008. "I'll really stop holding back and kill you all this time!"

[Corwin]

[19:57] <Kotono> With lesser restoration passed around like party favors, the group recovers and continues on towards Medicant! OOC: First of all, will both Jaela and Afina make will saveS? Let's deal with this first of all.
[19:58] <Afina> roll 1d20+16
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+16 and gets 24." [1d20=8]
[19:58] <Jaela> roll 1d20+26 (+4 from key if need be)
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+26 (+4 from key if need be) and gets 33." [1d20=7]
[20:02] <Kotono> Thus the party travels along. The mists are thicker and thicker as you go on, a clamminess that clings to you. As you go along there is a slow, pressing sensation within each of you. A sensation to stop and turn away, slowly permeating every thought you have. It isn't worth it. Nothing's worth this. You aren't worthy to see it. You're going to fail and die if you go any more. You should go and
[20:02] <Kotono> live your life to the fullest, not chance empty dreams.
[20:03] * Jaela can't see a better cause to die for, and is only spurred onwards by the strangely uplifting sensation!
[20:03] <Afina> Go back to what, exactly? There is nothing to dissuade Afina away from this course. The next life can bring what it may, but for as long as she lives she'll stop at nothing to restore Lifasa.
[20:04] <Kotono> Adrian holds his pendant as he continues onwards with you, flying along at a good clip. His face tenses but he keeps going, his other hand on the hilt of his blade.
[20:04] <Kotono> Annalise looks bored and disinterested, occasionally yawning as she goes along.
[20:04] * Willim grumbles, but carries onward, determined to see this through.
[20:05] * Ithea just keeps following the others in silence.
[20:07] <Kotono> Onward you go...the mists thicken even more! Abruptly the party finds themselves unable to move forward any more, the fog as solid as adamantine! A sharp sensation passes through each of you, a sudden, foreign certitude that you cannot advance another inch.
[20:09] * Afina is stopped and looks over at Jaela. More specifically, the key she holds. "Didn't we kill an angel so we wouldn't have to deal with this?"
[20:09] <Jaela> "What the fuck is with all these mists always stopping us from walking?" Jaela exclaims, clenching a fist around the Key and punching the troublesome fog with it.
[20:12] <Kotono> The key resonates, the fog ahead resonating with it and Jaela's blow! A single word, spoken in the voice of Galariel, echos before you, "Begone!" With that the fog dissipates instantly, flowing downwards! Forming beneath you is a lush field, as if you are merely floating above a night-time flatland, lightly decorated with mist. Ahead of you is a path ahead, smooth cobblestones.
[20:13] * Willim blinks. "What grass doing here?"
[20:13] <Ithea> "Looks like the key just needed a bit of push," Ithea says as she steps into the field, looking around for signs of the mythical fortress.
[20:13] <Jaela> "Home sweet fucking home!" Jaela needs no other prompting to float down to the path and start following it.
[20:14] * Afina doesn't exert her feet and merely flies above the cobblestone, pacing Jaela. "It must be at the end of this path... I wonder what it looks like?"
[20:14] <Kotono> Adrian alighs down, sighing deeply and breathing in. One can smell the scent of grass, yet a heavy, moist smell lingers with it. He begins to walk, "I've been wondering that for years now. All the myths I found said it was a vast fortress in various purple prose."
[20:15] <Jaela> "I bet it's like this quaint country house, two-stories or so, but within it's all huge just like the wizards make their homes? But hey, I'm find with your basic fortress, too. It might even have a moat. It sure says something about you when you plane shift your fortress around, and bring a moat along."
[20:16] <Afina> Inhaling happily, Afina at least looks pleased. "It's no forest, but even grass has its own pleasant charm," she opines with an approving look over the field.
[20:17] * Willim lands with a thump on the path, looking around as he walks.
[20:18] <Kotono> Thus the party begins to walk along! Abruptly there is a pull, as gravity reasserts itself! Suddenly the mists are gone, save for little dabs of them here and there. Light comes from the sun above, shining down warmly.
[20:19] <Ithea> "I'm hoping for some sort of floating fortress, surrounded by arcane barriers and great stone sculptures of armed knights or something like that," Ithea says with a smile as she settles on the ground as gravity reasserts itself. "That'd be exciting!"
[20:19] <Afina> Afina's flight is momentarily unsteady before she adjusts to gravity, looking up now at the sun. "I don't think we're in the ethereal anymore, are we?" Blinking afterwards, she looks at Annalise to see how she handles it.
[20:20] <Kotono> "I care only as long as it can destroy the devil's grip," Adrian wipes his brow clean of moisture, "I'm not su re where we are. It's possible we've passed into a demiplane."
[20:21] <Kotono> Annalise looks up at the sun and yawns cavernously, walking along without missing a beat. She yawns again after, "My, it's a real sun," she banters, stretching back casually. "At least real enough to make me feel sleepy."
[20:22] * Willim shrugs, enjoying the feel of the sun on his skin. "Is good sun. Warm. Not feel good sun since mud-place."
[20:23] <Jaela> "Nice. Key, are we there yet?"
[20:25] <Kotono> The key pulses as you walk along! For af ew minutes you go, until the sky seems to boil! Night falls, no moon. Instead a great, blinking blue eye appears in the sky! It looks down to all of you, "No," It is a woman's voice, energetic, "I won't let you see the forbidden fortress of Sir Medi! Drop the Celestial Key and leave now!"
[20:25] <Kotono> Adrian draws his blade without hesitation, "Not until the last drop of my blood stains the grass here."
[20:26] <Jaela> "Fiends killed him, didn't they?" Jaela asks, unpertrubed by this sudden development. "Well, you're in luck! We're gonna take the fight to the devils! Instead of a dumb fight with us, just join us!"
[20:26] <Afina> "We've come too far to turn back, now!" Afina counters, looking up at that eye. "This fortress is our world's last, best hope - we won't give up on it, not for anything!"
[20:28] * Ithea also draws her weapon as she stares at the eye, nodding her own agreement. "Telling us to simply turn back at this point simply won't work! We're going to save Lifasa!"
[20:30] <Kotono> "I don't care...I have no choice!" The woman's voice declares in a tone that echos from horizon to horizon! Behind you the road splits apart, a great, rugged hill rising up! 60ft behind you is a burrow hole, where two of them emerge. Large as a horse, each one looks like a black boar with pulsing red veins and massively long and sharp tusks! 60ft ahead of you they hover down from above - great
[20:30] <Kotono> round orbs with several eyestalks, with acenter unblinking eye! "Get them! Let none of them come any closer to Sir Medi's legacy!" OOC: Init. After that's resolved, K:A the boars, K:D on the eye-things.

[20:31] <Jaela> roll 1d20+6
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+6 and gets 17." [1d20=11]
[20:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Adrian
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Adrian and gets 7." [1d20=5]
[20:31] <Afina> roll 1d20+19 init
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+19 init and gets 36." [1d20=17]
[20:31] <Jaela> roll 1d20+19 K:A
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+19 K:A and gets 38." [1d20=19]
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Annalise
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Annalise and gets 9." [1d20=2]
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Orb the first
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Orb the first and gets 12." [1d20=4]
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Orb the second
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Orb the second and gets 12." [1d20=4]
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1 boar the first
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 boar the first and gets 15." [1d20=14]
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1 boar the second
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 boar the second and gets 15." [1d20=14]
[20:32] <Ithea> roll d20+7
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+7 and gets 18." [d20=11]
[20:33] <Willim> roll 1d20+8 init?
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+8 init? and gets 10." [1d20=2]
[20:33] <Ithea> roll d20+25 K:A
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+25 K:A and gets 44." [d20=19]
[20:33] <Ithea> roll d20+12 K:D
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+12 K:D and gets 20." [d20=8]
[20:33] <Jaela> "You can still care even if you don't have a choice, you heartless bitch!" Jaela calls back, drawing her spear.
[20:33] <Jaela> roll 1d20+9 K:D
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+9 K:D and gets 14." [1d20=5]
[20:34] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(36)>Ithea(18)>Jaela(17)>Boar 1=Boar 2(15)>Orb 1=Orb 2(12)>Annalise(9)>Adrian(7)'
[20:34] <Afina> roll 1d20+20 arcana for boars
[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+20 arcana for boars and gets 24." [1d20=4]
[20:35] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(36)>Ithea(18)>Jaela(17)>Boar 1=Boar 2(15)>Orb 1=Orb 2(12)>Willim(10)>Annalise(9)>Adrian(7)'
[20:35] <Kotono> OOC: I'm striking all those knowledge rolls above. Just reroll the entire batch now.
[20:36] <Jaela> roll 1d20+19 A
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+19 A and gets 34." [1d20=15]
[20:36] <Jaela> roll 1d20+9 D
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+9 D and gets 27." [1d20=18]
[20:36] <Ithea> roll d20+20 K:A
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+20 K:A and gets 40." [d20=20]
[20:36] <Ithea> roll d20+12 K:D
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+12 K:D and gets 28." [d20=16]
[20:36] <Afina> roll 1d20+20 arcana for boars
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+20 arcana for boars and gets 27." [1d20=7]
[20:38] <Kotono> OOC: Open Afina.
[20:38] <Jaela> Rallying as she takes in the opposition, Jaela cries, "Take the boars down first!"
[20:40] <Afina> As is second nature, Afina magically enhances her speed to the limit, bestowing a lesser but still potent enhancement on her allies in the process. Flying up twenty feet and another twenty towards the boars, she gestures downwards to befuddle their minds and make them more inclined to fight each other rather than anyone further away!
[20:40] <Ithea> "Agreed!" Ithea says, not wanting to risk losing limbs.
[20:40] <Afina> OOC: haste, incite riot on boars, DC 25 will
[20:40] <Kotono> OOC: Does it allow SR?
[20:40] <Afina> OOC: yes
[20:40] <Afina> roll 1d20+15 SR if applicable
[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+15 SR if applicable and gets 34." [1d20=19]
[20:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 will
[20:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 will
[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 will and gets 15." [1d20=8]
[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 will and gets 8." [1d20=1]
[20:41] <Afina> "Let them tear each other apart first before attacking!" Afina yells down, "They'll gore whoever's closest, including each other!"
[20:42] <Kotono> The magic settles onto the boars, a homicidal need to fight anything close! OOC: Ithea.
[20:45] <Kotono> OOC: Ithea holds. Go Jaela.
[20:46] * Jaela is doubtful at the idea, at first, but if she can't trust in her allies, who can she trust? With a flap of her wings, Jaela raises off the ground and then charges onwards to strike down the rightmost junior eye tyrant!
[20:48] <Kotono> OOC: AS you approach, you fall under two gaze radiuses. Make two will saves.
[20:48] <Jaela> roll 1d20+26 (+4 more if evil)
[20:48] <Jaela> roll 1d20+26 (+4 more if evil)
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+26 (+4 more if evil) and gets 44." [1d20=18]
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+26 (+4 more if evil) and gets 37." [1d20=11]
[20:48] <Kotono> OOC: Carry on.
[20:49] <Jaela> roll 1d20+21+1+2+3+9-13 (haste/charge/devotion/smite/13PA, divine might)
[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+21+1+2+3+9-13 (haste/charge/devotion/smite/13PA, divine might) and gets 30." [1d20=7]
[20:49] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[20:51] <Jaela> roll 1d8+12+2+3+15+9+24 (GMW/devotion/charging smite/divine might/PA)
[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d8+12+2+3+15+9+24 (GMW/devotion/charging smite/divine might/PA) and gets 68." [1d8=3]
[20:51] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(36)>Ithea(18)>Jaela(17)>Boar 1=Boar 2(15)>Orb 1(12)>Willim(10)>Annalise(9)>Adrian(7)'
[20:53] <Kotono> Jaela's charge picks up speed, slamming into the central eye of the rightmost beholder! Blood sprays out from that piercing wound, the eye going limp and sliding off Jaela's spear! OOC: Ithea's not back, I'll resolvet he confused boars.
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 39." [1d20=17]
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 19." [1d20=2]
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 12." [1d20=1]
[20:53] <Kotono> OOC: +11.
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 2nd boar
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 2nd boar and gets 31." [1d20=9]
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 20." [1d20=3]
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 29." [1d20=7]
[20:54] <Kotono> roll 1d8+8
[20:54] <Kotono> roll 1d8+8
[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+8 and gets 14." [1d8=6]
[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+8 and gets 11." [1d8=3]
[20:54] <Kotono> roll 1d8+8
[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+8 and gets 16." [1d8=8]
[20:54] <Kotono> In an intercine fury the two razor boars turn on each other, slashing and hacking at one another! It is a vicious battle, blood and flesh flayed freely! OOC: Orb 1.
[20:55] <Ithea> "..or not," Ithea amends, given Afina's exclamation. Deciding to let the boars kill each other as was suggested, she switches to her bow and fires a shot at the beholder that Jaela is not engaging right now.
[20:55] <Ithea> roll d20+17
[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+17  and gets 30." [d20=13]
[20:55] <Kotono> OOC: That be a hit.
[20:56] <Ithea> roll d8+7+5d6 (assuming SA applies)
[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d8+7+5d6 (assuming SA applies) and gets 32." [d8=7][5d6=4, 3, 2, 6, 3]
[20:57] <Kotono> The twang of fire bowstring is heard like a sharp cry as an arrow buries itself in the orb's central eye! This one isn't so fatal, blood flowing but the abberation still surviving! It turns its attention to Jaela, twin rays firing at her!
[20:57] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(36)>aela(17)>Boar 1=Boar 2(15)>Ithea>Orb 1(12)>Willim(10)>Annalise(9)>Adrian(7)'
[20:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 touch AC sleep ray
[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 touch AC sleep ray and gets 20." [1d20=11]
[20:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 touch AC paralysis ray touch AC, Jaela?
[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 touch AC paralysis ray touch AC, Jaela? and gets 10." [1d20=1]
[20:58] <Jaela> OOC: Immune to compulsions, touch AC is 15 vs evil right now.
[20:59] <Kotono> One ray misses and another strikes Jaela...but nothing at all happens! OOC: Wililm, go.
[21:00] * Jaela scoffs at the floating orb. "Surrender, and I'll make it quick," she tells the vile thing.
[21:03] <Willim> Seeing that the others have the floating eye well in hand, Willim charges down the boars!
[21:03] <Willim> OOC: Assuming AoO if they get one while confused
[21:04] <Willim> roll 1d20+23+1+2
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+23+1+2 and gets 44." [1d20=18]
[21:04] <Kotono> OOC: They do, they're just compelled to attack each other.
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 AC?
[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 AC? and gets 28." [1d20=6]
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 AC?
[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 AC? and gets 24." [1d20=2]
[21:05] <Willim> OOC: 28
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d8+8 you hit so roll damage.
[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+8 you hit so roll damage. and gets 13." [1d8=5]
[21:05] <Willim> roll 1d10+12
[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d10+12 and gets 13." [1d10=1]
[21:05] <Willim> OOC: Sorry, AC 29 with haste
[21:06] <Kotono> OOC: Damage is gone then.
[21:06] <Kotono> With a swift charget he trollish demon claws into the flank of the razor boar! It's skin is hard to cut, impressively durable! Yet he does manage to find a blow, needing to dig in hard! OOC: Annalise.
[21:07] <Kotono> Annalise yawns deeply again, rubbing her eyes. "Mmm, sleepy. Begone, irritations," she gestures with barely even a glance at the surviving eye tyrant, three flaming rays searing towards it!
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 36." [1d20=20]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 25." [1d20=9]
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 27." [1d20=11]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 crit?
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 crit? and gets 33." [1d20=17]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 8d6
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 8d6 and gets 20." [8d6=2, 5, 4, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 4d6
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6 and gets 12." [4d6=3, 1, 4, 4]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 4d6
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6 and gets 16." [4d6=6, 3, 3, 4]
[21:08] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(36)>aela(17)>Boar 1=Boar 2(15)>Ithea>Willim(10)>Annalise(9)>Adrian(7)'
[21:08] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(36)>Jaela(17)>Boar 1=Boar 2(15)>Ithea>Willim(10)>Annalise(9)>Adrian(7)'
[21:09] <Kotono> The eye is pierced thrice, bursting aflame and collasping to the ground! IT burns there, sizzling in it's own funeral pyre! OOC: Adrian.
[21:09] * Jaela stares balefully down at its flaming remains.
[21:10] <Kotono> Adrian follows Willim, charging the other boar and thrusting at it with a full power stab!
[21:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (+2 charge, +1 haste, -10 PA)
[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (+2 charge, +1 haste, -10 PA) and gets 36." [1d20=17]
[21:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (+2 charge, +1 haste, -10 PA) crit?
[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (+2 charge, +1 haste, -10 PA) crit? and gets 27." [1d20=8]
[21:11] <Kotono> roll 2d8+78
[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+78 and gets 87." [2d8=3, 6]
[21:13] <Kotono> Adrian's charge is a good one, his glowing blade plunging up to the skullhilt into the boar! He wrests it out with a cry, blood spraying about terrifically in the powerful blow! OOC: Nice time for a crit. Afina, go.
[21:16] * Afina swoops down on the two boars, her enchantments not worth much when her allies are close enough to be targets. With a quick flashing stab she punctures her sword into the spine of each boar in turn before flying back up to safety before they can blink!
[21:16] <Afina> roll 1d20+26 boar 1
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+26 boar 1 and gets 37." [1d20=11]
[21:16] <Afina> roll 1d20+21 boar 2
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+21 boar 2 and gets 30." [1d20=9]
[21:16] <Kotono> OOC: Bot hit.
[21:16] <Afina> roll 1d4+10+4d6+1d6
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d4+10+4d6+1d6 and gets 28." [1d4=1][4d6=2, 4, 2, 5][1d6=4]
[21:16] <Afina> roll 1d4+10+4d6+1d6
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d4+10+4d6+1d6 and gets 31." [1d4=4][4d6=3, 4, 3, 2][1d6=5]
[21:17] <Kotono> Afina's ghostly-fast strikes leave both boars bleeding from the spine, yet both have spines thicker than an iron bar, unable to be so neatly severed! OOC: Jaela.
[21:18] * Jaela takes off across the battlefield at her top speed! On her own, she wouldn't have made it even while flying, but with Afina's help she is able to draw to a stop twenty feet above the healthier of the two boars.
[21:19] <Kotono> Jaela hurries along in the air as the boars strike! With two targets, each one gets a homicidal boar on them, trying to cut them up! As you fight them, the boars begin to heal, wounds mending before your eyes! OOC: One on Willim, one on Adrian. Good luck, gentlemen.
[21:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (-4 PA Willim)
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (-4 PA Willim) and gets 33." [1d20=15]
[21:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 22." [1d20=9]
[21:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 bite
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 bite and gets 38." [1d20=20]
[21:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 bite figures it's the non sharpness attack that rolls the crit. Lucky.
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 bite figures it's the non sharpness attack that rolls the crit. Lucky. and gets 31." [1d20=13]
[21:20] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[21:21] <Willim> OOC: 29 still, due to charge
[21:21] <Kotono> roll 1d8+12+2d8+24
[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+12+2d8+24 and gets 49." [1d8=5][2d8=5, 3]
[21:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (-3 PA, this one is marginally more conservative) Adrian
[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (-3 PA, this one is marginally more conservative) Adrian and gets 33." [1d20=14]
[21:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 16." [1d20=2]
[21:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 bite
[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 bite and gets 38." [1d20=19]
[21:22] <Kotono> roll 1d8+11+1d8+11
[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+11+1d8+11 and gets 30." [1d8=3][1d8=5]
[21:23] <Kotono> Adrian and Willim both take several wounds as the boars rage against them! They're huge piles of teeth, tusks and fury, opening up several wounds over the two warriors! But they defend well, avoiding a lethal strike! OOC: Ow. Ithea.
[21:24] <Ithea> Not wanting to waste time switching weapons again and running to get into melee range, Ithea just fires arrows from her bow repeatedly at the the boar attacking Adrian.
[21:24] <Ithea> roll d20+13
[21:24] <Ithea> roll d20+13
[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+13 and gets 21." [d20=8]
[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+13 and gets 20." [d20=7]
[21:24] <Ithea> roll d20+8
[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+8 and gets 10." [d20=2]
[21:25] <Ithea> roll d20+3
[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+3 and gets 14." [d20=11]
[21:25] <Kotono> The foursome of arrows is fired swiftly, but they just bounce off the toughened hides of the boar, unable to even draw a bruise! OOC: Ow. Willim.
[21:27] <Kotono> Dodging a slash as his arm trickles blood, "Ithea, fire harder! You need to put some power into those shots, too!" Adrian calls.
[21:28] <Willim> Willim gives his opponnt a baleful look, leading forward with a wild series of punches and kicks!
[21:28] <Willim> roll 1d20+23+1
[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+23+1 and gets 31." [1d20=7]
[21:28] <Willim> roll 1d20+23+1
[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+23+1 and gets 34." [1d20=10]
[21:28] <Willim> roll 1d20+18+1
[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+18+1 and gets 39." [1d20=20]
[21:28] <Willim> roll 1d20+13+1
[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+13+1 and gets 17." [1d20=3]
[21:28] <Willim> roll 1d20+18+1 Bite
[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+18+1 Bite and gets 29." [1d20=10]
[21:28] <Willim> roll 1d20+18+1 crit threat
[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+18+1 crit threat and gets 25." [1d20=6]
[21:28] <Kotono> OOC: Everything but the 17 hits, but no crit. So 4 hits.
[21:29] <Ithea> "Oh for crying out loud...you give someone a dragon cube to eat and he lets it go to his head!" Ithea exclaims loudly at Adrian's yell while rolling her eyes.
[21:30] <Willim> roll 3d10+30+1d6+10
[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 3d10+30+1d6+10 and gets 52." [3d10=1, 3, 2][1d6=6]
[21:31] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(36)>Jaela(17)>Boar 2(15)>Ithea>Willim(10)>Annalise(9)>Adrian(7)'
[21:31] <Kotono> Already wounded and battered, the first boar collapses under the vicious assault! It can take no more, body broken and beaten into submission! A moment later Annalise yawns again, distractedly firing off three more flaming rays as she struggles not to fall asleep!
[21:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 (Forgot the effective -3 due to exhausted last time. Dur.)
[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 (Forgot the effective -3 due to exhausted last time. Dur.) and gets 28." [1d20=15]
[21:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 (Forgot the effective -3 due to exhausted last time. Dur.)
[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 (Forgot the effective -3 due to exhausted last time. Dur.) and gets 30." [1d20=17]
[21:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 (Forgot the effective -3 due to exhausted last time. Dur.)
[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 (Forgot the effective -3 due to exhausted last time. Dur.) and gets 25." [1d20=12]
[21:32] <Kotono> roll 12d6
[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 12d6 and gets 48." [12d6=4, 3, 2, 5, 6, 3, 5, 6, 1, 4, 6, 3]
[21:33] <Kotono> The flaming rays leave three holes in the surviving boar, but it's not down yet! Adrian grunts and turns to it, sidestepping to flank it with Willim, going to chop it up!
[21:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+26 (+1 haste, -1 PA)
[21:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+26 (+1 haste, -1 PA)
[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+26 (+1 haste, -1 PA) and gets 46." [1d20=20]
[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+26 (+1 haste, -1 PA) and gets 28." [1d20=2]
[21:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 41." [1d20=20]
[21:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 29." [1d20=13]
[21:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+26 (+1 haste, -1 PA) crit threat 1 ow
[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+26 (+1 haste, -1 PA) crit threat 1 ow and gets 45." [1d20=19]
[21:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 crit threat 2
[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 crit threat 2 and gets 33." [1d20=12]
[21:34] <Kotono> roll 2d8+42+5d6 and 2 str damage
[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+42+5d6 and 2 str damage and gets 64." [2d8=6, 5][5d6=1, 1, 6, 2, 1]
[21:34] <Kotono> roll 1d8+21+5d6 and 2 str damage
[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+21+5d6 and 2 str damage and gets 46." [1d8=7][5d6=2, 4, 4, 4, 4]
[21:34] <Kotono> roll 2d8+42+5d6 and 2 str damage
[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+42+5d6 and 2 str damage and gets 65." [2d8=3, 2][5d6=4, 3, 4, 3, 4]
[21:35] <Kotono> roll 1d8+21+5d6 and 2 str damage
[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+21+5d6 and 2 str damage and gets 35." [1d8=3][5d6=1, 2, 3, 4, 1]
[21:36] <Kotono> With a series of vicious hacks Adrian severs the spine of the last boar, finishing what Afina started! It falls limply and bleeds out, the threat slain! The eye in the sky vanishes, a feminine voice howling in frustruation as dim darkness falls! OOC: Free act.

