Io's Labyrinth

[Ebiris]

"How is it?" Alicia asks after the new sword.

[Anastasia]

Oberuth puts his shield onto his back, the Second Resort in one hand and Tears in the other. "It feels like it's always been there," he says, looking from one blade to another. "Perhaps I should make a study of dual wielding. Both are remarkably good swords, and this protects me as well as a shield."

[Ebiris]

"I could give you some pointers after this, it's a challenging but rewarding way to fight," Alicia volunteers. "Anyway, which way next? Shall we risk that door to the South and see if there's a blue dragon behind it, or explore the open paths more?"

[Anastasia]

"South. Let us test ourselves against those great dragons," Antenora says, "I have no doubt we will need to face them." She looks to the south, "Let us not shirk that duty."

Jetina frowns, "I just fought a dragon with Moore. One of lava and black stone, serving the efreet. Can it really be worse than that?"

"Dragons can always be worse," Antenora replies back. "Or better, if it's one that has a good moral fiber. I wonder if the dragons we face will be like the stereotypes, or more independent like some other dragons we have met?"

"Oh?" Jetina asks. "That sounds like a story." She smiles at that, "Kaja really doesn't like chromatic dragons when he gets going. Are there some that aren't monsters?"

Seira gets a look, "Even if she became one rather than was born one, she has the form of a red dragon. Not all of Tiamat's children are beyond redemption. Then..." a pause there, "A perfect creature may well need the ability of moral flexibility, rather than a spirit's inflexibility, wouldn't it?" Antenora says, voice thoughtful.

[Corwin]

"Plenty of chromatics are fairly reasonable, especially the older ones. And Aurora's most notable dragon started his way as one, of course," Seira muses. "In any case, I agree. We should see what the deal with facing these dragons is."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. "Once we get to the door, let me refresh the lingering magic of my music for everyone so we don't have any issues with it running out in the middle of the fight."

[Anastasia]

The trip to the door is without incident.

Go ahead and refresh anything that's needed and mark it off, y'all, along with any other prep.

[Nephrite]

All the songs will go back to 11m durations,

-6 bardic music uses, Moore is down to 27/36.

[Corwin]

Seira will recast Superior Vigor on herself and channel Chain Dispel into her sword. Recitation's timer gets renewed.

[Anastasia]

Also, another minute for durations, assessed before the renewals here. Let me know if anything expires.

Anything to add, Alicia?

[Corwin]

We're good.

[Ebiris]

All set.

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Alicia: 696+60/696
Active spells: Extended nondetection (CL 33, 65hrs), many moments of prescience (CL 32, 31 hrs), extended repelling shield (CL 33, 56m), keen edge (CL 32, 310m), sensual blessing (CL 32, 22m), vision of the omniscient eye (CL 32, 22m), greater heroism (CL 32, 22m), death ward (CL 32, 22m), extended ray deflection (CL 33, 56m), divine insight (CL 32, 32hrs), foresight (CL 32, 319m), dance of the unicorn (CL 32, 31m), recitation (CL 32, 2m), greater visage of the deity (CL 32, 2m), ghost touch weapon (CL 32, 31m)
Defences: AC 91 (touch 52), CMD 133, spell resistance 47, status immunity (dazzled, blinding, polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), energy immunity (fire, cold, negative energy), energy resist 10 (acid), nondetection (DC 48), ray deflection
Stat buffs/penalties: +9 shield AC, 17-20 crit range, +25 competence perception, +10 insight perception, +4 morale skills, +18 morale attack, +8 competence attack, +4 untyped attack, +18 morale damage, +4 untyped damage, +12 dodge AC, +12 morale saves, +15 crit confirmations, +2 insight AC/reflex, +3 luck attack/saves, +1 natural armour, +4 str, +2 dex, +4 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha
Perceptions: Darkvision 2 miles, scent, low-light vision, tremorsense/blindsight 2 miles, arcane sight, perception +88
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/13/6/9/15/8/7/7/8/5/6/5
Duskblade spell slots: 6/22/21/20/7/7

[Anastasia]

Thus you step inside. Ahead is winter, a bitter-cold cavern iced over top to bottom. It is vastly tall and here lies a dragon atop a mountain of coins and gems, of greater things and treasures yet. It is blue and icy, scales almost transparent, showing ghostly images of veins below its skin. It has eyes that are like pools of freezing water, icy mist coming out of its nostrils with each breath.

"I welcome you," The dragon speaks in flawless Common, coming forward, face coming up to all of you once you're in. Close enough that its eye is your entire world, taking you all in. That eye does not ripple in the slightest, a thin but solid sheen of frozen blue over it in place of an eyelid perhaps, as you do not see it blink. "I will not even hold your heritage against you, Seira, because I know well that Lord Io gave the white dragons the least of any dragons."

[Corwin]

"To be honest the first nice dragon I met was a red dragon, so I went with it," Seira responds with a shrug. "You have us at a disadvantage, unfortunately," she says, inviting the exchange of names!

[Anastasia]

"I am Kecasandarenala," The icy dragon declares.

Amaryl flashes the dragon a smile, "It's good to meet you."

Oberuth stays at the ready, meeting the dragon's gaze and not backing down in the slightest.

"That's a pretty name," Jetina says, "Dragons have nice names, like Talinalinas."