[21:25] <Kotono> With this, Orval, Aaeru and Yuria head out! Mr. Farzahd is staying at Seira's Inn, the same room as last time. He greets you with big smiles and handshakes, "Aaeru I met before, but I haven't had the pleasure of the other two."
[21:27] <Orval> "Orval Bofjyr, servant of Dumathoin, and at your service." Orval grins, taking the offered handshake.
[21:28] <Kotono> His grip is strong, Yuria doing the same after Orval's turn. "Yuria of the Malmuthian Empire," she announces, "Hi!"
[21:30] <Aaeru> "What's wrong?" Aaeru asks after the introductions, not wanting to waste any time while some might be suffering as they speak. "What's the curse all about?"
[21:31] <Kotono> Mr. Farzahd takes a moment to look into her eyes and then returns a smile to her. "I've heard exploits of Whimsical Sweets and what you've done besides just entertainment. So I'll get the point of this once we get comfortable." He goes and sits, waiting for the others to join him. Once done, "I own a manor in Wetwind Harbor. When I visited last, several incidents forced me from the home. Bleeding
[21:31] <Kotono> walls, howlings of agony, furniture being thrown around, unseen forces slamming us out. In short, I need troubleshooters who can find out what's behind this and put it to rest."
[21:31] <Kotono> "Sounds like a campfire story," Yuria nods along, "Like a polt...polt..." she snaps her fingers several times, "Oh, what's the word? It's sorta like a ghost but, like, prankstery."
[21:33] <Orval> roll 1d20+13 whoops my mistake
[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Orval rolls 1d20+13 whoops my mistake and gets 26." [1d20=13]
[21:33] <Aaeru> "I could totally send ghosts away," Aaeru muses. "But, like, did something bad happen at your house? Like an accident or someone died, maybe, or something like that?"
[21:35] * Orval nods along. "It does indeed fit all the signs of an angry spirit, possibly posessing something in the home. You have not experienced anything after leaving?"
[21:38] <Kotono> "I've had mild headaches, but nothing more," he says. He pauses to rub his forehead, "Can Whimsical Sweets take care of this problem?"
[21:39] <Kotono> "Can you, like, wiggle your fingers and banish the spirit? I can turn undead," Yuria pipes up, "So that can help!"
[21:39] <Orval> "I believe that we are suited for this challenge, aye."
[21:40] <Kotono> "Then come with me. The first leg of the trip is via the roads of Waukeen. Have you ever been through her portals before?" Mr. Farzahd rises.
[21:41] * Aaeru nods. "Once! There was this huge tiger that really needed to go home, so I helped with all that."
[21:41] <Orval> "Not personally, no." Orval shakes his head.
[21:44] <Kotono> A short nod, "Come with me," With that, the party heads along! Within Waukeen's temple lie the portals, and in a blink you are...between. Between places and flying in an instant, walking through the halls of midway point, and again through another portal. Again you fly between things, racing in a moment's breath. Mr. Farzahd then leads you out - it's only a few doors out of a rich building and
[21:44] <Kotono> into the light! Oh, it's surprisingly cool. All around you are whitewashed buildings, high and about. The people of the streets have darker skin, wearing white wraps and clothes as they go about. The sky is a clear, pale blue, the sun risen in morning's arc. The scent of the sea fills the air, "Welcome to Wetwind Harbor," he announces.
[21:45] <Aaeru> "Thanks!" Aaeru chirps. "Like, I think it's the first time I went to another country!"
[21:47] <Kotono> Yuria squints in the sunlight, shielding her eyes with one hand. "Smells like a harbor," she mutters, "Oh yeah, once this is done, I totally want to go see the docks before we leave."
[21:48] * Orval looks a bit uncomfortable for a moment, then adjusts to the brightness. "I may need to get meself a hat."
[21:48] <Kotono> "It's the season change or thereabouts," Mr. Farzahd speaks up, "This time of year is far more tolerable to foreigners than the summer or winter. It's a good time to visit, but after business," he starts to walk, "Come with me."
[21:49] * Orval follows!
[21:51] <Kotono> You travel through the streets, away from the harbor. You think, as the scent of the sea lessens. The outskirts of town is before a wall, fencing in the desert sands from the city. Curled up in a corner of it is a threes tory, white washed building, bigger than the others around it. It's fenced with story high fences, a fairly big yard inside. Heavy iron gates keep it closed, a dull and dead
[21:51] <Kotono> grass lawn within. With a heavy iron key Mr. Farzahd unlocks the gate, then passes the key to Aaeru, "I'll stay out here. Do what you need to do."
[21:52] * Aaeru takes the key, before peering past the gate. "Is, like, anyone inside? Or do you have, I dunno, something like that fire powder that your ghost can explode?""
[21:53] <Kotono> "Nothing explosive," Mr. Farzahd shakes his head, "No one else should be inside."
[21:54] <Aaeru> "Okay! Let's give it a try!" And with those brave words, she steps inside.
[21:54] <Orval> "All we need worry about is lamps and furniture then." Orval says, following after Aaeru.
[21:55] <Orval> Arachiel quietly follows.
[21:55] <Kotono> Yuria follows, heading past the gate and into the yard! The yard within is all dull, dead brown grass. It crinkles under your feet, staying crushed after your footsteps. The door ahead has another heavy lock on it, as it to bar any from passing within. AS if this wasn't obvious enough, a sign has been hung on the front door. In Common can be read, "Stay out! Danger inside!"
[21:57] * Aaeru reads the warning and the tries to unlock the door with the key given to her.
[21:57] <Orval> "Well, at least they're aware of the danger and have a warning up." Orval nods approvingly.
[21:58] <Kotono> The lock gives way to the key! The door is unlocked.
[21:58] * Aaeru pulls it open and steps inside!
[22:00] <Kotono> The door opens with nary a creek, showing a simple entry room. It's small and roughly square, another door five feet away. A few cloaks hang on hooks here, joined by a few old pairs of boots and a bit of loose sand. There's an ornate light fixture on the left wall, but it sheds no light at all.
[22:01] * Aaeru ensures her feet are magically clean the moment she steps inside, before heading to open the door further in.
[22:03] * Orval wanders in, whistling. "Nice place." He says, Arachiel at his shoulder providing some light into the place.
[22:03] <Kotono> The next door leads into darkness - not a scrap of light is ahead!
[22:03] <Kotono> Yuria nods, "Money," she says, "That guy's rich, isn't he?"
[22:04] <Aaeru> "But houses are cheap, right?" Aaeru counters, shrugging. "Your scythe is worth, like, four of this?"
[22:04] <Kotono> "If you, like, want to know, it's an heirloom," Yuria retorts, "It's not for sale like that!"
[22:05] <Orval> "Housing costs depend on where you find them. Cold caves are usually cheaper than warm ones, after all." Orval says.
[22:09] <Kotono> With Arachiel's light leading the way, you can see ahead! It looks like an sitting room. Several couches are about, art on the walls. Tables have forgotten silver trays and tea sets on them, the floor carpeted. There's a a door on the left wall, on the right wall and one on the wall opposite you.
[22:10] <Aaeru> "Let's find the kitchen and clean up a bit?" Aaeru suggests as she eyes the discarded trays, trying the door to the right first.
[22:11] <Kotono> The door is locked - it doesn't open.
[22:12] * Aaeru tries her key, first of all.
[22:12] <Kotono> The key doesn't fit the lock. In fact, you don't even see a lock on the door. As you look at it, the party can hear the sound of liquid pouring behind them.
[22:13] * Orval turns!
[22:13] * Aaeru frowns, turning as well.
[22:13] <Kotono> Behind you, a tea set now sits on a table. The kettle rises of it's own accord, filling up three tea cups with steaming hot tea. The steam rises out of the cups, before dissipating into the air.
[22:14] * Orval blinks. "That's handy."
[22:15] <Kotono> "Like, are we invited to a tea party or something?" Yuria cocks her head to the side.
[22:15] * Aaeru comes closer to the tea set, checking the tea for any strange poisons.
[22:16] <Kotono> The tea is indeed poisoned! OOC: DC 20 wisdom check to identify the type.
[22:16] <Aaeru> roll 1d20
[22:16] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20 and gets 20." [1d20=20]
[22:17] <Kotono> Aaeru can detect that the tea is contaiminated with lich dust.
[22:19] <Aaeru> "Hey now!" Aaeru exclaims. "I'm not drinking that! It's creepy and wrong!" Golden power symbolizing Ilmater's immense mercy follows her words, burning through the room and past it!
[22:19] <Aaeru> roll 6d6 burn!
[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 6d6 burn! and gets 18." [6d6=3, 2, 1, 6, 1, 5]
[22:22] <Orval> "Creepy and wron-hey WHOA!" Orval backs away!
[22:23] <Aaeru> "That's lich tea!" Aaeru insists, gesturing at the set. "Tea, made from liches!"
[20:14] <Orval> "It's what!?" Orval looks appalled.
[20:15] <Kotono> Holy power blasts througn the room around Aaeru! For a moment the entire room is illuminated fully, before fading away. The tea is turned to steam from that, but otherwise things are not damaged.
[20:15] <Kotono> "Lich tea?! Like, a lich is here making tea for us?" Yuria asks.
[20:18] <Aaeru> "No!" Aaeru exclaims. "Someone, like, took a lich and ground its bones into, like, powder, and then made tea! For us! To drink!"
[20:19] <Orval> "That's disgusting!" Orval gags. "That sounds like poison!"
[20:19] <Aaeru> "It so is!" Aaeru insists.
[20:20] <Kotono> "What Orval said," Yuria nods quickly, making a giant EW face. Her tongue is stuck out before she slurps it back in. "So um, what do we do now?"
[20:22] <Aaeru> Before answering, Aaeru peers at the tea again. Ilmater's mercy did not seem to affect anything, but did it work?
[20:22] <Kotono> The fire turned the tea to steam, so there's no tea to peer at.
[20:23] * Aaeru tries the door that was locked before despite having no reason to be.
[20:23] * Orval eyes the empty teaset, making some motions w2ith his hands. OOC: Detect Magic go!
[20:27] <Kotono> The door is still locked. Orval detects fading magic around the teaset. OOC: Spellcraft.
[20:27] <Orval> roll 1d20+15
[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Orval rolls 1d20+15 and gets 33." [1d20=18]
[20:28] <Aaeru> There are two more doors in the room she has yet to try, and Aaeru checks them, going clockwise.
[20:31] <Kotono> The left side door is locked as well. The door opposite the way you came is not locked! Opening it, you find a short hallway, a little plainer than the previous room. It goes 10 feet to an archway. In the dimness ahead you can glimpse what looks to be a kitchen of some sort, perhaps?
[20:32] <Aaeru> "Hey, look, the kitchen's there!" Aaeru calls out to the others. "We can take the evil teaset there and wash it!"
[20:32] <Orval> "The teaset is enchanted, likely to serve tea for whoever came close. The poison was probably added by the spirit." Orval says, stepping toward Aaeru and her new door.
[20:34] <Kotono> Yuria nods, "Like, okay, but couldn't you just use magic to wash it?"
[20:35] <Aaeru> "Yeah, but we should totally put it back!"
[20:39] <Aaeru> Once there is enough light for them to go by, Aaeru leads the way as she brings the teaset along.
