore damage on Deme
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 spore damage on Deme and gets 1." [1d6=1]
[20:07] <Kotono> Tiny growths begint o show on Deme's body, little vines snaking across him! The second vrock is on him, attacking all out!
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 42." [1d20=20]
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 30." [1d20=8]
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 crit?
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 crit? and gets 36." [1d20=14]
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 bite
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 bite and gets 22." [1d20=2]
[20:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 talons
06[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 talons and gets 25." [1d20=5]
[20:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 talons
06[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 talons and gets 26." [1d20=6]
[20:08] <Kotono> roll 2d6+7
06[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+7 and gets 15." [2d6=6, 2]
[20:08] <Kotono> Demedais gets a light clawing across his body, a passing wound as the vrock gets in a lucky shot! OOC: Olburt, new round.
[20:09] <Kotono> Olburt splits his attention, taking easy shots at Antenora while also engaging Demedais!
[20:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 Deme
06[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 Deme and gets 43." [1d20=13]
[20:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 Antenora(No flanking here)
06[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 Antenora(No flanking here) and gets 30." [1d20=7]
[20:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 34." [1d20=16]
[20:09] <Kotono> OOC: Antenora gain for the third.
[20:09] <Kotono> roll 2d10+7+5d6 Deme
06[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10+7+5d6 Deme and gets 31." [2d10=4, 7][5d6=5, 3, 3, 1, 1]
[20:09] <Kotono> roll 2d10+7+5d6 Antenora
[20:09] <Kotono> roll 2d10+7+5d6 Antenora
06[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10+7+5d6 Antenora and gets 32." [2d10=4, 3][5d6=4, 1, 5, 5, 3]
06[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10+7+5d6 Antenora and gets 42." [2d10=9, 7][5d6=5, 4, 1, 6, 3]
[20:12] <Kotono> With Demedais pinned and Antenora stunned, Olburt has his way! His mace blows find weak spots again and again, each shot dealing grevious, precision perfect wounds to the weakest spots! The crunch of bones is heard as he ravages both heroes! The first lizard skitters over, rushing out for Alicia and striking!
[20:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+29
06[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 and gets 35." [1d20=6]
[20:12] <Kotono> But Alicia is able to ward off the blow, ducking and doging the tentacle with desperate speed! OOC: Alicia.
[20:13] <Alicia> "Marie, get rid of those Vrocks!" Alicia snaps, taking a step back out of range of the tentacles and towards her cowering familiar as she incants. "Magic, bend to my will! Excise the poison from my sight!"
[20:13] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 dispel on cloudkill
06[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 dispel on cloudkill and gets 16." [1d20=4]
[20:14] <Kotono> Alicia calls on the magic to shatter, but it stays, toxic and unmoving to Alicia's call! OOC: Marie.
[20:15] <Alicia> "Right!" Marie nods bravely, drifting back a little herself to keep pace with Alicia and drawing her remaining banishing arrows, one each for the two Vrocks! Then her normal arrows go to the wounded tentacle thing!
[20:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 constant guardian on Alicia, banishing Vrock 1
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 constant guardian on Alicia, banishing Vrock 1 and gets 33." [1d20=8]
[20:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+25 constant guardian on Alicia, banishing Vrock 2
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+25 constant guardian on Alicia, banishing Vrock 2 and gets 38." [1d20=13]
[20:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 constant guardian on Alicia, wounded tentacle
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 constant guardian on Alicia, wounded tentacle and gets 36." [1d20=16]
[20:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 constant guardian on Alicia, wounded tentacle
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 constant guardian on Alicia, wounded tentacle and gets 33." [1d20=18]
[20:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 vrock 2
06[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 vrock 2 and gets 24." [1d20=13]
[20:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 vrock 3
06[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 vrock 3 and gets 23." [1d20=12]
[20:17] <Kotono> OOC: DC is 20 on those arrows, I believe?
[20:18] <Alicia> OOC: 20 + 2 per DR component she beats (good and silver this time)
[20:18] <Alicia> roll 1d4+3+1d4+1d6 not rolling electricity, vrock 1
06[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+3+1d4+1d6 not rolling electricity, vrock 1 and gets 13." [1d4=3][1d4=4][1d6=3]
[20:18] <Alicia> roll 1d4+3+1d4+1d6 not rolling electricity, vrock 2
06[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+3+1d4+1d6 not rolling electricity, vrock 2 and gets 10." [1d4=3][1d4=3][1d6=1]
[20:20] <Kotono> OOC: I subtracted 4 from the saves, so they both passed.
[20:20] <Kotono> Two arrows fly, each vrock hit! They are wounded minorly, grazed but surviving intact! The two arrows at the lizard bounce off it's tough hide, failing to penetrate! OOC: Cloud kill and the third lizard is up.
[20:20] <Kotono> roll 1d4 fort, Antenora and Dmee
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 fort, Antenora and Dmee and gets 3." [1d4=3]
[20:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27 another 1 would suck
06[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 another 1 would suck and gets 39." [1d20=12]
[20:21] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21
06[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+21 and gets 24." [1d20=3]
[20:22] <Kotono> OOC: 1 con to both then, you both made the save.
[20:22] <Kotono> The poison continues to choke the two as the third abomination hurries along! It goes right for Antenora, tentacles reaching out to strike the stunned erinyes!
[20:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+29
06[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 and gets 48." [1d20=19]
[20:22] <Kotono> roll 2d8+11
06[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+11 and gets 21." [2d8=6, 4]
[20:23] <Kotono> Antenora is whipped in the bakc, crying out in stunned agony! OOC: Seira.
06[20:31] * Seira can't look away from her own opponent too much, however she might wish to. Antenora's situation draws her attention, however, and she steels herself before commanding Lagann to cover her retreat.
01[20:31] <Seira> The ward would be useless to her in this situation, and Seira drops it, darting out of range and drawing one of her daggers as she heads away from every possible enemy in the room. Once the closest of them remains sixty feet from her, Seira drops that dagger and calls upon her magic to switch her places with Antenora.
01[20:31] <Seira> And it wouldn't do to just appear in that cloud of death, so she intends to announce her presence with an acidic breath.
[20:35] <Kotono> OOC: Who are you targeting wtih your breath? Bear in mind Deme's surrounded by them.
06[20:36] * Seira gives Demedais a curt nod before blasting everyone gathered with a holy, acidic breath!
[20:36] <Kotono> OOC: Roll damage and note DC. Ref aves, all?
[20:36] <Demedais> roll 1d20+23 kay, concentrate reflex save.
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+23 kay, concentrate reflex save. and gets 43." [1d20=20]
01[20:36] <Seira> roll 8d8+2d8 acid+holy
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 8d8+2d8 acid+holy and gets 56." [8d8=6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 7, 5, 6][2d8=8, 8]
[20:36] <Kotono> OOC: DC?
01[20:36] <Seira> OOC: DC 23
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 vrock
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 vrock
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 vrock and gets 28." [1d20=16]
06[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 vrock and gets 23." [1d20=11]
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 36." [1d20=19]
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 56/2
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 56/2 and gets 28."
01[20:37] <Seira> roll 1d4
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4 and gets 1." [1d4=1]
[20:38] <Kotono> The breath whips about! Demedais weaves and dukes and dodges, concentration seeing him through the breath safely! Antenora appears by the dagger, still dazed but recovering! Olburt turns back to her, mindless murder in his eyes! OOC: Deme.
06[20:38] * Seira snorts at Olburt.
01[20:39] <Seira> "So you were so sad at losing to me you went and got yourself weapon arms?" she asks, peering at the mace.
06[20:40] * Demedais grunts at this, before focusing his might. "Sorry, Olburt, but I can't allow this to continue." With that, a series of blows comes raining down again, all his talent focused on breaking the arm completely! OOC: Law Dev. switched to BAB
[20:40] <Kotono> OOC: Right.
[20:41] <Demedais> roll 1d20+35 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, +6 Law Devotion, +2 Flanking, -4 PA) aiming to sunder, opposed attack checks roll 1
06[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+35 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, +6 Law Devotion, +2 Flanking, -4 PA) aiming to sunder, opposed attack checks roll 1 and gets 38." [1d20=3]
[20:41] <Demedais> roll 1d20+35 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, +6 Law Devotion, +2 Flanking, -4 PA) aiming to sunder, opposed attack checks roll 1
06[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+35 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, +6 Law Devotion, +2 Flanking, -4 PA) aiming to sunder, opposed attack checks roll 1 and gets 53." [1d20=18]
[20:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28
06[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 36." [1d20=8]
[20:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28
06[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 30." [1d20=2]
[20:41] <Demedais> roll 1d20+30 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, +6 Law Devotion, +2 Flanking, -4 PA) aiming to sunder, opposed attack checks roll 1
06[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+30 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, +6 Law Devotion, +2 Flanking, -4 PA) aiming to sunder, opposed attack checks roll 1 and gets 48." [1d20=18]
[20:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28
06[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 31." [1d20=3]
[20:42] <Demedais> OOC: Can I roll damage now so that I can redirect the final two blows if possible?
[20:42] <Kotono> OOC: Sure.
[20:43] <Demedais> roll 3d8+3d6+36
06[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 3d8+3d6+36 and gets 58." [3d8=7, 5, 3][3d6=1, 3, 3]
[20:46] <Kotono> With a savage fury, Demedais strikes the mace with all he has! With a bone-metal crunch is shatters apart! Olburt screams like a human in the utmost pain, thrashing about! He writhes on the floor, falling down and screaming! Amid them, "MY LOOOORD!" can be heard! His body shakes all over, hissing with black steam! Olburt falls to the ground, gallons of blood coming from his broken arms now! OOC: Antenora and vrock 3 are up.
[20:46] <Demedais> OOC: Uh.
[20:46] <Kotono> OOC: Oh, rest of your turn. Carry on.
[20:47] <Demedais> roll 1d20+25 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, +6 Law Devotion, +2 Flanking, -4 PA) to vrock
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+25 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, +6 Law Devotion, +2 Flanking, -4 PA) to vrock and gets 31." [1d20=6]
[20:47] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, +6 Law Devotion, +2 Flanking, -4 PA) to vrock
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+20 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, +6 Law Devotion, +2 Flanking, -4 PA) to vrock and gets 27." [1d20=7]
[20:47] <Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
[20:47] <Demedais> roll 2d8+2d6+24
06[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d8+2d6+24 and gets 41." [2d8=7, 7][2d6=2, 1]
[20:48] <Kotono> Demedais cuts into the side of the vrock, enduring the gasses as hedoes! Meanwhile Antenora stirs slightly, bleeding bad but intact! The third vrock screetches with fury, clawing into Demedais like a cat onto a ball of string!
[20:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 26." [1d20=4]
[20:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 40." [1d20=18]
[20:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 34." [1d20=14]
[20:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 39." [1d20=19]
[20:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 27." [1d20=7]
[20:48] <Kotono> OOC: Current AC?
[20:50] <Demedais> OOC: 35.
[20:50] <Kotono> roll 2d6+7
06[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+7 and gets 15." [2d6=6, 2]
[20:50] <Kotono> roll 1d6+3
06[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+3 and gets 5." [1d6=2]
[20:51] <Kotono> Demedais is clawed pecked and hacked, but not serious, decisive wounds are scored, only flesh wounds! The second abomination, now without it's playmate Seira, hurries over to Alicia, going to abuse her more!
[20:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+31 chaaarge
06[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+31 chaaarge and gets 49." [1d20=18]
[20:51] <Kotono> roll 2d8+11
06[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+11 and gets 23." [2d8=6, 6]
[20:52] <Kotono> Alicia is whipped across her stomach this time, breastplate doing little to stop the raw concussive force of the impact! OOC: Vrock and spores
[20:52] <Kotono> roll 1d6 spores
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 spores and gets 2." [1d6=2]
[20:53] <Kotono> As the spores continue to grow all over Deme's skin, the second vrock emits a screetch of it's own! OOC: Fort, you two.
01[20:53] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 and gets 28." [1d20=8]
[20:54] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+21 and gets 30." [1d20=9]
[20:54] <Kotono> Both resist the roar, enduring as the chaotic battle continues to rage! OOC: New round.
[20:54] <Kotono> Olburt lies on the floor, his cries lessening and weakening...OOC: First abomination.
[20:55] <Kotono> The first abomination is ont Alicia and isn't going anywhere, a pair of tentacles going to maim her!
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+29
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+29
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 and gets 40." [1d20=11]
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 and gets 47." [1d20=18]
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 2d8+11
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 2d8+11
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+11 and gets 20." [2d8=6, 3]
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+11 and gets 24." [2d8=6, 7]
[20:56] <Kotono> Both blows savage Alicia all over, further weakening her and leaving ample brusing all over her torso and legs! OOC: Alicia.
