046.4 Ithea and Stille in Brightwater

[Corwin]

[20:11] <Kotono> "Ah Ithea!" Breakfast is disturbed by Stille, whom comes to take a seat next to her. "I've heard the chances and vagaries of fortune have again been unfavorable to you."
[20:14] <Ithea> "I do tend to draw the extreme ends of luck, both good and bad. Figures I'd get the brunt of that dragon's breath. But I'm managing," Ithea says as she leans over and gives her boyfriend a peck on the cheek. "Thanks for visiting over it though."
[20:20] <Kotono> Stille leans in and returns it, before sitting, "Then I daresay that you need to work up some money as soon as possible."
[20:27] * Ithea laughs. "Well, I suppose I do a bit, although not desperately so. Lot of help from people. Kascha helped a bit, she's lending me her belt until I have some money, and Muirfinn also helped a bit with the money. Afina also repaired my glaive and remade my armor and shield, and Sylvie helped with the ring. Not quite up to what I had before, but I'm not in the desperate straits I was either."
[20:28] * Ithea leans on her hands and looks to the side at Stille. "You have some scheme to make some quick money though, Stille?"
[20:32] <Kotono> "Of course," Stille doesn'te ven hesitate, "There's a place in Brightwater that pays good coin for solving problems. With a wise choice of task we can easily and safely make money."
[20:34] <Ithea> "Sounds good, just let me finish breakfast and I'll be up for it. Just the two of us?"
[20:35] <Kotono> "Certainly so," Stille says, "I had invited Balyss, but unfortunately her responsibilities here continue to grow."
[20:41] <Ithea> "Responsibilities... Right," Ithea says with a nod of her head before focusing back on her food, finishing it off quickly before Stille has a chance to comment, scarfing up the remainder and standing up. "...Okay! Finished!"
[20:42] <Kotono> "Both of religion and of doing the right thing. She's taken up the desire to help Ellese, a captive rescued recently. Along with seeing to the religious duties of all who follow Selune, spreading word of Selune in the other troops, and helping many of the maidens here with maidenly things." Dusting his hands off as he rises, "Shall we?"
[20:45] * Ithea just nods, letting him take the lead.
[20:47] <Kotono> With the magic of traveling the planes, the duo reaches Brightwater. As the opulence of the realm sets into you, you find a man lingering just outside of the shifting point. He is tall and blue - a Mercane. He claps his hands together, "Friends, welcome to Brightwater! "
[20:50] <Ithea> "Thank you for the kind welcome," Ithea says in kind with a nod of her head. She hopes he isn't planning a sales pitch, given her funds status, though given his race, her hope is probably misplaced.
[20:51] <Kotono> "Why thank you," he says swiftly, "As a visitor to Brightwater, would you care for a map of the realm? Only 10 gold coins - we accept virtually any type and mintage."
[20:52] <Kotono> "Friend," Stille speaks up, pleasant and smiling, "I know my way well in Brightwater. Perchance your wares would be better appreciated by those who have not been so accustomed to this realm?"
[20:56] * Ithea lets Stille handle the discussion if the Mercane tries to push the sale.
[21:00] <Kotono> "Ah good sir-" he begins, but STille cuts him off, voice rising slightly, "We have recently been the victims of a tragedy. Good sir, leave us be. I bear you no ill will. Let us maintain that. Come Ithea." With that he walks away from the Mercane, who goes wide eyed and looks poleaxed.
[21:04] <Ithea> "Sorry about that," Ithea says to the Mercane with a small bow, before following after Stille, taking step next to him. "Well that was certainly a firm no, wasn't it?" Ithea says with a bit of amusement once they're out of hearing range, teasing as she wraps one of her arms around Stille's. "Poor guy, I think you scared him a bit."
[21:17] <Kotono> With a light smile as he brings Ithea close, "I did, and I spoke not a word of untruth. To that Mercane, your setbacks would be an unfathomable tragedy."
[21:21] <Ithea> "My boyfriend is so cruel to other men," Ithea says with a dramatic sigh. "So where's this place before you scare off more wandering salesmen?"
[21:23] <Kotono> "This way." Stille guides Ithea along! (More)
[21:23] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 22." [1d100=22]
[21:24] <Kotono> You wander a time, comign to a slightly less grand back street of Brightwater. By standards that means it's only impressive and staggering, a grand manor house. Stille goes to the front door, knocking. "Follow my lead."
[21:25] * Ithea just nods, having planned on doing so.
[21:29] <Kotono> After a moment, the door opens. A well dressed butler, young and with impeccable manners answers, "Ah, Sir Stille. Is this business or pleasure?"
[21:30] <Kotono> "Business," Stille answers, "Ithea here is my friend and has found herself short of funds."
[21:41] <Kotono> "Of course, this way. Sir Delgauss will see you," The butler steps within, leading you along.
[21:49] * Ithea raises an eyebrow, but follows in step with Stille, wondering who this Sir Delgauss is.
[21:51] <Kotono> You are escorted into a pleasant sitting room. Here servants are already preparing tea and snacks, and sitting here is a man in rich clothes. He looks entirely human, an easy smirk finding its way to his face in perpetuity. "Ah Stille!" he calls, "Sit down, sit down! Introduce your new friend to me!"
[21:56] <Kotono> "She is Lady Ithea of Aurora," Stille pulls a chair out for Ithea, "But allow her to speak for herself - she is quite skilled at it."
[22:02] <Ithea> "A pleasure to meet you, Sir Delgauss...I'm afraid Stille has left me at a disadvantage though, as he hasn't said much about you, only that you might have some problem-solving work," Ithea says politely as she takes the offered chair, though she does give Stille a short frown for putting her on the spot after saying to follow his lead.

[Corwin]

[19:47] <Kotono> Stille smoothly speaks up, "We get ahead of ourselves. Surely you've heard of Aurora by now?"
[19:47] <Kotono> "Aurora?" Whistling low, Sir Delgauss nods, "That I have, that I have. Surely you have enough of your own problems, so..." he trails off, "Let me explain what we do, Lady Ithea."
[19:50] <Ithea> "Please do," Ithea gestures for him to continue.
[19:52] <Kotono> "You may know that the heavens generally exercise restraint in sending celestials to the mortal realms," he begins, "For these various reasons, there are times where we believe that while a situation is not dire enough to merit celestial involvement, there is a need for some manner of intervention."
[19:56] * Ithea nods. "Sometimes they exercise a little -too- much restraint, but I know what you mean," Ithea says with another nod. "You provide intervention in these cases then?"
[20:00] <Kotono> "Yes, that's right." Sir Delgauss replies, "We're asking powerful heroes to intervene in situations that mean nothing to them, risking their lives for wars that are not their own. As a result, we compensate well and in many ways. While Good is a difficult path without material reward in many times, we believe that it need not be that way all the time. In other words, we pay well."
[20:10] <Kotono> "That's why we're here," Stille agrees, "Simply put, Lady Ithea is in need of funds. A good, rewarding task would do her quite a bit of good."
[20:11] <Ithea> "Preferably something that's not a long term task as well, for hopefully obvious reasons," Ithea adds. "My ability to help with a long term task would be diminished due to my duties with Aurora."
[20:17] <Kotono> "I have something. It's a bit of a hard mark," Here he pauses, "You're familiar with demiplanes?"
[20:20] * Ithea nods again.
[20:29] <Kotono> "Right. There's one off in the Astral known as Kylsarm. There's a powerful archmage who lives there, who has plans that are up to no good. However, he's a rational evil. He's willing to negotiate away from his schemes under the right conditions." Going on from there, "If I don't miss my mark, you're a mage of no small skills, Lady Ithea?"
[20:35] <Ithea> roll d20+34 K:A
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+34 K:A and gets 43." [d20=9]
[20:39] <Ithea> "For my chosen path of training, I could be said to excel with the arcane arts. A mage worthy of recognition as an archmage might disagree, I suppose. I don't know the name well enough to form an opinion of where he might place my skills at," Ithea answers.
[20:52] <Kotono> "There's one thing above all that he values," Going on from this, "New, unique arcana. New spells intrigue him like nothing else. If you can present him new spells, you'll find him entirely reasonable to give up schemes and free hostages in exchange for them."
[20:59] * Ithea frowns at that. "Would it have to be a spell he is capable of learning, or simply one he has never encountered before?" Ithea asks. "I'll admit strong hesitation in wishing to share unique spells with someone who you have gone out of your way to declare evil."
[21:01] <Kotono> "Any," Sir Delgauss agrees, "I'm hesitant about the same, but he's powerful enough to where negotiations are better than a perhaps doomed battle."
[21:07] * Ithea frowns, and leans forward a little, wrapping her arms together. "What school of magics does he study, do you know? And is it simply a display that he would seek, a scroll or what? I...do have a spell I recently created, and while I believe that it's not something that could easily be picked up for those without some dedicated martial
[21:07] <Ithea> training due to certain mindset requirements, I don't dare imagine how I would feel seeing it put to work for evil."
[21:14] <Kotono> "A display is fine," Delgauss explains, "Unless you think you can defeat him in his abode, with all the resources of centuries and his entire demiplane augmenting him."
[21:24] * Ithea laughs slightly at that. "You say that as if it were an impossibility. I'd certainly consider it with my allies at my side. We of Aurora are aiming much higher than this Kylsarm's standing," Ithea says with a small smile before frowning again. "But we've made strange allies before, and if he's a 'rational' evil as you claim, perhaps a little diplomacy might be the best solution in the end. You spoke of hostages? Is that what you'd hope for us to get in trade from him?"
[21:26] <Kotono> "Yes. He holds four people of importance - the Ladies Alla and Grea and the Lords Barr and Peasan." Agreeing to that, "If you can get them out, you'll be rewarded well."
[21:30] <Ithea> "Would one spell be sufficient for those four, do you think? And if so, you said possibly schemes as well?" Ithea asks, having no idea what sort of trade agreements to expect.
[21:34] <Kotono> "It depends on how powerful the spell is," Sir Delgauss answers, "A lesser spell is worth one person and a greater one two."
[21:41] <Ithea> "The spell I'm thinking of...It's a spell of the fifth circle for those who equally dedicate themselves to the physical and arcane arts. Assuming it could be learned by those who dedicate themselves purely to the arcane, it would likely be a few levels higher," Ithea answers.
[21:45] <Kotono> "That should be enough for two," Sir Delgauss considers.
[22:49] <Ithea> "I'll have to talk to some others, see if we can't do something for the other two as well. How did those four get captured by this archmage, Sir Delgauss?" Ithea asks.

[Corwin]

[02:55] <Ko-HellisCodecs> "They challenged him," Here Sir Delgauss sighs, "They meant well and had power of both blade and magic, but were still not enough to defeat him. In his demiplane, I fear strength of might will not overcome him. Would if we could simply dispatch him, but each attempt has required dear resources to reverse and netted nothing but failure."
[03:00] <Ithea> "Has anyone fought him before that's been ransomed back and I could try to get some information out of, Sir Delgauss?" Ithea asks.
[03:13] <Kotono> After a moment Stille chuckles, as Sir Delgauss sighs and raises his hand.
[03:16] * Ithea eyes Stille at his chuckles, and purses her lips. "...let me guess, you're the one who dealt with Kylsarm that time to ransom back Sir Delgauss, Stille?"
[03:17] <Kotono> "No, but I know the story," Stille replies, "I've never personally dealt with Kylsarm."
[03:19] <Kotono> "For his power? In the time we cast our spells, he cast a half a dozen and half again of them. In the time a blade was swung at him - which failed to even come close - he had summoned a dozen elementals to assail us from all directions." Here he steeples his hands together, "On his Prime world, he's a living legend, a nightmare with entire orders and armies dedicated to stopping him should
[03:19] <Kotono> he come directly to the world."
[03:28] <Ithea> "Well, if as you said, you think my spell is likely to only net two of the prisoners, I'd have to see if there's anything else I could do to try and free the other two as well, perhaps more assuming he has even more...do we have any way of knowing if he does?" Ithea muses outloud.
[03:32] <Kotono> "It's hard to say. He's a schemer and a player. His minions may capture someone discreetly and it's never pinned to him. Alternately, someone else's subtle work may be assigned to him. If you can get to the point where you can free more than the four, use your discretion. At worst, ask him. You'll lose nothing if you have something that interests him that much."
[03:45] * Ithea snorts. "Oh, I can think of tons of stuff that might interest him. Aurora alone is a magical wonder likely to grab his interest, I'm just wondering how best to take advantage to help people here," Ithea says, before shaking her head. "Anyway, is that the only thing that you think we could help with, Sir Delgauss?
[03:45] <Ithea> It's probably something I'll have to do a little research on before acting on, unless you wanted me to definitely free two now and wait on the others or something."
[03:46] <Kotono> "I have other tasks, but they're of varying danger," Sir Delgauss replies, "As a courtesy to Stille, I offered you the safest first. If that doesn't strike your fancy, I have more hands on work."
[03:50] <Ithea> "I'm a hands on girl, that's how I learn and improve the most. I'll probably still try to do something for freeing those people now that I know of them, but as I said, it's something I'll want to do a little bit of looking into before I act," Ithea explains.
[03:58] <Kotono> "There's a scourge hiding in the realms of Earth, in the Groundswells. A rogue elemental who seeks to destroy an entire world by reducing it to stone and rubble. It caused a lot of damage on aPrime before escaping, and has managed to thward the mortals who came after it. It's really skilled at combat, moving startling fast despite its bulk and having obscene strength. THink  you could handle
[03:58] <Kotono> something like that?"
[03:59] <Ithea> "I don't see why not. It's an earth elemental?" Ithea asks for clarification. "Or a different kind, just hiding on Earth?"
[04:00] <Ithea> roll d20+34 K:P info on Groundswells
[04:00] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+34 K:P info on Groundswells and gets 38." [d20=4]
[04:03] <Kotono> "An earth elemental. An advanced one," Sir Delgauss remarks.
[04:05] <Kotono> "That's hardly a challenge. A few Moon Bolts, some strikes and it will be defeated," Stille speaks up, "A day's rest to prepare and dear Balyss using magic to transport us should make it a simple effort."
[04:06] <Ithea> "About what I was thinking of. I guess we can work on that while we make a decision on how to handle Kylsarm, but if you have any other tasks on top of that...?" Ithea asks after a quick nod of agreement with Stille.
[04:08] <Kotono> "Don't overdo it. Come back here with your quarry - I'll tell you more in a moment - and I can give you another task them." Sir Delgauss states.
[04:10] <Ithea> "Alright, if you insist," Ithea says, standing again since it seems they're coming to an end with their chat.
[04:17] <Kotono> "We'll deal with it," Stille says, "Thank you for your time," With that he turns, "Shall we, Ithea?"
[04:20] * Ithea nods as she starts to head out of the building. "We'll see you again soon then, Sir Delgauss."
[04:25] <Kotono> With that the two are out, "That went well," Stille says, "While I don't deny there is an appeal to thet more ascestic lifestyle that Celestial promotes, Brightwater does tend to pay well. So what do you think?"
[04:31] <Ithea> "Seems fair work," Ithea admits. "The elemental thing can probably handled easily enough, like you said, though I'm not completely sure how I want to handle Kylsarm. I'm thinking of getting in touch with Tannim, see what sort of info he can dig up and just how worth it it might be to deal with him how Sir Delgauss suggests, or whether having a force from Aurora assault his plane might be worthwhile in stopping his abuse of power."
[04:33] <Ithea> "Hell, he could be like Baleruk in some ways," Ithea adds. "I can sort of respect someone interested in knowledge, so I do want to know exactly where he stands, if he has connections to devils, all that sort of stuff."
[04:35] <Kotono> "Mmm, yes," Stille finally says, "All fair. Let us return to Aurora and deal with the ele...wait a moment." Suddenly Stille's good humor evaporates, "He never told us about the elemental!"
[04:37] <Ithea> "We know it's a rogue earth elemental in Groundswells. I'm sure we can do something with that. Your sister's divinations with Selune might help point us further in the right direction."
[04:41] <Kotono> "I suppose so," Good cheer comes right back to Stille, "At the risk of courting Beshaba, what could go wrong?"
[04:42] <Ithea> "The earth elemental could have a buddy that rusts non-metals?" Ithea suggests with a shrug.
[04:45] <Kotono> Smiling a bit, "Perchance the golem has a permanent antimagic field curse we get afflicted with?"
[04:48] <Ithea> "Could be he has a greater reach as well," Ithea says with a firm nod. "And a monstrous strength that will daze us with a smash."
[05:00] <Kotono> "Exactly. Once dazed, we'll be captured and transformed into semi-mindless elementals ,counting pebbles forever." Finishing that with a little smile, "Shall we go home and ensure that doesn't happen tomorrow?"

[Yuthirin]

