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[Corwin]

[18:51] <Alicia> [21:00] <Kotono> "Goblins are scum. Trolls can at least be tamed and used," There's a particularly nasty glint in his eye at that word, "With enough time and fire. Goblins breed and spawn and raise nothing but whimpering, smelly trouble. Fortunately, there's very few others around here."
[18:51] <Alicia> [21:05] <Alicia> "If there's few of them around, why do you think a huge battle is coming?" Alicia asks, feeling some faint revulsion at the giant's callous speech. She's hardly fond of goblins, and trolls are even worse, but what the giant hints at is not inspiring any confidence.
[18:51] <Alicia> [21:09] <Kotono> "It's not them, goblins are simple enough to defeat," Sandier growls.
[18:51] <Alicia> [21:11] <Alicia> "Then what?" the paladin presses.
[18:57] <Kokokokokoko> "There's an order of fey in the forest opposing us. They look like beautiful women and are trying to protect the goblins." With a long scowl on his face, "I mean...why...but that put aside, it's looking to rise to a confrontation as the truce to talk ends at dawn."
[19:01] <Alicia> "I think they want to help them because the goblins can't help themselves," Alicia reasons. "Isn't there any chance of giving ground on this - I'll be honest, as a member of one of the human kingdoms neighbouring this forest, I can't help but wonder where your people will set their sights next if you wipe out the goblins."
[19:04] <Kokokokokoko> "Eh,"
[19:04] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - Gah.
[19:05] <Kokokokokoko> "Eh," Wiping his forehead with the back of his forearm - hungry, heart hungry, the white aura around him still making Alicia hungry - "The humans I've met so far have been reasonably tough and reasonably smart." Looking Alicia over, "Plus you wear steel, both of you."
[19:13] * Alicia briefly looks down at her armour, glad to be looking at something besides that damnably alluring aura. "Mithral, actually," she notes. "But that's besides the point. The thing is, Sandier, your people seem to be invaders - the goblins and trolls may be irritating, but we have them figured out. They know their boundaries with respect to us, and things have been in balance for thousands of years."
[19:13] <Alicia> "Then your people come in out of nowhere and start indiscriminately wiping them out - not just warriors, but noncombatants and children, too. You brazenly claim that their territory is now 'yours', when none of you had set foot here until what, a few months ago?"
[19:13] <Alicia> "How do we know you won't decide our farmland is 'yours' a few years from now? If this is how you conduct yourselves, it might be better for us to strike against you before you have a chance to really establish yourselves, don't you think?"
[19:14] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - Diplo check here, +3 bonus since you argued that out nicely.
[19:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21
[19:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 and gets 26."12 [1d20=5]
[19:17] <Kokokokokoko> "Mghs," Making an incoherent noise as he listens, "Dammit, you're making too good a point," he scowls. "You're a good talker too." Lowering his head a moment, "I want to know something. Are steel wearers nobles in your clan, too? You speak like a silver tongued leader."
[19:21] <Alicia> "I am something of a leader," Alicia admits. Even if she lacks any title, lots of people do indeed look up to her, "But there are others I follow in turn. Any warrior who values his life will wear steel armour, however. But someone who doesn't wear steel and still seems unafraid?"
[19:21] <Alicia> "That person is either a fool, or someone to be very wary of," she warns. "Perhaps if I could speak to your chief I could help mediate things with the servants of Chauntea?" It's fairly obvious that this is the battle she was sent to stop, but if she keeps on travelling till noontime tomorrow, chances are she'll have no choice by then but to simply pick a side and seek an ending to the fight.
[19:24] <Kokokokokoko> "Only nobles are allowed to wear steel in our clan. It is a mark of honor," Sandier listens to Alicia slowly, "Only chieftain leaders or those with the blood of a giant king are allowed to learn how to properly craft it. With those words and that steel, you may just impress the chief."
[19:27] <Alicia> "I hope so," Alicia offers a smile, "Let me get my horse and you can guide me to the chief, Sandier?"
[19:38] <Kokokokokoko> "Yeah," Sandier gestures a giant hand towards Alicia's horse.
[19:42] * Alicia goes over towards her horse and dispels her enlarge spell so she can climb on without breaking the poor thing's back. "Are you sure you should be doing this, Alicia?" Marie whispers. "Weren't you told to keep travelling Northeast till the zenith of the third day?"
[19:42] <Alicia> "If I do that then there probably won't be any chance to stop the battle," Alicia replies. "The truce ends tomorrow. This is our best chance of reaching a peaceful arrangement." Having made up her mind, she spurs her horse to trot on over towards Sandier, keeping a respectable distance so she won't be too distracted by his aura.
[19:43] <Kokokokokoko> Sandier leads a swift path through the forest. For a giant he's not completely immobile, making his way through the forest with an easy familiarity. He moves more like a ranger than a plodding giant; reallly, it's rather impressive to watch. Combine that with the white aura around him and Alicia fins ite asy to focus on him as they go...
[19:45] * Alicia does her best to avoid focusing on the aura, hoping she can keep control of herself until this is over with. If she flips out while discussing peace with the chief things will not end well.
[19:51] <Kokokokokoko> A few hours later, Alicia is lead to a large clearing in the forest. Here a few dozen giants are gathered, logs and small trees gathered up. Most of them come and go, denuding the forest in a slowly growing circle of all upright trees.  Most of them also only wear hides, though one overwatching them wears a crude but well polished iron breastplate and greaves. He sits atop an ancient pine tree, felled over. "Chief!" Sandier calls loudly
[19:51] <Kokokokokoko> He sits atop an ancient pine tree, felled over. "Chief!" Sandier calls loudly, "Sandier the Great Thrower returns with an honorable human guest!"
[19:54] <Alicia> "Mystra, give me strength..." Alicia prays quietly as Marie gives her a supportive smile, before she dismounts from her horse. "My name is Alicia Reynes, Knight of Mystra, lieutenant of the United Baronies," she introduces herself with all the presence she can muster, defying her diminuitive stature in comparison to these giants.
[19:58] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - Alicia, give me a will save to see how you're doing on this.
[20:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 (+2 vs evil)
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 (+2 vs evil) and gets 37."12 [1d20=19]
[20:04] <Kokokokokoko> The armor wearing giant stands up. He scrapes near thirty feet tall, casting a deep shadow over Alicia and Marie. He has a massive hammer, picked up in one hand with a great oomph! He slings it over his shoulder, using one hand to keep it in place. "There'd better be a damned good reason you got Sandier to take you here. I thought I told him to chase off any wanderers. So..." He leans in, looming over Alicia. "Little human, speak. Why a
[20:04] <Kokokokokoko> So..." He leans in, looming over Alicia. "Little human, speak. Why are you here?" Even as his face cracks into a foreboding smile...
[20:05] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+17
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+17 and gets 37."12 [1d20=20]
[20:05] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - Intimidation check.
[20:05] <Alicia> OOC: I can't beat that, so I guess I'm shaken for 1 round?
[20:05] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - Go ahead and RP that, yeah.
[20:19] <Alicia> "I-I'm here about your invasion of our world," Alicia replies, cursing herself for how her voice briefly cracked like some pathetic schoolgirl's. He's just big, that's all - even if he looks like he could step on her, she's perfectly capable of shredding him into giblets if she so desires.
[20:19] <Alicia> Still, all her carefully prepared words are forgotten in that awful instant, and it takes her far too long to regather her thoughts. "I know how you've sought to wipe out all the goblins and enslave the trolls. And how the servants of Chauntea have tried to counsel balance and been rebuffed - so that now they will almost certainly join your list of enemies around your new home."
[20:19] <Alicia> "As a member of one of the neighbouring human kingdoms, I have no desire for such a bloody conflict on our borders. As I told Sandier, we *know* the goblins and the trolls. Irritating though they are, they know their place with respect to us and avoid causing trouble - we have no such assurances with your people, and cannot know that you won't turn on us after securing your position."
[20:19] <Alicia> "This," she takes a deep breath, at last recovering her poise, "We cannot allow. And so I have come to counsel peace, and suggest that you reconsider your current position as newcomers to our world."
[20:25] <Kokokokokoko> Those words are heard by the giant creature, who backs away slightly once Alicia catches her poise again. "You speak big...despite being afraid," The chief says this in a moment, then, "Get back to work, all of you!" As the other giants stop any obvious listening, "You're brave for such a small one...and a woman, no less!" He goes back to the tree and sits, making his form far less imposing. "So you don't want us to come knocking on you
[20:25] <Kokokokokoko> your door in warfare?"
[20:26] <Kokokokokoko> Sandier lingers back, arms crossed as he watches.
[20:33] <Alicia> "You have more presence than others of your stature I have faced," Alicia admits. Oh, well. The knock to her pride might at least gratify the giant that she isn't impertinent. "But look at it this way - there's been a simple balance here for thousands of years - even if goblins and trolls and elves and humans aren't always friends, we still co-exist together."
[20:33] <Alicia> "You've disrupted that balance by your very arrival - now, perhaps a new balance can be found... but not if you continue your current ways. Fighting with your neighbours as you work out the new order of things, that's understandable to any race. Even the Fey would not object to that, I think."
[20:33] <Alicia> "But you go beyond mere fighting - not just killing warriors, but slaying every goblin noncombatant and child, and burning their villages?" She shakes her head, "This goes beyond war and into genocide - and marks you as a potential threat to every sentient race you encounter. And that is why - even though we don't particularly like trolls and goblins - you may find yourself in conflict with humans as well, before you have a chance to become a threat to us."
[20:35] <Alicia>  before you have a chance to become a threat to us."
[20:40] <Kokokokokoko> "Mmmm." The giant leader listens well, "Do you care of the goblins at all? Does your clan see them as anything beyond vermin and pests? In our old homeland, we waged countless wars against goblinkind, for they are foul, base and ultimately a plague that spreads out like rats. To us, killing goblins is a duty for peace."
[20:47] <Alicia> "We sometimes trade with them, though it's fairly limited," Alicia admits. "They do occassionally steal from people, but that's mostly the extent of it - we have little love for them, and they know well enough the wrath they could earn if they were to push their luck with us."
[20:47] <Alicia> She pauses for a moment to think before starting again, "Goblins make far better neighbours than trolls, I don't think any human would argue that point. The reason being that trolls produce nothing to trade with, and have no fear of reprisals for they tend to operate more like roving predators, rather than people with homes and families to protect."
[20:50] <Kokokokokoko> "Ah yes, the problems with trolls." Glowering, "I suppose I understand that...if the goblins are as you say you are. Perhaps you've finally cowed a group of them into fearful submission, I can respect that." He stops there, "Do you want peace in your lands so badly, then? There aren't many goblins left - if you can move the last few groups and get the fey to relent, we won't have any reason to go any farther with this fight."
[20:56] <Alicia> "I think I can get Chauntea's servants to relent, but you will have to compromise yourself; if I remove the goblins from their homes, it's no different than if you wiped them out yourself - you're still getting exactly what you wanted. You're going to have to give a little by leaving the remaining goblins alone."
[20:56] <Alicia> She meets the giant's eyes with a steady expression, "Nobody's asking you to roll over for them - if goblins give you trouble, deal with them as you see fit. But no more indiscriminately and totally annihilating their villages - the response must be proportionate to the offence. That is how things work on this world."
[21:15] <Kokokokokoko> "I see." The chief listens, in fact, he listens well. "You have strong principals and you appear to be a warrior. Your words aren't easily discarded even before your eloquence comes into play." He thinks a few, "Most humans we meet expect giants to be uncapable of speaking intelligently or doing much beyond throwing big objects and fighting to the death. The encounters with the humans here so far show no such view..."
[21:23] <Alicia> "I've heard stories, but I've learned how unreliable those can be," Alicia admits. "As for personal experience, the closest things to giants I have met would be trolls and ogres - and you're not much like either." She glances over to Sandier, before returning her attention to the chief, "From speaking with you, I do think that peaceful co-existence is possible, but it will require you to change your ways."
[21:23] <Alicia> "Perhaps life in the Great Forest was an all or nothing proposition, and you really did have to wipe out your enemies simply to survive - but I'm telling you that not only is that unnecessary here, it's outright dangerous. I'm not committed to 'balance' in the metaphysical sense like those Fey are, but there is a balance of power that does exist between societies here."
[21:23] <Alicia> "If you understand and respect it, you can prosper. If you don't, you'll be reviled and hunted by all, just the same as the trolls are."
[21:33] <Kokokokokoko> "MMmmmmmm." He listens further to Alicia, "I suppose I could challenge you to combat to prove the strength of your words or some such way...but you seem to have courage enough. I have an offer - go talk to those women for us."
[21:36] * Alicia nods. "That was my intention - I think it's somewhat likely that one will find me simply when I camp for the night, but just to make sure I don't miss them, do you know where I could find them?"
[21:37] <Kokokokokoko> "Go out into the forest at the night. Our truce with them will le tyou find them easily until the morning," The chief answers. "You will go in our name and be offering a peace. See what they'll accept and what they want, then return."
[21:39] <Alicia> "Understood," Alicia smiles slightly, hoping that the fey will be an easier sell than the giants. From what she's gathered, this was the hard part. "Before I depart - do you have a name besides 'Chief'?"
[21:44] <Kokokokokoko> "Autumnus." He answers this ably, even as Alicia's heart rumbles again. The aura around him...Alicia can smother it with a thought, her will still holding strong.
[21:46] <Alicia> "Chief Autumnus," Alicia nods as she gets on her horse, Marie having been silent throughout. "I will return in the morning, then." At that, she spurs her mount to the Northeast, intending to ride out for a couple of hours before setting camp.
[21:49] <Kokokokokoko> Alicia finds that the hunger swells with her as she finally gets away from them. There's a distant ache of loss within her, an occasional stab of desire to turn around and gallop back to the giant's camp.
[21:51] <Alicia> "Urgh..." Alicia leans forward onto the horse's neck, loosening her armour a bit to snake a hand below her breastplate and rub her chest. "This is horrible... I'll be so glad when this is over and the damnable hunger is gone."
[21:51] <Alicia> "There, there," Marie floats up onto Alicia's head in an effort to console her. "I'll make you a super-big meal once we get back!"
[21:54] <Alicia> "Mmm. Thanks," the paladin murmurs, getting herself under control and fixing her armour back in place. "Just need to hang on a little bit longer and we'll be done," she sighs as they ride along through the forest.
[21:56] <Kokokokokoko> Thus Alicia beds down for the night. As the sun sinks down, night falling over as Alicia settles in, "Little Eladrin..." This voice is most obvious this time, close by and quite aloud. It's in common, Alicia easily able to understand.
[21:58] <Alicia> "Hi! Is that you, Elina?" Marie asks, before looking down towards the tent. "Wake up, Alicia, we've got company!" Having barely been dozing, Alicia gets up easily enough and crawls out of the tent to look around for their visitor.
[22:01] <Kokokokokoko> It strikes Alicia like a thunderbolt. The white aura around this woman - Elina - is incredible. Her entire body breaks into a sweat, hunger rippling. "It is," Elina calls. "You came and went from the giant's war encampment." She glides towards the tent, "And you made camp most openly here."
[22:04] * Alicia takes a deep breath to centre herself as she stands up, taking a half step back as Marie looks worriedly between the two. "Hell, Elina," she manages after regaining her composure. "My name is Alicia Reynes - you've already met my familiar," she nods to Marie, who gives a wave in reply. "We are servants of the Lady of Mysteries, and Mystra has bid us to prevent the coming battle between your sisters and the giants."
[22:05] <Alicia> *Hello
[22:17] <Kokokokokoko> "I am Elina, servant of Jannath. You are of the Crimson Guard?" She asks gently. "By all accounts you are a well respected mortal hero."
[22:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 religion, do I know that Jannath = Chauntea?
[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 religion, do I know that Jannath = Chauntea? and gets 27."12 [1d20=19]
[22:20] <Alicia> "If you feel that way then hopefully this will go smoothly," Alicia offers the other woman a smile. "Do you speak for all of Jannath's servants here, Elina, or is there another who leads?"
[22:21] <Kokokokokoko> "I can speak for us in good faith. Others of your guard have proven to be good hearted and well meaning, so we will gladly hear your words."
[22:24] <Alicia> "Good," Alicia nods, closing her eyes for a long moment as she marshalls her will against the nigh all consuming hunger that pervades her. "I understand that the point of contention between your sisters and the giants is their attempt to completely exterminate all of the goblins from this forest, would that be correct?" she asks, wanting to make sure they're all on the same page before she goes further.
[22:25] <Kokokokokoko> "It is. We have little love for goblins, but we cannot allow them to be massacred." Elina admits. "Even creatures such as they have a right to exist."
[22:29] <Alicia> "I agree," Alicia looks up once more to meet Elina's eyes. "And I believe I have impressed upon the giants that they cannot expect to settle on a new world and seek the annihilation of a group already present here without facing severe repercussions. Chief Autumnus saw the wisdom of my words, and asked me to deliver a message of peace to you on his behalf."
[22:29] <Alicia> She spreads her arms briefly, "I do not expect there will be peace between giants and goblins, not after what has already transpired. But I think they at least now understand that certain lines cannot be crossed. If they manage to keep their heads down, the goblins should be safe, for the most part."
[22:32] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+13
[22:32] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+13 and gets 20."12 [1d20=7]
[22:33] <Kokokokokoko> "...?" Elina doesn't speak, but instead looks into Alicia's eyes. "....!" Carefully she takes a step back, "Your words are kind...but why are you...?"
[22:36] * Alicia likewise steps back, guessing that Elina has perceived something wrong with her thanks to the sphere's influence. "I mean you no harm, I promise," she assures earnestly. "This is my curse to bear, and I shall endure it without endangering anyone else."
[22:37] <Kokokokokoko> "Explain yourself!" Elina's words are quick, her eyes narrowing.
[22:39] * Taishyr (Taishyr@58.194.238.102) has joined #dunes
[22:40] <Alicia> "I carry an item of great evil - a prison, fashioned by the Baatezu to capture the souls of six of their hated enemies. Myself among them." With slow and obvious movements, Alicia opens her pack and takes out the orb to show to Elina. "Mystra has tasked me with bearing it's curse, so that it might be redeemed..."
[22:40] <Alicia> She shakes her head, wincing, "I don't fully understand it, but being around others makes me hungry in a way I can't quite describe, even though I'm not quite sure *what* I can do to alleviate this hunger, I don't think it would be anything good."
[22:41] <Kokokokokoko> Holding the sphere, it feels almost alive in Alicia's hands...OOC - Goa head and make another will save here, I think.
[22:41] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 (+2 vs evil)
[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 (+2 vs evil) and gets 25."12 [1d20=7]
[22:43] * Alicia takes another step back. "Though, I think physical contact between us would be a very bad idea, right now," she adds as she struggles with the perverse feeling within her.
[22:44] <Kokokokokoko> "What...what is that?!" Elina takes another step backwards. "A soul prison of the Baatezu?" Her voice is full of pained alarm, "...yet I see no evil on you at all, but the look in your eye..."
[22:47] * Alicia puts the orb back into the backpack. "Hunger," she states plainly. "I think... I think this curse would have me consume your soul. I give you my word that I would die before that would come to pass, however."
[22:49] <Alicia> "You can trust her, Elina," Marie pipes up supportively. "Mystra wouldn't have given her this burden if she couldn't handle it."
[22:49] <Kokokokokoko> "Go then. I will go to the giant's camp myself," Elina pronounces, "Cursed one, travel away. If what you say is true, then I will seek peace with them and you can ake that curse away. But if I find you have lied...then by Jannath herself, I will hunt you and end your existance." A hardness comes into her voice, "The Earthmother will not tolerate a soul eater in her lands. I pray that my instincts are right and that you are telling the t
[22:49] <Kokokokokoko> the truth, hero."
[22:53] <Alicia> "I do not lie," Alicia replies firmly. "I have brought no death since setting foot into this forest, and am not about to start, now. I will remain until my quest is complete, one way or another - I pray for all our sakes that you and Autumnus can find peace together."
[23:02] <Kokokokokoko> "Even with that curse you bear? ARe you not tormented by it and tempted?" Elina presses, looking to Marie. "Can you restrain her if the urges overtook her?"
[23:04] <Alicia> "Of course I'm tempted - the whole point is that it's hard, that I have to overcome the evil that I bear," Alicia replies heatedly. "I haven't eaten since I left Balmuria, but my stomach doesn't bother me at all - it's all here," she thumps her chest, "But it doesn't matter that it's hard, or that I'm tormented - I took on a job, and I'm going to see it through!"
[23:05] <Alicia> "I can't really do much," Marie shrugs helplessly, "But her sword can take over if she loses it."
[23:08] <Kokokokokoko> "But...what if you lose control here?" Elina asks aloud, but then shakes her head at Alicia's heated words, "Then no...we must hurry then if youa re going to insist. We will go straightaway to the giant's camp together, if you will not relent."
[23:08] * Sierra_Workhellishness is now known as Sierra_Mikain
[23:09] <Alicia> "I'm stronger than this thing. I won't lose control," Alicia insists as she dismisses her camp and feeds her horse a lesser restoration potion before she mounts it. "But I won't object to getting this over with sooner rather than later."
[23:12] <Kokokokokoko> "Let us hurry," Elina keeps a good distance from Alicia, her pace quick in the forest.
[23:13] * Alicia is quite happy to keep a decent distance between them so she isn't overly tempted, though she somewhat has to rely on Marie for directions in the darkness when her own night vision fails.
[23:16] <Kokokokokoko> The trip continues onward. Alicia's hunger continues, gnawing at her innards and chest. The aura she sees around Elina is like sweet, sweet nectar, just denied to her. By the time she reaches the giant's camp, her chest wants to eat so badly...but she's made it. A few giants are on watch, calling out, "Alert, a messenger...and the human!"
[23:18] * Alicia feels somewhat light-headed from hunger as she dismounts, Marie fluttering worriedly beside her. "Nearly done - don't worry, we'll get through this," she whispers with an encouraging smile for her familiar.
[23:20] <Kokokokokoko> Coming from the shadows is Autumnus, calling, "Hail and welcome," he says, as Alicia struggles to keep control. Elina nods to him, "For reasons I will keep this simple. Are you willing to spare the goblins?"
[23:21] * Alicia hangs back, hoping that Elina and Autumnus can indeed keep things direct and to the point.
[23:24] <Kokokokokoko> Giants gather - Alicia feels her head go light. "We are...under this world's circumstances," Autumnus states. "Alicia has acted to meditate a peace, and we are not adverse to avoiding pointless bloodshed." AS the giants come out, there are more and more auras. Alicia struggles...OOC - Will save again, I think.
[23:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 (+2 vs evil)
[23:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 (+2 vs evil) and gets 31."12 [1d20=13]
[23:25] <Kokokokokoko> "Then...we have no reason to do battle," Elina says, "As long as you keep your word."
[23:26] * Alicia claps her hands together once, the sound ringing through the giant's camp to get everyone's attention. "So say we all," she pronounces, finalising negotiations. Hopefully.
[23:27] <Kokokokokoko> "Very well then." Autumnus says, "There will be no battle. For now, we'll return to our village. Pas-" He stops at that, "Well spoken, human."
[23:28] * Alicia offers Autumnus a slight smile. "There's been lots of words, today. Sometimes it's nice to be direct," she explains.
[23:28] <Alicia> And the sooner this is over the sooner she can head home and be lifted of this curse, yes indeed.
[23:29] <Kokokokokoko> "We can celebrate another time. Alicia has to go," Elina speaks up, looking righ to her.
[23:31] <Alicia> "Indeed," Alicia goes to mount her horse, Marie following her and looking relieved. "For now I'll simply welcome you both as new neighbours, and hope we can get along so well in the future."

[Corwin]

[18:43] <Cute_Maid_Kochan> Secluded away in the forest embrace, the mansion home of the Gaial clan is serene. It is shaded by trees hundreds or perhaps thousands of years old, a building of greenery and wood. Amaryl leads Seira to the front door from horseback, getting off. "This is it," she announces.
[18:45] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
[18:47] <Seira> "Do I get a grand tour of the place?" Seira asks, hands kept behind her back as she leans over.
[18:53] <Cute_Maid_Kochan> "Do you want one?" Amaryl reponds with a small smile, "I'll be glad to show you if you want, though most of it's very elven."
[18:57] <Seira> "I don't really mind as long as you're the one showing me around," Seira tells her with a shrug. "And if you have a better idea, I'm all ears!"
[18:57] * Cute_Maid_Kochan is now known as Kotono
[19:00] <Kotono> "Well..." Amaryl seems to consider something, but instead, "Let's go to my favorate place here first?"
[19:02] <Seira> "Alright!" Seira appreciates the chance to learn more about Amaryl, as it happens.
[19:07] <Kotono> You go into the mansion house. Past rooms of green and wood, up stairs like branches. To the rear of the house, to the fourth floor. Here the back wall merges into an ancient tree's lower branches, formed to a stair. Up you go a few more stories, to a room build around the thick branches itself. From the branches hang red fruits, soft chairs and the smell of the breeze about. It is quiet here, save for the gentle movement of the wind.
[19:10] <Seira> "It's a retreat within a retreat?" Seira asks, reaching for a fruit. "A place you go to when you really want to be alone?"
[19:16] <Kotono> The fruit is like a small red pear, soft and almost squishy to the touch. "Yes. My grand mother built it late in her life," Amaryl goes to sit down demurely, closing her eyes. "The droppears here are very rare...I hear they come from very far away and over the sea. It takes 300 years before a tree begins to produce them."
[19:20] <Seira> "I shouldn't eat one, then?" Seira asks, glancing between the tree and Amaryl. "Sorry, I can't really think of time in centuries, yet. Maybe it'll happen one day, but it's all about living in the now, for me."
[19:24] <Kotono> "No, it's more reason to enjoy them now. IT's taken it's time to make this," Slowly reaching up to pick a fruit, "I'v enoticed. It's...alluring. You're so full of life like a torch that is determined to burn as brightly as it can until it's tinder runs out."
[19:27] <Seira> "I guess I'll be one of those everlasting ones, then?" Seira asks with a smirk, biting into a fruit of her own. "I'll be around until I get bored with life and life gets bored with me."
[19:32] <Kotono> "There is much life to live," Amaryl agrees as Seira finds the fruit tastes like sweet apples with a hint of freshness. It leaves a pleasant aftertaste, making Seira's mouth water. "You favor your human side so much."
[19:37] <Seira> "We all have it, probably," Seira ventures, plopping into a seat by Amaryl. "It's just that some societies actively beat it out of you so it isn't easy to spot. I realize how difficult it must be to have the courage to go against centuries of tradition. Millennia, even." She leans back, biting at the fruit once more. "That's part of the reason you get all kinds of grief from your family, right?"
[19:40] <Kotono> "A little of it...my ascension was very unexpected and sudden," Amaryl bows her head, a shadow falling over her face. "But in our cases, what is a century? It is more than a human life, yet it's not much of ours. I begin to see the scales are so different."
[19:43] * Seira shrugs. "I think it would be best to live every day to its fullest. And if there're a few centuries of that, rather than decades? That only makes it better, really, but changes nothing. Or it shouldn't, anyway. I know some disagree."
[19:46] <Kotono> "Mmm. It's a matter of patience and refinement, as far as our lessons go. We have no burning urge to hurry about like short lived humans." Amaryl begins to smile at that, "...But I'm coming to find it charming."
[19:49] * Seira laughs. "It is! I must admit it's also sensible, since even if you take it slowly your neighbors certainly won't. But really, it's just more fun to-- what's the opposite of acting like stuffy know-it-alls?"
[20:01] <Kotono> "Acting like you?" Amaryl has a playful smile on her face.
[20:04] <Seira> "It's nice to hear you flatter me," Seira tells her, smiling herself. "For some reason, it's not annoying like when other people do it. So, how about it? Are you going to act more like me in the future? The fun, it's all but guaranteed!"
[20:10] <Kotono> "Mmmm. I do wonder how it would happen if I began to act like that at Council...." Amaryl trails off, a strange smile going onto her face.
[20:12] <Seira> "If nothing else, you'll cut down on the endless discussions that serve no real purpose?" Seira offers, her own smile turning mischievous. "Try to outlaw talking for the sake of hearing one's voice!"
[20:17] <Kotono> "Hahahaha. I'd get woefully outvoted, as well as get strange looks. Plus...sometimes the windy stuff turns out to be important." With a mellowing look spreading over her face, "Do you ever worry that you miss things by being so active?"
[20:20] <Seira> "Like what?" Seira asks curiously. "I know that realistically I can't be everywhere at once, so I delegate certain matters and try to have the best information available to decide where I'm needed. Or are you talking about just relaxing once in a while instead of keeping on running all over the place?"
[20:25] <Kotono> "That. Having a life besides adventuring," Amaryl states. "I imagine you running around from dawn to dusk every day doing amazing things, but..."
[20:28] <Seira> "Well, to be honest, quite a lot of my life is actually filled with mundane things. I just have a larger ratio of adventures to that than most people do." Seira blinks. "Hey, you know those teleportation rings you have? If you appropriate one, then you could come for a visit whenever you felt like it, and see for yourself. Or, actually pull me away from things.
[20:28] <Seira> I won't really mind, I'll tell you in advance."
[20:32] <Kotono> "I may just..." Letting a blush come to her cheeks, "...I'm finding I'm really having fun just talking to you. It's reminding me more of when I was happy and didn't have to deal with being the Scion of the house all the time."
[20:38] <Seira> "That's great!" Seira cheers. "You being happier, and me getting a visit out of the deal... sounds like killing two birds with one stone. Still," she asks teasingly, leaning closer towards Amaryl, "is it just talking to me that's fun?"
[20:41] <Kotono> "Oh.." Amaryl's blush is hot, burning. "Well....aaah..."
[20:42] * Seira comes closer still. "Well...?"
[20:49] <Kotono> Amaryl blushes hotter and in an impulsive motion, hugs onto Seira.
[20:51] * Seira holds her close, whispering, "I like that answer, Amaryl."
[20:57] <Kotono> Amaryl doesn't say anything, but just holds on tightly and warmly to Seira.

[Corwin]

[18:01] <Kotono> - - - - -
[18:04] <Kotono> A few days of rest and recovery pass. After eating plenty and recovering her energy, Alicia heads towards the Dawn Pointe Inn. A nameless man is holding down the desk position, nodding respectfully to Alicia as she passes. On going to the room where the mercenaries are staying, she finds the door opened by Rods. "Oh Alicia," Rods looks her over, beckoning her inside. "Serge told me you might stop by."
[18:06] * Taishyr (Taishyr@58.194.238.102) Quit (Ping timeout)
[18:09] <Alicia> "I heard he was looking for me while I was out in the Barbarian Lands," Alicia nods as she enters, followed by a petite elfin girl with striking violet hair attired in what would be a nice dress if not for the jarring clash of colours caused by multi-coloured patches sewn seemingly randomly across it.
[18:09] <Alicia> "Hi!" the currently aasimar-shaped eladrin waves as she follows Alicia. "You're Rod, right? I'm Marie - we met at Torm's temple, except you probably don't recognise me since I was a lot smaller back then, and had wings."
[18:11] <Kotono> "Serge was, yeah....oh, you." Scratching at his head curiously, "C'mon in. J and Serge are out getting supplies. What the hell was all that about? I thought I was just gonna go get a job for us and the next thing I know that priest is arguing with a fairy."
[18:13] * Alicia gives Marie a faintly irritated look as she heads inside. "Eudard's having to work through a lot of problems," she allows diplomatically, not really wanting to spread around what happened to the poor man. "He seems to be doing better, now."
[18:14] <Alicia> Marie flounces on in after Alicia and takes herself a seat. "I was just meant to be keeping an eye on him, but then when he started saying all those horrible things I just couldn't let it go!" she insists. "Anyone who says bad stuff about Alicia reflects badly on me, too! And Mystra as well!"
[18:17] <Kotono> "Right..." Sratching at his head further, Rods goes to plop down on the messy bed. "Aaaah..." Falling back and stretching out, "Anyway, I know what Serge wanted to ask you."
[18:18] <Alicia> "I'm listening," Alicia replies pleasantly as she sits down primly, not following the overly relaxed example of the other two present.
[18:20] <Kotono> "Since the job we had lined up fell apart," Looking up and craning his neck to get his head to be able to see over his body, "We had to dig up some other work. WE found two really good jobs, but we only have the manpower to do one...unless we get a bit of help. We wanna know if you're interested in doing some freelance with us."
[18:21] <Kotono> After a moment, "And if not that, if you have any friends that might bite. We hear there's some competent people in teh city and all that crap."
[18:24] <Alicia> "Possibly," Alicia allows as she regards the prone warrior. "The Baronies don't pay us that much, so we pay for most of our gear through adventuring profits, so the other members of the Crimson Guard might be interested too - depending on the job, that is." She leans forward, "So what is it?"
[18:27] <Kotono> "Well, J and either me or Serge is gonna go deal with some problems down south," Waving a hand, "J wants in on it, and I know you and here didn't see eye to eye. The other one's heading up towards the mountains in the northern Baronies. There's some ass that needs to be kicked  - in particular, I hear it ain't human. 'pparently it's just making it here now on the travels, since it's only hitting the highest up settlements they got."
[18:27] <Kotono> "The Church of Gond is gettin' into it. I dunno why, but they're offering a good pile of gold to go deal with it."
[18:29] <Alicia> "I liked J just fine," Alicia insists. "But anyway, do you have any specific details on these problems, or whatever's in the mountains?"
[18:31] <Kotono> "The reports are really good and mixed, but I hear it's just human sized, but it's got the ugliest face this side of Malmuth. I don't know why the Church of Gond is in it and they  aren't sayin', but they just want it dead. If the rumors are right, it can make fires and lightning somehow or another."
[18:31] <Kotono> "Really? Well, I guess, but J got all bitchy about it, I remember. Then again...women," Rods shrugs. "Y'know."
[18:35] <Alicia> "It was just a little disagreement," Alicia waves it off as Marie snickers merrily. "Anyway, I and some of my friends might be interested - any more information you have about it?" She can always go ask directly at the church herself, but might as well get all she can for now.
[18:37] <Kotono> "That's it. I got the outpost names somewhere here and a map." Rods yawns, "If we can get another person in a day or two we're gonna set out straight away. It would suck to lug our asses up there and find out the job's already done; I've had that happen and it does nothing but ruin a good week's time."
[18:40] * Alicia nods as she stands up. "Alright, I'll ask around a bit myself and see if anyone I know is interested, then get back to you tomorrow?" she suggests.
[18:40] <Kotono> "Thanks." Rods looks up, "If either of the other two big members of the Guard are game, let me know. We'll take anyone who can hold up their end of things, though....and hey, at worst, what about the fairy girl? Can you fight at all?"
[18:44] <Alicia> "Sure!" Marie chirps, "I smacked that Eudard guy around but good - you should've been there, it was great!"
[18:44] * Alicia gives her familiar a level stare, causing Marie to look a bit flustered and add, "But it wasn't that interesting and I probably shouldn't talk about it, because I'm sure no one wants to listen."
[18:45] <Kotono> "You smacked him around? No shit?" Rods sits up and blinks, "No, I wanna hear. A little fairy beat up that guy in armor?"
[18:48] <Alicia> Marie blushes and looks between Alicia and Rod, seemingly unsure what to do before Alicia just sighs and looks away. Accepting her tacit permission, the eladrin goes on, "He was about to attack Alicia so I smacked him right in the chest with a hammer and he fell down. Of course, I wouldn't have needed to if Alicia had been a bit faster with casting dispel magic, but it all worked out in the end."
[18:49] <Kotono> "No shit?" Rods repeats, eyeing Marie. "You used a tiny little fairy hammer to knock him out? Crap." Staring away, "Hit me. If you're so strong as to do that, I want to see how hard you hit for a little floaty fairy thingy."
[18:50] <Alicia> "It wasn't a little tiny fairy hammer - do I look tiny right now?" Marie asks, gesturing down at herself, before looking up at Rod and sighing. "Okay, maybe in comparison to you, but I'm huge by my standards!"
[18:51] <Kotono> "Ooooh. Still, damn." Rods looks to Alicia, "Where'd you dig up her, anyway? Are there more of her? A transforming, hammer swinging fairy could be useful or sell for a ton of money to the right person."
[18:53] <Alicia> "You can't sell people!" Alicia replies quickly. Why does everyone think it's okay to talk about buying Marie, anyway?
[18:53] <Alicia> "Yeah, that's the second time someone's talked about me like I'm some sort of commodity. Would you try to buy or sell a Solar, too?" Marie asks, eyeing Rod suspiciously.
[18:53] <Kotono> "A solar? What the hell does the sun have to do with this?" Scratching at his head again, "Look, nevermind then. I'm just saying that people would be fascinated and interested in getting one of you."
[18:54] <Alicia> "Solars are the most powerful type of angel," Marie explains as if talking to a small child. "You know, like I might become if I do a good enough job with Alicia, here."
[18:55] * Alicia covers her mouth and resists the urge to laugh at the concept espoused.
[18:55] <Kotono> "You're an angel?" Rising, Rods looks to Marie all over. "YHou don't have wings and you don't look like one. Well, I mean, you do have wings, but you look like a fairy...wait, does that mean fairies and angels are the same thing?"
[18:58] <Alicia> "Right now she's in the form of a human with celestial ancestry - aasimar is the technical term," Alicia explains, deciding to head this off before Marie blows up. "She's actually an eladrin, which isn't quite the same as an angel but they're close enough for it not to matter much. The long and the short of it is that she's a direct servant of Mystra, who was sent from the heavens to aid me."
[18:59] <Kotono> "Ooooooooh," Rods says slowly, "That's a bit over my head, but okay." Going back to sit, "Nice to meet you."
[19:01] <Alicia> "Just remember that outsiders have feelings too - treating us like property is no different than slavery," Marie huffs, before heading for the door.
[19:01] * Alicia lingers a second longer. "Theatrics aside, she does have a point. Anyway, I'll stop by tomorrow, so until then," she waves and then heads out after her familiar.
[19:02] <Kotono> "Sorry 'bout that," Rods apologies to the fleeing Marie, before nodding. "Drop on by whenever."
[19:10] <Kotono> Ignoring the light drizzle that has blown in from the bay, Alicia heads ot the Temple of Gond. As she approaches, she walks amid tradesmen and blacksmiths, often lugging their product right along. The Temple of Gond is a semi open air mini market, with several sturdy, small stone structures attached. The ring of worked metal and the sound of sawing wood fills your ears as you approach. Interestingly, Alicia notes Antenora lingering by tone of
[19:10] <Kotono> Interestingly, Alicia notes Antenora lingering by tone of the buildings as she enters. Past all of the entryways is the altar, a great forge consecrated to Gond.
[19:12] * Alicia isn't in any great hurry, so she and Marie head on over towards the erinyes. "Hello, Antenora," she greets. "Looking for anything in particular within Gond's house?"
[19:15] <Kotono> Antenora turns, wearing her armor and having a mundane spear at her side. "Yes, I'm waiting for the proprietor of this metalsmithing shop to return."
[19:17] <Alicia> "What you going to buy?" Marie asks curiously, leaning over to see if she can see inside any of the windows or door if it's open.
[19:18] <Kotono> There are a few windows. You can see little metal works and statues inside. They often curve together in a graceful, orderly symmetry. "I requested something from him and it's due today."
[19:21] <Alicia> "Mmm," Alicia decides not to press Antenora if she doesn't feel like elaborating. "Well, I've heard that there's some creature of fire and lightning in the mountains to the North that Gond's clergy want dealt with. I'm going to ask about that - think you might be interested in a trip if we go after it?"
[19:24] <Kotono> "My spear should be done soon...so perhaps," Antenora answers after a moment. "Are you going, Mi-Alicia," Her face catches into a scowl at that, "Sorry."
[19:26] <Alicia> "Been a while since you did that," Alicia notes with a slight smile. "Like I've said, it doesn't really bother me what you call me, there's no need to apologise. Anyway, I might do - we'll be leaving within a day or two if we do go, though, so you'll have to make do with an ordinary spear if you come along."
[19:28] <Kotono> "Yes, but I wouldn't want to give poor Marie the wrong idea," She says with the faintest smile herself, "I'll talk to yo uabout it tonight then."
[19:29] <Alicia> "It's not what you say, it's how you say it!" Marie butts in as Alicia replies.
[19:29] <Alicia> "Alright, I-" she pauses and gives her familiar a long suffering look, "We'll catch up with you later, then." Giving said familiar a nudge, she heads into the temple itself.
[19:32] <Kotono> "Oh...ALICIA..." Antenora isghs dramatically as the two turn away, full of deep feeling. Ahead is the temple itself and the altar. A burly man with brown arms and muscles works at the altar-forge, hammering away at a long sheet of iron.
[19:34] * Alicia cringes even as Marie turns and gives Antenora a thumbs up before they vanish out of sight and into the temple. Heading up to the altar, Alicia stands a respectful distance back and waits for the priest to finish his work.
[19:38] <Kotono> His hammers are from a heavy smith's hammer, one hand using tongs to hold the metal in place. He cocks his head to the side while working, "Captain," he says in a respectful voice, hammering away and shifting the metal. "I'll finish up in a moment."
[19:39] * Alicia nods. "Take all the time you need, sir," she allows. "I'm not here on official business."
[20:01] <Kotono> The hammering continues for perhaps five minutes. As you wait people come and go - more goods being bought and sold, as well as loads of iron from the mountains being dragged in. Amid this the priest finishes, "Captain Alicia. I'm honored," he offers a calloused, sturdy hand to her.
[20:05] <Alicia> "Thank you," Alicia shakes his hand with a firm grip. "This is a fine church you've built here - it does credit to the Wonderbringer," she compliments warmly, looking around their surroundings.
[20:06] <Kotono> "I'm not the head of this church," With a shake of his head, "My name's Smith - yes, it's purely a coincidence of a name. What can I do for you, though?"
[20:08] <Alicia> "Ah, sorry," Alicia looks slightly abashed as she withdraws her hand. "Anyway, hopefully you can still help me, Smith. I've heard that Gond's church is putting a bounty on a creature in the Northern mountains, and I'd like to know more about it."
[20:11] <Kotono> "WE just started to spread word on this, yes. Come with me," Smith offers, taking the metal sheet out and then dunking it into a nearby pool of water. As it steams and cools, he goes to place it on a cooling rack. Thereafter, "WE can talk in more comfortable surroundings."
[20:13] * Alicia follows amiably enough while her familiar minces along after her.
[20:15] <Kotono> In back, past all the forges, are comfortable rooms. Alicia finds herself in front of a fire, a mug of warmed apple cider passed to her. AS the smell of apples and cinnamon fills the air, Smith sits down opposite Alicia. "Yes. North of Armasea and Pilltain there's been a problem. A beast has been raiding the highest stationed colonies and they can't handle it themselves. We're looking for somoene to go and eliminate this thread directly."
[20:18] <Alicia> "What do you know of the beast?" Alicia asks after taking a sip from her cider, "All I've heard is that it is hideous to behold and has powers of lightning and fire."
[20:23] <Kotono> "It's quite ugly by all reports and misshapen; it even has a hunchback if the stories are true. I've heard it set fires or spewed lightning, though reports disagree with each other at times. It has claws for hands that can cut through a person with ease."
[20:24] <Alicia> "And it's been attacking settlements on the mountains? Any word of casaulties?" Alicia asks, wondering just what sort of creature it could be.
[20:25] <Kotono> "A few injured and a few killed," The answer is terse, "If you're going to take this, we'd request that youg o as soon as possible to help avert any more casualities."
[20:27] * Alicia nods. "I think I will - I heard about this from the Salamander Company, so I'll likely be heading up along with them. Anything else you've heard that could be useful?"
[20:29] <Kotono> "I heard it's skin shrugged off a mace blow. You may want to look into special weapon materials,"  he recommends. "This could just be the creature's flesh being scaly or strong, but...one never knows what they're dealing with."
[20:30] <Alicia> "Or I'll just have to put some muscle into it," Alicia counters with a grim smile. Draining the rest of her cider, she stands up, "Alright, I've heard enough. You've been a great help, Smith."
[20:32] <Kotono> "Good luck...and oh, you didn't even ask about how much the bounty was," he observes.
[20:34] <Alicia> "That's not really important," Alicia admits, pausing. "Still, since you brought it up...?"
[20:35] <Kotono> "Since such a famous servant of the city si going, I'd rather be up front and clear about it. Bring back the head of the bounty and we'll reward your group with 5,000 gold. It's quite a lot, but we believe that this thread is a clear and present danger."
[20:36] <Kotono> *threat
[20:37] * Alicia nods. "If the risk matches the pay, I'm sure it'll be quite a task," she agrees. "Thank you for your time, Smith." At that, she and her familiar depart.
[20:38] <Kotono> OOC: Where are you heading now, 'licia?
[20:39] <Alicia> OOC: if I know Seira and Deme are around I'll hit up them to tell them about what's going on and see if either want to bite, but otherwise I'm pretty much done for the day.

[Corwin]

[18:06] <Blondezilla> After finishing her light amusement, Amaryl gracefully swings up onto her horse. "There's a spring deeper in the woods. I think that would be a lovely place for lunch. It's morning's ride to get there."
[18:08] <Seira> "Sure thing, lead the way," Seira tells Amaryl, getting in the saddle.
[18:13] <Blondezilla> The morning
[18:13] <Blondezilla> OOC - Gah.
[18:16] <Blondezilla> The morning passes as you ride deep into untamed forest. Save for a single trod path, you are soon surrounded by trees on both sides. Yet this path is unfailingly smooth and well kept, the horses following it faithfully. They seem to know the way, needing no prodding along to follow it. Some small time before the zenith of the sun in the sky, you come to the spring so mentioned. It is a collection point for a few small brooks and streams
[18:16] <Blondezilla> It is a collection point for a few small brooks and streams, surrounded by tall grasses until the banks. The banks are soft but not muddy ground, tinted with a slight bit of foamy blue. A strange coloring for a small but pleasant lake.
[18:18] <Seira> "Is it a natural spring, or cultivated like the horses?" Seira asks curiously, dismounting.
[18:22] <Blondezilla> "It's natural. The blue shoreline's the only unusual thing," Amaryl pauses to dismount, patting her horse then going to her saddlebag, "But I taught that it comes from bluestone deposits in the area. Oh, there's lunch in the saddlebag, Seira."
[18:24] * Seira takes it with her, quite naturally! "So, have you brought other people here before?" she asks casually, walking up to Amaryl.
[18:28] <Blondezilla> "Only family and a servant once or twice." Amaryl goes and sits on the soft ground, taking off her boots. Putting them aside, she slips her feet into the water and sighs in contentment. "The old master of the manor liked to take me here while he fished for dinner. Simple things like that."
[18:29] * Seira mirrors her actions, opting to lie on the ground next to her. "Did you fish, too?"
[18:31] <Blondezilla> "Oh, once or twice. A lady of the manor isn't supposed to do such trivial things." With a slight passing smile, "He never minded so much as long as I wanted to do it. Being a child, of course I wanted to do it."
[18:33] <Seira> "And now that you're in charge, no one can tell you to stop!" Seira adds happily. "Ah, authority is so nice for things like that."
[18:38] <Blondezilla> "Yes. I could spend this entire time fishing if I wanted." A faint smile plays on her face, as she lays back as well. "Or swimming, if I so wanted."
[18:41] <Seira> A fishing Amaryl could be cute! But swimming is so much more tempting! Seira glances sideways. "Do you want to, then?"
[18:43] <Blondezilla> "Perhaps," Amaryl sits up, a bit of a smile playing onto her face. "Do you?"
[18:45] * Seira nods mutely, rising herself somewhat on her elbows.
[18:46] <Blondezilla> "Go ahead," Amaryl smiles, "I'll join you in a few. I want to eat first. ...and yes, another good thing about being in charge is that I don't get scolded about eating and then going right back to the water."
[18:49] <Seira> At the invitation, Seira suddenly catapults herself into the water with a grin, making sure to splash Amaryl plentifully while diving below the surface.
[18:51] <Blondezilla> "Aaaaaah!" Amaryl sputters at the splash, wiping the water out of her eyes with her hands. "I thought you'd at least not get your clothes wet." The water is quite chilly but very clear. It's deep enough to need to swim in - it slopes down rapidly to perhaps fifteen feet at the center.
[18:55] <Seira> "I think you're right," Seira agrees, keeping herself afloat as she shakes some water out of her hair, before brushing it back and away from her face. Swimming over to shore, she gets to a spot where the water comes to her ankles before taking her cloak off, tossing it over to the ground. Her shirt soon joins it, as do the rest of her clothes.
[18:55] <Seira> "I suppose I'll have to give them time to dry out, now," Seira mentions. "It would be just criminal to be wearing them, all miserable and wet. You don't mind, right?"
[18:56] <Blondezilla> "Aaah..." Amaryl turns very red, unable to really say much of anything coherent.
[19:01] <Seira> "I'll take that as a yes," Seira says with a smile, turning back to swim through the lake. And glance discreetly at Amaryl, of course, as the water is very clear and should work to her benefit.
[19:03] <Blondezilla> Amaryl's lighting blushing and shaking her head. She's opened her saddlebag, trying to focus on eating some fruit. But her eyes occasionally dart towards Seira for a few brief seconds before going back.
[19:05] <Seira> Yes! The water is her ally! Seira makes sure to wave at her at one such time. "Not going to join me?" she calls over to Amaryl, doing the backstroke.
[19:09] <Blondezilla> "Ah...I'm still eating!" Amaryl manages after a small mis start, gnawing away at some dried pears.
[19:11] * Seira laughs. "If you take too long, I might come and get you!"
[19:18] <Blondezilla> "Okay..." Amaryl breathes out, going back to finish. She then rises and works her clothes. Fortunately for her, she wears a soft shirt and undergarments, keeping those on as she slips into the water.
[19:21] * Seira lets her wade further in before swimming closer. "You do realize that slip will be clinging to you in a very adorable way in no time, right, Amaryl?" she asks casually, circling the elf like a shark.
[19:26] <Blondezilla> Amaryl has just started to float in the water, keeping her pace. This causes her blush to return, her arms going over her chest. "You're just trying to get a rise out of me now,a ren't you?" she accuses.
[19:27] <Seira> "I always do, because you are very cute," Seira tells her with a smile.
[19:33] <Blondezilla> "Thank you..." With another blush, Amaryl starts to swim. "Do you go swimming often, Seira? I know you live by that bay."
[19:35] <Seira> "Not really, because I used to, well, sink like a rock," Seira informs her with a shrug. "But then I just lost all fear of drowning, and it became easier. You don't have to be afraid, either, because I would definitely catch you!"
[19:40] <Blondezilla> "Being able to breathe water helps?" Amaryl says fondly, swimming back towards Seira and splashing at her.
[19:42] <Seira> "Oh yes," Seira agrees, diving below to escape the splashes. Once there, she locates Amaryl's left leg and tugs on it to get her revenge.
[19:45] <Blondezilla> "Where-aaah!" Amaryl is tugged down, going under! She has surprise written all over her face, completely off guard!
[19:47] * Seira shakes her finger at her, floating up. The surprised look is just irresistible, though, and Seira uses the chance to lean in for a kiss.
[19:52] <Blondezilla> Amaryl barely has time to register, underwater, surprised and now completely off balance. Her eyes widen and her face heats at this, frozen in a moment.
[19:54] * Seira pulls away, opting to wrap her arms around Amaryl and break through the water's surface before she actually drowns. "I love it when you're being playful, too!" she tells her happily.
[20:04] <Blondezilla> After taking in a breath of air, "You're so energetic...it rubs off..." Amaryl's color returns to normal as she's above drowning now.
[20:07] <Seira> "Really?" Seira asks expectantly, bringing her face closer. "Wanna show me how much it does?"
[20:08] <Blondezilla> With a sudden, mischevious smile, Amaryl starts to swim away, "Maybe if you can catch up to me," she calls back.
[20:10] * Seira certainly gives it her best, following underwater to lessen the resistance. She can hold her breath that long, at least.
[20:13] <Blondezilla> Giving it a decent efforts, Seira finds she can catch up to Amaryl without any particular difficulty. Amaryl stops on being caught, treading water.
[20:15] <Seira> "Got you, but something tells me you wanted to be caught just as badly," Seira says teasingly.
[20:19] <Blondezilla> Blushing a little more at that, "Maybe so..." she demurs gently.
[20:20] * Seira smiles widely. "Your embarrassed face is just as cute as a protesting one, Amaryl!"
[20:24] <Blondezilla> "Is it?" Amaryl looks up at that, her blush growing again.
[20:25] <Seira> "I like all of your expressions," Seira confirms, nodding. "Every once in a while, I even get to discover a fresh one!"
[20:30] <Blondezilla> "Mmm..." Amaryl just lets her blush grow again, wrapping her arms around Seira and floating. "You really think so?"
[20:31] <Seira> "I really think so," Seira repeats, before stealing another kiss.
[20:39] <Blondezilla> This makes Amaryl blush even more, "Ah...Seira?" She asks after, "Maybe we should go dry out now,"s he suggests lightly. "Your clothes really are completely soaked."
[20:41] <Seira> "I'm not too bothered," Seira tells her lightly. "In fact, you could just set yours right next to mine and I'm sure they'll dry up in no time!"
[20:51] <Blondezilla> "Seira..." Amaryl breathes out, "Are you saying you'd rather wear your wet clothes instead of taking them off?" She raises an eyebrow in surprise, before blushing and giggling as she swims away.
[20:56] <Blondezilla> OOC: Strike.
[20:57] <Blondezilla> "Seira..." Amaryl breathes out, "Are you saying you'd rather wear your wet clothes instead of taking them off?" She raises an eyebrow in surprise, before blushing and giggling as she turns to the shore and starts to remove herself from the water. Luckily for Seira, dripping water and gravity begint o do their thing.
[20:59] <Seira> "No. In fact, I fully support your quest of getting dry, and will happily help however I can!" Seira calls after her, following at a more sedate pace.
[21:01] <Blondezilla> Amaryl takes a moment to lightly wring out her hair, before going to lie in a bit of tall grass where the sun breaks through. "I just want to lie in the sun and rest now," she says, "Swimming always makes me want to get warm and relax afterwards."
[21:06] <Seira> "I'm surprisingly patient," Seira says, laying on her side by Amaryl. She reaches a hand, brushing the elf's hair lazily. "Besides, one day you'll decide to stop avoiding and meet me halfway, won't you? Ah, that is such a pleasant thing to wait for!" A dreamy expression dominates Seira's face at the thought.
[21:09] <Blondezilla> At that, Amaryl leans in and rests her face right at Seira's. She smiles gently and reaches up, stroking her hair. "Do you know how long most elven courtships take, Seira?"
[21:11] <Seira> "Depends on how long the ones they're courting live, I'd say," Seira tells her with a shrug. "And that was a no, really, I just never had reason to check. I know Dad seemed to have hit it off with Mom pretty quickly, though, but he's not your usual elf."
[21:13] <Blondezilla> Amaryl leans in, brushing her lips against Seira's. "Just that...I meant to tease you a little, Seira."
[21:14] * Taishyr (Taishyr@58.194.238.102) Quit (Ping timeout)
[21:15] * Seira smiles fondly. "You can tease me any time, Amaryl."

[Corwin]

