Shake the dust off your feet

[Anastasia]

Got him. Jessica swiftly gathers him up as...

Escape now, sister?

[Ebiris]

All together, once Marie and I get back over there.

Are we still in init or can we do that?

[Anastasia]

You're welcome to go do that.

[Ebiris]

As her projected image hovers there, the invisible Marie herself hurries straight back to the illusory hideout.

Alicia does so as well, a twist of space bringing her straight back to Jessica and Syala. "Ready?" she asks, making sure they have a firm grip on Yarus. "Go, through there," she points as she twists space more, a spot next to them connecting with a spot about 4000 feet away, well clear of Marie's teleport block and on the other side of the camp around the Dead Rat's Nest portal. She casts a quickened gate spell on the other side of that space, directly back to Sylica.

Going!

Unseen, Marie reports her transit as she hurries through first, Alicia making sure Jessica and Syala follow with Yarus before she goes through last.

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Alicia HP: 1027+360/1027
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 41), extended nondetection (CL 41), greater heroism (CL 38), epic mage armour (CL 39), sensual blessing (CL 40), divine insight (CL 38), energy immunity (electricity) (CL 41), energy immunity (fire) (CL 41), energy immunity (acid) (CL 41), greater anticipate teleportation (CL 40), greater foresight (CL 40), greater visage of the deity (CL 38), recitation (CL 38), freedom of movement (CL 38), Seira's arcane thesis (CL 40), brilliant aura (CL 40), keen edge (CL 38), repelling shield (CL 41), spell turning (CL 39)
Defences: AC 120, CMD 149, spell resistance 53, 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, imprisonment, banishment, and fear), nondetection (DC 56), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +7 insight AC/ref, +1 natural armour, +4 Str, +2 Dex, +4 Con, +2 Int, +4 Wis, +4 Cha, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +10 CL vs SR, +5 spell DCs, +16 morale attack/damage, +10 morale saves/AC, +6 competence attack, +4 competence fort, +6d10+90 hd
Perceptions: tremorsense/blindsight/scent 6 miles, see magic, clearsight 60 feet, perception +88
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/9/9/8/14/7/9/8/6/1/7/4/7/3
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/23/23/11/7/16/4
MMoP: 4/5

Marie HP: 892+20/892
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 41), bibliotheca arcana (CL 38), extended nondetection (CL 41), greater heroism (CL 38), epic mage armour (CL 38), sensual blessing (CL 38), divine insight (CL 38), energy immunity (electricity) (CL 39), energy immunity (fire) (CL 39), energy immunity (acid) (CL 39), neutralise poison (CL 38), life's grace (CL 38), duelist's friend (CL 38), recitation (CL 38), freedom of movement (CL 38), superior invisibility (CL 44), Seira's arcane thesis (CL 38), Jaela's teleport block (CL 38), purr of Sharess (CL 38)
Defences: AC 97, CMD 118, spell resistance 53, energy immunity (electricity, fire, acid, sonic negative), status immunity ((petrification, polymorph, form-altering, energy drain, ability drain, ability damage, mind-affecting, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, fear, death effects and disintegration), nondetection DC 56, freedom of movement, invisible
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills/saves, +15 insight knowledge, +25 competence perception, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +10 CL vs SR, +5 spell DCs, +16 morale attack/damage, +10 morale saves/AC, + competence attack, +4 competence fort, +6d10+72 hd
Perceptions: Greater arcane sight 120ft, tremorsense/blindsight/scent 1 mile, perception +83
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/10/10/10/9/9/7/8/7/8/6/4/6/7/5/4

[Anastasia]

As Alicia prepares to go, she catches something out of the corner of her eye. A blur, a shadow in the distance perhaps, something coming closer.

[Ebiris]

How far away? The others are all through? What magic on it?

[Anastasia]

It is about 100ft away roughly, the others are all through and there's no magic on it.

[Ebiris]

Alicia steps through, crossing thousands of feet and then planar boundaries in a single step, after which she dismisses the gate, leaving all four of them plus their new guest in Sylica, a quiet grassy hill greeting them.

Out of interest, are avatar Marie and Jessica seeing anything interesting around Mymtha back in the demiplane right now?

[Anastasia]

Mymtha is relatively quiet, pouring over documents at the moment.

Jessica takes a breath out, "It worked," she declares, a note of happiness in her voice.

[Ebiris]

"Smooth and clean," Alicia says, getting a look down at their quarry. What does he even look like beyond 'a shadow'?

Also, important question. What happens if you kill a deity who doesn't have a divine realm? Is there any way to determine a deity's divine realm if it's not public knowledge?

[Anastasia]

Once you get past that, he's armored and covered. Good smooth armor that sucks in the light around it to show nothing. It's heavy and a thin cloak covers the rest of him.

In that rare case - divine realms generally follow in one way or another, or a deity is already innately tied to a plane such as an Archomental or planar lord - they'd count whatever Outer Plane or divine realm they'd be fated for if they died as a mortal.

[Ebiris]

"We'd have to go to Shadow to kill him I think," Alicia speculates as Marie becomes visible and starts briskly stripping Yarus of his belongings. "Too much risk of interference even for a quick execution, so we'll have to hold him prisoner. This calls for extra support."

Mystra, can you come here? We've caught one of Shar's beneficiaries of the Godsrush.

[Anastasia]

Oh Alicia, you keep giving me the most wonderful gifts.

[Ebiris]

"Mystra's on her way," Alicia says, smiling at the reply. "No sense leaving things to chance, especially when she's right next door."

"Good," Marie says aloud, adding more privately. Jessica and I will keep our avatars down there a while longer to see if a response gets stirred up.

Marie didn't exactly do much in the fight, but she was important for all the prep so does that get Syala's node goal?

[Anastasia]

Yes. One moment please.

"Good work," Syala agrees, looking over at Marie with a fond smile. "Look at our Marie, Alicia. Look at how far she's come."