[20:56] <Demedais> "Thanks, Seira. The flank was what I needed here, I think - that and getting Antenora to safety. If you want to assist Alicia, that'd probably be best here." Demedais comments. "Sorry to drag you away."
01[20:56] <Seira> "I could rant about having fun over there, but I really wasn't," Seira responds, shrugging. "And hey, I'd jump into a cloud of death filled with evil fiends for any of you!"
[20:58] <Alicia> "Alright, I've had enough of you!" Alicia snarls at the terrible creatures mincing around by her feet, tumbling away to the side so she has all three neatly lined up, and drawing Hell Striker as she does so. Landing lightly on her feet, she drops her ward and then hurls the sword forward in a whirling buzz-saw of fiery cutting death to scythe right through them all!
[20:58] <Alicia> roll 1d20+37 divine might, 6th level arcane strike
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+37 divine might, 6th level arcane strike and gets 44." [1d20=7]
[20:58] <Alicia> roll 1d20+37 divine might, 6th level arcane strike
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+37 divine might, 6th level arcane strike and gets 56." [1d20=19]
[20:58] <Alicia> roll 1d20+37 divine might, 6th level arcane strike crit check
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+37 divine might, 6th level arcane strike crit check and gets 45." [1d20=8]
[20:58] <Alicia> roll 1d20+37 divine might, 6th level arcane strike
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+37 divine might, 6th level arcane strike and gets 55." [1d20=18]
[20:58] <Kotono> OOC: Hit all of them and nailed the crit.
[20:59] <Alicia> roll 1d8+29+2d6+1d6
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+29+2d6+1d6 and gets 41." [1d8=1][2d6=1, 5][1d6=5]
[20:59] <Alicia> roll 2d8+58+2d6+1d6
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d8+58+2d6+1d6 and gets 83." [2d8=8, 2][2d6=5, 6][1d6=4]
[20:59] <Alicia> roll 1d8+29+2d6+1d6
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+29+2d6+1d6 and gets 47." [1d8=2][2d6=5, 6][1d6=5]
03[20:59] * Kotono changes topic to 'Olburt>Alicia>Marie>Cloudkill>Seira>Demedais>Antenora=Vrock 3>Vrock 2=Spores on Deme'
[20:59] <Alicia> roll 3#6d4 for reference
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 3#6d4 for reference and gets 41." [3#6d4 = 14, 12, 15]
[21:00] <Kotono> Alicia's blade flies true, arcane fire slicing through the three abominations! They're cut apart into gibblets, rended from side to the side! They wither away into foul puddles nad scrabs of rubbery tentacles, crackling witha  few last bursts of electric energy! OOC: Marie.
01[21:00] <Seira> "Plus, you know..." Seira adds with a another shrug, sparing a brief glance at Alicia.
[21:00] <Alicia> Marie picks up her own discarded ward and then flies back over to join Alicia, hovering protectively nearby.
[21:00] <Kotono> roll 1d4 fort, Seira and Deme
06[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 fort, Seira and Deme and gets 3." [1d4=3]
01[21:00] <Seira> roll 1d20+20 dammit
[21:00] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+21 and gets 27." [1d20=6]
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 dammit and gets 30." [1d20=10]
[21:01] <Kotono> OOC: 1 con to both of you.
[21:01] <Kotono> The cloud continues to choke and poison the two heroes in it, doing more harm! OOC: SEira.
[21:01] <Demedais> "Get out of the cloud, at least - I'll do the same!
06[21:05] * Seira doesn't argue -- she swipes the Resort against the nearby vrock, instead!
01[21:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+27
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 and gets 33." [1d20=6]
[21:05] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
01[21:05] <Seira> roll 3d8+11+1d6 weapon+acid
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+11+1d6 weapon+acid and gets 25." [3d8=5, 3, 1][1d6=5]
06[21:06] * Seira leaves the cloud after her attack. If the vrock intends to pursue her, it's certainly within its rights.
[21:06] <Kotono> Seira manages to stab the vrock in it's twisted wing, retreating back and avoiding it's counter-strike, breathingin fresh air once more! OOC: Deme.
06[21:06] * Demedais nods slightly before slashing at the one vrock he previously injured, leaving the cloud afterward as well!
[21:07] <Demedais> roll 1d20+29 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, +6 Law Devotion, -8 PA) to vrock
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+29 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +4 large size, +6 Law Devotion, -8 PA) to vrock and gets 42." [1d20=13]
[21:07] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[21:08] <Demedais> roll 1d8+1d6+16
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d8+1d6+16 and gets 27." [1d8=8][1d6=3]
[21:10] <Kotono> Demedais hits and runs, fleeing the deadly fog as well! As he does, avoiding the choking vapors, Antenora rises. She flies 20 feet straight up, drawing her spear as holy fury mends her wounds! OOC: 7/10, +10 HP she really needs. Vrock 3 is also up.
[21:12] <Kotono> The third vrock charges out of the fog, a blur of twisted feathers as it charges Demedias, pursuing hte fight!
[21:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24
06[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 and gets 27." [1d20=3]
[21:12] <Kotono> But it's blow is easily evaded, blocked away with a flick of the blade! OOC: Vrock 2 and spores.
[21:12] <Kotono> roll 1d6 Deme
06[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 Deme and gets 2." [1d6=2]
[21:13] <Kotono> As more vines burst out of his skin, the other vrock comes out! This one hangs back  abit, images springing up around it!
[21:13] <Kotono> roll 1d4+4
06[21:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+4 and gets 8." [1d4=4]
03[21:13] * Kotono changes topic to 'Olburt>Alicia>Marie>Cloudkill>Seira>Demedais>Antenora=Vrock 3>Vrock 2(8 images)=Spores on Deme'
[21:13] <Kotono> Olburt slows even more, lying a massive pool of his own blood! OOC: Alicia. Sec.
[21:15] <Alicia> "Antenora, grab the ward Seira dropped!" Alicia calls over to the erinyes, using a cantrip to briefly grab the one Antenora herself dropped and tossing it at Seira, before she reaches down to grab her own.
[21:20] <Kotono> Alicia does so, moving wards around with ease! OOC: Nmarie.
[21:21] <Alicia> Marie elects to help out the others by clearing away some of the images surrounding the vrock still in the poison vapours.
[21:21] <Alicia> roll 1d9
06[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d9 and gets 5." [1d9=5]
[21:21] <Alicia> roll 1d8
06[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8 and gets 3." [1d8=3]
[21:22] <Alicia> roll 1d7
06[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d7 and gets 2." [1d7=2]
[21:22] <Alicia> roll 1d6
06[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6 and gets 2." [1d6=2]
[21:22] <Alicia> roll 1d5
06[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d5 and gets 1." [1d5=1]
[21:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 SR
06[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 SR and gets 31." [1d20=14]
[21:22] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1 -4 images
06[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1 -4 images and gets 2." [1d4=1]
03[21:22] * Kotono changes topic to 'Olburt>Alicia>Marie>Cloudkill>Seira>Demedais>Antenora=Vrock 3>Vrock 2(4 images)=Spores on Deme'
[21:23] <Kotono> Marie fires several glowing missiles of light, destroying four images and lightly injuring the true vrock within those remaining! OOC: Cloud kill. No one's in it so it's moot, besides the immune vrock. SEira.
06[21:23] * Seira lightly steps back towards the ward Alicia's delivered out of the deadly cloud for her, and gestures at the fallen, armless Olburt and the vrock still within the cloud, letting loose with the strongest gout of flame she can call upon!
01[21:24] <Seira> roll 18d6 boosted cone of fire, dc 25, cone of 60ft
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 18d6 boosted cone of fire, dc 25, cone of 60ft and gets 59." [18d6=6, 1, 1, 4, 1, 2, 2, 6, 5, 4, 1, 1, 6, 3, 6, 3, 6, 1]
[21:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 23." [1d20=11]
03[21:25] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>Marie>Cloudkill>Seira>Demedais>Antenora=Vrock 3>Vrock 2(4 images)=Spores on Deme'
03[21:25] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>Marie>Cloudkill>Seira>Demedais>Antenora=Vrock 3>Spores on Deme'
[21:26] <Kotono> In the inferno, the helpless Olburt is caught! His body catches aflame, charred by the fire! His struggles at last cease, his face etched into a look of complete horror and fear! The vrock is also lit afire, staggering and burning away before being gone utterly! OOC: Deme.
[21:27] <Demedais> Demedais seems to wince at only that point, but then shakes his head slightly as he aims to finish off the last vrock with a tempest of blows.
[21:27] <Demedais> roll 1d20+28 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +6 Law Devotion, -6 PA) to vrock
06[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+28 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +6 Law Devotion, -6 PA) to vrock and gets 41." [1d20=13]
[21:27] <Demedais> roll 1d20+28 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +6 Law Devotion, -6 PA) to vrock
06[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+28 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +6 Law Devotion, -6 PA) to vrock and gets 33." [1d20=5]
[21:27] <Demedais> roll 1d20+23 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +6 Law Devotion, -6 PA) to vrock
06[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+23 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +6 Law Devotion, -6 PA) to vrock and gets 31." [1d20=8]
[21:27] <Demedais> roll 1d20+18 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +6 Law Devotion, -6 PA) to vrock
06[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+18 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +6 Law Devotion, -6 PA) to vrock and gets 23." [1d20=5]
[21:27] <Demedais> roll 1d20+13 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +6 Law Devotion, -6 PA) to vrock
06[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+13 (+4 Divine Power, +1 Haste, +6 Law Devotion, -6 PA) to vrock and gets 26." [1d20=13]
[21:27] <Kotono> OOC: Three hits.
[21:27] <Kotono> OOC: Wait no, four.
[21:27] <Kotono> OOC: It charged you.
[21:28] <Demedais> roll 4d8+4d6+42
06[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d8+4d6+42 and gets 68." [4d8=3, 2, 5, 2][4d6=2, 2, 6, 4]
[21:29] <Demedais> OOC: Er, right, four hits, so +14 more for 82.
[21:29] <Kotono> With that last salvo, Demedais shreds the vrock! It collapses in a storm of feathers, dead and gone! The battle is at last over!
[21:29] <Kotono> roll 1d6 Deme vines.
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 Deme vines. and gets 2." [1d6=2]
[21:29] <Kotono> Antenora staggers in the air, flying over and getting Seira's charm.
06[21:29] * Seira wastes no time in retrieving the ward and flying over to Antenora to heal her!
01[21:29] <Seira> roll 3d8+15
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+15 and gets 24." [3d8=5, 2, 2]
06[21:29] * Alicia hurries to regroup with Antenora and heal the clumsy erinyes.
[21:29] <Alicia> roll 18d4+18
06[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 18d4+18 and gets 63." [18d4=3, 4, 1, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 1, 1, 4, 2, 3, 2]
[21:30] <Kotono> Antenora looks to them, "Sorry. I wanted to help Demedais." She leans on her spear, "Demedais, are you hurt?"
[21:30] <Kotono> Ahead, now that the battle is over? The bodies of the two lie on the floor. Filetta's staff lies on the ground nearby. Ahead, golden light comes, from the far end of the grand ball room. A glowing, heavenly radiance.
01[21:31] <Seira> "It's okay, I don't mind that you left me alone with those freaks one bit!" Seira tells Antenora with a bright smile.
[21:31] <Alicia> "We can discuss tactics later, we're not done yet," Alicia remarks, healing herself with what little spellfire she has left.
[21:31] <Alicia> roll 2d4+2
06[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4+2 and gets 6." [2d4=1, 3]
06[21:31] * Demedais quickly removes the spores with remove disease, before restoring his constitution. "I suspect not as badly as you are. But thank you for the assistance all the same." Demedais' face is an impassive mask that seems to shudder a bit at Seira's comment, before he turns to the light without another word.
06[21:32] * Seira intends to greet the radiance with an equally bright fireball!
[21:32] <Alicia> Meanwhile Marie stows her bow and zips into the poisonous gas to grab Antenora's sword before flying back out, coughing a bit as she offers it to the erinyes.
[21:32] <Alicia> roll 1d4
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4 and gets 3." [1d4=3]
[21:33] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
06[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 34." [1d20=18]
[21:33] <Kotono> In the light, the party can see a path reveal itself! Golden stairs slope upwards, the roof opening! Incredible, incomprensible light fills the way ahead, as if coming from Mount Celestia's highest perches.  Meanwhile Antenora takes the sword and switches it with her spear. "Thanks," she says to the courre.
[21:33] <Kotono> OOC: Alicia, you're right about the rolls, but let me do those next time? DM stuff.
[21:33] <Alicia> OOC: sorry, just wanted to save time for a minor thing
[21:33] <Kotono> OOC: No big.
06[21:34] * Demedais eyes the path quite warily.
[21:34] <Demedais> "Well, then."