[13:24] <Blondezilla> - - - - - - - -(Gap Ko goes here) - -
[13:27] <Blondezilla> Thus the group heads into the ruins! Through the front entrance this time, past a crumbling stone hallway of pillars and a forgotten battle. After that bit of walking you come to the lift where Demedais took a long fall into the watery bottom below, it's intent hidden as it waits for the party innocently. It's quite quiet here, at least for now...
[13:28] <Alicia> "Demedais, didn't you say there was a cave down there?" Alicia asks, pointing down the slope to the water, while Marie floats around in her ball of light form to provide illumination for the party.
[13:30] * Demedais nods once. "Yes. We never did get around to checking it, but I saw it when I, ah, fell." A slightly irritated look crosses his face. "Are we heading down there, then?"
[13:30] <Seira> "Let's take the scenic route, then?" Seira proposes. "I'm not in the mood for falling, right now."
[13:31] <Alicia> "Well, there might be something there we could use for the rest of this place, so it wouldn't hurt," Alicia nods. "It doesn't look like a hard climb, at least."
[13:31] <Seira> roll 1d10+10 FL
[13:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d10+10 1,0FL --> 6,0[ 1d10=5 ]4,0{15}
[13:31] <Demedais> "I think I'll just glide down, thanks." Demedais shrugs.
[13:33] <Alicia> "Suit yourself," Alicia doesn't push the point as she starts to carefully climb down, while Marie sends a dancing light down to illuminate the bottom for them.
[13:33] <Alicia> OOC: taking 10 for 22 on climb
[13:34] <Alicia> OOC: wait, 21, forgot armour check
[13:34] <Seira> "You can catch me if I fall, right?" Seira asks Alicia, not appearing particularly concerned despite it.
[13:34] * Demedais removes his ring of deflection and dons the ring of feather fall before jumping down toward the entrance, using the slow fall time to guide the descent some.
[13:35] <Alicia> "Yes, but try not to fall - I'd rather save my spells," Alicia replies as she methodically descends, her familiar drifting downwards alongside her.
[13:37] * Seira decides to secure a rope at the platform, if there are any places to hook it or otherwise tie its end to them, before using it to climb down herself.
[13:38] <Blondezilla> Antenora flies down without incident, scowling deeply at the elevator. "If we use this again...we really should try to find a replacement," she observes.
[13:38] <Seira> "We have it. It's the back entrance!"
[13:38] <Alicia> "I don't see why you mind - you can fly, after all," Alicia points out.
[13:39] <Blondezilla> "I don't know. Paladins seem to fall quite often on this platform," With a dark look Antenora descends downward, as well as shooting Demedais a slight glance.
[13:39] <Demedais> "Which also requires you guys to use some resources. And nowadays diving down to save me is somewhat pointless - I'm okay enough at climbing without the armor to make the fall not too risky." Demedais shrugs. "Though the support that time was greatly appreciated." A slight grin at that.
[13:41] <Alicia> "Alicia better not fall - I'd never live it down!" Marie pipes up, looking around for magic as she zips down to the cave entrance.
[13:41] <Blondezilla> Down below, Marie helps provide light. The bottom is a watery pool, a fair bit of space down here. Off on one wall is a natural entryway, a cave entrance into the side. It's big enough to enter into on a glance. The water's deep enough to need some swimming in, though.
[13:42] * Alicia climbs straight down towards the cave and then swings inwards from above so she won't have to get her feet wet.
[13:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
[13:42] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+7 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{19}
[13:43] <Alicia> "There looks to be some stronger magic deeper in the cave - besides what's all over, here," the eladrin adds, changing the subject.
[13:43] <Demedais> "Alright. Worth looking into, at least." Demedais shrugs.
[13:44] <Blondezilla> Antenora alights into the cave entrance. As the party gets there, they can see there is a rough hewn stairway going both up and down, set deeply within the cave entrance. Near the stairs going up a half shattered skull sits.
[13:46] <Alicia> "Hmm... we never saw any stairs leading down earlier on - shall we head up first to see where these go?" Alicia asks her companions, idly wondering where the rest of the skeleton is.
[13:47] <Seira> "Doesn't really matter, though maybe the exit was well-hidden? In that case, we'll have to return here."
[13:47] * Demedais looks in warily, sword now drawn. "That would be wise, I suppose. Perhaps this is the remains of a previous expedition in?"
[13:48] <Alicia> "Then where's the rest of him?" Alicia asks, walking past the skull and starting up the stairs.
[13:49] <Seira> "Eaten? Disintegrated?" Seira suggests, shrugging, even as she looks ahead for any trap that might've killed this previous expedition.
[13:49] <Seira> roll 1d20+23 search
[13:49] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+23 1,0search --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{28}
[13:49] <Demedais> "Helm watch over his family, whatever happened." Demedais shrugs, following Alicia after a few moments.
[13:51] <Seira> "He got decapitated, so there goes the 'eaten' theory."
[13:51] <Blondezilla> Antenora readies her spear, a grim smile showing. "It seems more and more likely we're going to find something down here."
[13:52] <Demedais> "You can tell this? Cheerful."
[13:52] * Alicia stops just in case Seira is referring to a whirling blade about to leap out from the wall at neck height. But a trap wouldn't drag away the body, would it?
[13:52] <Seira> "I haven't trained all these years for nothing."
[13:56] <Seira> "If there are traps, I'm not seeing them. Then again, if there are traps, that guy didn't see them either!" Seira reports cheerfully.
[13:56] * Demedais steps around Alicia and continues up. "Keep an eye out ahead of me, if you can, Seira, just in case?"
[13:57] <Seira> "I'll do my best!" she promises, staying on the lookout.
[13:57] <Blondezilla> Up the stairs, you find them tow ind into a slow, natural spiral upward. AFter a few minutes of this, you come to a dead end. Here the a wall blocks any further ascension. However, a lightly traced door is set into the wall.
[13:58] <Blondezilla> "Our hero," Antenora cracks a smile at Demedais, as they reach the top of the stairs.
[13:58] * Seira examines the outline of the door, asking, "I don't suppose it's magical?"
[13:58] <Alicia> Marie checks!
[13:58] <Seira> roll 1d20+23 search
[13:58] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+23 1,0search --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{34}
[13:59] <Demedais> Eyeing the wall, Demedais steps aside. "This is your department, Seira." Looking at Antenora with a slightly bemused face, "Somebody's gotta do something. Perhaps the only reason I'm here now."
[14:02] <Alicia> "Everything here is magical," the eladrin grumbles. "But the door is more so - conjuration magic," she points out.
[14:02] <Seira> "I'll need you all to step back as I take care of the trap," Seira says at that, frowning. "Since it's conjuration, consider stepping farther."
[14:02] <Blondezilla> "Yes, all of the delicate women in metal armor need to be protected," the Erinyes drawls out, stepping well back and away down the stairs.
[14:03] * Demedais shrugs and backs down a fair bit himself.
[14:04] * Seira draws the Resort, before beginning to work on the door.
[14:04] <Seira> roll 1d20+21 disable
[14:04] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+21 1,0disable --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{36}
[14:04] * Alicia heads down the stairs and round the bend from Seira, her familiar coming with and switching to humanoid form so she can sit on Alicia's head while they wait. "I think it's cute that he's being all manly!" she chirps, giving Demedais a beaming smile.
[14:04] <Blondezilla> With some effort Seira is able to just disarm the trap! The door can now be safely opened, or so she thinks.
[14:04] <Blondezilla> "
[14:05] <Blondezilla> "You would, wouldn't you," Antenora murmurs back.
[14:05] * Seira opens it before actually trying to call everyone back.
[14:05] * Demedais says nothing, just waiting for a reply from Seira.
[14:06] <Blondezilla> The door opens! Seira sees the little connecting hallway between the long hall of pillars and the lift, the back of the door a near perfectly hidden and intergrated part of the wall there.
[14:07] <Seira> "Figures," she says, keeping the door open, by jamming something underneath it if necessary.
[14:07] <Blondezilla> The door does like to slide in place, so something will be needed to keep it closed.
[14:08] <Blondezilla> *open
[14:09] * Blondezilla is now known as Kotono
[14:09] * Seira calls upon Lagann to check if there are any metal deposits in the ground below, and if any would like to be shaped into an efficient doorstop.
[14:15] <Seira> "I guess we'll have to get out the way we came, if we want to go downstairs and see what's there," Seira says at last. "I can't really hold the door open, and the trap's nasty enough I wouldn't want to give it a chance to reset."
[14:17] <Alicia> "It's not a hard climb," Alicia shrugs easily.
[14:17] <Alicia> "And it's even easier to fly!" Marie agrees brightly.
[14:17] <Demedais> "Fair enough." Demedais says, coming back up. "I'm not sure I have anything to easily prop it open, so let's leave it for another time?"
[14:17] * Seira shrugs, heading back down at that.
[14:17] * Alicia heads back down the stairs to explore the other direction, though still letting Seira check for traps before getting ahead.
[14:17] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
[14:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+23 --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{27}
[14:18] <Kotono> The start fo the stairs leading down are not trapped as far as Seira can tell.
[14:19] * Demedais continues on once Seira gives the go-ahead, waiting until then patiently.
[14:20] * Seira shrugs. "Your best bet's really asking the floating light ball to scout for magic."
[14:21] <Alicia> "She's not floating or a ball of light," Alicia mutters, giving the passenger on her head a nudge.
[14:21] <Alicia> "But I will let you know if I see any magic!" Marie replies cheerily.
[14:21] <Kotono> The stairs descend down with an abrupt, almost ragged sharpness. The steps are steep and long, plunging into the earth like a spiraling dagger. After about ten minutes of walking, the air begins to become stale. The air is also t urning colder, like the cruel whipping of a winter gale.
[14:22] <Kotono> The stairs still continue to snake downward, no end in sight. Save for Marie's radiance, the way ahead is pitch black.
[14:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
[14:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+7 --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{11}
[14:22] <Alicia> Marie isn't glowing herself, but she does toss out some dancing lights to light the way ahead.
[14:23] <Demedais> "Close enough." Demedais grumbles a bit, treading carefully down the path to make sure he doesn't slip.
[14:23] * Seira snickers, though it doesn't stop her from being alert of any dangers that might spring at Demedais from the darkness.
[14:24] <Kotono> After another two minutes, the stairs begin to have problems. They are often cracked or with small potholes, as well as being littered with occasional bits of bone. At the edge of your vision downward, you can see what looks to be a terminus point for these stairs, leading into something bigger.
[14:25] <Alicia> "Uh... the magic below's getting really strong," Marie points out, sounding a bit worried.
[14:25] <Alicia> "I can't tell what school or spell, though."
[14:25] <Seira> "Let me try, then," Seira speaks, pausing them.
[14:26] * Seira casts Detect Magic, before glancing ahead herself.
[14:26] <Demedais> "Wonderful." Demedais nods, pausing at Seira's words.
[14:27] <Seira> "Huh. Necromantic energy. Wonderful just might be right," she agrees. "Does it feel particularly evil and undead?"
[14:27] * Alicia and her familiar both check for evil ahead.
[14:29] * Demedais checks for chaos doubtfully.
[14:29] * Alicia promptly draws her sword while Marie flies off Alicia's head and pulls out her bow, notching an arrow. "Something wicked below," Alicia affirms, casting Shield and channeling a scorching ray into Hell Striker to be on the safe side before advancing.
[14:29] <Demedais> "Ngh?! Chaos, too..." Demedais says.
[14:30] <Demedais> "Demonic, then?" Added as a afterthought, as Demedais redons his ring of deflection and draws his sword, planning on summoning the armor once he reaches the bottom.
[14:31] * Seira winces, but summons her own Shield, following.
[14:31] <Kotono> "Then let's go and extinguish whatever it is," Antenora's smile turning ferally vicious at Demedais' words. "If it's a demon, its' going back to the Abyss in kibble sized chunks."
[14:32] * Demedais leads the way, with a slight shrug. "I have no objection to it being turned to magical debris, either."
[14:33] <Kotono> At the bottom of the stairs after another round of walking, the party finds a cave entrance.  An entrance into a vast cave, with a roof too high to easily see in the pitch black. From Marie's light(And to the eyes of Seira and Antenora), it can be seen that the entire cavern is filled with bones. Bones of humans and things far from human and everything in between. Mounds and hills and peaks of bones, left here. Amid these, there is a small, s
[14:34] <Kotono> Amid these, there is a small, singular path leading in, winding into the hills of bone.
[14:34] <Seira> Nothing to do but head down the path, it seems.
[14:34] <Alicia> Marie sends out four dancing lights spreading ahead to the maximum range of one hundred feet from her to light the way ahead as much as possible while they advance.
[14:36] <Alicia> OOC: maximum range of 220 feet, sorry
[14:36] * Demedais follows the lights, calling his armor forth at the bottom of the stairs to be prepared for whatever lies ahead.
[14:38] <Demedais> roll 1d20+13
[14:38] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{14}
[14:39] <Demedais> "Lot of bones here..." Demedais murmurs softly as they move on.
[14:40] <Kotono> Thus Demedais takes point! As he approaches, the edge of the path...it happens fast! From the nearest pile of bones it erupts out, a horrible shape biting at Demedais before any can react!
[14:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20
[14:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{3}
[14:40] <Kotono> OOC +19. Moot.
[14:40] <Kotono> OOC - Flatfooted Ac, Deme?
[14:42] <Demedais> OOC: 27.
[14:43] <Kotono> The horrible -thing- erupts out! It's maw clamps down at Demedais, but only the good steel around his body prevents him from being bitten into two! What stands in front of him is huge, a massive, canine like shape! It is made entirely of writhing bones! As it chomps, various skeletal faces all over it's body begin to let forth a soul chilling wail! OOC - Will saves all.
[14:43] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
[14:43] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{27}
[14:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[14:43] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+14 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{30}
[14:43] <Kotono> OOc - You're not affected, Deme.
[14:43] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11 Marie (+2 vs evil)
[14:43] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0Marie (+2 vs evil) --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{23}
[14:44] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 Alicia (+2 vs evil)
[14:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0Alicia (+2 vs evil) --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{24}
[14:44] <Kotono> OOC - Initiative.
[14:44] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 Alicia
[14:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0Alicia --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{19}
[14:44] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 Marie
[14:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+7 1,0Marie --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{9}
[14:44] <Demedais> roll 1d20
[14:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{2}
[14:44] <Seira> roll 1d20+7
[14:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+7 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{22}
[14:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
[14:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 1,0Antenora --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{19}
[14:44] <Demedais> OOC: +1 for 3 init, like it -matters-.
[14:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Giant smashy
[14:45] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+2 1,0Giant smashy --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{14}
[14:46] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira>Alicia=Antenora>Big evil thing>Marie>Deme'
[14:49] * Seira maneuvers herself past the undead thing as she draws her other blade, settling into a flanking position with Demedais. And afterwards, a single stab to test the thing's resistance to swords!
[14:49] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
[14:49] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{25}
[14:49] <Seira> OOC: +2
[14:50] <Kotono> OOC - Just hit.
[14:50] <Seira> roll 3d8+5
[14:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 3d8+5 --> 6,0[ 3d8=17 ]4,0{22}
[14:51] <Kotono> Seira stabs her blade into the side of the massively huge beast! The skulls at it's side wail in agony as Seira rips into it! Her blade has trouble getting in on first thrust, but powering in with a more skillful strike does do some damage! OOC - Alicia and Antenora are up.
[14:52] <Kotono> Antenora is off guard a minute, before taking to the air! She flies like a dart towards the beast's side, her spear lashing out as a white fury overtakes her!
[14:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+2 FS 7/8, +2 charge, -4 PA)
[14:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0(+2 FS 7/8, +2 charge, -4 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{31}
[14:54] <Kotono> roll 2d8+32+1d6
[14:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d8+32+1d6 --> 6,0[ 2d8=5 1d6=6 ]4,0{43}
[14:54] * Alicia dashes forward, tumbling past Seira and getting to the thing's opposite side so she can flank with Antenora, putting her extensive knowledge of undead creature's weaknesses to use as she rakes her blade through the wall of skulls!
[14:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 DC 15 tumble
[14:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0DC 15 tumble --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{22}
[14:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[14:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{25}
[14:54] <Kotono> OOC - Zee whiff, just barely.
[14:56] <Kotono> As Antenora plunges her black spear into the side of the beast, Alicia tumbles around! While she's far too fast for it to snap at, her own blow glances off and can't quite penetrate into the tough, unliving body! Thsu finding it's existance surrounded, the beast lashes out at it's attackers!
[14:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 bite on Demedais again
[14:56] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0bite on Demedais again --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{20}
[14:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 claw on Seira
[14:56] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0claw on Seira --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{27}
[14:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 claw on Antenora
[14:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0claw on Antenora --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{19}
[14:57] <Kotono> OOC - AC, Seira?
[14:57] <Seira> OOC: 31
[14:57] <Kotono> Despite fighting like a cornered dog, the massive, canine like form of bones cannot land a hit! It thrashes about, sending bone fragments flying! OOC - Marie.
[14:58] <Alicia> Since it's hard to shoot arrows into such a chaotic melee, Marie flies overhead to Alicia's side so her protective aura will still guard the paladin, then fires off some magic missiles at the monster!
[14:58] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
[14:58] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 5d4+5 --> 6,0[ 5d4=12 ]4,0{17}
[14:59] <Kotono> The missiles fly and hit the beast, finding no resistance as they cause more damage to it's form! Oh, its' still quite intact, but it's being pounded on solidly! OOC - Demedais.
[14:59] * Demedais grunts once, before letting three preliminary slices out toward the beast, trying to get a gauge of how best to approach it!
[15:00] <Demedais> roll 1d20+18 (-1 PA)
[15:00] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0(-1 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{23}
[15:00] <Demedais> roll 1d20+13 (-1 PA)
[15:00] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0(-1 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{22}
[15:00] <Demedais> roll 1d20+8 (-1 PA)
[15:00] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0(-1 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{26}
[15:02] <Demedais> roll 2d6+8 man, no crits. ;_;
[15:02] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 2d6+8 1,0man, no crits. ;_; --> 6,0[ 2d6=5 ]4,0{13}
[15:03] <Kotono> Demedais is off balance and struggles, only managing to land one hit! It has trouble breaking into it's flesh, but manages to do some small damage to it! OOC - Moment.
[15:03] <Kotono> As this happens, several things occur at once! First...
[15:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
[15:04] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+21 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{31}
[15:04] <Kotono> A black, cloying miasma springs up around Demedais, encloaking him! OOC - Will save.
[15:04] <Demedais> OOC: Is it mind-affecting?
[15:05] <Kotono> OOC: No.
[15:05] <Demedais> roll 1d20+12 gotcha.
[15:05] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0gotcha. --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{14}
[15:05] <Kotono> roll 5d8 Wow you failed that? Dang.
[15:05] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 5d8 1,0Wow you failed that? Dang. --> 6,0[ 5d8=21 ]4,0{21}
[15:06] <Kotono> As this happens, a forsaken blast of cold comes forth, enveloping the entire party! From about fourty feet away, amid the hills of bone stands a large shadow-man, a cone of freezing cold coming from him! OOC - Ref saves, all.
[15:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Anty
[15:07] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0Anty --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{29}
[15:07] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
[15:07] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+23 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{41}
[15:07] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 (+2 vs evil) Alicia
[15:07] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+14 1,0(+2 vs evil) Alicia --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{33}
[15:07] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 (+2 vs evil) Marie (cold resist 10)
[15:07] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 1,0(+2 vs evil) Marie (cold resist 10) --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{20}
[15:07] <Demedais> roll 1d20+8 I find this completely objectionable on all moral fronts! Also do I get a chance to SR this?
[15:07] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0I find this completely objectionable on all moral fronts! Also do I get a chance to SR this? --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{15}
[15:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 SR for Deme
[15:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+21 1,0SR for Deme --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{31}
[15:08] <Kotono> roll 15d6 everyone but Deme made the save. Ow.
[15:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 15d6 1,0everyone but Deme made the save. Ow. --> 6,0[ 15d6=55 ]4,0{55}
[15:11] <Kotono> The cone of cold leaves the entire party shivering, frosted over! Hwoever, the beast of bone barely seems phased at all! OOC - Seira.
[15:11] * Kotono changes topic to 'Shadow-man>Seira>Alicia=Antenora>Big evil thing>Marie>Deme'
[15:11] * Alicia braces herself as best she can against the sudden cold snap. "Antenora, Marie, you two keep that shadow busy while we finish off this thing!" she snaps out.
[15:12] <Seira> "I don't really like how that creep's free to molest us, so I think I'll go keep him busy as well," Seira comments, withdrawing to a more favorable position where Antenora would be able to flank with her.
[15:12] <Demedais> "Alternately, since the shadow seems to be the bigger threat, you all eliminate it quickly while I stall this thing." Demedais grunts.
[15:12] <Seira> roll 1d20+15 tumble
[15:12] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0tumble --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{22}
[15:12] * Seira then tries to see this new opponent's resistance to swords as well!
[15:13] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
[15:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{27}
[15:13] <Seira> OOC: Strike the attack, just getting into position is fine
[15:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 knowledge religion, what are these dudes?
[15:15] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0knowledge religion, what are these dudes? --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{9}
[15:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 knowledge religion, what are these dudes? Marie would like to know.
[15:15] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0knowledge religion, what are these dudes? Marie would like to know. --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{11}
[15:15] <Seira> roll 1d20+11 this is fun!
[15:15] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0this is fun! --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{16}
[15:15] <Demedais> roll 1d20+11 oh, sure. Do I know these?
[15:15] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0oh, sure. Do I know these? --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{30}
[15:18] <Alicia> Before Antenora departs, Alicia takes advantage of the distraction she provides to lay into the beast's flank!
[15:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 fire
[15:18] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0fire --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{26}
[15:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 holy
[15:18] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0holy --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{20}
[15:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 fire
[15:18] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0fire --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{16}
[15:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 holy shit
[15:18] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0holy shit --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{21}
[15:20] <Demedais> roll 1d20+11 Shadow, neither Meanas nor Rashan
[15:20] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0Shadow, neither Meanas nor Rashan --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{31}
[15:22] <Kotono> As Seira flies closer, she can see that the figure is a twenty feet tall man, crafted from the purest shadows. It's look is soulles and empty, yet full of an impure hunger! Meanwhile, Alicia thrusts and slashes, but can't manage to land a hit! "On it," Antenora alights upward, positioning herself upward and closer for a charge! OOC - Charnel Hound is up.
[15:23] <Demedais> "Okay, Charnel Hound and Nightwalker. If you guys have anything that calls actual sunlight, it'll disable them both pretty well. You guys, seriously, go kill that shadow before it kills us - it's the far more lethal one here!" Demedais grunts.
[15:24] <Kotono> Perhaps it's own name spurs it on, but the charnel beast turns it's attention to Alicia and Demedais once more!
[15:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 bite on Deme
[15:24] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0bite on Deme --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{18}
[15:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 claw on Alicia
[15:24] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0claw on Alicia --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{18}
[15:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 claw on Deme
[15:24] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0claw on Deme --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{24}
[15:25] <Kotono> Evena s it thrashes and fights, the Charnel Hound cannot land a serious hit! The two warriors that engage it are too much for it to handle! OOC - Marie.
[15:25] <Seira> "What about just fire?" Seira calls over to Demedais.
[15:26] <Demedais> "Should be able to hurt it." Demedais says after a moment. "It also has damage reduction against silver and magic, so watch out!"
[15:27] <Demedais> *"It also has resistance to anything not both silver and magic, so watch out!"
[15:28] <Alicia> Pulling out a pair of silver arrows, Marie quickly notches them and lets fly at the huge creature as she shifts over slightly to provide Demedais with some cover from her aura as well now that she doesn't have to worry about spoiling Antenora's attacks.
[15:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 (-4 if shooting into melee applies)
[15:28] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0(-4 if shooting into melee applies) --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{35}
[15:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 (-4 if shooting into melee applies)
[15:28] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0(-4 if shooting into melee applies) --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{20}
[15:29] <Kotono> OOc - One hit.
[15:29] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1d6+1d4
[15:29] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d4+1d6+1d4 --> 6,0[ 1d4=2 1d6=5 1d4=1 ]4,0{8}
[15:30] <Kotono> The nightwalker is hit by the arrow, it's shadowy form rippling and stirring from a single on strike! The arrow stasy floating in that shadowy stuff, embedded in and letting loose it's sonic burst! OOC - Deme.
[15:31] <Demedais> Leaning in, Demedais lets loose four more slashes at the hound, two going at seperate heads before a set at one of the joint sections!
[15:32] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (-1 CE -2 PA)
[15:32] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (-1 CE -2 PA)
[15:32] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0(-1 CE -2 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{18}
[15:32] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0(-1 CE -2 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{35}
[15:32] <Demedais> roll 1d20+12 (-1 CE -2 PA)
[15:32] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0(-1 CE -2 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{25}
[15:32] <Demedais> roll 1d20+7 (-1 CE -2 PA)
[15:32] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+7 1,0(-1 CE -2 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{15}
[15:32] <Kotono> OOC - One hit. Rei-chan is being mean today.
[15:33] <Demedais> roll 2d8+12 (overwhelms DR this round, unless it's unique/special?)
[15:33] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 2d8+12 1,0(overwhelms DR this round, unless it's unique/special?) --> 6,0[ 2d8=11 ]4,0{23}
[15:34] <Kotono> Demedais' sword flashes like silver as it rips into the bony hound! This blow does much better, finding no resistance to it's cutting slash! As he does a good effort in cutting it open...OOc - Nightwalker is up.
[15:35] <Kotono> Two things happen at once! First...
[15:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
[15:35] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+21 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{38}
[15:35] <Kotono> A black miasma springs up around Antenora in the air!
[15:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[15:35] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+14 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{16}
[15:36] <Kotono> roll 1d4 harsh.
[15:36] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d4 1,0harsh. --> 6,0[ 1d4=2 ]4,0{2}
[15:36] <Kotono> roll 10d6
[15:36] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 10d6 --> 6,0[ 10d6=43 ]4,0{43}
[15:37] <Kotono> As Antenora is sickened and enveloped in greasy darkness, the shadow turns it's chilling gaze to Seira! OOC - Will save. Mind affecting/fear apply.
[15:37] <Seira> roll 1d20+20 (+2 echantment)
[15:37] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0(+2 echantment) --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{37}
[15:38] <Kotono> Despite a thrill of paralysing terror that teases Seira's spine, she remains brave and unaffected! OOC - Seira.
[15:39] * Seira raises an eyebrow. "You're ugly, we get that. Was there a point to the glaring?" That said, she attempts to test her opponent's resistance to swords once more.
[15:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+18 resort
[15:39] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0resort --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{35}
[15:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+13 resort
[15:39] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0resort --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{23}
[15:40] <Seira> roll 3d8+5
[15:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 3d8+5 --> 6,0[ 3d8=21 ]4,0{26}
[15:41] <Kotono> Tearing into the creature, Seira finds her weapon has trouble damaging the thing! It's like trying to rip apart an evening's shadow, but she does manage some damage to it! OOC - Alicia and Antenora are up.
[15:43] <Alicia> Risking the attack of opportunity that it entails, Alicia leaves the hound behind and rushes upwards to attack the more deadly nightshade!
[15:43] <Kotono> Alicia flees from the hound, who snaps and bites at her vengefully!
[15:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[15:43] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{26}
[15:43] <Kotono> OOC - AC?
[15:43] <Alicia> OOC: AC 29 vs evil
[15:44] <Kotono> Despite the snapping and biting, Alicia is able to avoid the attention of the beast's teeth! OOC - Moving into position and heading for Shadeboy?
[15:44] <Alicia> OOC: Can I reach him with 40 feet of movement? If so I'll then attack.
[15:46] <Kotono> OOC - Yeah, if you're willing to risk AoOing hell.
[15:47] <Alicia> OOC: Oh, figured since Seira got there with no AoOs... eh, I'll tumble alongside and end my turn that way, then
[15:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 tumble
[15:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0tumble --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{33}
[15:49] <Kotono> As Alicia tumbles over, Antenora breathes in! She looks sickened and weakened, but nonetheless charges in and risks it as she goes in like a dart!
[15:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24
[15:49] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+24 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{39}
[15:49] <Kotono> roll 2d6+16
[15:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d6+16 --> 6,0[ 2d6=8 ]4,0{24}
[15:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 (-2 sick, +2 charge, -1 PA and 6/8 from Divine Succor on self for +10 HP)
[15:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0(-2 sick, +2 charge, -1 PA and 6/8 from Divine Succor on self for +10 HP) --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{34}
[15:51] <Kotono> roll 2d8+22
[15:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d8+22 --> 6,0[ 2d8=14 ]4,0{36}
[15:52] <Kotono> Antenora's spear also finds difficulty, but even as she's slammed hard, she manages to pierce the side of the shadow-man! She wobbles in the air, clearly hurt by that last slam, even as white energy attempts to give her succor! OOC - Boney is up.
[15:52] <Kotono> Now with just Demedais, the Charnel Hound focuses on him full out!
[15:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[15:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{19}
[15:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[15:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[15:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{17}
[15:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{30}
[15:53] <Kotono> But again, it's stopped cold, Demedais' defenses making it's fearsome bites and claws look playful! OOC - Marie.
[15:53] <Alicia> Marie continues pinging arrows at the nightshade, aiming for parts of its mamoth bulk high up and far from the people attacking it!
[15:53] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 (-4 if shooting into melee applies)
[15:53] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0(-4 if shooting into melee applies) --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{36}
[15:53] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 (-4 if shooting into melee applies)
[15:53] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0(-4 if shooting into melee applies) --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{34}
[15:54] <Kotono> OOC - What the hell? Two hits.
[15:54] <Alicia> roll 2d4+2d6+2d4
[15:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 2d4+2d6+2d4 --> 6,0[ 2d4=3 2d6=12 2d4=6 ]4,0{21}
[15:54] <Alicia> OOC: silver and all
[15:55] <Kotono> TWo more arrows ripple through the nightwalker, making it's vast form shake! A soulless cry of fury erupts from it, promising coming pain! OOC - Deme, you're up.
[15:57] <Demedais> Shrugging off the Hound's blows, Demedais steps in and unleashes another set of four blows, these focusing solely on the skulls of the hound to try and end this quickly! OOC: Divine Might.
[15:57] <Demedais> roll 1d20+18 (-1 CE, -1 PA)
[15:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0(-1 CE, -1 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{23}
[15:57] <Demedais> roll 1d20+18 (-1 CE, -1 PA)
[15:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0(-1 CE, -1 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{34}
[15:57] <Demedais> roll 1d20+13 (-1 CE, -1 PA)
[15:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0(-1 CE, -1 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{24}
[15:57] <Demedais> roll 1d20+8 (-1 CE, -1 PA)
[15:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0(-1 CE, -1 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{10}
[15:58] <Kotono> OOC - One hit again.
[15:58] <Demedais> roll 2d6+14 blaaah
[15:58] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 2d6+14 1,0blaaah --> 6,0[ 2d6=7 ]4,0{21}
[15:59] <Kotono> Demedais rips into the flank of the beast, another solid hit as he keeps it tied up! It seems completely focused on him, absorbed even as Demedais slwoly dismantles it! It's injuries aren't enough to put it down, the beast having an incredible, dark toughness to it! OOC - Nightwalker is up.
[15:59] <Kotono> The shadow man continues to fight! First of all...
[15:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 what's Marie's SR?
[15:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+21 1,0what's Marie's SR? --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{39}
[15:59] <Alicia> OOC: SR? Of what do you speak?
[16:00] <Kotono> OOC - Mooooooooot. Will save. Okay.
[16:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13
[16:00] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{19}
[16:00] <Kotono> roll 10d6 you just made the save, Marie. Lucky.
[16:00] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 10d6 1,0you just made the save, Marie. Lucky. --> 6,0[ 10d6=40 ]4,0{40}
[16:01] <Kotono> As a black, inky, roiling darkness consumes poor Marie...nothing else seesm to happen. Or does it? The shadow-man raises his arms up, as if beckoning! OOC - Antenora and Alicia.
[16:01] <Alicia> "Aooow!" Marie whimpers in agony as she's assailed by the darkness. "I'm not used to pain!"
[16:03] <Alicia> OOC: wait, isn't it Seira's go?
[16:03] <Kotono> OOC - You're also correct. Sorry, go Seira.
[16:03] * Seira salutes to Alicia, and proceeds with a pair of slashes at the shadowy creature's ankles.
[16:04] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
[16:04] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{32}
[16:04] <Seira> roll 1d20+15
[16:04] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{18}
[16:04] <Kotono> OOC - One hit.
[16:04] <Seira> roll 3d8+5
[16:04] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 3d8+5 --> 6,0[ 3d8=13 ]4,0{18}
[16:05] <Kotono> Seira manages another blow onto it, chipping away at it's too tough body and slowly bringing it weaker! OOC - AnA are up.
[16:05] <Alicia> "Dammit, he's focusing on my familiar - what does that say about the rest of us?!" Alicia grumbles as she calls upon all of her reserves and lashes out at the nightshade with everything she's got, trying to topple it!
[16:06] <Alicia> OOC: raging, sacrificing 1 3rd and 2 2nd level slots
[16:06] <Kotono> "Fine," Antenora snaps abruptly as she focuses, healin genergy mending Marie! "Just stop bitching and kill it!"
[16:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (5/8 FS, 10 HP to Marie.)
[16:06] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0(5/8 FS, 10 HP to Marie.) --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{31}
[16:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[16:06] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{30}
[16:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[16:06] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+8 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{13}
[16:06] <Kotono> OOC +2 for flanks.
[16:06] <Kotono> roll 1d8+9
[16:06] <Kotono> roll 1d8+9
[16:06] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d8+9 --> 6,0[ 1d8=7 ]4,0{16}
[16:06] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d8+9 --> 6,0[ 1d8=3 ]4,0{12}
[16:09] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 fire
[16:09] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+23 1,0fire --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{37}
[16:09] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 holy
[16:09] <Kotono> Antenora slashes at it, but her spear has problems even coming into solid contact with the beast! If she did any damage, it's just passing!
[16:09] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+22 1,0holy --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{25}
[16:09] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 fire
[16:09] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0fire --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{20}
[16:09] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 holy smite
[16:09] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+23 1,0holy smite --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{37}
[16:09] <Kotono> OOC - First and last hit.
[16:09] <Kotono> OOC - Roll 'em seperately.
[16:10] <Alicia> roll 1d8+8+1d6+12d6+1d8+7d4
[16:10] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d8+8+1d6+12d6+1d8+7d4 --> 6,0[ 1d8=1 1d6=3 12d6=44 1d8=2 7d4=21 ]4,0{79}
[16:10] <Alicia> roll 1d8+7+2d6+1d8+7d4
[16:10] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d8+7+2d6+1d8+7d4 --> 6,0[ 1d8=5 2d6=12 1d8=8 7d4=16 ]4,0{48}
[16:11] <Alicia> "Oooh!" Marie brightens at Antenora's loving healing. "You mean you really do care about me?" she simpers while drawing another pair of arrows.
[16:11] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11 SR actually, if this misses then -44 on that first attack
[16:11] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0SR actually, if this misses then -44 on that first attack --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{16}
[16:11] <Kotono> OOC - Missed. Okay, noted.
[16:12] <Kotono> Despite being torn into savagely, the abomination somehow makes the scorching rays fizzle away! Despite that, Alicia lands two solid blows that finally do some serious harm to the beast! OOC - Big boney is up and it hates Demes!
[16:12] <Alicia> OOC: also +2 on second hit, forgot my smite damage
[16:12] <Kotono> Letting out a frusturated roar, the big Charnel Beast continues to square off with the small little Paladin that tries to hold it at bay!
[16:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[16:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[16:12] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{21}
[16:12] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{29}
[16:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[16:12] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{32}
[16:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 crit check of ow.
[16:12] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0crit check of ow. --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{28}
[16:13] <Kotono> roll 2d6+12
[16:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d6+12 --> 6,0[ 2d6=4 ]4,0{16}
[16:14] <Kotono> Demedais gets a claw digging into his shoulder, but it's not deep enough to drag him into anything worse than a raking flesh wound! OOC - Marie.
[16:14] <Alicia> Another two arrows sail off at the not so lovely nightshade as Marie continues doing her bit for the party!
[16:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[16:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{39}
[16:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[16:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{25}
[16:15] <Kotono> OOC - One hit.
[16:15] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1d6+1d4
[16:15] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d4+1d6+1d4 --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 1d6=2 1d4=4 ]4,0{10}
[16:15] <Kotono> More silver arrows fly, one more doing harm to the Nightwalker! It juts out of it's face, seeing to do serious harm - yet to a beast like that, it's only an irritation! OOC - Deme.
[16:16] <Demedais> "Okay. That's it..." Demedais growls, focusing again before another volley of slices swings out toward the entirety of the hound, attempting to sink past the skeleton's defenses!
[16:17] <Demedais> roll 1d20+18 (-2 PA) Divine Might, idly, also used
[16:17] <Demedais> roll 1d20+18 (-2 PA) Divine Might, idly, also used
[16:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0(-2 PA) Divine Might, idly, also used --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{30}
[16:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0(-2 PA) Divine Might, idly, also used --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{36}
[16:17] <Demedais> roll 1d20+13 (-2 PA) Divine Might, idly, also used
[16:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0(-2 PA) Divine Might, idly, also used --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{16}
[16:17] <Demedais> roll 1d20+8 (-2 PA) Divine Might, idly, also used
[16:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0(-2 PA) Divine Might, idly, also used --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{11}
[16:17] <Kotono> OOC - Two hits.
[16:17] <Demedais> roll 4d6+32
[16:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 4d6+32 --> 6,0[ 4d6=11 ]4,0{43}
[16:18] <Kotono> Demedais manages to rip up it's legs and it's 'ribs', screaming faces howling! Yet it fights on, animated by the darkest magics to endure! OOC - Shadow-man is up.
[16:19] <Kotono> The shadow man takes this chance and fall sstraight back! OOC - It's openly falling back, it's open to AoOs if you're meleeing it.
[16:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 holy aoo
[16:20] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+24 1,0holy aoo --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{31}
[16:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Antenora takes the bait,s ure.
[16:20] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0Antenora takes the bait,s ure. --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{28}
[16:20] <Seira> roll 1d20+20 roger! using Maim
[16:20] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0roger! using Maim --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{28}
[16:21] <Kotono> The party lashes out viciously, but none can hit! As it falls thirty feet back, vile magics come at work!
[16:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 SRs that are relevant first.
[16:21] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+21 1,0SRs that are relevant first. --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{33}
[16:21] <Kotono> OOC - Will saves, everyone but Deme. Mind affecting/enchantmen.t
[16:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 marie
[16:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0marie --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{24}
[16:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 Antenora hopes not to bone another will save
[16:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+14 1,0Antenora hopes not to bone another will save --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{32}
[16:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21 alicia
[16:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+21 1,0alicia --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{24}
[16:22] <Seira> roll 1d20+18 (+4 vs fear)
[16:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0(+4 vs fear) --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{24}
[16:22] <Kotono> An aura of distortion and confusion fills the minds of the party, but nothing concrete happens! OOC -Seira's up.
[16:23] * Seira drops her secondary blade, instead seeking to apply her silversheen on the Resort, before once again closing the range between herself and the shadow.
[16:24] <Kotono> OOC - How close are you getting?
[16:24] <Seira> OOC: Into melee range, really. What's his reach?
[16:24] <Kotono> OOC - 15 ft.
[16:25] <Seira> OOC: I'll do the full speed tumble at -10 to see if there's an AoO
[16:25] <Kotono> OOC - Okay.
[16:25] <Seira> roll 1d20+5
[16:25] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+5 --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{11}
[16:25] <Seira> OOC: Bah
[16:25] <Kotono> Seira rushes in as she uses Silversheen, but the beast is quick! It lashes out at her, striking!
[16:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24
[16:25] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+24 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{34}
[16:25] <Kotono> OOC - AC?
[16:26] <Seira> OOC: 31
[16:26] <Kotono> roll 2d6+16
[16:26] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d6+16 --> 6,0[ 2d6=9 ]4,0{25}
[16:26] <Kotono> Seira is hit by it's shadowy fist, staggering her and leaving her False Life as just a memory! OOC - Alicia and Antenora.
[16:28] <Alicia> "Antenora, come here!" Alicia tells the erinyes, channeling a mirror image spell into Hell Striker and intending to nick Antenora with it in order to bestow the spell upon her so she can charge the nightshade more safely.
[16:28] <Kotono> Antenora apparoaches, even as her body is mended by her own succor! OOC - FS 4/8.
[16:29] * Alicia nicks Antenora's arm just a bit with the flaming edge of her sword, not even enough to penetrate her natural toughness but it does the job to bestow her spell upon her. "Now you can hopefully charge it without getting hit," she smiles grimly. "And less comments about bitching, please."
[16:29] <Alicia> roll 1d4+3
[16:29] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d4+3 --> 6,0[ 1d4=1 ]4,0{4}
[16:31] <Kotono> Even as Antenora becomes five instead of one, "Excuse me for focusing when I'm trying not to die," she retorts back, eyeing it, wincing. "Seira's brave to charge it lik ethat. It's fists hurt well enough."
[16:31] <Kotono> Meanwhile, the big Charnel Hound rips into Demedais once more, even greviously torn up!
[16:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[16:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{37}
[16:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[16:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[16:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{15}
[16:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{14}
[16:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 crit of ow time
[16:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0crit of ow time --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{31}
[16:31] <Kotono> OC - AC?
[16:32] <Demedais> OOC: AC 3... ...lemme check, should be 32 but not 100%.
[16:33] <Kotono> OOC - ?You just PA'ed last round, no CE.
[16:33] <Demedais> OOC: 31. I kept a +1 on my sheet from the Shield Specialization.
[16:34] <Kotono> OOC - Okay, ow.
[16:34] <Kotono> roll 4d8+38 OW
[16:34] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 4d8+38 1,0OW --> 6,0[ 4d8=12 ]4,0{50}
[16:35] <Kotono> Demedais is bruised and bitten into, his torso viciously ripped! Despite this graphic, painful wound, Demedais fights on amid the cracking of bones all about from the beasts thrashes! OOC - Marie is up.
[16:36] * Seira changes topic to 'Shadow-man>Seira>Alicia=Antenora>Big evil thing>Marie>Deme '
[16:36] <Alicia> Glancing around at the tearing noises, Marie pales. "Yikes! I'll help you, Demedais!" she promises, hurling a barrage of brightly coloured missiles at the hound!
[16:36] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
[16:36] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 5d4+5 --> 6,0[ 5d4=14 ]4,0{19}
[16:37] <Kotono> A fiveset of missles peg the Charnel Hound, making it's body shake and nearly break apart, but it holds itself together! OOC - Demedais.
[16:39] * Demedais grunts painfully, but tries to down the beast with one more focused set of swipes at its body, giving it all he has to break this thing into tiny pieces!
[16:40] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 (+2 helm -6 CE) Divine Might
[16:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0(+2 helm -6 CE) Divine Might --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{31}
[16:40] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 (+2 helm -6 CE) Divine Might
[16:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0(+2 helm -6 CE) Divine Might --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{33}
[16:40] <Demedais> roll 1d20+11 (+2 helm -6 CE) Divine Might of course now they all connect
[16:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0(+2 helm -6 CE) Divine Might of course now they all connect --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{22}
[16:40] <Demedais> roll 1d20+4 (-6 CE) Divine Might of course now they all connect
[16:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+4 1,0(-6 CE) Divine Might of course now they all connect --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{10}
[16:40] <Kotono> OOC - Two hits.
[16:41] <Demedais> roll 4d6+28
[16:41] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 4d6+28 --> 6,0[ 4d6=16 ]4,0{44}
[16:41] <Kotono> With this brave offensive, the Charnel Hound's center is ripped apart! The bones and faces in it let forth one last dying cry, before collapsing into complete rubble! IT rains down around Demedais, his foe slain!
[16:42] <Kotono> OOC - Shadow Man is up.
[16:42] <Kotono> The shadowy man turns his attention to Seira, wailing at her with his big, shadowy hands!
[16:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 (-2 PA)
[16:42] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 1,0(-2 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{27}
[16:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 (-2 PA)
[16:43] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 1,0(-2 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{26}
[16:43] <Kotono> Despite a rain of blows, neither manages to directly hit! Seira is still safe and unhurt! OOC - Seira.
[16:44] <Seira> Spirals coursing through the Resort, Seira intends to return the favor with a pair of slashes at those overly large fists before they fully withdraw!
[16:44] <Seira> roll 1d20+21 smite
[16:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+21 1,0smite --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{35}
[16:45] <Seira> roll 1d20+16 lifetheft
[16:45] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0lifetheft --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{22}
[16:45] <Kotono> OOC - First hits.
[16:45] <Seira> roll 3d8+13+6d8 silver+magic
[16:45] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 3d8+13+6d8 1,0silver+magic --> 6,0[ 3d8=13 6d8=35 ]4,0{61}
[16:46] <Kotono> With a great smite from the Second Resort, Seira cleaves into the midsection of the shadowman! It tries to make noise, but simply melts into nothingness at this massive, overwhelming blow! OOC - Freeaction at the moment.
[16:47] * Seira uses this breather to look around for any remaining magical signatures!
[16:47] * Alicia looks at the fallen nightwalker, then at the five Antenoras, then back again. She can't do much more except shake her head and laugh. "Well, so much for that."
[16:47] * Demedais puts a hand to the cut, shakily, as he calls upon Helm to assist him in healing it. "Thank you... Marie, it is?"
[16:48] <Kotono> The Antenoras breathe out in relief, "More than I was expecting," she admits, almost laughing as well. After looking about..."Demedais?" she asks, seeing the bleeding, injuried paladin.
[16:48] <Alicia> "That's my name!" the eladrin chirps brightly as she looks around for any further opposition. "Looks like that was it. Hey! Alicia! You should come over and heal Demedais!"
[16:49] <Demedais> "Thing got a lucky blow in." Demedais growls.
[16:49] * Alicia trots over and heals Demedais with her own Mystra granted powers. "Looks like it got a nasty bite on you... I wonder if they were guarding anything in particular, since this isn't even on the path to the seals."
[16:49] <Alicia> OOC: 15hp lay on hands
[16:50] <Kotono> Antenora idly kicks a skull out of the way, "It also begs the question of all of these bones. I've never seen so many."
[16:50] <Seira> "I can help with any healing," Seira offers, even as she studies the area.
[16:50] <Alicia> "They can't all come from people exploring the ruins," Marie agrees. "There's far too many for that."
[16:50] <Demedais> "If there isn't, I vote we figure out a way to clear this all out and move on. Is it the gnome graveyard?" Demedais idly glances at a skull, comparing it mentally to the one from his notes.
[16:51] <Seira> "--except it would have to wait!" Seira exclaims, casting Fly and darting up even as she points at the ground right before her.
[16:51] <Kotono> This skull is quite large and has two tusks attached.
[16:51] <Kotono> OOC - Pause action there, Seira got lucky and did the right thing and the righ ttime. Line coming.
[16:52] <Kotono> Seira springs into the air! A Second later it comes out - like a flickering image, full of wraith and hunger! Demedais and Seira identify it instantly - a dread wraithe, like the one they encountered in the stronghold of Irenes. OOC - Initiative.
[16:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 Alicia
[16:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0Alicia --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{13}
[16:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 Marie
[16:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+7 1,0Marie --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{13}
[16:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
[16:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 1,0Antenora --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{9}
[16:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+12 nerveskitter
[16:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0nerveskitter --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{21}
[16:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 Wraithe
[16:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0Wraithe --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{26}
[16:53] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1 oh hell.
[16:53] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+1 1,0oh hell. --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{7}
[16:53] * Kotono changes topic to 'Dread Wraith>Seira>Alicia=Marie>Antenora>Deme-Deme-chan!'
[16:55] <Kotono> The wraith looks about...hwoever, it's tormented gaze turns to the party otherwise occupied! It sees Alicia, Demedais, Antenora and Marie, lunging at them, ghostly! It lunges at Antenora, one ghostly hand out!
[16:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[16:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{34}
[16:55] <Kotono> roll 2d6
[16:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d6 --> 6,0[ 2d6=3 ]4,0{3}
[16:56] <Kotono> OOC - STrike.
[16:57] <Kotono> The wraith looks about...hwoever, it's tormented gaze turns to the party otherwise occupied! It sees Alicia, Demedais, Antenora and Marie, lunging at them, ghostly! It lunges at Alicia, one ghostly hand out!
[16:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[16:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{33}
[16:57] <Kotono> roll 2d6
[16:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d6 --> 6,0[ 2d6=3 ]4,0{3}
[16:59] <Kotono> OOC - Fort save.
[16:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19
[16:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+19 --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{23}
[16:59] <Kotono> roll 1d8
[16:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d8 --> 6,0[ 1d8=7 ]4,0{7}
[17:00] <Alicia> OOC: wait!
[17:00] <Alicia> OOC: +2 vs evil!
[17:00] <Alicia> OOC: my beloved familiar and her magic circle~
[17:00] <Kotono> OOC: Keep your bonuses in order. But okay. Magic Circle saves against wraithes again.
[17:01] <Kotono> Alicia is chillingly touched, only the last vestiges of her energy saving her from being viciously drained! OOC - Seira.
[17:03] * Seira continues retreating upwards, maneuvering herself into a position she could easily charge at the wraitch from without being obstructed by her allies. As she does so, a fireball appears below, licking at the wraith and the immune Antenora, while sparing the others.
[17:03] <Seira> roll 10d6
[17:03] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 10d6 --> 6,0[ 10d6=36 ]4,0{36}
[17:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 ref save DC?
[17:03] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+14 1,0ref save DC? --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{21}
[17:03] <Seira> OOC: 17, it saved
[17:04] <Kotono> The fireball licks the wraithe, burning it's ghostly body! It looks burnt, but not deterred! OOC - Alicia.
[17:04] <Kotono> OOC - Also Marie.
[17:05] <Alicia> With her sword still drawn, Alicia counterattacks fiercely against the insubstantial wraith with a flurry of attacks, while Marie shoots some magic missiles for guaranteed force damage!
[17:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 fire
[17:05] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0fire --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{26}
[17:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 holy
[17:05] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0holy --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{26}
[17:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11 fire
[17:05] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0fire --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{19}
[17:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 holy
[17:05] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 1,0holy --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{19}
[17:06] <Kotono> OOC - 1d100 on both of the two hits. 1-50 iw a whiff.
[17:06] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[17:06] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=6 ]4,0{6}
[17:06] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[17:06] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=21 ]4,0{21}
[17:06] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5 at least Marie does stuff
[17:06] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 5d4+5 1,0at least Marie does stuff --> 6,0[ 5d4=15 ]4,0{20}
[17:06] <Kotono> As Alicia's blade passes harmlessly through it's ghostly body, Marie at least lands magical missiles into it's body! As it moans for warmth...! OOC - Antenora's up.
[17:07] <Kotono> Antenora quickly interjects herself in, stepping forward and slashing up the wraith!
[17:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 (+2 FS 3/8; it was short enough to still be the same encounter)
[17:07] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0(+2 FS 3/8; it was short enough to still be the same encounter) --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{32}
[17:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[17:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{34}
[17:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[17:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{11}
[17:08] <Kotono> OOC - -2 on the other hits, doesn't matter.
[17:08] <Kotono> roll 2d8+18+1d6
[17:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d8+18+1d6 --> 6,0[ 2d8=13 1d6=4 ]4,0{35}
[17:08] <Kotono> roll 1d100 hit 1 dur
[17:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d100 1,0hit 1 dur --> 6,0[ 1d100=65 ]4,0{65}
[17:08] <Kotono> roll 1d100 hit 2 dur
[17:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d100 1,0hit 2 dur --> 6,0[ 1d100=22 ]4,0{22}
[17:08] <Kotono> roll 1d8+9+1d6
[17:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d8+9+1d6 --> 6,0[ 1d8=6 1d6=6 ]4,0{21}
[17:09] <Kotono> Antenora thrusts into it! Her spear manages to strike once quickly, a holy thrust that gives the wraithe no pause despite the pain it inflicts! Even as her other thrust fail, however...OOC - Deme.
[17:09] <Demedais> OOC: Distance?
[17:10] <Kotono> OOC - 10 ft, it charged into the mists of you guys.
[17:11] * Demedais grunts at the sight of another wraith, but simply steps in again and throws four quick blows at it to try and end it without any hassle, slashing at the being's incorporeal frame!
[17:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20
[17:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20
[17:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{25}
[17:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{28}
[17:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15
[17:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{27}
[17:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+10
[17:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{26}
[17:14] <Kotono> OOC - All hit, roll 1d100s.
[17:14] <Demedais> roll 1d100 hit 1
[17:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d100 1,0hit 1 --> 6,0[ 1d100=35 ]4,0{35}
[17:14] <Demedais> roll 1d100 hit 2
[17:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d100 1,0hit 2 --> 6,0[ 1d100=48 ]4,0{48}
[17:14] <Demedais> roll 1d100 hit 3
[17:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d100 1,0hit 3 --> 6,0[ 1d100=31 ]4,0{31}
[17:14] <Demedais> roll 1d100 hit 3
[17:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d100 1,0hit 3 --> 6,0[ 1d100=83 ]4,0{83}
[17:14] <Kotono> OOC - Last got through.
[17:14] <Demedais> roll 2d6+8 wooo.
[17:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 2d6+8 1,0wooo. --> 6,0[ 2d6=10 ]4,0{18}
[17:16] <Kotono> Demedais laces in, stabbing over and over and over! His elaborate swordplay largely goes through the wraith, only scoring one solid slashing to it! At this, the wraith reaches out, this time going for Antenora!
[17:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[17:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{34}
[17:16] <Kotono> roll 2d6
[17:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d6 --> 6,0[ 2d6=11 ]4,0{11}
[17:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[17:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{23}
[17:16] <Kotono> roll 1d8
[17:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d8 --> 6,0[ 1d8=1 ]4,0{1}
[17:17] <Alicia> OOC: Anty gets +2 from Marie as well
[17:17] <Kotono> OOC - Nevermind, Marie's close anyway. That's another +2.
[17:17] <Kotono> Antenora's flesh turns white on her hand, the wraithe grasping at her! Yet she manages not to collapse, her life force where it should be! OOC - Seira.
[17:19] * Seira alters her strategy, flying down to float just behind Antenora and using a healing spell on her.
[17:19] <Seira> roll 2d8+10
[17:19] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 2d8+10 --> 6,0[ 2d8=6 ]4,0{16}
[17:20] <Kotono> "Thanks," Antenora's white flesh returns to normal, her breathing heavy. OOC - Alicia and Marie are up.
[17:20] <Alicia> Stepping around in order to better flank with either Demedais or Antenora, Alicia channels a magic missile into her blade and then lashes out, counting on the spell to work even if steel falls short!
[17:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 -4 pa
[17:20] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0-4 pa --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{22}
[17:21] <Kotono> OOC - Ze whiff.
[17:21] <Alicia> Marie, lacking any such spells, just shoots some arrows, using her more plentiful iron ones for the moment. "This thing doesn't need silver to hurt it, right?" she checks even as she lets fly.
[17:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[17:21] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{39}
[17:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[17:21] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{16}
[17:21] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[17:21] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=28 ]4,0{28}
[17:22] <Kotono> Alicia swings and narrowly misses, and Marie's arrow simply passes through the wraith like it's nothing at all! OOC - Antenora.
[17:22] <Kotono> Antenora just keeps grimly thrusting, not moving an inch!
[17:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 (+2 FS, 2/8)
[17:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0(+2 FS, 2/8) --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{32}
[17:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[17:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+13 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{23}
[17:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[17:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+8 --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{19}
[17:22] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[17:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=1 ]4,0{1}
[17:22] <Kotono> Yet her strike passes through the wraithe like it's not there, doing no damage at all! OOC - Deme.
[17:24] <Demedais> "Okay. I grow tired of this." Demedais grunts, before lining himself up with Alicia and unleashing another bevy of slices at the large wraith before them!
[17:24] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20
[17:24] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20
[17:24] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{25}
[17:24] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{40}
[17:24] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15
[17:24] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{26}
[17:24] <Demedais> roll 1d20+10
[17:24] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{20}
[17:25] <Kotono> OOC - All but the last hit. Roll.
[17:25] <Kotono> OOC - 1d100 that is.
[17:25] <Demedais> roll 1d100 hit 1
[17:25] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d100 1,0hit 1 --> 6,0[ 1d100=68 ]4,0{68}
[17:25] <Demedais> roll 1d100 hit 2
[17:25] <Demedais> roll 1d100 hit 3
[17:25] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d100 1,0hit 2 --> 6,0[ 1d100=43 ]4,0{43}
[17:25] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d100 1,0hit 3 --> 6,0[ 1d100=75 ]4,0{75}
[17:26] <Demedais> roll 4d6+16 die for me, damnitall you little punk bitch
[17:26] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 4d6+16 1,0die for me, damnitall you little punk bitch --> 6,0[ 4d6=12 ]4,0{28}
[17:26] <Kotono> OOC - First and third hit.
[17:26] <Kotono> With this bravely, Demedais tears the wraithe apart! It's body fades away, a lingering cry and wordless curse coming from it's lips! OOC - Make a will save, Deme.
[17:27] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (+5 if it's mind-affecting, as usual)
[17:27] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0(+5 if it's mind-affecting, as usual) --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{19}
[17:27] <Kotono> roll 1d6 ow
[17:27] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d6 1,0ow --> 6,0[ 1d6=2 ]4,0{2}
[17:28] <Kotono> Demedais feels a great weight on his shoulders, his body slow to react! OOC - Free action.
[17:28] * Demedais trips inside his armor, cursing.
[17:28] * Alicia looks around warily, searching for further evil auras. "Any more of them?"
[17:28] * Seira looks around once more for any magic, using her superior speed and position to cover more ground.
[17:29] <Demedais> "Not sure, but the thing managed to curse me or something with that. Feels like glue on my bones..." Demedais curses, waiting for Seira's report.
[17:29] <Kotono> "Are we going to go on," Antenora asks, rubbing her now restored skin. "The resistance is stronger than I thought it would be."
[17:30] <Alicia> "This place still reeks of evil, but it's just a... a general malaise, I can't sense any individual beings," the paladin admits, before looking to Demedais in concern and casting detect magic to check him over.
[17:31] * Demedais glances around for chaos at that.
[17:31] <Alicia> "Hold on, I'll try to dispel it," Alicia offers, doing just that.
[17:31] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 dispel go
[17:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 1,0dispel go --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{14}
[17:31] <Seira> "Only on Demedais, so far," Seira says with a frown. "Can you cover that while I scout the rest of the place?"
[17:31] <Demedais> "The entire place still reeks of chaos..." Demedais grumbles.
[17:32] <Alicia> "I'm out of magic missiles, too," Marie tells Antenora. "I say we clear out this room then go home to rest so we can press on tomorrow - not like we're in any hurr..." she trails off and glances at Demedais. "What's wrong with that?"
[17:32] <Alicia> "It's a strong one," Alicia grimaces, trying again. "Mystra, heed your servants call and end this malign dweomer!"
[17:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
[17:32] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{22}
[17:32] * Seira extends her range, even as she tells Alicia, "Necromancy, seems like."
[17:32] <Kotono> "You poor man," Antenora goes over to Demedais, frowning, "Perhaps we should rest a bit?"
[17:33] <Kotono> OOC - We'll do the scouting in #evil, Seira.
[17:33] <Demedais> "Not sure what to suggest. Alicia, try your dispels on the area instead, or something." Demedais says, seemingly not hearing Marie's question.
[17:34] <Seira> "Target your dispel on the bestow curse that hit Demedais?" Seira suggests while still in range.
[17:35] * Alicia stops. "Bestow curse can't be dispelled..." she sighs and shakes her head. "That was a complete waste. Didn't you eat a spellgem that can help with this, Seira?"
[17:35] * Seira then finds herself coming to a halt, and reversing her course until she lands next to Demedais and taps his shoulder. "Or I could do that."
[17:35] <Kotono> Demedais feels the weight leave his body, the curse broken. The magic around Demedais vanishes.
[17:36] * Demedais rolls his shoulders at this. "Thank you."
[17:36] <Seira> Happy, and with the foresight to connect herself to them with Message this time around, Seira takes off once more.
[17:36] <Alicia> "Lets just see if there's anything we can use here then head home to recover," Alicia suggests, aiding the search. "Like Marie said, we're in no rush."
[17:36] * Demedais nods once. "Though I also advise caution: we aren't in much shape for another fight at this rate."
[17:48] * Demedais (Taishyr@58.194.238.102) Quit (Ping timeout)
[17:51] * Taishyr (Taishyr@58.194.238.102) has joined #dunes
[17:52] * Alicia sets mode: +o Taishyr
[17:53] <Alicia> Getting the message, Alicia starts heading after Seira, taking the time to cast Mirror Image on herself as she goes. "We can at least deal with whatever's here before we retreat."
[17:54] <Alicia> roll 1d4+3
[17:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d4+3 --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 ]4,0{7}
[17:54] * Seira arms herself with Mirror Image and Stoneskin, as this is likely to be the last enemy they face that day.
[17:54] <Seira> roll 1d4+3
[17:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d4+3 --> 6,0[ 1d4=2 ]4,0{5}
[17:54] <Kotono> "I think Demedais and myself need a bit of healing, though," Antenora observes. "I'm stillf eeling weak."
[17:55] <Seira> "We can do that over the way," Seira agrees, keeping ahead of the rest. "But we shouldn't give whatever's there too much time to prepare."
[17:55] * Taishyr pulls out the wands of cure light wounds. "A quick boost?"
[17:55] * Alicia gives Antenora a few wand charges.
[17:55] <Alicia> roll 4d8+4
[17:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 4d8+4 --> 6,0[ 4d8=23 ]4,0{27}
[17:56] * Taishyr is now known as Demedais
[17:56] <Kotono> "I'm better," Antenora confirms after that.
[17:56] * Demedais nods once, using the wand on himself a few times as he follows Seira, trying to keep in sight.
[17:57] <Demedais> roll 6d6+6 since you said she had three minutes of being airborne before she saw it, I should have time to do this.
[17:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 6d6+6 1,0since you said she had three minutes of being airborne before she saw it, I should have time to do this. --> 6,0[ 6d6=24 ]4,0{30}
[17:58] * Seira casts Heroism along the way, and intends to cast one more spell on her blade once she is within a hundred feet of the dome.
[17:58] <Demedais> roll 6d8+6 asdf
[17:58] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 6d8+6 1,0asdf --> 6,0[ 6d8=31 ]4,0{37}
[18:00] * Demedais considers as the walk goes on, but decides to save wand charges for now.
[18:00] <Kotono> Thus the party walks down the path amid the bones. This takes five minutes on foot, the walk long but not overwhelming. At last...they come to what looks to be some sort of clearing. Cleared because all the bones in this back setion have formed a massive, titantic dome. A dome with no visible entrance, like a flat, hard barrier. It must be about sixty feet wide and tall, yet not a single gap can be seen.
[18:01] * Seira foregoes her earlier plans, instead calling over to Demedais, "Think you can make us an entrance?"
[18:01] <Alicia> Marie looks over the barrier for any discrete magical auras.
[18:01] * Demedais first sweeps with Detect Chaos.
[18:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 as if it's not necromancy
[18:03] * Seira waves at the dome impersiously, a storm of ice and fury summoned above a section near them, intent on aiding Demedais in making this entrance for them.
[18:03] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+7 1,0as if it's not necromancy --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{18}
[18:03] <Seira> roll 5d6
[18:03] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 5d6 --> 6,0[ 5d6=21 ]4,0{21}
[18:03] <Demedais> "Geh. Place is still drowning in this aura..." Demedais grunts.
[18:04] <Kotono> An ice storm slams the front of the dome! Many bits of skulls collapse, the wall weakened! However, at that...it begins! Wailing, horrible shriekings, coming from just inside! OOC - I'm going to call initiative now.
[18:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 Alicia
[18:05] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0Alicia --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{7}
[18:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 Marie
[18:05] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+7 1,0Marie --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{10}
[18:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
[18:05] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 1,0Antenora --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{9}
[18:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+7
[18:05] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+7 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{9}
[18:05] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1
[18:05] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+1 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{13}
[18:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[18:06] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{13}
[18:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[18:06] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{16}
[18:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[18:06] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{28}
[18:06] * Kotono changes topic to '???3>???2>???1=Demedais>Marie>Antenora=Seira>Alicia'
[18:09] <Kotono> Thus it emerges! The first one comes out - it is like a skeleton until it's lower chest, then it's wrapped in a spiral of bandages. It moves more like a tornado than anything else! It's mouth is wide open, letting out a constant chorus of horrible, intolerable music! OOC - First off, all of you make will saves. Mind affecting.
[18:09] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 Alicia
[18:09] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0Alicia --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{35}
[18:09] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 Marie
[18:10] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0Marie --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{28}
[18:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[18:10] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+14 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{22}
[18:10] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 ...So it's like... an undead Barneyosaurhuman. Good grief.
[18:10] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0...So it's like... an undead Barneyosaurhuman. Good grief. --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{20}
[18:11] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
[18:11] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{37}
[18:11] <Kotono> roll 1d4
[18:11] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d4 --> 6,0[ 1d4=3 ]4,0{3}
[18:11] <Kotono> OOC - Nevermind, it's fear based so Deme's immune.
[18:12] <Kotono> A great swath of fear spreads amid the party, but none give into it's sweet temptations! Yet even the sight of this spreads terror amid them, tempting them to flee! OOC - Second one is up.
[18:13] <Seira> roll 1d20+11
[18:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+11 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{12}
[18:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+11 ID the ghosts!
[18:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0ID the ghosts! --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{18}
[18:13] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 Alicia
[18:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0Alicia --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{11}
[18:13] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8 Marie
[18:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0Marie --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{16}
[18:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 why not?
[18:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+4 1,0why not? --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{19}
[18:15] <Demedais> "Deathshrieker... the voices can paralyze with fear. Be careful." Demedais says. "Don't know much else, though."
[18:15] <Alicia> "It's a deathshrieker!" Marie yelps. "Don't ask me what it does, I just know what it's called! But isn't the name very evocative?"
[18:15] <Kotono> As Antenora starts to speak and grunt, a second one emerges! More terror thrills through the heroes! OOC - Will saves for all 'cept Deme.
[18:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 A
[18:15] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+24 1,0A --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{37}
[18:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 M
[18:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0M --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{25}
[18:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Magic Circles help
[18:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0Magic Circles help --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{34}
[18:16] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
[18:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+24 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{31}
[18:17] <Kotono> Yet even as more fear strikes the party, they stand firm! OOC - Deme and the third is up. Lemme do the third first real quick so you guy scan roll uninterrupted.
[18:17] <Kotono> Yet a third comes, emerging from the dented dome section as well! It's visage is just as terrible, shaking! OOC - One last batch o' saves.
[18:17] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
[18:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+24 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{43}
[18:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Magic Circles help
[18:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0Magic Circles help --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{22}
[18:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 A
[18:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+24 1,0A --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{38}
[18:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 M
[18:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0M --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{32}
[18:18] <Seira> "Whoa, ugly!"
[18:18] <Kotono> Despite the terror that flows freely, the party barely resists and keeps coherent and sane! OOC - Deme, you're up and going first. SCARY.
[18:19] <Demedais> OOC: Range to it?
[18:19] <Kotono> OOC: 20 ft. They just came out.
[18:20] <Kotono> OOC: They don't have reach on you or anything lik ethat.
[18:21] * Demedais glances back to his comrades, bemused. "Why so worried? They're just a bunch of screaming ninnies, I'm sure...!" With a gesture, he rushes forward to engage the first one, putting everything he has behind a single sweeping blow, a blessing to Helm on his lips!
[18:22] <Demedais> roll 1d20+24 (+6 Smite +2 Charge -4 PA)
[18:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+24 1,0(+6 Smite +2 Charge -4 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{44}
[18:22] <Kotono> OOC - ....hit.
[18:23] <Demedais> roll 2d6+28 asdf ;_;
[18:23] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 2d6+28 1,0asdf ;_; --> 6,0[ 2d6=6 ]4,0{34}
[18:24] * Kotono (~dunefar@ip70-177-232-165.hr.hr.cox.net) Quit (-=SysReset 2.53=-)
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[18:24] * ChanServ sets mode: +qo Kotono Kotono
[18:25] <Kotono> The blow meets the first Deathshrieker head on, slicing into it! There is no resistance, only tearing it's bandage wrapped body up with a solid first chop! OOC - Marie.
[18:26] <Alicia> Drawing a pair of iron arrows, Marie lets fly at the furthest back deathshrieker!
[18:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[18:26] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{33}
[18:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[18:26] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{20}
[18:27] <Kotono> OOC - One hit.
[18:27] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1+1d6+1d4
[18:27] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 1d6=6 1d4=1 ]4,0{12}
[18:27] <Kotono> An iron arrow hits, chipping the bony creature just fine! It's not a ton of damage, but the sonic followup does seem to hurt! OOC - Antenora and Seira.
[18:28] * Seira rolls her eyes, and slides her left hand over the flat of her blade, her touch igniting fierce fires within it. "Might as well kill the ugliest thing fast," she agrees with Demedais, flying below to touch down on the other side of Demedais's opponent, her images following obediently.
[18:28] <Kotono> As that happens, Antenora darts to the first one as well, going to it's side and looking ot spear it proper!
[18:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+2 FS 7/8, +2 charge, -4 PA)
[18:28] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0(+2 FS 7/8, +2 charge, -4 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{25}
[18:29] <Kotono> The charge is well aimed, but the skeleton isn't phased by the attack at all, avoiding it with a nimble dodge away! OOC - Alicia.
[18:30] * Alicia sticks close to Marie for the moment, letting them both protect each other with shared spells and aura as she gestures at the same shrieker that her familiar hit. "Burn into cinders!"
[18:30] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 ranged touch scorching ray
[18:30] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0ranged touch scorching ray --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{34}
[18:30] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 ranged touch scorching ray
[18:30] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0ranged touch scorching ray --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{26}
[18:30] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 ranged touch scorching ray
[18:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0ranged touch scorching ray --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{27}
[18:34] <Kotono> OOC - First hits. Wow, it's all non natural armor AC.
[18:34] <Alicia> roll 4d6
[18:34] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 4d6 --> 6,0[ 4d6=16 ]4,0{16}
[18:35] <Kotono> OOC - Also, I forgot they count as incorpreal. d100s.
[18:35] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[18:35] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=57 ]4,0{57}
[18:36] <Kotono> Alicia sends out flaming rays! Two of them are deflected way, though the last manages a solid hit to it! It leaves a burn mark across it's wrapped body
[18:36] <Kotono> ! OOC - 3rd is up.
[18:37] <Kotono> The third one comes forth and lets out an ear splitting wail, making everything sound just like it's too loud, horrible voice! OOC - Will saves all. Ow.
[18:37] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 A
[18:38] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0A --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{29}
[18:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 M
[18:38] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0M --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{17}
[18:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Antenora
[18:38] <Seira> roll 1d20+28 I'm near Deme's aura now, right?
[18:38] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0Antenora --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{28}
[18:38] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+28 1,0I'm near Deme's aura now, right? --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{47}
[18:38] <Demedais> OOC: Me too?
[18:38] <Kotono> OOC - This isn't a fear effect. Roll Deme.
[18:38] <Kotono> OOC - So Deme's aura is moot.
[18:38] <Seira> OOC: No fear, then subtract 8
[18:38] <Demedais> roll 1d20+13 oh, dear.
[18:38] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0oh, dear. --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{22}
[18:39] <Kotono> roll 1d4 Miko Miko hate.
[18:39] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d4 1,0Miko Miko hate. --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 ]4,0{4}
[18:39] <Demedais> OOC: Finger slipped. 23, not 22, like it matters.
[18:40] <Kotono> The shrieking is horrible, as the second one advances and paws at Seira, trying to touch her!
[18:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 touch aC?
[18:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0touch aC? --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{17}
[18:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[18:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{16}
[18:40] <Seira> OOC: 20!
[18:40] <Kotono> OOC - That may not even get your touch AC. What the hell.
[18:41] <Kotono> Despite being engaged, Seira is able to avoid both ghostly touches, her images not even in danger! OOC - 1st and Deme are up.
[18:42] <Kotono> The last one, surrounded, touches twice!
[18:42] <Demedais> "TRY TO ATTACK THE SAME ONE THIS ROUND!" Demedais yells, attempting to drown out the third deathshrieker as he steps to dissect that one into a swarm of little pieces! OOC: Divine Might, why not.
[18:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 first attack on Deme.
[18:43] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0first attack on Deme. --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{21}
[18:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 second attack on Antenora
[18:43] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0second attack on Antenora --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{17}
[18:43] <Kotono> OOC - Touch AC, Deme?
[18:43] <Demedais> OOC: Under that by a long shot.
[18:43] <Kotono> OOC - Fort save.
[18:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 fort
[18:43] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0fort --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{27}
[18:43] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 hey, something that uses my great save?
[18:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0hey, something that uses my great save? --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{21}
[18:44] <Kotono> roll 1d8
[18:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d8 --> 6,0[ 1d8=6 ]4,0{6}
[18:44] <Demedais> OOC: Strike my previous IC line, for the sake of my sanity.
[18:44] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[18:45] <Demedais> "TRY TO ATTACK THE SAME ONE THIS TIME!" Demedais yells, attempting to drown out the third deathshrieker as he steps to dissect that one into a swarm of little pieces! OOC: Divine Might, why not.
[18:45] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20
[18:45] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{23}
[18:45] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20
[18:45] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{24}
[18:45] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21 (+6 Smite)
[18:45] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+21 1,0(+6 Smite) --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{23}
[18:45] <Demedais> roll 1d20+10 lololol.
[18:45] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+10 1,0lololol. --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{11}
[18:46] <Kotono> Despite the brave and loud words of Demedais, his blows cannot find a successful strike, each errant! OOC - Marie.
[18:47] <Alicia> Marie shakes her head to try and clear it, before she just settles for firing her arrows at the screaming one in hopes of shutting it up.
[18:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[18:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{23}
[18:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[18:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{34}
[18:48] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1+1d6+1d4
[18:48] <Kotono> OOC - One hit. Roll 1d100.
[18:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 1d6=1 1d4=4 ]4,0{10}
[18:48] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[18:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=90 ]4,0{90}
[18:48] <Kotono> Despite the din in her ears, Marie manages to fire successfully and score one hit! The deathshrieker is rattled by it, striken directly! OOC - Antenora and Seira.
[18:49] * Seira finds herself committed to this course of action, to her regret. While retreating if things don't turn around soon appeals as an option, she would like to at least reduce the numbers of the undead before that. And so, with a brief incantation that increases the glow around the Resort, she stabs twice at the undead between she and Demedais.
[18:49] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
[18:49] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{32}
[18:49] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
[18:49] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{25}
[18:49] <Kotono> OOC - One hit.
[18:49] <Kotono> OOC - 1d100.
[18:49] <Seira> roll 1d100
[18:49] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=5 ]4,0{5}
[18:50] <Kotono> Seira stabs out, but her weapon harmlessly passes through the deathshrieker and does no harm indeed! Meanwhile, Antenora focuses and lays into the one that is surrounded, flanking away!
[18:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 (6/8 FS, +2 flank)
[18:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 1,0(6/8 FS, +2 flank) --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{38}
[18:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[18:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{27}
[18:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[18:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{21}
[18:50] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=22 ]4,0{22}
[18:51] <Kotono> Yet her spear also fails to damage it! As it whizzes through, "Can we do anything to actually hit them?" Antenora asks, wincing at the loud keening all about! OOC - Alicia.
[18:51] <Seira> "Force, which I currently lack," Seira responds sourly.
[18:52] <Alicia> "This should work, but we might want to retreat and come up with a better plan at this rate!" Alicia calls over as she sweeps her hand towards the surrounded shrieker and looses off a barrage of magic missiles.
[18:52] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
[18:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 5d4+5 --> 6,0[ 5d4=17 ]4,0{22}
[18:52] <Kotono> The surrounded shrieker is hit hard and fast, riddled with magical missiles! It's showing signs of abuse and damage, it's bones cracked and bandages torn, but it's not down yet! OOC - Shriekers are up.
[18:53] <Kotono> The shrieking from the third continues, a horrible din that shakes your very cores! OOC - Will saves again, +4 bonus to Marie and Demedais.
[18:53] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
[18:53] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{30}
[18:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Antenora
[18:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0Antenora --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{28}
[18:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 A
[18:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0A --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{38}
[18:54] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16-3+4+2 from the Circle against Evil
[18:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+16-3+4+2 1,0from the Circle against Evil --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{24}
[18:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 M
[18:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0M --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{32}
[18:55] <Kotono> Despite the horrible rattling, no one is further incapacitated! Meanwhile, the second reaches out for Seira twice once more!
[18:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[18:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{30}
[18:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[18:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{26}
[18:55] <Kotono> roll 1d6
[18:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d6 --> 6,0[ 1d6=6 ]4,0{6}
[18:55] <Kotono> roll 1d5
[18:56] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d5 --> 6,0[ 1d5=5 ]4,0{5}
[18:56] <Kotono> However, Seira's images keep her safe and sound, unhurt for now! OOC - Deme and the last are up.
[18:57] <Kotono> The last one reaches out twice, it's bony ghost touch darting forth at Seira once and then Demedais once!
[18:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Seira
[18:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0Seira --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{32}
[18:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Deme
[18:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0Deme --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{28}
[18:57] <Kotono> roll 1d4 Seira MI
[18:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d4 1,0Seira MI --> 6,0[ 1d4=1 ]4,0{1}
[18:57] <Kotono> OOC - Fort save, Seira and Deme.
[18:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
[18:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{32}
[18:58] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 go go familiar marie
[18:58] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0go go familiar marie --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{34}
[18:58] <Kotono> Despite the touches, nothing unfortold occurs to the heroes this time! OOC - Deme-Deme.
[18:58] * Demedais growls angrily and launches himself at the same Shrieker, attempting to down it before it causes any more trouble!
[18:58] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20
[18:59] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20
[18:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{30}
[18:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{25}
[18:59] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15
[18:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{34}
[18:59] <Demedais> roll 1d20+10
[18:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{17}
[18:59] <Kotono> OOC - Two hits. Roll.
[18:59] <Demedais> roll 1d100 1
[18:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d100 1,01 --> 6,0[ 1d100=66 ]4,0{66}
[18:59] <Demedais> roll 1d100 2
[18:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d100 1,02 --> 6,0[ 1d100=10 ]4,0{10}
[18:59] <Kotono> OOC - First is a hit.
[18:59] <Demedais> roll 2d6+8
[18:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 2d6+8 --> 6,0[ 2d6=7 ]4,0{15}
[19:00] <Kotono> Another blow to the beseiged deathshrieker lands, chipping away at it's body! It's even more torn up now, surely not much more for it's unholy life! OOC - Antenora and Seira.
[19:00] * Seira winces almost imperceptibly, looking apprehensive now. Still the words of the same spell she cast previously come to her lips as she floats in place, her orb of power granting her this magic, and she strikes at their persistent opponent, seeking to eliminate it for good!
[19:00] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
[19:00] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+23 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{36}
[19:00] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
[19:00] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{36}
[19:00] <Seira> roll 1d100
[19:00] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=38 ]4,0{38}
[19:00] <Seira> roll 1d100
[19:00] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=38 ]4,0{38}
[19:01] <Kotono> Seira attacks again, channeling her power...and again, it just passes through the undead harmlessly! Meanwhile, Antenora keeps pressing grimly as well!
[19:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 (-2 PA, hoping to do damage here if she gets a shot in, 5/8)
[19:01] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+21 1,0(-2 PA, hoping to do damage here if she gets a shot in, 5/8) --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{29}
[19:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[19:01] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+14 --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{25}
[19:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[19:01] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+9 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{29}
[19:01] <Kotono> roll 1d100 hit 1
[19:01] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d100 1,0hit 1 --> 6,0[ 1d100=79 ]4,0{79}
[19:01] <Kotono> roll 1d100 hit 3
[19:01] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d100 1,0hit 3 --> 6,0[ 1d100=2 ]4,0{2}
[19:02] <Kotono> roll 1d8+13+1d6
[19:02] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d8+13+1d6 --> 6,0[ 1d8=8 1d6=4 ]4,0{25}
[19:02] <Kotono> The death shrieker shakes from that holy blow, half crumbling but staying together like a tornado falling apart at the seams! OOC - Alicia.
[19:03] <Alicia> OOC: hey, Marie shoud've went after Deme. She'll go now.
[19:03] <Kotono> OOC: Oh, my fault. Go ahead then.
[19:03] <Alicia> With one down, Alicia now turns her attention to the one that Marie's been dilligently plugging away at, firing a salvo of mystical bolts of energy at it while the eladrin shoots another pair of arrows!
[19:03] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
[19:03] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 5d4+5 --> 6,0[ 5d4=8 ]4,0{13}
[19:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[19:03] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{25}
[19:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[19:03] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{31}
[19:03] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[19:03] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=49 ]4,0{49}
[19:04] <Alicia> OOC: strike, I shot the one that's in the middle of the other PCs.
[19:04] <Alicia> OOC: Marie's target remains the same, not that it matters.
[19:04] <Kotono> While the magic missiles do more damage, the arrowed one simply lets them pass through, almost hitting but passing through! The hit one crumbles a little further, barely 'alive'! OOC - The three are up.
[19:05] <Kotono> The third one continues it's ghastly song, the air painful to listen to! OOC - Will saves all. Deme/Marie get a +4 bonus for being nearly deaf.
[19:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 A
[19:05] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0A --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{39}
[19:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 M
[19:05] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0M --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{30}
[19:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Antenora
[19:05] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0Antenora --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{26}
[19:06] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
[19:06] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+18 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{19}
[19:06] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15
[19:06] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{31}
[19:08] <Kotono> roll 1d4
[19:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d4 --> 6,0[ 1d4=1 ]4,0{1}
[19:09] <Kotono> With a final grisly note, the horrible song comes to an end. It 'merely' returns to a constant horrible baying, leaivng Marie and Demedais in silence. OOC - The other two are up.
[19:10] <Kotono> The second capitalizes on Seira, who looks stunned from the noise, looking to touch her twice!
[19:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[19:10] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{18}
[19:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[19:10] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{12}
[19:10] <Kotono> OOC - Touch AC under the circumstances?
[19:11] <Seira> OOC: I don't think image ac changes from its 17, but my own stunned ac would be 11
[19:11] <Kotono> roll 1d4 images
[19:11] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d4 1,0images --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 ]4,0{4}
[19:12] <Kotono> As Seira is stunned, another one of her images is torn apart! Meanwhile, the last focuses, touching Antenora once and then Demedais once!
[19:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Anty
[19:12] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0Anty --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{35}
[19:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Deme
[19:12] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0Deme --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{31}
[19:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Deme let's confirm that crit and check something.
[19:12] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0Deme let's confirm that crit and check something. --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{31}
[19:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Deme let's confirm that crit and check something dear god I just have to see if I roll a third in a row.
[19:12] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0Deme let's confirm that crit and check something dear god I just have to see if I roll a third in a row. --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{25}
[19:12] <Kotono> OOc - Fort saves, you two.
[19:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[19:12] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{31}
[19:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+18 calling in the shield bonus. This is just getting stupid.
[19:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0calling in the shield bonus. This is just getting stupid. --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{27}
[19:13] <Kotono> OOC - Er, strike a few off of it...but she made it cleanly. Ditto with Deme. 2d8 Charisma would've sucked.
[19:13] <Kotono> Despite being touched, both are able to resist the draining, deforcifying magic! OOc - Deme.
[19:14] * Demedais just shrugs off the touch and lays into the undead fiend again, attempting to lay one low and try to end this mess!
[19:14] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20
[19:14] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20
[19:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{39}
[19:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{29}
[19:14] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15
[19:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{17}
[19:14] <Demedais> roll 1d20+10
[19:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{18}
[19:14] <Kotono> OOC - Two hits, roll 1d100s.
[19:14] <Demedais> roll 1d100 1
[19:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d100 1,01 --> 6,0[ 1d100=35 ]4,0{35}
[19:14] <Demedais> roll 1d100 2
[19:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d100 1,02 --> 6,0[ 1d100=88 ]4,0{88}
[19:14] <Kotono> OOC - One hit.
[19:14] <Demedais> roll 2d6+8
[19:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 2d6+8 --> 6,0[ 2d6=2 ]4,0{10}
[19:15] <Kotono> With that final blow, the Deathshrieker shakes and breaks apart into ghostly bones! It's noise stops, only two left!
[19:15] * Kotono changes topic to '???3>???2>Demedais>Marie>Antenora=Seira>Alicia'
[19:15] <Kotono> OOC - Marie.
[19:16] <Alicia> Marie keeps on shooting away at the horrible loud thing that deafened her! With a thunderous crack, the arrows lance across the musty air with a trail of lightning behind them!
[19:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[19:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{36}
[19:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[19:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{30}
[19:16] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[19:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=18 ]4,0{18}
[19:16] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[19:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=33 ]4,0{33}
[19:17] <Kotono> Yet both lightning arrows go through harmlessly, still unable to hit! "One down..." Antenora breathes out heavily, as...OOC - Antenora's up. Seira's stunned this round.
[19:17] <Kotono> Antenora takes this chance, looking about, "Are we going to keep fighting," she calls.
[19:18] * Demedais seems unresponsive to Antenora's comment.
[19:18] <Alicia> "Seira looks out of it - see if you can get her out of here, I'll hold them off while you retreat!" Alicia calls back.
[19:19] <Kotono> "Okay," Antenora nods briskly, taking to the air! She flies over to Seira...and after a moment of thought, 'We're retreating. C'mon,' she says into her mind, words coming even in the auditory silence for Seira.
[19:20] * Seira would like to respond, but her mind is still in a stupor thanks to the undead's attack.
[19:20] <Kotono> OOC - Alicia's up.
[19:20] * Alicia fires off another set of magic missiles at the one that had been doing all the screaming, since it's the most hurt of the two remaining.
[19:20] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
[19:21] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 5d4+5 --> 6,0[ 5d4=15 ]4,0{20}
[19:21] <Kotono> The magic missiles strike it, ripping into it and doing no small measure of damage! OOC - Demedais and Marie, you can hear again now.
[19:21] <Kotono> OOC - Second one is up.
[19:21] <Kotono> OOC - Er, third.
[19:22] <Kotono> The third one turns, this time splitting it's attacks between Antenora and Seira!
[19:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Antenora
[19:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0Antenora --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{34}
[19:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Seira
[19:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0Seira --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{16}
[19:22] <Kotono> roll 1d3 Seira
[19:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d3 1,0Seira --> 6,0[ 1d3=3 ]4,0{3}
[19:22] <Alicia> OOC: hey, Anty has 5 images too, remember
[19:22] <Kotono> roll 1d6 this is true
[19:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d6 1,0this is true --> 6,0[ 1d6=5 ]4,0{5}
[19:23] <Kotono> This time, only images suffer, as the singer, now stopped, advances! This one darts for Marie, reaching out for her!
[19:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 poor familiar
[19:23] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0poor familiar --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{21}
[19:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[19:23] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{26}
[19:23] <Alicia> OOC: Marie is behind me, so can I AoO it?
[19:23] <Kotono> OOC: Yeah, sure.
[19:23] <Alicia> OOC: that also means it can't full attack her
[19:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 holy
[19:23] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0holy --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{21}
[19:24] <Kotono> OOC: That's a point. Also, whiff. Fort save for Marie.
[19:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12
[19:24] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{31}
[19:24] <Kotono> The singer darts out, past Alicia's thrust! IT reaches for Marie, but the touch doesn't seem to harm her, only leave her chilled! OOC - Deme.
[19:25] * Demedais looks between the two ghosts, head slowly clearing, before stepping next to the most injured one and continuing his slow work!
[19:25] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20
[19:25] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{34}
[19:25] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20
[19:25] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{32}
[19:25] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15
[19:25] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{24}
[19:25] <Demedais> roll 1d20+10
[19:25] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{20}
[19:25] <Kotono> OOC - First two hit, roll 1d100s.
[19:25] <Demedais> roll 1d100
[19:26] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=72 ]4,0{72}
[19:26] <Demedais> roll 1d100
[19:26] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=41 ]4,0{41}
[19:26] <Kotono> OOC - 1 hit.
[19:26] <Demedais> roll 2d6+8
[19:26] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 2d6+8 --> 6,0[ 2d6=5 ]4,0{13}
[19:26] <Kotono> Demedais manages a hit, scraping and at last wounding the second one! It's not a serious hit, needing many more to put this abomination down! OOC - Marie.
[19:27] <Alicia> Marie zips around to the other side of Alicia, moving adroitly through the air to avoid any attacks as she ensures the monster will have to go through the paladin to get to her, while still keeping her protective aura close enough for benefit. She doesn't slack on offensive duties, however, as she shoots another arrow at it!
[19:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 she can take 1 on tumble and pass for that, so just rolling the attack
[19:28] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0she can take 1 on tumble and pass for that, so just rolling the attack --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{34}
[19:28] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[19:28] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=52 ]4,0{52}
[19:28] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1+1d6+1d4
[19:28] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 1d6=1 1d4=2 ]4,0{8}
[19:29] <Kotono> Another shocking and sonic hit, another weakening of the deathshrieker! This blow is only a graze, but brings it further to it's demise! OOC - Antenora and Seira.
[19:29] <Seira> Shaking off her stupor, Seira resists the urge to clap her palms to her no-doubt bleeding ears and instead takes a step away from the undead next to her, kneeling to pick up her dropped sword, its flames thankfully not extinguished, and eyes their remaining enemies. "A fighting retreat works for me," she speaks, trusting that if there is an answer she simply must hear, Antenora would let her know.
[19:29] <Seira> "We'll hold them off, and you finish them with the missiles, Alicia!"
[19:30] <Kotono> Antenora nods, taking to the air. 'Coming?' Antenora asks in a word, 'Or stayin gon foot?'
[19:30] <Alicia> "If you're up for it, just be careful and don't let them stun you again!" Alicia replies as she fends off the one closest to her.
[19:30] * Seira floats off the ground a few inches as her response to Antenora.
[19:31] <Kotono> At that, Antenora starts to fly back and away!
[19:31] <Kotono> OOC - Alicia.
[19:31] * Alicia steps back from the one near to her, still keeping herself between it and Marie as she blasts it with another magic missile salvo!
[19:31] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
[19:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 5d4+5 --> 6,0[ 5d4=15 ]4,0{20}
[19:34] <Kotono> Alicia pelts this one once more, cracks starting to show on it's body! It's not down yet, as in vengence, it comes forth and grasps at her once!
[19:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[19:34] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{32}
[19:34] <Kotono> roll 1d8
[19:34] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d8 --> 6,0[ 1d8=2 ]4,0{2}
[19:35] <Kotono> An image dies, but Alicia is still safe! The other, meanwhile, darts forward at Demedais, reaching to touch him!
[19:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[19:35] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{29}
[19:35] <Kotono> OOC - Fort of saves.
[19:35] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 right.
[19:35] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0right. --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{22}
[19:36] <Kotono> roll 1d8
[19:36] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d8 --> 6,0[ 1d8=8 ]4,0{8}
[19:37] <Kotono> Demedais feels his very personality leeched out by this touch, leaving him bland and nearly emotionless! OOC - Deme, you're up.
[19:38] * Demedais retreats away from the being, leaving Seira and Alicia to handle these things! OOC: moving away as fast as possible.
[19:39] <Kotono> Demedais hurries back the path, safely disentangling from the shriekers! OOC - Marie.
[19:39] <Alicia> "Marie, stick close to me - we're going to have to keep moving now that we have their attention," Alicia tells her familiar, causing the eladrin to wait and see what the paladin has planned.
[19:40] <Alicia> OOC: she's delaying till Alicia's init so we act together from now on.
* Retrieving #dunes modes...
[19:40] * Alicia changes topic to '???3>???2>Demedais>Antenora=Seira>Alicia=Marie'
[19:40] <Kotono> OOC - Okay. Seira, you're going to keep retreating with Antenora?
[19:41] * Seira stores away her sword, and takes to the air towards Alicia, drawing her bow instead.
[19:42] <Kotono> Antenora starts to fall back, but hovers not too far away from the others for now. OOC - Alicia+Marie.
[19:42] <Alicia> "Now! Follow me!" Alicia tells Marie as she suddenly backflips away from the shrieker assailing her and gets some distance, hopefully luring both in the opposite direction that the party is retreating in, before she fires her magic missiles! Flying after her, Marie positions herself behind Alicia and shoots another crackling arrow at the same wounded target!
[19:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 DC 15 tumble
[19:42] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0DC 15 tumble --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{32}
[19:42] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5 MM
[19:42] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 5d4+5 1,0MM --> 6,0[ 5d4=7 ]4,0{12}
[19:42] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 arrow
[19:42] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0arrow --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{29}
[19:42] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[19:42] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=66 ]4,0{66}
[19:42] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1+1d6+1d4
[19:42] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 --> 6,0[ 1d4=1 1d6=5 1d4=1 ]4,0{8}
[19:42] <Seira> "I've got a second bow," Seira calls over to Antenora, gesturing to Nature's Savant. "Let's do what we can from the air!"
[19:43] <Kotono> The wounded shrieker shakes all over, nearly breaking apart from the barrage! Yet as hurt as it is, it still manages tos tay together. "I'll et it," Antenora calls meanwhile! OOC - Shriekers are up.
[19:44] <Kotono> One of the shriekers immediately follows Alicia, reaching out to touch her once more with a dogged preservance, even as it's body is on the verge of crumbling.
[19:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[19:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{17}
[19:44] <Kotono> Yet it's touch is a failure, missing Alicia entirely! Meanwhile, the second does the same, chasing Alicia!
[19:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[19:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{22}
[19:44] <Kotono> OOC +1 more, but moot with her touch aC.
[19:44] <Kotono> roll 1d7
[19:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d7 --> 6,0[ 1d7=1 ]4,0{1}
[19:44] <Kotono> OOC - Fort save.
[19:44] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 fort
[19:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0fort --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{25}
[19:45] <Kotono> Despite the touch, Alicia manages to keep herself together! OOC - Deme.
[19:45] * Demedais murmurs something slowly under his breath as he moves back further, attempting to remove some of the effects of the shriekers.
[19:45] <Demedais> roll 1d4 lesser restoration gogogo?
[19:45] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d4 1,0lesser restoration gogogo? --> 6,0[ 1d4=1 ]4,0{1}
[19:46] <Kotono> Demedais feels slightly restored from this, his damaged personality slightly returning. OOC - Seira and Antenora.
[19:47] <Kotono> Antenora grabs the offered bow and lets loose one arrow at first, a furious strike against the evil ghost!
[19:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
[19:47] * Seira tries firing at the crumbling shrieker, if for no reason than to distract it from Alicia.
[19:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+19 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{21}
[19:48] <Kotono> However, the arrows whizzes by and narrowly misses again!
[19:48] <Seira> roll 1d20+4 (-4 for melee, -7 pa)
[19:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+4 1,0(-4 for melee, -7 pa) --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{13}
[19:48] <Seira> roll 1d20-1 (-4 for melee, -7 pa)
[19:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20-1 1,0(-4 for melee, -7 pa) --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{4}
[19:48] <Kotono> Seira fires off twice, but both arrows whiz by uneffectively! OOC - Marie+Alicia.
[19:49] <Alicia> "Now, break left!" Alicia orders her familiar as she cartwheels to the side and then circles around to the rear of the undead, keeping at least fifteen feet away from them and shielding Marie with her body as they both fire in tandem!
[19:49] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 tumble
[19:49] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0tumble --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{18}
[19:50] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5 MM
[19:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 5d4+5 1,0MM --> 6,0[ 5d4=15 ]4,0{20}
[19:50] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 arrow
[19:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0arrow --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{35}
[19:50] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[19:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d100 --> 6,0[ 1d100=69 ]4,0{69}
[19:50] <Kotono> OOC - Which one is each of you hitting?
[19:50] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 both hitting the same one we've been hitting for the past few rounds (the one that deafened Marie and was first to engage us in melee)
[19:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 1,0both hitting the same one we've been hitting for the past few rounds (the one that deafened Marie and was first to engage us in melee) --> 6,0[ 1d4=2 1d6=6 1d4=4 ]4,0{13}
[19:51] <Kotono> The magical missiles are enough to shatter the second death shrieker! It fades apart, but this time...a horrible wail of a thosuand voices come from it before it crumbles! OOC - Wills aves, all. Seira gets a +4 bonus.
[19:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 Antenora
[19:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+14 1,0Antenora --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{25}
[19:51] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 A
[19:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0A --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{25}
[19:51] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 M
[19:51] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
[19:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{28}
[19:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0M --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{30}
[19:52] <Demedais> OOC: Including me?
[19:53] <Demedais> roll 1d20+12
[19:53] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+12 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{21}
[19:55] <Kotono> roll 10d6
[19:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 10d6 --> 6,0[ 10d6=44 ]4,0{44}
[19:55] <Kotono> The sound is only unpleasant for all but Demedais, who feels his eardrums blow! The pain is incredible, his head throbbing! OOC - Last shrieker sis up.
[19:56] <Kotono> The last shrieker continues...or would, but stops and instead retreats back through the wall of the dome, vanishing away. Once inside, the horrible sound at last stops. OOC - Free action.
[19:57] <Alicia> OOC: is there still a hole in the wall?
[19:57] <Kotono> OOC - It's not a hole, but there is a damaged section, yes.
[19:58] * Demedais tries the restorative magics again, watching dully.
[19:58] <Demedais> roll 1d4
[19:58] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d4 --> 6,0[ 1d4=3 ]4,0{3}
[19:58] <Alicia> "Okay," Alicia takes a deep breath and starts to head back to the others. "Unless anyone can punch through that wall - and I'm not sure it's even a good idea in our current condition - I say we head back to lick our wounds."
[19:59] * Seira looks at Antenora expectantly.
[20:00] <Kotono> Antenora nods and then, 'Alicia wants to head back since we've been beaten half to death.
[20:00] <Kotono> '
[20:01] <Alicia> On a whim, Alicia tries to dispel whatever is keeping the wall of bones up. She doubts it's even possible, but no harm in trying if they're already heading out.
[20:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
[20:01] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+10 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{19}
[20:01] * Seira considers. "If you're getting low on spells," she tells Alicia, "it would be wise."
[20:01] <Kotono> The dispel doesn't seem to have any effect.
[20:02] <Alicia> "I've burnt through a lot, but at least I'm still fairly healthy, which is more than I can say for some of us," Alicia replies as she rejoins them, Marie settling tiredly on the paladin's head. "We're not on a time limit, so there's no harm in coming back after we've rested up."
[20:03] * Seira nods, and giving the dome one final look, takes off towards the exit.
[20:03] <Kotono> "One of us should go check on Demedais, too," Antenora points out, "He got the worst of it." After a moment, "Could one of you? I need to pass on thing sto Seira."

[Corwin]

