The past burns (Afina, Tryll)

[Anastasia]

There's been male erinyes before, it's sometimes more of a minor fallen angel set up. At least the way I run it, anyway.

Checking a few more windows reveals the same setup. Unless you care to phase through a wall blindly, there doesn't look to be any more openings nearby.

[Yuthirin]

Tryll instead looks for walled up areas leading into store-rooms or any place where a good disintegration can make a relatively silent entrance that won't be immediately noticed.

[Anastasia]

The area you're around is made of the same stone at a glance. No disruptions or places that hint at what lies inside, just cold stone.

This assumes minimal to no ranks in Knowledge: A&E, if you do have some ranks, say so and I'll give you a different reply.

[Yuthirin]

I do, actually. Modifier is 21.

[Anastasia]

It looks like one solid construction. There's no sign of renovations, at least from the outside. Inside's possible, but the castle's built for stability and defense. No weaknesses or places where the walls have been changed at all. You strongly suspect this will be true of the entire castle.

[Yuthirin]

Tryll heads back to Afina, Calleigh joining the group shortly thereafter.

'The windows are heavily guarded. No blind spots. We can start looking for non-standard areas to breach if you like, though it may take more time and if we are discovered, things will likely rapidly devolve. Or I can try dominating one of the Devils guarding a window. I'm open to other ideas as well.'

[Ebiris]

'Can you prevent the sound of my spellcasting from carrying?' Afina asks. 'I'll do some magic and then try going through the walls faster than the eye can see, and if I find an empty or poorly defended room we can disintegrate the wall there and cover it with an illusion like when we attacked Hopelorn.'

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Afina: 287+20/287, heroes feast (CL 20), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), epic mage armour (CL 24), moment of prescience (CL 24), greater heroism (CL 24), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 23)
AC 87, spell resistance 39, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease, poison, fear
Spell charges: 6/10/10/10/9/9/7/7/7/8/7/5

[Yuthirin]

'Absolutely. Control of sound is within my abilities. Just say when.'

[Ebiris]

'Now, please,' Afina asks, waiting until Tryll confirms it's set. Casting her first spell, shadow form, turns her figure a monochrome greyscale instead of its usual colourful aspect. And then Afina appears in a slightly different pose and location with newfound knowledge!

Using a 9th level slot for 4 rounds of time stopped, shadow form lets me pass through solid barriers up to 10 feet thick as well as barriers composed of magical force or similar obstacles. Using that to go through the walls, having a brief look at wherever I end up, then checking out the room on its left, the room above it, and the room on its right before going back through to rejoin the party.

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Afina: 287+20/287, heroes feast (CL 20), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), epic mage armour (CL 24), moment of prescience (CL 24), greater heroism (CL 24), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 23)
AC 87, spell resistance 39, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease, poison, fear
Spell charges: 6/10/10/10/9/8/7/7/7/7/7/5

[Anastasia]

For my own reference, what ability are you using to hide sound, Tryll?

[Yuthirin]

Control Sound

[Anastasia]

Thanks.

Afina, do you have darkvision? Any extra-sensory means of sensing like blindsight or mindsight?

[Ebiris]

I have darkvision 60 and blindsense 30 and low-light vision

[Anastasia]

You come out in a hallway. It's pitch black here, plus your blindsense can detect humanoid shaped figures every 10ft in either direction, invisible to your naked eye. Going up you end up in a hallway much the same and with the same invisible figures in the same pattern, and the right and left are more hallway.

[Yuthirin]

'How shall we proceed, general?'