D-T2 001

[Corwin]

[18:31] <Kotono> > "Oh!" Blushing from scalp to neck, "Thank you!" Blurting that and taking Demedais' hand, shaking it, "Iw ould forever ben in your debt!"
[18:31] <Kotono> * Demedais nods, returning the shake. "Think nothing of it. I will begin by talking to Jurgen and asking him to stall negotiations until I can devise a plan. Hopefully this can be resolved simply."
[18:31] <Kotono> > "Bless you!" she declares, "The children will be forever in your debt!"
[18:31] <Kotono> * Demedais shakes his head. "They're in yours, for the work you do for them. I should be off now, to try and resolve this. Worry yourself not over this, Sister Julia."
[18:31] <Kotono> > "Bless you," she repeats, "Be well, kind stranger.May blessings follow everything you do!"
[18:31] <Kotono> <Demedais> "Thank you, Sister Julia." Demedais inclines his head. "Take care."
[18:31] <Kotono> OOC: Where wer eyou going, Deme?
[18:32] <Demedais> OOC: Back to the Kingdom's Pride.
[18:33] <Kotono> The trip back to the Kingdom's Pride is without incident. Demedais can go back up to his room or do something else should he wish, or simply rest and kill time.
06[18:35] * Demedais first inquires at the desk about the location of a reputable moneychanger, and afterward if he could get the room number of a Mr. Jurgen regarding business.
[18:36] <Kotono> "Ah, you need foreign coin changed?" The deskman, a well groomed man of perhaps 30, bows deeply. "Mr. Arnald Greenlake at the Merchant's Fancy can do so. And yes, there is a Mr. Jurgen staying here. He is on the first floor, room 104."
[18:42] <Demedais> "Thank you. If Mr. Jurgen stops by, inform him that I will be back shortly. and that I'd - Demedais - request to speak to him before he does anything else, if you could? He won't recognize my name, I'm afraid, but..."
[18:42] <Kotono> "Of course, sir," The desk clerk bows again, "Is there anything else you need, sir?"
[18:45] <Demedais> "Ah. Directions to the Merchant's Fancy, if you would?" Demedais asks modestly.
[18:46] <Kotono> "It's on the opposite side of the square as this inn, sir," The desk man bows once more, "Should desire an escort, one can be arrainged."
[18:46] <Demedais> "Oh. No, it's fine." Demedais says, a slight blush. "Heh, thank you very much, sir."
[18:49] <Kotono> "If you require anything else..." Once more he bows, "Good day, sir." Thereafter, Demedais heads to the Merchant's Fancy. It looks to be an import shop of sorts. Rare, expensive things are on display. Gems, rich fabrics, spices, and even a few planar things. One man overlooks it all, a whip-thin man with a red birthmark splayed all over his face. He wears a noble's clothes, a warm fur cape on his back. "Good day," he calls as Demedais e
[18:49] <Kotono> "Good day," he calls as Demedais enters.
06[18:51] * Demedais idly glances the man over for chaos, but returns the greeting anyways. "Good day. I have been told you do currency exchanges?"
[18:52] <Kotono> No chaos. "Ah yes. My name is Arnald." He approaches, offering a hand out. "How much coin are you looking to exchange and from what realm? Dinarrian Silvers get a good rate here, as do Lefetian Crowns."
06[18:56] * Demedais accepts the hand and shakes. "Ah. See, this is part of the issue that I feared I'd have - my currency is neither of those. In fact, from what I understand it's rather unlikely you've heard of it at all." A wry smile at this as he pulls out a small bag of coins. "I'm from a very distant land - Balmuria. I suppose the first part is an estimate of what, if anything, you can give me for these."
[18:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
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[18:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 30." [1d20=13]
[18:57] <Kotono> OOC: How much is in the bag?
[18:57] <Demedais> "Other names... Kesse, Kelara, and Malmuth are all relatively close, if those help."
[18:57] <Demedais> OOC: Let's say 200 or so.
[18:59] <Kotono> "You're right, I haven't." He says, whistling, "You're from a realm or world very far away, then...Oh, I think I have heard of a land called Kesse. Far, far, far, far away to the east, across an ocean. Maybe." Riffling through the coins, taking a few silver and gold ones out, "Ah well, it's academic. If you want to trade these in, I'll need to appraise them to ensure the gold and silver quantity in them is pure and see what the exchange
[18:59] <Kotono> gold and silver quantity in them is pure and see what the exchange rate will be. This will take me about a half hour."
[19:04] <Demedais> "I may have to obtain a map of the lands around here for a friend of mine - she'd absolutely love to learn of a city like this, I suspect." Demedais grins at the news that Kesse's familiar, before pausing. "I suppose I have two quick questions before you begin appraising the coin, if you're willing to answer?"
[19:06] <Kotono> "I can direct you to a mapmaker a village over, and of course Telerath proper has several world class mapmakers," Arnald holds the coins up to the light, peering at them. "Ask them, then."
[19:07] <Demedais> "Not sure I'll be able to stay for that long, but the offer's appreciated. As for the questions... one, would you know how much the orphanage down the road is worth, land and all, and two, what do you know about the man seeking to buy it?"
[19:08] <Kotono> "Now that's interesting," He takes the coinsd own, peering at Demedais. "The gossip is hot about a sale to Balbast. Well, I'm no expert in real estate, but a thousand or two? It would depend on how much the building's worth, and I've never been inside."
[19:10] <Kotono> After a few more moments, "I've met Mr. Balbast once. He's very strongly willed, that one. He doesn't take no for an answer."
06[19:12] * Demedais nods. "I had heard the same, and thus wanted to inquire. I apologize if it seems rude, but the entire situation seems quite curious." A nod to this. "That was the general impression I got. I may end up talking to him later... For now, though, thank you - you've been of great help. I should be back in about thirty minutes or so."
[19:13] <Kotono> "By all means," Taking the bag of coins, "Unitl then." OOC: Ball's in your court, Deme.
[19:15] <Demedais> OOC: What time is it?
[19:16] <Kotono> OOC: Later afternoon.
06[19:17] * Demedais returns back to the Kingdom's Pride, pausing momentaraily to see if the deskman says Jurgen's been by before heading to Jurgen's room himself.
[19:19] <Kotono> "He has not been by the front desk, sir." Armed with that information, Demedais goes to his room. It's not as grand as the suite Demedais was treated to, one door of many along a hall. 104 is painted above the door and hangs on asmall wooden plaque tied to the doorknob.
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[19:23] <Anastasia> "He has not been by the front desk, sir." Armed with that information, Demedais goes to his room. It's not as grand as the suite Demedais was treated to, one door of many along a hall. 104 is painted above the door and hangs on asmall wooden plaque tied to the doorknob.
06[19:23] * Demedais nods and knocks politely. "Ah... Mr. Jurgen? May I speak with you for a bit?"
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[19:29] <Kotono> The knock and call is answered by a voice on the other side of the door. "I'm coming, I'm coming," A tired, weary voice is heard calling. The door opens, an old man with a white beard peering at Demedais. "Yes, and you are...?"
[19:33] <Demedais> "Hi. My name is Demedais. Sister Julia told me you were staying here. ...Can we talk?" Demedais asks politely, eyes looking over the other person with some concern.
[19:35] <Kotono> "You know Julia?" He waves his hand in, "Yeah, sure, come in." He steps aside, a plain if well kept and clean inn room past this. It's dotted with various personal possesions and odds and ends. Some are half charred or smoke damaged.
[19:36] <Demedais> "We just met today, but yes. She... has told me about the tragedy that's befallen you."
[19:37] <Kotono> "Ah yes. A tragedy," Shaking his head, "Such shouldn't happen to an old man."
[19:39] <Demedais> "Indeed not." Demedais muses. "I must confess, however, such is not my complete concern - I have also heard of the fate of the orphanage."
[19:40] <Kotono> "YEs," A shake of his head, "It breaks my heart, but the reality of my situation is that my fiances are ruined. I face abject poverty otherwise."
[19:41] <Demedais> "Indeed. I cannot fault you for the position you're put in. ...but I wish to do what I can to avert that fate."
[19:45] <Kotono> "What can you do then? ARe you offering to buy it instead?" Asking that, peeering at Demedais, "You look as rich as a Duke, I have to say. That's some mighty fine armor you're wearing, and those rings on your hands!"
06[19:48] * Demedais flushes a deep red. "I... this armor carries entirely the wrong message in some ways - it's worn solely for their defensive properties. Last time I tried asking to get it all less ornate, I was told by the dealer I work with that she couldn't manage it at her skill level, but I should ask again now." Shaking his head out of his reverie, "But yes. I'm willing to buy it."
[19:49] <Kotono> "Well, you see, there's another buyer who's already made a tender for a fair sum. 2,000 Telerath Marks." He explains, going to sit on hisbed. "Mr. Balbast is very intent on the purchase and offered above my own price."
[19:50] <Demedais> "Has Mr. Balbast said anything about himself or why he wants it?" Demedais inquires.
[19:51] <Kotono> "He has plans to open a maze there, or so he says. He's..." He stops, to rub his chin long. "He's a very odd fellow. Very willful, but about the strangest things that get his fancy, yet some important things seem not to concern him."
[19:55] <Demedais> "... I see. I may need to have a long conversation with him, myself - from what I saw alone, he's an... interesting fellow." Demedais replies, looking around. "I'm having my currency reviewed across the street, but I have enough gems on me that I should be able to go over his current price without issue. When will you be talking with him again?"
[19:56] <Kotono> "Tonight," He answers, "How much are you willing to offer, then," Jurgen's eyes narrow a tiny bit, voice pitch rising.
06[20:00] * Demedais frowns at this, a quick mental calculation based on his gems, before, "Let me return back to you quickly on that - I want to make sure I am not underestimating things, here. This being said, presuming correctly... 3,000 Marks will likely be what I offer. If you will permit me to go confirm this?" Demedais asks.
[20:00] <Kotono> "Oh yes, go on," With a growing smile, "That would be most satisfactory."
[20:05] <Demedais> "I anticipated it would, all things considered. Hopefully I won't have to eat my words too harshly, but I believe it would be feasible." This being said, Demedais excuses himself and heads off back to see how well the coins convert.
[20:06] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 43." [1d100=43]
[20:07] <Kotono> Going back to Arnald, you sit in a quiet little back room. He has the coins spread out on a table between thet wo of you. "Well, the coins are quite pure. These coins use slightly less than the Imperial Standard for Telerath. The exchange rate is about 1 gold of these for .915 Marks. That comes out to 183 Marks."
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06[20:15] * Demedais nods slightly. "That is reasonable... I also have gems, but I would like to conserve those in case this journey takes longer than my own estimates predict. Thusly, I would estimate for my current needs... 2500 of my own marks, plus 1000 in the worth of gems, if that is permissible?"
[20:18] <Kotono> "Hand them over and I'll see," he offers, "But this can be done."
06[20:19] * Demedais nods and puts the stated amount on the table.
[20:20] <Kotono> OOC: 2500 in normal curreny or enough to equal 2500 marks here?
[20:21] <Demedais> OOC: 2500 of my own currency, 1000 of my own in gems if there's any conversion issue there.
[20:23] <Kotono> The money is passed over in heavy coins banded together with thin rope cords, ten of them to a bundle. They resemble ingots this way. "Each of these bands is 500 marks," he explains, "Each of the big adamantine coins is worth 50 marks, and there's ten in a band. Three thousand marks are in six bundles, and there's loose coinage for the rest."
[20:25] <Demedais> "..." Demedais is vaguely speechless. "This is a far more elegant system then our own..." Demedais glances to the spread-out coins. "...as you can probably estimate. Thank you very much."
[20:27] <Kotono> "How does your land work? Loose coins? Letters of credit?" Asking now as he leans back, "Telerath is relatively advanced in that with all the wealth that focuses here, being able to pass along large sums of money is often required. It was such a headache in the old days, when you had to haul a chestful of gold or a sack full of spices or ore to make big purchases."
[20:28] <Demedais> "Loose coins and magical items, primarily." Demedais grimaces. "Truth be told, we're still adjusting to a sudden influx of wealth in the first place. ...on this note, a completely non-sequitor question - what stories do you have about gnomes in this land?"
[20:29] <Kotono> "Gnomes?" Blinking, "I hear there were gnomes in ancient days, but I'm no scholar of history."
06[20:31] * Demedais nods slightly. "Frankly, that's all I wanted to know - it seems to be a peculiar trait of our world in that no more gnomes exist here. Your statement confirms that we're on the same plane, albeit many, many leagues apart."
[20:32] <Kotono> "Interesting. So you're beyond the end of the known world?" Eyeing Demedais, "Even if I'm right about having heard of Kesse, it's farther than anyone's traveled in centuries."
[20:35] <Demedais> "And Kesse is farther than our country has gone in centuries, as well." Demedais nods. "Only recently at all has this been changing. ...Though, there is one other question I wish to ask, now that we've wandered this far into this topic. About half a year ago, were there a sudden influx of odd events?"
[20:36] <Kotono> "...Hm. No, not that I noticed. I was off plane for much of it - my great-grandfather was beyond this world. I have means to leave this plane thanks to him." With a shake of his head there, "Gathering shining gold in Bytopia."
06[20:39] * Demedais muses on this, before pausing. "Waitasec, that's not the same. As far as I know... there's been no planar travel for a long while in our world, though perhaps it's just our continent."
[20:40] <Kotono> "A curious thing," Arnald considers.
[20:42] <Demedais> "Hm. Regardless, this likely gives a friend of mine ample reason to figure out ways to explore beyond our continent." Demedais grins after a moment. "And it's given me some things to chew on, myself. It's been a pleasure - hopefully I have time to stop by again."
[20:43] <Kotono> "Safe travels," Arnald bids, as Demedais heads out. OOC: Ball's in your court again.
06[20:45] * Demedais then heads back to the inn to talk with Jurgen further, probably getting stares as he walks back and forth between the two, but whatever.
[20:47] <Kotono> On going to Jurgen's room, he finds the door ajar. As he approaches, Demedais can hear the sounds of a conversation drifting from inside.
06[20:47] * Demedais pauses two steps away from the door, listening for a few seconds to make sure he's not interrupting a private conversation.
[20:49] <Kotono> OOC: Make a listen check?
[20:49] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 hi thar
06[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 hi thar and gets 33." [1d20=7]
[20:50] <Kotono> "Three thousand?" A quick, hasty voice says. "Really? That much for that? Grr. Why did he offer you that much? My offer should be more than enough money for you!" You can hear feet pacing back and forth, "Oh, I see, you're trying to drive up the price, aren't you?"
06[20:51] * Demedais nods slightly, before knocking. "Ah, excuse me."
[20:51] <Kotono> "IT was-oh wait." You can hear Jurgen's voice, "That's him. Come in!"
06[20:52] * Demedais nods and enters, closing the door partway behind him before looking at the two.
[20:54] <Kotono> The man in here is the man you saw before. Balbast is whip-thin, a blue cloak settled on his shoulders. His gaze travels all over Demedais in a moment, "And what are you doing, trying to outprice me?"
[20:55] <Demedais> roll 1d20+23
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+23 and gets 34." [1d20=11]
06[20:59] * Demedais looks to Balbast quite evenly, arms crossing. "I'm interested in buying the orphanage, frankly put. Consider it sentimental reasons if you have to attach one to it. Though, tell me - you wanted to build what there?"
[21:00] <Kotono> "I desire a maze there. The old building is boring." Crossing his own arms, "And what will you do with it? The same boring old thing it's always been?"
[21:02] <Demedais> "If you're saying an orphanage is 'boring', then yes." Demedais says with some faint amusement, eyeing the man. "A maze? Any particular reason why, or just the fact that you like confusion and discord?"hord."
[21:03] <Kotono> "Because. Good enough reason." He glares at Demedais, "Go away." His face then crosses with real pique, "I'll over 3250 Marks for it, then." OOC: No save needed, yo'ure immune to what he's doing there.
[21:03] <Kotono> *offer
[21:05] <Demedais> "Hah, no." Demedais replies with the same mild amusement. "Out of curiousity, are you even from this plane?"
[21:06] <Kotono> Balbast bites down on his lip, now glaring at Demedais. "I'm officially bored of this conversation. I don't know who in the blue abyss you are, but scram."
[21:06] <Kotono> Jurgen stays a little back, watching the exchange back and forth.
[21:07] <Demedais> "No." Demedais replies just as easily. "And I'm kinda surprised you're this easily bored with the conversation - but perhaps we should take this argument outside?"
[21:09] <Kotono> With a low, croaking growl deep in his throat, "You know what? DOWN!" A dreadful word of power comes out of Balbast's mouth, rocking the world! Yet it has no effect on Demedais! Balbast stares a moment, then, with a deep breath, "Who or what are you?"
[21:09] <Kotono> "W-what?" Jurgen shudders from that word, stepping back. "What the hells?"
06[21:10] * Demedais eyes Balbast. "Jurgen, please step outside." he says quickly. "Balbast, I do think you and I need to have some serious words, if you're willing to resort so quickly to force."
[21:12] <Kotono> "Waaah." Now looking postiviely piqued, "I WAS having fun here until you show up and get in my way! Oh, you want words, then? Some WORDS would just be perfect now, I think. Jurgen, get out."
06[21:13] * Demedais nods slightly to Jurgen, with some sympathy in his face.
[21:13] <Kotono> Jurgen looks between the two, gulpinga nd after a moment, hurrying out.
06[21:15] * Demedais watches Jurgen leave, before turning to Balbast and casually unhooking the glaive. "So. Slaad, I take it?"
[21:16] <Kotono> "So. Inevitable, I take it, or is that just a stick up your ass?" Now with open fury, "There's one thing I can never stand, and that's some idiot getting in the way of what I'm doing!"
[21:18] <Demedais> "Stick up my ass." Demedais replies with open amusement. "I dislike what I've seen of Inevitables, too, but I suspect that won't lead to a mutual bonding experience... but you chose the wrong target here in all regards. Outta curiousity, did you set the fire, or was that just lucky timing for you?"
[21:21] <Kotono> "Hmph. Pure luck." Now levelling a deadly, harsh gaze on Demedais, "Why are you here? Just my luck correcting itself?"
[21:22] <Demedais> roll 1d20+18 sense motive
06[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+18 sense motive and gets 25." [1d20=7]
[21:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24 rolling for the sake of concealing it regardless if Deme's right or not.
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 rolling for the sake of concealing it regardless if Deme's right or not. and gets 33." [1d20=9]
06[21:25] * Demedais shrugs. "That's probably part of it on your end. You also managed to both annoy Helm and pique my own curiousity."
[21:27] <Kotono> "Oh, Helm? The God of boredom, nitpicking and entropy? I'll pass." Balbast steps back, "Well, if it's going to come to a fight..." He cracks his knuckles, "You're going to lose and lose hard!"
[21:31] <Demedais> "Am I?" Demedais chuckles, his devotions springing into place. "So, you never did answer most of my questions... ah well, time for that later."
[21:33] <Kotono> The creature shifts! It is now about man sized, wearing the same clothes as before. It's skin is a reptilian grey, distinctly frog-like. It has claws, running them together. "Then if it's a fight you want...!" With that, the creature is attacking! OOC: The two of you really didn't hit it off, like at all. Let's roll initiative?
[21:33] <Kotono> roll 1d10+10 ribbit
06[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+10 ribbit and gets 16." [1d10=6]
[21:33] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1 hey, Deme was making jokes!
06[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 hey, Deme was making jokes! and gets 14." [1d20=13]
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[21:33] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 27." [1d100=27]
[21:33] <Kotono> roll 1d4
06[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 and gets 4." [1d4=4]
[21:34] <Kotono> Balbast leaps back, past the bed and to the far side of the room! Roiling chaos forms, filling the room up, a wall of four, large, red slaad in front of Demedais! A split second later, four hammering blows of chaos strike him hard!
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 CL vs SR
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 CL vs SR
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 CL vs SR and gets 18." [1d20=8]
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 CL vs SR and gets 29." [1d20=19]
[21:35] <Kotono> Balbast leaps back, past the bed and to the far side of the room! Roiling chaos forms, filling the room up, a wall of four, large, red slaad in front of Demedais! A split second later, four hammering blows of chaos strike him hard!
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 CL vs SR
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 CL vs SR
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 CL vs SR and gets 17." [1d20=7]
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 CL vs SR and gets 23." [1d20=13]
[21:35] <Kotono> OOC: SR?
[21:35] <Demedais> OOC: 32.
03[21:35] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gray Slaad=Red Slaad(4)>Demedais'
03[21:35] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gray Slaad=Blue Slaad(4)>Demedais'
[21:35] <Kotono> OOC: Blue, sorry, dur.
[21:36] <Kotono> All the hammering blow fizzle around Demedais, not touched at all by the onslaught! Balbast is unseen, the large slaad taking up everything and blocking his way entirely! OOC: Deme.
[21:38] <Kotono> All the hammering blow fizzle around Demedais, not touched at all by the onslaught! Balbast is unseen, the large slaad taking up everything and blocking his way entirely! OOC: Deme.
[21:44] <Demedais> "I see. Not exactly playing fair, but ah well...!" Demedais chuckles. "Let's see how well turnabout works!" With that, a web of energy slams into place right in the center of the room, the top just barely skirting the ceiling! OOC: Order's Wrath, positioned so the bottom goes underground and the top fills the room pretty much precisely.