[21:36] <Jaela> "Man, you suck!" Jaela calls towards the now-eyeless sky. "Tell me Medi's fortress isn't that weak, because I really will turn around and go, then."
[21:37] <Kotono> Adrian kneels down to wipe his blade clean, "Apparently the strength of dragons is well founded."
[21:37] <Jaela> "No, they're just weak," Jaela says absent-mindedly, floating down.
[21:37] <Afina> "I expected more," Afina agrees sedately, deciding just to keep going along the road.
[21:37] <Kotono> Annalise yawns again, "Mmmm," Slowly it stops as darkness falls, the sun gone. "Ah, such persistent things," she says, "Ah, I know! How would all of you like your very own, loyal pet boars or beholders?"
[21:37] * Willim eyes the boars appreciably, nodding absently. He hefts a boar to determine its weight.
[21:38] <Kotono> OOC: What's your maximum lift, Willim?
[21:38] <Willim> OOC: 3200
[21:38] <Jaela> In short order, Gae Bolg is stored away and she approaches Annalise. "I'm fine with nice sentient undead but I'm not going to travel with a zombie army."
[21:38] <Kotono> It's pretty heavy! Willim is able to lift it, but it must weigh about a thousand pounds or so.
[21:39] <Kotono> "They'll be sentinent," Annalise promises, "They'll just have to obey me - and all ofyou once I instruct them properly."
[21:39] * Willim frowns and drops the carcass. Too heavy to carry, but it's probably not going anywhere. If Medicant isn't too far, he cal always come back.
[21:40] <Afina> "We don't have enough blood to feed them and they were weak anyway," Afina refuses point blank.
[21:40] <Jaela> "How about you just drink their blood and we call it even?"
[21:41] * Willim points at the boar he just dropped. "Is blood. You is drinking."
[21:43] <Jaela> "Anyway, wrong type of sentient. When I said what I did, I meant someone who would join us of his or her own free will and pick up our cause. These things can't even understand our cause, living or undead, and as minions who have to follow someone's orders they wouldn't have any shred of free will. Now that I've explained why it's wrong, Annalise, let's not bring it up ever again?"
[21:45] <Kotono> Annalise doesn't make an argument about it, going to drain them of blood. It doesn't take long, the beasts finished off. Soon enough she rejoins you.
[21:45] <Jaela> Happy at the result, Jaela asks the key to once more lead them onwards!
[21:47] * Ithea puts away her bow and picks up her glaive again as she follows Jaela.
[21:52] <Kotono> On you walk. You walk about ten minutes in the dim darkness. Features fade away, walking in a perfect blackness...then..."This is your last chance!" The energetic female voice challenges again, "I'll really stop holding back and kill you all this time if you don't turn away!"
[21:53] <Jaela> "Didn't you scream in frustration when you failed to kill us just now?"
[21:53] <Ithea> "Why do you want to stop us so bad? We just want to save our world!" Ithea calls back to the voice.
[21:54] <Afina> Afina doesn't bother replying, she simply readies her sword and casts heroism on herself.
[21:54] * Jaela finds Afina acting sensibly and casts Greater Heroism in preparation of the inevitable.
[21:55] * Willim carefully pops his knuckles. "Me is thinking you is scared to show self." he says to the disembodied voice.
[21:58] <Kotono> Then...the darkness fades. You stand before a dark night. It towers before you, the entire horizon. A great circular wall, reaching thirty feet high. The outer wall of a huge fortress, rising up above you. It is massive, the great towers and rises of the fortress decorated with lit stained glass windows. Closer before you the walls part slightly, as if to invite you within!
[21:58] * Jaela takes the invitation, flying ahead!
[21:58] <Kotono> Adrian stares up at the bleached white stone of the fortress, seeming to gleam in the darkness. As you look you can see occasional patterns show on the walls, stranges shapes that seem to ooze with arcane meaning.
[21:59] <Kotono> "At last!" Adrian whispers q uietly, a step behind Jaela as he advances on.
[21:59] <Jaela> "So are you the fortress? The fortress's sentient, then?"
[21:59] * Willim drops his arms and nods, heading forward.
[22:00] <Afina> "It's a trap," Afina sounds quite certain on that. Why would she threaten them and then let them in? Slowing down a bit behind Jaela, she focuses on the patterns showing on the walls, trying to discern them to have an idea of what's about to happen.
[22:00] <Kotono> OOC: K:A, Afina.
[22:01] <Ithea> "I hope not, I'd rather not have to fight the fortress itself. That'd defeat the entire purpose of this quest!" Ithea says, not sure why Jaela would think the fortress was sentient.
[22:01] <Afina> roll 1d20+22
[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+22 and gets 29." [1d20=7]
[22:01] <Jaela> "So what if it's a trap?" Jaela aks Afina with a shrug. "That's where the Key's leading us, so we either get in or beat the trap and get past."
[22:02] <Afina> "Don't go through the gate unless you're really confident in your ability to withstand magic missiles," Afina warns. She casts shield and then zips ahead of Jaela to demonstrate her own confidence!
[22:03] <Kotono> Afina zips through the gate! She is obscured as what must be hundreds of magic missiles fly into her, fizzling away in a blinding storm of light! She passes through untouched, unslaughtered!
[22:04] * Jaela is reasonably certain she's as protected as she could possibly be from said missiles, and braves the gate!
[22:04] <Kotono> OOC: What are your protections, Jaela?
[22:04] * Afina taps the invisible shield protecting her, temporarily rendered visible and quivering from near overload by that assault. It smooths out back to invisibility after a second, and the pixie takes a look at her surroundings.
[22:05] <Kotono> Adrian stares and winces, "That is problematic, isn't it," he mutters.
[22:06] <Jaela> OOC: The key, which probably won't help since the attack/attacker aren't evil? SR23 otherwise.
[22:06] <Ithea> "If it's safe past the gate, I can get us acro..." Ithea starts to say when Jaela also passes by. Shrugging before someone else tries to do a run through as well while she tries to talk, she just teleports across the gate and then summons the others toward her (OOC: casting dimension hop and then regroup)
[22:06] * Willim scratches his head. "Me not have magic."
[22:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 SR check Jaela, good luck
[22:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 SR check Jaela, good luck and gets 33." [1d20=13]
[22:07] <Kotono> roll 20d4+20 Jaela owwies.
[22:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 20d4+20 Jaela owwies. and gets 68." [20d4=2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 4, 1, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 1, 1, 1, 3, 2]
[22:09] <Kotono> Jaela gets through, pelted by magic missiles of every shape and size! She is terrifically maimed as meanwhile Ithea blinks forward, calling the others to her safely and past the gate! Ahead of you is an open field, vastly huge, an open courtyard before the fortress proper. It's strangely empty....but as you stand there, one can notice it's getting hot. It's getting hot rapidly! Far ahead you
[22:09] <Kotono> can see doors into the fortress, a good 1,000 feet away.
[22:10] * Jaela takes a few moments to heal herself with a baleful glare at Ithea's back.
[22:10] <Jaela> roll 3d8+13
[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 3d8+13 and gets 21." [3d8=2, 5, 1]
[22:10] * Afina is quite comfortable even under the scorching heat of a desert sun, but perhaps some additional protections are required? To be on the safe side she casts resist energy to ward herself against flames. "Anyone else need protection against heat, say so now!"
[22:11] <Jaela> OOC: 34 LoH spent
[22:11] <Kotono> "I can endure with great ease," Annalise says easily, walking head at a relaxed pace. Adrian comes forward, "Please."
[22:12] * Jaela opts to boost her own resistance, while also taking care to increase her speed, just in case.
[22:12] <Ithea> "What? You didn't even wait for anyone to say anything!" Ithea says with a tsk and a shake of her head at the impatient paladin, before nods to Afina along with Adrian. "Same here, please."
[22:12] <Jaela> OOC: Resist Fire 30, divine vigor
[22:12] <Willim> Still outside, Willim watches the others as they become more and more uncomfortable. He sets himself and charges through the gauntlet, his anger at being left behind bursting into rage! OOC: Arg, fire immunity. HIT MEEE.
[22:13] <Ithea> ooc: actually, if it's resist energy you're casting, I can cast that on myself. If it's endure elements, I'll take that.
[22:13] <Afina> It takes a bit longer while the heat builds up, but Afina casts resist energy on Adrian... but not Ithea since she can cast it herself?
[22:17] <Jaela> Since no one is taking the lead here, Jaela heads on bravely!
[22:17] <Kotono> The heat rapidly reaches a boil, frying everyone...but everyone is safe and protected! The party advances on despite the blazing heat, enough to fry you in your boots otherwise! You advance on in good time to to the entrance to the fortress. It is an arch built into it, decorated with images of angels in battle. The door looks to be hard black metal, glowing with a dull red heat.
[22:18] <Jaela> Detect Magic comes out!
[22:18] <Kotono> OOC: Spellcraft.
[22:18] <Jaela> roll 1d20+25 spellcraft
[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+25 spellcraft and gets 33." [1d20=8]
[22:20] * Jaela peers at Willim. "I forgot, do you regenerate?"
[22:21] * Jaela purses her lips. "Does anyone have a way past the door without opening the door? Past the wall also works, I'm not picky."
[22:21] * Willim thinks for a moment. "Me heal quick, but not like troll. No can lose arms or feet. Maybe me just not old enough?"
[22:22] <Afina> "How do you know, have you tried?" Afina looks askance at Willim after that oddly precise explanation.
[22:22] <Jaela> "Maybe he had a twin brother?"
[22:22] <Kotono> "If it's a suicidal action you need," Annalise steps forward, "Death is hardly a concern for me, for I always and swiftly recover."
[22:23] <Jaela> "I considered that," Jaela admits, "but I feel bad about asking. Also, I think the blast radius will go past the gate, and really, it's gonna be our new home. Must we destroy all of its defenses to get in?"
[22:23] * Willim shrugs. "Not heal the same," he points to his right foot, which is missing the end of a toe. "am not wanting to try again."
[22:24] <Afina> "Ooooh," Afina nods in understanding, seeing the maimed toe. Looking up now, "I can melt the door?" she offers. "Would that be dangerous?"
[22:24] <Ithea> "I can just teleport to the other side, like I did to get past the gate. I can also regroup us, though after that, I'm going to be out of my higher level magic until I can get some decent rest," Ithea offers.
[22:25] <Jaela> "Very." Jaela proceeds to examine the wall a few feet away from the door. "Don't so much as touch it. Dispelling it might work, though?"
[22:25] * Jaela tilts her head. "Sure, Ithea, let's go with that."
[22:26] <Kotono> The wall is white stone, unperterbed by the heat. It looks pretty sturdy offhand.
[22:26] <Afina> "I can teleport us if you want to conserve your magic?" Afina offers to Ithea since she expressed that concern.
[22:27] <Ithea> "It's up to you, I don't really mind," Ithea says with a shrug, letting the pixie decide.
[22:27] <Jaela> "As long as you don't touch the door in any way it should be fine, but I dunno about the inner defenses," Jaela says, for her part.
[22:29] <Afina> One spell is cheaper than two, and she has plenty to spare. Floating in the middle of the group, Afina intones a slyvan word of power and a silvery circle enfolds the group, floating up from the ground to above their heads, vanishing them in the process. This display reverses ten feet past the door's other side, depositing them inside the fortress.
[22:29] <Afina> OOC: dimension door
[22:31] <Kotono> Afina's door appears...but a moment later they reappear exactly where they started, no transport inside!
[22:33] <Afina> She shakes her head. "Something's blocking us... be a poor fortress to use against devils if not, I suppose. I'll try and dispel it, now..." A look is all it takes there...
[22:33] <Afina> roll 1d20+10 dispel?
[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+10 dispel? and gets 24." [1d20=14]
[22:33] <Kotono> The magic in question is stout, not surrendering to Afina's dispellation!
[22:33] <Jaela> "Worst case, we just make our own door," Jaela voices, glancing sideways at Afina. "Are we at that point?"
[22:34] <Afina> "All I can try now is melting the door, which you said was a bad idea, so..." the fairy shrugs.
[22:36] <Jaela> "Yo, Adrian, let's give this a try," Jaela calls, bringing out her spear. Then, after a brief check to ensure no hidden enchantments spelling doom for her are in that segment of the wall, she tries her hand at getting past it.
[22:36] <Kotono> Adrian joins Jaela, putting his all into it! OOC: Go for it.
[22:36] <Kotono> OOC: Also, make listen, everyone?
[22:37] <Jaela> roll 4#1d8+12+2+24+9 (pa, divine might, we're hasted?)
[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 4#1d8+12+2+24+9 (pa, divine might, we're hasted?) and gets 209." [4#1d8+12+2+24+9 = 55, 51, 48, 55]
[22:37] <Jaela> roll 1d20+7 listen
[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+7 listen and gets 8." [1d20=1]
[22:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17 Adrian
[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 Adrian and gets 20." [1d20=3]
[22:38] <Ithea> roll d20+15
[22:38] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+15 and gets 20." [d20=5]
[22:38] <Willim> roll 1d20+12 Listen
[22:38] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+12 Listen and gets 18." [1d20=6]
[22:38] <Afina> roll 1d20+23
[22:38] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+23 and gets 32." [1d20=9]
[22:38] <Afina> OOC: haste ran out ages ago
[22:40] <Jaela> OOC: I'll cast my own haste, then, no other use for it anyway
[22:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+35
[22:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+35 and gets 43." [1d20=8]

[Corwin]