[17:35] <Seira> roll 1d10+10
[17:35] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d10+10 --> 6,0[ 1d10=6 ]4,0{16}
[17:36] <Kotono> ----
[17:37] <Kotono> With the immediate problems of the ruins cleared, returning back to the elevator room is easy enough. Descent is safe and simple this time and thus the party arrives at the interjunctioned stairway, one path leading up to s afe door out and the other deeper into the earth, where the mounds of bones lie.
[17:39] <Seira> Mounds of bones it is! "Let's go there and be on the lookout for any magic, especially of the moving kind?"
[17:39] * Alicia leads the way downwards with her familiar generating dancing lights ahead of them to light the way. "I bought a potion that will make a person completely undetectable to undead - once we get to the dome Marie can scout inside it before we try to bring it down."
[17:40] <Seira> "Why not just try to collapse it and snipe whatever comes out with magic missiles?"
[17:40] * Seira shrugs. "Or even regular arrows, they're bound to saturate its defenses eventually."
[17:41] * Demedais nods once to this. "That should assist greatly. And the main thing I can think of with that plan is that we have no high or easily unreachable location to do this from."
[17:42] <Alicia> "Those deathshriekers can fly, anyway," Alicia points out. "And if we can find out exactly what's inside, we can plan accordingly - if it's just that one deathshrieker left from yesterday, fine. But if there's more of them, or other types, I'd like to be ready."
[17:43] <Kotono> "We can fly...but most of what we've fought so far can do the same. I doubt we'll have a signigant movement advantage of this remains that way," Antenora adds as the party descends into the chilling earth. Down deeper you go, down and down and down and down. As you reach the bottom, you find that the mound of bones are quite lesser on a glance now. They're only maybe a third as tall, with even some gaps where one can see the floor.
[17:44] * Alicia scans the mounds before frowning. "I think they've used a lot of bones to reinforce that dome, at a guess," she comments as Marie looks around for magic. Alicia herself has her eyes open for evil in hopes of noticing any individual beings amidst the background vileness.
[17:44] <Demedais> "Huh. Well, this is progres- mmm. True, that might be it." Demedais shrugs after a moment, before checking for chaos.
[17:46] * Demedais stops the others, peering straight ahead. "...That wasn't there last time. And it's huge. You getting something evil, I take it, Alicia? Ahead of us, far distance?"
[17:47] <Seira> "No one said this creep was the last one remaining, here," Seira muses. "So, are we going ahead with the recon, or just going to hit the dome and see what happens?"
[17:48] <Alicia> "Definitely something nasty ahead," Alicia nods, deciding that it wouldn't hurt to cast mirror image and channel a scorching ray into her flaming blade. She can reserve shield in case it turns out to be corporeal. "I doubt we'll get to the dome before we're stopped, Seira."
[17:48] <Alicia> roll 1d4+3
[17:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d4+3 --> 6,0[ 1d4=2 ]4,0{5}
[17:48] <Seira> At Alicia's words and magic show, Seira casts her own Mirror Image spell.
[17:48] <Seira> roll 1d4+3
[17:48] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d4+3 --> 6,0[ 1d4=2 ]4,0{5}
[17:48] <Kotono> Antenora is quiet, keeping to herself but looking ahead.
[17:49] * Alicia advances with sword drawn. "Any deathshriekers or other incorporeal things, leave to Marie and me?" she suggests.
[17:49] * Seira draws her own sword with a shrug. "I came better prepared against undead this time around, but sure."
[17:50] * Demedais nods and calls his armor forth. "With distinct pleasure. Very unfond of those things."
[17:52] <Kotono> As the party walks on, they see that the hills are growing less and less. After two minutes of walking and coming around a small hill bend, they see that...there is none at all ahead. The latter half of the chamber is empty of loose bones. Farther on in the emptiness, however, before the dome? It is gargantuan. It fills the room like a tower in shape, wider than the dome and tall. It is like a tower, built of thousands on thousands of skeleto
[17:52] <Kotono> thousands of skeletons. (More)
[17:53] <Kotono> Four twenty foot long 'arms' extend from various jutting points on it's form, tipped with claws more like scythes than anything else. Thousands of twisting, chanting faces can be seen in various parts of the tower. In a vile tongue they sing, chanting endlessly.
[17:55] <Seira> "That tower is a friend of Orcus. Now wasn't that nice to know?" Seira asks the others.
[17:55] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11 what does the cute little fairy know about the big undead demon lord?
[17:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0what does the cute little fairy know about the big undead demon lord? --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{24}
[17:55] * Demedais looks at this, before looking to the others. "...friend of Orcus?"
[17:55] <Alicia> "Sweet Mystra..." Alicia gapes in horror at the titanic undead constuction, momentarily stupefied.
[17:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[17:56] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+4 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{24}
[17:56] <Alicia> "Hey! Listen! This is a necronaut," Marie pipes up. "Only a favoured servant of Orcus would be able to make it."
[17:56] <Kotono> "...necronaut..." Antenora hisses out, brandishing her spear. "Marie's right. I'd heard of one of these, when the demons used it as a siege engine in Avernus."
[17:57] * Seira decides it is quite the time for a few spells!
[17:58] <Alicia> "It can trample all over you - it moves *really* fast, and those arms aren't for show," Marie continues. "Now is a good time to fly."
[17:58] <Kotono> The great construct of bones shakes, as the faces begin to scream! The screams are ones of pain, as the very mass itself seems to be shambling forward! OOC - It's aware of you guys and it isn't friendly. Let's do initiative for sanity here.
[17:58] <Alicia> Nodding to her familiar, Alicia casts Fly upon herself, intending to cast it on Demedais as well if she has time before it detects them and attacks.
[17:58] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 A
[17:58] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0A --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{26}
[17:58] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
[17:58] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+7 1,0M --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{27}
[17:58] <Demedais> "Necronaut?" Demedais muses. "Explains why the place radiated chaos as well as evil. So I take it the thing is sentient and quite capable of movement? Right." With that, Demedais draws his sword...
[17:58] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1
[17:58] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+1 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{20}
[17:59] <Kotono> "We're going to fight a tower?" Antenora glares at it, starting to flap her wings. "This is going to be...impressive."
[17:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[17:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{8}
[17:59] <Seira> roll 1d20+12 nerveskitter
[17:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0nerveskitter --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{18}
[18:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20-2
[18:00] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20-2 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{18}
[18:00] * Kotono changes topic to 'Marie>Alicia>Demedais>Seira=Necronaut>Antenora'
[18:01] <Kotono> OOC: Go Marie. You all are about sixty foot away from the giant honking moving tower of boney rape.
[18:01] <Alicia> Marie promptly shifts into her incorporeal ball of light form, gauging that her tiny arrows won't do much against this thing.
[18:01] <Kotono> OOC: Alicia.
[18:04] <Alicia> "Scatter!" Alicia yells, casting Fly on herself and taking off to fly ten feet up and forty-five feet to the left and slightly away from the tower.
[18:04] <Kotono> OOC: Deme.
[18:06] * Demedais hesitates for just a second, about to say something to Alicia, before blinking. "Last resort, I guess." With that, he quickly flips open his bag and pulls out a potion of flight, before chugging it and moving back and away. "Not like I'm not familiar with last resorts..."
[18:07] <Kotono> OOC: Seira, you're up.
[18:07] * Seira casts Fly, moving sharply away from the tower as she resolves to stay back before she has a chance of observing the necronaut in action. Stoneskin envelops her form from the get go, on the off chance the thing decides to stomp on her.
[18:09] <Kotono> The vast tower shambles forward! IT moves like a rolling wave of skulls, fluidly turning into a slug like construct before instantly reforming at it finishes! It moved fifty feet in an instant, it's claws lashing out at Antenora, who wasn't fast enough to react!
[18:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[18:09] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{23}
[18:10] <Seira> roll 1d20+11
[18:10] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+11 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{21}
[18:11] <Kotono> It is a massive blow, aimed right at her! However, it just barely misses her, sending the end of the small piles of bones scattering about instead! With the beast out of position, Antenora advances forward and glides along it's side, a charging thrust into it now that she's safely inside it's reach!
[18:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+2 FS 7/8, +2 charge, -4 PA)
[18:12] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0(+2 FS 7/8, +2 charge, -4 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{21}
[18:12] <Kotono> roll 2d8+34+1d6
[18:12] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d8+34+1d6 --> 6,0[ 2d8=10 1d6=3 ]4,0{47}
[18:13] <Kotono> Antenora's spear seems to find an opening, thrusting into it! She rips out a few screaming skulls and faces, yet thousands more remain! OOC - Marie.
[18:13] <Demedais> "...Should we be on the lookout for that deathshrieker, too?" Demedais muses. "Or did this eat it?"
[18:13] <Seira> "I'm confident it'll find us!" Seira calls back to Demedais.
[18:14] <Kotono> "Gods willing, it won't," Antenora calls back, dodging falling bones from her strike.
[18:14] <Alicia> "Wouldn't hurt to stay alert!" Marie pipes up as she flies along behind Antenora, positioning herself to shield the erinyes with her aura without overlapping enough to give the necronaut similar protection, before a series of dizzyingly multicoloured orbs blast out to impact the behemoth!
[18:14] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
[18:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 5d4+5 --> 6,0[ 5d4=10 ]4,0{15}
[18:15] <Demedais> "The amount of joy I feel at that prospect is obvious on my face, I hope." Demedais says somberly.
[18:15] <Seira> "Sure is!"
[18:15] <Kotono> The five magical missiles strike, each one shattering a bit of bone into nothing, doing some more damage to the monstrosity! OOC - Alicia.
[18:16] <Alicia> Floating upwards thirty feet, Alicia is happy enough with her current vantage to blast the tower of bone with several arcs of bright orange flame, razing across its surface!
[18:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 scorching ray
[18:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0scorching ray --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{21}
[18:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 scorching ray
[18:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0scorching ray --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{32}
[18:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 scorching ray
[18:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0scorching ray --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{18}
[18:17] <Kotono> OOC - It's touch on a gargantuan creature. C'mon, just guess if you hit. Hint: You did.
[18:17] <Alicia> roll 12d6
[18:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 12d6 --> 6,0[ 12d6=47 ]4,0{47}
[18:18] <Kotono> Three beams of fire scorch ancient bones, an elf's skull burning up as a large bone shatters! Yet these are only surface injuries thus far! OOC - Deme.
[18:21] * Demedais considers the demon carefully, not wanting to directly engage it yet, before flying up and in Antenora's direction to try and provide another viable distraction while keeping her in range if it does move to attack him.
[18:21] <Kotono> OOC - How close are you getting to it? Within twenty feet?
[18:24] <Demedais> OOC: Failing to imagine this properly, I imagine. Uh. Let's just say that I'm moving to about twenty feet away from the tower on another side of it from Antenora.
[18:25] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Are you going to go in it' sreach or stay jus toutside of it?
[18:25] <Demedais> OOC: Stay just outside.
[18:26] <Kotono> Demedais flies closer, at yet another hard to attack angle! As he positions...OOC - Seira and the 'naut are up. Go 'head, Seira?
[18:26] * Seira mirrors Alicia's actions as she flies straight up, calling upon fire to smite their enemy. Her variant may be different than Alicia's, but by no means any less deadly!
[18:27] <Seira> roll 10d6 fireball
[18:27] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 10d6 1,0fireball --> 6,0[ 10d6=40 ]4,0{40}
[18:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[18:27] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+7 --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{13}
[18:27] <Seira> OOC: fail~
[18:28] <Kotono> The fireball bursts amid the behemoth of bones, sending a few more charred ones flying! As that happens, one of the claws lashes out at Antenora first!
[18:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[18:28] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{37}
[18:28] <Kotono> roll 3d6+16
[18:28] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 3d6+16 --> 6,0[ 3d6=12 ]4,0{28}
[18:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Antenora ref save
[18:28] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0Antenora ref save --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{19}
[18:29] <Kotono> WHAM! Antenora is sent flying backwards, blood knocked forth from the claw marks! She's sent flying ten feet straight backwards, still within range, for a second claw comes then to continue th epain!
[18:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[18:29] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{26}
[18:30] <Kotono> Fortunately, Antenora avoids that second one - but the third clawarm comes as well, even as that one misses!
[18:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[18:30] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{28}
[18:30] <Kotono> Wobbling in the air, Antenora narrowly avoids the third...but the last comes and follows up as well, rippling through it's bony body to position and swipe at her!
[18:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[18:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{32}
[18:31] <Kotono> roll 3d6+16
[18:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 3d6+16 --> 6,0[ 3d6=9 ]4,0{25}
[18:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 ref save
[18:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+11 1,0ref save --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{31}
[18:32] <Kotono> Antenora is smacked again, a heavy thudding! This time she manages to barely stand her ground, wobbling in the air but not knocked flying like a discus! At this, Antenora very quickly withdraws back, flying straight backwards! OOC - Marie.
[18:32] <Kotono> OOC +10 HP, 6/8 FS.
[18:33] <Kotono> Antenora doesn't manage anything like words, really, but more of an enraged snarl. One arm goes to hold her smacked shoulder as she winces, glaring at the necronaut.
[18:34] <Alicia> Marie pings it with some more magic missiles, flying back after Antenora to cover her. "You should've flown up, not backwards!" she reprimands.
[18:34] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
[18:34] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 5d4+5 --> 6,0[ 5d4=13 ]4,0{18}
[18:38] <Kotono> More magical missiles fly, shattering more rows of loosely knitted bones! As this occurs, "Yes, yes," Antenora shakes her head. "Excuse me for not thinking clearly after being tossed about like a play ball." OOC - Alicia.
[18:40] * Alicia has no desire to get too close to that thing, and continues ascending upwards while bathing it in cleansing flame. "Just be careful - we can wear it down so long as we keep our distance, so wait till it's weakened before charging in again!" she calls over to Antenora.
[18:40] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 scorching ray
[18:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0scorching ray --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{24}
[18:40] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 scorching ray
[18:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0scorching ray --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{29}
[18:40] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 scorching ray
[18:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0scorching ray --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{25}
[18:40] <Alicia> roll 12d6
[18:40] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 12d6 --> 6,0[ 12d6=47 ]4,0{47}
[18:41] <Kotono> More scorching raws fry the bone tower, burning it as best it can, yet leaving so much more to go! OOC - Demedais.
[18:44] * Demedais stops attempting to think this thing through, instead moving towards the thing instead, attempting to block the claws as he moves to engage the monster! "Antenora, take this time to move up! I'll join you all above its reach once you've pulled out."
[18:45] <Kotono> As Demedais approaches, one of the claws lashes out at him!
[18:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[18:45] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{25}
[18:45] <Kotono> However, this strike is stopped cold by the Fifth Resort, letting Demedais get in! OOC - Continue on.
[18:46] * Demedais closes in and delivers an introduction slash, preparing to parry hits with his blade and shield!
[18:46] <Demedais> roll 1d20+12 (+1 Haste -3 PA -5 CE)
[18:46] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0(+1 Haste -3 PA -5 CE) --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{21}
[18:47] <Kotono> OOC - Hit.
[18:47] <Demedais> roll 2d6+14
[18:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 2d6+14 --> 6,0[ 2d6=6 ]4,0{20}
[18:47] <Kotono> Demedais gets in, slashing through an old rib cage! More bones fall, his position close enough to strike secured! OOC - Seira?
[18:49] * Seira changes her plans at the last moment, opting to charge in with the Resort. Much as she'd like to keep on setting the tower on fire, she doesn't wish to leave Demedais there alone.
[18:49] * Kotono changes topic to 'Marie>Alicia>Demedais>Seira>Necronaut>Antenora'
[18:50] <Seira> roll 1d20+20 charge it is
[18:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0charge it is --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{38}
[18:50] <Seira> roll 3d8+5 sadly no crits
[18:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 3d8+5 1,0sadly no crits --> 6,0[ 3d8=15 ]4,0{20}
[18:51] <Kotono> Seira closes in as well, hacking at the body! She finds no resistance at all, just carving into it and sending more bones flying! OOC - It's up.
[18:51] <Kotono> It's claws come forth, working again with two targets in range! The first one goes at Demedais!
[18:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[18:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{36}
[18:51] <Kotono> roll 3d6+16 and make a ref save, Deme.
[18:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 3d6+16 1,0and make a ref save, Deme. --> 6,0[ 3d6=8 ]4,0{24}
[18:52] <Demedais> roll 1d20+8 woo.
[18:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0woo. --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{21}
[18:52] <Kotono> Demedais is smacked hard, sent back ten feet in the air by pure concussive force! As this happens, the second claw goes for Seira!
[18:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[18:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{33}
[18:52] <Kotono> OOC - AC and images?
[18:53] <Seira> OOC: 5 images, ac 17 on them. My own AC is 27 at present
[18:53] <Kotono> roll 1d6
[18:53] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d6 --> 6,0[ 1d6=3 ]4,0{3}
[18:53] <Kotono> As one of Seira's images die, the third claw comes for her!
[18:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[18:53] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{41}
[18:53] <Kotono> roll 1d5
[18:53] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d5 --> 6,0[ 1d5=2 ]4,0{2}
[18:53] <Kotono> A second image dies, as even the last claw comes at the still in close Seira!
[18:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[18:53] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{25}
[18:54] <Kotono> roll 1d4
[18:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d4 --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 ]4,0{4}
[18:54] <Kotono> OOC - Oh yes, it also gets cleaves on the MIs.
[18:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 cleave 1
[18:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 1,0cleave 1 --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{33}
[18:54] <Kotono> roll 1d3
[18:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d3 --> 6,0[ 1d3=3 ]4,0{3}
[18:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 cleave 2
[18:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 1,0cleave 2 --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{38}
[18:55] <Kotono> roll 1d2
[18:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d2 --> 6,0[ 1d2=1 ]4,0{1}
[18:55] <Kotono> roll 3d6+16 and a ref save, Seira.
[18:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 3d6+16 1,0and a ref save, Seira. --> 6,0[ 3d6=11 ]4,0{27}
[18:55] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
[18:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+23 --> 6,0[ 1d20=13 ]4,0{36}
[18:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 cleave 3 then
[18:56] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 1,0cleave 3 then --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{41}
[18:56] <Kotono> roll 3d6+16
[18:56] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 3d6+16 --> 6,0[ 3d6=9 ]4,0{25}
[18:56] <Kotono> OOC - Ref again.
[18:56] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
[18:56] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+23 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{32}
[18:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 last cleave from MI killing
[18:56] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 1,0last cleave from MI killing --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{31}
[18:57] <Kotono> roll 3d6+16 and another ref save
[18:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 3d6+16 1,0and another ref save --> 6,0[ 3d6=10 ]4,0{26}
[18:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
[18:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+23 --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{34}
[18:58] <Kotono> Seira is battered about horribly, but manages to keep her place! Her mirror images are butchered, only one stray on left and her body is beaten! Only the stoneskin granted toughness helps prevent any greater injuries! OOC - Antenora.
[18:59] <Kotono> Antenora waits a bit, recovering her strength! OOC - 5/8 FS, +10 HP. Marie, you're up.
[19:00] <Demedais> "Ch... didn't mean for you to get involved as well..." Demedais grimaces. "Want to both move back now so everyone can go up out of reach? This should have distracted it enough for... damnit, did Antenora move up or not? Can't tell from here..."
[19:00] <Alicia> "Ow, that looked like it hurt," Marie turns into her little fairy form, wincing at the brutality inflicted upon Seira as she flies sixty feet upwards, drawing her bow as she does. She has to save her last magic missiles for any more spirits showing up.
[19:01] <Kotono> OOC - 'licia.
[19:02] <Alicia> "What happened to weakening it, first?" Alicia asks despairingly as she continues to ascend. At least Seira still seems fairly healthy despite it all, and hopefully some more fire will improve things as all six of the Alicias present fire off lances of burnination!
[19:02] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[19:02] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=17 ]4,0{33}
[19:02] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[19:02] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{22}
[19:02] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[19:02] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{26}
[19:02] <Alicia> roll 12d6
[19:02] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 12d6 --> 6,0[ 12d6=44 ]4,0{44}
[19:03] <Kotono> More fire burns the massive heap of bones, dealing some considerable damage, but it still fights on fightening, moving, whirling ease! OOC - Demedais.
[19:03] <Seira> "An over-reliance on Mirror Image happened," Seira grumbles. "I have it when it fails."
[19:06] * Demedais nods slightly, before swerving back in and rebeginning his assault, more cautious this time. OOC: Take the AoO.
[19:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[19:07] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{24}
[19:07] <Kotono> Yet the blow bounces off Demedais' royal armor, stopped cold and completely! OOC - Continue on, you're going all anti AoO today.
[19:08] * Demedais then slashes upward along the length of the skeletal structure, hoping to rip something more important out of it.
[19:08] <Demedais> roll 1d20+12 (+1 Haste +2 Helm -3 PA -7 CE) using Divine Might
[19:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0(+1 Haste +2 Helm -3 PA -7 CE) using Divine Might --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{27}
[19:09] <Kotono> OOC - HIt.
[19:09] <Demedais> roll 2d6+20
[19:09] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 2d6+20 --> 6,0[ 2d6=6 ]4,0{26}
[19:10] <Kotono> Demedais rips into the skeleton with a fury, severing more bones! Bones continue to rain down from the various gaps torn into the necronaut! Below, bones are crushed below by the base of the tower, the power and shards flowing into the bottom! This grisly display is almost enchantingly beautiful, if one took the time tow atch as they were crushed to death...OOC - Seira.
[19:10] * Seira decides to stay around a bit longer. Her earlier purpose of distracting the undead tower from overwhelming Demedais might have worked a bit too well, but the idea behind her actions is still solid. She stabs her sword into their enemy, aglow with arcane fire and challening righteous divine fury as she seeks to put down this obstacle to their advancement!
[19:11] <Seira> roll 1d20+19 smite
[19:11] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+19 1,0smite --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{24}
[19:11] <Seira> roll 1d20+14
[19:11] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+14 --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{19}
[19:11] <Kotono> OOC - All hit.
[19:11] <Seira> roll 3d8+5+1d8+6d8
[19:11] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 3d8+5+1d8+6d8 --> 6,0[ 3d8=12 1d8=4 6d8=22 ]4,0{43}
[19:11] <Seira> roll 3d8+5+1d8
[19:11] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 3d8+5+1d8 --> 6,0[ 3d8=19 1d8=4 ]4,0{28}
[19:12] <Seira> Nodding with satisfaction, Seira flies back a bit.
[19:12] <Kotono> Seira rips into the beast with the second resort, scoring two big hits! A rain of bone comes from the blows, but the necronaut endures further! It's wrath turns to Demedais first, striking at him with it's first claw!
[19:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 AC, Deme?
[19:12] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 1,0AC, Deme? --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{36}
[19:12] <Demedais> OOC: Current AC 38.
[19:13] <Kotono> The second comes for him as well!
[19:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[19:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{29}
[19:13] <Kotono> And the third!
[19:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[19:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{40}
[19:13] <Kotono> roll 3d6+16 and a ref save, Deme
[19:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 3d6+16 1,0and a ref save, Deme --> 6,0[ 3d6=13 ]4,0{29}
[19:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+8 what reflex save?
[19:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+8 1,0what reflex save? --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{28}
[19:14] <Kotono> Despite blocking the first two, Demedais is clawed into with the third! However, in an amazing display of defense, he somehow hold shis ground! Yet the tower's motions do not end, the fourth coming for Demedais, too close!
[19:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[19:14] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{24}
[19:14] <Kotono> Yet this one is easily blocked with his sword, forced back just enough! OOC - Antenora's up.
[19:15] <Kotono> Having restored herself, Antenora approaches and chances it now, charging in with all she has! The creature reacts quickly, trying to strike her in return!
[19:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[19:15] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+22 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{34}
[19:15] <Kotono> roll 3d6+16
[19:15] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 3d6+16 --> 6,0[ 3d6=8 ]4,0{24}
[19:16] <Kotono> Despite taking the blow, Antenora continues her deseprate charge full on!
[19:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 (+2 FS 4/8, +2 charge, smite, -10 PA)
[19:16] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0(+2 FS 4/8, +2 charge, smite, -10 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{22}
[19:17] <Kotono> roll 2d8+80+1d6
[19:17] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d8+80+1d6 --> 6,0[ 2d8=10 1d6=2 ]4,0{92}
[19:18] <Kotono> Despite the blood coming from her torn shoulder, Antenora slams her spear right into the center of the tower! This blow, amid all the others, finally rocks it! Bone shakes free, but it still exists, even with a gaping hole from the impact of the thrust! OOC - Marie.
[19:18] <Alicia> Lining up her shots carefully, Marie focuses all her inner power to hit the weak spot for massive damage!
[19:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[19:18] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{27}
[19:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[19:18] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{16}
[19:18] <Kotono> OOC - One hit.
[19:19] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1+1d6+1d4
[19:19] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 --> 6,0[ 1d4=1 1d6=2 1d4=3 ]4,0{7}
[19:21] <Kotono> Shake. Perhaps one can say that sometimes it is the straw the broke the camel's back. Perhaps that is the case here. It's only a single, small arrow. By itself it would only do passing damage, but somehow it's enough. The tower shakes and cracks all over,b efore shattering! The spray of bone is massive, spit all over! Yet after a long rain of bone..the tower lies shattered before you, nothing but broken bone.
[19:21] <Alicia> "YES!" Marie pumps her tiny fist wildly in the air as the tower crumbles from her expertly placed arrow of sublime destruction. "I am the most awesome coure that ever lived! Take that nightmarish siege engine of the Abyss! Beauty triumphs over ugliness!"
[19:22] * Seira isn't sure whether to roll her eyes or suggest the awesome coure to take to the front lines next time. She opts to heal herself instead.
[19:22] * Demedais blinks at this, before looking to Marie rather dryly and then looking ahead for more chaos.
[19:22] <Seira> roll 2d8+10
[19:22] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 2d8+10 --> 6,0[ 2d8=2 ]4,0{12}
[19:23] <Alicia> "My goodness..." Alicia just shakes her head wonderingly. "Nice shot, Marie," she compliments as the eladrin joyously flutters over to rejoin her.
[19:24] * Demedais goes to Antenora and pats her on the shoulder, healing her as he does so.
[19:25] <Seira> "So, I'm thinking, another ice storm at that dome?"
[19:25] <Demedais> OOC: 24 or whatever it takes to full heal her.
[19:25] <Demedais> "Sure. I'll heal myself as we go."
[19:25] <Alicia> "Lets see what we can see when we get there," Alicia agrees, looking around for further evil as they regroup and press on.
[19:26] <Kotono> OOC - 24 it is.
[19:26] <Kotono> The path to the dome is clear - rubble filled, but clear. The damage from yesterday is gone, but you see no intereference form here to there.
[19:27] <Demedais> "Well, that was the massive source of chaos I saw, though at this rate we may need to watch out for Marie." Demedais says drily, withdrawing one of the wands.
[19:28] * Demedais uses the wand to heal as they approach and Seira smashes.
[19:28] <Demedais> roll 7d8+7 preliminary
[19:28] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 7d8+7 1,0preliminary --> 6,0[ 7d8=35 ]4,0{42}
[19:29] <Alicia> "My natural urges to lie and cheat and do other nasty chaotic things is stifled by my oh so lawful Mistress," Marie replies, settling on Alicia's head as the paladin glides along, coming to a stop before the dome and waiting on Seira to do her thing.
[19:29] * Seira gestures at the dome as a strange sense of deja vu comes over her, an ice storm doing her bidding in knocking it down a scale.
[19:29] <Seira> roll 5d6
[19:29] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 5d6 --> 6,0[ 5d6=18 ]4,0{18}
[19:30] <Demedais> roll 3d8+3 Antenora next
[19:30] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 3d8+3 1,0Antenora next --> 6,0[ 3d8=12 ]4,0{15}
[19:30] * Demedais then puts the wand away as Seira works.
[19:30] <Kotono> Balls of ice and hali rain down, slamming into the dome! The damage is considerable, several cracks and small holes made! It's not a full blow entrance, but it's a pretty good start at it!
[19:30] <Alicia> "Nothing coming to bite?" Alicia wonders as no screaming ghosts come flying out in reaction.
[19:30] * Seira gestures at it. "Demedais, Antenora, would you like to widen that gap? We'll cover you."
[19:31] * Seira indeed gets into position to charge and intercept anything coming out of the dome.
[19:31] <Kotono> "Maybe they're all re-dead?" Antenora shakes her head hopefully, "Or that was all they had left? Or they're holding it reserve." Antenora nonetheless readies. "I'm fine with that. Demedais?"
[19:32] <Alicia> Alicia and Marie have their magic missiles ready, too.
[19:32] <Demedais> "Sure." Demedais shrugs, withdrawing his sword. "Let's break this open, get this done, and figure out what to do from there."
[19:32] <Kotono> "Yes," Antenora approaches the cracked part of the dome. "Ready when you are."
[19:33] <Alicia> Marie checks for magic while Alicia checks for evil.
[19:34] <Alicia> Nothing unusual to report, then.
[19:34] * Demedais descends as well, focusing for a moment. "On three, then? One, two... three!" With that, Demedais takes a mighty swing at the wall! OOC: Kensai focus here. Check is 15, Concentration bonus is 20, so I pass.
[19:35] <Kotono> OOC - Okay. Both you and her roll a full attack, say.
[19:37] <Kotono> roll 3d8+93 max PA is fun.
[19:37] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 3d8+93 1,0max PA is fun. --> 6,0[ 3d8=12 ]4,0{105}
[19:37] <Demedais> roll 6d6+90 hm, I'm likely calculating this wrong.
[19:37] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 6d6+90 1,0hm, I'm likely calculating this wrong. --> 6,0[ 6d6=19 ]4,0{109}
[19:39] <Kotono> CRUNCH! The rain of blows easily shatters the bony done! The entire front section in s afive foot radius crumbles, making an easy entryway. It's pitch black da-no, it isn't. As you peer in, lights come on. Inside of the dome, you see a throne of bones, large enough to hold this massive creature. It's like an ape and a boar mixed and has tiny wings on it's back. However, most of it's flesh is rotten, bone showing in several places. It leans ba
[19:39] <Kotono> flesh is rotten, bone showing in several places. It leans back, it's head resting on one of it's giant, bony hands. "Come on in, we may as well get to this," it calls.
[19:42] * Alicia decides to cast shield on herself as Marie takes off to float by her side, readying her bow once more. "And what's your role in all this?" she asks, striding forward.
[19:43] <Seira> Alicia's actions seem sensible enough, though Seira chooses to slide her hand across her sword, igniting it while she hangs back.
[19:43] <Kotono> Smothering a yawn that fills the entire dome with the stentch of rot, "I'm running this entire affair," he gestures, "Thanks for coming. You see, I've been waiting long enough for someone decent to see how my developments are doing. They exceeded expectations!" Rubbing his hands together, "Yes yes, I find this most agreeable. It make sthe lack of good conversation worth it!"
[19:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[19:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{28}
[19:44] * Demedais pauses, looking in at it, before following in. "Fascinating. How long have you been here, anyway?"
[19:44] <Kotono> "Demon," Antenora's voice rumbles low in her throat. Her muscles tense, spear readied.
[19:45] <Kotono> "Ah, a few thousands years? Something like," It rises, starting to pace. It's hands clasp behind it's back, "It's not been too terribly long. I'm afraid you got here only for the third beta, but even then the results were extremely encouraging. I was particularly happy with that Necronaut. Tell me," It leans forward, stopping it's walk, "Was it terryfing enough? Did it make your souls want to wither away into a puddle of hatred? Did it fight
[19:46] <Kotono> Did it fight well?"
[19:47] <Seira> "If you want to know, why not tell us something useful about the gnomes, say?" Seira offers.
[19:47] <Alicia> "I hit its weak spot for massive damage!" Marie declares smugly.
[19:48] <Kotono> "Oh, gnomes? What, do I look like a devil?" With a snort, "Please. But if you're offering a trade, do you have anything I'd like?" After it says that, ti's brow furrowed. "You know, I'd think that shot was a fluke..except since that I'm only working with bone, the design was somewhat altered. I got great progress on it - it can knock someone back with all four of it's claws at once now, for example, but I'm worried it's unstable with just bon
[19:49] <Kotono> but I'm worried it's unstable with just bone. Did it look unstable?"
[19:49] <Seira> "Of course we do!" Seira responds, sounding offended. "We have all the test data you need for your experiments, and we're totally not giving it to you until we hear something of value to us."
[19:50] * Alicia gives Seira a dubious look, preferring to simply dispense with the false pleasantries and attack the abomination, but she might as well let this play out a little bit more.
[19:52] <Kotono> "Well, why don't you narrow it down?" Retorting, "Gnomes is a big subject. I got tangled up in this whole mess since my Master lent me to an Evil God that would likely preferred not to be named - Oh, it's Shar, by the way, in case you're curious - and got tangled up in this whole gnome mess here. Long, long story. But where was I?"
[19:53] <Kotono> "Anyway, the point is that I got tangled up into thos whole mes...no wait, I said that. Anyway, I picked up a bit on them. What is it you want to know abou tin particular?"
[19:53] <Seira> "Gladly!" Seira responds. "How to kill Daa-vid, where any artifacts of his power or to defeat him remain, any information on dragons that might be around or have been at the time of his defeat, that kind of thing. Even a bit of history about the various gods and how they fought him would be quite pleasant to hear about!"
[19:53] * Alicia actually would like to know what Shar used this demon for, but will let Seira go through her questions first.
[19:55] * Demedais raises an eyebrow, before glancing to Alicia, a slightly bemused expression on his face. "I suspect you and I feel the same, but this isn't the first time Seira's done something greatly constructive with this sort of situation, so I'm willing to let her talk."
[19:55] <Kotono> "Oh, well then." Thinking a moment, "You know, for what's likely at least one paladin and one...I'm not sure what the hell you are," It looks to Antenora, "You remind me of if an Erinyes got it on with an angel...mmmm. You know, I should ask Mal...nevermind." It trails off. "As I was saying, you aren't a bad sort for the opposition and you're not such a bad conversationlist team. Well, at least you aren't," Looking to Seira, "The others are b
[19:55] <Kotono> Well, at least you aren't," Looking to Seira, "The others are burning holes in me with their eyes, I think, but I'm used to that from home."
[19:55] <Kotono> "Anyway!" He says this quickly, dragging himself back on track.
[19:55] <Alicia> "You did try to kill us with a whole slew of tortured undead abominations, but do go on," Alicia replies flatly.
[19:57] <Seira> "I'm used to people and things trying to kill me, too," Seira agrees, nodding for good measure. "And whyever would I want competition in that area when I like to hear myself talk so much?"
[19:57] <Kotono> "Oh well, that was just what I had to do here. Stupid duty...but I got stuck with it. Pfah," Snorting and filling the room with a distinctly unpleasant vapor, "Anyway, let's see. I heard Shar went a few rounds with the God King into a draw. I dunno if she wasn't into it or it was some strategy, but I saw Mystra and Shar fighting him briefly. Boy, now that was awkward. That was just near the end though, and then that human with that lovely swo
[19:57] <Kotono> and then that human with that lovely sword got into it."
[19:58] <Kotono> "That sword...Arondaaq? Now that I could spend an eon writing poems about. I'd spend an eternity polishing it, if I got the chance. That sword! Wow!" His empty eyesockets look about, wild. "Now THAt is a weapon worthy of Orcus. I was going to go get it afterwards, but it never worked out."
[19:59] <Seira> "The Seeker, right? That sword was pretty nice, a shame about it getting lost." Seira blithely ignores any mentions of polishing swords. "Don't suppose you can tell us what happened to it?"
[20:00] <Kotono> He starts to pace again, "I was thinking about that, then I got stuck here. Isn't that a complete let down? I'd be a balor now for sure, since not even the Abyss could deny how useful that was." He waves his arms, "I heard it's somewhere north, somewhere cold. That's just conjecture, though, since I didn't get much gossip once I was stuck here. Did I mention how unpleasant that was?"
[20:00] * Seira nods. "You did. Hey, on a personal note, did Waukeen give a good showing, back during the mess with the God-King? I mean, I'm behind her one hundred percent, but she's not really the overly-zealous smite-em-all type, after all."
[20:01] <Kotono> "Anyway, I never saw her fight or anything. At that point, it was this god this, that god that. I don't recall Waukeen being in it, but isn't she more of a behind the scenes player?" Asking that to himself, "She's the one who has the hard on for gold and trade, right?"
[20:02] <Alicia> "Has anyone besides us visited you since you were stuck here?" Alicia asks. "And just what, exactly, is your duty, anyway?" she adds, getting to matters more pertinent in the here and now.
[20:02] <Seira> "For the benefit of mortalkind!" Seira says proudly. "Yep, pretty much. Hmm. So how about tactics? There must have been those that worked better, and those that just plain failed. I'm one of the strange people who try to learn from history."
[20:03] <Kotono> "Oh, a few stumbled down here. None really made it to me, of course. That means you're the ones and all that, blah blah blah blah. To be honest I don't really care. I just want to get back and check in with my Master and get back to work. I'm supposed to fight you once you get here, and then you'll likely win, especially since you beat up the Necronaut so easily. Then you'll probably find the treasure tucked away in the very back...by the awy
[20:04] <Kotono>  Then you'll probably find the treasure tucked away in the very back...by the awy, good luck with the trap I put on it. It's a good one. Then you'll go your merry way and kill a lot more things?"
[20:04] <Seira> "That's quite the plan. Would you like to do everyone a favor and die on your own?"
[20:05] <Kotono> "Or wait, bad luck. Or evil luck. Bleh. I hate that word. You mortals use it too much and it rubbed off." Making a disgusted face, "Mmm. That could be fun. I've never committed suicide before...say, do any of you know what dying's like? Oh sure, I died once, but that was by Master Orcus' magic. That's not quit ethe same."
[20:05] <Alicia> "I died once, but I don't remember?" Marie offers in spite of herself, rather confused by this demon's behaviour.
[20:05] <Seira> "I have a guy following me around who died. He said it was kind of blank and very disorienting, but he got better afterwards."
[20:06] <Demedais> "If I can interject, where precisely did you get the skeletons from?" Demedais says after a moment. "I honestly doubt this is 'just a few' adventurers, even over two thousand years."
[20:07] <Seira> "Maybe from all the battles in the past?" Seira suggests with a shrug.
[20:07] <Kotono> "Ooooooh...Oh wait, you're an eladrin, aren't you?" Making a little circle in the hand with it's finger, "Thta doesn't count. The other one now...mmm. Interesting. Kind of boring though...hm?" He stops, "Oh, these were here when I got here. I think they were leftovers from the battle. I think some God or another decided they may as well get use of 'em."
[20:08] <Seira> "Some gods deserve to get punched in the face," Seira mutters. "In any case, I'm pretty ready to listen to you about what Shar had you do or about dragons, but if you're in a hurry to suicide I won't deny you the experience."
[20:09] * Demedais looks back outside. "...I wonder if this is just from the battles in this area..."
[20:09] <Kotono> "Oh, Shar! Did I mention she was the one who borrowed me? Abyss alive, she's a bitch. No wait, you'd say she's a saint...nevermind. Anyway, the point is that she's fun, if you're into all that nihilism and emptiness. I went over as an advisor and helper to help in case this God King thing got even worse."
[20:10] <Seira> "No, that's okay, we don't like her either. We're even allowed to hate the same things demons do, once in a while."
[20:11] <Demedais> "I think he was referring to demons calling her a saint to insult her, Seira." Demedais notes.
[20:11] * Seira tilts her head. "Fun as it might be to debate that... was there any actual advice you gave her that ended up being useful and we wouldn't be creeped out by?"
[20:11] <Kotono> "Oh good. ...er bad. Right." Nodding to himself and going to sit back down, "When her and Mystra were together? Wow. You could destroy a plane with the animonsity there. They weren't hiding it that well, but I think they were under stress. You know, if there's enough stress tomake a God like that...well, that's pretty impressive. The gnomes were like that. It was more like fighting devils than mortals - they were really nasty lik ethat."
[20:12] <Kotono> "Oh, advice? Some, though I don't know if she used it. Stuff on certain types of undead and items." He waves a hand, "Things like that."
[20:12] <Alicia> "Anything about augmenting living people as her servants?" Alicia can't help but ask, recalling what Beth was offered.
[20:12] <Seira> "Anything to destroy them, say with positive energy? That's totally useful!"
[20:14] <Kotono> "Oh yeah. They had plenty of mortals helping them. Lcihes and vampires and wraiths could all be made for mortals," He thinks, "Well, if you stab them hard enough it'll work. Most of them had magic on them, like the one you used to protect them. Adamantite helps with that if you ever fight 'em. Magic, magic, magic. They used tons of it. Evne the warriors tended to have a little. Worst part was that it sometimes interacted funny with non gnomis
[20:14] <Kotono> Worst part was that it sometimes interacted funny with non gnomish magic, 'specially when Mystra or the God King was close. Dunno what that was about."
[20:14] <Kotono> *from mortals
[20:15] <Seira> "Hey," Seira says suddenly, catching on. "Say there is this guy who got augmented, entirely hypothetically speaking, and had his blood replaced so now he regenerates endlessly. And is kinda evil. Any way of stopping or curing him?"
[20:17] <Kotono> "Oh! That sounds like someone with demon blood," he persk up, "Is that old ball of fun still kicking around?" His smile spreads, "Did you know I helped make the most recent revision of it...well, the most recent I know of. Anyway, the best way is to drain all his blood and flood his body with holy water. Of course, that'll kill 'em unless he's tougher than a balor. A stronger magic would do it. IF he's willing to boot it - and who would, sinc
[20:17] <Kotono>  IF he's willing to boot it - and who would, since regenerating's great if you're alive - itw ould be a bit easier and you could probably get away with a cheaper spell."
[20:18] <Alicia> "Speaking of gnomish magic interacting badly with real magic," Alicia begins with a glance at Seira. "Know anything about those spellgems they were so fond of?"
[20:18] * Demedais closes his eyes, grimly, but then pauses.
[20:18] <Seira> "And what kind of stronger magic are we talking about here?" Seira adds.
[20:19] <Kotono> "Oooh. I even asked about those? They weren't saying ANYTHING about that. I got the feeling it wasn't something they really were too fond of, though maybe it was just the particular situation. I never saw one, but from what I heard they were amazing. It's like portable, instant magic to someone."
[20:19] <Demedais> "And no side effects to the beings involved?" Demedais muses.
[20:20] <Kotono> "Not that I know of. It's not like I ever got to send one home. Damn." He sighs dramatically. "Oh, Orcus, it's like the Abyss is consipiring against me, along with the devils and the angels!" He looks downward, spreading his arms.
[20:21] <Kotono> "Such a pity," Antenora murmurs, voice filled with obvious, deep sarcasm.
[20:23] <Kotono> After a sigh, "You know, you're just being irritating," His attention turns to Antenora. "Seriously. What are you? Anyone?" he asks, "You're an interesting specimen...you know, you remind me of that fallen eladrin I met once, except in reverse. So wait, if you're travelling with them...say, did any of them put a strange helmet on your head and you started to feel differently? Or did they trap you in a little gemstone for a year?"
[20:23] <Seira> "No, it was the power of love," Seira says with a straight face. "You seem bored. Is this where you want to try dying?"
[20:24] <Demedais> "Nah, we're just incredibly good conversationalists when in the mood." Demedais says. "I've just been distracted with my own thoughts, and Seira does so enjoy talking so I let her handle it."
[20:24] <Kotono> "Oh. Lucky man. Most mortal women are boring," he looks to Demedais. "You got a live one there, even if I'm wondering if she has devil blood in her. Oh well...mmmm. Maybe. I'm supposed to fight you, you know. Big test and confrontation and you all get stronger off of it."
[20:25] * Alicia rolls her eyes. "You should become a bard, Seira," she comments.
[20:25] <Kotono>  Antenora's face is blank, though her eyebrows are knotteed together, occasionally twitching. "Yes, let's get to the part about killing you. Now."
[20:25] <Seira> "But you already told us where to find the reward, so fighting you has lost all meaning," Seira tells him with disappointment.
[20:26] <Kotono> "Really? Well, that is true..." He thinks, rubbing his chin. "Did I? Well yes, I suppose that does defeat some of the meaning of it. Then again..." he stretches. "Say, is anywhere outside of here full of a lot of mortals that would be better off as undead demon worshippers?"
[20:27] * Seira shakes her head. "No, as it so happens. Fine, if you insists, we can fight you after all."
[20:27] * Demedais raises his eyebrow again. "I think you misunderstand, but that's besides the point. On a side note, you may be amused at the changes when you return. And no, there isn't."
[20:27] <Alicia> "No, nowhere," Alicia hefts her sword. "As surprisingly personable as you are for an undead demon, I suppose you still are what you are. Lets end this."
[20:28] <Seira> "Last chance for a painless suicide!"
[20:28] <Kotono> "Aw, that's a pity." He thinks, "Mmmm." he stretches, standing. "Well, if you want to fight, let's get this on the trail. Good luck...or bad luck, I su ppose. Yes, evil luck. Evil luck to you." It looks to Seira curiously, "Why? Painless is boring. Pain at least makes the minutes more interesting, don't you think?"
[20:29] <Seira> "I suppose you could maim yourself as you go," Seira muses uncertainly. "Whatever floats your boat?"
[20:29] <Seira> "In fact!"
[20:29] * Seira nods to herself suddenly. "Since none of us here are demons nor have we studied pain and death for thousands of years and experimented in the area, I'm certain none of us can cause you as much pain and suffering as you die than you!"
[20:31] <Seira> roll 1d20+11
[20:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+11 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{12}
[20:31] <Demedais> "You can go for a painful suicide if you really want, it's not like we care all too much, and that... is a good point. I have a sword, she has a spear, she has a two-bladed sword. You can guess the damage from there. Boring. You're probably a creative demon; surprise yourself?"
[20:31] <Demedais> roll 1d20+6 sure, why not.
[20:31] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0sure, why not. --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{24}
[20:32] <Kotono> "Hah." Rolling his eyes at Seira, "Have you ever seen someone trying too har-hm?" He stops, eyeing Demedais up and down. "Well, with a sword, a spear, a double sword and...mmm. Well, it does lack whips. Any good painful death involves w hips. That's a given," he nods to himself.
[20:33] <Alicia> "Can you even feel any pain at all when you're undead?" Marie asks blankly.
[20:33] <Seira> "I'm certain he can at least imagine the kind of pain assosiated with each injury," Seira supplies.
[20:34] <Kotono> "Mmm. That's true. A holy weapon, though...say! Do any of you have a holy weapon? A whip would be best, but any owuld do?"
[20:34] * Seira shows him a small vial. "Bless Weapon oil, would that do?"
[20:35] * Alicia has a holy weapon, but she sure isn't going to volunteer for torturing the maddened fiend to death.
[20:35] <Kotono> "It'll do in a pinch. Give it to me."
[20:36] <Demedais> "Mmm. I'm afraid to say we definitely lack those. Besides, fighting us... well, we fight quick, so probably not what you're looking for in a death anyway." A slight shrug. "My sword is not holy, no, so."
[20:36] * Seira shrugs, and tosses it over. It's only a hundred gold coins, a fairly negligible price to pay.
[20:37] <Kotono> He takes it in one hand, and with the other? RIP! A large strip of arm flesh is torn away, gray and nasty. He flips it a few times, cracking it like a whip. "That'll do," he says, pouring the oil over the weapon.
[20:38] <Alicia> "Er... I think I'll wait outside," Marie says queasily, flying back outside the dome in a hurry.
[20:38] * Seira awaits either a fascinating show of self-destruction from an undead demon, or a sudden betrayal!
[20:39] <Kotono> "Now then..." Grinning, "Don't turn away, you wont' get to see a display like this from mere mortals!" It raises it's arm up, turning the 'whip' towards itself. "Now, let's begin..."
[20:39] * Demedais blinks bemusedly. "Well, that's one way to make it work."
[20:39] <Alicia> "I'm not going to watch this, either," Alicia decides as her familiar departs. "This is just sick." At that, she follows Marie outside.
[20:39] * Seira indeed considers this a one-time opportunity, and isn't particularly squeamish.
[20:39] <Kotono> Antenora lingers a moment, before shaking her head and following Alicia without a word.
[20:39] <Kotono> OOC - You two are staying?
[20:40] <Seira> OOC: At a respectable distance of 120ft
[20:40] * Demedais mutters a prayer to Helm to have the demon accidentally kill himself with the thing, but stays to make sure the group leaving isn't ambushed, with Seira.
[20:41] <Kotono> What comes next...there aren't any words that convey the approriate horror. Yet the demon is true to it's word - in great, long and loving display it manages to commit suicide by 50 lashes to it's own body. OOC - Make will saves, both of you.
[20:41] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
[20:41] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+16 --> 6,0[ 1d20=20 ]4,0{36}
[20:42] <Demedais> roll 1d20+12 Deme has no heart for demons, we knew this. If mental effect, +5 from armor.
[20:42] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+12 1,0Deme has no heart for demons, we knew this. If mental effect, +5 from armor. --> 6,0[ 1d20=3 ]4,0{15}
[20:43] <Kotono> Somehow Seira keeps it together through it. But Demedais? The ample, overwhelming horror begins to get ot him. His stomach churns, his eyes tear themselves away. His palms sweat, naseau overtakes him. His mind burns with the images, something no one should have ever seen. Even as the Nalfeshnee's body fades away, it's death complete...
[20:45] <Demedais> "Ugh." Demedais holds his stomach. "While I'm glad I stayed to make sure it didn't, that wasn't pleasing at all to watch. Well, Seira, you going to go disarm that trap?
[20:46] * Seira nods. "Hang a bit farther," she requests, even as Detect Magic and Shield are cast in preparation.
[20:46] <Seira> roll 3d8+12
[20:46] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 3d8+12 --> 6,0[ 3d8=12 ]4,0{24}
[20:47] * Demedais nods.
[20:47] * Seira goes with Heroism next, and finally does a sweep of the area, with senses both normal and magical.
[20:47] <Alicia> Hearing an end to the horrific whipping noises and grunts from the expiring demon, Alicia and Marie tentatively return. "Was it everything you expected?" she asks the two who watched.
[20:47] <Seira> roll 1d20+25 search
[20:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+25 1,0search --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{41}
[20:47] <Kotono> Antenora's not pale, but she doesn look distinctly unhappy. "The worst part? Pain devils do worse," she observes quietly. "It's still not something I ever want to see again."
[20:48] <Seira> "A unique experience. I see no need to repeat it, ever, but at least I confirmed he didn't double-cross us."
[20:48] * Demedais nods once to Seira. "I was not interested in letting it try something behind our backs."
[20:49] <Kotono> After some searching, Seira goes to the back of the dome. Set into the back of the wall is a big false section, easily able to be pulled out if she wishes. It's likely trapped, and indeed, it radiates overwhelming necromancy.
[20:49] * Alicia looks around for further evil auras, still wondering what happened to that last Deathshrieker.
[20:49] <Seira> roll 1d20+25 search traps
[20:49] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+25 1,0search traps --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{35}
[20:49] * Demedais waits, one hand on his stomach, as Seira works.
[20:50] <Kotono> It is indeed trapped. Alicia does not the evil is starting to fade a bit. Oh, it's still overwhelming, but it's not quite as intense.
[20:51] * Seira stays about thirty feet away from the trapped section, and motions the others to get back even farther, before reaching out with her magic to try and disable it.
[20:51] * Demedais keeps well enough away, just keeping an eye out so he can move in if there is an issue.
[20:51] <Seira> roll 1d20+18 disable device
[20:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+18 1,0disable device --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{29}
[20:52] <Alicia> Alicia and company stay at least sixty feet back.
[20:52] <Kotono> Seira doesn't disarm it, but she oesn't trip it, either.
[20:52] * Seira sighs, and decides to approach, her first plan fizzling out.
[20:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
[20:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+23 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{41}
[20:53] <Kotono> Click! Seira manages to just barely disarm the trap!
[20:54] * Seira does a cursory sweep for any other traps even as she nudges the section aside.
[20:54] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[20:54] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+25 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{33}
[20:55] <Kotono> Seira notes that there is a secondary trap, found just before she moves it. It's keyed to only go when the first one has been disabled.
[20:56] * Seira tries her luck again!
[20:56] <Seira> roll 1d20+23 dd
[20:56] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+23 1,0dd --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{41}
[20:57] <Alicia> "I think he might have... unmade the Deathshrieker himself, possibly to make the Necronaut. It doesn't seem to be here anymore, anyway," Alicia comments as Seira works.
[20:57] <Kotono> This second trap is a little easier - just a loaded cabinet of nasty looking needles. With that disabled it look ssafe to open the compartment.
[20:57] * Seira does another sweep anyway!
[20:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[20:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+25 --> 6,0[ 1d20=9 ]4,0{34}
[20:57] <Demedais> "I cannot say I have any remorse about that. I wonder if he's cursing the fact that we told him nothing about his little creations at this point?" Demedais muses, a slight grin on his face.
[20:58] <Seira> "I was prepared to do it, but he requested the blessing oil instead. A fair trade was made," Seira calls over behind her shoulder, examining the mechanism.
[20:58] <Kotono> There doesn't seem to be a third trap that Seira can find.
[20:59] <Demedais> "Idiocy does itself in..." Demedais shrugs at this.
[20:59] * Seira dismantles the mechanism, and looks behind the trapped section.
[20:59] <Kotono> Inside is a large box, the wall formed around it. There's a heavy, old metal lock on it.
[21:00] * Seira isn't taking anything on faith right now, checking for traps at any part of the process!
[21:00] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[21:00] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+25 --> 6,0[ 1d20=4 ]4,0{29}
[21:02] <Kotono> Seira doesn't detect any traps.
[21:02] * Seira gets out her tools, going to work on the lock.
[21:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
[21:02] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+17 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{19}
[21:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+17 open lock again?
[21:02] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0open lock again? --> 6,0[ 1d20=5 ]4,0{22}
[21:04] * Ko (~dunefar@ip70-177-232-165.hr.hr.cox.net) has joined #dunes
[21:04] * Ko is now known as Anastasia
[21:04] * ChanServ sets mode: +qo Anastasia Anastasia
[21:05] <Anastasia> The lock's pretty solid. Seira's first couple of efforts fail. As this happens, "I hope any other demons aren't quite like that," Antenora mutters.
[21:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+17 open lock again!
[21:05] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0open lock again! --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{36}
[21:06] <Demedais> "Probably worse ones out there, I'd guess."
[21:06] <Alicia> "I'm sure the next will be suitably psychotic and violent," Alicia offers. "I mean, all the others apart from him have been like that."
[21:06] <Seira> "Well, we already had a crazed devil thinking he's a demon. A nihilistic demon? Not that surprising."
[21:07] <Alicia> "Antenora doesn't act like a demon!" Marie calls over to Seira.
[21:07] <Alicia> "Wait, he?" she then adds.
[21:07] <Anastasia> This time the lock is popped successfully.
[21:07] * Kotono (~dunefar@ip70-177-232-165.hr.hr.cox.net) Quit (Ping timeout)
[21:08] <Anastasia> Antenora takes a breath and glares at Marie with all she has.
[21:08] <Demedais> "And the Hells are likely to be even more pissed now that another opponent goes to face them. Not like I care much, may both sides choke on each other." Demedais grumbles.
[21:08] <Alicia> Marie shrinks back. "I was trying to stick up for you!" she protests.
[21:09] * Seira waves dismissively at the familiar, popping the box open.
[21:11] <Anastasia> Inside the box are several things - a greataxe of silver that gleams with it's own shedded light, a wrapped scroll, a simple looking whip. Below this is a mix of two things - a suit of some sort of breastplate and greaves, as well as a  pile of what looks to be old gold coins.
[21:13] * Seira checks here for traps as well!
[21:13] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[21:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+25 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{43}
[21:13] <Alicia> Walking over to the now open box, Alicia looks over the contents. Assuming Seira doesn't protest with wild claims about traps, she impulsively picks up the whip and gives it a crack, prompting Marie to fly away worriedly.
[21:14] <Seira> "He did have a whip after all," Seira comments quietly, examining the magical auras of the items.
[21:14] * Demedais glances at Alicia. "Now you get a whip."
[21:16] * Seira examines the scroll first, herself.
[21:17] <Alicia> "I like this whip," Alicia smiles, giving it another crack and replacing her sword in its baldric. "Although really, it's hardly a proper weapon. Something oddly satisfying about it, though," she cracks it again.
[21:18] <Anastasia> "It's not a weapon, really, unless it's enchanted." Antenora observes pointedly.
[21:18] <Seira> "It's a magical whip of familiar-punishing," Seira responds to that. "Magical, of course!"
[21:18] <Alicia> Marie flies over to hide behind Antenora. "Is anyone else getting creeped out by Alicia, right now?"
[21:19] <Alicia> "What?" Alicia blinks and coils the whip, holding it behind her back. "It's just... nice, okay?" she protests.
[21:19] * Demedais raises an eyebrow, before idly checking Alicia for chaos.
[21:20] <Anastasia> "It is rather unlike a weapon for her. Then again...you do defy her a lot, Marie," Antenora turns around to see her. "Perhaps that causes the affinity?"
[21:21] <Alicia> "Yeah, but you're a bigger target," Marie counters.
[21:22] <Alicia> "I'm not going to whip anyone!" Alicia insists as her hands unconsciously caress the handle. "I mean, not anyone who doesn't ask for it."
[21:22] <Demedais> "Well, the whip isn't like the hammer, so I'm not worried." Demedais deadpans.
[21:22] <Anastasia> "Why don't you try whipping Marie. I bet she'd enjoy something so ...chaotic,"  Antenora says innocently, with a chuckle.
[21:23] <Seira> "I'm not getting involved with your recreational habits," Seira tells Alicia. "Let's take this stuff and go back to Balmuria? I think we should wait another day before tackling a new section of the ruins."
[21:23] <Alicia> "You're the kind that's all into discipline, aren't you?" the eladrin insists. "And isn't whipping what a Mistress does?"
[21:24] <Demedais> "My stomach would appreciate this." Demedais asks, ignoring the bickering ladyish beings.
[21:24] <Anastasia> "Well, you need it. I don't," Antenora smiles ever so faintly, turning to the treasure. "Yes, let's."
[21:24] <Alicia> "You're all overreacting!" Alicia tries to explain. "But sure, we've done enough damage for one day."
[21:24] <Anastasia> "Besides, I'd probably not even feel it," Antenora adds as ana fterthought.
[21:25] <Demedais> "Wouldn't mind praying to get that vision out of my head anyway." Demedais grumbles. "I'll never understand the mindsets of a lot of outsiders, I suspect..."
[21:26] <Alicia> "Just because it might not hurt, doesn't mean you wouldn't feel it," Alicia points out imperiously, before she helps Seira gather up their loot. Keeping hold of the whip in one hand the whole time.
[21:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[21:27] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+25 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{40}
[21:28] <Anastasia> After an hour of search, the party is sure that no more undead lurk in this bone yard.
[21:29] <Demedais> "Let's go. Stomach's still not happy. I'd blame it on the air down here except it's been a long while since I've actually come down with an illness." Demedais grunts.
[21:29] <Anastasia> OOC - Okay, you guys are out. Deme, make another will save.
[21:30] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 since we're waiting a day, shield bonus used.
[21:30] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+17 1,0since we're waiting a day, shield bonus used. --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{31}

[Corwin]

[18:36] <Kokokokokoko> --------Ko goes here--
[18:36] * Alicia sets mode: +v Hatbot
[18:38] <Seira> roll 1d10+10
[18:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d10+10 and gets 18."12 [1d10=8]
[18:38] <Kokokokokoko> After rest and recovery, the party heads into the ruins once more. The hall of pillars is strangely silent, the elevator goes without anyone taking a tumble by hook or crook. On reaching Ajan, you find him waiting, dragon's eyes peering unblinkingly at the party.
[18:39] * Demedais nods congenially back. "Any visitors, out of curiousity?"
[18:39] <Alicia> "He's big," Marie squeaks, trying to subtly position Alicia between herself and the wyrm.
[18:41] * Seira nods at Ajan in greeting, for her part.
[18:41] <Kokokokokoko> "One." He answers this in a rumble, like an entire plane of fire crackling. The wave of heat is sudden and near overwhelming. "An Erinyes came. She is no more, now and forever."
[18:42] <Demedais> "I see." Demedais nods slightly. "Thank you, Ajan."
[18:43] <Kokokokokoko> "Go on. I see on your body the Second Resort..." Ajan looks to Seira dead on. "You do remember your promise, do you not?"
[18:43] <Alicia> "Did she say anything interesting before she was ended?" Alicia asks. It's fairly obvious what Hell would want with this place, but to only send a single erinyes?
[18:43] <Kokokokokoko> Antenora says quiet, raising an eyebrow but listening otherwise.
[18:44] <Kokokokokoko> "I did not listen. She came to this room, her life and existance were forfiet." Ajan rumbles. "She did not even survive a single assault."
[18:45] <Alicia> "Fair enough," Alicia nods, finding herself very glad that someone upstairs is putting a good word in the dragon's ear for all of them.
[18:46] <Seira> "Of course. I'm getting closer to it now, at that," Seira responds to Ajan levelly. "It doesn't seem so impossible and into the far future, nowadays."
[18:47] <Kokokokokoko> "Then go on and get closer," Ajan says firmly.
[18:48] * Demedais nods once to this, a bit lost in thought before he glances to the other two, waiting on them.
[18:48] * Seira gets closer, somewhat confused but not questioning him.
[18:49] * Seira glances at the others. "Well, time to proceed, then?"
[18:49] * Demedais looks at Seira. "Get closer to fulfilling the promise."
[18:50] <Kokokokokoko> Ajan pauses a moment, "I mean to get closer by going into the ruins and continuing, yes," He adds, chuckling. It's a strange sound to hear from a dragon, really.
[18:50] <Seira> "I am relieved to hear you say that," Seira tells him, walking to open the second door. "For a moment there, I was worried about having to put him down gently," she mutters, taking out her Resort.
[18:51] <Demedais> "Sure. Let's go, then." Demedais says, one eyebrow raised.
[18:53] <Kokokokokoko> The second door is opened! Inside is much the same as the previous two entry rooms. A marble hall of pillars surrounds a serene green pool in the floor.
[18:53] <Seira> "I doubt the pool's trapped," Seira comments, walking up to it and touching the surface with the tip of the blade.
[18:55] <Demedais> "If this is the one time it is and we all end up in the Abyss as a result... but highly unlikely, yes." Demedais concedes after a moment, following.
[18:55] <Alicia> "Hasn't been in any of the others," Alicia agrees, sweeping a hand through the water while Marie dips a finger in.
[18:55] <Kokokokokoko> On touching the pool, Seira vanishes away! Antenora follows suit as well, the rest of the party winking away! (More)
[18:56] <Kokokokokoko> For a scant few moments your eyes are clouded, dimmed by the teleportation. As they clear you can see the what lies about. You stand on a circular stone platform, a flawless circle about twenty five feet in diameter. It's made of a gray stone that resembles rainclouds in color, slickly smooth to walk on. Yet you notice no pool back, no obvious means of returning here - for the circle is blank of that.
[18:56] <Kokokokokoko> Dotted around the edge of the circle are several long metal poles made of solid steel. They are evenly spaced out around the circle's edge. For good reason. A storm rages around you; a steady rain falls, strong wind blows and lighting crashes about! The visibility is poor beyond the circle, obscured by the tempest fury that rages. However, for while lightning arches down like the wrath of the heavens all about outside the circle, none p
[18:56] <Kokokokokoko> Instead it flows to the metal poles, striking there and fizzling out. Thus the platform is relatively safe. Yet as you marvel at this, another thing strikes you. For all the activity, it is silent. There is not a noise at all; the rain hits the platform without a sound, thunder is mute and even your own breathing inaudible.
[18:56] <Kokokokokoko> This storm is in a perfect, fervent abyss of silence.
[18:57] <Alicia> "This isn't like the others..." Alicia murmurs, walking to the edge of the platform and looking down.
[18:58] <Kokokokokoko> Alicia's lips move, but her voice does not produce any sounds at all.
[18:58] <Kokokokokoko> As you look your surroundings, there are only two other things of note. Straight behind you, at the edge of your obscured vision, a small square platform floats in the stormclouds. You can barely see it even though it's only thirty feet away, lighting dancing and obscuring the view even further. In the other direction, ahead and connected to your storm platform is a walkway. It's lined with lightning rods, keeping it safe and lighting f
[18:59] <Kokokokokoko> lightning free as well.
[18:59] <Kokokokokoko> Down below are endless black stormclouds, cracking with lightning dancing in them.
[18:59] * Seira tugs on Antenora's hand expectantly.
[18:59] * Demedais raises one eyebrow, noting the lack of sound, before rubbing his head and looking to the walkway. After a moment he looks to Antenora and taps his head, before grinning at Seira.
[18:59] <Kokokokokoko> Antenora's lips move, before she turns to Seira. To each once, 'Do you hear this?'
[19:00] * Alicia frowns a moment, then points to everyone and then to the walkway. Except Marie, who she gestures to fly over to the other floating platform then back again. It takes a few movements before the eladrin nods in understanding. Also both of them reply to Antenora's telepathic words in the affirmative.
[19:00] * Seira nods. 'Well, then. Anyone feel like chancing the storm?'
[19:00] <Alicia> Marie flies off past the safety of their platform and towards the one thirty feet away so she can take a look around then report back.
[19:01] <Kokokokokoko> Marie flies out into the storm! The winds blow viciously and rain pelts her! Lightning rains down about her, arcing down like lances as she flies!
[19:01] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d100
[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d100 and gets 79."12 [1d100=79]
[19:01] <Kokokokokoko> As she does, a bolt of lightning slams right at the eladrin! OOC - Make a ref save, Marie.
[19:02] * Demedais nods, before, 'Yeah. Seems like you're our voice, here...' A look to Marie. 'Tell the eladrin to be careful, please. This is... unpleasant conditions.'
[19:02] <Alicia> Marie doesn't mind lightning, since it's as harmless to her as flames are to Antenora. The rain is somewhat annoying, though, so she switches to her incorporeal form.
[19:02] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 if it matters since she's immune to electricity
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 if it matters since she's immune to electricity and gets 11."12 [1d20=1]
[19:03] <Alicia> Undeterred by wind, rain, or lightning, the incorporeal ball of celestial goodness flies over to orbit the far platform for a quick survey before she zooms back to rejoin the party.
[19:04] <Kokokokokoko> 'Right,' To both Demedais as Seira, 'Get my gaze if you need me to pass along messages.' As this happens, Marie flies out! Unfortunately, then the large lightning bolt hits her dead on! However, Marie doesn't seem fazed! Amid the storm, she flies over. The rear platform has some sort of runes engraved on it. OOC - Does tongues apply to written stuff?
[19:04] <Alicia> OOC: yes
[19:05] <Kokokokokoko> It reads: The path to freedom lies in the eye of the storm! As Marie reads this, the platform's runes glow a warm white and sink deeper into the stone.
[19:07] <Alicia> Marie looks around for any sign of eyes or calm spots. Also, any walkways leading off from this platform?
[19:07] * Demedais decides to instead scan the horizon, before looking up as well on an impulse. If they're locked in a storm-like world, who knows what may be flying around here...
[19:08] <Kokokokokoko> It's hard to see far in the horizon, the endless rains making it a mean feat. Above are endless thunderclouds, cracking with silent lightning.
[19:08] <Kokokokokoko> There's no walkways or anything of note Marie can see from this platform. It looks to be the last refuge in the storm in this direction.
[19:09] <Alicia> Marie flies back to the platform, switching to her humanoid form and waving in front of Antenora's face to get her attention. Once suitably got, she passes on, 'Some writing says that the path to freedom lies in the eye of the storm, but there's nothing else there and no paths going off it.'
[19:10] <Kokokokokoko> Antenora passes that along to everyone, then to Marie, 'Anything else?'
[19:11] <Alicia> Marie shakes her head. Alicia gestures again to the only path and starts walking down it, her familiar flying along to follow. 'Oh! The silence effect doesn't apply off the platforms, but you might get zapped,' she tells Antenora.
[19:11] * Seira draws her other sword, and follows.
[19:11] <Kokokokokoko> Antenora frowns at that, and to Marie, 'Ugh. I saw that. The wind's bad enough, but I really don't want to fly if the lightning will get you'. AFter that she passes on what Marie said to the others.
[19:11] * Hatbot (~Hatbot@70.114.135.18) Quit (NickServ (GHOST command used by Yukarisa))
[19:12] * Demedais looks to Alicia, before following very warily, glad he isn't stuck in his armor.
[19:12] * Rei-chan (Rei-chan@user-514dbbf0.l2.c1.dsl.pol.co.uk) has joined #dunes
[19:13] -thundarr.dejatoons.net:@#dunes- Demedais invited Hatbot into the channel.
[19:13] * Hatbot (~Hatbot@70.114.135.18) has joined #dunes
[19:13] * Rei-chan (Rei-chan@user-514dbbf0.l2.c1.dsl.pol.co.uk) Quit
[19:13] * Alicia sets mode: +v Hatbot
[19:14] <Kokokokokoko> About a  minute of walking passes. Just beyond the walkway the storm rages, the wind blowing rain into your faces. With this poor visibility seeing anything is going to be hard. (More; note that there is a -4 penalty to spot checks due to the difficulty of seeing in this storm.)
[19:14] * Alicia at least keeps an eye out for evil, while Marie searches for magic. Besides the no doubt obvious silence spell pervading the walkway and platforms.
[19:15] * Demedais keeps an eye out for chaos as well as anything that might try to fly at them through the rain. Hopefully there's little of that.
[19:16] <Kokokokokoko> The party walks about a minute, then...OOC - PMs.
[19:17] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - And strike the bit about a minute, forgot to delete that part. Just check PMs.
[19:17] * Demedais quickly grabs Antenora's attention with a touch. "Chaos, overwhelmingly so, a fair bit away but closing in. Alicia spot anything?"
[19:17] <Kokokokokoko> Demedais moves his lips, but no words come forth. Instead, only silence.
[19:18] * Demedais blinks, before thinking the same words while he has Antenora's attention.
[19:18] <Kokokokokoko> 'Got it,' Antenora thinks, and then to Alicia and Seira, 'Overwhelming chaos is coming and closing in. Did anyone spot anything?'
[19:19] * Alicia shakes her head before looking around. 'Which direction?' she asks hopefully. This is such a tiresome way to communicate.
[19:19] <Seira> 'I'm blind!' Seira cheerfully replies, keeping an eye out in the indicated direction.
[19:20] <Kokokokokoko> At about sixty feet away, you can see enough of the storm to see something coming. Large black creatures with malicious looking mouths full of teeth. They are like overly muscled humanoids, sleek and clothingless. Their hands are four foot long banks of claws instead, lightning crackling amid them. Their mouths are open, as if screaming something, but only silence can be heard.
[19:21] <Alicia> OOC: any knowledge to ID them?
[19:21] <Kokokokokoko> OOC: Planes if you like.
[19:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11 A
[19:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 A and gets 13."12 [1d20=2]
[19:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11 M
[19:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 M and gets 23."12 [1d20=12]
[19:23] <Seira> roll 1d20+11
[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+11 and gets 19."12 [1d20=8]
[19:23] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+16
[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+16 and gets 36."12 [1d20=20]
[19:24] <Alicia> "They don't look friendly," Alicia comments unnecessarily as her words are lost in the silence. Drawing her sword, she braces herself with a rod behind her, fully expecting they'll try to knock people off the walkway. Trying to get everyone's attention, she gestures for them to follow her example. Except Marie, who draws her longbow while flying above the group.
[19:25] <Kokokokokoko> 'Tch. Astral Stalkers...' Antenora quickly recohets back to everyone, 'Merciless hunters; they're not usually different from devils much. They have the samea bility to maim your weak spots that Seira has. But...I never heard of them having lightning in their claws.'
[19:25] <Kokokokokoko> Antenora readies her spear as well, preparing in the windy, rainswept storm! OOC - They're coming and they certainly don't look overly nice. Let's do initiative here.
[19:25] <Seira> Same? It's almost enough to make her laugh. Seira's quite prepared to show these upstarts up.
[19:26] * Demedais braces himself as well as possible, sword out and positioned as well as he can to avoid getting knocked off.
[19:26] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 and gets 16."12 [1d20=15]
[19:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 A
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 A and gets 16."12 [1d20=10]
[19:26] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
[19:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+5 Antenora and gets 12."12 [1d20=7]
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 10."12 [1d20=3]
[19:26] <Seira> roll 1d20+7
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+7 and gets 25."12 [1d20=18]
[19:26] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+9 AS 1
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+9 AS 1 and gets 21."12 [1d20=12]
[19:26] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+9 AS 2
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+9 AS 2 and gets 18."12 [1d20=9]
[19:27] * Kokokokokoko changes topic to 'Seira>AS1>AS2>Demedais=Alicia>Antenora>Marie'
[19:31] <Seira> Well, then. She's fairly tempted to just outright charge one, but opts to get over to a pillar of her own slightly behind Alicia's position, mirroring her actions, even as she calls for a fireball to greet their new friends.
[19:31] <Seira> roll 10d6
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10d6 and gets 28."12 [10d6=6, 1, 1, 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 6]
[19:31] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+18
[19:31] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+18
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+18 and gets 19."12 [1d20=1]
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+18 and gets 31."12 [1d20=13]
[19:33] <Kokokokokoko> Hissing from the rainfall, Seira's fireball bursts around them! Both are burnt by the blast, one caught entirely flatfooted by it! This one  surges ahead, moving with an unearthly speed! It's claw lashes out at Alicia, trying to gouge her around the lightning rod!
[19:35] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+22 chaaaaaarge
[19:35] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+22 chaaaaaarge and gets 40."12 [1d20=18]
[19:36] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d6+7+2d8 (lightning, lemme know if you have res in #elysium)
[19:36] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d6+7+2d8 (lightning, lemme know if you have res in #elysium) and gets 25."12 [1d6=4][2d8=7, 7]
[19:37] <Kokokokokoko> Alicia is safe from being knocked off, but the stalker nonetheless claws into her side! As her body jerks from the lightning, it's rain splattered, slick face twists into a cruel grin. It says something, lost in the silence! The seconds talker meanwhile rushes Antenora, who hasn't reacted yet!
[19:37] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+22 chaaaarge
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+22 chaaaarge and gets 24."12 [1d20=2]
[19:38] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d6+7+2d8
[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d6+7+2d8  and gets 17."12 [1d6=3][2d8=4, 3]
[19:39] <Kokokokokoko> Antenora is caught off guard as well, slashes and shocked! As she recoils, she tries to say something, but catches herself instead! OOC - Deme and Alicia are up.
[19:40] * Alicia recoils a bit from the lightning-charged claw, before she retaliates with a pair of probing slashes, trying to test the creature's mettle before committing fully to her attack.
[19:40] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 and gets 25."12 [1d20=7]
[19:40] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 and gets 30."12 [1d20=17]
[19:41] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - 2 hits.
[19:41] <Alicia> OOC: DR or fire res?
[19:41] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - DR, but you bypass it. Fear magic DR. Roll.
[19:41] <Alicia> roll 2d8+22+2d6
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d8+22+2d6 and gets 41."12 [2d8=7, 1][2d6=5, 6]
[19:42] <Kokokokokoko> Alicia horribly gouges the charged stalker, making it bleeds crackling electric blood like a stuck lightning pig! The rain sizzles with it, sparkling on the stone walkway! OOC - Deme.
[19:45] * Demedais approaches the one Alicia isn't focusing on, moving away carefully from the pillar as he looks to end the beast quickly with a set of four brutal slashes to the ribcage of the monster!
[19:46] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+20 and gets 34."12 [1d20=14]
[19:46] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+20 and gets 27."12 [1d20=7]
[19:46] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 and gets 16."12 [1d20=1]
[19:46] <Demedais> roll 1d20+10
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+10 and gets 17."12 [1d20=7]
[19:46] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - El hitto.
[19:47] <Demedais> * with a brutal slash to the ribcage of the monster!
[19:47] <Demedais> roll 2d6+8
[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+8 and gets 16."12 [2d6=3, 5]
[19:48] <Kokokokokoko> Demedais' blade cuts well into the now occupied second Astral Stalker! The sword cuts thorugh tendon without a noise, severing vitality with near perfect stealth! As wind whips in her face, Antenora joins in on Demedais' attack side by side, spear working to revenge her wound!
[19:48] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+18
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+18  and gets 34."12 [1d20=16]
[19:48] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+13
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+13 and gets 25."12 [1d20=12]
[19:48] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+8
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+8 and gets 24."12 [1d20=16]
[19:48] <Kokokokokoko> roll 2d8+18
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 2d8+18 and gets 25."12 [2d8=4, 3]
[19:49] <Kokokokokoko> Two thrusts open two more wounds on the Astral Stalker, it's blood flowing freely from it's punctured body, but it stays up! OOC - Marie.
[19:49] <Alicia> Since they're probably immune to lightning, Marie goes for that old standby of Magic Missile as she floats up and out of range, focusing on the one who dared attack Alicia!
[19:49] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d4+5 and gets 19."12 [5d4=1, 3, 2, 4, 4]
[19:50] <Kokokokokoko> The missiles rack and slap the Stalker, making it's body silently strain to stay up under the strain of it's wounds! But that it does, even in the fierce storm! OOC - SEira.
[19:51] * Seira gets to the stalker's other side lithely, sending the Resort into its unguarded flank!
[19:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 and gets 27."12 [1d20=7]
[19:52] <Seira> roll 3d8+5+4d6 lucky?
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5+4d6 lucky? and gets 36."12 [3d8=7, 1, 5][4d6=4, 3, 6, 5]
[19:53] <Kokokokokoko> Seira stabs right into it's back, making it's spine visible to all with a downward rake! It writhes in agony, screaming that cannot be heard! Even amid this, it shows it's inhuman makeup, still alive! It vengefully swips at those that surround it, one at Seira and one at Alicia!
[19:53] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+20 Alicia
[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+20 Alicia and gets 28."12 [1d20=8]
[19:53] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+20 Seira ACs?
[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+20 Seira ACs? and gets 30."12 [1d20=10]
[19:53] <Alicia> OOC: 24
[19:53] <Seira> OOC: 27
[19:54] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d6+7+2d8 Alicia
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d6+7+2d8 Alicia and gets 18."12 [1d6=2][2d8=4, 5]
[19:54] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d6+7+2d8 Seira
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d6+7+2d8 Seira and gets 23."12 [1d6=2][2d8=8, 6]
[19:54] <Seira> OOC: Res 15
[19:54] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - That negates 14 points of damage from yours, Seira.
[19:55] <Kokokokokoko> The fiend fights bravely, managing to inflict claws to Alicia's leg and Seira's shoulder! They're not deep wounds, however, even if they leave shocking aftereffects! The second one fights amid Antenora and Demedais, striking at both of them once as well!
[19:55] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+20 Deme
[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+20 Deme and gets 25."12 [1d20=5]
[19:55] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+20 Anty
[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+20 Anty and gets 34."12 [1d20=14]
[19:55] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - AC?
[19:55] <Demedais> OOC: AC 20. >_>
[19:55] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d6+7+2d8 Antenora ow
[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d6+7+2d8 Antenora ow and gets 20."12 [1d6=6][2d8=4, 3]
[19:55] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d6+7+2d8 Deme
[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d6+7+2d8 Deme and gets 21."12 [1d6=5][2d8=2, 7]
[19:56] <Kokokokokoko> Both are gouged, slashes adn shocked, but neither are hurt overly seriously! OOC - Deme/Alicia.
[19:56] <Alicia> With her current target severely maimed, Alicia hopes a single stab will do it as she drives her flaming blade into the stalker's chest!
[19:56] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 25."12 [1d20=5]
[19:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 full attack it is
[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 full attack it is and gets 25."12 [1d20=10]
[19:57] <Demedais> "Right. Fall down." Demedais growls wordlessly into the air as four more sweeping slashes swing out at the beast, whatever it is!
[19:57] <Kokokokokoko> Despite Alicia's best efforts, the thing's guard is back up and able to somehow stop both blows! Even as it's blood rains down like it's own stormcloud of gore, it survives on!
[19:57] <Demedais> roll 1d20+18 (-2 PA)
[19:57] <Demedais> roll 1d20+18 (-2 PA)
[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+18 (-2 PA) and gets 36."12 [1d20=18]
[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+18 (-2 PA) and gets 22."12 [1d20=4]
[19:57] <Demedais> roll 1d20+13 (-2 PA)
[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+13 (-2 PA) and gets 25."12 [1d20=12]
[19:58] <Demedais> roll 1d20+8 (-2 PA)
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+8 (-2 PA) and gets 19."12 [1d20=11]
[19:58] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - Try to confirm your crit.
[19:58] <Demedais> roll 1d20+18 (-2 PA) Wait, they aren't undead or constructs?! SHOCK!
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+18 (-2 PA) Wait, they aren't undead or constructs?! SHOCK! and gets 26."12 [1d20=8]
[19:58] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - One hit. You tease, Hatbot.
[19:58] <Hatbot> That's just plain impossible, Kokokokokoko!
[19:58] <Demedais> roll 2d6+12
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+12 and gets 20."12 [2d6=4, 4]
[19:59] <Kokokokokoko> As Demedais rips into them again, Antenora steps to the side! IT's blood rains down from a solid hack to it's arms, as she flanks it with him and lets loose!
[19:59] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+18 (-2 PA)
[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+18 (-2 PA) and gets 30."12 [1d20=12]
[19:59] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+13 (-2 PA)
[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+13 (-2 PA) and gets 19."12 [1d20=6]
[19:59] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+8 (-2 PA)
[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+8 (-2 PA) and gets 19."12 [1d20=11]
[19:59] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d8+13
[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d8+13 and gets 18."12 [1d8=5]
[20:00] <Kokokokokoko> Stabbed twice more, this Astral Stalker is wounded greatly, but fights on with a dogged determination! OOC - Marie.
[20:00] <Alicia> This time Marie spreads the love, winging two blazing bolts of force at the one playing with Alicia and Seira while three go for his buddy!
[20:00] <Alicia> roll 2d4+2
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4+2 and gets 6."12 [2d4=1, 3]
[20:00] <Alicia> roll 3d4+3
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 3d4+3 and gets 10."12 [3d4=4, 1, 2]
[20:01] <Kokokokokoko> The first stalker rocks with the two missiles, before collapsing! It's body lies there and bleeds out, dying! Meanwhile, three bolts sock the second one, bringing it ever close to it's demise! OOC - Seira.
[20:01] <Seira> What else can she do, but tide him over? She charges it, for good measure!
[20:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 and gets 38."12 [1d20=18]
[20:02] <Seira> roll 3d8+5
[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5 and gets 14."12 [3d8=1, 2, 6]
[20:02] <Kokokokokoko> Seira strikes it hard, drawing more blood out! As it continues to trickle it's lifeforce again, washed away from the stones by the rain, it fights on! One at Demedais, one at the woman who just struck him!
[20:02] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+20 Deme
[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+20 Deme and gets 23."12 [1d20=3]
[20:03] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+20 Seira
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+20 Seira and gets 35."12 [1d20=15]
[20:03] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d6+7+2d8 Deme
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d6+7+2d8 Deme and gets 26."12 [1d6=4][2d8=8, 7]
[20:03] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d6+7+2d8 Seira
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d6+7+2d8 Seira and gets 20."12 [1d6=1][2d8=6, 6]
[20:04] <Kokokokokoko> It fights on, clawing both and inflicting more misery! However, such minor wounds do not stop the heroes, only make them more determined! OOC - Deme and Alicia.
[20:05] * Demedais grunts, leashing out three more blows as he saves the energy of the boots for a later encounter, still taking advantage of the distraction Antenora provides by diving at the monster's ribcage!
[20:05] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+21 and gets 38."12 [1d20=17]
[20:05] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+16 and gets 19."12 [1d20=3]
[20:05] <Demedais> roll 1d20+11
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+11 and gets 15."12 [1d20=4]
[20:05] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - Crit confirm.
[20:05] <Demedais> roll 1d20+21 crit confirm die for me~
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+21 crit confirm die for me~ and gets 39."12 [1d20=18]
[20:05] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - One hit but it's a doozy. Crit.
[20:05] <Demedais> roll 4d6+16
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d6+16 and gets 30."12 [4d6=2, 2, 5, 5]
[20:06] <Kokokokokoko> In silence, Demedais runs the stalker through! It's chest is ripped wide, it's claws grasping at Demedais' Threadsplitter before it falls to the ground! It's eyes stay open, yet no life is in them! OOC - Free action.
[20:07] * Alicia heals herself a bit, and favours Antenora with what's left of her healing magic. Seira doesn't even look injured and Demedais can take care of himself, after all.
[20:07] <Alicia> OOC: 10 for me, 5 for Anty
[20:07] * Demedais wipes the blade off once, before looking to Antenora. "You mentioned they weren't much different from devils... but this brand was chaotic. A difference of living locations?"
[20:07] * Seira just looks mildly annoyed, and heads on.
[20:07] <Kokokokokoko> Antenora flashes Alicia a smile, nudging thes talker with her boot. She stabs it once for good measure, before, 'They didn't vanish...' she muses aloud to Demedais. 'They aren't quite the same, no.'
[20:08] * Demedais nods once to this and follows Seira, keeping an eye out for more chaotic beasts.
[20:09] <Kokokokokoko> As the party walk ahead, you come to see the end of this walkway. It connects to a circular pavilion floating in the air, a stone domed roof shielding from the rain and wind. Lightning crashes into the dome, but does not seem to damage it at all. There are no walls, making it somewhat open air, though the roof shows to give ample cover. The wind picks up slightly here, sending more rain into your faces.
[20:09] * Seira finds it somewhat amusing that they had intended to avoid getting wet earlier.
[20:10] * Alicia idly pushes back some of her sodden hair which has been pulled loose by all the rain and takes a look around for any markers or other paths.
[20:10] <Kokokokokoko> Alicia doesn't see any but the path you're on, which leads into the dome. You can't see all the way around the dome by a long shot, however, due to the miserable visual conditions.
[20:11] * Demedais rolls his shoulders back once, before rubbing his scalp. A glance to Antenora, before, 'Marie see anything of note up here, magically?' With that, Demedais scans ahead for chaos as far as he can, grimacing.
[20:11] * Alicia makes her way under the dome, intending to make a circuit around its perimeter.
[20:12] <Kokokokokoko> Antenora passes that along, and also, 'Can you use your healing wand without your voice?'
[20:12] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - Entering inside then, Alicia?
[20:12] <Alicia> OOC: yep
[20:12] <Kokokokokoko> As you step in and begin to see...!!!! It all assails you at once. Sound in all of it's living, crashing glory begins again! Thunder rocks and the howling wind is heard! The drumming of rain hitting stone adds in a backbeat to the crashes of thunder. It's quite loud, althought not deafening. In the dome proper you can see the area is large, supported with occasional pillars of stone. It has the look of an ancient temple.
[20:12] <Kokokokokoko> In the center, surrounded by a ring of pillars, is a large statue. It is of a nude man, a lightning hold held in one hand as he casts it down. At it's feet lie three metal and wood treasure chests, shimmering as a transluent but fearsome veil of thunder covers them. Beyond that, there are walkways on the western and northern areas of the domed area. The northern has lightning rods lining it's walkway, but the western does not.
[20:12] <Kokokokokoko> As if to prove it's point, lightning regularly slams into the western pathway.
[20:12] <Alicia> 'Only the rods are magic that I've seen so far,' Marie relays.
[20:13] <Alicia> 'Sorry, the wand needs a command word to use,' Alicia also tells Antenora if she's asked.
[20:13] * Seira follows, and as she is assaulted by the sounds, tries speaking!
[20:14] <Kokokokokoko> Antenora follows in. She cocks her head and rubs her neck, "Sound again?" she tries aloud. "Yes." Indeed, voices can be heard, albiet half smothered by the steady din.
[20:14] <Alicia> "Although that's no longer an issue," she adds as glorious sound returns. "Want me to try and dispel whatever's over those chests?" she asks the others for input.
[20:14] <Demedais> At Alicia's movements, Demedais prepares to follow, before halting a moment. 'No, it requires a command word.' With that, he follows Alicia in, before reeling back. After a second or two, he gestures the rest of the group in after pointing to his ears once. "You can hear things here. A relief... but which is the eye of the storm?" he muses, waiting to see if his voice is audible.
[20:15] <Demedais> "Sure. Worst comes to worst, I try stabbing them." Demedais notes, looking over the temple curiously.
[20:15] <Alicia> Stopping about forty feet from the chests, Alicia prays to Mystra. "Mother of all magic, heed my call and end the dweomer before me!"
[20:15] <Kokokokokoko> Outside of the temple the storm continues to rage with an intensity that is awe inspiring. Here, half shielded and rain blocked, your vision isn't so obscured, at least inside of the dome.
[20:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 and gets 28."12 [1d20=16]
[20:15] * Seira uses the chance to call upon the magical protections of stoneskin and heroism.
[20:18] <Alicia> As her spell fizzles, Alicia takes a step back. "Okay, dispelling not an option, and I get the feeling someone didn't like me trying, so we'll leave them alone for now," she suggests. Taking out her wand, she uses it once on herself and once on Antenora. "Shall we try the North path? We'll probably get hit by lots of lightning on the West one."
[20:18] <Alicia> roll 1d8+1 me
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+1 me and gets 9."12 [1d8=8]
[20:18] <Alicia> roll 1d8+1 Anty
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+1 Anty and gets 4."12 [1d8=3]
[20:19] <Seira> "Works for me," Seira agrees, scouting the way ahead.
[20:19] <Seira> roll 1d20+25 search
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 search and gets 32."12 [1d20=7]
[20:19] * Demedais takes the wand out at Alicia's reminder and covers himself twice, before putting it away.
[20:19] <Demedais> roll 2d8+2
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d8+2 and gets 11."12 [2d8=3, 6]
[20:19] * Seira also pauses, and casts Message on them all, before proceeding once more.
[20:20] * Alicia casts Shield and Mirror Image on herself before following Seira.
[20:20] <Alicia> roll 1d4+3
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+3 and gets 7."12 [1d4=4]
[20:20] * Demedais then considers for a long moment. "The lightning rods will likely cover me from getting hit in my armor, I guess?" With that, he calls his armor a bit hesitantly, before proceeding. Worth a try.
[20:20] * Seira goes for the suggested North path.
[20:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 spellcraft statue
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 spellcraft statue and gets 21."12 [1d20=14]
[20:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 spellcraft chests
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 spellcraft chests and gets 16."12 [1d20=9]
[20:21] * Seira does cast Shield on a second thought, seeing Alicia do it.
[20:22] <Alicia> "Lots of magic on the statue, so keeping away is probably for the best," Marie seconds Alicia as she follows the group.
[20:23] <Kokokokokoko> Into the northern path the party goes! Stepping out onto the lightning rod shielded path again plunges the party into silence. After perhaps three hundred feet, the party comes to an intersection. There are paths going to the east, west and north. The eastern path has no lightning rods, but the western and northern paths do. However...as you look, you notice that a few small hail pellets are beginning to fall. They don't sting quite yet
[20:23] <Kokokokokoko> They don't sting quite yet, but they're only tiny. However, the wind also shows signs of picking up, blowing them with surprising force.
[20:24] <Seira> "Let's continue north," Seira mouths, proceeding.
[20:24] <Alicia> Marie switches to her incorporeal form to avoid the hail as the group press on to the North.
[20:24] * Demedais quickly glances around for chaos ahead as the group moves on.
[20:25] <Kokokokokoko> A single round after heading north, the hail picks up! It is a steady, bashing presence on the party! (More)
[20:25] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d6
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d6 and gets 4."12 [1d6=4]
[20:26] * Alicia decides to test a theory and immediately steps back to just before the intersection to see if the hail calms down, at least in that area.
[20:27] * Seira doesn't have much to lose by playing along.
[20:27] <Kokokokokoko> Stepping back, the hail lessens. While still an irritation, it's not anything more than that stepping back to the intersection.
[20:27] * Demedais tags along, a bit confused.
[20:27] <Alicia> "Lets not go that way," Alicia decides, starting to the West instead, now.
[20:27] <Demedais> ?
[20:28] * Alicia gestures for everyone to follow her to the West, getting Marie to fly in front of people and point if they aren't paying attention.
[20:28] <Alicia> Which she does by temporarily assuming humanoid form before quickly going back to incorporeal ball form.
[20:29] * Demedais catches Antenora's attention and thinks, "There was chaos ahead on the Northern route, for reference. I'll look down the Western one as well, before keeping an eye out behind us. Be careful.
[20:29] <Kokokokokoko> Antenora passes that on to all as they walk, and back to Demedais, 'Anything ahead this way?'
[20:30] <Alicia> As she walks, Alicia holds her flaming blade up in the direction hail is falling from, letting its flames hopefully boil away a good portion of the hail before it hits her.
[20:30] * Demedais checks, before shaking his head. 'None spotted.'
[20:30] * Demedais then looks behind the group to see if the source on the Northern route followed.
[20:31] * Demedais shakes his head again and gestures forward.
[20:31] <Kokokokokoko> Ahead, you see a small stone outcropping, enclosed into a small cubby. Here you can see what looks to be a candle lit shrine, shielded from the wind, rain and hail.
[20:31] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - Gah.
[20:32] <Kokokokokoko> Ahead, you see a small stone outcropping, enclosed into a small cubby. Here you can see what looks to be a candle lit shrine, shielded from the wind, rain and hail. The stone path connects to it, the outcropping about ten feet deep. Sitting amid the candles and various stone ridges is an ornate staff, carved with runes and shod with metal. Lightning runs up and down it's base, writhing.
[20:33] * Alicia looks around for any plaques or carvings that might offer insight before touching the possibly painful staff.
[20:33] * Demedais looks around the small enclosed area. 'The eye of the storm, perhaps?'
[20:33] <Kokokokokoko> OOc - Search check then, Alicia and/or Deme.
[20:33] * Seira just looks for traps, herself.
[20:33] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 26."12 [1d20=1]
[20:34] <Alicia> roll 1d20+1
[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+1 and gets 7."12 [1d20=6]
[20:34] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1 right.
[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 right. and gets 20."12 [1d20=19]
[20:35] <Alicia> Marie looks for any magic besides the obvious staff and the usual silence effect.
[20:35] <Alicia> She also reads the runes on the staff!
[20:37] * Seira indicates that there is a false panel in the back, though she waits for further input before trying to force it open.
[20:38] <Alicia> At Seira's notification, Marie pokes her incorporeal body through the panel in order to take a look around within.
[20:39] <Alicia> Meanwhile Alicia slowly stretches a hand towards the staff to see if the lightning playing across it will give her a jolt or if it's just a cosmetic effect.
[20:40] <Kokokokokoko> Inside is very little space. There are runes carved into the little wall back here.
[20:40] <Kokokokokoko> Getting closer to the rod doesn't caught it's lightning to jump at Alicia's hand or anything like that.
[20:40] * Demedais lets the rest of the group work this part out while he keeps an eye out behind them.
[20:41] <Alicia> Marie reads the runes while Alicia picks up the staff and stows away her sword. Maybe it'll even offer protection from lightning while she carries it?
[20:42] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - Stop actions there.
[20:45] <Kokokokokoko> As Marie reads the runes, which read: Once all three rune sets are lit and the three lizards are activated, the three treasures may be safely taken.' Once that is read, the runes sink into the wall and glow white! As this happens, Alicia takes the staff! The entire cubby shakes! Demedais, who is keeping rear guard in a stroke of intelligence, sees it! Two Astral Stalkers appear within ten feet of him, already coming! On eachs ide of the
[20:45] <Kokokokokoko> writhing in them! OOC - Initiative.
[20:45] <Kokokokokoko> Two Astral Stalkers appear within ten feet of him, already coming! On eachs ide of the walkway, a little back - there are two of them and they are huge. It's like a storm cloud shaped into a roughly facelike form, lightning writhing in them! OOC - Initiative.
[20:45] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 A
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 A and gets 20."12 [1d20=14]
[20:46] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 11."12 [1d20=4]
[20:46] <Seira> roll 1d20+7
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+7 and gets 23."12 [1d20=16]
[20:46] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1 wooo
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 wooo and gets 21."12 [1d20=20]
[20:47] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+5
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+5 and gets 14."12 [1d20=9]
[20:47] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+9 AS1
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+9 AS1 and gets 23."12 [1d20=14]
[20:47] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+9 AS2
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+9 AS2 and gets 10."12 [1d20=1]
[20:47] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+3 ?1
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+3 ?1 and gets 4."12 [1d20=1]
[20:47] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+3 ?2
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+3 ?2 and gets 20."12 [1d20=17]
[20:49] * Kokokokokoko changes topic to 'AS1=Seira>Deme?!Alicia=?2>Antenora>Marie>AS2>?1'
[20:50] <Kokokokokoko> The first Astral Stalker closes into Demedais, striking him with stunning speed!
[20:50] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+20 Ow, flatfooted AC?
[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+20 Ow, flatfooted AC? and gets 38."12 [1d20=18]
[20:50] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d6+7+2d8
[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d6+7+2d8 and gets 14."12 [1d6=3][2d8=1, 3]
[20:52] <Kokokokokoko> The clawing is vicious, drawing some blood from Demedais before he can react! OOC - Seira, you're still up.
[20:53] * Seira charges their enemy this time around rather than hang back, her swords eager for astral stalker blood! Certain Demedais can defend himself, the other stalker draws her ire!
[20:53] <Seira> roll 1d20+20 not actually charging
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 not actually charging and gets 33."12 [1d20=13]
[20:53] <Seira> roll 3d8+5+4d6
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5+4d6 and gets 42."12 [3d8=7, 8, 8][4d6=6, 1, 1, 6]
[20:54] * Kokokokokoko changes topic to 'AS1=Seira>Deme?!>Alicia=?2>Antenora>Marie>AS2>?1'
[20:56] <Kokokokokoko> Seira nimbly weaves forward into the rain, gracefully slicing into the side of the AStral Stalker before it can react! OOC - Deme.
[20:57] * Demedais flips the blade calmly in his hand, before slashing up and across the beast's ribcage four times, determined to bring it down quickly!
[20:57] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20 (haste)
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+20 (haste) and gets 22."12 [1d20=2]
[20:57] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20 (haste)
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+20 (haste) and gets 33."12 [1d20=13]
[20:57] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 (haste)
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 (haste) and gets 21."12 [1d20=6]
[20:57] <Demedais> roll 1d20+10 (haste)
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+10 (haste) and gets 25."12 [1d20=15]
[20:57] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - One hit, Hatbot hates you today.
[20:57] <Demedais> roll 2d6+8 obviously.
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+8 obviously. and gets 17."12 [2d6=6, 3]
[20:58] <Kokokokokoko> Swiftly striking, Demedais scores a single blow into his foe! It's a start, a testing, shallow cut into it's ribs! OOC - Alicia and the second ? is up.
[20:59] <Kokokokokoko> On the right side, the second storm cloud given form advances! Part of it turns into a fist, as it reaches out at the nearest lightning rod to the cubby, wrenching at it!
[20:59] <Alicia> Since she has this weapon in hand, she might as well use it. Carefully stepping forward so as not to slip, Alicia channels a scorching ray into one of the quarterstaff's ends and positions herself between Seira and Demedais, close enough that she can hopefully take a single step and fully engage either of the two stalkers depending on which one needs to be hurt the most.
[21:03] * Kokokokokoko (~dunefar@ip70-177-232-165.hr.hr.cox.net) Quit (Operation timed out)
[21:22] * Demedais is now known as Tai{byeslpnw}
[21:27] <Seira> roll 4#1d20 attacks
[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4#1d20 attacks and gets 40."12 [4#1d20 = 4, 4, 17, 15]
[21:27] <Seira> roll 4#1d20 saves
[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4#1d20 saves and gets 50."12 [4#1d20 = 20, 5, 10, 15]
[21:27] <Seira> roll 1d4
[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4 and gets 2."12 [1d4=2]
[21:27] <Seira> roll 1d4
[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4 and gets 2."12 [1d4=2]

[Corwin]

