D-ED2 001

[Corwin]

[15:57] <Komorningstuff> <Seira> I can't honestly promise that I won't try to fight him to protect others, so if that makes me ineligible for a Sun Blade, we'll have to look elsewhere."
[15:57] <Komorningstuff> > "No. You succeeded." Going to Amaryl and gently taking the stone out of her hands, "Your purity was determined before I talked to you. This was a test of the mind and will and you passed." She floats up, going to place the Sunstone in place. Amaryl, you are the solid one. Stand about five feet, straight behind me, and hold out your hand? Worry not, the light will not harm you now."
[15:57] <Komorningstuff> > Amaryl does so, holding out her hand.
[15:57] <Komorningstuff> * Seira floats over for a good viewpoint, but doesn't get in the way.
[15:57] <Komorningstuff> > The Sunstone is placed back into the slot! A beam of light comes, forming around Amaryl's hand! It shapes into a golden blade, long and like a sunbeam givne form into metal! Amaryl gasps as she holds it, the blade glowing with sunlight!
[15:57] <Komorningstuff> <Seira> It doesn't matter than she was burnt within an inch of her life, or that sunlight is painful enough to look at that it almost overcomes the pleasure she gets from spending time in what amounts to paradise. As she witnesses such a unique event, Seira feels all the closer to her goals, and not just the immediate one of purifying the anklet.
[15:58] <Komorningstuff> <Seira> The thought of a return to Halla on the Shadow Plane does not bring about nothing but worry, for the first time.
[16:00] <Komorningstuff> From the Sunstone and Sun Blade, waves of warm sunshine soothe your wounds away! Amaryl holds the blade close to herself, "It's so gorgeous..." she whispers. "Seira, we really did it!" OOC: HP restored to full.
01[16:00] <Seira> If there was ever a time for a victory pose, that time is now, and Seira obliges!
03[16:00] * Komorningstuff is now known as Kotono
[16:01] <Kotono> "Come with me. We will return to my dwelling, so that you may rest the night," Dawnbringer declares.
01[16:02] <Seira> "Would this place continue to be used by others for their trials?" Seira asks the planetar.
[16:03] <Kotono> "Yes," Dawnbringer answers, "It will be reset and restored to it's starting condition once you leave."
01[16:04] <Seira> "If you could wait a few moments, I would like to leave behind a note for those who might follow," Seira requests. "I've been thinking of doing that earlier, but it seemed impertinent before actually beating the trials."
[16:09] <Kotono> "As you wish," Dawnspire waves her hand.
01[16:14] <Seira> She can't really explain the trials as that would defeat their purpose, but just as she drew certain strength from the knowledge that others have been there before her and made progress, perhaps others could benefit from knowing their task is not an insurmountable one.
01[16:14] <Seira> In one of the books left in the small building by the gate, Seira writes down, "There might be more than one answer to every riddle, but as long as you keep your mind on the goal and have your wits with you, you can prevail!" She seals the note with her magical crest, and leaves the book behind, returning happily to Dawnbringer.
[16:17] <Kotono> An evening of rest passes, recovery and a chance to recharge passing. OOC: Do you want to adjust your spells?
01[16:20] <Seira> OOC: Done
[16:26] <Kotono> OOC: What are your plans after you rest, by the way? Do you know yet
[16:26] <Kotono> ?
01[16:27] <Seira> OOC: This is a nice chance to ask the pretty lady stuff. Is she up to answering a few of my questions?
[16:28] <Kotono> The next morning, after a pleasant rest, Amaryl and Seira rise. Dawnspire can be found in her dwelling. OOC: Knock yourself out.
06[16:30] * Seira floats over, before asking, "So what do your duties entail, Dawnbringer, if you don't mind me asking? Beyond administering that test, I mean."
[16:32] <Kotono> "I administer the challenge, as well as overseeing this immediate area of Lathander's realm. In life, I was long ago a cleric of Lathander, said to have never rested a day in a crusade against a world filled with demons. In the realms beyond, my soul found the peace and stability that eluded me in mortal life."
01[16:33] <Seira> "You actually remember your past life?" Seira asks curiously.
[16:35] <Kotono> With a wan, longing smile, "No. I know the stories, for long ago I stumbled on what I had been. I could have recovered the memories, but that life is behind me."