[20:07] <Kotono> "We have company behind us," Annalise says in a sultry sing-song, as the wall is plummeled! The wall gives way, showing a long, formal hall ahead...but almost immediately the stone starts to regrow, replenishing itself!
[20:08] * Willim turns to look!
[20:08] <Afina> Personally offended that the vampire has better hearing with those absurd rounded ears than her perfectly proportioned pointy ones, Afina whirls around to confront this new threat!
[20:08] * Jaela aborts her attempt at getting past the ruined wall to face this possible threat!
[20:11] <Kotono> It approaches at a steady, stately walk. It is only 60 feet behind you, walking with a slow and careful step. On turning it stops. It is a humanoid clad in a scholar's robes, yet cut to allow excellent freedom of movement. All but it's hands and head are human, the former having long claws and the latter being that of a canine. It wears a beaded necklace, a pair of unremarkable black bracers
[20:11] <Kotono> and a belt with many pouches. "Greetings. Will you be so kind as to surrender the Celestial Key to me?" OOC: Anyone with ranks can K:P the creature.
[20:12] <Ithea> roll d20+25
[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+25 and gets 41." [d20=16]
[20:12] <Jaela> roll 1d20+19
[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+19 and gets 38." [1d20=19]
[20:13] <Jaela> OOC: +4 to that!
[20:14] <Jaela> "Are you with the fortress?"
[20:15] <Afina> After an introduction like that, Afina has nothing to say that can't be said with her blade.
[20:16] <Kotono> "I am," He agrees with a stolid, placid patience. "Surrender or perish. It is your last chance to recant this foolishness."
[20:17] <Afina> roll 1d20+19 dude needs a being killed (iniative)
[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+19 dude needs a being killed (iniative) and gets 26." [1d20=7]
[20:17] * Willim scratches his head. "Why is dog man trying to stop us?"
[20:17] <Jaela> "Look," Jaela says, just as patiently. "You know we'll win. You're a 'loth, but you don't like devils either, do you? We're gonna use the fortress to kill them. What's your problem with that?"
[20:18] <Afina> Well, if Jaela wants to talk it out Afina won't kill him *right* now...
[20:19] <Kotono> That does draw the slightest look of bemusement from the arcanaloth. "You really have no clue, do you? Creatures like you know nothing." He drops into a martial stance, loose legged and arms ready to strike, as his claws draw arcane symbols in the air, "Perish then."
[20:19] <Kotono> OOC: He's going hostile now, so yeah, it's time for init.
[20:20] <Willim> roll 1d20+8
[20:20] <Ithea> roll d20+7
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+8 and gets 20." [1d20=12]
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+7 and gets 23." [d20=16]
[20:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Adrian
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Adrian and gets 6." [1d20=4]
[20:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Annalise
[20:20] <Jaela> "Fucking retard, gonna smite his ass so hard..." Jaela mutters, pointing her spear right back at him.
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Annalise and gets 19." [1d20=9]
[20:20] <Jaela> roll 1d20+6
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+6 and gets 22." [1d20=16]
[20:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12 arcanaloth
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 arcanaloth and gets 19." [1d20=7]
[20:21] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(26)>Ithea(23)>Jaela(22)>Willim(20)>Arcanaloth=Annalise(19)>Adrian(6)'
[20:21] <Kotono> OOC: Go Afina.
[20:23] <Afina> Wondering why she let Jaela try and talk to the thing, Afina hastes everyone - anyone else's haste magic just doesn't do it for her, anymore, and she needs her own to feel comfortable. That done she zips towards the dog-man, stabbing her sword into his chest and then through his back as she passes him faster than the eye can see, ending up forty feet behind him!
[20:24] <Afina> roll 1d20+26
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+26 and gets 34." [1d20=8]
[20:24] <Afina> roll 1d20+21
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+21 and gets 23." [1d20=2]
[20:26] <Kotono> Afina charges in, so fast that the 'loth can't react! A second later he blade slices out...but somehow he parries both blows with equally blinding speed! At the same time he murmurs, "Reverse Strike!" a twin-set of blows retorted at Afina! OOC: You provoked 2 AoOs, they're not from moving so spring attack doesn't stop them.
[20:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 (-5 reverse fist, +4 deft opportunist) AC?
[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 (-5 reverse fist, +4 deft opportunist) AC? and gets 28." [1d20=7]
[20:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 (-5 reverse fist, +4 deft opportunist) AC?
[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 (-5 reverse fist, +4 deft opportunist) AC? and gets 35." [1d20=14]
[20:26] <Afina> OOC: AC 44 vs AoOs
[20:26] <Afina> OOC: sorry, 48
[20:26] <Kotono> Two blows are dodged as deftly as Afina glides past, both of the two untouched in the momentary sparring back and forth! OOC: Ithea.
[20:28] <Afina> OOC: wait, 52! I cast shield a minute ago
[20:28] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Duly noted.
[20:29] * Ithea moves in as well, jabbing with her glaive from the front while Afina distracts him from behind, testing his defenses first after seeing him counter Afina's attack.
[20:29] <Kotono> OOC: What's your reach?
[20:30] <Ithea> roll d20+23 (+2 from flanking, assuming he can flank, reach 10)
[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+23 (+2 from flanking, assuming he can flank, reach 10) and gets 35." [d20=12]
[20:30] <Afina> OOC: no flanking, I'm 40 feet away
[20:30] <Kotono> Ithea reaches out and stabs, but the 'loth seems to see it coming before it even happens! He sidesteps flawlessly, the glaive missing through the air! OOC: No flanking as she said, miss anyway. Jaela.
[20:32] <Kotono> OOC: Also you provoked an AoO, dur.
[20:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 23." [1d20=2]
[20:32] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[20:32] <Ithea> ooc: 26
[20:32] * Jaela disappears in a flash, only to materialize on the arcanaloth's other side! Without delay, Gae Bolg strikes out at all manner of vitals to put the uncooperative butler down for the count!
[20:32] <Kotono> OOC: Miss, carry on and I'll just fold it into one big descriptor. Jaela.
[20:33] <Jaela> roll 1d20+37 divine might
[20:33] <Jaela> roll 1d20+37 divine might
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+37 divine might and gets 52." [1d20=15]
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+37 divine might and gets 38." [1d20=1]
[20:33] <Jaela> roll 1d20+32 divine might
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+32 divine might and gets 36." [1d20=4]
[20:33] <Jaela> roll 1d20+27 divine might
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+27 divine might and gets 36." [1d20=9]
[20:33] <Kotono> OOC: One hit. Roll that then I'll roll his AoOs. Note your AC.
[20:34] <Jaela> OOC: There was +2 from flanking in the rolls, I still hit? AC23.
[20:35] <Jaela> roll 1d8+2d6+30 good-aligned
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d8+2d6+30 good-aligned and gets 44." [1d8=5][2d6=3, 6]
[20:35] <Jaela> OOC: Sorry, AC25
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 AoO storm
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 AoO storm and gets 36." [1d20=15]
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 AoO storm
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 AoO storm
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 AoO storm and gets 31." [1d20=10]
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 AoO storm
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 AoO storm and gets 41." [1d20=20]
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 AoO storm and gets 39." [1d20=18]
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 AoO storm crit threat
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 AoO storm crit threat and gets 27." [1d20=6]
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 3d8+7 and 1 con and 1 cha damage and make a fortitude save, bypasses your damage reduction.
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+7 and 1 con and 1 cha damage and make a fortitude save, bypasses your damage reduction. and gets 25." [3d8=6, 6, 6]
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 3d8+7 and 1 con and 1 cha damage and make a fortitude save, bypasses your damage reduction.
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+7 and 1 con and 1 cha damage and make a fortitude save, bypasses your damage reduction. and gets 18." [3d8=2, 5, 4]
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 6d8+14 and 1 con and 1 cha damage and make a fortitude save, bypasses your damage reduction.
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6d8+14 and 1 con and 1 cha damage and make a fortitude save, bypasses your damage reduction. and gets 48." [6d8=8, 6, 7, 5, 7, 1]
[20:37] <Kotono> roll 3d8+7 and 1 con and 1 cha damage and make a fortitude save, bypasses your damage reduction.
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+7 and 1 con and 1 cha damage and make a fortitude save, bypasses your damage reduction. and gets 16." [3d8=2, 2, 5]
[20:37] <Kotono> OOC: Only one fort save, just spammed that message.
[20:38] <Jaela> roll 1d4+5 immediate
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d4+5 immediate and gets 9." [1d4=4]
[20:39] <Jaela> roll 1d20+29 fort, +4 vs poison
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+29 fort, +4 vs poison and gets 40." [1d20=11]
[20:39] <Kotono> OOC: Passed that fort save, no further effect.
[20:41] <Kotono> In a blur of motion war erupts around the 'loth! Ithea charges in and gets countered, both blows missing! A second later Jaela teleports in like the wrath of all the Seladrine, impaling the hound-daemon through the shoulder! She rips her spear free and thrusts again and again, but this time he's ready! His own counter-attacks slice into Jaela, leaving her terrifically scarred and bloodied! HIs
[20:41] <Kotono> claws dig into her armor like tissue paper! OOC: Willim.
[20:41] <Kotono> Adrian winces, sword readied as he prepares to charge!
[20:42] * Willim charges forward, leaping into the air aat the last moment, a tangle of tackling limbs flying everywhere! "You no take key!" OOC: Charge, grapple
[20:43] <Kotono> OOC: Go ahead.
[20:43] <Willim> roll 1d20+23 grapple!, accepting any and all AoOs!
[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+23 grapple!, accepting any and all AoOs! and gets 31." [1d20=8]
[20:43] <Kotono> OOC: He's out of them for the moment.
[20:43] <Willim> OOC: That's a touch attack, btw
[20:43] <Kotono> OOC: It's a CMB roll vs his CMD, remember?
[20:44] <Willim> OOC: Here's hoping his CMD is less than 31 then
[20:45] <Kotono> The 'loth is simply too fast, avoiding all three warriors now on him! OOC: Annalise and the 'loth.
[20:46] <Kotono> With a deft movement the yugoloth reaches into his pouch, tossing a flask up to the sky! It swells and bursts open, a great cylender of rain falling over the four! Yet this rain crackles and hisses, pure acid raining down on the trio! OOC: Reflex saves, you three in melee.
[20:47] <Jaela> roll 1d20+26
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+26 and gets 42." [1d20=16]
[20:47] <Kotono> OOC: Also, do any of you have SR?
[20:47] <Jaela> OOC: 23
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 29." [1d20=16]
[20:47] <Ithea> roll d20+16 evasion/sr 24
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+16 evasion/sr 24 and gets 18." [d20=2]
[20:48] <Willim> OOC: No sir
[20:48] <Willim> roll 1d20+12+1 improved evasion!
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+12+1 improved evasion! and gets 14." [1d20=1]
[20:49] <Kotono> roll 13d6 acid damage, Jaela half, Ithea full, Willim half since improved evasion.
[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 13d6 acid damage, Jaela half, Ithea full, Willim half since improved evasion. and gets 44." [13d6=5, 1, 1, 2, 5, 6, 2, 2, 6, 5, 1, 4, 4]
[20:54] <Kotono> The caustic rain of acid eats away at the trio! Willim and Ithea are able to endure, steaming in pain! Jaela shudders and falls, tumbling to the ground bonelessly! A second later Annalise chants a few words of magic, her eyes narrowing, "Enough of this, daemon-dog!" she says, three motes of light appearing above her, flowing into her hand and firing as a beam! Halfway there the ray splits into
[20:54] <Kotono> two, aiming right for the fiend!
[20:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 17." [1d20=1]
[20:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 27." [1d20=11]
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 21d6
[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 21d6 and gets 62." [21d6=5, 4, 2, 3, 4, 5, 2, 4, 5, 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 2, 6, 2, 1, 4, 1, 2]
[20:56] <Kotono> One of the beams sails wide and far, but the other catches the 'loth right in the gut! It's enough to make its fiend-created body quiver with lightning, the unholy flesh before you crackling and burning! OOC: Adrian.
[20:57] <Kotono> Adrian charges to fully box the 'loth in, going to the side and swinging! As he approaches the daemon gathers itself, striking out with nary a word at Adrian's vitals!
[20:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 22." [1d20=1]
[20:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (+2 fiendbane, +2 flanking, +1 haste; has the rogue levels to flank)
[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (+2 fiendbane, +2 flanking, +1 haste; has the rogue levels to flank) and gets 35." [1d20=2]
[20:59] <Kotono> Adrian's blow is swfit and powerful, but again the 'loth flows with it! His claws strike out a second later for blood!
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 39." [1d20=18]
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 3d8+7 1 con/cha and a fortitude save. (This drops Adrian's max HP as his con is an even number. 12 HD so you can do the math.)
[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+7 1 con/cha and a fortitude save. (This drops Adrian's max HP as his con is an even number. 12 HD so you can do the math.) and gets 17." [3d8=1, 1, 8]
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 19." [1d20=2]
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d4 str damage
[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 str damage and gets 3." [1d4=3]
[21:00] <Kotono> This time the blow catches th hagspawn in the shoulder, blood trickling free of the claw-swipe wound! OOC: Afina.
[21:02] <Afina> Flying over towards Jaela, Afina lands over her prone form. "She's not dead yet, someone heal her - by Annalise!" she exclaims before a silvery dimension door enfolds fairy and angel both, depositing them near the vampire.
[21:02] <Kotono> In an instant Afina vanishes with Jaela, the two appearing by Annalise in a moment's blink! OOC: Ithea.
[21:04] * Ithea quickly nods at Afina as she turns towards the vampire and runs in that direction, pressing her hands against Jaela's chest and chanelling healing energy into the downed paladin.
[21:04] <Ithea> roll 4d8+13
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 4d8+13 and gets 26." [4d8=6, 5, 1, 1]
[21:04] <Kotono> OOC: You'll provoke an AoO by retreating, you know he has the reach to do it now. You okay with that, Ithea?
[21:04] <Ithea> ooc: go for it
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 AC?
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 AC? and gets 31." [1d20=10]
[21:04] <Ithea> ooc: 26, hits
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 3d8+7 and 1 con/cha and fortitude.
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+7 and 1 con/cha and fortitude. and gets 17." [3d8=2, 2, 6]
[21:06] <Ithea> roll d20+19 tumble
[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+19 tumble and gets 34." [d20=15]
[21:07] <Kotono> OOC: No dice.
[21:07] <Ithea> ooc: ah well
[21:07] <Kotono> Ithea gets a claw-rake to the face as she stumbles back, retreating to restore life to Jaela's bloodied and bleeding form! OOC: Jaela.
[21:07] <Kotono> OOC: Also roll fortitude.
[21:07] <Ithea> roll d20+20 fort
[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+20 fort and gets 25." [d20=5]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d4 str damage
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 str damage and gets 3." [1d4=3]
[21:08] <Jaela> "Oh he did not just do that," Jaela grumbles, glowing with a holy light as she stumbles back to her feet.
[21:08] <Jaela> OOC: Heal, that was ability damage, not drain?
[21:08] <Ithea> Immediately after healing Jaela back into consciousness, Ithea flicks her hand towards the 'loth and casts a ray (ooc: quick cast ray of exhaustion) at it before turn is over.
[21:08] <Kotono> OOC: Yes, all of it was damage.
[21:09] <Kotono> OOC: Okay, go for it. Link me to ray of exhaustion as well.
[21:09] <Ithea> roll d20+16 ranged touch attack
[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+16 ranged touch attack and gets 17." [d20=1]
[21:09] <Ithea> ooc: hatebot makes it worthless
[21:10] <Kotono> In a flash of light Jaela's wounds mend, as...OOC: Willim, go.
[21:16] <Kotono> "Lesson to be learned," Annalise speaks up as Jaela rises, "Yugoloths always have a plan. He was probably expecting all of you to charge him like blood thirsty warriors with but a single foe to fell."
[21:17] * Willim jostles for position and lunges again, determined to take this guy down to the ground!
[21:17] <Willim> roll 1d20+23+1 haste, grapple
[21:17] <Willim> roll 1d20+23+1 haste, grapple
[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+23+1 haste, grapple and gets 33." [1d20=9]
[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+23+1 haste, grapple and gets 30." [1d20=6]
[21:17] <Ithea> "You couldn't have said something -before- he screwed us up like that?" Ithea says back to the vampire, still wincing from where the claw marks in her face still tingle.
[21:18] <Jaela> "It's not like I can STAB him from fucking SIXTY FEET AWAY, now can I?" Jaela just barely avoids snapping. "Stabbing assholes like that with my spear is my thing. But hey, that glorified butler wants a real fight? He's getting a real fight!"
[21:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 provoked AoO on Willim
[21:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 provoked AoO on Willim
[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 provoked AoO on Willim and gets 32." [1d20=11]
[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 provoked AoO on Willim and gets 23." [1d20=2]
[21:18] <Kotono> OOC: AC, Willim?
[21:18] <Willim> OOC: 31
[21:19] <Kotono> roll 3d8+7 and 1 con/cha and a fortitude save.
[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+7 and 1 con/cha and a fortitude save. and gets 15." [3d8=3, 4, 1]
[21:19] <Willim> roll 1d20+19
[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+19 and gets 34." [1d20=15]
[21:19] <Kotono> OOC: Passed.
[21:20] <Kotono> Willim tries to get a grasp on him, anything, something! But he's far too fast, the claws swiping across his face and drawing blood instead! OOC: Annalise'n'the arcanaloth are up.
[21:23] <Kotono> With deafening speed the 'loth tosses another flask of acid up! But this time it's thrown up and above, breaking over Ithea, Jaela and Afina! OOC: Reflex saves you all, note if you have SR too or evasion.
[21:23] <Ithea> roll d20+16 evasion/SR 24
[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+16 evasion/SR 24 and gets 18." [d20=2]
[21:23] <Ithea> ooc: ...
[21:23] <Afina> roll 1d20+25 SR 28, evasion
[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+25 SR 28, evasion and gets 31." [1d20=6]
[21:23] <Jaela> roll 1d20+26 SR23
[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+26 SR23 and gets 35." [1d20=9]
[21:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 Annalise evasion
[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 Annalise evasion and gets 36." [1d20=11]
[21:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 caster level for SR
[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 caster level for SR and gets 15." [1d20=2]
[21:25] <Jaela> "Adrian! Willim!" Jaela calls across to their allies. "Hang on a sec, I've got an idea to try out!"
[21:25] <Kotono> But despite the torrent of rain, not a drop touches the party this time! Annalise is too fast, whilst the others simply resist the magic! The arcanaloth looks momentarily perterbed, but gestures, "None of you can defeat my reverse fist! Surrender!" OOC: Annalise.
[21:25] <Kotono> Concentrating again, "Die," Is her only answer, as again moonbow is forced into a ray, splitting apart and firing!
[21:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[21:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 24." [1d20=8]
[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 18." [1d20=2]
[21:26] <Kotono> But this time the 'loth is too fast, avoiding both raws with uncanny agility! OOC: Adrian.
[21:27] <Kotono> Adrian holds just a moment, dodging another swipe! OOC: Okay. Afina.
[21:27] <Willim> Willim looks over at Jaela, nodding. "Willim can do that." He wasn't having much success anyhow!
[21:32] <Afina> "You can't even touch me!" Afina tells the dog-man scornfully, vanishing from sight and stabbing him twice while invisible before veering off to fly forty feet to his left!
[21:32] <Afina> roll 1d20+33 +2 invis, 5th level arcane strike
[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+33 +2 invis, 5th level arcane strike and gets 40." [1d20=7]
[21:32] <Afina> roll 1d20+28 +2 invis, 5th level arcane strike
[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+28 +2 invis, 5th level arcane strike and gets 45." [1d20=17]
[21:32] <Kotono> Afina strikes and strikes, but his stance is just too damn perfect! Again she is parried, countered in turn!
[21:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 26." [1d20=5]
[21:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21
[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 26." [1d20=5]
[21:33] <Kotono> But just as she strikes, Afina dodges with the same ease, the two fending each other off! OOC: Ithea.
[21:33] * Afina turns visible after the failure of that attempt, now frustrated.
[21:34] * Ithea decides to keep her distance for now, as she instead tries again to hit their foe with a spell.
[21:35] <Ithea> roll d20+16 ranged touch attack, ray of enfeeblement
[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+16 ranged touch attack, ray of enfeeblement and gets 20." [d20=4]
[21:35] <Kotono> The ray fires well, but again she is somehow stopped cold, a dodge that shouldn't be possible as the 'loth is in three or four places at once, yet the beam passes through harmlessly! OOC: Jaela.
[21:36] * Jaela flies back into melee, yet she stops just short of the arcanoloth's range! With her spear warding off any unseemly attempts at touch her, Jaela summons ghostly replicas of Gae Bolg all around her, while everyone within twenty feet of her save her target glow with an inner, golden light!
[21:36] <Jaela> OOC: Stopping 15ft away from him, Holy Aura on everyone in a 20ft radius, Divine Retaliation as swift.
[21:37] <Kotono> OOC: Okay, Willim, you're up.
[21:39] <Willim> Feeling the holy aura wash over him and bolster his defenses, Willim once again lunges at the fiend, growling!
[21:39] <Willim> roll 1d20+23+1 grap
[21:39] <Willim> roll 1d20+23+1 grap
[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+23+1 grap and gets 37." [1d20=13]
[21:39] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+23+1 grap and gets 43." [1d20=19]
[21:39] <Willim> OOC: Hah?
[21:42] <Kotono> OOC: Second one is a success.
[21:43] <Kotono> Willim finds no counter-attack this time, the 'loth's eyes widening at the holy aura! He is able to grap onto him tight, grappling him! A moment later Adrian grins, taking the chance to strike fast and hard!
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (+2 fiendbane, +2 flank, +1 haste)
[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (+2 fiendbane, +2 flank, +1 haste) and gets 38." [1d20=5]
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (+2 fiendbane, +2 flank, +1 haste)
[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (+2 fiendbane, +2 flank, +1 haste) and gets 51." [1d20=18]
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+33 (+2 fiendbane, +2 flank, +1 haste) crit threat
[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+33 (+2 fiendbane, +2 flank, +1 haste) crit threat and gets 46." [1d20=13]
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+28
[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+28 and gets 41." [1d20=13]
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23
[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 and gets 33." [1d20=10]
[21:44] <Kotono> roll 2d8+2d6+42+5d6
[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+2d6+42+5d6 and gets 74." [2d8=8, 5][2d6=1, 1][5d6=5, 6, 1, 3, 2]
[21:44] <Kotono> roll 1d8+2d6+21+5d6
[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+2d6+21+5d6 and gets 49." [1d8=2][2d6=3, 5][5d6=6, 4, 1, 1, 6]
[21:45] <Kotono> With a swift and merciless swording, the 'loth is impaled through the chest! It's body stiffens and goes slack, melting away into goop that hardens into sand, the faint cry of a wolf's howl echoing around you! His robe, belt, bracers and necklace are left behind! OOC: Free act.