06[21:34] * Alicia grabs Seira's discarded dagger and channels an antimagic field into it before slotting it into her belt. "Hope you don't mind if I borrow this?" she asks, starting to step towards the grey stairway only she can see.
[21:34] <Kotono> "Is this it?" Antenora asks, following Alicia. "Finally. Let's put an end to her."
01[21:35] <Seira> "Have fun with it," Seira says just as brightly as before, summoning a fire elemental that cheerfully tags along with her towards the stairway!
[21:37] <Kotono> The party advances on! They find themselves walking in an endless dawn sky, golden sunlight all around them. The sun is high in the sky, glowing like never before. She is ahead, kneeling, thirty feet away in this paradise. Her arms are implored to the sky, her voice demanding, "Why? Why do the wicked reach this far? Was my plan not perfect enough? Why do the wicked persist?" (More)
[21:40] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26
06[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 and gets 32." [1d20=6]
[21:41] <Alicia> roll 1d20+36
06[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+36 and gets 43." [1d20=7]
[21:47] <Kotono> She turns, eyes sad but furious. "You...your blasphemies know no bounds! You have come to this most sacred place with evil in your hearts!" Her voice rises in tone and tenor, "For your crimes there can be no forgiveness! I will pin each of you to sky, so that you may suffer and repent for eternity! Your cries will usher in each new day and bide each night forever more!" A terrible, magnificent light comes from her!
[21:47] <Kotono> magnificent light comes from her!
06[21:48] * Demedais raises an eyebrow. "Says the woman with clearly demonic vrocks and with a complete and utter abombination for a dwelling and whom actually seriously looking at would cause my brain to bleed. Yeah. Excuse me if I'm not inclined to listen to your japping."
01[21:48] <Seira> "Cry more," Seira deadpans.
[21:49] <Kotono> "Be silent," Antenora grinds, "No more will die to your foul lies!"
06[21:49] * Alicia feels bile rise up in her throat, her pupils dilating as she struggles to absorb the immensity of what she's seeing. "No... words..." she gasps, each word straining. "Not real... she's not real!"
[21:49] <Alicia> "Oh Gods, if you could see...!" she trails off in stark horror, shaking her head wildly before she bites her lip fiercely, the pain bringing her some semblance of focus. "I... I'll reveal her... if I can."
[21:50] <Kotono> OOC: Roll initiative here?
06[21:50] * Demedais pauses, eyeing Alicia, before looking at the monster himself.
[21:50] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 A
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 A and gets 14." [1d20=7]
[21:50] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[21:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Antenora and gets 20." [1d20=15]
01[21:50] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 13." [1d20=7]
[21:50] <Demedais> OOC: Sure, and then can we pause? I'm kinda about ready to run out the door.
[21:50] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 and gets 15." [1d20=14]
[21:50] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[21:50] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 I'll regret this
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 I'll regret this and gets 35." [1d20=9]
[21:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 37." [1d20=17]
01[21:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+2 what will
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+2 what will and gets 9." [1d20=7]
03[21:53] * Kotono changes topic to 'Zetsubokou>Marie>Antenora>Alicia>Demedais>Seira'
[21:53] <Kotono> OOC: Your summons is fascinated and essentially out of the combat, Seira.

[Corwin]

[19:55] <Kotono> <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 I'll regret this
[19:55] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 I'll regret this and gets 35." [1d20=9]
[19:55] <Kotono> > roll 1d20+20
[19:55] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 37." [1d20=17]
[19:55] <Kotono> <Seira> roll 1d20+2 what will
[19:55] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+2 what will and gets 9." [1d20=7]
[19:55] <Kotono> * Kotono changes topic to 'Zetsubokou>Marie>Antenora>Alicia>Demedais>Seira'
[19:55] <Kotono> > OOC: Your summons is fascinated and essentially out of the combat, Seira.
[19:59] <Kotono> Glorious light spills from Zetsubokou, engulfing everyone! "My plan was perfect! Time and time again you resist! Why do you resist your just punishment? Why you defy all that is sacred?" Her voice implores of you, sad and heartbroken, yet so angry and resinged. "Burn away!" (More)
[20:00] <Kotono> roll 6d6 and make fort saves, everyone. Alicia, you gain a +4 bonus to this roll. Seira and Deme and Marie, list the spells you have active on you in #evil?
06[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6d6 and make fort saves, everyone. Alicia, you gain a +4 bonus to this roll. Seira and Deme and Marie, list the spells you have active on you in #evil? and gets 21." [6d6=5, 4, 1, 3, 4, 4]
[20:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27
06[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 and gets 33." [1d20=6]
[20:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+28 A
06[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+28 A and gets 34." [1d20=6]
[20:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 M
06[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 M and gets 20." [1d20=8]
[20:02] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21
06[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+21 and gets 28." [1d20=7]
[20:02] <Kotono> OOC: Alicia and Antenora take half damage, Seira and Deme take full damage. More coming.
[20:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 vs tongues on Marie dispel
06[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 vs tongues on Marie dispel and gets 30." [1d20=20]
[20:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 magic circle against eivl
06[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 magic circle against eivl and gets 29." [1d20=19]
01[20:03] <Seira> roll 1d20+20 fort
06[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 fort and gets 32." [1d20=12]
[20:03] <Kotono> OOC: SEira takes half, sorry. I forgot she didn't roll and got her mixed up with Marie.
[20:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 GWM on Deme
06[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 GWM on Deme and gets 14." [1d20=4]
[20:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Eagles on Deme
06[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Eagles on Deme and gets 14." [1d20=4]
[20:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Haste marie
06[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Haste marie and gets 28." [1d20=18]
[20:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 haste Deme
06[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 haste Deme and gets 25." [1d20=15]
[20:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 freedom of movement Deme
06[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 freedom of movement Deme and gets 29." [1d20=19]
[20:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 invisibility purge Deme
06[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 invisibility purge Deme and gets 18." [1d20=8]
[20:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 GMW Marie
06[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 GMW Marie and gets 21." [1d20=11]
[20:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 sonic weapon Marie
06[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 sonic weapon Marie and gets 26." [1d20=16]
[20:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 haste Seira
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 haste Seira and gets 17." [1d20=7]
[20:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Greater Heroism
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Greater Heroism and gets 13." [1d20=3]
[20:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 DM
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 DM and gets 18." [1d20=8]
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Greater MI
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Greater MI and gets 15." [1d20=5]
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Greater Resistance
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Greater Resistance and gets 18." [1d20=8]
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Greater Shield
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Greater Shield and gets 15." [1d20=5]
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Mage Armor
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Mage Armor and gets 29." [1d20=19]
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Stoneskin
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Stoneskin and gets 27." [1d20=17]
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Keen Weapon Seira
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Keen Weapon Seira and gets 21." [1d20=11]
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 WoE Seira
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 WoE Seira and gets 19." [1d20=9]
[20:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 GMW Antenora
06[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 GMW Antenora and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[20:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 GMW Haste Antenora
06[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 GMW Haste Antenora and gets 26." [1d20=16]
[20:11] <Kotono> The wave of light leaves the party battered, magic reeling and bodies stunned! The light around Zetsubokou is overwhelming, impossible to look at her! She is bathed in righteous fury, girded in heavenly radiance! OOC: Marie?
[20:12] <Alicia> Marie quickly restores her magic circle and looks to Alicia for guidance! "Turn incorporeal, Marie... then fly over to her when I say," Alicia whispers.
[20:13] <Alicia> Marie dutifully turns into a ball of light, all her items dropping to the floor beneath her!
[20:13] <Kotono> OOC: Antenora's up.
[20:15] <Kotono> Buffering through the wave, Antenora hesitates, waiting! OOC: Alicia.
[20:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
06[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[20:17] <Alicia> "By Mystra's mandates, let all magic be suppressed and laid low! Unravel her disguise and lay bare the truth!" Alicia incants as a sphere of ant-magic surrounds Marie, temporarily shutting off a lot of her own defences but not for long as she calls,
[20:17] <Alicia> "Now, Marie! Position yourself above her!" At that the now antimagic radiating ball of light surges forward to hover ten feet above the angelic figure, just catching her within the effect!
[20:19] <Kotono> As Marie flies forward, the space around everything twists and breaks apart! The golden sky paradise flickers like a bad nightmare's last gasp! (More)
[20:21] <Kotono> You see death. Nothing but death. A thousand layers, thin as paper. You feel a dread growing within you, choking you with every breath you draw in. The sense of bravery radiating from Alicia helps calm this, making it only a faint tickle in the back of your mind. Around her, everything is wrong. Geometry breaks down - angles ignore each other, mating in obscene meetings. Not just layers, but entire worlds spin around you. Time shatters like a g
[20:21] <Kotono> Not just layers, but entire worlds spin around you. Time shatters like a glass, distance crushed under the heel of impossiblility. (More)
[20:22] <Kotono> OOC: Everyone but Alicia roll two saves? Deme, you don't need to make the second one as it's a fear effect. Alicia's cloak of bravery provides a +10 to those saves. Deme's aura also provies +4, though I'm not sre if it stakcs offhand. Could you check the types?
[20:22] <Alicia> OOC: both are morale
[20:23] <Kotono> OOC: Will saves, that is. Everyone makes one, Marie makes the second.
[20:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 #1 M
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 #1 M and gets 17." [1d20=2]
[20:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 #2 M
06[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 #2 M and gets 18." [1d20=3]
01[20:24] <Seira> roll 1d20+32
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+32 and gets 47." [1d20=15]
[20:24] <Demedais> roll 1d20+25 (+5 mind-affecting)
06[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+25 (+5 mind-affecting) and gets 43." [1d20=18]
Session Close: Wed May 13 20:26:04 2009

Session Start: Wed May 13 20:26:04 2009
Session Ident: #dunes
02[20:26] * Disconnected
02[20:26] * Attempting to rejoin channel #dunes
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03[20:26] * Topic is 'Zetsubokou>Marie>Antenora>Alicia>Demedais>Seira'
03[20:26] * Set by Kotono on Tue May 12 20:54:21
03[20:26] * ChanServ sets mode: +o CC
[20:26] <Kotono>  It is a woman. A human woman? You're not sure. Her skin is like frozen glass, transparent and yet alive, throbbing with unknown organs seen inside. A heart with a face that screams incoherencies only you can hear, the names of your loved ones and hated foes called in twain. A tube that reaches from her mouth to her belly-button, sprewing blasphemies and lies. She is back to back with a copy of herself, stitched together with ragged red cords.
[20:27] <Kotono> She is back to back with a copy of herself, stitched together with ragged red cords. And yet the second is tied to a third with her back, despite being tied to the first. And so is the fourth...and fifth...and sixth...and more and more and more and more. Alicia gazes onto pure infinity, endless and repeating forever without variation. (More)
[20:27] <Kotono> In her eyes - in all of their eyes - you can see this. It has happened countless times and will happen again. From those eyes, from that eldritch, hateful gaze more will be sacrificed to her. For a deep, incomprehensible need that glows in her stomach, like a miniature sun giving light to all the worlds here, a birth of lies. When she speaks, all of her mouths speak as once, each of her victims crying out with her.
[20:27] <Kotono> each of her victims crying out with her. (More)
[20:28] <Kotono> The infinite stretches out ahead of you, trillions of faces, identical faces, looking at the party. "What...what is this?" Her voice is puzzled, uncomprehending.
[20:29] <Demedais> "Apparently something that confuses you. As it does me. That's pretty impressive." Demedais says, one eyebrow raised.
01[20:29] <CC> "You are one ugly freak," Seira tells the angsty woman-thing honestly, unable to look away.
[20:30] <Alicia> "The truth is laid bare," Alicia replies, stoic in the face of eldritch horrors. "No more honeyed words to conceal your vileness. No more seemings of pleasant appearances. The truth is laid bare in all its terrible glory."
[20:30] <Kotono> Antenora's face shows utter disgust and revulsion, staggering back as she stares. "M-Mystra...Alicia..."
02[20:30] * Seira (~corwin@bzq-82-81-31-60.red.bezeqint.net) Quit (Broken pipe)
03[20:30] * CC is now known as Seir
03[20:30] * Seir is now known as Seira
[20:30] <Kotono> OOC: Deme, you're up. Antenora will go after you.
[20:30] <Alicia> Alas Marie isn't so stoic, and starts screaming.
06[20:31] * Alicia winces at the emotional feedback from her familiar, her composure cracking in the face of Marie's terrible retreat from reality.
[20:31] <Kotono> "What is this?" Zetsubokou asks, a woman's voice searching for answers, like a child who doesn't understand one plus one makes two. "What is this?"
[20:33] <Kotono> "...M-Marie...?" Antenora asks, licking her lips and shaking all over.
06[20:36] * Demedais blinks. "Uh, you've been sending old enemies at us to try and kill us. Also you're kinda freaking others out, it seems. ...Mind calming down for a bit so we can actually talk this through? If we can resolve this peaceably it might be best for all of us."