01[16:37] <Seira> "Well. Umm. You know how people can come back from the dead?" Seira looks slightly uncomfortable. "What if someone tries to bring another back after years have passed? Will they even understand what's going on?"
[16:37] <Kotono> Amaryl wears the Sun Blade at her belt, a faint, glowing yellow light enaminating from the hilt on occasion. She stays quiet for now.
[16:38] <Kotono> "Most do not remember anything but fragments of what waits after death, recovering their past selves instead." With a long look at Seira, "Is this a matter you are considering? Worry creases your brow."
01[16:41] <Seira> "More like I know someone who might be. I'm not unaffected, but I don't really know what to think, either." Seira does feel troubled. "I don't really understand the process. Donald was brought back pretty quickly. Then, in another case, it took a week, but I used Gentle Repose. Would that just put someone's afterlife on hold?" Realizing she's starting to ramble, Seira coughs.
01[16:41] <Seira> "In any case, everyone returned as themselves in any case of being back from the dead that I've seen, even if it took days. But shouldn't they have lost their memories of their mortal lives from the start?"
[16:44] <Kotono> "When they are restored, they regain themselves, regain those memories. If one was returned as an empty shell of what they were, what point would there be to raise the dead?"
01[16:45] <Seira> "And the memories they spent in their heaven are lost in turn?"
[16:47] <Kotono> "It varies somewhat, some do retain fragments, or more if a greater being intervenes. But generally not."
01[16:48] <Seira> "It might sound strange, but is there some sort of waiting period for souls to see whether they'll get returned to the mortal coil by their friends and all that?"
[16:51] <Kotono> "Most souls migrate to the Outer Planes fairly soon after death. They linger by the body for a short time, though it's exceedingly difficult to detect them there. Then they reappear in the divine realm or plane they are suited to, reborn as an outsider, a petitioner, or becoming one with a part of existance." A slight grimace passes her face, "The Lower Planes twist that, of course, turning you into tormented fodder or food for a horrible b
[16:51] <Kotono> The Lower Planes twist that, of course, turning you into tormented fodder or food for a horrible being and then oblivion."
01[16:55] <Seira> "Bad places all around," Seira agrees. "Well, that's enough for me to think about, for now. I did have other things I was wondering about, though. Information, mostly, which I can't easily get back home. Such as, is it considered bad form to look up people that have passed on and visit them? Or where I could find out more about a large group of red dragons that seem to live on Astral.
01[16:55] <Seira> Or how one bypasses fiendish defenses, because there's a balor I have a score to settle with, and he doesn't seem to leave his home much. Don't really know where to go for the answers, either, and I feel bad trying to turn to Waukeen for relatively minor things like that."
[17:02] <Kotono> "Most, evne if you find them, won't remember those they knew in mortal life. If that person was particularly a paragon or favored of a God, it is possible they might. So the exercise may very well be pointless." The Planetar considers this a short time, "I can tell you if I know anything of them. I may, for I have heard many things in my millenias."
01[17:05] <Seira> "The dragons are really the most pressing issue, I guess," Seira considers. "I think they are evil and stuff, but I have hope I'll change them! Isn't it pointless to stereotype entire types of dragons? All the red ones I've come across so far had been very nice, while the golden and silver ones were a mixed bag."
[17:06] <Kotono> "That is...unusual," But with a shrug, "Dragons are not outsiders, they have the potential to change short of catastrophic events, albeit rarely."
06[17:08] * Seira has seen or heard of plenty of examples of outsiders changing their stripes, so it can't be that hard! "I've been hoping to learn more of what drove them to Astral in the first place, and maybe see how I match up to a red dragon. Quests like this always have some sort of one on one duels, so I'd like to know where I stand there."
[17:12] <Kotono> "An older dragon is a deadly opponent, even for a powerful outsider. You possess considerable skill at arms, but the greater ones would still overcome you. Hm." Giving Seira a critical look, "Of course, you may continue to improve."
01[17:14] <Seira> "I'm been thinking about summoning a dragon or two and just fighting them, so maybe it'd help," Seira muses. "Okay. What about a balor going by Gurlan? He lives in this green castle thing. There's supposedly some defenses around it that make it very difficult for those who don't fit his worldview to gain entrance, so I was wondering whether there was another way in."
[17:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23
06[17:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 and gets 28." [1d20=5]
[17:17] <Kotono> "I've heard of him, nasty demon." Thinking, "I haven't heard that much on him, however."