[Corwin]

[19:43] <Kotono> * Kotono changes topic to 'Gray Slaad=Red Slaad(4)>Demedais'
[19:43] <Kotono> * Kotono changes topic to 'Gray Slaad=Blue Slaad(4)>Demedais'
[19:43] <Kotono> > OOC: Blue, sorry, dur.
[19:43] <Kotono> > All the hammering blow fizzle around Demedais, not touched at all by the onslaught! Balbast is unseen, the large slaad taking up everything and blocking his way entirely! OOC: Deme.
[19:43] <Kotono> > All the hammering blow fizzle around Demedais, not touched at all by the onslaught! Balbast is unseen, the large slaad taking up everything and blocking his way entirely! OOC: Deme.
[19:43] <Kotono> <Demedais> "I see. Not exactly playing fair, but ah well...!" Demedais chuckles. "Let's see how well turnabout works!" With that, a web of energy slams into place right in the center of the room, the top just barely skirting the ceiling! OOC: Order's Wrath, positioned so the bottom goes underground and the top fills the room pretty much precisely.
[19:43] <Kotono> OOC: Make caster level checking up in this place, Deme?
[19:46] <Demedais> roll 1d20+7 (+1 Law Domain -1 negative level)
06[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+7 (+1 Law Domain -1 negative level) and gets 18." [1d20=11]
[19:46] <Kotono> OOC: Roll.
[19:48] <Demedais> roll 7d6
06[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 7d6 and gets 32." [7d6=3, 6, 4, 6, 5, 5, 3]
[19:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 DC, Deme?
[19:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 DC, Deme?
06[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 DC, Deme? and gets 13." [1d20=8]
[19:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 DC, Deme?
[19:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 DC, Deme?
06[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 DC, Deme? and gets 17." [1d20=12]
06[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 DC, Deme? and gets 24." [1d20=19]
06[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 DC, Deme? and gets 11." [1d20=6]
[19:49] <Demedais> OOC: 17
06[19:52] * Demedais then triggers his boots of haste! OOC: That's it.
[19:52] <Kotono> The wrath of order sends the blue slaads into chaos! They wobble about and half of them are outright dazed! Demedais can'ts ee in the back, so he has no idea how it impacted Balbast! However, he can hear him call twisting, potent arcane words of power! OOC: Blue slaad are up, two of the them are dazed and take no action.
[19:53] <Kotono> Two of the blue slaad loom over Demedais, looking to rip him apart with an absolute flurry of claw rips!
[19:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 22." [1d20=7]
[19:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 25." [1d20=10]
[19:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[19:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 28." [1d20=13]
06[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 30." [1d20=15]
[19:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 bite
06[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 bite and gets 30." [1d20=17]
[19:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 26." [1d20=11]
[19:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 17." [1d20=2]
[19:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 18." [1d20=3]
[19:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 29." [1d20=14]
[19:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 bite
06[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 bite and gets 18." [1d20=5]
[19:53] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[19:53] <Demedais> OOC: Uuuuh 42
[19:53] <Kotono> Despite all these attacks, Demedais is able to stop each and every blow with ease, all of them failing to have the least impact on him! OOC: Deme.
06[19:58] * Demedais grunts and lashes out with several spear thrusts at one of the blue slaad blocking his way, attempting to kill it quickly and get past them! OOC: Aiming for one of the middle two, preferably a stunned one
[19:58] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 (+1 Haste +6 Law Devotion -1 neg level)
06[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 (+1 Haste +6 Law Devotion -1 neg level) and gets 30." [1d20=4]
[20:00] <Demedais> roll 1d10+11
06[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d10+11 and gets 17." [1d10=6]
[20:01] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 next attack
06[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 next attack and gets 43." [1d20=17]
[20:02] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[20:02] <Demedais> roll 1d10+11
06[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d10+11 and gets 17." [1d10=6]
[20:03] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21 next attack, if it's not dead keep stabbing it else move to the next one and tell me so I can make my one cleave roll
06[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+21 next attack, if it's not dead keep stabbing it else move to the next one and tell me so I can make my one cleave roll and gets 26." [1d20=5]
[20:03] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[20:04] <Demedais> roll 1d10+11 poke
06[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d10+11 poke and gets 12." [1d10=1]
[20:04] <Kotono> OOC: That  your last attack? It's still up, just barely.
[20:04] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 final attack
06[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+16 final attack and gets 27." [1d20=11]
[20:05] <Demedais> roll 1d10+11 poke
06[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d10+11 poke and gets 21." [1d10=10]
[20:05] <Kotono> OOC: Cleave.
03[20:05] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gray Slaad=Blue Slaad(3)>Demedais'
[20:06] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 cleave
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+16 cleave and gets 35." [1d20=19]
[20:06] <Demedais> roll 1d10+11 poke
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d10+11 poke and gets 12." [1d10=1]
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[20:10] <Kotono> Demedais rips and tears into the blue slaad, returning it into ribbons of asymmetrical matter all over, before it vanishes away! The three survivors are still there, however, and the two dazed ones are moving again! The two rear ones send waves of freezing, constricting power at Demedais! OOC: Two will saves?
[20:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+22 save 1 (+5 mind-affecting, -1 nl)
06[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+22 save 1 (+5 mind-affecting, -1 nl) and gets 36." [1d20=14]
[20:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 save 2 (-1 nl)
06[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 save 2 (-1 nl) and gets 26." [1d20=9]
[20:14] <Kotono> Demedais has the will of atiger, throwing off such feeble attempts, as the blue slaad in melee with him attempts to grapple him down! OOC: This provokes an AoO from you if you like.
06[20:15] * Demedais grimaces at the slaad! "Not happening if I've got a say in it!" With that, he slashes upward at the slaad!
[20:15] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 35." [1d20=9]
[20:16] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[20:16] <Demedais> roll 1d10+11
06[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d10+11 and gets 17." [1d10=6]
[20:17] <Kotono> Demedais impales the slaad, stopping it from coming in contact with him at all! More arcane words can be heard in the meanwhile, twisted and ever changing! OOC: Deme?
[20:19] <Demedais> OOC: I presume I can't see where Balbast is?
[20:20] <Kotono> OOC: There's still three big slaad in the way. Also, correction. You're in melee with someone and using a reach weapon. You can't AoO with a reach weapon in melee, so strike that AoO. My bad.
[20:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 touch AC, Deme
06[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 touch AC, Deme and gets 31." [1d20=16]
[20:21] <Demedais> OOC: Huh, wait, I can't hit it before it charges in? Eh, okay. Also this is why AoOs/grapples/all that confuse me, too many priority orders. Also 22.
[20:21] <Kotono> OOC: Grapple checks.
[20:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 31." [1d20=11]
[20:22] <Demedais> roll 1d20+19 wooooo grapple
06[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+19 wooooo grapple and gets 30." [1d20=11]
[20:27] <Kotono> roll 2d6+6 unarmed damage
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+6 unarmed damage and gets 16." [2d6=4, 6]
[20:27] <Kotono> Demedais is clubbeda nd held down by the slaad, grappled! OOC: Deme, your'e up now and being grappled.
[20:28] <Demedais> roll 1d20+19 trying to break grapple
06[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+19 trying to break grapple and gets 30." [1d20=11]
[20:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 21." [1d20=1]
[20:29] <Kotono> Demedais is able to do so, twisting and breaking free of the grapple! OOC: That was a standard ation, you still hav ea move+swift if you like.
06[20:29] * Demedais focuses his strength for if the slaad tries this again!
[20:33] <Demedais> OOC: Strike.
[20:33] <Demedais> In frustration at getting caught for even a second, Deme steps back lightly before letting loose a fury of thrusts at the offending slaad!
[20:34] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20 (+1 Haste +6 Law Dev -6 PA)
06[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+20 (+1 Haste +6 Law Dev -6 PA) and gets 24." [1d20=4]
[20:34] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[20:34] <Demedais> roll 1d10+23
06[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d10+23 and gets 33." [1d10=10]
[20:34] <Kotono> OOC: Still up. Next attack?
[20:35] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 (+1 Haste +6 Law Dev -6 PA)
06[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 (+1 Haste +6 Law Dev -6 PA) and gets 30." [1d20=15]
[20:35] <Demedais> roll 1d10+23
06[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d10+23 and gets 30." [1d10=7]
03[20:35] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gray Slaad=Blue Slaad(2)>Demedais'
[20:35] <Kotono> OOC: Downed, but the other two aren't in FA range, they're back a bit, so no cleave.
[20:36] <Demedais> OOC: Kay.
[20:36] <Kotono> Demedais counters and impales twice, ripping the blue slaad to tiny little bits! It's gone, only two remaining! He can now get glimpes of Balbast behind, twisting, multihued chaotic energy flowing around his amphibian body! The two surviving blue slaad diverge, one goes for Demedais while the other tries magic again!
[20:36] <Kotono> OOC: Will save? Mind effecting.
[20:37] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 and gets 32." [1d20=15]
[20:38] <Kotono> As Demedais once again keeps his will intact, the other slaad is on him!
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 23." [1d20=6]
[20:39] <Kotono> But it's single claw is weak, missing Demedais entirely! OOC: Deme.
06[20:42] * Demedais snorts. "I tire of this, I must confess. How about..." Demedais quickly lunges forward, bypassing the two lesser slaad as he aims straight at Balbast with the spear, "...we get serious?"
[20:42] <Demedais> OOC: Accepting AoOs.
[20:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[20:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 24." [1d20=9]
06[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 30." [1d20=15]
[20:43] <Kotono> Demedais dashes by the two blue slaad, leaving them in his rear as he charges forward! OOC: Go for it.
[20:44] <Demedais> roll 1d20+25 (+2 Charge +6 Law Dev +1 Haste -3 PA)
06[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+25 (+2 Charge +6 Law Dev +1 Haste -3 PA) and gets 39." [1d20=14]
[20:45] <Kotono> The whirling forces around Balbast stop Demedais' glaive, preventing any particular impact! Balbast glares at him as the room is wrecked, one of the blue slaads hopping on the bed as the furniture and odds and ends are tossed about! OOC: I forgot the SR checks on all the will save,s but fortunately it doesn't matter. Dur.
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 17." [1d20=1]
[20:46] <Kotono> A raging hammer of chaos slams into Demedais, but sparks out and fizzles away! The two blue slaad wildly charge Deme's flank with abandon!
[20:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 34." [1d20=17]
[20:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 28." [1d20=11]
[20:46] <Kotono> The two come to menace his back, but he barely even has to whirl to stop them from laying into him! OOC: Deme. You're in the back of the room and a wee bit on the surrounded side.
06[20:48] * Demedais grimaces at the wreckage, but seems more concerned with actually downing Balbast than anything else. "Oh, come now. Surely you can take a puny mortal like me down without issue, Balbast?" he calls mockingly as words of divine intervention and focus escape his lips! OOC: He wants to buff? I'll play that game. Kensai Focus and Divine Power up.
[20:49] <Kotono> OOC: What's your concentration mod? It's high as hell, isn't it?
[20:49] <Demedais> OOC: 23, yes.
[20:49] <Kotono> OOC: Easy enough to cast defensively, right.
[20:51] <Kotono> Demedais calls on the power of Helm, as Balbast growls low, "Oh, your'e going to writhe in agony for that," he snaps, a powerful, glowing orb of pure force coming from his hand, flying at Demedais!
[20:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 ranged touch shenanigans
06[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 ranged touch shenanigans and gets 42." [1d20=20]
[20:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 ranged touch shenanigans crit?
06[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 ranged touch shenanigans crit? and gets 41." [1d20=19]
[20:51] <Kotono> roll 20d6 owwwwwww, and yes, Orb of Force ignores SR. It's one of the ones Seira likes.
06[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 20d6 owwwwwww, and yes, Orb of Force ignores SR. It's one of the ones Seira likes. and gets 58." [20d6=1, 5, 2, 2, 2, 5, 1, 6, 4, 5, 4, 2, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 1, 3]
[20:52] <Kotono> The orb catches Demedais right in the chin, staggering him back hard! The two blue slaad flank him in the meanwhile, trying to rip him apart!
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 20." [1d20=3]
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 32." [1d20=15]
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 36." [1d20=19]
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 29." [1d20=12]
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 22." [1d20=7]
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 23." [1d20=6]
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 36." [1d20=19]
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 37." [1d20=20]
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 34." [1d20=17]
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 31." [1d20=17]
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 one crit check
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 one crit check and gets 23." [1d20=6]
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 2d6+6-5 (DR)
06[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+6-5 (DR) and gets 10." [2d6=4, 5]
[20:54] <Kotono> REeling back, Demedais still defends himself excellently! He parries and blocks, only one slash able to graze across his hand! OOC: Deme, you're up.
[20:55] <Demedais> "Heh, nice. I confess I didn't anticipate seeing that spell." Demedais nods slightly to Balbast. "Still, let's see how well those defenses hold up..." With that, a dizzying number of jabs are executed at the frog-Balbast's sides in an attempt to pierce him through!
[20:56] <Demedais> roll 1d20+35 (+1 Haste, +4 Divine Power, +4 Kensai Focus, +6 Law Devotion. Hiiiiiiiiii)
[20:56] <Demedais> roll 1d20+35 (+1 Haste, +4 Divine Power, +4 Kensai Focus, +6 Law Devotion. Hiiiiiiiiii)
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+35 (+1 Haste, +4 Divine Power, +4 Kensai Focus, +6 Law Devotion. Hiiiiiiiiii) and gets 52." [1d20=17]
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+35 (+1 Haste, +4 Divine Power, +4 Kensai Focus, +6 Law Devotion. Hiiiiiiiiii) and gets 41." [1d20=6]
[20:56] <Demedais> roll 1d20+30 (+1 Haste, +4 Divine Power, +4 Kensai Focus, +6 Law Devotion. Hiiiiiiiiii)
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+30 (+1 Haste, +4 Divine Power, +4 Kensai Focus, +6 Law Devotion. Hiiiiiiiiii) and gets 37." [1d20=7]
[20:56] <Demedais> roll 1d20+25 (+1 Haste, +4 Divine Power, +4 Kensai Focus, +6 Law Devotion. Hiiiiiiiiii)
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+25 (+1 Haste, +4 Divine Power, +4 Kensai Focus, +6 Law Devotion. Hiiiiiiiiii) and gets 26." [1d20=1]
[20:56] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20 (+1 Haste, +4 Divine Power, +4 Kensai Focus, +6 Law Devotion. Hiiiiiiiiii)
06[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+20 (+1 Haste, +4 Divine Power, +4 Kensai Focus, +6 Law Devotion. Hiiiiiiiiii) and gets 22." [1d20=2]
[20:57] <Kotono> OOC: One hit. His AC'sb uffed to hell, blame Hatbot going cold there.
[20:58] <Demedais> roll 1d10+19 kay
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d10+19 kay and gets 24." [1d10=5]
[21:00] <Kotono> Demedais slashes and hacks, ripping away! His glaive hits Balbast in the side, a shallow impalement into him, hsi skin resistant! He growls, "Impossible! I have enough protections to stop a meteor!" He holds the wound, a gray, blood-esque substance leaking out between his fingers. This time, a dreadful word of power escapes his mouth!
[21:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 SR
06[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 SR and gets 33." [1d20=17]
[21:00] <Kotono> OOC: What's your SR, Deme?
[21:01] <Demedais> OOC: 30, sadly.
[21:01] <Kotono> roll 2d4
06[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 and gets 6." [2d4=4, 2]
[21:03] <Kotono> Demedais is stunned! The glaive drops from his grasp! In his reeling vision he can see the two blue slaad holding him down! Balbast rubs his side, going down to pick Demedais' dropped glaive. He holds it to the stunned paladin's throat as his reflexes start to return, arms held back by the slaad, "Talk. I want to know exactly why you're here."
[21:10] <Demedais> "Heh. Okay, now I am impressed." Demedais manages to croak, head still spinning a bit. "Though, truth be told, I pretty much gave you all the details... You want me to go over them again, then?"
[21:12] <Kotono> "So, this is truly just a random incursion against me by Helm? Hmph." With a croak of his own, "Give me a good reason I shouldn't cut your throat here for this entire fiasco. You've ruined my plans and it's going to be such a cursed HEADACHE to get Jurgen to cooperate again."
[21:16] <Demedais> "A good reason, eh?" Demedais muses at this one. "Well, firstly, killing me's not going to make anyone else happy, including Helm. And while you might enjoy spiting him here, it's not gonna make things pretty down the line - especially since you're not likely to get much else outta here. With me alive you can still spin it as just a rather vocal disagreement between two powerful humans." At the same time, Demedais' muscles seem to be a bit tenser
[21:17] <Demedais> OOC: Kensai focusing, not sure it'd be notable?
[21:23] <Kotono> OOC: Make a diplo check, -5 considering the circumstances?
[21:24] <Demedais> roll 1d20+12 mrfk
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+12 mrfk and gets 29." [1d20=17]
[21:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 unrelated check
06[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 unrelated check and gets 42." [1d20=19]
[21:26] <Kotono> OOC:Make a listen check, Deme?
[21:26] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 kay
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 kay and gets 30." [1d20=4]
[21:28] <Kotono> "You know what? I'm bored of this now," With a deeper growl in his throat, Balbast takes a step back. "But you know what I like? This." Holding up the chaotic glaive Demedais dropped, "Cross me again, and I'll take far more than just your weapon." In an instant, Balbast is gone.
[21:31] <Kotono> The blue slaad are still there, however.
[21:32] <Demedais> roll 1d20+5 ahahah spellcraft
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+5 ahahah spellcraft and gets 15." [1d20=10]
06[21:34] * Demedais grimaces at this, before trying to toss the blue slaad holding onto his left arm in front of him!
[21:35] <Kotono> OOC: Grapple check?
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 39." [1d20=19]
[21:35] <Demedais> roll 1d20+23 apparently this is a grapple check, str +4 since kensai hulked but divine power's not up awww fuck
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+23 apparently this is a grapple check, str +4 since kensai hulked but divine power's not up awww fuck and gets 31." [1d20=8]
[21:36] <Kotono> Demedais can't escape it's grasp! As he struggles in vain, "What manner of monster is this?" You can hear the sound of your friend's voice, the knight's tones shocked, "Call more guards! Something has gone terribly wrong here!" OOC: Go ahead, Deme, the slaad are just holding you at the mometn.
[21:39] <Demedais> "Balbast is a grey slaad." Demedais replies as calmly as can be managed! "He's either escaping under invisibility or via dimension door, I suspect, and has the glaive I was carrying! Be careful!" Hey, Balbast didn't tell him to keep his mouth shut.
[21:41] <Kotono> You hear the draw of metal, "Demedais, stand strong!" your friend calls. But fortunately, there is little need. The slaad vanish, back to whence they came.
06[21:42] * Demedais immediately snaps off the words to Invisibility Purge, drawing his sword.
[21:43] <Kotono> Nothing is revealed by it, as your friend runs up. "They're gone. Magic is at work here? You're also hurt," With his sword drawn and eyes looking about, "Come, we can mount a short range search party immediately."
[21:47] <Demedais> "Hmph. Must be Dimension Door, then, if I remember the spell correctly." Demedais mutters. "I had anticipated invisibility." A slight nod to Sir Stanley. "That would be appreciated, but a forewarning - he's quite dangerous. I admit that I had not anticipated the breadth of magic he had available to him. Hopefully, however, he's also close to tapped out after this."
06[21:48] * Demedais then also heals himself! "He gives himself away with his aura of overwhelming chaos - it isn't hard to catch if you're looking. If you can, keep some men with Jurgen and send some to the orphanage - I'm heading there just to make sure that's not his next target."
[21:48] <Demedais> OOC: 28 HP LoH
[21:49] <Kotono> Sir Stanley nods, hurrying off with Demedais! He hurries to the orphanage. Approaching it, he sees that nothing unusual is happening, children playing out front without incident on his arrival.
[21:53] <Demedais> "Sir Stanley, can I trust you to get them to relative safety?" Demedais asks. "Also, where would the Rumbling Rooster be?"
[21:54] <Kotono> Viewing the orphanage himself, and with a slight nod, "We shall. The Rumbling Rooster is a few streets down," he points, "Go that way."
[21:55] <Demedais> "Thank you." Demedais says, giving the building one quick lookover for chaos before quickly checking the Rumbling Rooster - if he's right, Balbast might be there gathering his things?
[21:57] <Kotono> Finding no chaos, Demedais hurries to the Rumbling Rooster. A statue of a rooster made of stone stands just outside, a typical inn building awaiting Demedais. Nothing's happening immediately outside of it.
06[21:58] * Demedais quickly steps in. "Excuse me, but what room would Balbast normally be present in? He has just incited an attack in the Kingdom's Pride, I'm afraid, and I need to access his room." he asks as soon as he gets within sight of the doorman.
[22:03] <Kotono> "Aaah!" The man at the desk is in fact an unremarkable woman, who colors, "S-sir?! He's in r-r-room 43, upstairs."
[22:04] <Demedais> "Ah, my apologies. Thank you." Demedais replies, before sweeping upstairs.
[22:05] <Kotono> Hurrying upstairs, Demedais finds room 43 closed and quiet. Nothing unusual is happening here.
06[22:06] * Demedais checks through the door for chaos?
[22:07] <Kotono> Demedais detects no chaos.
06[22:08] * Demedais curses and heads back down. "If he comes in, don't try to stop him - just try to notify the guard if you can." Demedais requests the woman as he leaves, mind storming.
[22:10] <Kotono> Outside, Demedais can see a band of soldiers hurrying past, searching and bidding citizens to head inside. Otherwise, it's unremarkable outside. OOC: What are you going to do now?