[20:39] <Kotono> The party heads into the kitchen. Arachiel's light is enough to get a good look. It has a counter with a cutting board and knife rack, two fire places next to each other, each with a cauldron hanging over the empty hearths. Old, maggot eaten cuts of meat hang in one corner of the ceiling, while in another a heavy sink and basin reside, several wooden buckets and mops around it.
[20:40] <Orval> "Looks like they got out of here in a mighty hurry." Orval says, wrinkling his nose at the smell.
[20:41] * Aaeru looks around for water that she might use for washing the dishes, ignoring the maggot-infested meat as only a servant of Ilmater can.
[20:42] <Kotono> Yuria lingers and looks as Aaeru notes that there's still some water in the sink. Plenty enough to wash something.
[20:43] * Aaeru does so, asking, "So that leaves two more doors to try? We can just break them."
[20:45] <Kotono> OOC: Make a spot check, Aaeru?
[20:45] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+9
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+9 and gets 11." [1d20=2]
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 what's your CMD?
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 what's your CMD? and gets 29." [1d20=14]
[20:47] <Aaeru> OOC: 29, 33 vs grapple
[20:48] <Kotono> Aaeru reaches into wash the teaset! As her hands go in, she feels something grasp her wrists! She's lifted up off the ground, starting to hurtle headfirst into the sink! But with a deft, emergency movement she hits her knees against the edge of the sink, using them to push off and out of the grasp, leaping back away from the sink! A bit of water splashes out after!
[20:49] <Aaeru> "Fine! I won't wash it for you!"
[20:49] <Kotono> "That's not a bad idea, but I hope we don't get charged for, like, repair-aaaah!" Yuria yelps at that, "What happened?!"
[20:51] <Aaeru> "It wanted to pull me in," Aaeru responds, peering at the sink dubiously. "I don't think I can fit there!"
[20:51] * Orval stares at the sink in shock.
[20:52] * Aaeru stares at Orval. "Can you?"
[20:52] <Kotono> "Um, I think we're in real trouble," Yuria whimpers, "I mean, Emperor help me, this really seems like a badly haunted house, you know?"
[20:53] <Orval> "Nooo, I don't think so, lass." Orval shakes his head. "No, Yuria, I think we're in just the right place. This is something we can handle."
[20:54] <Kotono> The sink is big enough for Orval to dive into, if he really wanted to.
[20:54] * Orval really doesn't.
[20:55] <Aaeru> "Okay! Time to kick in doors!" Sounding strangely happy about that, Aaeru returns to the previous room and tries to kick one of the closed doors in!
[20:56] <Kotono> On returning to the previous room, you find a few things have changed. The door leading back to the exit is gone. In it's place is a statue of a woman, on her knees. Her hands are supplicated to the heavens, her face a carving of tearstained sorrow. The door on the left is ajar, as if something opened it.
[20:58] * Aaeru frowns, but she is sure she'll get her chance soon enough. "Hi," Aaeru asks the statue of the woman, just in case the ghost is listening and wants to talk to them. "Who are you? What do you want?"
[20:59] <Kotono> Ever so slowly the statue's hand lowers, it's gaze on Aaeru. "Help...me..." It's hand extends out to Aaeru!
[21:00] <Aaeru> "How?"
[21:00] <Kotono> The statue stays in place now, hand extended out to Aaeru. It says not another word, nor does it do anything else.
[21:00] <Orval> "Maybe you should take her hand?" Orval says.
[21:01] <Aaeru> "But it's, like, a total trap."
[21:02] <Orval> OOC: Looking at statue, Detect Magic should still be up. Aura?
[21:02] <Kotono> OOC: Yes. Strong aura. Make a spellcraft check.
[21:02] <Orval> roll 1d20+15
[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Orval rolls 1d20+15 and gets 22." [1d20=7]
[21:03] <Orval> "It's got an aura of transmutation, but I'm not certain which spell is attached to it." Orval says.
[21:04] <Aaeru> "Trap," Aaeru repeats, and then addresses the statue again. "I, like, totally want to help you. But not if you turn me into a frog or something. Because that's bad."
[21:04] * Aaeru then decides to explore past the opened door to the left.
[21:06] <Kotono> Yuria lingers at the statue a moment, before following Aaeru. "C'mon Orval, I mean, I know we should at least stick together, right?"
[21:07] * Orval peers at the statue for a bit longer, then nods, heading after Aaeru.
[21:08] <Kotono> Going through the ajar door, you pass through a short hall. Past it is a door leading to a white tiled room. Near the door is a stairway going up. Past all of that is a large, inset pool. Statues of dolphins, mermaids and the like decorate the edges. Against the lefts ide wall are several robes and towels, hanging on hooks. Near those is another door, as well as a door on the right wall.
[21:09] <Orval> "You know," Orval says blandly, "if it weren't for the poisoned tea, the murderous sink, and the creepy statues, this place would be quite nice."
[21:10] <Aaeru> "I wouldn't know," Aaeru responds with a shrug, trying the door to the right first.
[21:10] <Kotono> "I know! If Farzahd doesn't want it after this and we get rid of the ghosts, maybe we should buy it?" Yuria saks, "I mean, it would be great for vacations!"
[21:10] <Kotono> As Aaeru goes to the door at the right, you hear sounds from the way you came! The first sound is a horribly loud cracking SMASH, followed by a blood curdling scream! "NO! STOP!" A woman's voice howls, several more loud smashing crunches heard.
[21:11] <Aaeru> Even though it's probably fake, Aaeru finds herself rushing all the way back!
[21:11] <Orval> "What the!?" Orval heads backward!
[21:12] <Kotono> Yuria follows! Going back, you find the statue broken into rubble. It is bleeding despite being stone, sticky red blood in a pool around it. It's face is intact, blood drenched. A look of agonized terror is frozen on it's face, staring up at the ceiling.
[21:13] <Orval> "Then again, maybe it wasn't a trap." Orval says, looking unnerved.
[21:13] <Aaeru> "Oh it so was!"
[21:13] * Aaeru crosses her arms before her chest. "Statues don't bleed. That's, like, common knowledge!"
[21:14] <Kotono> Yuria stares a moment, "Um, I hate to argue with you hear since obviouslyu something really dangerous is around, but like I'm pretty sure magic's at work here."
[21:14] <Orval> "Common knowledge of spirits tells us to expect the unexpected!" Orval counters.
[21:14] <Aaeru> "Huh?"
[21:15] <Orval> "The place is haunted, yes? Bleeding walls, moving objects, and the like can and do occur."
[21:15] <Aaeru> "But, like, if it's unexpected, how can you expect it?"
[21:16] <Orval> "Just be ready for anything, and keep an open mind I suppose."
[21:16] * Aaeru then jumps with a most undignified yelp, her arguments forgotten in a flash.
[21:16] * Orval looks at her a bit wide-eyed.
[21:16] <Orval> "What?"
[21:16] <Kotono> "Li-AAAAH!" Yuria yelps and jumps a second later, looking all about! "What!?"
[21:17] <Aaeru> "I-- I'm going to that room!" Aaeru insists and quickly heads back down the corridor.
[21:17] * Orval looks at her as she leaves. "What's this now?"
[21:17] <Kotono> Aaeru hurries back! Going back to the door leading directly to the pool room, Aaeru finds that it's locked.
[21:25] * Aaeru turns to get more momentum and kicks out at the door!
[21:27] <Kotono> OOC: Roll damage.
[21:27] <Aaeru> roll 1d8+4
[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d8+4 and gets 7." [1d8=3]
[21:28] <Kotono> With a swift kick, Aaeru hits the door! It opens easily! Ahead you see steam is rising from the pool now, filling the entire room with misty fog. It's much warmer in here than it was a minute ago, visibility extremely low.
[21:28] * Aaeru waits for everyone to catch up before she heads over to the pool room, intending to check all the doors there. She will start from the one to the right, as before.
[21:29] * Orval cautiously walks inside, looking around.
[21:29] <Kotono> Yuria follows! OOC: Make spot checks as you go along in there, all.
[21:29] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+9
[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+9 and gets 15." [1d20=6]
[21:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Yuria blondes have the same spot? Scaaary.
[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Yuria blondes have the same spot? Scaaary. and gets 16." [1d20=7]
[21:31] <Orval> roll 1d20+6
[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Orval rolls 1d20+6 and gets 17." [1d20=11]
[21:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 CMD, Orval?
[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 CMD, Orval? and gets 18." [1d20=7]
[21:31] <Orval> OOC: 20
[21:32] <Kotono> As you slowly walk through the mists, Orval feels a coldness caress his ankle, pulling down before he reflexively kicks out of the grasp!
[21:32] <Orval> "Oi!" Orval cries, stumbling back.
[21:33] <Aaeru> "What? Did someone try to grab you, too?" Aaeru asks, looking around for a sink.
[21:33] <Kotono> Orval stumbles back into Yuria, who immediately stumbles back a bit as well! Aaeru sees no sinks, notably.
[21:33] <Orval> "Yeah! It felt like it!"
[21:34] <Aaeru> "This is so weird," Aaeru comments. Her investigation reveals nothing, and so she proceeds to her destination.
[21:35] <Kotono> The party heads along to the right side door! It's there, as well as a piece of parchment embedded into the door with a long needle. Writing is on the parchment.
[21:36] * Orval steps up to read it!
[21:36] * Aaeru lets the people who can actually read different languages have that honor, contemplating the ghost haunting this house in the meantime.
[21:45] <Kotono> OOC: What languages can you read, Orval?
[21:47] <Orval> OOC: Common, Dwarven, Draconic, Terran, Infernal, Celestial
[21:50] * Orval looks extremely disturbed.
[21:50] <Kotono> "Like, what's it say?" Yuria asks, "Can you read it?"
[21:51] * Orval looks at his familiar, then points at the letter. "Read that, tell me what you make of it."
[21:53] <Orval> "It's Celestial. It just says 'I'm sorry I failed.' over and over. I have an inkling of what's going on here. I think we might be dealing with more than one spirit, one of whom might be a fallen Celestial." Orval says. Arachiel hovers up to the letter, then immediately pulls back to Orval's shoulder.
[21:54] <Orval> "That's so sad!" Arachiel cries, sounding heartbroken.
[21:54] <Aaeru> "But... everything so far was about water, right?" Aaeru asks, trying to get the door to open now that the parchment adorning it had been read. "Why would it be some angel?"
[21:56] <Orval> "I don't know. That's why I'm thinking there's more than one spirit. I think the statue was the Celestial, and the violence has been...something else."
[21:56] <Kotono> The door is not locked. You open it...bricks. Red bricks block the way, as if someone bricked over the way ahead to stop all comers. There is more writing on the bricks, carved in. It's the same as the note, Orval and Arachiel can see.
[21:56] <Aaeru> "That's not where you put a door!" Aaeru exclaims in dismay. But more doors await to be opened, and she proceeds to the next one.
[21:58] * Orval just kind of stares, not going any closer.
[21:59] <Kotono> As Aaeru starts to watch, Orval stares! The writing is what it is...and in a second, it is eclipsed! It comes through the brick wall, a six foot tall thing of pure darkness! It's vaguely in the shape of a man, reaching out fo Orval's face!
