Attack on Sylica

[Anastasia]

"What was her story before she came here?" Antenora muses aloud, "We'll never know, but now I wonder."

[Ebiris]

"Perhaps some other traveller to the Far Realm 'fought' her like we fought those other things, and employed something like holy power or a concept of retribution, and it stuck?" Alicia suggests. "No way to know for sure of course, but there's no reason to assume they aren't affected by contact just as we can be."

[Anastasia]

"Maybe so," Antenora says, and then smiles a bit. She doesn't say anything, shaking her head and chuckling.

[Ebiris]

Alicia looks up expectantly at Antenora after that chuckle to see if she'll share what's so amusing.

[Anastasia]

Antenora idly reaches out and pulls your blanket aside. "Not only are you recruiting naked women again," she drawls, "But look at you right now." Syala's lights aren't even on at the moment, incidentally. "The thought struck me as amusing."

In a low whisper Syala responds, "Alicia's found her interest, shhhhh. Don't tell anyone!"

[Ebiris]

Yep, there's two naked goddesses with it all on display there. Since they bathe together now and then Alicia isn't overly bothered, even if she's a bit sweatier than usual after her and Syala's relaxing interlude. "I must be working Marie too hard if that's where your mind is going. I'll give her a few days off, just for you," she says with a prim nod of her head.

[Anastasia]

Antenora laughs even more at that, a real smile parting her face.

"It's all the lawful discipline. If I'm not there for Alicia or Marie isn't there for you, the two of yourselves work and work and work." Syala drawls, "Give Marie like a week off, Alicia."

From there...

Anything else to do before Eblis again or any prep for it?

[Ebiris]

Nope, we'll head on over again as soon as Anty feels ready.

[Anastasia]

Okay, any spells you're precasting or the like?

[Ebiris]

Usual buffs from here plus sensual blessing and vision of the omniscient eye on Alicia.

Greater heroism on both for +4 morale to saves/skills/attack and +20 temp hp

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Alicia: 564+20/564
Active spells: Extended nondetection (CL 31), many moments of prescience (CL 31), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 31), sensual blessing (CL 30), vision of the omniscient eye (CL 30)
Defences: AC 62 (touch 34), CMD 76, spell resistance 45, energy immunity (fire, cold), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affection, and fear), freedom of movement, nondetection (DC 46)
Stat buffs/penalties: +10 insight to perception, +25 competence to perception, +4 morale to attack/saves/skills
Perceptions: Darkvision 1 mile, perception +83
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/9/9/5/6/5/5/8/7/8/7/5/6/4
Duskblade spell slots: 6/12/11/10/9/4

[Anastasia]

Thus you once again stand in Fire, near Eblis's domain. Flames burn eternally around you, leaping high and simmering. Rivers of lava flow, great skies full of red and orange flames fill the horizon forever and ever.

Go ahead.

[Ebiris]

"Like this, Antenora," Alicia says as she gives the divine equivalent of knocking on the door once again. Antenora might not be quite there and able to do it herself, but she should be able to sense it. And Eblis will definitely sense that there are two deities visiting him today.

[Anastasia]

Antenora nods slightly as you show her, watching all the while.

You feel Eblis, his presence overwhelming, as a path again forms ahead for you to follow.

'I felt it,' Antenora murmurs in your mind.

[Ebiris]

She nods to her friend and leads the way down the path, as careful as she was yesterday.

[Anastasia]

Gimme a Perception this time.