Io's Labyrinth

[Ebiris]

"Even so the fundamentals were superb," Alicia praises her old commander's skill with the blade, following after now the way is clear..

[Anastasia]

Okay, doing upkeep things. It's been another 5 minutes for durations, note any that expired and if they're being renewed.

[Corwin]

5min. No change. The recast Recitation would still be up.

[Anastasia]

https://i.imgur.com/FRxarf3.png

Annotated map 1. Let me know if any of the annotations are not clear.

[Nephrite]

Songs still have 2 minutes left, just for upkeep purposes.

[Anastasia]

"Fundamentals are everything," Oberuth agrees with that, as you proceed onward.

Past the Aurix is the T intersection seen. To the west is a dead end, but just before it is a winding passage northwards. To the east is another T intersection, with passages north and south.

To the west purple begins to dominate again, while to the east blue becomes resurgent.

[Ebiris]

Alicia replaces her expended divine insight along with a few other beneficial effects.

Foresight
Dance of the unicorn
Recitation
Greater visage of the deity

The last two are short duration but they're SLAs I can renew at will.

"Lets try this way?" she begins heading East, taking the Southern turn when it becomes available.

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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, 57m), keen edge (CL 32, 311m), sensual blessing (CL 32, 23m), vision of the omniscient eye (CL 32, 23m), greater heroism (CL 32, 23m), death ward (CL 32, 23m), extended ray deflection (CL 33, 57m), divine insight (CL 32, 32hrs), foresight (CL 32, 320m), dance of the unicorn (CL 32, 32m), recitation (CL 32, 3m), greater visage of the deity (CL 32, 3m)
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: 6/16/16/13/9/9/15/8/7/7/8/6/6/5
Duskblade spell slots: 6/22/21/21/7/7

[Anastasia]

You reach the intersection. To the north is an intensely blue room, the color of pure sapphires. To the south is a short path with a door at the end, an orb sighted engraved into the door.

The north has a gently colored sphere within, as well as several more darkly colored spheres, drifting about the room.

https://i.imgur.com/KIbAl2r.png

[Ebiris]

Alicia analyzes these drifting dark spheres before going any closer.

Take 10 for 61 on spellcraft.

[Anastasia]

They are spheres of power and possibility. When affected with the divine power of their creator, they become what he wills them to.

"Another battle?" Amaryl asks, "I wonder if it's another step in draconic evolution?"

"Dragons are more complex than I imagined," Jetina agrees, "I never really thought about how hard it would be to make and perfect them."

[Ebiris]

"It might be. Those spheres could become anything Io wishes - lets hear what he has to say. That'll probably trigger them to change," Alicia says, going to touch the gently coloured one.

[Corwin]

Seira figures this is a good time to cast Sign, prepared for any battles!

[Anastasia]

You head into the northern room, a faint glitter to the walls not. Your footsteps clink instead of thud, like against glass or something similar.

To the north you see the path continues on, becoming fully gem-like, walls faceted and sapphire blue.

To the west you see a dead end, a golden sphere floating there.

Not that you have long, because when you touch it, Io is heard again.

"Raw might was not the solution, so next I considered children of raw thought, of the strange gift of psionics. This art stuck to me in its unusual nature through the Weave, and thus I created them. Are you superior to these efforts?"

Before you they gather. Four ghostly dragons, vast and ethereal. One is a beautiful sapphire blue, the second is a dull iron gray, the third is a rich diamond white and the last is a deep mossy green color. They begin to move and...

Init.

[Ebiris]

Supreme initiative

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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, 57m), keen edge (CL 32, 311m), sensual blessing (CL 32, 23m), vision of the omniscient eye (CL 32, 23m), greater heroism (CL 32, 23m), death ward (CL 32, 23m), extended ray deflection (CL 33, 57m), divine insight (CL 32, 32hrs), foresight (CL 32, 320m), dance of the unicorn (CL 32, 32m), recitation (CL 32, 3m), greater visage of the deity (CL 32, 3m)
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: 6/16/16/13/9/9/15/8/7/7/8/6/6/5
Duskblade spell slots: 6/22/21/21/7/7

[Nephrite]

"Psionic... dragons?" Moore says as they appear, then he frowns.

[12:02] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+40
[12:02] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 51 > [d20=11]