A second tryp to the Styx (Jaela)

[Anastasia]

Mirima blinks and looks up, gaze foggy and far away. "Huh. Oh, Jaela. Did something happen, I think I lost track of...what was I saying?"

"The water's getting to her," Sylvie says, "Might be faster on her since she was just exposed, or maybe she's naturally vulnerable to it, or you're more resistant."

[Corwin]

"Yeah, yeah, I'm too awesome for this shitty water," Jaela says with a grin. "We're heading back. First sign of a daze from anyone, no complaints."

She lets everyone hold on, and then plane shifts the four of them back to the Aurora. Mirima to get checked up at the infirmary once more, just to be on the safe side, and to pick up Finnegan for the next shift. It shouldn't even take that long!

[Anastasia]

Mirima's taken to the infirmary. Balyss does it, "She should be fine with rest," she says, "A quick glance at you says you're okay, but there's small signs you're being affected. Go refresh your mind blank, too."

[Corwin]

"We all will," Jaela agrees, ensuring it happens before taking them back.

[Anastasia]

Finnegan nods and falls into position as you reappear. You appear before the same river in the same fog as before, the obelisk's ruins before you. "However long this goes, we'll find the end, if there's an end to find," Sylvie vows.

"Sooner than later. The air's sick," Finnegan takes a deep sniff of the air, "Poison in every breath."

[Corwin]

"I'm fine with sooner," Jaela agrees. "Let's change things up and go with a square. Sylvie, you're in the front and Ellese behind you. The two of you will be closer to the river, and we'll see if a bit of distance lets Finnegan and me stay here longer."

[Anastasia]

Agreement and the party falls into formation. You walk a short time more, no more than ten minutes. As you do, Finnegan stops, holding a hand up.

> roll 1d20+40 Finnegane listen
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 59 > [d20=19]

"Chanting in Infernal ahead," Finnegan whispers, "Making an offering to the great black Styx, father of all barregons."

[Corwin]

"Some of us are terrible at stealth, and we're not splitting up in this muck. Let's pick up speed and get to them before they finish. Attack as soon as you see a target, focus on disrupting any rituals if you can. I'll handle counterspelling."

[Anastasia]

Dedicating yourself to it or attacking and relying on your interrupts for it?

[Corwin]

Dedicating so I'd have two chances (regular and interrupt).

[Anastasia]

Alrighty then.

The party rushes ahead, soon seeing something ahead. An altar has been erected at the bank of the river, and on it and around it are great piles of flesh. Four of the crocodile amnizu you saw before are there, offering up obscene prayers that make your skin crawl. Your advance is not subtle and they're reacting as you rush them, the creatures turning and...

Init.

[Corwin]

[19:58] <@Rin> roll 1d20+13
[19:58] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 19 > [d20=6]

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+13 Finnegan
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 25 > [d20=12]
> roll 1d20+7 Ellese
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 14 > [d20=7]
> roll 1d20+24 Sylvie
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 34 > [d20=10]
> roll 1d20+9 devils
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 12 > [d20=3]

Init is Sylvie (34) > Finnegan (25) > Jaela (19) > Ellese (14) > Devils (12)

Before they can react, Sylvie withdraws 21 and sends another beam of power to wipe out devils completely. It's like a pulse of light in the fog, illuminating everything for a split second.

> roll 21d12+21
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 168 > [d12=5,2,6,4,6,9,7,7,11,3,8,5,12,10,11,10,1,5,11,2,12]
> roll 1d20+20
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 27 > [d20=7]

Nothing is left. This group is consumed utterly in 21's light, altar and devils obliterated. Sylvie cracks her knuckles, "Truth is they were hardly a threat. At least Hell won't get them back."

"Truth is," Ellese cuts in, "They're stalling now, aren't they? Just like the attack on Aurora, they're playing for time and to let the Styx do the heavy lifting."


Free act.

[Corwin]

"I'm sure some devil will think it's a great plan to sacrifice their forces simply for us to waste a bit of time, but this is time we can spare," Jaela responds. "Let's get going and draw better opponents. Same formation as before."

I'm also casting Sign.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d100
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 79 > [d100=79]

Make a Will save, Jaela.