[21:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 flatfooted touch AC, Orval?
[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 flatfooted touch AC, Orval? and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[21:59] <Orval> OOC: 12
[21:59] <Kotono> roll 1d6*1.5 str damage
[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6*1.5 str damage and gets 6." [1d6=4]
[22:00] <Orval> "Aaagh!" Orvval cries!
[22:00] <Kotono> The hand rips through Orval's face like a gust of wind, his entire body withering under the assault! In Common it cries, "Why? Why? Why isn't there anything?! WHY?!" It sobs, even as it tries to wring more life out of Orval! OOC: Init all.
[22:00] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+3
[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+3 and gets 20." [1d20=17]
[22:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 black thing
[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 black thing and gets 7." [1d20=5]
[22:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Yuria
[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Yuria and gets 8." [1d20=3]
[22:01] * Kotono changes topic to 'Aaeru(20)>Yuria(8)>Darkness Man(7)'
[22:02] <Orval> roll 1d20+3 ORv
[22:02] <Kotono> OOC: Once Orval's rolled init for him and Arachiel, youg uys can make K:R here. Not before as I don'tw ant to get them mixed up withinit.
[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Orval rolls 1d20+3 ORv and gets 21." [1d20=18]
[22:02] <Orval> roll 1d20+4 Arach
[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Orval rolls 1d20+4 Arach and gets 24." [1d20=20]
[22:02] * Kotono changes topic to 'Arachiel(24)>Orval(21)>Aaeru(20)>Yuria(8)>Darkness Man(7)'
[22:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 K:R Yuria
[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 K:R Yuria and gets 26." [1d20=18]
[22:02] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+4 K:R
[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+4 K:R and gets 12." [1d20=8]
[22:02] <Orval> roll 1d20+13 K:R
[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Orval rolls 1d20+13 K:R and gets 29." [1d20=16]
[22:05] <Kotono> OOC: Open, Arachiel.
[22:08] <Orval> Not taking any chances, Arachiel immediately blasts away at the creature!
[22:08] <Orval> roll 1d20+2
[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Orval rolls 1d20+2 and gets 8." [1d20=6]
[22:08] <Orval> roll 1d20+2
[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Orval rolls 1d20+2 and gets 19." [1d20=17]
[22:08] <Orval> OOC: Ranged touch
[22:09] <Kotono> OOC: One hit, d100 to see if it gets past incorporealness.
[22:09] <Orval> d100
[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Orval rolls d100 and gets 42." [d100=42]
[22:09] <Kotono> Twin lightrays fly out, but fade through the shadow without leaving a mark! OOC: Orval.
[22:12] * Orval stumbles back, quickly waving his hands into a spell! OOC: 5 ft step back, casting Magic Missile
[22:13] <Kotono> OOC: Gof or it.
[22:15] <Orval> roll 4d4+4
[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Orval rolls 4d4+4 and gets 16." [4d4=4, 2, 3, 3]
[22:16] <Kotono> The glowing motes of light slam out, ripping through the shadow! It's entire form wavers seriously, as...OOC: Aaeru, go.
[22:16] <Aaeru> "Come to Ilmater!" Aaeru calls loudly to the ghost, spreading her arms wide in acceptance as the mercy of her patron washes out from her in all directions!
[22:16] <Aaeru> roll 6d6 dc18
[22:16] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 6d6 dc18 and gets 22." [6d6=4, 6, 2, 2, 3, 5]
[22:17] <Kotono> OOC: Fort or will or ref?
[22:17] <Aaeru> OOC: Fort
[22:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1
[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 and gets 19." [1d20=18]
[22:19] <Kotono> Battered by magic and holy power, the shadow is forced back, almost back into the brick wall! A split second before it can move, Yuria holds out her scythe, "Power of Malmuth," she cries, as positive energy floods the area! OOC: Turn undead.
[22:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 22." [1d20=17]
[22:19] <Kotono> roll 3d6 halved
[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6 halved and gets 10." [3d6=3, 6, 1]
[22:20] <Kotono> The energy of life revitalizes the others as the shadow burns! Oh, it burns, crackling under the assaults! In a pure, howling fury, "There's no meaning...to any of this!" It sobs, "That's the secret!" With a pained howl, it dives at Orval once more!
[22:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 touch AC?
[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 touch AC? and gets 16." [1d20=9]
[22:21] <Orval> OOC: 15 :(
[22:21] <Kotono> roll 1d6*1.5 owwies, lemme know what your str is after this.
[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6*1.5 owwies, lemme know what your str is after this. and gets 6." [1d6=4]
[22:21] <Orval> OOC: -1 YAYIFICATIONS
[22:22] <Kotono> Despite being ablazea nd shimmering, the shadow strikes out at Orval! It rips through his body, leaving not a mark! But Orval collapses, eyes turning pitch black as he falls! OOC: d4 to see something first.
[22:22] <Kotono> roll 1d4
[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 and gets 2." [1d4=2]
[22:22] * Kotono changes topic to 'Arachiel(24)>Orval(21; 2 rounds)>Aaeru(20)>Yuria(8)>Darkness Man(7)'
[22:23] <Kotono> Arachiel feels a snap a moment later, the spark of his master's lifeforce snuffed out! OOC: Arachiel is still there, but his familiar benefits are gone. Go Arachiel.
[22:30] <Orval> Arachiel stills for a moment, then flits back and forth. "What happened? Orval? Get up! Hey!" She swoops down and tries to heal him! OOC: Aid, gonna fail, but she just had a big drop in Int, so that's no surprise.
[22:30] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Orval has a round pass, nothing else. Go Aaeru.
[22:31] * Kotono changes topic to 'Arachiel(24)>Orval(21; 1 rounds)>Aaeru(20)>Yuria(8)>Darkness Man(7)'
[22:31] * Aaeru stares in shock for several precious seconds, before she calls out Ilmater's name once more!
[22:31] <Aaeru> roll 6d6
[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 6d6 and gets 20." [6d6=5, 5, 1, 6, 1, 2]
[22:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1
[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 and gets 16." [1d20=15]
[22:32] * Kotono changes topic to 'Arachiel(24)>Orval(21; 1 rounds)>Aaeru(20)>Yuria(8)'
[22:32] <Kotono> Under that luminous assault, teh shadow is burned away! Silence return, utter stillness! OOC: Yuria's up.
[22:32] <Kotono> Yuria sniffles a moment, looking down, "Like...Orval?" she says in a small voice. "Orval?" OOC: She's not doing much right now. Go Arachiel.
[22:34] <Orval> Arachiel pushes gently against Orval in muted sadness. "Wake up!"
[22:35] <Kotono> As this happens, the blackness in Orval's eyes spreads! It engulfs his body in a few seconds, as flesh fades away and bones snap into dust! What rises up is the same as what was just vanquished, radiating a horrid black light! OOC: Orval, you're up. Go.
[22:35] * Kotono changes topic to 'Arachiel(24)>Orval(21)>Aaeru(20)>Yuria(8)'
[22:38] <Orval> Orval the shadow looks at Aaeru, pointing! "You failed me! You were supposed to be strong! You should have protected me! Now I'll take you with me! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!" He lunges at Aaeru!
[22:38] <Orval> roll 1d20+7
[22:38] * Hatbot --> "Orval rolls 1d20+7 and gets 17." [1d20=10]
[22:38] <Aaeru> OOC: Touch AC 20
[22:39] <Kotono> Orval strikes out in a desperate, furious rage! The shade of your friend strikes, but the blow is deflected away from her! OOC: Aaeru, go.
[22:40] * Aaeru brings up her arms reflexively to cover her face, before she realizes how futile an act it is, and dancing several steps back. "You-- Ilmater will show you the way!" she tells the shadow, seeking to bring it into Ilmater's embrace just as surely as their original attacker.
[22:40] <Aaeru> roll 6d6 fort18
[22:40] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 6d6 fort18 and gets 27." [6d6=6, 3, 2, 6, 4, 6]
[22:40] <Kotono> OOC: Fort save, Orval.
[22:41] <Orval> roll 1d20+1
[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Orval rolls 1d20+1 and gets 10." [1d20=9]
[22:41] <Kotono> Channeling raw holy power, Aaeru sends Orval back! His form burns with Ilmater's light, his shadowy unflesh ablaze in pain! OOC: Yuria.
[22:42] <Aaeru> "Let's save him together!" Aaeru calls to Yuria, sparing her fellow blonde a glance.
[22:42] <Kotono> Yuria's scythe explodes in more like, "Orval, I'm sorry, but like go back to sleep! This isn't right!"
[22:42] <Kotono> roll 3d6 turning, DC 16 will save for half.
[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6 turning, DC 16 will save for half. and gets 16." [3d6=5, 6, 5]
[22:43] <Orval> roll 1d20+5
[22:43] * Hatbot --> "Orval rolls 1d20+5 and gets 10." [1d20=5]
[22:44] <Kotono> Another buffet of burning, horrible living power slams into Orval! He feels his form breaking apart, a great relief coming to him...OOC: Go ahead and make a line as you die again, Orval. The influence of undeath is fading from you.
[22:47] <Orval> "Thank you...but I'm not done! Find my brother! Tell him!" Orval says as his image breaks apart.
[22:48] <Kotono> Orval fades away to the hereafter. Left behind are his posessions, his body gone. They all lie in a heap where he fell, as if a child's toys were left out.
[22:48] <Aaeru> "He's not done?" Aaeru asks Yuria warily. "Do you think he's, like, coming back? Should we do it again, like to make sure?"
[22:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[22:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 11." [1d20=3]
[22:49] <Kotono> "Um, yes!" Yuria nods swiftly, "Let's turna nd bless this again to make sure!"
[22:49] <Orval> Arachiel slowly circles the pile of clothing.
[22:50] * Aaeru calls upon the holy power of turning undead!
[22:50] <Aaeru> roll 1d6
[22:50] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d6 and gets 4." [1d6=4]
[22:50] <Kotono> Yuria does the same, more light coming!
[22:50] <Kotono> roll 3d6
[22:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6 and gets 10." [3d6=2, 4, 4]
[22:50] <Kotono> Pure light washes over the area. No sign of another undead, only silence. As you watch, the mists gently fade away, the pool room clear once more.
[22:51] <Aaeru> "It's not funny!" Aaeru insists to the room at large.
[22:52] <Kotono> As the mist clears, you look up...huh? A moment ago you were certain the way ahead was bricked over, but now the bricks are all gone. It leads to a small hallway, ending at a stairway going down.
[22:54] <Aaeru> "So, uh...." Aaeru stares between the pile of clothing and the stairway. "Yuria, do you think, like, he'll come back for vengeance and stuff unless we exorcise this house?"
[22:55] <Kotono> "It's possible," Yuria says slowly, "Um Aaeru, if well...if I don't make it, you'll exorcise me, and if you don't I'll exorcise you?" She stares ahead at the new path, "Like, it's like they're inviting us down."
[22:56] * Aaeru gives Yuria the thumbs up in confirmation, and starts leading the way. But not so fast that Yuria and she would be separated in some horrible way.