[20:36] <Alicia> Marie quivers and vibrates in the air above the n-dimensional horror, continuing to emit an ear-splitting shiek of undiluted terror that goes on and on, her lack of vocal chords letting her keep up the noise without trailing off.
06[20:38] * Demedais moves closer to the... thing as he talks, hands in the air... but an aura of steely focus around him as he waits for a response. OOC: Kensai Focus.
[20:39] <Kotono> "This?" One set of hand follows a trillion set of hands, held up to her face. "This was my wish? Was this it? This was the power outside of existance? Peace...I remember...I hated peace....I hated you. I hated all of your type. Always the same, never an answer. Yes, I hated you. I would want to kill you, yes. Was this the answer? Tell me! Talk to me! Was this the answer?"
[20:42] <Alicia> "This... this is insanity," Alicia replies, her head pounding at the raw intensity of stark terror she's feeling from her beleagured familiar. "Whatever you sought, it has turned you into an abomination. A creature of terror and malice... a thing that should never have been."
01[20:43] <Seira> "One thing's clear," Seira chimes in helpfully. "Whatever this unnatural thing is, it's not an answer to anything."
[20:43] <Demedais> "Uh, I don't think so." Demedais replies honestly. "Perhaps you would have wanted to kill us - perhaps you still do. But if you sought this power solely to kill people like us, then I don't think you found a good answer, honestly, because... it seems to be destroying you in the process."
[20:45] <Kotono> "Insanity...was that the power I found?" She looks to Alicia now, so many eyes on her. So many, asking thes ame thing in word and body. "I can see everyone and everything. I can see the beginning. I can see the end. What else is there but insanity! Time means nothing! Space is dead! But you, this time...this place..." Her gaze flits over to Demedais now, "You remind me of..." Her form quivers all over, sending shockwaves of agony through your m
[20:45] <Kotono> "You remind me of..." Her form quivers all over, sending shockwaves of agony through your minds. Reality breaks down further around you.
[20:46] <Demedais> "Who do I remind you of?" Demedais asks calmly, waiting for a response.
[20:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23
06[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 and gets 42." [1d20=19]
[20:53] <Kotono> "You remind me of him. You always looked at me so calmly, Phiel...it's why...I remember...it's why...I hated you...so much. Never....never...never! You never understood! Never! I would have given more than a kingdom! I would have conquered Gehenna for you, if you said the word!" Her body shakes again, a growl coming out of her throat. "I would have given you the Heavens, prostrate and defeated! Everything...I would have given you everything one
[20:53] <Kotono> Everything...I would have given you everything one day! I sought this power...to for once...make you admit there was some meaning to what I did!"
[20:54] <Alicia> "If you can see the beginning and the end, what is there for you? Are you just a marionette dancing to steps that have been predetermined? Is any of this your choice?" Alicia asks, shuddering all over. "Would you continue this for eternity without release? What meaning is there in that?"
01[20:55] <Seira> "So you got dumped and decided to end the world? Is that it?" Seira asks in disbelief. "Get out of here!"
[20:55] <Demedais> "Hm." Demedais muses. "You sought this power to prove that your actions had meaning? ...You say Phiel didn't think so?"
[20:57] <Kotono> LIke a thunderclap, voices overwhelm Demedais! "TELL ME! TELL ME WHY! WHY DID YOU NOT EVEN ONCE SAY IT? MY POWER COULD HAVE DONE ANYTHING! WHY? WHAT DID YOU HAVE THAT WAS WORTH IT?"
01[20:57] <Seira> Despite her horrified fascination with the utterly crazy thing in front of her, Seira keeps to her wits and prepares to disrupt any hostile actions taken by their opponent once hostilities inevitably resume.
[20:57] <Alicia> "Too many edges!" Marie breaks off her screaming, now babbling, "Too many lines! Too many shadows! TOO MUCH! The light is dying like a daffodil!" With another far shorter shriek she tears off, flying past the party and racing back out of the mansion the way they came!
[20:58] <Demedais> "Something to build for." Demedais replies calmly. "Something to stride for that made each step, every action we took have a purpose - each action to be as a brick in a foundation, as a wall to build upwards into the sky."
[20:59] <Kotono> As Marie flees, Demedais speaks, his voice controlled in front of the horror in front of him. The paradise returns, Zetsubokou once more standing before you. Serenity is pained on her face, "...I remember now. I must kill you. Sinners, you have gone too far!" OOC: I'm putting this in front of her turn, though Antenora or Seria could act if they like, since I was treating them as holding. Deme, you used Kensai might and posisitioned, right?
[20:59] <Kotono> Deme, you used Kensai might and posisitioned, right?
[21:00] <Demedais> OOC: Yes.
[21:00] <Kotono> OOC: Right. Seira, are you going to act or let her do something?
[21:00] <Demedais> "I- damnit, Marie." Demedais grumbles. "I'd ask one of you to cast it on me except I don't think that's possible.. mrgh."
[21:01] <Kotono> Antenora shakes again, "Not the time...how in Celestia did you not lose your compo...nevermind!" Antenora snaps, "Alicia?"
[21:01] <Alicia> "Hold on, I'll recast it on myself!" Alicia stumbles out the words, preparing her mind to recast it. "I thought she'd be safe!" she adds in a pained tone.
01[21:02] <Seira> "Feeling's mutual!" Seira snarls, striking at the crazy angel thing!
[21:02] <Kotono> Antenora thus holds, as Seira strikes out!
[21:02] <Demedais> "It's okay, Alicia- do what you can!"
01[21:03] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 charge, spellruin
06[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 charge, spellruin and gets 41." [1d20=12]
[21:04] <Kotono> Seira charges but, but her quick strike with the SEcond Resort fails, deflecting away from Zetsubokou, as if the air was a barrier! OOC: Zetsu's up, then.
[21:05] <Kotono> "Then...be nailed to the sky!" Zetsubokou bellows, light swelling around Seira! OOC: Will, Seira.
01[21:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+26
06[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 and gets 34." [1d20=8]
[21:06] <Kotono> The light swells around Seira, but somehow she manages to resist, despite the horrors it does! OOC: MArie's running and away, Antenora's still holding. Alicia?
01[21:07] <Seira> roll 1d20+26 spellcraft
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 spellcraft and gets 29." [1d20=3]
[21:08] <Alicia> "Again, mother of magic, I call upon you! Withdraw your blessing and let magic be laid low around me!" Alicia incants hurriedly, all of her magical protections and blessings suppressed before she quickly steps forward, moving next to Seira and Demedais before the nameless creature of despair and horror.
[21:12] <Kotono> Once again, Alicia steps forward! The end of reality is laid bare once more! "What?" They all ask, "What...what is this?"
[21:12] <Demedais> "Hi. Did you hear my previous answer?" Demedais asks.
06[21:13] * Alicia winces a bit at the flippancy, but this whole situation is not at all what was expected.
[21:13] <Kotono> "What...what is this?" she asks again, looking to her hands, holding them up in front of her face. "Was this what I wished for? Was this what I went through the rift for?"
[21:15] <Alicia> "It sounds like something's magically controlling you... something you brought back from the rift, perhaps?" Alicia asks.
[21:15] <Kotono> "The rift..." Her gaze travels to Alicia, lingering on Demedais, "The...you...you remind me of him!"
[21:16] <Demedais> "Something that gets suppressed when Alicia or her companion can get close enough to you with this anti-magic aura on." Demedais comments. "You're right. Listen. You told me just a few seconds ago about Phiel. What did he say to you?"
06[21:16] * Seira is disgruntled by the strange sort-of battle, but has no real desire to be nailed to the sky, either, and thus just waits. Within stabbing range, of course, since negotiations can break down again.
[21:18] <Kotono> "Phiel...why?" Her voice is choked, "Why, Phiel? I would have given you anything! The kingdom...the treasures of the world! I travelled to the bleak eternity of Gehenna for you! Brother, why? WHY? I never understood! I hated you, I hated all of you so much, but...why? Why did you never once get mad at me? There was meaning to what I did, damn you!"
01[21:19] <Seira> "Well, I'm sure he'd be mad now," Seira mutters upon hearing that.
06[21:19] * Alicia is almost reminded of her own sibling relationship. Except she got mad at Beth all the damn time. Insufferable... ah well, it's in the past, and they had their moments. "Family stands by each other," she says simply.
[21:20] <Demedais> "...Because it sounds like Phiel loved you." Demedais replied simply.
[21:22] <Kotono> She shakes all over, "You...you bastard...everything....because of..." Tears start to fall, "I hate you! I hate you! Even now, nothing! Nothing was ever enough for you, Phiel! Tell me! What can I do! Tell me what I can do to make you say it!"
[21:24] <Alicia> "Phiel isn't here," Alicia shakes her head. "He's gone. Probably has been for a long time. Nothing you ever do will make him say anything, for good or ill."
[21:24] <Demedais> "You need to renounce whatever magic it was that twisted you like this." Demedais replies, stepping a bit closer. "Do that, and... there may be a way for you to find the road you need to take from here."
[21:26] <Kotono> OOC: Make a diplo check, Deme?
[21:27] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 wee, let's try my rather comparatively bad diplo.
06[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 wee, let's try my rather comparatively bad diplo. and gets 19." [1d20=2]
[21:27] <Demedais> OOC: +2 for my CHA mod.
[21:29] <Kotono> "Liar! Phiel is here!" She snaps at Alicia, "But I obtained this for you, brother! I can see everything now! Is that truly what you want, Phiel? I can't believe it! I won't believe it! Just say it! For once, say it, damn you!" You can feel fury building, like an apocalpytic storm!
01[21:29] <Seira> "And if he does, then what?" Seira feels compelled to ask. "Did you think about what you're doing next? With all your power, with your brother's approval?"
[21:32] <Kotono> "It will finally be worth it! If he'll finally stop looking at me with that damned calm look!" The fury grows hotter, battering against you like a physical force! "Just once, brother!"
06[21:33] * Seira shrugs. "Can't hurt," she allows. "So you want him mad at you? Or just, you know, want him?"
06[21:33] * Demedais nods to Seira's words. "Even if approval was granted, what will you do? If you meet your brother face to face again... is this how you want to appear before him? Do you want to break his heart like that...? Listen. Phiel would not have wanted this for you... because of how you're suffering because of it. Because of how it's broken you." Demedais' face shifts just a bit, concern in his eyes.
06[21:34] * Alicia bites her cheek, fighting to keep quiet and not give release to the mounting fury she's feeling in the face of this self-absorbed abomination.
[21:36] <Kotono> "Broken me?" The women in front of you laugh, "All I did...and you say it broke me...?" She shakes, "What can I do to make you say it? What can I do?! Tell me it means something to you, damn you!"
[21:36] <Alicia> "That's it?!" Alicia can contain herself no longer. "You've destroyed countless lives, condemned hundreds to oblivion and despair! And for what? To get a rise out of your damned brother?! He was probably the first one you killed and you've just forgotten it in your insanity! It might not mean a thing to your stupid brother, but to hell with him! What about everyone else you've tormented?!"
01[21:37] <Seira> Well, there's one way that's getting crossed off her list of ways to become immortal. "How about we make a deal?" she asks the crazy, immature thing. "He says whatever you want it, be it "I hate you" or "I do", and you go off and die in a ditch. Sound fair?"
03[21:39] * Taishyr (~ferixstad@adsl-76-236-191-245.dsl.klmzmi.sbcglobal.net) has joined #dunes
03[21:39] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Taishyr
02[21:40] * Demedais (~ferixstad@adsl-76-235-191-251.dsl.klmzmi.sbcglobal.net) Quit (NickServ (GHOST command used by Taishyr))
03[21:40] * Taishyr is now known as Demedais
06[21:45] * Demedais inhales sharply. "You want to hear that your actions have had meaning? Very well. I'll speak in Phiel's stead, and hopefully do well by his wishes... Your actions have had but one meaning. And that's been to undo all but one thing he'd ever wished for." A step forward, looking up to her. "You've wanted to seek power so that he'd look to you and say, 'Well done'... but this can
[21:46] <Demedais> "... but this can't do it, because he wanted something completely different from you than all this. He wanted peace for you, that very peace you claim to so despise - not this endless pursuit for power that's consumed you. Put it down, please. If not for our sake, for his."
[21:49] <Kotono> OOC: Deme, make a diplo check? I'll count Alicia and Seira as supporting you, say, so that's +4.
[21:49] <Demedais> roll 1d20+19 let's try this again
06[21:49] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+19 let's try this again and gets 25." [1d20=6]
[21:51] <Kotono> "I destroyed lives...your friends hate me....and you..." Again she shakes, "You...you...say I've undone everything but your wish? That the meaning is that I've done nothing right? Then...." Laughter comes, hard, harsh laughter. The red cords, connecting each one, snap! They lash out, impaling her infinitely! "Then...brother...this...this...has...meaning for you? Tell...me...it has...meaning..."