01[17:18] <Seira> "Where could I find more? Any ideas? I'd try Mechanus, but they don't like me much."
[17:21] <Kotono> "Celestia is completely opposed to the Abyss' ethos, in both order and good. I would start there, if you have any contacts or allies there." She says.
06[17:22] * Seira nods. "Is there actually point to going after him, beyond it being personal and all? From what I understand, someone will just take his place if I killed him, and even if I tried to stay and reform the realm, it would just end up destroying me in turn. So isn't this an exercise in futility?"
[17:28] <Kotono> There's a pause here, "Yes, I agree with you in part. When you fight Infinity, one cannot expect to win by simply killing one facet of it. The Abyss is infinite, endless horros waiting and lurking in it's darkest depths. From what I understand, this is a matter I grappled with long in my mortal life. As long as evil exists in the multiverse, we must fight it, all while fighting for and waiting for a day when reality itself can be saved. A d
[17:28] <Kotono> Your acts may seem like a single stone thrown into the ocean. Yet this stone is one of many by like minded souls, each one weakening the Abyss a little bit more."
01[17:32] <Seira> "Speaking of the evil infinity, another issue I've struggled with for quite some time is that it seems like the forces of both Hell and the Abyss have a stronger hold on Prime than, well, you guys. Sure, I won't say you don't help, especially when we ask for it against a particularly loathsome creature, but why are things set to work that way?
01[17:32] <Seira> We recently had a lantern archon visit, and her words were, I believe, that people are much safer even with a lantern archon around. Do you just lack in outsiders that you could send to help us out?"
[17:45] <Kotono> "Good doesn't force you to come to it, Evil tempts and tries to. Have you ever wanted to take an easier path, even though it was wrong? It's the nature of things, Seira. Good leaves you with the choice to come to it, not sending out bastions of angels to seduce you into doing the right thing."
01[17:48] <Seira> "And it really shouldn't, either! The seducing part, I mean." Seira coughs again. "But realistically, the vast majority of people can never hope to encounter one of you, so isn't there a missed opportunity in passing all your knowledge and values along? If it's being done through intermediaries, something inevitably gets lost in the process."
[17:52] <Kotono> "There are prophets and the like," Amaryl does speak up here, "Maybe it's because the words of the Gods wer ehidden from us for so long, in meaningful ways?"
01[17:54] <Seira> "So they're taking their time helping people adjust?" Seira muses. "Could be, I suppose. This also made me think of this hypothetical situation. Say someone, after triumphing over the self-styled God-King Daa-vid, decided to seal off Prime again, but only from the lower realms. Shar and her friends won't like it much, but would the dwellers of Elysium and Celestia lend a hand in that?"
[17:55] <Kotono> "I don't know. Those are matters far beyond my dealings," Dawnspire admits. "Such a thing woul be a cosmic event."
01[17:57] <Seira> "If we keep on succeeding, maybe one day we'll get to find out," Seira says, smiling. "Oh, and about those people I mentioned before?" She floats closer still to the planetar and whispers two names to her. "Like I said, I wouldn't want to just drop in on someone who passed on and bother them, but if there's a chance to meet them and they don't mind...."
[18:01] <Kotono> "It would depend on what realm they migrated to, and if they retained memories. Do you know where they would have ended up?"
01[18:03] <Seira> "Mielliki's realm, for the first. That's just next door, right? She was a champion, too, so there's that chance you mentioned. And, uhh, not a clue for the... second person. She died almost two decades ago, when I was just a baby."
[18:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+23 Shamal K:P check for her. Could also be K:L for her, but the mod's the same
06[18:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 Shamal K:P check for her. Could also be K:L for her, but the mod's the same and gets 25." [1d20=2]
[18:05] <Kotono> "I don't know the name, but if you head back to Mielekki's realm, you may be able to find her, if you're right," Dawnspire answers after some thought. "Shamal, you said?"
06[18:07] * Seira nods. "I might return some time, then. When I look like myself."
[18:10] <Kotono> "After this...but still, careful. I want to stay more and more," Amaryl murmurs. "It's been three or four days, hasn't it? If we stay much longer for now, we may never leave."
01[18:13] <Seira> "Speaking of that, would you be able to help us get back?" Seira asks their host. "We've recovered enough, and it's really time for us to head back to Prime and prepare for the next part of our quest."