[11:10] <Ithea> "Counting pebbles sounds so terribly tedious," Ithea comments drily.
[11:12] <Kotono> OOC: Are you ready to return back now? If so, any prep to do?
[11:14] <Ithea> ooc: I'm ready. And no particular prep, just the usual buffs.
[11:14] <Kotono> OOC: Okay, list 'em in the #cauldron so we're clear on them. I'll move you along.
[11:17] <Ithea> ooc: Oh, one bit of prep. I wanted to see if Balyss could do some divinitation to aim us in the right direction.
[11:17] <Kotono> OOC: Sure. We'll do that IC real quick.
[11:19] <Kotono> The next day you find Balyss yawning over her breakfast, picking at some baked fish. The cafeteria is boisterously noisy, yet she looks half asleep. Blinking the sleepiness out of her eye, "Eh? Divinations?" Looking up at Ithea and Stille, "I can. What do you want to know."
[11:20] <Ithea> "We're trying to find a rogue earth elemental that there's a bounty on. All we know currently is that it's hiding out in the Groundswells of Earth," Ithea explains. "Anything that can help narrow that down more would be appreciated, Balyss."
[11:21] <Kotono> "Alright," Pushing her food aside, Balyss rises. "Let's go. I'll try a few divinations and see what they say."
[11:21] <Ithea> "Thanks, Balyss," Ithea says with a small smile.
[11:23] <Kotono> "Oh," Balyss pauses, "There is one concern. I'm out of incense and offerings. They aren't horribly expensive, but they do cost about 25 marks per casting. Can you cover that?"
[11:24] * Ithea snorts. "With the money I've still got borrowed from you? Yeah, I can cover it," Ithea answers.
[11:25] <Kotono> OOC: She'll be doing 2 divinations, so post a 50 GP expense to loot.
[11:26] <Ithea> ooc: done
[11:29] <Kotono> Thus Balyss goes off and casts! When done she has a drawn and annoyed look on her face, going to lean against the wall. "The quarry resides where the swells become serene." she says, "Unfortunately, the followup divination failed."
[11:30] <Ithea> ooc: K:P to try to recognize just where the divination is referring to in the groundswells?
[11:32] <Kotono> OOC: Go for it.
[11:32] <Ithea> roll d20+34+3 inspiration
[11:32] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+34+3 inspiration and gets 56." [d20=19]
[11:34] <Kotono> In the outer perimeter of the Groundswells are a few regions where there is no movement. Why is not precisely known, but these areas are known as stills or serenes by the natives.
[11:35] <Ithea> "It's fine, that helps narrow it down to the outer regions of the area, so it's still helpful," Ithea assures Balyss. "Thanks."
[11:38] <Kotono> "Now," Stille cuts in, "Dear Balyss, if you would be so kind as to transport us, we shall go."
[11:40] <Kotono> Smothering a yawn in her hand, "Fine, fine." With that the duo heads to the gates, "Where exactly do you want to be shifted to?"                                                                                     
[11:46] <Ithea> "Hrm..." Ithea muses on that briefly, as she tries to recall where Marambor is in relation to the Groundswells. If it's close enough, the High Stone and his forces might have some useful information for them regarding their target.
[11:47] <Kotono> OOC: K:P or K:Geography here.
[11:47] <Ithea> roll d20+34
[11:47] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+34 and gets 44." [d20=10]
[11:47] <Ithea> ooc: K:P that is
[11:50] <Kotono> They aren't particularly close at all.
[11:52] <Ithea> "Anywhere in the Groundswells will be fine," Ithea finally answers. "Thought about visiting some sort-of allies, but they probably wouldn't know anything about this guy."
[11:56] <Kotono> With that the duo is touched by Balyss, the planes parting before her magic! WEight. Heavy. The raw presence and gravity of earth is felt. You stand in a vast cavern, lines and patterns of rock rising up from the ground all over. The predominate rock looks to be a white chalkstone, the air thick with chalk dust. Before you the patterns flow like sludgy water, forming complex and passing
[11:56] <Kotono> symbols.
[11:58] * Ithea spends a little while just adjusting to the increased gravity as best she can before commenting to Stille while looking around for signs of travelled trails or people. "Alright, let's try to find some sign of civilization where we can get some more information, I guess?"
[12:04] <Kotono> The air is thick with dust, your eyes watering as Stille coughs into his hand. "Let's," he agrees quickly! The cavern advances ahead for a little bit, before coming to a section of thick bands of chalky earth. They swirl about like ribbon candy, dancing amid each other. There are moving gaps in it, roughly 5 to 10 feet wide each. Sometimes the ground rises up, sometimes it sinks down. From
[12:04] <Kotono> within are occasional blue stones that radiate light, embedded into the walls of the ribbons of stone. Stille looks on at this, coughing into his hand again, "This is - ACHOO!" A sniffle and cough, "Twice forsaken dust!" he mutters, rubbing his nose.
[12:08] <Ithea> "Let's just keep moving," Ithea says, as she grabs her cloak from behind her and then wraps it around her head as best she can to keep dust from getting into her mouth and nose easily. "You have anything you can wrap around your head, Stille?"
[12:10] <Kotono> Stille takes off his jacket, wrapping it around in an improptu mask over his face. He uses the arms to tie it back behind his head, "This will have to do." he announces, voice slightly muffled. "Obviously, we'll need to move fast enough as to not be caught within those bands of rock. Fluid or not, I don't want to see what getting smashed by them would do."
[12:12] * Ithea nods. "How fast can you move? I can speed up for brief periods, but it might be best to just do some teleportation hops to move around," Ithea asks as she peers through, trying to determine how far they'd need to teleport to get through to a safer location.
[12:14] <Kotono> OOC: Make a spot check? With the dust i nthe air and moving bands, it's not simple to see through.
[12:16] <Ithea> roll d20+44
[12:16] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+44 and gets 57." [d20=13]
[12:18] <Kotono> The bands look to continue on several hundred feet - you can just see what looks to be the end of them, at least.
[12:20] <Ithea> ooc: Will one dimension door be sufficient to get to the end as far as I can see? I can go up to 1200 ft
[12:21] <Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[12:22] <Ithea> "Okay, hold on, I think I can get us through all that," Ithea says after finishing her analysis, and grabbing onto Stille, casts a spell so that the two of them are teleported far ahead past all the dangerous crushing bands.
[12:24] <Kotono> Woosh! In one step through a magical door the duo is past it. On the other side, the chalky stone can be noted to be banded with what looks to be rusted iron.  The air is less dusty here, though there is a sharply metallic tang to the air. Ahead the cavern narrows, a path ascending up and through a hole in the ceiling the main way forward. However, there is a smooth circular opening a foot
[12:24] <Kotono> off the left wall, as if asking for someonet o crawl into it.
[12:28] <Kotono> Dusting off, "Well done," Stille remarks, "Pick our poison ahead, I suppose."
[12:29] <Ithea> "Probably better to go through the path up, but I'm going to at least look down the other path, see if I can tell anything of interest is down there," Ithea replies back, already moving towards the circular opening on the left wall.
[12:31] <Kotono> As you get closer, you ese the opening pulses and swells up and down. Within is a narrow tunnel, going perhaps 20ft into another chamber. You can catch a glint of light from that chamber, but you can't see into it from this angle.
[12:39] <Ithea> "There's some light over there, this might actually be a better path. I'm going to see what's on the other side, wait here a minute," Ithea says to Stille before teleporting alone over to the other side through the small opening, prepared to summon herself right back to Stille if it's dangerous, like that one door in that demented slaad's 'funhouse'.
[12:39] <Ithea> Unlikely due to it being in the middle of nowhere...but living this long has taught her at least -some- caution.
[12:41] <Kotono> A simple teleportation brings Ithea to the other side. Here ahead are bands of ruddy red clay and rusted red iron, forming spheres and ovals ahead. Dancing and occasionally smashing together, crumbling apart and reforming. From behind this endless visage of changes looks to be some sort of pure light - but you can't easily see it from here, the endless movement of the spheres blocking your
[12:41] <Kotono> line of sight.
[12:43] * Ithea uses detect magic to try and tell if there's anything special about the area or light through magical means where her eyes are not enough.
[12:44] <Ithea> roll d20+32 spellcraft
[12:44] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+32 spellcraft and gets 52." [d20=20]
[12:44] <Kotono> There is no magic.
[12:49] <Ithea> Ducking towards the tunnel, eyeing through the space in search of her companion, she calls out to him. "Hey, Stille! There's some light further on this way! Might be as good an option as the other path actually. What do you think? Go this way instead, or should I head back to you?"
[12:50] <Kotono> "I say we go to the light," Stille says, coming into the tunnel and crawling through.
[12:52] <Ithea> Seeing him already starting to crawl through, Ithea waits for him to reach her rather than just summoning him to her.
[12:55] <Kotono> Once through he takes a look at the entire affair, "I do believe your talents at teleportation are required again," he observes, "Unless you want to try and dart through that?"
[12:57] * Ithea shakes her head with a smile. "No, I have enough magic that I don't mind using up some spells on making our life easier," she replies, reaching for him before teleporting the pair of them off into the distance, closer to the light.
[13:00] <Kotono> Woosh! Another teleport, another danger avoided. Here is a dead end, the back wall alight. It looks to be some sort of stone, a stone that radiates its own light brightly about.  Dull bands of red clay weave through the wall, the various bands of lightstone and clay going up and down like ever moving waves.
[13:01] * Ebiris is now known as Afina
[13:34] * Ithea frowns. "Dead end, I guess," Ithea says while examining the shining stone. "Think this stone might be worth anything for our resident craftsmith at least, before we 'port back the other way?"
[13:38] <Kotono> OOC: Feel free to make an K:D check here if you have ranks, or anything related to minerology.
[13:38] <Ithea> roll d20+25+3 inspiration K:D
[13:38] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+25+3 inspiration K:D and gets 44." [d20=16]
[13:46] <Kotono> The stone here is Radia, a rare stone seen on Earth and certain Primes. On the Prime it is a result of certain types of dense metamorphic rocks being exposed to powerful light magic. On Earth it occurs naturally. It can be used to make armor that eternally glows with light and functions as steel if properly treated.
[13:52] <Ithea> "Oh wait, I think it is," Ithea says after a bit of examination, now trying to decide how best to dislodge a good chunk of the stone, perhaps teleporting some along with herself and Stille? Or might be best to dig out some of it first? "I'll take some with us, Afina might be able to make some armor that one of our many celestial allies is likely to appreciate."
[13:53] <Kotono> The bands move about slowly and constantly - it'll take a good shot to do so, at least. Stille nods in the meanwhile, "Strike quick and true then," he remarks.
[13:57] <Ithea> ooc: so, what, make an attack roll or some such?
[14:00] <Kotono> OOC: Sure, go for it.
[14:00] <Ithea> roll d20+35+7 inspiration
[14:00] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+35+7 inspiration and gets 48." [d20=6]
[14:15] <Kotono> Ithea's glaive cuts through much of the rock, hewing off a goodly chunk of Radia!
[14:17] * Ithea grabs the chunk, guessing how many armors Afina might be able to make out of it. If it doesn't look enough to even make one armor, she'll try to keep cutting some extra chunks until she has enough. Otherwise, grabbing the chunk and Stille, she'll teleport them back to the main cavern!
[14:22] <Kotono> It look sto be enough to make an armor or two, perhaps. (More)
[14:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 flatfooted AC Stille
[14:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 flatfooted AC Stille and gets 29." [1d20=9]
[14:23] <Kotono> Stille suddenly leaps up, backflipping as a hand of radiant rock erupts out from the ground, grabbing at where he was a moment ago! "Ithea!" he calls, "The locals object!" OOC: Init here.
[14:24] <Ithea> roll d20+17
[14:24] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+17 and gets 26." [d20=9]
[14:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Stille
[14:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Stille and gets 13." [1d20=2]
[14:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 ????
[14:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 ???? and gets 22." [1d20=18]
[14:26] * Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(26)>???(22)>Stille(13)'
[14:26] <Kotono> OOC: Go Ithea. There's a giant light-hand poking out of the ground.
[14:27] * Ithea swings repeatedly at the giant hand with her glaive, as she answers Stille, "Yeah, well if they objected so much, they should have said something when I was discussing the idea instead of just attacking after the fact! I kind of think he's lost the right to complain!" she exclaims. (OOC: AS3, vampiric touch)
[14:28] <Ithea> roll d20+35+3-7 PA-7
[14:28] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+35+3-7 PA-7 and gets 34." [d20=3]
[14:28] <Ithea> roll d20+30+3-7 PA-7
[14:28] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+30+3-7 PA-7 and gets 39." [d20=13]
[14:28] <Ithea> roll d20+25+3-7 PA-7
[14:28] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+25+3-7 PA-7 and gets 30." [d20=9]
[14:28] <Ithea> roll d20+20+3-7 PA-7
[14:28] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+20+3-7 PA-7 and gets 33." [d20=17]
[14:29] <Ithea> ooc: +1 if higher ground applies, I guess?
[14:30] <Kotono> OOC: All hit.
[14:30] <Ithea> roll 4#d10+20+3d4 (any spell resistance? and holy doesn't apply, correct?)
[14:30] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 4#d10+20+3d4 (any spell resistance? and holy doesn't apply, correct?) and gets 126." [4#d10+20+3d4 = 32, 36, 27, 31]
[14:31] <Kotono> OOC: No SR and holy doesn't apply.
[14:31] <Ithea> roll 10d6 vt
[14:31] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 10d6 vt and gets 32." [10d6=3, 2, 3, 2, 1, 5, 5, 6, 1, 4]
[14:36] <Kotono> The hand and arm are utterly vaporized, torn apart! Yet a moment later, a second hand appears, coming out towards Ithea from below!
[14:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+26 (+4 smite, +2 ???) AC?
[14:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+26 (+4 smite, +2 ???) AC? and gets 35." [1d20=9]
[14:37] <Ithea> ooc: AC 37
[14:37] <Kotono> Ithea is a hair faster, dodging to the side and out of thje way of the fist! It comes up in a grasp, as if to take a hold of her head on! A moment later Stille is there, a flurry of deft kicks and blows raining down on it!
[14:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 (Divine Might)
[14:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 (Divine Might) and gets 33." [1d20=3]
[14:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25
[14:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[14:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 and gets 35." [1d20=10]
[14:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 27." [1d20=7]
[14:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[14:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 35." [1d20=20]
[14:39] <Kotono> roll 1d8+17+1d8+17+1d8+17+1d8+17 and 4 con
[14:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+17+1d8+17+1d8+17+1d8+17 and 4 con and gets 83." [1d8=8][1d8=5][1d8=1][1d8=1]
[14:39] <Kotono> The arm is shattered, another one down and reduced to glowing ruin! OOC: Go Ithea. No visible targets.
[14:41] * Ithea holds, planning to immediately attack if more arms or body parts of stone pop up. "Show and explain yourself!" she exclaims as she focuses her eyes at the earth below her.
[14:44] <Kotono> This time, arms come up - a dozen, six on Ithea and six on Stille, coming in at them at once! OOC: Feel free to act now before they strike.
[14:46] * Ithea clicks her feet together and attacks five of them, two on Stille and the other three amongst those attacking her, scowling as the creature is clearly not open to attempting to talk this out.
[14:47] <Ithea> OOC: haste, AS3, no channeling.
[14:47] <Ithea> roll d20+36+3-4 PA-4
[14:47] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+36+3-4 PA-4 and gets 43." [d20=8]
[14:47] <Ithea> roll d20+31+3-4 PA-4
[14:47] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+31+3-4 PA-4 and gets 42." [d20=12]
[14:47] <Ithea> roll d20+26+3-4 PA-4
[14:47] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+26+3-4 PA-4 and gets 44." [d20=19]
[14:47] <Ithea> roll d20+21+3-4 PA-4
[14:47] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+21+3-4 PA-4 and gets 25." [d20=5]
[14:47] <Ithea> roll d20+26+3-4 PA-4 threat?
[14:47] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+26+3-4 PA-4 threat? and gets 31." [d20=6]
[14:48] <Ithea> roll d20+36+3-4 PA-4 forgot to do fifth attack
[14:48] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+36+3-4 PA-4 forgot to do fifth attack and gets 40." [d20=5]
[14:48] <Kotono> OOC: All hit. No crits on it.
[14:48] <Ithea> roll 5#d10+20+8+3d4
[14:48] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 5#d10+20+8+3d4 and gets 216." [5#d10+20+8+3d4 = 40, 43, 41, 48, 44]
[14:48] <Ithea> ooc: I don't think it matters, but I didn't put in the PA damage on the first round, as an aside
[14:52] <Kotono> Five hands are slashed apart! Three remain on Ithea and four on Stille, attacking in a flurry of revenge!
[14:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 (+2 ????) Ithea 1
[14:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 (+2 ????) Ithea 2
[14:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 (+2 ????) Ithea 1 and gets 23." [1d20=1]
[14:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 (+2 ????) Ithea 2 and gets 25." [1d20=3]
[14:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 (+2 ????) Ithea 3
[14:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 (+2 ????) Ithea 3 and gets 42." [1d20=20]
[14:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 (+2 ????) Ithea 3 crit?
[14:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 (+2 ????) Ithea 3 crit? and gets 34." [1d20=12]
[14:53] <Ithea> ooc: one hit, no crit
[14:53] <Kotono> roll 1d10+8 and improved grab times incoming
[14:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+8 and improved grab times incoming and gets 13." [1d10=5]
[14:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 CMD?
[14:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 CMD? and gets 32." [1d20=2]
[14:53] <Ithea> ooc: waaaay more than that
[14:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 (+2 ????) Stille 1
[14:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 (+2 ????) Stille 1 and gets 25." [1d20=3]
[14:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 (+2 ????) Stille 2
[14:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 (+2 ????) Stille 2 and gets 40." [1d20=18]
[14:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 (+2 ????) Stille 3
[14:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 (+2 ????) Stille 3 and gets 34." [1d20=12]
[14:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 (+2 ????) Stille 4
[14:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 (+2 ????) Stille 4 and gets 24." [1d20=2]
[14:55] <Kotono> Ithea gets punched int he leg, a brief blossom of pain! She endures it as Stille deftly dodges each attack on him, "I think we need to aim lower!" Stille calls, going after the four hands on him!
[14:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+30 (divine might, also forgot it on his last attack string dur)
[14:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 (divine might, also forgot it on his last attack string dur) and gets 45." [1d20=15]
[14:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25
[14:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 and gets 38." [1d20=13]
[14:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[14:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 27." [1d20=7]
[14:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[14:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 34." [1d20=19]
[14:56] <Kotono> roll 1d8+17+8
[14:56] <Kotono> roll 1d8+17+8
[14:56] <Kotono> roll 1d8+17+8
[14:56] <Kotono> roll 1d8+17+8
[14:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+17+8 and gets 30." [1d8=5]
[14:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+17+8 and gets 30." [1d8=5]
[14:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+17+8 and gets 30." [1d8=5]
[14:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+17+8 and gets 28." [1d8=3]
[14:56] <Kotono> Hands are smashed apart, leaving Stille clear of them for now! "Ithea!" Stille clals, "Can you strike downward through the rock somehow?" OOC: Go Ithea.
[15:01] <Ithea> "No! Though maybe I can force it out!" Ithea answers as she smashes the remaining hands, even as she channels a different spell through her glaive. Like that time so long ago with treants, the magic she channels will hopefully reach whatever is controlling these arms and teleport it into the air where Stille and her can reach it. Unlike with the treant, of course, this time she doesn't target a space right above them.
[15:01] <Ithea> OOC: channeling dimension hop
[15:01] <Ithea> roll d20+35
[15:01] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+35 and gets 47." [d20=12]
[15:01] <Ithea> roll d20+30
[15:01] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+30 and gets 49." [d20=19]
[15:02] <Ithea> roll d20+30 crit on last arm
[15:02] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+30 crit on last arm and gets 46." [d20=16]
[15:02] <Ithea> roll d20+25 first arm
[15:02] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+25 first arm and gets 39." [d20=14]
[15:02] <Ithea> roll d20+20 second arm
[15:02] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+20 second arm and gets 26." [d20=6]
[15:02] <Ithea> ooc: it gets a will save to try and avoid the teleport also
[15:03] <Ithea> ooc: DC 19
[15:03] <Kotono> OOC: Where are you directing it?
[15:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[15:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 21." [1d20=9]
[15:04] <Kotono> OOC: Passed. Roll damage.
[15:04] <Kotono> OOC: No crits, remember.
[15:05] <Ithea> roll 4#d10+20
[15:05] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 4#d10+20 and gets 111." [4#d10+20 = 29, 27, 25, 30]
[15:06] <Ithea> "Damn! Guess that didn't work," Ithea says with visible disappointment, seeing as nothing appeared up in the air.
[15:11] <Kotono> At this point a moment later the ground begins to rapidly rise up towards the ceiling! It rises 20ft in a few seconds, racing up to the ceiling faster and faster - with the two of you on it! OOC: Stille's up.
[15:15] <Kotono> Stille grimly shakes his head, "Ithea, I think we're losing! Care to beat a retreat?"
[15:18] <Ithea> "I wouldn't call it losing... we're just not winning! Since we can't really draw it out, I think you have the right idea. Grab onto the Radia stone and me, I'll get us out!" Ithea says, waiting for Stille to do that, at which point she'll teleport them to the other side of that tunnel, so they can start heading down the other path.
[15:20] <Kotono> Stille does just that, grabbing the stone and Ithea! OOC: Go.
[15:20] * Ithea teleports them away!
[16:18] <Kotono> OOC: Where to?
[16:20] <Ithea> ooc: at which point she'll teleport them to the other side of that tunnel, so they can start heading down the other path.
[16:21] <Kotono> In an instant you relocate, gone back to the path divergance! OOC: Free act.
[16:23] <Ithea> "Let's keep moving," Ithea says as she puts away the chunk of stone. "I'll keep my ears peeled for signs of it burrowing after us or some such, but hopefully it has no clue where we teleported to and where it should go if it wants to chase after us."
[16:27] <Kotono> "Let us make haste," Stille agrees, taking to the path, "This is a fascinating place, but I fear the locals may object to brazen mining. After all, I suppose we may be mining them."
[16:29] <Ithea> "I won't be stopping for any more mining," Ithea says with a nod as she follows. "Although I still think if it really had a problem it could have said something before the fact. Part of me almost wonders if that was our rogue elemental, given that rough welcome..."
[16:32] <Kotono> "Possible, but I doubt it. Elementals are home here, and this wasn't serene." As Stille say sthat you rise up! The bands of chalk vanish - ahead it looks to be a rapidly swirling sphere of crumbling sandstone - platforms rising and collapsing, twisting about, giving momentary passage above before it collapses! Stille looks up at it, "This beckons considerable acrobatics to ascend, or the
[16:32] <Kotono> ability to fly." Pointing up to the end of it, about 120ft up or so, there's a narrowing as a path continues up.
[16:45] <Ithea> "Flying works," Ithea says as she channels some magic into her glaive, transforming the blade into the rarely seen prismatic wings, which begin to flap and causing her to hover just a few feet over the ground. She pauses to look at Stille, given he doesn't have wings like Balyss. "Do you just want to grab on, or do you have some way to fly like your sister?"
[16:53] <Kotono> "Lady Ithea," With perhaps a smile hidden by his jacket, "I would be honored to ride you."
[16:57] * Ithea raises an eyebrow at his wording. "...You shameless cad," Ithea says drily as she grabs him up and holds him closer before controlling the wings to move them towards the higher up path.
[17:01] <Kotono> Laughing and holding on as Ithea ascends safely, "I daresay we could use a chuckle," he says as you reach the top. Above the path continues on, up and ahead.
[17:06] * Ithea continues to carry them onward along the upward path for now. "Well, this is still better than Fire, at least. That place is just plain out uncomfortable, worst here so far is some dust and a few rude and rough residents."
[17:09] <Kotono> Up you go. The path ahead is fairly mundane for a time. A fairly large cavern full of various rough stones, weaving together in strange and odd patterns. Yet none block the way and you are able to proceed on for a good twenty minutes. You come to an end to this cavern - the wall ahead is loose, crumbling dirt. Unlike everything around you, it does not move.
[17:13] <Ithea> Back to the ground, Ithea frowns, placing a hand against that wall. "Do we have to break it to keep going, you think?" she asks Stille, not sure what else they could do to keep moving. "I'm almost debating asking Balyss to send over 27. He's pretty decent at burrowing, maybe he could figure a way to get us around this place."
[17:13] <Kotono> "I suppose if you're willing to tolerate him...but perhaps he would be best as a last resort?" Stille says, tapping the wall, "Allow me to take a try."
[17:15] <Ithea> "Be my guest," Ithea says, moving away.
[17:21] <Kotono> With this, Stille gives the wall a solid kick! Several hunks of dirt fall away, but it is intact. He pauses for several moments after that, tight as a whipcord. "No fists or retaliation. It's not alive. Good. Selune," Momentarily praying, "Strengthen me with the unstoppable radiance of moonlight!" Stille swells up and grows, taller and bigger! With his new size he takes to it, starting to
[17:21] <Kotono> clear away chunk after chunk of dirt.
[17:23] * Ithea keeps watch and lets Stille clear out the dirt.
[17:25] <Kotono> OOC: Make a listen check, Ithea.
[17:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+36 Stille
[17:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+36 Stille and gets 49." [1d20=13]
[17:28] <Ithea> roll d20+42
[17:28] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+42 and gets 54." [d20=12]
[17:33] <Kotono> As Stille digs and digs, several feet in, you begin to hear a faint rattling. Indeed, Stille pauses and draws back, as his spell runs out and his size resumes. "Did you hear that," he says softly, falling back.
[17:38] <Ithea> "Some faint rattling," Ithea confirms, as she tries to figure out where that sound was coming from and if she can pinpoint it this time as she focuses.
[17:39] <Kotono> It's coming from ahead, where Stille was digging! A moment later, a skeletal hang breaks through the dirt, grasping out! "Ah." Stille frowns, "Ithea, let us put whatever strains against death to rest."
[17:41] <Ithea> "Yeah...although I'm wondering how the heck that got here in the first place," she says with a frown of her own, holding her glaive at the ready. "Are we waiting for it to finish digging itself out or what?"
[17:47] <Kotono> "Yes," Stille nods, "Be ready to strike once we have a chance."
[17:51] * Ithea nods, waiting.
[17:52] <Kotono> It's not long! A few more moves and the wall ahead crumbles! Coming out of it is a large skeleton - of something about the size of two humans, bony and dirty! It stumbles forward towards the duo! "NOW!" Stille calls!
[17:53] <Kotono> Stille reaches out, hand glowing with life-giving energies!
[17:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20 touch AC
[17:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 touch AC and gets 19." [1d20=19]
[17:53] * Ithea stabs it repeatedly with her glaive at Stille's cry, figuring the holy power of it will be enough to deal with it.
[17:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[17:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 14." [1d20=6]
[17:54] <Ithea> roll d20+35
[17:54] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+35 and gets 36." [d20=1]
[17:54] <Ithea> roll d20+30
[17:54] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+30 and gets 34." [d20=4]
[17:54] <Ithea> roll d20+25
[17:54] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+25 and gets 44." [d20=19]
[17:54] <Ithea> roll d20+20
[17:54] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+20 and gets 39." [d20=19]
[17:54] <Kotono> OOC: Three hits.
[17:54] <Ithea> ooc: do skeletons get crits? I forget.
[17:55] <Ithea> roll 3#d10+20+2d6
[17:55] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 3#d10+20+2d6 and gets 98." [3#d10+20+2d6 = 29, 34, 35]
[17:56] <Kotono> OOC: Nope. Not needed here anyway.
[17:57] <Kotono> Under direct assault from healing and glaive, the skeleton crumbles away! Behind it you see a greenish light, the way ahead revealed.
[17:57] <Kotono> OOC: Free act.
[17:58] <Kotono> "Rest in peace," Stille murmurs, adjusting his gloves. "Evil isn't unknown to the elemental planes. Be cautious," Stille warns, "Yet I have also heard of beings entombed within Earth, only to be freed millenia later by purest chance."
[17:59] <Ithea> "That was certainly pretty random, I'll give you that. I really do seem to draw the craziest of fortunes don't I? Come on, let's find out where it came from, hopefully we won't deal with any more entombed beings along the way."
[18:03] <Kotono> Thus ahead you go! Ahead is pure green rock, with bands of green crystal woven in. They move in a steady, stately pattern, forming great, interlinked helixes. It's dazzling adn dazing to watch, the pattern forever moving, forever flowing...dotted about are skeletons and gear...barely able to be noticed...the swirl of the helixes...OOC: Make a will save. Mind-affecting.
[18:04] <Ithea> roll d20+26+7 will+inspiration
[18:04] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+26+7 will+inspiration and gets 41." [d20=8]
[18:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 Stille
[18:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 Stille and gets 31." [1d20=9]
[18:06] <Kotono> With all her will and mind, Ithea prevents herself from going mind-numb! She wants to stare so bad, to stare at the helixes. So powerful, so alluring...and Stille is doing just that, eyes blank as he watches them, posture slumped.
[18:12] <Ithea> "Stille...stop looking at that thing," Ithea whispers as she covers his eyes with one hand and fires a polar ray at it with the other hand. She's not sure what it is, but it can't be good when a skeleton just came out from near it, right?
[18:12] <Ithea> roll d20+30 ranged touch attack at that
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+30 ranged touch attack at that and gets 40." [d20=10]
[18:22] <Kotono> OOC: Hit. Damage.
[18:24] <Ithea> roll 20d6 polar ray
[18:24] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 20d6 polar ray and gets 59." [20d6=2, 2, 2, 3, 6, 4, 3, 3, 2, 4, 3, 2, 6, 4, 5, 1, 4, 1, 1, 1]
[18:25] <Ithea> ooc: how underwhelming
[18:25] <Kotono> The polar flies forth, hitting the helix! It ices over, slowing and stopping! Stille blinks, "...eh?"
[18:27] <Ithea> "You okay now?" Ithea asks with a bit of worry, splitting her glance between the helix and Stille. His short comment might mean he's free? (OOC: Detect Magic)
[18:29] <Kotono> OOC: Spellcraft.
[18:31] <Ithea> roll d20+32
[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+32 and gets 47." [d20=15]
[18:40] <Kotono> There's no magic from the helix. However, there's magic from various things s cattered around the skeletons.
[18:44] <Ithea> "You don't feel a need to focus on that helix anymore, right?" Ithea asks Stille again, snapping a finger in front of his face before she considers trying to figure what the various magical things are. (OOC: around the skeletons only? none coming from the bones themselves, right?)
[18:45] <Kotono> He blinks again, "I don't. I feel rather...dull minded, but otherwise intact. Hold." He murmurs, "Whirling evermeet of chaos, shield my mind!" he intones, as his eyes clear of the dullness in them! There's various auras, most likely magical items. You'd have to get closer and inspect each one to make more of a determination. None of the bones have magic.
[18:49] <Ithea> "Okay, since you seem to be fine now..." Ithea moves closer to the skeletons, trying to examine the items that must be magical, as well as checking out anything else that might seem to be of worth or help identify these poor bastards.
[18:50] <Kotono> OOC: Going to gather things up, basically?
[18:50] <Ithea> ooc: Yes.
[18:57] <Kotono> The duo gather up all the surviving gear, sorting it out...OOC: Loot post edit.
[19:00] <Ithea> "Okay, how do you want to do last rites for these guys?" Ithea asks once all that is done. "Dig them some graves?"
[19:04] <Kotono> Tapping the green stone with his foot, "They are already emtombed, and this stone is too hard to dig," he remarks, "Allow me to pray to the Moonmaiden, so that she may guide them to Kelemvor and then to what awaits them beyond."
[19:13] <Kotono> Tapping the green stone with his foot, "They are already emtombed, and this stone is too hard to dig," he remarks, "Allow me to pray to the Moonmaiden, so that she may guide them to Kelemvor and then to what awaits them beyond."
[19:15] <Ithea> "What the hell kind of rock is that anyway?" Ithea says with a frown. "That's clearly not natural, right?" she adds as she taps some of the iced over stuff. "Any chance it could...reactivate, for lack of a better word? Turn these poor bastards into undead skeletons like the first one?"
[19:21] <Kotono> As you tap it, you notice the ice is melting away. "I have no idea what it is," Stille confesses, "But I fear we had best make haste past it," he says, "Quickly, I'll say the prayers and you smash each skull and legs. Even if a reanimation is attempted, such ruined skeletons will be of little use and fade swiftly."
[19:24] * Ithea nods, quickly destroying the parts Stille mentioned as he gives the prayers.
[19:26] <Kotono> "Lady Selune," Stille kneels in the meantime, as a cone of pure moonlight comes from it. It slowly rotates around as he speaks, "Guide these souls to the hereafter and save them from the darkness. Allow them to find the path, illuminated with your light!"
[19:29] * Ithea starts stepping out of the area as Stille talks, and waits for him, ready to summon him to her on the off chance he gets caught by that rock's spell again.
[19:30] <Kotono> Once done Stille hurries along, joining Ithea, "Shall we?" He offers his arm out.
[19:33] * Ithea nods, looping her arm around his and moving onward again. "The question is where to go now though. Did you see any other paths we could take?"
[19:36] <Kotono> "Ahead," Gesturing ahead, past the helix which you left behind, "I dare say this way?"
[19:37] <Ithea> "Oh, I guess I missed it with the creepy green rock somehow," Ithea says with a small frown but follows along. "Yeah, let's keep moving then."
[19:38] <Kotono> Arm in arm, the two advance along. More patterns of green for a time, and down another gully you go. At the bottom lines swirling black lava-rock join the green rock. Ahead, sitting on the path, is a single man-sized earth elemental. It sits, unmoving and showing no signs to your approach.
[19:42] <Ithea> "Hello!" Ithea calls out to it, speaking in Terran, hoping the use of that language might make it more willing to communicate, and favorably on top of that. "Sorry to disturb you, but can you help us?" she adds to her greeting, waiting to see how he reacts.
[19:44] <Kotono> The creature does not move. But from the rocks around you is the sound of grinding. From it you can hear in slow, exaggerated words, "I can promise the stability of earth, the patience of stone and the weight of iron. If what you desire is within those bounds, I can."
[19:47] * Ithea turns to Stille, to see if he has any response in mind already, if not, she'll...think of something to say to that.