[Corwin]

[20:35] <Kotono> <Demedais> "Ah, my apologies. Thank you." Demedais replies, before sweeping upstairs.
[20:35] <Kotono> > Hurrying upstairs, Demedais finds room 43 closed and quiet. Nothing unusual is happening here.
[20:35] <Kotono> * Demedais checks through the door for chaos?
[20:35] <Kotono> > Demedais detects no chaos.
[20:35] <Kotono> * Demedais curses and heads back down. "If he comes in, don't try to stop him - just try to notify the guard if you can." Demedais requests the woman as he leaves, mind storming.
[20:35] <Kotono> > Outside, Demedais can see a band of soldiers hurry
[20:35] <Kotono> ing past, searching and bidding citizens to head inside. Otherwise, it's unremarkable outside. OOC: What are you going to do now?
06[20:41] * Demedais curses his inability to stop Balbast, before frowning. "Evervigilant One, please grant me your guidance..." he says in a soft whisper, looking up. "I have not the capability to tract this threat as Alicia or Seira would, and so I must throw myself upon your guidance in this... Grant me the foresight to anticipate and stop Balbast's next move, that I may reclaim the glaive and end his threat to the orphanage a
[20:43] <Demedais>  end his threat to the orphanage and this city. In this, Helm, please grant me guidance."
[20:46] <Kotono> OOC: Casting a spell or just praying?
[20:50] <Demedais> OOC: Just praying, though there will be a spell cast if he can't get any flash of inspiration from this by his own mind or from Helm.
[20:50] <Kotono> OOC: Roll ad 1000?
[20:50] <Demedais> roll 1d1000
06[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d1000 and gets 213." [1d1000=213]
[20:53] <Kotono> Demedais feels a little better, but there's no immediate flash of wisdom coming.
06[20:55] * Demedais nods slightly to himself, not having really expected anything without going through the formal ten minutes for a real Divination. With that, he heads to the orphanage to ensure their safety and begin casting the spell!
[20:55] <Kotono> The orphanage is still quiet. A peace overlays it, the children inside and safe.
06[21:00] * Demedais quickly weighs the options... OOC: Is there a guard at the door or no?
[21:02] <Kotono> OOC: There's a pair of city guards here, yes.
06[21:04] * Demedais nods to the guards. "My apologies. I am Demedais of Helm, the one who has effectively put out this alarum due to my encounter with Balbast, the slaad. I will be in prayer in the side yard here, if this is permissible - I seek guidance as to how to intercept him in the most efficient method possible, as he has not chosen yet to intercept either of the two points I thought he would."
[21:05] <Kotono> The guard nods, "Of course, sir. Sir Stanley told us about you." The othe rone stays at attention at the time, keeping a vigiliant watch.
[21:07] <Demedais> "Thank you. May Helm aid your watch." Demedais says, before using the Divination spell to try and divine the answer to his earlier prayer...
[21:08] <Kotono> OOC: Going to repeat your question vertabein?
[21:11] <Demedais> OOC: The question being prayed upon would be "How can I best catch Balbast before he is a threat again?", effectively.
[21:16] <Kotono> "Balbast resides deeper within, the rot spreads from the flesh into the bone."
06[21:20] * Demedais pauses at this. "Balbast resides deeper within... rot spreads from the flesh into the bone..." he repeats. "Sewer system, then?" With that, he heads back to the guards. "Where is Sir Stanley supposed to be, or what areas is he searching?"
[21:20] <Kotono> "He should be in the main square of the city now, sir," One of the guards reports.
[21:21] <Demedais> "Which direction is that in?"
[21:21] <Demedais> OOC: Strike.
[21:23] <Demedais> "Thank you - the main square where the Kingdom's Pride sits, correct? In that case, I should make haste." Demedais says, moving to head there unless one of the guards contradicts him!
[21:27] <Kotono> Demedais goes back to the main square! Guards are coming and going, the common people off the streets. Sir Stanley is there, direction soldiers who bring back running reports. "Hail," he calls as Demedais approaches, "Have you had any fortune?"
[21:30] <Demedais> "I have advice from Helm. 'Balbast resides deeper within, the rot spreads from the flesh into the bone.' I can think of but three interpretations - one will be easy to eliminate, but I would have your aid if you would grant it on this. Does this mean anything specifically to you?"
[21:31] <Kotono> "It sounds like a metaphor," Scratching his chin as he squints, "Ont he surface, it sounds like how wound rot will destroy a limb and require amputation."
[21:33] <Demedais> "That was one theory, and thus I was thinking that a hospital might be one such place. The other two... well. Firstly, do you have a sewer system here?"
[21:34] <Kotono> "There is drainage, but who would go in? It's narrow water tunnels full of waste water," Wrinkling his nose, "If you could even fit in, which would be a feat."
[21:36] <Demedais> "I somehow doubt he'd notice or care, which makes it a good place for him to hide while the city is searching for him. There is one final interpretation, however, and though I do not know for sure it is the case, it would be an easy check for me. If I may have your assistance with it? While the last fight was hardly fair, it still gives me an idea of his skill - and I would not face him alone again if given the choic
[21:38] <Demedais>  and I would not face him alone again if given the choice."
[21:40] <Kotono> "This creature must be stopped. Noble Demedais, you will have my blade and the blade of Telerath." He declares.
[21:43] <Demedais> "Thank you, friend. There are but two things I would request of you in this. I can handle much of what he can do, but not all - if he prepares sorcery, I would you aim to strike him and disrupt the magic. Leave offense to me - as I think he will only be effectively foiled with the glaive I was carrying, and that he now holds... which means I'll disarm him, first." Demedais nods. "First, to the orphanage - if the taki
[21:43] <Demedais> "First, to the orphanage - if the taking of the Orphanage land is the flesh, then by the rest of the message he could possibly be trying to infiltrate into the orphanage somehow. Thus, the rot into the bone, and the statement that he is 'deeper within'.
[22:02] <Kotono> "Perhaps it is so. But if he is using magic to mimick a child or someone working there, how will you detect him?"
[22:12] <Demedais> "The same way I caught him the first time..." Demedais muses. "He gives off an aura of powerful chaos, one that he cannot hide so far as I can tell. It's the best method I have for catching him here."
[22:15] <Kotono> "Then, let us take to the hunt?" Sir Stanley suggests. "Find himw hevever he lurks?"
[22:15] <Demedais> "Indeed." Demedais says, leading the way back to the orphanage!
[22:19] <Kotono> You find Sister Julia waiting outside with the guards, "Sir Demedais," she calls as they approach, going past the two soldiers at the door.
06[22:20] * Demedais looks up. "What is the matter?" Demedais asks, cursing himself mentally even as he looks for chaos over all three.
[22:23] <Kotono> No chaos. "The children are frightened. What is going on?" shea sks, hands clasped in front of her.
[22:28] <Demedais> "Balbast... is on the loose, and he isn't human." Demedais replies shortly. "If you see him, don't try to fight - just keep the children as protected as possible. If we could, may we come in for a minute?"
[22:29] <Kotono> "Oh my!" Gasping, "Not human? Is he some sort of monster? A plague from the shadowy depths to blight us? Of course, of course," gesturing Demedais in, "As long as you are there, I know we are protected, holy man."
[22:31] <Demedais> "He is a being of chaos, ruled only by impulse." Demedais says with a slight nod. "Thank you. What room are the children in?"
[22:33] <Kotono> "They are in their sleeping and play rooms," Sister Julia nods, "I can take you there."
[22:34] <Demedais> "That would be appreciated. First, the play room?" Demedais requests.
[22:42] <Kotono> The play room is pleasant and noisy. Children runa round, building blocks, paints and the like all about. A wooden horse is being ridden by a 5 year old, rocking back and forth wildly. Some of the children stare at Demedais as he enters.
06[22:44] * Demedais looks the kids over for that same overwhelming chaos quickly, smiling at the children!
[22:44] <Kotono> A few of the children have chaos, but only faint chaos not fitting of a slaad.
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[22:50] <Kotono> A few of the children have chaos, but only faint chaos not fitting of a slaad.

[Corwin]