[21:46] * Willim is suddenly covered in clothes!
[21:46] <Kotono> Adrian withdraws his blade, "How the HELL did he do that," he scowls, going to wipe it clean on the 'loth's robe, lifting it up just a bit from Willim. "No one can react to attacks that fast and counter attack like that.
[21:47] <Ithea> "I have no idea, but let's hope there's not more of him around this place," Ithea says. "That really, really sucked."
[21:47] <Afina> "He could," Afina states, floating over. "It was like the very antithesis of my own technique. A pity I couldn't find out which would prevail, but well done, you two."
[21:48] <Willim> "Dog man was fast," Willim nods. "but not so fast when Willim get ahold of him."
[21:49] <Kotono> "Yugoloths have a habit of being more troublet han they're worth," Annalise says with calmness, "A fine idea to turn his own tactics against him, Jaela. A fine idea to hold him tight as well, Willim," She smiles just a little bit, "I'm sure his ultroloth master will see to it that he's punished. Shall we get back to getting into Medicant?"
[21:49] * Willim eyes the gear the man dropped. "Want this stuff? Magic, maybe. Willim carry for later, if no."
[21:49] <Jaela> "What are we gonna do about the wall?" Jaela says, getting the loth entirely out of her mind with but a brief nod at Annalise. "I break the wall again, Willim holds it open?"
[21:50] <Willim> "Me can do that." Willim says, stuffing the leftover gear into his sack.
[21:50] <Afina> "Or we could look for another entrance," Afina shrugs, uncaring either way. The loth's gear should still be there later.
[21:50] <Jaela> "They're all trapped, I bet, and we know how this one works. I'd wanna give it another try, first."
[21:53] <Jaela> Meanwhile, she casts Lesser Vigor on Ithea and Adrian, as the ones who look worst.
[21:54] <Ithea> "Thanks."
[21:55] * Jaela tries what she had already done before successfully, and uses her spear against the wall. It will break, she knows, and then try to rebuild itself. But this time, others will be ready and will chip away at the recovering stone or hold it back, at least long enough for them all to get through the hole.
[21:59] <Kotono> The wall breaks apart as before, starting to mend seconds later! OOC: If you're gonna do anything while it's open, do so.
[22:00] * Jaela strikes at the leftmost edge, keeping it wide-open for everyone to get past! Someone else can take care of the other edge, as discussed.
[22:01] * Afina zips through quick as one can blink!
[22:01] <Kotono> Adrian gets to the other side, mimicking Afina! Annalise glides through the hole with that chance!
[22:01] * Ithea follows after the others and then helps keep the hole open, jabbing against the broken edges from the other side to keep them from regenerating.
[22:02] <Jaela> Once everyone else is past, Jaela makes the journey herself while others pick up the workload!
[22:20] <Kotono> Quickly the party scurries in, at least reaching into Medicant! Before you is a grand hallway, a long red carpet leading ahead. The carpetway is lined by dozens of tall, metallic statues. They look vaguely like humans, but far bigger. At the end of the carpet there is stairway leading up, onto a raised platform. You can't see what's atop it from here, but you can see motes of blue and green
[22:20] <Kotono> ilght rising from it.
[22:21] <Jaela> "So what next?" Jaela asks, spear exchanged for key once more. "Killer zombie maids?"
[22:21] * Willim looks around rapidly. "Where?"
[22:21] <Afina> "I hope we don't have to kill everything here that we could be using once we take over," Afina notes, looking at the statues. "Adrian, is there a central hub or anything we need to find to take command or will we have to start fresh anyway?"
[22:21] <Kotono> The key pulses once in Jaela's hands, a distinct tug pulling her ahead!
[22:22] * Jaela follows the key's wishes, merely saying, "This way!"
[22:22] <Kotono> "We'll need to find something, I think. I'm sure there is someway or another to get there." Shaking his head. "I don't know too much from this point on - Medicant's secrets were closely guarded in its time."
[22:23] <Afina> Nothing else to do but follow Jaela, then!
[22:23] <Jaela> And Divine Vigor ensures no one waits on her as she walks!
[22:23] * Ithea keeps following after Jaela and the key.
[22:24] <Kotono> On the party marches! The key leads ahead to the stairway, as the party climbs up! Atop you see dozens of green-blue pools, motes of light rising from them. As you step up, every single portal turns a hostile red, shimmering force surrounding them!
[22:24] <Kotono> "No, no, no, no, NO!" The energetic woman's voice is heard, "Go back! Go away!"
[22:24] * Willim follows, still looking for murderous undead housekeepers.
[22:25] * Afina casts heroism in anticipation of more violence. "Just surrender, you can't stop us!"
[22:25] <Jaela> "What's wrong with you?" Jaela asks in frustration. "It's not like we're here to molest you! Stop this pointless fighting while there's a fortress left!"
[22:25] <Kotono> "Get them, golems!" The voice calls...but the Celestial Key gently throbs again! Nothing happens for a moment, then the red portals return to blue and green.
[22:27] <Jaela> "Oh, you've got sense, do you?" Jaela speaks to the Key. "And great taste, too! You like the new management?"
[22:28] <Kotono> The Key throbs again, as one portal turns a pearly white! The woman's voice cries, "Stop it! Stop it, damn it!" she whimpers, "No! Go away!"
[22:29] <Jaela> "I guess it could be another trap but I'm going for it," Jaela says, heading for the pearly-white pool and jumping within!
[22:29] <Willim> "Not understand why lady so upset."
[22:29] * Afina follows Jaela quickly!
[22:29] * Willim follows, nothing else for it!
[22:30] * Ithea follows as well, curious as to who this mysterious woman is and hoping going through the portal will reveal her...or at least let them take control of the fortress finally.
[22:33] <Kotono> Into the portal the party goes! In a flash of white light you stand in soft whiteness. A sense of serenity and unemotional bliss permeates each of you, as if dulling away everything but pure mental thought. Before you stands a deep pool of clear blue water, surrounded by metal pillars and arches. At the base of the pool is a stone, the size of a small boulder or so. It is a pure liquid white,
[22:33] <Kotono> shimmering in time to the whiteness around you. Within that you can see a keyhole...for just a moment. From the pool it ripples out, leaping out! A girl of perhaps fifteen years old, human with elven ears. Her entire body and clothing is blue - ornate robes like some sort of priestess. Her face is a mask of pique, her voice the voice you've been hearing, "I can't believe it...!" She stares, "You
[22:33] <Kotono> really...you're really going to wake up Medicant, aren't you?"
[22:34] <Kotono> Annalise suddenly looks VERY interested, but not in the girl. She looks about, inspecting everything with softly blue-glowing eyes.  She steps away from the party with nary a word.
[22:34] <Jaela> "Yep." Jaela raises the Key. "Pretty much. Just give it up and work with us. It's for a good cause."
[22:35] <Afina> "Yes we are," Afina states, firm conviction in her voice. "It is our last, best hope against the might of Hell."
[22:35] <Kotono> "But..." The girl looks crushed and heartbroken, "Sir Medi's last wish is that I never allow anyone to use Medicant again! But it's not fair, you have the Celestial key!"
[22:36] <Jaela> "He made the Key," Jaela counters. "If he didn't want anyone to have Medicant, he wouldn't leave the Key lying around, would he?"
[22:36] <Ithea> "We don't wish to use it for anything evil, we just want to save our world. Do you really think he'd refuse such a cause?"
[22:37] <Willim> "Is so we kick devils off of Lifasa. We is not using for evil." Willim says.
[22:38] <Kotono> The girl slumps, "Ah dammit. I'm sorry Sir Medi, I failed," she looks skyward and raises her hands, "I'm Elena, the Guardian Spirit of Medicant."
[22:39] <Jaela> "Called it." Jaela steps up to her, holding out her hand. "Jaela. Nice to meet you."
[22:39] * Ithea raises her hand briefly in greeting. "Ithea."
[22:40] * Willim nods. "Willim."
[22:40] <Afina> "Hello, Elena. I am Afina, formerly a guardian spirit of the Gloaming Forest," Afina nods to the blue elf. "I failed in my duty as well, but this fortress provides a chance at undoing that."
[22:44] <Kotono> She doesn't take the hand, instead turning to look at the stone with the keyhole. "If you're deadset on it..." she merely steps aside. "Put the Celestial Key in."
[22:45] * Jaela rolls her eye and casts Detect Magic. They've come this far, and she'd very much like to see the results in earnest. Then, ready, Jaela slips the Celestial Key into its keyhole.
[22:46] <Jaela> roll 1d20+25 spellcraft?
[22:47] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+25 spellcraft? and gets 36." [1d20=11]
[22:47] * Ithea leaves the activation of the fortress to Jaela, as she turns to look for Adrian and Annalise, wondering why they haven't said anything. Adrian at least, you'd think would be excited to see his quest for Medicant coming to a close. "Nothing to say?" she asks as she turns.
[22:49] <Kotono> At that insertion, great nosie sings! The song is otherworldly, singing of power. A power none of you can comprehend, echoing about you! The white around you becomes a rainbow of colors, spreading about! Abruptly Elena goes rigid and rises up, "Analysing Medicant status....analysing...analysing...estimating repairs..." Meanwhile Adrian looks to Ithea with a slight, little smile, "I've been at
[22:49] <Kotono> this chase years, kitty." He looks about, "I just want to savor this with all my attention. We finally have a chance now! We finally can really fight back!"
[22:52] <Afina> "Repairs?" Afina keeps her focus on Elena. Sounds like they'll have to do more than just gather an army...
[22:52] <Kotono> Annalise looks to be studying yet, starting to smile here and there, "My, this Medi lived up to his legends, didn't he," she murmurs rather loudly.
[22:53] <Kotono> "Yes, estimating damages due to last retreat and other factors..." Elena echos, "Hover systems intact. Portal expansion systems intact..."
[22:54] * Jaela shakes her head, bringing a gauntleted hand up to it. "See anything interesting?" she asks Annalise, wondering what she herself had missed.
[22:55] * Willim idly gnaws on a turn hunk of meat, ignoring most of what's going on around him.
[22:57] <Kotono> "Oh yes," Annalise chirps! Meanwhile, "Analysis ongoing," Elena reports, "Would you care to be transported to quarters in the meanwhile?"
[22:57] <Jaela> "How long will this analysis take?" Jaela asks, asking the more relevant question first.
[22:58] <Ithea> "Is it safe to look around the fortress yet without having something trying to kill us?" Ithea asks. "Quarters would be nice, I guess, as long as your idea of quarters aren't dungeons or the like..."
[22:59] <Kotono> "Searching the fortress is allowed," Elena says, "Quarters are the Officer Block quarters, which are of fine quality."
[23:00] <Afina> "We should take a look around if we're going to be living here," Afina suggests. "We need to know where everything is."
[23:01] <Jaela> "Plus there might be some space near the roof," Jaela muses. "I'd wanna stay there. Elena, got a guide to spare for us?"

[Corwin]