[Yuthirin]

[11:48] <Kotono> "Good sir," Stille begins, "We're searching for the nearest serene, still point in the Groundswell. Do you know the way?"
[11:50] <Kotono> The reply comes from the grinding rocks, a slow, stony reply. "Down." It replies, "Travel down into the sapphire cavern below and follow the right forks in the path."
[11:53] <Ithea> "Thank you, that's very helpful. Is there any nearby town or settlement as well, by any chance?" Ithea asks, still speaking in terran.
[11:53] <Kotono> "Thank you," Stille seconds, noddign to Ithea's question.
[11:54] <Kotono> "No," The grinding stones answer, "The Groundswells is a place of...learning. To understand the heretical stones and be unmoving even amid it is the path to enlightenment."
[11:59] <Ithea> "...Ah. Well, we'll keep moving on then," Ithea says, deciding to follow its instructions.
[12:01] <Kotono> Stille nods, and glancing at Ithea, "Shall we then?"
[12:01] * Ithea nods, starting to move in the directions given.
[12:02] <Kotono> Once you proceed further on, Stille asks in a low voice, "I fear there is one complication."
[12:04] * Ithea silently motions for Stille to clarify while they walk.
[12:05] <Kotono> Stille points down. "Earth elementals travel through stone without difficulty. Down means down for them, I fear." Tapping the ground with one foot, "My guess would be that he perhaps did not fully appreciate or account for our lack of earth motility."
[12:23] <Ithea> "Know any spells good for burrowing? Otherwise might have to call upon 27 after all," Ithea says in reply to that.
[12:24] <Kotono> "I'm afraid not. I do know of a spell that can do it, but it's an obscure wizard's spell." Stille shakes his head, then sighs. "Very well, I suppose we must get 27."
[12:27] * Ithea nods, digging out one of her scrolls of sending. "We might as well drop all this stuff over in the Aurora as well, and I'll want to pick up another scroll. Want to take a break for lunch at Aurora before returning here?" she asks Stille.
[12:30] <Kotono> "A fine idea," Stille says. OOC: What's your plan here?
[12:56] <Ithea> OOC: Not much, really. Just pick up 27 and another scroll of sending then get sent back. We can skip the lunch part.
[12:58] <Kotono> OOC: I mean, you're sending Balyss, having her pick you up and then take you back?
[12:58] <Ithea> ooc: yes.
[12:59] <Kotono> A trip for lunch and 27 goes without incident. Balyss still looks tired, but a few words send you back! Once back 27 looks around, "Anarch?" it asks, heart sword thrusting in and out.
[13:01] <Ithea> "We need your help to move around here, 27. Unlike Limbo, I can't create paths here, and I know you can burrow," Ithea explains. "We're trying to go further down, to a sapphire cavern, right now."
[13:03] <Kotono> "Okay," 27 takes right to it! His fang-swords and claws and tongue all lash out at the ground! Stone is torn, tossed aside and eaten, 27 going into a frenzy of activity! His tongue lashes out dozens of feet in each direction, sending bits of stray rock about or snaring them into his mouth.
[13:04] <Kotono> Stille stands aside with his arms crossed, one eyebrow twitching, "He's eating the rock?"
[13:06] * Ithea looks amused. "Given what a connoisseur you are, someone else's choice of strange meals shouldn't bother you that much," Ithea teases. "Besides, he's making a path for us, right?"
[13:07] <Kotono> "There is a difference!" Stille mutters, watching in disdain, even as 27 bores down! He's making a hole about 5ft in diameter, big enough to go down, if a bit claustrophobic. Soon enough he's out of sight, burrowing down and down, hunks of rock flying out and landing all around.
[13:09] * Ithea pats Stille in the back. "Try not to think too much about it as we go down after him, is all I'll say," Ithea says, waiting a bit more for 27 to keep moving before she starts climbing down the hole.
[13:10] <Kotono> Advancing ahead after waiting, you find the hole goes 10ft down, plentiful handholds in the rock - and then curves to the right at a 90 degree angle. Looks like it's going to require some maneuvering.
[13:10] <Ithea> Manuever it, Ithea shall!
[13:11] <Kotono> OOC: Make a climb check.
[13:11] <Ithea> roll d20+23 climb
[13:11] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+23 climb and gets 33." [d20=10]
[13:12] <Kotono> Ithea makes it down with ease! However, on getting down you find the passage ahead is narrow enough to require crawling on her belly and squeezing in. It goes on for perhaps 15ft before sloping downwards, the sound of 27 digging coming from beyond it.
[13:13] <Ithea> "27! Please make the path a little bigger, please!" Ithea calls down and ahead, loudly enough that even over his digging 27 should be able to hear her. She keeps going down though, even if it requires some crawling.
[13:13] <Kotono> OOC: Make an escapea rtist check?
[13:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Stille climb in the meanwhile
[13:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Stille climb in the meanwhile and gets 20." [1d20=14]
[13:14] <Ithea> roll d20+13 EA
[13:14] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+13 EA and gets 27." [d20=14]
[13:14] <Kotono> Ack! Ithea gets about halfway down and starts to squeeze past a particularly narrow spot - and gets stuck cold! Her midsection is completely stuck!
[13:16] * Ithea tries to force her way through, taking a deep breath and then exhaling as she pushes forward once more.
[13:16] <Kotono> OOC: EA again.
[13:16] <Ithea> roll d20+13 EA try 2?
[13:16] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+13 EA try 2? and gets 32." [d20=19]
[13:17] <Kotono> POP! Ithea manages to free herself, advancing ahead! The rock scrapes against her skin, but the magic within her prevents any injury. From behind she hears, "Are you alright, Ithea?" Stille calls, as you reach the slope. A sharp downward slope, going down about 50ft. Her darkvision enabled eyes can see a hole at the bottom, a hint of blue light coming out. Here 27 sits, waiting. "This way,
[13:17] <Kotono> Anarch!"
[13:18] <Ithea> "I'm fine....but be careful around this part, Stille, it gets a little tight, though I probably loosened it a bit making my way through. See if you can widen it a little bit more before you try," Ithea answers and suggests, before continuing.
[13:19] <Kotono> OOC: Make a balance check, Ithea?
[13:19] <Kotono> roll 1d2027 EA for Stille in the meanwhile
[13:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d2027 EA for Stille in the meanwhile and gets 1243." [1d2027=1243]
[13:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27 EA for Stille in the meanwhile
[13:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 EA for Stille in the meanwhile and gets 38." [1d20=11]
[13:19] <Ithea> ooc: that's some impressive slithering in the first try
[13:19] <Ithea> roll d20+26
[13:19] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+26 and gets 44." [d20=18]
[13:20] <Kotono> Ithea's balance is superb, managing to get down the slope without going into a slide! 27 looks into her eyes, "Anarch. Fly." He says, before going down the hole and out of sight!
[13:26] <Ithea> "Sounds like it's a bit of a drop from here, Stille! I'm going to go through and float around the other side of the hole, waiting for you! Give me a warning before coming through so I can catch you, or make sure you grab onto me!" Ithea warns the lagging Stille before she pops through the hole and channels a spell to convert her glaive into its other form.
[13:27] <Kotono> "Right," Stille calls down as Ithea floats down! The drop is hundreds of feet! All around her is blue - blue crystal. Patterns are all about, bands of liquid crystal dancing about in patterns and unpatterns. There's hardly a chance to look, however, as...
[13:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 balance Stille
[13:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 balance Stille and gets 26." [1d20=19]
[13:28] <Kotono> "Aaaaaah!" Stille yelps as the sound of sliding comes, followed by Stille dropping out head first from the tunnel! OOC: Make a dex check to try and catch him?
[13:30] <Ithea> roll d20+13 dex
[13:30] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+13 dex and gets 16." [d20=3]
[13:31] <Kotono> The raw speed which Stille comes down is devastating, like a shot! However, Ithea's good selection of position is enough, catching him! She sinks 20ft or so in the air, but holds him tight!
[13:31] <Ithea> "Good warning," Ithea teases Stille as she starts floating downward, holding onto him.
[13:51] <Kotono> "Good warning," Stille replies with a smile as the two of you sink down. He exhales, "I did not savor a direct impact."
[13:53] <Ithea> "Can't say I would either," Ithea agrees, looking down and around, examining the cavern as they keep floating downward.
[13:56] <Kotono> As you descend down, you see the bands of crystal weave elaborate, ever changing patterns. The floor gently swells and rolls like a rippling ocean, everything tinted crystal blue.
[14:00] <Ithea> "Well, he did say travel down to a sapphire cavern," Ithea says with a bit of admiration. "It almost looks like it's been cut and cleaned up with how it shines..."
[14:02] <Kotono> "It's beautiful," Stille says softly, "Careful in case the ground's polished slippery."
[14:05] * Ithea nods.
[14:07] <Kotono> Thus Ithea descends down. The ground is indeed slippery-smooth, little hills of pure, polished crystal. Stille carefully kneels down, "It's smooth as oiled glass," he murmurs, rapping it with his knuckles, "Far harder, however."

[Anastasia]