[18:57] <Kotono> > You find Sister Julia waiting outside with the guards, "Sir Demedais," she calls as they approach, going past the two soldiers at the door.
[18:57] <Kotono> * Demedais looks up. "What is the matter?" Demedais asks, cursing himself mentally even as he looks for chaos over all three.
[18:57] <Kotono> > No chaos. "The children are frightened. What is going on?" shea sks, hands clasped in front of her.
[18:57] <Kotono> <Demedais> "Balbast... is on the loose, and he isn't human." Demedais replies shortly. "If you see him, don't try to fight - just keep the children as protected as possible. If we could, may we come in for a minute?"
[18:57] <Kotono> > "Oh my!" Gasping, "Not human? Is he some sort of monster? A plague from the shadowy depths to blight us? Of course, of course," gesturing Demedais in, "As long as you are there, I know we are protected, holy man."
[18:57] <Kotono> <Demedais> "He is a being of chaos, ruled only by impulse." Demedais says with a slight nod. "Thank you. What room are the children in?"
[18:57] <Kotono> > "They are in their sleeping and play rooms," Sister Julia nods, "I can take you there."
[18:57] <Kotono> <Demedais> "That would be appreciated. First, the play room?" Demedais requests.
[18:57] <Kotono> > The play room is pleasant and noisy. Children runa round, building blocks, paints and the like all about. A wooden horse is being ridden by a 5 year old, rocking back and forth wildly. Some of the children stare at Demedais as he enters.
[18:57] <Kotono> * Demedais looks the kids over for that same overwhelming chaos quickly, smiling at the children!
[18:57] <Kotono> > A few of the children have chaos, but only faint chaos not fitting of a slaad.
06[18:58] * Demedais smiles at the children for a moment longer, before nodding slightly. "And the sleeping room?"
[18:59] <Kotono> "Of course, this way," Sister Julia leads Demedais in deeper. Inside, a few children rest, but not too many. The ones that do look to be napping, Sister Julia putting a finger over her mouth. "Shhhhh."
06[18:59] * Demedais nods, looking them over again!
[19:00] <Kotono> Once again, no chaos worthy of a slaadi. Just innocent, sleeping children.
06[19:03] * Demedais nods slightly, and steps back a few steps out of the room, before saying to Julia in a hushed tone, "Is there a basement to this structure, or a inner section not normally used for orphanage purposes?"
[19:05] <Kotono> "Ah yes, we have a storage basement," she whispers back, "Would you like to inspect it?"
[19:06] <Demedais> "I would. Hopefully this pans out too." Demedais shrugs.
[19:10] <Kotono> You are taken to the back and to a cellar. Opening heavy wooden doors, you are lead inside. Here various old things like - broken bits of metal and wood, decorations, old toys, furniture that has seen better days, reserves of firewood and essentials, that manner of thing.
06[19:11] * Demedais also looks around here for chaos, stepping in to the center and using his normal eyesight as well as his ability to check for chaos to try and locate Balbast...
[19:12] <Kotono> OOC: Make a psot check?
[19:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 33." [1d20=7]
[19:14] <Kotono> Demedais spots a few rats hiding behind boxes and a fair bit of dust. But no sign of chaos or Balbast. There's a few things lost in corners - an old doll, a dagger, some rope, but no signs of chaotic slaadi anywhere.
[19:15] <Demedais> "Is there a reason a dagger is down here?" Demedais asks Julia.
[19:16] <Kotono> Approaching Demedais as he says that, "A dagger? None offhand, we don't keep weapons here," she says after some thought. "Where is it?
[19:16] <Kotono> "
06[19:17] * Demedais pauses at this, before checking the dagger for magic as he advances toward it.
[19:18] <Kotono> Invoking the name of Helm to see the unseen dweomers of the world, Demedais finds that the dagger is not magical. It's a dagger. It's not particularly rusty, but it's not shiny or well kept, either. Very average. Sister Julia follows, "I suppose it may have gotten mixed up with some supplies or trash down here."
[19:19] <Demedais> "Perhaps." Demedais looks around. "Alright, I think the orphanage is safe - I can't think of any other places he might try to hide, unless you know of any?"
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[19:21] <Kotono> "No." With a deep bow to Demedais, "Thank you for your concern for the children, holy man. What should we do if Balbast returns here? Summon the guard?"
[19:23] <Demedais> "Summon the guard, do not try and fight him. Keep yourself and the children as safe as possible. He's quite powerful." Demedais warns, before nodding to Stanley. "My apologies for the delay, but this seemed like a prime target for him. Where is the hospital?"
[19:27] <Kotono> "There is a small clinic here ran by a disciple of Ilmater," Sir Stanley agrees, "I can escort you there, and if not, we can retire and discuss other places the cur may have fled to?"
[19:28] <Demedais> "If not there, I would not mind further discussion, but... if the sewers are maneuverable, that may be my best option, sadly." Demedais grimaces. "May need noseplugs."
[19:30] <Kotono> Thus, the two go to the clinic. It is a small, unassuming building of old stone and thatch, sandwiched between two larger houses. A small potted plant garden sits out front of it's old wooden door, which hangs slightly off it's hinges. Sir Stanley very carefully opens it, "Please, proceed."
[19:31] <Demedais> "Thank you." Demedais nods, scanning for both chaos and unusual sights as he steps in, left hand on his sword but right hand raised peacably.
[19:33] <Kotono> Inside is a common room. Several straw mats and pallets lie about, people resting on them. Basins of water lie at the foot of every one of those. An old, bowed man hurries between the people, talking to them in soft words as he soothes wounds, blisters, warts, fractures and pain.  The room is dominated by a mural of Ilmater, the crying god bearing the pains of being broken on the rack with resolute, eternal patience. While a few of the
[19:33] <Kotono> eternal patience. While a few of the wounded radiate chaos, none radiate it strongly. "Ah, good sir," The old man bows to Demedais long, "Welcome to my House of Healing. Do you seek the restorative touch of Ilmater's mercy?"
[19:36] <Demedais> "Thank you, but I am afraid that is not precisely why we have come here. There is a dangerous subject - Balbast - running around town. We are attempting to intercept him, and the recent guidance granted from Helm has led us to think he might try infiltrating here." Demedais replies politely, bowing respectfully to the man and the Ilmater mural.
[19:39] <Kotono> "Welcome," He bows again, "Fellow follower of the Triad. I have not seen Balbast here, though I have heard of him in the past weeks. However," His gaze travels toa  man lying on a cot, seemingly aslumber. "Should this man waken, I believe he may know something of Balbast. I found him at the dawn on my doorstep, beaten severly. He rasped of a dangerous man before he collapsed into a coma."
06[19:40] * Demedais starts at this. "May I, sir? I have a bit of healing capability - if it can prove of use..."
[19:41] <Kotono> "Please, try." He steps aside, a young man dressed in brown pants and with bandages over his chest.
06[19:42] * Demedais nods. "Thank you." With that, he places his hands on the man's shoulders, attempting to heal him out of the coma! OOC: 10 HP healing
[19:44] <Kotono> The man stirs briefly in his coma, but shows no signs of waking. "I have tried my own meager talents at healing and had no success," The priest sits next to Demedais, joints creaking audibly. He takes a cloth, wets it with water, and cleans the man's face. "His wounds are mostly recovered, but his catatonia persists."
[19:47] <Kotono> Sir Stanley approaches, "Good man, has this been reported? A victim of what may be a supernatural assault? I have been out of Telerath recently, I admit, but has another investigated it?"
06[19:50] * Demedais muses, before attempting a Restoration on the young man, looking up at Stanley's questions.
[19:55] <Kotono> Calling on the power of Helm, Demedais heals the man! He groans aloud, shivering, "Stop...stop the nightmares..." he whimpers in a tiny voice. His eyes fly open, sitting up in a panic! A scream rips out from his throat as he scrambles towards the wall! "AAAAAAH! AAAAAAhhhh...!" The second one dies in his throat. "W...where am I? What...you're...you're not changing?"
[19:56] <Demedais> "You're okay. You're safe now, thank Ilmater and Helm." Demedais says kindly. "Where were you when you were attacked?"
[19:56] <Kotono> "I had not, as I thought his ailment was one brought on by physical malady and beating. I have seen some slip into comas after being injured and never awaken." The old priest stops here, smiling serenely, "Be at peace, young man. You're safe here."
[19:58] <Kotono> "Oh...I'm free. Oh Gods, the nightmares! Everything kept changing into a thousand nightmarish faces!" He shakes all over, "I kept running but I could never get away!
[19:58] <Kotono> "
[19:58] <Kotono> OOC: GAh.
[19:58] <Kotono> "Oh...I'm free. Oh Gods, the nightmares! Everything kept changing into a thousand nightmarish faces!" He shakes all over, "I kept running but I could never get away!" He holds himself, breathing rapidly, sucking in air in long gulps. "I kept thinking I'd died and fallen into the Abyss!"
[19:59] <Demedais> "You're safe now." Demedais repeats, holding his tone in check. "What's your name?"
[20:00] <Kotono> "Vin. My name is Vin." He licks his lips, "W-What happened to me?"
[20:01] <Kotono> "You were attacked," The old priest elaborates briefly, "You were left at the House of Healing and have lain here for about two weeks now."
[20:02] <Demedais> Two weeks now? Har. Well, maybe he's got a clue as to where Balbast is via association. "Do you remember where you were at last before this?"
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[20:04] <Kotono> "I...I'd stopped to get a drink," He rubs his face, "I think. I got a bit drunk and..." He stops and rubs his head for at ime. "Something about getting into an argument with someone outside of the tavern. Then...I screamed. I remember screaming and my mind not working right. I was falling into the dreams and then...I was there, until now."
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[20:06] <Demedais> "I see." Demedais nods slightly, stepping back and glancing to the priest. "Do we know who brought him here?"
[20:08] <Kotono> "No." The old man says, "He was left here, alone." He goes up to Vin, cleaning his forehead once more, "Please, relax and search your mind. Can you remember a name to who did this to you? A face? It is possible the person who did this to you is not human, but a monster that the honored man here needs to stop."
[20:12] <Kotono> "I...I remember..." The man searches his mind, "His name was...Ba...bal something. It started with Bal."
[20:13] <Demedais> "Balbast?" Demedais grunts.
[20:15] <Kotono> "That's it!" Snapping his fingers, "He said that his name could haunt me in my nightmares! Oh GOD, he knew what he was doing to me?" Shaking all over again, "The son of a bitch!"
[20:16] <Demedais> "What tavern was this at?" Demedais asks.
[20:17] <Kotono> "The Silver Monkey." He rubs his head. At that, Sir Stanley speaks up. "I'm familiar with that establishment, it's not in this rim village."
[20:19] <Demedais> "How distant is it?" Demedais asks, looking over.
[20:20] <Kotono> "It's a bit deeper into the valley. About half a day's travel?"
[20:20] <Demedais> "From the skin into the bone..." Demedais murmurs. "That might be it."
[20:21] <Kotono> Sir Stanley raises an eyebrow, "You mean from the outer rim of the valley and farther in?"
[20:23] <Demedais> "It might be it. We're looking for that sort of pattern... though, if he can manage traveling that far, he's at least the level of some of the other mages I've worked with." Demedais mutters. "And if I'm wrong I really won't like the results, I suspect. But he'd want to avoid the heat of staying in town, and if he's got something resembling a base outside of here..."
[20:27] <Kotono> "It's worth a try. Investigating the Silver Monkey can be done on the morrow? If we leave at the dawn, we can reach it by noon?" Sir Stanley estimates.
06[20:29] * Demedais nods. "I will prepare spells for the search and keep patrolling for most the night, in case I hear of anything. Thank you for your aid, Vin, good priest." Demedais bows.
[20:29] <Kotono> Sir Stanley goes to the mural of Ilmater, leaving several gold coins on the ground there. He then bows to the priest, heading out.
06[20:30] * Demedais does the same, taking ten from the loose set of coins given to him before nodding to the two again and following Sir Stanley.
[20:31] <Kotono> OOC: Going to do anything but go rest/spellset/patrol, or do you hav emore in mind?
[20:34] <Demedais> OOC: That's it, yeh.
[20:42] <Kotono> OOC: Right, just lemme know when spells are done and we'll continue.
[20:47] <Kotono> Before dawn, Sir Stanley rises. His horse is out as the two gather, "Are you ready," he asks, "I'm ready to go when you are."
[20:47] <Demedais> "I am." Demedais nods. "Thank you for being willing to undertake this, Sir Stanley."
[20:48] <Kotono> "You are a worthy and noble man." As he spurs his horse along, "It is a fitting adventure to return to Telerath on!"
[20:51] <Demedais> "Heh. At least there is that." Demedais grins, following with Sir Stanley. "If you get more inspiration on the guidance, do tell me, but on the way otherwise, what surrounds Telerath? What's the geography?"
[20:52] <Kotono> "The valley is fair and fertile," he explains, "I told you the story of how the city was founded, yes?"
[20:56] <Demedais> "The result of the Sublime Conqueror, yes?" Demedais replies after a short pause. "And ordered founded by a prophet of Lathander."
[20:57] <Kotono> "Right. That's the most important story. The city's sprung up around it. The farther in you go, the older things get. The land of the valley is quite good, though relatively little is used for farming, especially near the center."
[20:59] <Demedais> "Ah. An interesting choice, though I can easily see why it'd come about and the city grows." Demedais muses. "Have you heard of a land called Kesse? I was talking to the coin exchanger and he said he recognized that land."
[20:59] <Kotono> "Not offhand," Considering those words, "A land close to your own home or one you know of?"
[21:02] <Demedais> "One I know of - but... it's the most distant land I can name from our own. An interesting dilemma, this." Demedais grins slightly. "Heh. So, what is beyond the valley in all directions? Where we returned back from is mostly barbarian lands, correct?"
[21:09] <Kotono> "It leads to the plains and hinterlands. While the Horse Lords are powerful, the goblins are relentless at times and they require aid," Sir Stanley explains, "There are mountains to the northe ventually, after several loose duchies and kingdoms. It is said that an endless ocean lies beyond them. The Principality of Dollea also borders are lands in another way. Beyond those are Vela, The Seven Kingdoms of Hectoria and the islands of Yezh
[21:12] <Kotono> islands of Yezha."
[21:13] <Demedais> "Hm. Which of those is farthest east?" Demedais asks. "My apologies for the weird questions, but... ah, frankly, I'd like to come back here again at some point even if it is not soon, so I'm trying to get a grasp of what all is here."
[21:15] <Kotono> "The Islands, they're off in the sea, though not very far from land," he answers. "I've never been, but I see the fruits that are brought from it seldomtimes from dedicated traders."
06[21:18] * Demedais nods. "Interesting. And how far a trip is it from here to there, on a guess?"
[21:20] <Kotono> "Several months, assuming no delays and missing the rainy season to the east," Sir Stanley strokes his chin as you reach a road, travleing down in in the predawn darkness.
06[21:21] * Demedais pauses at this, trying to figure out mentally how long the trip would be from Kelara to the southeast end of Malmuth.
[21:23] <Kotono> Assuming no bad weather and favorable desert travel, a half year to a year. That's a lot of ground to cover.
06[21:24] * Demedais blanches slightly, before looking at Stanley. "...that's about as far as it is from one end of our traverseable part of the continent to the other... and this is but a spoke? Impressive."
[21:28] <Kotono> "That is...incredible," Sir Stanlye considers, "If you are right about this being merely a long distance from your home, then...the world is vaster than I can imagine."
[21:30] <Demedais> "Indeed. Almost awe-inspiring..." Demedais murmurs. "Tell me, then, what all is to the west?"
[21:34] <Kotono> "Swamps for a little while, the sea cuts deeply inland. Then eventually mountains. I hear drylands are past it and eventually another ocean." He reckons that for a time, "The swamp is full of diseases and plague, and the drylands are difficult to cross. While a few do, there's relatively little knowledge of what lies on the coast there, though I do hear there are several cities."
06[21:36] * Demedais nods slightly. "Interesting indeed." A pause. "Any ruins of possible gnomish origins, or large expanses of wasteland?"
[21:38] <Kotono> "The drylands are called badlands or wastelands at times. There's little water there, so I hear much of the land is uninhabited," Considering that for a time, "I know little fo ruints. All in Telerath are old and long since explored. Those that travel more could tell you, perhaps."
06[21:39] * Demedais nods slightly. "I just find it startling, as many of the events the have scarred our continent seem to have done very little here. Either I am mistaken, or the events that happened...were more local?" A frown.
[21:42] <Kotono> "I don't know," he admits, "Matters beyond me. But you clearly carry much baggage in your mind."
[21:44] <Demedais> "It's... a large mess." Demedais chuckles. "Tell the truth, I was almost relieved when I figured out Balbast was an outsider - I've had to deal with practically only outsiders for such a long while it's almost alien to think of handling affairs between fellow humans."
[21:45] <Kotono> "Strange," Riding along, as the dawnl ight spills over into the air, "What are they like?"
[21:48] <Demedais> "There's two that are pretty much near-constant allies - one Astral Deva and one erinyes, reformed. The other paladin of our group converted her." Demedais comments. "And then... there's the pit fiends, constant vrocks, wraiths and numerous fey, all of whom just enjoy annoying the crap out of us I'm convinced." A grunt. "I swear the things are all hive minds sometimes - even if the hive mind is set to 'chaos random c
[21:48] <Demedais>  even if the hive mind is set to 'chaos random crazy wacky shenanigans'."
[21:53] <Kotono> "How...curious." He speaks long on it, but doesn't reply immediately at all. "That is thought provoking."
[21:54] <Demedais> "I take it you guys don't get much of that here?" Demedais asks after this.
[21:54] <Kotono> "No." He agrees, "Stories tell of angels or horrible fiends from beyond the world, but..."
[21:55] <Demedais> "Hm." Demedais grimaces. "Then perhaps I did err in earlier judgment..." A slight pause as they ride in silence. "There's only one other idea I have, but... tell me. How common is magic here?"
[21:56] <Kotono> "It's known of. Rare, but known of. I know a fair bit of it, for my uncle was an amatuer magic caster," He glances back now, "I learned a little of the arcane arts. I have no skill or talent with them, but I remember bits of the lore."
06[21:58] * Demedais nods. "This... sounds familiar to how we started off in our country... few magical spellcasters present, and those that are, highly regarded. But things have expanded in that regard, too - while still rare, it's been rapidly increasing."
[21:59] <Kotono> "Fascinating. A magical reinsance?" The dawn is rising now, rising high. As your horses pass a few wagons traveling upward towards the valley's rim, "Is your equipment normal for one of your rank there?"
[22:00] <Demedais> "It... for my rank? No. For the unit I serve in? Yes, though I seem to get the gaudy versions." Demedais shakes his head.
[22:02] <Kotono> "It is rather attention getting," Sir Stanley says with the faintest smile, "Like a court fashion several years ago - the brightest, most gaudy jeweled clothes you can get."
[22:05] <Demedais> "Hah." Demedias laughs a bit there. "Helm's clown, eh? Frankly it wouldn't surprise me, even as he does watch over me."  A pause for a moment, before he then stiffens. "... wait. Then... hm. That's... ... okay, yeah, and if I ever get the chance I need to go bonk Arnald on the head for confusing me."
[22:08] <Kotono> "Hm?" Sir Stanley asks in a single word.
[22:09] <Demedais> "The person who recognized Kesse was a planar traveler. I didn't associate the two because he wasn't inclined to say it flat-out, but all the evidence adds up that way." Demedais comments. "Thusly I'm pretty sure I'm mistaken, now. Ah well."
[22:10] <Kotono> "Hmm...again, these matters are beyond me." Hurrying his horse along, "But when that happens, focus on the current. If we reach there by noon, perhaps we will find Balbast?"
[22:10] <Demedais> "Indeed. Let's go." Demedais says, shaking his head.
[22:14] <Kotono> The day's travel is warm and without incident. You travel much deeper into Telerath, coming to thicker city. It's in one of these that you travel on a cobblestone road, one of many buildings a single storied pub. A silver monkey is mounted besides the door, a foot tall and with a mug hanging out of it's hand.
06[22:16] * Demedais frowns. "Part of the dilemma here is that I do not want to alert him before we have located him - doing so would either lead to possible damage or harm to citizens, or to his escape again. May I ask for you to go in and check to see if he is present?" Demedais sweeps his eyes toward the walls, seeing if there are any windows he can look through for Balbast or even chaos.
[22:16] <Demedais> "If he is, come back out and notify me so we can plan, but."
[22:17] <Kotono> There's a few front windows, but they're grimy and thick. Normal vision is obscured through them, though chaos could be checked for. "I will do so," Sir Stanley says, heading inside in the meantime.
06[22:18] * Demedais does indeed check for chaos, stepping near to the windows!
[22:20] <Kotono> No chaos detected. Sir Stanley comes outa few moments later, "Sir Demedais. Good news."
[22:21] <Demedais> "He is present?" Demedais asks.
[22:22] <Kotono> "He's in the back, gambling and playing cards. In a foul mood, apparently." With a little look, "This is your quarry. How do you wish to approach it?"
[22:24] <Demedais> "What direction is he facing?" Demedais asks calmly. "Away from the door, or toward it?"
[22:25] <Kotono> "I didn't go in that far. The gambling's being done in a back room," Sir Stanley checks his blade here, "I didn'tw ant to risk spoiling any element of surprise."
[22:28] <Demedais> "Thanks." Demedais nods. "That was indeed probably wise, though I confess that I must think on how to extract him without harming the others with him. Let me prepare magics quickly before we advance - going in prepared before we face him is our wisest bet"
[22:28] <Kotono> "Understood," Sir Stanley agrees.
[22:36] <Kotono> OOC: Buff away then?
[22:36] <Demedais> OOC: Yeah, just making sure I've got it all straightened out.
[22:36] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
06[22:41] * Demedais first casts Magic Circle against Chaos and Shield Other on Sir Stanley, and Invisibility Purge, Sign, Eagle's Splendor and Freedom of Movement on himself, before nodding slightly. "Let's move in and get outside his room." Demedais says. "The remainder have shorter time frames for functioning
[22:42] <Demedais> "The remainder have shorter time frames for functioning, so it'd be best to activate those right before engagement."
[22:43] <Kotono> Thus, the two enter! Inside, the tavern is mostly quiet. A few people drink and eat, several doors on the back wall. A few barkeeps and servers mill about, one nodding to the two as they walk in.
06[22:44] * Demedais nods in return. "I almost hate to cause a fuss, but we have little choice. We cannot risk him escaping again..." Demedais grimaces, drawing his sword and placing it by his side. "Which room is he in?"
[22:46] <Kotono> The drawn swords get looks, as Sir Stanley points to the second door from the left. "Excuse us," he says quietly, "Official business. If there are any damages, the Denvelux estate will compensate you."
[22:51] <Demedais> "As will I." Demedais nods slightly. "Our apologies for this." A grimace and a nod as Demedais heads three feet away from door, before muttering a final set of three prayers to Helm. After that, there is only a slight nod to Sir Stanley to indicate he's ready. OOC: Protection Devotion, Law Devotion, Divine Power, in that order. 7 temp HP get.
[22:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 let's see, there are mitigating factors at least.
06[22:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 let's see, there are mitigating factors at least. and gets 42." [1d20=19]
[22:55] <Kotono> Demedais calls on the power of Helm! A few moments later, as he's ready, there's several shouts of surprise from the back room!
06[22:56] * Demedais curses and grabs the door, swinging it open for Sir Stanley to get through. "Hi, Balbast! Decided I was eager to let you try again!"
[22:59] <Kotono> Balbast is thirty feet away! SEveral tables and people are between you and him, as he shifts! His human form fades, revealing the slaad underneath! He spins his glaive with skill, "Oh, you're just aching to get to go nurse at Helm's saggy bosom, aren't you?" OOC: Well, he got lucky. Init?
[22:59] <Demedais> roll 1d20+5 kay
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+5 kay and gets 6." [1d20=1]
[23:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 26." [1d20=16]
[23:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Stanley
06[23:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Stanley and gets 12." [1d20=7]
03[23:00] * Kotono changes topic to 'BATTLETOAD GRAY>Sir Stanley>DEMEMIKOMIKOPANIC!'
[23:02] <Kotono> As cardsa nd gold coins go flying, Balbast crackles with forceful energy! He stands tone still, as a massive orb of force fires from him, right at Demedais, "Okay, you know what? Sick of this and sick of you!"
[23:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 touch AC, this is largely moot
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 touch AC, this is largely moot and gets 37." [1d20=15]
[23:02] <Kotono> roll 10d6
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 and gets 29." [10d6=1, 1, 5, 2, 1, 2, 1, 6, 5, 5]
[23:02] <Kotono> roll 29*1.5 empowered
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 29*1.5 empowered and gets 43.5."
[23:02] <Kotono> OOC: 43 damage.
[23:04] <Kotono> The beam whizzes past three different gamblers, innocents diving under tables or gawking as Demedais is hit right in the chest! The massive shot sends him staggering like a punch drunk fool, but he holds his ground despite the shot! Sir Stanley slowly progresses throgh the room, making it part of the way to Balbast, avoding people and tables, "In the name of Telerath, surrender, monster!" OOC: Deme.
06[23:09] * Demedais then proceeds to ignore all the obstacles in his way, leaping over them as if they were nothing thanks to the haste boots and Freedom of Movement, before lunging straight at Balbast's chest in one mighty stroke!
[23:10] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power -6 PA)
06[23:10] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power -6 PA) and gets 29." [1d20=3]
[23:12] <Kotono> With speed beyond it's abilities, the slaad sidesteps the blow! Demedais narrowly misses, a deep croack coming from it's maw as it does! A moment later, "I said I BORED of you!" A massive word of power follows!
[23:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 SR
06[23:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 SR and gets 20." [1d20=4]
[23:13] <Kotono> But the mighty word crumbles against Demedais! Hopping backwards, Balbast retreats to the rear of the room, 30 feet away! Most people are hiding now or running out of the room in a panic! Sir Stanely comes up to Demedais' side, "I said surrender peacefully or face the justice of TElerath!" OOC: Deme.
06[23:16] * Demedais shrugs slightly and quickly charges up to Balbast again, over the objects in the way! "Hate to say it, but I don't care if you're bored."
[23:16] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power +2 Charge -6 PA)
06[23:16] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power +2 Charge -6 PA) and gets 39." [1d20=13]
[23:16] <Demedais> OOC: +2.
[23:16] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[23:17] <Demedais> roll 2d6+24
06[23:17] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+24 and gets 28." [2d6=2, 2]
[23:19] <Kotono> Demedais stabs and hacks Balbast in the side! THe blow slips through his defenses, making his eyes widen, "You know," he says as he readies his spear, "That makes me reconsider! You don't hit like a limp wristed lawmaker! Maybe I'll make you one of my pet toys instead!" The glaive lashes out as he retorts!
[23:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23
06[23:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 and gets 35." [1d20=12]
[23:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[23:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 32." [1d20=14]
[23:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[23:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 32." [1d20=19]
[23:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[23:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 26." [1d20=18]
[23:19] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[23:19] <Demedais> OOC: 40.
[23:20] <Kotono> Balbast's eyes widen as each blow is stopped soundly! Sir Stanley reaches him in the meantime, charging now! "We have you now, villian!"
[23:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+2 charge)
06[23:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+2 charge) and gets 21." [1d20=3]
[23:20] <Kotono> But his blow misses, sword stabbing into the wall instead! OOC: Deme.
[23:23] <Demedais> "Heh. I'm flattered, honestly, but I'd rather pass, all things considered. Sorry." Demedais grins before stepping in, his own sword whirling like a mad cudgel as... he proceeds to slam into Balbast with the flat of his blade in a spinning fury, applying the blows to where he guessed the "skull" is!
[23:24] <Demedais> roll 1d20+29 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power -3 PA)
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+29 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power -3 PA) and gets 38." [1d20=9]
[23:24] <Demedais> roll 1d20+29 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power -3 PA)
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+29 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power -3 PA) and gets 41." [1d20=12]
[23:24] <Demedais> roll 1d20+24 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power -3 PA)
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+24 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power -3 PA) and gets 28." [1d20=4]
[23:24] <Demedais> roll 1d20+19 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power -3 PA)
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+19 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power -3 PA) and gets 38." [1d20=19]
[23:24] <Demedais> roll 1d20+14 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power -3 PA)
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+14 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power -3 PA) and gets 29." [1d20=15]
[23:24] <Kotono> OOC: Crit confirm on the 38?
[23:24] <Demedais> OOC: ...wait, sorry.
[23:24] <Demedais> OOC: All rolls -4. Those three still hit?
[23:24] <Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[23:24] <Kotono> OOC: Going for nonlethal?
[23:25] <Demedais> OOC: Yeah, what I intended with "flat of the blade".
[23:25] <Kotono> OOC: Anyway, crit confirm?
[23:25] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 crit check
06[23:25] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 crit check and gets 32." [1d20=17]
[23:25] <Kotono> OOC: Crit and two normal hits.
[23:25] <Demedais> roll 8d6+72 yeah, uh, hi Balbast
06[23:25] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 8d6+72 yeah, uh, hi Balbast and gets 97." [8d6=3, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 1, 6]

[Corwin]