[19:53] <Kotono> "A-" Elena begins before she shimmers all over! A white aura surrounds her, before she surges forward with an eeep! Her hands go to her butt and rub as she lands on her feet before you. "What the...!"
[19:54] <Afina> "Problem?" Afina looks askance at the little blue elf girl.
[19:54] * Willim blinks.
[19:55] <Kotono> "I just got my ass kicked! I mean, I really literally got my ass kicked!" Her voice is a shocked whine as she rubs said part of her body. Where she was standing another appears. He is cast in blue and mostly transparent, but you know the angelic figure before you. Galariel's face is stoically composed, "I have been preparing for this role for eons. You are not needed for this, escort them around
[19:55] <Kotono> instead."
[19:56] * Ithea blinks. "Galariel?" she asks in shock.
[19:57] <Jaela> And here she thought he didn't have friends due to having to stay away from others. Turns out it's just the way he is. "Didn't expect to see you again," Jaela admits, nodding slightly at Galariel in recognition.
[19:57] <Willim> "Is angel man with fire! You fight again?!" Willim looks...confused.
[19:57] <Kotono> Adrian cracks a smile at all of that, just looking sublimely amused at it all.
[19:58] <Afina> "Is this some sort of coup?" Afina asks, looking between the two.
[19:58] <Jaela> "I think Elena just got demoted to maid," Jaela muses.
[19:59] <Kotono> "Creation is full of surprises," He keeps his voice calm and uninflected, "I became the Celestial Key. Medi's edict was harsh, but it was still carried out in Elysium. Over the endless centuries, the exact meaning softened and allowed for greater mercy. Perhaps as Medi planned, perhaps not."
[20:00] * Jaela shrugs. "The more, the merrier and all that. How long before you can tell us just what's broken in this place and how we fix it?"
[20:00] <Kotono> "I'm not a maid!" Elena whines aloud, "But-but...I've been waiting here all this time and...I'm just the escort now!?" Stomping her foot, making no sound on impact with the ground, "This is completely unfair!" Crossing her arms, the elf-girl sticks her tongue out at Galariel before turning and silently stomping towards a portal.
[20:01] <Ithea> "I'm glad you didn't have to die for an unwanted job, then," Ithea says, before pausing. "You are still alive, right? Or is this some sort of weird pseudo-existance?" she asks, making sure to stray away from the word 'undeath'.
[20:01] <Afina> "So long as you're loyal to our cause, I don't care. We won't have any problems, will we?" Afina asks the new spirit of Medicant.
[20:02] <Kotono> "I am analyzing now. It will take some time. Explore in the meanwhile," Galariel replies, "I am. Your crusade is a just one, that is all that matters."
[20:03] <Jaela> "Good enough for me." With a wave at Galariel, Jaela follows Elena to a portal out of here.
[20:04] * Afina nods and likewise drifts after Jaela. The fortress is surely huge, and she wants to acquaint herself with it fully. No telling how soon she'll have to defend it, after all.
[20:04] * Willim eyes Galariel suspiciously, but nevertheless steps through the portal as well.
[20:05] <Kotono> Elena just glares at the party before sighing, "How about I show you the cafeterias first? Living beings get hungry often, don't they?"
[20:06] * Ithea goes after the others after pausing a second to look at Galariel, still wondering about him, but focuses more on food as Elena mentions that. "Some food would be kind of nice, actually. Would you still have any good food after all the time this place has been gone? Does the fortress grow it's own food supply or something?"
[20:06] * Willim nods rapidly, pulling a chunk of raw meat from his pack as if to accentuate that.
[20:07] <Afina> "Not just living beings," Afina corrects, though she avoids looking at Annalise.
[20:07] <Kotono> "I'll show you," Elena says, stepping into the portal! She vanishes away instantly.
[20:07] * Jaela follows!
[20:08] <Kotono> Annalise chuckles, following along, "If you want to sate my hunger...?" She murmurs to Afina as she passes with a little lilt in her voice, "You need but ask." Into the portal she goes, following.
[20:09] <Afina> While part of her does want to, that part is ruthlessly crushed under mental foot, the fairy wordlessly flying into the portal.
[20:10] * Ithea continues to follow as well. The portals are pretty convinient for getting around, she wonders if it's just Elena and Galariel who have powers over them, or if they'll get access to them too later on.
[20:12] <Kotono> You appear in a large circle of portals - perhaps twenty in all. All about you are long, smooth wooden tables as far as the eye can see. They make broad lines of them, with plenty of walking room in between them. Each table looks lik eit can sit about thirty or fourty people easily. About a little over half the tables glow with a soft blue light. At one of those Elena sits, "These tables work
[20:12] <Kotono> automatically. Sit at one of the glowing ones and think of food. It'll produce what you think of - the taste isn't that great, but it's healthy." With a momentary smile, "Sir Medi always said that it was still better than typical army rations."
[20:14] <Jaela> "If it's bad I can always learn that spell for a conjured up feast," Jaela muses, though she privately wonders if she could adjust it to take care of Annalise's needs as well. For now, she decides to sit opposite of Elena and think of the dream stew she last had while on Elysium.
[20:15] * Afina can't remember the last time she had milk and honey... definitely back on Lifasa. But clearly she deserves some now that she's taken such a large step towards retaking it! Sitting next to Jaela, she thinks of that tasty treat and the surest way into a pixie's good books.
[20:15] <Kotono> On sitting, Jaela finds a bowl with the exact same stew before her, conjured out of thin air. Adrian follows, sitting. A roast with all the trimmings appears before him! As Afina sits, milk and honey appears before her! The food smells good, steaming hot where appropriate.
[20:16] * Ithea also joins in the festivities of eating! Quickly grabbing a chair, she follows the same suit as Jaela, though she also thinks of a glass of juice to go along with the stew.
[20:17] <Kotono> Annalise lingers, sitting next to Jaela. Nothing appears before her, notably. Ithea finds the same thing as she thought appearing before her.
[20:18] <Afina> Cracking a smile, Afina scoops up some honey on her finger and proceeds to suck it clean before she chases it down with a few hearty gulps of milk, sampling both with high hopes.
[20:19] <Kotono> It's good - a little bland, oddly, as if the best of the flavor isn't there. But it's still good. Adrian tears into his own food, taking a few big bites. "Not bad, but there's something missing."
[20:21] <Kotono> "The base magic for it creates nourishing but tasteless food. Sir Medi altered the spell enough to provide this, but further enhancements weren't cost-efficient." Elena explains, "If you're rich and want to improve it, you could do so."
[20:21] * Willim carefully squeezes into the table, thinking really, really hard about MEAT.
[20:21] <Kotono> A huge slab of MEAT appears before Willim! Meanwhile Annalise leans in, resting her head against Jaela's shoulder. She looks up - the ceiling is high roofed and supportless, staying up in spite of all logical design. Various murals adorn the ceiling - one looks to be a battle of a silver haired lady vs a black haired woman in the night sky. Another looks to be a dragon, flying over a great city.
[20:21] * Willim throws his hands up in celebration and digs in! "WOO!"
[20:22] * Afina nods. "It's not a treat, but it suffices," she agrees. Still a pleasant taste of home, however diluted, and so she continues to eat the rest of her meal in the same manner.
[20:22] <Jaela> "It beats my expectations," Jaela likewise agrees, eating at a steady pace.
[20:26] <Jaela> "So what did you do to pass the time?" Jaela asks Elena, not even bothering to finish her food. She's not that hungry yet, all things considered.
[20:27] <Kotono> As he eats, "Finally," Adrian mutters after tearing apart a good chunk of the roast bird. "Magic's used everywhere in the fortress? All teleportation and conjuring and the like?"
[20:28] <Kotono> "I maintain the castle," Crossing her arms again and blushing, "It's not fair! I don't even mind eternity passing alone! Hmph! That stupid jerk of an angel! Now I'm having to notice the time passing!"
[20:29] <Jaela> "Is this a weird magical construct thing? The eternal immaturity?" Jaela wonders. "Was that Medi's fetish or something?"
[20:29] <Kotono> Going off that and glancing at Adrian, "Oh yes, magic is everywhere in Medicant. Much of it is intact, and most of the rest can be recovered or improved. Sir Medi spent incalculable amounts of wealth on Medicant, after all, and he designed it to be upgradeable where ever possible."
[20:30] <Kotono> Oh, now that gets a dagger-glare, Elena's arms crossing again. "Sir Medi got nothing but my utmost respect!" Sticking her tongue out at Jaela, "You're a bunch of newcomers who think you own the place!"
[20:31] <Kotono> "We do," Adrian says in a voice that loses its humor right off. "We need Medicant and risked our lives to get here. How about you respect that instead of treating us like a bunch of thieves?"
[20:31] <Willim> "We do." Willim snarfs between mouthfulls of meat.
[20:31] <Jaela> "We jumped the hoops he left in place, so following his will, we are," Jaela thirds that firmly.
[20:31] <Afina> "We are thieves... or grave robbers, if you prefer," Afina puts in, uncaring. "Doesn't matter. That's how desperate we are."
[20:32] <Kotono> "There's nothing wrong with grave robbery with a good reason," Annalise points out, "Especially when someone shortsightedly buries something vital. Hmph. Necromancers are the worst about that. You'd think they'd know better."
[20:33] <Kotono> Elena glowers and looks down, "You don't have to rub it in my face!" She mutters, reddening even further. "Whenever you're done, stand up. The leftovers will vanish."
[20:34] * Jaela smiles at Annalise, asking her, "You mentioned seeing something interesting, back in that other room?"
[20:35] * Ithea nods, finishing off the last bit of juice and grabbing a bit more of the stew before standing up, feeling satisfied enough. If she gets hungry again, she knows how this works now anyway.
[20:36] <Afina> Afina stands up and floats away from the table. "We expected to find it empty and unopposed. I don't celebrate stealing your home, Elena, but if that's what it takes to reclaim mine, I'll do just that."
[20:37] <Kotono> "Hm?" Annalise asks back.
[20:38] <Jaela> "Remember?" Jaela gestures vaguely. "Glowy blue eyes, looking all impressed? I was just asking you when that Galariel drama started."
[20:39] * Willim polishes off the slab of meat, having eaten with gusto. He stands, pushing away from the table. "We is finding sleeping place now?"
[20:44] <Kotono> "Oh that. Just the magic involved. Medi was no pretender," Annalise replies.
[20:44] <Kotono> "If you like, I can take you to some of the barracks," Elena says, "Or I can show you other things. Whatever you want."
[20:45] <Ithea> "We can head to the barracks and drop some stuff off if any of us want to and then continue with the tour of the place?" Ithea suggests.
[20:46] <Afina> She left her sack outside, but it's not like there's anything important in it. "I want to see all of it," Afina seconds.
[20:46] <Willim> "Is there armory, or place where Willim can put big pile of weapons?" He juts his thumb at the weapons still strapped to his back.
[20:47] <Jaela> "I was pretty overwhelmed," Jaela admits quietly. "Walk me through it some time? If you want to, I mean."
[20:57] <Kotono> "Certainly," Annalise is all smiles, staying close to Jaela. Meanwhile, "We can come back here later," Elena says, "You don't really appreciate how huge everything inside of here is yet, do you?"
[20:58] <Jaela> "It's made for what, seven-eight hundred people?" Jaela asks Elena. "I think we do. Armory or barracks seem to be next on the list, then?"
[20:59] <Afina> "Not until I've seen it," Afina admits.
[21:01] <Kotono> With a laugh, "Seven hundred to eight hundred?" Shaking her head, "The maximum capacity is much larger than that. Medi wanted to take on all the lower planes." Elena goes to the ring of portals once more, looking at them. After a moment she hops right into one!
[21:02] <Jaela> Shaking her head, Jaela stands up and offers Annalise a hand, ready to follow Elena onwards.
[21:02] * Ithea keeps following their guide, ready to go wherever she might lead.
[21:06] <Kotono> You appear in a plain enough hallway. Each side has doors regularly placed ahead. About 10 portals are here, clustered about. The way ahead goes down to the edge of your vision, wherein you see a stairway ascending and descending. "Pick a room here, all of them are more or less in tact," she gestures, "Officers rank a room. There's the suites for VIPs, but they're damaged."
[21:06] <Jaela> "What's up there?" Jaela asks, gesturing helpfully towards the ascending stairway.
[21:08] <Kotono> More officer's quarters and portals. I chose a floor at random," Elena shrugs, "One's the same as the other, they're pleasant enough." With an eye, "Oh I get it, you wanted to live in the lap of luxury here, not just in some common captain's quarters."
[21:08] <Jaela> "No, I want to live high up to practice my diving," Jaela responds. "If that's okay with you, that is," she adds flatly.
[21:09] <Afina> "I was planning to just pick whichever spot caught my eye," Afina shrugs. "With all the portals I suppose it doesn't matter, though." Curiously she flies through the nearest one.
[21:10] <Kotono> "You're the owners now," Elena retorts back.
[21:12] <Jaela> "I'll just grab the highest one, then. Back here in ten minutes or come and save me!" Jaela waits a moment to see if anyone else is interested in going with her, before proceeding up the stairs.
[21:12] <Kotono> Afina goes into a door. It's a room with table, chairs, soft looking bed, a closet, a basin full of water and a few other things. It looks like a rather nice inn room.
[21:13] <Kotono> Meanwhile Adrian goes to the next door and goes in, "Ain't so bad," he says, "Hell, I've slept in much worse over the last few years."
[21:13] * Willim shrugs, as he doesn't really care where he sleeps. He reaches over and taps Elena on the head.
[21:13] * Ithea goes into another room, picking the one opposite Afina's. "I'm fine with any room myself, I think."
[21:14] <Kotono> Jaela goes on and up...and up...and up. Five flights of stairs, five floors up. Six...seven. At last she comes to a top floor.
[21:14] <Kotono> On tapping Elena, Willim finds his finger goes right through her, like she's not even there.
[21:14] <Afina> She doesn't even need that much space, really. But who knows, maybe she'll spread out if she settles here? "It'll do unless I see something better," she allows. "How do the portals work? Is there a system or can you step into any one one and come out of any other on command?"
[21:15] * Jaela picks the door right by the stairway, for convenience, and steps inside to survey it for suitability.
[21:15] * Willim frowns. "Ghost girl. You is knowing where Willim can put weapons?"
[21:19] <Kotono> It's like the room Afina found - nice and pleasant enough. Meanwhile Elena scowls, "I'm not a ghost, I'm a spirit! There's a difference!" Throwing her arms up, "I'll focus that portal to the armory and you can throw them in there." Glancing over at Afina for that, "They can be preset, plus each person can be set to direct portals. The exact places you're allowed to go can vary by person to
[21:19] <Kotono> person; a typical soldier can go where he needs to go but not to laboratories by himself, or anything vital."
[21:20] * Jaela leaves her change of clothing and her few assorted worldly possessions on the bed and pauses by the window to take a look outside.
[21:21] <Kotono> The window provides a view of outside. Far below she can see the courtyard and out beyond, the way you came. You're really rather high up.
[21:21] <Willim> "Which portal?" Willim asks, pulling the giant pile of metal death from his back.
[21:21] <Jaela> Nice! Jaela whistles in appreciation, and hurries back to rejoin the others.
[21:23] <Kotono> Elena points at one of them, "That one right there should do."
[21:24] * Willim immediately hurls the pile through the portal, heedless of consequences!
[21:26] <Kotono> The pile flows into the portal and vanishes! Once done and Jaela has returned, "Are all of you going to get some sleep or what?"
[21:27] <Jaela> "Can you show us where this thing is piloted from?" Jaela asks instantly, still quite perky.
[21:27] * Willim picks a random room and goes to drop his pack inside.
[21:32] <Kotono> With that, the party is escorted through another portal. Here you find yourselves in a large, domed chamber. A single throne-like seat, deeply cushioned and the color of smashed pearls, looms before a crystal ball. In that ball you can see light and color forming and dissipating. Behind this are several lesser chairs, about half of them with crystal balls before them.
[21:32] <Jaela> "How does this work?" Jaela asks curiously. "You sit down and think happy thoughts?"
[21:34] <Kotono> "Sit down in that main chair first of all," Elena says, "It takes practice, but you'll see."
[21:34] * Jaela is more than willing to give this a try!
[21:36] <Kotono> OOC: Make an intelligence check.
[21:36] <Jaela> roll 1d20+3
[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+3 and gets 12." [1d20=9]
[21:37] <Kotono> Jaela sits into the chair! Her eyes bulge out as she promptly falls out of the chair onto her knees, brain frazzled and overwhelmed! OOC: You are dazed for 2 rounds, Jaela.
[21:37] <Kotono> Elena whistles, "
[21:38] <Afina> "Lots of practice, it looks like," Afina notes dryly, flying down to land next to Jaela and offer her a hand as she gathers her wits.
[21:38] <Kotono> Elena whistles, "It's overwhelming the first few times. It takes practice to control Medicant. It's on purpose, so inc ase someone sneaks in, they'll be unable to control it right away."
[21:39] * Jaela shakes her head jerkily.
[21:39] <Kotono> Annalise glides over to Jaela as well, offering her another hand.
[21:39] <Kotono> Adrian whistles and approaches it, "Hey kitty, wanna give it a try?" Looking over to Ithea, "Maybe your superior feline intellect can handle it?"
[21:40] <Jaela> "Could've warned me," Jaela mutters, relying on Afina and Annalise to shakily rise back to her feet.
[21:41] <Afina> "What exactly can be controlled?" Afina asks. "I heard about moving through planes, but after seeing you and all these portals... is it central control of the defences and portals? Physical changes to the construction?"
[21:41] <Jaela> "It told me I was in the Deep Ethereal," Jaela volunteers. "I guess I could tell him where I want to be instead, once I get the hang of it?"
[21:42] <Kotono> Going on as Jaela recovers, "The primary movement system is intact," she continues, "But the speed is low." At Afina's question, "Almost everything, once you know how to do it. The fortress is mildly malleable and much bigger on the inside than on the outside. Sir Medi explained it to me one time - space is three dimensional as we understand it, but Sir Medi found a way to synthesize other
[21:42] <Kotono> dimensions with magic, so there's much more space."
[21:42] * Ithea rolls her eyes. "I'll pass. And you're -still- on kitty jokes? You really do have a one-track mind, don't you?"
[21:43] <Jaela> With a side glance at Annalise, Jaela asks, "How about the less practical stuff? Does this place have gardens? Fruit? Herds of animals?"
[21:44] <Kotono> Annalise returns that glance with a little smile, coming to stand besides Jaela. "There's growing areas for all sorts of things, and there's a garden for recreation. There's no animals, they're long dead. The few that survived the last transport and the chaos of it didn't last much longer. The feeding system broke down."
[21:47] <Ithea> "How hard would it be to fix?" Ithea asks curious. "Not just that, but all the other stuff that's broken down over the years?"
[21:47] <Jaela> "We'll fix that," Jaela vows. "Hey, what's your favorite place in the fortress?"
[21:47] <Afina> "We'll have to resupply as well as recruit. I can at least have a look at the gardens," Afina muses, not looking forward to mass scale farming, but something at to help Annalise stay full is necessary.
[21:48] <Kotono> "It should all be repairable," Elena says with sudden, earnest energy, "It may cost a lot of money, but it can be done! Sir Medi's work took enough power to rip a mountain apart and it was only damaged! Of course it can be repaired, he anticipated the need." A sudden stop, "Were you really going to rename Medicant?"
[21:49] <Kotono> "Well, there's that...group in the Astral, and maybe we can get some of the more trustworthy giths along when we go see Vul'lath again?" Adrian proposes, "Plus we can go visit Elder Magi Tepen and pick up the survivors. I'm certain they'll be willing to join us, too."
[21:49] <Jaela> "Well. It's 'Medi can't'," Jaela says with her usual delicacy. "I guess it's true enough, but it's sorta depressing for this shining beacon of hope, don't ya think?"
[21:51] <Kotono> "My favorite plate?" Glancing over at Jaela with a little piqued frown, "It's a fine name! That's just the way it translates into Common of this era! It's even more graceful originally!"
[21:51] <Jaela> "Suspicious."
[21:51] <Ithea> "What did the name mean originally? Maybe we can transliterate the original meaning then to what it -should- mean in Common?" Ithea asks.
[21:52] <Afina> "Yes, something more graceful. The 'cant' sound is harsh on the ears as well as having bad connotations," Afina agrees.
[21:55] <Kotono> "Medi's name meant to emerge, to dawn. Combined with -cant, it meant a new emergence, a new dawn." Elena explains, "Common has changed quite a lot, we wouldn't be able to understand each other if Id idn't magically tranlsate."
[21:56] <Kotono> "Considering what he did," Adrian idly holds his pendant as he speaks, "His name shows foresight. Was there prophecy regarding his birth or is the name a coincidence?"
[21:56] <Ithea> "New Dawn is kind of fitting, given what we want for Lifasa, though it's not really what I'd call a fortress name either," Ithea notes.
[21:57] <Kotono> Elena shrugs, "I don't really know," she admits, "A new hope, a new dawn, something like that is a reasonably close translation."
[21:57] <Jaela> "Dawnbreak? Aurora?" Jaela suggests with a shrug. "Something along those lines?"
[21:57] <Kotono> "Aurora? I like that one," Annalise speaks up, "It's a pretty name."
[21:58] <Jaela> "It's a pretty respectable fortress name."
[21:59] <Ithea> "I kind of like that one too," Ithea admits. "I don't really have any suggestions of my own though."
[22:01] <Kotono> "Aurora? It's not that bad," Elena admits, then sighs a little bit, "You really are serious," she mutters, going to the portal, "Let me show you something else. There's not many left, but what's left might help you. I've gathered them up somewhere safe."
[22:02] <Afina> "Aurora sounds nice," Afina agrees, following Elena.
[22:02] * Willim shrugs. "Is pretty."
[22:02] <Jaela> "Sure thing," Jaela says, following Elena as well. "So you're showing us where you like to spend your free time?"
[22:04] <Kotono> You appear in a single, quiet room. There's light from the walls and nothing else. A single large chest takes up most of the space as Elena goes forward. Her voice is quiet as she speaks, reflective, "When the whispers of evil turned friend against friend, the resulting battle destroyed most of the magical artifacts used in it - which was almost all the stock of the armories. What wasn't taken
[22:04] <Kotono> was mostly destroyed in the transport and other disasters at the end. But a few things did survive - a few magical things. If you're interested in repairing Medic-Aurora," Catching herself and sighing just a little bit, "They'll sell for money or be useful."
[22:06] <Jaela> How adorable! Elena is finally accepting them! For real, and not grudgingly! Jaela maintains a calm appearance throughout, of course.
[22:07] <Afina> "Repairing the fortress is our biggest priority, I think. But if there's anything we can use personally we should take a look. Thank you," Afina nods to Elena, standing expectantly by the chest.
[22:08] <Kotono> Opening up a chest, she first takes out a dagger. It looks like a long, mirror bright and reflective shard of ice with a hilt attacked, about the size of a dagger. "This was made from a magical shield shattered from the overwhelming cold of an elder white wyrm." She passes that out, next taking out a set of hide armor - of a huge bear. "Brokion. It's enchanted hide armor, that provides vitality
[22:08] <Kotono> each time you take a serious wound." Next is a small tube, "An ointment that brings sentience and intellect to a plant or animal, in the same way a druid can." Following that is a a crude stone ring, "Stoneheart. It makes your skin much tougher and harder to wound, but it only works when you're in contact with the ground or underground." The last thing in there is a small jewelry box, "And this. This is special."
[22:09] <Ithea> "How so?"
[22:10] * Afina picks up the dagger and holds it experimentally. Seems like it might work as a sword for her stature...
[22:11] <Kotono> The dagger brings a faint chill on being held, but it swings well.
[22:12] <Afina> She'll put it down for now to look at the last item. A proper comparison can come later.
[22:12] <Kotono> "There's a paired artifact within," she says, "The only other thing besides it is a cursed waste," she glances back in, "I almost forgot to mention it, since its merely bad luck it survived. Like a bad copper." Making a face, "Anyway, This is the Sunstone and Moonstone Rings."
[22:12] <Jaela> "Yes...?"
[22:13] * Willim looks interested!
[22:14] <Kotono> Opening up the jewelry box, you see two rings within. One is made of yellow gold dotted with yellow diamonds, in the shape of the risen sun. The other is made of pale mithral, dotted with black diamonds in the shape of the risen moon. "When the Sunstone is worn during the day, you gain great augmentation to all of your capacities. At night, the Moonstone provides the same. However..."
[22:15] <Jaela> "You can't wear both, or it reverses during the change from day to night?"
[22:17] <Kotono> "If you take one off and put the other on within seven days, you suffer a backlash of energy and neither ring works for you anymore." Showing the rings off to everyone, "But if you put both on at the same time? If your will is strong, you can master them and gain greater power. If your will is weaker, you'll lose control and the backlash will destroy you and the rings."
[22:19] <Jaela> "I'll give the rings a try in the morning, after some rest," Jaela voices. "Anyone else feeling like it?"
[22:20] <Kotono> Adrian shakes his head, "I'm not going to risk my life like this, not after I've finally found this place," He declares.
[22:20] * Afina shakes her head. "If I take anything it'll be the sword." Dagger as far as anyone else cares. "What about the cursed item, Elena? What's that?"
[22:21] <Kotono> Elena takes it out. It looks like a simple belt, black leather and broad. "If you wear it, not only do you change gender, but you think the new gender is superior and act it up to the hilt. Worse, it has a bad habit of turning back up and resisting normal means of destruction. Sir Medi kept it here so it wouldn't bother anyone else."
[22:22] <Kotono> Abruptly Adrian shudders, giving that belt a nasty look as he steps back.
[22:22] * Ithea holds back a snort at the sight of Adrian's shudder.
[22:22] <Kotono> "Oh, someone improved one of those?" Annalise giggles into her hand, "My, someone was sadistic and bored."
[22:23] * Jaela shrugs. "Adrian acts like he has one already. He's not the only one, too."
[22:23] * Willim snorts.
[22:23] <Afina> "How strange..." Afina looks at it with a mixture of curiousity and disquiet. She doesn't care much about gender, but the strange behaviour change... "We should keep it in case we really want to punish someone, I suppose."
[22:24] <Ithea> "I'm vaguely curious as to what would happen if that belt got on Miss Elrisa," Ithea notes absently, before imagining. "Actually, we probably should make sure to keep it far, far away from her."
[22:24] <Jaela> "Punish ourselves, you mean?" Jaela asks with a snort of her own. "Maybe we can just sell it to some curious collector who knows what it is to pay for more of the repairs."
[22:25] <Kotono> Suddenly Adrian grins, "You know, I like that idea, Ithea. I like it very much."
[22:25] <Afina> "She freely offered to put herself and her students forward to fight for Lifasa and us, and you want to punish her?" Afina asks cooly, giving Adrian a levelly disapproving look.
[22:26] <Ithea> "Adrian -really- wanted to learn her art," Ithea suggests.
[22:27] * Jaela summons a sword with a flick of her wrist. "That requirement can be met without any magic."
[22:27] <Kotono> That gets Adrian to roll his eyes, "Come now, she looked at Willim and I like dirt. She could use some perspective."
[22:29] <Afina> "And Annalise looks at you like dinner," Afina points out. "But if they're going to fight for us they deserve respect."
[22:29] <Kotono> "I am getting a little hungry..." Annalise murmurs, though her eyes are on Jaela.
[22:30] <Kotono> "Yeah, but..." Adrian shakes his head, "It was a joke. Nevermind."
[22:30] <Ithea> "We really do need to buy some cows or something for her..." Ithea mutters.
[22:30] <Jaela> "On the off chance I'll get blown up tomorrow, go ahead," Jaela says. "Or want to go back to your room first or something?"
[22:31] <Kotono> "Let's go back to your room," Annalise says, "Some rest after the day would be in good order, anyway."
[22:31] * Willim nods at Ithea.
[22:31] <Jaela> "Right. Elena, portals still work the same way?"
[22:32] * Afina decides to busy herself by examining the frost-sword rather than rising to Adrian's bait or thinking about what Jaela's going to experience again.
[22:32] <Kotono> OOC: DMing/spellcrafting it, Afina?
[22:32] <Afina> roll 1d20+24 lets spellcraft it for identification
[22:32] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+24 lets spellcraft it for identification and gets 41." [1d20=17]

[Corwin]

