Infiltrators (Surraruthru, Tryll)

[Ebiris]

Afina stays quiet to let Bubbles, Surraruthru, and Tryll take the lead on gathering information and preparing their assault. They've come this far without her after all.

[Anastasia]

"How do we want to approach this?" Bubbles asks, "Honey, I'm still well supplied with spells, so endurance isn't a concern for me."

[Iron Dragoon]

"Stealth for now, until we can figure out what kind of magic is going on. I'll likely try to dispel whatever it is before a coordinated assault. Afina's better equipped to do that than I am."

[Anastasia]

"Stealth then. Dearie, could you take a peek for us?" Bubbles asks Afina. "You're good at sneaky."

[Iron Dragoon]

"I can go with you as well. I'm likely not as good at stealth as you are, but I can hold my own and I'll need to see the magic myself."

[Ebiris]

"Alright, wait here and I'll be back shortly," Afina says, casting shadow form before she ghosts through the sewer tunnels to investigate!

[18:33] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+60 hide Rei
[18:33] <Rei-chan> Ebiris rolled : 1d20+60 hide Rei --> [ 1d20=13 ]{73}
[18:33] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+56 move silently Rei
[18:33] <Rei-chan> Ebiris rolled : 1d20+56 move silently Rei --> [ 1d20=10 ]{66}

Spoiler: ShowHide

Afina: 239/287, glaciante's spiteful ward (CL 27 attached to epic mage armour), heroes feast (CL 20), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), epic mage armour (CL 25), see invisibility (CL 25), greater heroism (CL 25), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 24), shield (CL 25), magic tattoo (CL 26), magic tattoo (CL 26), energy absorption (CL 26), stupendous dragonskin (CL 26), seira's agility (CL 26), seira's strength (CL 26), seira's mind (CL 26), mind blank (CL 27), stoneskin (CL 26), control weather (CL 27), scalding touch (CL 27, SR 45), shadow form (CL 25)
AC 97, spell resistance 40, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease, poison
Spell charges: 5/0/8/4/1/8/6/5/0/0/1/1
20 uses left on blistering/searing scalding touch

Fenrir: 322/370, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 7), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), haste (CL 25)
AC 43, spell resistance 25, freedom of movement, immunity to electricity, exhaustion, mind affecting, fatigue, fear, poison
Garm: 92/370, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 7), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), haste (CL 25)
AC 43, spell resistance 25, freedom of movement, immunity to electricity, exhaustion, mind affecting, fatigue, fear, poison
Attack: +39 (2d6+25) +10d6 skirmish, dimensional anchor

[Iron Dragoon]

> roll 1d20+50 Hide
<Serith> Iddy roll for Serith < 68 > [d20=18]
> roll 1d20+49 Move Silently Serith
<Serith> Iddy roll for Serith < 53 > [d20=4]

[Anastasia]

The two of you sneak down. The tunnel has a slight water flow that goes down it, and soon you see it levels off and opens up into something. Something bigger. Downside, you don't see much cover from here, so sneaking ahead for a view will be tricky, as there's nothing to hide behind.

[Ebiris]

Afina's shadow form grants her concealment so she's not overly worried about being in the open as she hugs the ceiling of the sewers while flying out to have a look down below.

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru uses his innate ability to turn invisible and similarly heads along the ceiling after Afina.

[Anastasia]

Both of you sneak ahead. Ahead you can see a large chasm in the earth filled with waters. A lake, dozens of tunnels dumping waters here. Ahead the waters swirl together adn are braided with large rocks, forming a small fortress atop the waters. It is manned by barbazu and hamatula, defense on the ready.

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru studies the formation from where he is, trying to discern the magics holding it together, looking for a weakness.

[Anastasia]

Spellcrafting with DM or something, I presume?

[Iron Dragoon]

Exactly that. Take 10 for 47 Spellcraft, if needed.

[Anastasia]

There's overwhelming abjuration and conjuration around the castle. It's defended with powerful fields of force that render attacks against it worthless, unless they can destroy the fields of force first. The magic holding it together is even stronger and anchored to something within. What's worse, you can see that magic travel into the roof and the walls, like tendrils, slowly thickening and expanding.