[22:58] <Kotono> The two walk to the stairway down without incident! It's a longstairway, leading into the darkness. Arachiel sheds the light leading on, showing the way ahead! At the bottom is darkness, only the lantern archon shedding the radiance needed to see. Pillows. Soft, decadent pillows are all about. This cellar stretches far, farther than you can see. At the very edge of the light you catch sight ofs
[22:58] <Kotono> omething for a split second. The figure of a woman, brown haired. Her entire body is covered head to toe in colorful silks, glimpsed for a second before she steps back into the darkness and out of sight.
[23:00] * Aaeru casts Light upon her red cord, just in case, even as she asks, "Are you the ghost? Why are you doing this? We can help you if someone, like, did something bad to you!"
[23:01] <Kotono> There's no answer from the darkness ahead.
[23:02] <Aaeru> In that case, Aaeru escalates by calling upon Daylight instead!
[23:02] <Aaeru> OOC: 60ft radius of light +60ft more of dim lighting
[23:03] <Kotono> The light picks up and spreads! In the shadows, 90ft ahead, you can see the woman in silks.She sits on some sort of chair, a flickering, shadowy things besides her. She simply looks in your direction, rising and bowing to you.
[23:04] <Kotono> "What should we do?" Yuria whispers, "Is this, like, another trap?"
[23:05] <Aaeru> Not particularly certain what the right response would be, Aaeru bows back. "Did someone kill you?" she asks, even though she hasn't gotten much in the way of response so far. "Do you want them to, like, go to jail?"
[23:05] <Kotono> The woman nods, coming closer. 60ft away now, beckoning you to come closer. The shadow at her side follows, hanging behind her, mostly obscured by the woman in silks.
[23:07] <Aaeru> "Can you tell us who?" Aaeru asks, taking a few steps forward.
[23:07] <Aaeru> OOC: Moving 10ft
[23:11] <Kotono> 50ft away. The woman steps forward 20 feet, coming to within thirty foot. She nods again, reaching up and removing the silks from her face! Her eyes are pitch black, a homicidal leer on her face! Senaril's gaze bores into Aaeru, even as Aaeru's eyes erupt in agony! "I can tell you exactly who, but that would be boring!" Tittering with a little smirk, as she whispers a lulling murmur, "Welcome
[23:11] <Kotono> home, Aaeru!" OOC: Fortitude save, Aaeru and Yuria.
[23:12] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+15
[23:12] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+15 and gets 21." [1d20=6]
[23:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Yuria
[23:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Yuria and gets 28." [1d20=20]
[23:15] <Kotono> The image of Senaril's smirk burns into Aaeru's eyes, as her vision is robbed from her once more! Arachiel can see Senaril laugh, "It's time to end this little game, you're boring me by dying so quickly! But don't worry, this is only the beginning for Whimsical Sweets!" OOC: Init here. You're blinded, Aaeru.
[23:16] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+3
[23:16] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+3 and gets 12." [1d20=9]
[23:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Senaril
[23:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Senaril and gets 12." [1d20=9]
[23:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Shadow
[23:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Shadow and gets 25." [1d20=19]
[23:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Yuria
[23:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Yuria and gets 19." [1d20=14]
[23:17] <Kotono> OOC: Arachiel?
[23:17] <Orval> roll 1d20+3
[23:17] * Hatbot --> "Orval rolls 1d20+3 and gets 13." [1d20=10]
[23:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'Shadow(25)>Yuria(19)>Arachiel(13)>Aaeru=Senaril(12)'
[19:32] <Kotono> OOC: Strike the blinded part. The shadow's up.
[19:33] <Kotono> The shadow is forward like a simmering cauldron of darkness, it's face whirling! In it Aaeru can see several - Andrea's face, Simmer's face, Wayland's face and then Orval's! Each one looks at Aaeru with utter despair and loathing, silently pleading to her. She can almost hear their voices in her head, demanding to let her know why they died! But even amid that the shadow is on her, hand going
[19:33] <Kotono> to try and steal the strength from her body!
[19:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 flatfooted touch AC, Aaeru?
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 flatfooted touch AC, Aaeru? and gets 27." [1d20=18]
[19:34] <Aaeru> OOC: Not that
[19:34] <Kotono> roll 1d6*1.5
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6*1.5 and gets 7.5." [1d6=5]
[19:34] <Kotono> OOC: 7 str damage.
[19:35] <Kotono> In an instant the shadow is ripping through Aaeru's body, her entire form sagging as her mighty strength leaves her! IT leers over her, as if to embrace her into the darkness! OOC: Yuria's up.
[19:35] <Aaeru> "Senaril?!" Aaeru gasps, taking an involuntary step back. "You can't be here! We killed you! You're dead!" The shadow's numbing touch snaps her mind back, and she cries, "Run back! Yuria, we have to go! Archie, go tell Josa! Go!"
[19:36] <Kotono> "What?" Yuria stares a moment, "Aaeru, if we run...!"
[19:36] <Aaeru> "Janson and Andrea fought her alone, and they lost! We have to go!"
[19:38] <Orval> "But if I leave you, that's wrong!" Arachiel despairs.
[19:38] <Aaeru> "It's a trap!" Aaeru exclaims. "Go and get help!"
[19:38] <Kotono> Yuria curses, "C'mon then, both of you follow me!" she calls, retreating up the stairs in a hurry, running up and up! Senaril laughs at this, "I love it! Look at this, the brave heroes running away like beaten dogs in the night!" OOC: Arachiel.
[19:39] * Orval follows! "Come on!"
[19:39] * Aaeru follows suit, as per her plan!
[19:39] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+13 tumble
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+13 tumble and gets 28." [1d20=15]
[19:41] <Kotono> Aaeru tumbles back and away from the shadow, even as Senaril's laughter echos in her ears! As she retreats, the stairs around her explode in fire! A great column of searing flame engulfs Aaeru, as if the heavens themselves smite her! OOC: Senaril's action. Ref, Aaeru.
[19:41] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+17 (+1 if magic/SLA)
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+17 (+1 if magic/SLA) and gets 27." [1d20=10]
[19:42] <Kotono> But Aaeru leaps ahead in one bound, avoiding the horrifically hot flames! Below her she can see the orange glow of fire, as she retreats up the stairs with Yuria! OOC: What's your move rate, Aaeru?
[19:42] <Aaeru> OOC: 30ft, I'm running
[19:45] <Kotono> Aaeru reaches atop the stairs, the others running down the hall! In a hurry the trio reach the steam room! The steam is gone now, both doors out bricked over! The pool is empty now, yet a horrible sound comes from it. The sound of murmuring, murmuring cries of torment. Amid them a ghostly song can be heard...it's almost a lullaby of horror, trying to worm it's way into your ears!
[19:46] <Kotono> Yuria looks around, "Shit! Like, can you break those bricks down, Aaeru?"
[19:47] <Aaeru> "Teleport to Josa!" Aaeru repeats for Archie's sake. "Tell him it's a trap! Senaril's trap! Go and get help!" Even as Yuria asks her, Aaeru is already heading for the bricks barring the way to the tea room, shoulder-ramming them and then slamming her elbow against the stone repeatedly. "Just watch over me!"
[19:48] <Kotono> OOC: Damage, yes.
[19:48] <Orval> "I'll be back! I promise!" Arachiel says. OOC: Greater Teleport.
[19:49] <Aaeru> roll 3#1d8+4+7+2+2d4-4 (pa, lvl2 arcane strike, strength devotion, strength damage)
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 3#1d8+4+7+2+2d4-4 (pa, lvl2 arcane strike, strength devotion, strength damage) and gets 59." [3#1d8+4+7+2+2d4-4 = 21, 20, 18]
[19:49] <Kotono> OOC: MAke a caster level check on it? It's 14th level for archons.
[19:49] <Orval> roll 1d20+14
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Orval rolls 1d20+14 and gets 31." [1d20=17]
[19:50] <Kotono> OOC: Okay, #evildunes, Arachiel.
[19:52] <Kotono> With a mighty blow, the bricks are shattered, the way ahead revealed! The doorway into the tea room shortly ahead is bricked over as well, a pair of lips growing out from the center. From it comes a song - a song that makes you want to close your eyes and fade away, a primal horror warring within you at hearing it. Also, from the mouth comes a voice. Andrea's voice, declaring over and over, as
[19:52] <Kotono> if there is no doubt, "No escape...no escape...no escape..."
[19:54] <Kotono> OOC: Arachiel is gone, almost forgot. Will save now.
[19:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Yuria
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Yuria and gets 6." [1d20=1]
[19:54] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+14
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+14 and gets 30." [1d20=16]
[19:55] <Kotono> Yuria bows her head, not moving forward. She falls to her knees, "There's no escape. This is it." Her voice fills overful with sorrow, "I can't do anything...what's the point, except to fade away into nothing?" Meanwhile Aaeru hears the horrible voices, but her strong spirit resists the siren call!
[19:57] * Aaeru calls upon the protection of the heavens as an aura of her own springs around her! "Hold it together!" she calls to Yuria, forcibly trying to raise her back to her feet. "We're getting back together! Now!"
[20:00] <Kotono> Under the magic Yuria manages to rise, shaking her head back and forth, "What happened?" she asks, "Like, I just felt completely lost there!"
[20:00] <Aaeru> "It's a trick," Aaeru tersely responds. Just as surely as before, she tries to smash the wall before to pieces, although she takes care to keep Yuria within a few feet. Andrea is in a better place, and this is just a trick. "Spells, spells... got, umm, Eagle's Splendor? No, not that, something that makes us stronger should be first. Do you?"
[20:01] <Aaeru> roll 3#1d8+4+7+2-4 (pa, strength devotion, strength damage)
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 3#1d8+4+7+2-4 (pa, strength devotion, strength damage) and gets 46." [3#1d8+4+7+2-4 = 16, 17, 13]
[20:03] <Kotono> Calling on might, Yuria taps Aaeru's shoulder! OOC: Crown of Might, +2 enhancement str. Can blow it for one round to get +8 str. PHB2 if you wanna read yourself.
[20:03] <Kotono> With another flurry, Aaeru hacks through the wall! Ahead is the tea - no! Ahead is the shadow, looming ahead of you as it race sinto strike! OOC: Init here. The tea room is ahead but el shadow is blocking the way. Doing something about that would be aces.
[20:04] <Aaeru> "I was wrong!" Aaeru cries. "Cast the Eagle spell on me, hurry!"
[20:04] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+3
[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+3 and gets 18." [1d20=15]
[20:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Yuria
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Yuria and gets 23." [1d20=18]
[20:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Shadow
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Shadow and gets 18." [1d20=12]
[20:05] * Kotono changes topic to 'Yuria(23)>Aaeru=Shadow(18)'
[20:06] <Kotono> Yuria does just that, touching Aaeru and giving her the radiant splendor of an eagle! OOC: Aaeru and Shadow are up. Both of you go at the same time, so g'luck.
[20:06] <Kotono> The shadow looms over Aaeru, going down to strike with a horrible fierceness!
[20:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 touch AC?
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 touch AC? and gets 12." [1d20=3]
[20:06] * Aaeru flares up with a holy light!
[20:06] <Aaeru> OOC: Touch AC vs evil is 21, now
[20:06] <Aaeru> roll 6d6 fort18
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 6d6 fort18 and gets 20." [6d6=4, 2, 2, 5, 3, 4]
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 14." [1d20=11]
[20:08] <Kotono> OOC: -1, typo. Supposed to be +2.