[13:51] <Alicia> [20:50] <Kokokokokoko> The first Astral Stalker closes into Demedais, striking him with stunning speed!
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:50] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d20+20 Ow, flatfooted AC?
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:50] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+20 Ow, flatfooted AC? and gets 38."12 [1d20=18]
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:50] <Kokokokokoko> roll 1d6+7+2d8
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:50] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d6+7+2d8 and gets 14."12 [1d6=3][2d8=1, 3]
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:52] <Kokokokokoko> The clawing is vicious, drawing some blood from Demedais before he can react! OOC - Seira, you're still up.
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:53] * Seira charges their enemy this time around rather than hang back, her swords eager for astral stalker blood! Certain Demedais can defend himself, the other stalker draws her ire!
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:53] <Seira> roll 1d20+20 not actually charging
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 not actually charging and gets 33."12 [1d20=13]
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:53] <Seira> roll 3d8+5+4d6
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5+4d6 and gets 42."12 [3d8=7, 8, 8][4d6=6, 1, 1, 6]
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:54] * Kokokokokoko changes topic to 'AS1=Seira>Deme?!>Alicia=?2>Antenora>Marie>AS2>?1'
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:56] <Kokokokokoko> Seira nimbly weaves forward into the rain, gracefully slicing into the side of the AStral Stalker before it can react! OOC - Deme.
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:57] * Demedais flips the blade calmly in his hand, before slashing up and across the beast's ribcage four times, determined to bring it down quickly!
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:57] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20 (haste)
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+20 (haste) and gets 22."12 [1d20=2]
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:57] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20 (haste)
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+20 (haste) and gets 33."12 [1d20=13]
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:57] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 (haste)
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 (haste) and gets 21."12 [1d20=6]
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:57] <Demedais> roll 1d20+10 (haste)
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+10 (haste) and gets 25."12 [1d20=15]
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:57] <Kokokokokoko> OOC - One hit, Hatbot hates you today.
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:57] <Demedais> roll 2d6+8 obviously.
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+8 obviously. and gets 17."12 [2d6=6, 3]
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:58] <Kokokokokoko> Swiftly striking, Demedais scores a single blow into his foe! It's a start, a testing, shallow cut into it's ribs! OOC - Alicia and the second ? is up.
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:59] <Kokokokokoko> On the right side, the second storm cloud given form advances! Part of it turns into a fist, as it reaches out at the nearest lightning rod to the cubby, wrenching at it!
[13:51] <Alicia> [20:59] <Alicia> Since she has this weapon in hand, she might as well use it. Carefully stepping forward so as not to slip, Alicia channels a scorching ray into one of the quarterstaff's ends and positions herself between Seira and Demedais, close enough that she can hopefully take a single step and fully engage either of the two stalkers depending on which one needs to be hurt the most.
[13:52] <Kobreakfast> roll 1d20+10 strength check
[13:52] * Hatbot --> "Kobreakfast rolls 1d20+10 strength check and gets 22."12 [1d20=12]
[13:54] <Kobreakfast> CRACK! As Alicia deftly positions herself amid the two stalkers, the lightning rod to the right is cracked and wrenched off! In an instant, it begins to bleed in. It's not entirely loud as it should be, more like a muffled rumbling. But the sounds of the storm can be dimly heard, as if the volume has been ever so slightly turned off dead silence! The looming stormcloud drops the torn lightning rod aside, threatening! OOC - Antenora's up.
[13:54] * Kobreakfast is now known as Kotono
[13:56] <Kotono> Antenora quickly charges forward, spear lancing out as she goes to aide Seira in taking down the still unreacting second stalker!
[13:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 (-4 PA, +2 chaaarge.)
[13:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 (-4 PA, +2 chaaarge.) and gets 34."12 [1d20=18]
[13:57] <Kotono> roll 2d8+34
[13:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+34 and gets 46."12 [2d8=5, 7]
[13:57] <Kotono> Ran through in the side, the second stalker is greviously wounded before it even moves! OOC - Marie.
[13:59] <Alicia> Marie pops out of the cubby to report her findings before seeing that there's a whole bunch of nasty stuff attacking the party! Reacting quickly, she fires off a barrage of magic missiles spread around all available targets!
[13:59] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1 stalker 1
[13:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1 stalker 1 and gets 5."12 [1d4=4]
[13:59] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1 stalker 2
[13:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1 stalker 2 and gets 3."12 [1d4=2]
[13:59] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1 cloud 1
[13:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1 cloud 1 and gets 4."12 [1d4=3]
[13:59] <Alicia> roll 2d4+2 cloud 2
[13:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4+2 cloud 2 and gets 9."12 [2d4=3, 4]
[14:01] <Kotono> Magical missiles fly out, zinging each creature! You can hear faint cries, as if muffled from far away! Above, the thunderstorm continues to rage, rain whipping about! Water is everywhere, the muted eternal din of thunder turning what sound comes into a mush of meaningless noise! IN this, the surrounded and wounded stalker lashes out at Seira and Antenora!
[14:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Antenora
[14:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 Antenora and gets 38."12 [1d20=18]
[14:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Seira
[14:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 Seira and gets 24."12 [1d20=4]
[14:02] <Kotono> OOC - AC?
[14:02] <Kotono> roll 1d6+7+2d8
[14:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+7+2d8 and gets 16."12 [1d6=3][2d8=2, 4]
[14:02] <Seira> OOC: 31
[14:03] <Kotono> While Antenora gets her leg clawed at and muscles zapped by crackling electricity, Seira smoothly ducks and weaves back out of range! Meanwhile, the cloud on the left repeats the same feat as the one on the right, ripping at the lightning rod on the other side!
[14:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 strength check
[14:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 strength check and gets 24."12 [1d20=14]
[14:03] <Kotono> CRACK! With a mammoth effort it gives way as well! The level of sound increases, becoming heavier, almost unmuted now! The constant crash of thunder can be heard, ripping out like endless fury! OOC - Seira and the first stalker are up.
[14:05] <Seira> It sounds like they'll have to deal with a thunderstorm soon enough, and it would be best if they took care of the opposition before that. Stepping around the stalker to flank it with Antenora, Seira does her best to put it down swiftly.
[14:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
[14:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 and gets 36."12 [1d20=16]
[14:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+15
[14:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+15 and gets 35."12 [1d20=20]
[14:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+15 hmm?
[14:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+15 hmm? and gets 19."12 [1d20=4]
[14:05] <Kotono> OOC - TWo hits, missed the crit confirm.
[14:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
[14:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 and gets 28."12 [1d20=11]
[14:06] <Seira> roll 1d20+12
[14:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 and gets 25."12 [1d20=13]
[14:06] <Seira> roll 1d20+18 let's bite it for good measure~
[14:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 let's bite it for good measure~ and gets 22."12 [1d20=4]
[14:06] <Kotono> OOC - Three hits then.
[14:06] <Seira> roll 6d8+10+8d6
[14:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 6d8+10+8d6 and gets 47."12 [6d8=1, 4, 1, 1, 3, 5][8d6=3, 2, 2, 3, 5, 1, 3, 3]
[14:07] <Seira> roll 1d6+1+4d6
[14:07] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6+1+4d6 and gets 17."12 [1d6=1][4d6=5, 6, 1, 3]
[14:08] <Kotono> Ripping into it's defenseless form, Seira ravages the distracted and pincered Astral Stalker! With it's back nicely perforated, it collapses near the edge of the platform, dead! Meanwhile, it's kin continues to tangle with Demedais, locked in deadly combat with the paladin!
[14:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[14:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 30."12 [1d20=10]
[14:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[14:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 27."12 [1d20=7]
[14:08] <Demedais> OOC: AC 31, thanks to haste.
[14:09] <Kotono> However, Demedais fends off both electric claws with practiced ease, armor holding against the savage attack! OOC - Deme.
[14:10] * Demedais finishes parrying one of the claws, before stepping to the beast's right to give someone else an opening at it as he throws three more blows at the face and neck in an attempt to fell it quickly!
[14:10] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (-2 PA)
[14:10] <Demedais> roll 1d20+12 (-2 PA)
[14:10] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 (-2 PA) and gets 37."12 [1d20=20]
[14:10] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+12 (-2 PA) and gets 17."12 [1d20=5]
[14:10] <Demedais> roll 1d20+7 (-2 PA)
[14:10] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+7 (-2 PA) and gets 20."12 [1d20=13]
[14:11] <Kotono> OOC - Crit confirm.
[14:11] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (-2 PA) crit?
[14:11] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 (-2 PA) crit? and gets 22."12 [1d20=5]
[14:11] <Kotono> OOC - One hit.
[14:11] <Demedais> roll 2d6+12 pffffffft.
[14:11] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+12 pffffffft. and gets 20."12 [2d6=4, 4]
[14:12] <Kotono> Demedais parries and hacks away! He lands one solid hit, but the stalker's claws defeat the second! OOC - Alicia and the second cloud are up. Go Alicia, I need to check notes.
[14:13] * Alicia swoops in on the stalker's blindside as it battles Demedais, thumping it on the back of the head with her freshly acquired staff before sweeping through its legs and following up with a jab where the kidneys likely are!
[14:13] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 1st level arcane channel, flanking, assuming +1 enhancement
[14:13] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 1st level arcane channel, flanking, assuming +1 enhancement and gets 24."12 [1d20=6]
[14:13] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 1st level arcane channel, flanking, assuming +1 enhancement
[14:13] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 1st level arcane channel, flanking, assuming +1 enhancement and gets 32."12 [1d20=14]
[14:13] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 1st level arcane channel, flanking, assuming +1 enhancement
[14:13] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 1st level arcane channel, flanking, assuming +1 enhancement and gets 14."12 [1d20=1]
[14:13] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 1st level arcane channel, flanking, assuming +1 enhancement
[14:13] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 1st level arcane channel, flanking, assuming +1 enhancement and gets 28."12 [1d20=15]
[14:14] <Kotono> OOC - Two hits.
[14:14] <Alicia> roll 2d6+2d4+14+12d6 channeled scorching ray, still assuming generic +1 staff
[14:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d6+2d4+14+12d6 channeled scorching ray, still assuming generic +1 staff and gets 68."12 [2d6=6, 4][2d4=4, 2][12d6=3, 5, 5, 1, 5, 1, 2, 1, 6, 1, 2, 6]
[14:17] <Kotono> Alicia penetrates it's blind backside, thumping it hard with her staff! The creature is devastated by the blast of Scorching Ray and the crushing blocks, screaming out as it's bones are broken! Yet it lives on, wobbling! Meanwhile, the first elemental hedges in, flowing in the gap! IT's arm reaches out, looking to strike at Demedais! But as this happens, a jolt of lightning arches out at Alicia! OOC - Ref save, Alicia.
[14:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14
[14:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+14 and gets 18."12 [1d20=4]
[14:17] <Kotono> roll 8d4 nonlethal to Alicia
[14:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 8d4 nonlethal to Alicia and gets 17."12 [8d4=1, 3, 1, 3, 1, 4, 3, 1]
[14:18] <Alicia> OOC: mirror image, btw?
[14:18] <Kotono> roll 1d8
[14:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 and gets 5."12 [1d8=5]
[14:18] <Kotono> The electric shock zaps one of Alicia's images, as Demedais is loomed over!
[14:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Demedais SMASH?
[14:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 Demedais SMASH? and gets 31."12 [1d20=11]
[14:19] <Kotono> OOC - AC is still 31?
[14:19] <Demedais> OOC: 30.
[14:20] <Kotono> roll 2d6+10+1d10+1d10 (Sonic and lightning, respectively, moot for you, ignore the D10s)
[14:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+10+1d10+1d10 (Sonic and lightning, respectively, moot for you, ignore the D10s) and gets 20."12 [2d6=1, 4][1d10=4][1d10=1]
[14:21] * Seira changes topic to 'AS1=Seira>Deme?!>Alicia=?2>Antenora>Marie>?1'
[14:21] <Seira> roll 1d20+11
[14:21] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+11 and gets 20."12 [1d20=9]
[14:21] <Kotono> The blow hits Demedais like a thunderclap! A massive burst of noise staggers as the cloudy fist slams into him, then a lightning arc makes his body twitch - or would, if it wasn't for the protection he enjoys! OOC - Antenora.
[14:23] <Kotono> As Seira cuts down the stalker she is engaged with, Antenora flaps up slightly! She weaves to the side, charging to attack and perhaps finish the wounded, now surrounded stalker!
[14:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 (-4 PA, +2 charge)
[14:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 (-4 PA, +2 charge) and gets 24."12 [1d20=8]
[14:23] <Kotono> OOC: FS 7/8, +10 HP.
[14:24] <Kotono> AS Antenora strikes and misses, her wounds begin to mend! OOC - Marie.
[14:24] <Alicia> With her magic missiles now exhausted, Marie pings into her humanoid form and readies her bow, drawing a bead on one of the gathering stormclouds!
[14:26] <Kotono> The first stormcloud surges in as well! It seals up the gap out, hanging back. However, first, a shock of lightning arcs at Antenora!
[14:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 fort save time
[14:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 fort save time and gets 19."12 [1d20=8]
[14:26] <Kotono> roll 8d4
[14:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 8d4 and gets 22."12 [8d4=2, 2, 4, 3, 1, 4, 3, 3]
[14:27] <Kotono> The storm elemental begins to shake! Bursts of lightning and massive, heavy peals of sound echo around it! It's entire form is shaking, pulsing! OOC - Seira and the first stalker are up. But before that.
[14:27] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[14:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 2."12 [1d100=2]
[14:28] <Kotono> OOC - Carry on.
[14:29] <Kotono> The wounded stalker lashes out with what little energy it has left! IT strikes at Alicia once, then Demedais once more!
[14:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Alicia
[14:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 Alicia and gets 33."12 [1d20=13]
[14:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Demedais, ACs?
[14:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 Demedais, ACs? and gets 35."12 [1d20=15]
[14:29] <Kotono> roll 1d7 Alicia MI.
[14:29] <Alicia> OOC: not that
[14:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d7 Alicia MI. and gets 2."12 [1d7=2]
[14:29] <Kotono> roll 1d6+7+2d8
[14:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+7+2d8 and gets 21."12 [1d6=5][2d8=6, 3]
[14:30] * Seira decides she might as well help the others clear out the trash in preparation of dealing with the elementals, and moves into a decent position to put the remaining stalker down.
[14:30] <Kotono> Another of Alicia's images are vaporized, whilst Demedais suffers another wound! At least his armor absorbs the shocking power, keeping him un electrified!
[14:30] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
[14:30] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 and gets 37."12 [1d20=15]
[14:31] <Seira> roll 3d8+5+4d6
[14:31] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5+4d6 and gets 33."12 [3d8=1, 5, 5][4d6=6, 6, 1, 4]
[14:31] <Kotono> Already wounded massively, the stalker is ran through! IT shudders and keels over, tumbling off the side and vanishing into the stormclouds! OOC - Deme.
[14:31] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira>Deme?!>Alicia=?2>Antenora>Marie>?1'
[14:33] * Demedais pivots at this and slashes upward into the chest of the elemental, hoping to get some actual damage done to it by cutting straight through it!
[14:34] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (-2 CE -1 PA)
[14:34] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (-2 CE -1 PA)
[14:34] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 (-2 CE -1 PA) and gets 29."12 [1d20=12]
[14:34] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 (-2 CE -1 PA) and gets 27."12 [1d20=10]
[14:34] <Demedais> roll 1d20+12 (-2 CE -1 PA)
[14:34] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+12 (-2 CE -1 PA) and gets 26."12 [1d20=14]
[14:34] <Demedais> roll 1d20+7 (-2 CE -1 PA)
[14:34] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+7 (-2 CE -1 PA) and gets 24."12 [1d20=17]
[14:34] <Kotono> OOC - All hit.
[14:34] <Kotono> OOC - Roll each one seperately.
[14:35] <Demedais> roll 2d6+10+2d6+10+2d6+10+2d6+10
[14:35] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+10+2d6+10+2d6+10+2d6+10 and gets 60."12 [2d6=2, 3][2d6=3, 1][2d6=4, 1][2d6=2, 4]
[14:36] <Kotono> Demedais finds that his blade easily hacks into the clouds! The resistance is minimal, each blow ripping at the airy, cloudy 'flesh' of this fearsome creature! OOC - Alicia and the elemental are up.
[14:38] <Alicia> Dropping her not so useful staff, Alicia draws her trusty sword and steps back before launching a stream of fire at the storm elemental, hissing and steaming through the pouring rain!
[14:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 scorching ray
[14:38] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 scorching ray and gets 20."12 [1d20=4]
[14:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 scorching ray
[14:38] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 scorching ray and gets 22."12 [1d20=6]
[14:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 scorching ray
[14:38] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 scorching ray and gets 31."12 [1d20=15]
[14:38] <Kotono> OOC - All hit.
[14:38] <Alicia> roll 12d6
[14:38] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 12d6 and gets 35."12 [12d6=3, 1, 2, 2, 4, 2, 5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 2]
[14:39] <Alicia> OOC: same one Deme's fighting
[14:39] <Kotono> OOC - Which one? The one Deme hit?
[14:39] <Kotono> OOC - Right.
[14:40] <Kotono> In the streaming, gushing rain, Alicia manages to fire out her scorching rays! The noise continues to rain down like a tempest, made worse by the rumbling, unabused elemental! She finds that her scorching rays easily hit it, doing considerable burning damage! At this, it assails Demedais -but first, a shock of lightning arches out at Seira!
[14:40] <Kotono> OOC - Fort save, Seira.
[14:41] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
[14:41] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 and gets 40."12 [1d20=20]
[14:41] <Kotono> roll 8d4 halve this, so it almost certainly gets eaten by ER.
[14:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 8d4 halve this, so it almost certainly gets eaten by ER. and gets 17."12 [8d4=1, 3, 2, 4, 2, 1, 1, 3]
[14:41] <Kotono> SEira doesn't seem overly fazed by the shock, as Demedais is assaulted!
[14:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[14:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 39."12 [1d20=19]
[14:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[14:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 26."12 [1d20=6]
[14:42] <Kotono> roll 2d6+10 (Omitting extra damagedice since they can't break DR.)
[14:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+10 (Omitting extra damagedice since they can't break DR.) and gets 16."12 [2d6=5, 1]
[14:43] <Kotono> Demedais parries one assault, but the second lands a twitching, painful wound into his side!  As his body recoils from this...OOC - Antenora's up.
[14:44] <Kotono> Antenora turns to the unmolested elemental, before she bravely charges in, going right in!
[14:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 (-6 PA, +2 charge, +10 HP, 6/8 FS)
[14:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 (-6 PA, +2 charge, +10 HP, 6/8 FS) and gets 20."12 [1d20=6]
[14:45] <Kotono> roll 2d8+42
[14:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+42 and gets 50."12 [2d8=3, 5]
[14:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+29 concentration check, it can't make it by 1. Harsh.
[14:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 concentration check, it can't make it by 1. Harsh. and gets 32."12 [1d20=3]
[14:47] <Kotono> The spear thrusts deeply into the elemental! It's entire form rocks and rotates, before the rumbling and readying lightning ceases! It goes quieter! OOC - Marie.
[14:48] <Alicia> Marie fires a pair of arrows at the elemental Antenora just attacked, since her spear-reach ensures she isn't getting in the way like everyone else is doing with the other elemental.
[14:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[14:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 30."12 [1d20=10]
[14:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[14:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 and gets 30."12 [1d20=15]
[14:48] <Kotono> OOC - Two hits. It's lightning/sonic extra damage, yes?
[14:49] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 yes, in that order
[14:49] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 yes, in that order and gets 14."12 [1d4=4][1d6=6][1d4=3]
[14:49] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 yes, in that order
[14:49] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 yes, in that order and gets 6."12 [1d4=2][1d6=1][1d4=2]
[14:49] <Kotono> roll 5-9
[14:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5-9 and gets -4."12
[14:49] <Kotono> roll 3-3
[14:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3-3 and gets 0."12
[14:50] <Kotono> The arrows go into the elemental...but if anything, the force around them only seems to make it stronger! OOC - First elemental is up.
[14:51] <Kotono> Roaring back, the elemental strikes at Antenora twice, whilst an arc of lightning goes for Marie! OOC - Lightning's moot since she's immune, so no rolling needed.
[14:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Antenora
[14:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 Antenora and gets 28."12 [1d20=8]
[14:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Antenora
[14:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 Antenora and gets 25."12 [1d20=5]
[14:51] <Kotono> As Marie isn't bothered by lightning at all, Antenora parries away once strike and ducks the other, leaving only cracking lightning and loud noise in the wake of the creature's assault! OOC - Seira.
[14:52] <Kotono> OOC: Wait, one more thing.
[14:52] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[14:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 100."12 [1d100=100]
[14:53] <Kotono> roll  1 Alicia 2 Seira 3 Deme 4 Antenora 5 Marie 6 Elemental 1 7 Elemental 2
[14:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1 Alicia 2 Seira 3 Deme 4 Antenora 5 Marie 6 Elemental 1 7 Elemental 2 and gets 1."12
[14:53] <Kotono> roll 1d7
[14:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d7 and gets 1."12 [1d7=1]
[14:53] <Kotono> roll 1d6
[14:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 and gets 4."12 [1d6=4]
[14:54] <Kotono> roll 10d6+10d6 moot for you, but everyone is going to need to make a fort save, so go ahead and do that now.
[14:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6+10d6 moot for you, but everyone is going to need to make a fort save, so go ahead and do that now. and gets 80."12 [10d6=5, 6, 6, 2, 4, 4, 1, 2, 2, 1][10d6=4, 6, 6, 6, 3, 2, 3, 6, 6, 5]
[14:54] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
[14:54] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 and gets 21."12 [1d20=1]
[14:54] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 right.
[14:54] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+16 right. and gets 18."12 [1d20=2]
[14:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 A
[14:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 A and gets 35."12 [1d20=16]
[14:55] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 M
[14:55] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 M and gets 28."12 [1d20=18]
[14:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Antenora
[14:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Antenora and gets 20."12 [1d20=9]
[14:57] <Kotono> As the battle rages, the skies above crackle! From the heavens comes a lightning bolt that slams into the ground like Thor's own hammer! A small hole is left in it's wake, the path shaken and cracking all over! Further, the massive burst of sound is overwhelming! OOC - PM, Seira/Deme. Hatbot is a whore.
[14:58] * Seira steps closer to Demedais, althoug hit is more of a stumble, judging it to be a a matter of time before he or his opponent drop. And she would much rather keep the paladin around than the nasty elemental, after all!
[14:58] <Kotono> OOC - Seira, you're up.
[14:59] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
[14:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 and gets 22."12 [1d20=4]
[14:59] <Seira> roll 1d20+15
[14:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+15 and gets 29."12 [1d20=14]
[14:59] <Seira> OOC: Bah, even I'm disoriented, the last one's 27
[14:59] <Kotono> OOC - Two hits still.
[14:59] <Seira> roll 3d8+5
[14:59] <Seira> roll 3d8+5
[14:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5 and gets 19."12 [3d8=4, 2, 8]
[14:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5 and gets 11."12 [3d8=3, 2, 1]
[15:01] <Kotono> Seira tears into the elemental, her blows having no trouble hitting even now! It's torn up, but it doesn't seem to be put down yet, like a creature of flesh would be! OOC - Deme.
[15:02] * Demedais decides to solve that issue here and now, sending his blade through the elemental yet again even as his ears throb and ring!
[15:02] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 (-3 PA -2 woo thunder)
[15:02] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 (-3 PA -2 woo thunder)
[15:02] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 (-3 PA -2 woo thunder) and gets 21."12 [1d20=6]
[15:02] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 (-3 PA -2 woo thunder) and gets 35."12 [1d20=20]
[15:02] <Demedais> roll 1d20+10 (-3 PA -2 woo thunder)
[15:02] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+10 (-3 PA -2 woo thunder) and gets 29."12 [1d20=19]
[15:02] <Demedais> roll 1d20+5 (-3 PA -2 woo thunder)
[15:02] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+5 (-3 PA -2 woo thunder) and gets 25."12 [1d20=20]
[15:03] <Kotono> OOC - All hit.
[15:03] <Demedais> roll 2d6+14
[15:03] <Demedais> roll 2d6+14
[15:03] <Demedais> roll 2d6+14
[15:03] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+14 and gets 19."12 [2d6=4, 1]
[15:03] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+14 and gets 22."12 [2d6=3, 5]
[15:03] <Demedais> roll 2d6+14
[15:03] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+14 and gets 20."12 [2d6=1, 5]
[15:03] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+14 and gets 20."12 [2d6=2, 4]
[15:04] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira>Deme?!>Alicia>Antenora>Marie>?1'
[15:04] <Kotono> Rattled and deafened, Demedais is once again in perfect silence! However, even amid this festival of confusion, his blade strikes true! A bevy of four slashes, the combinatino shredding the elemental apart! It breaks apart and fades into nothing but a few isolated clusters of fizzling lightning and rain! OOC - Alicia.
[15:05] <Alicia> OOC: is the remaining one close enough to the path for someone without reach to engage in melee?
[15:06] <Kotono> OOC: Yeah, just. :You'd be right at the very edge, though.
[15:06] <Alicia> Intending to get away from the precarious hole where lightning just struck, Alicia dives towards the remaining elemental, hopefully ducking below any counterswings while not slipping embarrassingly before she stabs out with her flaming blade!
[15:06] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 normally DC 15 tumble, but who knows in these conditions?
[15:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 normally DC 15 tumble, but who knows in these conditions? and gets 20."12 [1d20=7]
[15:07] <Kotono> OOC: You just made it.
[15:07] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 -4pa
[15:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+14 -4pa and gets 31."12 [1d20=17]
[15:07] <Kotono> OOC - Hit.
[15:07] <Alicia> roll 1d8+19+1d6
[15:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+19+1d6 and gets 29."12 [1d8=7][1d6=3]
[15:08] <Kotono> Alicia rips into it's side, scoring a hit as she balances just at the edge of the lightning rod ripped away platform! With that wound scored, Antenora stabs out twice, pressing the advantage!
[15:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 (-3 PA)
[15:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 (-3 PA) and gets 25."12 [1d20=10]
[15:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 (-3 PA)
[15:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 (-3 PA) and gets 24."12 [1d20=14]
[15:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 (-3 PA)
[15:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 (-3 PA) and gets 14."12 [1d20=9]
[15:09] <Kotono> roll 2d8+30 (FS 5/8, +10 HP.)
[15:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+30 (FS 5/8, +10 HP.) and gets 33."12 [2d8=1, 2]
[15:10] <Kotono> As Antenora's wounds continue to mend away, she strikes the storm twice! Two more gashes of black clouds bleeding rain occur, the storm's wind seeming to intensify! OOC - Marie.
[15:12] <Alicia> Since she can't seemingly hurt the thing, Marie swoops down to grab the staff dropped by Alicia and then flies up above the party, practically having to bearhug ot to hold it upright as she performs the duty of an impromptu lightning rod.
[15:12] <Kotono> The storme lemental first sends a shock towards Antenora!
[15:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 fort save
[15:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 fort save and gets 15."12 [1d20=4]
[15:13] <Kotono> roll 8d4 ow
[15:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 8d4 ow and gets 23."12 [8d4=1, 3, 4, 2, 2, 4, 4, 3]
[15:13] <Kotono> As Antenora recoils from the shock, the elemental flies back and away, back into the storm! OOC - It moved 100 ft away straight back. d100 time.
[15:13] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[15:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 84."12 [1d100=84]
[15:14] <Kotono> roll 10d6 moot for lightning rod girl, but still.
[15:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 moot for lightning rod girl, but still. and gets 29."12 [10d6=4, 2, 2, 3, 5, 3, 4, 3, 1, 2]
[15:14] <Kotono> Meanwhile, above, Marie certainly catche slightning! A botl slams right into her, surely enough to fry her alive if she wasn't protected! OOC - Seira.
[15:17] * Seira sheathes her weapons, exchanging them for a bow as she takes a better position to shoot the elemental.
[15:19] <Kotono> OOC - Deme.
[15:21] * Demedais for his part steps back away from the cubby and the hole in the platform, before shakily healing himself, eyes tracking the storm elemental as far as he can.
[15:21] <Demedais> OOC: 24 HP.
[15:21] <Kotono> As Demedais salves his wounds and hides into the cubbyhole, the entire platform shakees again! Cracks run along it from the lightning strike! OOC - Alicia.
[15:22] <Kotono> OOC - STrike.
[15:22] <Kotono> As Demedais salves his wounds and goes back down the path towards lightning rod shielded areas again, the entire platform shakees again! Cracks run along it from the lightning strike! OOC - Alicia.
[15:23] <Alicia> "We need to get back to more stable ground - fall back!" Alicia calls, firing off some magic missiles at the elemental before she retreats back along the pathway towards the earlier junction.
[15:23] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
[15:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d4+5 and gets 22."12 [5d4=3, 2, 4, 4, 4]
[15:24] <Kotono> Far away the elemental is riddled with magical missiles, further injured! Meanwhile, Alicia falls back down the path and towards where lightning rods are once more. As she does, the sounds again become very muted, fading as silence reasserts it's grip! Antenora eyes the creature once, before following Alicia! OOC +10 HP again. Marie?
[15:26] <Alicia> Marie flies after Alicia and Antenora, even if lightning rod duties won't be relevant where they currently are. It looks like they've found a way to travel the unshielded paths, at least!
[15:27] <Alicia> She also stows away her bow since it's not needed right now.
[15:27] <Kotono> Meanwhile, the elemental flies another 100 feet back, lost in the raging storm! OOC - I'm calling combat e ffectively over here. Free action.
[15:28] * Seira frowns, seeking out Antenora, before asking her, 'What's next?'
[15:29] * Demedais rubs his head slowly, wishing the ringing would just go away...
[15:30] * Alicia gestures for people to follow her back towards the dome so they can regroup, and starts heading in that direction.
[15:30] * Demedais nods once and slowly follows.
[15:30] <Kotono> As Seira follows to reach Antenora, the platform cracks again! Seira's away just in time, the cubby and ten feet of platform breaking off! The party can see the cubby silently plunge into the storm clouds below, vanishing!  To people as they go along the silent path, 'Falling back, I think.' OOC - Anyone doing anything of note on the way back to the dome?
[15:31] <Alicia> OOC: not I nor my familiar
[15:31] <Demedais> OOC: No, since the rod won't be working, seeing as how it needs a command word.
[15:33] <Kotono> Thus the party returns to the dome. For Alicia, sound returns there. For the other two, their ears are still not functioning after the massive lightning bolt.
[15:34] * Demedais grimaces, before catching Antenora's attention and thinking, 'I think that lightning bolt deafened me.'
[15:34] <Alicia> "Okay, back in that cubbyhole back there, I read a sign that said 'Once all three rune sets are lit and the three lizards are activated, the three treasures may be safely taken.' We've already lit two of the runes, but haven't seen any lizards, but it looks like we have another goal, now."
[15:34] <Alicia> So sayeth Marie.
[15:35] <Alicia> "And we can use you as a lightning rod on the unshielded paths," Alicia adds with a faint smile. "Okay, how about we go check out that one, now?" she points at the path to the West. Maybe it'll have something for dealing with the hail to the North.
[15:35] <Kotono> Antenora looks to Demedais, then, "Demedais is saying he's deaf," she reports to Alicia and then Seira. "How about we heal some first? Demedais looks rather rattled."
[15:36] * Alicia takes out her wand and approaches her fellow paladin. "Tell Demedais to keep his spell resistance down while I heal him, then?" she asks before she starts healing on the assumption he's compliant.
[15:36] <Alicia> roll 4d8+4
[15:36] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 4d8+4 and gets 25."12 [4d8=6, 8, 1, 6]
[15:37] * Demedais nods once in thanks.
[15:39] <Alicia> "Anyway, is everyone okay to continue? At worst we can probably teleport out of here with Seira's ring if we have to," Alicia asks, assuming Antenora will relay the question to anyone who's currently deaf.
[15:39] * Seira stays pretty quiet, looking around in annoyance.
[15:39] <Kotono> Antenora looks to Seira at that, 'Can you hear anything?'
[15:40] * Seira shakes her head. 'Doesn't seem like it.'
[15:40] * Taishyr (Taishyr@58.194.238.102) has joined #dunes
[15:40] <Kotono> "Seira's deaf too," Antenora dutifully reports, and then back to Seira, 'She's asking if it's okay to continue.'.
[15:41] * Demedais (Taishyr@58.194.238.102) Quit (NickServ (GHOST command used by Taishyr))
[15:41] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Taishyr
[15:41] * Taishyr is now known as Demedais
[15:41] * Demedais considers, before proffering his own wand for use and holding up three fingers toward himself.
[15:42] * Seira considers, and then arms herself with the Resort and shrugs.
[15:42] * Alicia dutifully heals Demedais some more.
[15:42] <Alicia> roll 3d8+3
[15:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 3d8+3 and gets 23."12 [3d8=7, 6, 7]
[15:43] <Alicia> With everyone still good to go, Alicia leads the brave party to the Western pathway, devoid of any lightning rods except for her familiar who flies a few feet above Alicia's head to hopefully catch any lightning before it can hit her or anyone nearby.
[15:43] * Demedais keeps close to under Alicia's familiar, looking ahead for chaos.
[15:44] <Kotono> roll 4#d100
[15:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4#d100 and gets 280."12 [4#d100 = 3, 84, 93, 100]
[15:44] * Seira keeps next to Antenora, herself.
[15:44] <Kotono> OOC - Oh for fuck's sake.
[15:45] <Kotono> The party advacnes forward for three rounds! As they go to the fourth and get closer...suddenly the skies split! A massive thunderbolt races down for Marie! OOC - Ref save, since there's a good chunk of sonic damage.
[15:46] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10
[15:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 and gets 15."12 [1d20=5]
[15:46] <Demedais> roll 1d20+8 asdf right
[15:46] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+8 asdf right and gets 19."12 [1d20=11]
[15:46] <Kotono> roll 10d6
[15:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 and gets 25."12 [10d6=2, 1, 4, 1, 3, 3, 5, 1, 4, 1]
[15:46] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[15:46] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 30."12 [1d20=5]
[15:48] <Kotono> Marie is hit dead on by this bolt! While the lightning doesn't faze her, the sonic is overwhelming! She's battered about, sound buffering her! The massive burst of noise assails the party! OOC - Fort saves for anyone who isn't deaf.
[15:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[15:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 13."12 [1d20=2]
[15:49] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 A
[15:49] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 A and gets 34."12 [1d20=15]
[15:49] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 M
[15:49] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 M and gets 29."12 [1d20=19]
[15:49] <Kotono> The sound is massive, only missed by Seira and Demedais! Antenora cries out and wobbles, hands going over her ears!
[15:51] <Alicia> Marie shrieks in pain, nearly dropping the staff. She's never seen or heard of lightning like this, before! "Marie, drop down and I'll heal you as we go," Alicia calls, wincing at the agony transmitted through her empathic link with the eladrin more than the noise itself. Whimpering, Marie does just that as they continue onwards hopefully to something worth all this grief.
[15:51] * Demedais shakes for a moment, before gesturing forward, then tapping Antenora. 'Big chaos ahead.'
[15:51] <Alicia> roll 1d8+1
[15:51] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+1 and gets 5."12 [1d8=4]
[15:51] <Kotono> Antenora rubs her hears, before, 'Alicia!' she sharply replies mentally. 'Chaos ahead.'
[15:52] <Alicia> "Dammit," Alicia curses, healing Marie one more time before she puts away the wand and draws her sword, channeling a scorching ray into its blade. Is there even an end to this path in sight?
[15:52] <Alicia> roll 1d8+1
[15:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+1 and gets 3."12 [1d8=2]
[15:53] <Alicia> Marie reluctantly floats up a bit more to resume lightning rod duties, still shivering in discomfort.
[15:53] * Demedais draws his own sword as well before proceeding.
[15:54] * Demedais waits on everyone else, first, but.
[15:54] * Alicia continues leading the way, since they'll have to fight whatever it is at some point, and best to get it over with rather than lingering here. This is just nasty.
[15:55] <Kotono> roll 1d100 if I roll a 100 I'm going to stare in disbelief.
[15:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 if I roll a 100 I'm going to stare in disbelief. and gets 40."12 [1d100=40]
[15:56] <Kotono> The party advances on! In the cloaking, raining storm, they can see a 15 ft circular platform ahead. It's lightning rodded all around, a path to the south connecting and un shielded. Whie lightning strikes all around on the southern connecting path, the circle itself is completely lightning free thanks to the rods.
[15:56] * Alicia picks up the pace to reach the comparative safety of the platform!
[15:57] * Demedais tries to find the chaos he saw, looking around carefully.
[15:58] * Seira maintains her position relative to Antenora, otherwise ready for any elementals or stalkers who might be lurking.
[15:59] * Demedais taps Antenora, then gestures to the sky where he thinks the opponents will be, before pointing to Alicia. Finally, he moves to provide Alicia with some backup if possible.
[15:59] * Alicia looks in the direction indicated by Demedais, preparing to defend herself...
[15:59] <Kotono> 'Wait,' Antenora says mentally to Alicia and then Seira, 'Demedais is saying there's something just off the platforms over there, around the circle.
[16:01] <Alicia> "Where is it?" Alicia asks, since she can't see anything herself. Having a target would be nice.
[16:01] <Kotono> As Alicia looks, the problem becomes self evident. Approaching above the circular platform, rising over it, are two more of the black storm elementals! They're coming towards the party quite openly now! OOC - Nice spot, Deme. Initiative.
[16:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+7
[16:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+7 and gets 22."12 [1d20=15]
[16:02] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 A
[16:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 A and gets 26."12 [1d20=20]
[16:02] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
[16:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 14."12 [1d20=7]
[16:02] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1 woo I see things.
[16:02] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 woo I see things. and gets 11."12 [1d20=10]
[16:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
[16:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Antenora and gets 17."12 [1d20=12]
[16:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Elemental 1
[16:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Elemental 1 and gets 4."12 [1d20=1]
[16:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Elemental 2
[16:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Elemental 2 and gets 20."12 [1d20=17]
[16:03] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>Seira>Elemental 2>Antenora>Marie>Demedais>Elemental 1'
[16:03] <Kotono> OOC - The elementals are about twenty feet over the lightning rod platform and fourty feet away. Go.
[16:05] <Alicia> Alicia decides not to make a run on the platform, since if the elementals wreck it then they'll have no way to proceed. Instead she stays where she is and launches a spray of fire at one of them!
[16:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[16:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 21."12 [1d20=5]
[16:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[16:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 33."12 [1d20=17]
[16:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[16:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 18."12 [1d20=2]
[16:05] <Kotono> OOC - All hit.
[16:05] <Alicia> roll 12d6
[16:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 12d6 and gets 39."12 [12d6=3, 4, 1, 5, 3, 4, 3, 5, 5, 1, 1, 4]
[16:06] <Kotono> Quickly, Alicia sends three rays of fire into the gushing storm! The leading elemental is scorched and burnt, ravaged by the fire! OOC - SEira.
[16:08] * Seira decides to try and mirror Alicia's actions, dropping her sword and reaching for the rod she had recently purchased. Though she's deaf, it might still work!
[16:08] <Seira> roll 1d100 1-80 passes, I take it?
[16:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 1-80 passes, I take it? and gets 40."12 [1d100=40]
[16:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
[16:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 33."12 [1d20=17]
[16:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
[16:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
[16:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 22."12 [1d20=6]
[16:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 20."12 [1d20=4]
[16:08] <Kotono> OOC: I'd prefer 1-20 for the sake of consistency, but that's fine either way. Anyway, sec.
[16:10] <Seira> roll 15d6
[16:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 15d6 and gets 41."12 [15d6=2, 3, 1, 1, 4, 6, 2, 5, 1, 2, 1, 4, 2, 1, 6]
[16:10] <Seira> roll 1.5*41
[16:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1.5*41 and gets 61.5."12
[16:13] <Kotono> Seira mimicks this, sending another massive wave of fire at the elemental! It's clouds are half burned away, several rays having devastated it! As this one suffers, the second one approaches! It doesn't quite reach the front, but a shock of lightning arches towards Alicia nonetheless! OOC - Fort save.
[16:13] <Alicia> OOC: MI
[16:13] <Kotono> roll 1d5
[16:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d5 and gets 5."12 [1d5=5]
[16:14] <Kotono> The bolt hits a mirror image, obliterating it! Antenora reacts a moment later, quickly charging the elemental that approached!
[16:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 (-7 PA, +2 charge, 7/8 FS +10 HP to Marie)
[16:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 (-7 PA, +2 charge, 7/8 FS +10 HP to Marie) and gets 30."12 [1d20=17]
[16:15] <Kotono> roll 2d8+46
[16:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+46 and gets 50."12 [2d8=1, 3]
[16:16] <Kotono> Antenora plunges her spear right into the creature, solidly rocking it in revenge for it's failed attack! OOC - Marie.
[16:16] <Alicia> Marie can't do much, really. She settles for sticking some faerie fire over the far elemental to make it glow so it'll be easier to spot if it retreats.
[16:17] <Kotono> The creature is covered in Faerie Fire, outlined nicely against it's black, lightning crackling cloud body! OOC - Deme.
[16:18] * Demedais waits to see if the other one closes to a range he can charge at it for, otherwise not of much use against these things at this range.
[16:19] <Kotono> The first elemental approaches as the second did, hanging back five feet behind it! It's body begins to shake and quake, bursts of sonic power and lightning crackling around it's body! OOC - Deme, speak if you want to take a held action. Alicia.
[16:23] * Demedais shrugs once at this, before charging to meet the first elemental, blade sweeping upward into its form to try and end it!
[16:23] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 (-6 PA)
[16:23] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 (-6 PA) and gets 25."12 [1d20=10]
[16:23] <Kotono> OOC - Hit.
[16:23] <Demedais> roll 2d6+20
[16:23] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+20 and gets 24."12 [2d6=3, 1]
[16:24] <Kotono> Demedais smartly cleaves into this one, dealing it a critical, potent blow! He stands right up to it, slashing into it's body! OOC - Alicia.
[16:24] * Alicia doesn't like what that rear one could be doing, so she continues to burn it up no matter how prettily her familiar may make it glow!
[16:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[16:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 20."12 [1d20=4]
[16:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[16:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 33."12 [1d20=17]
[16:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[16:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 21."12 [1d20=5]
[16:24] <Alicia> roll 12d6
[16:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 12d6 and gets 39."12 [12d6=5, 1, 6, 1, 5, 2, 2, 6, 1, 2, 2, 6]
[16:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+29
[16:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+29 and gets 44."12 [1d20=15]
[16:26] <Kotono> Despite being burnt once more and shaking so hard as to nearly break apart, the elemental doesn't stop it's motions! It's making an awful din, electricity pooling around it! OOC - Seira.
[16:26] * Seira calls upon her pearl, attempting to recreate her earlier feat. If only she hits this elemental again, surely it would be out for the count!
[16:27] <Seira> roll 1d100 20-100
[16:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 20-100 and gets 61."12 [1d100=61]
[16:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
[16:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
[16:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 33."12 [1d20=17]
[16:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
[16:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 32."12 [1d20=16]
[16:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 23."12 [1d20=7]
[16:27] <Seira> roll 12d6
[16:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 12d6 and gets 48."12 [12d6=2, 6, 4, 6, 1, 2, 5, 5, 2, 5, 4, 6]
[16:27] <Seira> roll 1.5*48
[16:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1.5*48 and gets 72."12
[16:29] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>Seira>Elemental 2>Antenora>Marie>Demedais'
[16:29] <Kotono> Riddled with more fire, the elemental shakes, shivers and breaks apart! The noise dies down from it, it's cloudy body dissipating in the driving rain! OOC - Elemental 2 is up.
[16:30] <Kotono> First off, the second elemental sends a little jolt of lighting towards Demedais!
[16:30] <Kotono> OOc - Fort.
[16:30] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 hi bot
[16:30] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+16 hi bot and gets 21."12 [1d20=5]
[16:30] <Kotono> roll 8d4 missed the save but apply ER to it.
[16:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 8d4 missed the save but apply ER to it. and gets 19."12 [8d4=3, 4, 4, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1]
[16:30] <Kotono> OOC - Nonlethal.
[16:31] <Kotono> As Demedais gets a shock, the elemental reaches in and smashes both him and Antenora once!
[16:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (-2 PA) Antenora hit
[16:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (-2 PA) Antenora hit and gets 21."12 [1d20=3]
[16:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (-2 PA) Deme hit
[16:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (-2 PA) Deme hit and gets 38."12 [1d20=20]
[16:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (-2 PA) Deme hit crit man Deme, did you kill Hatbot's lover?
[16:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (-2 PA) Deme hit crit man Deme, did you kill Hatbot's lover? and gets 29."12 [1d20=11]
[16:31] <Kotono> OOC - AC, Deme?
[16:32] <Demedais> OOC: 29.
[16:32] <Kotono> roll 4d6+24+1d10+1d10 (Ignore the d10s)
[16:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6+24+1d10+1d10 (Ignore the d10s) and gets 40."12 [4d6=3, 3, 3, 1][1d10=3][1d10=3]
[16:33] <Kotono> SLAM! The overwhelming blow knocks Demedais half a step back, his chest aching! The slam is going to hurt...but it's not lethal, thankfully! Meanwhile, Antenora manages to dodge th eother slam, safe! She then returns, stabbing at it thrice! OOC - FS 6/8, +10 HP to herself.
[16:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 (-5 PA)
[16:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 (-5 PA) and gets 33."12 [1d20=20]
[16:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 (-5 PA)
[16:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 (-5 PA) and gets 9."12 [1d20=1]
[16:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 (-5 PA)
[16:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 (-5 PA) and gets 16."12 [1d20=13]
[16:34] <Kotono> roll 1d8+19
[16:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+19 and gets 20."12 [1d8=1]
[16:35] <Kotono> Hit! Antenora manages one hit, though her other two blows just miss the clouds! The one rip isn't that deep a wound, surely not enough to down the rage filled elemental! OOC - Marie.
[16:36] <Alicia> Marie makes this elemental glow, too, as she briefly considers cheering the party on. But that would probably just distract them, and only Alicia would hear it, anyway...
[16:36] <Kotono> The other elemental now glows with cheery faerie fire! OOC - Demedais.
[16:37] * Demedais eyes the glowing elemental, wondering of this is some sort of new attack from it to complement its powerful blows, before deciding to just try to down it with multiple powerful sweeps, practically attempting to fan it apart!
[16:38] <Demedais> roll 1d20+14 (-6 PA)
[16:38] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+14 (-6 PA) and gets 34."12 [1d20=20]
[16:38] <Demedais> roll 1d20+14 (-6 PA)
[16:38] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+14 (-6 PA) and gets 28."12 [1d20=14]
[16:38] <Demedais> roll 1d20+9 (-6 PA)
[16:38] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+9 (-6 PA) and gets 23."12 [1d20=14]
[16:38] <Demedais> roll 1d20+4 (-6 PA)
[16:38] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+4 (-6 PA) and gets 24."12 [1d20=20]
[16:38] <Kotono> OOC - All hits. Hatbot is something.
[16:39] <Demedais> roll 2d6+20
[16:39] <Demedais> roll 2d6+20
[16:39] <Demedais> roll 2d6+20
[16:39] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+20 and gets 26."12 [2d6=4, 2]
[16:39] <Demedais> roll 2d6+20
[16:39] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+20 and gets 24."12 [2d6=2, 2]
[16:39] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+20 and gets 28."12 [2d6=3, 5]
[16:39] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+20 and gets 29."12 [2d6=3, 6]
[16:40] <Kotono> With a fury borne of deafened pain, Demedais jumps and severs the storm elemental into two! Lightning crackles around him as it dies, fading inot the rainy air! OOC - Free action.
[16:40] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[16:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 66."12 [1d100=66]
[16:41] <Kotono> Meanwhile, Marie gets a moderate lightning bolt that doesn't harm her at all.
[16:41] * Alicia stows her sword which never even got swung, before she presses on towards the platform.
[16:42] * Demedais grunts, before looking around for chaos again, warily.
[16:42] * Demedais shakes his head and follows Alicia, limping very slightly.
[16:42] <Kotono> The party reaches the platform without incident. It look sto be safe, the path to the south going into the rainy storm without a visible end. The wind continues to blow, silence on the platform thanks to the lightning rods.
[16:43] * Seira stows away the metamagic rod, opting to go for the resort once more.
[16:43] <Kotono> 'I hate this so much,' Antenora thinks to Alicia. 'This area is hostile enough to fit into Hell, as far as I'm concerned.'
[16:43] <Alicia> 'Those lightning bolts aren't anything natural,' Alicia agrees, 'The sooner we're done here, the better.' Since no one seems to be flagging, she continues on to the South.
[16:45] <Kotono> Three rounds pass as the party walks south...
[16:45] <Kotono> roll 3#1d100
[16:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3#1d100 and gets 178."12 [3#1d100 = 89, 65, 24]
[16:48] <Kotono> Marie gets a few more lightning bolts for her troubles meanwhile, but the party can see something ahead!
[16:48] <Kotono> At last! As you rush ahead and brave the worst of the storm's fury, you can glimpse something amid the sheets of rain that pound down! A platform with a roof of slate and walls of what looks to be weathered wood! The path leads right in through a single opening, the innards dark save for occasional crackles of electric blue.
[16:48] <Kotono> The 'building', as it is, stretches farther back than you can see, hidden by the rain.
[16:48] * Alicia gleefully heads inside into hopeful cover, while Marie sends some dancing lights ahead for illumination.
[16:49] * Seira goes along to search for any unpleasantness.
[16:49] * Demedais keeps looking for chaos, not willing to let anything begin hitting him again after that storm elemental's glowing death phase part.
[16:49] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[16:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 38."12 [1d20=13]
[16:52] <Seira> 'Seems safe enough,' Seira sends to Antenora, getting her attention.
[16:54] * Demedais also shrugs once, not seeing anything much.
[16:55] <Kotono> Antenora nods and relays this. Alicia happily heads inside, the rest of the party following! (More)
[16:55] * Demedais follows Alicia in carefully, looking around.
[16:56] <Kotono> As you enter in, the scent of wet plants attracts your attention. For you find that the wooden walls are not walls at all - but instead the backs of large bookshelves that cover the northern side you enter from, the sides and most of the back. Books are piled up and around. While this 'building' is dry, protected and mercifully shielded from thunder, there is another curiosity.
[16:56] <Kotono> The shelves and floor of almost all of it, save for about a ten foot radius around the entrance way, are covered in green vines. The vines connect all over, making an impossible to follow mess. However, at certain places on the bookshelves are thick yellow concentrations, with thorns that crackle with electricity.
[16:56] <Alicia> Marie checks for magic before anything else.
[16:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+11
[16:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+11 and gets 20."12 [1d20=9]
[16:58] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 spellcraft left
[16:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 spellcraft left and gets 21."12 [1d20=14]
[16:58] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 spellcraft back
[16:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 spellcraft back and gets 10."12 [1d20=3]
[16:59] <Alicia> "There's magic over in these places," Marie warns as she sends a globe of light to hover in front of each of the two auras she spots.
[17:00] <Kotono> OOC - Stop there, line coming.
[17:01] <Kotono> As the orbs of light appear, the vines twitch around them! They seem to come to life at once! From the yellow clusters thorns are fired at the lights, crackling with lightning! Vines come to life, detonations of sonic bursts around the lights as they lash at them!
[17:02] <Alicia> "Yikes!" Marie starts. "Guess we don't want to go there, do we?"
[17:03] * Seira pokes Antenora's side to get her attention, before relaying to her, 'There must be a single root in control of the entire thing. Take it out, and....'
[17:04] * Demedais raises one eyebrow, waiting to see if there's any respite from the plants.
[17:04] <Kotono> To Demedais and then Alicia, 'Seira says that there should be a main root to all of this. If we can take that out, the entire thing will die.'
[17:04] <Kotono> The plats continue to assail the lights with a dogged perserverance, many thorns and many vines going at it.
[17:05] <Demedais> 'Roots in a maze in the air.' Demedais thinks drily. 'Something tells me '"find the patch of dirt" won't work.
[17:05] <Alicia> Alicia tells Marie what Antenora just said, so the eladrin decides to move her lights around a bit to see if there's a difference in the reaction in different areas of the library.
[17:05] <Kotono> 'It's never so easy,' Antenora's mental voice has a bit of warmth to it, 'At least Seira seems to know almost everything.'
[17:06] <Kotono> Marie finds that the attacks grow more concentrated when she gets close to the back and especially where there are gaps in teh book shelves in the back, often entirely clotted by thick concentrations of vines overlaid with yellow concentrations.
[17:07] <Alicia> Marie lights that area up with faerie fire then dispels her dancing lights. "Looks like we found it, so what now?" she asks.
[17:07] <Kotono> The area is lit with faerie fire. AS the dancing lights vanish, the plants go still again.
[17:08] * Demedais considers for a long moment before shrugging. 'I've no clue. Someone needs to go back there, in theory; in practice, it'll be quite dangerous to do so.'
[17:09] <Seira> "How about trying the magic missiles? If this is a living thing, we could take it out safely from a distance."
[17:10] <Alicia> "Hmm..." Alicia decides it couldn't hurt, and so sends a spread of magic missiles at the luminescent area, spreading them out equally across its breadth in hopes of hitting something important.
[17:11] <Alicia> OOC: shall I roll any damage?
[17:11] <Kotono> OOC - Go ahead.
[17:11] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1
[17:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1 and gets 3."12 [1d4=2]
[17:11] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1
[17:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1 and gets 3."12 [1d4=2]
[17:11] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1
[17:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1 and gets 4."12 [1d4=3]
[17:11] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1
[17:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1 and gets 3."12 [1d4=2]
[17:11] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1
[17:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1 and gets 3."12 [1d4=2]
[17:13] <Kotono> The magical missiles fire! The vines there are damaged, shrinking back out and retracting! The other vines, however, come to life...and come right at the party! OOC - Well, you got it's attention. Let's roll initative here.
[17:13] <Seira> roll 1d20+7 sure
[17:13] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+7 sure and gets 17."12 [1d20=10]
[17:13] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 A
[17:13] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 A and gets 23."12 [1d20=17]
[17:13] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
[17:13] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 25."12 [1d20=18]
[17:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
[17:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Antenora and gets 18."12 [1d20=13]
[17:14] * Demedais blinks, glad his sword is still drawn, and prepares!
[17:14] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1 right
[17:14] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 right and gets 4."12 [1d20=3]
[17:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 tendrils group
[17:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 tendrils group and gets 19."12 [1d20=15]
[17:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+0 thorn clusters group
[17:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+0 thorn clusters group and gets 2."12 [1d20=2]
[17:15] * Kotono changes topic to 'Marie>Alicia>Vines>Antenora>Seira>Demedais>Thorns What the fuck, something out lowed Deme on initiative? Wow.'
[17:17] <Alicia> Marie proceeds to spawn four different balls of light spread around the room, favouring the sides in hopes of distracting attention in that direction and giving people a clear line on the area she's lit up with faerie fire.
[17:17] <Kotono> OOC - Alicia.
[17:18] * Alicia quickly moves towards said illuminated area, intending to stab her flaming sword into the biggest cluster of vines/roots she can see upon getting there.
[17:18] <Kotono> OOC - Tumble check. DC's higher than 15.
[17:18] <Kotono> OOC - Unless you're taking the AoO.
[17:18] <Kotono> OOC - Oh wait, flatfooted. Disgreard.
[17:18] <Kotono> OOC - Go for it anyway.
[17:19] <Alicia> OOC: do I see anything upon getting to the back that I couldn't see from the front?
[17:19] <Kotono> OOC - No. You can't see outside from the gaps, since the vines are too thick and concentrated. You can see a bunch of books on the bookshelves, though.
[17:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 -6pa on biggest cluster of vines I can see, then
[17:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 -6pa on biggest cluster of vines I can see, then and gets 13."12 [1d20=1]
[17:21] <Kotono> Alicia swings with fire, but her blade just cuts the air! Oh no, she miscalculated and swung a foot ahead, not right on target! At this, the vines come to life! First, three vines snake out, lashing at Alicia!
[17:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[17:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 32."12 [1d20=17]
[17:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[17:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[17:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 30."12 [1d20=15]
[17:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 24."12 [1d20=9]
[17:21] <Kotono> roll 1d4 attack 1
[17:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 attack 1 and gets 2."12 [1d4=2]
[17:21] <Kotono> roll 1d3 attack 2
[17:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d3 attack 2 and gets 2."12 [1d3=2]
[17:22] <Kotono> roll 1d2 attack 3
[17:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d2 attack 3 and gets 2."12 [1d2=2]
[17:23] <Kotono> Alicia's images are savagely slaughered, but luck is with her, as she herself is unharmed! Meanwhile, several vines snake out at the party! Two at Antenora, one at Demedais, one at Seira and two at Marie!
[17:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Antenora
[17:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Antenora and gets 34."12 [1d20=19]
[17:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Antenora
[17:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Antenora and gets 21."12 [1d20=6]
[17:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Antenora crti confirm
[17:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Antenora crti confirm and gets 29."12 [1d20=14]
[17:24] <Kotono> roll 2d10+10+2d8 and a fort save, Antenora
[17:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10+10+2d8 and a fort save, Antenora and gets 36."12 [2d10=3, 8][2d8=7, 8]
[17:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[17:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 20."12 [1d20=9]
[17:24] <Kotono> OOC - Nevermind, she's already deaf.
[17:25] <Alicia> OOC: that means no sonic damage, too
[17:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 grapple
[17:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 grapple and gets 23."12 [1d20=6]
[17:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 Antenora grapple
[17:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 Antenora grapple and gets 24."12 [1d20=8]
[17:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Demedais
[17:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Demedais and gets 21."12 [1d20=6]
[17:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Seira
[17:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Seira and gets 32."12 [1d20=17]
[17:26] <Kotono> OOC - AC?
[17:26] <Seira> OOC: 31  :(
[17:26] <Demedais> OOC: 30.
[17:26] <Kotono> roll 1d10+5
[17:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+5 and gets 7."12 [1d10=2]
[17:26] <Kotono> OOC - Grapple check, Seira.
[17:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 grapple
[17:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 grapple and gets 26."12 [1d20=9]
[17:26] <Seira> roll 1d20+8
[17:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+8 and gets 9."12 [1d20=1]
[17:27] <Kotono> OOC - You're grappled, will describe it after resolving the Marie rolls.
[17:27] <Kotono> OOC - Is Marie incorpreal right now?
[17:28] <Alicia> OOC: no
[17:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[17:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 18."12 [1d20=3]
[17:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[17:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 20."12 [1d20=5]
[17:28] <Kotono> OOC - AC?
[17:28] <Alicia> OOC: 24
[17:29] <Kotono> Vines lash out! Several go at each, as well as several more at the lights! Amid this chaos, Antenora is whipped hard by one and Seira finds herself whipped and tangled up hard! The entire library seems alive with vines! OOC - Antenora.
[17:29] <Kotono> 'Need help?' Antenora quickly fires off to Seira.
[17:30] <Seira> 'Give me a moment to check?' Seira requests.
[17:30] <Kotono> 'Right,' Antenora says, holding an attack on the vine that tangles Seira! OOC - Seira.
[17:31] <Seira> roll 1d20+14 escape artist
[17:31] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+14 escape artist and gets 31."12 [1d20=17]
[17:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 grapple opposed check
[17:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 grapple opposed check and gets 25."12 [1d20=8]
[17:33] <Kotono> Wiggling swiftly, Seira frees herself from the vine! OOC - Using your move action?
[17:33] <Seira> 'Still hanging in there, go smite one of the clusters,' Seira tells Antenora, moving ahead to support Alicia, drawing her other sword.
[17:35] <Kotono> OOC: Okay, but the vines aren't flatfooted now. Advancing 3will net you an AoO.
[17:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 AoO
[17:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 AoO and gets 30."12 [1d20=15]
[17:36] <Seira> OOC: Still 31
[17:36] <Kotono> A vine lashes out at Seira, but it narrowly misses her as she advances to Alicia! Meanwhile, Antenora charges forward, looking to break a hole in the gap Alicia missed!
[17:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 (-6 PA, +2 charge, +10 HP 7/8 FS)
[17:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 (-6 PA, +2 charge, +10 HP 7/8 FS) and gets 30."12 [1d20=16]
[17:36] <Kotono> roll 2d8+42
[17:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+42 and gets 46."12 [2d8=2, 2]
[17:38] <Kotono> To this charge, the vine wall is penetrated cleanly! Vines writhe away from Antenora's spear, revealing what lies behond - empty air! The bookshelves are the back wall, nothing but gray, stormy void outside! However, something on this rear wall is glowing massively electric blue, the hue spilling into the room from the opening! OOC - Deme.
[17:38] * Kotono changes topic to 'Marie>Alicia>Vines>Seira>Antenora>Demedais>Thorns What the fuck, something out lowed Deme on initiative? Wow.'
[17:40] * Demedais slashes at the center of the root structure that attempted to attack him, trying to avoid slashing up the books as well.
[17:41] <Demedais> roll 1d20+14 (-3 PA -2 CE)
[17:41] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+14 (-3 PA -2 CE) and gets 30."12 [1d20=16]
[17:41] <Demedais> roll 1d20+9 (-3 PA -2 CE)
[17:41] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+9 (-3 PA -2 CE) and gets 17."12 [1d20=8]
[17:41] <Demedais> roll 1d20+4 (-3 PA -2 CE)
[17:41] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+4 (-3 PA -2 CE) and gets 7."12 [1d20=3]
[17:41] <Kotono> OOC - Two hits.
[17:41] <Demedais> roll 4d6+28
[17:41] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d6+28 and gets 40."12 [4d6=1, 4, 6, 1]
[17:42] <Kotono> OOC - You can cleave into something nearby if you'd like, say another vine. There's enough flying around here to where something's in range.
[17:43] <Demedais> OOC: Okay.
[17:43] <Demedais> roll 1d20+9 (I presume this is what cleaved)
[17:43] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+9 (I presume this is what cleaved) and gets 16."12 [1d20=7]
[17:43] <Kotono> OOC - Just missed.
[17:44] <Kotono> Demedais neatly chops up the vine that attacked him, chunks of it raining down around him! Meanwhile, thorns go flying! While many go at the floating lights, some do go at the PCs - One at Alicia, one at Seira, one at Marie!
[17:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Touch AC, list them.
[17:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Touch AC, list them. and gets 18."12 [1d20=9]
[17:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Touch AC, list them. Seira
[17:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Touch AC, list them. Seira and gets 15."12 [1d20=6]
[17:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Touch AC, list them. Marie
[17:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Touch AC, list them. Marie and gets 10."12 [1d20=1]
[17:45] <Seira> OOC: 20 touch
[17:45] <Alicia> OOC: 15 for me, 19 for Marie
[17:45] <Kotono> roll 1d4+12d4 (Lethal/nonlethal, respectively)
[17:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+12d4 (Lethal/nonlethal, respectively) and gets 32."12 [1d4=4][12d4=4, 3, 1, 2, 3, 3, 1, 4, 1, 2, 1, 3]
[17:46] <Kotono> In this storm of thorns, one digs into Alicia's ankle! It's a passing wound - but the tazering shock that rocks her is anything but tame! Her body jerks about, aching! OOC - Marie.
[17:47] <Alicia> Marie switches to her incorporeal globe form and shoots across the library and through the bookshelves to have a look at what's on the outside.
[17:49] <Kotono> Passing through safely in globe form, Marie arrives outside! Lightning pounds the back of this bookshelf, which is covered with a massive pod! Dozens of vines connect to it, much of the blue glow coming from it! OOC - Rolling it's initiativ enow.
[17:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20-6
[17:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-6 and gets 6."12 [1d20=12]
[17:50] * Kotono changes topic to 'Marie>Alicia>Vines>Seira>Antenora>Pod>Demedais>Thorns What the fuck, something out lowed Deme on initiative? Wow.'
[17:50] <Kotono> OOC - Alicia.
[17:52] <Alicia> "The root's right behind here!" Marie calls as she bobs around outside, prompting Alicia to move to the other side of said bookshelf and hack through the vines connecting it to its neighbours. "Someone knock that thing over!" she calls, gesturing to the shelf and miming a shove in hopes someone will take the hint.
[17:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 -4 pa
[17:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+14 -4 pa and gets 18."12 [1d20=4]
[17:53] <Kotono> OOC - Hit.
[17:53] <Alicia> roll 1d8+19+1d6+12d6
[17:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+19+1d6+12d6 and gets 71."12 [1d8=4][1d6=1][12d6=1, 6, 6, 1, 5, 4, 4, 6, 3, 6, 2, 3]
[17:53] <Kotono> The vines on the other side are severed cleanly, burnt with the ends smoking and sizzling! This hole is cleared as well, emptiness ahead! At this, the vines attack again! (More)
[17:54] <Kotono> Demedais finds himself with three vines, most of what attacked the now advanced PCs coming at him, first of all!
[17:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[17:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 24."12 [1d20=9]
[17:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[17:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 31."12 [1d20=16]
[17:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[17:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 30."12 [1d20=15]
[17:54] <Kotono> OOC - AC?
[17:54] <Demedais> OOC: 32.
[17:55] <Kotono> However, Demedais deftly deflects dangerous vines! Meanwhile, some of the vines at Alicia keep on her - two in fact!
[17:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[17:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 32."12 [1d20=17]
[17:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[17:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 33."12 [1d20=18]
[17:55] <Kotono> OOC - AC? We'll resolve them once at a time if they bot hi.
[17:56] <Alicia> OOC: hah, not that.
[17:56] <Kotono> roll 1d10+5+2d8 and a fort save, Alicia.
[17:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+5+2d8 and a fort save, Alicia. and gets 15."12 [1d10=1][2d8=2, 7]
[17:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19
[17:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 and gets 21."12 [1d20=2]
[17:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[17:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 20."12 [1d20=3]
[17:57] <Kotono> OOC - Okay, not grappled. Attack 2.
[17:57] <Kotono> roll 1d10+5+2d8
[17:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+5+2d8 and gets 20."12 [1d10=2][2d8=8, 5]
[17:57] <Kotono> OOC - Grapple checks.
[17:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[17:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 32."12 [1d20=15]
[17:58] <Alicia> roll 1d20+26
[17:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+26 and gets 45."12 [1d20=19]
[17:58] <Kotono> OOC - What's with the massive discrepency?
[17:58] <Alicia> OOC: it's a grapple check. Last time it was a fort save?
[17:59] <Kotono> OOC - ...oh. I forgot to tell you to make a grapple check, for some reason I conflated your save with a check. Bleh, oh well, you passed both with how it rolled. Make a second fort save?
[17:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19
[17:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 and gets 36."12 [1d20=17]
[18:00] <Kotono> Alicia is battered and beaten by vines, but she stays bravely upright and not dead or tangled up! She is woozy, however, from the beating!  Meanwhile, a vine goes to Seira and Antenora each, as the rest assail lights!
[18:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Seira
[18:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Seira and gets 30."12 [1d20=15]
[18:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Antenora
[18:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Antenora  and gets 27."12 [1d20=12]
[18:00] <Seira> OOC: Still 31
[18:00] <Kotono> However, both just narrowly miss, saving the two any danger! OOC - Seira.
[18:01] * Seira decides to decommission a nest of thorns, for her part.
[18:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
[18:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 and gets 35."12 [1d20=17]
[18:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+13
[18:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 and gets 31."12 [1d20=18]
[18:02] <Kotono> OOC - Two hits.
[18:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+15
[18:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+15 and gets 21."12 [1d20=6]
[18:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+10
[18:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+10 and gets 26."12 [1d20=16]
[18:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
[18:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 30."12 [1d20=14]
[18:02] <Kotono> OOC - Make that five. Ow.
[18:02] <Kotono> OOC - Bit it?
[18:02] <Seira> OOC: You bet'cha
[18:02] <Kotono> OOC - It does damage, but you just bit an electrified plant. I'll resolve a bit of damage from that after you tally up yours.
[18:03] <Seira> roll 3d8+5
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5 and gets 22."12 [3d8=5, 6, 6]
[18:03] <Seira> roll 3d8+5
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5 and gets 16."12 [3d8=6, 1, 4]
[18:03] <Seira> roll 1d6+1
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6+1 and gets 6."12 [1d6=5]
[18:03] <Seira> roll 1d6+1
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6+1 and gets 4."12 [1d6=3]
[18:03] <Seira> roll 1d6+1
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6+1 and gets 5."12 [1d6=4]
[18:04] <Kotono> Seira tears into the cluster of thorns! It's tougher than the vines and a lot more stable, but her massive rain of stabs and a bite is just enough! However, the direct contact with an electrified plant isn't entirely pleasant to her mouth!
[18:04] <Kotono> roll 4d4 nonlethal
[18:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d4 nonlethal and gets 6."12 [4d4=1, 1, 2, 2]
[18:04] <Kotono> However, her protection nulls the damage entirely! OOC - Antenora's up
[18:07] <Kotono> In the silence that envelops her, Antenora has no choice but to act on her own! She goes to help Alicia, in more ways than one, by assaulting a vine around her!
[18:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 (-6 PA, +2 charge, FS 6/8 +10 HP Alicia)
[18:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 (-6 PA, +2 charge, FS 6/8 +10 HP Alicia) and gets 33."12 [1d20=19]
[18:07] <Kotono> roll 2d8+42
[18:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+42 and gets 50."12 [2d8=3, 5]
[18:09] <Kotono> Alicia feels her injuries mend, as one of the vines that nearly ensnared her is ripped apart lengthwise by a long spearstroke! Meanwhile, on the outside...a massive gust of wind, rain and lightning comes from the pod! It would wreck and send Marie flying...except she is like a ghost, safe and protected! OOC - Deme.
[18:12] * Demedais considers, eyeing the bookshelf where all the vines seem to be coming from, based on his team's assault... before bellowing soundlessly and charging straight for the bookshelf, aiming to slam it into the abyss!
[18:13] <Demedais> OOC: AoO time.
[18:13] <Kotono> Vines lash out at Demedais, striking at him for his presumption!
[18:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 16."12 [1d20=1]
[18:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 16."12 [1d20=1]
[18:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 18."12 [1d20=3]
[18:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 19."12 [1d20=4]
[18:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 18."12 [1d20=3]
[18:14] <Kotono> All the vines are too slow, Demedais leaving them in the dust! OOC - Make your bullrush attempt.
[18:15] <Demedais> roll 1d20+9 woo (+7 str +2 charge)
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+9 woo (+7 str +2 charge) and gets 17."12 [1d20=8]
[18:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 (+2 is for stability+inertia)
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 (+2 is for stability+inertia) and gets 11."12 [1d20=9]
[18:16] <Kotono> Like a meteor slamming into the earth, Demedais obliterates the bookshelves! Books go flying off as it's knocked down and off, plummeting into the abyss! Vines snap and groan, the entire mess of them thrashing momentarily as it vanishes into the clouds below. Then...silence. The vines cease moving, no more storms of thorns come. Only the lightning that rages outside and the rain can be heard to Alicia...OOC - Battle's over, ncie thinking you
[18:17] <Kotono> OOC - Battle's over, nice thinking you guys.
[18:17] * Seira decides to use the time to search the place, while the others get some much-needed healing.
[18:17] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[18:17] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 32."12 [1d20=7]
[18:17] <Kotono> OOC - PM, Seira.
[18:17] * Alicia sighs and steps back towards the centre of the library where it's dry and reasonably sheltered, before she sits down heavily. She'd offer congratulations, but no one can actually hear her, so she just settles for healing herself a bit.
[18:18] <Alicia> roll 2d8+2
[18:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d8+2 and gets 10."12 [2d8=4, 4]
[18:19] <Kotono> Antenora goes to join Alicia, sitting as well. She says something in a slightly off voice, "This place gets less pleasant each time we visit it."
[18:19] * Demedais grimaces and turns to Alicia, padding over to her slowly before withdrawing his wand and handing it to Alicia.
[18:21] * Alicia stands up and takes Demedais' wand. "How many?" she asks, hoping he can lip-read.
[18:21] * Demedais points to Alicia, before stepping back.
[18:21] * Seira checks both wand and scrolls for traps, obviously.
[18:21] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 36."12 [1d20=11]
[18:22] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 28."12 [1d20=3]
[18:22] * Seira takes the items, before seeking out Antenora.
[18:22] <Alicia> "Ahh, thank you," Alicia gives him a smile before using the wand twice on herself and then handing it back.
[18:22] <Alicia> roll 2d8+2
[18:22] <Kotono> Antenora is sitting next to Alicia, as Alicia takes Demedais' wand of cure light wounds.
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d8+2 and gets 10."12 [2d8=6, 2]
[18:23] * Demedais looks to Antenora next, not taking the wand back yet.
[18:23] <Kotono> Antenora holds up an empty hand and shakes her head.
[18:24] * Demedais nods once, before looking to Alicia and holding up three fingers toward himself.
[18:24] <Alicia> "Maybe we should retreat so someone can fix your ears before we come back?" Alicia suggests, getting Antenora's attention before telepathically suggesting the same so she can pass the idea on. She then heals Demedais as requested.
[18:24] <Alicia> roll 3d8+3
[18:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 3d8+3 and gets 15."12 [3d8=5, 2, 5]
[18:24] <Seira> 'There is some kind of crazy Storm Lord that is made out of five parts, and making him complete summons some horrible storm and revives him. But when he's only in two parts, somehow, he can be safely killed,' she informs Antenora brightly. 'I think it speaks about the giant naked guy we passed before!'
[18:25] <Alicia> Marie reverts to humanoid form and scoops up the lightning rod once more while everyone else decides what to do.
[18:25] <Seira> 'Oh, and if everyone's ready to proceed, there's a trap door we can go past,' Seira adds.
[18:26] <Kotono> Antenora nods, before pointing at the scrolls and wand Seira took. 'What are those?'
[18:26] <Seira> 'Loot! I'll try to read the scrolls once we're ready to go on.'
[18:27] * Demedais looks at the rest of the group curiously, unsure what's going on now.
[18:28] * Seira might be deaf, but she can certainly read! She gives the scrolls a glance, while Antenora would inform the others of her findings.
[18:28] <Kotono> Speaking slowly to Alicia, her voice too high pitched, "Seira says that she found some loot and a secret door or trap door or something. She'll read the scrolls when we're ready to move on."
[18:28] * Demedais eyes Antenora talking, before tapping his head once while looking at her.
[18:28] <Kotono> 'Seira found look and a secret passage,' Antenora sends to Demedais.
[18:28] * Seira laughs suddenly, and quite tonelessly.
[18:28] * Alicia taps her head then addresses Antenora in the telepathic medium. 'If everyone else is okay to continue then I suppose we can, but having to talk like this is getting tiresome.'
[18:29] * Seira tosses a scroll to Alicia, still quite amused, and indicates herself.
[18:29] * Alicia catches the scroll and takes a look, Marie peering over her shoulder.
[18:30] * Demedais looks around. 'Perhaps we can wait out the deafness here? And that's all she found? mmm. I am not sure I trust the secret passage of a suspended platform...'
[18:32] <Alicia> "Hmm... I can try to cast this," Alicia looks thoughtful for a second before she attempts to cure Seira's deafness with the magic held within.
[18:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+2 DC 14
[18:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+2 DC 14 and gets 8."12 [1d20=6]
[18:32] <Kotono> Alicia attemps the spell, but her efforts fail.
[18:33] <Alicia> "No, it's beyond me," Alicia shakes her head in irritation. "Demedais, could you try?" she holds it up for the other paladin to attempt.
[18:34] * Demedais looks at it and walks over, looking the words over once before trying to cast it upon Seira.
[18:34] <Demedais> roll 1d100 failure check is what I need to make, I take it?
[18:34] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d100 failure check is what I need to make, I take it? and gets 57."12 [1d100=57]
[18:36] <Demedais> roll 1d20+6 check
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+6 check and gets 19."12 [1d20=13]
[18:36] <Kotono> With that, the scroll is ued! Seira finds her hearing returns!
[18:36] * Seira gives him the thumbs up. "Got two more scrolls!" she announces, holding them up.
[18:37] * Demedais looks at them in slight confusion, before glancing to the now-used scroll.
[18:37] <Alicia> "And luckily enough, we have two more deaf people," Alicia smiles. "That was a stroke of luck."
[18:37] * Seira hands Demedais the scrolls in question, before heading over to examine the bookcase that she discovered could move, examining the mechanism for entrapments.
[18:37] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 42."12 [1d20=17]
[18:38] <Seira> "Well, actually, I have a bit more than two, but let's keep those in reserve for now," Seira comments.
[18:38] * Demedais looks to Alica, before glancing to the scrolls in confusion.
[18:40] * Alicia wonders why Demedais looks so confused. He did so well with the last one! "Marie, little help?" she asks her familiar, who spends several seconds setting up an array of dancing lights to spell out "use on you + anty" in front of Demedais.
[18:40] * Demedais points to Antenora, then to Marie, before shrugging and inclining his head.
[18:41] * Demedais blinks at the lights once, before nodding and roughly saying, "Didn't know who to use them on."
[18:41] * Seira pushes the bookcase out of the way, glancing beyond it curiously. And making certain no one is around if there's a trap she missed.
[18:41] * Demedais first moves to heal Antenora.
[18:41] <Demedais> roll 1d100
[18:41] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d100 and gets 77."12 [1d100=77]
[18:41] <Kotono> As you move the bookshelf out of the way, the rumble and rage of the storm assails your ears once more. Outside you can see nothing but empty air, no walkway to guide you. However, at the edge ofyour limited vision, you can glimpse a small platform waiting in the storm. There aren't any lightning rods or cover on it, however, as far as you can see.
[18:42] <Demedais> roll 1d20+6 check
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+6 check and gets 15."12 [1d20=9]
[18:42] <Kotono> Antenora blinks, rubbing her ears. "Better," she smiles at Demedais. "Thank you."
[18:42] <Seira> "Anyone up to flying over to a remote platform and seeing what's there?" Seira asks, pointing outside and looking pointedly at Alicia's familiar.
[18:43] * Demedais blinks and nods once, before eyeing the final scroll. "I'm not sure how well I can make this work on myself, but let's see..." he mutters in the same harsh tone.
[18:43] <Demedais> roll 1d100
[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d100 and gets 31."12 [1d100=31]
[18:43] <Demedais> roll 1d20+6 check!
[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+6 check! and gets 17."12 [1d20=11]
[18:43] <Alicia> "Sure!" Marie drops the staff and switches to incorporeal form. "Back in a jiffy!" And at that, she zooms off in the indicated direction.
[18:44] <Kotono> This time, Demedais' ears recover! He can hear again!
[18:44] <Kotono> Marie flies out to this far platform! As she does...
[18:44] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 56."12 [1d100=56]
[18:45] * Demedais touches his ears gingerly, tapping them once. "Thank Helm for that." he says in a low tone, before glancing around. "Well, the deafness isn't an issue now, but does anyone want to recover more from that attack?"
[18:45] <Kotono> A small lightning bolt wings her, but really, who's keeping count? On reaching the platform, she can see it's small and square, with a deep indentation in the center. Far ahead, past this platform, at the edge of Marie's vision, is another floating platform.
[18:46] <Alicia> "I'm mostly fine," Alicia shakes her head.
[18:46] <Kotono> "I'm fine." Antenora says tiredly.  "
[18:46] <Alicia> Meanwhile Marie swoops down to take a look at the indent.
[18:46] <Kotono> "I'm fine." Antenora says tiredly.  "Just tired of lightning and rain."
[18:46] <Kotono> OOC - Landing or just getting close?
[18:46] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 31."12 [1d20=12]
[18:47] <Alicia> OOC: just hovering over so she can read any runes that might be there
[18:47] * Demedais grimaces. "Understood. Not fond of being this soaked..."
[18:47] <Alicia> OOC: she can't land if she's not physical
[18:47] <Kotono> There are no runes. However, the stone is slightly off - like it can slide deeper in the platform if pressure is put on it.
[18:48] <Alicia> "I could fix that, but what's the point if we'll just get wet again?" Alicia asks while Marie checks for any magic.
[18:48] <Alicia> Marie decides to leave it for now and fly along to the next platform before reporting back.
[18:48] <Kotono> "Indeed." Taking a moment ot wring out her hair of water, "You're just unlucky we're wearing armor and not simple clothes, Demedais."
[18:49] <Kotono> The next platform is exactly the same, save for no other platform being in the distance. There's even another depression and odd stone, as if it could be pressured as well.
[18:50] <Alicia> "He's already seen you naked, anyway," Alicia teases as Marie zooms back. She can get a book or something to drop on the platforms from a height without risking herself, surely.
[18:50] * Demedais doesn't bother responding to that, instead looking around. "Wonder if these books are anything like the ones in the first gnomish ruins."
[18:50] <Seira> "No, they're boring and crazy."
[18:51] <Kotono> "Aw." Antenora smiles back, "Such a pity. None of the other humans are attractive, generally, besides the ones here...and two of them are women." Keeping at drying her hair, "What were those books like?"
[18:51] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 54."12 [1d100=54]
[18:51] <Kotono> Meanwhile, Marie returns without incident.
[18:51] <Alicia> "There's a couple of little indentations that look like they'll do something if pushed," Marie reports as she returns, switching to humanoid form so she can grab a heavy looking book. "Anyone need this?" she asks as she manhandles one of the tomes. "Since I'm going to drop it on them to see what happens."
[18:52] <Seira> "They pretty much said what I told you before," Seira responds to Antenora. "Also. If you want to see Demedais naked one day I'm sure it could be arranged with a liberal application of fire, so that both of you would be scarred by the experience."
[18:52] <Demedais> "Those books? Based on reactions from others, addicting." Demedais shrugs, before eyeing Seira sharply with an eyebrow still raised.
[18:53] <Alicia> "Go ahead, Marie," Alicia tells her familiar, going to stand by the secret exit so she can watch as her familiar flies away to make her biblio-bomb-raid.
[18:53] <Alicia> Flying up twenty feet above the first indentation, Marie lets her book drop!
[18:54] <Kotono> "Bah." Antenora mutters something dark, "The problem is that when I'm finally free to pursue something like that without interference and regulation...I wouldn't because I couldn't stomach the thought of turning you away from the woman that means something to you." With a slightly tired look, "Irony strikes. Ah well...I suppose there are worthwhile humans about somewhere or another."
[18:54] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 62."12 [1d100=62]
[18:55] <Seira> "Alicia should be available. If you need any help seducing her, just ask!"
[18:55] <Alicia> "Don't swing that way, thanks for asking," Alicia replies without even looking backwards.
[18:55] <Kotono> Thump! As Marie gets another lightning bolt and ozone dose, the book drops! In the void, a walkway appears! It connects the library to this platform, lightning rods on the edges to protect it!
[18:55] <Demedais> "Why did I expect her to say something like that?" Demedais mutters at Seira's comment.
[18:55] * Seira laughs.
[18:56] <Kotono> "Likewise," Antenora snorts. "Please, I'm sure the bards would be singing tales of the tender love between us if we did. Please, get over that."
[18:56] <Alicia> "Marie just made a new walkway," Alicia then adds as her familiar swoops down to pick up her book so she can go get to the next one.
[18:57] <Seira> "I doubt the bards would be stopped by simple things such as facts," Seira says with a snort, heading down the newly-created walkway.
[18:57] * Demedais looks at the walkway. "Fascinating. Where's it go to?" And, to Seira, "When have facts ever stopped most anyone?"
[18:57] <Kotono> Antenora rises, "It's even protected," Antenora observes, heading down it. As the party does, silence takes over again. Merciful silence of magic and not deafness, as Marie flies to the second platform.
[18:58] <Alicia> Marie has probably dropped her book on the next one before the party is even halfway down their walkway.
[18:58] <Alicia> Alicia also makes sure to grab the staff before following the others!
[18:59] * Demedais follows behind Seira, just hoping this doesn't cave out beneath them or something.
[19:00] <Kotono> AS the party is halfway down this walkway, Marie drops the book! Another walkway appears, connecting the first plaform to the second! It is lightning rodded as well, safe! Further, on the north side of the second platform, a stairway appears, leading very slowly upward! However, in a blink, two things appear! Two Astral Stalkers, one at the bottom of the stairs and one on the first platform! They act with stunning speed - the one on the stair
[19:00] <Kotono> They act with stunning speed - the one on the stairs pounces...on the book, while the other quickly throws claw like darts at the approaching heroes!
[19:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 Seira
[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 Seira and gets 25."12 [1d20=8]
[19:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 Antenora
[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 Antenora and gets 30."12 [1d20=13]
[19:01] <Kotono> OOC - Flatfooted ACs?
[19:02] <Seira> OOC: 24 flat-footed
[19:02] <Kotono> roll 1d4+7+4d6 SA
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+7+4d6 SA and gets 18."12 [1d4=1][4d6=2, 5, 2, 1]
[19:02] <Kotono> roll 1d4+7+4d6 SA Seira
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+7+4d6 SA Seira and gets 26."12 [1d4=4][4d6=4, 6, 2, 3]
[19:03] <Kotono> Those darts plunge in to Antenora's vulnerable neck and Seira's vulnerable throat! Both are shallow wounds, but entirely too close to being fatal to be pleasant at all! OOC - Initiative.
[19:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 A
[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 A and gets 14."12 [1d20=8]
[19:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 10."12 [1d20=3]
[19:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 book Astral Stalker
[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 book Astral Stalker and gets 13."12 [1d20=4]
[19:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Path Stalker
[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Path Stalker and gets 19."12 [1d20=10]
[19:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Antenora and gets 22."12 [1d20=17]
[19:04] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1
[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 and gets 8."12 [1d20=7]
[19:04] <Seira> roll 1d20+7
[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+7 and gets 27."12 [1d20=20]
[19:04] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira>Antenora>Path Stalker>Alicia>Book Stalker>Marie'
[19:05] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira>Antenora>Path Stalker>Alicia>Book Stalker>Marie>Demedais'
[19:05] <Kotono> OOC - Go Seira.
[19:06] <Seira> Eager to retaliate, Seira blurs into action in an attempt to overtake the stalker and take up position behind him, right before she plunges her sword into its spine.
[19:06] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 and gets 23."12 [1d20=3]
[19:09] <Kotono> Seira charges forward, but the stalker backflips and nimbly avoids her stroke! Antenora is right behind Seira, silently lunging at it!
[19:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 (-2 PA, 7/8 FS +10 HP to Alicia)
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 (-2 PA, 7/8 FS +10 HP to Alicia) and gets 18."12 [1d20=2]
[19:10] <Kotono> Despite that, however, the Stalker bats the tip of her spear aside with it's claw, deflecting it with graceful ease! It retorts by dancing in and clawing at Antenora and Seira!
[19:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Seira
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 Seira and gets 30."12 [1d20=10]
[19:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Antenora AC?
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 Antenora AC? and gets 36."12 [1d20=16]
[19:11] <Kotono> roll 1d6+7+2d8
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+7+2d8 and gets 20."12 [1d6=6][2d8=3, 4]
[19:12] <Seira> OOC: Normal AC 31
[19:12] <Kotono> While Seir ajust barely parries the attack, Antenora gets a ribful of claws for her effort, shaking from the lightning! OOC - Alicia.
[19:13] * Alicia rushes forward to help the othersas she moves ahead of Antenora to likewise flank the creature with Seira!
[19:13] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 25."12 [1d20=5]
[19:15] <Kotono> Despite Alicia charging and juking as well, the deceptive slash is simply sidestepped! The stalker's face is split into a grin as it dances around the heroes! Meanwhile, the book stalker looks up, before moving to near the first platform, hurrying down the walkway! As it does, it tosses a claw like dart at Seira!
[19:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 31."12 [1d20=14]
[19:15] <Kotono> roll 1d4+7
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+7 and gets 8."12 [1d4=1]
[19:16] <Kotono> As Seira finds the blow resisted thanks to the magic around her...OOC - Marie.
[19:17] <Alicia> "You... you horrible bibliophobe!" Marie shrieks accusingly at the fleeing stalker, drawing her bow and firing a shot down at its back! "Take that!"
[19:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 40."12 [1d20=20]
[19:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 crit
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 crit and gets 36."12 [1d20=16]
[19:17] <Alicia> roll 2d4+2+1d6+1d4
[19:17] <Kotono> OOC - Crit, for what it matters.
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4+2+1d6+1d4 and gets 14."12 [2d4=4, 1][1d6=6][1d4=1]
[19:18] <Kotono> Marie fires off her arrow, landing into the body of the stalker! It doesn't seem overly phased by it, hwoever, even if it did hit right into the back of it's neck! OOC - Deme-Deme.
[19:20] * Demedais pauses for a second, grimacing at the barriers of silence, before moving to the monster's side to try and catch it with a fast slice! OOC: AoO. Not charging.
[19:21] <Kotono> OOC - Okay, just hoping get it on an AoO if it moves?
[19:21] <Demedais> OOC: Uh?
[19:22] <Demedais> OOC: No, my intent was to take an AoO to get to its side and slash it.
[19:22] <Kotono> OOC - Oh, okay.
[19:22] <Kotono> As Demedais bravely goes to the side, moving past his allies, he has to pen himself up to the wrath of the Astral Stalker!
[19:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 AoO
[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 AoO and gets 21."12 [1d20=1]
[19:23] <Kotono> However, it's attack is inept and a total failure against Deme's heavily armored body! OOC - Go.
[19:23] * Demedais slashes upward at the beast's failed attack, hoping to catch its arm!
[19:23] <Demedais> roll 1d20+22 (+2 helm +1 haste)
[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+22 (+2 helm +1 haste) and gets 26."12 [1d20=4]
[19:25] <Kotono> Demedais is swift, but the AStral Stalker is faster, just barely weaving out of the way of the slash! It stays in the battle, dodging freely! OOC - Seira.
[19:26] <Seira> The stalker might've avoided her first attack, but if it expects that to continue, it's just too full of itself. Seira is determined to illustrate that!
[19:27] <Seira> OOC: Let's have Anty attack first so that we're flanking?
[19:29] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[19:29] <Kotono> Antenora presses onward, stepping forward and letting loose a dizzying series of spear thrusts!
[19:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 36."12 [1d20=18]
[19:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 18."12 [1d20=5]
[19:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 25."12 [1d20=17]
[19:29] <Kotono> roll 1d8+9 (6/8, +10 HP to self)
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+9 (6/8, +10 HP to self) and gets 10."12 [1d8=1]
[19:30] <Kotono> roll 1d8+9
[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+9 and gets 17."12 [1d8=8]
[19:30] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 and gets 26."12 [1d20=4]
[19:30] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 and gets 21."12 [1d20=4]
[19:30] <Kotono> She manages to land two blows, finally someone managing to puncture the stalker! OOC - If you're going, Seira, go ahead.
[19:30] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 30."12 [1d20=11]
[19:30] <Seira> roll 1d20+14
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+14 and gets 15."12 [1d20=1]
[19:31] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 and gets 27."12 [1d20=9]
[19:31] <Kotono> OOC - Two hits.
[19:31] <Seira> roll 1d6+1+4d6
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6+1+4d6 and gets 18."12 [1d6=6][4d6=1, 5, 2, 3]
[19:31] <Seira> roll 1d6+1+4d6 bite~
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6+1+4d6 bite~ and gets 21."12 [1d6=4][4d6=6, 4, 4, 2]
[19:32] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora>Seira>Path Stalker>Alicia>Book Stalker>Marie>Demedais'
[19:32] <Kotono> Seira slashes and bites into thes talker, the black warrior surrounded and torn open! It retorts by clawing at Seira once, then wheeling to Alicia and taking a swipe at her!
[19:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Seira
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 Seira and gets 27."12 [1d20=7]
[19:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Alicia
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 Alicia and gets 24."12 [1d20=4]
[19:32] <Alicia> "Holy shit you ate his fucking throat!" Alicia shrieks, the silence spell fortunately maintaining her decorum and leaving no one the wiser as to her outburst.
[19:32] <Alicia> OOC: AC 28
[19:33] * Seira is blissfully unaware of all this!
[19:33] <Kotono> As Alicia is quite profane, the stalker's clawings come to naught! OOc - Go, Miss Potty Mouth
[19:33] <Alicia> "There's blood all over your face!" Alicia goes on, quite distressed at all of this as she nonetheless slices into the stalker with a vengeance.
[19:34] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 fire, 3rd level arcane strike
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 fire, 3rd level arcane strike and gets 22."12 [1d20=3]
[19:34] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 holy, 3rd level arcane strike
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 holy, 3rd level arcane strike and gets 28."12 [1d20=10]
[19:34] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 fire, 3rd level arcane strike
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+14 fire, 3rd level arcane strike and gets 23."12 [1d20=9]
[19:34] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 holy, 3rd level arcane strike
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 holy, 3rd level arcane strike and gets 16."12 [1d20=3]
[19:34] <Kotono> OOC - One hit.
[19:34] <Alicia> roll 1d8+7+3d4
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+7+3d4 and gets 23."12 [1d8=6][3d4=3, 4, 3]
[19:35] <Kotono> Alicia lands one blow amid her efforts! Even dying and bloodied, the Stalker dodges with an unearthly grace, dancing around it's little part of the walkway, whirling! Meanwhile, the book stalker backs up ab it, tossing two darts - one at Antenora, and one at Demedais!
[19:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 Antenora
[19:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 Antenora and gets 20."12 [1d20=3]
[19:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 Deme
[19:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 Deme and gets 23."12 [1d20=6]
[19:36] <Kotono> However, neither come close, the rain easily making sure they get lost in the storm! OOC - Marie.
[19:36] <Alicia> Marie decides to try and shoot the surrounded one to let everyone focus on the newcomer.
[19:36] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[19:36] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 19."12 [1d20=3]
[19:36] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11
[19:36] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 and gets 26."12 [1d20=15]
[19:36] <Kotono> Marie's arrows fire, but none come close to hitting it! OOC - Deme-chan.
[19:37] * Demedais grunts, before letting loose three horizontal slashes across the chest of the monster in an attempt to end it quickly.
[19:37] <Demedais> roll 1d20+19
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+19 and gets 35."12 [1d20=16]
[19:37] <Demedais> roll 1d20+14
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+14 and gets 15."12 [1d20=1]
[19:37] <Demedais> roll 1d20+9
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+9 and gets 13."12 [1d20=4]
[19:37] <Kotono> OOC - One hit.
[19:37] <Demedais> roll 2d6+8 asdfdsa
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+8 asdfdsa and gets 12."12 [2d6=2, 2]
[19:38] <Kotono> Demedais manages a grazing wound on the stalker, but it dances and dodges on! OOC - Seira.
[19:38] <Seira> OOC: Anty, you mean
[19:38] <Kotono> OOC: Thank you, I suck.
[19:38] <Kotono> Pressing what advantage there is, Antenora attemps to finish off this stalker!
[19:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 23."12 [1d20=3]
[19:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 22."12 [1d20=7]
[19:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 28."12 [1d20=18]
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d8+9
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+9 and gets 10."12 [1d8=1]
[19:39] <Kotono> OOC +10 HP to herself, 5/8 FS.
[19:39] <Kotono> Another graze, ripping across the arm of the stalker! Yet it's still not down! OOC - SEira.
[19:39] * Seira sees no better ideas than to rid the world of yet another monster, and no better candidates for doing that but herself!
[19:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 and gets 25."12 [1d20=3]
[19:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 and gets 19."12 [1d20=2]
[19:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 38."12 [1d20=19]
[19:40] <Seira> roll 1d20+19 crit
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 crit and gets 26."12 [1d20=7]
[19:40] <Seira> roll 1d20+14
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+14 and gets 27."12 [1d20=13]
[19:40] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 and gets 25."12 [1d20=7]
[19:40] <Kotono> OOC - Two hits.
[19:40] <Seira> roll 1d6+1+4d6
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6+1+4d6 and gets 21."12 [1d6=3][4d6=5, 1, 5, 6]
[19:40] <Seira> roll 1d6+1+4d6
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6+1+4d6 and gets 23."12 [1d6=6][4d6=5, 4, 1, 6]
[19:41] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora>Seira>Alicia>Book Stalker>Marie>Demedais'
[19:41] <Kotono> Slashing inward, Seira impales the stalker through the chest! It collapses dead, not even twitching as it's body hits the ground! OOC - Alicia.
[19:41] * Alicia runs onwards to engage the other stalker, skidding a wide berth around Seira as she does so!
[19:41] * Seira flicks her swords to cleanse them afterwards, running her sleeve across her mouth for good measure.
[19:41] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 and gets 26."12 [1d20=8]
[19:42] <Kotono> Despite running in the rain, the blade of Alicia is no more accurate! The stalker bobs down at the last moment and retorts with a pair of slashes!
[19:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 34."12 [1d20=14]
[19:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 21."12 [1d20=1]
[19:42] <Kotono> roll 1d6+7+2d8
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+7+2d8 and gets 15."12 [1d6=4][2d8=3, 1]
[19:43] <Kotono> One claw grazes Alicia's face, a shocking, dragging wound across her cheek! OOC - Marie.
[19:44] <Alicia> Marie shoots some more, rather irritated by how Alicia's close proximity is bothering her aim. Not that she'd ever say so.
[19:44] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 29."12 [1d20=13]
[19:44] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 and gets 13."12 [1d20=2]
[19:44] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1 no point rolling extra dice
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1 no point rolling extra dice and gets 2."12 [1d4=1]
[19:45] <Kotono> A tiny arrow digs into the stalker's back, but it hardly seems to notice as it fights with Alicia, the wound minor! OOC - Deme.
[19:47] * Demedais rushes ahead as well, sparing only a slight passing glance to Seira as he tries to blitz past the second monster and flank it, risking an attack as he passes!
[19:48] <Kotono> The monster obliges, clawing into Demedais!
[19:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 28."12 [1d20=8]
[19:48] <Kotono> OOC - AC?
[19:48] <Demedais> OOC: 29.
[19:48] <Kotono> However, the slash is a complete failure, blocked by the Fifth Resort, glistening in the rain! OOC - Carry on. Cash and Carry. Caaaarrrry my heart to old Virgini-ah, miss. Go on.
[19:51] * Demedais pauses at the beast's side, instead preparing to act as a stopgap for the remaining two!
[19:51] <Kotono> OOC - Okay then.
[19:52] <Kotono> Antenora surges forward, charging the beast with her spear out, as meanwhile, her energy heals Alicia!
[19:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (-2 PA, +10 HP Alicia)
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (-2 PA, +10 HP Alicia) and gets 33."12 [1d20=15]
[19:52] <Kotono> roll 2d8+26
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+26 and gets 35."12 [2d8=5, 4]
[19:53] <Kotono> The Black Horn Spear gets dribbling blood down it as Antenora's spear dives into it's leg, hobbling it! OOC - Seira?
[19:53] * Seira waits to see whether Alicia would end the beast's existence, first.
[19:53] <Kotono> OOC - Go then, Miss Reynes.
[19:54] <Alicia> Since these things are so good at dodging, Alicia attacks more carefully with her flaming blade, trying to make each strike count rather than the doctrine of accuracy by volume.
[19:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 and gets 29."12 [1d20=11]
[19:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 and gets 26."12 [1d20=13]
[19:54] <Kotono> OOC - One hit.
[19:54] <Alicia> roll 1d8+11+1d6
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+11+1d6 and gets 24."12 [1d8=8][1d6=5]
[19:55] <Kotono> Alicia tears into it's side, scoring one blow that even this can't dodge! As it bleeds, it still keeps trying to dodge! OOC - Were you going, Seira?
[19:56] * Seira thinks the beast has lived quite long enough, and tries to make her way past it into a decent flanking position, before striking out once with the Resort.
[19:56] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 and gets 37."12 [1d20=15]
[19:56] <Seira> roll 3d8+5+4d6
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5+4d6 and gets 34."12 [3d8=6, 6, 8][4d6=4, 2, 1, 2]
[19:57] <Kotono> The stalker is staggered, bloodied and dying! Yet it continues to fight, stabbing at Seira and Demedais!
[19:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Seira
[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 Seira and gets 24."12 [1d20=4]
[19:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 Demedais
[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 Demedais and gets 23."12 [1d20=3]
[19:57] <Kotono> However, both of it's attacks are desperate, only sprawing raindrops about in the windy storm! OOC - MArie.
[19:57] <Alicia> Marie continues to practice her long distance acupuncture skills with gusto!
[19:58] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 23."12 [1d20=7]
[19:58] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 and gets 20."12 [1d20=9]
[19:58] <Kotono> These fail, the arrows not catching much in the wind and rain! OOC - Deme.
[19:59] * Demedais pivots once on his foot, before attempting a thrust past the beast's defenses and two quick slashes once inside!
[19:59] <Demedais> roll 1d20+19
[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+19 and gets 32."12 [1d20=13]
[19:59] <Demedais> roll 1d20+14
[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+14 and gets 32."12 [1d20=18]
[19:59] <Demedais> roll 1d20+9
[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+9 and gets 18."12 [1d20=9]
[20:00] <Kotono> OOc - Confirm th esecond hit's crit.
[20:00] <Demedais> roll 1d20+14 crit check
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+14 crit check and gets 34."12 [1d20=20]
[20:00] <Kotono> OOc - Hit and a CRIT.
[20:00] <Demedais> roll 6d6+24 ahahaha finally a crit!
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 6d6+24 ahahaha finally a crit! and gets 52."12 [6d6=6, 6, 2, 6, 2, 6]
[20:01] <Kotono> With a casual, tired swipe of his blade, Demedais decapitates the second stalker! It's head tumbles into the abyss, while it's blood spurting neck and body fall to the ground! OOC - Free action.
[20:01] * Seira cleans her weapons once more, the rain having done the same to her face, and proceeds onwards to the second platform!
[20:02] <Kotono> Antenora flicks her spear clean once, before heading along the second walkway.
[20:02] * Alicia just stares at Seira for a horrified moment as the silence spell steals away anything she might say. Shaking her head she slowly trudges onwards after a long moment of traumatised contemplation.
[20:02] * Demedais looks to Seira once, casually, tapping his sword against the rock to ensure there is silence. "Nice draggy. Good draggy. Please don't bite me?" With that, he follows the two slowly.
[20:02] <Alicia> Oblivious to all this, Marie flutters on over to collect her book once more, and examine the staircase.
[20:02] <Kotono> The staircase very, very slowly leads upward. It vanishes into the storm before you can see much, the visibility still rotten.
[20:03] * Seira feels like she'd just been insulted, barely suppressing the urge to glare at her allies.
[20:03] <Alicia> Is it shielded?
[20:03] <Kotono> The stair way has no lightning rods.
[20:05] * Alicia hands off the staff to a clearly reluctant Marie, who resumes her lightning rod duties as they head upwards. As they do, and sound returns. "Seira... did you have to... did you have to eat it?" she finally blurts out.
[20:05] <Seira> "I didn't eat it. I bit it! There's an oceanload of difference!"
[20:05] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 46."12 [1d100=46]
[20:06] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 6."12 [1d100=6]
[20:06] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 81."12 [1d100=81]
[20:06] <Demedais> "It was likely to be the fastest way to kill it." Demedais muses, following the group up.
[20:06] <Seira> "I'm sure stabbing it in the face a lot or setting it on fire was more humane. In some universe."
[20:06] <Alicia> "So you just tasted it, then?" Marie asks innocently, not seeing what the fuss is about. Why wouldn't Seira put those fantastically large teeth to good use? It'd be silly not to.
[20:07] <Kotono> As the party walks on, Marie gets plenty of lightning bolts, but none serious. Ahead, connecting to the slowly rising stairway, is a small building just floating in the air. Well, less a building and more a single room, with a single entrance that the stairs lead into.
[20:07] <Alicia> "It's more just..." Alicia looks conflicted, before, "You don't know where it's been!" she settles on the old parental standby.
[20:07] * Demedais pauses for a slight moment, before continuing onward with a bit of a wicked grin.
[20:07] <Seira> "I have a good immune system," Seira says pleasantly.
[20:08] <Kotono> "It's no worse than a wolf, a bear...or some demons," Antenora observes lightly.
[20:08] <Seira> "Please compare me to other dragons," Seira says, now sounding annoyed.
[20:09] <Alicia> "Even hound archons bite stuff!" Marie adds supportively. "They have even bigger teeth than Seira does, though, but hers are still pretty good."
[20:09] * Demedais looks ahead for chaos just to ensure there's nothing else cruel going on here.
[20:09] * Alicia just cringes, sensing that she's defeated on this one. Still, she's not going to get that sight out of her head for a while.
[20:10] * Seira sighs. "Sometimes, you just can't win."
[20:10] <Kotono> "Perhaps you should try biting something?" Antenora suggests with a hint of a smile. "Alicia, I'm sure you'd appreciate it more if you could do that."
[20:10] <Demedais> "Though..." Demedais muses. "Mmm, that is a quandary for the... philosophers, I suppose."
[20:11] <Seira> "I'm sure we'll go over the whole Seira's-a-huge-freak thing again once I learn how to fly," she mutters sourly. "Why stop now?"
[20:11] <Demedais> "Oooh, you get to learn how to fly?" Demedais grins at this. "That'll be even more amusing to witness."
[20:11] <Seira> "Yes. You'll get to mock my wings with the rest of your human friends."
[20:11] <Demedais> "And it then occurs to me how much fun you'll have with spells over towns."
[20:12] * Alicia glares at Antenora. "The words 'bite me' seem oh so appropriate right now, but I fear they'll be taken literally." She then looks at Seira, "I've seen you flying plenty of times and that never upsets my delicate constitution."
[20:12] <Kotono> "Try it," Antenora offers an arm out with a growing grin, even as rain blows and the winds howl. "Besides, I have wings. They're useful, not freakish."
[20:12] <Seira> "You've seen me bite things with magic before, too, but it never bothered you before," Seira shoots back.
[20:13] <Demedais> "Eh. You can just make fun of our non-pointy ears and tendency to easily gain weight." Demedais shrugs, continuing on. "So long as you all can actually work together, I'm not going to complain. Much."
[20:13] * Alicia blinks. "I don't recall seeing you ever bite something before now," she admits, idly batting Antenora's hand away. "Well, no, I've seen you eating food and so on, but never tearing out someone's throat with your teeth."
[20:13] <Seira> "I'll be sure to demonstrate the spell in question at the earliest opportunity, then."
[20:14] <Demedais> "That spell where she gets the wind to bite things or something." Demedais shrugs. "I found it amusing."
[20:14] <Seira> "Force! It's force!"
[20:14] <Demedais> "There's a difference?"
[20:14] <Kotono> As you enter, you see that this is just a small room - but at least it's dry. Set into the back wall are three statues of shocker lizards. Each has their mouth open, a large button recessed in. The first and second statues are glowing white, just like the runes you've seen after reading. "I could try and bite you, Mistress," Antenora idly looks her over.
[20:15] * Demedais looks at the lizards. "I would guess we come back here once we've found the third set of runes."
[20:15] <Seira> "Or we could try to revive one of them and see what happens."
[20:15] <Alicia> "Force that isn't connected to your face," Alicia points out. "That's like me saying I'm punching things when I hit them with magic missiles." She then glares at Antenora, not dignifying that with a response.
[20:16] <Kotono> Antenora merely smiles back and goes quiet.
[20:16] <Demedais> "Or we could rather not touch anything else that may be a trap without following the instructions we've been given, thanks." Demedais grunts.
[20:16] <Alicia> "We need to activate the non-glowing lizard, then find the last rune, then we can open those chests," Marie explains.
[20:16] <Seira> "Suit yourself. And next time, for Alicia, I'll avoid upsetting her delicate stomach and merely dismember our enemies before gutting them with my swords."
[20:17] <Alicia> "Sounds simple," Alicia shrugs, going over to push the button in the third one's mouth. "I'd appreciate it, thanks," she adds to Seira.
[20:17] <Kotono> OOC - Well. Make a will save, Alicia.
[20:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 and gets 28."12 [1d20=10]
[20:18] <Demedais> "Humans adapt quickly; don't worry yourself too much on that point." Demedais replies to Seira, before looking to Marie, and then to Alicia. "Didn't I just..."
[20:18] <Seira> "You did--"
[20:22] * Alicia shivers. "Seira, can you remove the curse I just acquired?" she asks nicely as she turns around. "I promise I'll never mention anything about your dietary habits ever again."
[20:22] <Alicia> "What? But we followed the instructions!" Marie complains vehemently.
[20:23] * Seira nods, going over to take a look, even as she works the magic of removing said curse. "I may not look like it, but I'm actually somewhat worried about the whole dragon thing, so it really bothers me."
[20:24] <Kotono> OOC - Make a caster level check, Seira.
[20:24] * Demedais raises his hands once, anger flashing on his face, before composing himself into an almost steely mask. "And next time can we ensure we discuss triggering things instead of just presuming it'll all work out for the best because you've surely got the right interpretation? Thanks."
[20:24] <Seira> roll 1d20+12
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 and gets 20."12 [1d20=8]
[20:25] <Alicia> "Come on! It said we needed to have three glowing runes and three activated lizards - if I see three lizards with buttons and two are glowing, it's only natural to assume you have to push the button to activate the third one!" Marie replies indignantly.
[20:25] <Demedais> "...except we didn't need to press the buttons to activate -the first two-, from what you've said." Demedais says slowly.
[20:26] * Alicia sighs. "It does make sense," she agrees. "Thank you, Seira," she adds tiredly.
[20:26] <Alicia> "That's because they were already activated?" Marie replies just as slowly.
[20:27] <Demedais> "You said when you read them, they disappeared. That sounds like activating them then and there, not something that was already activated."
[20:27] * Seira nods again, and silently goes to examine the lizards she now knows are cursed or trapped somehow, calling upon her Detect Magic spell beforehand.
[20:28] <Alicia> "Sure, you could assume that, but that's no more valid than my assumption. The only way to find out is by experimenting. Which we did. So now we know. No harm done." With that declaration made, Marie starts again towards the exit. "Now, do you want to head off and find those last runes while I selflessly protect you all with my own body or not?"
[20:28] <Alicia> "Don't pout, he was right," Alicia wearily reprimands her familiar. "Come on, lets try out the paths we haven't explored."
[20:28] <Seira> "Wait a moment," Seira requests.
[20:29] <Demedais> "But I don't know. I'm just obviously not as skilled with magic as you all are." Demedais growls, glaring at the thing before looking down the path again for chaos.
[20:30] * Alicia obligingly waits on Seira.
[20:31] <Seira> "I'm with Demedais, here," Seira says at last. "There doesn't seem to be any mechanism or trap -- so what happened to Alicia was by design, rather than something to be overcome. Let's go."
[20:32] <Demedais> "Very well."
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 3#1d100
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3#1d100 and gets 142."12 [3#1d100 = 55, 54, 33]
[20:33] <Kotono> OOC - Okay, no bolts on the way down of note. Where are you guys returning to?
[20:33] <Alicia> OOC: back to the dome, then recasting spells, then on to the hail junction?
[20:33] <Kotono> roll 5#1d100
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5#1d100 and gets 210."12 [5#1d100 = 20, 49, 65, 16, 60]
[20:33] <Demedais> OOC: Sure.
[20:33] <Kotono> While Marie gets some bolts, the return to the main room is without incident. However, on reaching it, you find that two of the boxes no longer have crackling electric auras around them.
[20:34] <Seira> OOC: I'll recast Shield with the extend metamagic rod
[20:34] * Alicia eyes the chests, then the other members of the party. "Since it specified all three, what say we leave them alone till they've all went down?"
[20:34] <Seira> "Let's wait on checking the third one, yes," Seira agrees. "We're hardly needy for any extra help at this point, after all."
[20:35] <Demedais> "I would be fine with that." Demedais inclines his head.
[20:35] * Alicia recasts shield and then heads up towards the next junction to the North, intending to head East on the unshielded path with Marie still providing cover.
[20:36] * Demedais follows Alicia and Marie, waiting long enough to ensure the other two are following.
[20:36] * Seira does likewise, before casting Fly on herself as well.
[20:36] <Kotono> Thus the group returns to the four way junction. To the west lies a broken path now, to the north on waiting chaos and hail. To the east lies mystery. A light hail rains here, inoffensive but promising.
[20:36] <Kotono> The eastern path is unshielded, lightning striking down.
[20:37] <Alicia> Marie hopefully catches any lightning without detriment to herself while the others pass beneath her.
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 4#1d100
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4#1d100 and gets 258."12 [4#1d100 = 15, 87, 66, 90]
[20:38] * Seira indicates the northern extension, suggesting they follow it.
[20:38] <Kotono> OOc - Strike my rolls, I'm an idiot.
[20:39] * Seira gets Alicia and Demedais's attention, before using Antenora's help to coordinate the affair. At its end, she seeks to have both of them beneficiaries of the Spider Climb spell.
[20:40] <Kotono> Antenora dutifully passes it along, 'Sneaky,' she notes, 'Far better than being hailed on.'
[20:40] <Alicia> Stowing away her sword, Alicia carefully climbs onto the underside of the platform and then starts crawling to the North, looking carefully straight ahead.
[20:40] <Alicia> Marie is quite happy to zip along in incorporeal form alongside the group.
[20:40] * Seira has the resort out, and serves as a scout, this time flying in the vanguard.
[20:41] * Demedais eyes the magic, before following Alicia quite carefully.
[20:42] <Kotono> Thus the party takes the underside route! After three rounds of this, the hail is falling all around them, but nothing stops them from going on! AFter five rounds, the hail picks up even more, and the wind becomes a near gale. The only thing that stops that and the sheet like rain from sending you flying is the stone above you. After 8 rounds, Seira can see ahead. There is a stairway going up, the bottom all upside down. The storm is furious
[20:42] <Kotono> The storm is furious now, the noise nearly deafening.
[20:43] * Alicia keeps going. She can crawl up the underside of the stairs then just flip up onto the top in order to get into whatever room is likely at the peak.
[20:44] * Seira relates it through the Message, before continuing ahead.
[20:44] <Kotono> As the party reaches just a bit up the the bottom of the stairs...the storm stops. It stops perfectly. No rain, no hail, no wind. Behind you the storm rages, but ahead, you are in a perfect calm. Your vision is much better now, higher ahead up the stairs you can see a final, massive stone circular platform, a few hundred feet wide.
[20:44] * Demedais grips carefully, just following Alicia to make sure he doesn't mess this up somehow.
[20:45] <Alicia> "Eye of the storm, we should try and find the last runes before continuing," Alicia suggests, turning around.
[20:45] <Demedais> "We may have found our escape route, yes." Demedais says, turning around as well before continuing back.
[20:46] <Kotono> The trip back is unpleasant, but a bit quicker thanks to having the wind at your backs. You return to the four way junction without incident.
[20:47] <Alicia> Flipping up onto the topside, Alicia heads onto the unshielded platform with Marie maintaining lightning cover. "That spell lasts long enough for us to come back later, right?" she checks with Seira.
[20:48] <Alicia> pathway*
[20:48] <Seira> "Hours," Seira responds.
[20:49] <Alicia> "Should be fine, then," Alicia nods as she starts down the last pathway. "I can cast fly on you if yours runs out by the time we get back."
[20:49] <Kotono> roll 3#1d100
[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3#1d100 and gets 224."12 [3#1d100 = 96, 79, 49]
[20:49] <Seira> "I figured as much," Seira agrees. "And worst case scenario, we camp in this unpleasantness for the night."
[20:50] <Kotono> Marie gets a huge lightning bolt that nearly wobbles her, but it does no real harm! Meanwhile, the heroes proceed on, then they see....
[20:50] <Kotono> After making it this far, you come to the end of this path. It attaches to a wide circular platform, where in an intracate pattern flows inward towards the center. In the center is a slightly raised square of stone, as well as what looks to be some runes just below it. Hovering twenty feet above the raised platform is a massive blade of thunder, thirty feet tall and wide, poised to strike straight downward to the raised square of stone!
[20:51] <Demedais> "Well, I can't use that, so I see no reason in taking it with us." Demedais deadpans.
[20:51] <Alicia> "Someone must have been compensating for something," Marie agrees.
[20:52] <Seira> "How about you try nearing it and see whether it smites you?" Seira asks, quite seriously. "I'd do it, but it might overcome my defenses."
[20:52] * Demedais looks. "Do the runes say anything? The ones on the raised square?"
[20:53] <Alicia> "Like it wouldn't mine?" Marie asks. "We can probably read the runes from here, anyway," she cranes her neck to try and see from her high vantage point.
[20:53] <Seira> "Are you even bothered by electricity?"
[20:54] <Kotono> Marie can read the runes. It reads the following: 'Here one who steps forth to challenge the fury of the storm can find true strength! This soul must do it without any protection and show no fear!'' On reading it, the runes glow electric white.
[20:54] <Alicia> "Remember that massive lightning bolt that nearly killed me earlier?" Marie asks, before reciting what it reads. "You annoyed the storm earlier, didn't you, Alicia? Why don't you redeem yourself, now?"
[20:54] <Seira> "Well. I'll give it a try," Seira muses upon hearing that. "If anyone could get me back to top shape, beforehand?"
[20:55] <Seira> "And I see," she adds, upon Marie's words. "I suppose there could be more than electricity flying around."
[20:56] <Alicia> "If you insist on healing I'd take that as a sign of fear," Alicia points out dryly. "But I'm annoyed enough by that curse that I'll give it a try, sure. This is a place of testing, after all," she decides, stepping forward and onto the platform.
[20:56] * Demedais considers. "With no protection? My armor likely disqualifies me, then, as might being a dragon you?"
[20:56] <Alicia> "Go for it, Alicia, I believe in you!" Marie cheers. "And if you die, I'll see you soon, anyway!"
[20:56] <Seira> "I wish you'd call it a sign of prudence and caution," Seira calls after her.
[20:57] <Kotono> Alicia steps on the platform! Instantly, the great sword slams down at her, seeking to impale her!
[20:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+50
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+50 and gets 68."12 [1d20=18]
[20:57] <Kotono> roll 18d6
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 18d6 and gets 57."12 [18d6=1, 5, 6, 6, 1, 3, 5, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 3, 4, 6, 2, 5, 1]
[20:58] * Demedais pulls out the wand of healing with a resigned face.
[20:58] * Seira holds out a hand to Demedais, watching the proceedings.
[20:59] <Kotono> Lightning impales Alicia! Her body is split apart, her organs gushing forth and blood spillin-no! Even as it courses through her, the lightning reknits her body! The massive damage is gone in an instant, Alicia's wounds fully restored. (HP is healed up. PM.) AFtewards, the sword is gone, electricity flowing around.
[21:00] * Demedais looks at Seira's hand, slightly confused. "You need reassurance?"
[21:00] * Seira gives him a look. "I needed a way to stop you from interfering with a test."
[21:00] <Kotono> "ALIC-" Antenora begins, before staring at the gruesome, terrifying sight before her.
[21:01] <Demedais> "I wouldn't have had time to interfere anyway. Besides... she came to the same conclusion I did here, if faster." Demedais shrugs.
[21:01] <Alicia> "Oh..." Alicia stares at her hands in brief wonder as she's reformed. "... my." Shaking her head ever so slowly, she takes a long moment to regain her bearings. "I believe I passed muster."
[21:01] <Seira> "Oh?"
[21:02] <Alicia> "The storm approves of my bravery and endurance," Alicia lightly steps off the platform, smiling. "I think all's forgiven for my earlier mishap with the statue."
[21:02] <Demedais> "Congrats." Demedais says drily, looking her over before putting the wand away.
[21:02] <Seira> "The storm's alive, you mean?" Seira asks incredulously. "And it has FEELINGS?"
[21:03] <Demedais> "I'm not sure she meant it literally."
[21:03] <Demedais> "...Emphasis on not sure."
[21:03] <Seira> "When unsure, we ask!"
[21:04] <Demedais> "So you do."
[21:04] <Alicia> "Or some personification of it, perhaps," Alicia considers. "Like Talos. Perhaps this place was his contribution to the seal? I'd have expected more evil in that case, but he is unpredictable..."
[21:04] <Kotono> "Damn," Antenora breathes out, hurrying over to Alicia. "You're not hurt?"
[21:04] <Seira> Reassured that Alicia passed the test, Seira examines the place for anything else of note!
[21:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 28."12 [1d20=3]
[21:05] <Alicia> "Better than ever," Alicia smiles to Antenora. "As dangerous as this place is, remember it's primary purpose is to test us so that we're ready to face Daa-vid. One shouldn't be afraid to face such testing, as it often makes you stronger."
[21:05] * Demedais briefly grins a bit wickedly, but goes back to a stoic face. "Indeed. Likely, facing it with resistance to electricity like I or Seira would have would have made it more dangerous."
[21:06] <Seira> "Mine's detachable," Seira comments with a smile. "But really, it couldn't have gone to a better person, so it's all good."
[21:07] <Demedais> "So is mine, but both may have counted as 'hesitation' or 'fear' or something. And yeah, seconded."
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 3#1d100
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3#1d100 and gets 117."12 [3#1d100 = 11, 37, 69]
[21:08] <Kotono> The party returns to the main room without incident. The last chest is free of electricity now, allt hree open. You notice that the stone statue has vanished.
[21:08] <Demedais> "That's ominous." Demedais says, trying to remember if there were any more paths to check first.
[21:09] <Alicia> "I doubt they'd be trapped after all that, but never hurts to be careful," Alicia notes, deferring to Seira. "I somehow expect we'll see that statue again before we're finished, here."
[21:09] * Seira looks around for magic and traps alike!
[21:09] <Seira> roll 1d20+25 traps
[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 traps and gets 32."12 [1d20=7]
[21:09] * Seira goes to examine the contents of the boxes, finding them clear of traps.
[21:10] <Kotono> Each box has one item in it. One has a bow with a drawarrow like a lightning bolt - literally, it's a lightning bolt. Another has a warmace with rivulets of thunder instead of studs, and the last is a gray cloak, as fluffy and light as the stormclouds.
[21:11] <Seira> "All of this is interesting, especially the cloak," Seira comments, gathering them so that if anything is triggered, it happens now, "but not immediately useful, I'm afraid."
[21:12] <Kotono> Nothing happens on taking the three items.
[21:12] <Demedais> "Which means even the buttons were traps, triggered lizards or no." Demedais muses. "Since we can take the treasures, no prenalty."
[21:13] <Alicia> "That bow reminds me of the one I already have, but it's too big to use, anyway," Marie opines.
[21:13] <Seira> "Maybe the lizards have animated and we'll need to face them in combat!" Seira says at that.