* Ithea cancels out the winged enchantment on her weapon now that they've both landed, and then searches for signs of the path the elemental above mentioned would be in this cavern, as well as for 27 who flew down before them. "See which way it is?"
> The path ahead is long - but in the distance you can see it forks to the right and left.
<Ithea> "The right fork, right?" Ithea asks for confirmation as she starts moving in that direction.
> "Yes," Stille says as you move along. OOC: Make balance checks, all. -2 penalty for heavy gravity, remember.
> roll 1d20+5 Stille (-2 gravity)
* Hatbot (~Hatbot@cpe-66-69-212-179.austin.res.rr.com) has joined #sonofdunes
<Ithea> roll d20+24 (-2 gravity)
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+24 (-2 gravity) and gets 26."12 [d20=2]
> roll 1d20+5 Stille (-2 gravity)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Stille (-2 gravity) and gets 10."12 [1d20=5]
> roll 1d20+3 27 (-2 gravity)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 27 (-2 gravity) and gets 17."12 [1d20=14]
> Thus you walk along towards it. At about halfway, it happens. It's an innocent thing, Stille's foot slipping on the smooth surface! A second later he tumbles to the side, arms waving out! He grazes 27, who tumbles down in a heap! The two land at Ithea's side, slamming into her and sending her down, unable to resist in the heavy gravity! The impact with the sapphire ground, hard and unyielding!
> roll 1d10 to all
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 to all and gets 7."12 [1d10=7]
> Stille groans, rolling off Ithea with a wince. "You alright?" he asks as he rubs the side of his head.
* Ithea rubs her nose as she stands back up. "I'm fine. Selune's favor, remember? And you two?"
> "A bruise, but I'll heal." Slowly Stille rises, as 27 does the same. "Okay, Anarch."
* Ithea loops her hand around Stille's since he seems to be slightly the clumsy sort, figuring she can help support him as they move along, to avoid any other major spills. "Alright, let's keep moving then."
> Hand and hand the two go on! (More)
> roll 1d100
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 40."12 [1d100=40]
> roll 1d100
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 36."12 [1d100=36]
> You go slowly - the gravity and the slipperyness of the floor demand it. But in time the trio make it through the right hand fork and then another, the crystalline caverns continuing on. Shapes of sapphire-colored crystal are all about, undulating in waves. Ahead - ahead there is another right side fork, and a heavy pounding sound, constant and overlapping.
<Ithea> "Keep going right?" Ithea asks as she tries to place if the sound is coming from the left or right, and what it might be. She'd figure if they were heading to the serene part of the Groundswells, it wouldn't have that much noise, right?
<Ithea> roll d20+42 Listen
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+42 Listen and gets 49."12 [d20=7]
> From the right, as Stille nods, "We must, according to his directions," he states. Ithea can tell it is a constant sound of...almost like stone crumbling, but it's not right. It's like nothing Ithea has ever heard before.
<Ithea> "Let's find out what's making that noise then. Hopefully we aren't being led astray," Ithea says as she continues on as previously directed.
> Past the turn you see the air ripples and sags down. It's a visible effect, like a film of white, a translucent barrier to what lies beyond. What lies beyond is a lake of blue waves. Blue waves of crystal, flowing like water. Yet it is perfectly crystalline, flowing and ebbing about. It goes on farther than you can see. The roof soars up in a dome, high and out of sight into blue tinted darkness. At the edge of the lake sits a small skiff, 10ft wide and 50ft long, unmoving and made of a slightly lighter blue crystal than the rest.
* Ithea searches for the source of the noise...or is it the 'waves' of blue crystal?
> It indeed is. That's not hard to tell at all. Meanwhile Stille stares, "Selune's light," he murmurs, "A lake on Earth! I never imagined I would see such an absurd thing! Yet it's beautiful, don't you think?"
> 27 follows along, staying just behind Ithea. "Beware not of the lake, but of the prison."
<Ithea> "...well that's comforting," Ithea comments as she turns to look at 27 briefly, before looking over to the skiff, since there's been no signs of any prisons so far. "I guess we're going for a boat ride now?"
> "We must continue on," STille agrees. OOC: Advancing on?
<Ithea> ooc: yep
> As you step past the white film-like distortion, your bodies sag! The gravity around you grows even heavier, pressing down on you! Suddenly each step is more ponderous, more of a fight to continue forward!
<Ithea> "What the...it's -heavier- here? How do those crystal waves even work with this much gravity?" Ithea utters in surprise as she struggles to adjust to the change.
> Stille grimaces for a moment but keeps on, "A mystery indeed. Can you continue?"
* Ithea nods after a few seconds. "I can, though I hope it doesn't get any heavier," she says as she keeps moving towards the skiff, pausing only to look at 27. "And you, still fine too, 27?"
> 27 nods, "Fine, Anarch" On reaching the skiff and getting on, it begins to proceed on ahead, slowly moving through the crystalline sea!
> Stille takes a position about halfway, kneeling and keeping his gaze sweeping about.
* Ithea sits near the front, figuring she's the most likely to spot more firm ground up ahead from the three.
> roll 1d100
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 86."12 [1d100=86]
> roll 1d100 subtables
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 subtables and gets 94."12 [1d100=94]
> You sail on for ten minutes. No sign of land yet, but the pace of the boat is slow and plodding, no faster than a casual stroll. As you sail on...OOC: Spot, Ithea.
<Ithea> roll d20+42 Spot
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+42 Spot and gets 43."12 [d20=1]
> 100ft ahead or so Ithea can see the ocean beginning to ripple and the crystalline surface subtly moving apart. It's doing so quite fast.
<Ithea> "There's something happening some 100ft ahead...I don't know if something's coming out of there or what, but keep the skiff steady, guys," Ithea warns, her focus split between care for what effects the crystal ocean ripples reaching them may have and whatever is causing the ripples in the first place.
> "On it!" Stille declares, rising to a careful half-crouch, ready to spring up! 27 meanwhile stays back, watching on! Ithea only has a moment as the skiff comes to within 90ft! Then...it emerges from the rising hole, shards of crystal exploding out all around it! IT is a dragon! A dragon's huge head and titanic neck, long and serpentine! The dragon's scales are a dark sapphire-blue, so dark as to border on black. It has featureless, rich sapphire blue eyes, light as can be. Its scales glisten with blue light all around it, as it roars out, "DEFILER!"
> OOC: If anyone wants to make K:A, do so now.
<Ithea> roll d20+39 K:A
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+39 K:A  and gets 55."12 [d20=16]
-> *Ithea* The creature before you is a sapphire dragon. They expel great cones of sonic destruction, are true dragons and can teleport. Further, they possess powers of the mind, much like Dana or Morniel. They are creatures of earth that fancy themselves mastery strategists.
* Ithea groans. "...hurrah, a sapphire dragon. It had to be a dragon, didn't it?" Ithea grumbles, muttering about goddamn Tiamat and Bahamut and hoping this bastard has a nice cache of treasure after this is all over, even as she grips her glaive tightly. This is going to end in a fight, she just knows it, and she starts preparing a ray spell to say hello with.
> At this, the dragon advances on, mouth opening wide! OOC: Init, since you called it dead on.
> roll 1d20+11 Stille
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Stille and gets 20."12 [1d20=9]
> roll 1d20+5 27
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 27 and gets 16."12 [1d20=11]
> roll 1d20+14 Mr. Dragon
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Mr. Dragon and gets 24."12 [1d20=10]
<Ithea> roll d20+17+5 (nerveskitter)
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+17+5 (nerveskitter) and gets 34."12 [d20=12]
* Retrieving #sonofdunes modes...
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(34)>Sapphire Dragon(24)>Stille(20)>27(16)'
> OOC: Open Ithea. It is 90ft away.
<Ithea> "Stille! It teleports, so it'll probably pop up a lot closer in a few seconds! Be ready for that!" Ithea warns, as she holds her spell for the moment, deciding it's still too far. If it moves or teleports closer though, she'll immediately react with her spell however, figuring even 90ft is still too far for the creature to do anything with as well.
> A moment later the dragon's claw comes up, 70ft away! Around it forms great blobs of shimmering, shuddering ectoplasm! It crackles with titanic amounts of noise, as...OOC: Are you going to take your held action here, Ithea?
<Ithea> ooc: yes
<Ithea> Seeing a valid target, Ithea immediately releases a ray of debilitating power aimed for the claw. (OOC: quick cast true casting+ennervation)
<Ithea> roll d20+22+10 CL with true casting
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+22+10 CL with true casting and gets 40."12 [d20=8]
> OOC: Success. Attack roll now.
<Ithea> roll d20+31 ranged touch
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+31 ranged touch and gets 51."12 [d20=20]
> OOC: Crit confirm.
<Ithea> ooc: can ennervation crit?
> OOC: Yep.
<Ithea> roll d20+31 ranged touch guess so!
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+31 ranged touch guess so! and gets 39."12 [d20=8]
> OOC: That be ac rit.
<Ithea> ooc: so 2d4 levels then?
> OOC: Correct.
<Ithea> roll 2d4
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 2d4 and gets 6."12 [2d4=2, 4]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(34)>Sapphire Dragon(24; -6 levels)>Stille(20)>27(16)'
> The dragon's attack isn't disrupted, but it shrinks considerably before launching out at the skiff and its inhabitants! A burst of titanic sound slams into all of you, like the roar of an angry, well, dragon! OOC: Fort saves, all. 27 is immune to sonic so no need.
> roll 1d20+28 Stille
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 Stille and gets 48."12 [1d20=20]
<Ithea> roll d20+28 fort
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+28 fort and gets 35."12 [d20=7]
> roll 14d4-14 halve this all, sonic damage
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 14d4-14 halve this all, sonic damage and gets 22."12 [14d4=2, 3, 3, 4, 2, 4, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1, 1, 3, 4]
> The burst of sound rattles Ithea and Stille, but they endure well enough! However, lines of cracks appear all over your skiff as the dragon closes in, coming to within 30ft! Then its huge mouth snaps open, a sudden torrent of barely audible sound engulfing the entire skiff and party! OOC: Ref.
> roll 1d20+29 Stille improved evasion
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 Stille improved evasion and gets 36."12 [1d20=7]
<Ithea> roll d20+26 evasion
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+26 evasion and gets 41."12 [d20=15]
> roll 24d4 none Ithea and half Stille
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 24d4 none Ithea and half Stille and gets 60."12 [24d4=4, 2, 4, 1, 2, 1, 4, 4, 4, 2, 1, 1, 3, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 4]
> roll 1d4+4
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+4 and gets 8."12 [1d4=4]
> roll 1d20+22 Stille will
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 Stille will and gets 25."12 [1d20=3]
> OOC: Do you hav eany auras against dragon based fear effects, Ithea?
<Ithea> ooc: I am immune to it, but I don't give auras on Ithea, just Morana.
> roll 1d4 STille panicked for these many rounds
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 STille panicked for these many rounds and gets 4."12 [1d4=4]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(34)>Sapphire Dragon(24; -6 levels)>Stille(20; panicked 4 rounds)>27(16)'
> Amid the burst of sound your ship begins to crack apart! It shatters, becoming several crumbling, cracking lumps of crystal in the sea! It's crumbling before your very eyes, as Stille screams and leaps backwards amid the pieces of the ship, trying ot get away! OOC: Jump check.
> roll 1d20+2 jump (-4 gravity)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 jump (-4 gravity) and gets 11."12 [1d20=9]
> But he misjumps, splashing into the crystalline lake! What splashes out is crystal and blood, as the crystalline lake cuts Stille to shreds!
> roll 20d6 ow
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 20d6 ow and gets 82."12 [20d6=6, 5, 2, 2, 5, 6, 4, 5, 2, 5, 2, 3, 3, 6, 4, 5, 3, 4, 6, 4]
> Stille sinks up to his waist, descending into the crystalline sea as it tears him apart like salad lettuce! Blood - blue blood, glistening in the crystalline radiance around you - splatters on the crumbling remnants of the skiff! Then, 27 zips past Ithea, a howl of incandesent fury, screaming, "ANARCH MIIIIINE!" as he darts at the dragon fearlessly, even as it bites at him!
> OOC: Popping chaos devotion too.
> roll 1d10 odds attacks evens AC
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 odds attacks evens AC and gets 7."12 [1d10=7]
> OOC: +7 sacred attack rolls.
> roll 1d20+43 chomp
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+43 chomp and gets 56."12 [1d20=13]
> roll 4d6+13 does not beat DR
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6+13 does not beat DR and gets 27."12 [4d6=2, 3, 5, 4]
> OOC: 11 damage.
> But despite being bit, 27 does not stop, heart sword seeking out the gem dragon's flesh!
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(34)>Sapphire Dragon(24; -6 levels)>Stille(20; panicked 4 rounds)>27(16; chaos devotion 10 rounds left)'
> roll 1d20+34 (+2 charge, +7 chaos devotion)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+34 (+2 charge, +7 chaos devotion) and gets 37."12 [1d20=3]
> OOOC: Also strike the attack roll, forgot the -6. He actually missed.
> But the dragon's hide is too tough, heart-sword scraping off the scales of its neck ineffectively! OOC: Ithea, go.
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(34)>Sapphire Dragon(24; -6 levels)>Stille(20; panicked 3 rounds)>27(16; chaos devotion 10 rounds left)'
* Ithea grimaces, and wastes a spell to try to summon Stille back to the ship, though behind her so he's at least safe while he's apparently in a panic. Hopefully he doesn't repeat that again though, and then casts another ray at the dragon, this time a polar ray. (OOC: using quick cast for regroup, placing Stille back in the ship behind me)
<Ithea> roll d20+31 ranged touch
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+31 ranged touch and gets 34."12 [d20=3]
> OOC: Hit. SR check.
<Ithea> roll d20+22 CL
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+22 CL and gets 25."12 [d20=3]
<Ithea> ooc: Ithea will also use her haste ability as an aside while it's still her turn, not that that helps with her attack.
> Stille appears at Ithea's feet, legs shredded bad, bones sliced and visible! He gasps in terrified pain as Ithea fires off a polar ray, but it fizzles before the dragon's august majesty! OOC: Okay. Dragon's up.
> The dragon turns its attention to 27, going to rip into him with a hateful fury, claws and teeth and bites seeking him!
> roll 1d20+37 (-6 levels) bite
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+37 (-6 levels) bite and gets 52."12 [1d20=15]
> roll 1d20+37 (-6 levels) claw 1
> roll 1d20+37 (-6 levels) claw 2
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+37 (-6 levels) claw 1 and gets 40."12 [1d20=3]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+37 (-6 levels) claw 2 and gets 48."12 [1d20=11]
> roll 1d20+37 (-6 levels) wing 1
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+37 (-6 levels) wing 1 and gets 44."12 [1d20=7]
> roll 1d20+37 (-6 levels) wing 2
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+37 (-6 levels) wing 2 and gets 55."12 [1d20=18]
> roll 1d20+37 (-6 levels) tail
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+37 (-6 levels) tail and gets 48."12 [1d20=11]
> roll 4d6+13-16
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6+13-16 and gets 15."12 [4d6=3, 4, 5, 6]
> roll 2d6+7-16
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+7-16 and gets 1."12 [2d6=5, 5]
> The dragon's fury assails 27 all over, battering him terrifically - yet he doesn't relent, screaming over and over "ANARCH MIIIIINE!" Even as that happens, Ithea feels a pressure in her brain, the world cracking around her! OOC: Will save, Ithea. Mind-affecting.
<Ithea> roll d20+26+7 inspiration because mind-affecting is never good.
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+26+7 inspiration because mind-affecting is never good. and gets 45."12 [d20=12]
> Ithea shakes it off, resisting an urge to up to become down and sanity to become madness! Meanwhile Stille cowers and screams in terror! OOC: Okay. 27.
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(34)>Sapphire Dragon(24; -6 levels)>Stille(20; panicked 2 rounds)>27(16; chaos devotion 10 rounds left)'
> roll 1d10 CD, odds attack evens AC
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 CD, odds attack evens AC and gets 1."12 [1d10=1]
> OOC: +1 attack this round.
> 27 unleashes it all, fencing with the dragon, fangs and tongue trying to rip the huge head apart!
> roll 1d20+24 (+1 CD) fang 1
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 (+1 CD) fang 1 and gets 44."12 [1d20=20]
> roll 1d20+24 (+1 CD) fang 1 crit?
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 (+1 CD) fang 1 crit? and gets 41."12 [1d20=17]
> roll 1d20+19 fang 1
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 fang 1 and gets 26."12 [1d20=7]
> roll 1d20+14 fang 1
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 fang 1 and gets 20."12 [1d20=6]
> roll 1d20+9 fang 1
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 fang 1 and gets 12."12 [1d20=3]
> roll 1d20+24 (+1 CD) fang 2
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 (+1 CD) fang 2 and gets 44."12 [1d20=20]
> roll 1d20+24 (+1 CD) fang 2 crit?
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 (+1 CD) fang 2 crit? and gets 36."12 [1d20=12]
> roll 1d20+19 (+1 CD) fang 2 crit?
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (+1 CD) fang 2 crit? and gets 23."12 [1d20=4]
> roll 1d20+14 (+1 CD) fang 2 crit?
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 (+1 CD) fang 2 crit? and gets 15."12 [1d20=1]
> roll 1d20+9 (+1 CD) fang 2 crit?
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 (+1 CD) fang 2 crit? and gets 12."12 [1d20=3]
> roll 1d20+18 tongue
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 tongue and gets 37."12 [1d20=19]
> roll 24d8+24+8d8+8 ow 27 crits hard
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 24d8+24+8d8+8 ow 27 crits hard and gets 202."12 [24d8=1, 1, 7, 7, 3, 8, 3, 6, 7, 5, 6, 2, 7, 7, 6, 2, 7, 7, 6, 8, 1, 7, 8, 6][8d8=8, 7, 7, 5, 3, 3, 3, 6]
> 27 dives into the dragon's maw - and for a moment he soars in, before a great gush of blood erupts out the back it's mouth! 27 emerges out the back and then darts back the way he came, two gaping holes in the dragon that gush out blood! OOC: That hurt. A lot. Go Ithea.
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(34)>Sapphire Dragon(24; -6 levels)>Stille(20; panicked 2 rounds)>27(16; chaos devotion 9 rounds left)'
<Ithea> ooc: If I use blink, do I get the benefit of the +2 to attack rolls and deny dex from invisible creature effect, or does the dragon get around that?
> OOC: You'd know dragons have blindsight.
<Ithea> ooc: Ah well, still worth it for the ability to move more freely due to it.
* Ithea uses her last remaining ability of casting spells quickly to flicker between the Earth and the Ethereal, using the transitional effect to move more freely as she moves in a slightly upward line towards the dragon and slashing at it with her glaive, channeling her most common spell through it's blade. (OOC: quick cast blink, then moving until I'm 15ft away, attacking with channeled vt)
<Ithea> ooc: If I can tumble through that blink movement to try and avoid AoO, I will, otherwise, AoO away
> OOC: Tumble.
<Ithea> roll d20+38-4 Tumble+heavy gravity (assuming gravity applies even with blink effect)
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+38-4 Tumble+heavy gravity (assuming gravity applies even with blink effect) and gets 54."12 [d20=20]
> OOC: Bare success. Attack.
<Ithea> roll d20+37 attack
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+37 attack and gets 40."12 [d20=3]
> Ithea slashes in, but misses by the absolute narrowest of margins, glancing off hard scale! Then with tremendous wrath and glaring at Ithea with utter, all consuming contempt, the dragon withdraws its head back, crystalline sea closing behind it! OOC: Free act.
<Ithea> "Oh, that can't be good..." Ithea mutters as she moves back to the skiff and heals Stille. "C'mon, stop panicking, Stille!"
<Ithea> roll 4d8+20
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 4d8+20 and gets 42."12 [4d8=8, 3, 3, 8]
> Stille's legs heals considerably - but even now you can see it's a wreck, even the healed parts. As he continues to scream, more cracks run on the shard he's on, threatening to shatter any moment! Meanwhile 27 flies above where the dragon one, glaring down balefully.
<Ithea> Ship repairs aren't her forte, so while it's still in one piece, Ithea gets the skiff moving again, keeping an eye on both Stille and the cracks. If the need to abandon ship arises, she can pick him up and start flying them onward. "Do you see anything up ahead, 27?" she asks the prophetic slaad. Maybe even if he can't actually see anything, he'll 'SEE' something...
> Trying to move the skiff is a mistake - already broken up and cracked, it gives up the ghost and shatters, giving you mere seconds to react!
* Ithea immediately reaches for Stille and transforms her weapon into it's winged form, having had concerns of this very thing happening. Well, at least Stille has no reason to struggle with the dragon momentarily gone. "27! Anything ahead then?!?" she asks again, ready to head backwards to a known shore if not.
> "Ahead!" 27 takes off, flying like a shot! Meanwhile Stille's eyes at last clear, his breathing rapid! "I-Ithea?" he asks, voice sounding dreamy-dazed.
<Ithea> "C'mon, just hold on for now, alright?" Ithea asks softly of Stille as she flies onward after 27.
> Stille nods as you fly along! OOC: How long does your flight last?
<Ithea> ooc: 15 minutes
> You fly on for a good ten more minutes - and you see the far shore at last! Here the crystal becomes interwoven with bands of what looks to be shale or something similar. Further, the ground isn'tmoving, nor are there chaotic patterns into the air.
<Ithea> Ithea flies a bit further in-land before landing the pair of them. "How are you holding up, Stille?" Ithea asks as she gently sets him down.
> Stille cries and falls to his good side, rolling over. "I fear my leg is not for walking now," he announces, "I think greater magic will be needed to restore it."
* Ithea grimaces. "Then we may be best off returning to Aurora for now, if we get attacked again, you're going to be seen as easy pickings," Ithea says as she pulls out her scroll. "We can return again later, perhaps with others that might have interest in hunting that sapphire dragon."
<Ithea> Before she uses her scroll, she does pause to turn to look at 27. "You did very good back there, 27. Thanks for keeping it occupied, possibly even running it off at that."
> 27 bobs his head up and down, "Anarch," It says, looking into her eyes. "They come. Servants of the prisoner."
<Ithea> "Let's not be here to greet them then," Ithea says, turning to look back at Stille's leg. "Not today anyway..." she adds before using the scroll to call up Balyss and request for a return trip back.
> OOC: What's the casting time on the spell?
<Ithea> ooc: duration 1 round
<Ithea> ooc: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/sending.htm
> OOC: Casting time, not duration. <_<
<Ithea> ooc: 10 minutes then according to that!
<Ithea> ooc: man that takes a while apparently.
> Ithea casts for about three minutes - and then, "Ithea!" Stille calls, struggling to rise up to one knee. Coming from the shores of the ocean are figures of sapphire crystal. They are all jagged edges and broken bits, manshaped save for a third arm instead of a head. They are about 10 feet tall, three of them emerging out from the sea!
<Ithea> "Damn, not enough time?" Ithea mumbles as she stops, and instead draws out a wand, tossing it to Stille. "Not sure if this will help you any, but you hang onto that. Let's see how we get through this..." Ithea says, going for her weapon again and eyeing the figures warily.
> OOC: Okay, dinner break. Back in a little while, getting nabbed for it.
> OOC: Also, what wand?
<Ithea> ooc: CLW wand
> OOC: Okay. Roll init then since they're coming at you.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+11 Stille
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Stille and gets 14."12 [1d20=3]
> roll 1d20+5 27
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 27 and gets 21."12 [1d20=16]
> roll 1d20+4 Sapphire 3-arms 1
> roll 1d20+4 Sapphire 3-arms 2
> roll 1d20+4 Sapphire 3-arms 3
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 Sapphire 3-arms 1 and gets 21."12 [1d20=17]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 Sapphire 3-arms 2 and gets 19."12 [1d20=15]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 Sapphire 3-arms 3 and gets 9."12 [1d20=5]
* Kotono changes topic to '27=3 arms 1(21)>3 arms 2(19)>Stille(14)>3 arms 3(9)'
<Ithea> roll d20+17 init
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+17 init and gets 33."12 [d20=16]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(33)>27=3 arms 1(21)>3 arms 2(19)>Stille(14)>3 arms 3(9)'
> OOC: Open Ithea. They're about 50ft away, coming out of the waves of the sea.
<Ithea> ooc: any knowledge check for devotion/trivia?
> OOC: K:A.
<Ithea> roll d20+39 K:A
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+39 K:A and gets 43."12 [d20=4]
<Ithea> "27 said to beware, so I'm going to just treat these guys as hostiles," Ithea says, more for her sake than anything, before she fires a chain of lightning, jumping from one of the creatures to the other two as well.
-> *Ithea* These are constructs created out of pure crystal and overwhelming magical power. They're temorary things, little more than extensions of a greater power.
-> *Ithea* *Temporary
> OOC: No SR, so roll damage and DC.
<Ithea> roll 20d6 reflex DC 22
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 20d6 reflex DC 22 and gets 70."12 [20d6=6, 6, 5, 1, 6, 4, 2, 1, 4, 2, 2, 4, 5, 3, 1, 4, 1, 3, 6, 4]
> roll 1d20+10 ref 1
> roll 1d20+10 ref 2
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 ref 1 and gets 17."12 [1d20=7]
> roll 1d20+10 ref 3
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 ref 2 and gets 20."12 [1d20=10]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 ref 3 and gets 18."12 [1d20=8]
> The blast of lightning hits each one, crackling amid the crystalline depths! An electric blue-white cast shines amid them from that stroke of lightning, as the first one and 27 close in on each other, coming to meet in an exchange of fang against fist 25ft away from Ithea!
> roll 1d20+23 construct
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 construct and gets 32."12 [1d20=9]
> roll 1d20+23 27
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 27 and gets 25."12 [1d20=2]
> But neither lands a blow, badger slaad's fang deflected by the three fists of the crystalline warrior! Meanwhile the second one lurches forward, coming forward to Ithea to try and pound her down!
> roll 1d20+23 AC?
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 AC? and gets 36."12 [1d20=13]
<Ithea> ooc: 37, barely safe
> Ithea struggles to dodge in the heavy gravity, straining herself to the utmost to evade! The blow comes wihin an inch of her stomach anyway, only her last deft hop back saving her! Meanwhile...OOC: Forgot the -4 in 27's roll but he missed clean anyway. Stille's up.
> "Hells with it," Stille mutters, intoning, "Fair Selune, shine your favor onto me and wash away the wounds of the past!" Moonlight glows over Stille as his wounds heal - but his leg is still wrong, broken and shredded, even if the bleeding is gone! Meanwhile the injured third comes out, stomping forward at Ithea as well!
> roll 1d20+23 AC?
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 AC? and gets 31."12 [1d20=8]
<Ithea> ooc: still 37 =p
> But Ithea again dodges, holding her own safely! At this, four more golems emerge out from the sea, coming towards the party! OOC: Adding them to init.
> roll 1d20+4 3 arms 4
> roll 1d20+4 3 arms 5
> roll 1d20+4 3 arms 6
> roll 1d20+4 3 arms 7