06[21:52] * Seira approves and gives Demedais a thumbs up.
06[21:53] * Alicia really isn't sure, but since she's being ignored she just lets her and Demedais continue until things turn violent at which point she can step in.
06[21:54] * Demedais shakes his head slightly. "Listen. If you can find it within you, remember what your brother told you and taught you. Let go of the power that's crushed your soul, and try to walk redemption's way. It may not be the fastest road out there, but it's perhaps a start for you. If it reunites you with Phiel, and lets you rest peacefully..." A smile, sudden. "Then yes, it has all the meaning in the world. For both of you."
[21:59] <Kotono> The cords lash out, obliterating her body. "Brother...your words...all the power...the ley lines...Gehenna...the rift....meaning...if I..." It crumbles. The entire infinite collapses, the nightmare sucking away into itself, sucking away.  A whisper - Zetsubokou's voice, judgment given form. "If even the body dies, I will sleep at the rift and dream of destruction. Do not think...that our battle is over today. One day, I..."
06[22:00] * Demedais stays silent, watching.
[22:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21 planes, do I have any clues on what this rift is from the various context clues we've got about her?
06[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 planes, do I have any clues on what this rift is from the various context clues we've got about her? and gets 38." [1d20=17]
06[22:01] * Seira shudders. "As long as it's when I can nail people to the sky, myself, we'll be ready."
[22:02] <Alicia> "Antenora, stab her now!" Alicia yells to the erinyes before the creature can discorporate. "Impale her with the sword of the sealed gate!" she prepares to retreat back so the magic of the sword can trap the creature's body and soul once it hits, free of her own antimagic aura.
06[22:03] * Demedais blink blink blinks.
[22:04] <Kotono> "A...Alicia?" Antenora hesitates, but does as asked, charging ahead!
[22:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+35 (+7 smite, +2 FS 9/10, +2 charge)
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+35 (+7 smite, +2 FS 9/10, +2 charge) and gets 55." [1d20=20]
[22:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+35 (+7 smite, +2 FS 9/10, +2 charge) oh wow
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+35 (+7 smite, +2 FS 9/10, +2 charge) oh wow and gets 48." [1d20=13]
06[22:05] * Alicia quickly leaps backwards as soon as Antenora connects.
06[22:06] * Seira prepares to strike at their enemy as Alicia leaps away and forces the battle to be joined!
[22:06] <Kotono> Stabbing out, Antenora hurtles at the dissolving horror! The Sword of the Sealed Gate stabs into it's body, glowing with green energies! For a moment, an outline of Zetsubokou is seen, the sword impaled through her angelic chest! Then..(More, shit, meet fan. Fan, meet shit.)
[22:07] <Kotono> roll 20d6 ref, all of you.
06[22:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 20d6 ref, all of you. and gets 73." [20d6=1, 3, 2, 6, 3, 6, 2, 5, 2, 4, 2, 4, 5, 4, 1, 6, 5, 1, 5, 6]
[22:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23
06[22:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 and gets 30." [1d20=7]
[22:08] <Demedais> roll 1d20+24 Concentrate+Evasion kicking in, I presume
06[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+24 Concentrate+Evasion kicking in, I presume and gets 37." [1d20=13]
[22:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 I'm still antimagic central
06[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 I'm still antimagic central and gets 29." [1d20=13]
[22:08] <Kotono> OOC: All of you halve that.
01[22:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+31
06[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+31 and gets 46." [1d20=15]
[22:08] <Kotono> OOC: Seira, no damage.
[22:09] <Kotono> OOC: Yu too, Deme, I forget you have evasion now.
[22:10] <Kotono> The world explodes. All of you lie in the ruins, the ruins of what was once a mansion. You lie atop the ruins, which rest atop a rock atop a the middle of a vast waterfall. As your vision clears, an orb of pitch black, about fifty feet wide, twists in the air! The Sword of the Sealed Gate is in the center! Zetsubokou's voice howls in fury, speaking in a dozen languages at once! "This.....this is blasphemy!" (More)
[22:10] <Kotono> "This.....this is blasphemy!" (More)
[22:13] <Kotono> Before you, the sphere twists! It is an abomination, taller than the mansion. It seems to reach forever, to the sky, as if to smite the stars above. It's skin is every color and none, tentacles writhing across it. It is somehow worse than the woman of glass, yet far more solid. Impaled in it's forehead is the Sword of the Sealed Gate, glowing green all over, bands of Dimensional Anchor studding it's body like a prison! "This is not possible! I
[22:13] <Kotono>  bands of Dimensional Anchor studding it's body like a prison! "This is not possible! I cannot be trapped in this realm! You...I will shred your world like paper!"
[22:14] <Alicia> "No! This ends here!" Alicia yells defiantly. "We won't let you lick your wounds and come back to torment us or anyone else ever again!"
[22:14] <Kotono> Antenora gets to her feet, body bruised and blood trickling out of her mouth, "Oh...oh...Mystra..." she says, reaching for her spear. "That's what it is? Alicia is right...whatever you are, you die here!"
01[22:15] <Seira> "Something certainly ends here," Seira murmurs, hoping it won't be their world.
06[22:17] * Demedais blinks at this, quickly recovering as he mutters something under his breath. "Helm, heavens, Mechanus too, I'm not usually the sort to pray for divine intervention directly in this sort of thing, but either we can kill this or I'd really like to ask for support at this point..."
[22:22] <Kotono> Bellowing in tongues not known but understood, "I will sacrifice you on the burning pyre of this world!" The abomination calls, horrible tentacles lashing out at the party! OOC: Initiative.
[22:22] <Demedais> "Very well. Alright, this thing dies, right here, right now!"
[22:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Antenora and gets 10." [1d20=5]
[22:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
06[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 and gets 9." [1d20=2]
01[22:23] <Seira> "If that's how it is," Seira says quietly, nodding in understanding. " So be it!"
[22:23] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1 But your init still fails...
01[22:23] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
06[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 But your init still fails... and gets 4." [1d20=3]
06[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 15." [1d20=9]
[22:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 18." [1d20=13]
03[22:23] * Kotono changes topic to 'Zetsubokou>Seira>Antenora>Alicia>Deme'
[22:24] <Alicia> OOC: -2 init for me since bracers don't work, but no matter
[22:24] <Kotono> At you, tentacles come from all around, striking out!
[22:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (-7 PA) Alicia
06[22:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (-7 PA) Alicia and gets 34." [1d20=1]
[22:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (-7 PA) Antenora
06[22:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (-7 PA) Antenora and gets 42." [1d20=9]
[22:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (-7 PA) Seira
06[22:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (-7 PA) Seira and gets 38." [1d20=5]
[22:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (-7 PA) Demedais
06[22:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (-7 PA) Demedais and gets 35." [1d20=2]
[22:25] <Kotono> OOC: ACs?
[22:25] <Demedais> OOC: 41.
[22:25] <Alicia> OOC: 25 right now, but that was a critfail so yay
01[22:25] <Seira> OOC: Like 32 right now, but MI! Maybe!
[22:26] <Kotono> OOC: It has blindsight among other things, so no. So that's just Antneora and Seira hit.
[22:26] <Kotono> roll 4d10+25
06[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d10+25 and gets 55." [4d10=3, 10, 10, 7]
[22:26] <Kotono> roll 4d10+25 Seira
06[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d10+25 Seira and gets 47." [4d10=8, 10, 1, 3]
[22:27] <Kotono> As the party is ravaged, tentacles striking all about, a gibbering laugh of pure insanity echos around Demedais! He can hear the voices of everyone from everywhere, cascading in his mind like an out of control avalanche! OOC: Will, Deme. Mind affecting.
[22:27] <Demedais> roll 1d20+29 kay
06[22:27] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+29 kay and gets 46." [1d20=17]
[22:28] <Kotono> Despite the cracking on his mind, Demedais endures and resists! OOC: SEira, you're up. Tentacles all around you and it's body is gigantic. Not too hard to get to it to strike if you like.
06[22:30] * Seira scowls, calling upon Stoneskin and flying back at an angle. She drops her ward, calling upon the strongest fire spell in her possession to strike at the abomination to cover her retreat!
01[22:30] <Seira> roll 18d6 fire
06[22:30] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 18d6 fire and gets 68." [18d6=1, 5, 6, 2, 4, 3, 5, 3, 6, 4, 5, 1, 6, 1, 2, 6, 5, 3]
[22:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 ref
06[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 ref and gets 22." [1d20=4]
01[22:31] <Seira> OOC: DC25
[22:32] <Kotono> The flames lash out at the abomination, licking and burning it's tentacled skin! Pussy burns are left all over, a stentch of rotting death coming from the THING! Antenora takes to the air, charging ahead at the body, stabbing at it with all she has!
[22:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 (+2 charge, +2 FS 9/10, +7 smite, -5 PA)
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 (+2 charge, +2 FS 9/10, +7 smite, -5 PA) and gets 47." [1d20=19]
[22:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 (+2 charge, +2 FS 9/10, +7 smite, -5 PA) crit?
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 (+2 charge, +2 FS 9/10, +7 smite, -5 PA) crit? and gets 40." [1d20=12]
[22:33] <Kotono> OOC: Forgot the +4 divine.
[22:34] <Kotono> roll 4d8+1d6+112
06[22:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8+1d6+112 and gets 135." [4d8=5, 8, 3, 4][1d6=3]
[22:35] <Kotono> Antenora charges into it's body, impaling it over and over in a fury! Screaming, "Go back! Go back to whatever pit you spawned from! Leave all of us alone!" OOC: Alicia.
[22:37] <Alicia> With a word and a gesture, the aura of antimagic surrounding Alicia winks away. As soon as that's done she rushes over towards the main body of the creature, discarding her ward and drawing Hell Striker as she does and skipping adroitly between the writhing tentacles in the way.
[22:37] <Alicia> Then as she skids to a halt, a mental command activates the hidden magic in her boots, causing everything around her to seemingly sloooooowwww... and stop.
[22:37] <Alicia> OOC: 2 rounds of time stop start here
[22:37] <Kotono> OOC: Go on.
[22:38] <Alicia> Acting quickly, she channels an enervation spell into Hell Striker and surrounds herself with a barrier of glowing white holy energy, matching the more mellow golden celestial radiance she begins to emit.
[22:38] <Alicia> OOC: dispel evil, channelled enervation on round 1
[22:38] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[22:40] <Alicia> After that, another enervation spell is channelled, and she casts a spell to surround Hell Striker's flaming blades with a thin film of visible sonic energy, thrumming quietly in the serene quiet of this eternity between moments... And then time catches up with her, the paladin shaking slightly as she adjusts to the sudden change.
[22:40] <Alicia> OOC: round 2 sonic weapon and another channelled enervation
[22:41] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Deme's up now, I believe?
06[22:45] * Demedais smiles grimly. "Strike as you wish, but we will not permit this intrusion any further!" A series of quick words and a prayer is muttered here, before Demedais draws the greatsword. "Prepare to perish, aberration! This ends here!" OOC: Protection Devotion, Divine Power, sword drawn.
[22:46] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. It's up again.
[22:48] <Kotono> Tentacles lash out, hitting the three that are close, leaving Seira be! However, a twisting layer-gate appears beneath her, a miasma of screaming skulls gushing out at her! OOC: Will save, Seira. Attack rolls for the others.
[22:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (-7 PA) Alicia
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (-7 PA) Alicia and gets 34." [1d20=1]
[22:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (-7 PA) Antenora you are a lucky bitch today, Alicia
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (-7 PA) Antenora you are a lucky bitch today, Alicia and gets 37." [1d20=4]
[22:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 Deme
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 Deme and gets 40." [1d20=7]
[22:48] <Kotono> OOC: ACs?
01[22:48] <Seira> roll 1d20+30
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 and gets 32." [1d20=2]
[22:48] <Alicia> OOC: 43, thanks Deme. It's a 1 anyway
[22:49] <Demedais> OOC: 47, anyone within 30 ft gets +6.
[22:51] <Kotono> The tentacles lash out and miss, as Seira is tormented by the skulls, body poisoned in a profound, incomprehensible way, her very will battered! OOC: Seira, you're up.
01[22:53] <Seira> "Who the hell do you think we are?!" Seira demands angrily, swooping down upon the otherworldly monstrosity even as she cuts through its miasma of madness with her will!
01[22:53] <Seira> The Resort glows brightly with the strongest attack she can muster, as Seira uses Waukeen's gift fully, embracing it. She deftly halts her advance by spreading out her wings just as she sinks the Resort just a few feet away from the Sword of the Sealed Gate, and glides past the monstrosity to end on its other side.