#d

[22:39] <Afina> A useful weapon, Afina decides she'll take it for dealing with things not so weak to her holy sword. With that settled she decides to explore at random until she gets tired or hears about those repairs.
[22:41] <Kotono> After Jaela and Annalise depart, the trio continue on! Next you appear in a ring of portals. All around you it expands, several levels tall. A vast library, bookshelves on bookshelves on bookshelves. Light comes from everywhere, well lit. Open cirlces make the floors above, glistening, gossamer stairways connecting them. "Here Sir Medi gathered all the lore he could find on every subject known.
[22:41] <Kotono> When it was functional, it could bring up information relevant to you in a minute sharp. That system's broken right now - yo uhave to search by hand."
[22:42] <Willim> "Books. Books are hard." Willim frowns.
[22:42] <Ithea> "Oh my...this is...very impressive," Ithea says, quite obviously gawking at the vast number of books. "Searching by hand would be a nightmare though."
[22:42] <Afina> "Maybe we can find a librarian somewhere," Afina suggests, looking around interestedly.
[22:42] <Kotono> Adrian looks about, "Gods, what knowledge must be stored here!"
[22:43] <Kotono> "The librarian was the system, and it's broken," Elena explains, "You can still use it, but the amount of time it takes makes it impractical except to deep, scholarly questions."
[22:44] * Ithea snorts. "I bet that Vul'lath guy would love this place, might even want to make a home here if he could leave the astral plane."
[22:45] <Willim> "We could ask." Willim nods.
[22:45] <Kotono> "Indeed," Adrian murmurs, going to a shelf and taking a book out. He grimaces, "Celestial, if I don't miss my guess. Does the library follow any particular protocol on languages?"
[22:49] <Kotono> "None in particular," She says, "The system also provides translations," Elena drifts forward, "Do you want to look around here or go somewhere else?"
[22:49] <Ithea> "It's too bad most of the books are so old though, would have been grand if we could find some information on Abigor and the rest of his ilk that could help us on our war, but anything that might be found here is probably woefully out of date," Ithea says with a regretful sigh.
[22:49] <Ithea> "The amount of probably lost knowledge in here though would still drive many a lorekeeper to drooling though, I bet. We could probably sell some of these books to help fund repairs too."
[22:50] <Willim> "Else." Willim says.
[22:51] <Afina> "I don't know... it might tell us about his rise to power?" Afina wonders.
[22:52] <Ithea> "It could," Ithea agrees with Afina's observation. "Though it's probably pointless to try and seek the information until the system gets repaired."
[22:53] <Afina> "What would it take to repair it, Elena?" Afina asks their guide the pertinent question.
[22:58] <Kotono> "The magic was broken and much of the supporting artifacts. I twould take some money and a properly trained sorcerer or wizard. I would estimate about twenty to thirty thousand gold? Perhaps more."
[22:59] <Afina> "We'll need to recruit some dragons," Afina decides in response to that sum for just the library.
[22:59] <Willim> "Dragons?"
[23:00] <Ithea> "Well, as long as we find one that's more agreeable than that mist one," Ithea chips in.
[23:00] <Afina> "I heard they have lots of money," Afina explains. "Other than that, didn't Annalise mention knowing where to find riches?"
[23:01] <Kotono> "Frankly," Adrian scowls, "I don't want to put us in any more debt to her."
[23:02] <Ithea> "...I don't see how we're in debt to her. Isn't it the other way around, really?" Ithea asks with a raised eyebrow.
[23:04] <Kotono> Crossing his arms, "She says we're in her debt. Somehow you end up keep feeding her and getting closer to her. Look, all I'm saying is that do you really trust this vampire that was so terrible it had to be sealed and can't be killed? Look, I know we need all the help we can get, but I don't like her."
[23:06] * Ithea shrugs. "What, you think I do? She's been proving herself a good ally though, and I do have to admit she cooks divinely, but I'm not about to offer my neck out to her, like EVER, and I don't fully trust her. I can still tolerate her, and give her the benefit of the doubt for now.
[23:07] <Ithea> As for being in her debt, what's she really done that the rest of us hasn't? Meanwhile, we're the one who freed her. By my book, that doesn't add up to us owing her."
[23:07] <Afina> "Had to be sealed by her ex-lover," Afina points out. "What she is is abhorrent, and if you'd been bitten you'd understand just how profoundly dangerous she is. But she's indebted to us for her release, and she seems trustworthy."
[23:07] <Willim> "Vampire lady have people offer to get bit. If Willim bite people, villagers swing torches and pitchforks. Is not fair." Willim grumps.
[23:07] <Ithea> "She's much prettier than you, Willim. Sometimes people do stupid things for a pretty face," Ithea says as she pats the sad looking troll on the back.
[23:08] <Kotono> "You have sublimely good sense for a troll, Willim," Adrian nods, scratching at his chin, "I don't know. I just feel like we're going to regret her. That's also truth. Every man...and some women, apparently...have done plenty of stupid things for a pretty face and a nice rack."
[23:09] <Ithea> "We'll have to let Annalise know what you think of her rack later on," Ithea says with a grin.
[23:09] <Willim> "Is happened before."
[23:10] <Afina> "No it's not," Afina agrees. "I want to be bitten again - that's intolerable to me, and I'd sooner kill her than become a slave to pleasure. I've seen plenty of that among victims of 'beautiful' fey, and it's a singularly wretched existence. But she's too useful an ally to discard casually."
[23:10] <Kotono> "Jealous?" Adrian raises an eyebrow as he gives Ithea a grin back...one that fades as he looks over to Afina. "Now that's an interesting insight. You mean all those stories of lucky men who find a nymph to love forever are reall miserable?"
[23:13] <Kotono> Elena lingers back and listens, "She doesn't seem like what I've heard about vampires. I know she has to be really old - that sunlight with the boars was supposed to destroy her." With a little hmph, "I do know only the oldest ones can ignore the sun."
[23:15] <Ithea> "She is rather different from what I expected from stories," Ithea agrees. "I really expected her to have just been lying and to try and attack us after she was freed."
[23:15] <Afina> "As I understand it those aren't so bad - nymphs are generally kind hearted beings and generous lovers," Afina replies. "But among the Unseelie courts there is the rare nymph or some other singularly beautiful being who's presence inspires similar feelings as Annalise's bite. They don't see other people as potential lovers, merely sustenance - either for vanity or for some other unwholesome
[23:15] <Afina> appetite. Feeding on emotions isn't unheard of, for example. Their... harems, worship them, live for them, but it's such a miserable one-dimensional existence. No one should be able to abide it, but pleasure is a strong bind."
[23:17] <Kotono> "Yeah." Adrian thoughtfully hums as he goes to lean against a wall. "I can see the appeal...hell, I was tempted to lose myself at the bottom of a ale mug and with tavern wenches a few times after the fall. But it's not much of a life to chase pleasure for the sake of it and nothing else. Huh." Giving Afina another look, this one more openly curious, "If a fey is nature, why are they drinking
[23:17] <Kotono> emotions?"
[23:24] <Afina> "Nature isn't all flowers blooming and lambs skipping in meadows, Adrian. It's bloody and violent; the wolf devouring the deer, the fungus suffocating the forest, the cold snuffing out all warmth. Some feed on emotions because it feels good, a rarified pleasure like a particularly fine wine - they'll spend years possibly cultivating a transcendant feeling in their paramour that they can consume
[23:24] <Afina> like a well prepared meal. Others can be more opportunistic, taking what they can out of necessity, or because they have no capacity for feeling of their own. It's generally seen as an Unseelie trait, and the most refined exemplars of it are indeed such, but to all things there are exceptions."
[23:27] <Kotono> "Hm." Adrian bows his head, "My journey has taught me many things, and today another. Ah well, the life of a pleasure slave is little more than a pleasant dream...or an unpleasant one when I remember that succubus." With a suddenly disquieted look, "That's what it reminds me of most of all."
[23:29] * Willim looks distinctly bored and hungry.
[23:31] <Kotono> As the conversation goes on Elena lingers and waits, "If all of you want to talk, do you need me right now?"
[23:33] <Afina> "No, I suppose not. You can do... whatever you feel like doing," Afina tells the little blue girl.
[23:34] <Kotono> "Good! I'm going to give that Galariel a piece of my mind!" Rolling up imaginary sleeves she heads towards a portal, "I still can't believe he did that! That's so rude!"
[23:36] <Kotono> As Elena goes off, "She's right about one thing - this place is huge. Wasn't she saying something about how it's bigger inside than it looks outside?" Adrian ventures. "I've been thinking about that - we have a lot of space to fill up on our crusade, don't we?"
[23:37] <Ithea> "Well, at least it won't be boring around here," Ithea says with a shake of her head.
[23:38] <Afina> "We need an army... still, it's hard to conceptualise the space of it when everything's seperated by portals. I can't visualise how it all fits together," Afina shakes her head irritably.
[23:40] <Kotono> "Nor can I. I wonder if there are connections. Damn," Snapping his fingers, Adrian bites off a curse, "I'll ask Elena the next time I see her."
[23:42] * Willim starts ticking off his fingers idly. He quickly runs out. "Is more than Willim can count."
[23:42] <Kotono> Adrian looks over to Willim, "What do you do when you're bored, anyway, Willim?"
[23:44] <Willim> "Willim like to fight most times, or do something not needing smarts.  Willim also eat a lot, and used to share with friends. Willim used to have lots of friends back home, but villagers not like them, so they stay in forests."
[23:47] <Kotono> "Other trolls?" Adrian ventures.
[23:47] <Kotono> "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" From the portal comes Elena, flying end over end! She lands on the ground rather hard and in a heap, twitching.
[23:48] <Willim> "Sp-huh?" Willim turns to Elena. "What?"
[23:48] * Afina flies over to Elena, checking she's coherent and offering a hand up. "What happened?"
[23:48] <Ithea> A smile twitches on Ithea's lips. "...I take it Galariel didn't like you giving him a piece of your mind?"
[23:49] <Kotono> Elena sits up and rubs her head, "I'm not supposed to disturb him when he's seeing to the state of Medicant," she mutters, "He told me to go show you something else or take you to rest or something."
[23:51] <Afina> "Why don't you tell us about Medi's war against the Lower Planes?" Afina asks instead. "Especially any battles with Hell."
[23:52] * Ithea nods. "That would be rather helpful to us. Is there some sort of recreation room in here too? Some place we can be comfortable besides our own rooms while you talk?"
[23:57] <Kotono> "You mean Baator, right?" Elena stays sitting on the ground for a moment before she rises, "I'll take you to one of the observatory points," she says, "The dome."
[23:58] <Afina> That sounds nice so Afina follows along.
[23:58] * Ithea also follows!
[23:58] <Willim> It could be more interesting than books, books, and more books! Willim is game!
[23:59] <Kotono> Another portal trip leads you to a dome. A dome of p erfectly transparent glass of some sort, showing the space above. It seems to be atop a tower or some such, with a flawless view of everything around the fortress. A large table dominates the center of the room, deep, soft chairs around it. "A wizard's observatory."
[00:00] <Afina> Flying up to take a quick peek out, Afina swiftly settles into one of the chairs to hear Elena's stories.
[00:02] * Ithea also plops down on one of the many chairs, turning the chair so she's looking directly at Elena for her stories.
[00:05] <Kotono> Adrian sinks into a chair, resting.
[00:07] <Kotono> Once everyone is seated Elena sits atop the table. "Well, the biggest battle of Medi's career was versus chaos, so I know a little more about the Abyss and demons," she begins, "But I know a lot about Baator. Is there anything in particular you want to know?
[00:07] * Willim sits on the floor, because it's comfortable.
[00:08] <Afina> "Have they ever lost a world they've already conquered?" Afina cuts to the crux of the matter.
[00:13] <Kotono> "It's happened once or twice," A nod, "Worlds being taken by a planar power is extremely rare. In a few words Good has triumphed, the world wholesale taken to the heavenly planes. It's said that the lowest level of Elysium holds some of these domains. In a few other worlds, evil has won and taken over. You follow me so far, right?" Elena asks. "Anyway, that's all just setup. In short, yes.
[00:13] <Kotono> Sammael, the former Lord of the Seventh, was evicted from a world by the House of Nature with help from the House of Knowledge. This was ancient lore even in Medi's time," A moment's pause there to allow that to register, "The House of Nature was offended at Sammael's depredations of nature, while Oghma was offended at the lies that came from Sammael's tongue, so potent as to obscure and ruin
[00:13] <Kotono> knowledge. That was one case, and the one you probably don't care that much about. The other one, now..."
[00:15] <Afina> It can be done, that's good. Hopefully the other example will be more recent and involve more pro-active inhabitants of the world in question.
[00:17] <Kotono> "Somehow or another, Dispater came to own an entire world. The details aren't clear." Going on from that, "Many mortals escaped, and many of them did not give up. Instead they banded together and grew mighty, defeating the diabolical assassins send to silence them. The petitioned many forces, uniting a grand army that met the forces of the Iron Duke in a titanic battle. 'twas a fierce battle,
[00:17] <Kotono> but the defenders were wise. They knew full well Dispater is archly conservative, unwilling to tolerate risk. While this battle went, another force went to threaten Dis. A mere subterfuge, much weaker than it appeared. But they knew Dispater well enough, he called back his already threatened forces to defend his home base in a paranoid panic."
[00:20] <Kotono> "That sounds like our rough plans," Adrian considers it awhile, idly holding his pendant. "Make an army, invade and beat them. The idea of a strategic feint is a good one, too."
[00:21] <Afina> "Clever," Afina approves. "I wonder if any others have been liberated since Medicant was left here... they might be good sources for allies."
[00:22] <Kotono> "Enemies of my enemies are my friends," Adrian also adds that in, "Who hates Hell, besides the Abyss?" Rubbing his chin, "You're on the same path I am with this, aren't you? In particular, who has Abigor and Bel offended? I know he had some flap with an invading demon a few decades ago that was a big deal in diabolical circles."
[00:24] * Afina shakes her head. "I know hardly anything about the planes and who's who, I have to rely on the rest of you for specifics. But yes, people who've been where we are now and overcome it must have so much to offer our cause."
[00:30] <Kotono> "Mmm-hmm," Adrian hums, "He has some unpronouncable demon name, and apparently is a traitor to Baator. He strikes me as a good potential - who better to attack them than someone who's already told them to go to Hell." That pun gets a grin out of Adrian, "The trick is getting a lot of forces to believe in su and commit, too."
[00:31] <Willim> "Willim just want to fight devils. Crush them good." Willim says. "They take friends away, take monks away. Willim was happy. Willim happy to beat up devils for what they did to Lifasa."
[00:34] <Kotono> "Charming," Elena looks to Willim, "Say Afina, you're a sorcerer. Can you wiggle your fingers and make him smarter, by any chance?"
[00:35] * Willim frowns at Elena, not sure if he was insulted or not.
[00:39] <Afina> "My powers are not nearly so vast," Afina replies regretfully. "Back to our main concern, can you tell us about how the fortress eventually fell? I understand it was from within, but how did Medi's enemies provoke that? Spies? Propaganda?"

[Corwin]

#t

[22:42] <Kotono> Once through the portal, it's a swift trip back to Jaela's room. As you walk, you can notice some sort of smell. You can't identify it, but it makes your blood warm and your breath come quicker. It's a lovely feeling, as if the scent is quickening you and sharpening your senses. Your vision seems brighter, more full of color. Your hearing is more intense, every footstep heard sublimely.
[22:42] <Kotono> Annalise seems to walk ahead of you like a glorious angel, all smiles as she takes the lead and goes up the stairs, "You took a room on the top floor, didn't you?"
[22:44] <Jaela> "Yeah. I really need to work on flying in combat again, and that's the best place. Going to get breakfast can be training if you just slip out the window. A shame no one else did, really."
[22:47] <Kotono> "Flying is lovely," Annalise agrees as you go up. She slows down to walk next to Jaela, the smell getting stronger. It smells good, so very good. "Have you ever flown with the full moon's light to guide you, beneath a sleeping earth that cares nothing for your presence? The stark beauty of the permafrost, or the majesty of mountains, or the gentle pitch of a frozen ocean?"
[22:49] <Jaela> "Not really. You did it all, I guess? Do you still see something new from time to time?"
[22:51] <Kotono> "Mmm-hmm," Annalise puts an arm around Jaela - ever so cold, and yet bringing a strange heat to her body. "There's beauty to be found in the world, no matter how many times you've seen it. There's always something new." Up and up you go, your pace leisurely. "One might think eternal life would lead to boredom. They're wrong; there's always something new to see or do. New sensations, new
[22:51] <Kotono> feelings," Licking her lips, "New pleasures."
[22:52] * Jaela shivers. She keeps on walking in silence, before saying suddenly, "This is pretty embarrassing."
[22:53] <Kotono> "Is it?" Annalise says softly, "Why?"
[22:54] <Jaela> "I can't hold back. I don't understand," she says, halfway between pleading and petulant. "It's never happened before!"
[23:03] <Kotono> "You want this," Annalise whispers ever so gently, like she was talking to a lover across a pillow. "You know it feels good. You're getting a taste of a higher form of existence, Jaela. One where you can live how you want, where your days are infinitely more enjoyable than as a living creature. You know that in your heart, as much as your mind resists, so full of reasons to say no. But
[23:03] <Kotono> does your heart care of those reasons?"
[23:04] * Jaela scratches at her cheek, looking away. "You're just confusing me. Wanting you doesn't have anything to do with wanting to be like you, anyway."
[23:05] <Kotono> "Oooh, you spoke of making love with me?" Annalise raises an eyebrow and smiles, "Ah, I thought you were still talking about the pleasure of being drank from."
[23:06] <Jaela> "Just forget it! I take it back, I can still resist!"
[23:06] <Kotono> Annalise stops and frowns, "Now I'm confused," she says, "What exactly are you trying to say here, Jaela?"
[23:10] <Jaela> "I don't know!" Jaela scales a few stairs before she stops herself. "Maybe, if I don't blow myself to death tomorrow, you want to look at the gardens? Together?" She throws her hands up. "I suck at this."
[23:11] <Kotono> Annalise sits on the stairs, patting the step next to her. "Oh...you haven't looked at a woman like this before? Is that it?"
[23:12] <Jaela> "Sorry for being a repressed mortal or whatever," Jaela grumbles, nevertheless taking the offered seat slowly.
[23:15] <Kotono> "I've heard this one a lot." Laughing now, "I had the impression you were, if not open, at least an accepted lesbian." Clearing her throat with a little cough as she puts an arm around Jaela, "Is it a religious problem for you?"
[23:17] <Jaela> "Probably. I think the vampire part covers it. But I don't think I'll get disowned or something. I guess? It really never came up before, ever."
[23:19] <Kotono> "I'm going to be honest," Annalise says, "You will be. I know the hypocracy of the Gods enough to know that if you and I become closer, they'll cast you out like rubbish." Her arm warms Jaela despite it's cool, the smell around her stirring her all over again, "You're rare. Most of your kind would attempt to destroy or bind me on sight. You're willing to see past all of that...and you're
[23:19] <Kotono> falling for me. So Jaela...is falling in love wrong?"
[23:23] * Jaela shrugs, answering Annalise's question with her own. "I don't want to lead you on. I'm not becoming a vampire. I mean, the stuff you said? Immortality and what not? That's all already in my blood if I want it. I don't need to change myself to get there. It's not even personal. I don't want to be fey either, or whichever. Is that okay?"
[23:26] <Kotono> "I have forever," Annalise answers with a little smile, one that tugs up her lips into a genuinely soothing, entrancing look. "But I warn you - if the bastions of good reject you, where-for will you find the power to awaken your blood? If you are cast down and fallen, where will you have to turn for that?"
[23:30] * Jaela grins confidently all of a sudden. "I can be fired, yeah, but only I can fall. It's not just something others can do to me. It'll be tough, but I'll just have to freelance through it or appeal any decision directly before the Seldarine. Worst case, if I get denied that, you could just teach me your magic to compensate? I'll get by and work at doing the right thing. It's faith. You gotta have it in my job, and I still do."
[23:31] <Kotono> "I'd be glad to teach you," Annalise smiles back, softer as she holds Jaela. "Shhhh. Close your eyes, Jaela. Close your eyes and relax."
[23:34] * Jaela would very much like to be as confident as she pretends. Still, she barely manages to stop herself from biting her lower lip and closes her eyes.
[23:34] <Kotono> "Relax," Annalise whispers, "Relax your body, your mind and your will. Let me give you a great pleasure," Annalise whispers into her ear, "Just don't resist, let me immerse you in sensation."
[23:36] <Jaela> "My will?" Jaela asks uncertainly. "Here? I mean... stairs?"
[23:38] <Kotono> "I can carry you to your bed if you like," Annalise relents slightly, and with a mischevious twinkle in her eye, "Unless you're the sort of girl who wants to risk being seen?" A light laugh follows, "The place is your choice, of course."
[23:39] <Jaela> "I don't know if I can," Jaela admits quietly. "Relax so much. Around anyone."
[23:41] <Kotono> "Just try. Shhh. I can help you relax if you want. A little bit of magic, a simple suggestion. It's a cheat, but it will show you how to do it."
[23:43] * Jaela shakes her head. "I'm opposed to them. Besides, they don't work on me." A bit quieter, she adds, "That's how I know it's all me, and not fake, from a spell."
[23:44] <Kotono> "Alright. Let's go to your room and you can try there," She rises now, detangling, "Shall we?"
[23:44] <Jaela> "Yeah. Let's go."
[23:47] <Kotono> The trip to Jaela's room is simple enough. Once there Annalise sits on the side of Jaela's bed, "Just come here and relax. Rest and close your eyes. Let everything go."
[23:47] * Jaela can only try.
[23:48] <Kotono> Whispers in her ear, "Feel your legs and let them relax. The muscles slacken and let go...you feel warm in your legs, and it spreads up your body as slowly you relax from toe to head. Just think of that and resist nothing, just...let it all go."
[23:50] <Jaela> It feels wrong, but Jaela forces herself to try and relax. Is it still relaxing if you put a lot of effort into it? She'll find a chance to ask some other time.
[23:51] <Kotono> Slowly and then...aaaah! The pleasure of being drained fills Jaela! The suffusing warmth, the bliss that has no name, no definintion. She feels complete once more, as if something she yearned for is at last right again. She can feel Annalise drinking from her, each moment a rarified glimpse of absolute joy. As it happens, "Relax...now..." Annalise breathes! OOC: Will save, -5, assuming you want to attempt it after all Annalise said. Your call.
[23:52] <Jaela> roll 1d20+21 meditation takes time and effort!
[23:52] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+21 meditation takes time and effort! and gets 33." [1d20=12]
[23:56] <Kotono> The sensations are nigh overwhelming. Pleasure that eclipses the last time...so easy to lose herself in! Yet Jaela somehow keeps her wits to her, as Annalise's glorious fangs withdraw, as Jaela dimly feels herself on the brink. In a soft whisper, "Now...restoration, or let me take you out of these mere shallows and into the true depths of pleasure I can show you. Will you swim back to
[23:56] <Kotono> shore, or will you come out into the ocean?"
[00:00] <Jaela> "Sleep... I want to sleep," Jaela murmurs, pressing her forehead to Annalise's. "Staying?"
[00:02] <Kotono> Dimly - her body feels weak and far away now, a chill taking her - she can see Annalise going to hold her. Annalise feels so alive, so throbbingly warm next to her. Such a contrast to the chill that has taken Jaela, as the vampire whispers again, "Sleep now and dream. Dream of the pleasure I've given you. Remember it a thousand times." OOC: Your con is 1 like last time, sorry I wasn't
[00:02] <Kotono> explicitly clear on that.
[00:08] <Kotono> Sleep. Dreams. Dreams of pleasure dominate. In between those murmurings of joy you dream of...you can't remember their faces, but you see your lost friends. You can't see them, but you remember tears and crying...it fades into another pleasure dream. But it lingers faintly, even as you stir and awaken. So cold...but Annalise is so warm, holding you. You're curled into her, your head
[00:08] <Kotono> pressed into the upper slope of her chest. Your mouth is dry, your body feeling stiff, sore and barely there. So tired still. So very tired. You just want to lie down and curl up back to sleep for a long time.
[00:11] <Jaela> How are vampires warm, anyway? A question for another time, Jaela supposes. For now, she makes sure to remember this feeling and slowly gets out of bed while trying not to wake up Annalise. She said she didn't have to sleep. But maybe she can? Or she can rest? It is the thought that counts, anyway, Jaela reminds herself and quietly makes her way towards her supply of diamond dust for a Restoration.
[00:14] <Kotono> On starting to move, you find Annalise is awake. Her eyes open smoothly, "Morning," she murmurs, "Want me to fetch your diamond dust, or to give you a greater gift?"
[00:16] <Jaela> "I can get it. As long as I don't trip and do myself in," Jaela says slowly, taking care to pronounce the words through that dry mouth of hers. "I know you're disappointed I want to keep on being what I am, but can't you accept it? I haven't asked if you tried not being a vampire, did I?"
[00:20] <Kotono> "I can accept it...I just want to give you a great gift, Jaela. A gift that never ceases giving, a gift that will make your coming trials manageable. I'm not doing it for me. I'm doing it for you." Now her voice drops to a warm, tickling whisper, teasing Jaela's head with it's raw heat, a heat that contrasts with her bitter chill, "I know you think I'm trying to twist you, to bend
[00:20] <Kotono> you...but I truly just want to make you better. That's all. I want to see you grow stronger so you can realize your dreams."
[00:22] * Jaela casts Restoration upon herself, and turns to face Annalise. "That's not it, either. I don't think you're lying to me or something like that. I just... like being myself. What I am. As much as I like myself, anyhow. You know? It's me. Too much change, and I won't be me anymore. And it's the last thing I have from home. I mean, you're talking about gifts, but I don't think you get the price, here. For me."
[00:23] <Kotono> Annalise comes forward, taking Jaela's hands. "You don't lose who you are. You just become more than you were. You grow." She squeezes the paladin's hands, "Isn't that what you've been doing the entire time since then? Growing so you can reclaim your home?"
[00:25] * Jaela flaps her left wing. "I stayed pretty much the same. Polished my skills, got a few scars, learned a couple languages. But this? It's my last link to home. I change that, and I won't belong anymore, even if we do make it back."
[00:29] <Kotono> Annalise looks to that wing, "Do you think you'll belong after all this, even if you succeed? What sort of compromises and deals will you have to strike to triumph? How many will die under a banner you helped raise? Do you think you can forget all the war and return to a mundane life, that Hell will leave you be?" Annalise slowly shakes her head, "Even if you slay Abigor and forever
[00:29] <Kotono> destroy him, his successor amid the peerage of Hell will seek your ruin, if only to restore prestige to his station. No. You won't belong, not as how you reckon it now. I know this lesson well, Jaela. When you get back, you will have to make your own life and your own belonging again. The old life is dead. Nothing will be able to let you forget everything that's happened."
[00:30] <Jaela> "I'll have to see for myself, then," Jaela says stubbornly, digging her heels in.
[00:33] <Kotono> "I know." Annalise says, ever so gentle this time. "It's all you have left to hold onto. One last dream, one last thing you won't let Hell take from you. One last point to defend to the last...but the battle's already been lost, you just don't understand that yet. I want to help you accept that and accept my gift...and even if not, even if you cling to this, to be there to give to you
[00:33] <Kotono> when your last hope dies on nightmares and dead dogai."
[00:34] <Jaela> "If that's how it'll be, then just ask me when we're there," Jaela says. Her expression wavers slightly, before she firms it anew. "Maybe if you're right I'll give you a different answer. But you're not!"
[00:36] <Kotono> "Defeating Hell won't bring back all those who died under the assault," Annalise says, "They won't be there to congratulate you." With a sad, almost heartbreaking look to Jaela, "I know, I know, but you're setting yourself up to have a broken heart. I just don't want to see you suffer because of it, I owe you so much."
[00:38] <Jaela> "It's not like I forgot anyone who died," Jaela says uncomfortably. She glances at her armor, but in the end shakes her head slightly. "Wanna go somewhere instead of staying cooped up here all morning?"