[Corwin]

[13:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Seira> roll 1d20+25 traps
[13:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 traps and gets 32." [1d20=7]
[13:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> * Seira goes to examine the contents of the boxes, finding them clear of traps.
[13:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > Each box has one item in it. One has a bow with a drawarrow like a lightning bolt - literally, it's a lightning bolt. Another has a warmace with rivulets of thunder instead of studs, and the last is a gray cloak, as fluffy and light as the stormclouds.
[13:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Seira> "All of this is interesting, especially the cloak," Seira comments, gathering them so that if anything is triggered, it happens now, "but not immediately useful, I'm afraid."
[13:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> > Nothing happens on taking the three items.
[13:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Demedais> "Which means even the buttons were traps, triggered lizards or no." Demedais muses. "Since we can take the treasures, no prenalty."
[13:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Alicia> "That bow reminds me of the one I already have, but it's too big to use, anyway," Marie opines.
[13:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> <Seira> "Maybe the lizards have animated and we'll need to face them in combat!" Seira says at that.
[13:04] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Thus the party, with loot in tow, returns to the 4 way intersection. Slinking along the bottom is once again safe and peaceful, until you reach low on the stairs. Then the calm takes over again. No rain, no howling wind, no hail that soars like bullets. Only an eerie calm and relative quiet as you cling to the undersides of the long stairs upward.
[13:04] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Strike.
[13:04] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 3#1d100
[13:04] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 3#1d100 and gets 81."12 [3#1d100 = 23, 19, 39]
[13:05] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The trip back to the lizards statues is without incident, although you get soaked once more. On reaching there, you find all three lizard statues glowing.
[13:05] * Seira looks around for any changes!
[13:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[13:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 30."12 [1d20=5]
[13:06] <Alicia> "Well, nothing unexpected," Alicia notes, standing by the stairway down. "Shall we move on?"
[13:06] <Seira> "Yep, I'm good."
[13:06] * Demedais eyes the statues, before shrugging. "Doesn't look like there's been much change here. All we have is a new glowing statue, and since we were able to get the treasures without them... yeah, let's go."
[13:10] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Thus the party, with loot in tow, returns to the 4 way intersection. Slinking along the bottom is once again safe and peaceful, until you reach low on the stairs. Then the calm takes over again. No rain, no howling wind, no hail that soars like bullets. Only an eerie calm and relative quiet as you cling to the undersides of the long stairs upward.
[13:10] * Alicia flips up onto the top side of the stairs. "Okay, how did that riddle go again? Five are one, when two are five then it won't have its full majesty? Any ideas?" she asks, not sure what to make of it.
[13:11] <Seira> "If there are five opponents, we whittle them down to two, and then destroy those two at the same time?"
[13:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora ascends to the right side of the stairs. It's a bit of a walk up to the circle, so you can't see what lies up there yet.
[13:12] * Demedais stares upward and around while clinging to the bottom of the stairwell, checking for any signs of chaos. "Seira, repeat it for us?" he says, moving to behind Alicia and thinking.
[13:12] <Alicia> "Sounds reasonable," Alicia nods, casting mirror image on herself as she starts ascending the stairs, and channelling another scorching ray into Hell Striker's flaming blade.
[13:12] <Alicia> roll 1d4+3
[13:12] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+3 and gets 6."12 [1d4=3]
[13:13] <Seira> "How about we recover a bit more before we go face some horrible ultimate lord of storms?"
[13:15] * Demedais pulls two wands out, offering one to Alicia. "I'm game, especially since whatever's up there is -huge- and radiating chaos like nothing else yet."
[13:15] <Alicia> "Okay, say when?" Alicia asks as she accepts Demedais' wand and starts healing her fellow paladin.
[13:15] <Alicia> OOC: rather than spamming rolls, how many do you want?
[13:16] <Seira> OOC: 3 for me~
[13:16] <Demedais> "That one has six more uses; it should be enough." Demedais says, using his thrice on Seira.
[13:17] * Alicia obediently spends half a minute healing Demedais before discarding his now spent wand.
[13:17] <Demedais> roll 3d8+3 Seira
[13:17] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 3d8+3 Seira and gets 12."12 [3d8=6, 2, 1]
[13:17] <Alicia> roll 6d8+6
[13:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 6d8+6 and gets 33."12 [6d8=7, 6, 2, 1, 4, 7]
[13:17] <Alicia> "How about you, Antenora?" Alicia asks the erinyes.
[13:17] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Just two," she answers. "I've been keeping myself healed."
[13:17] * Alicia uses her own dwindling wand to heal Antenora a little.
[13:17] <Alicia> roll 2d8+2
[13:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d8+2 and gets 8."12 [2d8=3, 3]
[13:17] * Demedais nods, before using his wand once more on Seira.
[13:18] <Demedais> roll 1d8+1 freebie?
[13:18] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d8+1 freebie? and gets 9."12 [1d8=8]
[13:18] <Alicia> With everyone suitably refreshed, Alicia leads the way upwards!
[13:18] * Seira casts Mirror Image, for her part, nodding at Demedais along with her doubles. For a change, she's armed with a rod and not a sword, following Alicia.
[13:18] <Seira> roll 1d4+3
[13:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4+3 and gets 7."12 [1d4=4]
[13:19] * Demedais follows, as prepared as he's going to get at this point.
[13:20] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> As you climb to the top of the great platform, the ground shakes. The sky turns red and then black, throbbing with lightning. This lasts for only a split second, but when this clears your eyes? Five stand before you, thirty feet away. Each is a tall man in plate armor, bearded and gray. Yet each one holds a different weapon - one holds a warhammer made of pure lightning, one a spear made of nothing but translucent, thundering force,
[13:20] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> thundering force, the third holds a bow made of jagged, misting ice, another holds a whip made of flowing raindrops, and the last has a scythe of howling winds. (More)
[13:23] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The one with the spear speaks forth, his voice rocking the heavens like thunderclaps. "Finally..." He breathes out, "They've come!" The one with the ice bow then speaks, sounding like a steady, relentless plummeling. "No mercy! You will not claim this vicotry easily, mortals!" Then the one with the wind speaks, tones howling like an out of control tornado. "Let us be free of this damnable eternity at last! Give yourself to the embra
[13:23] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Let us be free of this damnable eternity at last! Give yourself to the embrace of the howling storm!" With those words, the five are on you with frightening speed! OOC - Initiative.
[13:23] <Seira> roll 1d20+12 nerveskitter
[13:23] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 nerveskitter and gets 13."12 [1d20=1]
[13:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 A
[13:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 A and gets 7."12 [1d20=1]
[13:23] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
[13:23] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 19."12 [1d20=12]
[13:23] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
[13:23] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+5 Antenora and gets 15."12 [1d20=10]
[13:24] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1 mrf
[13:24] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 mrf and gets 2."12 [1d20=1]
[13:24] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+2 Lightning
[13:24] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+2 Lightning and gets 3."12 [1d20=1]
[13:24] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20 Thunder
[13:24] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20 Thunder and gets 19."12 [1d20=19]
[13:24] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+1 rain
[13:24] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+1 rain and gets 15."12 [1d20=14]
[13:25] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+3 hail
[13:25] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+3 hail and gets 18."12 [1d20=15]
[13:25] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+10 wind
[13:25] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+10 wind and gets 30."12 [1d20=20]
[13:26] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Wind(30)>Thunder(19)=Marie(19)>Hail(18)>Rain(15)=Antenora(15)>Seira(13)>Alicia(7)>Lightning(3)>DemeMiko(2)'
[13:27] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> In an instant wind is moving! He moves just a little forward, gesturing his scythe towards the party! A howling wind overtakes the party, cutting like razors! OOC - Fort saves.
[13:27] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 mrf?!
[13:27] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+16 mrf?! and gets 36."12 [1d20=20]
[13:27] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+11
[13:27] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+11 and gets 27."12 [1d20=16]
[13:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
[13:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 and gets 29."12 [1d20=9]
[13:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 A
[13:28] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 A and gets 32."12 [1d20=13]
[13:28] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 M
[13:28] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 M and gets 26."12 [1d20=16]
[13:28] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 3d6 full damage but no other effects. Force damage.
[13:28] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 3d6 full damage but no other effects. Force damage. and gets 8."12 [3d6=2, 3, 3]
[13:30] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The razor winds slice through the party, leaving light, stinging cuts all over them! The howl of the wind only lasts a second, like a momentary scourge! OOC - Thunder and Marie are up.
[13:30] <Alicia> Marie flies up so that she won't be caught in any area effects with the rest of the party and then readies herself to shoot anyone who looks to be casting a spell.
[13:32] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> At the same time, Thunder comes forth ten feet! HE half rushes, before opening his mouth! From it a massive scream comes forth, enveloping the party! The sonic blast is deafening, making the air shake! OOC - Fort saves.
[13:32] <Alicia> OOC: Marie's 60 feet up, her too?
[13:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 A
[13:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 A and gets 30."12 [1d20=11]
[13:32] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Marie's fine.
[13:32] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+11
[13:32] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+11 and gets 18."12 [1d20=7]
[13:32] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 aaah
[13:32] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+16 aaah and gets 23."12 [1d20=7]
[13:32] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
[13:32] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 and gets 35."12 [1d20=15]
[13:32] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 5*6
[13:32] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 5*6 and gets 30."12
[13:33] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - All of you but Antenora halve that. Sonic resistance applies.
[13:35] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The blast rocks the party! Most of them are able to resist it save Antenora, who is dazed and her eardrms audibly pop! BLood trickles down in two tiny rivers from her ears! But at this, Hail stays where he is! However, a vast hail and ice storm erupts over the party! OOC - Marie's high enough up to be okay. As for the rest?
[13:36] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+12 SR for shout
[13:36] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+12 SR for shout and gets 30."12 [1d20=18]
[13:36] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+12 SR for ice storm
[13:36] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+12 SR for ice storm and gets 19."12 [1d20=7]
[13:36] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Antenora and Deme resist Ice Storm. Seira and Alicia are effected.
[13:36] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 3d6 blugeoning
[13:36] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 3d6 blugeoning and gets 11."12 [3d6=5, 3, 3]
[13:37] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 2d6 hail
[13:37] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 2d6 hail and gets 11."12 [2d6=6, 5]
[13:38] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The hailing storm obscures the area, making it a complete disaster! Demedais and Antenora shrug it off, but Alicia and Seira are plummeled! OOC - REmember land movement is halved for the round of the ice storm. Rain and Antenora are up.
[13:39] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Rain advances quickly, to ten feet in front of Demedais! His whip lashes out, a careful, probing strike at him!
[13:39] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+15 (-3 CE)
[13:39] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+15 (-3 CE) and gets 20."12 [1d20=5]
[13:41] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> However, the whipping blow glances off Deme's armor, only leaving a trail of wetness! Meanwhile, Antenora takes to the air, soaring towards Rain like a dart!
[13:41] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+18 (-2 PA, +10 HP 7/8 FS)
[13:41] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+18 (-2 PA, +10 HP 7/8 FS) and gets 33."12 [1d20=15]
[13:41] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 2d8+26
[13:41] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 2d8+26 and gets 33."12 [2d8=2, 5]
[13:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora's spear penetrates into his armor, drawing a deep wound into his side! This creature barely seems to notice, completely intent on it's dodging, even as it failed! OOC - Seira.
[13:44] * Seira channels fire into the Resort, drawing both weapons even as she discards her now-useless metamagic rod, and takes off to the air to land on the other side of their hail-controlling nemesis.
[13:46] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Thus Seira lands behind him, swiftly flying! OOC Alicia.
[13:48] <Alicia> After enduring hail and wind and noise from these impolite guardians, Alicia gives herself over to the fury of her blade as she charges through the hail-strewn ground to hack into the frost-themed avatar of storm with a blazing edge of incandescent flame!
[13:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 -4 power attack
[13:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 -4 power attack and gets 28."12 [1d20=10]
[13:48] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - HIt.
[13:49] <Alicia> roll 1d8+20+13d6
[13:49] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+20+13d6 and gets 70."12 [1d8=2][13d6=2, 6, 6, 1, 5, 2, 5, 5, 5, 3, 3, 2, 3]
[13:49] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 48*1.5
[13:49] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 48*1.5 and gets 72."12
[13:51] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Charging amid the icy storm, Alicia runs her foe straight through! Fire explodes about his body, making him shake! He is devastated, body broken and barely holding together! Burns cover his entire form, his face stunned! OOC - Lightning.
[13:52] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Lightning is swift! He goes to support Hail, approaching to 15 feet away from Seira! From his hand comes a lightning bolt, arching out for her! OOC - Ref save.
[13:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[13:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 39."12 [1d20=14]
[13:52] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Seira nimbly ducks the lightning bolt, a great, crackling burst that discharges away harmlessly! OOC - Demedais.
[13:54] * Demedais follows Alicia's charge a bit less aggressively, moving to the man's side a bit to try and finish him off with a focused slash!
[13:55] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (Divine Might used, -1 CE, -2 PA, haste)
[13:55] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 (Divine Might used, -1 CE, -2 PA, haste) and gets 28."12 [1d20=11]
[13:55] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Hit.
[13:55] <Demedais> roll 2d6+16
[13:55] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+16 and gets 26."12 [2d6=4, 6]
[13:55] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Wind(30)>Thunder(19)=Marie(19)>Rain(15)=Antenora(15)>Seira(13)>Alicia(7)>Lightning(3)>DemeMiko(2)'
[13:56] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Charging forward, Demedais adroitly picks off the master of hail! With a downward slash, his body is cleaved in twain, collapsing! As it does, his entire form turns into translucent gray energy, flowing into the other four! OOC - Wind is up.
[13:56] <Demedais> "Yeah, thought so. You guys will insist on being annoying like this, won't you." Demedais growls.
[13:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Wind moves about the field with a deceptive ease, going to engage Demedais! Despite his full charge, he attacks with the ease and grace of someone grounded!
[13:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+21
[13:57] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+21 and gets 39."12 [1d20=18]
[13:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+16
[13:57] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+16 and gets 31."12 [1d20=15]
[13:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - AC?
[13:57] <Demedais> OOC: AC 32, +1 Haste +1 CE.
[13:58] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 2d4+10+1d8 and a strength check, Deme.
[13:58] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 2d4+10+1d8 and a strength check, Deme. and gets 14."12 [2d4=2, 1][1d8=1]
[13:58] <Demedais> roll 1d20+7 any bonuses? No? Doubt it.
[13:58] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+7 any bonuses? No? Doubt it. and gets 21."12 [1d20=14]
[13:59] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Demedais is torn into, the wind howling at him! He somehow holds his ground, even as he is cut open! Wind's scythe presses against his blade on the second attack, managing to be stopped!  OOC - Thunder and Marie!
[13:59] <Alicia> Since no one is using spells she can disrupt, Marie settles for shooting the lord of rain. He's more likely to be weak against her attacks than the others.
[14:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[14:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 27."12 [1d20=7]
[14:00] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[14:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 and gets 21."12 [1d20=6]
[14:00] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOc - One hit.
[14:00] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1+1d6+1d4
[14:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 and gets 9."12 [1d4=4][1d6=1][1d4=3]
[14:00] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1*1.5
[14:00] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1*1.5 and gets 1.5."12
[14:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Shooting true, Marie manages to land a painful arrow into the master of rain! As this happens, thunder goes to engage Antenora, flying up slightly!
[14:02] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+15 (-4 PA)
[14:02] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+15 (-4 PA) and gets 21."12 [1d20=6]
[14:03] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> His forceful spear thrusts at her, but she is able to roll up and avoid the lethal stab! At this, Rain backs up, opening his palm towards Demedais! A great gushing gout of boiling water comes forth towards him!
[14:03] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+14 touch AC, Deme?
[14:03] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+14 touch AC, Deme? and gets 18."12 [1d20=4]
[14:03] <Demedais> OOC: 14. Deme, touch AC?
[14:03] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 8d8+8
[14:03] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 8d8+8 and gets 42."12 [8d8=7, 4, 8, 1, 2, 2, 3, 7]
[14:05] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The blast of water scalds Demedais fiercely, severly leaving him boiled! At this, Antenora trades blows with the thundering foe that has gone to fight her in the air!
[14:05] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+18 (+10 HP, 6/8 FS)
[14:05] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+18 (+10 HP, 6/8 FS) and gets 37."12 [1d20=19]
[14:05] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+18 (+10 HP, 6/8 FS) crit threat
[14:05] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+18 (+10 HP, 6/8 FS) crit threat and gets 31."12 [1d20=13]
[14:05] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+13
[14:05] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+13 and gets 27."12 [1d20=14]
[14:05] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+8
[14:05] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+8 and gets 16."12 [1d20=8]
[14:06] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 4d8+36
[14:06] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 4d8+36 and gets 49."12 [4d8=1, 1, 5, 6]
[14:07] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Plugning into the stomach of her foe, The Black Horn Spear does considerable damage as the two go toe to toe! OOC - Sier.a
[14:08] * Seira decides to fly up and assist Antenora, given she's the only other person capable of flying at the moment, and Alicia could support Demedais just as well.
[14:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+24 charge~
[14:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 charge~ and gets 28."12 [1d20=4]
[14:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - He has reach on you with a spear, Seira, so you cour tan AoO first.
[14:08] <Seira> OOC: MI's there for it
[14:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> As Seira charges on, THunder's spear seeks out her warm throat!
[14:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+19
[14:08] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+19 and gets 39."12 [1d20=20]
[14:09] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+19 crit threat ow
[14:09] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+19 crit threat ow and gets 36."12 [1d20=17]
[14:09] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d8 if you get a 1 this could be baaaaaaaaad
[14:09] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d8 if you get a 1 this could be baaaaaaaaad and gets 8."12 [1d8=8]
[14:09] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - You hit.
[14:10] <Seira> roll 3d8+5+4d6+1d6
[14:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5+4d6+1d6 and gets 37."12 [3d8=1, 6, 8][4d6=6, 1, 2, 2][1d6=6]
[14:13] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Seira hits the exposed flank of Thunder! His back is torn open, surrounded and outnumbered! "Tch..." he hisses, "You're strong..er than I would've thought." OOC - Alicia.
[14:13] * Seira salutes Antenora with her sword, grinning and seeming unconcerned over the loss of an image.
[14:14] <Alicia> Stepping around next to Demedais, Alicia begins laying into the avatar of wind with both of her blades, channeling arcane power to lend further strength to her attacks!
[14:14] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora makes a strange expression with her face, before scowling. Her ears continue to bleed out. She just gestures her head towards Thunder, as she continues to dodge!
[14:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21 fire 3rd level channel
[14:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 fire 3rd level channel and gets 27."12 [1d20=6]
[14:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 holy 3rd level channel
[14:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 holy 3rd level channel and gets 30."12 [1d20=10]
[14:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 fire 3rd level channel
[14:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 fire 3rd level channel and gets 25."12 [1d20=9]
[14:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 holy 3rd level channel
[14:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 holy 3rd level channel and gets 16."12 [1d20=1]
[14:14] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - No hits.
[14:15] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Wind lives up to his name! He dodges with absurd speed, sidestepping every single slash Alicia throws at him! A smile blooms on his face, "Faster!" he calls to the paladin! OOC - Lightning is up.
[14:16] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Lightning steps forward again! He looks towards Demedais this time, a lightning bolt arching towards him! OOC - Ref save, Deme creature.
[14:17] <Demedais> roll 1d20+8 ghf
[14:17] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+8 ghf and gets 27."12 [1d20=19]
[14:17] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 10d6
[14:17] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 10d6 and gets 40."12 [10d6=5, 6, 2, 5, 1, 5, 4, 1, 5, 6]
[14:17] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 40*1.5
[14:17] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 40*1.5 and gets 60."12
[14:18] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Demedais nimbly dodges the worst of the bolt, still getting a shock with his speed and defenses! However, the worst is avoided, only a painful jolt and not a complete mind frying! OOC - Deme.
[14:19] * Demedais grimaces at this, eyeing Lightning warily, but presses his assault on Wind instead, lending his boot's speed to his approach as he goes on the offensive! "You want fast...?"
[14:20] <Demedais> roll 1d20+19 (-1 CE, +1 Haste, divine might used)
[14:20] <Demedais> roll 1d20+19 (-1 CE, +1 Haste, divine might used)
[14:20] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+19 (-1 CE, +1 Haste, divine might used) and gets 26."12 [1d20=7]
[14:20] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+19 (-1 CE, +1 Haste, divine might used) and gets 21."12 [1d20=2]
[14:20] <Demedais> roll 1d20+14 (-1 CE, +1 Haste, divine might used) epic
[14:20] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+14 (-1 CE, +1 Haste, divine might used) epic and gets 26."12 [1d20=12]
[14:20] <Demedais> roll 1d20+9 (-1 CE, +1 Haste, divine might used) epic
[14:20] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+9 (-1 CE, +1 Haste, divine might used) epic and gets 16."12 [1d20=7]
[14:21] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Demedams focuses on Wind...who simply avoids every single slash there is! He glides backwards with amazing speed, before ripping off two slashes at Alicia!
[14:21] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+19
[14:21] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+19 and gets 37."12 [1d20=18]
[14:21] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d7
[14:21] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d7 and gets 3."12 [1d7=3]
[14:21] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+19 cleave
[14:21] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+19 cleave and gets 28."12 [1d20=9]
[14:21] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d6
[14:21] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d6 and gets 1."12 [1d6=1]
[14:21] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - AC?
[14:22] <Alicia> OOC: 27, image is 15
[14:22] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 2d4+10+1d8 and make a strength check, Alicia.
[14:22] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 2d4+10+1d8 and make a strength check, Alicia. and gets 17."12 [2d4=1, 2][1d8=4]
[14:22] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6
[14:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 and gets 20."12 [1d20=14]
[14:23] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+14 attack 2
[14:23] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+14 attack 2 and gets 17."12 [1d20=3]
[14:23] <Alicia> OOC: +2 on that strength check, raging
[14:24] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Alicia finds that Wind cleaves through an image and hits her dead on! The blow is painful, making her use all her reserves to avoid being pushed back and sent flying! OOC - Thunder.
[14:24] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - And Marie.
[14:24] <Alicia> Marie keeps shooting at the currently unmolested Rain, sensing weakness!
[14:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[14:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 25."12 [1d20=5]
[14:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[14:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 and gets 32."12 [1d20=17]
[14:25] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOc - Two hits.
[14:25] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Roll your electric damage seperately.
[14:25] <Alicia> roll 2d4+2+2d4
[14:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4+2+2d4 and gets 13."12 [2d4=1, 2][2d4=4, 4]
[14:25] <Alicia> roll 1d6
[14:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6 and gets 5."12 [1d6=5]
[14:25] <Alicia> roll 1d6
[14:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6 and gets 2."12 [1d6=2]
[14:26] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Rain gets two shocking arrows, making his body quiver violently! Yet as that happens, Thunder engages Seira and Antenora! He openly flies back thirty feat, opening himself up! OOC - He's triggering AoOs, if you two are of a mind.
[14:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+22 always!
[14:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 always! and gets 40."12 [1d20=18]
[14:27] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+18
[14:27] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+18  and gets 26."12 [1d20=8]
[14:27] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOc - Both hit.
[14:27] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d8+9
[14:27] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d8+9 and gets 14."12 [1d8=5]
[14:27] <Seira> roll 3d8+5+4d6+1d6
[14:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5+4d6+1d6 and gets 34."12 [3d8=3, 2, 4][4d6=4, 2, 5, 6][1d6=3]
[14:28] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Wind(30)>Marie(19)>Rain(15)=Antenora(15)>Seira(13)>Alicia(7)>Lightning(3)>DemeMiko(2)'
[14:28] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Desperately, Thunder falls back! However, as word and spear into his side leave him falling back in a heap! Blood gushes as he lets out a gurgling cry, before fading into gray energy! This energy flows into the remaining three! OOC - Rain.
[14:30] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Rain looks over to Seira and Antenora, snapping a finger! Suddenly, boiling, acid rain falls from the skies over those two! OOC - Fort save, Antenora and Seira.
[14:30] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
[14:30] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 and gets 34."12 [1d20=14]
[14:31] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+11
[14:31] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+11 and gets 24."12 [1d20=13]
[14:31] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 5d6 fire damage
[14:31] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 5d6 fire damage and gets 17."12 [5d6=3, 6, 6, 1, 1]
[14:31] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 5d6 non typed
[14:31] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 5d6 non typed and gets 20."12 [5d6=5, 5, 3, 6, 1]
[14:32] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - ACid, sorry. Still thinking boiling water.
[14:34] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> As she's pelted by this, Antenora goes to join the battle again! She darts for Rain, even as her wounds begin to heal again! (5/8 FS, +10 HP)
[14:34] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+15 (-5 PA, +2 charge)
[14:34] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+15 (-5 PA, +2 charge) and gets 28."12 [1d20=13]
[14:34] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 2d8+38
[14:35] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 2d8+38 and gets 44."12 [2d8=2, 4]
[14:35] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Rain is impaled by Antenora's spear, critically injured and bleeding out, even as he stays somehow standing! OOC - Seira.
[14:36] * Seira decides to try and bring Rain down without destroying it, following Antenora's course!
[14:36] <Seira> roll 1d20+18 nonlethal charge~
[14:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 nonlethal charge~ and gets 33."12 [1d20=15]
[14:36] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Hit.
[14:36] <Seira> roll 3d8+5
[14:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5 and gets 15."12 [3d8=2, 7, 1]
[14:36] <Seira> roll 1d6 fire
[14:37] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6 fire and gets 5."12 [1d6=5]
[14:38] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Rain staggers, slapped by the SEcond Resort hard! He wobbles, wobbles, wobbles...and falls over! OOC - Alicia.
[14:38] * Seira waves at Antenora urgently from her position next to her, concentrating on thinkging, 'We need it alive for now!'
[14:39] * Alicia continues trying to assail Wind, another five foot step to bring her into position to flank with Demedais in hopes of finally shattering his defences!
[14:39] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 fire 3rd level channel
[14:39] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 fire 3rd level channel and gets 39."12 [1d20=16]
[14:39] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 holy 3rd level channel
[14:39] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 holy 3rd level channel and gets 29."12 [1d20=7]
[14:39] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 fire 3rd level channel
[14:39] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 fire 3rd level channel and gets 35."12 [1d20=17]
[14:39] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 holy 3rd level channel
[14:39] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 holy 3rd level channel and gets 31."12 [1d20=14]
[14:39] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Two hits.
[14:40] <Alicia> roll 2d8+20+2d6+6d4
[14:40] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d8+20+2d6+6d4 and gets 45."12 [2d8=4, 2][2d6=2, 4][6d4=1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 2]
[14:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> At last, Alicia manages to pin Wind down! Two slashes sever into it's body, strikes that score considerable damage onto him! OOC - LIghtning.
[14:41] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Meanwhile, Lightning continues onward! This time he targets Antenora, who is just thinking back to Seira, 'Fine,' she relies, as a lightning bolt comes for her!
[14:41] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+11
[14:41] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+11 and gets 25."12 [1d20=14]
[14:41] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 10d6
[14:41] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 10d6 and gets 38."12 [10d6=5, 3, 6, 1, 2, 6, 5, 3, 6, 1]
[14:41] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 38*2
[14:41] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 38*2 and gets 76."12
[14:41] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 76/2
[14:41] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 76/2 and gets 38."12
[14:41] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Strike, that's supposed to be 1.5. Hur.
[14:41] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 38*1.5
[14:42] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 38*1.5 and gets 57."12
[14:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 57/2
[14:42] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 57/2 and gets 28.5."12
[14:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora gets the bolt in the side of her back, writhing to avoid the worst of it but still shocked considerably! OOC - Deme.
[14:43] * Seira winces, but points her sword in Wind's direction.
[14:43] * Demedais keeps Wind surrounded, ensuring before letting another set of slashes loose, attempting to parry back Wind's scythe before cutting into his body!
[14:44] <Demedais> roll 1d20+22 (Divine Might used, +2 flanking, +1 Haste (one turn of this left...))
[14:44] <Demedais> roll 1d20+22 (Divine Might used, +2 flanking, +1 Haste (one turn of this left...))
[14:44] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+22 (Divine Might used, +2 flanking, +1 Haste (one turn of this left...)) and gets 42."12 [1d20=20]
[14:44] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+22 (Divine Might used, +2 flanking, +1 Haste (one turn of this left...)) and gets 33."12 [1d20=11]
[14:44] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (Divine Might used, +2 flanking, +1 Haste (one turn of this left...))
[14:44] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 (Divine Might used, +2 flanking, +1 Haste (one turn of this left...)) and gets 30."12 [1d20=13]
[14:44] <Demedais> roll 1d20+12 (Divine Might used, +2 flanking, +1 Haste (one turn of this left...))
[14:44] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+12 (Divine Might used, +2 flanking, +1 Haste (one turn of this left...)) and gets 17."12 [1d20=5]
[14:44] <Demedais> roll 1d20+22 (Divine Might used, +2 flanking, +1 Haste (one turn of this left...)) crit check
[14:44] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+22 (Divine Might used, +2 flanking, +1 Haste (one turn of this left...)) crit check and gets 38."12 [1d20=16]
[14:45] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - A crit and a hit.
[14:46] <Demedais> roll 4d6+2d6+16+8+8
[14:46] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d6+2d6+16+8+8 and gets 48."12 [4d6=5, 2, 3, 3][2d6=2, 1]
[14:46] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Marie(19)>Rain(15)=Antenora(15)>Seira(13)>Alicia(7)>Lightning(3)>DemeMiko(2)'
[14:47] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Slicing through with a furious vengence, Wind is torn open by Demedais! A great ripping gust comes forht as it's body breaks apart, before the energy flows into the two remaining! OOC  Marie.
[14:47] <Demedais> "There's you wanted speed..." Demedais growls. "See where it takes you."
[14:47] <Alicia> Marie turns her aim on Lightning as the last extant foe, even though he's likely rather immune to most of what her bow does.
[14:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[14:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 35."12 [1d20=15]
[14:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[14:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 and gets 20."12 [1d20=5]
[14:48] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - One hit.
[14:48] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1+1d6+1d4
[14:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 and gets 10."12 [1d4=2][1d6=4][1d4=3]
[14:48] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> An arrow flies, embedding into Lightning! This bold doesn't seem to do much, crackling with harmless electricity...OOC Rain is out. Antenora's up.
[14:50] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> With one left, Antenora nods to Seira before charging Lightning with an irritated, shocked snarl! OOC - 4/8 +10 HP
[14:50] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+14 (-6 PA, +2 charge)
[14:50] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+14 (-6 PA, +2 charge) and gets 23."12 [1d20=9]
[14:50] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> However, while strong, Antenora's spear thrust bounces off the edge of Lightning's armor! OOC - Seira.
[14:51] * Seira decides to take position by Rain's side, ready to strike with the Resort the moment its brother expires, or Rain itself seems to be waking up.
[14:52] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Okay, cool. Alicia?
[14:53] * Alicia glances over and sees Seira has things ready on her end. Nodding grimly, she rushes forward and tucks herself into a roll under Lightning's guard as she comes up on its side opposite Antenora while slashing upwards in a smooth movement!
[14:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 tumble
[14:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 tumble and gets 23."12 [1d20=10]
[14:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[14:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 38."12 [1d20=18]
[14:54] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Hit.
[14:54] <Alicia> roll 1d8+10+1d6
[14:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+10+1d6 and gets 16."12 [1d8=2][1d6=4]
[14:54] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Alicia tumbles past it's weapon, ripping into it's side! It's side takes a long, shallow cut, Alicia now in position! OOC - Lightning!
[14:55] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Lightning fights bravely, attacking both Alicia and Antenora with it's heavy hammer!
[14:55] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+14 (-5 PA) Alicia
[14:55] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+14 (-5 PA) Alicia and gets 32."12 [1d20=18]
[14:55] <Alicia> OOC: AC 27, image AC 15
[14:55] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d6
[14:55] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d6 and gets 2."12 [1d6=2]
[14:55] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+9 Antenora
[14:55] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+9 Antenora and gets 22."12 [1d20=13]
[14:56] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> His swings smash through one of Alicia's images and whizz by Antenora, but neither lands on a delicate, battered woman warrior! OOC - Deme.
[14:57] * Demedais moves in as well, going for Lightning's side and swinging upward across its arm to try and disable it!
[14:57] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 (-4 PA)
[14:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 (-4 PA) and gets 32."12 [1d20=17]
[14:58] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Hit.
[14:58] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 (-4 PA) crit check, may someone else kill it
[14:58] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 (-4 PA) crit check, may someone else kill it and gets 21."12 [1d20=6]
[14:58] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Normal hit.
[14:58] <Demedais> roll 2d6+16 whack
[14:58] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+16 whack and gets 23."12 [2d6=4, 3]
[14:58] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Lightning is hacked into, shoulder bloodied as he fights on! OOC - Marie.
[14:59] <Alicia> Her aim off a bit as she has to compensate for the erratic movements of melee combat below, Marie tries to plant a pair of arrows right between his eyes! Or even in his eyes, she's not fussy.
[14:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[14:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 28."12 [1d20=12]
[14:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11
[14:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 and gets 16."12 [1d20=5]
[15:00] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - One hit.
[15:00] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1+1d6+1d4
[15:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 and gets 9."12 [1d4=1][1d6=6][1d4=1]
[15:03] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Another arrow flies, landing a light blow on Rain! As this happens, Antenora presses her attack on LIghtning before he can strike again!
[15:03] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+17 (-3 PA, +2 flank)
[15:03] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+17 (-3 PA, +2 flank) and gets 37."12 [1d20=20]
[15:03] <Alicia> OOC: lightning, not rain!
[15:03] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+17 (-3 PA, +2 flank) crit check
[15:03] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+17 (-3 PA, +2 flank) crit check and gets 24."12 [1d20=7]
[15:03] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+12 Thanks, Eb.
[15:03] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+12 Thanks, Eb. and gets 32."12 [1d20=20]
[15:04] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+12 Thanks, Eb. crit check
[15:04] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+12 Thanks, Eb. crit check and gets 30."12 [1d20=18]
[15:04] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+7
[15:04] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+7  and gets 8."12 [1d20=1]
[15:04] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 6d8+90 Two crits are pain. Bye.
[15:04] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 6d8+90 Two crits are pain. Bye. and gets 124."12 [6d8=5, 6, 2, 6, 8, 7]
[15:05] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Tired, worn out and just a little bitchy, Antenora takes this chance! She plunges her spear through the left eye of Lightning, which has him collapse! He turns to gray energy, starting to flow towards Rain! OOC - Seira, you can take your held action in reply to this if you like.
[15:05] <Seira> It seems like it's finally time to bid Rain goodbye as well!
[15:06] <Seira> roll 1d20+21
[15:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+21 and gets 32."12 [1d20=11]
[15:06] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Hit.
[15:06] <Seira> roll 3d8+5+4d6+1d6
[15:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5+4d6+1d6 and gets 36."12 [3d8=7, 5, 6][4d6=2, 4, 1, 4][1d6=2]
[15:06] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> At this, Seira plunges the Second REsort into the body of Rain! HIs body breaks apart, turning to gray energy that flies towards...nothing. Both energies stop a moment, before dissipating harmlessly! (More)
[15:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The platform is silent. No foes remain. However, in the center, two things appear! A green pool appears, serene and waiting. Ten feet away from that, a single door appears, freestanding and waiting.
[15:09] * Alicia deflates as battle fervour leaves her, looking around tiredly as Marie flutters down to rejoin the party. "Looks like we did it."
[15:09] <Seira> "We can see what's past the door?" Seira proposes, floating up. "The exit seems pretty close, if we need it."
[15:09] * Demedais nods once. "A relief, that. Search it, first, and I'll heal whoever needs it a bit."
[15:10] * Seira nods, heading over to check it.
[15:10] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[15:10] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora alights down, pointing to her ears. To Alicia, 'They're not working...again.'
[15:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 26."12 [1d20=1]
[15:10] <Alicia> "It might be that the door is the exit and the pool leads to another area, but only one way to find out," Alicia agrees as she approaches the door behind Seira. Then she winces at Antenora, "Seira, have any more scrolls of cure deafness? Antenora needs one."
[15:11] <Seira> "I do," Seira agrees. "Are we staying or heading back for the day? If the latter, we could conserve them and get Antenora cured back in Balmuria."
[15:12] * Seira tries opening the door, finding no traps on it.
[15:12] * Demedais considers. "It may be honestly more efficient to go back and recover tonight."
[15:13] <Alicia> "I'm low on spells, and we're all pretty banged up," Alicia admits. "But I'd rather not leave Antenora deafened until we can find someone willing to cast it and wait on them actually preparing it. I'll pay for the scroll myself," she offers.
[15:14] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The door opens!  It leads to a long looking white marble hallway with pillars, like much of the 'normal' ruins. It stretches on a good ways, past the end of your vision.
[15:14] <Demedais> "I'll help with paying for it. Too bad we didn't get those guys' weapons, they'd likely have covered it even more." Demedais shrugs.
[15:14] <Seira> "It's not a matter of payment," Seira responds, tossing a relevant scroll over. "Just efficiency, in case more storms are ahead."
[15:15] * Alicia catches the scroll, then hands it to Demedais. "If you would, Demedais?" she asks, nodding towards the erinyes. "Honestly, I doubt there will be. This place is nothing if not varied."
[15:15] * Demedais nods once. "Thus why we make sure we get more, just in case. The place has found new ways to torment us."
[15:16] * Demedais then unfurls the scroll and reads...
[15:16] <Demedais> roll 1d100
[15:16] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d100 and gets 7."12 [1d100=7]
[15:16] <Alicia> OOC: you're not deaf, you don't have spell failure
[15:16] <Alicia> OOC: just make the DC 14 level check
[15:16] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: This is entirely true.
[15:16] <Demedais> roll 1d20+6 right right right.
[15:16] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+6 right right right. and gets 13."12 [1d20=7]
[15:16] <Seira> "I'll scout ahead, so if there's anything I'll let you know," Seira says at that, flying through the doorway.
[15:17] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Demedais tries...and fails completely. OOC - #evil, Seira.
[15:17] <Alicia> "How long should we wait before going after you?" Alicia asks as Seira departs.
[15:17] <Demedais> "Don't go too far; we don't know what else might be one-way!" Demedais calls after, before looking back to the scroll.
[15:17] <Seira> "A few minutes should do it!"
[15:17] <Demedais> roll 1d20+14 let's try this again, silly Seira seems sure to show distraction
[15:17] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+14 let's try this again, silly Seira seems sure to show distraction and gets 20."12 [1d20=6]
[15:17] <Demedais> OOC: ... minus 8, that fails too.
[15:18] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Demedais fails again, as Antenora patiently waits.
[15:18] * Demedais glares evilly at the scroll, before trying it again, slowly.
[15:18] <Demedais> roll 1d20+6 get it right, scroll
[15:18] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+6 get it right, scroll and gets 22."12 [1d20=16]
[15:19] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> At last, Antenora sighs in relief. "Thank you," she says, going to sit down a moment. "Seira went on ahead?"
[15:19] <Demedais> "Yeah." Demedais nods, kneeling himself. "She's good at scouting, so..."
[15:19] <Alicia> "She's scouting things out for us, if she's not back in a couple of minutes we'll go after her," Alicia replies.
[15:22] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora nods to that, resting. "How are you two? Any serious injuries?"
[15:22] <Alicia> "Little bit stiff and bruised, but I'll live," Alicia smiles reassuringly as she rolls her shoulders.
[15:22] <Demedais> "I got boiled in my armor like a shellfish, but otherwise fine." Demedais grunts.
[15:23] <Alicia> "My ears hurt, but otherwise I'm fine, thanks for asking," Marie smiles pleasantly.
[15:24] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Aren't we all cheery," Antenora says with a slight bit of ill humor, "Marie, did you think see such danger so quickly?"
[15:26] <Demedais> "Cheerful may have been my middle name!" Demedais notes dryly. "'course, kinda hard to know for sure."
[15:27] <Alicia> "Most people thought I'd be back within a week after I got sent down here," Marie laughs merrily. "I sure showed them, though!"
[15:27] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Such little faith in Alicia?" Antenora raises in eyebrow, before stopping. "What do you mean by that, Demedais?"
[15:28] <Demedais> "Well, who knows what my parents would have named me, you know?" Demedais shrugs, standing and looking out at the clouds. "Then again, given where they left me..."
[15:29] <Alicia> "I think it was more a lack of faith in me, since she's managed just fine with all the enemies she's got," Marie replies, tapping her lips thoughtfully. "Nobody said being her familiar would be a picnic, that's for sure."
[15:29] <Alicia> "Do you think about them much?" Alicia asks Demedais, trying to sound more curious than sympathetic.
[15:30] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Yes, yes. You're doing surprisingly well, slayer of demonic seige engines," Antenora rolls her eyes just a tiny bit. "You're good with a bow for being just a courre...I was under the impression none of you were that strong."
[15:31] <Demedais> "In the form of wondering if there's anything I could do for them... but at the same time, asking Helm to help me find them to see... well, what if any familial duties I could excise... seems rather egotistical to me. That, and, well, who knows where they are or what they're doing? It mainly boils down to curiousity and duty at this point." Demedais chuckles a bit.
[15:32] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> As the party chats, Seira returns through the door. However, there's something of note. She's smaller - younger, more like a girl just breaking into her teenage years. Her gear has scaled down with her, noticiably.
[15:32] <Alicia> "Nothing wrong with being curious about where you came from," Alicia reasons. "If it would bring you peace of mind, you should ask. Helm seems to be receptive to your questions, certainly."
[15:32] * Seira looks down at herself once she's safely back in the room, and then curses loudly.
[15:33] <Alicia> Alicia and Marie both turn at the noise. "Does Seira have a little sister?" the eladrin asks dumbly.
[15:33] * Demedais seems to darken a bit at Alicia's commentary, before looking to Seira. "...Seira?" he asks, slowly.
[15:33] * Seira shakes her fist at her. "Even jokes have their limits!"
[15:33] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "...what in Cania's frozen hole..." Antenora muters in disbelief. "...Did you just...?"
[15:34] <Alicia> "Wow, did you find a fountain of youth? Alicia, you should give it a try!" Marie encourages brightly.
[15:34] <Seira> "Stupid unending hallway of transmutation, more like it," Seira grumbles. "Ah, my beautiful body! All-- all shrunken!"
[15:35] <Demedais> "It is... Okay. We're going back. Is this a curse, mayb-" Demedais chokes at Marie's comment, before turning away. "Y... yes, let's try this portal back? Worst comes to worst we rest on the other side."
[15:36] <Seira> "I don't see any magic on me that doesn't belong," Seira says to that. "And, in fact, if there are no other ideas the only way to cure me may well be on the other side of the corridor."
[15:36] <Alicia> "We're not going to accomplish anything by retreating," Alicia admits. "If we want to reach the seal, we may have to cross that corridor." Glancing irritably at the two outsiders, "At least two of us should be unaffected."
[15:37] <Alicia> "Admit it, you want to shave a few years off and recapture your lost youth!" Marie teases, laughing at the paladin.
[15:37] <Seira> "Or attract a special brand of men," Seira mutters. "Anyway. We're going?"
[15:37] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Oh, do shut up," Antenora sits up and then stands. "I think we should focus on figuring this out and not saying that Alicia's old and dried up. Then, if we're going?"
[15:38] * Demedais eyes the corridor very warily. "...ngh. Can it be dispelled, perhaps?"
[15:38] <Seira> "The overwhelming magic on the corridor? Theoretically."
[15:39] <Alicia> "I could try, but likely I'd only suppress it for a few seconds at the very best. Not enough time to cross the corridor," Alicia shakes her head as she reaches over to flick Marie.
[15:39] <Demedais> "Mmm. You said the corridor didn't end? How are we to cross it, then?
[15:39] <Seira> "I suppose there's always Alter Self if this fails and I want to be taken seriously...."
[15:39] <Seira> "It didn't end for a few minutes. If we run through it, we might get across."
[15:41] * Demedais grunts. "Magic isn't always an option for all of us..."
[15:41] <Alicia> "Since we'll probably face some sort of challenge in our... immature, forms at the end, perhaps we should retreat then come back tomorrow refreshed?" Alicia suggests. "Better to be at peak condition when we face whatever it is."
[15:41] <Alicia> "We could even just camp here, since it's peaceful enough, if Seira doesn't want to let anyone in Balmuria see her current state," she concedes.
[15:42] <Seira> "That was going to be my main concern, yes," Seira says in irritation. "I'm all for trying to end this test quickly, but if the rest of you would prefer to wait a day...."
[15:45] * Demedais muses for a long moment. "Let's heal up fully and then check?" he says at last, shrugging.
[15:46] * Demedais pulls out his wand as emphasis.
[15:47] <Alicia> "Alright, I don't have much left in my wand, but if we're almost done..." Alicia proceeds to heal Marie once and herself four times before she discards the now worthless stick.
[15:47] * Demedais first goes to heal Alicia, who looks the most cut-up of the main three.
[15:47] <Alicia> roll 4d8+4
[15:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 4d8+4 and gets 32."12 [4d8=8, 6, 8, 6]
[15:47] <Alicia> roll 1d8+1
[15:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+1 and gets 9."12 [1d8=8]
[15:48] <Demedais> roll 3d8+3 Alicia capper?
[15:48] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 3d8+3 Alicia capper? and gets 9."12 [3d8=1, 1, 4]
[15:48] * Demedais then turns to Seira at Alicia's gesture.
[15:48] <Demedais> roll 6d8+6
[15:48] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 6d8+6 and gets 24."12 [6d8=8, 3, 3, 1, 2, 1]
[15:49] <Demedais> roll 4d8+4 more to Seira
[15:49] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d8+4 more to Seira and gets 16."12 [4d8=3, 3, 4, 2]
[15:50] * Demedais then turns and heals Antenora.
[15:50] <Demedais> roll 8d8+8
[15:50] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 8d8+8 and gets 50."12 [8d8=6, 5, 1, 7, 8, 5, 3, 7]
[15:51] * Demedais finally heals himself, grimacing.
[15:51] <Demedais> roll 10d8+10
[15:51] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 10d8+10 and gets 47."12 [10d8=2, 6, 3, 1, 8, 5, 2, 4, 2, 4]
[15:51] <Demedais> roll 4d8+4 a bit more, I guess.
[15:52] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d8+4 a bit more, I guess. and gets 22."12 [4d8=4, 3, 3, 8]
[15:52] * Seira nods tightly, trying to control her seething to manageable levels. "Let's go stab something now."
[15:52] <Demedais> "Right." Demedais growls, looking warily still at the hallway.
[15:52] <Alicia> "At least your clothes seemed to change to fit as well?" Alicia tries to comfort her as she heads for the door. "Better than tripping over your shoes, I mean."
[15:54] <Seira> "I better get changed back to normal at the end," Seira mutters. "It took me ages before I stopped looking like this, and I'm not going through that again."
[15:55] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Thus the party heads down the long hall! At first it's subtle - Alicia's eyes are a bit brighter, Demedais looks a tiny bit smaller. But as you walk, changes are seen. It's like a sliding scale backwards - Alicia and Demedais regress to teens with ease, as Seira slowly becomes a child. Marie doesn't seem effected...but Antenora seems to have the same happen to her, as her face twists into a look of surprised dismay, even as she shri
[15:56] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> even as she shrinks and regresses. (More)
[15:58] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> By the time you reach an end, each hero save for Marie is young, around 10 years old(Human years.). Your gear has shrunken and adapted with you, thankfully, but you're still notably smaller. (You guys count as Small sized creatures for now.) At the end is a simple, plain wooden door, weathered and old.
[15:58] <Alicia> "Wow, I didn't see that coming," Marie marvels as Antenora shrinks.
[15:58] * Seira searches the door, grumbling all the while.
[15:58] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[15:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 42."12 [1d20=17]
[15:58] * Demedais looks down at himself, before letting loose a high-pitched growl. "At least I didn't regain all that weight..."
[15:59] <Alicia> "This is a bit more youth than I hoped to recapture," Alicia whines, her voice sounding oddly nasal.
[15:59] <Seira> "I never wanted it to begin with!"
[15:59] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora sighs, and with a high, lilting voice, "Yes, let's just agree to kill whatever is the point here and find the remedy."
[16:00] * Seira moves to open the door.
[16:01] * Demedais the eyes the brown hair that has suddenly flopped over his eyes. "Oh, by Helm..."
[16:02] <Demedais> "Correction: We don't kill something if it says only it knows how to fix it." Demedais says, seeming almost antsy. "We let it fix this... heh. Though I'd forgotten this feeling, partially because..." A shadow passes over his face, eyes clenching.
[16:03] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The door opens! Inside, through a narrow archway...are beds. Dozens and dozens of endless beds. A long barracks of beds, really. It's dim in here, a few glass orbs floating in the air to give light. Each bed looks to be filled with a small body. The sounds of breathing, snoring and a bit of chatter fill your ears.
[16:03] <Seira> "I'm fine with killing it and bringing it back to be killed once more," Seira notes, shrunken Resort in hand.
[16:03] <Alicia> "At least I feel oddly fresh and healthy," Alicia looks on the bright side. "But if it had stopped around say twenty or so? I'd have been a lot happier with that."
[16:04] <Alicia> "Why don't you cast enlarge person?" Marie asks. "That'd get you back to your proper size, right?"
[16:05] <Alicia> "No. I'd be eight feet tall and still have these proportions," Alicia replies levelly, before looking through the door. "What's this?"
[16:05] <Demedais> "...what the..." Demedais says, slowly. "A barracks built for children? ..." Demedais slowly steps in, looking around at the kids in there with a frown. "Seems like the magic was to make us fit in..."
[16:06] <Alicia> "Or gnomes," Alicia whispers, checking for evil as she enters.
[16:06] <Seira> "Maybe they're gnomes," Seira murmurs, taking a look.
[16:06] * Demedais scans for chaos, guessing at the result.
[16:07] <Alicia> "No evil," Alicia whispers as she enters, pausing just in case anyone reacts to their arrival.
[16:08] * Demedais pauses, before looking up. "...I see. This seems to be... a somewhat sanctified place." He then looks around to see if they're getting stares.
[16:09] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> As you enter, you get a better look at the hall. There are a few dozen beds at least, orbs of light giving occasional lumination. There is a large door to the western side, heavy wood. All about hang pictures - of a bearded gnome. His face is strangely beneficient...you feel...wrong, looking at it. But in a strangely alluring way, that makes you shake your head. As you enter, you see some of the people in the beds. Children. Human c
[16:09] <Infinite_Ko_Loop>  you see some of the people in the beds. Children. Human children, elven children, dwarven children, children with odd colored skin, children of races you've never seen before. All children.
[16:10] * Demedais eyes the picture, before inhaling sharply. "I see... then these would be... by Helm, these would be, most likely..."
[16:11] <Seira> "Don't touch that door," Seira requests, heading over to give it a cursory scan.
[16:11] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Aaah!" One little boy calls, "Through the wall!" He's a few beds away from where the party is, staring. "Hey, hey! Hey!"
[16:12] * Alicia shudders softly as one thought strikes. "The gnomes did lots of strange experiments, didn't they?" she whispers. Then as the boy calls out she looks over sharply. "Shhh! It's alright, we're not here to cause trouble," she tries to reassure him.
[16:12] * Seira looks behind to see whather the exit remains.
[16:12] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> He looks on at Alicia and then the others, "Are you...are you from the big shiny man?"
[16:13] * Demedais nods once and goes to the kid, kneeling down. "Hi. My name's Demedais." A bit of a frown as he flips his hair up above his head. "We're a bit lost; we were walking through a hallway and then we were here."
[16:13] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The door out remains.
[16:13] * Seira points in its direction, asking, "Does everyone see the doorway there?"
[16:13] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "You walked right through the wall," The boy says, as children start to stir in their beds. "You aren't gnomes, are you...no, you don't look like it..." he whimpers.
[16:14] * Demedais seems visibly shaken by this. "I... I don't know what's going on either... Ah. What's your name?"
[16:15] * Seira seeks out an elven child, for her part. The most composed one of the bunch.
[16:15] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Alexander," he says quietly. "You have to be quiet. If the gnomes here we're awake..." A soft, painful whimper. "They'll bring out..." He shakes all over, "The devil."
[16:15] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Searching out, Seira finds a half awake elven girl. She rubs her eyes, yawning.
[16:15] <Alicia> "Don't worry," Alicia tries her best to sound take charge and reassuring despite her horrific pre-pubescent whine of a voice. "We won't let any gnomes or devils hurt you."
[16:16] <Demedais> "Then we'll be quiet, Alexander. What'll they do if they know new... new kids have come?" Demedais asks quietly, trying to get a feel for this place.
[16:16] * Seira sits on the bed next to her, sheathing her sword quietly. "Hi," she tells her. "Where are you from?"
[16:17] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Thank you...you did come from the big shiny man, didn't you? He said someone wuld come..." He whimpers. "No new kids come...that means...you really are from him?"
[16:17] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "The Citadel of Light..." She yawns a little, "Eeep! You look like a dragon!" she says.
[16:17] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> More children stir in the room, waking up and looking about.
[16:18] * Alicia catches Marie and Antenora's attention, nodding for them to go over towards the door. "Keep it covered in case anyone comes to investigate the noise, but don't touch it," she tells them.
[16:18] <Seira> "Being a dragon is great!" Seira tells her with a smile. "And I'm told elves really like me, so I'm always nice to them in return. I'm Seira. Would you like to be friends?"
[16:18] <Demedais> "...We don't know who the shiny man is..." Demedais says, grimacing a bit at the noise. "We'll try to do something to help you all out, but right now we need a favor in return. Can you keep everyone quiet and trying to sleep, so the gnomes don't come?"
[16:18] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Right," Antenora's off voice calls, as she goes over to the door.
[16:18] <Alicia> Marie obediently flies over as well, drawing her bow.
[16:19] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Are....are you from the big shiny man?" she asks Seira, hesitantly. "He said that when new children come...that we'll finally get to go home. If that's it...I'd love to be your friend."
[16:19] <Alicia> Marie also keeps an eye out for an evil through the door in case that gives advance warning of someone coming.
[16:20] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "He said children he watched over, just like us, would come to save us one day," the boy answers. "O...okay..." he takes a breath, getting up and going to all the awake children.
[16:20] <Seira> "I don't really know anyone by that name. Can you tell me if he has another, or how he looks? Besides... well, big and shiny?" Smiling, she adds, "And I'll get you all out, don't worry!"
[16:21] <Demedais> "Children he watched over..." Demedais murmurs, before looking to Alicia. "Go help Seira keep her end quieter? We don't want these kids getting hurt..."
[16:21] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "He wears all armor. He's like the biggest, best knight I ever saw! He said that he'd always watch over us because that's what he does, until we're able to go home." she answers.
[16:21] <Alicia> Marie shudders and flies over towards Antenora, whispering, "There's something really horrible right outside, about forty feet from the door - tell the others without alarming the children?"
[16:22] <Seira> "It might just be about us after all," Seira agrees. "Did he say anything else about how you'll be getting out? And how long have you been here? Since what year?"
[16:22] <Alicia> Since Demedais and Seira are already asking questions, Alicia chooses not to cause more confusion by pressing the children further. Instead she tries her best to project a comforting maternal presence as she walks among the children, heading in the direction of the door and trying to keep everyone positive and calm.
[16:23] <Demedais> "Helm... you sent us here... you sent me here..." Demedais muses as he watches Alexander whisper the kids down.
[16:23] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "I don't know...there was the big war..." The little elf whimpers, "Mommy and Daddy ...they never came home. My uncle said the gnomes got them..." She shudders, "Then...I got caught...they took me here. They want me to worship their God King and learn about him here."
[16:24] <Seira> "What's your name?" Seira asks. "And your uncle's?"
[16:25] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Ambrosia...my uncle's name is Endros Highsun...but I'm not supposed to use that name, because Mommy's...well..." she blushes, "It's a bad word, but I heard Mommy and Daddy talk about it."
[16:25] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Alicia does the rounds. When the stirring children see her, they go quieter. Many look at her with teary eyes, a few whispering, "Did the big shiny man send you?"
[16:26] * Demedais brushes his hair out from behind his eyes again irritably before going to help Alexander talk to the kids a bit.
[16:26] * Seira pats her on the shoulder. "It's alright. I know a Highsun, so it won't be much trouble bringing you back. Can you help me with that? I need to know if the gnomes do or say anything when they open the door to this room."
[16:27] <Alicia> "I don't know," Alicia admits honestly to those children who question her directly. "I'm a servant of Mystra, but there are many who want to see you all safe and free from here. Perhaps your shiny man had a hand in guiding us to this place."
[16:29] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Hurry..." One boy whispers, "I miss my Mommy so bad..." to Alicia.
[16:29] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "When they come in the orbs get brighter and the door opens." The girl shivers, "They usually bring the devil with them. It's so scary...but if we do anything or make a mess when we see it...we get in trouble. Big trouble, like if we got our learnings wrong."
[16:30] * Alicia impulsively gives the boy a hug. "I'm sure she misses you, too. Don't worry, though - we'll get you out of here." Finally reaching Marie and Antenora's end, she's accosted by her familiar who informs her of the overwhelming evil just outside. At that, she waves over Seira and Demedais.
[16:31] * Seira pats Ambrosia on her head, now, before smiling at her and walking over to Alicia. "Everyone should get to the other side," she tells them, "and make an improptu barrier with the beds, if possible. I'll try to break through the door's protection in the meantime."
[16:32] <Alicia> "There's likely a devil about forty feet from the door," Alicia tells the others. "If you can't safely open the door, we could make noise to lure it into opening it and then immediately rush it."
[16:33] <Seira> "I can't promise to safely open it, no," Seira admits. "Still, getting the children well away and barricaded seems like a good thing to try."
[16:33] * Demedais looks to Alexander at this. "I'll be back soon." And then when he meets up with the rest, to Seira, "I'm not sure we want to move the beds - too much noise, but having the kids hide behind them may be best, yeah. Should I have the kids pass it along, to keep quiet until we make the noise?"
[16:34] <Alicia> 'Hell Striker, can you tell exactly what's on the other side of the door?' Alicia asks her sword, feeling foolish for not trying earlier.
[16:34] <Seira> "This noise may well be what summons the devil, achieving our goal," Seira muses. "And as long as the children hang back, and someone protects them...."
[16:35] * Demedais muses. "But it may come in before the barricade is ready."
[16:36] <Seira> "Maybe. As long as it is enough to prevent any area attacks, that should be enough."
[16:36] <Alicia> "It's probably a gelugon or a cornugon," Alicia adds, hoping it's the former rather than the latter. She's not really in any shape to repeat what she did to Dest. "We'll need everyone well back in case it uses a cone of cold or something like that." She checks if there's actually enough room for a safe zone.
[16:37] * Demedais waits to see the results of Alicia's appraisal.
[16:37] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> There's a lot of space to the other side, enough for people get out of a radius.
[16:37] * Seira considers. "If you're in doubt about this, we can try using Dimension Door to appear next to him on the other side."
[16:38] <Alicia> "Or... Marie could phase through and hide, then as soon as it opens the door, she attacks to draw it away, then we all rush out after it? But dimension door sounds far more simple," Alicia nods.
[16:39] <Demedais> "...Dimension Door sounds best, yes. How many people can it carry?"
[16:40] * Seira coats both her weapons in oil, blessing them, and shrugs. "Myself and three others. Let's do this?"
[16:40] <Alicia> Marie gives Seira the exact distance and direction of the evil aura so she can teleport everyone right on top of it, then switches to incorporeal form so she can phase through while everyone else teleports.
[16:41] * Alicia casts shield on herself before nodding that she's ready.
[16:41] <Demedais> "So Marie phases through? Okay." Demedais turns to one of the kids quickly and whispers, "Get everyone away from the door. If they come in, tell them we were mean and threatened you. Better you stay safe, than..." With that, he turns back to the group and nods.
[16:42] * Seira becomes invisible, and then tries her best to get the group through the room's confines and next to the devil.
[16:42] <Alicia> As everyone teleports, Marie zips through the wall and then reverts to humanoid form on the other side!
[16:58] * Sierra_FocusOnTheFamily is now known as Sierra_Mikain
[17:15] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Woosh! The party dimension doors out! AS this happens, Marie attempts to pass through the wall while incorpreal! OOC - Make a fort save, Marie?
[17:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 (+2 vs evil)
[17:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 (+2 vs evil) and gets 14."12 [1d20=4]
[17:23] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Ow. Marie is solidly pushed back, like she just ran into a firm but ungiving wall. Meanwhile, the party appears! They are in a yard surrounded by stone buildings, a giant cavern around them. A stone fence can be seen, a long perimeter sort of deal. However, what's immediately in your attention is the ICe Devil you appeared next to. It kneels down, a glowing green collar around it's t hroat. OOC - You guys have the djump on it if you
[17:24] * Seira wastes no time in stabbing it!
[17:24] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> djump on it if you wanna go.
[17:25] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
[17:25] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 and gets 41."12 [1d20=19]
[17:26] <Seira> roll 6d8+15+4d6 good
[17:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 6d8+15+4d6 good and gets 58."12 [6d8=6, 2, 7, 5, 3, 3][4d6=2, 5, 5, 5]
[17:26] * Alicia starts shifting around the gelugon so that it will swiftly find itself surrounded by the group as she stabs out at its spindly insect legs.
[17:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 -5 pa, smite, fiery
[17:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 -5 pa, smite, fiery and gets 26."12 [1d20=6]
[17:27] * Demedais grimaces and slices upward, shifting away to the other side of Alicia as he does so. "Helm... help me protect these kids..."
[17:30] <Alicia> OOC: +2 to mine, then, foe 28
[17:30] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 (+6 smite, +2 helm, +2 flank, -3 PA, divine might used)
[17:30] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 (+6 smite, +2 helm, +2 flank, -3 PA, divine might used) and gets 45."12 [1d20=19]
[17:30] <Demedais> roll 1d20+26 (+6 smite, +2 helm, +2 flank, -3 PA, divine might used) ...crit check
[17:30] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+26 (+6 smite, +2 helm, +2 flank, -3 PA, divine might used) ...crit check and gets 36."12 [1d20=10]
[17:31] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Both hits, and Deme critted.
[17:31] <Alicia> roll 1d6+23+1d6
[17:31] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6+23+1d6 and gets 33."12 [1d6=6][1d6=4]
[17:32] <Demedais> roll 2d10+36 holy due to smite
[17:32] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d10+36 holy due to smite and gets 47."12 [2d10=8, 3]
[17:32] <Demedais> OOC: ...plus six more, forgot to double PA damage.
[17:33] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora fans out as well, delivering her own stab swiftly!
[17:33] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+18
[17:33] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+18 and gets 37."12 [1d20=19]
[17:33] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+18 crit my God thing thing is unlucky
[17:33] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+18 crit my God thing thing is unlucky and gets 35."12 [1d20=17]
[17:33] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 3d8+27
[17:33] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 3d8+27 and gets 43."12 [3d8=3, 5, 8]
[17:35] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Well, that's that. The gelugon is simply ripped apart before it can even react, vanishing away into a cloud of dark ice!  As it does you get a look around. Behind you is the barracks you teleported out of. Ahead of you is a smaller but sturdier building. To the north is another small building. However, you notice something. Two short creatures in full plate armor are approaching 45 feet away, with a short humanoid(Gnome?) behind the
[17:35] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> with a short humanoid(Gnome?) behind them in normal clothes! Both of the armored men use heavy looking swords...OOC - Initiative here. God DAMN.
[17:36] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 A
[17:36] <Seira> roll 1d20+7
[17:36] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 A and gets 14."12 [1d20=8]
[17:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+7 and gets 24."12 [1d20=17]
[17:36] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
[17:36] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 21."12 [1d20=14]
[17:36] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
[17:36] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+5 Antenora and gets 23."12 [1d20=18]
[17:36] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+6 Armored 1
[17:36] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+6 Armored 1 and gets 12."12 [1d20=6]
[17:36] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+6 Armored 2
[17:36] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+6 Armored 2 and gets 10."12 [1d20=4]
[17:36] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1 rawr.
[17:36] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 rawr. and gets 18."12 [1d20=17]
[17:36] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+12 clothes.
[17:36] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+12 clothes. and gets 22."12 [1d20=10]
[17:37] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Seira>Antenora>Clothes>Marie>Demedais>Alicia>Armored 1>Armored 2'
[17:38] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Kill them!" The clothed one calls in a strong voice. "They dare attack us and blaspheme against the True God!"
[17:38] <Seira> Her work here is not done, yet! Seira zooms at the gnome-like figure trailing behind the armored guards, pegging him either as a mage or their commander. Bad news, in any case.
[17:38] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
[17:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 and gets 28."12 [1d20=6]
[17:39] <Seira> roll 2d8+5+4d6
[17:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d8+5+4d6 and gets 21."12 [2d8=3, 5][4d6=2, 3, 1, 2]
[17:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Seira dives in, stabbing at him! She finds the resort has considerable difficulty wounding him, but his eyes go wide even as it digs into hsi flesh! "You...that sword..." His eyes widen, "Kill them! No mercy, even if they are children! This is blasphemy to the highest order! Smite them!" OOc - Antenora is up.
[17:41] * Seira smiles at him eerily, keeping her focus on him and him alone.
[17:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora takes to the air swiftly, going over the two guardsmena nd hurtling herself at the clothed gnome!
[17:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+18 (+2 FS 7/8, +2 charge, -4 PA)
[17:42] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+18 (+2 FS 7/8, +2 charge, -4 PA) and gets 29."12 [1d20=11]
[17:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 2d8+34+1d6
[17:42] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 2d8+34+1d6 and gets 47."12 [2d8=4, 7][1d6=2]
[17:44] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora's brazen charge slams into the gnome, drawing blood from his shoulder! It's a serious wound, but he calmly steps back. "That's useless, blasphemer!" he waves at Seira! OOC - You're getting a dispel tossed at you. What do you have up and what's your CL for them?
[17:45] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+10 Stoneskin
[17:45] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+10 Stoneskin and gets 21."12 [1d20=11]
[17:45] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+10 Heroism
[17:45] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+10 Heroism and gets 22."12 [1d20=12]
[17:45] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+10 Shield
[17:45] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+10 Shield and gets 29."12 [1d20=19]
[17:46] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+10 Mage Armor
[17:46] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+10 Mage Armor and gets 16."12 [1d20=6]
[17:46] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+10 MI
[17:46] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+10 MI and gets 14."12 [1d20=4]
[17:46] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+10 Fly
[17:46] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+10 Fly and gets 19."12 [1d20=9]
[17:46] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+10 Greater Inviz
[17:46] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+10 Greater Inviz and gets 28."12 [1d20=18]
[17:46] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Shield and Greater Inviz are nuked.
[17:47] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> To that magic, Seira suddenly becomes visible! However, her mirror images and other protections stay where they are!
[17:47] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Marie.
[17:47] <Alicia> "Oh, phooey!" Marie mutters as she's rebuffed by the wall, attempting instead now to dive through the floor and come up on the other side.
[17:48] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Marie finds that works well enough and comes out in the courtyard after a bit of a work around.
[17:48] <Alicia> She then pops into humanoid form, bow ready to start with the fire support!
[17:50] <Alicia> OOC: she's used her move and standard actions, so she's done.
[17:50] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Deme.
[17:52] * Demedais charges within range of one of the two guards, a wicked grin coming easily to his face even in the heavy armor. "Let's see how you two fare against me! Heh, this should be amusing...!"
[17:52] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Alicia.
[17:54] * Alicia charges towards the armoured figure on the left, her gangly immature form moving with almost freakish grace as she slides along besides him and flicks her sword upwards towards the side of his head! "For Mystra, you will fall!"
[17:54] * Sierra_Mikain is now known as Sierra_ConservingEnergy
[17:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 -2pa DC 22 frightful presence
[17:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 -2pa DC 22 frightful presence and gets 21."12 [1d20=3]
[17:55] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "For the might of the God King, you will suffer and perish, infidel!" The armore dman snarls, as Alicia's blow glances off his armor! "I shall not fall!" OOC - No dice on the fear. Armors are up now
[17:55] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> .
[17:56] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The first is on Antenora like a flash! His greatsword is barbed and cruel, lashing out with an eerie energy, almost like starlight, "Begone!"
[17:56] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+25 (Smite)
[17:56] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+25 (Smite) and gets 29."12 [1d20=4]
[17:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d10+25+6d6
[17:57] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d10+25+6d6 and gets 56."12 [1d10=4][6d6=5, 5, 6, 3, 4, 4]
[17:58] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The blow sends Antenora nearly to her knees, ripping gleefully into her back! "You will suffer!" he cries, as Antenora screams, blood gushing from the wound! Meanwhile, the other engages Alicia right back!
[17:58] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+25 (Smite)
[17:58] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+25 (Smite) and gets 39."12 [1d20=14]
[17:59] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d10+25+6d6
[17:59] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d10+25+6d6 and gets 52."12 [1d10=4][6d6=3, 6, 4, 3, 6, 1]
[18:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Alicia feels horrible. The barbed blade brings her untold agonies, as if her world is nothing but pain! She feels blood running down her side, liberated all too freely from her body! Her entire frame shakes from the single, overwhelming blow! "Repent your heresy!" he calls to Alicia, "There is still time to side against the False Gods, or you shall be destroyed!" OOC -Seira.
[18:01] <Seira> "Nice job with that magic show of yours," Seira comments to the gnomish leader with a snort, grinning wickedly. "Want to see my specialty, now?" And then, she descends upon him in all her fury, hoping to take him out of the fight!
[18:01] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 and gets 25."12 [1d20=3]
[18:01] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 and gets 35."12 [1d20=18]
[18:01] * Alicia stumbles backwards in agony at the surprisingly powerful attack. "Dammit," she curses, trying to rally herself. "Not like this..."
[18:01] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 22."12 [1d20=3]
[18:01] <Seira> roll 1d20+14
[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+14 and gets 22."12 [1d20=8]
[18:01] <Seira> roll 1d20+18 bite!
[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 bite! and gets 25."12 [1d20=7]
[18:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - One hit.
[18:02] <Seira> OOC: Actually 27 on the last
[18:02] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Doesn't change it. One hit.
[18:02] <Seira> roll 2d8+5+4d6
[18:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d8+5+4d6 and gets 39."12 [2d8=8, 8][4d6=2, 5, 5, 6]
[18:03] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The clothed gnome staggers back, bloodied and wounded, even as the Second Resort digs deeper! "You dare mock our lord by having a replica..." he hisses, "Even if I have to burn my life away...I will destroy that and end your life!" OOC - Antenora's up.
[18:03] <Seira> "What replica, you fool?" Seira calls at him mockingly. "It was pried from his cooling corpse!"
[18:03] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora steps five feet away now, giving up her flanking to avoid the gnomish fighter who plummeled her! Instead, she focuses on the clothed gnome with all she has left in her!
[18:04] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+19 (+1 size, 6/8 FS +10 HP to Alicia.)
[18:04] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+19 (+1 size, 6/8 FS +10 HP to Alicia.) and gets 36."12 [1d20=17]
[18:04] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+14 (+1 size, 6/8 FS +10 HP to Alicia.)
[18:04] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+14 (+1 size, 6/8 FS +10 HP to Alicia.) and gets 25."12 [1d20=11]
[18:04] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+9 (+1 size, 6/8 FS +10 HP to Alicia.)
[18:04] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+9 (+1 size, 6/8 FS +10 HP to Alicia.) and gets 29."12 [1d20=20]
[18:04] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+9 (+1 size, 6/8 FS +10 HP to Alicia.) crit check ow?
[18:04] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+9 (+1 size, 6/8 FS +10 HP to Alicia.) crit check ow? and gets 18."12 [1d20=9]
[18:04] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d8+9
[18:04] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d8+9 and gets 13."12 [1d8=4]
[18:04] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d8+9
[18:04] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d8+9 and gets 16."12 [1d8=7]
[18:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The gnomish wizard staggers back, but stays up! Even as he coughs up blood, "Now..." Energy whirls around him, pulsing around his body. "I offer my body, my heart and my spirit to the One True God! Infidel, I call on this to end your existance! Begone!" With a roar, a burst of rainbow, prismatic energy comes from his hand at Seira!
[18:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d8
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d8 and gets 2."12 [1d8=2]
[18:08] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Reflex save.
[18:08] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 31."12 [1d20=6]
[18:09] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Yet Seira tumbles back, avoiding a great spray of acid! It eats away at the side behind her, hissing! OOC - Marie.
[18:09] <Alicia> Marie flies over to hover above Alicia and provide support with her protective aura while snapping off a quick shot at the gnome who attacked Antenora. At least there's no sign of that devil?
[18:09] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[18:09] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 35."12 [1d20=15]
[18:10] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Hit.
[18:10] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1+1d6+1d4
[18:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 and gets 15."12 [1d4=4][1d6=6][1d4=4]
[18:10] <Seira> "Seems like the One False God isn't interested," Seira comments, smirking. "Why don't you just do everyone a favor and die?"
[18:10] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The arrow goes right into the small of the gnome's armored back, drawing a small trickle of shocked blood! OOC - Demedais.
[18:12] * Demedais grimaces at the blows Antenora and Alicia take, before doing the only logical thing he can in this position. Growling, Demedais pushes himself forward, stabbing Alicia's competition in the chest to try and give her breathing room! "Hey, you two bullies! How about you try to take me down, see how far you get!"
[18:13] <Demedais> roll 1d20+23 (+6 smite, divine might used (6/9), -4 CE (+2 Charge))
[18:13] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+23 (+6 smite, divine might used (6/9), -4 CE (+2 Charge)) and gets 28."12 [1d20=5]
[18:14] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Hit.
[18:14] <Demedais> roll 1d10+20 oh, cool.
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d10+20 oh, cool. and gets 29."12 [1d10=9]
[18:15] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Demedais does just that, but only gets the side of his ribcage instead! Despite that, the armored gnome braces and takes the blow! "You're only postphoning destiny! Your False Gods are dying every day!" OOC - Alicia.
[18:15] <Demedais> "Yeah, your armor isn't so tough, and then your little flabby faces get to go all oooh and aaaah!"
[18:16] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Child or not...whatever you are, heretics have no place here!" The other snaps back.
[18:16] <Alicia> Alicia's eyes blaze as she channels the fury of her blade, reciprocally sending her own magic through it. "Now it's my turn," she growls, something deadly feral in her childish voice as her stance shifts, putting more emphasis on throwing what little weight she has into her blows rather than defending. In a blur of motion, Hell Striker seeks out the gnome's blood as the young paladin performs her deadly dance.
[18:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22 fire, 3rd level arcane channel, raging
[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 fire, 3rd level arcane channel, raging and gets 38."12 [1d20=16]
[18:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21 holy, 3rd level arcane channel, raging
[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 holy, 3rd level arcane channel, raging and gets 30."12 [1d20=9]
[18:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 fire, 3rd level arcane channel, raging
[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 fire, 3rd level arcane channel, raging and gets 24."12 [1d20=7]
[18:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 holy, 3rd level arcane channel, raging
[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 holy, 3rd level arcane channel, raging and gets 27."12 [1d20=11]
[18:16] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Two hits. Holy damage and bonuses apply.
[18:17] <Alicia> roll 2d6+19+1d6+2d6+6d4
[18:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d6+19+1d6+2d6+6d4 and gets 43."12 [2d6=4, 1][1d6=2][2d6=1, 3][6d4=2, 4, 3, 1, 2, 1]
[18:18] <Demedais> "Little bloody assholes." Demedais grumbles. "You'll never take down this servant!"
[18:18] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Alicia fights bravely, managing to land two serious wounds! However, the armored gnome isn't giving up easily, hanging onto life! The first one disengages from Antenora, instead going for Seira as she dodges the prismatics!
[18:18] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+21
[18:18] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+21 and gets 28."12 [1d20=7]
[18:18] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - AC?
[18:19] <Seira> OOC: 28, now
[18:19] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d10+20
[18:19] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d10+20 and gets 22."12 [1d10=2]
[18:19] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> As Seira's body is raked over by his painful blade, the other entangles directly with Demedais!
[18:19] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+21
[18:19] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+21 and gets 36."12 [1d20=15]
[18:19] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+16
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+16 and gets 32."12 [1d20=16]
[18:20] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+11
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+11 and gets 22."12 [1d20=11]
[18:20] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - AC?
[18:20] <Demedais> OOC: 35.
[18:20] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d10+20
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d10+20 and gets 21."12 [1d10=1]
[18:20] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Both paladin and dragon are wounded, but not nearly so bad as Alicia and Antenora! Despite that, the wounds are agonizing, leaving open torn skin and ruined flesh! OOC - Seira.
[18:21] * Alicia also slid around the gnome while attacking it so that she'll soon be in position to pincer it with Demedais.
[18:21] <Seira> A simple thought is all that's needed to move Seira into a flanking position with Antenora once more. This time, even though she's carefully not looking behind at the puddle of all-consuming acid, Seira is forced to take the other mage more seriously. With a word, emerald spirals cover her weapons, as if struggling to escape them from their very core, and she throws everything she has at her enemy!
[18:21] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 43."12 [1d20=18]
[18:21] <Seira> roll 2d8+14+4d6
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d8+14+4d6 and gets 37."12 [2d8=7, 1][4d6=4, 1, 6, 4]
[18:24] <Seira> As her blade finds its mark, Seira turns her attention back towards the soldier that struck at her back, snarling at him!
[18:25] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Seira plunges in, impaling the gnomish wizard! He lets out a dying cry, "My Loooord!" he reaches up for the sky, before sliding off the Second Resort! OOC - Anty.
[18:25] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora hovers up, going around to flank with Demedais, using her high position to her advantage, "Shut up," she snarls, "You're nothing but child enslaving monsters!"
[18:25] <Demedais> "He lived as he died." Demedais says in mock sorrow, grinning at the gnome even through the pain. "A complete dumbass."
[18:26] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+17 (-5 PA, +1 size, +1 flying, +2 FS 6/8)
[18:26] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+17 (-5 PA, +1 size, +1 flying, +2 FS 6/8) and gets 37."12 [1d20=20]
[18:26] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+17 (-5 PA, +1 size, +1 flying, +2 FS 6/8) crit check oh owwie.
[18:26] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+17 (-5 PA, +1 size, +1 flying, +2 FS 6/8) crit check oh owwie. and gets 34."12 [1d20=17]
[18:26] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 3d8+57+1d6
[18:26] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 3d8+57+1d6 and gets 75."12 [3d8=6, 2, 6][1d6=4]
[18:28] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Seira>Antenora>Marie>Demedais>Alicia>Armored 2'
[18:28] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> With that, she plunges right into the back of his skull! The gnome can't even speak as he dies, a brain covered spear tip coming out of his forehead! Antenora flips him aside with a contemptous flick of her wrist, sending blood, bone and brain in a rain to the side. OOC - Marie.
[18:29] <Alicia> Marie briefly pauses to give Antenora a grin before she resumes shooting the last gnome standing.
[18:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[18:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 21."12 [1d20=1]
[18:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[18:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 and gets 20."12 [1d20=5]
[18:29] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Marie fires bravely, but both arrows are errant, whizzing by to his side and hitting the groun! OOC - Deme.
[18:30] * Demedais grins fearlessly at the enemy, letting his blade speak for him as he continues to distract and damage the opponent with quicker sweeps!
[18:31] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 (-3 CE)
[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+16 (-3 CE) and gets 22."12 [1d20=6]
[18:31] <Demedais> roll 1d20+11 (-3 CE)
[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+11 (-3 CE) and gets 15."12 [1d20=4]
[18:31] <Demedais> roll 1d20+6 (-3 CE)
[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+6 (-3 CE) and gets 17."12 [1d20=11]
[18:31] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Demedais keeps his defenses up, but he himself cannot manage a hit on his foe! The blades dancea nd clash, polished steel against barbed gnomemetal! OOC - Alicia.
[18:31] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - And Antenora did kill yours, yeah, so strike that.
[18:32] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Go Alicia.
[18:33] <Alicia> With adrenaline coursing through her body, Alicia ignores the pain as she skitters rapidly across the ground towards the last gnome, leaping up high with an incoherent battlecry before she lands, attempting to split her foe down the middle however hopeless it might be!
[18:33] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 35."12 [1d20=15]
[18:33] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Hit.
[18:33] <Alicia> roll 1d6+10+2d6
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6+10+2d6 and gets 25."12 [1d6=6][2d6=5, 4]
[18:34] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> With this quick, feral leap, Alicia manages just that! Her blade goes from his throat to his legs, severing most of his body! The gnomish warrior collapses under the strain, falling to the earth! OOc - Okay, opposition wiped. Helluva a sharp, short battle. Free action.
[18:35] <Seira> "Hmph," Seira snorts. "Well, there's that. Anything magical on the grounds?"
[18:35] * Alicia promptly falls to her knees, supporting herself with her sword as she sucks in air. "Damn... this body wasn't cut out for fighting like that," she winces, a hand going to her wounds.
[18:36] <Alicia> Marie looks around for anything magically relevant.
[18:36] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora lands near Alicia, going to offer her a hadn - before she half staggers over herself. "Ugh..." Panting a bit, "Not to mention cut out for taking whatever the Hells those gnomes hit us with."
[18:36] * Seira approaches Alicia to heal her wounds, in the mean time.
[18:36] <Seira> roll 3d8+12
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+12 and gets 25."12 [3d8=3, 6, 4]
[18:37] <Alicia> Accepting the support, Alicia stands up and nods gratefully to Antenora and Seira. "The hooks on those blades aren't for show, no," she agrees.
[18:37] * Demedais exhales once, sharply, before pulling out the wand and looking to Alicia. "We're in deep trouble if we need to fight again... this wand's not got much." After a thought, he also pulls out three potions. "Each of you should drink one for some recovery. Some of the strongest the temple had."
[18:38] <Demedais> "Alternately, I can use the wand on you, Seira, and Alicia and Antenora can use these potions plus a bit more?"
[18:38] <Alicia> "A better idea might be to call it a day, here," Alicia replies as Marie points out that the swords, armour, and boots on the mage are all magical.
[18:38] <Alicia> "I've got only two minor spells left in me. Not enough for another battle like that one."
[18:39] <Demedais> "How? And by what method?" Demedais asks wearily. "There's the kids, for one - after this mess, they're going to get thrashed... How do we get them out of here?"
[18:39] <Seira> "Almost," Seira agrees. "We still need to get the kids out. I propose informing them so that they're not panicked, and then breaking down the wall."
[18:39] * Alicia looks around for anywhere to hide the bodies so the children don't have to see them. And what other exits are there from here?
[18:40] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> There's the other building sor behind them to stash the bodies. Further, far away, on the other wraparound side of the wall, is a large gate.
[18:40] * Demedais puts one potion each forcefully into Antenora and Alicia's hands. "Drink these. We need you two up and moving. Hopefully these were the big guns."
[18:41] <Alicia> "Fine, fine," Alicia dutifully drinks the potion. "Antenora, help me get these bodies out of sight? Marie, can you check no one's in that building over there?" she then asks, going to grab one of the armoured corpses.
[18:41] <Alicia> roll 3d8+5
[18:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 3d8+5 and gets 19."12 [3d8=5, 2, 7]
[18:41] <Seira> "I'll tag along," Seira announces, going to check the building as well.
[18:41] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 3d8+5
[18:41] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 3d8+5 and gets 17."12 [3d8=6, 1, 5]
[18:41] * Demedais grabs the other armored corpse, before considering. "Get rid of the armor, then move them?
[18:41] <Alicia> Marie dutifully flies over to the other building and phases through the wall to look inside, alert for both magic and evil as she goes.
[18:42] * Seira is more alert for traps, unlikely as they might be.
[18:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Thanks," Antenora says tiredly, rising afterwards, helping with the bodies. Inside the building, Marie finds what looks to be a schoolhouse. Books are on each desk, with images of a bearded, fearsome gnome all over.
[18:42] <Alicia> Marie comes out. "Looks empty. It's a schoolhouse, so I doubt the children will want to go back in there, anyway, so should be good for keeping bodies out of sight."
[18:43] <Seira> "No magic, right? Any interesting schoolbooks?"
[18:43] <Alicia> "It's probably brainwashing junk about how awesome Daa-vid is, I'm not going to read any," Marie makes a face.
[18:44] <Alicia> At that, Alicia proceeds to drag them all over and into the building, before removing their armour and the boots from the mage so they can be stowed away into Demedais' handy haversack until the end of this.
[18:44] <Seira> "Know thy enemy and all that," Seira comments. "I'll go take a look, while you let the kids know not to be afraid when we tear down the wall?"
[18:44] <Demedais> "Their idea of a orphanage crossed with a prison." Demedais grunts at this, before turning to Seira. "Interesting if you want to listen to more stupid rhetoric instead of reasonable conversation, I'm sure, if not that." Demedais grunts while helping Alicia.
[18:44] <Demedais> "We really tearing down the wall? Demedais grimaces. "Door's that fiercely trapped?"
[18:44] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "You know," Antenora says, grunting, "if they got in, they had to have had a way to get in safely."
[18:45] <Alicia> "The wall probably won't be easy to knock down," Marie cautions. "I couldn't phase through it, so there's probably a wall of force hidden beneath the plaster or bricks."
[18:45] <Seira> "I might be able to do it, even if I get hurt in the process," Seira comments. "But I don't know whether what's trapping it is set to kill everything in that room."
[18:45] <Seira> "Well, why not dig a tunnel, then, the same way you came?"
[18:45] <Demedais> "Like what? A key?" Demedais asks, checking the robes of the wizard.
[18:45] <Alicia> "I agree, Antenora, but it could have been a command word or something, and we've got no one to ask. Lets look for a key or something, though?" At that, Alicia searches the bodies.
[18:46] * Seira gives the wizard and his possessions a far more thorough search, at that, looking for anything that might be a spellbook or said key.
[18:46] <Alicia> Marie searches the schoolhouse for anything that might be a key or wardstone.
[18:46] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Searching the bodies, Demedais finds a key in the wizard's robes, while Alicia finds one tucked into the armor of each of the gnome warriors. "I'd hope so," Antenora says with a bit of a face. No spellbook, but you do find a small vial of what looks to be sparkling diamond dust. Seira knows it well, it's used for stoneskin.
[18:46] <Alicia> "Think we've got keys," Alicia holds up her two.
[18:46] * Demedais pulls out a key. "This might work."
[18:47] * Seira snorts. "Didn't help him much."
[18:47] <Seira> "Okay. Let me try to open the door, in case it does explode?"
[18:47] <Alicia> "Want to rinse away some of the blood, first?" Alicia suggests, gesturing to where certain gnomes were messily killed.
[18:47] * Seira waves a hand in the direction, water coming into being.
[18:48] <Demedais> "Okay. Marie, tell the kids to get as far away as possible from the door, first? And make sure they keep it down, we need to be careful more reinforcements don't come."
[18:48] <Alicia> "Okay!" Marie then zips beneath the ground and pops up on the other side, making sure the children all know what to do.
[18:48] * Seira takes a moment to clean herself up as well, while Marie does this.
[18:50] * Demedais wipes the blood off his face and a bit off his armor before nodding. "Helm, watch over us and blind our foes to our escape..." A reedy breath, but if it is Helm that's the 'shiny man', then perhaps he'll be able to help here...
[18:52] <Demedais> Once Marie returns, Demedais gestures out to the gate. "Can you scout out and see what's there for us, make sure there's not another guard post?"
[18:53] <Alicia> Marie hasn't returned, since she's with the children while waiting on Seira opening the door.
[18:53] * Seira opens it, observing the mechanism warily.
[18:53] * Demedais makes sure Seira's using the key, and hopes it works.
[18:54] * Seira gives him a pretty nasty glare, before suggesting he stay really far away.
[18:54] <Demedais> "Sorry for being incredibly paranoid..." Demedais grumbles, backing up about forty-five feet.
[18:55] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The mechanism moves when the key is put in. The door opens safely enough. Children look up in fear from their beds, before wonder comes over their face. One calls, "...Are they...?"
[18:55] <Alicia> "See, I told you!" Marie tells them brightly.
[18:56] <Seira> "No one will hurt you anymore!" Seira announces brightly, sending several multi-colored faerie lights into the air.
[18:56] * Demedais quickly approaches at this. "Alright. How many different people did you kids see most days?"
[18:56] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "....!!!!" The children look up, at the heroes, "Thank you," One says, thea nother and another! However, their gazes seem to b e transfixed just past the party...
[18:57] * Alicia looks to the rear, somewhat expecting the Shiny Man to manifest himself and take over from here to bring the children to safety.
[18:57] * Seira obligingly looks behind.
[18:57] * Demedais does a half-step to look behind him as well while keeping the kids in sight, too.
[18:58] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Where the yard is is now covered in a gentle white light. You can distantly see hazy images there - images of elves, dwarves, humans and others too indistinct to see. A moment later, a burst of noise comesf rom the children, who begin to rise and run towards them. The cries are very simple, often being, 'Mommy! Daddy!"
[18:59] <Seira> "I don't approve of this test," Seira says quietly at that.
[18:59] * Demedais keeps silent, watching the children pass. If he's right on this, then this is a long-awaited reunion. The only thing Demedais does is keep an eye out for Alexander.
[19:00] <Alicia> The implications are obvious enough for Alicia to nod in agreement with Seira. If these are real children who've been kept here all this time, rather than simply created the same way other fabrications that appear in these ruins are... it's not something she can at all condone.
[19:01] * Seira decides to seek out Ambrosia, while there's still a chance to do anything.
[19:01] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Alexander and Ambrosia are both running past, hurrying along now, but there's still time to grab them if wanted.
[19:02] * Demedais just catches Alexander's attention and gives him a thumbs-up. "Take care."
[19:02] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora hangs back and watches, ac uriously unhappy look on her face. She remains very quiet, however.
[19:02] <Seira> "Hey!" Seira calls over to the elf, having no trouble keeping up due to her magically-boosted speed. "I know you're eager to see your parents, but wouldn't you like to go home? To just live and have fun the way normal kids do? Just say the word and I'll take you along!"
[19:04] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> For a moment, Ambrosia slows down. "...I see Mommy and Daddy there," she says with simple words. "You...you won't be lonely, will you, dragon? Dragons don't get lonely?" she asks. "Do they?"
[19:05] <Demedais> "Alicia, the image isn't evil, right?" Demedais checks, on a paranoid impulse, checking it for chaos.
[19:05] <Seira> "I'm used to that, but I will be sad," Seira tells her. "You can always go to your parents later, but I think you deserve more after all that's happened to you. If you give me a chance, I can show you that."
[19:07] <Demedais> "...Seira..." Demedais says slowly, meeting the man's gaze, "I... let them go. Things have changed much, and..." His eyes continue to stare at the man in armor, sadly.
[19:07] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "I just wanna be with Mommy and Daddy..." the child says, "But..." she fiddles into her dress, taking out a small stuffed bear. "If you're lonely...you can have him? Mr. Bear keeps me happy when I feel lonely."
[19:07] * Alicia shakes her head. "No... but if this is real... I'm not sure what to think," she admits, her childish voice thick with emotion beyond its years. "They can't have been imprisoned for all this time, can they?"
[19:07] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "They could have," Antenora says with a very quiet snort. "What's two thousands years to a God that's seen eternity?"
[19:08] <Demedais> "...Trapped here in the same spell as the God-King... the gods unable to do anything so long as the gnomes their spell sealed were so close nearby... I think that's what happened."
[19:08] * Seira accepts it quietly. "Thank you. I'm sorry I couldn't come sooner."
[19:09] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "It's okay...you're the ones the big shiny man said would come! That means you'll always been my friend," Ambrosia says warmly to Seira. "Maybe you'll come by to see me one day?"
[19:09] * Demedais stays calm at this, watching Alexander pass.
[19:09] <Alicia> "Mystra wouldn't do that," Marie insists quietly as she flies over between Antenora and Alicia.
[19:09] * Seira nods. "Maybe. One day."
[19:10] <Alicia> "I hope you're right Marie... I really do," Alicia murmurs sadly as she watches the proceedings.
[19:10] * Seira hugs Ambrosia impulsively, before letting her go.
[19:10] <Demedais> "Marie... I think that Mystra... Mystra, Helm, all the gods... I think they had no real choice. This seal... was an act of desperation." Demedais says slowly, voice choking.
[19:11] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Ambrosia returns the hug, before kissing Seira on the cheek, "Your skin tickles a bit," she says, "Dragonscales are funny." With that, she lets go of Seira and runs ahead.
[19:13] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> As the last of the children reach the field, the entire light, children and hazy imagines vanish away. All that is left is the empty courtyard now.
[19:13] <Seira> "Hmph." Without a word, Seira heads into the building to toss it over for the spellbook.
[19:13] <Alicia> "Perhaps... but that doesn't make it right," Alicia shakes her head, starting towards the far gate.
[19:13] * Demedais winces and falls on one knee.
[19:14] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "....when you measure your life in eternties, what's two thousand years for a goal?" Antenora shrugs a bit, starting to walk along, lingering near Demedais. "At least we freed them at last."
[19:16] <Alicia> "When they measure their lives in decades, it's a lot," Marie replies with a sad glance at Alicia's back, before she sedately follows the paladin.
[19:16] <Demedais> "Gh..." Demedais stands slowly, tears trickling down his cheeks as he follows Alicia after a frustrated moment of thought. "Regret. That's all he was feeling. That's all there was, there. Regret... that..."
[19:18] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora falls in step with Demedais, as meanwhile Seira heads to the last building. "Regret that he did it...or that he had to do it?" Antenora asks pointedly.
[19:19] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The building itself is sturdy and small, with as olid iron door set into it. There aren't any windows.
[19:19] <Demedais> "Yes." Demedais replies bitterly. "I am pretty sure
[19:19] <Demedais> 'yes' is the complete answer there."
[19:23] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Sorry," Antenora demurs at that, "Maybe he had an unwinnable situation like you said, I don't know. If he does regret it...I'm sure those children are somewhere happy now. I doubt he'd let Hell or anyone else have any piece of them."
[19:23] * Seira opens the door, stepping inside.
[19:24] * Demedais goes quiet at this, looking to Alicia to see what she's doing.
[19:24] * Alicia is walking towards the gate!
[19:25] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The door opens to a room of white marble. In the center a fountain flows, cold, nearly icy water gushing.  There is a single, beautifully decorated door to the north, and doors to the east and west.
[19:25] * Seira examines the trio of doors, going clockwise.
[19:26] <Demedais> "Alicia, I'm going to assist Seira. Meet up back here in a bit?" Demedais yells to her.
[19:26] * Seira grunts in response.
[19:27] * Seira mechanically sets to work on disarming each trap.
[19:27] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Alicia goes to check out the gate. It's a sturdy stone gate, with a level and gears to turn it set into the wall near it.
[19:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+23 east
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 east and gets 30."12 [1d20=7]
[19:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+23 west
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 west and gets 40."12 [1d20=17]
[19:28] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - Seira, roll traps one at a time. You could bungle, you know.
[19:28] <Seira> OOC: My bad
[19:28] <Alicia> "Marie, want to take a look on the other side?" Alicia asks tiredly, gesturing at the gate after spotting her familiar behind her. Marie silently nods and phases through to investigate.
[19:29] * Demedais catches up with Seira with a frown. Splitting up isn't something he enjoys doing, but with the kids safe...
[19:29] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Seira work son the eastern door! However, she works hard...but not hard enough! A small burst of powder detonates around her face! OOC - Fort save.
[19:29] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 and gets 37."12 [1d20=17]
[19:30] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Marie phases through the door. She finds herself in a large room of murals. Here all the Gods in their full glory can be seen. In the center lies a simple stone pedestool.
[19:31] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Seira is able to resist the worst of the powder, but she still feels horribly sickened to her stomach! OOC - One point of con damage.
[19:31] <Alicia> Marie phases back. "Looks like it's the seal itself, like the others you told me about," she dutifully reports.
[19:31] <Alicia> "Okay, soon this'll be over, then," Alicia nods, heading over to join the rest of the party in the remaining structure.
[19:31] * Demedais stops a decent distance away. "You okay, Seira?"
[19:31] * Seira merely moves on to the next door, giving this one a rest for now.
[19:31] * Seira waves off Demedais's concerns.
[19:32] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Th western door is easily enough disabled, Seira's efforts at least netting some success here!
[19:33] * Seira heads for the remaining door, repeating the same.
[19:33] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 and gets 27."12 [1d20=4]
[19:33] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Seira tries to work with this trap, but it goes off! Ice forms all around her, a chilling cube instantly formed! OOC - Ref save.
[19:33] <Seira> roll 1d20+26
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 and gets 39."12 [1d20=13]
[19:34] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Seira is quick enough to jump back! The five feet around the door are now solid ice, frozen entirely. Only by extreme speed did Seira avoid  becoming encased and entombed in frost!
[19:34] * Seira returns to the eastern door, the cloud having surely dissipated by then, and tries again.
[19:34] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
[19:34] * Alicia pokes her head in the room everyone else is in. "The seal is just past the gate. What've you guys found, here?" she asks.
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 and gets 41."12 [1d20=18]
[19:35] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> This time, Seira manages to disable the eastern door's trap!
[19:35] * Demedais winces. "These traps aren't pleasant. Seira's been disabling them."
[19:35] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora goes over to Alicia, "You found it?"
[19:36] <Demedais> "I'd guess this is the entrance to the usual three-room branch they normally have here. And... you found the seal? Hopefully the sword fits, shrunken as it is." Demedais grumbles.
[19:36] * Seira nods, moving over to Demedais. "Mind helping me recover?" she asks, even as she tries to affect the trap of the last door from a safe distance.
[19:36] <Seira> roll 1d20+18
[19:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+18 and gets 37."12 [1d20=19]
[19:36] * Demedais nods and uses a spell of Lesser Restoration to assist Seira.
[19:36] <Demedais> roll 1d4
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d4 and gets 4."12 [1d4=4]
[19:37] * Alicia nods. "Marie said it looked like the others," she confirms. "I haven't opened the gate myself to check, in case it's trapped or summons a guardian."
[19:37] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> No good. Even with spectral hand, Seira finds that the lock, trap and door are frozen dead shut righ tnow. It's jus tnot possible.
[19:37] <Alicia> "Want me to melt that?" she adds as she sees Seira focusing on the block of ice.
[19:38] * Seira glances at the bear doll, and shakes her head, sending a gout of flame at the block of ice as she breathes at it fiercely!
[19:38] <Seira> roll 3d8 cone of flame
[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8 cone of flame and gets 19."12 [3d8=7, 5, 7]
[19:39] * Alicia jumps back in surprise. "Or you could do that, sure," she adds.
[19:39] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora glances over, "More and more like a dragon," she observes to herself.
[19:39] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The ice is half melted by the flames, good progress done.
[19:39] * Demedais grins a bit at this, amused. "I'd suggest my wall of boiling water, but that takes a while to go away."
[19:39] <Seira> "Try it."
[19:40] * Seira goes to see what's behind the eastern door, in the meantime.
[19:40] * Demedais nods once and drops the wall right across the block, pointing the heat away from the group.
[19:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> In the eastern room,, Seira finds that it is just one small room. It's like a small park, benches around a small natural spring in the ground. Water slowly bubbles up, motes of light occasionally wafting up from it.
[19:42] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Demedais summons his wall of boiling water, which does a fine job of melting the rest of the ice in the meantime.
[19:43] * Alicia simply hangs back and lets the others do their thing. If anything needs stabbing she'll surely know about it.
[19:43] * Seira leaves it for Marie to spot anything glowing unusually, while she goes to the western door.
[19:43] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Hanging back as well, "It was amusing to see a collared Ice Devil," she notes randomly.
[19:44] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The western door opens! A blast of heat comes from it - for what lies ahead is a windling stone road, surrounded by vast pools and lakes of lava on both sides. The heat is utterly overwhelming!
[19:44] <Alicia> "Like a guard dog," Alicia snorts in reply. "You'd think they'd have binding magic without needing a... oh, my," she blinks at the sudden wash of heat and view from the other door.
[19:44] <Demedais> "If it, too, goes mad just like the Pit Devil, and begins wrecking more shit and blaming us for it..." Demedais grumbles, before stepping back. "Ooof."
[19:45] <Seira> Not to her, really, though she takes the chance to stow her present away to safety. Seira keeps the door open, as she waits for Demedais's wall to die down, so that she could try again.
[19:45] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora look sup, unperterbed, "Just like home," she says dryly.
[19:45] <Alicia> "I thought home was a glacier covered nightmare?"
[19:45] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Well yes," Antenora suddenly laughs at that, "I was being sarcastic. Nevermind, I'm tired."
[19:45] <Alicia> Marie glances into each room for magic without entering either.
[19:46] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 and gets 23."12 [1d20=16]
[19:46] <Demedais> "We are all slightly tired, I'd imagine." Demedais grimaces.
[19:46] <Alicia> "Fountain's magic," Marie reports. "Transmutation, so maybe it'll turn you all back to normal?"
[19:47] * Seira approaches the door once more.
[19:47] <Seira> roll 1d20+23 dd
[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 dd and gets 25."12 [1d20=2]
[19:47] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOc - Ref save.
[19:47] <Seira> roll 1d20+26
[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+26 and gets 38."12 [1d20=12]
[19:47] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Once again, a five foot block of ice covers the door! Seira is quick enough to tumble back, however!
[19:48] <Demedais> "Wall of boiling?" Demedais asks, one hand ready..
[19:48] <Seira> "How about you keep it up? It won't burn me, anyway."
[19:48] <Alicia> "I'm game," Alicia nods in response to Marie, stepping forward and scooping up some water in her hand to drink it before retreating from the scorching hot room.
[19:48] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The water tastes very good. As Alicia drinks it, all the small aches and pains of a warrior's life comes back. Her size returns to normal, as does her age!
[19:49] * Demedais nods and uses the wall spell on the ice, positioning it the same as before.
[19:49] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The ice merrily melts away under boiling water!
[19:49] * Seira steps into it, and tries once more.
[19:49] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 and gets 33."12 [1d20=10]
[19:49] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Seira doesn't succceed, but she doesn't fail, either.
[19:50] * Seira doesn't give up, stubbornly!
[19:50] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 and gets 40."12 [1d20=17]
[19:50] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Finally! Seira pops the trap open, disabling it.
[19:50] * Seira looks for another trap, and if none exist, intends to open this door as well.
[19:50] <Alicia> "That's much better," Alicia smooths out her clothes beneath the armour, glad to have her figure back.
[19:50] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora hurries along, drinking a double handful of the water herself. She growns back, sighing happily.
[19:51] <Demedais> "Back to normal? I'll get over there in a bit, then." Demedais comments, keeping his focus forward until Seira tells him to drop it.
[19:52] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Inside this room is a snowy path, winding up a mountain. Far, far below off the sides, Seira can see a vast, endless forest of dead, glittering trees. It is dark, only a moon shining light from above, no stars in the sky. It's painfully cold.
[19:52] * Seira steps back, and goes to drink from the fountain to regain her true form.
[19:53] * Demedais drops the wall at Seira's exit and follows, taking a sip from the fountain.
[19:54] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The water is good and refreshing, restoring the forms of Seira and Demedais.
[19:56] <Alicia> "Well, what now?" Alicia asks, eyeing the two elemental themed doors now that everyone is restored. "I know some of us have resistance to various elements, but I doubt I could last very long in either of those environments."
[19:56] <Seira> "Let's try the fiery path," Seira speaks, preferring it to the deathly coldness.
[19:57] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "How about we rest first," Antenora says, voice sounding weary. "We're running low on magic, energy and we've been wounded several times."
[19:58] <Demedais> "Rest and notify Oberuth we plan on opening the seal first thing tomorrow?" Demedais says. "Gives Alicia time to think of what she wants to ask, too."
[19:58] <Seira> "I already notified everyone."
[19:58] <Demedais> "Ah."
[19:58] <Alicia> "As if I haven't been thinking of it for months, now," Alicia replies dryly. "Obureth knows why we're here."
[19:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 spellcraft on the spring
[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 spellcraft on the spring and gets 20."12 [1d20=13]
[19:59] * Demedais shrugs. "I would prefer to go at these two paths better prepared, myself, but..."
[19:59] <Seira> "It's the logical thing to wait, but I have all this energy to work out, now." Seira frowns. "Don't you all?"
[20:00] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "I say we rest. I fwe go to the seal or the paths first is immaterial to me," Antenora says. "That last battle was particularly draining."
[20:00] <Alicia> "No," Alicia shakes her head. "I'm exhausted and utterly drained."
[20:00] <Demedais> "No." Demedais says simply, before pausing. "Well, somewhat, but it's not energy I want to expend in this. Sorry, Seira; perhaps we can grab resistance to the elements for people when we go back, make these two roads easier?"
[20:01] <Seira> "We don't need to get back. I know the proper spells."
[20:01] <Alicia> "Then lets rest ourselves here, and we can finish things up in the morning?"
[20:02] * Demedais shrugs. "Very well, then. I have no further objections, so..."
[20:02] <Seira> "Alright," Seira agrees. "I'll be in the school building in the near future."
[20:03] * Demedais nods once, simply.
[20:03] * Alicia goes into the little park so she can relax in peaceful surroundings and eat some rations from her survival pouch.
[20:09] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 33."12 [1d20=9]
[20:13] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> A good night's sleep refreshes the party. They awaken in the morning, ready to go! OOC - Ball's in your courts.
[20:13] <Seira> roll 1d10+10 FL
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d10+10 FL and gets 19."12 [1d10=9]
[20:13] * Alicia uses a scroll of identify on the gnome's boots and another on the cloak found in the tempest.
[20:15] * Alicia offers the cloak to Antenora until they're done here.
[20:15] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "Thanks," Antenora wears the gray cloak, her body shielded by it.
[20:15] <Alicia> "Okay, shall we try the path of fire, first?" Alicia asks.
[20:16] <Seira> "I agree," Seira responds. "As for the boots, anyone objects if I use them for now?"
[20:16] <Demedais> "Go ahead." Demedais shrugs.
[20:16] <Alicia> "Be my guest," Alicia allows, preferring her own.
[20:16] * Seira nods, and afterwards casts fire resistance on Alicia.
[20:17] <Alicia> Marie stays in her incorporeal form and thus entirely irrelevant to any corporeal heat sources as the party heads into the lava bracketed path.
[20:17] * Demedais follows behind, treading cautiously.
[20:19] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The heat here is strong. It buffets the party as they walk along a black basalt path. It's only fifteen feet wide in most places, the lava lapping against the sides. Only the magic the party enjoys protects them from a fiery demise. It's a path that winds long and deep - but it's oddly unopposed. Five minutes in and you see no resistance. Instead, you see an end to the path, connecting to a small, artifical pool of lava made by unme
[20:19] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> connecting to a small, artifical pool of lava made by unmelting black stones in a circle. In this shallow pool, a red skinned, dwarven like creature stands, eyes closed and submerged up to his chin.
[20:20] <Alicia> Is he evil?
[20:20] <Alicia> "Seira, you're the expert on dwarves?" Alicia defers to her colleague.
[20:20] * Demedais also checks for chaos on him and the surroundings.
[20:21] <Seira> "Hi," Seira greets him, observing the dwarf-like creature.
[20:21] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> His eyes open. At that, his body floats out of the lava. It is unharmed, unclothed and muscled. He hovers an incha bove the bubbling surface, face stern. "You're the ones who will undo the seals?"
[20:22] <Seira> "Yes, as it so happens," Seira agrees. "And you are part of the test?"
[20:22] <Alicia> "Already done two of them," Alicia returns levelly.
[20:22] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 35."12 [1d20=16]
[20:22] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "I am the patriach of this test. My Lord Kossuth has given me the charge to test those that are to undo the seals, if they re willing to face the fury of the flame."
[20:23] * Demedais stays silent, watching.
[20:23] <Seira> "I've got my own personal test to do when it comes to fire, so I'm good for it," Seira agrees. "What does it entail?"
[20:23] * Alicia still feels a bit bad over that whole business with Mihail. "I'm willing," she affirms.
[20:24] * Demedais nods once, slowly. "Very well. What do you intend?"
[20:24] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "There are three tests, which any of you may take if you qualify; each of you may take a test once but more than one of you can take a test. Except for her," He look sto Antenora very pointedly. "You're not even effected by the fire. The tests are meaningless to you."
[20:25] <Alicia> "What are the three tests?" Alicia asks respectfully.
[20:25] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Antenora holds her tongue, looking slightly cross.
[20:26] <Alicia> "There there, you can do the cold test?" Marie comforts the erinyes quietly.
[20:27] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "The doctrine of Kossuth is that the flames burn away impurities. This is often painful and perhaps fatal, but those that survive will be made true steel by his hand. There are three tests. The first is to forsake you rlimited protections from fire and immerse yourself in lava, then exit out and survive. The second is to battle a champion of fire along, further inside. The third is to prove your worth to Kossuth by undergoing a reli
[20:27] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> *alone.
[20:28] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> religious trial to him."
[20:28] <Alicia> "Tell me more about this religious trial?" Alicia asks, the last one seeming most interesting to her.
[20:28] <Seira> "I can't forsake my limited protections, so I suppose I'm out for the first trial?" Seira asks. "Put me down for either of the other two, then."
[20:30] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "You must sacrifice something of yours to the fire, and accept the fire into you. Show your dedication to him by giving up some of your very self to accept his blessings."
[20:31] <Alicia> "I will challenge the champion of fire," Alicia announces after a moment's thought.
[20:33] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> To that, a path springs up to the left, rising out of the lava. "Go alone and follow tha tpath," the dwarf instructs. "The champion will confront you deeper in."
[20:33] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC - #Evil, Alicia.
[20:33] * Alicia promptly casts shield and mirror image on herself before heading off!
[20:33] <Alicia> roll 1d4+3
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+3 and gets 4."12 [1d4=1]
[20:33] <Seira> "So, what about me?" Seira asks. "The third trial, I take it?"
[20:34] * Demedais muses, nodding once to Alicia as she prepares.
[20:34] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "If they are innate, you cannot," he agrees with Seira. "You can attempt the third if you wish."
[20:34] <Alicia> Enlarge person, too, actually.
[20:34] * Seira nods. "For what it's worth, Demedais, I believe I could've passed that trial, and if I can so could you."
[20:38] * Demedais nods once, slowly. "Though I know my limits, and lasting too long is beyond my capability... I will undertake the first, I suppose."
[20:39] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> A path rises from the lava on the right side. "Follow this path alone to the altar," He instructs to Seira.
[20:40] <Seira> "Thanks," she tells him with a nod. "I'm actually happy for the chance to set things straight with Kossuth." She follows the path to the right afterwards.
[20:44] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Thus Seira heads down the right path! It goes for perhaps five minutes, to a dead end. Here lava pours down, as if at the bottom of some vast lavafall. In the light spraying mist of lava sits a simple steel altar, at the end of the path.
[20:51] <Seira> Something of hers... and something that would make a good tribute to fire. Seira thinks it over carefully, before taking off her shades. Using the Resort, she cuts a lock of her already-short hair, and presents both to Kossuth's altar. "I'm really sorry about the other time," Seira says as she does so. "It was a very unfortunate misunderstanding. We were only trying to protect our people."
[20:52] <Seira> "To you, then, Kossuth!" she adds in Ignan.
[20:55] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> The hair and glasses vanish, melting into the altar! AT this, a booming voice sounds. "You have offered your possessions and a part of yourself, and apologised for your past misdeeds. Kossuth is pleased with your willingness to sacrifice to him! Wizard, your fire magic shall be strenghened."
[20:56] * Seira bows her head to the altar. "Your understanding is the greatest gift of all," she responds in the fire's language respectfully.
[20:58] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> There is no reply but Seira feels that power has entered her body.
[20:59] * Seira stands up to her full height, and returns back to the dwarf, feeling like she can finally place the affair with Michail behind her.
[20:59] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> A few minutes later, Seira has returned to Demedais, who awaits. He look snotably unburnt.
[21:00] <Seira> "Well, I passed," she informs them. "I think I chose well. How about Alicia?"
[21:01] <Demedais> "She is apparently doing well." Demedais inclines his head.
[21:01] <Seira> "So just her trial left, right?
[21:02] <Alicia> "She's a bit annoyed at something, but seems to be perking up," Marie relays. "I think she has it on the ropes."
[21:02] <Seira> "I'd expect nothing less," Seira agrees with a nod, before turning to the dwarf. "So what happens once we've passed all three trials?"
[21:03] <Demedais> "This one, too. The stuff has a tendency to cling to skin, and frankly while I'm pretty sure it's possible I'd survive, I'm too cautious to risk it at this point." Demedais shrugs. "So this one is currently unfulfilled."
[21:03] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "When all of you are done with them, I return to my master." The dwarf answers. "Until then, I will continue my vigil here."
[21:04] <Seira> "I... see."
[21:05] <Seira> "In the interest of us facing the false god all the more prepared, is there anything you'd like to tell us towards that goal?" she asks Kossuth's servant, ignoring Demedais.
[21:09] * Demedais looks toward Seira for a long moment, before bowing his head respectfully to the dwarf and stepping back along the path.
[21:13] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "That is a matter I was not involved in," he answers, "I left this world before it happened; I was recalled only on the will of Kossuth."
[21:13] <Seira> "Alright," she agrees, settling to wait for Alicia's return.
[21:13] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Alicia soon returns, walking down the black basalt path.
[21:14] <Alicia> "Everyone else okay?" Alicia asks, looking over Seira and Demedais.
[21:14] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Demedais has left down the path, but Seira and Antenora look okay.
[21:15] <Alicia> "We're all fine," Marie confirms before Alicia can draw any conclusions from Demedais' absence.
[21:15] <Alicia> "Then... on to face the frost?" she asks in return.
[21:15] <Seira> "We'll have to return for the third trial. Let's get back for now?"