01[22:54] <Seira> roll 1d20+30 (charge, dive, smite, impromptu SA, +1 ignorance)
06[22:54] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+30 (charge, dive, smite, impromptu SA, +1 ignorance) and gets 46." [1d20=16]
[22:54] <Kotono> OOC: HIt.
01[22:55] <Seira> roll 6d8+22-8+5d8+1d6+6d8 weapon+sa+acid+smite(divine)
06[22:55] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 6d8+22-8+5d8+1d6+6d8 weapon+sa+acid+smite(divine) and gets 82." [6d8=1, 2, 3, 7, 3, 6][5d8=3, 2, 7, 7, 4][1d6=2][6d8=1, 3, 4, 4, 8, 1]
[22:56] <Kotono> Surging up to it's impossibly tall head, Seira stabs it there! A black ichor gushes out, the air breaking into thousands of tiny layers as it falls through it! Antenora meanwhile moves back thirty feet in an instant, before charging again with a feral scream!
[22:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28 (+2 charge, +2 FS 8/10, +7 smite, +4 divine, -9 PA)
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 (+2 charge, +2 FS 8/10, +7 smite, +4 divine, -9 PA) and gets 31." [1d20=3]
[22:57] <Kotono> Antenora's blow is a heavy one, stopped by a tentacle that brushes her spear away! OOC: Alicia.
[22:59] <Alicia> Now fully prepared, Alicia unleashes vengeance! Calling upon Hell Striker's bottomless well of fury, she leaps up, planting her feet on the monstrosity as she traverses its length and slashes out with a flurry of quick and brutal strikes, shredding its flesh like tissue paper as she gouges a massive chunk out!
[23:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+40 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+40 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike and gets 45." [1d20=5]
[23:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+40 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+40 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike and gets 52." [1d20=12]
[23:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+40 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+40 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike and gets 54." [1d20=14]
[23:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+35 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+35 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike and gets 40." [1d20=5]
[23:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+35 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+35 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike and gets 51." [1d20=16]
[23:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike and gets 44." [1d20=14]
[23:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+30 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+30 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike and gets 34." [1d20=4]
[23:00] <Kotono> OOC: Thirty four misses, others hit.
[23:00] <Alicia> OOC: any relevant DR?
[23:01] <Kotono> OOC: Just roll it at once, I'll deal with it on my end.
[23:01] <Alicia> roll 6d8+138+12d6+6d6+6d6+78d4
06[23:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 6d8+138+12d6+6d6+6d6+78d4 and gets 446." [6d8=3, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5][12d6=2, 3, 4, 1, 4, 2, 5, 5, 2, 3, 1, 5][6d6=1, 4, 5, 1, 5, 6][6d6=3, 5, 2, 4, 2, ]
[23:01] <Alicia> roll 2d4 negative levels and 10 negative energy damage
06[23:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4 negative levels and 10 negative energy damage and gets 4." [2d4=1, 3]
[23:03] <Kotono> Alicia tears and tears and tears and rips into it! Myriad energies devastate the monster, much of it's side distinegrated! Yet it exists, the black energies of enervation rolling off it naturally! OOC: Deme.
[23:05] <Alicia> OOC: forgot raging for damage, so add 12 to that
[23:05] <Demedais> "Alright, then." Demedais grins slightly, before quickly jumping up slightly and then slamming the blade into the nearest tentacle, following up with a spinning cut and three quick, ferocious jabs attempting to impale and dissect the tentacle!
[23:06] <Demedais> roll 1d20+40 (+4 Hi Helm, +6 Law Devotion, +1 Haste, +5 Divine Power, +8 Smiteya, -6 PA)
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+40 (+4 Hi Helm, +6 Law Devotion, +1 Haste, +5 Divine Power, +8 Smiteya, -6 PA) and gets 49." [1d20=9]
[23:06] <Demedais> roll 1d20+40 (+4 Hi Helm, +6 Law Devotion, +1 Haste, +5 Divine Power, +8 Smiteya, -6 PA)
[23:06] <Demedais> roll 1d20+29 (+4 Hi Helm, +6 Law Devotion, +1 Haste, +5 Divine Power, -6 PA)
[23:06] <Demedais> roll 1d20+24 (+4 Hi Helm, +6 Law Devotion, +1 Haste, +5 Divine Power, -6 PA)
[23:06] <Demedais> roll 1d20+19 (+4 Hi Helm, +6 Law Devotion, +1 Haste, +5 Divine Power, -6 PA)
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+40 (+4 Hi Helm, +6 Law Devotion, +1 Haste, +5 Divine Power, +8 Smiteya, -6 PA) and gets 45." [1d20=5]
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+29 (+4 Hi Helm, +6 Law Devotion, +1 Haste, +5 Divine Power, -6 PA) and gets 41." [1d20=12]
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+24 (+4 Hi Helm, +6 Law Devotion, +1 Haste, +5 Divine Power, -6 PA) and gets 44." [1d20=20]
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+19 (+4 Hi Helm, +6 Law Devotion, +1 Haste, +5 Divine Power, -6 PA) and gets 27." [1d20=8]
[23:06] <Kotono> OOC: Crit confirm on the 20?
[23:06] <Demedais> roll 1d20+24 crit check
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+24 crit check and gets 36." [1d20=12]
[23:06] <Kotono> OOC: Three normal hits.
[23:08] <Demedais> roll 6d6+98
06[23:08] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 6d6+98 and gets 112." [6d6=6, 2, 1, 3, 1, 1]
[23:09] <Kotono> Demedias rips and tears into the abomination, shredding the tentacle near him into rubbery, twisting, wrong waste! Yet as this happens, it's bleeding head screams, emitting a roaring gush of black ichor! It forms into a beam, lancing down at Alicia!
[23:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20 let's be honest, this is ranged touch. It needs to 1 to matter.
06[23:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 let's be honest, this is ranged touch. It needs to 1 to matter. and gets 5." [1d20=5]
[23:10] <Kotono> OOC: What is your touch AC, curiously? I don't imagine it matters here, but that was a low roll.
[23:10] <Alicia> OOC: 29
[23:10] <Kotono> roll 2d4
06[23:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 and gets 6." [2d4=3, 3]
[23:10] <Alicia> OOC: if I can spellfire this I will
[23:10] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. 9 levels then.
[23:11] <Kotono> As Alicia absorbs the energy, all of it's tentacles rise up! As one, they smash down on Demedais!
[23:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+40 (No PA this time)
06[23:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+40 (No PA this time) and gets 54." [1d20=14]
[23:11] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[23:11] <Demedais> OOC: Sadly, lower than that: 47.
[23:11] <Kotono> roll 10d10+17
06[23:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d10+17 and gets 80." [10d10=6, 3, 7, 10, 5, 1, 7, 6, 9, 9]
[23:12] <Kotono> Demedais is hit by tentacles over and over, knocked about like a punching bag! Somehow he stands true despite this, body woozy and dizzied! OOC: 80 damage. Seira?
01[23:15] <Seira> "You'll regret picking a fight with us!" Seira declares, suddenly flashing over to the tentacled abomination. She crouches, as if to leap up, but instead an acidic breath ravages the creature, and then she chooses to strike in earnest! "We're this world's defenders! My girl lives in it, so there's no way in hell I'm letting you take over!"
01[23:15] <Seira> roll 10d8+2d8 acid+holy
Session Close: Wed May 13 23:16:13 2009

Session Start: Wed May 13 23:16:13 2009
Session Ident: #dunes
02[23:16] * Disconnected
02[23:16] * Attempting to rejoin channel #dunes
03[23:16] * Rejoined channel #dunes
03[23:16] * Topic is 'Zetsubokou>Seira>Antenora>Alicia>Deme'
03[23:16] * Set by Kotono on Wed May 13 21:25:08
03[23:16] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Seira
01[23:17] <Seira> roll 10d8+2d8 acid+holy
06[23:17] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10d8+2d8 acid+holy and gets 50." [10d8=3, 7, 3, 2, 4, 7, 2, 3, 4, 5][2d8=6, 4]
01[23:17] <Seira> OOC: DC 24, unless that also got boosted
01[23:17] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 I'll flank with Deme, spellruin
06[23:17] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 I'll flank with Deme, spellruin and gets 40." [1d20=11]
01[23:18] <Seira> roll 1d20+29
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 and gets 30." [1d20=1]
01[23:18] <Seira> roll 1d20+34 +10 ignorance, lifetheft
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+34 +10 ignorance, lifetheft and gets 53." [1d20=19]
01[23:18] <Seira> roll 1d20+34 +10 ignorance, lifetheft crit?
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+34 +10 ignorance, lifetheft crit? and gets 42." [1d20=8]
[23:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 ref
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 ref and gets 35." [1d20=17]
[23:18] <Kotono> OOC: Hit and ac rit.
01[23:18] <Seira> roll 1d20+21 a claw is fine, right?
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+21 a claw is fine, right? and gets 28." [1d20=7]
[23:18] <Kotono> OOC: Claw whiffed.
01[23:18] <Seira> roll 1d4
06[23:19] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4 and gets 4." [1d4=4]
01[23:19] <Seira> roll 3d8+11-4+5d8+1d6 weapon+sa+acid normal hit
06[23:19] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+11-4+5d8+1d6 weapon+sa+acid normal hit and gets 38." [3d8=6, 3, 6][5d8=4, 2, 3, 4, 1][1d6=2]
01[23:20] <Seira> roll 9d8+33-12+5d8+2d10 weapon+sa+acid
Session Close: Wed May 13 23:20:31 2009

Session Start: Wed May 13 23:20:31 2009
Session Ident: #dunes
02[23:20] * Disconnected
02[23:21] * Attempting to rejoin channel #dunes
03[23:21] * Rejoined channel #dunes
03[23:21] * Topic is 'Zetsubokou>Seira>Antenora>Alicia>Deme'
03[23:21] * Set by Kotono on Wed May 13 21:25:08
01[23:21] <Seir> roll 9d8+33-12+5d8+2d10 weapon+sa+acid crit
[23:21] #dunes You need voice (+v) (#dunes)
03[23:21] * Seir is now known as CC
03[23:21] * ChanServ sets mode: +o CC
01[23:21] <CC> roll 9d8+33-12+5d8+2d10 weapon+sa+acid crit
06[23:21] * Hatbot --> "CC rolls 9d8+33-12+5d8+2d10 weapon+sa+acid crit and gets 100." [9d8=3, 7, 7, 3, 7, 5, 3, 3, 7][5d8=8, 3, 3, 4, 6][2d10=1, 9]
01[23:21] <CC> roll 2d4 spellruin
06[23:21] * Hatbot --> "CC rolls 2d4 spellruin and gets 4." [2d4=2, 2]
[23:22] <Kotono> Seira charges in, hacking and hacking away! It's battered, torn apart body shakes, but it still clings to some form of unholy life! At that, Antenore repeats herself, a third charge!
[23:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+31 (+2 charge, +2 FS 7/10, +7 smite, +4 divine, -6 PA)
06[23:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+31 (+2 charge, +2 FS 7/10, +7 smite, +4 divine, -6 PA) and gets 38." [1d20=7]
[23:23] <Kotono> But again, her charge just narrowly misses, deflected! OOC: Alicia.
[23:24] <Alicia> "This is the end! For all those who had their futures stolen by you! You'll never pass judgement on another ever again!" Alicia calls as she continues to hack apart the already ruined flank of the monstrosity, carving a vicious path of ruin in her wake, flesh burnt and disintegrated by her enchanted blades!
[23:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+42 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike flanking
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+42 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike flanking and gets 46." [1d20=4]
[23:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+42 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike flanking
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+42 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike flanking and gets 62." [1d20=20]
[23:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+42 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike flanking crit check
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+42 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike flanking crit check and gets 56." [1d20=14]
[23:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+42 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike flanking
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+42 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike flanking and gets 43." [1d20=1]
[23:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+37 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike flanking
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+37 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike flanking and gets 55." [1d20=18]
[23:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+37 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike flanking
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+37 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike flanking and gets 43." [1d20=6]
[23:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+32 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike flanking
06[23:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+32 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike flanking and gets 34." [1d20=2]
[23:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+40 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike flanking smite
06[23:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+40 raging, divine might, 6th level and 4th and 3rd level arcane stike flanking smite and gets 50." [1d20=10]
[23:25] <Kotono> OOC: 4 hits and a crit
[23:25] <Kotono> .