[Corwin]

[00:43] <Kotono> This all compliments what Elena already told you.
[00:43] <Kotono> Sunstone Ring
[00:43] <Kotono> This enchanted ring is made of bright yellow gold and yellow-tinted diamonds in the shape of the rising sun.  When worn, it grants a +6 enhancement bonus to all ability scores from the first rays of sunrise to the last light of sunset. From sunset to sunrise, it grants no ability bonuses. Worse, the wearer cannot benefit from any enhancement bonuses to ability scores from any sources
[00:43] <Kotono> during this time.
[00:43] <Kotono> Moonstone Ring
[00:43] <Kotono> The twin of the Sunstone Ring, this ring is made of pale mithral and sparkling, blackened rubies in the shape of the moon. It grants a +6 enhancement bonus to ability scores from the last ray of sunset to the first light of the dawn. In all other ways it functions as the Sunstone Ring.
[00:46] <Kotono> Also, Annalise will offer to bite and turn you if the ring kills you but there's enough left to bite. Just in case, of course. Since it was said the rings are lethal if you fail.
[00:47] * Jaela relies on Divine Vigor and the Lesser Vigor spell to be able to absorb more damage than normally, on Death Ward to avoid any unfortunate hijinks with death magic, on Greater Heroism for better chances of overall success and on the Protection domain power for a little extra.
[00:47] <Jaela> Then, all that remains is to put the rings on!
[00:48] <Kotono> OOC: Okay, make a will save. Gooooooood luck.
[00:49] <Jaela> roll 1d20+26+4+6 (greater heroism, protection)
[00:49] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+26+4+6 (greater heroism, protection) and gets 38." [1d20=2]
[00:51] <Kotono> Jaela puts both rings on! Sunlight and moonlight erupt from her skin! For a few moments they start to blend in harmony, before a titanic, massive detonation within her! Jaela scrams as moon and sunlight rips out of her body, tearing it apart like a rag doll in a troll's grasp! OOC: Fortitude save for half, at least.
[00:51] <Jaela> roll 1d20+26+4
[00:51] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+26+4 and gets 33." [1d20=3]
[00:52] <Kotono> roll 40d6 good luck, may the dice respect your gamble.
[00:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 40d6 good luck, may the dice respect your gamble. and gets 143."

[Corwin]

#d

[19:54] <Kotono> Now Elena shakes her head, "It was more than that. More..." she hesitates here, "More primal. If Sir Medi had more time he could've explained it to me, but I know it was the Yugoloths behind it. One of them was able to whisper into the souls of our allies and turn them against him, despite all the magical barriers and protections."
[19:55] <Afina> "That does sound ominous. We can only hope the devils have not acquired that particular talent."
[19:56] <Kotono> Holding his pendant as he speaks, "If we can find out who did it," Adrian murmurs, "Couldn't we ensure it doesn't happen again or even find a remedy to it?"
[19:56] <Willim> "...what is yugo-thing?" Willim looks confused. "Is devil?"
[19:57] <Ithea> "Remember the 'doggy-man' we killed before we came in? That's one of them, Willim," Ithea explains.
[19:57] <Willim> "Ah."
[19:57] <Kotono> "There are three main tribes of fiends," Adrian picks up, "Demons, devils and yugoloths." A nod at Ithea's words, "Devils are law, demons are chaos and yugoloths are in between."
[19:58] * Ithea pauses and asks Elena, "Out of curiosity, why wasn't -he- dead? You certainly seemed okay with killing us when we first showed up, and he didn't just pop in when we did, I think?"
[20:01] <Kotono> "Oh. He wandered in here by pure chance a few centuries ago," Elena said, "There's powerful magic around here to prevent this location from being found, but he blundered through it. A mix of his innate talents and Tymora's whimsy."A  little shrug follows that, "So I sort of, well...." Drawling that out, "I made a deal with him so I had some extra protection. Since he didn't have the Celestial
[20:01] <Kotono> Key, he wasn't a serious threat. Without it, nothing's goiong to chagne here.{
[20:02] <Kotono> "Oh. He wandered in here by pure chance a few centuries ago," Elena said, "There's powerful magic around here to prevent this location from being found, but he blundered through it. A mix of his innate talents and Tymora's whimsy."A  little shrug follows that, "So I sort of, well...." Drawling that out, "I made a deal with him so I had some extra protection. Since he didn't have the Celestial
[20:02] <Kotono> Key, he wasn't a serious threat. Without it, nothing's going to change here."
[20:03] <Ithea> "And...you didn't think it'd be a problem if he -had- killed us and taken the key from us?" Ithea asks.
[20:03] <Afina> "I hope not to fight one of his ilk for some time... although I suppose it's good practice. He *was* a challenge, after all," Afina muses, drawing her feet up under her on the chair.
[20:04] <Kotono> "One problem at the time! I had a way to get the Key after he finished all of you!" With a bright smile but a blush with it, "He was good."
[20:05] <Kotono> "Mmm." Adrian rests back, "So we need to make alliances, whip up a diversion on Avernus, possibly neutralize some 'loth soul-whispers..." He smiles a little bit, "Gonna be busy and busier, and this is just the beginning."
[20:06] <Ithea> "...riiiiight," Ithea mutters, but decides to drop the topic as Adrian moves onto another. "There's also Jaela's little deal with Vul'lath. Although that one didn't particularly have any time limits, and we probably want to give him more time to dig up info anyway."
[20:07] <Afina> "Building an army has to come first. Even with this fortress we're nothing to the Hells with just a handful of us," Afina says, straightening up intently. "Anyone who's been wronged by Hell. Anyone who wants their share of glory - or treasure if it comes to that. Anyone who owes us. We'll need everyone we can get."
[20:11] <Willim> "...sounds hard to Willim." Willim mumbles.
[20:12] <Kotono> "Yeah. Let's see. Me, you, Ithea, Willim, Jaela, Annalise. We go to the Astral and recruit Miss Spoiled Princess and her hangers on and then...what do we do then?"
[20:13] <Afina> "Pick up those people from Lifasa you mentioned," Afina replies to Adrian. "Then Jaela mentioned Ysgard? Maybe she has some ideas for there."
[20:14] <Ithea> "We did evacuate quite a few people where I'm from, though I don't know how many fighters actually made it. Most of the people I saw getting out, as much as they'd like to see Lifasa freed, probably aren't up for another fight," Ithea chips in. "And those who are may not have stuck around, like me."
[20:15] <Ithea> "Still, might be worth a shot to check that plane out and ask."
[20:16] <Afina> "I wonder if any others from the Gloaming Forest are out there..." Afina wonders wistfully. "The portals opened everywhere, but I haven't met or heard of any since."
[20:18] <Kotono> "It may be worth divinations to find that out," Adrian hums to himself, "What 'bout you, Ithea? Got any kinsmen of your own?"
[20:18] <Willim> "Willim not know if monks make it out alive or not. Too busy fighting." he shakes his head.
[20:22] * Ithea shakes her head at Adrian's question, with a slightly sad look on her eyes as she controls her voice while speaking, not a waver in there. "Not close family if that's what you're asking. What I had, died trying to buy us time. The rest... like I said, I didn't really stick around to find out much about the other survivors besides what I already said."
[20:23] <Kotono> "Gloomy," Elena starts to say something else, before stopping cold. "Hold on a moment! That total uncute jerk is telling me something!" She holds a hand up, palm out.
[20:26] <Kotono> After a bit of waiting Elene says, "Galariel needs you to check the dungeons. He doesn't think anything is both alive and hostile, but apparently some of the deeper wards are a little unstable."
[20:29] <Afina> "Do you remember what was left down there, Elena?" Afina asks, pondering the presence of friendly undead.
[20:29] <Ithea> "You know, when you say it that way when we have a vampire in tow, a paranoid person could take that to mean that there's something undead and hostile instead," Ithea says with a chuckle, though she doesn't draw her weapon, apparently not thinking such is really the case. "But sure, lead the way. What are we supposed to do to fix those wards anyway?"
[20:31] <Kotono> "If something's down there, deal with it," Elena says, going to the portal. She gestures at it once, "Good luck!"
[20:31] <Afina> "We're not Medi. His enemies might not be ours, so we'll see what we find," Afina puts her opinion forward, flying through the portal.
[20:32] * Willim lumbers to his feet and heads through the portal, grateful for a break in the monotony!
[20:32] * Ithea nods and gets out of the comfy chair and heads towards the portal as well.
[20:33] <Kotono> Through the portal the foursome goes! It's well lit down here, the ceiling shedding bright white light. Before you is a metal door with blue-green lines of liquid running across the surface in various patterns. As you step out of the portal, the door goes ajar.
[20:35] * Afina pauses a moment to study the patterns, wanting to be sure there's no threat before she goes through...
[20:35] <Afina> roll 1d20+24 spellcraft?
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+24 spellcraft? and gets 42." [1d20=18]
[20:45] <Afina> So long as it doesn't lock them in, that is. Still, Afina trusts in their claim over the fortress and flies through the door.
[20:46] * Ithea follows after the little pixie, letting her lead the way through as she observes the place that Elena hadn't given them a personal tour for.
[20:47] * Willim plods along, peering curiously at the funny-looking door as he passes.
[20:51] <Kotono> Adrian follows as you go deeper. Within lies a long hall, with open space on each side leading into cells. Each one has a shimmering field of force around it.
[20:52] * Afina takes the time to cast see invisibility and then proceeds down the hallway, peering into each cell in turn as she makes her way along.
[20:59] * Willim too looks around, hoping to find something interesting!
[21:01] <Kotono> Going on, Afina is able to see solid walls of force before each cell. All of them look to be empty, twenty in total. Yet as you reach the last...a feeling of quiet dread settles in over the party.
[21:03] <Afina> "Do the rest of you feel that?" Afina asks, a shiver running up her spine as she looks around trying to figure out what's behind the nameless dread.
[21:04] * Willim nods silently.
[21:04] <Ithea> "...yeah, I feel it too. I'm going to be pretty annoyed if Galariel -was- implying something undead and hostile was around," Ithea says with a frown.
[21:04] <Kotono> "Something's wrong..." Adrian murmurs as he openly shivers. He looks about, but the feeling passes.
[21:07] <Afina> "I can't pinpoint it," the fairy shakes her head afterwards. "It's not an invisible monster, at least, but I'm not sure we can do anything about it."
[21:09] <Kotono> "I don't see anything, either," Adrian says, "There's definintely nothing invisible here or hiding."
[21:09] * Willim looks around vaguely.
[21:10] <Afina> "Maybe Jaela will have an idea, if none of us do?" Afina suggests, starting to drift back the way she came.
[21:11] <Ithea> "Possibly. We can also ask Galariel for some more information."
[21:15] <Afina> "We'll ask her tomorrow morning, then," Afina nods, retreating from the dungeon.

[Corwin]

#t

[19:59] <Kotono> Ow. So it turns out that having sun and moonlight rip out of your body is agonizing! Only the wards on her and powers keep her clinging to life, even as her injuries mend. Annalise is at her side after the explosion, "Do you need help?"
[20:02] <Jaela> Gritting her teeth, Jaela calls upon a third power directly into her body, that of pure positive energy. "Fucking hells, that's the worst." She looks at her hands first of all, because that's where the rings were and she knows for a fact she can't regenerate.
[20:02] <Kotono> Her hands are maimed - healing with her magic, but intact.
[20:05] <Jaela> "I have terrible luck," she grumbles to Annalise. "You just saw it. Whatever shitty unlikely thing can happen to me? It does. You'd think wearing brand new mithral full plate would keep people from finding all the weak points but fuck no. I swear it's all from that."
[20:10] <Kotono> "Beshaba must love you," With a wry smile as she stands besides Jaela after a few moments of consideratin.
[20:10] <Jaela> "I'm pretty sure it'll be the same whatever species I am."
[20:13] <Kotono> "Perhaps you should make an offering to Tymora?" Annalise suggests ever so lightly, "Perhaps you spilled a drink on her in Brightwater or some such misfortune?"
[20:14] * Jaela whistles. "Wow, she must be such a petty bitch!"
[20:20] <Kotono> "You would be surprised, yes," Annalise offers a hand to Jaela, "I've encountered powers twice and survived to speak of it. For all the worship and high ideals, they're still quite petty when it suits them. Vindictive, holier than thou..." She shakes her head, "You grasp that much, at least."
[20:21] <Jaela> "You did? That's great! I bet the Seladrine will be okay with you, too, once they meet you. Eventually." Jaela shrugs. "Let me talk to them first, though? Soften them up?"
[20:25] <Kotono> "Survived," Jaela sees Annalise chuckle, "That doesn't mean we were on good terms or it was an agreeable meeting."
[20:30] <Jaela> "But hey, you can try, can't you?" Jaela suggests with a shrug. "It's your own advice. If it's any good, you could take it too. I mean, it's not like Corellon has to like you enough to propose to you, but we're good if he doesn't mind you, right?"
[20:32] <Kotono> "I could be a saint and he'd still hate me for being a vampire. An abomination in his eyes, no matter what I do. You know that, Jaela." Annalise says, "It's only a matter of time before his disapproval causes your downfall."
[20:36] <Jaela> "I kinda think our actions matter," Jaela muses. "I mean, I'm pretty sure I heard stories of demons being accepted. And fuck, even devils. I don't know what's their malfunction but good, uh, -er angels than me accepted them. So why not you? If you're an okay sort?"
[20:47] <Kotono> "You'd be wrong." Annalise says quietly, "You're still innocent in that way."
[20:51] * Jaela laughs. "Not something I remember being called for ages. Just give it a try? It's not like it costs you. You kept on saying that who you are doesn't change if you become a vampire. So that's gotta mean that you can be one and a good person. I'll show you that it's all that matters."
[21:05] <Kotono> "I believe that, but the powers of Good?" A distinct snort, "Perhaps if I turn you and you prove it to them..."
[21:07] <Jaela> "That's not the only reason you're here, is it?"
[21:13] <Kotono> "No," Annalise replies, "But helping you is so appealing and I'm bound to."
[21:16] * Jaela sighs in relief. "Good. Cause I was worried. A bit. You know, that you only want one thing from me. Two, I guess." She scratches her cheek, before quickly changing the subject. "So who're the powers you met?"