[Corwin]

[17:38] <Alicia> [21:05] <Seira> "In the interest of us facing the false god all the more prepared, is there anything you'd like to tell us towards that goal?" she asks Kossuth's servant, ignoring Demedais.
[17:38] <Alicia> [21:09] * Demedais looks toward Seira for a long moment, before bowing his head respectfully to the dwarf and stepping back along the path.
[17:38] <Alicia> [21:13] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> "That is a matter I was not involved in," he answers, "I left this world before it happened; I was recalled only on the will of Kossuth."
[17:38] <Alicia> [21:13] <Seira> "Alright," she agrees, settling to wait for Alicia's return.
[17:38] <Alicia> [21:13] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Alicia soon returns, walking down the black basalt path.
[17:38] <Alicia> [21:14] <Alicia> "Everyone else okay?" Alicia asks, looking over Seira and Demedais.
[17:38] <Alicia> [21:14] <Infinite_Ko_Loop> Demedais has left down the path, but Seira and Antenora look okay.
[17:38] <Alicia> [21:15] <Alicia> "We're all fine," Marie confirms before Alicia can draw any conclusions from Demedais' absence.
[17:38] <Alicia> [21:15] <Alicia> "Then... on to face the frost?" she asks in return.
[17:38] <Alicia> [21:15] <Seira> "We'll have to return for the third trial. Let's get back for now?"
[17:38] <Kotono> The party returns to the room outside of the lava river without incident. The air is much cooler out here, feeling better even with protections.
[17:39] <Alicia> Marie switches back to corporeal existence, since she has no real problem with the cold. Alicia isn't so lucky, however, and waits for Seira to do her magic thing.
[17:41] * Demedais waits patiently for the magics to be prepared, lost in thought otherwise.
[17:42] <Kotono> Antenora hangs back as well, eyeing the frosty, chilled path ahead with less enthuiasm.
[17:56] * Seira bestows protections from the cold upon Alicia, Antenora and herself, ready to extend the magic to Demedais if the conditions prove too much for him to bear.
[18:00] <Kotono> "Who's taking point," Antenora enquires, the snowy path about fifteen feet wide and winding up the side of the mountain. Below the sparkling, forzen trees distantly glitter, and above the full moon shines with a snowy radiance. A soft halo surrounds it, as if bestowing frozen benedictions down.
[18:01] <Demedais> "I can do so." Demedais shrugs.
[18:01] <Seira> "I'll do it," Seira offers. "Wanna come along?"
[18:02] <Demedais> "That will do as well." Demedais nods after a moment.
[18:03] * Alicia is happy to bring up the rear with her familiar flying overhead.
[18:05] <Kotono> With Demedais and Seira on point, the party proceeds on the path! It quickly hugs to the mountain's vast curve, leaving the entryway behind. Yet after only a minute or two of walking...sounds come. From far away, in the moonlit night, one can hear the melancholy strumming of a lute.
[18:07] <Demedais> roll 1d20+13 spot, spot, spot the various objects!
[18:07] * Rei-chan (Rei-chan@user-5af1b443.tcl122.dsl.pol.co.uk) has joined #dunes
[18:07] * Alicia sets mode: +v Rei-chan
[18:08] <Demedais> roll 1d20+13 oh, for the love of.
[18:08] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0oh, for the love of. --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{28}
[18:09] * Hatbot (~Hatbot@70.114.135.18) Quit (Ping timeout)
[18:10] <Demedais> "The lute player is ahead. Humanoid. Seems to like the moon; is not acknowledging us, at least. Also, a cave. Shall we see what their purpose here is?" Demedais proposes.
[18:10] <Alicia> "Probably going to offer tests like we just had, only of the opposite temperature," Alicia surmises, bravely forging onwards.
[18:11] <Seira> "Let's go together," Seira suggests, likewise proceeding.
[18:11] <Demedais> "Right." Demedais nods, moving onward.
[18:13] <Kotono> As the party approaches, they can see a half hidden overhang - it's not quite a cave proper, but covered by a vast, long outcropping of stone, and somewhat hollower, gouging into the rocky mountain. Sitting just before the entrance is a man - his face is ancient, his smile sad. "Moonmaiden..." he breathes out, his voice carrying well in the cold air. "It is today?"
[18:13] <Seira> "So it seems!" Seira responds brightly. "How are things?"
[18:14] <Alicia> "I'd expected a servant of Auril rather than Selune in these surroundings," Alicia admits. "Greetings."
[18:16] <Kotono> With a warm, pleasing chuckle, "The time for the Frost Bitch isn't quite here, not yet." He strums his lute once, before gently casting it down. It plummets down and out of sight. As he turns to the party, you can see that his eyes and cheeks are wet. "Thank you..." His clothing is fine but old, so old the bright colors are muted into near grays. "It's a beautiful night here...but ah, it's always a beautiful night. Yet this one...this is a sp
[18:16] <Kotono> Yet this one...this is a special night."
[18:17] <Seira> "You get to go home, you mean?"
[18:18] <Kotono> "You've been through other trials, then?" His nod is slow, his neck creaking. His hair is snow white, yet as heavy and ample as a teenager's. "I am here to give you the wisdom of the Moonmaiden before you ascend higher on this mountain."
[18:19] <Seira> "We've been through some," Seira agrees. "And wisdom would be quite appreciated."
[18:19] <Demedais> "Yes." Demedais says, once, letting Seira do most of the talking in this situation.
[18:21] <Kotono> "This is to strengthen your spirits," he looks back up to the Moon. "The great Lady of the Moon and the Frost Queen have given to this. To serve my lady, I took this position...even knowing it would be lifetimes on lifetimes on lifetimes." His voice is warm, so warm and emotional. "Ahead lie the favored children of the cold. They guard a shrine nestled into the top of this mountain, deep within a winding cave. He who drinks of the water shall
[18:21] <Kotono> He who drinks of the water shall receive the wisdom of the Moonmaiden, and the second shall receive the fury of the Frost Bitch."
[18:23] <Alicia> "By fury do you mean some sort of raging barbarian style thing, or just that she'll smite them?" Marie asks. She's used to other outsiders being anything but plain-spoken, but there's never any harm in asking.
[18:23] <Demedais> "Well." Demedais blinks. "I take it- ...see the courre." A slight grin at this.
[18:24] <Kotono> "Her strength," He clarifies, "The first that drinks from the spring in the shrine shall receive the wisdom, the second shall receive the fury. Do not mean it as her wrath...though I know full well how easy it is to make that mistake."
[18:25] <Alicia> "That's not so bad, then!" Marie bobs up and down in the air, while Alicia looks a bit dubious.
[18:25] <Demedais> "Understood." Demedais nods once at this. "Be careful what is wished for, and so on?"
[18:26] <Seira> "It isn't," Seira agrees. "A shame about the third one, but at least they could say that they also were there."
[18:26] <Kotono> "It is unnatural...but this entire trial is against the grain of many." He allows that, "Yes. Even if she has had no choice but to bestow an earnest blessing to this spring here...the way rising will not be free of her far more common fury."
[18:27] <Alicia> "Is there anything else you can tell us about what lies ahead? Any obstacles or challenges besides the children of cold?" Alicia asks, deciding to worry about who gets what blessing once they actually reach their goal.
[18:28] <Kotono> "Most of the path will be either icey or snowcovered, making movement difficult. As you ascend, the fury of the Ice Bitch will surely bring a storm down. However...you may find the blessings of the Moonmaiden, if you look to the heavens in your need."
[18:30] <Alicia> "Well, I shouldn't have too much trouble with snow or frost on the ground," Alicia smiles slightly, a hand going over the finger bearing her recently purchased magic ring. "And at worst, we can fly."
[18:30] <Seira> "We probably should, at that," Seira adds.
[18:31] <Demedais> "Flight will work, if it seems the most effective route. At the least it may help us against the children."
[18:31] <Kotono> "Then be well and travel when...and if you need Her aide, pray in the moonlight to her." The old man says, and then, "...will you help me stand up?"
[18:32] * Alicia steps over and offers a hand.
[18:32] * Demedais nods once and kneels to offer a shoulder on his other side, figuring the man could use as much bracing as possible.
[18:33] <Kotono> The man struggles mightily, ancient body shaking as he stands. His joints creak like thunderclaps, leaning on Demedais to help himself. "Go on then. You're the heroes the Moonmaiden said would come. I've seen far too much in my normal life and had far too long to think to over. I can at last leave this stage."
[18:34] <Kotono> *think it
[18:34] <Alicia> "Good luck to you, then," Alicia offers, making sure he's standing okay on his own before she lets go.
[18:35] * Demedais does so as well. "May the Watcher and the Moonmaiden look after you.
[18:36] <Demedais> ...
[18:37] <Kotono> He stands upright, staying in place for one moment. "Good luck...so many have gone before me. My friends....Terre, Alandra, Silvest, Talinn..." he sighs. "I'm coming." He spreads his arms out, as if to embrace the moonlight all around.
[18:38] <Seira> "Say hi to Talinn for me, please!" Seira calls over to him.
[18:38] * Alicia sollemnly bears witness as Selune hopefully takes her servant home.
[18:39] <Kotono> The man's body begins to fall backwards, as if to plummet off the edge of the path. However, as it goes downward, it breaks into tiny dots of white light. Instead of falling, this light ascends upward towards the full moon.
[18:39] * Seira waves at the motes of light as they ascend.
[18:40] * Demedais nods once, peacefully. "And may the watch over your ascent..."
[18:40] * Alicia watches until he has passed completely from vision. "Well, he waited all that time to tell us about this mountain, lets not have it go to waste," she declares, turning and starting up the path.
[18:41] <Demedais> "Indeed." Demedais nods. "Flight or walk? Well, best to wait until the road does get difficult before deciding, I suppose."
[18:41] <Seira> "I agree, given the limitations on flight."
[18:43] * Demedais catches up with Alicia, keeping an eye ahead for chaos as well as anything obvious. Well, it helped in the storm place...
[18:43] <Alicia> "No sense using it to bypass easy terrain then need it when the going gets tough," Alicia agrees, more alert for evil, as servants of Auril are likely to be.
[18:43] <Kotono> Thus the party heads along. The overcropping goes on a good ways - soon the overcropping has hanging spikes of ice, the floor slippery. However, ahead likes snowdrifts - it looks like you'll have to wade through the difficult terrain or go around it to continue on. Far in the distance, you can see the end of the outcropping's cover, and the path starting to slope up again.
[18:44] <Demedais> roll 1d20+13 spot more
[18:44] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0spot more --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{20}
[18:45] * Demedais holds his hand out to pause Alicia. "Ahead. Three white wolves. 45 feet away; waiting to ambush, I'd guess."
[18:45] * Alicia holds up a hand to stop the party. "Trouble ahead," she warns, pointing out to forty or so feet past the edge of the snowline. "Something's hiding beneath." At that, Marie draws her bow while Alicia readies her sword.
[18:46] * Demedais draws his sword as well, eyes focused ahead on the wolves.
[18:46] * Seira draws both swords, for her part. "Our first challenge?"
[18:46] <Kotono> Antenora readies her spear. "Are we going to attack them?"
[18:46] <Alicia> Able to detect evil herself, Marie promptly lights all three of the wolves up with purple faerie fire.
[18:47] <Kotono> Ahead, fourty five feet past the snow line, three purple figures are illuminated! They're wolves of pure white, large as a man! However, they start to snarl on being coated in purple! OOC - Well, you got their attention. Initiative.
[18:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 A
[18:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+6 1,0A --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{13}
[18:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
[18:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+7 1,0M --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{21}
[18:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 wolves
[18:47] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1
[18:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 1,0wolves --> 6,0[ 1d20=19 ]4,0{24}
[18:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+1 --> 6,0[ 1d20=7 ]4,0{8}
[18:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Anty
[18:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+5 1,0Anty --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{19}
[18:47] <Seira> roll 1d20+7
[18:47] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+7 --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{21}
[18:47] <Demedais> "I guess we don't have a choice, at that. They were likely going to attack anyway, but." Demedais shrugs.
[18:48] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wolves>Seira=Marie>Antenora>Alicia>Demedais'
[18:49] <Kotono> The wolves rise, coming out of the snow with a graceful ease! Despite the heavy snow, they travel over it as if it's no problem at all, rushing to the edge of the snowline! From there, each emits a freezing gale from their mouths! Being on point, Demedais gets the worst of it, as does Seira! OOC - Seira, your CR is 30? They can't break it. Deme, make three fort saves.
[18:50] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 1
[18:50] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 2
[18:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,01 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{24}
[18:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,02 --> 6,0[ 1d20=2 ]4,0{18}
[18:50] <Kotono> roll 4d6 1
[18:50] <Seira> OOC: 30 on ours, 10 on Deme
[18:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 4d6 1,01 --> 6,0[ 4d6=11 ]4,0{11}
[18:50] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 3
[18:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,03 --> 6,0[ 1d20=18 ]4,0{34}
[18:50] <Kotono> roll 4d6 2
[18:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 4d6 1,02 --> 6,0[ 4d6=12 ]4,0{12}
[18:50] <Kotono> roll 4d6 3
[18:50] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 4d6 1,03 --> 6,0[ 4d6=17 ]4,0{17}
[18:50] <Kotono> OOC - You made all the saves and your ER nulls the damage.
[18:51] <Kotono> The frosty gusts are potent, but nothing against the toughness and enchantments that protect the front two like armor! OOC - Seira and Marie.
[18:51] <Alicia> Marie flies up a little bit above the heads of the rest of the party before she fires two arrows at the wolves, one on the left and one on the right!
[18:51] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 left
[18:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0left --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{35}
[18:51] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 right
[18:51] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 1,0right --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{26}
[18:52] <Kotono> OOC - Both hit.
[18:52] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1+1d6+1d4
[18:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 --> 6,0[ 1d4=4 1d6=4 1d4=2 ]4,0{11}
[18:52] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1+1d6+1d4
[18:52] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 --> 6,0[ 1d4=2 1d6=1 1d4=3 ]4,0{7}
[18:52] <Kotono> Both arrows hit home, giving each wolf a shocking bolt right into them! OOC - Seira.
[18:53] <Seira> "I'll go for the one to the right," Seira calls out, lashing out at the beast with the Resort as she closes the negligible distance, Stoneskin settling over her. "Demedais, can you do something about the central beast?"
[18:53] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
[18:53] <Rei-chan> 6,0Seira rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{21}
[18:53] <Kotono> Seira is quick, but her blow comes in a little short, missing the white wolf entirely! OOC - Antenora.
[18:54] <Demedais> "Certainly." Demedais nods.
[18:54] <Kotono> Antenora springs into action, taking to the air! With that she charges ahead, a white fury overtaking her!
[18:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16  unhurt wolf (+2 charge, +10 HP to Alicia FS 7/8, +1 flying, -5 PA)
[18:55] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0unhurt wolf (+2 charge, +10 HP to Alicia FS 7/8, +1 flying, -5 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=16 ]4,0{32}
[18:56] <Kotono> roll 2d8+38
[18:56] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d8+38 --> 6,0[ 2d8=8 ]4,0{46}
[18:57] <Kotono> The flying Erinyes slams right into the front of the wolf! Her spear finds little resistance, gouging a deep, gushing wound into it's chest! It stays up, even as it spills blood like a torn bucket! OOC - Alicia.
[18:57] * Alicia rushes forward herself, tumbling around the wolf on the right in a flurry of snow as she moves without any impedance, before delivering a flaming slash into the beast's flank!
[18:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 DC 15 tumble
[18:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+13 1,0DC 15 tumble --> 6,0[ 1d20=11 ]4,0{24}
[18:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 -4 pa
[18:57] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+16 1,0-4 pa --> 6,0[ 1d20=1 ]4,0{17}
[18:59] <Alicia> OOC: DC 22 frightful presence
[18:59] <Kotono> Despite Alicia tumbling back, her flaming blade misses! It hisses in the wind, even as the wolves whimper at the flame!
[18:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[18:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+3 --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{17}
[18:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[18:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[18:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+3 --> 6,0[ 1d20=15 ]4,0{18}
[18:59] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+3 --> 6,0[ 1d20=8 ]4,0{11}
[18:59] <Kotono> The wolves seem taken off guard, shaken! OOC - Deme.
[19:00] * Demedais takes this lead to move into the snow, quickly meeting the first wolf with an sweeping slash along its flank!
[19:00] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 (-4 PA)
[19:01] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0(-4 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=10 ]4,0{25}
[19:01] <Kotono> OOC - Hit.
[19:01] <Demedais> roll 2d6+16
[19:01] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 2d6+16 --> 6,0[ 2d6=10 ]4,0{26}
[19:02] <Kotono> Snaking to the beast's side, Demedais cleaves deeply into it's flank! Blood comes flowing! At this, the wolves abruptly back off, starting to hurry and flee down the snowy path with great haste! OOC - Seira and Marie, the wolves are 100 feet away and withdrew.
[19:03] <Alicia> Marie decides to put two arrows into the one wounded by Antenora, since it's probably closest to dropping.
[19:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[19:03] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+20 --> 6,0[ 1d20=12 ]4,0{32}
[19:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[19:03] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 1d20+15 --> 6,0[ 1d20=6 ]4,0{21}
[19:03] <Kotono> OOC - Two hits.
[19:03] <Alicia> roll 2d4+2+2d6+2d4
[19:03] <Rei-chan> 6,0Alicia rolled :6,0 2d4+2+2d6+2d4 --> 6,0[ 2d4=3 2d6=9 2d4=4 ]4,0{18}
[19:04] <Kotono> Followed by arrows, the wolf's bloody trail ends there! It collapses, it's movement ceasing! OOC - Seira.
[19:04] * Seira blinks at this development, and drops her sword, freeing herself to cast flight upon her person.
[19:05] <Kotono> "Are we going to pursue," Antenora asks quickly.
[19:05] <Seira> "Only if they don't stop running," Seira responds.
[19:05] <Alicia> "No sense letting them sneak up on us later, but be careful they're not leading us into another trap," Alicia cautions, tensing to follow.
[19:06] <Kotono> "Well then," Antenora quickly flaps her wings, charging and just reaching, spear going to to impale the second, nearly uninjured one!
[19:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15  unhurt wolf (+2 charge, +2 FS 6/8, +1 flying, -8 PA)
[19:07] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 1d20+15 1,0unhurt wolf (+2 charge, +2 FS 6/8, +1 flying, -8 PA) --> 6,0[ 1d20=14 ]4,0{29}
[19:07] <Kotono> roll 2d8+50+1d6
[19:07] <Rei-chan> 6,0Kotono rolled :6,0 2d8+50+1d6 --> 6,0[ 2d8=13 1d6=2 ]4,0{65}
[19:07] <Kotono> Just reaching in time, Antenora impales the back of the second wolf! It howls and collapses, ran straight through! OOC - Alicia.
[19:08] * Alicia sprints through the snow as if it wasn't there, but it's all she can do to catch up with the last wolf and position herself ahead of it to block off further retreat, too much focus simply on running to manage an attack just yet.
[19:08] <Kotono> OOC - Demedais.
[19:10] * Demedais considers the situation for a moment, before raising a wall of heat right upon the wolf's head!
[19:12] <Kotono> OOC - Okay. Roll 2d6+12, then multiply it by 1.5
[19:13] <Demedais> roll 2d6+12 yeah, I was grabbing the number from the site to make sure
[19:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 2d6+12 1,0yeah, I was grabbing the number from the site to make sure --> 6,0[ 2d6=6 ]4,0{18}
[19:13] <Demedais> roll 18*1.5 for the notes
[19:13] <Rei-chan> 6,0Demedais rolled :6,0 18*1.5 1,0for the notes --> error: malformed expression
[19:14] -batcave.dejatoons.net:@#dunes- Alicia invited Hatbot into the channel.
[19:14] * Hatbot (~Hatbot@70.114.135.18) has joined #dunes
[19:14] * Alicia sets mode: +v Hatbot
[19:14] * Rei-chan (Rei-chan@user-5af1b443.tcl122.dsl.pol.co.uk) Quit
[19:14] <Kotono> To this raging storm of boiling water, the last wolf lets out a mourning howl and collapses!
[19:14] <Kotono> OOC - Fight's over.
[19:15] * Alicia backs off from the wall of boiling water and then surveys the path ahead while waiting on the others catching up.
[19:15] <Seira> "I feel vaguely insulted," Seira comments, picking up her sword and sheathing it, flying ahead after that.
[19:15] <Alicia> Marie flies over to join her mistress, making sure to fly around the watery wall and keep a wide berth from it.
[19:15] * Demedais drops concentration immediately, before slowly moving through the snow to catch up.
[19:15] <Kotono> "They really weren't very much, no," Antenora agrees, wiping her spear clean in the snow. "This does feel faintly nostalgic..."
[19:16] <Kotono> The snow is rought going on foot. It takes Demedais some time to catch up, but he does. Ahead, the outcropping ends but the snow doesn't, the path rising upward. It goes on farther than you can see.
[19:17] <Alicia> With the party once more gathered, Alicia forges onwards, keeping an eye out for further evil creatures laying in wait.
[19:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+5 Marie has better spot than Alicia
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+5 Marie has better spot than Alicia and gets 13."12 [1d20=8]
[19:19] * Demedais follows, grimacing his way through. "You guys may want to scout ahead; my speed will be horrible this way."
[19:20] <Kotono> "You know...perhaps two of us could carry him? Even with that load, perhaps it would be faster that way?" Antenora ventures.
[19:20] * Seira rolls her eyes. "I've always wanted to do that, so sure."
[19:22] * Demedais grimaces at the idea but makes no further comment.
[19:22] <Alicia> "I'd prefer not to have my hands full in case we're ambushed again," Alicia replies. "I don't suppose you have another protection spell, Seira, so that Demedais can send his armour away?"
[19:23] <Seira> "I can manage," she agrees, calling upon her pearl's magic to make it so.
[19:23] * Demedais nods once and shuns his armor to continue the climb more easily.
[19:24] <Kotono> "Yes, I've had bad experiences trying to carry Demedais," Antenora agrees to Seira, rolling her eyes back. "Still, it's little good to have him tire himself out trudging slowly through the snow."
[19:25] <Demedais> "I'm not worried about my endurance so much as the length of the spells on you all." Demedais replies at that.
[19:25] <Seira> "I wasn't going to mention that," Seira says, grinning, but grabs Demedais with her free left hand. "Let's fly for a bit?"
[19:26] <Demedais> "Fine." Demedais grumbles, obliging to the assisting hand.
[19:29] <Kotono> With a few people helping Demedais along, the party takes to the air! It takes three minutes to follow the path along - from which it goes from icey to snowy to icey a few times over. However, the path now curves into a cleft into the mountain. In it, the path descends downward sharply for 100 feet, then comes into a small, crater like slope. This is filled with iced over water, yet you can see something stirring beneatht he ice. Something -h
[19:30] <Kotono> This is filled with iced over water, yet you can see something stirring beneatht he ice. Something -huge-. However, on the far end, is a cave entrance, just above water level.
[19:31] * Alicia looks for any sign of a path leading up that's accessible for them.
[19:31] <Seira> "It might be possible for us to fly everyone across," Seira suggests, glancing at Antenora.
[19:31] <Alicia> roll 1d20+1
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+1 and gets 5."12 [1d20=4]
[19:32] <Seira> "And we also have the boots of levitation to help that. Which, actually, Demedais could have put from the start to make it all that much easier."
[19:32] <Kotono> "Three of us can fly. It should be simple enough, unless we really want to fight whatever's in the water...oh, those would help," Antenora says abruptly. "We should have thought of that straightaway."
[19:32] <Demedais> "...Hindsight is always crystal." Demedais grumbles. "Yeah, that'll work."
[19:32] <Alicia> "I can hardly carry anyone, though!" Marie retorts.
[19:33] <Seira> "Yes, well." Seira sets Demedais down, and offers him the boots.
[19:33] <Seira> "Actually, even you should be able to push him along with those on."
[19:33] <Alicia> "I've got some fly spells left, so I suppose now's the time," Alicia nods. "But do we really want to be going downwards?" she asks, glancing down at the cave and then up towards the summit where their goal apparently lies.
[19:34] * Demedais quickly dons them and then nods. "So, how are we getting up there? Just going to fly across, or..." Demedais check around for another path.
[19:34] <Demedais> roll 1d20+13 mmm.
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+13 mmm. and gets 24."12 [1d20=11]
[19:35] <Seira> "Fly across, then descend at needed."
[19:35] <Demedais> "The cave entrance there..." Demedais gestures pointedly, "leads further up, but I'm pretty sure flight is our only recourse, yes."
[19:35] <Alicia> "Unless the cave leads upwards, but if we're flying we might as well just head straight up and try to find another path further up the mountain," Alicia reasons. "I mean, if we're going to use flight, we might as well get the best use possible out of it."
[19:36] <Kotono> Demedais points up. Far up, one can perhaps see something up there, a few hundred feet above your sposition. Whatever it is, there's nothing connecting it from here to there.
[19:37] <Alicia> "Well lets fly up to there and then continue up the mountain?" Alicia suggests, casting Fly on herself after seeing where Demedais is pointing.
[19:37] <Seira> "That can work as well, though I figure the cave would give refuge from a storm that might plague us along the way."
[19:37] <Demedais> "That sounds like solid logic to me. I'll keep an eye out for caves or positions we can use for that purpose as we go up, then?" Demedais offers.
[19:37] * Seira shrugs. "Let's give flying straight up a try?"
[19:38] * Seira takes hold of Demedais, and lets him direct her towards the cave exit he had spotted up ahead.
[19:38] * Alicia proceeds to begin her ascent, with Marie flying a bit ahead of her.
[19:39] <Kotono> As you begin to ascend, it becomes easier to see it. It looks like a cave exit, leading from an upward path inside the mountain. The path it connects to leads up the side of the mountain easily enough. However, when you get 100 feet below it, snow starts to fall. It falls from the clear night sky, flakes starting to come with an abrupt, startling intensity.
[19:41] <Alicia> "Just a little bit farther," Marie encourages as she switches to her incorporeal form and zips up to the cave entrance itself to check it's safe before the other slower moving fliers get there.
[19:41] <Demedais> "And here comes the predicted storm. Duck in the cave and progress from there?" Demedais asks.
[19:41] <Seira> "I'm good with that."
[19:43] <Kotono> Soaring up, Marie finds herself in a raging snowstorm! However, she can reach the cave entrance without incident. You can see that it's atop a cliff of an interior cave. Below is a vast dome of ice, a giant maze of iceblocks and walls. Throughout you can see scatterd white wolves and white skinned giants with vicious looking axes. However, they're all looking downward and generally away from Marie, waiting.
[19:43] * Alicia flies back out to the cave entrance so she can warn everyone to be very quiet if they head inside.
[19:43] <Alicia> *Marie
[19:44] * Seira continues her flight up, assisting Demedais along!
[19:44] <Kotono> The rest of the party reaches up with some flying, carrying and levitating. The snowstorm is quite active, makign visibility mediocre. The cave path leads downward, while the path that stays in the open goes upwards.
[19:45] * Demedais whispers his armor onto him, preparing for the worst at this point.
[19:45] <Alicia> "There's some frost giants and more wolves down in the cave, so you'd better be real quiet if you go inside," Marie quietly warns the others.
[19:46] * Seira nods in response, and proceeds upwards, not interested in fighting the fodder before reaching her goal.
[19:47] <Alicia> As he storm worsens, Alicia turns her attention to the sky, looking in the direction she recalls the moon was in. "Our Lady of Silver, please ease the burdens on us as we traverse the skies under your watchful gaze, and protect us from Icedawn's bitter wrath," she prays sollemnly.
[19:48] * Demedais follows Alicia with a slight nod, moving carefully, and bowing his head as Alicia prays.
[19:51] <Kotono> As the party starts to walk, Alicia prays towards the moon! While the snow keeps falling, the party suddenly seems to have no problems progressing or seeing. It's as if their bodies have been freed and lightened, eyes sharpened. OOC - +5 sacred bonus to spot checks and no penalty for the snow, as well as freedom of movement cast on you as if by a 30th level spellcaster. (More)
[19:51] <Kotono> Alicia suddenly shivers. A strange, chilling, icy light begins to shed from her body.
[19:53] * Alicia bears herself proudly as she walks onwards up the path, refusing to be intimidated by Auril's wrath.
[19:53] <Alicia> Marie looks a little worried as she follows, keeping a concerned eye out for trouble.
[19:53] * Demedais nods once to Alicia, and follows without hesitation, especially as the snow seems to be sliding around him now.
[19:54] * Seira follows herself, with a simple shrug.
[19:55] <Kotono> The party heads up the path. It takes a good half hour of walking to continue this path; often snowy or ice laden. Yet at last, even as the air is starting to thin out...OOC - Whomever is on point can make a spot check?
[19:56] <Demedais> roll 1d20+18 right, go go eagle eyes
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+18 right, go go eagle eyes and gets 30."12 [1d20=12]
[19:58] <Demedais> "The temple lies ahead. Impressive-looking.... surrounded by ice, I'd say?" Demedais ventures after a moment, gesturing ahead once it's a bit clearer.
[19:59] <Seira> "Any impressive-looking guards?" Seira asks him, peering ahead.
[19:59] <Demedais> "Not at first sight." Demedais says, glancing around.
[20:00] <Kotono> Going a little further, the rest of the party cna see there is a bright halo of light, then...something past it. A vast temple set into the broad peak of the mountain. It is covered by a gate of ice, barring anyone from getting close. The gate is made of blocks of translucent ice.
[20:01] * Alicia approaches the gate, checking for evil in the vicinity while her familiar examines the gate itself for magic.
[20:02] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 spellcraft
[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 spellcraft and gets 19."12 [1d20=12]
[20:02] <Seira> "Let's try to open it," she suggests, "before resorting to magic or fire to force our way in?"
[20:03] <Alicia> "There's abjuration magic on it, probably to stop it being forced, anyway," Marie points out.
[20:03] * Demedais nods once. "That's your realm, Seira."
[20:03] <Seira> "Knock deals with that," Seira responds.
[20:04] <Seira> Still, she casts Detect Magic herself, estimating the strength of the enchantment on the gate.
[20:08] <Seira> "Alright," Seira says slowly, after observing the enchantment in place for a bit. "Guards and Wards, as I expected. I can open it with Knock, that's not an issue, and fire and the divine blessings we've received should make the passage through webs and fog easier. But visibility and mind-affecting spells would be trouble."
[20:10] <Alicia> "I might be able to dispel parts of it," Alicia muses, casting detect magic herself.
[20:11] <Seira> "Since I only have a pair of scrolls that open such doors, I'll hold onto the other one," Seira muses. "Arcane Locked doors are breakable, anyway, just made sturdier. Still, once we encounter fog or confusion, could you try to dispel that, Alicia?"
[20:11] * Alicia nods. "I will," she agrees.
[20:12] <Demedais> "As might I, oddly enough." Demedais says with a slight nod. "Though it'll require contact with my sword before I can get a chance, and since I can't see the auras... my sword is perhaps best left as a last-shot mechanism. Shall we, then?"
[20:12] * Seira takes out a scroll of Knock, and casts it on the gate!
[20:13] <Alicia> Focusing on the spell before her, Alicia targets her dispel magic at the enchantment effect held within. "By Mystra's will, let all lies and misdirection be undone!"
[20:13] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 and gets 27."12 [1d20=15]
[20:14] <Kotono> To that magic, the gate blocks flow back and into the side walls! A soft, gentle fog rolls out, cloaking the way inside. It's quite thick, reducing visibility to about five feet ahead. It's a miserable, nasty fog. However, to that, the enchantment seems to shudder to mysticall attuned eyes.
[20:14] * Seira nods, and takes point, Resort in hand.
[20:15] * Demedais follows close behind, prepared to strike at anythng else within range.
[20:15] <Alicia> "Okay, last of my third level spells, but we'll be too easy to ambush in that fog," Alicia muses, before targetting another dispel upon it.
[20:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 fog
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 fog and gets 20."12 [1d20=8]
[20:17] <Kotono> The fog shudders and vanishes to Alicia's magic! Ahead is a closed in courtyard - and it's a good thing that Alicia did! From sixty feet away, four white skinned giants are beginning to charge towards the opened gate! Behind them are three others, two standing in front of one in last! As the fog vanishes, the giants cry, "FOR AURIL!" OOC - That was a very well timed choice on dispelling. Initiative.
[20:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 A
[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 A and gets 7."12 [1d20=1]
[20:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 M
[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 M and gets 20."12 [1d20=14]
[20:17] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1 mmm.
[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 mmm. and gets 4."12 [1d20=3]
[20:17] <Seira> roll 1d20+7
[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+7 and gets 8."12 [1d20=1]
[20:18] <Kotono> The giants were chain and have greataxes, though the rear one is wearing some sort of finery - but you can't get a good look.
[20:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1 four giants
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 four giants and gets 10."12 [1d20=11]
[20:18] <Seira> "The leader must be at the back!" Seira tells her companions, getting over her shock at the sudden charge. "Take him out first!"
[20:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1 two giants
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 two giants and gets 8."12 [1d20=9]
[20:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 single giant
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 single giant and gets 17."12 [1d20=14]
[20:19] * Kotono changes topic to 'Marie>Single Giant>4Giants>2Giants=Seira>Alicia>Demedais'
[20:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Anty
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Anty and gets 19."12 [1d20=14]
[20:19] * Kotono changes topic to 'Marie>Antenora>Single Giant>4Giants>2Giants=Seira>Alicia>Demedais'
[20:19] <Alicia> Marie prepares to cast magic missile, focusing on the possible leader so that she can disrupt any spells he tries to cast...
[20:19] <Alicia> OOC: readied action and such
[20:21] <Kotono> Antenora lets a white rage fill her, as she braces and prepares for a charge, stepping just a bit in front ot he others! OOC - FS 7/8, +10 HP to Alicia. Otherwise she's bracing and holding. Giants are up.
[20:22] <Alicia> Marie lets her magic missiles fly as soon as the giant begins to wave his arms in arcane patterns!
[20:22] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d4+5 and gets 14."12 [5d4=1, 3, 1, 1, 3]
* Retrieving #dunes modes...
[20:23] * Alicia changes topic to 'Antenora>Single Giant=Marie>4Giants>2Giants=Seira>Alicia>Demedais'
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 concentration check, DC 24
[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 concentration check, DC 24 and gets 15."12 [1d20=3]
[20:24] <Kotono> The giant begins to call down, "Oh, Auril, su-aaah!" His body is smacked with five magical missiles, his words disrupted! As this happens, the charging giants reach the party! Two go for Antenora, one for Demedais and one for Seira! But before that, Antenora thrusts out her readied spear!
[20:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 (-3 PA)
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 (-3 PA) and gets 31."12 [1d20=16]
[20:24] <Kotono> roll 2d8+30
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+30 and gets 45."12 [2d8=7, 8]
[20:25] <Kotono> The blow is quite solid, but the charging giant barely seems to notice the spear into his leg! Instead, he swings at Antenora!
[20:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 chaaaaarge
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 chaaaaarge and gets 36."12 [1d20=16]
[20:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 other one
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 other one and gets 34."12 [1d20=16]
[20:25] <Kotono> roll 6d6+26
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6d6+26 and gets 49."12 [6d6=6, 1, 4, 2, 4, 6]
[20:26] <Kotono> As Antenora is chopped at and bloodied by the axes, the other two are swung!
[20:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 charge Deme
[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 charge Deme and gets 34."12 [1d20=14]
[20:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 charge Seira
[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 charge Seira and gets 24."12 [1d20=4]
[20:26] <Kotono> OOC - ACs?
[20:26] <Kotono> OOC - Flatfooted.
[20:26] <Demedais> OOC: 27.
[20:27] <Seira> OOC: Flatfooted is 20
[20:27] <Kotono> roll 3d6+13 Seira
[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+13 Seira and gets 30."12 [3d6=6, 6, 5]
[20:27] <Kotono> roll 3d6+13 Deme
[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+13 Deme and gets 17."12 [3d6=1, 1, 2]
[20:28] <Kotono> The oversized axes plow into the heroes, dealing serious hits while they're still unable to fully dodge! Meanwhile, the two giants in the rear put away their axes, drawing what looks to be longbows instead! OOC - Seira, you're up as well.
[20:30] <Kotono> "Die! Give your blood to the fury of the Ice Queen!" As the axe digs into Demedais, the giant so calls! It's beard is braded, it's eyes burning with fanaticism!
[20:30] * Seira takes a step back, chanting to invoke the spell of haste upon her allies, and then draws her secondary weapon, looking ready to return the favor to the impudent giant.
[20:31] <Kotono> Haste magic suffues the party, speeding them up! OOC - Alicia.
[20:32] * Alicia steps towards one of the giants that attacked Antenora, using its own oversized bulk as cover against any incoming arrows as she proceeds to hack and slash!
[20:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 holy
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 holy and gets 20."12 [1d20=4]
[20:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 holy
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 holy and gets 20."12 [1d20=4]
[20:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 fire
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 fire and gets 21."12 [1d20=4]
[20:33] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 fire wtf
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 fire wtf and gets 15."12 [1d20=3]
[20:33] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11 holy come on you bitch
[20:33] <Kotono> OOC - One hit. That was epic, Hatbot.
[20:33] <Hatbot> You never spoke a truer word, Kotono.
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 holy come on you bitch and gets 29."12 [1d20=18]
[20:33] <Kotono> OOC - Okay, hit and confirm the crit
[20:33] <Alicia> OOC: not a threat
[20:33] <Kotono> OOC: My fault, though you were keening it up. Two hits.
[20:33] <Alicia> roll 1d8+7+2d6 holy
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+7+2d6 holy and gets 16."12 [1d8=2][2d6=2, 5]
[20:33] <Alicia> roll 1d8+8
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+8 and gets 16."12 [1d8=8]
[20:33] <Alicia> roll 1d6 fire
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6 fire and gets 5."12 [1d6=5]
[20:34] <Kotono> Alicia sidesteps and carves into it! Her fury isn't quite accurate, but nonetheless she scores a flaming hit against it! It's enough to make it's body hiss, flesh turning gray! OOC - Demedais.
[20:35] <Kotono> "Submit to the will of Auril!" The leading giant so proclaims, "The storm shall consume you!"
[20:35] <Seira> "No thanks!"
[20:36] * Demedais five foot steps in to the one who engaged him, grinning brutally. "Alright, punk. Let's see what you all have."
[20:37] * Demedais then slashes the axe arm of the giant he's closed into melee with, hoping to disable it before it acts again!
[20:37] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 (-4 PA)
[20:37] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 (-4 PA)
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+16 (-4 PA) and gets 18."12 [1d20=2]
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+16 (-4 PA) and gets 26."12 [1d20=10]
[20:37] <Demedais> roll 1d20+11 (-4 PA)
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+11 (-4 PA) and gets 18."12 [1d20=7]
[20:37] <Demedais> roll 1d20+6 (-4 PA)
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+6 (-4 PA) and gets 7."12 [1d20=1]
[20:37] <Kotono> OOC - One hit. Hatebot.
[20:37] <Demedais> roll 2d6+16 right.
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+16 right. and gets 23."12 [2d6=5, 2]
[20:38] <Kotono> Demedais fences, greatsword against greataxe! For his troubles he manages a solid if not spectacular wound to it's leg! OOC - Marie.
[20:39] <Alicia> Assuming the leader giant is probably hoping she'll turn her attention elsewhere before casting his next spell, Marie keeps her focus entirely on him to rain yet more magic missiles across should he try anything she disapproves of.
[20:40] <Kotono> Antenora stumbles back, even as her fury mends her body! She moves with speed, looking to lay into the one she hit and finish him off!
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (+1 haste, 6/8 FS +10 HP)
[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (+1 haste, 6/8 FS +10 HP) and gets 20."12 [1d20=1]
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (+1 haste, 6/8 FS +10 HP)
[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (+1 haste, 6/8 FS +10 HP) and gets 27."12 [1d20=8]
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 (+1 haste, 6/8 FS +10 HP)
[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 (+1 haste, 6/8 FS +10 HP) and gets 28."12 [1d20=14]
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 (+1 haste, 6/8 FS +10 HP)
[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 (+1 haste, 6/8 FS +10 HP) and gets 10."12 [1d20=1]
[20:41] <Kotono> roll 2d8+18
[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+18 and gets 26."12 [2d8=1, 7]
[20:41] <Kotono> Antenora manages to land two minor wounds, but can't seem to angle in for a decisive blow! As she struggles, the leader again...OOC - He's casting, Maire. MM it up if you like.
[20:41] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d4+5 and gets 19."12 [5d4=3, 2, 4, 1, 4]
[20:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12, DC 29. Ouch.
[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12, DC 29. Ouch. and gets Error: Numeric values only."12 [1d20=6]
[20:43] <Kotono> "Auril, send a serv-aaaagh!" More magical missiles disrupt the gian'ts concentration, making another spell turn ot useless words! As this happens, the giants settle in! With big, bloodthirsty looks, "Blood for Auril!" They so attack!
[20:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 Antenora 1
[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 Antenora 1 and gets 19."12 [1d20=1]
[20:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 Antenora 1-2
[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 Antenora 1-2 and gets 21."12 [1d20=8]
[20:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 Antenora 2-1
[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 Antenora 2-1 and gets 21."12 [1d20=3]
[20:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 Antenora 2-2
[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 Antenora 2-2 and gets 26."12 [1d20=8]
[20:45] <Kotono> As Antenora is amid a storm of axes, her speed and defenses hold! Meanwhile, the one on Demedais squares off with him, grinning right back at his words!
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18  and gets 27."12 [1d20=9]
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 30."12 [1d20=17]
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 3d6+13 Deme ow
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+13 Deme ow and gets 27."12 [3d6=4, 6, 4]
[20:45] <Kotono> The last, meanwhile, sidesteps away from where he was! HE follows Seira, "Do you think I'll just let you sit back there, wizard?" he asks, before swinging twice at her!'
[20:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 20."12 [1d20=2]
[20:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 22."12 [1d20=9]
[20:46] <Seira> "I was hoping as much," she returns flippantly, dodging.
[20:46] <Kotono> However, despite muscling past and towards Seira, it can't even manage to lay an axe on her scaly head! OOC - Hatebot is mean. Arrows and Seira are up.
[20:46] <Kotono> The two archers, taking their time, take measured shots at Alicia, even risking the cover she has!
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 arrows 1
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 arrows 1 and gets 31."12 [1d20=17]
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 arrows 1-2
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 arrows 1-2 and gets 12."12 [1d20=3]
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 arrows 2
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 arrows 2 and gets 32."12 [1d20=18]
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 arrows 2
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 arrows 2 and gets 11."12 [1d20=2]
[20:47] <Alicia> OOC: AC 31 vs evil, goddamn
[20:47] <Kotono> OOC - Hatbot is pyscho today.
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 2d12+18 man
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d12+18 man and gets 33."12 [2d12=3, 12]
[20:48] <Kotono> The arrows - more like spears at this size, really - go flying and embed into Alicia! Despite the big sticks sticking out of her, she stays up and fighting! OOC - Seira.
[20:48] <Seira> At this, both of Seira's swords ignite with arcane fire, as she brings the fight over to the giant!
[20:49] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 27."12 [1d20=8]
[20:49] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 31."12 [1d20=12]
[20:49] <Seira> roll 1d20+14
[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+14 and gets 23."12 [1d20=9]
[20:49] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 21."12 [1d20=5]
[20:49] <Kotono> OOC - All hit, you did what no one else could and rolled above utter crap.
[20:49] <Seira> roll 1d20+11
[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+11 and gets 14."12 [1d20=3]
[20:49] <Kotono> OOC - Well, not counting the last. That was just crap.
[20:50] <Seira> roll 1d20+10 bite me
[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+10 bite me and gets 14."12 [1d20=4]
[20:50] <Kotono> OOC - Alos a whiff.
[20:50] <Seira> roll 3d8+5
[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5 and gets 23."12 [3d8=6, 5, 7]
[20:50] <Seira> roll 3d8+5
[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5 and gets 15."12 [3d8=1, 1, 8]
[20:50] <Seira> roll 3d8+5
[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5 and gets 19."12 [3d8=7, 6, 1]
[20:50] <Seira> roll 1d6+1
[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6+1 and gets 4."12 [1d6=3]
[20:51] <Seira> roll 4d8 fire
[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4d8 fire and gets 16."12 [4d8=3, 5, 6, 2]
[20:52] <Kotono> Seira's flaming blades hit home over and over! The sizzling slashes do considerable damage to the frost giant, leaving it's body smouldering but upright yet! "You won't stop a giant!" he bellows back loudly! OOC - Alicia.
[20:52] * Alicia staggers a bit in pain from the arrows, pausing for a brief second to snap them off so they won't restrict her before she whirls around to build up momentum and then leaps up high to meet the giant at his own height, scything her blades through him in a steel maelstrom as she descends!
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 holy
[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 holy and gets 27."12 [1d20=11]
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 holy
[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 holy and gets 34."12 [1d20=18]
[20:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 fire
[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 fire and gets 35."12 [1d20=18]
[20:53] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11 holy
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 holy and gets 16."12 [1d20=5]
[20:53] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 fire
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 fire and gets 23."12 [1d20=11]
[20:53] <Seira> "Your banter is lacking!" she calls over to him.
[20:53] <Kotono> OOC - All but the fourth hit.
[20:53] <Alicia> roll 4d8+30+4d6
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 4d8+30+4d6 and gets 66."12 [4d8=8, 8, 5, 3][4d6=6, 3, 2, 1]
[20:53] <Alicia> roll 2d6 fire
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d6 fire and gets 9."12 [2d6=6, 3]
[20:54] <Kotono> The giant hit by Alicia is ripped open with ease, bloodied up and staggering like a tree! As this happens, "Banter this," The giant on Seir asnarls! OOC - Demecreature.
[20:55] * Demedais doesn't replay to the conversation going on around him, focused on ending this giant before he can act as much more of a threat!
[20:55] <Seira> "Much better!" she comments with a cocky grin.
[20:55] <Demedais> roll 1d20+18 (+1 Haste, DMight used)
[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+18 (+1 Haste, DMight used) and gets 31."12 [1d20=13]
[20:56] <Demedais> OOC: -2 for 29. Apologies.
[20:56] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 (+1 Haste, DMight used)
[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+16 (+1 Haste, DMight used) and gets 34."12 [1d20=18]
[20:56] <Demedais> roll 1d20+11 (+1 Haste, DMight used)
[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+11 (+1 Haste, DMight used) and gets 23."12 [1d20=12]
[20:56] <Demedais> roll 1d20+6 (+1 Haste, DMight used)
[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+6 (+1 Haste, DMight used) and gets 10."12 [1d20=4]
[20:56] <Kotono> OOC - Hit, crit threat, hit and a miss. Roll the threat?
[20:56] <Demedais> roll 1d20+16 crit check
[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+16 crit check and gets 29."12 [1d20=13]
[20:56] <Kotono> OOC - Two hits and a crit.
[20:57] <Demedais> roll 8d6+12+64
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 8d6+12+64 and gets 106."12 [8d6=4, 4, 6, 5, 3, 1, 1, 6]
[20:58] <Kotono> The giant on Demedais is carved open, it's blood gushing down it's body! He wobbles but just barely stays upright, even as his eyes start to glaze over! OOC - Marie.
[20:59] <Alicia> Marie continues to scrutinise the apparent leader of the giants, fully intent on ruining his day!
[20:59] <Kotono> Meanwhile, while stuck in battle, Antenora heals herself and continues hacking at the leader with her spear, dodging and thursting!
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (+1 haste, 5/8 +10 HP to Alicia.)
[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (+1 haste, 5/8 +10 HP to Alicia.) and gets 26."12 [1d20=7]
[21:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (+1 haste, 5/8 +10 HP to Alicia.)
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (+1 haste, 5/8 +10 HP to Alicia.) and gets 26."12 [1d20=7]
[21:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 23."12 [1d20=9]
[21:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 11."12 [1d20=2]
[21:00] <Kotono> roll 3d8+27
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+27 and gets 49."12 [3d8=8, 7, 7]
[21:02] <Kotono> Ran through, the giant wobbles and nearly fall sover! Even as it does, it's stomach nothing but a vast stretch of red stained chainmail, "Aaah...never!" he stays up! "Freeze on Auril's tit!" OOC - Leader is up and he's casting. Disrupting, Marie?
[21:02] <Alicia> "Hey, Auril-boy!" Marie yells over. "Mystra sends her regards!"
[21:02] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5
[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d4+5 and gets 14."12 [5d4=3, 1, 1, 3, 1]
[21:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 29."12 [1d20=17]
[21:03] <Kotono> Despite being peppered by missiles, "Go choke on Mystra's bile! Die!" he calls, as a lance of ice roars at Marie, looking to impale her!
[21:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 27."12 [1d20=7]
[21:03] <Kotono> OOC - AC/are you incorpreal?
[21:03] <Alicia> OOC: 50% miss chance, AC 26 vs evil
[21:03] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 32."12 [1d100=32]
[21:04] <Kotono> A long lance of ice rushes forth, narrowly missing Marie! It shatters into nothingness as it whizzes by her, raining down ice chips onto the battle! Meanwhile, the brawlers keep up at it! The one Alicia's hitting pairs off with her, everyone engaged!
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 Antenora
[21:04] <Alicia> "Yikes, he's getting better!" the eladrin yelps as the icebolt hurtles harmlessly through her. "Switch!"
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 Antenora and gets 30."12 [1d20=12]
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 24."12 [1d20=11]
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 3d6+13 Antenora ow
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+13 Antenora ow and gets 30."12 [3d6=6, 5, 6]
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 Alicia
[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 Alicia and gets 38."12 [1d20=20]
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 Alicia crit threat ow
[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 Alicia crit threat ow and gets 28."12 [1d20=10]
[21:05] <Kotono> OOC - AC?
[21:05] <Alicia> OOC: 27 vs evil, the pain
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 9d6+36
[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 9d6+36 and gets 70."12 [9d6=2, 4, 1, 3, 3, 4, 6, 5, 6]
[21:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 hope he doesn't get lucky here
[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 hope he doesn't get lucky here and gets 15."12 [1d20=2]
[21:08] <Kotono> Alicia is caught wide open, even as Antenora dodges! The axe goes right into her chest! The crack of her breastbone shattering echos like an explosion, blood gushing down her armor! Yet, by the barest instinct she clings to life, even as her vision turns a red tint!
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 Demedais
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 Demedais and gets 25."12 [1d20=7]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 20."12 [1d20=7]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 Seira
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 Seira and gets 38."12 [1d20=20]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 Seira crit man
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 Seira crit man and gets 32."12 [1d20=14]
[21:09] <Kotono> OOC - AC?
[21:09] <Seira> OOC: It so hits
[21:09] <Kotono> roll 9d6+36
[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 9d6+36 and gets 76."12 [9d6=5, 6, 4, 6, 2, 6, 3, 2, 6]
[21:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 27."12 [1d20=14]
[21:09] <Kotono> OOC - AC?
[21:09] <Seira> OOC: 28
[21:10] <Kotono> The tide turns agaisnt the heroes! Two critical wounds are carved into Alicia and then Seira, the latter's side heavily and vicious ripped into! Even her stone enhanced skin can't stop it entirely! OOC - Archers and Seira are up.
[21:15] * Seira attempts to retreat to a safer distance at that--
[21:15] <Seira> roll 1d20+17 tumble
[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 tumble and gets 31."12 [1d20=14]
[21:15] <Seira> --before a fireball erupts over her allies and the frost giants engaging them in savage combat!
[21:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 A reflex
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 A reflex and gets 21."12 [1d20=6]
[21:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 M reflex
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 M reflex and gets 19."12 [1d20=9]
[21:16] <Seira> roll 10d6 fire
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10d6 fire and gets 39."12 [10d6=3, 6, 5, 3, 1, 6, 1, 2, 6, 6]
[21:16] <Demedais> roll 1d20+8 go go evade?
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+8 go go evade? and gets 16."12 [1d20=8]
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 ref they suck at this 1
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 ref they suck at this 2
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 ref they suck at this 1 and gets 20."12 [1d20=17]
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 ref they suck at this 3
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 ref they suck at this 2 and gets 8."12 [1d20=5]
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 ref they suck at this 3 and gets 4."12 [1d20=1]
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 ref they suck at this 4
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 ref they suck at this 4 and gets 14."12 [1d20=11]
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 39*2
[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 39*2 and gets 78."12
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 39*1.5
[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 39*1.5 and gets 58.5."12
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 19*1.5
[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 19*1.5 and gets 28.5."12
[21:18] <Kotono> In a blast of pressurized fire, the giants are consumed! They hiss, scream and collapse like felled trees, burning! The temperature in the air momentarily rises up, four steaming corpses! Meanwhile, arrows fire - this time, right at Marie!
[21:18] <Seira> "Ahahahahaha!" Seira laughs histerically, throwing back her head. "Kossuth, this one's for you!"
[21:18] <Alicia> OOC: unless they're magic arrows she just laughs and laughs
[21:19] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora>Single Giant=Marie>2Giants=Seira>Alicia>Demedais'
[21:19] <Kotono> The arrows don't even come in contact with her, however, whizzing through her safely! "Alicia!" Antenora calls sharply! OOC - Alicia.
[21:20] <Alicia> "Oh, hells," Alicia stumbles a bit, dizzy from the blow she just took and barely even registering the fireball, she looks around for any cover she can take advantage of while casting mirror image to hopefully give some respite.
[21:20] <Alicia> roll 1d4+3
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+3 and gets 5."12 [1d4=2]
[21:21] <Kotono> There's some cover - you could use a giant's body, or the walls if you go outside of the gate.
[21:21] * Alicia ducks behind a giant's body, dropping prone for cover against arrows - she can snipe them from here in relative safety, she hopes.
[21:22] <Kotono> OOC - Demedais.
[21:25] * Demedais flinches at the beating his teammates take, reaching out and tapping Seira on the shoulder to grant her healing before moving in close to the nearer archer to try and keep him under control!
[21:25] <Demedais> OOC: +24 to Seira.
[21:26] <Kotono> Antenora snarls with a rage that seems to come deeper within her, even as Alicia's wounds slightly lessen! "You keep your filthy mortal hands off of her!"
[21:26] <Kotono> With that, she charges headlong at one of the two archers, covering the ground like an arrow in return!
[21:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 (-6 PA +1 haste, +1 fly, +2 charge, 4/8 FS +10 AliciaHP)
[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 (-6 PA +1 haste, +1 fly, +2 charge, 4/8 FS +10 AliciaHP) and gets 35."12 [1d20=19]
[21:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 (-6 PA +1 haste, +1 fly, +2 charge, 4/8 FS +10 AliciaHP) crit threat?
[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 (-6 PA +1 haste, +1 fly, +2 charge, 4/8 FS +10 AliciaHP) crit threat? and gets 24."12 [1d20=8]
[21:27] <Kotono> roll 4d8+84
[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8+84 and gets 107."12 [4d8=7, 7, 4, 5]
[21:29] <Kotono> The charge is viciously brutal, ripping through the air! Antenora's path sends her spear right into the chest of the giant, ripped in and out twice over in rapid succession! It's upper body is nearly torn apart by several impalements, Antenora not letting up even as it's directly under assault! OOC - Cleric's up.
[21:30] <Kotono> OOC - Is Maries till MMing or is she out?
[21:30] <Alicia> OOC: she's out
[21:31] <Kotono> "Freeze," he prounounces a single word to Antenora, as the very heat seems to fade from her body!
[21:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 caster level check
[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 caster level check and gets 12."12 [1d20=3]
[21:32] <Kotono> However, the spell shatters against her, nothing happening! Meanwhile, the threatened giants step back, switching to greataxes again! OOC - Seira, you're also up.
[21:33] <Seira> "Man, you're such a failure as a mage!" Seira calls over to the giant leader. "This feels more and more like a mercy kill!"
[21:33] <Seira> And since she doesn't want Antenora's efforts to be wasted, Seira tries to put down the giant she had attacked previously, charging herself!
[21:34] <Seira> roll 1d20+23 charge~
[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 charge~ and gets 40."12 [1d20=17]
[21:34] <Kotono> OOC - Hit.
[21:34] <Seira> roll 3d8+5
[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5 and gets 16."12 [3d8=6, 2, 3]
[21:34] <Kotono> With another wound into it's body, that giant shakes all over! "I'm going numb...Hateful Auril..." he rasps, but survives on! OOC - Alicia.
[21:35] <Alicia> Covering for Marie, who had flown down to join her in cover and drawn her bow, Alicia peers over the fallen giant corpse and prepares to fire some of her own magic missiles at the leader when he next tries to cast.
[21:36] <Kotono> OOC - Right-o. Deme?
[21:40] * Demedais sets his sights on the injured one, hoping his comrade's death is enough to force the other warrior giant to focus on him as he risks the axe to try for a fatal blow on the injured giant!
[21:40] <Kotono> The giant is quick enough to strike back, snarling at him! "I'll never die so easily!"
[21:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 25."12 [1d20=7]
[21:40] <Kotono> OOC - AC?
[21:41] <Demedais> OOC: 29.
[21:41] <Seira> "Just go with the flow, here," Seira tells the giant sternly.
[21:41] <Kotono> The blow is heavy, but only cleaves into the floor nearby and misses Demedais! OOc - Go.
[21:41] * Demedais thrusts upward, grinning. "Flow of blood being the most preferable way to go."
[21:42] <Demedais> roll 1d20+20 (+2 Charge -2 PA)
[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+20 (+2 Charge -2 PA) and gets 28."12 [1d20=8]
[21:42] <Kotono> OOC - Hit.
[21:42] <Demedais> roll 2d6+12
[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+12 and gets 21."12 [2d6=6, 3]
[21:43] <Kotono> Ducking in, Demedais thrusts his blade up into the stomach of the giant! It's enough to make it gasp, drop it's axe and collapse to the side! "A-Au..." he says, hand reaching upwards in vain! OOC - Antenora's up.
[21:44] <Seira> "Don't let up on the mage!" Seira tells the erinyes. "Even if he sucks!"
[21:44] <Kotono> Antenora hurries along, flying up and then descending towards the mage with vengeful speed!
[21:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 (-8 PA, +1 haste, +2 FS 3/8, ect.)
[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 (-8 PA, +1 haste, +2 FS 3/8, ect.) and gets 29."12 [1d20=13]
[21:45] <Kotono> roll 2d8+50+1d6
[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+50+1d6 and gets 59."12 [2d8=3, 3][1d6=3]
[21:46] <Kotono> The worshipper of Auril gets a shoulderufl of spear, bloodied and ran through! At this, the giant leader snarls...OOC - Marie's up, and Alicia, it's casting.
[21:47] <Alicia> Alicia tosses some magic missiles over the corpse of her current cover while Marie floats upwards and fires off a flurry of arrows, taking full advantage of her hasted speed!
[21:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21
[21:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 and gets 30."12 [1d20=9]
[21:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21
[21:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 and gets 24."12 [1d20=3]
[21:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[21:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 36."12 [1d20=20]
[21:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 crit check
[21:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 crit check and gets 26."12 [1d20=10]
[21:47] <Kotono> OOC - Two hits and a crit. Ow.
[21:48] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5+3d6+3d4 arrows of fun
[21:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d4+5+3d6+3d4 arrows of fun and gets 37."12 [5d4=2, 4, 2, 1, 3][3d6=4, 2, 4][3d4=2, 4, 4]
[21:48] <Alicia> roll 5d4+5 mm
[21:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d4+5 mm and gets 16."12 [5d4=1, 1, 2, 4, 3]
[21:49] <Kotono> The arrows riddle the caster, disrupting his magic! This is painful, but a moment later, a volley of magic missiles to the face downs him for good! "My Lady....." he groans, hitting the ground with an earthshaking thump! Meanwhile, the last giant turns to Demedais and goes swinging!
[21:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 22."12 [1d20=4]
[21:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 20."12 [1d20=7]
[21:51] <Kotono> However, both axe blows are clumsy and miss Demedais entirely! OOC - Seira.
[21:51] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora>Marie>2Giants=Seira>Alicia>Demedais'
[21:51] <Demedais> "Hmph. No coordination." Demedais grunts.
[21:52] * Seira snorts, and steps into the breach to deal with the remaining goon. With the leader gone, it's only a matter of time, now, before they are able to proceed.
[21:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 27."12 [1d20=8]
[21:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 23."12 [1d20=4]
[21:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+14
[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+14 and gets 19."12 [1d20=5]
[21:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+16
[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 and gets 19."12 [1d20=3]
[21:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+11
[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+11 and gets 19."12 [1d20=8]
[21:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+10
[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+10 and gets 27."12 [1d20=17]
[21:52] <Kotono> OOC - First two and the last hit.
[21:53] <Seira> roll 6d8+10+1d6+1
[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 6d8+10+1d6+1 and gets 44."12 [6d8=5, 5, 1, 6, 4, 6][1d6=6]
[21:54] <Kotono> The last giant is scorched and slashed, caught between attackers and ripped up - or began to, nasty wounds but nothing fatal yet! OOC - Alicia.
[21:54] <Alicia> OOC: not me, I held to be on cleric's init, remember
[21:54] <Alicia> "I hate it when they belittle things that just beat the crap out of me," Alicia mutters wearily to her familiar as she catches her breath while Marie nods sympathetically.
[21:54] <Kotono> OOC - Okay, Demedais.
[21:54] * Kotono changes topic to 'Antenora>Marie=Alicia>2Giants=Seira>Demedais'
[21:55] * Demedais grimaces. "And now, for the trouble you've caused us? Die." A slight twist, and Demedais slashes upward before jabbing three times at their chest to try and hit an exposed wound!
[21:56] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 (DMight used, -5 PA)
[21:56] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 (DMight used, -5 PA)
[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 (DMight used, -5 PA) and gets 20."12 [1d20=5]
[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 (DMight used, -5 PA) and gets 27."12 [1d20=12]
[21:56] <Demedais> roll 1d20+10 (DMight used, -5 PA)
[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+10 (DMight used, -5 PA) and gets 17."12 [1d20=7]
[21:56] <Demedais> roll 1d20+5 (DMight used, -5 PA)
[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+5 (DMight used, -5 PA) and gets 23."12 [1d20=18]
[21:56] <Kotono> OOC - Two hits.
[21:56] <Demedais> roll 1d20+5 (DMight used, -5 PA) crit check
[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+5 (DMight used, -5 PA) crit check and gets 18."12 [1d20=13]
[21:56] <Demedais> roll 4d6+36
[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d6+36 and gets 55."12 [4d6=4, 4, 5, 6]
[21:57] <Kotono> Demedais hacks up into the giant, who shudders and stays up, "...Auril..." he breathes, even as he lives, "Is this the perfect coldness of an eternal battle rage...?" OOC - Antenora.
[21:58] <Kotono> Grimly rising up again, Antnora uses her better distance this time to repeat her previous tactic to the last giant's side!
[21:58] <Seira> "More like the fire of youth beating you cranky frozen losers," Seira suggests. "How about it?"
[21:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 (-9 PA, blah blah blah, 2/8 FS +2)
[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 (-9 PA, blah blah blah, 2/8 FS +2) and gets 35."12 [1d20=20]
[21:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 (-9 PA, blah blah blah, 2/8 FS +2) crit mommy?
[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 (-9 PA, blah blah blah, 2/8 FS +2) crit mommy? and gets 23."12 [1d20=8]
[21:59] <Kotono> roll 4d8+108+1d6
[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8+108+1d6 and gets 132."12 [4d8=2, 3, 7, 7][1d6=5]
[22:01] <Kotono> There's really not much more to be said. Antenora plummets down lik ean angel of vengence, going straight through the mouth and into the brains of the last giant! She keeps going, driving a spray of blood, bone and brain into the ground! On landing, she rips her spear out, leaving nothing left but a faceless corpse! OOC - Well ow. Free action.
[22:02] <Seira> "Good job!" Seira tells her, sheathing her swords.
[22:02] <Kotono> Antenora kneels down to clean her spear with a quick wipe, then hurries over to Alicia.
[22:03] * Demedais immediately turns to Alicia, pulling out a potion and his wand. "Here. Drink this, I'll recover some more with the wand."
[22:03] <Demedais> roll 4d8+4
[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d8+4 and gets 14."12 [4d8=1, 2, 1, 6]
[22:03] * Alicia stands up, looking rather battered and bloodied, but still unbowed. "Hope that was the last of them we see," she grunts, gratefully accepting the potion and chugging it down.
[22:04] <Alicia> roll 3d8+5
[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 3d8+5 and gets 17."12 [3d8=3, 5, 4]
[22:06] * Demedais muses before bringing out a smaller potion. "See how much this helps, too."
[22:07] <Kotono> Antenora lands next to Alicia. She doesn't say anything for a moment, then, "You're alright?"
[22:07] <Alicia> "Better safe than sorry, I suppose," Alicia accepts the offered potion. "Likely as not we will face more resistance."
[22:07] <Alicia> roll 2d8+3
[22:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d8+3 and gets 6."12 [2d8=2, 1]
[22:08] * Demedais nods, and heals Alicia further, looking at Seira. "You need healing too, looks like."
[22:08] <Seira> "Possibly," Seira agrees, approaching herself. "I suppose I have something to help things, as well."
[22:08] <Demedais> roll 4d8+4
[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d8+4 and gets 25."12 [4d8=4, 8, 3, 6]
[22:08] <Seira> roll 2d8+10 Alicia
[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d8+10 Alicia and gets 17."12 [2d8=6, 1]
[22:09] <Alicia> After drinking the very small potion, she gives the erinyes a reassuring smile. "I'm fine. Really." Then, with a wince, she pulls out the arrowheads before the wounds are sealed up by Seira's healing.
[22:09] <Seira> "A shame I couldn't stock up on fire spells due to all the magical protections," Seira laments. "Got a few of your own?"
[22:10] * Demedais nods at this, before looking to Seira. "Here." A quick use of the wand over her as well to try and get her topped off.
[22:10] <Alicia> "Scorching ray," Alicia nods. "Speaking of..." she channels said spell into her sword in readiness for the next encounter.
[22:10] <Demedais> roll 4d8+4
[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d8+4 and gets 22."12 [4d8=4, 2, 7, 5]
[22:11] <Demedais> "That should do, unless anyone wants more?" Demedais asks finally.
[22:12] * Alicia shakes her head, dusting herself off. "Good as new," she replies.
[22:12] * Demedais is now known as emoxorntoro{slp}
[22:34] * Alicia is now known as Ebiris
[22:34] <Kotono> roll 3d6+!3
[22:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+!3 and gets Error: Numeric values only."12 [3d6=1, 6, 3]
[22:34] <Kotono> roll 3d6+13
[22:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+13 and gets 21."12 [3d6=1, 6, 1]

