Warming back up (Afina)

[Ebiris]

"So when they go out to carouse or hunt or pillage they don't leave anyone at home to keep enterprising pixies from stealing everything not nailed down?" Afina asks. "Well, alright... I suppose we could just go wait by the front door for them to come back so we can challenge them to righteous combat. Unless you just want to start looting and go home before they even turn up?" she asks Crystal, already knowing the answer but she feels it should be asked.

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Afina 208+20/208, greater mage armour (CL 23) and moment of prescience (CL 23), heroes feast (CL 20), resist energy (electricity) CL 23, shield (CL 23), greater heroism (CL 23).
AC 64 (touch 50, flat footed 64), CMD 70, blindsense 30, spell resistance 38, electricity resistance 30, immunity to fire, disease, water, poison, fear.
Spell charges remaining: 6/6/6/8/9/8/2/8/6/7

[Anastasia]

"Most people aren't so daring or end up regreting it," This makes Kascha frown a little.

Meanwhile Crystal shakes her head. Instead, "How about we use this as a chance for, ah, field testing your remarkable golems of stone and steel; for would they not marvel at returning home to several golems waiting to challenge them and prove their strength against your creations?"

[Ebiris]

"Can you manage a gate spell, Kascha?" Afina asks, casting detect magic herself and looking for the anti-astral ward that prevented their initial entry to the castle.

[18:50] <@Inari> roll 1d20+37 spellcraft
[18:50] <Serith> Inari roll for Serith < 52 > [d20=15]

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Afina 208+20/208, greater mage armour (CL 23) and moment of prescience (CL 23), heroes feast (CL 20), resist energy (electricity) CL 23, shield (CL 23), greater heroism (CL 23).
AC 64 (touch 50, flat footed 64), CMD 70, blindsense 30, spell resistance 38, electricity resistance 30, immunity to fire, disease, water, poison, fear.
Spell charges remaining: 5/6/6/8/9/8/2/8/6/7

[Anastasia]

"One more," Kascha says, "That's it."

Meanwhile Afina studies - yes, it's there. A general, strong ward coming from somewhere within the castle. She can't quite pin down where, other than above.

[Ebiris]

Would a disjunction spell cast right here break the ward/break the ward within the spell's radius/do nothing?

[Anastasia]

No. You need to track down the source of it.

[Ebiris]

"The source of that astral ward is somewhere above us, we'll have to track it down before we can bring in reinforcements." Afina says. "Just remember they'll earn a share of any loot,  Crystal."

[Anastasia]

Crystal pauses at that, "Afina, with all due respect towards your wondrous golem creations, I do no see why mindle-" she begins, but stops. "Ah, you awoke the ones you have in mind, di you not?"

"Which means they deserve a share for facing down the danger," Kascha says.

[Ebiris]

"They're still young and impressionable," particularly with regards to their Creator which gives Afina a lot of influence, "But that's all the more reason to treat them fairly for devoting themselves to our cause."

In any case she looks for any paths beyond this room that might lead up lest she have to disintegrate the ceiling. Such a great spell!

[Anastasia]

Some searching turns up a kitchen, which in turn has a stairway upstairs nearby. From there you wander the halls, coming to a few things of note. First of all, at the end of one hall is a large blue stone. It's the size of Hanna or so. A simple detect magic confirms it is the source of the ward.

There's also a heavy steel door that you pass on the way. It stands out from the other doors, quite sturdy and un-wooden.

Still no sign of anyone.

[Ebiris]

Afina briefly considers just disintegrating the wardstone (it's such a handy spell!) but stays her hand. Even if Aurora has its own more than capable wards interdicting dimensional travel, that's not to say such an artifact wouldn't be worth its weight in gold to someone else. Formulating a different magical pattern in her mind she raises her hand, "Stand clear both of you, you don't want to be within forty feet when this spell goes off," she warns, giving Kascha and Crystal time to evacuate the area before she violently disjoins the magic!

[16:49] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+23 mage's disjunction, assuming just one spell/item in the area
[16:49] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 27 > [d20=4]

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Afina 208+20/208, greater mage armour (CL 23) and moment of prescience (CL 23), heroes feast (CL 20), resist energy (electricity) CL 23, shield (CL 23), greater heroism (CL 23).
AC 64 (touch 50, flat footed 64), CMD 70, blindsense 30, spell resistance 38, electricity resistance 30, immunity to fire, disease, water, poison, fear.
Spell charges remaining: 5/6/6/8/9/8/2/8/6/6

[Anastasia]

The blue stone briefly glows electric blue as the magic around it is undone and dispelled. You're fairly sure you got it.

"Did it work?" Crystal calls, both her and Kascha well back.

[Ebiris]

"I think so," Afina answers. "Hope or Kascha, do you think either of you could carry it? It's probably worth a lot by itself. I was thinking we could plane shift back to Aurora, round up the golems, and have someone Gate us back here. That way Kascha will still have her Gate spell available for when we leave."

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Afina 208+20/208, greater mage armour (CL 23) and moment of prescience (CL 23), heroes feast (CL 20), resist energy (electricity) CL 23, shield (CL 23), greater heroism (CL 23).
AC 64 (touch 50, flat footed 64), CMD 70, blindsense 30, spell resistance 38, electricity resistance 30, immunity to fire, disease, water, poison, fear.
Spell charges remaining: 5/6/6/8/9/8/2/8/6/6

[Anastasia]

Kascha goes to pick it up and oofs, turning red in the face before slowly lifting it. "It's heavy!" She gasps and slowly walks with it, straining.

[Ebiris]

"Don't strain yourself, I have a contingency for this," Afina says, conjuring up a floating disc besides the ghaele. "Just set it down there, it should bear the weight," she encourages.

Floating disc, can carry 2300lbs

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Afina 208+20/208, greater mage armour (CL 23) and moment of prescience (CL 23), heroes feast (CL 20), resist energy (electricity) CL 23, shield (CL 23), greater heroism (CL 23).
AC 64 (touch 50, flat footed 64), CMD 70, blindsense 30, spell resistance 38, electricity resistance 30, immunity to fire, disease, water, poison, fear.
Spell charges remaining: 5/5/6/8/9/8/2/8/6/6