[20:08] <Kotono> The flare of holy light stuns the shadow! It rocks with Aaeru's power as..."Hehehhehe..." Behind you, you can hear her voice! Senaril, heard if not seen! OOC: Adding her to init.
[20:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 25." [1d20=20]
[20:09] * Kotono changes topic to 'Senaril(25)>Yuria(23)>Aaeru=Shadow(18)'
[20:09] <Aaeru> "Kill it!" Aaeru calls to Yuria, hoping to deal with their enemies separately.
[20:10] <Kotono> Senaril looms - her face is twisted. Whiskers coem from it, hands twisted into great claws! Yellow and black stripes run down her face, a too large set of teeth protruding out! In those clawed hands are two weapons - two maces, one larger than another! Like a shot, she's on Yuria!
[20:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+2 charge)
[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+2 charge) and gets 38." [1d20=20]
[20:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+2 charge) crit?
[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+2 charge) crit? and gets 36." [1d20=18]
[20:11] <Kotono> roll 2d8+14+1d4
[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+14+1d4 and gets 26." [2d8=7, 3][1d4=2]
[20:12] <Kotono> Yuria takes the blow right in the stomach, gasping as blood is knocked clean out of her mouth! The sound of cracking bone is heard, Senaril's maces covered with dozens of tiny mouths! Each one licks up the spilled blood, her black gaze peering into your eyes, "Boring! All any of you do is sit here and DIE!" OOC: Yuria.
[20:13] <Kotono> Yuria raises her scythe, "Like...fuck you!" she gasps, "I'm the hope of the Empire, I'm not going to lose to some total whore!" With that her scythe comes around, seeking a critical blow!
[20:14] <Kotono> A moment later, rising bars of pure lawful energy surround Yuria!
[20:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 (+2 AC due to Law Devotion)
[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 (+2 AC due to Law Devotion) and gets 21." [1d20=8]
[20:14] <Kotono> But Senaril's offhand mace comes up, stopping the scythe cold! OOC: Aaeru and Shadow.
[20:15] <Aaeru> This is the last time she can count on Ilmater's blessings, and Aaeru hopes it will prove decisive!
[20:15] <Kotono> The shadow is relentless, trying to maim Aaeru!
[20:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 25." [1d20=16]
[20:15] <Aaeru> roll 6d6 fort18 radius20 (undead and fiends)
[20:15] <Kotono> OOC: Touch AC?
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 6d6 fort18 radius20 (undead and fiends) and gets 27." [6d6=4, 6, 5, 5, 4, 3]
[20:15] <Aaeru> OOC: 21
[20:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 fort
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 fort and gets 9." [1d20=7]
[20:15] <Kotono> roll 1d6*1.5 what's your str now?
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6*1.5 what's your str now? and gets 4.5." [1d6=3]
[20:16] <Kotono> OOC: 4 damage.
[20:17] <Kotono> The shadow is horrifically mangled, almost fading away! It holds on only by a few threads! Meanwhile Aaeru feels her might crumble further, the touch ripping away her vitality! OOC: Senaril's up.
[20:18] <Kotono> With a grotesque smirk, Senaril's maces come to claim Yuria's young life! As they rain down, "If you're just going to be so boring, die! You're not the one I want! I'm saving my special touch for Aaeru and all of her friends!"
[20:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 18." [1d20=4]
[20:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 21." [1d20=12]
[20:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 15." [1d20=1]
[20:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 18." [1d20=9]
[20:19] <Kotono> roll 1d8+7+1d4
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+7+1d4 and gets 15." [1d8=5][1d4=3]
[20:19] <Aaeru> "Yuria, can you kill the shadow?" Aaeru desperately calls. "If it's gone, we can take that bitch down!"
[20:19] <Kotono> OOC: Strike that roll, deflection puts her at 22.
[20:20] <Kotono> Yuria dodges desperately, lips dribbling blood as she whirls away! In a moment she concentrates...
[20:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 concentration
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 concentration and gets 21." [1d20=9]
[20:20] <Kotono> Before the image of a regal king appears above her! It points a finger at the shadow, holy light immolating it!
[20:21] <Kotono> roll 6d6 gets will for half
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6d6 gets will for half and gets 23." [6d6=1, 4, 5, 6, 4, 3]
[20:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 22." [1d20=16]
[20:21] * Kotono changes topic to 'Yuria(23)>Aaeru=Shadow(18)'
[20:21] * Kotono changes topic to 'Senaril(25)>Yuria(23)>Aaeru'
[20:22] <Kotono> Under that assault, the shadow gives way and fades entirely, gone back to whatever misery awaits it! OOC: Aaeru, go.
[20:24] <Aaeru> With a hasty word, one Aaeru becomes many. "Get her out into the tea room," they all implore Yuria. "We'll bring her down here!"
[20:24] <Aaeru> roll 1d4+2 MI
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d4+2 MI and gets 6." [1d4=4]
[20:24] <Kotono> OOC: Just MI or moving?
[20:25] <Aaeru> OOC: Am I preventing Yuria from moving? Then I'll go into the room and step aside to let her pass.
[20:25] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[20:25] <Kotono> Aaeru becomes one of many as she retreats back...but Senaril is relentless! Her maces strike again, trying to end Yuria's life!
[20:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 17." [1d20=3]
[20:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 22." [1d20=13]
[20:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 23." [1d20=9]
[20:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 12." [1d20=3]
[20:25] <Kotono> roll 1d8+7+1d4 hit one
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+7+1d4 hit one and gets 18." [1d8=8][1d4=3]
[20:26] <Kotono> roll 1d6+7+1d4+2d6 hit two
[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+7+1d4+2d6 hit two and gets 25." [1d6=5][1d4=2][2d6=5, 6]
[20:28] <Kotono> The maces strike home, a pair into her skull! A spray of blood splashes out in all directions as her skull is shattered! The sound of slurping follows, the mace-mouths eating brain, blood and bone! Senaril looks to you, blood and brain matter dripping off her face! With a horrific smile she licks her lips, "And then it was one," she says, as Yuria's body hits the ground! "There's no hope...or
[20:28] <Kotono> is there?" Cocking her head to the side, "Throw aside your false god and submit to the will of Shar." OOC: Aaeru, you're up.
[20:28] * Kotono changes topic to 'Senaril(25)>Aaeru'
[20:29] <Kotono> Looking about, Aaeru can see all the other doors are bricked over.
[20:35] <Aaeru> This is the point where Aaeru begins to give in to despair. Throwing Yuria's corpse an anguished look, she destroys the bricks preventing her retreat with a Shatter and dashes through the newly-made opening. There is only one more door left, and then she can leave this cursed house, regroup with her friends and take Senaril down for good.
[20:36] <Kotono> Aaeru breaks the bricks, the pile shattering! In the cloak room is one person. She awaits...Andrea. She is slightly transparent, a sickly black color to her. She wears an elegant gothic dress, face all made up like a doll. Her eyes are gone, utter emptiness where they should be. Tears trickle down, "Don't leave me alone, Aaeru! It's so cold and lonely here!" OOC: Adding her to init.
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1 Andrea?
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 Andrea? and gets 13." [1d20=12]
[20:36] * Aaeru changes topic to 'Senaril(25)>Aaeru (18)>Andrea(13)'
[20:37] <Kotono> Senaril saunters over, casually gesturing! Bitter cold surrounds Aaeru, as...OOC: Fortitude.
[20:37] <Kotono> The way out is walled over, blocked as well.
[20:38] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+17 (eagle's splendor, MCaE)
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+17 (eagle's splendor, MCaE) and gets 20." [1d20=3]
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d6 cold damage, halve this.
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 cold damage, halve this. and gets 3." [1d6=3]
[20:38] * Kotono changes topic to 'Senaril(25)>Aaeru (18; creeping cold)>Andrea(13)'
[20:39] <Kotono> Aaeru's body begins to numb under the cold, as Senaril watches 15 feet away. "Andrea's spirit has made a wonderful shade," she goes on, chuckling, "Still a boring, gauche waste, but I think she's happy to see you, Aaeru! Do you see now? Even if you die, there's no escape from Shar. You can bow to her and then serve her for eternity, or die and be her slave for eternity." OOC: Aaeru, go.
[20:40] <Aaeru> Another Shatter sunders the barrier just past Andrea, and Aaeru dashes right past the figment. She's not dumb enough to fall to those tricks. There is no way Alicia would let Shar steal Andrea's soul and toy with her in such a way!
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 This one does get a save, since something is attending it.
[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 This one does get a save, since something is attending it. and gets 22." [1d20=14]
[20:41] <Kotono> The wall strains, but ghostly, shadowy hands surround it! Cracks form but the brick wall does not give! OOC: Are you still going to run past Andrea?
[20:42] <Aaeru> OOC: I'm actually walking here, not running. Can I move around her?
[20:43] <Kotono> "See? No escape," Senaril says, voice almost gentle. Almost like a mother's tone, even as her face is split into an amused grin. "Shar wants you, one way or another. Be it a shadow, a ghost or a willing servant. That is the judgment Shar is levelled against you!" OOC: You can squeeze past her if you want.
[20:43] <Aaeru> OOC: Sure. My 30ft of movement will be used to get right to that door.
[20:44] <Kotono> Aaeru runs to the bricked over doorway out!
[20:44] <Aaeru> "Not until I hit it with my own fists!" Aaeru insists, trying to raise her spirits. She broke down a dragon's door! When something so massive fell to her, can this little door really stop her?
[20:45] <Kotono> Andrea reaches out to Aaeru, passing throug her, "Don't leave me! Don't leave me, it hurts!" She begs, as Senaril marches forward! Her heavy mace rises up and comes down right at Aaeru, "No more running," she declares, "Time to entertain me!"
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 AC?
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 AC? and gets 26." [1d20=10]
[20:46] <Aaeru> OOC: 27 vs evil! Can she see past my images?
[20:46] <Kotono> OOC: No, actually, I forgot about them.
[20:46] <Kotono> roll 1d7
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d7 and gets 1." [1d7=1]
[20:46] <Kotono> Senaril strikes true despite the images, slamming into Aaeru! But the blow deflects away at the last minute, as Senaril steps right through Andrea! OOC: Creeping cold damage and then you're up. 2d6 halved.
[20:46] <Kotono> roll 2d6
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 and gets 8." [2d6=4, 4]
[20:51] <Aaeru> There is a brief moment where Aaeru considers victory against Senaril is within reach, but then the delusion is gone and she strikes at the door with all her might!
[20:51] <Kotono> OOC: Attack roll, the door has an AC bonus due to what's shielding it.
[20:53] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+5+3 (AS3, 2, 2x1; calculated str)
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+5+3 (AS3, 2, 2x1; calculated str) and gets 28." [1d20=20]
[20:53] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+5+3 (AS3, 2, 2x1; calculated str)
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+5+3 (AS3, 2, 2x1; calculated str) and gets 21." [1d20=13]
[20:53] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+0+3 (AS3, 2, 2x1; calculated str)
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+0+3 (AS3, 2, 2x1; calculated str) and gets 19." [1d20=16]
[20:53] <Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
[20:54] <Aaeru> roll 2#1d8-1+2+2+7d4
[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 2#1d8-1+2+2+7d4 and gets 49." [2#1d8-1+2+2+7d4 = 26, 23]
[20:54] <Aaeru> OOC: Oh, sec
[20:56] <Aaeru> OOC: +2 to hit on each, and +2 damage on each
[20:56] <Aaeru> roll 1d8+1+2+2+7d4
[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d8+1+2+2+7d4 and gets 31." [1d8=7][7d4=4, 4, 1, 3, 2, 3, 2]
[20:57] <Kotono> Under an absolutely desperate flurry Aaeru strikes! Crack after crack forms, brick melting into slag from her arcane fires! With a final full punch the brick wall shatters, sunlight flooding in! OOC: Going to 5ft step out, I assume?
