230.2 Demedais and the Vision of Helm

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[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
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03[19:24] * Topic is 'BATTLETOAD GRAY=BATTLETOAD GREEN>Sir Stanley>DEMEMIKOMIKOPANIC!'
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[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."
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[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?"