Io's Labyrinth

[Nephrite]

"Maybe it's... like a breach between going between Creation and the Beyond?" Moore offers.

[Corwin]

So you're confirming that Pale Night's origin is the Far Realm?

[Anastasia]

She is whole. She is veiled. She is caged.

[Corwin]

Can you list all the whole beings still existing within Creation? Or give an approximation of their number if it is larger than two dozen?

[Anastasia]

What is whole is rare. What is whole is not known. What is whole is outside of Creation.

[Corwin]

Do you have plans for later? Once we beat Io's test, and talk to him about granting freedom to all who are being kept within?

[Anastasia]

I am whole.

[Corwin]

I'm glad that you seem to be happy
Something to revisit later, then.

"So... our friend here seems okay. I'm thinking we could go explore some more?"

[Anastasia]

"Yes. It's..." Amaryl trails off, "It raises some questions, but ones I fear we don't have an answer to yet."

"It may also explain why Hell so wanted the Father," Antenora speaks up very quietly, "If it is the spawn of the Pale Mother, it may have a role in all of this yet."

"Ugh, politics writ all over Creation," Oberuth grunts, "This is easier when it's killing horrors."

[Ebiris]

"Always another angle to consider," Alicia nods to Antenora. So where now, any further directions past this thing or do they have to backtrack?

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. "Agreed on the questions without answers part."

[Anastasia]

There is a passage ahead now. Shortly ahead is a north/south intersection, along with a further hall west. To the north the blue becomes a gentle blue green, turning slightly and going on out of sight. To the south is another golden sphere, awaiting you silently. To the west the hall continues on, turning blue green as well, a passage north before a dead end without anything of notice down it to the west.

Map update here: https://i.imgur.com/6747uXb.png

Another 5 minutes for durations.

[Nephrite]

Inspire Courage has fallen off, just for the record.

[Ebiris]

"Another golden sphere," Alicia points that out. "Anyone feel worthy enough to try for it?"

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Alicia: 696+60/696
Active spells: Extended nondetection (CL 33, 65hrs), extended repelling shield (CL 33, 47m), keen edge (CL 32, 301m), sensual blessing (CL 32, 13m), vision of the omniscient eye (CL 32, 13m), greater heroism (CL 32, 13m), death ward (CL 32, 13m), extended ray deflection (CL 33, 47m), divine insight (CL 32, 32hrs), foresight (CL 32, 310m), dance of the unicorn (CL 32, 22m), recitation (CL 32, 3m), greater visage of the deity (CL 32, 3m), ghost touch weapon (CL 32, 22m), many moments of prescience (CL 32, 32 hrs)
Defences: AC 79 (touch 40), CMD 91 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 attack/skills/saves, +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: 6/15/16/13/6/9/14/6/6/7/6/2/6/2
Duskblade spell slots: 6/22/21/20/6/7
Quick-casts left: 2

[Corwin]

Seira decides to clear the southern section first! And since Alicia shares her thoughts, she snorts. "Let's be honest here, gang, and we can with arcane sight. No one here's needy in the conventional sense, so let's just go in order?"