Get Ettan! (Afina and Jaela, 88 days left)

[Anastasia]

There is no reply from the creature before you. No response, no acknowledgement of your words.

[Corwin]

Her spear is swapped for Gae Trocaire, and then Jaela strikes!

Move to get there, regular attack, no gambit.

[20:24] <@Siri> roll 1d20+49+7 divine might
[20:24] <Serith> Siri roll for Serith < 63 > [d20=7]
[20:25] <@Siri> roll 2d8+36+16 piercing/bludgeoning/slashing/silver/good
[20:25] <Serith> Siri roll for Serith < 62 > [d8=7,3]

[Anastasia]

Gray makes no effort to dodge you, and your spear stabs him - to no visible effects once you pull it back. He does nothing, and yet, black snowflakes surround both you and Simmer, slashing you like razors.  They glitter in the air, like the night sky shining with stars.

> roll 1d20 vs Jaela only a crit check here
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 19 > [d20=19]
> roll 1d20 vs Simmer only a crit check here
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 10 > [d20=10]

> roll 1d100 vs 20 Jaela's cloak miss chance
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 56 > [d100=56]

> roll 37*12
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 444 >

Damage cannot reduce you below 1 hit point, she held back.

The snowflakes shred you as if you were mere cloth, your blood flowing freely. Simmer gasps wordlessly and slumps down, sucking down air as she holds her bleeding, shredded chest.

"Wh...what..." Simmer finally manages, "The...hell...was that?" She coughs up bright red blood, sizzling with fire, which freezes solid a mere moment after it leaves her mouth.

A followup K:N is allowed now.

[spoiler]

Simmer
HP: 1/383
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL15), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Epic Mage Armor (CL26), Superior Resistance (CL26), Sublime Revelry (CL31), Mass Death Ward (CL30), Good Hope (CL30), Recitation (CL30), Haste (CL27)
Bonuses: +1 morale attack rolls and will saves, immunity to fear and poison
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used:

Master
HP: 339+20/339
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL15), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Epic Mage Armor (CL26), Superior Resistance (CL26), Sublime Revelry (CL31), Mass Death Ward (CL30), Good Hope (CL30), Recitation (CL30), Haste (CL27), Greater Heroism (CL?)
Bonuses: +1 morale attack rolls and will saves, immunity to fear and poison
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used:

[Corwin]

[20:49] <@Siri> roll 1d20+36 divine insight
[20:49] <Serith> Siri roll for Serith < 45 > [d20=9]

[Anastasia]

On the plus side? You have confirmation now, that has to be The Gray. For those black snowflakes were the Queen of Air and Darkness's black snow, her personal attack where she destroys any who dare offend her. A divine blast, capable of cleaving through virtually any mortal defense. How she's using it through him isn't clear, though your best guess is that he's a proxy and she's given him that power as well as the ability to see through his eyes.

[Corwin]

'The Queen of Air and Darkness is fighting us through her proxy,' Jaela's pained mental voice reports. 'It doesn't look good, and she hasn't made any demands. Simmer, perhaps you should retreat.'

She rakes her mind for anything that could possibly help, even as she asks, 'Would the Gray be a native to Lifasa, or can he be sent off with the right spell? I can't use unholy shit, but what about forcible Plane Shift or Holy Word?' Tepen or Afina might have a clue, even if she can't think of anything better.

HP: 96/520
Taking ten for K:A 62, K:N 41, K:R 65, K:P 65, Spellcraft 54

[Anastasia]

'Retreat,' Tepen's advice is immediate, 'What profit is it to antagonize the Queen of the Unseelie? Do you even know if The Gray is helping the devils?'

'D-damn,' Simmer gasps, 'Away or off plane?'

Meanwhile Afina and the Master are past the guards, continuing down the tunnel. Ahead you can sense a larger room, with several bodies within it.

[Corwin]

Since Simmer is shaken but won't leave on her own, Jaela orders her, 'Simmer, retreat to Aurora at once.'

[Ebiris]

'We're aborting the mission,' Afina says curtly to all involved. 'We don't know what their goal is here, but it's an unacceptable risk to continue like this. Meet back at Aurora, Master and I will evacuate via plane shift then gate.'

Flying towards the Master she touches him and plane shifts them both to the elemental plane of Earth.

[Corwin]

In light of Afina's contribution, Simmer can take us both back.

[Anastasia]

Simmer grabs Jaela's arm shakily and then you're in Elysium. Simmer promptly collapses, starting to heal as she bleeds and groans.

Meanwhile a wink of magic later and Afina and the Master are in Earth. A hollow, tight cave, the Master looking around. "What happened?" he asks. "Was the reversal that severe?"

[Corwin]

Mass Heal heals the worst of this while Jaela grimaces. "I'm fairly certain Simmer is only with us rather reforming than on Fire because the Queen took it easy on us."

[Ebiris]

"It sounded bad from what Jaela said, but more than that was what it boded. Was the Gray planning to intervene when battle started? On who's side? Well... definitely not ours actually, we know that since he and Jaela fought. What was its goal there anyway? Too many unknowns with too much at stake, it's not worth risking," she shakes her head as she casts gate to open the way back to where they left Aurora.

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Afina 329+20/329
active spells: glaciante's spiteful ward (CL 29 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 27), many moments of prescience (CL 29), greater heroism (CL 25), afina's perfect vision (CL 27), shield (CL 27), sublime revelry (CL 31), death ward (CL 30), good hope (CL 30), recitation (CL 30), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 26)
defences: AC 96 (touch 60), spell resistance 42, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease, poison, fear, mind-affecting, critical hits
perceptions: blindsight 200, low-light vision, darkvision 60, all-around vision, see invisible/ethereal, spot +70, listen +70
spell slots: 6/9/10/10/7/9/7/8/8/7/7/4/3

[Anastasia]

Soon enough the party is healed and back in Aurora. You're met by Tepen, "All are well?" He asks immediately, ushering you inside. "Shall I summon our experts on these matters?"

[Ebiris]

"I think we'd be better off going back after a different target while we're still enspelled and prepared for battle," Afina answers, shaking her head. "This is a setback but we have to maintain our pace of attacking Lifasa, now more than ever."