[20:58] * Aaeru darts outside in the wake of the flying slag! Would a creature the likes of Senaril follow her outside into the sunlight?
[20:59] <Kotono> Stepping into the sunlight...Senaril follows! The sunlight seems to do her no harm, her silks bright underneath it! "I'm not done with you yet!" she snaps, maces flying! OOC: 5ft step to follow, attacking.
[21:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 26." [1d20=12]
[21:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 23." [1d20=14]
[21:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 20." [1d20=6]
[21:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 AC?
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 AC? and gets 13." [1d20=4]
[21:00] <Aaeru> OOC: AC vs evil 25, now
[21:00] <Kotono> roll 1d8+7+1d4
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+7+1d4 and gets 12." [1d8=3][1d4=2]
[21:01] <Kotono> roll 1d7
[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d7 and gets 7." [1d7=7]
[21:02] <Kotono> An image takes the mace in the side, vaporized! OOC: Creeping cold damage.
[21:02] <Kotono> roll 3d6
[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6 and gets 14." [3d6=4, 5, 5]
[21:02] <Kotono> OOC: Go Aaeru. That's halved still.
[21:02] <Kotono> OOC: Actually, all the strikes might hit an image, so lemme roll those.
[21:02] <Kotono> roll 1d6 attack 2
[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 attack 2 and gets 3." [1d6=3]
[21:03] <Kotono> roll 1d5 attack 3
[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d5 attack 3 and gets 5." [1d5=5]
[21:03] <Kotono> roll 1d4 attack 4
[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 attack 4 and gets 4." [1d4=4]
[21:06] <Aaeru> Once more, Aaeru turns to run away! Senaril might laugh at it, but what point is there in dying when you could survive and do something about the problem with all your friends? There are no innocents to protect or defend, no prisoners or hostages to rescue. If she fights here in her state, she dies. Aaeru is not afraid of dying, but must she seek it? She is past thinking all that by now, in any case, with her course having been set way back in that underground chamber. For now, she follows it with an almost zealous devotion!
[21:06] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+13 tumble
[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+13 tumble and gets 24." [1d20=11]
[21:06] <Aaeru> OOC: Running away, 30ftx4
[21:06] <Kotono> OOC: That doesn't beat her CMD so she gets an AoO.
[21:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 30." [1d20=16]
[21:06] <Kotono> roll 1d3
[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d3 and gets 2." [1d3=2]
[21:06] <Kotono> OOC: -1 image.
[21:07] <Kotono> Aaeru flees down the streets! She flees and run, her body frozen but alive! Into the sunlight she runs away, the people of the streets giving her curious glances. As her lungs gasp for air and her head pounds...no Senaril. No cold. No sign of pursuit?
[21:08] <Aaeru> No time to stop, either, even as her body finally loses its last bits of adrenaline. Even through her exhaustion, Aaeru makes her way to the temple of Waukeen. It is the only place she had ever been to in this city, and its reputation speaks for itself. Never, not in a thousand years can it be aligned with the forces of Shar!
[21:09] <Kotono> In a daze Aaeru heads to the temple of Waukeen. About halfway there a man steps before her. He's a local, dark skin and white wraps. "Excuse me," he says, "Do you need help? You look shaken, miss."
[21:11] * Aaeru keeps her distance, more than wary. This was a trap, and who knows how many allies Senaril would have? "What sort of help?" Aaeru asks, continuing to walk. If this is truly a decent soul, he would walk with her and not mind her behavior.
[21:11] <Kotono> "A trip to the city guard? Some water? You look shaken and pale," he says, taking a step back.
[21:13] <Aaeru> "I don't know the city guard," Aaeru responds. "And, like, someone just tried to kill me. I have to keep going!"
[21:14] <Kotono> "You'd best go tothe guard or somewhere safe," he says, backing off further.
[21:15] <Aaeru> "Once I tell my friends everything!" Aaeru insists, continuing along her way. She decides, right there and then, to stay away from any unoccupied alleyways. Even Senaril can't try to attack her where others might see her, can she? She always worked through other people before, in Balmuria.
[21:16] * Aaeru does take a moment to recover a little bit of her strength, but that delay is very brief.
[21:16] <Aaeru> OOC: LoH to get back to max
[21:17] <Kotono> The trip to Waukeen's temple is without incident. At the front doors is a bace faced, dusky skinned man. He smiles to Aaeru, "Greetings, fair friend. Do you seek Waukeen's blessings today?"
[21:19] <Aaeru> "I'm from Balmuria," Aaeru says first of all. "Aaeru. That's my name. I came here with my friends--" She pauses, thinking back. Has it only been an hour? The rest allows her to regain her breath a bit, too. "--just a bit earlier. We were ambushed, and my friends were killed! That woman, she said she'll kill the rest of us, too! Can you-- can you warn my friends back home? They'll be in danger!"
[21:20] <Kotono> "Of course," With a pleasant smile, "There's a magic called Sending and it's very reasonably priced. Would you like to hear a price quote?"
[21:22] <Aaeru> "She-- she killed everyone with money...." Aaeru trails off, hanging her head. "There were... so many shadows...."
[21:23] <Kotono> At this he pauses, raising his eyebrow, "Shadows, young lady?"
[21:25] <Aaeru> "Can you ask the Crimson Guard? There is this Sharran! She... she eats people! We stopped her, in Balmuria, but she said Shar brought her back and she was going to kill everyone! If you ask them in Balmuria they'll tell you she's horrible!"
[21:26] <Kotono> "Sharran? His color drops straight away, a pallor coming to his cheeks. He takes Aaeru's hand, "Come with me, young lady," he insists immediately, "Please!"
[21:27] * Aaeru nods in agreement. She will follow the priest, of course, as long as she can see where he's leading her.
[21:29] <Kotono> You are taken inside. The man leads you deep into a meeting room. Several me are deep in discussion here, being lead by one in particular. He wears white and gold robes, of middle age and yet looking remarkably preserved. Your guide bursts in, "Holycoin Isonu! We have an emergency requiring your attention!"
[21:31] <Kotono> The well preserved man turns as conversation ceases. "Excuse me, gentlemen," he says politely, heading out into the hall with Aaeru. He offers a hand out, "Holycoin Isonu, servant of the Golden Goddess. You're the bearer of bad news, I presume?"
[21:33] * Aaeru shudders. "I'm sorry. It was a trap. It was a trap from the start. There is this Sharran, and she's a crazy nymph. She wanted-- you know the lava, below Balmuria? She made a bomb and wanted to blow it all up and kill everyone. And we stopped her, but half of us died, but she is back and she said Shar brought her back, and she's stronger now and she has all those shadows and a new mansion and she's right here in this city! Everyone died when we tried to escape!"
[21:34] <Kotono> He listens a moment, and with a peaceful, calm expression he utters one word. "Sharrans." After that he nods, "I understand. Can you take us to where she is?"
[21:36] <Aaeru> "I can try," Aaeru agrees, after thinking it over. "I was only there once, but I could. But if a shadow touches me again, I'm gone just like Orval, and I want the rest of my friends back home to know they have to be on guard! Can you help me with that, please? I know I don't have money, but I'll... work...."
[21:37] <Kotono> "If this is a prank, you'll work to make it up...but you're not a liar," he says with pleasantness, "Radan, take her to be healed. You'll join us shortly after, once we muster."
[21:38] <Kotono> "Yes, Holycoin," He bows his head once, waiting for Aaeru.
[21:39] <Aaeru> "It was a job from Mr. Farzahd," Aaeru tells him before she is ready to follow the other priest. "Whimsical Sweets -- that's us -- he hired us, but I think he might be in on it! Because back in Balmuria, she also worked with someone local to trap people, and because he told me it was nice seeing me again but I never met him before!"
[21:40] <Kotono> "Oh, I've heard of you! You're based out of Balmuria," he nods ina greement, "Alright, we'll track down Farzahd too.If he's collaborating with Sharrans, he has much to answer for."
[21:41] <Aaeru> "He said it was his house that was, like, haunted, but when I ran out a few minutes later he wasn't there anymore!" Aaeru adds, now following.
[21:41] <Kotono> Aaeru is taken to a priest, her wounds mended!
#ed
[19:53] <Kotono> Arachiel vanishes...and for a moment, he feels them all over. Hands. Grasping, gripping, holding! Dozens of shadowy hands. Around him are hands and eyes. Eyes of emptiness, glaring into him. A moment of pure terror fills him, as he shoots away! With a hard impact Arachiel lands on the ground! There's sunlight out here, real sunlight! No sign of the horrible mansion of Senaril immediately to
[19:53] <Kotono> his dazed gaze.
[19:56] * Arachiel pops away to Whimsical Sweets! Must find Josa! Must get help!
[19:59] <Kotono> Whimsical Sweets! In an instant Arachiel is there...but the hands. He feels the hands on him, a faraway pull. He appears..Silver? He sees Silver, flying over to him. "Hey, you look like you're about to go out," she says conversationally, in a sweet voice. "Oooh, I'll be glad to play the doctor of mercy if you're checking out! If not, I think fatass is off buying clothes from some desert
[19:59] <Kotono> trip. Unless he decides to hate us all and go naked, so he gets tanned." Shuddering, "So how's your day?"
[20:02] * Arachiel floats up very close to Silver. "I need Josa! Tell me where he is! Please!"
[20:04] <Kotono> "C'mon, I'll lead you along," Silver says, floating off. "So what's the matter? Crisis? Yuria mistook Aaeru for a penis and started sucking on her head?"
[20:05] <Arachiel> "Orval is dead. Someone named Senaril trapped everyone else. They went me away to get help." Arachiel says quietly.
[20:07] <Kotono> That gets a full whistle from Silver, stopping, "Senaril? Well, well, well. THat'll get everyone's attention. C'mon." Silver leads Arachiel along, out to a shop! Oh sure you get a few looks, but it's lost in the hustle. It's a pleasant boutique in the Commerce Quarter, full of desert styled outfits. Josa is here, looking over several outfits himself.
[20:10] <Arachiel> "Josa!" Arachiel zooms in, getting right in his face! "Orvalisdeadandthere'sthiscrazyhouse withabunchofshadowsand AaerusaidtogogetyouandthatitwasSenaril'strapand THEYNEEDHELPIDON'TKNOWWHATTODO!"
[20:13] <Kotono> Josa drops a shirt he's looking at, holding up his hands! "Calmness! Calmness and reverie! I ask of you to take a moment to consider your corundrum and speak of it in a more restrained manner!"
[20:14] <Arachiel> "Orval dead! Aaeru and Yuria in trap with Senaril! In the desert house! HELP!"