02[23:25] * Seira (~corwin@bzq-82-81-138-58.red.bezeqint.net) Quit (Ping timeout)
03[23:25] * CC is now known as Seira
[23:26] <Alicia> roll 6d8+150+10d6+5d6+5d6+65d4
06[23:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 6d8+150+10d6+5d6+5d6+65d4 and gets 407." [6d8=7, 8, 2, 4, 7, 8][10d6=5, 2, 4, 2, 1, 4, 2, 1, 2, 1][5d6=1, 4, 4, 6, 6][5d6=5, 5, 2, 6, ]
[23:26] <Alicia> OOC: +2, smite <_<
[23:27] <Kotono> Striking and striking and striking, Alicia severs the creature apart! At last, the infinite, horrible abomination screams! It's tentacles thrash, sending tsunamis everywhere away from it! In a dozen tongues, "This...how...how do you escape my destruction...how did you stop me..." It seems to shrink and shrink and shrink, into a tiny ball! Then, with a crackling burst, shatters away!
01[23:30] <Seira> "And stay out!" Seira calls after it.

[Corwin]

[19:38] <Kotono> > Striking and striking and striking, Alicia severs the creature apart! At last, the infinite, horrible abomination screams! It's tentacles thrash, sending tsunamis everywhere away from it! In a dozen tongues, "This...how...how do you escape my destruction...how did you stop me..." It seems to shrink and shrink and shrink, into a tiny ball! Then, with a crackling burst, shatters away!
[19:38] <Kotono> * Demedais pauses for a very long second, where it disappeared at.
[19:38] <Kotono> * Alicia looks to see if anything remained. Specifically her hard won sword of sealing.
[19:38] <Kotono> <Demedais> "So, what do I tell her this time? 'Oh, yeah, you know, the usual, killed a few abombinations against nature, caused a girl to effectively commit suicide for the greater good and helped destroy a monstrous, insane... whatever it was, bent on unhinging reality as we know it."
[19:38] <Kotono> <Demedais> "Should I tell her that? Since, you know, I'm really at a loss as to what else to tell her when we get back."
[19:38] <Kotono> <Seira> "And stay out!" Seira calls after it.
[19:38] <Kotono> * Demedais pauses. "No, that doesn't make much sense to tell Pollyanna."
[19:38] <Kotono> "I still don't see..." Antenora shakes her head tiredly, looking about. "Where's Marie? Marie?"
[19:41] <Kotono> Alicia sees the Sword of Sealing lying on the ground, resting flatbladed where Zetsubokou once was.
[19:41] <Alicia> There's no sign of any eladrin in the immediate vacinity. "Don't worry, I'll go get her in a minute," Alicia reassures, going to first collect all of her familiar's dropped belongings before she grabs the sword. "Seira, will you be able to teleport everyone else home?"
01[19:42] <Seira> "I can handle it," Seira affirms. "Want me to help you look, though?"
[19:43] <Alicia> "It's alright, I'll just teleport to wherever she is," Alicia shakes her head. "She's... probably gotten pretty far by now, I'd guess, and she's good at hiding when she doesn't want to be found."
01[19:43] <Seira> "I'll handle things over here, then," Seira tells Alicia. "No need to worry about a thing!"
[19:43] <Kotono> "Let me go with you, Alicia," Antenora goes to her, "We were able to take it, but..." Hodling one arm with her hand, "I don't want to imagine what it was like if you couldn't."
[19:45] <Alicia> "Alright. We'll see you two back in Balmuria?" Alicia nods to Seira, first casting a fly spell in case Marie's airborne. Then she braces herself for the sudden assault of terrified insanity and dispels the antimagic field she put on her familiar...
[19:46] <Kotono> No assailation of insanity at all. Not much of anything from Marie offhand.
[19:46] <Kotono> OOC: #evil, Seira?
[19:47] <Alicia> "She's out of range already? Didn't think she was that fast..." Taking a deep breath, she teleports herself and Antenora to her familiar's current location...
[19:47] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 71." [1d100=71]
[19:50] <Kotono> You stand at the edge of the rock, a few steps more and you'd be over, falling into the deep, vast waterfall below. Rubble from the mansion is strewn about. Lying there, pinned under a heavy wooden board, is Marie. She looks unhurt, almost as if the board is a blanket. She's solid and material right now.
06[19:52] * Alicia hefts the board off of her familiar, resisting the urge to wave back at Seira and Demedais given that they're still so nearby. "Marie?" she speaks gently, picking up the coure in her hands.
[19:54] <Alicia> "Ooooh..." Marie blinks slowly and sits up. "Alicia? Antenora?" she looks around. "I had the strangest dream... and you were there, and you were there..." she focuses her gaze on each in turn.
[19:55] <Kotono> Antenora sighs, "You're damned lucky."
[19:56] <Alicia> "I'm just glad you're safe!" Alicia gives her familiar the best approximation of a hug she can, given their relative size discrepancies. "Here, I brought your things along so you can get dressed again."
[19:57] <Alicia> Marie slowly does so, adding, "I also seem to have developed a strong antipathy towards geometry for some reason..."
[19:57] <Kotono> "That and clothing," Antenora cracks a smile, "But we did it. That bitch is nothing but a bad dream now."
[19:58] <Alicia> "Thanks for doing as I asked, Antenora," Alicia adds, glancing to the erinyes, "I know you were surprised at me suddenly telling you to stab her, but you still did it quickly enough that the opportunity wasn't lost."
[20:00] <Kotono> "It worked out. Let's just finish this and go home now? I..." Antenora looks back towards Demedais and Seira, "I didn't think she'd be something as bad as Hell, even in my worst dreams."
[20:01] <Alicia> roll 1d100 lets go to the garrison (very familiar)
06[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 lets go to the garrison (very familiar) and gets 40." [1d100=40]
[20:02] <Kotono> OOC: We'll do a briefing and stuff on this the next day or two when Tai lives. For now, stay in here Eb and Cor goes to #evil?
[20:04] <Kotono> Heading home, Alicia, Antenora and Marie walk in the sunset. It's a beautiful, cool-chilly day. As you get closer to home, the streets all familiar now, "...Alicia," Antenora begins, "Are you upset with me, about what happened against Olburt?"
[20:09] <Alicia> "Upset?" Alicia looks askance at her friend. "Antenora, there's no need to beat yourself up about making a mistake in a fight. No one died - that we didn't want to die - so it turned out alright in the end. It's not what I would've done, but you can sense things I can't, so perhaps I don't have the full picture."
[20:09] <Alicia> "I'm guessing from your tone though that you yourself don't think you performed as well as you should have?"
[20:10] <Kotono> "I went over there because I was worried Demedais might be overwhelmed alone. I was the one overwhelmed instead. If not for magic, I would have died." Looking away, "I can do better, and I need to do better."
[20:14] <Alicia> "Remember that you do have options besides just hitting your enemies until they fall down," Alicia suggests. "You were already exposing yourself to a parting shot from one of Filetta's warped spawn, running into the poison cloud to trade blows with Olburt wasn't the only option - you could've used your rope to restrain him, for example,"
[20:14] <Alicia> "keeping yourself out of harm's way and giving Demedais some breathing room. The fact is, though, that he excels in those situations anyway - most foes can barely touch him."
[20:15] <Kotono> "Yes, I know." Antenora is quiet a little longer, "If something had happened to you or the others - or worse happened to Marie - because I needed to be saved...it's a hard lesson." As you come within sight of home, you notice Latha is there. She stands outside of your front door, hood up. She waits.
[20:16] <Alicia> "You'll do better next time," Marie encourages brightly as she hovers around the pair.
[20:16] <Alicia> Seeing the deva ahead, Alicia waves and calls, "Latha!"
[20:19] <Kotono> "Thanks," Antenora murmurs.
[20:20] <Kotono> Latha approaches. She lowers her hood slightly, a warm, tense smile. "Alicia and Antenora. You have been summoned by Mount Celestia. Will you come with me?"
[20:21] <Alicia> "Really? Does it have anything to do with the rift-spawned horror we destroyed today?" Alicia asks in reply, there not really being a question of whether she'll go or not.
[20:21] <Alicia> Marie looks slightly put out, but holds her tongue.
[20:23] <Kotono> "I don't know. I received the message today." With a look to Marie and an inviting smile, "You can come as well, Marie."
[20:24] <Alicia> "Oh, thanks!" Marie blurts, embarrassedly aware that she was being rather transparent.
[20:24] <Alicia> "Alright, well I suppose we can go right now," Alicia nods. "Antenora?"
[20:24] <Kotono> "Of course." Antenora smiles, a passing look of joy. "I'd love to go to Celestia again."
[20:26] <Kotono> "Come, take my hands," Latha holds them out.
[20:26] <Alicia> Alicia takes a hand, while Marie takes the other and reaches out to Antenora to complete the circle.
[20:29] <Kotono> It is like being enveloped in warm, soothing love. In an instant you are in another place. You stand at the foot of Mount Celestial, dark waters lapping against your feet.  Ahead of you is a grand, gleaming fortress of white marble, towering over you. It's gates are wide open. As you feel the rightness of this place, the draw it has to your soul resonating throughout your body, you hear the sound of trumpets. Seven trumpet archons stand before
[20:29] <Kotono> you hear the sound of trumpets. Seven trumpet archons stand before the gate, playing a glorious melody.
[20:31] <Kotono> "Welcome to the Citadel of Stars," Latha begins to walk, "The fortress and throne of Barachiel, the first of the Celestial Hebdomad."
[20:31] <Alicia> It's very nice, but Alicia vividly remembers Mystra having her back against the reality-rending horror, and knows well that her destiny lies not on Celestia's slopes.
[20:31] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21 planes Barachiel (I probably get some bonus from having read that book)
06[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 planes Barachiel (I probably get some bonus from having read that book) and gets 40." [1d20=19]
[20:33] <Alicia> "This is actually the first time I've visited Celestia," Marie remarks, looking around and appearing honestly appreciative. "Before now I'd never been left of Elysium on the wheel - not counting that trip to Hell."
[20:33] <Kotono> "It's gorgeous," Antenora murmurs, following along with Latha.
[20:34] <Alicia> "It was here that we got our first clues as to how to defeat that thing that we really need to come up with a name for," Alicia tells her familiar. "Latha took us to a sage on the second layer who had some information, including how to make those wards."
[20:35] <Kotono> "I still say bitch works," Antenora mutters darkly.
[20:35] <Kotono> "Antenora," Latha says as you walk inside, into the fortress. Into halls of glory, light everlasting glowing here. "Temperence. This is not a place for crude expression."
[20:36] <Alicia> "Lets call it Zetsubokou," Marie suggests. "It means 'many-angled-horror-of-lies' in Draconic."
[20:36] <Alicia> "I just hope no one ever has to encounter another one like her for the name to be needed," Alicia just shakes her head, following along with Latha and looking around as she does so.
[20:37] <Kotono> Antenora blushes and doesn't comment, looking down at the ground.
[20:37] <Alicia> Marie gives Antenora a grin and a thumbs up.
[20:39] <Kotono> Around you are a thousand glories. The walls tell tales of mortal heralds, spreading the word of Celestial and triumphing over evil. You find yourself in front of golden gates, leading into a throne room. The radiance is overwhelming as you enter to a horn's fanfare. There is not quite a throne, but ther eis a point of inexorable light. A being that wears a trailing line of cloak-like cloth from ankles ot shoulders, wrapping around his body. Th
[20:39] <Kotono> wrapping around his body. The cloak is the stars and the night sky. In a hand is a sword pointed down, crackling with lightning. His presence is overwhelming to your senses, like trying to look into the noon sun with your bare eyes. "Welcome into this sacred place, Alicia Reynes! Antenora! Marie! Latha of Celestia!" Trumpet archons around you herald your arrival.
[20:40] <Kotono> Latha kneels before Barachiel, "I come, My Lord."
06[20:43] * Alicia is somewhat overwhelmed indeed by a face to face meeting with such a being, and decides to follow Latha's example to start things off. Sweeping her cloak behind her, she kneels down. "You have summoned, and we are ever happy to come at Celestia's behest," she replies earnestly. Marie lands beside her and indulges in a little curtsey, but leaves the talking to her mistress.
[20:44] <Kotono> Antenora kneels as well, placing her spear down in front of her. She stays silent.
[20:46] <Kotono> A voice like the clarion call of a trumpet, piercing beauty. "You have served Celestia well with your life, Alicia. You have done much to advance our ideals and bring the light further into your world. This day, you aided in accomplishing a grand, great deed. You faced down a mockery of our believes, avenging hundreds of fallen souls. When you revealed to the cosmos it's true nature, you stood true and struck it down. For had that being reigned
[20:47] <Kotono> you stood true and struck it down. For had that being reigned even briefly on the Prime Material Plane, the very cosmos risk becoming undone."
[20:48] <Kotono> *beliefs
[20:52] <Alicia> "As Mystra's sword, I was empowered by the Mother of All Magic," Alicia begins as she stands up, earning a beaming smile from her familiar. "Likewise I was bolstered by strong and true allies. Together we prevailed."
[20:52] <Alicia> That said, it does drive home some of the enormity of just who they killed - it was far more than some greater fiend or ancient and ill-tempered wyrm. "But, in the beginning, it was Celestia's aid that set us on the path to our victory," she inclines her head respectfully.