[17:09] <Kotono> <Demedais> roll 8d6+72 yeah, uh, hi Balbast
[17:09] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 8d6+72 yeah, uh, hi Balbast and gets 97." [8d6=3, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 1, 6]
[17:14] <Kotono> Demedais catches the slaad right against the wall, ripping into it's froggy body with a fiery passion! He leaves several deep wounds in Balbast's body, who croaks like death and weaves magic around him, "Outside!" he snaps, "Rather than the sensation of being torn aparta against a wall, we're going to do this outside!" In a moment, he is gone! Sir Stanley menaces, "He's gone? Where did he go?" OOC: Deme.
[17:15] <Kotono> OOC: Bashed up. Nonlethal, yeah.
[17:15] <Demedais> "Apparently... outside." Demedais curses. "Same teleportation as before, perhaps, or at least a dimension door variant. Blast." With that, he quickly dashes outside, using the haste boots to power him through as he glides past any bystanders!
[17:16] <Kotono> With freedom of movement and speed, Demedais is able to rocket outside! The slaad stands outside, 20 feet away and 10 feet up! A low roofed building on the other side of the street is where he stands, "Now then," he says, weaving his hands, "Slaad, come forth!"
[17:17] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[17:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 9." [1d100=9]
[17:18] <Kotono> On the roof a green colored slaad appears, heavy and warty! It croaks a promise of death, before leaping down at Demedais!
[17:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 (Bite, calling this a charge, will take 1d6 falling after)
06[17:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 (Bite, calling this a charge, will take 1d6 falling after) and gets 38." [1d20=18]
[17:18] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[17:18] <Demedais> OOC: 42.
[17:18] <Kotono> roll 1d6
06[17:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 and gets 4." [1d6=4]
03[17:19] * Kotono changes topic to 'BATTLETOAD GRAY=BATTLETOAD GREEN>Sir Stanley>DEMEMIKOMIKOPANIC!'
[17:19] <Kotono> The slaad lands in front of Demedais, hitting the ground hard! As peasants and cityfolk gawk at the battle, many having the good sense to run, Sir Stanley perhaps follows Demedais, hurrying at a slower pace! OOC: Deme.
06[17:27] * Demedais seems unfazed by the approach of the green slaad, instead focusing before releasing a massive grid of lawful energy above Balbast's head! "Oh, surely you don't mean you lack enough spine to come down here and face me, Balbast...?"
[17:27] <Demedais> roll 1d20+8 caster level check
06[17:27] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+8 caster level check and gets 27." [1d20=19]
[17:27] <Kotono> OOC: Success.
[17:28] <Demedais> roll 8d6 (DC 17)
06[17:28] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 8d6 (DC 17) and gets 31." [8d6=5, 3, 3, 5, 1, 5, 3, 6]
[17:29] <Kotono> OOC: Will or fort?
[17:29] <Demedais> OOC: Will partial.
[17:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
06[17:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 34." [1d20=20]
06[17:30] * Demedais then moves to right next to the wall, hopefully hiding himself from Balbast's eyes!
[17:31] <Kotono> Demedais hurries to the wall! As he hears Balbast curse and croak, the green slaad is on him, tearing at him!
[17:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 claw
06[17:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 claw and gets 35." [1d20=15]
[17:32] <Kotono> A moment later, a hammering blow of pure chaos follows!
[17:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 CR
06[17:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 CR and gets 22." [1d20=9]
[17:33] <Kotono> But it fizzles agaisnt Demedais, no more potent as the spring breeze! Whatever Balbast does isn't seen in the meantime! Sir Stanley makes it out a few seconds later, sword drawn! "Hold on, I'll assist you," he says, fearlessly charging the slaad, even as it swipes back at him!
[17:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 AoO
06[17:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 AoO and gets 24." [1d20=4]
[17:33] <Kotono> As the blow narrowly misses, Sir Stanley closes in, sword swinging!
[17:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[17:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 25." [1d20=7]
[17:34] <Kotono> But the blow hits off the massive, heavy flesh of the slaad like it's tempered steel! OOC: Deme.
[17:35] <Demedais> OOC: Is there any visible, easily-climbed section?
[17:36] <Kotono> The building is a pretty normal, low roofed shop. There's a few old boxes and barrels in an alley to the left. The wall is kind of old brick and stone, a bit chipped and weathered.
06[17:41] * Demedais nods gratefully to Sir Stanley. "Do not let him wear you down." With that, he quickly fishes a potion of flight out of his bag, and swigs it, stepping back into Balbast's range of sight (and preferably a bit away from Sir Stanley).
[17:42] <Kotono> Demedais does so, the slaad swiping weakly and ineffectively against him, already overstrained and unablet o take advantage! Balbast is still atop the roof, glowing with a rainbow aura of shifting energy! On seeing Demedais, his action is quick! Another powerful, bursting orb of force goes to slam right into him! "DOWN!" he calls!
[17:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 this is largely academic with it being ranged touch
06[17:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 this is largely academic with it being ranged touch and gets 40." [1d20=18]
[17:43] <Kotono> roll 10d6
06[17:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 and gets 33." [10d6=4, 3, 1, 5, 3, 1, 4, 4, 6, 2]
[17:43] <Kotono> roll 33*1.5
06[17:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 33*1.5 and gets 49.5."
[17:44] <Kotono> The powerful orb strikes Demedais right in the chin, staggering him badly! Sir Stanley meanwhile fences with his foe,d arting about!
[17:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[17:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 32." [1d20=16]
[17:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[17:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 25." [1d20=14]
[17:44] <Kotono> roll 1d8+8
06[17:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+8 and gets 9." [1d8=1]
[17:44] <Kotono> As he lands a blow in it's side...OOC: Deme.
[17:46] <Demedais> "Oh, and here I was going to join you! How rude!" Demedais grins shakily, before rocketing up at Balbast, lashing out with his sword in an attempt to make Balbast fall!
[17:46] <Demedais> roll 1d20+32 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power +2 Charge -2 PA)
06[17:46] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+32 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power +2 Charge -2 PA) and gets 50." [1d20=18]
[17:47] <Kotono> OOC: Do you have keen? If so, crit check.
[17:47] <Demedais> roll 1d20+32 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power +2 Charge -2 PA) sword does have keen.
06[17:47] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+32 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power +2 Charge -2 PA) sword does have keen. and gets 40." [1d20=8]
[17:47] <Kotono> OOC: Crit.
[17:47] <Demedais> roll 4d6+32
06[17:47] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d6+32 and gets 40." [4d6=2, 2, 3, 1]
[17:48] <Kotono> Charging forward in the air, Demedais is like as treaking shot! He impales Balbast in the stomach, kicking him back! The slaad croaks mournfully, falling to his knees! "You...oww.....so it feels like this...fasci..." He falls over face first, down and out cold! Meanwhile, below, the green slaad fights!
[17:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[17:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[17:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 22." [1d20=2]
06[17:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 35." [1d20=15]
[17:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[17:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 34." [1d20=16]
[17:49] <Kotono> roll 1d6+8+2d8+4
06[17:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+8+2d8+4 and gets 16." [1d6=1][2d8=1, 2]
[17:49] <Kotono> As Sir Stanley is struck, he retorts again!
[17:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[17:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 31." [1d20=15]
[17:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[17:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 29." [1d20=18]
[17:49] <Kotono> roll 2d8+16
06[17:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+16 and gets 26." [2d8=8, 2]
[17:50] <Kotono> Below, the two trade blow after heavy blow, rocking each other! OOC: Demedais.
[17:50] <Demedais> OOC: He dropped the spear, I presume?
[17:50] <Kotono> OOC: Yes, he's out.
06[17:54] * Demedais drops his own sword, before sweeping to grab the spear. "Hold on, Sir Stanley! I'll return to assist in a moment!" With that, he focuses his might for a second, before plunging the spear into Balbast's chest with all his might!
[17:55] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power +2 Charge -11 PA -1 Spear)
06[17:55] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+20 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power +2 Charge -11 PA -1 Spear) and gets 32." [1d20=12]
[17:55] <Kotono> OOC: You can coup him since he's helpless, no attack roll needed and auto crit.
[17:55] <Demedais> OOC: Requires a full action.
[17:55] <Kotono> OOC: Point. Anyway, hit.
[17:56] <Demedais> roll 1d10+34 this at least weakens him badly
06[17:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d10+34 this at least weakens him badly and gets 43." [1d10=9]
[17:58] <Kotono> The impalement is enough! Stabbing the slaad in the chest, the creature melts into a pool of rainbow colored muck! Meanwhile, below...
[17:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[17:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[17:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 34." [1d20=14]
06[17:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 39." [1d20=19]
[17:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[17:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 31." [1d20=13]
[17:58] <Kotono> roll 2d8+16+2d8+4
06[17:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+16+2d8+4 and gets 32." [2d8=2, 2][2d8=1, 7]
[17:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[17:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[17:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 34." [1d20=18]
06[17:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 20." [1d20=9]
[17:58] <Kotono> roll 1d8+8
06[17:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+8 and gets 10." [1d8=2]
[17:58] <Kotono> Sir Stanley and the slaad cna be heard to continue fighting! OOC: Deme.
06[18:00] * Demedais then quickly leaps off the platform, lunging at the slaad over Sir Stanley's head! "If it is needed, pull back!"
[18:00] <Demedais> roll 1d20+24 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power -5 PA -1 Spear)
06[18:00] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+24 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste +5 Divine Power -5 PA -1 Spear) and gets 27." [1d20=3]
[18:01] <Kotono> OOC: Slaad has reach on you and hasn't AoOed this round, it'll get one on you. You alsom issed.
[18:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 21." [1d20=1]
[18:02] <Demedais> OOC: Uh, spear.
[18:02] <Kotono> OOC: Oh dur. Also moot with the 1, but.
[18:02] <Kotono> Demedais charges and misses by a hair, his lunge a narrow, overpowered miss! Sir Stanley is bloodied, as the slaad ignores Demedais and focuses on his foe!
[18:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[18:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 24." [1d20=4]
[18:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[18:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 27." [1d20=7]
[18:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[18:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 38." [1d20=20]
[18:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 crit?
06[18:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 crit? and gets 26." [1d20=8]
[18:02] <Kotono> roll 2d8+4
06[18:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+4 and gets 8." [2d8=1, 3]
[18:02] <Kotono> With Demedais close, Sir Stanley is able to rally! Despite many wounds, he endures and defends himself well, striking back!
[18:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+2 flank)
06[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+2 flank) and gets 24." [1d20=6]
[18:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 23." [1d20=10]
[18:03] <Kotono> He can't land a solid blow this time, fencing back and forth! OOC: Deme.
06[18:03] * Demedais nods to Sir Stanley and continues to press his advantage, lashing out with the creepy eyeball spear several times at the enemy's flanks!
[18:05] <Demedais> roll 1d20+25 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste -1 PA -1 Spear)
06[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+25 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste -1 PA -1 Spear) and gets 29." [1d20=4]
[18:05] <Demedais> roll 1d20+25 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste -1 PA -1 Spear)
06[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+25 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste -1 PA -1 Spear) and gets 44." [1d20=19]
[18:05] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste -1 PA -1 Spear)
06[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+20 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste -1 PA -1 Spear) and gets 34." [1d20=14]
[18:05] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste -1 PA -1 Spear)
06[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 (+6 Law Dev +1 Haste -1 PA -1 Spear) and gets 21." [1d20=6]
[18:05] <Kotono> OOC: Three hits.
[18:05] <Demedais> roll 3d10+36
06[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 3d10+36 and gets 54." [3d10=5, 7, 6]
[18:07] <Kotono> Plunging and stabbing, Demedais finishes off the wounded green slaad! It fades away under that bombardment, defeated! OOC: Free action.
06[18:07] * Demedais quickly steps forward and heals Sir Stanley with a touch! "Thank you, friend, for that aid." OOC: +28.
[18:08] <Kotono> Sir Stanley's wounds mend partially, "A difficult battle, but a victorious one." He dries his sword on the ground, before putting it back up. "The city guard should be coming in response to the ruckus. We can get our injuries tended to. You look battered."
06[18:10] * Demedais nods slightly, healing Sir Stanley some more. "The orbs of force he uses are one of the few things I have little defense against. I'll have to work on that." OOC: Restoration sacrificed.
[18:10] <Demedais> roll 4d8+6
06[18:10] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d8+6 and gets 15." [4d8=4, 2, 2, 1]
06[18:10] * Demedais then goes up to pick up and sheathe his spear, before going back down to Sir Stanley. "I... may need one last favor asked of you."
[18:10] <Kotono> Sir Stanley's wounds heal further. "What is it?" he asks.
[18:11] <Demedais> OOC: s/spear/sword
[18:13] <Demedais> "I don't know how much longer I have before Helm chooses to pull me back to my city, my town. Hopefully I will be able to return to deliver the news to Mr. Jurgen and Sister Julia, but in the event that I cannot..." Demedais ponders briefly, before withdrawing four of the Telerath marks from his pouch and putting them in his haversack, before detaching that pouch.
[18:15] <Demedais> "Use the loose coinage to cover any fees incurred by this fight, with my apologies. As for the three large sets of marks... please deliver them to Mr. Jurgen as a purchase of the orphanage, and tell them this: that I leave the property in their care, that it may stay an orphanage for as long as it is needed, and that if I have the chance, I will return to visit."
[18:16] <Demedais> A slight nod. "I hope, as I said, to be able to do this myself, but there's no assurance that I will not be called off myself. Thus, preparation now will save potential grief down the line."
[18:27] <Kotono> "I understand." The coins are taken. "Generous and noble of you." As he speaks, mists begin to creep out around Demedais, coming from all over. "I'll make sure that it stays safe in your name, sir Demedais."
06[18:29] * Demedais looks down at himself and around, before chuckling. "Heh. Looks like I'll heal when I return back home, then. It has been a pleasure, Sir Stanley - stay safe and may you and your line prosper." With that, he begins to fly straight up slowly, murmuring a spell of Detect Magic as he goes up.
[18:30] <Demedais> OOC: I'm only going up around 15 feet, and will quickly look at Sir Stanley and where Balbast died before I go.
[18:31] <Kotono> OOC: Looking for general magic?
[18:31] <Demedais> OOC: Yeah. Iunno if Balbast had anything to drop or anything - if it looks like he did I'll tell/warn Sir Stanley.
[18:43] <Kotono> OOC: Nothing on Stanley, Balbast left some renmants. His clothes aren't magical, though something in them radiates faint magic.
[18:44] <Demedais> "Amongst what Balbast left is an item of magical origin, I think. Hopefully it's of some use to you!" Demedais calls down to Sir Stanley before rocketing up and away!
[18:48] <Kotono> As he does, a reply lost, mist surround Demedais! How long he is in there Demedais is not certain, but when it is done, he stands at the southern gate into Balmuria. The sun is high in the sky, cool, salty air blowing in from the bay.
06[18:49] * Demedais nods and toddles in, first to the garrison to report his return, and then to the Temple to report the apparent success of the quest, spear still clutched in his hand.
[19:12] <Kotono> After Demedais does so and gets healed up, the glaive resolved and then his wounds heal, life continues on. Once he settles in, a messenger comes for him, "Sir Demedais," the young woman blushes and bows, meeting him outside of the temple, "Countess Stronger would like to see you."
[19:14] <Demedais> "I see. Thank you." Demedais nods kindly. "I shall be there presently."
[19:15] <Kotono> On reaching Elle's shop, she finds Alice up front. Engan is chatting with her, several tired, beaten up looking guardsmen lingering behind him. Alice clears her throat, "Countess Stronger is in the back," she calls to Demedais.
06[19:16] * Demedais chuckles mentally at the sight of the guardsmen, but bows slightly to Engan as he passes. "Thank you, Alice." Demedais nods as he goes to see what Elle wants.
[19:19] <Kotono> Engan salutes Demedais with a cocky grin as he heads back. Elle is there, sipping tea and with a book in front of her. "Been busy a while," she asks, "Anyway, someone left a present for you. That's the good news."
[19:20] <Demedais> "A present." Demedais repeats. "I take it there's bad news?"
[20:20] <Kotono> "
[20:20] <Kotono> "It's who left it for you. In particular, Esthan." Elle makes a face.
[20:21] <Demedais> "... Esthan." Demedais pauses. "I presume the gift is cursed to try and brainwash me?"
[20:24] <Kotono> "No. I've analysed it's dweomer and as far as I can tell, it's a rare, beneficial book. Studying it will increase your physical strength; I believe you're familiar with those books?"
[20:25] <Demedais> "...yes." Demedais says, with a frown. "That is an interesting situation."
[20:27] <Kotono> "Esthan left you, Alicia and Seira a book each as a 'gift'," Making air quotes with her fingers before grimacing, "For as much stock as you may choose to put in that. There's more to the story, catch up with Alicia to get all of it. The gist is that the book seems to be legitiamate and Alicia left your book to do with what you will with it. Alicia is going to destroy hers the last I heard, and Seira was thinking about using hers."
[20:27] <Kotono>  was thinking about using hers."
[20:28] <Demedais> "... very well." Demedais shrugs near-helplessly. "I suppose that that's all there is to be said for it, no? I'll figure out what I'll do with it."
[20:29] <Kotono> Tapping teh book in front of her, "Do with it what you will. That's all."
06[20:30] * Demedais eyes it. "Thank you for minding it." he says at last, putting it into his bag. "Is there anything else of note?"
[20:32] <Kotono> "Some comings and goings. There was an incident over in the bay the last few days. I don't know if you were involved?  The sea elves were attacked by a sahuagin warlord, though I hear the Guard dealt with it."
[20:33] <Demedais> "I just returned yesterday around noon." Demedais shook his head.
[20:34] <Kotono> "Ah. Well, it seems to have reached a good conclusion," Countess Stronger sips her tea, "Oh yes, why you're here. Are you going to be doing any business?"
[20:37] <Demedais> "Probably, yes, though I must think on what I'll be purchasing." Demedais nods. "Have there been any new items in stock I might be interested in?"
[20:39] <Kotono> "Not at the moment. I have some new stock, but I'm sorting it now. Come back in a week or two," Elle says after a moment of thought, "Sorry, I've been so busy lately with everything."
06[20:39] * Demedais nods, grinning. "I know the feeling. Well, then, I'll think on it and come back then?"
[20:46] <Kotono> ---
[20:46] <Kotono> Deme sits in his room, the book from the ancient temple sitting before him.
06[20:48] * Demedais nods slightly and heads to one of the rather empty prayer rooms in back with the book, deliberately not taking any weapons or anything with him before he sits down and opens the book.
[20:51] <Kotono> Demedais opens the book. The text is rough and hard ritten, with a slight shake to it, as if written in a hurry, or by a grizzled hand. On reading it...OOC: What are your class levels?
[20:51] <Demedais> OOC: Cleric 3/Fighter 2/Prestige Paladin 4/Kensai 5/Divine Oracle 2
[20:51] <Kotono> OOC: Make a level check?
[20:52] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16
06[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+16 and gets 32." [1d20=16]
[20:55] <Kotono> Demedais can understand the words. This is an ancient tome of fighting techniques and skill. It offers a trade: In exchange for forsaking arcane magic, you can gain an insight to skill at arms. Should you ever begin to develop arcane magic, you will lose the insight forever.
[20:55] <Demedais> "... I guess I do get to leave that to Alicia and Seira..." Demedais muses, before committing to reading the book.
[20:56] <Kotono> OOC: Roll a d100?
[20:57] <Demedais> roll 1d100
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d100 and gets 96." [1d100=96]
[20:58] <Kotono> OOC: PM.

[Corwin]

[18:49] <Kotono> ----
[18:51] <Kotono> As Demedais leaves his room, he nearly runs smack into Pollyanna. She's in her normal gear, managing to stop just before doing a header into Deme's steel clad chest. "Aaaah! Demedais!" She stops, wobbling back and forth. "Oh good, you're finally awake!"
[18:52] <Demedais> "Yeah. What's up?" Demedais rubs his head. "Apologies for staying in so late, I just woke up."
[18:53] <Kotono> "Something happened to me," she says, "I feel different. Stronger, very literally."
[18:59] <Demedais> "Heh. Helm told me you would." Demedais replies with a smile.
[19:04] <Kotono> "Oh, that...wait, WHAT?" Pollyanna double takes, "Helm told you what?"
[19:08] <Demedais> "Helm told me you would." Demedais replies, a slight smile on his face. "Apparently what happened yesterday meant more than I had guessed at... though what actually did happen is a decently long story. Something tells me we should find somewhere to sit- ah. Is Father Ceiar up?"
[19:09] <Kotono> "Yes, I saw him at the changing of the morning guard." Blink-blinking, "How about I get him and we meet in the prayer room?"
[19:10] <Demedais> "Sure. That works." Demedais nods affably. "I promised him an explanation, so it'd probably be best to explain it to both of you at once."
[19:12] <Kotono> With that, Demedais goes to the prayer room. He's joined by the two shortly after, Pollyanna going to sit on one of the stone benches. "So Demedais, WHAT happened? This has to be another one of your stories."
[19:14] <Demedais> "Something like that, yes. One of the beings that the Crimson Guard's been pursuing for a while was a... what we thought was a fallen angel of sorts. She had been taking former enemies and turning them into monstrosities to face against us - Olburt, Armand, and Seira's aunt, mainly." Demedais begins. (More)
[19:16] <Demedais> "We decided that the best method was to just teleport right in and try to eliminate Seira's aunt, as she was one we thought wouldn't have any wards up herself. 'course, that didn't work - we got dumped off at the front part of a... what looked like a huge mansion, and ended up fighting Almand first, beating him after a somewhat dramatic moment."
[19:17] <Kotono> "Oh, I remember him," Pollyanna makes a disgusted face, "A good talker, but you always felt a little dirty after talking to him."
[19:17] <Kotono> "Go on," Father Ceiar bids, "Tell your tale, for it holds signifigance, of that I have no doubt."
[19:18] <Demedais> "...it sounded like the Abyss was going to leap out of his throat, this time around." Demedais replied, a grimace. "One other thing of note: the mansion was... wrong. Layers and layers of madness and deception; Alicia had cast True Seeing, and what she saw shook her greatly." (More)
[19:22] <Demedais> "We continued on and encountered Oberuth and Seira's aunt, Filetta; after another fight, though weary, we brought them down as well... and then a golden stairwell appeared before us. We ascended and saw the... angel-like being. Just as the battle was starting, Alicia cast Anti-Magic Field on Marie and had her go right next to the angel." Demedais pauses at this for a moment.
Session Close: Fri May 15 19:24:15 2009