[20:16] <Kotono> "Gads!" Josa stops cold at this, "Senaril?! She's dead!"
[20:17] <Arachiel> "She's back, and that place is creepy with fallen angels and hands that try to stop teleportation! Please! They're gonna DIE!"
[20:22] <Kotono> "Impossible!" Josa sputters, before managing to nod, "Of course, we will all gather! Silver, in the name of all that is holy, go gather them! Now!"
[20:22] <Kotono> "Yeah, yeah," Silver waves a hand, "On it." OOC: Lemme pause this for a few to resolve #dunes one way or another.
[21:13] <Kotono> All gather to Whimsical Sweets in a tempestous hurry. Janson, Whurric, Arachiel, Josa, Silver, Sylvie, Neveril. Once assembled upstairs, "Dear Arachiel, tell us all what you told me as accurately as you can."
[21:18] <Arachiel> "Okay, so we were in the house, and there was some spooky ghost activity. First a poisoned teaset that Aaeru fixed, then writing on the walls in Celestial. Orval thought the place might be haunted by a fallen celenstial after that, but we were attacked by a shadow. It...it killed him and he turned into a shadow too. After that, we looked around some more and we found a woman who Aaeru said
[21:18] <Arachiel> was named Senaril. We ran away, and Aaeru told me to leave and get help, so I did!" Arachiel says. "I didn't want to leave, though! They needed help! Aaeru looked scared! I came and found you as soon as I could!"
[21:19] <Kotono> Sylvie's color goes waxen, as Neveril sits up, "Senaril...oh...Aaeru!" She looks as if she was struck in the stomach, "Was Aaeru hurt when you left? How was she?"
[21:20] <Arachiel> "Oh, Whurric! Orval said to tell you something! He said he wasn't done, and to find you and tell you that!"
[21:20] * Whurric takes a deep gasp of air in shock. "My brother is...dead? Can't be!" Whurric says in disbelief.
[21:20] <Arachiel> "Aaeru looked okay when I left!"
[21:21] <Janson> "Oh shit..." Janson pales. The first time was hellish enough... "How can she be alive... we gave her body to the Crimson Guard!"
[21:21] <Kotono> "I don't understand it..." Sylvie shakes her head, hand shaking, "We did that! She couldn't have been resurrected!"
[21:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 31." [1d20=14]
[21:21] <Kotono> "...shit," Sylvie whispers a moment later, "Unless she was prepared in advance."
[21:21] * Whurric pauses at the archon's message from his brother, and tries to decipher it, furrowing his brow in thought. "If he said he wasn't done..." he mutters, a bit of hope left for his brother.
[21:23] * Arachiel moves over to Whurric. "I don't think he had a lot of time. He was fading out. Do you know what it means?"
[21:24] <Janson> "He's meat for Senaril's larder is what it... urghh... I'm sorry, Whurric," Janson restrains himself, "But she's already killed so many of us... she's what I warned you about when you both joined us. We need to go after them, there might be a chance if she's decided to toy with Aaeru and Yuria instead of killing them right out."
[21:25] <Kotono> "No wonder she fought to the death," Sylvie says, "She had a clone or similar magic prepared. The moment she died, she awoke in it. I wondered why she didn't flee with magic, as nymphs can."
[21:25] <Kotono> Josa nods gravely, "A counter effort is immediate and required," he says in a deep voice, "We must save them, stop Senaril and see if we can bring them back. Nothing else will do."
[21:27] * Whurric frowns and nods. "I...remember the tale you told of that fey," Whurric says. "I can only hope my brother knew what he was talking about and had something ready to survive if he left such a message. I can't imagine that our gods sent us here so he could die in either case..."
[21:29] <Janson> "Yeah, I doubt the Gods meant that for Andrea, Wayland, or Simmer either," Janson says brusquely getting up. "We need to go after Aaeru and Yuria *now*, or there's going to be a lot more dead on our hands."
[21:30] <Kotono> "Yes. WE leave immediately," Josa says, "I have money to provide for the transportation via Waukeen's church. If you need anything out of the closet, go now."
[21:31] * Janson simply goes towards the stairs and waits impatiently for everyone else.
[21:31] * Arachiel moves over to Janson, attempting to augment the need to leave as soon as possible!
[21:32] <Kotono> Josa and Sylvie follow, Neveril there before them.
[21:33] * Whurric follows as well, still frowning and concerned over his brother's fate, and that of those who still remain.
[21:34] <Janson> "Hey, Silver," Janson turns to the fairy. "You don't want to come with us and face certain death, right?"
[21:35] <Kotono> "Not really, but I'm sort of curious. Why?" She asks, lingering by Janson.
[21:35] <Janson> "Go tell Lyris instead, then. I don't care what she does, but she ought to know before her girlfriend stabs her in the back of the head for another shot at power," Janson replies bluntly.
[21:36] <Kotono> "Hehehhehehe," Grinning ear to ear, "Gotcha. You know, one good set of lesbians, one evil set of lesbians. At least I get the fun set," Silver whistles, going off!
#d
[21:43] <Kotono> Just outside of the Temple of Waukeen several are gathering. Priests, men at arms and a contingent of the city guard. Aaeru is there, as well as Holycoin Isonu. "Another minute while the lsat of our forces muster," he says. Meanwhile...The Temple of Waukeen in Wetwind Harbor is unexpectedly busy. You go through the hustle and bustle, the group finding an entire battle party outside! One that
[21:43] <Kotono> includes Aaeru, near a man in gold and white robes.
[21:44] <Janson> "Aaeru!" Janson calls upon spotting the blonde, raising his arm and approaching her. But where's Yuria?
[21:44] <Arachiel> "Aaeru!" Arachiel shouts, zipping through the air over to her!
[21:44] <Aaeru> Janson? At the sound of his voice, Aaeru turns about, finally zeroing in on him. "Guys? Archie, you made it?"
[21:45] <Arachiel> "I found them! I brought everyone!"
[21:46] * Aaeru lowers her head. "I'm sorry. We... couldn't hold out that long."
[21:47] <Arachiel> "Yuria too!?" Arachiel wails.
[21:47] <Janson> Janson's face screws up momentarily, "Yuria, too?" he asks, pained. "How'd you get out?"
[21:47] <Kotono> Neveril sprints up to Aaeru, enveloping her in a hug! "You're safe!"
[21:47] <Kotono> Sylvie looks down, "Dammit!" she curses, kicking the ground.
[21:47] * Aaeru just holds Neve instead of answering.
[21:49] <Kotono> As the party talks, a great BOOM fills the air! It's enough to force everyone back several steps!
[21:49] <Aaeru> Startled, Aaeru looks at that direction, to see if it came from where the mansion she had been to was!
[21:49] <Whurric> Whurric's frown deepens and he curses in silence. "I suppose we should be grateful that at least one of you made it out," he says with a sigh. "How are you manag..." he starts to ask before he swivels and turns in shock. "What the...?"
[21:49] <Janson> "Ahhh!" Janson jumps back, looking for the source of the sound.
[21:50] <Arachiel> "What? Hey!" Arachiel flits around.
[21:50] <Kotono> Above the buildings you can see it. A great leaping flame dominates over everything, in the direction of the mansion to Aaeru! It's white hot flames, with large faces boiling in it as the fires leap up, screams filling the air! Screams that are nightmarish, sounds that make you want to clog your ears and never hear again!
[21:50] <Aaeru> "It's there!" Aaeru exclaims, raising her voice. "Come on, we have to go! It's her!"
[21:52] <Kotono> "Now," Holycoin Isonu calls, as the battle group begins to move!
[21:52] <Janson> "Lead on, then. And lets kill her properly, this time!" Janson swears, setting off in the direction of the fires!
[21:53] <Kotono> The streets are filled as you get closer, the group having to push through! Reaching near the city walls you at last find the manor! It is utterly ablaze, burning bright! Faces roil in the fire, the cachophony a haunting pain!
[21:54] <Aaeru> "She had a basement!" Aaeru says once more, loud enough to be overheard. "Below the pool room, to the right! That's where she was last!"
[21:55] <Janson> "We're not getting down there..." Janson is brought up short by the flames, having no way to gain entry, and with Senaril likely long gone anyway.
[21:55] <Kotono> OOC: Anyone can make K:R checks here.
[21:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[21:55] <Whurric> roll d20+5
[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 20." [1d20=3]
[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Whurric rolls d20+5 and gets 24." [d20=19]
[21:56] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+4
[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+4 and gets 17." [1d20=13]
[21:57] <Kotono> Holycoin Isonu nods, "Spread around the perimeter, play fire control." He gazes into the flames, "If there was evidence of Sharrans in there, it's burning away now, all while subjecting those spirits within..." He says a bright word under his breath, a curse in Celestial to Arachiel.
[21:58] * Whurric tightens his hold on his axe. "We need to put out those flames somehow! They're magic meant to torment and destroy those souls!" Whurric cries out, anger in his eyes at the thought of Orval and Yuria not only being killed but now having their souls tormented in addition to who knows how many other souls.
[21:58] <Aaeru> "Who else would do this?!" Aaeru exclaims in anguish. "Can't you do something? Consecrate this place, anything?!"
[21:58] <Arachiel> "Hey!" Arachiel says in Celestial. "Language!"
[21:59] <Janson> WIth nothing else he can do, Janson joins the local firefighters in passing buckets of water or sand to try and douse the flames.
[21:59] <Kotono> "Extinguish the fire," Holycoin Isonu says, eyes narrowing, "There is one thing I can do," he announces at last. "This is asking for direct intervention by Waukeen. It is not something to be done lightly - can any of you fight the flames effectively and swiftly?"
[21:59] * Whurric pauses at that question and joins Janson in his attempts, it's all he can offer in assistance...
[22:01] <Aaeru> Desperate, Aaeru does the only thing she can, stopping the spread of fire by using Fly on herself to carry any buckets of water or sand to cover the flames from hard-to-reach angles.
[22:01] <Kotono> Josa shakes his head, "I am better making them than snuffing them out." He joins as well, tossing buckets of water! Sylvie purses her lips and finally shakes her head, "I can't think of anything I have prepared, unless you have a silver or white dragon on call."
[22:02] <Kotono> OOC: Everyone that's helping fight the fire, make a wis check? If you somehow have profession firefighter or something you can make that instead.
[22:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Josa
[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 Josa and gets 5." [1d20=6]
[22:02] <Aaeru> roll 1d20
[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20 and gets 2." [1d20=2]
[22:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1 Sylvie
[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 Sylvie and gets 4." [1d20=3]
[22:02] <Whurric> roll d20+2
[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Whurric rolls d20+2 and gets 18." [d20=16]
[22:03] <Kotono> OOC: +6 to Sylvie's roll ,for whatever that's worth.
[22:04] * Arachiel floats around among the people, granting Aid to anyone looking frightened or disturbed!
[22:04] <Janson> roll 1d20+1
[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Janson rolls 1d20+1 and gets 15." [1d20=14]
[22:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 25." [1d20=10]
[22:06] <Kotono> Between fog, water, work and some magic the fire is contained! It slowly quenches, the manor falling in on itself. After all that work, all that remains is a blackened, broken shell.
[22:07] * Aaeru floats at the perimeter, uncertain. Should they try to look for the basement, now?