[18:14] <Kotono> "Very well. I understand your need, for to tarry and get to a portal may take you too long to resist Elysium's lure." Standing now, "Come to me and tell me of where you wish to go."
01[18:16] <Seira> "Home, the city of Balmuria that rests by the Bay of Sparkling Stars," Seira says without hesitation. "We can't travel across the planes on our own just yet, and we'll find help there with traveling through Shadow and back."
[18:17] <Kotono> With that, Dawnspire calls on the proper names! In a flash, you appear there! The western gate into Balmuria is visible in the distance, Dawnspire nodding to you before vanishing a few moments later.
06[18:19] * Seira can't help but be impressed. "She's so strong..." she mutters. "I'm months away still from even an inaccurate form of transportation, but that woman--" Seira shakes her head. "I don't suppose it matters. I can make myself invisible for a quarter of an hour. Let's try and reach Elle's shop in that time?
01[18:19] <Seira> If she's ready to help us, we could teleport to our destination and have the quest over with by noon!"
[18:21] <Kotono> Going to Elle's is without incident. Certainly, you get looks, but the city guard give syou an escort, just in case. Elle is found at her shop, "Oh Seira...wow, you look horrible. What happened to you?"
01[18:23] <Seira> "To break the curse on this anklet, I have to be a shadow of myself," Seira responds with a fake smile. "We've already completed the first part of the quest, so all that remains is me asking you for your help in getting me to the Plane of Shadow over Halla. You can call upon Shadow Walk, right?"
[18:24] <Kotono> "I can if I need to," Elle continues on, "Do you need a scroll of it?"
01[18:25] <Seira> "You can just cast it on the two of us, if you're capable of it today, and I'll teleport us the rest of the way," Seira responds. "If all goes well, we'll be back today!"
[18:34] <Kotono> "I have a scroll of it," she says, "That should work just as well for it." Elle goes to the scroll rack, coming back with one of them.
01[18:35] <Seira> "It would do," Seira agrees. "Thanks, I'll pay you back."
[18:36] <Kotono> "Go on," Elle says, "We can talk after you're done with that."
06[18:37] * Seira nods, and after taking Amaryl's hand, focuses on the entrance to Shar's temple.
01[18:37] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 78." [1d100=78]
[18:38] <Kotono> OOC: You mean in Halla proper?
01[18:39] <Seira> OOC: Yes
01[18:39] <Seira> OOC: I've viewed it more than once, I should be fine
[18:39] <Kotono> OOC: You do remmeber it was too far to go in one normal TP shot? You had to make a stop in the jungle or use greater TP, remember.
01[18:39] <Seira> OOC: My bad. Interim stop, Kelara, works?
01[18:40] <Seira> roll 1d100 Kelara, ring TP
06[18:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 Kelara, ring TP and gets 40." [1d100=40]
[18:40] <Kotono> Seira and Amaryl appear in Kelara, a little outside the city proper. It's gray and rainy here today, serving as cover as the two appear.
06[18:41] * Seira doesn't waste time before the next teleport!
[18:42] <Kotono> It's still before the dawn in Halla. The crater stands at your feet, left as you left it before. There is a faint chill in the air here, as well as utter silence. Not an animal stirs, not a bird sings.
01[18:44] <Seira> "Almost there," Seira says quietly. "Want to try fighting with the blade, Amaryl, or going to stick to your bow?"
[18:46] <Kotono> Amaryl draws the Sun Blade forth. Sunshine seems to spring from it, pushing away the shadows of night. Her face is illuminated by it, "This," she says, "If the Plane of Shadow is as you say it is, doubtless that we will need this weapon's power before the day is done."
01[18:47] <Seira> "Right. Besides, we've used up the Flame Arrow spell, and there wasn't any time to replenish it, yet," Seira muses, secretely chiding herself over that. "I figure I'll just place Weapon of Energy into the ring as a placeholder. As soon as we encounter the enemy, you could invoke it. Even a Sun Blade becomes more formiddable, then."
06[18:50] * Seira contemplates further, and then snorts. "I hope it doesn't become a habit, but let's trade again. That belt for a spell that helps you out with the blade."
06[18:53] * Seira casts Heroism and Draconic Might upon Amaryl, and stores Shield into the ring. "Use that one," she says, "since it'd go a long way towards helping with Shadows. Then, we'll just place the combat spell within the ring, and I'll use the scroll. Simple, so far, wouldn't you say?"