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 3 arms 4 and gets 16."12 [1d20=12]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 3 arms 5 and gets 8."12 [1d20=4]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 3 arms 6 and gets 20."12 [1d20=16]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 3 arms 7 and gets 6."12 [1d20=2]
<Ithea> ooc: I didn't get any AoOs for reach 15ft on the two that attacked me btw?
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(33)>27=3 arms 1(21)>3 arms 6(20)>3 arms 2(19)>3 arms 4(16)>Stille(14)>3 arms 3(9)>3 arms 5(8)>3 arms 7(6)'
> OOOC: Go for it.
<Ithea> AS she dodges around the two creatures that attack her, Ithea counters with an attack of her own against each of them.
<Ithea> roll d20+36 vs #2
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+36 vs #2 and gets 51."12 [d20=15]
<Ithea> roll d20+36 vs #3
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+36 vs #3 and gets 54."12 [d20=18]
<Ithea> ooc: +4 to those due to deft opportunist btw
<Ithea> roll d10+20 vs #2 assuming hit
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d10+20 vs #2 assuming hit and gets 24."12 [d10=4]
<Ithea> roll d10+20 vs #3 assuming hit
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d10+20 vs #3 assuming hit and gets 28."12 [d10=8]
> In the meanwhile Ithea punishes the two golems for closing in, scoring serious wounds on both, but not quite putting them down! OOC: Ithea, go.
* Ithea works on finishing that job up, taking out the two golems with her next set of attacks!
<Ithea> roll d20+38 vs #2
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+38 vs #2 and gets 49."12 [d20=11]
<Ithea> roll d20+33 vs #3
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+33 vs #3 and gets 44."12 [d20=11]
<Ithea> roll d20+28 vs #3
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+28 vs #3 and gets 35."12 [d20=7]
<Ithea> roll d20+23 vs #2
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+23 vs #2 and gets 28."12 [d20=5]
> OOC: Three hits.
<Ithea> roll 2#d10+22 vs #3
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 2#d10+22 vs #3 and gets 48."12 [2#d10+22 = 23, 25]
<Ithea> roll d10+22 vs #2
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d10+22 vs #2 and gets 26."12 [d10=4]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(33)>27=3 arms 1(21)>3 arms 6(20)>3 arms 4(16)>Stille(14)>3 arms 5(8)>3 arms 7(6)'
> The second and third crystalline figures are chopped up, the shards of crystal falling ot the ground! There they shatter, a deep, dark sapphire blue light fading from them, flowing back into the ocean and out of sight! OOC: Okay. 27 and 3 arms 1.
> Locked in deadly combat, the slaad and the crystalline golem do war onto each other!
> roll 1d20+23 vs 27
> roll 1d20+23 vs 27
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 vs 27 and gets 27."12 [1d20=4]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 vs 27 and gets 30."12 [1d20=7]
> roll 1d20+19 (-4 gravity)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (-4 gravity) and gets 21."12 [1d20=2]
> roll 1d20+14 (-4 gravity)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 (-4 gravity) and gets 31."12 [1d20=17]
> roll 1d20+9 (-4 gravity)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 (-4 gravity) and gets 24."12 [1d20=15]
> roll 1d20+4 (-4 gravity)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 (-4 gravity) and gets 11."12 [1d20=7]
> roll 1d20+19
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 21."12 [1d20=2]
> roll 1d20+14
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 29."12 [1d20=15]
> roll 1d20+9
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 11."12 [1d20=2]
> roll 1d20+4
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 9."12 [1d20=5]
> roll 1d20+14 tongue
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 tongue and gets 34."12 [1d20=20]
> roll 1d20+14 tongue crit?
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 tongue crit? and gets 18."12 [1d20=4]
> roll 8d8+8+4d4+4
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 8d8+8+4d4+4 and gets 61."12 [8d8=3, 3, 6, 2, 8, 4, 7, 2][4d4=4, 4, 3, 3]
> 27 manages to impale the golem through the chest, followed by licking its third arm clean off! The entire thing crumbles to shards, more light returning to the sea! OOC: 3 arms 6
> .
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(33)>27(21)>3 arms 6(20)>3 arms 4(16)>Stille(14)>3 arms 5(8)>3 arms 7(6)'
> The sixth one of the horde advances right onto downed Stille, trying to take advantage of his state!
> roll 1d20+23 whammo
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 whammo and gets 33."12 [1d20=10]
> roll 2d6+11 and bleeding wound, loses 3 hp every round. Note this by his HP
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+11 and bleeding wound, loses 3 hp every round. Note this by his HP and gets 16."12 [2d6=2, 3]
> Downed and unable to truly defend himself, Stille takes a slicing blow to the forearm, ripping it open with a sprinkling of blood! As this happens the fourth golem advances onto 27, slamming into him fist first!
> roll 1d20+23
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 and gets 40."12 [1d20=17]
> But 27 is infinitely too tough, the fist hitting and sounding like it hit pure reinforced steel! At thismoment Stille smiles, "Wonderful of you to come close," he welcomes, fists suddenly lashing out!
> roll 1d20+26 (-4 gravity)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+26 (-4 gravity) and gets 31."12 [1d20=5]
> roll 1d20+21 (-4 gravity)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 (-4 gravity) and gets 28."12 [1d20=7]
> roll 1d20+16 (-4 gravity)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 (-4 gravity) and gets 34."12 [1d20=18]
> roll 1d20+11 (-4 gravity)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 (-4 gravity) and gets 27."12 [1d20=16]
> roll 1d8+17+1d8+17
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+17+1d8+17 and gets 45."12 [1d8=8][1d8=3]
> Stille lands a pair of blows, both rocking the golem back and sending cracks up its already fragmented form! At this the fifth and seventh golem advance, both on Ithea!
> roll 1d20+23 vs 36
> roll 1d20+23 vs 36
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 vs 36 and gets 29."12 [1d20=6]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 vs 36 and gets 34."12 [1d20=11]
> But both miss, unable to touch the nimble catgirl! Meanwhile, more emerge - three more golems, trudging out of the sea!
> roll 1d20+4 3 arms 8
> roll 1d20+4 3 arms 9
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 3 arms 8 and gets 13."12 [1d20=9]
> roll 1d20+4 3 arms 10
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 3 arms 9 and gets 23."12 [1d20=19]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 3 arms 10 and gets 20."12 [1d20=16]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(33)>3 arms 9(23)>27(21)>3 arms 6=3 arms 10(20)>3 arms 4(16)>Stille(14)>3 arms 8(13)>3 arms 5(8)>3 arms 7(6)'
> OOC: Go Ithea.
<Ithea> ooc: I assume I'd get AoOs on the two that attacked me, so I'll do those first then my turn's action.
> OOC: Okay.
* Ithea quickly takes two attacks against the two on her.
<Ithea> roll d20+40 vs #5
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+40 vs #5 and gets 54."12 [d20=14]
<Ithea> roll d20+40 vs #7
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+40 vs #7 and gets 47."12 [d20=7]
<Ithea> roll d10+20 #5
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d10+20 #5 and gets 30."12 [d10=10]
<Ithea> roll d10+20 #7
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d10+20 #7 and gets 22."12 [d10=2]
> OOC: Three hits.
<Ithea> ooc: last two were damage.
> OOOC: Er wait, they hit. Misread. They're still up, take your turn.
* Ithea attacks once more, speeding up as this time she also channels arcane might on her follow up attacks! (OOC: AS3, haste, and vt)
<Ithea> roll d20+39 vs #5
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+39 vs #5 and gets 57."12 [d20=18]
<Ithea> roll d20+39 vs #7
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+39 vs #7 and gets 53."12 [d20=14]
<Ithea> roll d20+34 vs #6 on Stille since he should be near me
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+34 vs #6 on Stille since he should be near me and gets 35."12 [d20=1]
<Ithea> roll d20+29 vs #6
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+29 vs #6 and gets 30."12 [d20=1]
<Ithea> roll d20+24 vs #6
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+24 vs #6 and gets 28."12 [d20=4]
<Ithea> ooc: shees
> OOC: Two hits on the Hatebot train.
<Ithea> roll d10+22 vs #5 no SR on these guys either, right?
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d10+22 vs #5 no SR on these guys either, right? and gets 23."12 [d10=1]
> OOC: None.
<Ithea> roll d10+22 vs #7 no SR on these guys either, right?
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d10+22 vs #7 no SR on these guys either, right? and gets 26."12 [d10=4]
<Ithea> roll 10d6 vt #5
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 10d6 vt #5 and gets 36."12 [10d6=1, 1, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 3]
<Ithea> roll 10d6 vt #7
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 10d6 vt #7 and gets 35."12 [10d6=2, 6, 5, 1, 6, 3, 1, 3, 4, 4]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(33)>3 arms 9(23)>27(21)>3 arms 6=3 arms 10(20)>3 arms 4(16)>Stille(14)>3 arms 8(13)'
<Ithea> roll 3d4 #5 oh yeah, and AS
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 3d4 #5 oh yeah, and AS and gets 10."12 [3d4=2, 4, 4]
<Ithea> roll 3d4 #7 oh yeah, and AS
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 3d4 #7 oh yeah, and AS and gets 6."12 [3d4=2, 2, 2]
> As you strike each one, energy flows into Ithea! Not only the energy of vampiric touch, but raw energy that makes her flesh toughen and body thrum! Sapphire blue light travles up her glaive and into her body, invigorating her! OOC: You gain the benefit of a Draconic Might spell (SC), caster level 18th. 3 arms 9 is up.
> At this, the golems as one shatter apart! 5 drifts of light fly back into the ocean, as a moment later the ground shakes! The sapphire dragon emerges up to its chest, on the shores and with a bleeding, distended mouthful of leaking crystal shards! Fanatical hate burns in its eyes, as it rears its head back...OOC: Init here. 3 damage to Stille from the bleeding wound.
> roll 1d20+11 Stille
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Stille and gets 12."12 [1d20=1]
> roll 1d20+5 27
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 27 and gets 13."12 [1d20=8]
<Ithea> "...I fucking hate Tiamat," Ithea mutters.
<Ithea> roll d20+17
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+17 and gets 35."12 [d20=18]
> roll 1d20+14 Sapphire Dragon is piiiissseddd
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Sapphire Dragon is piiiissseddd and gets 22."12 [1d20=8]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(35)>Sapphire Dragon (22)>27(13)>Stille(12)'
> OOC: Go Ithea.
<Ithea> ooc: how far is it right now from me? And would I have to go into the 'lake' to reach it?
> OOC: 30ft, it advanced ahead.You wouldn't, it's partially out - out up to it's chest.
* Ithea moves a step closer as her reach magically extends and she attacks it in full while it's still getting its bearing from popping up hopefully! (OOC: AS 5, channeling touch of idiocy, and using gloves' effect to extend reach to 25ft for a round)
> OOC: Okay.
<Ithea> ooc: as an aside, does holy damage apply here?
> OOC: No.
<Ithea> ooc: okay
<Ithea> roll d20+42
<Ithea> roll d20+42
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+42 and gets 43."12 [d20=1]
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+42 and gets 60."12 [d20=18]
<Ithea> roll d20+37
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+37 and gets 45."12 [d20=8]
<Ithea> roll d20+32
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+32 and gets 52."12 [d20=20]
<Ithea> roll d20+32 crit?
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+32 crit? and gets 52."12 [d20=20]
> OOC: One hit and one crit. d100 on both.
<Ithea> ooc: I wish crits exploded
<Ithea> roll d20+27 last attack
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+27 last attack and gets 38."12 [d20=11]
> OOC: Same as before. One hit and one crit. d100 on both.
<Ithea> roll 2#d100 I have ghost touch weapon, does that help any?
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 2#d100 I have ghost touch weapon, does that help any? and gets 138."12 [2#d100 = 86, 52]
> OOC: Nob ut you hit both times anyway. Bring on the pain train.
<Ithea> roll d10+20+5d4
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d10+20+5d4 and gets 37."12 [d10=5][5d4=2, 2, 2, 4, 2]
<Ithea> roll 3d10+60+5d4
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 3d10+60+5d4 and gets 96."12 [3d10=8, 5, 9][5d4=1, 3, 4, 3, 3]
<Ithea> roll d20+27 CL
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+27 CL and gets 47."12 [d20=20]
<Ithea> roll d6 touch of idiocy
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d6 touch of idiocy and gets 5."12 [d6=5]
<Ithea> ooc: -5 to it's Int/Wis/Cha
> Ithea slashes deep into the dragon's chest, arcane flame scorching the wounds as blood rains down! She leaps up to cut in deep, kicking off its chest to retreat safely!  The entire gem wyrm convulses, more blood leaking from its mouth! Yet it does not stop and opens it's mouth instead, letting out a virtual torrent of hellish crystal and barely audible sound! OOC: Ref saves, you three.
> roll 1d20+29 Stille improved evasion
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 Stille improved evasion and gets 41."12 [1d20=12]
<Ithea> roll d20+26+7 evasion+inspiration
> roll 1d20+15 27
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+26+7 evasion+inspiration and gets 43."12 [d20=10]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 27 and gets 18."12 [1d20=3]
> roll 24d4 plus 20d6 24d4 is sonic and th erest is nontyped. Stille half, Ithea full, 27 full(but he nulls the sonic. Rolling the sonic first then the 20d6)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 24d4 plus 20d6 24d4 is sonic and th erest is nontyped. Stille half, Ithea full, 27 full(but he nulls the sonic. Rolling the sonic first then the 20d6) and gets 50."12 [24d4=1, 2, 1, 4, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1, 3, 1, 1, 2]
> roll 20d6
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 20d6 and gets 53."12 [20d6=2, 5, 2, 1, 1, 3, 3, 3, 1, 3, 4, 1, 5, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1, 3, 6]
> OOC: Will save, Ithea and 27. This is a fear effect from a dragon - does that trigger your immunity, Ithea?
<Ithea> ooc: yup
> roll 1d20+15 27 will
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 27 will and gets 17."12 [1d20=2]
> roll 1d4 panicked this many rounds
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 panicked this many rounds and gets 1."12 [1d4=1]
> roll 1d4+4 breath weapon
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+4 breath weapon  and gets 7."12 [1d4=3]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(35)>Sapphire Dragon (22)>27(13; panicked 1 round)>Stille(12)'
> A moment later the dragon's head is surrounded by sapphire light! Above you there is a shattering groan, as a huge sapphire crystal plummets down, aimed right at the bleeding and semi-mobile Stille!
> roll 1d20+31 touch AC this is largely a formality
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+31 touch AC this is largely a formality and gets 45."12 [1d20=14]
> roll 18d8 and fort if he survives
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 18d8 and fort if he survives and gets 89."12 [18d8=8, 3, 6, 3, 5, 6, 6, 2, 8, 8, 6, 2, 8, 6, 7, 3, 1, 1]
> roll 1d20+28
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 44."12 [1d20=16]
> The crystal slams down, exploding into a rain of slicing shards all around Stille! His clothing is stained red head to toe, his entire body bleeding horrifically! He somehow he looks up from his hideous pain, even as 27 screams and runs past him. With shaking fingers he smiles, "Selune...please..." he whispers, as a moon bolt flies from his hand, the silvery light streaking towards the dragon! "Don't...you dare hurt Ithea!"
> roll 1d20+15
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 31."12 [1d20=16]
> roll 5d4*1.5
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d4*1.5 and gets 18."12 [5d4=3, 2, 2, 3, 2]
> roll 1d20+29 dragon fort
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 dragon fort and gets 47."12 [1d20=18]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(35)>Sapphire Dragon (22; -9 str)>27(13; panicked 1 round)>Stille(12)'
> The dragon's entire body seems to shrink under the blast, shriveling like a grape left too long in the sun!OOC: Ithea, go.
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(35)>Sapphire Dragon (22; -9 str)>27(13)>Stille(12)'
* Ithea resists looking back at Stille, sure that if she does he will definitely be targetted. Instead, Ithea continues to attack the dragon full out, channelling the fury of the storms through her glaive as she attacks! (OOC: extending reach again, then AS5, channeling vampiric touch, though using glaive ability to make it electrical damage too)
> OOC: Okay.
<Ithea> roll d20+42
<Ithea> roll d20+42
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+42 and gets 48."12 [d20=6]
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+42 and gets 60."12 [d20=18]
<Ithea> roll d20+37
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+37 and gets 42."12 [d20=5]
<Ithea> roll d20+32+7 inspiration
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+32+7 inspiration and gets 56."12 [d20=17]
<Ithea> roll d20+27+7 inspiration
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+27+7 inspiration and gets 54."12 [d20=20]
<Ithea> roll d20+27+7 inspiration threat?
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+27+7 inspiration threat? and gets 39."12 [d20=5]
> OOC: Three hits.
> OOC: d100 on each.
<Ithea> roll 3#d100
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 3#d100 and gets 242."12 [3#d100 = 71, 71, 100]
> OOC: Three hits.
<Ithea> roll 3#d10+20+5d4
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 3#d10+20+5d4 and gets 115."12 [3#d10+20+5d4 = 41, 35, 39]
<Ithea> roll d20+27 SR
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+27 SR and gets 36."12 [d20=9]
> OOC: Success.
<Ithea> roll 1.5*10d6
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 1.5*10d6 and gets 43.5."12 [10d6=2, 2, 1, 2, 4, 4, 1, 3, 5, 5]
> The dragon's maw is already ruined, adn Ithea leaps up! She cuts deep gashes in its throat, sliding down to open up massive flaps of scales and flesh like scoring a side of beef! Life energy floods her body from her spell, even as blood soaks her all over, pouring out freely! Yet the dragon is not dead, not defeated! Instead, you can hear laughter. Tiamat's laughter - a sound that chills your blood! Before your eyes the wounds of the dragon begin to heal, as fire, lightning, frost, acid and even rippling sound begin to gather in its mouth, tearing it apart even as more and more power is focused! Light begins to play over its body, each one matching the color red, blue, green, black or white! OOC: Sapphire dragon is charging up. 27's up.
> Like a dart of vengence 27 returns, heart fang out as it hurtles at the charging dragon like a shot, aiming for one massive blow!
> roll 1d20+25 (+2 charge)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 (+2 charge) and gets 37."12 [1d20=12]
* Ithea doesn't even curse Tiamat, already having expected this. Instead, she merely glares at Tiamat's latests toy, promising not to let it last long in this state.
> But his blade bounces off the colored sapphire scales, sending him 20ft back as the dragon doesn't even react to the attack! OOC: Stille.
> Stille tiredly holds his holy symbol, "Selune, please!" he calls, as his wounds mend partially! He stays where he is, ready to dodge! OOC: Heal. +120 HP. Ithea is up.
* Ithea uses the remaining magic in her gloves to keep her reach for one more set of attacks, hoping that by repeating her attacks she can put it down before it's attack gets released. (OOC: greatreach+AS5+vt, though no electric effect this time)
<Ithea> roll d20+42
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+42 and gets 58."12 [d20=16]
<Ithea> roll d20+42
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+42 and gets 48."12 [d20=6]
<Ithea> roll d20+37
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+37 and gets 57."12 [d20=20]
<Ithea> roll d20+37 crit?
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+37 crit? and gets 45."12 [d20=8]
<Ithea> roll d20+32+7 inspiration
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+32+7 inspiration and gets 49."12 [d20=10]
<Ithea> roll d20+27
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+27  and gets 30."12 [d20=3]
> OOC: Two normal hits. D100.
<Ithea> roll 2#d100
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 2#d100 and gets 112."12 [2#d100 = 58, 54]
> OOC: Two hits.
<Ithea> roll 2#d10+20+5d4
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 2#d10+20+5d4 and gets 73."12 [2#d10+20+5d4 = 39, 34]
<Ithea> roll d20+27 SR
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+27 SR and gets 42."12 [d20=15]
<Ithea> roll 10d6 vt
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 10d6 vt and gets 30."12 [10d6=2, 2, 4, 2, 5, 1, 2, 4, 4, 4]
> OOC: Make an immediate will save.
<Ithea> roll d20+26+7 glad I saved that last inspiration.
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+26+7 glad I saved that last inspiration. and gets 42."12 [d20=9]
> Ithea slashes into the dragon once more, ripping and ripping! At the same time five-fold energy explodes out of the dragon's neck in a dozen places, screaming holes of each element! Ithea seens the same five-fold energy rush up her glaive, slamming into her mind like a dragon's tail! With a single, immediate thrust she instinctively rejects it away!  A moment later the body of the dragon falls, chest split open and bleeding out immensely! The blue sea now glows the five colors, as the head of the dragon remains! In a voice as much scream of agony as declaration, "The Five-Fold Breath of the Dragon Queen!" It howls in a dying paean, five blasts of draconic power engulfing everything around Ithea into elemental hell! OOC: Five ref saves, all of you.
<Ithea> roll 5#d20+26 ...yikes, 5 separate saves? also evasion
> roll 1d20+29 improved evasion Stille 1
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 5#d20+26 ...yikes, 5 separate saves? also evasion and gets 174."12 [5#d20+26 = 36, 33, 38, 40, 27]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 improved evasion Stille 1 and gets 36."12 [1d20=7]
> roll 1d20+29 improved evasion Stille 2
> roll 1d20+29 improved evasion Stille 3
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 improved evasion Stille 2 and gets 37."12 [1d20=8]
> roll 1d20+29 improved evasion Stille 4
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 improved evasion Stille 3 and gets 30."12 [1d20=1]
> roll 1d20+29 improved evasion Stille 5
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 improved evasion Stille 4 and gets 33."12 [1d20=4]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 improved evasion Stille 5 and gets 39."12 [1d20=10]
> roll 1d20+15 27 1
> roll 1d20+15 27 2
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 27 1 and gets 17."12 [1d20=2]
> roll 1d20+15 27 3
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 27 2 and gets 34."12 [1d20=19]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 27 3 and gets 35."12 [1d20=20]
> roll 1d20+15 27 4
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 27 4 and gets 20."12 [1d20=5]
> roll 1d20+15 27 5
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 27 5 and gets 31."12 [1d20=16]
> roll 15d8 fire damage Ithea none, Stille none, 27 full
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 15d8 fire damage Ithea none, Stille none, 27 full and gets 58."12 [15d8=7, 3, 5, 4, 8, 1, 7, 6, 5, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 5]
> roll 15d8 cold damage Ithea none, Stille none, 27 half
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 15d8 cold damage Ithea none, Stille none, 27 half and gets 69."12 [15d8=3, 3, 3, 4, 6, 8, 3, 7, 1, 5, 2, 5, 6, 6, 7]
> roll 15d8 electricity Ithea none, Stille full and 27 half
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 15d8 electricity Ithea none, Stille full and 27 half and gets 48."12 [15d8=1, 3, 1, 3, 3, 1, 1, 8, 1, 3, 5, 3, 5, 8, 2]
> roll 15d8 acid Ithea none, Stille none, 27 full.
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 15d8 acid Ithea none, Stille none, 27 full. and gets 85."12 [15d8=5, 7, 6, 8, 2, 5, 6, 7, 6, 8, 5, 2, 8, 3, 7]
> roll 15d8 sonic Ithea full, Stille none, 27 immunes.
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 15d8 sonic Ithea full, Stille none, 27 immunes. and gets 62."12 [15d8=3, 4, 7, 5, 3, 1, 7, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 2, 7, 2]
> In the aftermath of the torrential blast, all is the five-fold colors. The sapphire crystal is now a five-color rainbow, and the sea is now a tossing, turning maelstrom of colors, beginning to spin. The dragon's head crumbles to dust, its chest ripped open like an overcooked sausage. Yet amid this rapidly strobing light, you can see them! Dozens and dozens, crawling out of the ruined chest of the sapphire dragon! Red, white, black, blue and green! Each one is faintly humanoid and no bigger than an average humanoid, yet with a tail and wings. OOC: K:P here.
<Ithea> roll d20+39
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+39 and gets 48."12 [d20=9]
> The creatures coming out are abishai. They're what happenes when Tiamat crosses devils and dragonspawn. They are little lawful dragon-tyrants who serve her personally. They have minor spell-like abilities, immunity to fire, poison and the matching dragon of their color, and occasoinally a breath weapon.
> Stille slowly rises, as 27 simply shatters apart into dozens of bands of light, fading away! Back to a half-kneel, "Cursed bitch of a Queen," Stille rasps, "Ithea, do we have another dimension door or something? Anything?"
<Ithea> "I have some left. As long as these guys can't teleport like the sapphire dragon..." Ithea says, looking at the fading light of 27. There won't be any way to even try reviving him, it looks like, for all his service, the catfolk duskblade regrets how he left this world. A part of her wants dearly to try and take out these abishai on her own... (OOC: Does Ithea think she could take them out, or no way to tell?)
> OOC: Abishai aren't normally that strong, Ithea knows, roughly equal to bearded devils. However there are a lot of them, and who knows with how they were summoned/created here? So yo uaren't really sure.
> "I can get us out of here entirely if we need a retreat," Stille says, "It may be time to cut our losses for now." Meanwhile the caverns continue to glow the five-fold colors, the sea spinning harsher as the abishai emerge out! Dozens of them, even as the sapphire dragon's chest begins to be sucked away from the shore.
* Ithea grimaces, and decides not to risk losing anyone else, particularly given Stille's injured leg. Clapping a hand onto his shoulder, Ithea puts some distance between them and the abishai, teleporting as far as the dimension door allow.
> Woosh! In an instant you are much farther away, the caverns still glowing five-fold colors! At the same time the ground begins to quake, cracks running around the floor, walls and even the lowering ceiling!
<Ithea> "Do you have any other way for us to get back to Aurora?" Ithea asks Stille as she looks around. If a path looks viable, she'll use a second dimension door to get them even further. "Sending will take too long, particularly if those abishai decide to hunt for us."
> "To another plane," Stille says, "Does Ysgard sound fine to you? We can send from there for retrieval."
> There's a path continuing on to a left/right fork. Meanwhile everything continues to grow, the quaking in the ground increasing as small rifts begin to form in the ground - none quite nearby, but they're forming fast!
<Ithea> "That will do," Ithea says with a nod.
> In a moment of prayer, you find yourselves on a rocky, sharp, tree lined slope. It is cold and you feel better, crisper, more alive. Gravity returns to what it should be, as Stille promptly lowers himself to the ground and lies down. Your wounds begin to mend immediately, as do Stille's. "We'll rest and regroup," Stille says quietly, "Once we determine if that sapphire lake is stable, we can see about dealing with the loose abishai properly."
* Ithea nods, sighing. "I really fucking hate Tiamat."
> OOC: Going to send and head back for healing/recovery'n'all that? What are your plans now?
<Ithea> ooc: heal/recover/get stille's leg fixed, get some reinforcements from anybody that wants to play abishai clean-up and searching for any sapphire dragon treasure, assuming the abishai/Tiamat haven't cleared it out.
> OOC: Okay.
> OOC: Any preferences on who to ask?
<Ithea> ooc: Uh, who's free right now, since I know a lot of people have been getting grabbed by other PCs? My usual preferences are Adrian + the B2 trio.
> OOC: I'll set that up in a moment. Meanwhile...