[Corwin]

[13:29] <Kotono> <Alicia> After drinking the very small potion, she gives the erinyes a reassuring smile. "I'm fine. Really." Then, with a wince, she pulls out the arrowheads before the wounds are sealed up by Seira's healing.
[13:29] <Kotono> <Seira> "A shame I couldn't stock up on fire spells due to all the magical protections," Seira laments. "Got a few of your own?"
[13:29] <Kotono> * Demedais nods at this, before looking to Seira. "Here." A quick use of the wand over her as well to try and get her topped off.
[13:29] <Kotono> <Alicia> "Scorching ray," Alicia nods. "Speaking of..." she channels said spell into her sword in readiness for the next encounter.
[13:29] <Kotono> <Demedais> roll 4d8+4
[13:29] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d8+4 and gets 22." [4d8=4, 2, 7, 5]
[13:29] <Kotono> <Demedais> "That should do, unless anyone wants more?" Demedais asks finally.
[13:29] <Kotono> * Alicia shakes her head, dusting herself off. "Good as new," she replies.
[13:29] <Kotono> * Demedais is now known as emoxorntoro{slp}
[13:29] <Kotono> * Alicia is now known as Ebiris
[13:29] <Kotono> > roll 3d6+!3
[13:29] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+!3 and gets Error: Numeric values only." [3d6=1, 6, 3]
[13:29] <Kotono> > roll 3d6+13
[13:29] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+13 and gets 21." [3d6=1, 6, 1]
[13:30] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
[13:31] <Kotono> After clearing the entryway of opposition, only bodies remain in the front of the temple. Amid ice statues of a beautiful, terrifying woman, a path leads into the mountain temple's depths.
[13:32] * Seira casts Shield, which she really should've done ahead of time, and leads the way inside.
[13:32] * Alicia also takes a moment to cast shield on herself, wishing she'd done it before they'd opened the door, and head onwards.
[13:32] * Demedais follows the two, having no magic he needs to cast to prepare himself.
[13:34] <Kotono> Antenora takes to the rear this time, keeping a watchful gaze about. The path q uickly leads you out of the moon light and into th e depths of the mountain. After about two minutes of walking, you come to heavy set frosted iron doors. Screaming snowflaks are engraved into it.
[13:34] * Alicia hangs back and lets Seira do her thing, keeping an eye out for any sign of evil that might try and ambush them.
[13:36] * Seira does a sweep for traps, first and foremost.
[13:36] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[13:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 41."12 [1d20=16]
[13:36] * Seira frowns, and tries dismantling the trap.
[13:37] <Seira> roll 1d20+23 DD
[13:37] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 DD and gets 40."12 [1d20=17]
[13:37] <Kotono> Click! Working at her near best, Seira manages to disable the trap on the door.
[13:38] * Seira checks there are no backups, of course.
[13:38] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[13:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 29."12 [1d20=4]
[13:38] * Seira tries opening the doors, now, fiddling with the lock.
[13:38] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
[13:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 and gets 30."12 [1d20=13]
[13:39] <Kotono> No good. Seira fiddles with the lock, but it's difficult and confusing to try and undo.
[13:39] <Seira> "We might just have to force the doors open," Seira muses, trying again.
[13:39] <Seira> roll 1d20+17
[13:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 and gets 35."12 [1d20=18]
[13:40] * Demedais nods once in understanding. "Give the word."
[13:40] <Kotono> As Seira works away, "...you're sure you're alright," Antenora murmurs to Alicia.
[13:40] <Kotono> No good. The lock's not budging at all.
[13:41] * Seira nods, stepping back. "Go for it. The lock's too tricky to open by nonmagical means normally."
[13:41] <Alicia> "I'm fine, really," Alicia replies, wishing she didn't appear so weak as to elicit this concern. "We've all had worse."
[13:43] * Demedais nods once, moving to do so, pausing before the door momentaraily to glance at the lock. "Focus on cracking the lock itself, or slamming the doors open?"
[13:43] <Seira> "The trap's been disabled, so either works. You should be fine."
[13:43] <Kotono> "I've seen worse, but...that was bad," Antenora answers. "If you were a little less defended, you'd have been cut in two."
[13:44] * Demedais nods once and looks over the door and lock again quickly, aware the time of the spells is limited.
[13:45] <Alicia> "Yeah," Alicia idly puts a hand over the dent in her armour which even now presses painfully against her breastbone. "Those are the risks we live with, though. I survived and that's what matters, at the end of it."
[13:46] * Demedais shrugs once and, focusing his might, slams forward with all his might into the more logically fragile one; the lock!
[13:46] <Demedais> roll 1d20+11 righty-o, strength check it is
[13:46] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+11 righty-o, strength check it is and gets 13."12 [1d20=2]
[13:47] <Kotono> Demedais charges forward! The doors are impacted on! Demedais feels like the world shakes, though the door doesn't really budge. Further, there's no visible damage on the lock. Ow.
[13:48] <Alicia> "Here, I'll try," Alicia steps forward and kicks the door open. Hopefully.
[13:48] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6
[13:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 and gets 25."12 [1d20=19]
[13:48] <Demedais> "Ch. Hold on a minute." Demedais grunts. rolling his shoulders back, before joining Alicia in the kick!
[13:48] <Demedais> roll 1d20+11 second round of kensai strength!
[13:48] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+11 second round of kensai strength! and gets 16."12 [1d20=5]
[13:50] <Kotono> SLAM! Alicia kicks the door! The door buckles for a scant moment! Demedais then slams into the door, though he can't get it to move much. However, from the combined over abuses, there has been a bit of denting and strain to the door.
[13:51] <Alicia> "Just a little more," Alicia steps back, gives her leg a little shake, then surges forward for a hopefully decisive blow!
[13:51] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6
[13:51] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 and gets 15."12 [1d20=9]
[13:51] <Demedais> "You know, it's perhaps a bit too late to ask, but could one of the giants have had a key?" Demedais muses, rubbing his shoulder and eyeing the door for a moment.
[13:51] <Seira> "Well," Seira says, looking at the doors with a frown. "How about we destroy the lock itself, then?"
[13:52] <Kotono> Alicia hits the door again, but doesn't manage to seriously budge it this time.
[13:52] <Demedais> "I was trying that initially, but that met with little luck." Demedais says, glancing to Alicia. "One more time, then? Give me time to focus, then...?"
[13:53] <Seira> "I meant with your sword," Seira points out.
[13:53] <Alicia> "Okay," Alicia patiently waits for Demedais to psyche himself up.
[13:56] * Demedais looks to Seira. "Try this one more time to see if we can get it to give, then sure." With that, a moment of focus, before Demedais nods once, sharply, and moves forward to slam into the door!
[13:56] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 aid another
[13:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 aid another and gets 21."12 [1d20=15]
[13:56] <Demedais> roll 1d20+11 alright, Hatbot, let's be serious this time
[13:56] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+11 alright, Hatbot, let's be serious this time and gets 31."12 [1d20=20]
[13:58] <Kotono> CRACK! The horrible screaming of breaking metal fills the air! The door shudders and explodes outward, flying off the hinges and landing! Ahead is a large, vast chamber of bloody snow, statues and frescos of Auril lining the walls. However, chained in the center of the room and 40 feet away...eeek. A giant frost wolf snarls, much bigger than it's kin! Many of it's kin wait near the door, but however, she is the one to act to the intrusion! Wi
[13:58] <Kotono> she is the one to act to the intrusion! With a lonely howl, a great torrent of cold fills the room, leaving only jagged ice behind! OOC - Ref saves, all.
[13:58] <Demedais> roll 1d20+8 oh dear.
[13:58] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+8 oh dear. and gets 11."12 [1d20=3]
[13:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 Antenora
[13:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 Antenora and gets 31."12 [1d20=18]
[13:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+14 A (+2 vs evil)
[13:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+14 A (+2 vs evil) and gets 20."12 [1d20=6]
[13:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 M (+2 vs evil)
[13:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 M (+2 vs evil) and gets 24."12 [1d20=14]
[14:00] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
[14:00] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 44."12 [1d20=19]
[14:00] <Kotono> roll 12d10
[14:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 12d10 and gets 72."12 [12d10=8, 9, 4, 6, 7, 10, 5, 3, 8, 5, 3, 4]
[14:01] <Kotono> OOC - 72 cold damage. Everyone but Deme made the save.
[14:02] <Kotono> The afterblast leaves the walls, floor and ceiling glittering with a coating of ice! Even the floor seems to have changed, littered with jagged, bloodied chunks of icicles to hinder the way! The lesser winter wolves yap and snarl, before charging! OOC - Initiative, sucks to make so much noise so that someone knows you're coming.
[14:02] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 A
[14:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+12 nerveskitter
[14:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 A and gets 19."12 [1d20=13]
[14:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+12 nerveskitter and gets 31."12 [1d20=19]
[14:02] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
[14:02] <Kotono> There are six lesser wolves, and far behind the giant wolf, one can see a path leading to stairs going upwards...
[14:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 10."12 [1d20=3]
[14:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Alicia
[14:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Alicia and gets 10."12 [1d20=5]
[14:02] <Kotono> OOC - Antenora, hur.
[14:03] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1 woo, wolves!
[14:03] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 woo, wolves! and gets 9."12 [1d20=8]
[14:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 lesser wolves group
[14:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 lesser wolves group and gets 12."12 [1d20=7]
[14:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1 big wolf
[14:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 big wolf and gets 7."12 [1d20=6]
[14:04] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira>Alicia>Lesser Wolves(6)>Marie=Antenora>Demedais>Giant Wolf'
[14:06] <Seira> Undeterred by this new development, Seira breathes fire at the group of pups gathered by the door, before drawing her other sword and stalking past their no doubt cowed forms towards the wolf in charge.
[14:06] <Seira> roll 3d8 fire cone~
[14:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8 fire cone~ and gets 11."12 [3d8=3, 3, 5]
[14:07] <Kotono> OOC - DC?
[14:07] <Seira> OOC: 16
[14:07] <Kotono> roll 6#1d20+6
[14:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6#1d20+6 and gets 102."12 [6#1d20+6 = 7, 23, 21, 22, 14, 15]
[14:08] <Kotono> Woooosh! The gust of flame sends heat back in retort! While not as mighty as the giant wolf's great line of frost, it ignites and pains all the lesser wolves! Taking this chance, Seira bolts past and closer to the big wolf! OOC - Alicia.
[14:10] * Alicia rushes after Seira, ducking down and then leaping high to avoid any attacks as she quickly passes before bringing her sword down in a mighty overhead slash at the alpha bitch's head!
[14:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16 -4 charge
[14:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 -4 charge and gets 26."12 [1d20=10]
[14:10] <Kotono> OOC - Hit.
[14:10] <Alicia> roll 1d8+19
[14:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+19 and gets 20."12 [1d8=1]
[14:10] <Alicia> roll 13d6 fire
[14:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 13d6 fire and gets 46."12 [13d6=1, 4, 4, 5, 4, 6, 5, 1, 4, 1, 4, 4, 3]
[14:10] <Kotono> roll 46*1.5
[14:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 46*1.5 and gets 69."12
[14:11] <Alicia> OOC: DC 22 frightful presence
[14:12] <Kotono> roll 6#1d20+3
[14:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6#1d20+3 and gets 86."12 [6#1d20+3 = 10, 18, 20, 20, 6, 12]
[14:13] <Kotono> Alicia lashes out with a primal, furious vengence! Her burning blade slices through the bitch's fur like it's not evne there, setting much of her aflame! Her howl is mournful and pained, even as scorching rays penetrate! Yet at the end, she turns to Alicia, snarling! OOC - LEsser wolves.
[14:14] <Kotono> Whimpering, the lesser wolves creep towards the middle! Two frosty cones come at Alicia, two at Seira, one at Demedais and one at Antenora! None of them are getting remotely close to the party! OOc - Ref saves.
[14:14] <Kotono> OOC - Actually, check that.
[14:14] <Kotono> OOC - Lemme see if any even beat your ERs.
[14:15] <Kotono> roll 6#4d6
[14:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6#4d6 and gets 81."12 [6#4d6 = 15, 9, 16, 11, 14, 16]
[14:15] <Kotono> However, the blasts of frosty air barely seem to bother the heroes, inured against much worse! OOC - Marie and Antenora.
[14:15] <Alicia> Marie flies over above Alicia's head so she can cover her with her protective aura, and then plants a shocking arrow down on the alpha wolf's head!
[14:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[14:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 19."12 [1d20=3]
[14:17] <Kotono> Marie fires! However, she can't manage to get her arrow to quite land, whizzing by the large wolf instead! Meanwhile Antenora flaps back and charges, going right into the cluster of singed wolves to begin paring them down!
[14:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 (-7 PA +2 FS 7/8, +2 charge, +1 fly)
[14:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 (-7 PA +2 FS 7/8, +2 charge, +1 fly) and gets 33."12 [1d20=17]
[14:18] <Kotono> roll 2d8+1d6+46
[14:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+1d6+46 and gets 58."12 [2d8=1, 7][1d6=4]
[14:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira>Alicia>Lesser Wolves(5)>Marie=Antenora>Demedais>Giant Wolf'
[14:18] <Kotono> The unlucky wolf gets a spear in the throat, slain almost instantly and going down! OOC - Deme.
[14:19] * Demedais grimaces, trying to shake off the worst of the cold, before moving to assist Antenora in paring down the wolf population a bit!
[14:20] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (+2 charge +1 Haste -5 PA)
[14:20] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 (+2 charge +1 Haste -5 PA)  and gets 18."12 [1d20=1]
[14:21] <Kotono> Demedais nimbly charges in, but his blade is errant against the ice and snow! As he recovers from his miss, the big wolf howls!
[14:21] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[14:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 70."12 [1d100=70]
[14:21] <Kotono> roll 1d2
[14:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d2 and gets 2."12 [1d2=2]
[14:21] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira>Alicia>Lesser Wolves(7)>Marie=Antenora>Demedais>Giant Wolf'
[14:21] <Kotono> Two more wolves appear, just behind Alicia and Seira! A moment after, she snaps and bites at Alicia!
[14:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[14:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 38."12 [1d20=16]
[14:21] <Kotono> roll 1d6 MI
[14:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 MI and gets 4."12 [1d6=4]
[14:22] <Kotono> This bite decapitates Alicia...'s image! One down, but several more, including the real one, are still unhurt! OOC - Seira.
[14:22] * Seira circles the large wolf, for all intents and appearances ignoring its summoned, smaller companion, before settling into a decent position to assault its flank.
[14:23] <Seira> roll 1d20+17 tumble
[14:23] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 tumble and gets 32."12 [1d20=15]
[14:23] <Seira> roll 1d20+22 lifetheft
[14:23] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 lifetheft and gets 37."12 [1d20=15]
[14:23] <Kotono> OOC - Hit.
[14:23] <Seira> roll 3d8+5+4d6
[14:23] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5+4d6 and gets 33."12 [3d8=5, 4, 5][4d6=2, 4, 4, 4]
[14:24] <Kotono> Carving into the wolf's flank, Seira carves a good bite out of it's side! This wound drives more blood from it's body, but the mammoth doesn't even seem to feel it now, snarling! OOC - Alciia.
[14:25] <Alicia> Taking advantage of the opportunity Seira presented, Alicia lashes out at the oversized canine with a rapid flurry of blows, shredding flesh and fur alike!
[14:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 fire
[14:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 fire and gets 37."12 [1d20=19]
[14:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 holy
[14:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 holy and gets 37."12 [1d20=20]
[14:25] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 fire
[14:25] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 fire and gets 27."12 [1d20=14]
[14:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 holy
[14:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 holy and gets 31."12 [1d20=19]
[14:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 fire crit check #1
[14:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 fire crit check #1 and gets 34."12 [1d20=16]
[14:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 holy crit check #2
[14:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 holy crit check #2 and gets 18."12 [1d20=1]
[14:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 holy crit check #3
[14:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 holy crit check #3 and gets 24."12 [1d20=12]
[14:26] <Kotono> OOC - Two hits and two crits. Wow.
[14:27] <Alicia> roll 6d8+45+4d6
[14:27] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 6d8+45+4d6 and gets 84."12 [6d8=7, 5, 2, 3, 7, 5][4d6=1, 6, 1, 2]
[14:27] <Alicia> roll 2d6 fire
[14:27] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d6 fire and gets 5."12 [2d6=3, 2]
[14:27] <Alicia> OOC: DC 22 frightful presence on 2 new wolves
[14:28] <Kotono> Furiously venting on this hateful creature, Alicia rips into it over and over! It's body buckles under the strain, torn too many times! It collapses with a shudder, it's blood icing on contact with the floor! As it's life ends, the lesser wolves simply fade away, as if they never were...OOC - Free action.
[14:28] <Demedais> "Well, then.
[14:29] <Seira> "This was fun," Seira comments, feeling much better now as she looks around.
[14:29] <Demedais> "Well, then." Demedais grimaces, before withdrawing a potion and drinking it wearily. "Let's hope this is almost over... I'm almost out of ways to recover."
[14:29] <Demedais> roll 3d8+5 CSW potion
[14:29] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 3d8+5 CSW potion and gets 11."12 [3d8=1, 1, 4]
[14:30] * Alicia flicks the blood off her sword as she steps back. "At worst we can always just find a safe place to hide out until tomorrow, but I think we're near the end," she opines.
[14:30] <Kotono> Past the slain wolf is a passage leading to stairs. You can see sticky webs filling the stairs from here.
[14:30] * Seira approaches Demedais, and taps him with a hand, sheathing her sword beforehand. "And now, so am I."
[14:30] <Seira> roll 3d8+12
[14:30] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+12 and gets 29."12 [3d8=4, 8, 5]
[14:31] * Seira heads towards the stairs afterwards, not worried over the webs covering them.
[14:32] <Demedais> "Thank you. ...Carrying around a stronger wand for such situations is becoming far more tempting." Demedais grimaces. "Very well. Shall we continue?" With this, he follows Seira onward, hesitating only slightly before moving through the webs.
[14:32] * Alicia likewise follows onwards, extinguishing the flames on Hell Striker as she enters the webbing.
[14:33] <Kotono> The webs provide no problem for the party. They find the stairs to be very broad and tall, plenty of space to move in. After about five minutes of climing, the webs vanish. Ahead, you can see the top of the stairs, gorgeous moonlight spilling in from there.
[14:34] * Seira proceeds, of course!
[14:35] <Alicia> Still alert for any evil auras, even if the walls and doors are probably thick enough to mask most, Alicia ascends up the stairway.
[14:35] * Demedais follows, an eye out for chaos and any ambushes as he looks over Seira's shoulder.
[14:37] <Kotono> Thus the party ascends to the top! Here, surrounded by the walls of a hollowed out mountain peak, is a plaza. Here the veneration of Auril can be had, a bloody, snow soaked altar standing. Twenty feet away and ten feet away from the altar stand two frost giants, axes at the ready. At the altar, leaning against it with a vague look of disdain, is another giant. He wears no armor, however, only furs. "So, the four of you killed the Wolf mother.
[14:37] <Kotono> "So, the four of you killed the Wolf mother. What you're looking for is just ahead."
[14:37] <Seira> "So it seems. She attacked first!" Seira feels the need to point out.
[14:38] <Alicia> "As did the other giants at the entrance," Alicia adds as flames once more coruscate around her blade.
[14:38] <Kotono> "Who cares?" Cracking his knuckles and then rolling his neck around, ":I've been waiting two thousand years for a helluva fight. The four of you had better not dissapoint, or I'm going to come back as a ghost and drag all of you to the Abyss."
[14:39] <Seira> "You're my kind of evil giant!" Seira agrees happily.
[14:40] * Demedais raises his sword again, a slightly irritated expression on his face. "Of course he is. That was patently obvious."
[14:40] <Alicia> "I'm sure we can satisfy you," Alicia promises grimly, before mouthing through message. "I'll keep the likely spellcaster off balance while the rest of you take down the other two?" she suggests, covering her mouth.
[14:40] <Kotono> "Good. I'm going to enjoy ripping your arms off! Now then...attack!" he calls, the two giants ahead of him rushing, the leader not far behind! OOC - Initiative.
[14:40] * Seira laughs at his words, nodding at Alicia as she speaks.
[14:40] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 A
[14:40] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 A and gets 20."12 [1d20=14]
[14:40] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
[14:40] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 9."12 [1d20=2]
[14:41] <Seira> roll 1d20+7
[14:41] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+7 and gets 21."12 [1d20=14]
[14:41] * Demedais nods once, grunting as he prepares to leap in!
[14:41] <Demedais> roll 1d20+1 woo?
[14:41] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+1 woo? and gets 20."12 [1d20=19]
[14:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Giant 1
[14:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 Giant 1 and gets 5."12 [1d20=6]
[14:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Giant 2
[14:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 Giant 2 and gets 12."12 [1d20=13]
[14:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Giant leader
[14:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Giant leader and gets 18."12 [1d20=12]
[14:42] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira>Demedais=Alicia>Giant leader>Giant 2>Marie>Giant 1'
[14:42] <Alicia> OOC: Anty?
[14:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[14:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 8."12 [1d20=3]
[14:42] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira>Demedais=Alicia>Giant leader>Giant 2>Marie>Antenora>Giant 1'
[14:44] <Seira> With but a few words and a gesture, Seira disappears from view! Now invisible, she positions herself right next to the giant leader, intending to stab him if he tries anything.
[14:44] <Kotono> OOC - Okay, Deme and Alicia.
[14:45] * Alicia takes a half step back and raises one hand, her sword held loosely beside her as she prepares to quickly fire off a spell should any of the giants attempt to cast a spell or spell-like-ability.
[14:46] * Demedais moves to engage the giant leading the way, moving quickly to try and get past any axe attacks as he rushes the giant!
[14:47] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 (+1 Haste +2 Charge -3 CE -5 PA)
[14:47] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 (+1 Haste +2 Charge -3 CE -5 PA) and gets 35."12 [1d20=20]
[14:47] <Demedais> roll 1d20+15 (+1 Haste +2 Charge -3 CE -5 PA) crit check?
[14:47] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+15 (+1 Haste +2 Charge -3 CE -5 PA) crit check? and gets 26."12 [1d20=11]
[14:47] <Kotono> OOC - Creeeet.
[14:48] <Demedais> roll 4d6+36 whango.
[14:48] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 4d6+36 whango. and gets 48."12 [4d6=4, 1, 4, 3]
[14:53] <Kotono> Demedais darts in with surprising agility, slashing into the giant's fore! It's a serious, cripping injury, going well to winning this battle before it starts! At that...the lead giant snorts. With an almost casual saunter he approaches backwards! OOC - Since he's not aware of you, you can AoO him, Seira. Lemme know if you wanna go BEAM on him as well, Alicia.
[14:53] <Seira> roll 1d20+22 smite
[14:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 smite and gets 23."12 [1d20=1]
[14:53] <Alicia> OOC: is he casting a spell?
[14:54] <Kotono> *He goes backwards. Also, roughl uck, Seira.
[14:54] <Kotono> Seira takes this chance, but her blade misses! Going back thirty feet, he begins to...OOC - Casting. ?You can try to interrupt, Alicia.
[14:55] <Alicia> "Not so fast!" Alicia calls as several beams of orange flame blaze forth from her fingertips!
[14:55] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[14:55] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 35."12 [1d20=19]
[14:55] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[14:55] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 28."12 [1d20=12]
[14:55] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[14:55] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 31."12 [1d20=15]
[14:55] <Kotono> OOC - All hit.
[14:55] <Alicia> roll 12d6
[14:55] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 12d6 and gets 45."12 [12d6=5, 1, 5, 1, 2, 6, 5, 4, 6, 5, 4, 1]
[14:55] <Kotono> roll 45*1.5
[14:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 45*1.5 and gets 67.5."12
[14:56] <Kotono> While Seira has no luck connecting, Alicia does! These rays of scorching heat leave him burnt, a  few arcane words garbled! "Aaaagh! You bitch!" OOC - Giant two is up.
[14:56] <Kotono> The second giant, reeling from his hit, goes to try and shorten Demedais a head!
[14:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
[14:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 38."12 [1d20=20]
[14:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 well, he's doing a good job at it?
[14:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 well, he's doing a good job at it? and gets 22."12 [1d20=4]
[14:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1
[14:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 and gets 5."12 [1d20=4]
[14:56] <Kotono> OOC - +13, hardly matters.
[14:56] <Kotono> roll 3d6+13
[14:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+13 and gets 24."12 [3d6=3, 5, 3]
[14:57] <Kotono> It almost happens! The giant swings in a massive arc with his axe, only Demedais' Fifth Resort stopping the blow! It goes right in front of his face, deflecting it down to skid across his shoulder instead! The follow up blow is ruined because of this, totally missing! OOC - Marie.
[14:58] <Alicia> "There are five of us, you ass!" Marie yells at the giant's spokesman as she fires off a pair of arrows at him.
[14:58] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
[14:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 32."12 [1d20=12]
[14:58] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15
[14:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 and gets 21."12 [1d20=6]
[14:58] <Kotono> OOC - One hit.
[14:58] <Kotono> "Who cares about some stinking fairy?"  The giant snaps back, his skin burnt and making him wince.
[14:58] <Alicia> roll 1d4+1+1d6+1d4
[14:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+1+1d6+1d4 and gets 7."12 [1d4=2][1d6=3][1d4=1]
[14:59] <Kotono> An arrow burrow sinto the leg of the giant, doing minor, shocking damage! At this, Antneora takes to the air! Her wounds mend, even as she throws herself at the giant De4medais is squaring off with!
[15:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 (-4 PA, +2 charge, +1 fly, 7/8 FS +10 HP)
[15:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 (-4 PA, +2 charge, +1 fly, 7/8 FS +10 HP) and gets 33."12 [1d20=16]
[15:00] <Kotono> roll 2d8+32
[15:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+32 and gets 46."12 [2d8=7, 7]
[15:01] <Kotono> AS this giant gets a spearful to the face, the last one finally gets it together! With a lusty battle cry, he charges right at Alicia, whizzing right past Demedais most openly! OOc - You can AoO him if you want, Deme.
[15:02] <Demedais> roll 1d20+13 With pleasure, though sadly no Charge bonus.
[15:02] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+13 With pleasure, though sadly no Charge bonus. and gets 29."12 [1d20=16]
[15:02] <Kotono> OOC - Hit.
[15:02] <Demedais> roll 2d6+18
[15:02] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 2d6+18 and gets 30."12 [2d6=6, 6]
[15:02] <Kotono> Hit! The giant is torn open across the side, but he barely seems to notice as he swings his axe at Alicia!
[15:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[15:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 38."12 [1d20=18]
[15:03] <Alicia> OOC: AC 31, image AC 16
[15:03] <Kotono> roll 1d5
[15:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d5 and gets 1."12 [1d5=1]
[15:03] <Kotono> roll 3d6+13
[15:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+13 and gets 25."12 [3d6=4, 4, 4]
[15:04] <Kotono> Despite all of her mirror images, the giant has no problem slamming it's axe right into Alicia's stomach! It's a flat of the blade blow, but still creates amassive bludgeoning pain! OOC - Seira.
[15:04] <Seira> In a way, her miss could be a blessing in disguise, Seira muses. The leader may not know that she's targetting him, and she would try to use that to her advantage, her blade igniting as she stalks over to him once more, drawing her other sword along the way.
[15:04] <Kotono> OOC - Okay, blades of fire+move. Alicia's up.
[15:04] <Kotono> OOC - So's Deme.
[15:04] <Kotono> Seira nimbly moves under the cover of invisibility, swords aflamed and readied!
[15:05] * Demedais grins ferally at the giant who attacked him. "Prepare yourself." With this, four quick, brutal slashes across the giant's face and chest lash out, preparing to finish him off quickly!
[15:06] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (+1 Haste -3 PA) DMight used.
[15:06] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 (+1 Haste -3 PA) DMight used. and gets 30."12 [1d20=13]
[15:06] <Demedais> roll 1d20+17 (+1 Haste -3 PA) DMight used.
[15:06] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+17 (+1 Haste -3 PA) DMight used. and gets 28."12 [1d20=11]
[15:06] <Demedais> roll 1d20+12 (+1 Haste -3 PA) DMight used.
[15:06] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+12 (+1 Haste -3 PA) DMight used. and gets 27."12 [1d20=15]
[15:06] <Demedais> roll 1d20+7 (+1 Haste -3 PA) DMight used.
[15:06] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 1d20+7 (+1 Haste -3 PA) DMight used. and gets 8."12 [1d20=1]
[15:06] <Kotono> OOC - Three hits.
[15:07] <Demedais> roll 6d6+54
[15:07] * Hatbot --> "Demedais rolls 6d6+54 and gets 75."12 [6d6=5, 4, 5, 2, 3, 2]
[15:07] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira>Demedais=Alicia>Giant leader>Marie>Antenora>Giant 1'
[15:07] <Kotono> This giant goes down under the flurry, head bouncing around the plaza, bereft of the rest of it's body! OOC - Alicia.
[15:07] <Alicia> Since she has more pressing concerns at the moment, Alicia has to rely on Seira to deal with the leader while she gets rid of her current playmate. Hopping up, she kicks off the giant's knee to sail high in the air, meeting him at face level and giving a very sinister grin before she plunges her flaming sword right into his face and rakes it through his body on the way down!
[15:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 2 2nd level arcane channel, fire
[15:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 2 2nd level arcane channel, fire and gets 30."12 [1d20=12]
[15:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+17 2 2nd level arcane channel, holy
[15:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+17 2 2nd level arcane channel, holy and gets 21."12 [1d20=4]
[15:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 2 2nd level arcane channel, fire
[15:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 2 2nd level arcane channel, fire and gets 31."12 [1d20=18]
[15:08] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 2 2nd level arcane channel, holy
[15:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 2 2nd level arcane channel, holy and gets 14."12 [1d20=2]
[15:08] <Kotono> OOC - Three hits.
[15:09] <Alicia> roll 3d8+23+2d6+6d4
[15:09] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 3d8+23+2d6+6d4 and gets 64."12 [3d8=1, 5, 8][2d6=3, 5][6d4=4, 2, 2, 4, 4, 3]
[15:09] <Alicia> roll 2d6 fire
[15:09] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d6 fire and gets 7."12 [2d6=3, 4]
[15:10] <Kotono> This frost giant is set aflame and scored with a few vicious injuries! His face is torn and body nearly severed! If it wasn't a huge creature of power almost forgottne to the world, it would be dead twice over! As is, it's wounds bleed and it's body quakes under the overwhelming flurry! OOC - Leader is up.
[15:11] <Kotono> The leader scowls, beginning to channel power! OOC - You can AoO, Seira.
[15:11] <Seira> The fire covering the Resort spikes to an all-time high, as Seira stabs it deep into the leader's unprotected knee!
[15:11] <Seira> roll 1d20+22 blades of fire, spellruin
[15:11] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 blades of fire, spellruin and gets 26."12 [1d20=4]
[15:11] <Kotono> OOC - Hit.
[15:11] <Seira> roll 3d8+5+4d6
[15:11] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+5+4d6 and gets 37."12 [3d8=8, 7, 4][4d6=5, 3, 4, 1]
[15:12] <Seira> roll 1d8+1d6 fire
[15:12] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+1d6 fire and gets 10."12 [1d8=4][1d6=6]
[15:12] <Seira> roll 2d4 spells
[15:12] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d4 spells and gets 4."12 [2d4=3, 1]
[15:13] <Kotono> With that quick, devastating strike, Seira impales the giant! He barely gets out a word as he falls, but then, as he does, "Dammit...I didn't even get to hit anything...ugh!" He's down and bleeding out, defeated! OOC - Marie.
[15:14] <Seira> "Sucks to be you," Seira mutters quietly enough so that only he would hear it as the last thing before oblivion.
[15:14] <Alicia> Floating just out of axing reach while still protecting Alicia, Marie draws and fires a pair of arrows at the last remaining giant.
[15:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[15:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 17."12 [1d20=1]
[15:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11
[15:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 and gets 13."12 [1d20=2]
[15:15] <Kotono> The arrows fly by, not coming close to the last giant! Antenora, however, seems to have a different view on this! She floats up and charges him from behind, flanking with Alicia!
[15:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 (-8 PA +2 6/8 FS, +2 charge, +2 flank, +1 fly)
[15:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 (-8 PA +2 6/8 FS, +2 charge, +2 flank, +1 fly) and gets 30."12 [1d20=13]
[15:15] <Kotono> roll 2d8+50+1d6
[15:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+50+1d6 and gets 59."12 [2d8=6, 2][1d6=1]
[15:16] <Kotono> The last giant gets aspear from back to front, shuddering and losing his life! OOC - Battle's over. You maimed that one.
[15:17] * Alicia exhales slowly and flicks the blood off her sword. "Everyone okay? Think that was probably the last of them, at least."
[15:17] <Seira> "I think we got all of Auril's little friends," Seira speaks, appearing to sight as she ends her spell.
[15:17] <Demedais> "Ng." Demedais grumbles. "I wouldn't be surprised to find one more guardian, but hopefully you two are correct."
[15:17] <Seira> "The last of them, if we don't have to fight the ambush in the cave," Seira muses.
[15:18] <Alicia> "And there's no real need for that, is there?" Alicia replies to Seira as she starts to head over past the giant's altar.
[15:19] * Demedais eyes the altar wearily, staying clear of it as he looks for the pool instead.
[15:19] <Seira> "We can't really fly past them today."
[15:19] <Alicia> "Don't you have a ring that lets you teleport?" Alicia asks.
[15:19] <Kotono> "Just as well. I'm growing tired of dodging axes," Antenora adds in. "They're far too likely to land a decisive blow for my tastes." The altar is covered with bloody snow and has snow symbols over it. As the party looks ahead, they can see something in the distance - it's a little metal ring around something in the far back of the plaza.
[15:20] * Alicia heads towards said ring.
[15:20] <Seira> "That might work," Seira agrees, following Alicia.
[15:20] <Demedais> "Indeed. Better that then all of us freezing to death up here." Demedais grumbles, following after that.
[15:21] <Seira> "You're still cold with all the magic guarding you?" Seira asks, surprised.
[15:21] <Kotono> At the metal ring, you find that inside is a small, burbling pool. Its' shallow, but it's definintely a natural spring. The water is crystal clear and has tiny bits of ice floatingin it. The moonlight is gorgeous here, turning everything the shade of devil slaying silver.
[15:22] <Demedais> "It won't last forever." Demedais notes. "A while? Yes, especially knowing your skill. For the entire night? Doubtful. And... the pool. I suppose now we decide?"
[15:22] <Seira> "Well, what now?"
[15:23] <Demedais> "...If neither of you two have any objections, may I request the first sip?" Demedais asks, seemingly embarrassed at this. "I... well. I'm going to need all the wisdom I can get if I'm to fulfill my promise to Helm and Father Ceiar..."
[15:23] <Alicia> "Really? You want the wisdom of such a chaotic goddess?" Marie sounds surprised, but also approving. "Maybe there's hope for you, after all!"
[15:23] * Seira shrugs. "Go for it."
[15:25] <Alicia> "By all means, go ahead," Alicia agrees easily..
[15:25] <Demedais> "Wisdom can be found on all roads; else I wouldn't have been following Seira at the start, I suspect. Now, far different story." A grin at Seira, well-intentioned, before he cups his hand and gathers a bit of water, sipping.
[15:25] * Seira glances at Alicia. "Flip a coin over the rest?" she offers, studiously ignoring Demedais.
[15:26] <Alicia> "I've already offended Auril enough, today. I don't think it would be wise for me to partake," Alicia steps back.
[15:26] <Kotono> Demedais drinks of the water! For a moment, his body glows like silvery moonlight.
[15:26] <Kotono> "Well," Antenora asks, eyeing Alicia, "Which of us can chance and most use 'Auril's fury', then?"
[15:27] <Seira> "I'm all about chancing, and if she doesn't respect our skill for getting here, sucks to be me," Seira muses. "Last chance, Alicia?"
[15:27] <Demedais> "...I see." Demedais muses after a moment, before stepping back. "Thank you, Moonmaiden, Watcher, for guiding me here and blessing me with this..."
[15:28] <Alicia> "Doubt it's any good to me!" Marie chirps, settling on Alicia's head. "Might do you some good, Antenora, since you get pretty riled up when fighting. And I guess it'd help Seira bite people harder, so either works."
[15:28] <Kotono> "If it's just might," Antenora answers, "It would help any of us." She shrugs lightly at that.
[15:29] <Alicia> "Well why don't you two flip a coin if you both want it, then?" Alicia suggests.
[15:29] <Demedais> "We are all fighters, yes. But I have taken one gift; no need to partake again." Demedais nods once, leaving them to decide beyond that.
[15:30] <Kotono> "I didn't say I wanted it." Antenora answers after just a moment, frowning. "It would help any of us, though perhaps Alicia or Demedais the most. I'm already nearly as stronga s them without enhancement; there's no need for me to drink."
[15:30] <Seira> "Well, then. Without further ado...." She gathers a bit of water in her hands, and drinks from it.
[15:33] * Seira throws her head back, laughing and laughing.
[15:33] * Demedais eyes Seira.
[15:33] * Alicia sighs.
[15:34] <Seira> "Okay, I'm fine now," Seira declares. "Let's go have a talk with Mystra, shall we?"
[15:35] * Demedais nods. "Indeed, it is time for that."
[15:35] <Seira> "And if you're still worried over the affect of the spellgems on us, you could resolve the issue once and for all now, I suppose."
[15:36] <Alicia> "I was going to ask about them, yes," Alicia agrees as she starts heading back out of the complex.
[15:36] <Seira> "Hey, wait a moment," Seira calls after her. "Let me take us to that room from here."
[15:37] <Alicia> "Can you teleport all of us?" Alicia asks. "I thought it was three others at most."
[15:38] <Seira> "This is true," Seira admits, "but your familiar can go incorporeal and sneak back, can't she? I could turn her invisible for good measure, if you want me to."
[15:38] <Alicia> "I'd rather not leave her alone - we can get to that gap and teleport to the other side with her flying down so that we don't have to be seperated for long," Alicia replies.
[15:39] <Seira> "In that case...." Seira hands her ring over to Alicia. "I happen to have Dimension Door prepared as well, so we'll just teleport together once we reach the ambush area."
[15:40] * Demedais nods once, slightly. "Shall we try this, then?"
[15:40] <Alicia> "It only takes me a few seconds to fly over that gap," Marie points out. "It only took so long last time because I was waiting on the rest of you."
[15:40] * Seira also decides to take a closer look at what the magically-glowing giant had!
[15:55] <Kotono> The trip back down the fortress is without incident. Reaching the entryway again, they search the giant cleric. On his body, they find his axe is magical.
[15:55] <Seira> On a whim, Seira checks for any keys.
[15:56] <Kotono> Deep in his chain is a small pocket, where Seira finds a single gilded iron key.
[15:56] * Seira laughs to herself, and pockets it, ready to proceed.
[15:56] <Demedais> "Well." Demedais grins. "So much for that."
[15:58] <Kotono> Going down, the party reaches the cave entrance to the dome of ice and ice block maze. Far below is a lake of frozen water and ice, and a path leading to the exit to this place.
[15:58] <Alicia> Marie goes incorporeal and flies to the other side, assuming everyone else will teleport across to meet her, there.
[16:00] * Seira uses Dimension Door for a simple short-ranged teleport to get them across.
[16:00] <Kotono> The trip to the bottom passes well enough, appearing on down and on the other side safely.
[16:01] * Seira proceeds back to their starting point, the room leading to the seal.
[16:01] * Demedais follows carefully.
[16:01] <Kotono> With strong magic wrought on them, the party has no problems leaving the icey mountain behind. Back to the gnomish reeducation camp, the gate ahead and leading to the seal.
[16:02] * Seira unsheathes the Resort and offers it to Alicia, handle first. "Up to it?"
[16:03] * Alicia takes a deep breath and accepts the sword. "As I'll ever be," she agrees, opening the gate.
[16:04] * Seira follows to keep her company, otherwise staying out of the way.
[16:04] <Kotono> With the second resort in hand, Alicia opens the gate! Ahead is a room of murals - murals of all the True Gods, glorious and terrifying! In the center is a simple stone altar, with a sword shaped depression in it. Antenora follows along as well, "Good luck, Alicia," she adds.
[16:04] * Demedais smiles a bit wearily, following the group in to look around at the murals.
[16:05] <Alicia> Striding forward, Alicia places the sword into its slot without hesitation.
[16:07] <Kotono> With a soft click the Resort settles in! With that, the color drains from the world. The life is gone, flowing from everything into this one very point! A perfect frozenness, yet lacking chill. Everything in the world but Alicia is put into colorless stasis. For long moments she remains there, mind screaming - but then it all melts. Melting into nothing, melting away like snow under the summer sun. (more)
[16:09] <Kotono> In this blackness, a void without stars, without being, a perfect emptiness, Alicia is thrown. She is thrown without movement and without speed, yet moving faster than her senses and spirit can sense! To a place, a ring around her. A ring of grand thrones, with three straight ahead of her. The three thrones surround the grandest of thema ll, but it is not there her eyes are drawn. Instead, she is drawn to all the figures around. Celestial and
[16:09] <Kotono> Instead, she is drawn to all the figures around. Celestial and infernal, horrible and beautiful, a range that makes her mind tear itself apart in simple imcomprehension. Yet as it does, she feels a touch, restoring, preventing. Of this number, one speaks. (more)
[16:11] <Kotono> "She is mine." This woman's voice is confident and commanding, banishing the momentary agony of utter mental ruination. Her clothing is simple - a glittering dress with a shirt and plunging neckline, black haired. Yet in her eyes is the radiance of a million stars, burning with seven points of arcane blue fire.
[16:12] <Alicia> "Mother of all magic..." Alicia breathes in awe, all her mental preparation slipping away as she's confronted with the Goddess she has devoted her adult life too. She simply can't help but stare.
[16:13] <Kotono> "A third seal is gone now..." Mystra's eyes close, "I feel the magic awakening again, spreading like wildfire." A smile comes to her face, a look of joy. "My servant, you have done well to come to this place."
[16:14] <Alicia> "Thank you, Goddess," Alicia swallows nervously, trying to regain her poise and not act like some slack-jawed yokel. "I live to serve you."
[16:16] <Kotono> "The world races closer towards the appointed time. You and your allies have overcome many, both related to this and those who wish nothing more than to ensnare a world while it is vulnerable. Alicia, you will be my servant to help end these two thousand years of pain and seperation." Mystra's ees open, all the mystries of the cosmos dancing in them. "Even if you have chosen some...difficult risks."
[16:17] <Alicia> "But has it not still turned out for the best, despite them, my Lady?" Alicia asks, chancing a hopeful smile.
[16:18] <Kotono> "You struggle to create the best with what you can. You have not dissapointed me, my servant." Mystra looks back with warmth, "You have fought and nurtured an inner light within yourself and others, and also worked to spread my doctrine. You have taken great risks, but you have succeeded just as largely."
[16:20] <Alicia> "You honour me with your praise, my Lady," the paladin replies humbly. "It means a lot, after so many difficulties."
[16:21] <Kotono> "Yes...but do not forget. There will be more. There are two more seals, then...the Last Resort." Her voice is solemn. "Your journey to this point will be a difficult one without a doubt, and then...there is the God King still. Further, entities of vile nature have taken interest in you, for daring to oppose them. Hell itself wishes for nothing more than your defeat...or your enslavement."
[16:23] <Alicia> For some reason, Alicia doesn't feel at all afraid of anything Hell can throw at her. Not right now. "Even if I am slain, I will never serve them," she swears. Then, as respectfully as she can manage, "Lady of Mysteries, the way here has been long, and I have many questions..."
[16:24] <Kotono> "I see." With a momentary smile, "I understand. Seira asked questions as well of Waukeen, for all of you have seen only a shattered reflection of the past in forgotten stories and fragmentary facts."
[16:25] <Kotono> "With the third of the seals dissipated, the time is growing closer. Ask as you wish, Alicia, and bear these facts to your allies."
[16:28] <Alicia> "First, and this is more of a request," Alicia begins, "There was a Sword Archon named Eladi who we met in one of our trials to get here. He went against the rules of that particular trial to help us defeat a Gelugon - which at the time I fear none of us would have been able to slay without such aid."
[16:28] <Alicia> "He said he would be punished for his actions, and I was wondering... hoping, you could do something to earn him a reprieve?" she looks down as she asks, hoping this isn't overstepping any bounds. But she did promise.
[16:31] <Kotono> "Even now, you remember that..." Mystra's smile grows for a moment. "....I cannot. His fate is bound to the One. Seira bore witness to a captive angel in the wastelands. He spoke of one called only an Arbitor. His fate is in his hands, as he represents what is the conjunction of all the Gods, from the heavens to the darkest hells."
[16:32] <Alicia> "Can anything be done for him?" Alicia asks, looking up. "There has to be some way, surely?"
[16:35] <Kotono> Mystra's face shows a moment of sadness, deep and so profound as to leave Alicia nearly reeling. "The Arbitor is beyond even us. He is the One, a judge of cold calculation and vengence. In his hands alone Eladi's fate rests. To his judgment there is no appeal."
[16:37] * Alicia deflates. If it's beyond a Goddess, then it really is hopeless. "Do you at least know what the judgement was?" Maybe it's not something terrible?
[16:39] <Kotono> "His judgment is that he must serve him as a herald for eternity."
[16:40] * Alicia cocks her head to the side. "Without knowing much about the Arbitor, I don't even know if that's good or bad," she admits helplessly. "But either way there's nothing I can do about it, is there?"
[16:42] <Kotono> "No, there isn't. His fate is in the hands of another. Perhaps, when the time comes, you will meet him again." Mystra's expression softens. "Speak on, my servant."
[16:45] * Alicia nods, mentally sorting out her thoughts before continuing. "Along our travels, I have gathered many enemies as you say. While many are expected for someone such as myself, one... is not. Torm, the... The Loyal Fury."
[16:45] <Alicia> "Everything I have learned about him recently seems to be greatly at odds with what I understood of his church and doctrine, before." She briefly looks around at the faded surroundings, wondering if one of those impossible to behold creatures from earlier was Torm himself. "Just what is Torm really all about?"
[16:53] <Alicia> Alicia's eyes widen as the knowledge is divinely implanted in her mind. "Goddess... has it always been this way?" she asks in shock. This could shake the world!
[16:53] <Kotono> Mystra only says a single word. "No."
[16:55] <Alicia> "What caused it? Can anything be done about it?" From Mystra's simple answer to her last question, Alicia suspects she may be pressing too much, but she simply has to know!
[16:57] * Alicia nods. "He's already marked me as an enemy of his church, being ignorant won't be any help."
[16:58] <Kotono> "Then..." Mystra bows her head, speaking openly now. "Two thousand years ago, there wer emany wounds. Wounds to the world, wounds to the earth itself, wounds to the Gods as they fought. Yet the deepest wound was a wound of betrayal."
[16:59] <Alicia> Alicia daren't interrupt, simply listening raptly as wisdom comes from her deity's lips.
[17:00] <Kotono> "For as long as existance was had, an angel always served Torm. A glorious seraph and angelic lord of vast power, from the greatest castes of all. He was his right hand in the divine, as much a part of Torm as anything else. Yet, on one day, with one word...he betrayed Torm in battle."
[17:02] * Alicia wants to interrupt, that said angel can hardly be blamed for falling victim to an enchantment, but she holds her tongue until the tale is over.
[17:03] <Kotono> "Torm...was hurt. This betrayal was solved by casting this angel into the Hells, yet the battle was still lost. This seed of hatred, disbelief, anger, fury...the Loyal Fury could not cope with it. It poisoned him. It feeds his hatred and rage, leading him to wish to destroy."
[17:06] <Alicia> "I won't presume to know what occurs in a God's mind, but surely he could see that the 'betrayal' was through Daa-vid's power rather than any fault of his seraph?" Alicia asks, wishing there was something that could be done for Torm to see sense.
[17:07] <Kotono> "Torm himself has said that...yet, he cannot bring himself to accept it. Now, it writhes within him and..." Mystra stops there.
[17:09] * Alicia blinks at the sudden stop. Then, deciding it must have been for a reason, she changes the subject rather than pressing her deity. "About Daa-vid, though - if he was able to challenge, and even defeat the Gods in single combat, how can we possibly hope to defeat him, ourselves?"
[17:10] <Kotono> "Are you familiar with the sword Arondaaq?" Mystra asks in return.
[17:11] <Alicia> "The life draining sword?" Alicia nods. "It was wielded by Talinn the Seeker during the war, from what I've heard."
[17:14] <Kotono> "Talinn is the one who ultimately defeated the God King in that last, horrible battle. It transforms your very life force, burning it away into momentary flashes of divine energy dedicated to death and destruction. Talinn survived the shattering blasts of power amid the battle...and gave everything to strike one decisive blow."
[17:15] <Alicia> "I... see," Alicia replies sollemnly, understanding the implications. "Can you tell me where the sword might be found?"
[17:16] <Kotono> "Talinn left his notes with his allies, who hid it away with a relic of the past. His story is his to tell; it is a path you will have to walk to in your quest...and also bears his own warnings."
[17:20] <Alicia> "Very well," Alicia pauses for a moment, working through the questions she had planned to ask before coming to the next one. "Still on the subject of gnomes, what is your stance on their spellgems?" she looks momentarily embarrassed.
[17:20] <Alicia> "I confess, I have felt unsure - on one hand, they spread access to the Weave and allow anyone to perform magic. On the other hand," her expression turns a bit more grim, "They allow anyone to perform magic." Spreading magic is good, but on the other hand, spreading it to those with no real understanding of the power they now wield, nor ability to actually develop on it, has never sat right with her.
[17:22] <Kotono> Mystra smiles ever so faintly, "They can be dangerous. One of the God King's discoveries was something that perhaps would be best if it was never found - a way to crystallize magic. They are not harmful to ingest in reasonable number, but..." A shake of her head, "The brazen spreading of them is no better than foolishly spreading magic. They are much more dangerous for this reason - even a fool can have powerful magic if he ingests them."
[17:23] <Kotono> (More)(
[17:24] <Kotono> "Even if the grisly aspects of their creation can be negated..." A distinct look of disdain, "The wider knowledge has not left your world, largely. Alicia, I task you to ensure this knowledge is not lightly used or spread. Like any magic, it must be used wisely and sparingly. Moreso...since if one without scruples has them, they will commit atrocities to make them...like Irenes."
[17:28] <Alicia> "I will do as you say, my Lady," Alicia promises. "I... believe those were all the questions I had. Is there anything else you think I should know at this point?" she then asks, meeting Mystra's radiant eyes.
[17:29] <Kotono> "That I'm proud of my faithful servant," she answers. "Now...I shall grant you a boon, as I know you wondered and expected."
[17:31] <Alicia> "Thank you," Alicia smiles gratefully. "I remember legends of those touched by your grace in times past - one in every generation who wielded Spellfire. Though it has not been recorded in millenia... As magic returns to the world, can this too return?"
[17:33] <Kotono> "As you wish. Wield this with wisdom, Alicia," On that word, Mystra reaches out. Her touch is gentle on Alicia's shoulder, but it seems to shake the world. In an instant it all retreats back. A vast bell sounds, color returning to everything. She stands in the room of murals, her friends waiting.
[17:34] * Demedais looks over, curiously, letting Alicia speak first.
[17:34] <Alicia> "Did she say anything about me? Did you say anything about me?" Marie asks insistently, fluttering around Alicia's head as her eyes slowly blink and she returns to the here and now.
[17:35] <Alicia> "No, Marie," Alicia nudges her familiar away as she takes in her surroundings once more. "Well, I learned a lot... we won't be able to defeat Daa-vid without Talinn's sword, it seems."
[17:36] <Demedais> "I see." Demedais nods once. "Something to be aware of, at least, as we search."
[17:36] <Seira> "So getting it is now a higher priority," Seira agrees.
[17:36] <Seira> "Any clues as to its resting place?"
[17:37] <Alicia> "We have to seek out what became of his allies, whom he left notes with. It  was hidden away with another relic of the past, but that's all I was told," Alicia explains.
[17:38] <Seira> "It might've been a good idea to ask that old man about Talinn after all," Seira muses, before shaking her head. "Well, there's that. Anything else we need to know?"
[17:38] <Alicia> Marie huffily sets herself down on Alicia's head after her dismissal. "I've met Mystra, too. Twice, even! She said I was a good servant."
[17:39] <Kotono> "Well, everyone makes mistakes," Antenora replies absently. "What is Talinn's sowrd, anyway?"
[17:39] <Seira> "It's a sword that eats your life to power itself," Seira informs her. "Very harsh."
[17:39] <Alicia> "At least he mentioned a few names that could help us," Alicia points out, ignoring her disgruntled familiar. "Terre, Alandra, and Silvest."
[17:40] <Demedais> "His allies...? Terre, Alandra, Silvest... those were the three mentioned by the man..." Demedais pauses after a moment of recollection, nodding to Alicia. "Though I can't place any of the three."
[17:40] <Seira> "Yes, I took notes," Seira comments. "Literally, too."
[17:40] <Seira> "I have a really good place to check them out, so leave it to me."
[17:41] <Alicia> "Anyway," Alicia hands Seira back her oddly light sword, "Shall we depart and see how things have changed out in the real world?"
[17:41] <Alicia> "See if Torm's messed up Eudard's head again, too..." she mutters irritably.
[17:41] * Seira sheathes it, and nods. "I'm somewhat tempted to teleport back, but maybe Ajan would be helpful enough to tell us about those three."
[17:42] * Demedais nods once. "Very well. Hopefully there are not many problems from this release..."
[17:42] <Seira> "So it's Torm's fault?" Seira asks Alicia bluntly, at the paladin's words. "Not someone interfering, after all?"
[17:43] <Kotono> Antenora nods to Seira, thinking for a few long moments. "Yes, I was wondering about that. It was Torm or not?"
[17:43] * Demedais pauses at this, listening calmly.
[17:44] * Alicia nods. "Torm is the God of hate. Hate beyond justice, hating for the sake of hating," she explains as Mystra put it to her. "Something changed in him after Zariel's betrayal, and even though he knows it was not Zariel's fault, he cannot rid himself of the hate eating him from within."
[17:45] * Seira blinks. "Oh wow. He really is the god of suck!"
[17:46] <Kotono> "Seira..." Antenora rubs her temple a moment, "Not only is that serious...what if he fell into the Abyss like that? If he just wants to hate and destroy, the Abyss gains a new God if he falls."
[17:46] <Alicia> "And yet the doctrine of his church is still an admirable one," Alicia sighs. "It is a vexing conundrum."
[17:47] <Seira> "Come on, the solution is simple," Seira responds. "We beat down this upstart fake god, and then proceed and smack Torm until he sees reason. The only reason he's like that is probably because he'd been allowed to wallow in his self-pity all along. For millennia!"
[17:47] * Demedais blanches slightly, before thinking. "That... it is. It...explains much."
[17:48] <Alicia> "There is little we can do at the moment, but the knowledge is useful to have when dealing with his servants," Alicia reasons. "Perhaps some day, though..."
[17:49] * Seira nods. "It is, I'll give you that. Maybe we could sway them first, and teach Torm through their example."
[17:49] <Kotono> "You're...extremely optimistic, Seira," Antenora says, but doesn't pursue it past that. She starts to walk instead. "Perhaps so. An invasion from within, to try and counter any poison he's spreading?"
[17:50] <Seira> "Pretty much. I've yet to see too many mortals simply blind to reason and common sense, god behind their madness or not. We'll trust in statistics and get them to realize this."
[17:51] <Alicia> "The church clings to the doctrine of Torm from before the cataclysm, since the Gods have been so remote. As they return, Torm will start to spread his new ways," Alicia goes on. "Likely we will see an upheaval in Torm's church before this is all over. It would be best if we could manage it so that justice prevails over hatred."
[17:52] <Demedais> "It is worth it to try this, but I confess eliminating the God-King takes priority. Of course, ensuring a new threat does not destroy our chances at this is also vital..." Demedais muses.
[17:52] <Kotono> "Yeah." Antenora, as she walks, looks upward. "Give them better examples. Eudard would be useful for that if this can be worked out."
[17:53] * Alicia nods. "That's what I was hoping, Antenora."
[17:53] <Demedais> "Indeed."
[17:55] <Kotono> Thus the walk back goes without incident. Into the green pool the party goes. They find Ajan waiting, eyeing the door they come out of. Without preamble, "The third seal is gone?"
[17:55] * Seira nods. "Three more to go, right?"
[17:57] <Kotono> "Yes," Ajan agrees solemnly. "The God King stirs in his imprisonment and the time to face him draws closer."
[17:58] <Alicia> "Ajan, do you know anything about Talinn the Seeker?" Alicia asks the ancient wyrm, looking upwards.
[17:59] <Kotono> The great red dragon looks down to Alicia, sparks gushing from it's nose as Ajan snorts. "I know many things. What is it you are asking; get to the real question."
[18:00] <Seira> "Our surest way of taking down the God-King and freeing you is with the sword of the Seeker," Seira says simply.
[18:00] <Alicia> "The path to find it begins with his allies, who he left notes with, but aside from a few names we know nothing of them or where we could find them," Alicia elaborates.
[18:02] <Kotono> "You want Arondaaq, eh..." Ajan snorts. "His allies are long dead. Fine. I would start with the elves, for a clan helped create Arondaaq."
[18:03] <Seira> "That was my first thought," Seira agrees. "So you believe it might still be there?"
[18:03] <Kotono> "Or if not, perhaps records or a trail of it. Arondaaq...if you come close to it, you'll know. The life itself will attempt to flee your flesh."
[18:04] <Seira> "I can't wait."
[18:04] * Alicia idly wonders what's one more life-threatening magical artifact between friends.
[18:04] <Demedais> "Sounds breath-taking." Demedais grumbles.
[18:05] <Seira> "I'm sure we'll all fight over who gets the honor of dying from that sword first in no time," Seira muses. "In any case, thank you for your wisdom, Ajan."
[18:05] <Kotono> "Do try not to die," Ajan goes on. "Arondaaq...do not take it lightly. If you must bear it, bear it after you have accepted that the end of your life is nigh."
[18:07] <Seira> "We'll see about that," Seira mutters. "I still have a deity to punch in the nose. I can't die before that."
[18:07] <Alicia> "Fighting Daa-vid will probably make that feeling quite common," Alicia muses. "Anyway, we should return to Balmuria."
[18:07] * Demedais stays silent at Ajan's comment, before nodding. "Indeed. Thank you for your assistance, Ajan."
[18:07] * Seira nods. "Yes, to keep an eye on things," she agrees.
[18:09] <Kotono> The trip back to the entrance is mercifully without incident. On reaching the exit, you find a few soldiers waiting. They salute the party, "Sirs. A message from Commander Oberuth."
[18:09] <Kotono> Outside, the cloudy weather has a steady rainstorm falling. The soldiers are rather soaked, but diligently on guard.
[18:09] <Alicia> "Lets hear it," Alicia asks, returning the salute.
[18:10] * Seira nods, not bothered by the rain much.
[18:10] <Alicia> Marie also salutes from atop Alicia's head.
[18:10] * Demedais returns the salute, before waiting patiently.
[18:11] <Kotono> "A ber...a.." He tries, before, "A hellcat was found sniffing outside of the Luna Del Stronger and the Dracones Inn." The soldier eyes Marie without comment. "Despite wounding two members of the guard and Commander Oberuth, they were able to prevent it's escape and dispose of the beast. All relevant parties are under added protections as needed as well."
[18:12] <Seira> "Are the wounds serious?"
[18:13] <Kotono> "No sir. A wizardess named Agabail was clawed and one of the new trainees from the Academy was bitten twice, but neither were serious."
[18:13] <Kotono> *Abagail
[18:14] * Seira bites her lower lip. "Alright. Was there anything else?"
[18:14] <Alicia> "It's lucky no one died," Alicia notes. "Bezekira can be very dangerous."
[18:14] <Demedais> "It is good to know they survived, and likely handled themselves commendably." Demedais nods at this.
[18:15] <Kotono> Antenora scowls, "It speaks well of someone that they noticed it."
[18:15] <Kotono> "A message from Donald, ma'am. He said that the inn's safe as far as he can tell. If there was anyone else, Countess Stronger couldn't find them."
[18:16] * Seira nods. "That area is the most warded on this side of the world, so it's to be expected."
[18:17] <Kotono> Another salute, "That'ls all right now, ma'am...besides that strange feeling again."
[18:19] <Seira> "That is also expected," she informs them. "Are your orders to guard this entrance? If not, we should be getting back to Balmuria."
[18:19] <Alicia> "There might be another upsurge in people receiving visions and strange creatures appearing - hopefully a few more friendly ones, though," Alicia nods.
[18:20] <Seira> "The authorities and our allies should be well-prepared for them, at least."
[18:20] <Kotono> "We're to escort you if we wish, there are others to guard," The salute is returned, "If you wish it, sirs."
[18:22] * Demedais nods his head once at his companions' words. "We should be fine returning. Thank you, however." he says to this. "Unless any of you wish..." after a moment's glance to his companions.
[18:23] <Kotono> On returning to Balmuria's western gate, the party finds quite a lot of ruckus! The streets are emptying - many are going, rushing. From here you can see some going to Mystra's temple, but others are hurrying along to other destinations - in the direction of Gond's temple, Helm's or other places. Guards are around quite a bit, keeping an eye out. They salute swiftly to the party as they enter in. One trots up, "The Commander wants to see you
[18:23] <Kotono> "The Commander wants to see you as soon as possible. It's about the 'current events', sirs."
[18:24] * Alicia glances wistfully towards her own church, but alas, duty calls. "No time like the present."
[18:24] * Seira likewise wonders how many new faithful Waukeen had acquired just now. "Pretty much."
[18:25] <Demedais> "Very well, then. Let us go." Demedais nods once, moving to report.
[18:26] <Kotono> The walk to the garrison is oddly quiet. The streets are emptying further, even some guards slipping away into temples. You are saluted the entire way in, Commander Oberuth waiting for you inside. "Go ahead, sit down. I'm guessing you're due to," he says, waving. You notice he has some bandages on his left hand when he does that, but he doesn't hesitate with them at all.
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[18:27] * Alicia promptly sits down, while Marie flutters down onto the table in front of her.
[18:28] <Kotono> Antenora stands behind Alicia without comment.
[18:28] <Seira> "If it makes you feel better, Sir, we were mauled as well today," Seira says for her part, taking a seat by Alicia.
[18:29] * Demedais waits for everyone else to sit before taking a seat himself, looking to Oberuth patiently before grinning a bit a Seira's words.
[18:29] <Kotono> Oberuth eyes Antenora carefully once, before starting to speak. "The reports are still hazy, as it's happening right now. But, there have already been reports of miracles - regeneration of lost limbs, revelations, sicknesses cured, that sort of thing." AT that he grimaces, "The devil wasn't so bad, we got lucky...but that's for later. We were expecting more priests in the streets, but it seems more reactionary to the temples now."
[18:30] <Seira> "There is more of a foundation in place, now, and we only unlocked one seal instead of two in succession," Seira points out. "That might be it."
[18:31] <Kotono> "I don't know about that..but it's largely peaceful, though we're doing our best to keep eyes oneverything that's happening. Just in case someone less welcome tries to set up worshippers here, or even a well meaning one gets out of hand."
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[18:31] <Demedais> "Fair." Demedais nods once.
[18:32] <Alicia> "Anyone been falling in the streets with ecstatic visions from Torm, this time?" Alicia asks carefully.
[18:32] <Kotono> "Torm? No, though I know his temple's stuffed like all the others."
[18:33] * Alicia nods, content to leave it at that for the moment.
[18:33] * Demedais nods slowly to this. "As expected, I suppose."
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[18:33] <Seira> "No new temples popping up, then, at least?"
[18:34] <Kotono> "As long as things stay peaceful, we aren't going to interfere. Fortunately, with yesterday's incident I had reason to call in scouts to add a few more warm bodies." At that, he shakes his head, "Not that I've heard, but it happened not very long ago. You came right out after releasing it this time?"
[18:34] <Alicia> "It was only a few hours ago, yes," Alicia replies.
[18:35] <Kotono> "Alright." There's a knock on the door, Oberuth rising. "Excuse me, that's probably another report." He rises, going to the door.
[18:36] <Alicia> "So... Hellcats, Hell Hounds... you guys have Hell Rabbits, too?" Marie asks Antenora during the lull.
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[18:39] <Kotono> Oberuth goes out and returns after about a minute. He goes and sits back down, "Apparently a few Mal, er, travellers from the Valandia Barony got caught up in what's going on at Waukeen's temple. Nothing dreadfully new or important."
[18:40] <Seira> "I'll be sure to look in discreetly once we're done here, Sir," Seira voices.
[18:41] <Kotono> "Right. Now then," Going on from there, "Yesterday, Donald was looking around the inn. It started to rain rather abruptly, and he saw the rain was falling strangely around a shape. He kept chasing it and helped ensure it wouldn't escape while we mustered forces to deal with it. A few of us took injuries, though none were serious."
[18:41] <Kotono> *around outside the inn.
[18:42] <Alicia> "Good of him," Alicia smiles approvingly, suspecting his new sword probably helped in ensuring everyone made it through safely.
[18:42] <Seira> "Even with all the magic, actually being on the scene saves the day once again," Seira comments. "Not bad. I think that deserves a bonus."
[18:43] * Demedais nods once. "Abigail, yourself, and which member of the guard?"
[18:45] <Kotono> "It could've been bad...I put guards around both there and Stronger's shop, as well as assigning them to your house, Alicia. Just in case." Oberuth stops there, "Daril."
[18:45] <Alicia> "I appreciate it, sir," Alicia nods to Obureth.
[18:46] * Demedais nods once. "Hopefully this tempers reckless courage a bit, but it is good to hear those three managed well."
[18:46] <Kotono> "Anyway, I hammered it back to Hell. We're entirely sure it's dead." Rubbing his hand then, "Everyone, and especially Donald, performed qutie well."
[18:46] <Kotono> Another knock on the door, Oberuth getting up. "Go ahead and dismiss. We can discuss details later, I'm going to be busy making sure nothing gets out of hand."
[18:47] * Seira salutes Oberuth, and heads out, intending to check up on the temple, first.
[18:48] * Alicia stands up. "Okay, I'm off to check up on my sister then stop by the temple." Giving the others a salute, she heads off with her outsider friends.
[18:48] <Demedais> "Very well, sir." Demedais nods once, also intent to check on Helm's temple, saluting first Oberuth and then the rest of the group as he heads off.

[Corwin]

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[20:04] <Kotono> The streets of Balmuria are silent as Alicia heads along. By the time she reaches the main courtyard, the temple is buzzing with people. It is a sharp contrast - the chess tables are occasinally in use, but most are being used for people in rapt, energetic discussion. The mosaic with Mystra's symbol is entirely covered by people coming, going and talking. Yet Alicia has no problems passing - some even bow to her as she walks by.
[20:06] * Alicia nods respectfully to any bows or other greetings she gets, followed by her more exuberant and currently aasimar-fied familiar as they take in the bustle of the church. She doesn't really have any particular goal in mind, simply wandering around the temple and wondering if anything has physically changed since the last release, although she's happy to talk to anyone who engages her in conversation.
[20:09] <Kotono> Alicia heads onward, past the labs and libraries. It's even more packed here, the main hall standing room only. As you approach, you can hear thunderous words. They echo with the force of a storm, Shankar's voice carrying well outside of the hall. The people that listen to it are rapt, nearly spellbound. "And I say to you, that the times of darkness are over! The time where we struggle against an uncaring world shall end, as we are once again
[20:09] <Kotono> The time where we struggle against an uncaring world shall end, as we are once again favored with the Mysteries of the Lady! Look in your hearts and listen to the gifts she gives the world every day! Look about you! IN this very city the favored of Mystra walks amid us! Her most favored servant is here, to protect us and show us the way in this new era!" The words are gripping, forceful.
[20:12] <Alicia> "He's talking about you," Marie whispers falsetto as she elbows Alicia in the ribs, prompting the paladin to look vaguely embarrassed as she lingers near the door of the hall, not wanting to force her way in.
[20:12] <Alicia> "He's exaggerating, just a bit," she mutters. "But it does sound good, anyway."
[20:14] <Kotono> "The Lady has so decreed it! This day, more of us shall be touched by her, our potentials awoken! This day she shall directly bestow the knowledges of her basic mysteries unto the world! For Mystra wishes to end the era of ignorance! Come, step forward those that hear her in your hearts! You shall be remade in the faith and serve a power that will strive to remake this world!" As this happens, slowly, people occionasally glance at you. Many g
[20:14] <Kotono> As this happens, slowly, people occionasally glance at you. Many go wide eyed when they do, a few shuffling to give you room i fyou want to press in further.
[20:18] * Alicia just smiles in response. "You heard him, this is for new converts, not for the likes of me," she answers the unspoken question. Besides, it sounds like Shankar's building up to something good, and she doesn't want to interrupt his flow by distracting people.
[20:21] <Kotono> "Now, those who hear her voice today, come to me!" This last word seems to rock the very foundation of the temple. There is hushed silence for several seconds, "It is good. You are the first, second, and third?..and the fourth? A fifth?" Shankar's voice is warm, "Yes. Do not be afraid to step forward, even if you are given little, for in that mystery, you may study and learn much of the Lady's mysteries! Come! Do no deny what you feel in your
[20:21] <Kotono>  Come! Do no deny what you feel in your hearts to be true! You shall become magnificent, one who is a miracle worker! At your touch, you will mend the pains, mind the mysteries, restore what has for so long been lost!"
[20:23] * Alicia cranes her neck a little so she can see whomever is answering Shankar's call, curious if she recognises any of them. The far shorter Marie just pouts beside her, not having any chance at all of seeing over people's heads.
[20:25] <Kotono> You can get a glimpse. There are about half a dozen people - some men, some women. One looks notably rich, one looks to wear nearly beggar's clothes, some are in the middle. Shankar stands at the main altar, resplunent in a blue, arcane fire around his body. Every gesture he makes is unearthly, spellbinding.
[20:28] * Alicia just settles in to enjoy the sermon as a fellow worshipper and nothing more, though in deference to Marie she does shift along a bit inside to try and find a more unobstructed view they can both appreciate.
[20:32] <Kotono> By the evening the temple is still full. However, Alicia slips away. On returning home, she finds the front door guarded by four stout, saluting soldiers. "Ma'am, she's inside and safe," one says as Alicia approaches. "Commander Oberuth said that our continued presence would be up to you, sir."
[20:33] <Alicia> "Thank you for your efforts, men," Alicia nods, "But I should be able to handle things from here. Dismissed."
[20:34] <Kotono> With salutes they depart, leaving Alicia's front door undefended and quite passable. "Oh, sir, there's two inside with her," Another soldier adds.
[20:35] <Alicia> "I'll let them them know as well," Alicia nods, returning the salutes before she heads inside.
[20:36] <Kotono> Inside, yo ufind the kitchen very well defended. Two guards keep a watch on Jessica, who's eating stew and reading a thick book. At the noise she looks up, "Ah, sister. I'm fine - I didn't even see any devils. The first I heard about it is when the guards showed up."
[20:39] <Alicia> "Seems like it was just one over in the old town," Alicia nods. "Still, I'm glad the Commander took precautions - we should be okay from here, though. You two can go, now," she adds to the two soldiers. "Antenora's taking a look around the city herself, just in case any more are hiding out."
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[20:40] <Kotono> Once the two guards salute and leave, "I hope so." Putting her stew aside, "I was worried I'd have to use the bracelet."
[20:41] <Alicia> "Well, don't hesitate to use it if you really do get in trouble - it's what it's there for," Alicia replies as she sits down, her familiar doing likewise. "Just been a quiet couple of days, then, I take it?"
[20:43] <Kotono> "Besides soldiers, yes. At least one of those two knew how to cook, and Mr. Wedge was very nice to me." Using a bit of cloth to mark her place, Jessica closes her book. "Antenora stopped in about an hour ago to get a bit of water and rest a moment. She said she hadn't seen anything, but she wanted to sweep at night since they'd be more likely to move then. Something about how devils can see in the dark."
[20:44] <Alicia> "All outsiders can, but devils can see better than any others," Marie pipes up. "I can only see about sixty feet in pitch darkness, and it's all black and white. Antenora can see just as well as if it was midday no matter how dark it is, though."
[20:46] <Kotono> "Yes. Our weak eyes can barely see anything compared to elves or dwarves, let alone outsiders." Jessica smiles a little at this, "All the books I read put our eyesight as rather below average."
[20:48] <Alicia> "And we have such vanishingly short lifespans, too," Alicia notes drolly. "If you went by pure statistics like that, you'd wonder just how humans survived at all compared to our blessed neighbours."
[20:50] <Kotono> "Lots of babies?" Jessica says with a disarming smile and just a hint of sarcasm in her voice. "Anyway, it's good that you're home. You're going to go rest up, arne't you?"
[20:53] <Alicia> "Unless duty calls, I think I can afford a few days to relax, yes," Alicia nods, chuckling at Jessica's wit. "Probably have to go to Pallanth sometime soon, but likely not for a few weeks at the very earliest."
[20:54] <Kotono> "The elves? More business?" Jessica asks, a bit of a frown crossing her face. "I swear, sometimes I think you spend more time in other beds than your own. Always going and trying to save the day."
[20:55] <Alicia> "Other beds? You make it sound so sordid..." Alicia makes a face. "Besides, most of the time it's just a bedroll. My bedroll."
[20:58] <Kotono> "Sister!" Jessica blushes at that, "That was completely innocent! At least it's only your bedroll and not Demedais' bedroll, yes?" Taking a breath out, "Still. Sometimes I wish you could be here more...but no, don't answer that. I know that even if I asked, you'd still have to go out fairly often."
[21:05] <Alicia> "Yes, Pollyanna would kill me if I tried that," Alicia assures her sister, eliciting a snicker from her familiar. "But anyway, it can't really be helped that I have to travel around a lot. Although..." she pauses, thinking things over.
[21:05] <Alicia> "When we do go to Pallanth, would you like to come? It won't all be death-defying battles and the like. You could stay in the Citadel of Light while I'm away exploring forgotten ruins. Might be a good experience for you," she concludes with a smile.
[21:07] <Kotono> In very careful Elven, "...I'd like that," Jessica says, before switching back to common. "I've been studying languages among other things, sister. I've also read a fair bit about the elves...and oh, I could talk to Seira about it as well, yes." Thoughtfully crossing her arms, "Plus, you speak elven well enough. Really, I could be learning a lot as wella s reading about it."
[21:08] <Alicia> "Exactly," Alicia nods brightly. "You used to be very good with languages, so you probably won't have any trouble learning. But yes, actually going there and seeing it for yourself would be far better than reading from any book."
[21:09] <Kotono> "Yes. That's good within reason. I mean, I can't ask Antenora to show me Hell, but going to see the elves is entirely reasonable." Smiling to her at this, "Thank you, sister. Plus...maybe it'll throw anything off those devils might be planning."
[21:12] <Alicia> "Which is always a plus, yes," Alicia grins in reply.