[18:55] <Kotono> Amaryl uses the spell in the ring, shield invoked, "I get it so far," she says.
06[18:56] * Seira places Weapon of Energy into the ring after making contact with Amaryl, and then reads from the Shadow Walk scroll!
01[19:00] <Seira> roll 1d10+10
06[19:00] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d10+10 and gets 12." [1d10=2]
[19:02] <Kotono> "I'm ready," Amaryl says once all the spells are cast. "Are you?"
01[19:04] <Seira> "I'd like to think so," Seira affirms, calling upon the magic in the scroll upon them both. "Don't forget, you can break the spell at any time and return!"
02[19:09] * Kallen (Mokou@c122-107-246-130.eburwd9.vic.optusnet.com.au) Quit (Ping timeout)
[19:10] <Kotono> Calling on the mage, the roiling, coiling dark Plane of Shadow draws you in! You stand in a twisted visage, darkness all about you. The shadows are mammoth here, neverending! There is no color here, only darkness. Ahead of you is not a crater, but a grand temple, crafted of shadows and immeasurably immense. In it you can faintly hear singing, paeans of praise being belted out.
[19:11] <Kotono> Amaryl's blade glows with a faint sunlight, holding the all consuming shadows at bay. She shivers all over, "It's so cold here, so...wrong." She draws her blade in closet o her, "B-but...the Sun Blade, it's warm now."
01[19:12] <Seira> "We're... supposed to deal with that temple, aren't we?" Seira asks, with equal parts wariness and resignation.
[19:13] <Kotono> With a badly shaking hand, Amaryl goes to rest against Seira. "I...I think so. Was that why we were quested to come here, Seira?"
01[19:15] <Seira> "Unfinished business... I guess." Seira slaps her cheeks twice to waken herself, before drawing the Resort. "Alright! I can do this. I have my magic, and I'm not alone. We can do this, Amaryl!"
[19:15] <Kotono> "We will!" Amaryl nods, "Forward bravely?"
06[19:18] * Seira casts Bull's Strength upon herself from a scroll, and then grows in size as transformative magic she had not used in ages flows through her again. "I'll open the way," she promises, flying ahead!
[19:20] <Kotono> Ahead, the temple is unfenced and unguarded. Vast doors, as tall as a ten story tower, lead the way in. As you approach, you can hear the singing growing louder. Only one word of it can be made out to your ears, but it is made out clearly. "Seira....Seira....Seira...." The vast doors open ajar, a path to enter if one wished.
06[19:21] * Seira enters, seeking to end this mockery of a temple!
[19:25] <Kotono> Thus the two enter in! Everything is morphic, shadows twisting around you! Seira sees the shadows writhing all aroun dher! Masks of dying smiles and twisted love, all singing the same dreadful song. It is narrow here, narrow and small. A hall? A narrow hall. It's not a natural place. You cannot process it. It is of shadow and nothingness, yet as soild as everything. Ahead, they shamble towards you. The skeletons of ogres and minotaurs, club
[19:25] <Kotono> Ahead, they shamble towards you. The skeletons of ogres and minotaurs, clubs and greataxes at the ready. In the rearguard, skeletons with bows and arrows mechanically, coldly ready them!
[19:25] <Kotono> "W-what's going on,' Amaryl thinks to Seira, a note of fear in her voice. 'I...everything's wrong here. Aaah! Skeletons!' Amaryl has the Sun Blade out and drawn, readied!
06[19:27] * Seira is beyond terrified herself, but she can't show that side of her to Amaryl, not now. It might prove fatal. "You want oblivion?!" she shouts angrily. "Have it, then! Perish in fire!"
[19:27] <Kotono> OOC: Init, then. I think the intent on boths ides is obvious.