[Anastasia]

> As Ithea rests and freshened up in her quarters, "Ithea?" Elena's voice, as Rukkig naps on her bed. "I have a message for you?"
<Ithea> "Sure, come in, Elena. What is it?" Ithea asks.
> Elena appears, "Hanna left a message for you a bit before you got back."
<Ithea> "Is she still around, or do you have the message?" Ithea asks.
> "She left." Scratching the back of her head, "She said she was being summoned to Limbo and that you'd know what's going on. She wasn't happy about it, either."
* Ithea grimaces. "I'm kind of shocked that she's the one being summoned, but I have a fairly good idea of why. 27 died just a while ago. Tiamat killed him."
> "Oh." That comes out in a little, small voice. "D-do you think they're upset about it?"
* Muirfinn (~Muirfinn@c-71-57-26-119.hsd1.il.comcast.net) has joined #sonofdunes
<Ithea> "Probably, but hopefully entirely at Tiamat, given if they know that he's dead, they'll surely know how he died too," Ithea answers. "Little overtoothed badger really put the hurt on the dragon too, and if it wasn't for Tiamat..."
> "Okay," Elena says, "Hopefully! In other news, I have a report. Adrian's too busy with the Lannark thing to go, Balyss is resting up from mental exhaustion and Sylvie's on a task on the Prime. Simmer is available, and I have a few volunteers."
<Ithea> "Who's volunteering? And is this for joining Hanna, or returning to clean up Tiamat's mess, just to be clear?" Ithea asks back in reply.
> "Tiamat," Elena pipes up, "Ebony volunteered and Rosa offered her aid as well."
* Ithea nods. "Both are welcome, of course. Do you know how Stille's leg is doing? I haven't checked up on him yet, so I don't know if he's up for a return trip or not."
> "He's been regenerated," Elena replies, "He's testing out walking but it's going fine."
* Muirfinn (~Muirfinn@c-71-57-26-119.hsd1.il.comcast.net) Quit (Ping timeout)
* Ithea nods. "Since you said Balyss is exhausted and resting...Can any of them handle travel between the planes? I'm honestly not familiar with their abilities well enough," Ithea admits. "If yes, then I guess we can return back to Earth whenever."
* Yuth-away is now known as Yuthirin
> "Afraid not, but Stille's on that. He's asking Sage Vul'lat-hold on, Hanna's back," Elena says, "She's in the courtyard and I think she'll be coming here."
<Ithea> "Surprisingly good timing on her return. Let's find out what she's gotten on the situation back in Limbo, before we leave then," Ithea says, grimacing slightly again at the thought of what Hanna's news might be.
> Elena just smiles and goes to sit on Ithea's bed, "Yep, she's heading to the portals now - she's in a hurry, and I don't suppose I blame her. She's virtually runnin-oh, she's in this part of Aurora now."
* Ithea goes open the door, figuring she'll be opening it right as Hanna is about to knock.
> Not quite, but Hanna's heading down the hall. She's carrying a little bundle of joy, which is resting against her bosom. Said bundle of joy is a very undersized 27, Hanna's face a mask of restrained annoyance. "General Ithea," she says, picking up 27 by the scruff of its neck and passing it over to Ithea, "I believe this one is yours. In the future, kindly inform 27 that I am not a suitable retrieval service, no matter how purple I taste. According to Ygorl or whatever causes him to go into prophetic rapture, he will need time to regrow and cannot return to Earth for several decades. There won't be prophecies until he's regrown, too."
<Ithea> "Sorry, Hanna," Ithea says, picking up the much smaller 27 up, and depositing him in her bed. "I don't know if you heard anything about what actually happened...or if you did, if you followed it amongst the prophetic flavor of the speech, but Tiamat's to blame here. We had a run in with a sapphire dragon on Earth, and Tiamat decided to explode it with us caught in the explosion."
> "I hadn't," Hanna admits, exhaling slightly. She closes her eyes and rubs her temple, "In essence, he's like Kascha was when those orthons did her in. It's vulnerable and in pain. If Tiamat was behind it, so was the power of Law."
<Ithea> "Evil too, honestly. Right after Tiamat tried to kill us with the corpse of that dragon, bunch of Abishai started spawning from what was left of its chest. Stille and I were going to head back, take at least Rosa and Ebony to clean up her little shitspawns, assuming they're still there. If they are, then chances are they haven't vanished with anything in that sapphire dragon's hoard either, so we'd search for that too," Ithea adds.
> "You're upset," Hanna observes, a ghostly hint of a smile pushing aside her irritation, "I'd expect that language from Jaela."
* Ithea doesn't even have the decency to look abashed for it. "Yeah, well, Tiamat seems to have it in for me in particular, not the first time I've dealt with her crap after killing a dragon, and this time she took out someone I've been made responsible for. She keeps pushing, and I have to find what ways I can push back until I have a real chance to ram my glaive up her blackened heart."
> "Cheers to that," Hanna smiles even more, "A fine, lofty goal."
<Ithea> "Thanks. Anyway, if you want to take out 27's transgressions on you out on Tiamat's spawn, you're welcome to join us. I'll see if I can't find something more...uh, purple for his preference too, although I'd thought we'd covered that before, honestly. I was kind of shocked you got picked to retrieve him?" Ithea comments, not entirely expecting an answer, though if given that'd be neat too.
<Ithea> Currently she's facing back at 27 with a sleeping familiar at his side on the bed instead of Hanna, as she gives a small sigh.
> Hanna matchest hat sigh, "I have chaos with me as a spirit," Hanna explains, "It's possible for extremely powerful entities of non-evil chaos to pull on it. Imagine being tugged on from the inside out, fast and hard enough to nauseate you. It's how I was contacted."
<Ithea> "That sounds fairly uncomfortable," Ithea admits. "I'm sorry for that."
> "Thanks. It's incredibly rude and usually only done as a last gasp effort," Hanna asserts, "In this instance, it was the first choice. Anyway, if you need my axe, I can go."
<Ithea> "Well, Tiamat seems to be up for trying new ways to kill me, I certainly wouldn't mind having you around to help cut those abishai down to teeney little chunks of flesh that she can't do much with after the fact," Ithea replies easily enough.

[Anastasia]