Session Start: Fri May 15 19:24:15 2009
Session Ident: #terrorofdunes
02[19:24] * Disconnected
02[19:24] * Attempting to rejoin channel #terrorofdunes
03[19:24] * Rejoined channel #terrorofdunes
03[19:24] * Topic is 'BATTLETOAD GRAY=BATTLETOAD GREEN>Sir Stanley>DEMEMIKOMIKOPANIC!'
03[19:24] * Set by Kotono on Sat May 09 16:20:26
[19:25] <Kotono> "Olburt..." Father Ceiar shakes his head, "Dedicated to his duty to Ferdi, even into the maw of damnation. If only he had found a better way to focus that dedication rather than a suicidal last stand and then this."
06[19:25] * Demedais nods his head. "I hope there's something better for him than damnation, but I cannot say I know for sure there is."
[19:26] <Demedais> "The aura broke the illusion surrounding the angel. It... to call it an abombination would be one of the kindest understatements I could manage. To call it worse in appearance than any demonic hellspawn is still not adequate enough. Its very existence seemed to be in violation of any boundaries or rules of reality."
[19:26] <Kotono> "An absolute terror," Pollyanna shivers, "Though at least you're good at dealing with those terrors by now."
[19:29] <Demedais> "... she - it was definitely female, whatever else it was - started talking to us. Like a child who had no clue what was going on, how it had been threatening us just moments earlier. An angry child who had been... driven mad." Demedais pauses. "I started trying to talk to it, trying to understand. She... whatever she was before, she had descended to Gehenna, and claimed some sort of power that had twisted her thus."
02[19:30] * Seira (~corwin@bzq-79-178-108-221.red.bezeqint.net) Quit (Ping timeout)
03[19:30] * CC is now known as Seira
[19:30] <Kotono> "Gehenna...the Four-Fold Furnace?" Father Ceiar frowns, "I've read of that realm, were daemons called Yugoloths commit endless, self centered acts of malice for all eternity."
[19:33] <Demedais> "...she thought I was her brother, in her madness. Apparently Phiel managed the emotionless poker face as well as I do in a pinch." Rubbing his head, he grimaces. "I managed to convince her to abandon the power she took there... Alicia and Seira were convinced we'd have to fight her, but... as she died due to abandoning the power, a... being appeared."
[19:34] <Kotono> "Go on," Pollyanna prods, "What being?"
[19:36] <Demedais> "It... well, at the time, it was sort of this voidish hole, that told us it'd return to fight us later. As much as I was angry at Alicia for feeling she was provoking the woman, I give her battle instincts a lot of credit - she told Antenora to leap forward and stab it with the dimensional anchor sword, before jumping away herself."
[19:36] <Demedais> A slight pause. "And then the mansion exploded."
[19:39] <Demedais> "When we recovered, what we saw was that void sphere, pulsating... before it took form, to a being that looked like it could touch the starts. It... was... even worse than the woman's form, a monstrosity that was just bloody huge. It railed about how this should never have happened, before attacking us."
[19:39] <Kotono> Pollyanna listens, spellbound. "Can you describe it," Father Ceiar asks, "I've never heard of such a creature in any lore or ritual."
[19:41] <Demedais> Demedais bites his lip. "Infinite colors and none, speaking in a million languages that I understood only by gut, not by knowledge. Tentacles were everywhere around it, just writhing like a mad storm. I... don't know how to describe it. It's almost as if reality started faltering where it stood."
[19:42] <Kotono> "I've never heard of anything like that," Father Ceiar repeats, "What hellish nightmare could spawn suc a beast? The AByss?"
[19:44] <Demedais> "I can explain it a bit later; I think I understand what it is. We were exhausted at that point, though, and all four of us were gauging how likely the fight would be in our favor... when, well. I felt Helm's hand on my shoulder, I think." Demedais closes his eyes momentarily. "The others, I suspect, felt their own gods reach down there... for all of us were, in that moment, fully recharged and prepared, our very sens
[19:45] <Demedais> "our very senses heightened for the battle." (More)
[19:49] <Demedais> "It was... Powerful. But we managed the victory quickly, as it practically turned into a tiny ball and shattered... There was nothing else to say, there; we gathered our things and came back here." Demedais pauses. "Frankly, though monstrous I thought it just another abyss-spawn, one long chained and left to gather power, unable to be stopped by anything else that had been sealed in here."
[19:49] <Kotono> "But?" Father Ceiar continues on, "From what Pollyanna told me, that's not the end of the story."
06[19:51] * Demedais nods slightly. "You two both saw me last night - as soon I got into my room, I fell asleep. When I awoke... it was night in the temple. Perfectly still... I donned my armor and spear, before heading out into the main hall. There..." Demedais bites his tongue. "He was there."
[19:56] <Demedais> "Apparently, what we had fought there was not of Gehenna proper, though Helm said it was brought to this world through there. It was... quite literally outside the laws of existence. A threat they could not perceive, because it was bound to something that was tied to existence... According to Helm, had that lasted but ten minutes, reality itself would have begun to unravel."
[19:56] <Kotono> "Go on," Father Ceiar bids, reverence in his voice, "Beyond existance? What lies beyond existance, then?"
[19:58] <Demedais> "Apparently monstrosities and gibbering wrecks, incomprehensible in their entirety. From his words, what we managed to kill was a lesser one, yet it still was a great threat." Demedais replies. "As thanks... he blessed me, and told me he would bless Pollyanna..." Looking to her at this. "Because you would share in my burdens of battle, as you have before."
[20:10] <Kotono> "Oh." Pollyanna lights up at that, "It was from Helm...then thank you, Lord," she prays.
[20:10] <Kotono> "Another honor for you." With a warm smile to Demedais, "You make this temple proud with your devotion to The Watcher."
[20:14] <Demedais> "I, um, try." Demedais says, suddenly feeling a bit embarrassed before nodding. "That's... about all there is there. Apparently there will be crusades against Gehenna for allowing this being in in any regard, so."
[20:21] <Kotono> "No great burden on us," Father Ceiar says, dismissing it, "A lower plane deserves nothing less."
[20:21] <Kotono> "Still Demedais." Pollyanna beams to him, "You're so impressive."
06[20:23] * Demedais almost blushes at that, smiling to her instead for a second. "Still, a reason to keep up my training. I'm glad things seem to have gone the best possible way."
[20:26] <Kotono> "Yes," Pollyanna goes over to him, sitting right next to Demedais. "Still though...I'll need to process all of that, but...I'm going to be late to the garrison at this rate, too."
[20:28] <Demedais> "Oh! My apologies." Demedais frowns, shaking his head. "I shouldn't delay you, and there's a few things I need to do, too..."
[20:31] <Kotono> "Go on," Pollyanna hurries away, as...OOC: What di dyou have on your plate here, Deme?
[20:33] <Demedais> OOC: One thing to talk to Elle about quickly (I presume it hasn't been a week so her stuff isn't sorted yet), but then I need to think for a moment.
[20:34] <Kotono> OOC: Gimme a few, so go ahead and think? We'll pick up with Elle in a couple.
[20:36] <Demedais> k
[20:43] <Kotono> Elle is found in her shop. She looks a little tired today, watching Alice lead a musclebound man through an inspection of a Lord of the Hunt's halberd. "Oh Demedais," she perks up, "Come to do some business?"
[20:44] <Demedais> "Quite possibly, yes; there is one question I have that I wanted to confirm in my own mind. Is that book only useful for me?" Demedais inquires.
[20:47] <Kotono> "The one Esthan left?" Elle merely shrugs. "I don't think so, anyone can use it's enchantment."
[20:48] <Demedais> "Alright. That helps me decide what to do with it." Demedais nods. "Secondly... what sort of gloves or gauntlets do you have on hand- er, available?"
[20:49] <Kotono> Countess Stronger winces, "That was a terrible pun. Are you looking for any in particular?"
[20:50] <Demedais> "It just slipped out of my mouth..." Demedais grimaces, before shaking his head. "I'm open to options, but if there's something that increases reaction time and manual dexterity, that'd prove useful."
[20:53] <Kotono> "Oh, those? They're called Gloves of Dexterity. They're fairly common for magical items, I have a few in stock and can make more. The simplest ones are worth 4,000 gold, the better ones are 16,000 and the best ones are 36,000 gold."
06[20:59] * Demedais nods slightly. "I'm not sure I can make use of the best ones just yet... Hm. What other sort of enchantments can be placed on gloves easily?"
[21:15] <Demedais> After a moment, he pauses. "Perhaps something that would make grappling, sundering or disarming would be best - at the least, it allows for easier handling of humanoid opponents."
[21:15] <Demedais> OOC: Strike
[21:16] <Demedais> After a moment, he pauses. "Perhaps something that would make grappling, sundering or disarming easier or more successful would be best - at the least, it allows for easier handling of humanoid opponents."
[21:26] <Kotono> "I have a few ideas," Elle finishes after some thought, "I'll dos ome research and talk to you in a few days."
[21:27] <Demedais> "Alright. In general I'd want either that on top of the dexterity gloves, or the dexterity on top of the sundering assistance - whichever's more efficient or cheaper. I'll talk to you about it later, then?"
[21:48] <Demedais> "Oh." Demedais pauses at the door, before walking back in. "There are two other things I'd like to have done; one's pretty simple, but I've got no clue on the other. One, well... can you glamer this armor to make it look like somewhat more plain full plate? If I could get it less ornate, I would, but... as it stands it doesn't seem that's an option for now. The other request... well, it can wait until everything else
[21:50] <Demedais> "...well, it can wait until everything else is done, but..." Demedais pauses. "I have a natural resistance to a lot of magic, right? Well, I was wondering... is there an enchantment that can help me turn a resisted spell into some sort of healing?"

[Corwin]

[21:12] <Kotono> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(Deme Ko)--
[21:13] <Kotono> Demedais finds the three appretences finishing up a patrol. Several soldiers are dragging a roughed up looking man in splint mail along. Xavier whistles as he leads the way, hefting a heavy metal shield in his arms. They're in front of the garrison's dusty front.
[21:14] <Demedais> "And what happened here?" Demedais inquires, stepping up.
[21:16] <Kotono> "Oh Sir Demedais," Morund straightens up a bit, "A mercenary started a fight with a citizen over some silly misunderstanding. We had to restrain him before he seriously hurt someone."
[21:16] <Kotono> The man is out cold, bruises on his face and with a big sword-shaped welt across his mouth, forehead and nose.
06[21:19] * Demedais nods. "I see. Fair enough - and your current plan for him? Let him cool down at the garrison?"
[21:20] <Kotono> "Let him cool down and have a magistrate deal with him," Xavier says, turning to the guards. "Toss him in a holding cell." Giving the shield to one of the soldiers, "Put this in storage, in case he needs to pay a fine or any damages."
06[21:20] * Demedais nods to this approvingly.
[21:25] <Kotono> Once the man's gone, Morund following alone, "Have you ever fought underwater, sir?" Xavier asks.
[21:28] <Demedais> "...Once or twice?" Demedais muses. "It's not an area I have talent in at all. Which reminds me, I did hear of the commendations you three received. What did you three think of that mission?"
[21:29] <Kotono> "Oh," Darill lights up there, "It was different. We weren't at our best even when we could breathe water, but it was a resounding success. Captain Alicia, well...she's amazing and so charismatic. Her cohort is...well...rather frightening at times."
[21:30] <Kotono> "She knows a lot about Hell," Xavier shrugs, "Good policy as far as I'm concerned. Those Hellcats are bad enough, and apparently they're lesser devils."
[21:31] <Demedais> "Antenora?" Demedais asks, before nodding. "She has her reasons and her talents - a stalwart ally for Alicia, yes. What roles did you three play?"
[21:33] <Kotono> "We were mostly support and dealing with the sideguards." Xavier says, "Captain Alicia was in command and was familiar with the terrain and circumstances. Abagail supported us with magic as well. We faced two waves of sahuagin, which both were dispatched, as well as sharks they used to attack us."
06[21:35] * Demedais nods. "Still, I honestly doubt Alicia would have given the recommendation had she not appreciated the assistance."
[21:37] <Kotono> "She spoke highly of us," Darill agrees, "Considering that, well...maybe we're going to be as well known and as heroic as the highest members of the Guard in due time now?"
06[21:41] * Demedais muses. "On the one hand, I'd approve as it drives the point home that this isn't solely the province of myself, Alicia and Seira. On the other hand, I feel compelled to provide a two-part warning; one, that attention can be highly dragging, and two, that if it isn't a weight on your shoulders, it's a threat to overinflate your ego." Demedais says the last with a slight grin. "Still. Yes, it's more than possib
[21:41] <Demedais>  "Still. Yes, it's more than possible; I look forward to hearing your continued exploits, myself."
[21:42] <Kotono> "It's not all bad," Darill blushes a bit here, but grins like the Cheshire Cat. "When I tell a girl I'm in the Crimson Guard, if they didn't like me before..."
06[21:49] * Demedais chuckles. "Indeed. Still, be vigilant. And... yes. The Hells are, quite annoyingly, a real threat; still, I suspect you three could fare well against some of them now, including the damn hellcats."
[21:50] <Kotono> "Yeah," Morund murmurs as he comes back, "Sir, I wanted to ask you something."
[21:52] <Demedais> "Yes?" Demedais asks, turning to Morund.
[21:52] <Kotono> "There's an elf who serves Colonel Seira, his name is Donald. I heard him say that he used to be a human. Is that true, sir," Morund asks. "As I recall, you know him."
[21:53] <Demedais> "Um. Yes, he was. He was killed during a fight, but, by fortune... a rare magic was on hand that resurrected him. Albeit as a different race." Demedais nods slightly.
[21:56] <Kotono> "That magic..." Shuffling now, "I have a curiosity. Can it be repeated?"
06[21:57] * Demedais frowns. "Very... rarely, I'm afraid, but it might be possible if you set out in search of it. Are you referring to the race-changing properties, then?"
[21:58] <Kotono> Morund curtly nods, "I am. I wasn't aware of such magic existing, but the possibilites are considerable.
[21:58] <Kotono> "
06[22:00] * Demedais nods, musing. "Well. I don't know, myself, how the magic works; replicating the race-change aspect might be possible. Consult Elle and Seira both, is what I would tell you; myself, my training has been mainly in healing and support through divine magic, which lacks such abilities." (More)
[22:02] <Demedais> "Though... two options occur to me: I know Alicia and Antenora both use a spell named Alter Self, though that may not have all the effects you're looking for. Aside from that, consulting a druid might be optimal. Shamal was one, but she's passed on; I don't know if there are any others in the region. Probably in the Barbarian Lands... Which I've been meaning to get back to patrolling, on a side note. It may be a whil
[22:02] <Demedais> "Which I've been meaning to get back to patrolling, on a side note. It may be a while from now, but do you three have any interest in a trip to that area? It'd perhaps help familiarize all of us with the giants."
[22:03] <Kotono> "You know, I remember the giant who came to visit," Xavier murmurs, "That's a good idea."
[22:03] <Kotono> "Seconded," Morund murmurs, "If we ever see a battle group of them comign to Balmuria, it's going to be an unpleasant day."
[22:05] <Demedais> "If we ever see a battle group come to Balmuria, I suspect Seira and Alicia will have a field day with the spells they know. As might I - I've been working on spells to give advantages against larger foes. Still, no reason to presume they'll ever intend hostilities... and no reason to not take precautions just in case." Demedais nods.
[22:07] <Kotono> "Hope for the best, prepare for the worst?" XAvier nods, "It's av ery pragmatic saying. Lord Helm would love it."
[22:11] <Demedais> "Pretty much." Demedais grins. "But yes, Morund, inquire with Alicia, Seira and Elle regarding the possibilities. And, speaking of the Watcher..." Demedais says, the grin lingering, "I'd like to see if I can teach you three a trick he's given me. In its base form, it may not be as usable for all three of you, but I think we can figure out ways to adapt it..."
[22:15] <Kotono> "Really?" The three exchange looks, "Well, we weren't particularly bruised up by that mercenary, so some practice isn't a bad idea, sir."
06[22:16] * Demedais nods slightly, gesturing as he leads the way to the practice yard. "Don't worry, this won't be overly taxing and I'll let you get back to any patrols in a minute. But I wanted to demonstrate it so I could explain myself."
[22:21] <Kotono> A minute later, Morund is on teh ground. He's rubbing his side, looking up at Demedais. "How in the blue blazes did you counte ros fast?!"
[22:24] <Demedais> "Heightened reflexes. I acquired them quickly, but that was a blessing; I want to try and see if you three can acquire them as well by observation and training." Demedais nods. "This being said, what works for me may be unoptimal for you. Think of someone trained with sneak attacks - what better chance for one than in the middle of an enemy attack?"
[22:25] <Demedais> "Or, alternately, if someone's attempting to attack not just you but others around you, a well timed strike might be able to interrupt their own attack. This is all conjunction..." Demedais muses, "...But I believe that with training, both and more are possible.
[22:27] <Kotono> "Let's get trying, then," Xavier steps forward, "If you have the time right now, sir?"
[22:27] <Demedais> "Certainly. Now, the first thing you'll need to do is trust your defenses. It may be possible to take a hit and return it in this manner, but I haven't experimented with it thus far..."
[22:28] <Kotono> ---

[Corwin]

[21:37] <Kotono> Once the rest are gone, Pollyanna blows out a breath. "Thanks," she says to Demedais.
[21:37] <Demedais> "No problem."  Demedais shrugs. "...If there are more skeletons, it stands to reason there are more trolls. Leaving you two here suddenly seemed silly once I thought about it that way."
[21:39] <Kotono> With a blossoming smile as she goes to rest against a wall, "I know. Not to mention whatever else could be around here. Helm's Throne, there are so many things here! Those giant lizards, the slimes, the trolls..." Blowing out a harsh breath, "It makes Kondrux look relatively mundane."
[21:40] <Demedais> "It does, yes. Not any less deadly, but definitely more mundane." Demedais nods, resting against the same wall but keeping a level eye out, sword in hand here. "Hopefully everything goes well in there. We can't exactly go in to help, but... Donald's good at defending others. That might be enough."
[21:41] <Kotono> "Yes." After closing her eyes and composing herself, "Demedais. You pray to Helm and he speaks to you many a time, yes?"
[21:43] <Demedais> "...apparently more than most, yes." Demedais rubs the back of his head. "I try not to request anything directly unless it seems we're in great need, or I have no other option at hand, but..."
[21:44] <Kotono> "Has he every told you why it's you? Why are you the one to face everything and not someone else?"
[21:47] <Demedais> "No. To be honest, it never occured to ask." Demedais shrugs. "I'd guess a case of what was available at the time?"
[21:49] <Kotono> "I really hate that answer." Pollyanna looks to Demedais, "It's not really an answer. There has to be a better reason for why we're here, deep underground, risking our lives against historic fossils."
[21:51] <Demedais> "...because Daa-vid became a pure engine of breaking this planet, and... I have to think that the chaos we're letting loose upon the world is just a herald of a greater peace, a better stability?" Demedais muses.
[21:51] <Kotono> "You're missing the point," With a little pout as she walks up to Demedais, "I mean, why are YOU it. It can't just be because you were convienent."
[21:55] <Demedais> "...Two other alternatives present themselves to me, based on what I've seen. One is that, well, I was the closest paladin- well, at the time, paladin-in-training and warrior around, and was thus the best possible option. The other..."
[21:55] <Demedais> "Well, I'm still convinced Helm has a rather, ah, sharp sense of humor, and that might be the other reason."
[21:56] <Kotono> "A sense of humor? What does that mean?" With a completely puzzled look, "Like this is some sort of joke?"
[21:56] <Demedais> "No, more like... the one person that least expected or understood what he'd be getting into with what he was doing, but was determined to damned well try anyway."
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[21:58] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 71." [1d100=71]
[21:59] <Kotono> "Also stubborn enough to keep it up despite that?"
[22:00] <Demedais> "Despite all the resulting, ah, adventures, yes." Demedais grins. "I'd be lying if I said my viewpoint hasn't changed immensely since then, and I'm glad to have this chance, but... For a long time I wondered when it'd end, whether things would 'return to normal'. I've stopped thinking that."
[22:04] <Kotono> "So this is normal now?" Starting to laugh weakly, "All this is normal?"
[22:06] <Demedais> "Not normal, hardly normal... but I've not been walking a normal path." Demedais sighs.
[22:07] <Kotono> "I don't suppose Helm will take complaints about it, will he?" With her own sigh, "No, it's your duty. That's the point of Helm's worship, but..."
06[22:09] * Demedais looks at Pollyanna, one hand put on her shoulder. "... at least at this rate you'll likely be able to call Celestia home as well?" he says with a somewhat crooked smile.
[22:11] <Kotono> "Arcadia, isn't it? I mean...Helm's realm is in Arcadia in the House of the Triad. Right?" With a blink-blink, "I'm not growing wings like Alicia, am I?"
06[22:12] * Demedais closes his eyes. "It's obvious I'm a bit tired, isn't it. Yes, Arcadia."
[22:13] <Kotono> "Heh..." Laughing a little more at that, "Point taken."
06[22:18] * Demedais looks around during the lull in conversation, hand on Pollyanna's shoulder still.
[22:18] <Kotono> As a silence settles over the two, "Say, Demedais." OOC: Make a spot check if you like?
[22:18] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 27." [1d20=1]
[22:18] <Demedais> "Hm?
[22:19] <Kotono> "What do you think of Amaryl?"
[22:20] <Demedais> "...Ah. She's learning quickly as an archer, but I remember reading that it takes a long time for full-born elves to reach adulthood. Translated to our age, she's probably a bit younger than us? Probably still trying to find her own road." Demedais shrugs after a moment. "Why?"
[22:24] <Kotono> "Yes," Looking downward and downcast, "Yeah. I don't know, just curious."
[22:24] <Demedais> "...Something bothering you?" Demedais asks at that.
[22:25] <Kotono> "No, nothing," With a hint of peevishness in her voice, "Nothing at all."
[22:26] <Demedais> "...Right." Demedais says. "A side note; I've been thinking. You know that spell Alicia, Seira and Marie use? Magic missile?"
[22:27] <Kotono> "Yeah?" Pollyanna's gaze stays downward, her voice distant. "What abou tit?"
[22:30] <Demedais> "They pierce hard and resistant skin... I was thinking of getting you a bow that'd turn arrows you shoot to those, or something close to them."
[22:33] <Kotono> "Mmm. Really?" Looking up to Demedais now, "Hwo wouldtha twork?"
[22:34] <Demedais> "I'm not sure, but I'd think it'd be simple. Just enchant the bow to change the properties of the arrows." Demedais muses. "Would need to clear it with Elle, but it seems feasible. The splitting arrows trick could probably be added as well... hm."
[22:38] <Demedais> "Anything you can think of that'd help you, there?
[22:38] <Kotono> "Let me think about it," Pollyanna bites down her lip, "I like my bow, but it could stand to be better."
06[22:40] * Demedais nods. "Hmmm..."
[22:45] <Kotono> After another pause, "Alicia's very pretty, isn't she?"
06[22:49] * Demedais blinks. "I..." After a moment, he puts his sword up against the wall as he clasps Pollyanna's other shoulder in his left hand. "You're the only one I have eyes for, Pollyanna. Alright?"
[22:51] <Kotono> "I know. That wasn't what I meant..." Pollyanna blushes like the sun. "I mean, well...I wanted to ask you. Are you ever...tempted at all? Seira and Alicia and Antenora...they're so pretty. Amaryl's an elf and so exotic."
[22:56] <Demedais> "... I once saw Alicia shred an upper-rank devil to shreds in the blink of an eye and with a complete rage on her face. Seira once accidentally - very accidentally, mind, she thought I was protected from it - hit me with a charm effect. Amaryl is... well, she fawns over Seira enough that warning bells would come up in most minds anyway, and Antenora's an outsider and devoted to the concept of it." Demedais mutters.
[22:57] <Kotono> "...I don't quite follow," Pollyanna admits, "I mean...explain that a little more?"
[22:58] <Demedais> "Those are why I'd steer clear of them even if I weren't with you." Demedais shakes his head. "... Which one do you want me to elaborate on?"
[23:01] <Kotono> "Well...Alicia first, since I brought her up?"
[23:05] <Demedais> "...Remember the desert advance against the devils? The one that bow came from?" Demedais asks. "The Cornugon she killed there, without any hesitation or second thoughts... The rage that she can go into, with that sword of hers. I see her face and I remember that, and it's profoundly disconcerting. ...She's also an outsider now, I guess? Doesn't help."
[23:08] <Kotono> "What about the others? Go ahead," Smiling a little now, "Finish that thought."
[23:10] <Demedais> "Seira... well, the surest way to make me wary is to mess around with my mind.  While I've forgiven her for it, I still haven't forgotten it. That, and she and Amaryl are cute together, all things considered." Demedais muses.
[23:11] <Demedais> "Antenora... outsider. Really, that's about the end-all of it from that direction, to me. Amaryl... well, first, Seira and her. Secondly, just feels... vacilliating."