[19:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Amaryl
06[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Amaryl and gets 11." [1d20=4]
[19:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Ogre 1
06[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 Ogre 1 and gets 15." [1d20=16]
[19:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Ogre 2
06[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 Ogre 2 and gets 17." [1d20=18]
[19:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Ogre 3
06[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 Ogre 3 and gets 6." [1d20=7]
01[19:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
06[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 9." [1d20=3]
[19:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Minotaur 1
06[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 Minotaur 1 and gets 4." [1d20=5]
[19:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Minotaur 2
06[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 Minotaur 2 and gets 14." [1d20=15]
[19:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Archer 1
06[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 Archer 1 and gets 13." [1d20=14]
[19:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Archer 2
06[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 Archer 2 and gets 18." [1d20=19]
03[19:29] * Kotono changes topic to 'Archer 2(18)>Ogre 2(17)>Ogre 1(15)>Minotaur 2(14)>Archer 1(13)>Amaryl(11)>Seira(9)>Ogre 3(6)>Minotaur 1(4)'
[19:29] <Kotono> The first of the archers reacts the quickest, firing a single arrow at Seira!
[19:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[19:30] <Kotono> But it's not even close, a miserable shot! The second ogre lumbers forward, striking at Seira with it's club! It's bones crackle and move mechanically, unhidden by flesh!
01[19:30] <Seira> OOC: My ac at the moment is 30
[19:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 13." [1d20=2]
01[19:30] <Seira> OOC: No, wait. 26.
[19:31] <Kotono> But Seira easily jumps over the club swing, dodging deftly! The first ogre does the same, dumbly swinging at Seira!
01[19:31] <Seira> OOC: If base is 26, then Large drops it by one and it's 25. Okay!
[19:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 31." [1d20=20]
[19:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 crit?
06[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 crit? and gets 23." [1d20=12]
[19:31] <Kotono> roll 2d8+9 ow
06[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+9 ow and gets 18." [2d8=3, 6]
[19:32] <Kotono> This one catches Seira before she's recovered from her jumping leap, a club slam that hits her foot, sending a thrill of pain through her! One of the minotaurs makes it as well, going to try and put an axe right into Seira's skull!
[19:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 17." [1d20=5]
[19:32] <Kotono> But this one Seira deflects away with a filck of her blade, as an archer fires on Amaryl!
[19:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 19." [1d20=12]
[19:33] <Kotono> But Amaryl's armor stops the arrow cold, sending it to the ground instead of any closer to her! OOC: Amaryl's up.
[19:33] <Kotono> 'Use the ring?' Amaryl quickly asks.
01[19:33] <Seira> 'I'll hold them off, go for it!' Seira responds mentally.
[19:33] <Kotono> Amaryl invokes Seira's ring, the Sun Blade glowing with red hot flames! OOC: Seira.
06[19:36] * Seira focuses her attack on the minotaur, ignoring the ogre that managed to hit her as a lucky strike!
01[19:36] <Seira> roll 1d20+19 Resort
06[19:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 Resort and gets 38." [1d20=19]
01[19:36] <Seira> roll 4d8+11
06[19:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4d8+11 and gets 27." [4d8=2, 5, 1, 8]
01[19:37] <Seira> 'Lagann!' she calls upon her little buddy's aid, entrusting him with the hammer she's carrying, even as she proceeds to tear into the skeletons.
01[19:37] <Seira> roll 1d20+14
06[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+14 and gets 18." [1d20=4]
[19:38] <Kotono> OOC: Also hit.
01[19:38] <Seira> roll 4d8+11
06[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4d8+11 and gets 36." [4d8=5, 7, 5, 8]
01[19:38] <Seira> roll 1d20+13 claw
06[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 claw and gets 16." [1d20=3]
01[19:38] <Seira> roll 1d20+13 bite
06[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 bite and gets 29." [1d20=16]
[19:38] <Kotono> OOC: Hit. It's still up, so damage. Hit on claw and bite, I mean.
01[19:39] <Seira> roll 1d6+3 magic
06[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6+3 magic and gets 6." [1d6=3]
01[19:39] <Seira> roll 1d8+3 magic
06[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+3 magic and gets 10." [1d8=7]
[19:40] <Kotono> Seira slashes the minotaur's ribs apart, rips off one of it's horns with ease! However, the unholy beast yet lingers to unlife! The third ogre comes around, going near by not quite to range of hitting Seira, as does the other minotaur! (More)
[19:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Lagann dur
06[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Lagann dur and gets 18." [1d20=10]
[19:41] <Kotono> roll 1d8+2
06[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+2 and gets 3." [1d8=1]
[19:43] <Kotono> Lagann has the Hammer of the Shard smash into the zombie minotaur as well, rocking it further! It yet stays up, as the second archer fires, this time at Amaryl!