[22:10] <Kotono> Holycoin Isonu looks over it, "Aaeru," he calls down.
[22:11] * Aaeru floats down and then walks briskly over. "Yes, Holycoin?" she asks, after an embarrassing moment where she forgets his title.
[22:11] <Kotono> "I'd like to talk to you and your friends tonight," he says, "If you're up to it after this tragedy."
[22:12] <Aaeru> "It never gets better," Aaeru responds. "I will tell you everything. I want everyone to know what happened."
[22:17] <Kotono> There's dinner there. It's a nice meal, though the Holycoin doesn't eat. Sylvie doesn't either, staying close to Janson and with her head bowed. Neveril clings to Aaeru, Josa sitting alone with folded hands and a solemn expression."Aaeru, could you tell us of this Senaril and what's happened?"
[22:18] * Arachiel floats near the group, trying to be comforting.
[22:18] * Janson eats. No telling which meal will be his last at this rate, and he'd like to keep his strength up.
[22:19] <Aaeru> "Senaril is a nymph," Aaeru starts with. "She had her fey realm near Balmuria, and she got this merchant, Sanuth, to work for her. He bought several different things that didn't, well, matter much on their own, but together you could make a really huge alchemical bomb with them. We learned that and we tried to stop her, but we didn't all go and she trapped my friends and--" She stops, her head dropping. "And you don't want to eat for this part."
[22:19] * Whurric doesn't have much of an appetite to eat, though the same can't be said of his drinking. Still, even that is moderated, as he focuses on Aaeru, waiting for more information on his brother's killer.
[22:20] <Kotono> Holycoin Isonu isn't eating, and he just nods in respone to Aaeru.
[22:20] <Janson> Now starting to remember the feast with Andrea's head, Janson pushes his plate away grimly.
[22:20] <Kotono> Sylvie looks down, an arm going to find Janson and rest against him. "Orval...Yuria..." she murmurs in a sad little voice.
[22:21] <Janson> Putting an arm around the blonde, Janson squeezes her as comfortingly as he can manage. "We'll kill her again... or worse to make sure she doesn't come back."
[22:22] <Aaeru> "We all went next time, and we found out that... she was a Sharran, and she had creepy elves and stuff helping her, and she pretended that she kept our friend's soul and tormented it. I know it's all a lie and that would never happen, but she's just horrible like that. So we stopped all of her followers and we fought her, and there was this terrible cold all around her, and she was so fast-- she hits faster than either of us! And after Andrea, Simmer and Wayland died, but we killed her! And then we brought her body back to the Crimson Guard, and we showed them the mansion, and we told them everything." She pauses. "That was a few months ago."
[22:23] <Kotono> That gets a single, short nod. "Alright. So that was what happened then. This is the first time she's showed since then? What exactly happened in there?"
[22:26] <Aaeru> "We thought it was over, and then we got a job from Mr. Farzahad? And we took a job from him before, so we decided, why not? It's not in Balmuria, but he offered to bring us here, and he said his mansion was, like, haunted, so we really wanted to help him out. And he greeted me like he saw me before, and I thought it was strange, but I figured maybe he was wrong so I didn't really say anything about it and we all went. And he gave us a key to the house, and we went, and the insides kept on changing, like doors disappearing or brick walls appearing. And there was a tea set with this lich tea, and things kept trying to grab us when we went near the water. But then we went right to the pool room, since it was all about water and pool made sense, right? So we open this door, and it has this writing, in blood, and Orval said it was in Celestial and something about sorry, I failed, and then the first shadow appeared."
[22:27] <Arachiel> "It just repeated over and over again." Arachiel says.
[22:28] <Aaeru> "It came right out of this wall, and it reached out and ate Orval's face!" Aaeru continues, her voice raising in agitation. "We tried to stop it, all of us, but Orval just stood there and shot magic missiles at it and I couldn't get in between them and then the shadow ate the rest of him and then Orval was a shadow!"
[22:29] * Whurric deflates a bit at how it was put, and sighs into his drink, though otherwise remains quiet while the story is being told.
[22:29] <Kotono> Neveril holds Aaeru, "It'll be okay,: sh ewhispers, "Just keep talking."
[22:30] <Aaeru> "Yuria and I did our best!" Aaeru insists. "We... we used holy power a lot, and it seemed like it worked, and then we used it again just in case, because Orval seemed like really worried that it won't be enough! But we thought we helped him cross over, and then the bricks were gone, and there was a path down. And the shadow came from there, so that's where the cause was. I mean, it made sense, so we went there! There wasn't, like, a door outside anymore so if we didn't stop it, we didn't know if we could get out, and how could we just leave after what happened to Orval?"
[22:32] <Kotono> "I see," Neveril murmurs.
[22:32] <Kotono> "Then what?" Sylvie asks, voice barely rising to be heard.
[22:32] * Janson nods, understanding where Aaeru's coming from with not backing down after Orval died.
[22:34] <Aaeru> "It was a really large basement, like more than what you can see with the Daylight spell? That's so huge! And we caught a glimpse of this woman dressed in silk. And all the things that tried to grab us, they would sometimes say stuff like, 'Help me!' so I was still thinking maybe our client killed some woman and wanted to cover for it so I was going to help her cross over, too, and get her killers in jail! So we went a bit further and this woman came closer, and she was acting all like she wanted our help but when we we closer she suddenly took off her veil and it was Senaril! And there was another shadow with her!"
[22:35] <Kotono> "Silk, like a dancer?" Holycoin Isonu asks.
[22:35] <Janson> "She really liked fine clothing," Janson puts in with a muted sigh. "Never saw her wear the same thing twice."
[22:36] * Whurric frowns. "No signature clothing, huh? That'll be annoyin', coulda been useful if she did," he mutters offhand.
[22:37] <Aaeru> "Her eyes were like this solid black, and she was leering at me so much it burned my eyes, but it was still Senaril!" Aaeru rushes through as she continues. "She said welcome home, Aaeru, and that she was bored with the game and that she would kill all of Whimsical Sweets and it would only be the beginning!" She finally runs out of steam enough to catch the Holycoin's question, and thinks about it for a few moments in recollection. "Yeah, I think so. There were all these pillows around, too."
[22:39] <Kotono> "A part of Shar is dark seduction and dancing," Isonu observes, "Go on, I was only curious."
[22:39] <Aaeru> "She kept saying how we were too weak for dying so quickly, and how it was boring her," Aaeru says miserably. "I told Archie and Yuria to run. Janson, I still remember what happened that time. We couldn't stop her. Maybe, together, and not like at her ambush, we could take her on. But not with a shadow around. And she wasn't undead! Our holy power didn't touch her!"
[22:41] <Janson> "You did the right thing, Aaeru," Janson tells her. "Even with six of us she still killed three in that last fight. You were lucky to get away at all yourself," he reassures, trying to look properly strong and supportive.
[22:41] <Aaeru> "I stayed back and blocked that shadow, and it was really terrible, but then I escaped," Aaeru continues, nodding at Janson. "She was laughing and mocking me, but I didn't really listen to her taunts, because she is, uhh, conceited? So as long as she thought it was a game, I thought she might send just her minions along and I could break through the walls and get Yuria and me out! I told Archie to go and warn you, since she might go after you, or after Lyris, or just... I just wanted someone to survive, since it didn't really look good. I... knew Archie couldn't get help in time."
[22:41] <Kotono> "At least one of you made it," Josa says, "I daresay we wouldn't be here if you stood and fought."
[22:42] <Janson> "I sent Silver to tell Lyris before we left," Janson adds. "Probably with her usual tact and grace," he adds, though not unpleased with the thought.
[22:44] <Whurric> "Who's this Lyris?" Whurric asks, looking a bit confused. "I know you mentioned her before we left, but what's her part in all this?"
[22:45] <Kotono> "She's too canny to leave clues, Whurric," Sylvie replies after chewing on it awhile. "She burned the evidence of the manor behind her and I bet she's long gone now. WIth her skill at magic, I doubt scrying will work on her, and she might even be able to block divinations."
[22:45] <Aaeru> "The walls had mouths on them, and they sang, like Neve can but in this creepy, twisted way, and Yuria couldn't go on. I had the right spell for that, but between that and breaking down all the doors, Senaril caught up to us by that tea room. And before us was another shadow, too." She shudders. "It kept changing into our friends, and it struck me again, but I had Yuria give me a bit of protection while I was breaking through those doors, so I barely survived. We finished the shadow off, and then I told Yuria we'll have to make our last stand in the tea room. The corridor was so small I couldn't get past her to Senaril, and I was up front breaking down all the doors. But... but Yuria didn't make it. Senaril had two maces, and they had teeth all over them, and... she didn't make it. She was so close!"
[22:46] <Janson> "She helped us kill Senaril before, she and Marianne were working for her before they realised how batshit evil and crazy she was... Marianne didn't actually mind so much even after that, though," Janson tells Whurric, wincing as he hears of Yuria's last stand. "But about scrying, don't body parts help? Because we left a whole corpse with the Crimson Guard."
[22:48] <Kotono> "Depends on the counter spell used," Sylvie says, "Though we should go back and get some blood and hairs from them if we try that."
[22:48] <Aaeru> "And our client!" Aaeru insists. "Like, Senaril was all smiling and telling me to accept Shar and she'll spare me, but I broke out past this fake Andrea ghost and he wasn't there! He totally knows something! We have to get him!"
[22:48] <Kotono> "And then?" Josa says, gently so, "Did you get away then, Aaeru?"
[22:48] <Kotono> "He's already being searched for," Holycoin Isonu speaks up, "If you'd like to go out to help that, you're welcome to."
[22:49] <Aaeru> "I couldn't fly away, because the ceiling was too low, so all I could do was defend myself and break through to the exit. The last door had, like, ghostly hands all over it, but I smashed through it too! And I knew Andrea couldn't really be there, so it didn't stop me!"
[22:49] <Arachiel> "Hands! It felt like hands were trying to stop me when I teleported out!"
[22:50] <Aaeru> "It took everything I had to break through that door, and without Mirror Image or Yuria's help I would have died." Aaeru shakes her head. "I wish I could redo it all so much...."
[22:52] <Janson> "I guess finding Farzahd is our best bet, otherwise we're just waiting for her next trap," Janson nods after a moment, seeing no other way of trailing a teleporting nymph.
[22:52] <Kotono> "All we can do is hope to bring back the fallen, if they can be brought back, and stop Senaril," Josa says, face a mask of grim determination and sorrow. "That is our best idea, yes. Let us take to the streets and search."
[22:53] <Aaeru> "Or... or...." Aaeru frowns. "Wasn't Captain Hamilton in town?"
[22:54] <Janson> "Yeah, he wants us to find some beer-making flowers in the desert," Janson tells Aaeru. "Kinda seems less important, now."
[22:54] <Aaeru> "No, no! Senaril said it was just a beginning, and she was going to go after all of us! Since we stopped her while working for him, maybe he's in danger too?"
[22:57] <Janson> "Oh shit, you're right!" Janson realises. "Someone should go back and warn him, and the Crimson Guard."
[22:58] <Aaeru> "And she might know, too, if Mr. Farzahad was to our shop and heard about our other jobs. Or even from, like, listening to rumors or going to the port! And if she can teleport...."