Mystran rest

[Anastasia]

It's a quiet trip like that. The throne room is forgotten, old and beaten. A wood throne sits here, mostly gone by the ages. Broken armor lies about here, as well as shattered swords. Once grand perhaps, now little more than a memory.

[Ebiris]

And just past the throne room is the centre where Kina-ja found her portal? Alicia looks in that direction!

[Anastasia]

There are doors in the back, yes. Kascha goes to inspect the throne while Antenora puts a hand on your arm. "Stop," she says, very softly.

[Ebiris]

Alicia stops and waits for Antenora to elaborate on the problem.

[Anastasia]

"It's wrong. It's completely wrong, it's a lie." Antenora looks up, "This entire room is a lie." She looks about and flies up a few feet, before in a voice of opal light?

Reveal yourself.

It is embedded into the throne. The face of a green frog, nails keeping it pinned to the rotted throne. It watches with eyes that are the same void as you saw behind the door, before it slowly decrees, "Begone from this place, Opal Angel. Truth as you champion it has no power here."

Antenora lands and walks to it, meeting that gaze.

No. We seek the path to 666. Reveal it to us or stand aside.

A recoil that shakes the entire throne, a scream like the endless, ghostly undulation of a spirit denied its rest.

Speak.

In a howl of pain, "Should I speak of it to any of you, the Succubus Queen shall reap my soul!"

Fear not Malcanthet, for we are far more than she will ever be. Speak.

"Beyond this door, ignore them all! What is stone shall be air, and the path of air leads towards what you seek!" The voice declares as it shakes all about, the throne wobbling and clattering against the floor.

[Ebiris]

"This door?" Alicia circles around behind the throne and taps a hand against the stone wall.

[Anastasia]

"Yes," The frog says, shaking yet.

Antenora goes to it, "I will save you," she promises, "When we return. There is a better way and I will show it to you." She then follows Alicia.

Syala follows as well, "Alright, that was helpful," she says, "You're growing into your position, Antenora."

[Ebiris]

"On our way out. Don't forget," Alicia says to Antenora, letting her take the lead from here on out.

[Anastasia]

Thus the party goes through this door. Here lies a room with many doors, all of them night black and shut. Over a dozen - 17 in total. Antenora, however, doesn't look at any of them. She goes to the wall and presses a hand against it. "Here," she says, "Alicia, aid me, please."

[Ebiris]

Alicia follows Antenora and puts her hand next to hers. "What do I need to do?" she asks.

[Anastasia]

"Focus your will," Antenora instructs, "Push it forward."

Charisma check.

[Ebiris]

Lets drop good hope, +2 morale to ability checks for everyone, CL 36.

Alicia takes a moment to gather her will before she pushes it outwards through the wall.

[19:55] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+25
[19:55] <Penuche2> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 37 > [d20=12]

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Alicia HP: 785/831 (-46 vile)
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 39), extended nondetection (CL 39), greater heroism (CL 36), extended ray deflection (CL 39), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 36), greater foresight (CL 38), keen edge (CL 36 on sword), dance of the unicorn (CL 36), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 38), repelling shield (CL 38), freedom of movement (CL 36), greater visage of the deity (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), greater true seeing (CL 36), good hope (CL 36)
Defences: AC 108, CMD 117, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (fire and cold), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 54), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale attack/skills/saves, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +7 insight AC/ref, +4 str, +2 dex, +4 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +1 natural armour AC, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +2 morale ability checks
Perceptions: Arcane sight, true seeing, 5 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +87
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/14/9/9/15/9/9/5/8/4/7/7/6/3
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/22/23/11/7/16

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+17
<Penuche2> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 33 > [d20=16]

Forgot +2 for rank so 35.

To your wills, the wall recedes back and away, an 18th door revealed. It opens without a word, nothing but empty air and space behind it, a corridor of such.

"Of course. 18 of them," Antenora says, already flying forward. "6, 6, 6."

[Ebiris]

"You might have figured it out regardless," Alicia concedes Antenora's love of numerology, following after her.

[Anastasia]

"Oh, that is an easy one, but profound," Kascha agrees as she goes.  "Did you just notice it?"

"The moment I saw the 18th door," Antenora agrees, "The thought came to mind when I counted 17 doors, it seemed provocative."

Syala quietly rolls her eyes at this and shoots Alicia an exasperated look.