03[19:43] * asdgsdfasdfhdfgsdfg is now known as Demedais
[19:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 okay, pausing after this roll resolves
06[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 okay, pausing after this roll resolves and gets 23." [1d20=16]
03[20:06] * Ebiris (WinNT@user-544794a8.wfd84b.dsl.pol.co.uk) has joined #evildunes
03[20:06] * ChanServ sets mode: +ao Ebiris Ebiris
[21:42] <Kotono> Amaryl dodges the arrow, as the second ogre pounds Seira again!
[21:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 14." [1d20=3]
[21:42] <Kotono> But this blow fails completely, sidestepped, as another orge dumbly tries this on Seira!
[21:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 23." [1d20=12]
01[21:42] <Seira> OOC: Still 25
[21:42] <Kotono> But again, another miss, the minotaur swinging now as large sized Seira withstands the storm of challengers!
[21:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 15." [1d20=2]
[21:44] <Kotono> Clang! The sound of metal is heard as it hits the ground, also missing Seira, as the first archer goes for Amaryl!
[21:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 24." [1d20=17]
[21:44] <Kotono> But she deflects this blow, then surges forward! She's going for the ogre creeping around Seira, taking it's potshot as she gets close enough to slash at it with her Sun Blade!
[21:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 14." [1d20=3]
[21:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 18." [1d20=3]
[21:45] <Kotono> roll 2d10+16+1d6+3d6 (Undead is a favored enemy and skirmish with swift hunter)
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10+16+1d6+3d6 (Undead is a favored enemy and skirmish with swift hunter) and gets 39." [2d10=9, 4][1d6=2][3d6=1, 3, 4]
[21:46] <Kotono> The Sun Blade cuts through it's bony body like it's smoke on the wind, greviously slicing much of it apart! OOC: SEira.
06[21:47] * Seira decides to persist against her own target! Once it has been destroyed, she'll see about advancing slightly to take on the other ogre, as Amaryl seems to have her own handled.
01[21:47] <Seira> roll 1d20+21 flanking?
06[21:47] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+21 flanking? and gets 39." [1d20=18]
01[21:47] <Seira> roll 4d8+11
06[21:47] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4d8+11 and gets 26." [4d8=2, 8, 1, 4]
03[21:49] * Kotono changes topic to 'Archer 2(18)>Ogre 2(17)>Ogre 1(15)>Archer 1(13)>Amaryl(11)>Seira(9)>Ogre 3(6)>Minotaur 1(4)'
[21:49] <Kotono> OOC: It's down. Two orges are still on you, remember.
06[21:50] * Seira strikes against the other ogre, as planned, commanding Lagann to switch targets to help Amaryl.
01[21:50] <Seira> roll 1d20+14
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+14 and gets 23." [1d20=9]
01[21:50] <Seira> roll 1d20+13
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 and gets 19." [1d20=6]
01[21:50] <Seira> roll 1d20+13
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 and gets 23." [1d20=10]
[21:50] <Kotono> OOC: All hit.
01[21:50] <Seira> roll 4d8+11
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4d8+11 and gets 25." [4d8=3, 3, 1, 7]
01[21:50] <Seira> roll 1d6+3
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6+3 and gets 6." [1d6=3]
01[21:50] <Seira> roll 1d8+3
06[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d8+3 and gets 11." [1d8=8]
[21:51] <Kotono> Seira hacks intot he other one, nearly sundering it apart with a claw and a bite! Her mouth tastes of dead bones and ash, revolting her, yet the unholy creature is nearly destroyed! The ogre and minotaur on Amaryl go to try and level her down hard!
[21:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 22." [1d20=11]
[21:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 31." [1d20=18]
[21:52] <Kotono> But Amaryl, protected and magicked, is able to move like the wind, dodging each blow nimbly! The second archer slowly, achingly fires another shot at Seira!
[21:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 20." [1d20=13]
[21:52] <Kotono> As it misses, the two orges swing at her, as the other archer fires at Seira!
[21:52] <Kotono> OOC: Amaryl, I mean.
[21:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 12." [1d20=1]
[21:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 15." [1d20=4]
[21:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 9." [1d20=2]
[21:53] <Kotono> But none of them land a blow, as Amaryl holds her ground! Light spills from the Sun Blade, pushing the walls of pressing shadow back! "Go back to rest!" Amaryl shouts in Elven!