 Thus Ithea gathers in the courtyard. Awaiting here are several. Stille is there, healed up and pacing. Nearby is Ebony and Rosa, the two standing next to each other. Ebony is hooded darkly, save for her white angel wings, which are curled close to her like a protective shawl. Rosa is clad in gleaming mithral armor and with a heavy shield in hand. Her mane of red hair is tied back beneath her helmet, only a few strands visible. Hanna walks out with Ithea, as you notice Ebony and Rosa quietly talking. "General Ithea," Rosa comes forward, offering her hand out.
<Ithea> "Hello," Ithea says, taking the hand and shaking.
> "Lady Rosa Unchuar," Introducing herself with an iron-firm grip, "Blessed of the Triune. If I'm to understand properly, this is an elite forces mission with no direct army support?"
> "In more prosaic terms," Stille's voice is quieter than usual, an undercurrent of anger showing, "We're going to eliminate Tiamat's accursed brood from Earth to the last."
* Ithea nods. "And possibly treasure hunting a defeated dragon's hoard, assuming Tiamat hasn't gotten to it already with said spawn."
> Ebony murmurs agreement too all those words, "I am prepared. Hanna and I can see to healing any wounds, while I see to ensuring our tasks in combat are properly supported."
> "Speaking of that," Glancing around momentarily, "If we're going to combat, I need to bless all of us for a more Fortunate Fate. No sense taking any more risks." Hanna says.
* Ithea nods to Ebony, then turns to Hanna. "Thanks, that'd really do a lot to counter anything Tiamat has ready for us," Ithea says as she nods to her as well.
> Going around, Hanna blesses Ebony and Rosa first, then Ithea, "Yours has an enhanced duration," Hanna speaks, "In case this runs abnormally long." Momentarily switching her axe for the staff on her back, she taps it and focuses on herself and then Stille, the staff glowing green-white each tap. "Done."
> Once done Hanna looks around, "Am I transporting us all?"
* Ithea nods again. "Be ready for anything as we arrive."
> Once the group takes hands, Hanna intones the words and prayers to transport you between realms! (More)
> In an instant you reappear in a riot of colors! The sapphire caves still wildly thrash with prismatic light, cracks running along the floors, walls and ceilings! But all around you are dozens of them! Dozens of white abishai! They form defensive lines, all around where the sapphire dragon fell. There in is a great gaping hole, the sea of crystalline sapphire blue with a great gap in it, a path leading deeper within! But you barely have a chance to look around, as a shout of surprise and alarm goes up! OOC: Init here, since the bad guys are out enforce.
> roll 1d20+11 Hanna
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Hanna and gets 13."12 [1d20=2]
> roll 1d20+7 Rosa
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Rosa and gets 24."12 [1d20=17]
> roll 1d20+11 Stille
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Stille and gets 28."12 [1d20=17]
> roll 1d20+8 Ebony
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Ebony and gets 13."12 [1d20=5]
<Ithea> roll d20+17
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+17 and gets 20."12 [d20=3]
> roll 1d20+6 White Abishai horde
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 White Abishai horde and gets 20."12 [1d20=14]
* Retrieving #sonofdunes modes...
* Kotono changes topic to 'Stille(28)>Rosa(24)Ithea=White Abishai Horde(20)>Hanna=Ebony(13)'
> With a cry of uncontained fury, Stille steps right into the first rank, blow after blow seeking to crack heads! "Begone, devilspawn!"
> roll 1d20+30
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 and gets 47."12 [1d20=17]
> roll 1d20+25
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 and gets 33."12 [1d20=8]
> roll 1d20+20
> roll 1d20+15
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 21."12 [1d20=1]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 28."12 [1d20=13]
> roll 1d8+17+1d8+17+1d8+17
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+17+1d8+17+1d8+17 and gets 66."12 [1d8=7][1d8=4][1d8=4]
> Heads are knocked together with a fierceness, a sweeping backhand snapping a pair of necks before a palm strike cracks the skull of a third open! It gives you a bit of space dead ahead, as a moment later Lady Rosa wades right in, "I am Lady Rosa Unchuar, undefeated and untouched by the claws of fiends!" she declares aloud, blade slicing out! "Surrender or know ruin!"
> roll 1d20+33
> roll 1d20+28
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 and gets 51."12 [1d20=18]
> roll 1d20+23
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 40."12 [1d20=12]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 and gets 25."12 [1d20=2]
> roll 1d20+18
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 35."12 [1d20=17]
> roll 1d8+16+7d6+1d6
> roll 1d8+16+7d6+1d6
> roll 1d8+16+7d6+1d6
> roll 1d8+16+7d6+1d6
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+16+7d6+1d6 and gets 39."12 [1d8=3][7d6=4, 2, 5, 1, 5, 1, 1][1d6=1]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+16+7d6+1d6 and gets 49."12 [1d8=7][7d6=2, 3, 2, 3, 5, 4, 6][1d6=1]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+16+7d6+1d6 and gets 40."12 [1d8=2][7d6=2, 5, 1, 4, 3, 3, 3][1d6=1]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+16+7d6+1d6 and gets 54."12 [1d8=6][7d6=5, 6, 4, 5, 1, 2, 4][1d6=5]
> The front line is completely wiped out between the two, blade cleaving skulls, stomachs and hearts away! Near a dozen of the fiends are cut down, as Lady Rosa barks out, "Cover the flanks!" OOC" Ithea and the white abishai horde. Go Ithea.
> OOC: Forgot the -4 for gravity ,but those all hit/missed on their own merits anyway.
* Ithea decides to try and whittle the numbers down in some larger numbers as she channels a storm of lightning into the horde.
<Ithea> ooc: SR?
> OOC: Yes, but you can't fail the roll.
> OOC: So proceed to damage/spell you're using.
<Ithea> roll 1.5*20d6 chain lightning, full on one, half on 19 others, and reflex DC 22 to halve that damage again.
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 1.5*20d6 chain lightning, full on one, half on 19 others, and reflex DC 22 to halve that damage again. and gets 88.5."12 [20d6=1, 3, 6, 3, 4, 1, 1, 3, 2, 6, 3, 2, 4, 1, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 6]
> roll 1d20+6
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 22."12 [1d20=16]
> Abishai are fried all over, baked in a flash of ozone and electricity! Over a dozen fall to the ground, nothing but crispy, roasted flesh! Those that remain are about three dozen, all at least 15ft from the party. They all draw back to 30ft away, forming a great ring around the party! "In the name of Queen of Dragons, perish, blasphemers!" With that several lean back and fire great gusts of freezing cold air, while others rip themselves open, further gusts of cold coming from that! OOC: Ref, all.
> roll 1d20+29 Hanna
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 Hanna and gets 35."12 [1d20=6]
<Ithea> roll d20+26 evasion
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+26 evasion and gets 36."12 [d20=10]
> roll 1d20+28 Rosa evasion
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 Rosa evasion and gets 46."12 [1d20=18]
> roll 1d20+29 Stille improved evasion
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 Stille improved evasion and gets 38."12 [1d20=9]
> OOC: Ebony doesn't need to roll, as she's immune to cold.
> OOC: So's Hanna, so that totally failed.
> Amid the great gusts of cold Rosa and Ithea move stunning fast - even Rosa, clad in full armor, dodges with her shield, blocking all the cold coming at her! In the aftermath the crazy colors of the sapphire realm are frosted over, yet none of you are wounded! Gasps and cries of fear come from the abishai, stepping back in rising panic! A moment later Hanna points a finger out, great bursts of white-holy fires erupting around the devils! OOC: Consecrated Fire Storm.
> roll 18d6 half fire half divine
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 18d6 half fire half divine and gets 63."12 [18d6=6, 1, 1, 4, 6, 4, 4, 5, 1, 2, 6, 3, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 1]
> roll 1d20+6
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 10."12 [1d20=4]
> Just like that, the entire ring of white abishai is fried, baked in holy flames! In seconds, the devil army is reduced to nothingness, the path ahead cleared! OOC: Free act.
> "A thousand worms are still naught but worms," Lady Rosa kneels, cleaning her blade and bowing her head, "Guide me to further victories, Lady Angharradh."
> Ebony adjusts her hood, "Hardly anything more than extermination," she sighs, "But it is essential to be done, for they are a plague."
> Hanna comes over to Ithea, "Which way now?" she asks, eyes admittedly on the tunnel into the formerly sapphire sea. Squinting her eyes, "What's with the flashing colors? This seems more the style of a mad pleasure dome within Brightwater."
<Ithea> "The colors occured after Tiamat's attempt to kill us, I'm not sure why it's still around. As for where to go...I'm honestly less sure about that. I'd like to examine the dragon's corpse, see if there's any clue that we can get from it as to it's hoard location. If it's below that crystal lake, it may very well be lost to us, given what happened to Stille when he fell into it last."
> "If it's not on that path, probably not," Stille speaks up, going ot peer down it, "It looks like it goes down the lake floor. The angle's not good so I can't see far."
> "If that disturbance is new," Ebony approaches, looking at it, "Likely more abishai can be found by following it."
> OOC: Make a listne check, Ithea.
<Ithea> roll d20+42
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+42 and gets 53."12 [d20=11]
> roll 1d20+36 Stille's is high enough to matter here, too
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+36 Stille's is high enough to matter here, too and gets 37."12 [1d20=1]
> Ithea can hear it coming from the passage into the lake - high echoed and faint, but a roar. The sound of a roar, just barely picked up by her keen ears.
<Ithea> "I heard a roar from the passage...a second dragon perhaps?" Ithea muses, wondering if their sapphire attacker had a mate that might be dealing with abishai invaders.
> Before you can get a reply, there is a tremendous shake! The EArth around you quivers terrifically, new cracks forming all over! The slippery ground shudders like its being beaten viciously! The sapphire sea tosses tremendously, like a bowlful of jelly!
> "That-" Ebony is cut off, swiftly taking to the air and looking about, "The area's stability is failing," she observes, "Something or someone powerful lies near. Perhaps another dragon, indeed."
<Ithea> Ithea's eyes widen at that effect. "We'll have to deal with it too if we don't want this area to collapse on us then. Into the path, I think, but with everyone near Hanna in case we need a quick way out due to the stability not keeping up?" the duskblade suggests.
> "Right," Rosa agrees instantly ,falling in place. A few moments later everyone else follows, as...OOC: Marching order?
<Ithea> ooc: is it wide enough for 2 side by side, or line?
> OOC: 2 side by side.
<Ithea> ooc: Ithea, Ebony, Hanna, Stille, Rosa if a line, I think. If 10ft wide, then Rosa+Stille, Hanna, Ebony+Ithea
<Ithea> ooc: first names go first
> OOC: Okay.
> Thus the party advances further in! The slope is steep, requiring careful flying and steps to proceed down. Fortunately, the ground here isn't as slippery. It is still crystalline, but with a certain degree of irregular pitting, giving better footholds. Down you go, down the slope, able ot see perhaps 20ft down at anyone time. You go down perhaps a minute, until...(More)
> roll 1d20+36 listen Stille sinc ehe's on point
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+36 listen Stille sinc ehe's on point and gets 53."12 [1d20=17]
> "Hold!" Stille calls softly, "Footsteps approach!"
> Rosa places her shield up, bracing and in position! Ebony begins to gently chantt soothing words of sacred power, as Hanna merely grasps her axe and awaits.
* Ithea holds her glaive ready to attack if it's more of those damned abishai.
> Coming up - no, crawling up. An abishai, a black one. Its left arm is gone, side stained with blood. It crawls at a snail's pace, looking up with terror writ large on its reptilian face. "Flee!" it gasps, "Only ruin lies ahead!"
<Ithea> "Ruin of what sort?" Ithea asks, sounding almost amused at the state of the despicable creature.
<Ithea> If she can get an answer before disposing of it, well that works just fine for her...although she does find it a mixture of curious, amusing and odd for an abishai to try to warn anybody of danger.
> Rosa grimly readies her blade, but waits this moment. "Metal winged angel," It gasps, blood leaking from its mouth. "With the eyes of a demon. Bloody angel..." Coughing and flopping forward, "Save me, save me!" it calls, "Save me, accursed one!"
> "If it implies a Fallen is ahead, we must go," Ebony's voice drops to a whisper, "To slay or subdue it I care not, but one so sullied cannot be allowed to go free."
> Hanna grunts at this, calling down, "It's asking for quarter from someone with that mark," Hanna warns, keeping her voice down, "I think it must be absolutely terrified."
> "Spare it or kill it," Rosa looks back, coming over and placing her blade on the back of the neck of the abishai, "General, your orders?"
<Ithea> "Unless any of you can give me a good reason to spare it, I'd say kill it, for my part. Tiamat has done nothing to earn any favors for her spawn from me," Ithea says with a frown as she crosses her arms.
> "As you command," Lady Rosa replies, blade thrusting down! The neck of the abishai is impaled, the entire creature bleeding out and turning into an oozy black tar. Amid the cascading five-fold lights Rosa kneels and wipes her blade, "Favor me with continued might to lay more of this fiends low, Triune Goddess."
> Stille nods briefly, before continuing his trip down.
* Ithea keeps an eye out for the 'skies' as they travel, figuring this fallen angel the abishai was concerned by might attack from above if they weren't careful.
> "A pity," Ebony murmurs, but continues on. Hanna watches a moment and sighs lightly, "Let us not make a habit of executing those asking for quarter," she calls, but continues. Thus you proceed down further - perhaps five minutes - and ahead the path's slope lessens. Ahead - ahead is a vast, impossibly huge field, the sea being held up 50ft above the ground. It goes on farther than you can see - and yet, all around and ahead of you is blood. Blood and black ooze and ruin and broken equipment. Standind amid all of it, 125ft away from you? The creature before you looks like an eleven foot tall, withered humanoid with dull brown skin and a slump in its shoulders. Despite this it holds a large, pristine falchion without any trouble. Its eyes are too wide, as is caught in a moment of preternatural terror. As those eyes fall on you, the eyes of nightmares half forgotten, your attention is shattered by the steely slither of metal. From the creature's back four obscenely long blades emerge, forming crude and bloody wings.
> OOC: If anyone want sto make K:P here, feel free.
<Ithea> roll d20+39 when have I -not- wanted to make a K:P check?
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+39 when have I -not- wanted to make a K:P check? and gets 41."12 [d20=2]
> roll 1d20+27 Hanna
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 Hanna and gets 37."12 [1d20=10]
> roll 1d20+26 STille
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+26 STille and gets 32."12 [1d20=6]
> roll 1d20+27 Ebony
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 Ebony and gets 43."12 [1d20=16]
> "It is not an angel, but a fiend," Ebony raises her voice, "In the name of the light, it must be cleansed!"
* Ithea feels just a bit of pity for the creature, knowing what it is and seeing the result of it's failure to 'impress' it's lords. Still, as Ebony said, it is a fiend, though that brings up the question of... "By cleansing, are you suggesting killing it and putting it out of it's misery, or saving it and giving it a chance to live past the mad whims of its masters?" she asks with obvious curiosity.
<Ithea> She doesn't know the girl well enough to clearly interpret that, unfortunately.
> Before you have a chance to get an answer, the valeoloth advances towards you, metal wings shredding the air around as it advances! OOC: Init, no time for talking since you have a hostile incoming.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+11 Hanna
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Hanna and gets 29."12 [1d20=18]
> roll 1d20+7 Rosa
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Rosa and gets 9."12 [1d20=2]
> roll 1d20+11 Stille
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Stille and gets 21."12 [1d20=10]
> roll 1d20+8 Ebony
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Ebony and gets 17."12 [1d20=9]
<Ithea> roll d20+17 there's always time to talk!
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+17 there's always time to talk! and gets 23."12 [d20=6]
> roll 1d20+14 Valeoloth
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Valeoloth and gets 16."12 [1d20=2]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Hanna(29)>Ithea(23)>Stille(21)>Ebony(17)>Valeoloth(16)>Rosa(9)'
> Hanna holds, bracing for it to charge in! OOC: Ithea, go.
> "Defend ourselves! If it seeks mercy or listens, grant it! Otherwise purge it so that no more innocent suffer from it!" Ebony calls, already mixing her words into a lyrical, uplifting chant!
* Ithea can live with that! "What will it be, Valeoloth? If you wish for your pain to end, for your lords to no longer have a hold on you, we can help you. Or if you seek only the comfort of madness...well, you heard the lady!" Ithea calls out to the creature, holding for now, deciding not to make the first attack.
> There is no response immediately, then in Ithea's mind is a chanting of a single, screaming voice, 'KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL!' Over and over, a mindless chant, so bloodthirsty as to cause a thrill of terror to come over Ithea! OOC: Stille.
> Stille gathers moonlight in his gloved hands, calling, "Selune, weaken this savage under your eternal moonlight!" he calls, a Moon Bolt flying at the valeoloth!
<Ithea> "...I think it's too far gone!" Ithea warns, not knowing if the others heard that too. "I just heard in my head, nothing but a chant for death!"
> roll 1d20+15 moon bolt
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 moon bolt and gets 31."12 [1d20=16]
> The spell flies - and shatters like glass on the fiend's body, breaking apart into bloody red spray instead! Growling low, Stille drifts to the side, 15ft from the party, taking position! OOC: Ebony.
> Ebony begins to sing, words of uplifting glory! Bands of light surround her as she steps back, courage and valor filling the party! OOC: WoC Inspire Courage, +6 morale to attack/damage rolls for weapons and +6 morale to saves vs fear. 3d4 for Words of Creation and then the 'loth is up.
> roll 3d4 nonlethal to Ebony
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d4 nonlethal to Ebony and gets 5."12 [3d4=1, 2, 2]
* Ithea decides that a final battle is all that the valeoloth can hope for to get peace of mind, though she continues to wait, planning to do as Hanna and attacking when it's within reach.
> The valeoloth advances with stunning speed, stopping 20ft before Stille, 20ft away and 15ft away from the rest of the party! Stille starts to say something, but it's lost as a single bladed wing comes out for Stille's chest!
> roll 1d20+42 (-10 PA)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+42 (-10 PA) and gets 62."12 [1d20=20]
> roll 1d20+42 (-10 PA) uh oh
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+42 (-10 PA) uh oh and gets 55."12 [1d20=13]
> roll 3d12+95+4d6 and improved grab times
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d12+95+4d6 and improved grab times and gets 130."12 [3d12=2, 11, 10][4d6=1, 3, 2, 6]
> roll 1d20+42
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+42 and gets 57."12 [1d20=15]
> Stille is impaled right in the chest! Blood flows out massively fast, pouring out! Somehow Stille leaps back and off the wing, just before it draws him back and in close! OOC: Ithea?
> "Damn...!" Stille grimaces, one eye shut as a shaking hand goes to his chest!
* Ithea immediately scowls at the creature for his chosen attack target! If it hadn't made it's madness clear before then, it certainly did now! Working to avenge Stille's wound, Ithea immediately starts attacking the creature in full, with a click of her feet, and then charging her weapon with magic and chaos! (OOC: chaos devotion, haste, AS4, VT)
<Ithea> roll d10 CD
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d10 CD and gets 2."12 [d10=2]
<Ithea> roll d20+41 PA-5
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+41 PA-5 and gets 57."12 [d20=16]
<Ithea> roll d20+42 PA-5 (typo on last attack, add +1)
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+42 PA-5 (typo on last attack, add +1) and gets 62."12 [d20=20]
<Ithea> roll d20+42 PA-5 crit?
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+42 PA-5 crit? and gets 49."12 [d20=7]
<Ithea> roll d20+37 PA-5
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+37 PA-5 and gets 45."12 [d20=8]
<Ithea> roll d20+32 PA-5
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+32 PA-5 and gets 46."12 [d20=14]
<Ithea> roll d20+27 PA-5
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+27 PA-5 and gets 29."12 [d20=2]
> OOC: What type of damage does your weapon do?
<Ithea> ooc: holy+silver
> OOC: I mean like slashing, piercing or bludgeoning?
<Ithea> ooc: slashing
> OOC: Roll SR on the VT?
<Ithea> roll d20+27 SR
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+27 SR and gets 46."12 [d20=19]
> OOC: Success. Roll for the arcane fire and VT only. Two hits.
<Ithea> ooc: holy damage apply?
> OOC: No.
<Ithea> roll 2#4d4
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 2#4d4 and gets 24."12 [2#4d4 = 12, 12]
<Ithea> roll 10d6
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 10d6 and gets 31."12 [10d6=3, 6, 4, 2, 5, 2, 1, 1, 3, 4]
> The blade hits twice - and each time it stops cold! Its skin is impossibly hard, each slash failing! Yet there are burns from the arcane fire, and life energy is stolen - but your glaive can't penetrate at all! OOC: Hanna'll go.
* Kotono changes topic to 'Stille(21)>Ebony(17)>Valeoloth(16)>Ithea>Hanna>Rosa(9)'
<Ithea> "Any idea how to cut past it's skin?" Ithea asks the others for suggestions.
<Ithea> "Or do we just have to subdue it with magic alone?"
> Hanna stays back, but suddenly utters a tremendous roar! The roar of a lion, echoing about the grounds like a shaking spasm!
> roll 1d20+18
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 33."12 [1d20=15]
> roll 1d8+18 temp HP for all allies and herself
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+18 temp HP for all allies and herself and gets 21."12 [1d8=3]
> Yet the roar does not even lightly shake the valeoloth, even as energy fills the body of all the heroes! OOC: Rosa.
> Rosa raises her blade to the heavens, "Light of Arborea!" she declares, as her armor glows and holy mists surround her! With that, she charges in! As she does a bladewing strikes out at her! OOC: Protection Devotion, +6 sacred to all around the 'loth.
> roll 1d20+42 (-10 PA)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+42 (-10 PA) and gets 50."12 [1d20=8]
> But the bladewing is stopped by that holy  mist, as Lady Rosa brings her blade up and down at the fiend's neck!
> roll 1d20+33
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 and gets 52."12 [1d20=19]
> But the strike is in vain, stopping at the fiend's flesh and failing to penetrate at all! At this Stille falls back, withdrawing 30ft back as he holds his bleeding chest, "Hold on," he calls! OOC: Falling back to heal himself. Ebony.
<Ithea> ooc: can I use opportunist since she hit, even though it did no damage?
> "I know not," Ebony weaves into her song as it ceases, as a blast of pure holy power slams into the bladeblooded! It doesn't even phase the rest of you, as...
> OOC: 5 rounds left on inspire courage.
> roll 1d20+18
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 24."12 [1d20=6]
<Ithea> ooc: nvm. SRD says ' against an opponent who has just been struck for damage in melee', so I guess not.
> But the spell recoils from the fiend, doing no harm to it at all! OOC: Yeah, if someone manages to wound it, it's fair game. Valeoloth is up.
> The fiend looks about with those too wide eyes, the chanting of kill reaching a fever pitch in Ithea's mind! It's falchion comes up ,slashing over and over and over at Ithea!
> OOC: Actually, how far away are you from it?
<Ithea> ooc: 15ft
> OOC: Change the falchion strikes to Rosa then.
> roll 1d20+49
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+49 and gets 54."12 [1d20=5]
> roll 1d20+44
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+44 and gets 49."12 [1d20=5]
> roll 1d20+39
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+39 and gets 46."12 [1d20=7]
> roll 1d20+34
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+34 and gets 52."12 [1d20=18]
> roll 1d20+52 wing 1 on Rosa
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+52 wing 1 on Rosa and gets 57."12 [1d20=5]
> roll 1d12+25 and improved grab times
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d12+25 and improved grab times and gets 30."12 [1d12=5]
> roll 1d20+42 CMD
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+42 CMD and gets 55."12 [1d20=13]
> roll 1d20+52 wing 2 on Ithea since it has reach to get her AC
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+52 wing 2 on Ithea since it has reach to get her AC and gets 64."12 [1d20=12]
<Ithea> ooc: AC 45 for me
> roll 1d12+25 and improved grab times
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d12+25 and improved grab times and gets 26."12 [1d12=1]
> roll 1d20+42 improved grab?
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+42 improved grab? and gets 54."12 [1d20=12]
> OOC: Er, CMD?
<Ithea> ooc: 57
> roll 1d20+52 wing 3 Rosa
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+52 wing 3 Rosa and gets 53."12 [1d20=1]
> roll 1d20+52 wing 4 Ithea
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+52 wing 4 Ithea and gets 53."12 [1d20=1]
> Both warriors get a wing wound - Rosa across the side and Ithea on her arm as she darts back from it! The reach of the bloodied wings is obscene, as the valeoloth stares on with those horrible, terrified eyes! OOC: Ithea.
* Topic is 'Stille(21)>Ebony(17)>Valeoloth(16)>Ithea>Hanna>Rosa(9)'
* Set by Kotono on Wed Jul 25 21:40:16
<Ithea> Since physical attacks don't seem to be doing much, Ithea resorts to magic casting, attempting to weaken it's defenses for the others first with a blast of ennervation in its face.
<Ithea> roll d20+38 ranged touch
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+38 ranged touch and gets 45."12 [d20=7]
<Ithea> roll d20+27 SR
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+27 SR and gets 40."12 [d20=13]
> OOC: Success.
<Ithea> roll d4
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d4 and gets 2."12 [d4=2]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Stille(21)>Ebony(17)>Valeoloth(16, -2 levels)>Ithea>Hanna>Rosa(9)'
> OOC: Anything else or is that it this round?
<Ithea> roll d10 CD as well before I forget
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d10 CD as well before I forget and gets 6."12 [d10=6]
> The blast catches the fiend in the arm, withering it slightly! As this happens the ground begins to quiver again, another earthquake ripping through! OOC: Balance checks, all.
<Ithea> roll d20+26 balance
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+26 balance and gets 38."12 [d20=12]
> roll 1d20+15 valeoloth
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 valeoloth and gets 17."12 [1d20=2]
> roll 1d20+8 Ebony
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Ebony and gets 25."12 [1d20=17]
<Ithea> roll d20+28 balance Rosa to save Ko a roll
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+28 balance Rosa to save Ko a roll and gets 37."12 [d20=9]
> roll 1d20+7 Stille Thanks!
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Stille Thanks! and gets 25."12 [1d20=18]
> roll 1d20+7 Hanna
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Hanna and gets 9."12 [1d20=2]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Stille(21, prone)>Ebony(17, prone)>Valeoloth(16, -2 levels, prone)>Ithea>Hanna(prone)>Rosa(9)'
> The earthquake shakes and shakes, the entire sea above you thrashing wildly1 A thin rain of crystal shards falls, dissipating as they do so! At the same time, all Rosa and Ithea are knocked prone, overwhelmed by the shaking! OOC: Hanna.
<Ithea> ooc: all but*
> OOC: Thank.s
> Hanna manages to spring right back up, taking to air! She flies up 25ft, "This isn't working," she calls, and in a commanding, powerful timbre of voice, "Fiend, return to the Hell that binds you!"
> roll 1d20+18
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 33."12 [1d20=15]
> But the spell crumbles before it again, "FUCK!" Hanna snarls, "Faerinaal take you!" OOC: Rosa.
* Kotono changes topic to 'Stille(21, prone)>Ebony(17, prone)>Valeoloth(16, -2 levels, prone)>Ithea>Hanna>Rosa(9)'
<Ithea> "I'll keep trying to weaken it, I seem to be having some success with getting past it's magical defenses, just not it's physical ones," Ithea says. "Eventually one of your spells will have to get through!"
> Taking this chance, Rosa slashes and slashes at the fiend - but not a single blow lands, bouncing off it and not leaving a single scratch! "It really isn't working," she curses, "We need new orders, General!" OOC: Stille.
> Stille falls back to Ebony, taking a defensive position as another Moon Bolt flies!
> roll 1d20+15
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 33."12 [1d20=18]
> OOC: Strike.
> Stille rises and stumbles back to Ebony! OOC: Ebony's up.
* Kotono changes topic to 'Stille(21)>Ebony(17, prone)>Valeoloth(16, -2 levels, prone)>Ithea>Hanna>Rosa(9)'
> Ebony stays lying down, hands tracing in the air as another burst of holy power explodes around the fiend!
> roll 1d20+18
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 25."12 [1d20=7]
<Ithea> ooc: I'm thinking of trying to teleport it up above into the crystal lake. Can I roll a knowledge check of some sort to tell if that would actually hurt it like it did Stille or at least slow it down and give us some breathing room?
> But again it shatters, as Ebony gets to her feet slowly! OOC: Valeoloth.
* Kotono changes topic to 'Stille(21)>Ebony(17)>Valeoloth(16, -2 levels, prone)>Ithea>Hanna>Rosa(9)'
> The valeoloth rises brazenly, as...OOC: Standing. AoO for Rosa or Ithea if you wanna take one.
<Ithea> roll d20+43 sure why not, although I don't think it'll do any good.
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+43 sure why not, although I don't think it'll do any good. and gets 57."12 [d20=14]
> Blows hit - but again do no damage as the fiend rises, before striking out with a single wing at Ithea!
> roll 1d20+50 (-2 negative levels)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+50 (-2 negative levels) and gets 58."12 [1d20=8]
> OOC: AC?
<Ithea> ooc: 49
> roll 1d12+25 and improved grab times
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d12+25 and improved grab times and gets 26."12 [1d12=1]
> roll 1d20+40
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+40  and gets 49."12 [1d20=9]
> Again Ithea gets wounded, another grazing wound across her side, shredding it finer! She manages to avoid being grabbed, as...OOC: Ithea.
<Ithea> "Put some distance between yourselves and it and keep trying to hit it with magic. If it can't focus a full attack on any of us, I can weaken it's defenses until the rest of your magics can. If you think your magic won't help, focus on your defenses and that of someone near you," Ithea calls out to the others before moving backwards and then firing another ray of ennervation at it.
<Ithea> roll d20+38 ranged touch
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+38 ranged touch and gets 57."12 [d20=19]
<Ithea> roll d20+27 SR
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+27 SR and gets 41."12 [d20=14]
> OOC: Success.
<Ithea> roll d4
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d4 and gets 2."12 [d4=2]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Stille(21)>Ebony(17)>Valeoloth(16, -4 levels)>Ithea>Hanna>Rosa(9)'
> OOC: You'll provoke an AoO from moving out of range of it since it has reach on you with those wings. You okay with that?
<Ithea> "Don't think it can't attack from range though! I don't know much, but I -know- it has some sort of attack for that sort of situation," Ithea also warns. "Some sort of black blade."
<Ithea> ooc: can I tumble out?
> OOC: Go for it.
<Ithea> roll d20+38 tumble~
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+38 tumble~ and gets 51."12 [d20=13]
> OOC: No joy.
<Ithea> ooc: AoO away, I guess.
> roll 1d20+50 (-2 negative levels since the AoO happens before the enervation according to what you typed)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+50 (-2 negative levels since the AoO happens before the enervation according to what you typed) and gets 58."12 [1d20=8]
<Ithea> roll d10 CD btw
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d10 CD btw and gets 2."12 [d10=2]
> roll 1d12+25 and improved grab time
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d12+25 and improved grab time and gets 30."12 [1d12=5]
> roll 1d20+40
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+40 and gets 46."12 [1d20=6]
> Ithea falls back and gets another wound for her trouble, her leg ripped! But in exchange she pelts it with another enervation, causing it to pause a moment, the chant of kill rising in Ithea's mind! Then...OOC: Will saves, all.
> roll 1d20+30 Hanna
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 Hanna and gets 48."12 [1d20=18]
> roll 1d20+30 Ebony
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 Ebony and gets 49."12 [1d20=19]
> roll 1d20+19 Valeoloth (-4 levels)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 Valeoloth (-4 levels) and gets 34."12 [1d20=15]
<Ithea> roll d20+26+7 inspiration
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+26+7 inspiration and gets 39."12 [d20=6]
<Ithea> roll d20+22 Rosa oh right, sorry! XD (+2 vs enchant)
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+22 Rosa oh right, sorry! XD (+2 vs enchant) and gets 24."12 [d20=2]
<Ithea> roll d20+22 Stille
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+22 Stille and gets 26."12 [d20=4]
> The sensation of mental agony. It hits you all like a whip into your minds - a presence that suffocates your souls, bringing absolute terror to all of you! OOC: 1 point of int damage and shaken 1 round to everyone. Shaken ends on Hanna's turn next round. Hanna's up.
> As the valeoloth screams in utter, profound terror, "This is getting out of hand," Hanna growls low in her throat, despite a shake in it. She kneels and bows her head, yet her voice echos like thunder! The words she speaks are unknown to Ithea, yet all the clashing five-fold colors cease for a moment! Water blue spreads from where she kneels and engulfs everything! Grass and leafy branches spring up - but only for a moment, before fading away. "This is just a minion!" Hanna declares, "Worse is bound below - and I fear the bonds are breaking! We have orders from above - we have to stop it from escaping!" OOC: Rosa's up.
<Ithea> "...Wait, what? Fuck! -That's- what 27 was talking about! I thought he was referring to the sapphire dragon!" Ithea exclaims at Hanna's words.
> Shaking and defending herself, Rosa stays near the valeoloth! OOC: Total defense. Stille.
> "I'm afraid that Tiamat's meddling may have touched off grave consequences!" STille grits as he holds his wound, as Hanna turns to him, "Bladed weapons won't work! Hit him!B ludgeon him! Beat him to death with your hands if you have to! No blade will ever harm a valeoloth!" Meanwhile Stille concentrates, healing his wounds!
> roll 4d4+12 converting a moonbolt to CCW
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d4+12 converting a moonbolt to CCW and gets 25."12 [4d4=3, 3, 3, 4]
> OOC: Strike, wrong die.
> roll 4d8+12
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8+12 and gets 27."12 [4d8=8, 2, 4, 1]
> OOC: Ebony.
* Topic is 'Stille(21)>Ebony(17)>Valeoloth(16, -4 levels)>Ithea>Hanna>Rosa(9)'
* Set by Kotono on Wed Jul 25 22:12:42
> Ebony continues to chant, summoning yet more holy energy! "If we can't stop this, I can hold it off!" Ebony calls in the meanwhile!
> roll 1d20+18
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 36."12 [1d20=18]
> roll 18d10 purified righteous smite
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 18d10 purified righteous smite and gets 95."12 [18d10=2, 1, 10, 9, 7, 2, 1, 5, 5, 8, 10, 7, 10, 1, 5, 8, 3, 1]
> roll 1d20+17 (-4 levels, -2 shaken)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 (-4 levels, -2 shaken) and gets 20."12 [1d20=3]
> roll 1d4 rounds blinded
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 rounds blinded and gets 3."12 [1d4=3]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Stille(21)>Ebony(17)>Valeoloth(16, -4 levels, blinded 3 rounds)>Ithea>Hanna>Rosa(9)'
> Theb last of holy power this time staggers the fiend, causing it to scream in pain and horror renewed! Its eyes leak holy fire, yet somehow it strikes true at Rosa! OOC: Rosa's popping Armor of God.
> roll 1d20+43 (-4 negative levels, -2 shaken)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+43 (-4 negative levels, -2 shaken) and gets 45."12 [1d20=2]
> roll 1d20+38
> roll 1d20+33
> roll 1d20+28
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+38 and gets 44."12 [1d20=6]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 and gets 46."12 [1d20=13]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 32."12 [1d20=4]
> roll 1d20+36 wing 1
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+36 wing 1 and gets 52."12 [1d20=16]
> roll 1d20+36 wing 2
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+36 wing 2 and gets 40."12 [1d20=4]
> roll 1d20+36 wing 3
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+36 wing 3 and gets 44."12 [1d20=8]
> roll 1d20+36 wing 4
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+36 wing 4 and gets 37."12 [1d20=1]
> Yet as the fiend strikes, the a great, glowing hand surrounds Lady Rosa, covering her and protecting her completely! Each blow falls against it, unable to strike true! OOC: Ithea.
* Kotono changes topic to 'Stille(21)>Ebony(17)>Valeoloth(16, -4 levels, blinded 2 rounds)>Ithea>Hanna>Rosa(9)'
<Ithea> "I'm going to try and weaken it's magical defenses some more, it looks like Ebony's last spell got through. Can you still cast a spell to get rid of it, Hanna?" Ithea questions Jaela's mother as she fires another ray, only taking a short step backwards so she can focus on the creature.
<Ithea> roll d20+38-2 shaken
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+38-2 shaken and gets 53."12 [d20=17]
<Ithea> roll d20+27 SR
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+27 SR and gets 41."12 [d20=14]
> OOC: Success.
<Ithea> roll d4
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d4 and gets 3."12 [d4=3]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Stille(21)>Ebony(17)>Valeoloth(16, -7 levels, blinded 2 rounds)>Ithea>Hanna>Rosa(9)'
> Yet another beam hits it, causing the fiend to shudder even further, bladed wings drooping!  OOC: Shaken gone, Hanna's up.
> "
> "No!" Hanna calls as she flies to Stille, healing his wounds! "Can you fight with your fists at all?" OOC: Healed Stille for 150. Rosa.
> Rosa nods, blade striking out - not at the body, but the sword of the fiend instead!
> OOC: Popping Armor of God again. Will save go downthe hole.
> roll 1d20+31 (+6 IC) disarm
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+31 (+6 IC) disarm and gets 51."12 [1d20=20]
> roll 1d20+45 (-7 levels) provokes an AoO
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+45 (-7 levels) provokes an AoO and gets 63."12 [1d20=18]
> With a deft blow, Lady Rosa knocks the falchion out of the fiend's hands! IT retorts in turn, but again a protective hand covers Lady Rosa, shielding her! OOC: Okay. Stille.
> Stille charges in, tumbling past the fiend's defenses as best he can!
> roll 1d20+27 tumble
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 tumble and gets 40."12 [1d20=13]
> roll 1d20+45 (-7 levels) AoO
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+45 (-7 levels) AoO and gets 61."12 [1d20=16]
> roll 1d12+25 and improved grab
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d12+25 and improved grab and gets 36."12 [1d12=11]
> roll 1d20+35 vs CMD
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+35 vs CMD and gets 48."12 [1d20=13]
> roll 1d20+36 (+6 IC)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+36 (+6 IC) and gets 44."12 [1d20=8]
> Stille rolls in and swings, taking another wound on the shoulder - but he hardly notices as he swings and misses! He leaps back from another blow, as the falchion clatters between them! OOC: Ebony.
> Ebony begins to sing once more, a song of great valor and skill! Stille seems to swell with it, growing more and mightier yet! OOC: Inspire Heroes with WoC. 15d4 nonlethal incoming, +8 morale to saves and +8 dodge to AC for Stille.
> roll 15d4 nonlethal Ebony
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 15d4 nonlethal Ebony and gets 40."12 [15d4=2, 3, 4, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4, 4, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2]
> OOC: Also on Ithea since she can target two people.
> OOC: Valeoloth.
> Blinded, wounded and surrounded, the 'loth strikes out all over! With terror unwithheld it strikes and strikes and strikes and strikes out at it's tormentors, wings going out!
> roll 1d20+45 (-7 levels) wing 1 Rosa
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+45 (-7 levels) wing 1 Rosa and gets 63."12 [1d20=18]
> roll 1d20+45 (-7 levels) wing 2 Rosa
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+45 (-7 levels) wing 2 Rosa and gets 59."12 [1d20=14]
> roll 1d20+45 (-7 levels) wing 3 Stille
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+45 (-7 levels) wing 3 Stille and gets 56."12 [1d20=11]
> roll 1d20+45 (-7 levels) wing 4 Stille
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+45 (-7 levels) wing 4 Stille and gets 65."12 [1d20=20]
> roll 1d20+45 (-7 levels) wing 4 Stille ow
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+45 (-7 levels) wing 4 Stille ow and gets 56."12 [1d20=11]
> roll 3d12+75+4d6 and grappling times
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d12+75+4d6 and grappling times and gets 110."12 [3d12=5, 6, 4][4d6=6, 5, 6, 3]
> roll 1d20+35
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+35 and gets 36."12 [1d20=1]
> Stille gets a terrific wound in the shoulder, his left shoulder nearly destroyed by a wing ripping it asunder! Blood and bone are revealed to all through torn flesh, yet Stille stands! "Foolish bastard!" Stille calls, "Thoughtless thing! Attack and attack, you can't defeat all of us at once!" OOC: Ow. Ithea.
<Ithea> Ennervating it to death is a viable strategy, but unless everyone starts going on ahead to deal with the prison, it may take too long. Ithea switches tactics as she attempts to do a combination of ice and lightning damage to it, charging up a polar ray through her glaive to do harsh damage to the creature.
<Ithea> roll d20+38 ranged touch
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+38 ranged touch and gets 50."12 [d20=12]
<Ithea> roll d20+27 SR
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+27 SR and gets 33."12 [d20=6]
> Ithea's magic flies, hitting the fiend dead on - but this one crumbles away, unlike her enervations! OOC: Bad luck that. Hanna.
<Ithea> "Dammit!"
* Kotono changes topic to 'Stille(21)>Ebony(17)>Valeoloth(16, -7 levels, blinded 1 rounds)>Ithea>Hanna>Rosa(9)'
> "Hells with this!" Hanna declares, reversing her axe as she charges in! She holds it just below the head, hard haft pointing out! She swings it like a short club, even as she closes in, the valeoloth strikes at her!
> roll 1d20+45
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+45  and gets 65."12 [1d20=20]
> roll 1d20+45 mommy
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+45 mommy and gets 48."12 [1d20=3]
> roll 1d12+25 and grapple good thing for PD
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d12+25 and grapple good thing for PD and gets 34."12 [1d12=9]
> roll 1d20+35
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+35 and gets 55."12 [1d20=20]
> OOC: Bypasses her /evil DR but not her /- DR, by the by.
> Abruptly, Hanna is impaled on the wing, caught fast! She's held tight, struggling against it! OOC: Interrupted and she's done. Hanna's considered grappled on the first wing. Rosa.
* Kotono changes topic to 'Stille(21)>Ebony(17)>Valeoloth(16, -7 levels, blinded 1 rounds)>Ithea>Hanna(grappled)>Rosa(9)'
> Rosa shifts her position and flanks the beast with Stille, as the Armor of God continues to shield her! "Strike now!" she calls! OOC: Okay, Stille's up.
> Stille does just that - taking the chance, raining blows down the valeoloth!
> roll 1d20+38 (+2 flank, +6 IC)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+38 (+2 flank, +6 IC) and gets 44."12 [1d20=6]
> roll 1d20+33 (+2 flank, +6 IC)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (+2 flank, +6 IC) and gets 34."12 [1d20=1]
> roll 1d20+28 (+2 flank, +6 IC)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 (+2 flank, +6 IC) and gets 41."12 [1d20=13]
> roll 1d20+23 (+2 flank, +6 IC)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 (+2 flank, +6 IC) and gets 32."12 [1d20=9]
> But Stille can't land a decisive blow! He can't quite manage to hit it, the two dancing about in mortal combat! OOC: Man, not Stille's day. Ebony.
> As the song ceases, Ebony begins to chant again, another spell slamming into the valeoloth, the same smite as before!
> roll 1d20+18
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 25."12 [1d20=7]
> But again it fails, as Ebony shakes her head, "Go ahead if you must! I fear not death," she declares, "This is taking too long, and I fear we have little time!" OOC: Valeoloth.
> Now held with one wing, the other three wings seek out Stille's chest in a return engagement!
> roll 1d20+35 (-7 levels) wing 2
> roll 1d20+35 (-7 levels) wing 3
> roll 1d20+35 (-7 levels) wing 4
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+35 (-7 levels) wing 2 and gets 54."12 [1d20=19]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+35 (-7 levels) wing 3 and gets 50."12 [1d20=15]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+35 (-7 levels) wing 4 and gets 36."12 [1d20=1]
> But Stille nimbly dodges, moving with unbelievable speed and grace now, magic emaniating from him in waves! OOC: Ithea.
* Ithea scowls and goes back to trying to ennervate it. Hopefully it'll drop dead soon.
<Ithea> roll d20+38
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+38 and gets 49."12 [d20=11]
<Ithea> roll d20+27
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+27 and gets 38."12 [d20=11]
> OOC: Success.
<Ithea> roll d4
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d4 and gets 1."12 [d4=1]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Stille(21)>Ebony(17)>Valeoloth(16, -8 levels)>Ithea>Hanna(grappled)>Rosa(9)'
> Another ray weakens the 'loth further, chipping away at its superhuman power! But it's still going in this terrified bloodlust, striking and killing! Then - again the floor shakes terribly, another earthquake! OOC: Balance checks, all.
> roll 1d20+15 valeoloth
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 valeoloth and gets 21."12 [1d20=6]
<Ithea> roll d20+26+7 inspiration
> roll 1d20+8 Ebony
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+26+7 inspiration and gets 52."12 [d20=19]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Ebony and gets 23."12 [1d20=15]
> roll 1d20+7 Hanna
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Hanna and gets 17."12 [1d20=10]
<Ithea> roll d20+28 rosa
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+28 rosa and gets 39."12 [d20=11]
<Ithea> roll d20+7 stille
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+7 stille and gets 27."12 [d20=20]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Stille(21 prone)>Ebony(17 prone)>Valeoloth(16, -8 levels prone)>Ithea>Hanna(grappled prone)>Rosa(9)'
> Again all but Rosa and Ithea are knocked to the ground in the terrible rattling, the crystal beneath you beginning to shatter and slice up! Dozens of one to five foot tall pokes of crystal and likewise dips, the ground now uneven and ruined! OOC: Ground is now considered difficult terrain. Hanna's up.
> As Hanna struggles, "Ithea," she calls, turning, "Go, or send someone! This battle isn't the important one! If I die, I reform at the mercy of the Court! I can..." She shudders as she tries to free herself!
> roll 1d20+33 (+6 IC)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (+6 IC) and gets 37."12 [1d20=4]
> But Hanna can't escape, held tight on the blade wing! OOC: Rosa.
* Ithea scowls. "Ebony, can you blind it again?" Ithea asks.
> Rosa continues to defend, only light slashes to engage the daemon as she continues to defend herself! OOC: Total defense and Armor of God. Stille's up.
> "Trying!" Ebony calls, already chanting another spell! Meanwhile Stille rises up,b efore sending a single heavy stomp at the fiend's face!
> roll 1d20+38
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+38 and gets 41."12 [1d20=3]
> But again, his foot misses by a few inches, hitting the cracked crystal floor instead! At that, naother barrage comes courtesy of Ebony!
> roll 1d20+18
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 25."12 [1d20=7]
> But again it fizzles, falling flat against the 'loths resistance! Slowly it rises, even as Stille takes the chance to stomp again!
> roll 1d20+32 (+2 flank)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+32 (+2 flank) and gets 36."12 [1d20=4]
> But again he can't land a solid blow at all! The valeoloth stands, a single wing going out for Stille!
> roll 1d20+44 (-8 levels)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+44 (-8 levels) and gets 57."12 [1d20=13]
> roll 1d12+25 and grappling
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d12+25 and grappling and gets 27."12 [1d12=2]
> roll 1d20+34
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+34 and gets 49."12 [1d20=15]
> But again Stille is wounded but not downed, avoiding the wing as he gasps in agony! Blood flows down his front freely now, chest and stomach torn asunder! OOC: Ithea.
<Ithea> "Dammit...I was hoping it was blinded when I did this, but I'm taking us out of here. We need to deal with the prison, if it chases after us, Ebony and I will distract it," Ithea says as she clicks her feet again and starts moving away before casting a spell to regroup everyone on her position. (OOC: moving 35 ft further away from the valeoloth with difficult terrain, with 20ft distance already that's 55ft away, then casting Regroup)
<Ithea> "Stay on me, I'm going to use dimension door as soon as I can!"
<Ithea> ooc: Hanna should be ungrappled as well
<Ithea> ooc: still prone though since I don't think spell helps with that
> At that, the party gathers around Ithea! "Right!" Hanna gasps as her impaled chest now bleeds lightly, as...OOC: Will saves, all.
<Ithea> roll d20+26+7 inspiration
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+26+7 inspiration and gets 48."12 [d20=15]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Stille(21)>Ebony(17)>Valeoloth(16, -8 levels)>Ithea>Hanna(grappled prone)>Rosa(9)'
<Ithea> roll d20+22 Rosa (+2 vs enchantment)
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+22 Rosa (+2 vs enchantment) and gets 29."12 [d20=7]
<Ithea> roll d20+22 Stille
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+22 Stille and gets 31."12 [d20=9]
> roll 1d20+30 Hanna
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 Hanna and gets 36."12 [1d20=6]
> roll 1d20+30 Ebony
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 Ebony and gets 50."12 [1d20=20]
<Ithea> ooc: +4 to mine if it's a fear effect btw since shaken is sometimes fear related, assuming it's same thing as last time.
> roll 1d20+15 Valeoloth (-8 levels)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Valeoloth (-8 levels) and gets 31."12 [1d20=16]
<Ithea> ooc: Oh, I didn't add +8 to saves from that last spell btw.
<Ithea> ooc: to my saves, rosa's or stille's
> The blast is like a scourage through your mind again, bringing fear and agony within your mind! OOC: 2 int damage and shaken for 1 round. Doesn't save Rosa or Stille with her will save in the toilet with Armor of God but it bails you out, kitty. Hanna's up.
* Kotono changes topic to 'Stille(21)>Ebony(17)>Valeoloth(16, -8 levels)>Ithea>Hanna(prone)>Rosa(9)'
> Hanna gets to her feet, healing Stille once more! OOC: Heal on Stille. 150 HP. Removes the int damage on him as a side bonus.
> OOC: Rosa holds and pops Armor of God on Stille's turn. Stille holds. Ebony's up.
> Ebony continues to cast, throwing yet another smite at the 'loth as she relentlessly channels her magic!
> roll 1d20+18
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 19."12 [1d20=1]
<Ithea> ooc: hatebot is in top form tonight.
> But the spell crumbles away as Ebony shakes her head - and a moment later the Valeoloth holds were it is! It extends a hand out, as a giant black blade appears before Ithea, striking at her with one horrible slash!
<Ithea> ooc: immediate to add int to AC
<Ithea> ooc: actually, let me check if it's immediate, free or what
<Ithea> ooc: free action
> roll 1d20+25 (-8 level drain) touch AC, Ithea?
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 (-8 level drain) touch AC, Ithea? and gets 45."12 [1d20=20]
> roll 1d20+25 (-8 level drain) touch AC, Ithea? oh fuck
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 (-8 level drain) touch AC, Ithea? oh fuck and gets 41."12 [1d20=16]
<Ithea> ooc: Hatebot, you son of a bitch
> OOC: Is that a crit or what?
<Ithea> roll d10 since I haven't kept track of CD since it wasn't relevant but it might help here
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d10 since I haven't kept track of CD since it wasn't relevant but it might help here and gets 9."12 [d10=9]
<Ithea> ooc: it's a crit
> OOC: Fort save. Good luck.
<Ithea> roll d20+43 fort+inspiration+8 bonus
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+43 fort+inspiration+8 bonus and gets 48."12 [d20=5]
> roll 10d6 and no other effect, you just avoided 72d6 disintegration damage
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 and no other effect, you just avoided 72d6 disintegration damage and gets 43."12 [10d6=5, 6, 5, 4, 5, 1, 2, 6, 4, 5]
> The blade grazes Ithea but briefly, a terrific part of her shoulder vanishing, leaking blood as veins are exposed - but she evades the worst, just barely! OOC: Ithea.
* Ithea grimaces, but focuses on getting everyone out of there, as she casts dimension door, shifting them as far away as her magic allows, further into where this horrible prison must lie.
> OOC: What direction?
> OOC: Just ahead, I presume?
<Ithea> ooc: just ahead, yes, unless there was some sign of any sort that I could decipher to go in another direction.
> OOC: Okay, we'll pause here actually, since holy fuck we ran long as hell.
<Ithea> ooc: 1200 ft away if you need distance