[20:55] <Kotono> "It was." The voice agrees, "We thank you, and wish to show our devout thanks. However, there is another who wishes to speak with you and also thank you. Turn around." Barachiel says, as you feel it. There's no question of who it is to you. Her presence cannot be denied, your soul rejoicing as you feel her very being. Mystra stands behind you, as sure as any other thing you have ever known. She needs not say a word, for her presence carries mea
[20:55] <Kotono> She needs not say a word, for her presence carries meaning, felt in every modicum of your body.
[21:00] <Alicia> As Marie increments her internal counter by one (up to three, now!), Alicia slowly turns around, breath catching in her throat. She met her goddess once, in her mind after breaking the third seal. It was real, but... but not as real as this. "Oh, Mystra..." she's not even sure what to say. How often does your goddess personally manifest just to thank you?
[21:00] <Alicia> Also, should she really be invoking Her name when she's standing right there?
[21:03] <Kotono> Antenora turns as well. Your vision si blinded - looking into a being of this power is futile, your mind unable to process it. Warmth takes over your body, estascy spreading over you. "I am pleased with you, my servant. The Crimson Guard rose above and beyond, routing a true threat to existance. Walk with me," Mystra invites, "The three of you."
[21:06] <Alicia> "Of course," Alicia agrees with barely any thought at all, taking a step towards her goddess. Marie takes a looser interpretation of walk and flies upwards to keep pace with Alicia, a proud grin on her face.
[21:10] <Kotono> Antenora follows, perhaps. Alicia can't really see. The overwhelming light blinds her, drawing all of her vision in. You walk for a time, a time of peace. Alicia feels in tune with everything. Her body is warm on the border of hot. It's like a trance, vision not returning for a time. When it does, you stand in a place of white all over. You can see Mystra, a vaguely female form surrounded by all the weaves of magic, overwhelming to see. "Alicia
[21:10] <Kotono> overwhelming to see. "Alicia." Mystra walks towards you, standing before you, "Long have I watched your life. How many would have crumpled at one of the many challenges you have faced? In your world, it would have been a trifling, easy thing to lose your faith."
[21:15] <Alicia> "Maybe," Alicia puts all her effort into trying to talk normally, not wanting to seem like a blithering idiot to her deity, "But it's kept me going as well, whether as something to support me or something to aspire to."
[21:15] <Alicia> "And it's not just my own faith... you know, I turned my back on you for a time," she closes her eyes with that admission, "But my friends at the temple, they helped me realise what I was missing. Their support brought me back."
[21:19] <Kotono> "I know." Mystra speaks gently, "I know. As mighty as you are, you do not stand before me alone. Others will be exalted in their own times, when matters are right. Alicia. There will come a day, once the matters on your world are concluded, where you will come to join me. Until that day, live as well as you can. Have no fear, for I have no doubt that you will play your proper role in the final matters of the God-King, as well as defeat the evil
[21:19] <Kotono> role in the final matters of the God-King, as well as defeat the evils lined before you." (More)
[21:20] <Kotono> "My servant. I will honor you with a part of the glory you will ascend to one day. Give me your hand."
06[21:21] * Alicia presents her right hand palm-up without hesitation.
[21:24] <Kotono> Mystra reaches out. Her hand takes Alicia's! In that moment, she is a part of everything. She is a part of every spell cast, every bit of magic that suffuses the world. With wisdom and vision she never knew she possessed, she is a part of the very Weave itself. She is called on a million times by beings across the cosmos, channeled into infinite forms. Then she flows out. Mystra's hand has let hers go. She hears a gasp from Antenora, yet she fe
[21:25] <Kotono> Mystra's hand has let hers go. She hears a gasp from Antenora, yet she feels...alive. So very alive. So very charged.
[21:27] <Alicia> "Ahhh!" Alicia gasps, staggering a little at the immensity of what she just felt, such a sublime... awareness of everything. Even now trying to retain the feeling is like grasping clouds, but the after-effects linger, leaving her charged. "Mother of all Magic..." she breathes out, eyes wide. "That was... I can't even put it into words. There aren't any, not in any language I know."
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[21:29] <Kotono> Somehow, you feel more able to look at her now. While overwhelming, it is something you can understand a little better. "You have earned it. Look into yourself. Feel yourself now, my servant."
06[21:31] * Alicia looks down in introspection for a moment, her hand against her heart as she tries to 'sense' what Mystra is pointing her towards...
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[21:33] <Kotono> "Alicia..." Antenora says in a choked voice, "Oh...Alicia..."
[21:35] <Alicia> A smile begins to bloom on Alicia's lips. She'd been living with it for so long, that vague chill in her bones, that she'd honestly forgotten what it was like not to have it. "I..." she pauses at the feeling of new appendages, furrowing her brow as she flexes them briefly before catching sight of her new wings out of the corner of her eye. "Oh... Goddess!"
[21:37] <Kotono> "My child, be well." Mystra says, "This is now the time for another. Marielle." Mystra's attention turns to her, blazing like the sun. "Come to me, Marielle."
[21:38] <Alicia> After spending a moment to admire the changes in Alicia, Marie flies up and closer to her goddess, not saying anything impudent or clever for once.
[21:39] <Kotono> "You have many more challenges at Alicia's side, Marielle." Mystra extends her hand out, "I will give you a boon, so that you are better able to endure them and serve Alicia."
[21:41] <Alicia> "Thank you!" Marie chirps as she lands on Mystra's hand. At heart she's as devoted a servant as Alicia, and anything that makes her better able to serve is gladly accepted.
[21:42] <Kotono> A feeling of warmth and love washes over Marielle! It's not as overwhelming as what happened to Alicia, but it's profound in it's own right. Marielle is let go of a moment later, floating in the air. "Alicia. Take good care of Marielle as well, for she is a spark of light who will always illuminate your way, no matter how dark your road ahead is."
[21:43] <Alicia> "I will, I promise," Alicia replies earnestly, not wanting to risk her familiar again to the terror she endured today.
[21:45] <Kotono> Then Mystra is by Antenora. "Child of the Pit, you have risen far. I ask of you to serve me. For if Alicia is at my side, I would have you be one of her retainers. It is your choice to make, I will not force you."
[21:47] <Alicia> Naturally both Alicia and Marie hope she'll say yes, but they don't say anything as the eladrin flutters back over to rejoin Alicia with a little more vim in her wing-flapping.
[21:47] <Kotono> Antenora's gaze is lost in Mystra. After a time of staring she kneels, "I will do so. For as much as I owe Alicia, I owe you as well. My escape would not have been possible without you, Goddess. While I am not a mage or a cleric to revere your magical gifts, I will give you all I have."
[21:51] <Kotono> Mystra reaches down, touching Antenora's forehead. "Let go of your past. You can never forget it, but you can overcome what you once were." As Mystra speaks, Antenora's wings blow away, turning into a few faint wisps of smoke. From her back grow white angel's wings! "Serve Alicia long and well, Antenora. She will need your support as much as you need hers."
[21:54] <Kotono> "I...I will," Antenora says in a shaking voice, "Forever."
06[21:54] * Alicia gives Antenora a proud smile as she finally gets those white feathered wings she's dreamed of.
[21:55] <Kotono> Now Mystra is by Alicia once more, "Your sister will be protected by my blessings, my servant. The forces of magic and light will watch over her forevermore."
[21:57] <Alicia> "Thank you, my Goddess," Alicia bows respectfully, somewhat choked at just how much they're all being rewarded right now. "We'll bring honour to your name, I promise."
[21:59] <Kotono> "We will." Antenora agrees, mimicking Alicia's bow. "I swear it on everything I am."
[21:59] <Alicia> "You can count on us!" Marie agrees in her own particular style.
[22:00] <Kotono> Mystra smiles. You can't quite see it, but you know it. "Go home now. There is time yet for you on the mortal planes. We will meet again that day." In an instant, you are home. The three of you stand in Alicia's bedroom, as if you were always there.
[22:00] <Kotono> Antenora reaches behind her, feeling her wings. Then, turning to Alicia, "Oh...Alicia!" she says, wrapping her up into a big, teary hug.
[22:03] <Alicia> "Group hug!" Marie yells, diving inbetween them as Alicia returns the embrace a bit dazedly.
[22:03] <Alicia> "I just... I never expected this..." she gets out, rather overwhelmed as she processes what just happened.
[22:03] <Kotono> Tears run down Antenora's face, "Oh Alicia...I just..."
06[22:05] * Alicia steps back a bit and reaches up to brush the back of her hand against Antenora's new wings. "They're beautiful... just what you wanted, wasn't it?" she asks, smiling.
[22:08] <Kotono> "Welcome to the club," Antenora embraces Alicia again, reaching behind to feel her new wings. "I feel so alive again. My magic's back, it's like a hole inside of me is filled. I just can't stop crying, either. I just...Gods, I look like a baby, don't I?"
[22:10] <Alicia> "No," Alicia wipes away the tears as her own wings ruffle slightly, her brow furrowing as she adapts to the sensation of having two entirely new limbs, "You've never looked better, trust me."
[22:10] <Alicia> "Who knew killing Zetsubokou was such a big deal?" Marie asks, fluttering up inbetween them. "Mystra really went all out for us!"
[22:11] <Kotono> "I don't think anyone did," Antenora meets Alicia's hand, going to clean her tears away as well. "When we saw her there, I felt that we were Mystra's tool to defeat that horror. Barachiel said that it could have unwound reality, didn't he? Maybe everyone was surprised."
[22:13] <Alicia> "I felt Her with me as well," Alicia agrees. "It was probably the first time it's true form was ever revealed - the circumstances were certainly unique enough for it."
[22:14] <Kotono> "We did something profound today. Really profound." Antenora wobbles a bit, laughing as she eventually ends up resting against Alicia's bed. "WE were honored by Barachiel himself, one of the Hebdomad, and then by Mystra!"
[22:16] <Alicia> "I never expected to see Her in Celestia!" Marie pipes up. "But I suppose with the seals she couldn't manifest on the Prime, and didn't want to bring Alicia to Dweomerheart too early,"
06[22:16] * Alicia sits down, having to shift a few times to accomodate her wings before finding something comfortable. "I wonder if Seira and Demedais will be receiving summons from Waukeen and Helm?"
[22:24] <Kotono> Antenora sits besides Alicia, "I would think so. Mystra spoke of the entire Crimson Guard."
[22:28] <Alicia> "That's right," Alicia nods. "Just... it's a lot to take in." She takes hold of a wing and brings it around where she can see it, studying it as much as the skin on her hand. "I'm... I really am a celestial now. There's no denying it." Suddenly she starts to laugh. "That Quarut and his mirrors were right!"
[22:29] <Kotono> Antenora goes with Alicia, feeling Alicia's wing all the while. "You were in heart long before this. You're too good for this world...one day, the three of us will be in Dweomerheart together."
[22:31] <Alicia> "This is the world that made me, there's no denying that," Alicia shakes her head. "Still, I might want to keep the wings hidden when I'm out and about... I can understand why Latha does so."
[22:31] <Alicia> "Awww, but they're so nice!" Marie sing-songs. "Until you start molting. That's no fun at all," she adds teasingly.
[22:32] <Kotono> "Wait." Antenora looks at Marie, "DO angels molt?"
[22:32] <Alicia> "You remember that fallen planetar, right?" Marie replies innocently.
Session Close: Thu May 14 22:34:22 2009

Session Start: Thu May 14 22:34:22 2009
Session Ident: #dunes
02[22:34] * Disconnected
02[22:34] * Attempting to rejoin channel #dunes
03[22:34] * Rejoined channel #dunes
03[22:34] * Topic is 'Zetsubokou>Seira>Antenora>Alicia>Deme'
03[22:34] * Set by Kotono on Wed May 13 21:25:08
03[22:34] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Seira
[22:35] <Ebiris> "I've never seen any feathers lying around after Latha visits..." Alicia replies thoughtfully.
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[22:36] <Kotono> Sighing, "I'll trust Alicia's right then." Antenora then laughs, "Marie! Are you lying? Right after we met Mystra herself?"
[22:37] <Ebiris> "It wasn't a lie... sort of," Marie replies defensively. "Besides, Mystra likes tricks and misdirection. They're the core of illusion, which is one eighth of magic!"
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03[22:38] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
[22:39] <Alicia> "So long as it's not harmful, I suppose," Alicia allows. "Anyway, I rather want to test these out," she gets up and flexes her wings a little. "Who wants to go for a fly?"
[22:39] <Kotono> "Hmph." Antenora eyes Marie, before she laughs more. "Let's all go together," Antenora suggests.
[22:39] <Alicia> "I'm in! Lets make sure those aren't just ornamental - see if you can keep up with me!" Marie laughs, going to the door.