[Corwin]

[19:44] <Kotono> > "...I don't quite follow," Pollyanna admits, "I mean...explain that a little more?"
[19:44] <Kotono> <Demedais> "Those are why I'd steer clear of them even if I weren't with you." Demedais shakes his head. "... Which one do you want me to elaborate on?"
[19:44] <Kotono> > "Well...Alicia first, since I brought her up?"
[19:44] <Kotono> <Demedais> "...Remember the desert advance against the devils? The one that bow came from?" Demedais asks. "The Cornugon she killed there, without any hesitation or second thoughts... The rage that she can go into, with that sword of hers. I see her face and I remember that, and it's profoundly disconcerting. ...She's also an outsider now, I guess? Doesn't help."
[19:44] <Kotono> > "What about the others? Go ahead," Smiling a little now, "Finish that thought."
[19:44] <Kotono> <Demedais> "Seira... well, the surest way to make me wary is to mess around with my mind.  While I've forgiven her for it, I still haven't forgotten it. That, and she and Amaryl are cute together, all things considered." Demedais muses.
[19:44] <Kotono> <Demedais> "Antenora... outsider. Really, that's about the end-all of it from that direction, to me. Amaryl... well, first, Seira and her. Secondly, just feels... vacilliating."
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[19:49] <Kotono> "Vacilliating?" Looking up to Demedais, "Yes, she rather is."
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[19:51] <Kotono> "Vacilliating?" Looking up to Demedais, "Yes, she rather is."
[19:52] <Demedais> "Whatever the reason behind it, though... it's her own business unless she requests help or it falls on our head." Demedais shrugs after a moment.
[19:56] <Kotono> "Yeah," In the quiet that follows...OOC: Make a listen check, Deme?
[19:57] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 kay
06[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 kay and gets 34." [1d20=8]
[19:57] <Kotono> As quiet settles in, you can hear something faint and far away past the door the party went down.
[19:58] <Demedais> "Something's going on in there..."  Demedais mutters under his breath. "Damnit, wish we had two more tokens, but..."
[20:02] <Kotono> "Damn," Pollyanna glowers, "I hope they're okay. If things go wrong, is there anything we can do?"
06[20:04] * Demedais grimaces. "Hope they lead whatever trouble there is out here... I think us stepping into there would trigger more disaster upon their heads. Not worth the gamble. But..." Demedais quickly glances around to see if there's any obvious tokens lying around inside the building.
[20:04] <Kotono> Demedais doesn't notice any tokens just lying around.
[20:06] <Demedais> "Of course it's never that simple." Demedais growls. "Damnit. Hopefully Donald hasn't died on them again."
[20:07] <Kotono> "Don't joke about that!" Pollyanna whispers low, "I remember the first time. He's an idiot, but he's a brave idiot."
[20:09] <Demedais> "Which is precisely why I'm worried."
[20:10] <Kotono> "...good point," Pollyanna admits after a beat, "Very good point."
06[20:11] * Demedais grumbles under his breath about fools, angels and Donalds, before grimacing and checking to see if he can follow the wall, trying to hear where the fighting is.
[20:12] <Kotono> Demedais approaches the door! OOC: Make a listen check again?
[20:12] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 32." [1d20=6]
[20:14] <Kotono> Demedais can faintly hear the sounds of something. Footsteps maybe. Too muffled to really make it out.
06[20:15] * Demedais grumbles. Instead of opening the door, he begins to pace alongside the wall going into the base, keeping a wary eye out against any gnomish magical traps.
[20:21] <Kotono> Pollyanna stays close, "This is vexing isn't it?"
[20:21] <Demedais> "It is. I had resigned myself to this being a possibility, but... Our alternatives were not appealing either." Demedais comments, simply trying to keep an ear to the wall.
[20:23] <Kotono> "I know. Standing by and waiting, hoping that they come back safe..." With a little, knowing smile, "It's hard."
[20:24] <Demedais> "I know you know." Demedais gives a small smile to Pollyanna in return.
[20:25] <Kotono> "About waiting, or that it's hard." At that, Pollyanna turns red, smacking the side of her head. "Helm help me, I sound like one of them now."
[20:26] <Demedais> "Both." Demedais shakes his head, before frowning for a second. "What?"
[20:27] <Kotono> "I just had a flashback to the Magus of Time's realm, that's all."
[20:27] <Demedais> "Ah." Demedais frowns. "The offer?"
[20:28] <Kotono> "No. Nevermind." this time with her own little laugh, "If worst comes to worst, can we break into that room?"
[20:29] <Demedais> "We can probably break in... but the defenses they'll likely have in place will be another matter." Demedais grimaces. "Give it a bit more time, then I'll yell to see what's going on."
[20:35] <Kotono> "Yeah," Pollyanna settles into to wait, "How long?"
[20:36] <Demedais> "Give it twenty seconds. I think I still hear shuffling, which is at least a good sign? But I don't want to risk surprising them and making them slip... Augh. Need magical vision that lets me see through walls." Demedais mutters.
[20:39] <Kotono> OOC: I'll have you wait a few more rounds and then update you then.
06[20:39] * Demedais nods.
06[21:01] * Demedais waits a few seconds longer, before looking to Pollyanna. "Gonna try calling to them. Hold on a sec." With that, hands cupped to the door, he bellows, "YOU GUYS DOING OKAY IN THERE?" as loud as his lungs can manage, before stepping back to take his sword. "And if it was unfriendly, dear... we may have a fight on our hands."
06[21:04] * Demedais waits about ten seconds before repeating the message.
[21:06] <Kotono> Demedais can hear a muffled, "We're fine," From Alicia?
[21:07] <Demedais> "Okay, they're fine." Demedais shrugs, going back to leaning against the wall with a somewhat amused expression on his face.
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06[21:59] * Demedais grumbles after a few minutes. "Wondering what they're finding here."
[21:59] <Kotono> "Good question," Pollyanna starts to pace, "I almost want to sit down and rest. WAtch grows boring very quickly."
[22:00] <Demedais> "It can, yes, though I find this more nervous than anything else." Demedais murmurs.
[22:02] <Kotono> "Maybe they'll come out with something interesting, at least?" Pollyanna continues to pace about.
[22:06] <Demedais> "Hopefully." Demedais grimaces, glancing around again as he waits.
[22:06] <Kotono> OOC: Spot.
[22:07] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[22:07] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 28." [1d20=2]
[22:08] <Kotono> There's nothing of note that you see around. Again. "They'd better hurry," Pollyanna mutters.
06[22:08] * Demedais grunts. "Anything else you wanna talk about?"
[22:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 34." [1d20=16]
[22:09] <Kotono> OOC:  Make a will save, Deme?
[22:09] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21 (+5 if it's mind-affecting)
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+21 (+5 if it's mind-affecting) and gets 27." [1d20=6]
[22:10] <Kotono> "No, not in particular," Tapping her cheek to think, "I hope they hurry."
[22:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 28." [1d20=10]
[22:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 23." [1d20=14]
[22:13] <Kotono> Pollyanna suddenly giggles. "Say, Demedais..?"
[22:13] <Demedais> "...yes, Pollyanna?" Demedais frowns a bit.
[22:18] <Kotono> She goes to sit down, patting the ground near her. "How about we sit down at least?"
[22:19] <Demedais> "I'll stay standing. But thanks, dear." Demedais says after a moment.
[22:20] <Kotono> Shrugging as she looks up at the roof, "Have you ever had a nightmare you can't remember?"
[22:22] <Demedais> "Once or twice." Demedais says, going back to lookout mode as they talk.
[22:22] <Kotono> OOC: Make a will save again?
[22:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 first
06[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 first and gets 37." [1d20=19]
[22:23] <Kotono> OOC: Carry on.
[22:23] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21 +5 if mind affecting, use 2 if so
06[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+21 +5 if mind affecting, use 2 if so and gets 30." [1d20=9]
[22:24] <Kotono> "Mmmm." Pollyanna closes her eyes, "I never have nightmares when you're close by."
06[22:26] * Demedais smiles slightly, before walking over to Pollyanna's side, still standing as he continues to look around.
[22:26] <Kotono> OOC: Make another spot check?
[22:27] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[22:27] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 41." [1d20=15]
06[22:31] * Demedais blinks slightly, before moving to grab the small speck on Pollyanna's hair. "Something in your hair, dear."
[22:31] <Kotono> As Demedais reaches out, the spot moves away! OOC: I'll call init h ere for the sake for of orderly conduct.
[22:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 12." [1d20=5]
[22:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Polly
06[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Polly and gets 15." [1d20=8]
03[22:32] * Kotono changes topic to 'Polly>Dot'
[22:33] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 and gets 8." [1d20=7]
03[22:33] * Kotono changes topic to 'Polly>Dot>Demedais'
[22:33] <Kotono> Pollyanna blinks, "What?" She reaches up and touches her hair, "Some dust?" Meanwhile, the dot...
[22:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 39." [1d20=20]
[22:33] <Kotono> OOC: 18, my bad. Still a 20.
[22:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 CL check for SR
06[22:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 CL check for SR and gets 36." [1d20=17]
[22:34] <Kotono> OOC: SR, Deme?
[22:34] <Demedais> "It... moved?"
[22:34] <Demedais> OOC: 34
[22:34] <Kotono> OOC: Will.
[22:35] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21 (+5 if mind-affecting, this is the final use if so)
06[22:35] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+21 (+5 if mind-affecting, this is the final use if so) and gets 40." [1d20=19]
[22:36] <Kotono> But nothing seems to happen! OOC: Deme.
06[22:39] * Demedais frowns, eyeing the dot warily. "Pollyanna, aware! I think it's hostile! And -no-, I'm not crazy - it just tried using some magic on me!" With that, three upward slices are executed, attempting to cut into the dot!
[22:41] <Demedais> roll 1d20+24
06[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+24 and gets 29." [1d20=5]
[22:41] <Demedais> roll 1d20+19
06[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+19 and gets 34." [1d20=15]
[22:41] <Demedais> roll 1d20+14
06[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+14 and gets 23." [1d20=9]
[22:42] <Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
[22:43] <Demedais> roll 2d6+26
06[22:43] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+26 and gets 31." [2d6=4, 1]
[22:47] <Demedais> OOC: Erf.
[22:47] <Demedais> roll 2d6 (Should have been 4d6+26, sorry)
06[22:47] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6 (Should have been 4d6+26, sorry) and gets 7." [2d6=3, 4]
[22:48] <Kotono> Demedais swings twice! The dot is broken apart, shattered like a bit of glass! Pollyanna scrambles away as Demedias swings, "W-what is it!? Where?!"
[22:48] <Demedais> "It shattered." Demedais comments, before kneeling. "There one on me?" he asks, offering the spear to help her look.

[Corwin]

[20:18] <Kotono> * Demedais frowns, eyeing the dot warily. "Pollyanna, aware! I think it's hostile! And -no-, I'm not crazy - it just tried using some magic on me!" With that, three upward slices are executed, attempting to cut into the dot!
[20:18] <Kotono> <Demedais> roll 1d20+24
[20:18] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+24 and gets 29." [1d20=5]
[20:18] <Kotono> <Demedais> roll 1d20+19
[20:18] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+19 and gets 34." [1d20=15]
[20:18] <Kotono> <Demedais> roll 1d20+14
[20:18] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+14 and gets 23." [1d20=9]
[20:18] <Kotono> > OOC: Two hits.
[20:18] <Kotono> <Demedais> roll 2d6+26
[20:18] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+26 and gets 31." [2d6=4, 1]
[20:18] <Kotono> <Demedais> OOC: Erf.
[20:18] <Kotono> <Demedais> roll 2d6 (Should have been 4d6+26, sorry)
[20:18] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6 (Should have been 4d6+26, sorry) and gets 7." [2d6=3, 4]
[20:18] <Kotono> > Demedais swings twice! The dot is broken apart, shattered like a bit of glass! Pollyanna scrambles away as Demedias swings, "W-what is it!? Where?!"
[20:18] <Kotono> <Demedais> "It shattered." Demedais comments, before kneeling. "There one on me?" he asks, offering the spear to help her look.
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[20:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 What's the spear bonus Deme?
06[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 What's the spear bonus Deme? and gets 32." [1d20=14]
[20:19] <Demedais> OOC: +5
[20:23] <Kotono> "I...dont' see anything," Pollyanna shakes a little, "What was...what was that about? You're lucky you're a g-good swing with that sword!"
[20:25] <Demedais> "'s part of what I trained for." Demedais says a bit grimly. "Wonder how long it's been there? And... ...mrg. How annoying a design... Keep watch a second?" With that, he quickly flips up his book and leafs through for anything on small creatures.
[20:25] <Kotono> OOC: The books from the slimecat lair?>
[20:26] <Demedais> OOC: Yeah.
[20:27] <Kotono> There is a little bit about small creatures. It talks about reducing the size of the cats for more compact uses, using the oozebodies to be able to become entirely amorphous. It looks like it was shelved in favor of the winterwight research near the end.
[20:30] <Demedais> "Hmph, nothing." Demedais grimaces, looking around as he does. "Only thing they talk about is small oozecats, but nothing so tiny and with magic like that."
[20:31] <Kotono> OOC: You can make spot again if you'd like.
[20:32] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 and gets 37." [1d20=11]
[20:36] <Kotono> Nothing at all. Things are...quiet. "Still...now I'm worried," Looking around herself, "SEe anything?"
[20:38] <Demedais> "No." Demedais shakes his head. "Perhaps they're guard motes or something, meant to catch anyone idling? Still, I can't think of any better methods here..."
[20:42] <Kotono> "Hmph." Now jus tsighing, "I hope they get back soon. Should we call them, and maybe work something diffrent out?"
[20:43] <Demedais> "They'll probably be done soon, dear." Demedais replies, gut beginning to clench.
[20:46] <Kotono> Pollyanna gets up and starts to pace again, "Let's not split up again after this, no matterw hat?"
06[20:46] * Demedais rubs his head. "We may not be able to avoid it, but let's try to stick together if at all possible, yes. We should probably try to find two more tokens, first..."
[20:51] <Kotono> Pacing again, "I should remember what I've read, about duty and patience. Yet this place erodes my patience with a fast clip."
[20:53] <Demedais> "It is far easier to keep patience in the allied camp than the enemy's. Regardless, do try to keep calm or you'll get me pacing." Demedais grins at this.
[20:55] <Kotono> Stopping cold, "Let's just wait a bit for them to get back, then?"
06[20:56] * Demedais smiles slightly, putting a hand on Pollyanna's shoulder in sympathy. "Probably wise. They can't be too much longer, right?"
[21:16] <Kotono> As the two wait, the door opens! Donald waltzes out, tossing a token at both Demedaid and Polly. "Catch," he calls, "We finally found a few more."
[21:16] <Demedais> "Excellent." Demedais says, snatching the token and advancing toward the door. "Everything going okay thus far?"
[21:18] <Kotono> "Mostly...besides, tortured celestials, a demon and...ugh." Throwing his hands into the air, "Just fine. By the way, whatever God cleaned this place out is an asshole."
[21:19] <Demedais> "... right." Demedais comments, holding the door open for Pollyanna. "Lead the way, Donald."
[21:19] <Kotono> OOC: #dune.s

[Corwin]

[21:55] <Kotono> ---
[21:56] <Kotono> Alicia and Seira stay. The creature behind the glass stares at them, smiling. It holds it's hands up. In it, plain gruel and water appear, pressed against the glass several times.
06[21:57] * Alicia smiles wanly, pressing her own hand against the glass. "Don't worry, little one. We'll get you out of here soon, then we can eat together," she reassures in a soft voice. "Poor thing, left alone so long and not even understanding why..."
[21:58] <Kotono> "Don't worry, little one," It says, licking up a bit of the food. It's tongue is forked, like a snake's. "Mother? Mother?"
06[21:58] * Seira chances calling upon faerie lights for entertainment, feeling out of her element.
[21:59] <Kotono> OOC: CL check.
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01[22:00] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
06[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 and gets 33." [1d20=16]
[22:00] <Kotono> The fearie fire appears, the creature watching them with utterly focused attention.
06[22:00] * Alicia idly wonders which one was even the mother in the unnatural pairing that produced this being. She decides to sing him a lullaby, something calm and soothing remembered from her cut-short period of motherhood, mostly meaningless rhymes and humming.
[22:01] <Kotono> OOC: Make a charisma check, +2 since Seira's lights are calming it?
06[22:01] * Seira summons the full range of colors available from the spell!
[22:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[22:01] <Kotono> Watching the lights and listening to Alicia, the creature lies down on the floor. It's eyes close, sleep coming to it within about a minute.
06[22:02] * Alicia keeps up the humming a little longer once it's settled down before observing, "Most outsiders don't even sleep... but what else to do to occupy the time here?"
01[22:03] <Seira> "If you don't know what you're missing, it may not matter to you," she whispers back. "To us, he's been jailed all this time. To him, though?"
[22:06] <Alicia> "He has to know there's more - why else would he call out for his mother?" Alicia asks. "I wonder... his parents are probably still out there, somewhere. Although one of them is unlikely to care much."
01[22:08] <Seira> "If the gnomes experimented on him as the announcement suggested, he might feel safe from them in this room," Seira muses, before her face twists. "Mother, was it? Maybe we'll be able to find the records, or that succubus could tell us more."
[22:10] <Kotono> As they talk, Amaryl comes back in a pallid tizzy. She goes to Seira's side, "I-I' think I'll stay out here now."
[22:10] <Alicia> "Possibly," Alicia agrees, looking down the hallway to see Demedais and company peering into the far door. "What did you find?" she asks Amaryl.
01[22:11] <Seira> "That bad?" Seira asks sympathetically, taking Amaryl's hand.
[22:11] <Kotono> "...the room where...maybe, they made them."
[22:11] <Kotono> "Hey, Seira or Alicia!" Donald bellows back. "Deme wants one of you to hlep."
[22:11] <Alicia> "He's asleep now, anyway... I'll brave it," Alicia nods, heading over to join Donald.
[22:12] <Kotono> OOC: #dunes, Alicia.
[22:12] <Kotono> "Yeah," Amaryl says quietly.
01[22:13] <Seira> "We do come across a lot of nastiness in our line of work," Seira says with a sigh. "Wish it were different."
[22:14] <Kotono> "It's so...extreme." Sliding next to Seira, "I...I suppose, that after a place like Lathander's realm or Elysium, the extremes seem worse, too. But I don't have the resiliency of an angel to take these things in stride."
01[22:22] <Seira> "I don't think we need to take it in stride," Seira muses out loud in response. "I might, but I'm a special case, and even I'm not immune to it all. But as long as we see it as sparing the people of this world from going through such horrors, what we do gets a lot of meaning, doesn't it?"
[22:22] <Kotono> "Y...yeah," Amaryl says quietly. Befores he has a chance to reply, "Hey Seira," Donald walks up, "You're needed. Trapped or locked door."
01[22:23] <Seira> "It's always something," she mutters. Giving Amaryl a smile, Seira heads for the room at the end of the corridor.
[22:23] <Kotono> Donald lingers while Seira goes off! OOC: #dunes.
[23:01] <Kotono> --
[23:02] <Kotono> Down the elevator goes! AS it does, you feel more heat welling up. As you go down, hotter and hotter washes of air bathe the party! However, the magic(and Seira's natural immunity) prevent anything from coming to it. Nonetheless, the air begins to wobble and shimmer with waves of heat.
06[23:03] * Alicia is glad she took the time to cast that spell, content to patiently wait till they reach the bottom.
06[23:03] * Seira worries over Amaryl's refusal to accept Alicia's help in that department, and draws her sword as the elevator continues down, just in case.
[23:08] <Kotono> After about a minute of going down, the heat is bastingly hot! But you come to the end! Ahead of you is a vast open cavern, farther than the eye can see. Beams of rainbow colored force make walkways, hanging chains of liquid metal forming boundaries to them. They criss cross, dozens of them going about.  Below, there is no floor beyond about ten feet. Instead, about a hundred feet down, is a rich, deep pool of molten red magma. Dotted
[23:08] <Kotono>  is a rich, deep pool of molten red magma. Dotted about, closer to the bottom, are heavy metallic cups of gigantuan size. They take the magma, hissing and popping, up with great scoops. They then rise up of their own volition to the ceiling and vanish away. They then reappear about 20 seconds later, going down and repeating this. (More)
[23:09] <Kotono> There aren't any other doors the party can see, though you'd need to spend some time searching. Visibilty isn't great with the heat waves. Several hundred feet ahead, a wide pillar of stone rises up from the magma, seemingly unaffected by it. Atop it a sturdy building of some sort lies.
01[23:10] <Seira> "Think we could one day do something like this back hom--" Seira starts saying, before cutting off abruptly, leaning on Donald's shoulder.
[23:10] <Kotono> "Huh?" Donald blink-blinks, "Seira?"
[23:10] <Alicia> "I have no idea what this has to do with cross-breeding experiments," Alicia deadpans as she steps off the lift and looks around. She then looks to Seira in concern at her aborted statement.
01[23:11] <Seira> "Something bad happened here," she says with some effort. "I'll stay near the lift for a bit."
[23:12] <Kotono> "How the helldo you know that," Donald squints through the heat haze.
06[23:13] * Seira grimaces. "Lagann. I might be reading the overwhelming emotions incorrectly, though. Would you like to try?"
[23:13] <Alicia> Bad things seemed to happen everywhere in this pit, Alicia thinks... "Do you want to go back up?" she asks. "See if any of the others want to investigate that structure over there?"
[23:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20
06[23:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 and gets 1." [1d20=1]
06[23:15] * Seira tries to deduce the direction Lagann is forcing into her head.
01[23:16] <Seira> "I could ask," she finally responds to Alicia. "But would you terribly mind if we checked it out ourselves, first? We can all fly, and heat's not an issue. Neither is facing a sudden attack."
[23:17] <Alicia> "It would be quicker," Alicia admits. "You can let Amaryl know what we're doing?" she asks, flapping her wings and lifting off as she starts to tilt towards the pillar.
06[23:18] * Seira pauses, tilting her head. "I think we can turn out the... lava? Some mechanism. Worth a chance."
01[23:19] <Seira> 'It's very hot down here,' Seira thinks to Amaryl. 'The lift itself goes for a minute and comes to a pit of lava. There seems to be something that was stolen from Lagann here, and we'll try to find a way to make the heat manageable. Can you wait for us for a bit?'
[23:19] <Kotono> "Sure," Donald readies his sword, checking over his gear.
06[23:19] * Alicia starts to fly over towards the pillar, reducing her speed so as not to go too far ahead of the other two.
06[23:20] * Seira flies parallel to Alicia, guiding herself from Lagann's directions.
[23:20] <Kotono> Thus, the party begins to fly along! As you get closer, you can see the building is about the size of a medium sized normal house. It's had iron barred doors that seem to sizzle with heat. The rest of it is built of black and gray stone.
06[23:21] * Seira looks for the back entrance.
06[23:21] * Alicia looks over the structure for magic as they near it.
[23:21] <Kotono> There's no back entrance that Seira can see. Just one set of doors.
01[23:22] <Seira> Confused, Seira looks for anything that could be termed control runes.
[23:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 spellcraft
06[23:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 spellcraft and gets 30." [1d20=20]
[23:23] <Kotono> OOC: Spot?
01[23:24] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
06[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 and gets 27." [1d20=10]
[23:25] <Alicia> "Abjuration magic all over the structure," Alicia reports. "Not too strong, though. Shall we try the door?"
06[23:25] * Seira thinks gnomish thoughts, looking it over!
01[23:25] <Seira> roll 1d20+28 UMD?
06[23:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 UMD? and gets 38." [1d20=10]
01[23:26] <Seira> roll 1d20+29 search traps
06[23:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+29 search traps and gets 38." [1d20=9]
[23:26] <Kotono> Nothing happens. The doors inside don't seem to be trapped.
06[23:26] * Seira tries to open the doors like any proper gnome would.
[23:27] <Kotono> The doors open! Inside is one large chamber. Several circular layers of symbols and diagrams focus in the center. Here several runes float in the air, glittering red and iron-gray. They're about the size of Marie each.
01[23:28] <Seira> "I think we've found our control runes," Seira says, thinking to Lagann, 'Okay, what next?'
06[23:28] * Alicia looks inside after Seira, eyeing the runes and symbols.
[23:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 spellcraft
06[23:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 spellcraft and gets 18." [1d20=8]
06[23:29] * Seira tries to operate the runes, retaining her gnomish thoughts processes!
[23:29] <Kotono> OOC: How are you trying to operate them?
01[23:29] <Seira> OOC: UMD was my thought, is there a better way?
01[23:30] <Seira> OOC: Or a way to study them, like K:A?
[23:30] <Kotono> OOC: No, no, I mean IC. Looking at them? Touching the rooms? Talking to th erunes? What?
[23:30] <Kotono> OOC: KA If you want, sure.
01[23:30] <Seira> roll 1d20+26 KA
06[23:30] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 KA and gets 32." [1d20=6]
[23:30] <Kotono> Donald lingers at the door, peering inside.
06[23:31] * Seira presses her hand against the nearest rune, focusing on aligning her mind with the gnomish magical construct.
[23:32] <Kotono> OOC: UMD first and then spellcraft, regardless sof the UMD result?
01[23:32] <Seira> roll 1d20+28 umd
06[23:32] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+28 umd and gets 43." [1d20=15]
01[23:32] <Seira> roll 1d20+27 spellcraft
06[23:32] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 spellcraft and gets 41." [1d20=14]
[23:33] <Kotono> Seira touches the runes! As she does, they turn to a soft blue-white color. The heat in the room begins to fade instantly. Crackling sounds can be heard below, and a few moments later, massive gouts of warm-hot steam begin to surge up.
[23:33] <Kotono> "Aaah!" Donald dives into the room, "Fucking Lathander's foot!"
06[23:33] * Seira raises her eyebrows at the sound. It must be a pretty incredible system, and she wants to take it home!
06[23:34] * Alicia follows Donald into the presumed safety of the room. "What exactly are you doing?"
01[23:35] <Seira> "Turning off the lava."
[23:35] <Kotono> The steam continues to rise up, blanketing everything outside in a thick, almost total fog! Vision quickly becomes obscured to within 5 feet at best!
[23:35] <Alicia> "Is it safe?" Alicia asks, deciding to pull down her blindfold so she can see better.
06[23:36] * Seira opens her mouth, before frowning. "Nothing here is safe. But I get a feeling of success rather than imminent danger."
[23:36] <Kotono> Alicia can see that lots of steam is rising up from above.
[23:37] <Alicia> "Well, I'll trust your instincts," Alicia relents.
[23:37] <Kotono> "So we wait out the steam or what?" Donald asks.
01[23:38] <Seira> "Lagann seems to think whatever that was stolen from him is below, and these runes make going below safe," Seira elaborates. "I'm pretty sure about this part, at least. So yeah, let's give it a bit."
[23:39] <Alicia> "Lets try and find our way back to the lift and join the others - it'll probably take a while for it to settle and we can come back here after checking out that stairway that went off the... breeding, room," Alicia suggests.
01[23:39] <Seira> "I can't wait to set foot in there again," Seira deadpans, but agrees with the suggestion.
[23:40] <Alicia> Since the fog inhibits flying for some, Alicia guides the party along the walkways of force, having everyone hold hands in a chain to keep from getting seperated in the fog.