[Corwin]

<LevelUp, 13->14>

[Ebiris]

[18:18] <@Kotono> A night's rest brings deep sleep and recovery, the next morning rising. After breakfast in the cafeterias Elena escorts the party to Galariel. He awaits at the Celestial Key. "Welcome," he greets.
[18:18] * Willim waves idly.
[18:18] <@Ithea> "Good morning," Ithea says politely.
[18:18] <@Afina> Afina nods in response to the greeting. "Have you finished looking over what needs fixing?"
[18:21] <@Kotono> Adrian nods as well, "That's my big question," he agrees.
[18:23] <@Kotono> "I have. The fortress is largely operational," Galariel says, "The propulsion and portal expansion magics are all operational, as is adaptation and safe breathing magic inside Medicant. The thing of most immediate need is to restore the sphere of force that surrounds Medicant. This isn't a problem for Prime-Material like world, but for anything aquatic or damaging, it's essential."
[18:26] <@Afina> "We're calling it Aurora now," Afina interjects. "It's close to the original meaning and sounds better. Anyway, what's needed for fixing the sphere?"
[18:27] <@Kotono> "Two-fold things. Money and a powerful magical artisan." Galariel says, "150,000 gold is the estimated price."
[18:28] <@Kotono> Adrian whistles low, "Shiiiiit, that's a lot of lucre. If this is going to get expensive, we're gonna need to figure out a way to get a lot of money, too."
[18:29] <@Ithea> "Well, we do have some stuff to sell, don't we? Or are we keeping everything we've found so far?" Ithea says.
[18:30] * Willim blinks at the amount. "What is we doing to get money that big?"
[18:30] <@Afina> "Dragons have lots of money, don't they? Or kings?" Afina asks, never having had much time for currency.
[18:31] <@Kotono> "Find a few dragons and loot their hordes? Clean out some fiendish treasuries?" Adrian nods and smils a little bit, "Dragons do, according to all the legends. Sounds right to me, too."
[18:33] <Willim> "We beat dragons and take stuff?" Willim looks keenly interested!
[18:33] <@Kotono> "How you obtain the money is up to you. If you wish to fully restore and enhance Medicant, you'll need a lot of currency, most likely well over a million gold," Galariel informs, stoic despite the vast wealth described, "Dragon looting is widely known to be highly dangerous and highly profitable."
[18:33] <@Afina> "What sort of magical artifice is involved in the actual repairs, Galariel?" Afina asks. "It might be something one of us can handle, with the money anyway... how does that work? Does gold transmute into magical energy?"
[18:37] <@Kotono> "The processes require several material components and rare materials," Galariel explains, "The laboratory, restored, should provide some discount to these prices if used in the process." After a moment, "Knowledge in the crafting of spells, arcane knowledge and alchemical knowledge. Knowledge in the ways of the planes and nature are occasionally useful as wel."
[18:40] <@Afina> "Between us we should be able to do that," Afina nods. "So, shall we go and pick up more bodies first, or go to Ysgard and see what we can acquire there?"
[18:41] <@Kotono> "Bodies, I reckon," Adrian ventures, "If we're going to do anything that involves fighting, more hands help...and we'll need people here, just in case anyone tries to attack. I don't think Hell has any idea what we're doing, but it's not a risk we should take."
[18:41] <@Ithea> "Nothing wrong with picking up some more allies first, I think," Ithea chips in. "I'd rather have more people around that can help keep this place secure when others start hearing about the place being recovered."
[18:41] * @Ithea nods in agreement with Adrian.
[18:41] * Willim nods. "Is no army without army."
[18:45] <@Afina> "So, lets try visiting the astral plane first to see Erlisa, and then pick up those other survivors you all mentioned?" Afina suggests. "Where's Jaela and Annalise?"
[18:46] <@Ithea> "I figure Jaela's just resting. She's been the one getting battered the most out of us," Ithea says. "She did tuck in earlier than us, remember?"
[18:47] <@Ithea> "As for Annalise..." the catgirl shrugs.
[18:47] <@Kotono> "Probably with Jaela," Adrian interjects, shrugging himself.
[18:48] <@Kotono> "When shall we leave for the Astral Plane?" Galariel asks, "Immediately?"
[18:48] <@Ithea> "I don't have any complaints."
[18:49] <@Afina> "Yes, I can try... ah, driving, it while Jaela's resting," the fairy volunteers. "It makes sense if we all practice."
[18:50] <@Kotono> "I'll train all any who care to learn," Galariel agrees, "With the proper training it can take less than a week to drive Aurora." OOC: Okay, your plan is to figure out how to move it and set a course for the nearest portal to the Astral? Probably the way you came, I presume?
[18:51] <@Ithea> ooc: Yeah, there wasn't anything problematic with that portal, so no reason not to.
[18:51] <@Afina> OOC: sure
[18:52] <@Ithea> roll 4d8+14 healing self up because why not
[18:52] * +Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 4d8+14 healing self up because why not and gets 29." [4d8=5, 3, 3, 4]
[18:55] <@Kotono> OOC: This will involve a few days of transit time. Is there anything any of you want to do during this?>
[18:56] <Willim> OOC: Well, Willim could probably organize the bundle of sharp that he dumped into the armory.
[18:57] <@Afina> OOC: either driving or exploring/cleaning the gardens for me
[18:59] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. What about you, Ithea?
[18:59] <@Ithea> ooc: just exploring as well, yeah.
[19:02] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, #evildunes for Willim and #terrorofdunes for Ithea.
[19:03] <@Kotono> Once the others wander off and leave Afina alone, Galariel goes to the portal, "Come with me," he says, stepping into it and vanishing.
[19:03] * @Afina flies through after him, expecting to arrive in the place with the driving chairs where Jaela got a headache yesterday.
[19:06] <@Kotono> That is indeed where you appear. Galariel goes to stand before it, "When you are prepared, sit down. Be warned that the first few times can be draining and difficult."
[19:07] <@Afina> "I saw," the fairy nods, flying over the chair and bracing herself as she lands down on it, wishing things were better proportioned around here for her stature.
[19:07] <@Kotono> Despite the statue of the seat, Afina immediately feels...OOC: Int check.
[19:08] <@Afina> roll 1d20+4
[19:08] * +Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+4 and gets 18." [1d20=14]
[19:12] <@Kotono> Information. Information screams into Afina's mind! You are in a sealed pocket within the Deep Etherealyouarecurrentlyatx930549y24898dash308958Twentysevenoutstand- Afina feels the absolutely unpleasant sensation of her eyes trying to push out of her eyesockets, head dissolving into motes of pain! She falls out of the chair, dazed! She stays there for a little bit as her wits recollect, "Rest
[19:12] <@Kotono> and try again when you are able."
[19:14] <@Afina> "Mmmmrrgh," Afina grunts, squeezing her eyes shut and forcing herself to breathe evenly as she slowly regains her centre, waiting as long as it takes before she feels calm once more, only bothering to sit up rather than countenance lying so undignified across the floor. Once ready she readjusts her floppy purple hat to sit properly on her head once more and flies up to land on the chair again...
[19:15] <@Kotono> OOC: Int check, +1 bonus.
[19:16] <@Afina> roll 1d20+5
[19:16] * +Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+5 and gets 23." [1d20=18]
[19:18] <@Kotono> This time the flow of information is smoother, Afina managing not to be drowned in it. Medicant is in a sealed pocket within the Deep Ethereal. Spatial location follows, then a brief status report: Primary and critical systems are intact. It enters her brain without a word, the information there, as if the knowledge was a bundle pressed right into her brain. "Now," Galariel says, nodding, "Think
[19:18] <@Kotono> of moving the fortress."
[19:20] <@Afina> Well aware of just how massive the thing is, Afina is gentle with her thoughts - something she has centuries of practice with in carefully judging her own motions against her ever-supernaturally enhanced speed is put to practice here in ever so slowly accelerating the fortress.
[19:20] <@Kotono> OOC: Languages?
[19:20] <@Kotono> OOC: Er, what languages do you speak?
[19:22] <@Afina> OOC: Common, Sylvan, Elven, Gnome, Auran, Aquan
[19:23] <@Kotono> The crystal ball before the sea begins to glow a soft blue. Words swirl in the sphere, before settling on Sylvan. You can read, "Propulsion responding. Movement ready." After that Galariel speaks, "Touch the orb to begin. This touch will be overwhelming - you may need to attempt it several times. You'll be in contact with almost all of the fortress."
[19:25] * @Afina has to lean forward quite a bit to reach the crystal ball while keeping her bottom firmly parked upon it, and puts an adjustable seat high up in her priorities for this place. Dismissing that pique and taking a moment to firm up her calm, she rests both palms over the spherical surface before her.
[19:27] <@Kotono> OOC: Int check again.
[19:27] <@Afina> roll 1d20+4
[19:27] * +Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+4 and gets 19." [1d20=15]
[19:29] <@Kotono> Afina's mind explodes - in a sense. In that moment she is aware of all the fortress, feeling the vast immensity of it. She can feel the magic, the power, the damages. As if it were parts of her as her mind expands further. Her mind locks into place, dazed but functioning. The knowledge of how comes without effort - focus forward for movement, while keeping your overall destination in mind.
[19:31] <@Afina> No need to micromanage every turn... though with something this size there'd be little point. Picturing a portal amidst formless mists, providing context based on how long it took them to reach the fortress from it based on their general speed, Afina then very carefully puts her thoughts towards going forward.
[19:37] <@Kotono> Movement. Afina feels as if all her immensity is moving! It's a feeling of gliding forward with immeasurable energy and grace, dizzying in those sensations. It's not like her own flight, but something far more majestically powerful. Something that reeks magic into every speck of her awareness. "Good, keep your focus on that," Galariel's dry, stoic voice is heard as Afina works.
[19:40] <@Afina> She is oh so small and very terribly fast, but this is oh so vast and very achingly slow. And yet the sheer inertia of it, the energy needed to provide motion to something so achingly huge, surely commands Afina's attention and respect. Respect for the motive force under her command has her hunched intently over that crystal, her body unmoving and her mind absorbed fully with driving Aurora forward.
[19:47] <@Kotono> Time passes. How much of it is lost on Afina, her concentration utterly focused on moving. Sweat glistens on her body as her mind works and works, constantly moving ahead. Whenever Afina sags and begins to lose focus, Galariel murmurs something and touches her shoulder, her focus sharpening once more.
[19:49] <@Afina> That's certainly useful. When Galariel usurped Elena she'd assumed he'd remain a mere shade of his former self, fit for nothing but interacting with the fortress's many mysteries. Still, she daren't let her attention wander to think about his actions, nor even to thank him. The sheer immensity of Aurora calls upon her every iota - a slip or start could prove catastrophic with this sort of momentum.
[19:55] <@Kotono> Long and long does she work - at last it does end. It's not anything she does, but one of Galariel's fingers touching her shoulder, "Relent," he says, "At least for this moment."
[20:02] * @Afina pulls her hands away from the crystal ball, suddenly feeling how despicably fragile and tiny they are... it takes a moment to gather her wits and remember her place, though some attention is spared to the spatial coordinates provided by the chair to determine where they are, her blank green eyes regarding the stoic angel above her.
[20:03] <@Kotono> Closer. A good chunk of the Deep Ethereal has been passed. "You've been working 12 hours," Galariel says, "Go eat and rest - your body will catch up with you soon, despite the magic I've been using. Controlling Medicant is strenous."
[20:06] <@Afina> "Summon the others so someone else can take a turn while I rest, then," Afina asks, her wings fluttering to life as she floats off the chair. "I'll be ready after that."

[Ebiris]

[19:05] <@Kotono> The armory is exactly what you'd expect. Well polished wooden rack after wooden rack to hold weapons and armaments. Willim has a greater task, however - the vast bundle of arms from the chapel that held Annalise. As he opens it up and starts to get to work, "Willim?" Adrian steps out of the portal, "You in here-oh, there you are."
[19:06] <Willim> "Mmm?" Willim grunts, grabbing a double fistful of swords and tossing them in one corner of the room.
[19:08] <@Kotono> "Woah." Adrian sidesteps reflexively at that toss, "Got a minute, preferably one without sword throwing?"
[19:09] <Willim> "Willim have many minutes." Willim says.
[19:13] <@Kotono> "Good." Adrian goes to sit against a rack, the clink of his metallic armor against it as he rests back. "Where the hell did you learn to fight how you did. I think you said something about it before, but it escapes me."
[19:20] <Willim> "Monks, on Lifasa. They teach Willim to fight better. Before used to just hit things. Not his things better."
[19:21] <@Kotono> "Sounds right. Never saw a troll with that sort of focus," Adrian admits, "Even fi it's just enough to let you fall into a howling rage. What I want to know is - could you teach other trolls to do the same?"
[19:22] * Willim thinks hard for a moment
[19:22] <Willim> OOC: ARG
[19:23] * Willim thinks hard for a moment. He scratches his head and nods. "Willim could. Trolls is not smart, though, and is difficult to organ...oragan...make work together."
[19:24] <@Kotono> "Organize." Adrian adds, scratching at his chin, "I'm thinking, we're going to need a lot of trolls. A regenerating, almost unkillable band of berserker monk trolls would make a great infantry unit."
[19:24] <@Kotono> *troops, not trolls for the first one.
[19:26] * Willim nods. "Trolls is good fighters, and respecting strength. Willim could maybe convince one or two, but need teachers. Willim learn from brothers with monks of Tempus. Tempus good god, like fighting."
[19:27] <@Kotono> "If you're in good with those types, get a few to join up for great war and train up some trolls. Think you could do that, Willim?"
[19:29] <Willim> "
[19:30] <Willim> "If we is finding not evil trolls, maybe. Is harder than humans think."
[19:31] <@Kotono> "That's the other trick," Adrian admits, "But we have Medicant." Tapping his knuckles on the ground, "We have time as long we're subtle and smart about it. So I figure this - next time we talk over strategy together, we bring up the idea and start working towards it. We can dig up some trolls somewhere, right?"
[19:33] * Willim nods slowly, pucking up a warhammer and setting it on a rack. "Is possible."
[19:35] <@Kotono> "Good!" Adrian smiles a little bit, hand seemingly going to his pendant without his notice. "More help means we can take on more devils, and that means more devilsf or you to smash. Sounds good?"
[19:37] * Willim eyes. "Why is you always touching necklace?
[19:37] <Willim> "
[19:41] <@Kotono> As Adrian starts to reply, there is a soft jerk. The fortress seems to move a moment, a sensation of gently gliding forward. "Oh, we're moving?" Adrian murmurs, "This?" He holds it up, not replying immediately. He looks into it, "My mother had no redeeming qualities at all. She was a hag, a bitter thing that hated the the world and everything in it. This was her covenheart stone - a mystical
[19:41] <@Kotono> stone of great power for a hag. She tried to have it absorb me so that it would be more powerful." With a little smile that doesn't reach his eyes, "She forgot I was stronger than her. I forced her into the stone. Her spirit's still inside of here," Tapping it with a single finger, "I figure that with the magical strength this gives me, she'll work off her sins by the time we free Lifasa."
[19:41] <@Kotono> His gaze darkens as he looks to the pendant once more, "Maybe she'll finally deserve my father after this."
[19:42] <@Kotono> After all that and staring at it, "When I touch it, I feel her presence." With a very slight shrug, "She's a hateful bitch of a monster, but she's still my mother. No matter what I say, I still yearn for her sometimes. Can't seem to stop it."
[19:44] * Willim shrugs. "Willim not know mother or father. Is orphan. Monks was kind of family. Not find them since Lifasa invaded, though."
[19:48] <@Kotono> "Damn devils," Adrian says, dropping his pendant and resting back. "Going to want some help sorting all of that?"
[19:48] * Willim shrugs and divides the heavy pile roughly in half with one sweey of his arm. "You is taking that side."
[19:49] <Willim> OOC: Sweep, wow.

[Ebiris]

[19:05] <@Kotono> OOC: Got anywhere in particular you want to explore, Ithea?
[19:06] <Ithea> ooc: not really.
[19:08] <@Kotono> As Ithea debates and lingers, "Oh," Elena comes right on up, "Not sure where to go, are you?"
[19:10] <Ithea> "Not really. Place is so large and there's so much to see..." Ithea answers with a short shrug. "I'd probably have headed to the library if the system for it wasn't broken, admittedly, but that just means I don't know what to go visit in the end."
[19:15] <@Kotono> "Let me show you somewhere," Elena says, "You'll need to visit here a lot, too."
[19:17] <Ithea> "Oh? Sure, lead the way. What're you going to show me?"
[19:20] <@Kotono> Into the portal Elena goes, not waiting for a reply.
[19:21] * Ithea shrugs and follows along.
[19:26] <@Kotono> Woosh! You appear in a softly lit room. A desk is at the center, with several doors in the back. "The Healer's Ward," she says, "Some of the healing artifacts still work back there."
[19:27] <Ithea> "Oh, that'll be useful alright!" Ithea agrees as she enters the room and starts looking around.
[19:34] <@Kotono> This first room is pleasant. A few chairs are about and it's quite big. The desk has writing in several languages on the front, some of them that Ithea can read: "If you need non-urgent healing, sit. You will be called soon." Elena goes up to it, "Now about half of these are empty - they used to be consecrated ground for temples to various powers of healing, but that magic's long since
[19:34] <@Kotono> left. The other half are magical means of healing." Going to one door in particular, "Let me show you one of the surviving healing pods."
[19:37] * Ithea nods as she follows after Elena. "This room is still probably going to be one of the priorities to get fixed up once we get more people in here, though if a few magical means of healing survived, that's probably enough for us in the meantime," Ithea notes.
[19:44] <@Kotono> The next room is full of glass and broken things. Dozens of what look to be class cylenders, big enough to stand in, are about. Most of them are shattered, but a few are intact. To one of those Elena says, "How you use it is easy. Strip down and touch the class. You'll be pulled into it and fall asleep. Your wounds will heal in the blink of an eye, as well as various types of damages,
[19:44] <@Kotono> sicknesses and poisons. It'll even get rid of being tired."
[19:45] <@Kotono> A moment later there is a soft jerking sensation, then a feeling of gliding forward. It's not too disruptive, but it's steady.
[19:48] <Ithea> "Do you feel that?" Ithea asks Elena, pausing her observations when the sensation starts. "I started to feel something when you got closer to those cylinders..."
[19:56] <@Kotono> "Oh, Med-er, Aurora's moving," Elena says, "Afina took to it rather quickly."
[19:58] <Ithea> "Oh, good," Ithea says with some relief, though she shakes her head right after, grumbling. "Damn Annalise. I don't think I used to be as paranoid before she tried getting into my head."
[19:59] <Ithea> "Anyway, I guess I can help clean this place up, do you have brooms or anything to help with sweeping all the broken stuff?"
[20:01] <@Kotono> "I'm surprised you're working with that...vampire!" Elena gushes, shaking her head, "Willim's intimidating enough, but a real vampire and him with Jaela, who's a celestial?"
[20:05] * Ithea laughs. "It's an odd group, to be sure. Except for Annalise, all of us are from Lifasa though, so we can sort of bond on our mutual desire there. As for Annalise...well," Ithea just shrugs. "I think we mentioned our stance on her case yesterday."
[20:07] <@Kotono> "Hmph," Crossing her arms, "I just don't trust something like that! Sir Medi said undead were an abomination!"
[20:11] <Ithea> "Sir Medi is probably a wiser man than us desperate lot then," Ithea says with another shrug. "But hey, if you want to keep an eye on her to make sure she doesn't eat the rest of us, go for it, I'll certainly sleep better at night."
[20:19] * Afina is now known as Ebiris
[20:23] <@Kotono> "That's a good idea!" Elena says after some thought, nodding, "I'll go do that! What if she's biting Jaela right now?!" With that Elena hurries off, back towards the portal.
[20:26] * Ithea shakes her head in amusement as she looks for some broom on her own, though she does note outloud once Elena's vanished, "Wouldn't be that surprising if she -is- biting Jaela. Though probably with her permission, not that Elena would be able to tell. Oh well."