[Anastasia]

> In an instant the group is gone, battered and beaten but escaped! The shaking, cracked ground is about the same here - but ahead. Roughly 500ft ahead you can see a great yawning chasm in the ground, a hole where shaking roars erupt! Roar after roar, like the sound of stones endlessly battering into each other. It's unpleasantly loud even from here.
> OOC: Free act for now.
> Stille takes a careful step forward on the ruined ground, "Can you manage another teleport to the edge of that chasm, Ithea?" he asks, already curling up, as if to break into a sprint at a moment's notice.
<Ithea> "I can manage that easily, though if it's a long drop down, we may prefer having the extra spells to get us down faster," Ithea comments. "I still have a fair few spells left in me, but if I have to keep trying to ennervate that thing if it pops up again..."
* Ithea grimaces again as she gingerly touches at the wound on her ruined shoulder. "Well, at least we know what it's black blade is supposed to do now too."
> "Fine," Hanna shouts over the din, pickin gup Stille and taking to the air, "Let's go! No time to waste!" With that she surges ahead, flying as fast as she can.
* Ithea nods as she picks up Rosa and takes to the air with her weapon. Ebony is capable of flight, she's fairly sure of, as she starts to fly after Hanna.
> Rosa frowns slightly as the ground quivers again, like hard candy shattering under pressure! But a moment later she is picked up and nods, staring forward and with her sword and shield at the ready as you rush ahead! Ebony takes to the air, following Ithea! As you fly ahead, one mercy is found - the gravity is lessening. The heavier gravity fades, and soon even Earth's natural gravity has given up the ghost. It's no heavier than any other plane as you reach the hole. It's about a 60ft circle, roughly, plunging down into the earth. It radiates the fivefold colors, and the noise here is deafening! You can't hear anything but the constant roars and shaking! Below the chasm plunges down - you can see perhaps 300ft before the air becomes too rippled and colorful to make out any details.OOC: You're all effectively deafened due to the overwhelming aural assault. -4 init, auto fail listen checks and 20% spell failure for spells with verbal components.
> Ebony screams something, but it is lost ot the din. After a moment she points down, sending just a moment's look at Ithea, holding for that moment.
* Ithea is looking ahead, so wouldn't see Ebony's gesture. She herself is calling out to Hanna and Stille, gesturing if she should teleport them all down now, as she tries to see how deep the chasm plunges.
<Ithea> roll d20+42 spot
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+42 spot and gets 50."12 [d20=8]
<Ithea> ooc: have darkvision and low-light, though only up to 60ft, so may not be of help.
> Ithea's voice is lost in the din, unheard even by her! Hanna does look her way, nodding and coming to her! After a moment Ebony follows as well, joining them. OOC: It plunges at least past 300ft, at which point you can't see any further down due to distortion in the air, due to color and shaking.
* Ithea links with all the others and teleports them 1000 ft down. They may take some damage if she is overestimating distance and sending them into solid matter, but none of them is injured enough that they can't take the damage from that, and rebounding towards a free space might be worth the pain. OOC: 1d6 damage if we teleport into solid matter and get shunted 100ft, if no free space 100ft away, then we take 2d6 more damage and get shunt
> OOC: Abnd get shunt - Cutoffo.
<Ithea> OOC: 1d6 damage if we teleport into solid matter and get shunted 100ft, if no free space 100ft away, then we take 2d6 more damage and get shunted up to 1000ft.
> roll 3d6 all and more
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6 all and more and gets 9."12 [3d6=1, 5, 3]
<Ithea> roll d100 actually, need to roll since DD has verbal
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d100 actually, need to roll since DD has verbal and gets 12."12 [d100=12]
> OOC: Strike the damage, spel lfailed.
> Ithea casts - but under all of this her spell is lost, the words miscast! OOC: Go.
* Ithea casts it again, same distance! Having no way to know it'll hurt!
<Ithea> roll d100
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d100 and gets 9."12 [d100=9]
<Ithea> And again!
<Ithea> ooc: Hatebot
<Ithea> roll d100 it's gonna be another one of those nights
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d100 it's gonna be another one of those nights and gets 29."12 [d100=29]
> Again Ithea loses the spell, unable to concentrate! But finally the third gets through! (More)
> OOC: Damage is back on. 9 to all.
> Agony. Agony of breaking crystals around you, then...you stand in a sea of gemstones. Gemstones as far and wide as they the eye can see. Sapphires, perhaps? But they glow with the fivefold colors now, disasterously radiant. You stand in a huge cave - and about 400ft ahead you can see it. A massive sphere set into the wall, surrounded with barrier after barrier - bands of force, stone, swirling water, hissing fire, prismatics, steel, gemstones and dozens and dozens of more. Yet slowly they are failing, one after another! Even as they do, each of you feels a tremendous pull - and you see it. Floating, semi translucent and pure white, untouched by the fivefold colors, is a jagged gemstone the size of a well developed man. In a thousand lyrical voices you hear it calling to you, begging you to come close before Zalmoch frees itself! Meanwhile, a constant stream of terrible roars batter each of you, your ears overwhelmed! As agony from your ears filters in, you can see it - a mere 40ft ahead. The valeoloth! It is withered and wounded from your last encounter, but howls into the incredible din and launches itself at you! OOC: Fort saves all, then after that resolves I'll call for init.
> roll 1d20+29 Hanna
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 Hanna and gets 47."12 [1d20=18]
> roll 1d20+20 Ebony
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 Ebony and gets 26."12 [1d20=6]
<Ithea> "How the hell did that thing beat us here?!?" Ithea exclaims in annoyance.
<Ithea> roll d20+28
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+28 and gets 31."12 [d20=3]
<Ithea> roll d20+20 Rosa
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+20 Rosa and gets 30."12 [d20=10]
<Ithea> roll d20+28 Stille
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+28 Stille and gets 46."12 [d20=18]
<Ithea> ooc: Any knowledge check to recognize Zalmoch btw? I can roll now or after init, either way!
> roll 1d20+28 valeoloth
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 valeoloth and gets 30."12 [1d20=2]
> OOC: After init.
> roll 3d6 everyone but Ebony halves. Ebony is deafened on top of the situation deafness. Note this in her HP. This is sonic damage. Roll init.
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6 everyone but Ebony halves. Ebony is deafened on top of the situation deafness. Note this in her HP. This is sonic damage. Roll init.  and gets 12."12 [3d6=5, 5, 2]
> roll 1d20+7 init Hanna, everyone at -4 due to deafened
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 init Hanna, everyone at -4 due to deafened and gets 10."12 [1d20=3]
> roll 1d20+7 Stille
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Stille and gets 27."12 [1d20=20]
> roll 1d20+4 Ebony
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 Ebony and gets 20."12 [1d20=16]
> roll 1d20+3 Rosa
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Rosa and gets 10."12 [1d20=7]
> roll 1d20+10 Valeoloth
<Ithea> roll d20+17-4
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Valeoloth and gets 24."12 [1d20=14]
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+17-4 and gets 31."12 [d20=18]
* Retrieving #sonofdunes modes...
* Kotono changes topic to 'Rosa=Hanna(10)'
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(31)>Stille(27)>Valeoloth(24)>Ebony(20)>Rosa=Hanna(10)'
> OOC: Go Ithea.
<Ithea> ooc: does it look like the valeoloth is still ennervated or has he been cleaned up from the debuff? It does last liek 20 hours normally.
<Ithea> ooc: also, was there a knowledge check for that name?
> OOC: K:P And he looks enervated still, as it was noted he was still withered and weakened.
<Ithea> roll d20+39 K:P Zalmoch
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+39 K:P Zalmoch and gets 50."12 [d20=11]
> Ithea doesn't recall but the faintest fragments about something called Zalmoch...but oddy, she remembers something about the Abyss instead of Earth. But nothing more.
<Ithea> Given that only one thing has seemed to really work against the fiend, Ithea tries to zap it with another ennervate before it has a chance to close in.
<Ithea> roll d20+36 ranged touch
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+36 ranged touch and gets 39."12 [d20=3]
> OOC: Hit. SR.
<Ithea> roll d20+20
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+20 and gets 33."12 [d20=13]
<Ithea> ooc: +2 more to that
> Ithea fires a black, corsucating beam - but it just barely fizzles out against it, unable to strike true! A moment later Stille grasps his holy symbol for a spare moment, bowing his head as if in reflection - and then leaps towards the valeoloth, trying to avoid its blades!
> roll 1d20+27
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 and gets 28."12 [1d20=1]
> roll 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) and gets 48."12 [1d20=4]
> roll 1d12+25 and grapplin' times.
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d12+25 and grapplin' times. and gets 26."12 [1d12=1]
> roll 1d20+34
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+34 and gets 47."12 [1d20=13]
> roll 1d20+30 punch
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+30 punch and gets 33."12 [1d20=3]
> Stille charges in, taking another wing-wound to the side, but leaping past before it can impale him! He punches out at the daemon, but his fist somehow misses yet again! OOC: Valeoloth.
> Taking this chance, the four wings of the 'loth strike out at the brave Stille!
> roll 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) and gets 60."12 [1d20=16]
> roll 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) wing 2
> roll 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) wing 3
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) wing 2 and gets 55."12 [1d20=11]
> roll 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) wing 4
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) wing 3 and gets 56."12 [1d20=12]
> roll 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) wing 5
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) wing 4 and gets 59."12 [1d20=15]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) wing 5 and gets 50."12 [1d20=6]
> OOC: Strike the last wing, obviously.
> roll 1d20+44 crit check, finally got one that isn't plinking on Rosa's AC whoring
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+44 crit check, finally got one that isn't plinking on Rosa's AC whoring and gets 46."12 [1d20=2]
> roll 1d20+44 crit check, finally got one that isn't plinking on Rosa's AC whoring wing 4
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+44 crit check, finally got one that isn't plinking on Rosa's AC whoring wing 4 and gets 64."12 [1d20=20]
> roll 3d12+75+1d12+25+1d12+25+3d12+75 suspect fortunate fate is about to trigger
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d12+75+1d12+25+1d12+25+3d12+75 suspect fortunate fate is about to trigger and gets 246."12 [3d12=3, 3, 6][1d12=5][1d12=12][3d12=7, 3, 7]
> roll 4#1d20+34 see if any gets past CMD
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4#1d20+34 see if any gets past CMD and gets 184."12 [4#1d20+34 = 53, 35, 52, 44]
> Caught in close, Stille is ripped into by each wing! Two of them rip him in half horizontally down the waist, yet magic flashes and heals him a second later! Two more come to tear his chest open, partially evaded as Stille stumbles back! He screams perhaps, lost in the endless roars of the imprisoned Zalmoch! OOC: Ow. Ebony.
> Ebony looks on, before holding for just this moment...OOC: Hanna.
* Hatbot (~Hatbot@cpe-66-69-212-179.austin.res.rr.com) Quit (Quit: Hatbot)
* Kobot (~dunefar@ip68-10-224-127.hr.hr.cox.net) has joined #sonofdunes
> Hanna simply looks at it all - before flying past the valeoloth and the entire encounter, racing towards the semi-translucent white crystal that calls you so! She almost reaches it, only perhaps 30 to 40 feet from it! OOC: Ithea, go.
<Ithea> Scowling, Ithea just decides to try and add another tempting target to the valeoloth alongside Hanna, since the fiend is likely well interested in stopping them. She beats out Hanna, hopefully, by simply trying to spell her way right next to the gemstone before reaching out to touch it (though if the spell fails, she'll just run towards it).
<Ithea> roll d100
<Kobot> Ithea rolled d100 --> [ 1d100=25 ]{25}
> In a moment Ithea appears before the gemstone, the magic taking her to it!  OOC: Is thatit or is there more?
<Ithea> ooc: I'm touching it? It's a move action to do that, right?
> OOC: Okay.
> On the moment Ithea touches the gemstone, the world goes silent. Her vision turns white as warmth envelopes her! Her wounds heal entirely as a thousand voices speak to her, "689 of 777 barriers have failed. I am the guardian spirit of Zalmoch's prison. When he was sealed, Sunnis foresaw that there may come a day where the barriers collapse. This crystal contains the means to restore the barriers and repair any damage to his imprisonment. Are you skilled with the arts of magic?"
> OOC: HP restored, status healed.
* Topic is 'Ithea(31)>Stille(27)>Valeoloth(24)>Ebony(20)>Rosa=Hanna(10)'
* Set by Kotono on Thu Jul 26 21:14:25
<Ithea> "I am a powerful caster, though my skill with magic is of the focused variety. What spells I know, I am as close as a master can be with them," Ithea answers. "Will that be enough to keep this Zalmoch sealed?"
<Ithea> "And if it is not...can I at least help slow the process of its escape?" Ithea adds, knowing that Hanna could join in the process if need be. "Many of my companions are also skilled spellcasters, between our numbers...perhaps something could be done?"
> Meanwhile...
> roll 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels)
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) --> [ 1d20=8 ]{52}
> roll 1d20+29 (-4 ???)
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+29 (-4 ???) --> [ 1d20=3 ]{32}
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(31)>Rosa>Stille(27)>Valeoloth(24)>Ebony(20)>Hanna(10)'
> roll 1d20+30
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+30 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{38}
> roll 1d20+25
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+25 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{43}
> roll 1d20+20
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+20 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{36}
> roll 1d20+15
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{20}
> "Your skills should be sufficient," The voices reply, as colors and auras of magic surround Ithea! "I shall guide you. I was created to ensure Zalmoch does not escape. I will not fail you." (More)
> Meanwhile...
> roll 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) wing 1
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) wing 1 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{62}
* Kotono changes topic to 'Ithea(31)>Rosa>Stille(27)>Ebony=Valeoloth(24)>Hanna(10)'
> roll 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) wing 2
> roll 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) wing 3
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) wing 2 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{52}
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) wing 3 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{47}
> roll 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) wing 4
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) wing 4 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{50}
> roll 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) wing 1 crit?
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+44 (-8 negative levels) wing 1 crit? --> [ 1d20=6 ]{50}
> roll 3d12+75+1d12+25+1d12+25+1d12+25
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d12+75+1d12+25+1d12+25+1d12+25 --> [ 3d12=10 1d12=12 1d12=6 1d12=8 ]{186}
> Then..."I'm with you," Hanna's voice is heard, "Let's do this, Ithea!" Magical auras and patterns fly around you as you hear, "704 of 777 barriers have failed. Begin restoration attempts!" OOC: Make spellcraft, Ithea and Hanna.
> roll 1d20+27 Hanna
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+27 Hanna --> [ 1d20=11 ]{38}
<Ithea> roll d20+32
<Kobot> Ithea rolled d20+32 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{44}
> Ithea works! It's nostalgic and familiar in a way - far too many hours in Aurora guide Ithea's hand. She works with the magic, flowing it through her as she connects the complex spells with ease, her mind guided! "430 of 777 barriers have failed; restoration beginning. Stabilization of crystal sea and support geodes underway.  219 of 777 barriers have failed; restoration continuing. Crystal sea stabilizied. Support geodes beginning deeper repair cycles and emergency stability support." OOC: Make another spellcraft check?
> roll 1d20+27 Hanna
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+27 Hanna --> [ 1d20=13 ]{40}
> roll 1d20+22 will Stille
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+22 will Stille --> [ 1d20=2 ]{24}
> roll 1d20+7 will Rosa
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 will Rosa --> [ 1d20=19 ]{26}
<Ithea> roll d20+32
<Kobot> Ithea rolled d20+32 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{41}
> roll 2d8 int drain to both and (more).
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 2d8 int drain to both and (more). --> [ 2d8=9 ]{9}
<Ithea> ooc: to Stille and Rosa or to Hanna/me?
> OOC: Stille'n'Rosa.
> "0 of 777 barriers have failed. Situation stabilizied. Zalmoch cannot reach beyond the barriers now." The voices intone, "Full repairs of area will take approximately 57 years." With that the white recedes. Before you a vast collection of spherical barriers now surround the prison. Silence reigns - not a roar in sight. The ground is laced with visible fields of force, shielding off sharp edges and covering up holes, seeming to hold everything around you togethre. Despite that several lumps of crystal seem to have fallen while you were away, lying about in the sea of sapphires and sapphire shards. Ebony lies in a pool of her own blood, Stille next to her. Rosa is on one knee, holding her head and panting. OOC: Free act.
> Hanna exhales, breathing in and out heavily, "Thank the Heavens," she says, "We were fast enough - just barely."
<Ithea> "Where is the valeoloth? Did it get sucked into the prison when we got the barriers up?" Ithea asks, looking around with a frown, still on guard.
> "...got..." STille pants, "Zalmoch ran it."
> Hanna withdraws her staff, "Watch my back," she says, taking to wing.
* Ithea nods to Hanna. "Do you still have my wand, Stille?" Ithea asks the injured aasimar, not sure if he might have left it back at Aurora, as she looks between Ebony, Stille and Rosa, then back towards Hanna, holding her glaive at the ready for any further sign of trouble.
> Hanna flies over, touching each with her staff. She stares into Stille's eyes after, then touches his forehead. "Yes, I do," he says, handing it over. "Thank you, my thoughts were dimmed deeply. As the light surrounded both of you, we felt that presence on our minds again - this time like a sword's thrust. It spoke, casting the fiend away from here and hitting us with an overflowing tide of mental torment. I felt him when he did - immeasurably insane and furious." OOC: Healx3 from staff on them, then greater restoration on Stille.
> Ebony slowly opens her eyes, staring up. "I...I am not in Sylica?" she asks softly, slowly rising up to sit. She looks down at her bloodstained front, "We triumphed?"
> Rosa just looks about with confusion, "Bad thing gone?"
> "It is," Stille confirms, rising up from his cushion of bloodied sapphires. "Through our blood, sweat and tears. Mostly our blood," He appends.
<Ithea> "Just our luck to stumble into an ancient imprisoned creature. This was almost like the Abyss all over again..." Ithea mutters.
> "Not our luck," Here Hanna intervenes, "Tiamat's foul whimsy." Gesturing about, at the now serene blue cavern, no more five-fold colors, "I firmly place this fiasco on her meddling. Nothing we did could have caused this."
<Ithea> "I suppose Tiamat could have hoped an ancient escaped evil might kill me if her breath failed to, probably hoped to be owed a favor or something too," Ithea admits.
> "We are victorious," STille says, "For now, that is enough. Ithea, what precisely happened? I felt a draw to that barrier, but facing down the valeoloth took priority." After a beat, "Perhaps. I am debating if it was a deliberate act of sabotage or merely two powerful magics meeting in a catastrophic way. There's no way for us to know as it stands, alas."
> "Victory!" Rosa cheers!
> "We're also deeply in debt to Lady Sunnis," Hanna puts her staff away, "She had great wisdom to include a way to restore her barriers."
<Ithea> roll d20+39 who -is- lady sunnis anyway?
<Kobot> Ithea rolled d20+39 who -is- lady sunnis anyway? --> [ 1d20=6 ]{45}
> "Lady Sunnis of Earth?" Ebony rises now, wings covering her bloodied, torn clothing, preserving her frontal modesty. "Ah, we have had minor diplomatic relations with them," Ebony speaks up, "Mainly through the Cauldron. She is the Princess of Elemental Good on Earth, ruling jointly with Entemoch."
> Lady Sunnis - well, see what Ebony just said. She opposes Ogremoch, Prince of Elemental Evil on Earth. She represents all that is Good in earth, including long thinking, stable wisdom. This part feels particularly relevant.
<Ithea> "I'd like to find out more about this Zalmoch, and ensuring its prison is kept holding if Tiamat decides to send another of her spawn," Ithea says, as she moves to touch the gem again, wondering if there's still anything. If not, maybe they should seek out Lady Sunnis.
> The gem is warm, but nothing more. Meanwhile Stille is kneeling, "Ah, dear Ithea," he speaks up, "Before we take our leave to home," Holding up one sapphire, "While I cannot ascertain the precise value of each one, the sheer number of loose sapphires here should lay low your monetary woes. Moreover, because I suspect this may well have been the dragon's hoard."
> "A dragon that may well have been an innocent guardian driven to combat only by that damned mark," Hanna's arms are crossed now, "Then desecrated by Tiamat, if I have the story right."
<Ithea> "I don't know entirely about the innocent part, it seemed pretty damn vicious, but the rest sounds likely enough," Ithea says before nodding to Stille. "Of course, we still have to find that rogue elemental and come to a decision regarding that mage with hostages, but that's something at least."
<Ithea> "That said, I think that stupid elemental can damn well wait till tomorrow at this point."
> OOC: What's your plan here now?
<Ithea> OOC: Gather loot, and go home? Elemental can wait to another day, I'm pretty much out on anything above level 3 spells and all my abilities.
<Ithea> ooc: Actually, we're at a good pause point anyway.

[Anastasia]

> The next day brings Ithea to Creasea's shop. Here Ebony and Canderella sit, tea and finger cakes between them as they talk. "Excuse me," Ebony murmurs as Ithea approaches, standing and awaiting.
<Ithea> "Hello Ebony, Canderella," Ithea greets the two of them. "How are you both?"
* Yuth-Work is now known as Muirfinn
> Around you are the sights and sounds of a typical eatery. Save for the mixed and myriad population of Aurora. The scents are maddeningly enticing, of many various types of food. It makes Ithea's stomach gurgle reflexively as it pleasures her nose. "Oh, well enough," Canderella says easily, "Taking a day off from my training."
> "I've recovered fully," Ebony states, "There is also something that may be useful if we know we are about to fight a valeoloth or similarily resistant foe."
<Ithea> "Back-up weapons?" Ithea asks with a small smile.
> "No," Ebony shakes her head as she returns that smile with a tiny one of hers, "Something that is far tastier." Ithea is lead past the tables, to where glass display cases dominate. The one in front of you has dozens of small, bite sized cakes. Some are golden colored, some are chocolate colored and some are white. There is a sign nestled behind the glass that reads, 'Angel food cakes! Made by an angel for all!' "The plain and chocolate ones are useful, but the newest recipe is the most pertinent. They are small enough to be eaten in battle - about the same amount of effort as drinking a potion is. In addition to minor curative effects, the vanilla cake provides an alchemical boost to the penetrative power of your spells."
<Ithea> "That is somewhat nice, though I don't know just how useful it might have been overall in that fight. Think I'll still commission a ranseur from Afina later on," Ithea replies. "Never hurts to have both either, honestly."
> "Caution is wise," Ebony agrees, going around. She takes out a single vanilla cake and wraps it in wax paper, "Creasea wishes for you to have a free sample." she adds, "Unfortunately, despite the cakes being useful, the price has proven prohibitive to purchases."
<Ithea> "What is the typical price?" Ithea asks curiously, not having really frequented the shop.
> "500 gold," Ebony replies, "Unfortunately, the price to create each cake is 450 gold due to the alchemical components," Ebony explains, "As well as various rare ingredients. Creasea's considering asking for funding, to improve future offerings and finding ways to reduce the prices of his goods."
<Ithea> "Funding, eh? I'd have to check with the other generals just so everyone is in agreement, but I don't see them saying no to something that could be useful for all of us. I believe Sylvie has a book that might be of some help with alchemical costs too, if I recall correctly," Ithea muses.
> "Creasea would appreciate it," Ebony smiles briefly, "Now, what do you need me for?"
<Ithea> "I remembered that you mentioned minor diplomatic ties to Lady Sunnis. I was wondering if you thought we could use them to find out more about Zalmoch and making sure it stays locked, speeding up repairs maybe. If possible, try and improve those ties and extend them towards Aurora while we're at it," Ithea explains.
> "I understand," Ebony bows, "Lady Sunnis is in unison with the Lord Entemoch. They are both lovers and rivals, residing within the realm of Quartz Spire. Are you familiar with the politics of Earth?"
<Ithea> roll d20+34 K:P Earthen politics
* Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+34 K:P Earthen politics and gets 39." [d20=5]
> Ithea knows that the politics of Earth revolve around several key figures. Entemoch and Sunnis vs Ogremoch as the Prince/Princess of Elemental Good vs the Prince of Elemental Evil is the most prominent, though other archomentals and powerful entities exist on the fringes. There is also Grumbar, God of Earth, much like Kossuth rules over Fire. He generally stays out of things save when something threatens the eternal growth of Earth. Generally, politics in Earth are slow moving, complicated things of eons - yet occasionally there are eruptions of vast movement and import.
<Ithea> "Somewhat familiar with it," Ithea answers. "I know it's usually slow moving."
> "They're perfectly capable of reacting," Ebony continues, brushing aside a bit of her hood as she speaks in a low voice, almost lost in the murmur of conversation and the clinking of silverware on plates. "But they are also much like Earth. However, you must remember that Sunnis and Entemoch often move against each other in petty rivalaries as much as they support one another. When Seira first came to Earth to seek a pact with Entemoch and Sunnis, an agent of Entemoch attempted to get her to agree to pact with Entemoch and only Entemoch. Ultimately Sunnis countered, and Entemoch countered back."
<Ithea> "Interesting...what was the end result then?" Ithea asks.
> "They ultimately resolved their differences and both agreed to aid Seira," Ebony says. "I am not privy to the full story, so I cannot say more than that."
<Ithea> "Hrm...basically, you're saying if I go deal with Lady Sunnis, I need to be prepared to deal with Entemoch as well, and make sure both sides are happy with Aurora, correct?" Ithea replies to that after musing it over.
> "That is the wisdom I hoped you would gain," Ebony murmurs, bowing her head.
* Ithea makes a thoughtful noise as she considers that. "I'd have to see if anyone is interested in approaching Entemoch while we approach Sunnis then," Ithea muses. "But...given we've been having people coming and going pretty frequently in Aurora recently, it might be better to wait a bit in that case and get everyone back together and on the same track of thought before we send out any more diplomatic expeditions... This undertaking could take
<Ithea> ooc: cut off - and on the same track of thought before we send out any more diplomatic expeditions... This undertaking could take some time with trying to deal with two separate rulers at the same time."
> "As you order," Ebony replies, "Do you desire anything else of me?"
<Ithea> "Nope," Ithea says with a shake of her head. "What about you?" she asks, and after a thought, also asks the same of Canderella, given that she'd once asked for a chance to talk about chaos or something like that.
> "Nothing, unless you wish to hear stories of days long gone," Ebony replies, looking back out at the table Canderella sits at. "My past is not a proud one, yet Canderella values the stories."
* Ithea ponders that offer, but finally shakes her head. "I don't mind hearing stories, but perhaps another day, I think. I think I'm just going to wander around Aurora and see how everything is going for everyone," Ithea answers at the offer, preparing to leave. "I'll talk to you later then?"
> OOC: Just going to go around Aurora and see what's happening then?
<Ithea> ooc: Yep
> roll 1d100
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 48." [1d100=48]
> Ithea wanders about, taking a chance to relax and see the sights. As you come by the portals in the entry hall, you can notice Kascha and Simmer. They're walking towards one, chatting away.
* Ithea waves at the pair of them!
> "Hi Ithea," Simmer waves back, "We're going fire-basking. Can you protect yourself completely against flames?"
<Ithea> "Not completely, unfortunately. Wouldn't have had as much trouble the times I've been to Fire otherwise," Ithea answers and raises an eyebrow at Kascha. "Can you?"

[Corwin]

[19:38] <Kotono> "Yes," Kascha agrees, "I take the body of an elemental."
[19:39] <Ithea> "Ah," Ithea says in reply to that, nodding slightly.
[19:45] <Kotono> "So," As the two pause, Simmer speaks up, "Off on busy work for Aurora or killing time?"
[19:49] <Ithea> "Killing time," Ithea admits. "Stille and I were trying to deal with some rogue earth elemental, but things got messy because of a sapphire dragon and Tiamat," Ithea adds as an explanation.
[19:49] <Ithea> "So now I just want to take my time before I go back to Earth, honestly."
[19:50] <Kotono> "Only your life," Simmer adds, shaking her head. "Only your life."
[19:52] * Ithea sighs, having no arguments against that.
[19:53] <Kotono> Simmer reaches out and pats Ithea's shoulder, "You know what cheers me up when bad thing shappen? Pyromania! How about we go out and burn some things in Ysgard?"
[19:55] * Ithea bursts into laughs at that. "Well, if you don't mind putting your fire-basking on hold, sure, we can try that! Although I suppose you could bask on the fire you set too," Ithea replies.
[19:58] <Kotono> Simmer throws an arm around Ithea's shoulders, "It can wait. Now let me show you the fun of setting things on fire!"
[20:03] * Ithea honestly prefers to electrocute them, but Simmer's idea of fun could be amusing. It involves Ysgard after all. "Do you want to come along too, Kascha?"
[20:06] <Kotono> Kascha shakes her head, "You two go," she says.
[20:07] <Ithea> "You sure?"
[20:09] <Kotono> "I'm sure," Kascha says, "I need to study anyway."
[20:15] <Ithea> "Alright," Ithea says with a nod, before turning back to Simmer. "You think anybody else might be interested in going off to Ysgard?" Ithea asks. Dana certainly would, though given that she can't set things on fire, and her personality, Simmer might not care for her. She figures it best to see whom Simmer might want to invite rather than suggesting names.
[20:17] <Kotono> "Just the two of us," Simmer smiles, "You don't need a full party to enjoy some fire."
[20:21] <Ithea> "Fair enough," Ithea says with a nod. "Alright, well, we'll see you later then, Kascha. Have fun studying. If you find anything particular interesting to read, let me know, will you?" Ithea requests of the other girl as she turns to her.
[20:22] <Kotono> OOC: Ready to move on a bit then?
[20:25] <Ithea> ooc: yes.
[20:28] <Kotono> A half hour later Simmer has lead Ithea to a nearby thicket of trees, clinging to the side of one of Ysgard's many fjords. Simmer looks around, "Right. Can you throw around any fire magic?"
[20:32] <Ithea> "Not fire straight out, I'll admit. Lightning magic is more my forte," Ithea answers, leaving unsaid her affinity for cold magic too. "Lots of things can catch on fire when they're struck by lightning, but that's about the best I can offer with the elements."
[20:37] <Kotono> "Do it!" Simmer urgers, "Put all your fury and everything in it and let the lightning fly!" Voice fast and utterly energized, taking Ithea's hands, "Let it out and let it burn!"
[20:44] * Ithea laughs and nods, as she turns otwards the trees and glares at them, as if each trunk was one of Tiamat's heads! With that, she lets loose a torrent of lightning towards them! (OOC: chain lightning)
[20:45] <Ithea> roll 1.5*20d6
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 1.5*20d6 and gets 112.5." [20d6=3, 2, 2, 4, 3, 6, 2, 6, 6, 4, 3, 6, 4, 2, 6, 4, 4, 6, 1, 1]
[20:49] <Kotono> Lightning erupts out, leaping from tree to tree! Wood is blackened and catches aflame, the trees in the thicket expoding into fire! Simmer whistles as a rush of heat batters both of you, "Good start! Look at it! Oh, look at all that fire you threw around!" Going to wrap her arms on Ithea from behind, "That's all yours. Watch it burn. That's your power."
[20:51] <Ithea> "Your turn to show off yours now, I'd say!"
[20:59] <Kotono> Simmer waves her hand and calls on arcane powers! In that instand, and on a word that sounds like crackling fire, explosions of fire rip all around you! The burning trees become an inferno, heat boiling up around Ithea! Her magics protect her as Simmer looks on, eyes shining as she watches the flames.
[22:12] * Ithea draws back a little from the heat. "Well, that's certainly burning a lot more merrily," Ithea says, figuring that's the best compliment she can give.
[22:21] <Kotono> "Ooooh, don't you feel it? Feel the fire, Ithea!" Simmer urges, "Feel it!"
[22:24] <Ithea> "Oh, I'm feeling it alright," Ithea says, still feeling the heat coming from the burning trees. She just watches as the trees go through the process of turning to ash.
[22:27] <Kotono> It's a long and slow dance as the fires burn it all away. Wood crackles and blackens, before crumbling to smoking ash. The air becomes thick with smoke, not that it seems to bother SImmer. But it's getting distinctly hard to breathe. A tumbling dance of ash and smoke, all crumbling into it.
[22:29] * Ithea coughs a bit. "We should move a bit further away," Ithea suggests, not sure if Simmer is bothered by that or not, but she's already drawing further back.
[22:34] <Kotono> "Oh, the smoke." Simmer follows along, out of the thicket to hot but breatheable air. As you stand and watch the woods burn in the chill air of Ysgard, "Feel better?"
[22:37] <Ithea> "A bit," Ithea answers with a ghost of a smile. "I'd still love to see each of Tiamat's heads impaled on a blade, but it was an interesting way to relax a bit. Sucks to be the trees though."
[22:40] <Kotono> "One day," Simmer says brightly. "Ready to go back now?"
[22:41] * Ithea nods.