[Corwin]

[20:33] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> ---
[20:35] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Woosh! Alicia appears, standing on a toppled tree. Around her is rainbow plants and greenery of all sorts. Around her, beautiful flowers bloom. The air is heavy with pollen. From above, heavy vines hang about all over. The vines are moving, moving in a dance towards Alicia in the jungle! OOC: Initiative, your luck was...poor.
[20:35] <Alicia> roll 1D20+8
06[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1D20+8 and gets Error: Numeric values only."
[20:35] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8
06[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 and gets 13." [1d20=5]
[20:37] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+7
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+7 and gets 8." [1d20=1]
[20:37] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+7
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+7 and gets 27." [1d20=20]
03[20:37] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Vine 2>Alicia>Vine 3'
[20:37] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> One of the vines whip out, lashing at Alicia fast and hard!
[20:37] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+21
06[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+21 and gets 22." [1d20=1]
[20:38] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> But it whizzes over her head, missing her entirely!OOC: Go Alicia.
03[20:38] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Vine 2>Alicia>Vine 1'
[20:38] <Alicia> "Wretched luck..." Alicia grimaces, darting away from the mobile vines before she quickly recasts her teleport spell!
[20:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 CL
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 CL and gets 24." [1d20=8]
[20:38] <Alicia> roll 1d100 seen casually
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 seen casually and gets 77." [1d100=77]
[20:39] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Woosh! A moment later, Alicia appears in the steel jungle! Just ahead of her, a glimmering white  force can be seen. Inside of it, a troll's skeleton is seen, mostly stripped of meat and flesh. It slithers back along towards the right side of the road's jungle.
[20:40] <Alicia> "Ahh... Four oh eight?" Alicia queries on seeing the cube.
[20:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> In Alicia's mind, she hears, 'It is good to eat again.' With a wet plop, the skeleton is propelled out of the slime, chucked onto the road and clattering.
06[20:41] * Alicia replies in the same vein. 'Did the trolls not hurt you?' she asks.
[20:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> 'They are not sufficient to hurt me,' The ooze answers, 'They are easy prey.'
[20:44] <Alicia> Odd, considering how badly the trolls mauled her friends during their battle. Maybe 408 has more than just intellect over his peers? 'I'm glad this area agrees with you,' she instead replies. 'In time we may be able to let you roam further afield, but it seems your needs are being met for the time being.'
[20:45] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> 'They are. I thank you.' It slithers away, unseen now, 'I go to hunt again.'
[20:45] <Alicia> 'Until we talk again,' Alicia returns, heading on into the fortress to rejoin her friends at the demon prison.

[Corwin]

[19:45] <Kotono> -----(Assassin Ko)--
[19:46] <Kotono> The three appear in a flash of light! You stand in a dark room, a teleportation circle in the center. Ahead of you about ten feet is a wall and a plain steel door, closed shut.
01[19:46] <Seira> "Want me to recast the spell and see what the password to return is?" Seira asks quietly.
[19:47] <Alicia> "Seems innocuous enough," Alicia muses, her eyes glinting blue as she looks around. "Wouldn't it be the same?"
[19:47] <Kotono> Donald looks about, stepping out of the circle. He draws his sword, "Nothing odd that I see."
01[19:47] <Seira> "It should if it's for domestic use, such as it is, but it's a military facility. I know I'd have different ones in mine."
[19:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 spellcraft
06[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 spellcraft and gets 23." [1d20=13]
[19:48] <Alicia> "No harm in checking," Alicia allows, going to wait by the door but not opening it while Seira casts. "Abjuration magic throughout this room, by the way."
06[19:48] * Seira nods, and decides to do a sweep of the room before trying any magic.
01[19:48] <Seira> roll 1d20+27 traps
06[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 traps and gets 29." [1d20=2]
[19:49] <Kotono> "Mmm. If it connects to that fire pit, maybe it's fire warding?" Donald taps the walls with his sword.
01[19:49] <Seira> "I don't see anything," Seira muses, before shrugging and recasting the Analyze Portal spell with the help of her pearl.
01[19:50] <Seira> OOC: Same list as before, any CL?
[19:50] <Kotono> OOC: No, you automake the CL anyway.
01[19:51] <Seira> "Password's 'Earth', this time," Seira informs Donald and Alicia, thinking the same to Amaryl. She repeats the Gnomish word slowly, separated into parts so as to not trigger the portal accidentally. "At least the minute wasn't wasted. It does indeed lead back where we came from."
[19:52] <Alicia> "Alright," Alicia nods. "Since it seems safe why don't you tell Amaryl to have the others come through?"
01[19:53] <Seira> "I would, except... Demedais wants to leave?" Seira blinks. "I'll ask them to do that, but check him for magic as soon as he's made it over here?"
[19:54] <Alicia> "I think I recall something similar..." Alicia frowns, recalling their trip through the fey-filled forest.
06[19:54] * Seira nods with a grimace, and studies the door for any traps.
[19:54] <Kotono> "Oh? What was it?" Donald starts to pace around th eroom, "Does poor Deme need a thump upside the head to fix him?"
01[19:54] <Seira> roll 1d20+27
06[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 and gets 36." [1d20=9]
06[19:55] * Seira will wait for everyone to arrive before opening it!
[19:55] <Alicia> "If something has enchanted him it could affect any of us," Alicia replies seriously. "He has lots of defences against such."
[19:56] <Kotono> OOC: #dunes.

[Corwin]

[20:57] <Kotono> ----
[20:58] <Kotono> Demedais steps away! As he does...OOC: PM, Seira.
[20:59] <Kotono> Amaryl shivers, "No...no! Wait!" She reaches forward, "Don't go! Please! Don't leave me!"
06[20:59] * Demedais immediately steps back in at the change in Amaryl's expression, keeping Pollyanna with him. "Damnit. Was hoping Seira's anger'd let you shake the damn thing, since it seems the circle's only suppressing it."
06[21:01] * Seira sinks to her knees heavily, a chance at perfection lost. Rejection? She's the one being rejected.
[21:02] <Kotono> Amaryl blinks, "Oh..." she says, "She's so beautiful...I lost myself in that."
01[21:02] <Seira> "She was doing something she shouldn't be," Seira declares through gritted teeth. "Beautiful or not, jailed unjustly or not, there can only be so many misunderstandings!"
[21:03] <Demedais> "Then should we catch up to those two and explicate that, Seira?" Demedais says, voice resorting to steely calm.
01[21:04] <Seira> "Yes, let's," she says, struggling back to her feet. "And we'll have words, after. Oh, we will...."
[21:04] <Kotono> "No...Demedais is right. We need to do that and be calm about this. Before we lose ourselves again." Amaryl nods, "Okay?"
[21:05] <Demedais> "Alright. Everyone, keep pace with me." Demedais nods, leading the four out and ignoring Seira's second comment.
[21:05] <Kotono> OOC: I'll move you three into #dunes in a second, er four of you.

[Corwin]

[20:03] <Kotono> -----------------------
03[20:03] * Alicia (WinNT@user-514d1dbd.l3.c1.dsl.pol.co.uk) has joined #terrorofdunes
03[20:05] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Demedais
[20:06] <Kotono> With the First Resort on her back now, Pollyanna waits with Demedais. "An hour," she says, the pair waiting in the front of Seira's inn. Pollyanna drinks a glass of water while she waits, watching the crowd. A manly bard sings in the background, keeping visitors enthralled with the story of a gold and red dragon pair, then the story of the Crimson Guard versus the dreaded Kondrux.
[20:08] <Demedais> "An hour, yes." Demedais nods, eyes closed a bit. "I will be honest: I know nothing of the laws of Mechanus. The first part will be getting a crash briefing on it, I suspect."
[20:12] <Kotono> "Yes. It will be illuminating," Pollyanna says around a sip of her water. "Perfect law, what will that be like?"
[20:13] <Demedais> "... I do not know." Demedais says after a moment of thought.
[20:14] <Kotono> "We'll find out then?" Concluding that as she puts aside her water, "I imagine it will be on time, too?"
[20:14] <Demedais> "If it isn't, I will find it horrendously amusing."
[20:19] <Kotono> At an hour past, a man approaches you. He is a finely dressed man, in travel clothes unmarked and pristinely clean. His haircut is cropped short, not a single bit out of place. He approaches the two, taking a seat next to Demedais. "I am Lortimus the Sixteenth. As per directive, I am to take you to Mechanus to appeal a request for alysum under the Caim-Septus Accords. Before that, there is a matter of a fine due to unauthorized scrying
[20:19] <Kotono> Before that, there is a matter of a fine due to unauthorized scrying. I am authorized to collect this fine under the authority of Code 49-38XT, regulating the proper collection of fines on the Material Plane."
[20:30] <Demedais> "Understood. We were not certain that he was in Mechanus; our apologies, therefore, for the scrying. Regardless, the fine." Demedais pulls out a pouch prepared ahead of time and hands it to the inevitableman.
[20:32] <Kotono> Lortimus the Sixteenth takes the pouch. "I thank you. I am not entirely versed on local custom in your nation. Shall we planar shift from here, or is another location more orderly?"
[20:33] <Demedais> "It would probably be more appropriate to use a more secluded room." Demedais nods. "While it is not entirely uncommon to teleport from any point, that is a method usually left to emergencies. We can depart from the Temple of Helm, if that is acceptable?"
[20:34] <Kotono> "It shall be as you say. I will defer to your knowledge of the methods of this realm." Lortimer agrees, "I will follow your lead until that time."
[20:35] <Kotono> Standing and stretching out before righting herself, "You're welcome." Lower, under her breath, "Manners...?"
06[20:38] * Demedais bites his lip slightly, before nodding to Lortimer. "Very well, then. Let us go." And with that, he begins walking to the Temple. On the way, "I will confess that I have limited practical knowledge of Mechanus law. While it is my hope to learn, my intent here does not afford me the time to do so. Is there any way I can request the assistance of Mechanus in this?"
[20:40] <Kotono> "Yes. You are entitled to a free legal aide in any lawful proceeding. However, it's knowledge is very basic. For more advanced cases, it is recommended that the unversed in Mechanus law hire a lawyer. There are many laywers, as well as baatezu and archon lawyers, if you prefer. I believe the sanctioned Temple of Helms in Mechanus also offer some legal advice on relevant matters."
[20:42] <Demedais> "Then, when possible, I would like to consult with one of the Temples of Helm sanctioned there for further insight." Demedais nods politely. "Thank you."
[20:43] <Kotono> As you walk through the streets, you see that everything is busy. With winter's approach, trade is slowing a little. "There is another matter as well. Your nation, the United Baronies, does not possess any treaties or extradition agreements with Mechanus. While it is possible to challenge some statues, such as the Caim-Septus Accords, without one, it is far preferable to have established treaties regarding these affairs."
[20:43] <Kotono> While it is possible to challenge some statues, such as the Caim-Septus Accords, without one, it is far preferable to have established treaties regarding these affairs."
[20:45] <Demedais> "Our nation has been effectively cut off from all other planes for a significant number of years. As such, no treaties have been feasible for a while. As a representative of the Baronies, I shall endeavor to aid in the creation of treaties, but on those I do not have full authority to certify."
[20:47] <Kotono> "Understood. When your current appeal is resolved, I shall have you directed to the proper offices to do so." After, you reach the Temple of Helm without incident. OOC: Deme, your ball here.
06[20:48] * Demedais nods to Lortimer, before leading the way into a secluded back room.
[20:49] <Kotono> This room, one of the lesser used prayer rooms and a bit of a storage room as well, is reached without incident. Once in there, "If you are ready, I shall begin the transport to Mechanus."
[20:50] <Demedais> "I am ready." Demedais confirms.
[20:54] <Kotono> Lortimer holds hands with Demedais and Pollyanna! In a flash point moment, reality bubbles around them, turning apart like endless gears resorting themselves! (More)
[20:59] <Kotono> You stand in a room. It is a perfect ten feet by ten feet. You are somehow sure of it. You feel drawn here, connected. There is a rythym to everything here. A perfect turning, everything in tune. Distant in the air are the sound of a thousand-trillion gears turning in perfect harmony, a music you can't process but can appreciate in a startling, finely crafted beauty. The walls are made of smooth, white painted metal, as is the floor. G
[20:59] <Kotono> The walls are made of smooth, white painted metal, as is the floor. Going towards a door on the wall, "We have arrived. I will take you to the council and magistrate in this matter."
[21:00] <Demedais> "Thank you." Demedais nods, letting him lead the way in this.
[21:06] <Kotono> You are lead out of the room. You seem to be in an impossibly vast building. Rooms nad hallways, so many, yet perfectly set up. Demedais finds it surprisingly easy to keep track of them. There are also signs about, written in the same exact symbols, with regulated changes as you go. After about a half hour of walking, you are taken to an office. Lortimer stands outside of the door, made of perfectly connected gears with a thin metal fr
[21:06] <Kotono> Lortimer stands outside of the door, made of perfectly connected gears with a thin metal frame around it. "Please enter here."
06[21:06] * Demedais nods slightly again. "Thank you." With that, he opens the door and advances in!
[21:10] <Kotono> Inside are several chairs and a bench against the back. Standing before the bench is a creature of gears and clockwork. It's body is painted black, it's face entirely humanoid and yet made of gears. He wears a simple black cape that wraps perfectly around his body, in two identical, symmetrical trails, ending at a pool at his feet, the lowest tips just touching the ground. He approaches, offering a hand out to shake. "I am Magistrate X
[21:10] <Kotono> He approaches, offering a hand out to shake. "I am Magistrate Xesen. I am to oversee your appeal of a Caim-Septus alysum grant?"
[21:11] <Kotono> Pollyanna shakes it briefly, "May we sit?"
[21:12] <Kotono> "You may," Slightly nodding his head, "We are not in formal session until the appeal begins officially."
06[21:12] * Demedais shakes the proffered hand as well, with a slight bow. "Yes, that is our initial duty here."
[21:15] <Kotono> "Lortimer the Sixteenth informed me you will be seeking legal council here? There is a free aide available, though it's quality is very basic." He goes to sit on the bench, folding his hands against one metal knee. "You may have up to thirty days to secure council. I must approve all council; any registered lawyer within Mechanus is approved short of a demonstrated conflict of interest. Any beings not registered with Mechanus will requ
[21:16] <Kotono> Any beings not registered with Mechanus will require my approval. In the event I decline to approve a lawyer, you have another thirty days to seek out another council. Once you have settled on council, the process can begin."
[21:17] <Demedais> "Very well. Yes, we intend to seek council, first among the Temples of Helm here. Can you see any conflict of interest in this action?" Demedais asks simply, sitting as well next to Pollyanna.
[21:18] <Kotono> "No.  I see no conflicts of interest. Beyond that, it is not my position to advise you. For all other legal matters, your hired council will guide you. Once you have selected council, my role will be that of an impartial moderator."
[21:21] <Demedais> "Understood." Demedais nods. "We will inquire into legal council, then. Thank you for your time."
[21:25] <Kotono> "In the event that allowable circumstances delay you beyond thirty days, you may also appeal for an extension. Should you feel you have a qualifying situation, you may seek me out to grant such an extension." With a nod as he stands back up, "Lortimer will show you the way out."
[21:26] <Demedais> "Very well. Thank you." Demedais nods, standing back up with a sympathetic glance to Pollyanna.
[21:31] <Kotono> Pollyanna smiles at Demedais, before going out.
06[21:32] * Demedais follows Pollyanna out, nodding to Lortimer once they've left.
[21:32] <Kotono> Lortimer leads you along. As he does, along more perfectly measured halls, "How much does legal council cost?" she asks.
06[21:35] * Demedais glances to Lortimer, interested in a reply though his suspicion is that it depends.
[21:37] <Kotono> "It depends on the quality and sort of case." As you continue to be lead along, past a pair of Kolyaruts who barely glance at the trio, "The finest lawyers can be had for tens of thousands of gold. Having one guarantees success, unless your opponent has similar funds."
[21:38] <Demedais> "I see." Demedais nods slightly to this, a slight frown on his face as he thinks.
[21:40] <Kotono> After another half hour of walking, you come to pillared doors leading you outside. Outside... a starry skyscape as far as you can see is seen. This building stands on a vast gear, the edges of it just visible on the horizon. Other buildings, perfectly symmetrical and pleasing to the eye, are about. "Order's Duty is 3.23 miles to the north-northwest," Pointing in that direction, deeper into the city of sorts, "There is a statue of Helm
[21:40] <Kotono>  deeper into the city of sorts, "There is a statue of Helm outside of it, as well as clear street signs. It is on the Street of Everflow."
[21:41] <Demedais> "I see. Very well, then." Demedais nods slightly. "Thank you, Lortimer."