Phoenix

[Corwin]

I autowin but I'll wait until Elle and Kacha have gone. I'll still counter any magic cast, though.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+26 Sanzha
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+26 Sanzha --> [ 1d20=2 ]{28}
> roll 1d20+15 Kascha
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+15 Kascha --> [ 1d20=19 ]{34}
> roll 1d20+17 Elle
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+17 Elle --> [ 1d20=14 ]{31}
> roll 1d20+4 ???
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 ??? --> [ 1d20=5 ]{9}

Suffice to say you all win init.

Init is Seira (Supreme) > Kascha (34) > Elle (31) > Sanzha (28) > ??? (9)

Kascha merely points at it, a simple gesture that...

Alter reality to just soup up something to force it away nonlethally.

> roll 1d20+24 Fortitude
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+24 Fortitude --> [ 1d20=8 ]{32}

The creature is sent flying and away as Kascha says, "Let's keep moving rather than fight whatever twisted thing that is. There's a good chance they're victims of this too."

[Corwin]

"I thought you might want to try and reform it, similar to how I did with that Far Realm dragon girl, but this is fine too," Seira agrees. "Onwards!"

[Anastasia]

"Better to do that when we understand more of what's going on here," Kascha disagrees, "There may yet be angles and factors we can't account for."

As you fly Lady Sanzha smiles thinly but goes on without comment.

Elle, however, does not, "Most creatures of Ooze have little to no intelligence. It's not as big a risk as on other planes."

[Corwin]

"One of my beliefs is that we all make mistakes, and as deities ours will be farther-reaching than most. But at the same time, we can't advance without taking on calculated risks. Like Elle said, the risk seems fairly low, and to be fair we'll rarely if ever be in a situation where we can account for all the facts."

[Anastasia]

As you all discuss this, you come ahead to stairs going up. As Kascha leads the way, your divine hearing picks up noises from far ahead.

"...and too..."

"...drop it now..."

"...quickly, get..."

[Corwin]

Conversation, so we're getting close. Let's go as silently as we can!

She contributes her own power for that worthy cause, just in case.

Using my swifts for Camouflage and Forestfold for +10 circumstances and +10 competence to Stealth on Elle this round, on Sanzha the next and Kascha the third

[Anastasia]

In that case, stealth check.

[Corwin]

20:30 <Corwin> roll 1d20+68
20:30 <Kobot> Corwin rolled 1d20+68 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{70}

As a reminder, the girls also have Greater Heroism for +4 morale.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+38 Sanzha
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+38 Sanzha --> [ 1d20=6 ]{44}
> roll 1d20+72 Kascha
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+72 Kascha --> [ 1d20=12 ]{84}
> roll 1d20+29 Elle
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+29 Elle --> [ 1d20=2 ]{31}

It's not hard to sneak ahead, and you can hear voices more clearly as you go up the stairs - distorted but you can hear them. Two men.

"It's done. We can now..."

"...about Bwimb?"

"...be dealt with, one way or..."

[Corwin]

They do seem to be enemies, Seira muses. Once more, I'll leave it up to you, Kascha. Elle will follow up, and I'll defend against any hostile magic.

[Anastasia]

We'll see if we can get close enough to overhear without alerting them.

Closer onward, up these stairs.

"...About time, fool." One of the men says. "No one to rescue her."

"Who would want to?" The other man says, voice gruff. "Filthy." Ahead you can just see the top of the stairs now, opening into a room before your range of control ends. They sound closer now, space seeming to closer faster than expected.

[Corwin]

I believe I've heard enough, Seira says as comes up the stairs, her zone of control expanding into the room where the men seem to be along with the weight of her being as a deity. You are mercifully granted one chance to surrender, and I strongly suggest you take it.

Let's use the divine aura for the... third time ever, I think? It'll probably fail but it feels like a nice time for it. Daze effect, Will DC 31.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+28
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+28 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{37}
> roll 1d20+25
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+25 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{31}

You don't daze them - but they reel back. A pair of elves, clad in chain armor painted the same red color. One drops a longsword in hand, the other stumbles back. "That's a g-g-g-g--!"

The second reels as Kascha burns with flames, "Yes. We are." she says, voice steady in this room, some sort of viewing room lined with windows.

[Corwin]

Kascha here is Bwimb's friend. Where is she? Seira asks, not bothering with any threats. Her very presence is enough for that, and she won't allow any nonsense such as escape or magical mischief.