[Corwin]

[18:10] <Kokokokokoko> -----Ko--
[18:10] * Kokokokokoko is now known as Kotono
[18:18] <Kotono> After some rest, Shamal goes to visit Darlina.  Slipping under the waves is simple enough, into the embrace of the waters. As Alicia passes by and towards the elven village, she passes several groups of elves. They are either hunting fish or working with dolphins, octopi or other such creatures. On reaching the village, you are taken to Darlina. Deep in the sea caves, a cave now with patched walls and settings, you find Darlina. She sits in a
[18:18] <Kotono> a cave now with patched walls and settings, you find Darlina. She sits in a broad room, holding Namor. She gently feeding him from a sealed glass bottle, rocking him back and forth.
[18:19] <Alicia> OOC: Shamal?
[18:21] <Kotono> OOC - Alicia. Sorry.
[18:21] <Alicia> "Hello, Darlina," Alicia greets in elven as she enters, wearing her own sea elf guise for the duration of this excursion. Kicking her legs easily behind her, she swims over to get a good look at the baby they fought so hard to save. Since she's only really visiting these two, Marie has been left at home, her translation services likely unnecessary.
[18:24] <Kotono> "Alicia!" Darlina's face breaks into a warm smile, eyes bright. Namor rests in her arms, a tiny bundle of life. His eyes are open, looking up at Alicia without any crying. His face is a babyish grin. "You've come. How are you?"
[18:25] <Alicia> "Very well, thanks," Alicia replies warmly, waggling her fingers in front of Namor's face. "What about you two? Not giving you any trouble, is he?"
[18:27] <Kotono> The baby's hand is quick as it reaches up for Alicia. It latches onto her hand strongly, tugging. "He's very willful," Darlina looks down to him, smiling. "He's a very energetic baby now. He tires everyone but Oolu out."
[18:29] <Alicia> "That's good," the paladin notes as she gently shakes her hand in Namor's grasp. "Shows that he's healthy. He'll probably grow into a strong boy."
[18:31] <Kotono> "Give him a hundred years and he'll be the talk of all the young sea elf maidens," Smiling as she gently and slowly feeds Namor, "Deep Sashelas will watch over him, I'm certain. Sit down," Waving to the sandy floor, "Rest. How is the world beyond?"
[18:36] * Alicia sits down cross-legged opposite her friend. "Magic returns apace to the world, under Mystra's stewardship, so that's nice," she begins. "I haven't had much time to relax, due to my own role in such matters, but there should be some respite for the moment as we adjust before setting off on a new journey."
[18:39] <Kotono> Darlina gently slows her feeding of Namor, looking down to him. "It's the same here. I've been having dreams the last few nights. I wake up in here, but when I walk out, the sea caves are the front of a vast temple to Deep Sashelas." A slight blush comes to her cheeks now. "From within elementals come forth and we craft water itself."
[18:43] <Alicia> "Hmm, I think I'd like to see that. Who knows, it might even happen within my lifetime?" Alicia gives Namor a little pat on the belly before she withdraws her hand. "Are you embarrassed to be so blessed by the Dolphin Prince?" she asks at the elf's blush.
[18:45] <Kotono> "No! It's just..." Her blush grows, spreading. "I feel very honored. I went on an amazing adventure and met you, and now I'm blessed to look after Namor."
[18:46] <Kotono> Namor turns his head, breaking away from the bottle. He looks to Alicia and smiles at her, full of happy, babyish innocence.
[18:48] * Alicia smiles back at the baby, briefly sticking her tongue out at him and laughing softly before she returns her attention to Darlina. "And you handled yourself very well when we were together, and I'm sure you'll do a wonderful job of raising Namor. There's no need for you to feel embarrassed - you've earned honour for yourself."
[18:51] <Kotono> "Thank you. You're always so kind, Alicia." Darlina bows her head, coloring even more. "You and your friends brought Oolu to us, and now helped us save Namor. If not for you, we'd still be afraid and avoidant of almost everything. Compared to that, I'm simply another sea elf."
[18:54] <Alicia> "You're being so modest it's almost obnoxious," Alicia replies lightly. "You're a very brave and talented -," she almost says 'girl', but the realisation that Darlina likely has a century on her forces her to quickly reassess her words, "Woman. I did my part, sure, but that doesn't diminish what you did in the least. Or what you could do in the future - you've got a long road ahead, after all."
[18:59] <Kotono> "Compared to you?" Raising her gaze and smiling even as her cheeks fade from redness, "I know. Namor is what I was put into this world for." Stopping to gently rock Namor in her arms, "Alicia. If, as he grows towards his teenage years, he shows magical skill, I would like to ask that you tutor him. I know, it's far away, near the end of your lifespan," she murmurs that point quickly, "But Namor seems to like you very much."
[19:01] <Alicia> "I'd be happy to," Alicia smiles back. "Or even if he finds himself interested in a more martial bent, I'm sure I could help with that as well. But such things are a long way off, there's little need to worry about them right now, Darlina."
[19:27] <Kotono> "I know. Still..." Darlina looks Alicia in the eye, "You're welcome to come here as often as you want. You should be as much a part of Namor's life as anyone."
[19:33] <Alicia> "And I want to be," Alicia affirms, gazing fondly at the baby elf for a long moment before she meets Darlina's gaze. "My own son never had a chance to grow up," she admits, "So I don't want to let Namor down. I want to be there when he takes his first ste-swim," she amends with a wry smile, "When he says his first words, and everything else still to come."
[19:34] <Kotono> "Your son..." Darlina murmurs, as Namor smiles and waggles a hand at Alicia. "You will be, I promise it."
[19:39] <Alicia> "It was a long time ago... But when that devil plunged the knife, it all came flooding back," Alicia admits, briefly looking faraway before she shakes her head and returns to the present. "But this time I was there, and able to do something, and it made all the difference."
[19:39] <Alicia> "I'll visit as often as I'm able, Darlina, have no fear of that. And when he's strong enough to spend time on the surface, I'd love it if you two could come visit me in turn," she invites.
[19:41] <Kotono> "We will. We will..." Darlina's face grows into a contented smile, as Namor curls into her arms. Rocking him back and forth, "PErhaps...the Gods gave you a chance to redeem yourself in your own eyes?"
[19:43] <Alicia> "Maybe they did, at that," Alicia smiles softly, reaching over to gently stroke Namor's forehead as he rests.
[19:49] <Kotono> ---
[19:52] <Kotono> Thus Alicia returns home. One night, as she sleeps peacefully and Marie keeps a gentle watch. As dawn rises this passes, Alicia rising and going to her a basic prayer. As she finishes that and sees hints of light breaking into her window - thump, thump, thump. Knocking on her door, rather insistent. "CAptain!" A male voice can be distantly heard.
[19:53] * Hatbot (~Hatbot@70.114.135.18) Quit (NickServ (GHOST command used by Yukari-sama))
[19:54] <Alicia> Having dressed in her usual black tunic and leggings, but not having had time to put on her armour yet, Alicia hurries down the stairs with a call of, "Coming!" before she opens the door to see what all the fuss is about.
[19:55] <Kotono> At teh door are a few soldiers - lead by Wedge, a bit red eyed and groggy looking. "Morning, captain," he answers. "Sorry to disturb you early, but there's been a problem at the garrison. Commander Oberuth needs you there straight away. It's about a Christopher whom you arrested."
[19:58] <Alicia> Alicia's eyes narrow. "I remember him," she agrees. "What's the problem?" she asks.
[19:58] <Kotono> "Someone took him and escaped," Is the answer right back.
[20:01] * Alicia decides that further enquiries can wait until she gets to the garrison. "Alright, give me a moment to get my armour and I'll head directly over."
[20:01] <Kotono> "Of course. We'll wait on you, Captain," Wedge lightly salutes, as behind you can hear people stirring, coming out of bedrooms.
[20:04] * Alicia proceeds to head back upstairs and quickly secures her breastplate before slinging her sword. "Have to go to the garrison - that man who threatened you seems to have been broken out," she explains to Jessica assuming she's around during this.
[20:04] <Kotono> Not Jessica - just Antenora. "I think she's still asleep," Antenora answers to Alicia. "I can tell her that if you want." Her eyes narrow a bit at Alicia's words as well, "Did he? Good hunting then."
[20:06] <Alicia> Well, Alicia won't have phrased it quite like that if Jessica wasn't around, but she does tell Antenora to pass it on, grabbing her familiar before she rejoins the guards. "Right, lets go," she declares, heading out.
[20:07] <Kotono> The trip to the garrison is quick, the people who are out often waving or smiling at Alicia as she goes. She's lead to the jail blocks, deep within. Here, one cell is wide open, Commander Oberuth standing right outside of the door. He's in armor and armed, a scowl over his face. Sitting by the door is a normal guardsman, a look of complete rhapsody over his face. HIs eyes are glazed, a drooling smile on his face.
[20:08] * Alicia salutes to the commander. "What happened, sir?" she asks, throwing a sidelong glance at the guard, who seems to be telling his own story without needing any words.
[20:08] <Alicia> Marie curiously looks him over for magic while waving in front of his face.
[20:09] <Kotono> "We're not sure, but Christopher's gone." With a rather unhappy look, he gestures towards the cell. "He was watching his block, but all I've gotten out of him is gibberish."
[20:09] <Kotono> OOC - Gah.
[20:10] <Kotono> "We're not sure, but Christopher's gone." With a rather unhappy look, he gestures towards the cell. "He was watching his block, but all I've gotten out of him is gibberish. Go take a look inside the cell, by the way."
[20:10] <Alicia> Frowning, Alicia steps inside the cell while Marie reports, "There's no magic on him, so whatever it is isn't a spell."
[20:12] <Kotono> Inside of the cell, Alicia finds it empty - save for one thing. Sitting pristinely on the ground is a single black feather. "I didn't want to fiddle with it in case it's magic, since the entire thing smacks of the possibility."
[20:13] * Alicia casts detect magic and takes a look.
[20:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 spellcraft
[20:14] -batcave.dejatoons.net:@#dunes- Alicia invited Hatbot into the channel.
[20:14] * Hatbot (~Hatbot@70.114.135.18) has joined #dunes
[20:14] * Alicia sets mode: +v Hatbot
[20:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 spellcraft
[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 spellcraft and gets 19."12 [1d20=12]
[20:15] <Alicia> Marie also pokes her head in to take a look, checking for magic as well as evil.
[20:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 familiar spellcraft
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 familiar spellcraft and gets 15."12 [1d20=8]
[20:17] <Alicia> OOC: any knowledge skill to recognise a black feather as a symbol of a deity/planar lord/some other epic creature?
[20:17] <Kotono> OOC: K P.
[20:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11 A
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 A and gets 18."12 [1d20=7]
[20:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11 M
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 M and gets 29."12 [1d20=18]
[20:20] * Alicia frowns sharply. "The magic that was used here... it's beyond any mortal means. Few besides the Gods themselves could muster such power. Christopher appears to have found a very powerful friend."
[20:22] <Kotono> "Ah. Perfect." Oberuth looks towards the feather, "Is it the devils again?"
[20:24] <Alicia> "It looks a bit like an erinyes feather," Marie suggests hesitantly. "Well... some, anyway. I mean, some have black, some have red, some don't even have any at all. But no mere erinyes could muster magic so powerful - this is like on the level of a Solar or something. Plus there's no trace of evil, so that rules any fiends out."
[20:25] <Kotono> "ARe you saying that an angel did this, or could have?" Oberuth glances towards Marie. "Or that it's some sort of unrelated avian creature?"
[20:28] <Alicia> "Something unrelated - I mean, lots of creatures have feathered wings, even without being birds. But we've got no real clue, do we?" Marie replies thoughtfully.
[20:28] <Alicia> "I'm not so sure... we might still have ways," Alicia replies as she casts Light to see better and then carefully inspects where Michael would have slept for any stray hairs, or perhaps nail clippings.
[20:29] <Alicia> "Also, have you had a priest look at that guy?" Marie asks Obureth, gesturing to the guard. "Maybe he's had his mind drained away or something - some outsiders can do that."
[20:29] <Alicia> OOC: Christopher
[20:31] <Kotono> The cell is quite empty. There's some hay and straw for a bed. There's a few stray hairs and a broken nail Alicia finds after some searching, as well as some dried blood. Not a lot, more like a small cut that dripped. "I'm going to drag him off to the nearest temple," Oberuth agrees.
[20:32] * Alicia gathers up what she can, and also grabs the feather. "I'm going to go pay a visit to Elle. I'll come back here afterwards and hopefully by then he'll have recovered enough to tell us what happened."
[20:34] <Kotono> "Good luck," Oberuth says, "If I'm not here, I'll be at Helm's temple with him."
[20:34] * Alicia pauses at that, wondering. "Al-Lamar not around?" she asks curiously.
[20:35] <Kotono> "Not at the moment, no." A shake of his head there, "He requested some leave to go on a short pilgrimage."
[20:36] <Alicia> "Ahh. Good for him," Alicia smiles briefly. "Anyway, I'll see you shortly." Placing her gathered body parts into a pouch on her belt, she salutes before departing.
[20:38] <Kotono> Going to the Luna Del Stronger, you find Elle and her assistant there. Elle is carefully hefting a familiar, thundering mace, while her assistant mans the counter. Elle turns away from what she's doing, "Hell-oh, Alicia!" Her face picks up, "Are you here for something else today?"
[20:39] <Alicia> "A few things," Alicia nods, giving the redhead a smile while Marie silently waves. "First of all," she takes out the feather and holds it up so Elle can take a look, "What do you make of this?"
[20:40] <Kotono> "It's a feather?" Elle answers innocently, before reaching out for it. "Hold on."
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 25."12 [1d20=8]
[20:40] <Kotono> Peering at it, "You know, it kind of reminds me of an Erinyes' feather." she answers after a few moments. "What, is Antenora molting?"
[20:41] <Alicia> "Antenora completely molted years ago, haven't you ever seen her wings? Anyway, you might want to check it for magic, too," the eladrin pipes up, "It's got a fading spell on it that's more powerful than ninth circle magic, and neither of us can identify the school never mind the spell on it."
[20:41] <Kotono> "I'm aware," Chuckling warmly as she grunts and puts down the mace, "...oh Mystra, alright, you aren't just here to visit then." Leaning forward, Elle murmurs a few words.
[20:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 27."12 [1d20=10]
[20:42] <Kotono> "Enchantment. Strong, strong, strong enchantment, too," Elle whistles, narrowing her eyes and looking away from the feather. "I think you know my next question, but...where did yo uget that?"
[20:46] <Alicia> "A prisoner was broken out of the garrison last night - the only guard is currently insensate, but he's been taken to Vigilance to see if the priests can do anything to restore his faculties. There's no evil on the feather, but I can't deny the resemblance to the feathers I saw on the wings of another erinyes, once - although this level of magic seems more suited to a Duke of Hell than any intermediate fiend.
[20:46] <Alicia> "And some fiends are able to conceal their true natures even from my gaze, so..." she shrugs, "The man who was released is one I had arrested a few months ago after he threatened my sister, so you can understand by concern. In the absence of other clues, at least until the guard recovers, I was wondering if you had any divination or scrying scrolls on hand I could purchase."
[20:48] <Kotono> "I have some. Do you have any spells in particular," Elle inquires back. "If we have a Duke of Hell here, well..." A shudder passes over her entire body. "I've read they're an order of magnitude above a Pit Fiend."
[20:50] * Alicia nods. "The only one I've personally encountered had no feathers, so it's probably not him, at least. It might even not be a devil at all, though I'm hardly holding my breath. Anyway, Scrying by itself should suffice - I know scrolls are less efficient than casting the spell yourself, but I have a few hairs and a nail clipping I should be able to use to get a better reading."
[20:52] <Kotono> "Hold on." Elle goes over to a rack of scrolls, reading down before taking one. "Go get another scroll of Scrying," she orders to her assistant, "Then go scribe another." Once that's done, it's passed over to Alicia. "Just drop the payment off when you have a moment. I know you're not going to renege on it."
[20:53] * Alicia nods and smiles gratefully. "I'll stop by, later," she promises. "Bye, Alice," she adds with a wave to Elle's assistant, before heading directly to Helm's temple.
[20:54] <Kotono> Alice inclines her head forward, smiling under her hood. The trip to Helm's Temple is without incident, only a few salutes and smiles to Alicia. On arriving, you find Oberuth there. He's waiting just inside, arms crossed.
[20:55] <Alicia> "Any word, Sir?" Alicia asks the Commander.
[20:56] <Kotono> "They're working on him now," He answers back. There are a few worshippers about, but nothing too busy quite yet. "They'll send someone out as soon as he's able."
[20:57] * Alicia nods. "I picked up a scroll with a spell on it I should be able to use to track Christopher down with, but I might as well wait until we hear what happened, last night."
[20:58] <Kotono> "Yes." Oberuth waits with Alicia. After about a half hour, Father Ceiar emerges. "Good day to you, visitors to the House of Helm." After that, "The guardsmen is coherent now. Whatever was affecting him seems to have run it's course."
[20:59] <Alicia> "Do you know exactly what it was, Father?" Alicia asks.
[21:00] <Kotono> "No. Whatever it was ended not because of our prayers, but on it's own volition. Come." He starts to walk inwards.
[21:01] * Alicia follows the priest, Marie fluttering along through the air beside her.
[21:03] <Kotono> Into one of the back chambers of Vigilance, not far from Demedais' room. The paladin isn't anywhere in immediate sight, however. As you enter, you find the guardsman lying in bed. He looks rather normal now, a twenty something soldier that looks rather withdrawn and sad. "Si-sirs." He weakly salutes from his lying down position.
[21:03] <Kotono> "Private," Oberuth nods slightly. "We're investigating what happened to you. Tell myself and Captain Reynes what happened."
[21:03] * Alicia returns the salute, before giving a gentle, "At ease," before letting him respond to Obureth's question.
[21:05] <Kotono> "I was patrolling the hall...and she was there." He licks his lips slowly, "She was...gorgeous." His voice starts to crack and ache, his eyes watering. "She was luminous, and she had wings...like an angel. Like an angel from teh stories my grandmother used to tell me. She looked like a short woman...but..." He stops there, wiping at his eyes. "She looked so sad and determined."
[21:07] <Alicia> "What did she do? Or say?" Alicia presses delicately, feeling sorry for his obvious distress but needing to get to the bottom of this.
[21:08] <Kotono> "She smiled at me. I...I just sat down and gave her the key. She went in and talked to the prisoner...he screamed at first, but then he started laughing. He sounded so happy when she said...that she was going to take him home. That his time was coming, his time to join her to right what went wrong."
[21:09] * Alicia frowns, not really understanding but not liking it regardless. "Did you see how they left?"
[21:09] <Kotono> "They were just gone. They never left the cell..then...she was gone and...I felt horrible and then I was here." He answers.
[21:11] <Alicia> "It sounds like there was nothing you could have done," Alicia offers in an effort to console the distraught man. "But, can you remember exactly what she said to the prisoner? Did she identify herself at all?"
[21:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1
[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 and gets 19."12 [1d20=18]
[21:27] <Kotono> "I do remember something...wait...you're Alicia. Captain Reynes?" He asks.
[21:27] * Alicia nods. "That's me, yes," she confirms, wondering a bit at the sudden question.
[21:29] <Kotono> "I remember now. The prisoner said that...he hoped Alicia Reynes heard what he asked. She just laughed and said it didn't matter, not yet. That was when he was unhappy about it."
[21:30] <Alicia> "Tch..." Alicia wears an expression of displeasure, now wishing she had consented to the meeting he asked for. She'd assumed he'd just use the excuse to tell her about Beth's evils in hopes of making himself look better in comparison to secure a reprieve. "Anything else? Anything at all?"
[21:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20-4
[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-4 and gets 11."12 [1d20=15]
[21:32] <Kotono> "Sorry," he shakes his head. "It's all still a hazy blur."
[21:33] <Alicia> "It's alright, what you've told us already should be helpful." Straightening up, she turns to the Commander, "Sir, are Christopher's personal effects still in storage?"
[21:33] <Kotono> "They are." He answers. "Go requisition them if you need them. If anyone gives you hell, send them to me and I'll deal with it."
[21:34] <Alicia> "Okay, I'll go see what my scrying turns up," she salutes to both her fellow soldiers before heading to the garrison.
[21:34] <Kotono> It's well past dawn now. The garrison is bustling with soldiers, many whom stop to salute Alicia if she comes within 10 feet of them.
[21:35] * Alicia returns any salutes, but makes her way quickly to wherever prisoner's belongings are stored, grateful that these haven't been sold off unlike what happened with Beth's things, so she can get a further focus for her scrying attempt.
[21:38] <Kotono> Alicia finds them unde rlock and key, tucked away in a storage warehouse. Getting to them is easy fo rher, the scribes and keepers are more than happy to help her. In a box, you find: A few daggers, a pair of boots, a cloak, a bag with coins, a bit of hardtack and dried fruit, an iron ring and a few small gems wrapped in cloth.
[21:40] <Alicia> The ring is the item most likely to have a personal connection to him. Locking away the rest of the items, Alicia takes the ring and goes to set up in an empty room of the garrison, using it coupled with the nail clipping and loose hairs as a focus while she begins the laborious process of casting Scrying from Elle's scroll.
[21:41] <Alicia> OOC: DC 16 (4 for spell level 2 for min cha score of 14 to cast) will save, with -14 to the save for having a body part and possession.
[21:41] <Kotono> Thus Alicia begins her casting! An hour passes in arcane ritual, but at last the final words are spoken! The spell is invoked, as...
[21:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20
[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 and gets 18."12 [1d20=18]
[21:41] <Kotono> OOC - Ooos. He still fails with the mods.
[21:44] <Kotono> Darkness. It is absolutely dark here. The light is absent from everything here - utter, pitch black. Immediately, your ears hear it. A soft caroling, your heart shattering as you listen to it. It is filled with a determined melancholy, Alicia's eyes watering as she listens. "Soon...soon your time will come. Christopher...it's alright to sleep for now. He'll watch over you, I promise."
[21:46] * Alicia casts detect magic and also tries to perceive any evil through the scrying lens as she listens. The pitch dark implies it probably is a devil, since from what Marie's told her no one with Darkvision actually likes to rely on it.
[21:46] <Alicia> roll 1d100 35% chance of detect magic working
[21:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 35% chance of detect magic working and gets 38."12 [1d100=38]
[21:46] <Alicia> roll 1d100 35% chance of detect evil working
[21:46] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 35% chance of detect evil working and gets 51."12 [1d100=51]
[21:49] <Kotono> "Thank you..." Christopher's voice is tired, sleepy. Like a child resisting falling over the edge into his night's slumber, but inevitably defeated by his own nature. Then, that heartbreaking voice speaks again. "He's here with you now...he'll watch while I'm gone. There are others, who you'll see in time...for many people have to set things right with them. You're not the only one." As she speaks, sorrowful words nearly overwhelming, a figur
[21:49] <Kotono> sorrowful words nearly overwhelming, a figure comes into visual range. (More)
[21:50] <Kotono> It is..no, perhaps it was once a man. It is not any more. It is a figure clad in full plate armor, yet this armor melds into it's flesh. It is the armor and the armor is him. It was once decorated, beautiful armor, the armor of a champion. Now, it is plain and scorched. His arms end where is weapons begin, for they meld into one. A sword and a mace, his hands gone. His face is stretched, the flesh over it half cracking to show his skull. His
[21:50] <Kotono> flesh over it half cracking to show his skull. His eyes burn green.
[21:52] <Alicia> OOC: I'm guessing some connection to Bane, but any knowledge to ID this guy?
[21:52] <Kotono> OOC: Make a K:P check.
[21:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11
[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 and gets 13."12 [1d20=2]
[21:52] <Kotono> OOC: Er, K R.
[21:53] <Alicia> roll 1d20+8
[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+8 and gets 26."12 [1d20=18]
[21:56] <Alicia> Alicia's chest clenches at the heartbreaking tone of the woman's voice, something in it affecting her against her judgement. Seeing the armoured figure, though... Olburt? She again tries to detect magic and evil through the scrying as she watches and listens - where's Christopher? How can she see the armoured figure but not her target?
[21:56] <Alicia> roll 1d100 35% chance of detect magic working
[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 35% chance of detect magic working and gets 63."12 [1d100=63]
[21:56] <Alicia> roll 1d100 35% chance of detect evil working
[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 35% chance of detect evil working and gets 37."12 [1d100=37]
[21:58] <Kotono> Christopher sits in the middle of the ten foot radius of vision. He is wearing simple prisoner's clothes, head lulled as he seems to be falling asleep. The creature is just in ramge of your vision. "Sleep now," The woman's voice calls, "Dream of the day where you set matters right. It's coming soon."
[22:00] <Alicia> "Not if I can help it..." Alicia mutters grimly as she continues to observe. Perhaps Olburt and the woman will talk amongst themselves once Christopher has been lulled asleep? She has seven minutes so might as well use them all.
[22:00] <Alicia> roll 1d100 35% chance of detect magic working
[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 35% chance of detect magic working and gets 85."12 [1d100=85]
[22:00] <Alicia> roll 1d100 35% chance of detect evil working
[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 35% chance of detect evil working and gets 86."12 [1d100=86]
[22:04] <Kotono> There is a short silence after that, then. "I'm going." The woman's voice calls. "There is still much to do. You'll love Filetta when I'm done with her..." A note of happiness fills the woman's voice. "When they're done, I'll create the realm of light for all of us. You won't have to suffer long, General. I won't allow it."
[22:05] <Kotono> The creature does not seem to reply to this, nor does he move. His green, blazing eyes keep watch on Christopher instead. "Until then...watch him well." she says quietly, then there is silence.
[22:06] * Alicia is tempted to try and cast message through the scrying to speak with Olburt, but decides it better not to tip her hand. Instead she simply watches and waits, just in case anything further happens during the duration of her spell.
[22:06] <Kotono> The last minutes of the spell are spent watching and waiting. Nothing else occurs until the spell ends, the scrying over.
[22:07] <Alicia> Taking a deep breath, Alicia gathers up her scrying paraphenalia and tells Marie all of what she saw, before tracking down Obureth.
[22:09] <Kotono> Oberuth is found back in a meeting room at the garrison. "Any leads?" he asks to Alicia on her entering.
[22:10] <Alicia> "Oh, yes, and what a tangled web I've found," Alicia nods as she takes a seat. "Christopher is being held by the woman described earlier, who seems to have no less than General Olburt in her thrall - now entirely given over to the form of a demon, from what I saw. She also referred to having control of Seira's aunt, the one that vanished from custody in Pallanth."
[22:12] <Kotono> "...lovely." Oberuth nods curtly to that. "I knew that loose end would come back to be a problem one day or another."
[22:15] <Alicia> "She made frequent reference to Christopher 'setting matters right', and spoke of there being many others like him, that he'd see in time. Then she spoke to Olburt of 'creating the realm of light for all of us'. Whatever she's planning, I think it's in our best interests to nip it in the bud - while I couldn't guess at their geographical location, what I saw should be enough for me to teleport there."
[22:20] <Kotono> "That's probably best if you can," Oberuth says after a few moment's thought. "Whatever it is, it's obviously up to no good."
[22:21] * Alicia nods. "Do you know if Seira or Demedais are available?" she asks, having not seen either in the last few days.
[22:22] <Kotono> "Seira left for a little while, but Demedais should be here," Oberuth answers to that.
[22:23] <Alicia> "I'll get him and Antenora and depart after buying a teleportation scroll from Countess Stronger, then," Alicia decides.

[Corwin]

[18:17] <Kotono> Okay. When are you going to go - right away, rushing to get the scroll? A little later? Waiting a day or more?
[18:19] <Alicia> No time like the present. I'll go home to recruit Anty, ask her if the feather or description from the guard is recognisable, get some cash, the go to Elle's to pay for scrollage.
[18:19] <Kotono> Okay. I'll set up.
[18:19] <Kotono> ----
[18:20] <Kotono> Returning home, Alicia finds Antenora in her room. She's reading a small book, put aside as Alicia enters. OOC - Ball's in your court. I'll move us along at relevant points as needed.
[18:22] <Alicia> "Morning, again, Antenora," Alicia greets the erinyes while Marie flies off to gather funds. "You're not going to believe what happened to our escaped prisoner."
[18:23] <Kotono> "That means it was something bothersome, wasn't it?" Antenora stands up, putting the book aside. Alicia can see the cover - it's looks to b esome tome on Mystra.
[18:26] * Alicia briefly allows an approving smile at the erinyes choice of reading material. "Oh, yes," she goes on, turning to more serious matters. "He escaped with the aid of a... being, possessing magic well beyond any current mortal capacity." Reaching into her belt pouch, she procures the black feather and holds it outwards, "Don't suppose this rings any bells for you, does it?"
[18:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[18:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 36."12 [1d20=20]
[18:29] <Kotono> Antenora's eyes narrow into little daggers, "It's almost like an Erinyes feather, but...Not quite. It's in the same ballpark. A fallen angel." She reaches out, taking the feather in her hands. "A celestial that gave into temptation, like my ancestors."
[18:32] <Alicia> "That seems to be the consensus, yes. The physical description we got was of a short beautiful woman with black feathered wings," Alicia nods as she puts the feather away. "She kidnapped Christopher so he can 'set things right', as she put it. I was able to scry on him, but she was standing outside of range for me to see - her voice, though," the paladin shakes her head.
[18:32] <Alicia> "Something in it, just listening was like having someone grab my heart and squeeze."
[18:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 10."12 [1d20=8]
[18:34] <Kotono> "This is bad, very bad." Antenora's grip around the feather becomes crushing, her hand turning red. Her eyes stare at it a moment, before she lets it fall to the ground. "If it's a unique fallen angel and not just an Erinyes, then it's likely powerful. Very powerful. She made you feel sad just listening to her?"
[18:35] * Alicia nods. "It wasn't a magical effect, since those don't work through scrying spells, and there wasn't a trace of magic on the guard who was... well, he'd been reduced to a drooling wreck. Even now that he's recovered his senses, he's still a bit shaken up."
[18:39] <Kotono> "Definely an unique fallen angel. I don't recall any like that, but..." Antenora looks up, "Not every fallen angel falls to Hell. Sadness, setting things right; it sounds like she's regretful."
[18:41] <Alicia> "Maybe she is, but I can't accept such beings wantonly breaking prisoners out of jail," Alicia returns. "And there's more - she's also got Seira's aunt, the one who vanished from custody in Pallanth, and general Olburt, Malmuth's demon-tainted war leader, who from what I saw when scrying on them has been entirely converted into a fiendish body."
[18:42] <Kotono> "Mph." Antenora lowers her head a moment, takin ga long breath out. When she looks up, her eyes are solid, determined. "What are you going to do about it then?"
[18:44] * Laggy (~Laggy@adsl-75-23-143-230.dsl.mtry01.sbcglobal.net) Quit
[18:45] <Alicia> "Confront them, and if it becomes necessary, smite," Alicia replies grimly. "Christopher threatened my sister. That makes this personal."
[18:46] <Kotono> "I'll come with you." Antenora goes to the side of her bed, taking her spear and beginning to prepare herself. "If she is a fallen angel that wants nothing more than to fall further...I'll end her."
[18:48] <Alicia> "I knew I could count on you," Alicia smiles in reply. "You might be right, and she might even be regretful and misguided - a lot of what I heard sounded honestly ambiguous. She talked of creating a 'realm of light' and said that Olburt would not have to suffer for long." She then shrugs, "But it doesn't take a hyperactive imagination to ascribe more sinister meanings just as easily."
[18:51] <Kotono> Antenora is ready with a surprising speed, garbed and putting on the Mantle of the Storm she recently aquired. "It doesn't. A devil woul dlove to have you believe that following it would lead to a realm of light."
[18:52] <Alicia> "As I'm sure would many demons and other fiends," Alicia agrees. "Anyway, while I don't know exactly where they are that we could walk there, I'm confident enough that I could manage a teleport, so we'll head over to Elle's shop to buy a few scrolls, then make our move."
[18:54] <Kotono> "Let's hurry," Antenora does just that. Getting the scrolls is simple enough, Elle producing them. As Alice mans the store and manages things, "Good luck," Elle presses them into Alicia's hands.
[18:56] <Alicia> "Thanks, I've got a feeling we'll need it," Alicia admits with a faint smile. "Okay, just some quick preparation before we go." At that, she casts Shield upon herself, then channels another casting of it into her dagger, proceeding to nick Antenora just enough to discharge the abjuration into her without actually hurting her thanks to the supernatural resilience she possesses.
[18:58] <Alicia> Then, after rolling up one scroll into her bandolier, Alicia reads off from the other while Marie sits on her head and Antenora holds her free hand, focusing on the room she saw Christopher and Olburt in...
[18:58] <Alicia> roll 1d100 1-76 for on target
[18:58] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 1-76 for on target and gets 60."12 [1d100=60]
[19:00] <Kotono> The world parts and reassembles. It is like nothing else - it is dark here. There is no light, it is darkeverlasting - but no! You see Antenora, for her spear glows with a strong light. In this strong white illumination, you can see you stand in some sort of cave. Lying on soft, sand covered ground is Christopher, about ten feet away. Ten more feet away is Olburt. His eyes burn green, like the flames of an apocalypse. (More)
[19:02] <Kotono> Yo ucannot see an end to the cave - the light does not reach any walls. However, you scantly have time to react! Like a hawk swooping onto it's prey, Olburt is on you! From his throat, like a ripped strand of flesh being torn from a body, "You...will...not...hurt...His....Majesty!" OOC - Initiative.
[19:02] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 A
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 A and gets 12."12 [1d20=6]
[19:02] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 18."12 [1d20=11]
[19:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 18."12 [1d20=13]
[19:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Olburt
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 Olburt and gets 19."12 [1d20=7]
[19:03] * Kotono changes topic to 'Olburt>Marie=Antenora>AliciaMiko'
[19:04] <Kotono> Before any can even react, he is on Alicia with a savage, reckless abandon! He nimbly leaps over Christopher with flawless grace, before his sword arm lashes at Alicia!
[19:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 (-3 PA, +2 charge)
[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 (-3 PA, +2 charge) and gets 25."12 [1d20=5]
[19:04] <Kotono> OOC - Flatfooted AC?
[19:04] <Alicia> OOC: 28
[19:05] <Kotono> His blade is sharp, dripping with a strange, clear fluid! However, it crashes into the shield in front of Alicia! It bounces off, deflected and flashing with the light from Antenora's spear! OOC - Marie and Antenora.
[19:05] <Alicia> Floating upwards and back a bit, Marie proceeds to fire a pair of arrows straight down at the demonic figure attacking her mistress!
[19:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 32."12 [1d20=16]
[19:05] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 and gets 29."12 [1d20=18]
[19:06] <Kotono> "Damned fast," Antenora begins to react immediately, side stepping to Olburt's side and testing at his defenses! OOC - Two hits for Marie.
[19:06] <Alicia> roll 2d4+2+2d6+2d4 cold iron arrows
[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4+2+2d6+2d4 cold iron arrows and gets 21."12 [2d4=3, 2][2d6=4, 5][2d4=2, 3]
[19:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (-1 PA +2 bane)
[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (-1 PA +2 bane) and gets 22."12 [1d20=3]
[19:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 (-1 PA +2 bane)
[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 (-1 PA +2 bane) and gets 22."12 [1d20=8]
[19:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 (-1 PA +2 bane)
[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 (-1 PA +2 bane) and gets 25."12 [1d20=16]
[19:07] <Kotono> While Antenora thrusts at him, she finds that his speed is superhuman! He evades each, his half melded armor deflecting the only one that comes close to him! But as this happens, Marie lands an arrow in his neck! The wound isn't too shallow, a few drops of blood coming, but it's starting to stitch over almost instantly, flesh healing like a whirlwind! OOC - Alicia.
[19:09] <Alicia> He's faster than her. Probably stronger. And of course, has that fiendish regeneration which seems to defy even the attacks of a celestial. Standing toe to toe seems like inviting defeat, from Alicia's perspective. So, tucking her legs under her, she falls backwards in a roll before springing to her feet fifteen feet away, just able to benefit from Marie's protective aura as she casts Enlarge Person, abruptly doubling in height!
[19:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 tumble
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 tumble and gets 22."12 [1d20=9]
[19:10] <Kotono> Alicia tumbles back with the speed of a gale, her body becoming that of a small giant! At this, Olburt recklessly moves past Antenora! He doesn't seem to care about leaving his flank open, as instead, "You ...will...not...hurt...His...Majesty!" he snarls, lunging at Alicia!
[19:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (AoO)
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (AoO) and gets 34."12 [1d20=15]
[19:11] <Kotono> roll 1d8+13+2d6
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+13+2d6 and gets 24."12 [1d8=7][2d6=1, 3]
[19:12] <Kotono> Antenora's spear plunges into his side, ripping past his armor! Yet as that opens a light wound on his side, the arrow from Marie is pushed out! Already the flesh of his neck has repaired, almost as good as new! With that, his sword arm lashes out for Alicia!
[19:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (-3 PA)
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (-3 PA) and gets 35."12 [1d20=17]
[19:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (-3 PA) crit threat
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (-3 PA) crit threat and gets 35."12 [1d20=17]
[19:12] <Alicia> OOC: AC 32, come on 25% chance of missing a crit!
[19:12] <Kotono> roll 1d100 1-25 is a noncrit
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 1-25 is a noncrit and gets 71."12 [1d100=71]
[19:13] <Kotono> roll 4d8+14
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8+14 and gets 29."12 [4d8=2, 4, 1, 8]
[19:13] <Alicia> OOC: wait, AC 34 vs evil. Not that it matters.
[19:14] <Kotono> The blade pushes past all resistance, dragging across Alicia's expoded hand and wrist! It's a deep, painful slice, aimed expertly! OOC - Marie and Antenora.
[19:14] <Alicia> "Cold iron's no good - I thought you said he was demonic!" Marie wails as she switches to her silver arrows and fires another pair downwards!
[19:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 17."12 [1d20=1]
[19:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 and gets 19."12 [1d20=8]
[19:15] <Kotono> Antenora takes to the air with deceptive agility, her spear glowing like a torch in the endless, seemingly vast cavern! "Just try and slow him down them! Do some damage!" Antenora calls back, before plummeint down at him like a falling meteor from heaven!
[19:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 (-5 PA +2 bane, +2 charge, +1 flying, +2 flanking with Alicia thanks to Battle charger boots)
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 (-5 PA +2 bane, +2 charge, +1 flying, +2 flanking with Alicia thanks to Battle charger boots) and gets 33."12 [1d20=13]
[19:16] <Kotono> OOC - Also 7/8 FS, +2 to hit. Dur.
[19:16] <Kotono> roll 2d8+42+2d6+2d6
[19:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+42+2d6+2d6 and gets 62."12 [2d8=4, 3][2d6=1, 4][2d6=5, 3]
[19:16] <Kotono> OOC - Strike the second d6 on the last roll. I'm just a mess today, I see.
[19:17] <Kotono> Swooping down, Antenora plunges her spear into the back of Olburt's chest! It comes out the front and then is savagely yanked out! This is a wound that would kill an Erinyes in one blow, and kill a mortal human several times over! Yet Olburt's body only bleeds marginally, his posture not even slowed from the wounding! OOC - Alicia.
[19:19] * Alicia winces at the pain in her arm from his wound, stepping back and deciding to return the compliment. "For all your advantages, you still need a weapon, don't you?" she asks, channeling Hell Striker's rage at the demonic abomination before her as she delivers a shattering strike downwards at the swordblade projecting from his arm!
[19:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 -4 power attack, +4 size, +4 2-handed
[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 -4 power attack, +4 size, +4 2-handed and gets 26."12 [1d20=2]
[19:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 26."12 [1d20=6]
[19:20] <Alicia> OOC: higher mod wins?
[19:20] <Kotono> OOC - Higher mod wins. Damage.
[19:21] <Alicia> roll 2d6+22
[19:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d6+22 and gets 27."12 [2d6=2, 3]
[19:23] <Kotono> The massive blow slams into Olburt's swordarm! A line of cracks runs up and down the blade, blood coming forth from this injury! A straggling scream comes from his throat as he stumbles to the side, uncaring to defend himself! OOC - Antenora and Alicai can AoO.
[19:23] <Kotono> OOC - Strike, sorry.
[19:23] <Kotono> The massive blow slams into Olburt's swordarm! A line of cracks runs up and down the blade, blood coming forth from this injury! A straggling scream comes from his lips! OOC - Go Alicia.
[19:24] <Alicia> Not quite enough to shatter it, but she can keep working. For now, Alicia takes advantage of his distraction to duck down and then kick her leg out viciously to knock the demon-touched general off his feet!
[19:24] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11 melee touch
[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 melee touch and gets 17."12 [1d20=6]
[19:25] <Kotono> OOC - Whiff.
[19:25] <Alicia> OOC: and that's my full attack done
[19:26] <Kotono> Even at that, General Olburt shows mind boggling agility! He leaps up sligthly, avoiding the trip! AFter that, he heads back to the side, uncaring about exposing himself to Alicia and Antenora! OOC - Both of you can AoO.
[19:26] <Alicia> Alicia reverses and tries again to kick the back of his knee as he turns his back, trying to make him crumple!
[19:26] <Kotono> Antenora keeps it very simple, looking to stab him!
[19:26] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 melee touch, forgot my own pa penalty on the last one
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 melee touch, forgot my own pa penalty on the last one and gets 21."12 [1d20=9]
[19:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (-5 PA +2 bane, +1 flying, +2 flanking with Alicia thanks to Battle charger boots)
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (-5 PA +2 bane, +1 flying, +2 flanking with Alicia thanks to Battle charger boots) and gets 36."12 [1d20=18]
[19:27] <Kotono> OOC - You made your touch attack.
[19:27] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11 opposed strength
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 opposed strength and gets 28."12 [1d20=17]
[19:27] <Kotono> roll 1d8+21+2d6
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+21+2d6 and gets 30."12 [1d8=1][2d6=2, 6]
[19:27] <Alicia> OOC: or dex if dex is better than str for him
[19:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 dex
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 dex and gets 14."12 [1d20=6]
[19:28] <Kotono> As Olburt is ran through the side, his previous wounds save his arm already healing up, Alicia knocks him to the ground! He's prone, knocked off balance as he tries to move again! OOC - Antenora/Marie are up.
[19:29] <Alicia> Since Alicia and Antenora are both a few feet away, Marie is better able to place her shots... except with him lying prone he's a harder target, anyway! A familiar's life is a hard one, she thinks as she notches her silvered arrows and lets them fly.
[19:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 19."12 [1d20=3]
[19:29] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 and gets 17."12 [1d20=6]
[19:30] <Kotono> Marie rains down arrows, but none can hit the flattened target! Antenora has no such problems, once again flying straight up and then plummeting down!
[19:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 (-7 PA +2 bane+2 charge, +2 FS 6/8, +1 flying, +2 flanking thanks to using boots again)
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 (-7 PA +2 bane+2 charge, +2 FS 6/8, +1 flying, +2 flanking thanks to using boots again) and gets 38."12 [1d20=18]
[19:31] <Kotono> roll 2d8+50+2d6+1d6
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+50+2d6+1d6 and gets 67."12 [2d8=8, 4][2d6=1, 2][1d6=2]
[19:32] <Kotono> Olburt's eye is gone, impaled away! AS Antenora nearly destroys his skull, Olburt grunts! You can see brains regenerating for a moment, flames refilling out even as the spear leaves the momentarily empty socket!  OOC - Alicia.
[19:34] <Alicia> Even with all the holy fervour coursing through her veins, Alicia isn't so inured as to not be horrified by that particular sight. Raising her blade and intending to finish what she just started, she hesitates, somehow reining in her rage just enough to offer, "Stand down, Olburt - this is your only chance!"
[19:34] <Kotono> "I...will...KILL YOU!" Olburt's voice, distorted and thick, manages to snarl back. "YOU WON'T STOP THE FUTURE THAT'S COMING!"
[19:35] <Alicia> "Watch me!" Alicia counters as she brings her blade down in a brutal attempt to sunder his inbuilt weapons!
[19:36] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24 -4 power attack, +4 size, +4 2-handed vs sword-arm
[19:36] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 -4 power attack, +4 size, +4 2-handed vs sword-arm and gets 30."12 [1d20=6]
[19:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 (-4 prone)
[19:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 (-4 prone) and gets 29."12 [1d20=12]
[19:36] <Kotono> OOC - Hit.
[19:36] <Alicia> roll 2d6+22
[19:36] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d6+22 and gets 32."12 [2d6=6, 4]
[19:37] <Kotono> There is a horrific breaking sound as the sword cracks apart! Olburt's body shakes all over, his right side withering! The flaming green light in his right eye goes out! OOC - Second attack.
[19:37] <Alicia> roll 1d6 fire which I totally forgot
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d6 fire which I totally forgot and gets 5."12 [1d6=5]
[19:37] * Alicia yanks her sword back, quickly shifts her grip, and then brings it crashing down again to sever the mace from his wrist!
[19:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+19 -4 power attack, +4 size, +4 2-handed vs mace-arm
[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+19 -4 power attack, +4 size, +4 2-handed vs mace-arm and gets 22."12 [1d20=3]
[19:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 (-4 prone)
[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 (-4 prone) and gets 23."12 [1d20=6]
[19:38] <Kotono> Hell Striker clangs off the mace, unable to find a correct place to cut in! OOC - Olburt is up, moment.
[19:40] <Kotono> At this, the light in the cave suddenly becomes much brighter. Illumination is here, like a star is nearby. You can see you are in a nearly endless cavern, no walls in sight. Standing a mere twenty feet away...is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen. It's beauty is dazzling, overwhelming. It's features are fuzzy, impossible to process, but black feathered wings gently jut out from her back...OOC - Could you make a will save, everyone?
[19:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 30."12 [1d20=17]
[19:41] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21 (+2 vs evil) Alicia
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 (+2 vs evil) Alicia and gets 30."12 [1d20=9]
[19:41] <Alicia> roll 1d20+11 (+2 vs evil) Marie
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+11 (+2 vs evil) Marie and gets 29."12 [1d20=18]
[19:43] * Alicia then... stops, her rage floating away into nothingness as she turns to raptly look upon this new arrival, somehow forgetting what it was that she came here for... Likewise, Marie turns and stares, barely managing the focus to continue flying.
[19:44] <Kotono> The figure walks forward, her head bowed. "I'm sorry...I suppose I underestimated you even in this. I did not think you could track us to this place." Her voice is full of unspilled tears, wrenching your hears inside. Your vision of her grows slightly blurry, tear obscured. "Olburt...I'm sorry you had to suffer because of my mistake." Olburt, for his part, simply lies there now, unmoving, single eye gazing at her. 
[19:49] <Kotono> Fascinated by her, the party can do little but stare. She walks towards Olburt, kneeling at his side. Her touch makes his face go slack, "I'll heal you in time." AT that, her gaze goes to Alicia. It's like looking into pools of eternity, an eternity of regrets. "The time is coming. You will be held accountable for your sins, Alicia Reynes. I will not make this mistake again. Not until it is time for a reckoning. Christopher...I am sorry. Know
[19:49] <Kotono> I will not make this mistake again. Not until it is time for a reckoning. Christopher...I am sorry. Know that I will remember the sacrifice you have just made forever." (More)
[19:50] <Kotono> Her black wings flare out, covering herself and Olburt. They are gone, only leaving a single black feather where she once was...and some time later, Alicia becomes aware again. Aware in the perfect darkness, though it's not silent. An abrupt, irritated curse spills from Antenora's mouth.
[19:51] <Alicia> "Shit!" Alicia likewise curses bitterly while Marie groggily picks herself up from the floor and resumes her flight, tossing out a few dancing lights for Alicia's benefit.
[19:53] <Kotono> The vast cave is lightly illuminated by dancing lights. In it you can see Christopher lying wher ehe was left, undisturbed by the entire battle. Antenora darkly swears, althought she's already heading towards him, though her gaze turns to Alicia. "My sentiments are exactly that. What a little show she just put on..." Her voice fills with anger, "Account for your sins, no less?"
[19:54] <Alicia> "Very smug, wasn't she?" Alicia replies in vast annoyance, likewise going over to check on Christopher. 'Hell Striker, next time something like that happens to me, please don't hesitate to take over and do something about it,' she asks her intelligent weapon.
[19:55] <Kotono> "Cloyingly so." Christopher is breathing. He look sto be peacefully asleep. "WE're lucky she apparently couldn't do that and rend us limb from limb at the same time. I couldn't even think to move once I saw her."
[19:56] <Alicia> "I get the feeling she won't be so... merciful, next time, from what she said about a reckoning," Alicia returns darkly, taking a moment to heal herself before attempting to shake Christopher awake.
[19:57] <Kotono> "Yes. I get the feeling we really did manage to find her before she meant us to." Antenora glowers, rubbing her arm. "Damn, and we nearly had Olburt." Christopher stirs lightly, but doesn't seem to awaken.
[19:59] <Alicia> "Yes, did you notice how he was able to regenerate from anything we did, but once I shattered his sword all the fight left him? Doing the same to his mace probably would have killed him - something to be aware of the next time we face him." Alicia then takes a moment to cast detect magic and examine Christopher... and their surroundings.
[19:59] <Alicia> "If this is like what happened to that guard, we've probably been sitting here all day, too," Marie points out.
[20:00] <Kotono> "Shit." With an irritated swear, "I hope no one's worried." Brushing back her bangs and standing, "Where are we?"
[20:02] <Alicia> "I can teleport us back at worst, but lets find out where we are, first," Alicia agrees. "Can you see any exits out of here, Antenora?" she asks, not able to see the edges of the cavern even with Marie's light sources.
[20:02] <Kotono> "I can't, but there's an Abyssially huge amount of cave. I'll needt o look around," Antenora answers.
[20:03] <Alicia> "That big?" Alicia winces. Stowing her sword, she proceeds to heft Christopher in a fireman's carry. "Okay, just head to the nearest wall and we'll work our way around from there? I'd rather not leave here without knowing exactly where 'here' is."
[20:04] <Kotono> "Right." Antenora leads Alicia along! It's a five minute walk to a cave wall - a vast, long cave fall. However, there's something on the walls. LIttle burrow holes, though you don't see any animals poking out of the rocky wall.
[20:04] <Kotono> *wall
[20:05] <Alicia> "Hope we don't find any shocker lizards," Alicia murmurs, peering in one of the holes with a convenient dancing light placed at its entrance to help her.
[20:05] <Kotono> Deep within the hole, Alicia catches a faraway glimpse of electric blue. It's moving well away from her, though, only distantly glimpsed. The holes aren't big enough to crawl in, let alone in Alicia's enlarged state.
[20:06] <Alicia> OOC: wait, I'm still enlarged?
[20:06] <Kotono> OOC: Unless the duration's run out, which I know realise it' probably has. Disregard.
[20:06] <Alicia> OOC: 11 minutes, figured we'd been here for hours
[20:07] <Kotono> OOC: Oh yes, dur. Sorry, I'm just hairbrained today.
[20:07] <Kotono> Deep within the hole, Alicia catches a faraway glimpse of electric blue. It's moving well away from her, though, only distantly glimpsed. The holes aren't big enough to crawl in.
[20:07] <Alicia> "Yep, shocker lizards alright. Wouldn't surprise me if we're under the Galkass Mountains. Hmm... lets head right and just keep following the wall?" Alicia suggests, starting in that direction.
[20:08] <Kotono> "At least Marie can dispatch of them safely," Antenora glimpses at her. "I hear they're deadly in packs."
[20:09] <Alicia> "They can still bite me!" Marie points out shrilly.
[20:09] <Kotono> "When you're flying?" Antenora challenges. "Unless there are winged ones down here."
[20:10] <Alicia> "Not a lot of room in some of those tunnels," the eladrin returns. "And they can cling to the walls!"
[20:11] <Kotono> "Oh well. I'm sure they'd find you too stringy, anyway," Antenora continues leading the other two women on.
[20:11] <Kotono> Following the right wall for a few minutes leads you to an eventual junction. The next side wall is began, followed as well. After about ten minutes of following it, you find a large burrow hole. Large enough to go into, still following this secondary wall. You could follow it further and past it if you wish as well.
[20:13] <Kotono> Alicia would have to crawl a bit on her hands and knees.
[20:14] <Alicia> "Not going to be able to bring Christopher out through that tunnel," Alicia shakes her head. "Lets keep going along the wall."
[20:15] <Kotono> The wall is followed for another half hour or so. After more walking than anyone really wanted, you find a small, winding pathway upwards and into the stone wall. It's quite steep, but not so bad as to need to climb. It's walkable.
[20:15] <Kotono> Antenora peers ahead, "I don't see an end to it, but it's going upwards. It's probably on the right track."
[20:16] <Alicia> "Well, it beats just going around till we come full circle," Alicia agrees. "Honestly, I had no idea caves could be so vast. Always pictured them as cramped tunnels and ravines," she muses, starting up the path.
[20:17] <Kotono> "It might be artificial or it could be an old lava chamber?" Antenora muses, "Nevermind that, though. If this goe son awhile, want me to carry him for a time?"
[20:19] <Alicia> "We can trade every hour so that neither of us gets cramp," Alicia nods, thinking that makes most sense to keep both of them reasonably combat ready. Would be nice if he'd just wake up. "What do you think she meant by his sacrifice being remembered? This sleep isn't natural, so she might have done something to him... but I'm left with the feeling she was more lamenting that she *hadn't* done something to him."
[20:20] <Kotono> "I don't know." Antenora shrugs, "Maybe it was just that. SHe took Olburt but not him, you know." Her v oice thoughtfully narrows, "She spoke of what she was doing in good terms, didn't she? If you had to leave someone you were trying to help behind, it would be a sacrifice."
[20:21] <Kotono> "I doubt it's a real sacrifice, but I suspect the bitch," Antenora nearly spits the word out, a hint of disdain in her voice, "Sounds like a sanctimonous fallen angel that still thinks she's all bright and holy.:"
[20:24] <Alicia> "She seemed very certain of herself... and notice that she didn't consider any of us 'worthy' of whatever she was doing to the others?" Alicia agrees. "She could have easily killed us, or... recruited us. But she did neither. 'The time is coming' she said - what time?"
[20:25] <Kotono> "She's recruiting a transformed human, someone who stole an entire estate and now a rape threatening thief. I'm glad I'm not worthy of that." Antenora hurries her pace on, heading upward.
[20:25] <Kotono> "A reckoning?" Antenora answers after that, taking a few seconds. "Her words."
[20:28] <Alicia> "But why wait? Why not have the reckoning now? She clearly held all the advantages, and could have done anything to us." Alicia sighs and shakes her head as she follows Antenora, considering the other part. "Hmm... remember what that Nalfeshnee said to you about funny helmets and crystals? I wonder if there's any connection with her methods - she did tell Olburt that he'd 'love what she'd done to Filetta'."
[20:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 26."12 [1d20=12]
[20:28] <Alicia> "And Olburt wasn't nearly so demonic last time I saw him... nor so mindless."
[20:28] <Kotono> "Maybe she couldn't?" Antenora shrugs. "Perhaps attacking would've broken the hold she had on us? You're also right...his state has considerably deteriorated. Another reason I doubt any good motives from her."
[20:30] <Kotono> "Also, holy power didn't stop his healing. I don't think is so critical since you had the right idea on breaking his weapon arms, but..." Antenora thoughtfully pauses here. "That's unusual. Marie, dind't you hit him with cold iron arrows?"
[20:30] <Alicia> "Maybe, but once you have someone reduced to helplessness like we were, you only really need to land a single attack to end things," Alicia notes before falling silent so Marie can speak.
[20:33] <Alicia> "I did, since Alicia said he had been infused with demonic power by Ferdi - he was meant to be as chaotic as he was evil, according to Demedais. I mean, cold iron is as unpleasant to eladrin as demons, so I hate touching it, but it coupled with my own good nature would've been enough to penetrate even a Balor's defences - assuming I hit, anyway. Which I did," Marie pipes up indignantly.
[20:33] <Alicia> "Then the melee got too crowded and I never really had a chance to make use of the silver ones, but silver is the bane of lawful creatures, so I'm not even sure they'd have worked any better."
[20:33] <Kotono> "There must be another or a different component." Antenora shrugs a little more at that. "Still..." She goes quiet after this, thinking.
[20:35] <Alicia> "I suppose it could be more akin to trollish regeneration... except Seira used fire on him when they fought, and he healed from that just as well. Lightning did no better, today... that leaves acid and ice as possibilities?" Alicia hazards after a moment's thought of her own.
[20:35] <Alicia> "We know your own lawful nature had no luck... unless it requires a messy combination of several different factors. Lawful good aligned cold iron, maybe? That seems awfully excessive, though - like Marie said, not even Balors are so tough."
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 20."12 [1d20=6]
[20:37] <Kotono> "We should look into it or hire someone to when we get back, if it's important neough," Antenora answers. "At least he didn't seem any tougher against my weapons than usual. For all he wore, hsi skin torn just as easily as any other's."
[20:38] <Alicia> "Not to mention that spear's wounding property would kill him after enough attacks no matter how good his regeneration is," Alicia agrees. "But yes, we should investigate - if she was able to bring out the full extent of Olburt's fiendish transformation, she's likely capable of instilling it in others as well."
[20:39] <Kotono> "THen let's move." Antenora picks up her pace again. "The sooner we get home, the sooner we cna start on that."
[20:40] <Alicia> "If we don't find anything of note within a couple of hours, I'll just teleport us out of here. No sense getting lost for days," Alicia offers as they continue onwards.
[20:42] <Kotono> Roughly two hours pass. The path continues upward, the air getting fresher as they go. Still no sign of an end, however, the upward path continuing. However, there is one thing nof note. Alicia happens to be carrying Christopher at the moment, which is perhaps just as well. With a slight groan, "The hell?" he says in a voice drenched with grogginess.
[20:43] * Alicia stops, and proceeds to gently lower the man down so he can sit against the wall to the side. "Welcome back to the land of the living," she greets him dryly.
[20:44] <Kotono> "Ghsdgkj." He coughs a bit, licking his lips as his eyes open. He peers ahead in the dim light Marie's magicv has provided, his eyes widening! He screams for a horrible moment, before he manages to sputter and stop. "Oh thank...you're not her! Shit, you're Beth's sister."
[20:45] <Alicia> "Likely not the person you'd most like to see upon waking up, but I'll wager I'm preferable to who you were expecting to see, hmm?" Alicia asks, crouching down to be at eye-level with him.
[20:45] <Kotono> "Are you kidding? You may as well be a fucking saint." Rubbing his eyes slowly, "Where is she?" He looks about back and forth, "Did you kill her?"
[20:47] <Alicia> "No such luck," Alicia laments. "She appeared while we were fighting Malmuth's famed general Olburt and managed to befuddle us before departing with him. She expressed a great deal of sadness at leaving you behind."
[20:48] <Alicia> "Sounded like she was giving up on you, at least, so I doubt you'll be bothered again," Marie pipes from above Alicia.
[20:48] <Kotono> "Whew..." Breathing out and nearly deflating, Christopher slinks down. "It's still a haze, but...ugh. I want no part of whatever she is. If so, I couldn't be happier."
[20:49] * Alicia makes use of her survival pouch to produce a filled waterskin which she hands over to Christopher. "Just what did she want with you, anyway?"
[20:50] <Kotono> He guzzles down water, taking several long drinks. "It'ss till hazy. Gimme a minute." He drinks up, glancing about. He eyes antenora and Marie, but doesn't say a word to them, just a curt nod. Once he's done drinking. "Aaah. Hell. It started a couple of weeks ago. I got this damned strange dream with her. She was calling and said she was going to come for me."
[20:50] <Kotono> "OIr more than weeks...ugh." He shakes his head a moment later. "It doesn't matter much."
[20:51] <Alicia> "Take your time," Alicia offers, wanting to get all the details she can.
[20:51] <Kotono> "She said that it was time to set shit right. That I'd set it right with you for imprisoning me. Oh, that sounded good," he eyes Alicia, "But I don't know. It was so easy to listen to her, but...I never thought I had the will to look away from her. When I did, out of the corner of my eye?" He stops, the color draining. "Now, I don't remember what it was. But it fucking terrified me. Pissed myself on the spot terryfing."
[20:52] <Kotono> *I'd have had
[20:52] <Alicia> That gets Alicia's interest. "Like she wasn't really what she appeared to be when you were looking right at her?" she clarifies.
[20:53] <Kotono> "I guess." He licks his lips. "She started singing to me then and it all got hazy. I didn't have the dream again, but damned if I could forget about it. I got so shaken up I wnated to talk to one of you. Shit, I heard you actually know magic, so you were the best person I could think of. Shitty as that was. Anyway, you blew that off, I guess?" He eyes Alicia again, but holds his peace. "Then she came. I was terrified at first, but once I real
[20:54] <Kotono> "Then she came. I was terrified at first, but once I really listend to her it all went blank."
[20:56] <Alicia> "Didn't seem important, at the time," Alicia admits, not really thrilled with that decision of hers. "So, she wanted to help you set things right by getting revenge for your imprisonment - did she ever elaborate on how?" she then asks, this little nugget more than putting paid to any chance of her having misguidedly noble aims.
[20:57] <Kotono> "Nothing solid. I remember a few things - she talked about how I wouldn't be alone. That there were many that were wronged and were to help set things right. That's it. Hell, throw me back in that cell. Toss me in a prison tower. I don't care as long as you keep her the hell away from me."
[20:59] <Alicia> "This doesn't obviate your punishment," Alicia admits. "But we'll take steps to keep you and all the other prisoners safe from her like. Is there anything else you can tell me? Specifics about her plans or the other 'wronged' people she was interested in? Even her name?"
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 22."12 [1d20=19]
[21:00] <Kotono> "Yeah. I remember a few names. Filetta. Something about her becoming worthy. Al.mond? No, Almand. Something about getting him. She had a lot - hell, I remember something about fucking goblins, no less."
[21:02] <Alicia> "Almand? That was Malmuth's chief diplomat to the United Baronies... wouldn't surprise me if she's gotten Pallan as well to complete the damn set," Alicia glowers briefly. As to goblins... well, there was that one who got taken by a Corruption Devil, but that's about all of her dealings with them. Aside from helping avoid their extermination at the hands of giants, not that any of them will likely ever know.
[21:02] <Alicia> "What about her name? Did she ever tell you what to call her or anything?" Marie presses on that line of enquiry. A name or title gives them something concrete to research, or possible even recognise.
[21:03] <Kotono> "Pallan...name sounds familiar. 'cept that she didn't sound so happy about him." Shrugging, "No. She always talked about other people or apologized for our pain. Yeah, she was big on that, apologizing." She stops there, "Not that I was in any state to ask."
[21:05] <Alicia> "Hmm... that'll make finding out more about her tricky," Alicia admits with a sigh. "Anything else you can remember that might be useful to know?"
[21:07] <Kotono> "Naw. I wish I could, so I could do the opposite to stay away from her," he says. "Look. I ain't gonna lie to yo uabout this, so don't think I'm bullshitting you. I'd hide between Shar's twin black tits if it kept me away from her. So if I remember anything, you'll hear all about it."
[21:09] <Alicia> "In this case I honestly have no reason to doubt you," Alicia admits. "Looking at her was worse than looking at King Ferdi..." she shudders briefly. "Anyway, think you're well enough to walk? We're deep underground and have no real idea where we actually are, since we got here by teleporting in almost blind."
[21:09] <Kotono> "Think so. You got any food with that water? I feel like I haven't eaten all damn day." He gets up, dusting off his clothes.
[21:09] <Alicia> "Sure," Alicia produces some trail rations, and also some for herself to munch on as they continue their trek.
[21:11] <Kotono> Another two hours or so pass. The upward climb becomes aurdrous - the air thins and cools. Despite this, you come to something. The passage connects - through a hold in an ancient, half crumbled wall, you come to some sort of man made room. Old stone stairs lead out of it, the remanants of a few barrels about. The stairs don't go up far, but you can see a hint of silvery moonlight on the top of them.
[21:11] <Alicia> "Finally," Alicia mutters, climbing up the stairs to the surface.
[21:13] <Kotono> "We're high up," Antenora is heard saying half under her breath. Christopher just huffs and follows along. On coming out, you are treated to a magnificent vista. Here is a small, jagged valley in vast, tall mountains. A small river winds through, burbling. On both banks are several nearly gone ruins, a few free standing walls and lots of rubble about. You come out amid one of them, the night sky starry and moonlight.
[21:13] <Kotono> *moonlit
[21:15] <Kotono> "No one's been here in centuries," Antenora observes, walking outa nd looking about. The stones are faded and crumbling, nature workin gon them with inexhaustible patience. "Or it looks that way."
[21:16] <Alicia> "Times like this I wish I'd learned more about constellations, I might be able to tell where we are," Alicia muses, staring at the sky for a long moment. "I doubt we're anywhere near Balmuria, at any rate. Maybe far down South in the Galkass Mountains, but no way to know for sure."
[21:17] <Kotono> "Either way, do you want to try to fly home or use the scroll?" Antenora asks. "It's pretty, but I'd rather go back now and come back later to sight see."
[21:18] <Alicia> "We'd be flying blind - we could be on the other side of the world for all we know," Alicia agrees. "Certainly a good thing we didn't land off target with the first teleport, otherwise we'd really be stuck. Everyone gather round," she instructs, taking out the remaining teleport scroll.
[21:19] <Kotono> "Right," Antenora and Christopher do that without complaint.
[21:19] <Alicia> Reading from the scroll, Alicia teleports the group to the courtyard of the garrison.
[21:19] <Kotono> OOC - Roll.
[21:20] <Alicia> roll 1d100
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 3."12 [1d100=3]
[21:21] <Kotono> In a few moments, the group reappears in the courtyard of the garrison! It's nighttime and quiet, a cloudy sky making things very dark. Torches are about, however, shedding light to counter that.
[21:22] <Alicia> "Okay - back to the cells for you, then I'll head by the temple to pick up something that should hopefully make them safer against her ilk in future," Alicia tells Christopher, leading him towards the dungeon.

[Corwin]

[15:03] <Koaway> Quickly remind me what your plan was?
[15:04] <Alicia> After setting up the orb in the prison - and making sure the guards know not to mess with it or let anyone else mess with it, I'll go home and crash for the night. In the morning I'll give Obureth a report, then try to find the most detailed map I can find of a 1,000 mile radius of Balmuria so I can try and figure out where that valley was.
[15:09] <Koaway> Okay.
[15:09] <Koaway> ---
[15:14] <Koaway> Rest comes mercifully well to Alicia. After sleep and recovery, she goes in the mid morning to see Oberuth. This report is without incident, then she goes to find a map. This takes Alicia into a back room of the garrison, a large map spread out. In the Baronies, there are two possible sets of mountains: The Galkass Mountains to the south, and the Armasea mountains to the north. Both are tall enough to fit on a glance. To the west, the Fiefdom
[15:14] <Koaway>  Both are tall enough to fit on a glance. To the west, the Fiefdoms have little in thew ay of relevant terrain, and to the west Kelara isn't much of a concern there either.  To the east, the Enaldis Mountains are too worn, a sharp valley simply doesn't fit. (More)
[15:27] * Koaway is now known as Kotono
[15:28] <Kotono> Most of the outskirts on both sides of the Galkass Mountains are mapped. It's not overly detailed - the terrain obviously prevents much of it. The Armasea Mountains are even less explored. However, there's a vew shallow, deep valleys that are known of, not too far in. There are several rivers runnign through that sharp mountain range.
[15:32] <Alicia> It probably is the Armasea mountains, Alicia thinks. The Galkass range just seems to narrow to fit such a hidden valley within without it appearing on any maps. Still, its likely the only way to know for sure would just be to teleport back and work outwards from there. Not much else she can do at the moment, so... time to go visit Elle and ask her advice on another matter.
[15:33] <Kotono> The Luna Del Stronger is busy today. Pollyanna is inside, hair tied back and bow slung over her shoulder. She's talking to Alice and Elle, though the latter detaches with a polite word and approaches. "Ah, there you are! Do you happen to have more lost artifacts, or perhaps you're here to buy something, Alicia?" Her look is warm, inviting.
[15:35] <Alicia> "Well, more just looking for advice or knowledge you might have," Alicia admits, returning the redhead's friendly look. "How much do you know about regenerating creatures, Elle?"
[15:38] <Kotono> "A fair bit. I've dealt with trolls, and learning about them came when I started researching the more advanced devils. Considering what you're opposing, it seem sonly intelligent." Gesturing for Alicia to follow, as she starts to walk amid displayed items(A set of gnomish full plate armor and a curious set of metal armor designed like a golden bird), "Did you run into a devil that does that? Try holy weapons, if that fails, try holy and silve
[15:38] <Kotono> *Anarchic.
[15:39] <Kotono> if that fails, try holy and silver weapons. If that fails, try holy, silver and axiomatic."
[15:39] <Kotono> *Anarchic.
[15:45] <Alicia> "No, it wasn't a devil, it was the former General Olburt," Alicia lowers her voice as they walk amidst the displays, not wanting to disturb Alice and Pollyanna. "You recall how Ferdi... well, Irenes, working for Ferdi, had infused him with some demonic power that made him regenerate? Well now he's completely gone over and become something utterly inhuman - that fienslaying enchantment you gave Antenora's spear? It confirmed him as an outsider."
[15:45] <Alicia> "But the thing is... nothing was able to inflict a deadly wound. Marie attacked him with cold iron arrows, fueled by her own innate goodness and... well, chaos, and the wounds sealed within seconds. Antenora fared little better, and her own attacks are as fueled by law and righteousness as much as any archon's. Fire and lightning have done no better. I was hoping you might have heard or read of the sort of transformation he's underwent and have some idea.
[15:45] <Alicia> confirmed him as an outsider."
[15:45] <Alicia> transformation he's underwent and have some idea."
[15:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[15:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 19."12 [1d20=3]
[15:46] <Kotono> "Not offhand," Elle answers honestly. "I can spend a few days researching it and see if anything turns up."
[15:48] <Alicia> "I'd appreciate it," Alicia nods. "Considering our new foe seems to have recruited a number of Irenes other... experiments, I worry we'll see more just like Olburt in the future. In the meantime, I believe Seira's father was going through Irenes' research, himself, so I might ask around at the Elven Mission if anyone there has heard anything."
[15:51] <Kotono> "You could try. I don't know if anyone there would have those messages or information, though. I could arrainge a sending if you need to contact him; we met and chatted business while he was recovering." SAtopping her walk there, "I'm worried, though. If normal means don't stop regeneration, it means there's either a specialized condition, or it can't be stopped."
[15:55] <Alicia> "Well, that's the difference, I suppose - with say a troll or a gelugon, it doesn't matter how hard and how often you hit it, the very worst that'll happen is you'll knock it out, unless you've got the specific 'key' to its regeneration. Compared with say the rapid healing of a vampire, it doesn't matter what you use, it'll still die after enough abuse."
[15:55] <Alicia> "From what happened when Seira fought him, I'm sure Olburt's is the former, but we've no clue what the 'key' is to beat it."
[15:57] <Kotono> "Yes. I'll have to see then. Mmm. I can send Saul a Sending and see if he knows any relevant information yet, too." Concluding that with a thoughtful tap of her chin, "I can start on it this afternoon if you like. I need to go to Mihail's caves and check the stabilities first, though."
[15:59] <Alicia> "There's no great rush, but whenever you have the time I'd appreciate it," Alicia smiles gratefully. "Probably makes more sense to just wait on that, since considering the distance I doubt Saul's had much contact with anyone at the Mission."
[16:01] <Kotono> Meanwhile, Pollyanna is chatting with Alice. You catch a few snippets - something about mud, rope bridges, Gond and Armasea.  "Come back in the afternoon then. I really should be going, it wouldn't do to have half the city collapse."
[16:03] <Alicia> "I won't keep you any longer," Alicia agrees, her curiousity piqued by the mention of Armasea, since she was just looking at it on a map. "What's that about Armasea?" she asks the other two women, coming over.
[16:04] <Kotono> Pollyanna glances back, "Oh, Alicia." She stops a moment, letting her approach. "I was recently in Armasea, helping a mercenary on some business for the Temple of Gond. While chasing down the quarry, we went over a rope bridge. It gave out as we were all crossing it, and we all fell fifty feet...right into a giant pit of watery mud and brambles."
[16:05] <Kotono> Reaching out to rub her shoulder, "It ended the chase, since the quarry fell as well. But...It's like Demedais is rubbing off." With a wry grimace, "I'm looking into one of the rings of safe falling, like he has."
[16:05] * Alicia winces. "Everyone make it out okay?" she asks, feeling ever so grateful for the feather fall spell.
[16:06] <Alicia> "It's a very handy spell," she then agrees.
[16:06] <Kotono> "No one was killed." she answers, "Rods has a nasty sprained knee from it, and Abagail got a nasty gash on her head."
[16:07] <Alicia> "Well, nothing that can't be fixed, at least. What was the quarry, anyway? I heard a bit about what was happening up there, with the creature of... thunder and lightning, was it?" Something she at least has plenty of experience with, now.
[16:08] <Kotono> "Ugh." Pollyanna grimaces at that, "STrange thing. It used both of those and it also wore armor. That," Jerking a thumb at the golden bird armor on display, "We had to kill it, or it would've kept trying to fry us to death. Strange thing, though...it asked Gond for mercy as it died."
[16:09] <Kotono> Alice listens, hooded face hidden, butshe does chuckle a few times at mention fo the fall.
[16:10] * Alicia glances over at the ornate armour for a moment, wondering if she can place the design...
[16:11] <Kotono> OOC: Make a knowledge: nobility check?
[16:11] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6
[16:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 and gets 15."12 [1d20=9]
[16:12] <Kotono> It looks like the stylized design of a noble house, but Alicia can't place where she's seen it before offhand. She wants to say it's Kelaran, but it's been too long.
[16:13] <Alicia> "Vaguely reminds me of home, but I can't really place it," Alicia admits. "How far up the mountains there did you go, anyway?"
[16:15] <Kotono> "Fairly high up. Not so high up as to be past the tree line, though." Leaninga gainst the back counter now, "Anyway, I think Rods was going to poke into the Gond thing a little more, but I'm not so interested. It's probably some sordid internal affair, and I'd rather not get involved in a religious spat like that."
[16:16] <Alicia> "It does sound a little suspicious, what with its last words," Alicia has to admit. "The priest I spoke to did say that it had killed a few people, though."
[16:19] <Kotono> "Yeah, the entire thing stank. The heavy payment, the haste, it's last words, the fact that it had highly refined armor?" Pollyanna merely shakes her head.
[16:23] <Alicia> "Hopefully Rod will be able to figure out what happened, then," Alicia nods. "If something rotten is happening in any of the churches here, it needs to be exposed - too many people look to us for guidance, and it would be horrible for their faith to be based on deception." She can't help but think more of Torm's church at this than Gond's, but it is showing a distressing trend.
[16:25] <Kotono> "I don't know. I've gone shopping at Gond's one or twice now, and the goods are fine and they're nice enough people. I'd rather think it's an outlier than any sign of systematic corruption." With a slight, passing shrug, "If you really want to know, track down Rods."
[16:28] <Alicia> "True enough," Alicia allows a faint smile, "Paranoia and mistrusting everything is no way to live. Anyway, maybe I'll drop in on Rod at some point. I'll see you both later," she gives the two women a little wave before heading out of the shop.
[16:32] <Kotono> The rest of the morning passes without incident. Alicia swings back to Elle's shop in the afternoon. It's quiet at the moment, Elle escorting Alicia to the back rooms. Once sat there, "Well, I got something good out of it."
[16:33] <Alicia> "Really?" Alicia sits down, leaning forward interestedly with her elbows on her knees. "Do tell."
[16:37] <Kotono> "He mentioned that Irenes had notes about demon's blood. Apparently, there's a ritual to infuse it into a willing vessel. Now, the exact effect varies, as apparnetly there is a level of innate compatability that varies from person to person. He said he'd look into it more, but that regneeration is the best basic effect."
[16:38] <Alicia> "Did he know what beats the regeneration?" Alicia asks.
[16:40] <Kotono> "No. He's going to teleport over scrolls tonight with more information. He has to write that...and a letter to Seira." With a thin, momentary smile, "I know full well how easy it is to lose yourself in deep research, and it sounds like he has a treasure trove there."
[16:43] <Alicia> "Speaking of treasure troves, I found what looked like an entire ruined city up in those mountains after fighting Olburt - I'll probably want to buy another pair of teleport scrolls in a few days so I can investigate that, so fair warning," Alicia explains, reclining more comfortably in the chair.
[16:43] <Alicia> "I doubt that supposed fallen angel will return to that area, anyway. She seemed set on not encountering us again until it was time for the 'reckoning'."
[16:45] <Kotono> "Speaking of that, what happened," Settling deeper into her chair as well, "Did you find anything more out?"
[16:47] <Alicia> "Olburt attacked us as soon as we arrived, but even with his unbeatable regeneration I was still able to disarm him easily enough... that's when she appeared," Alicia shakes her head and sighs. "I like to think I'm a fairly strong-willed individual, especially when Hell Striker," she pats her sword beside her, "Is fueling me with righteous fervour. But just a single look at her and I was lost. Marie and Antenora did no better," she begins.
[16:48] * Kotono is now known as Anastasia
[16:49] <Anastasia> "Mmm. Do you know exactly what it was? Perhaps you can get suitable defenses?"
[16:53] * Alicia then fingers the black blindfold she's currently using as a hairband, easily positioned to pull down over her eyes at a moment's notice. "I think if I had just not looked at her, that might have helped. But she appeared with no warning... Mmm, her voice might still have had an effect, regardless, admittedly."
[16:53] <Alicia> "Marie's protective aura didn't help at all. We were all just stupefied, unable to do anything except dumbly stare as she lectured us before teleporting away with Olburt. We didn't even return to our senses until late at night, and you remember how we left around midmorning?"
[17:03] <Anastasia> "That's...bad. Very bad." Elle says sourly.
[17:06] <Alicia> "Indeed. She could have easily killed us while we were so distracted, or had Olburt do it for her... but she seemed to have not expected to meet us so soon - though it was clear she did expect a confrontation eventually, for she knew my name and promised that I would be held accountable for my sins." The paladin snorts.
[17:06] <Alicia> "She seems to present herself as some sort of fallen angel of sadness and regret, but Christopher painted an entirely different picture when he woke up."
[17:07] <Anastasia> "Really now? This is getting interesting. What did HE say?" Elle leans forward raptly, "This sounding like a good bard's tale already..." For some reason, the word bard seems to make Elle vaguely scowl, but it passes.
[17:12] * Sierra_ConservingEnergy is now known as Sierra_OHGODTHELIGHTTHELIGHT
[17:12] <Alicia> "He was absolutely terrified of her - she unfortunately didn't actually tell him much of use, though. While she appeared frequently in his dreams, and had him physically captive for a few hours before we arrived, she mostly apologised while telling him that soon she would help him 'set things right' by getting back at me for having him arrested. The part that really got my attention, though," she pauses for dramatic effect, leaning forward.
[17:12] <Alicia> "While she appears as a breathtakingly beautiful woman with angelic wings of deepest midnight, he says that when he looked away, caught just a glimpse out of the corner of his eye... she was something different. Something so terrifyingly beyond comprehension that he seems to have subconsciously blocked all memory of just what it was he saw."
[17:16] <Anastasia> "Well then. Isn't that juicy..." Elle licks her lips. "It sounds that you have something decidedly nasty after you, then. Or some sort of layered scheme, perhaps?"
[17:19] <Alicia> "Whatever she is, she's playing by some set of rules that stopped her from finishing the job, yesterday. But I can't count on her being so kind, next time... and I have a feeling I'll be encountering her followers long before I find her again, anyway. You can call that intuition, I suppose," Alicia agrees, drumming her fingers on her thigh.
[17:19] <Alicia> "Wish I knew who she was or what her real aim was, though. I have enough enemies already, but at least most of those ones are at least understandable."
[17:20] <Anastasia> "If you compile everything you know about her, I can look into that too. No guarantees, but it's worth a try." Elle offers, then leans back. "Good thing I have more assisstants coming. I get businer by teh day."
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[17:22] <Alicia> "And such skilled ones, too," Alicia agrees warmly. "I had no idea Alice was able to cast fourth circle spells before you asked her to scribe another Scrying scroll - I'd assumed she was taken on for more simple spells and sales duties. You're lucky to be able to hold onto someone like her as an employee."
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[17:37] <Anastasia> "Frankly?" With he rown, strange look, "It's like magic's bursting out now. A few years ago, I'd look up to someone like her as a mentor. Now, I just employ her in passing."
[17:56] <Alicia> "I know, it's odd, but at times I even feel like I'm being left behind, like some sort of relic of the days when magic was a rare and precious gift. I suppose its partially my own fault for not applying myself entirely to sorcery, but..." she just shrugs indulgently, "Don't you ever feel like telling these newly popping up spellcasters that they don't know how lucky they are?"
[17:56] <Alicia> "I even heard that school of Seira's has people in it casting third circle spells. Third circle! When I was young you could call yourself an archmage once you were at that level."
[17:58] <Anastasia> "It's really not fair. I had to work and work and work and work and work and work," Clearing her throat after, "To learn what I did. It's coming so easily to new students now. These students are positively spoiled as they learn and expand."
[18:04] <Alicia> "Thats the strangest thing - no one seems to really realise just what they're sitting on. I mean, it was only about a year ago when an average sized city would be lucky to have a handful of serious spellcasters, arcane and divine combined. And those with the talent to go beyond cantrips were feted by kings and nobles,"
[18:04] <Alicia> "treated as strategic resources, or else securing themselves away privately to follow their own interests and work on their craft... now they just go and learn powerful spells in the classroom, as if they were studying history or something like that."
[18:07] <Anastasia> "It's funny. I suspect that part of it is because it was so rare. As rare as magic was, to most it was nothing but a dry fact or even a fairy tale. I know I visited vilalges where a single cantrip made the villagers nearly have a fit. Now?" Shrugging, "Magic's becoming incredibly common in Balmuria and spreading outward. To people who never saw it before, it's simply a new fact of life, like a new local ruler or a new child. But for us or
[18:07] <Anastasia> like a new local ruler or a new child. But for us or those that dealt with it? We know how rare it is...or was, and how stupendously blessed we are to have this springing up."
[18:14] * Alicia nods. "Yes. Don't get me wrong, it's wonderful that magic is becoming more common, it's just... I don't really want it to lose its grandeur and mystique, despite it. It is a stupendous blessing, and should be revered as such. When people start to take such things as granted, believe it to be their due, that they have an undeniable right to power... I can't see it ending well."
[18:15] <Anastasia> "That's a tenet of Mystra, isn't it?" Elle steeples her hands together. "Yes, I suppose that's a good concern. Anyone can open a door or put a log on a fire. What if anyone can get a spell cast with as much ease?"
[18:17] <Alicia> "Actually, speaking of that..." Alicia begins thoughtfully. "Do you have any of those spellgems in stock?"
[18:17] <Anastasia> "No, not recently," Elle answers. "Aaah. I see. Looking ot keep an eye on them?"
[18:21] <Alicia> "The Mother of Magic... does not approve of them, no," Alicia nods slowly. "I had been unsure, previously, but when we unlocked the third seal I was able to put the question directly to Her. She has asked that I try and ensure they are not lightly spread. Should anyone happen to sell them to you, let me know and I'll be happy to buy them at market price."
[18:21] <Anastasia> "As you wish," Elle nods agreeably to that. "I'll pull them aside....wait, wait, wait. Did you just say that you talked to her directly?" Elle's eyes widen.
[18:25] * Alicia blinks. "Yes... I thought you'd have known, since I'd assumed Seira at least would have told you all about her encounter with Waukeen when we unlocked the other two seals." She sinks a bit further in her seat,
[18:25] <Alicia> "In all honesty, it's not something I want widely spread. The clergy are better to deal with questions of faith than the sword of the church is, and... well, it just feels entirely arrogant to say 'I spoke with Mystra', even if it is true."
[18:26] <Anastasia> "Well yes." Elle considers that a long time. "But since you said it...what did sh esay?" Elle leans forward slightly now. "Can you say?"
[18:31] <Alicia> "There's probably no harm in telling you, I suppose," Alicia admits. "She told me about what would be involved in defeating Daa-vid, gave me some... disturbing, information about another deity, the ultimate fate of one who had helped us previously in those ruins, answered my question about spellgems, and thanked me for my service," she summarises, leaving it to Elle if she wants to seek elaboration on a particular point that gets her interest.
[18:33] <Anastasia> "Mmmm. It sounds fascinating." Elle listens until the end. "And this, what we were talking about, is going to continue as more of those seals are undone?"
[18:36] <Alicia> "I imagine it will," Alicia nods. "There are many miraculous stories of what life was once like, when magic flowed freely and the Gods were close to their followers... already we're halfway back, even if we haven't quite adapted fully to the changes."
[18:38] <Anastasia> "There is a certain...seperation here that disturbs me. Mystra clearly wants some mystery around magic, yet they offer it so freely. Then again...perhaps we are simply behind the times ourselves. Perhaps what we could consider dark mysteries are meant to be simple knowledge now?"
[18:43] <Alicia> "I think you're onto something, yes," Alicia admits. "I mean, there are nine circles of magic, after all. Looking objectively at the whole scale, I am a mere novice, while you're a middling practitioner. But when was the last time you saw or heard of anyone casting something like Gate or Mind Blank? Such magic is unheard of in current mortal usage."
[18:43] <Alicia> "I think what we're looking at is more freedom to reach the upper tiers, so the same effort we put into magic over our lives, carried out by someone starting just now, would probably put them at that sort of level." Sitting up straighter and brightening, she adds, "Not that we're too old to keep improving ourselves, mind you."
[18:46] <Anastasia> "Of course not. Gah, Mystra. All of your words are making us sound like old maids complaining." Elle sends a reproachful look to the ceiling. "I fully intend to master magic, then. I'm going to reach the heights and keep on climbing now that they're open."
[18:51] <Alicia> "Amen to that," Alicia agrees, smiling genially.
[19:10] <Anastasia> ----
[19:18] <Anastasia> Thus Alicia returns to her own temple. After taking a break from his duties, Shankar talks with Alicia, "You wish to redeem those scales now?"
[19:20] <Alicia> "I've been putting it off, and honestly I just want them out of my house," Alicia admits. "I'd prefer to just dispose of them, myself, but since it's a favour... well, better that they can be used for something decent than have them used in their current state."
[19:21] <Anastasia> "Yes. Better harmless than a constant threat," Shankar agrees, "Are you tready to take on this quest then?"
[19:23] * Alicia nods. "No time like the present," she agrees.
[19:28] <Anastasia> It takes a bit of preparation, but soon the scales are in a simple cloth bag. "You will bear this bag and the ominus of the evil still staying in these scales," So Shankar intones. You are now in front of the Altar of Mystra, the hall cleared out for the moment. "Are you prepared, favored of Mystra?"
[19:29] <Alicia> "I am prepared," Alicia replies sollemnly, ready to accept the quest she is to be given.
[19:36] <Anastasia> "Then..." The bag is given to Alicia. "While bearing these, you will find your own defenses compromised. While in this state, you must travel the north with haste. In the hills before the Armasea mountains, there is an old keep. I have seen you were there once before, to eventually capture a basilisk. Deep below it lies a creature that must be slain before it awakens."
[19:37] <Alicia> "What kind of creature is it?" Alicia asks before she departs.
[19:37] <Anastasia> "It is in some way related to scales. I do not know if it is a dragon or another beast with scales, but it is evil. Be wary of it, Alicia."