[21:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 29." [1d20=14]
[21:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
06[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 21." [1d20=11]
[21:53] <Kotono> roll 4d10+32+2d6 ogre
06[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d10+32+2d6 ogre and gets 64." [4d10=4, 10, 5, 6][2d6=2, 5]
03[21:53] * Kotono changes topic to 'Archer 2(18)>Ogre 2(17)>Ogre 1(15)>Archer 1(13)>Amaryl(11)>Seira(9)>Minotaur 1(4)'
[21:55] <Kotono> Hacking the ogre apart, it's bones burst into golden flame and burn away! Amaryl sighs in relief, turning to face the minotaur! Meanwhile, the Hammer of the Shard dances about! (Taking Lagann's missed action real quick.)
[21:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 23." [1d20=15]
[21:55] <Kotono> roll 1d8+2
06[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+2 and gets 8." [1d8=6]
[21:56] <Kotono> Lagann hits the ogre in the back, crunching a few more bones and staggering it even more! OOC: Seira, you're up.
06[21:56] * Seira works on methodically dispatching the ogre with the Resort, first!
01[21:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
06[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 27." [1d20=8]
[21:57] <Kotono> OOC: Hit. Rolld amage?
01[21:57] <Seira> roll 4d8+11
06[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4d8+11 and gets 20." [4d8=2, 2, 4, 1]
03[21:57] * Kotono changes topic to 'Archer 2(18)>Ogre 1(15)>Archer 1(13)>Amaryl(11)>Seira(9)>Minotaur 1(4)'
06[21:57] * Seira advances on the minotaur, calling out, "I'll try to clear the path, take out the archers!"
01[21:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+14
06[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+14 and gets 21." [1d20=7]
01[21:58] <Seira> OOC: Strike, then!
06[21:59] * Seira proceeds into melee with the minotaur!
[21:59] <Kotono> The ogre's skeleton is ripped apart one last time, crumbling around Seira! The minotaur menaces Seira, but her enhanced reach lets her fend off it's blows, before it takes another bigs wing at Amaryl!
[21:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 15." [1d20=2]
[22:00] <Kotono> But it's another bad one, missing her completely! OOC: Archers and ogre are up.
[22:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Amaryl
06[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Amaryl and gets 19." [1d20=12]
[22:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 25." [1d20=18]
[22:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Seira ogre charge
06[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Seira ogre charge and gets 28." [1d20=17]
[22:00] <Kotono> OOC: AC, Seira?
01[22:00] <Seira> OOC: Still 25
[22:00] <Kotono> roll 2d6+9
06[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+9 and gets 13." [2d6=2, 2]
[22:01] <Kotono> More arrows fly, missing! Seira gets clubbed in the back, her open flank taken advantage of by the skeletal ogre, slamming her hard! "Got it," Amaryl calls, running past the minotaur who takes a quick swipe at her!
[22:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 26." [1d20=13]
[22:01] <Kotono> But Amaryl makes it past, charging the first archer!
[22:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 20." [1d20=3]
[22:01] <Kotono> roll 2d10+16+3d6+1d6
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10+16+3d6+1d6 and gets 27." [2d10=1, 1][3d6=4, 1, 3][1d6=1]
03[22:01] * Kotono changes topic to 'Archer 2(18)>Ogre 1(15)>Amaryl(11)>Seira(9)>Minotaur 1(4)'
[22:01] <Kotono> It's skull is cracked open, body withering away in a blast of sunlight! OOC: Seira.
01[22:02] <Seira> Two enormous skeletons surround her, so Seira strikes at them equally, a blow reserved for each!
01[22:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+19 ogre
06[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 ogre and gets 30." [1d20=11]
01[22:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+14 minotaur
06[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+14 minotaur and gets 18." [1d20=4]
01[22:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+13 ogre
06[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 ogre and gets 24." [1d20=11]
01[22:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+13 minotaur
06[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 minotaur and gets 33." [1d20=20]
01[22:03] <Seira> roll 4d8+11+1d6+3 ogre
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4d8+11+1d6+3 ogre and gets 33." [4d8=7, 1, 1, 4][1d6=6]
01[22:03] <Seira> roll 4d8+11+1d8+3 minotaur
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4d8+11+1d8+3 minotaur and gets 43." [4d8=8, 7, 4, 3][1d8=7]
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 9." [1d20=1]
[22:04] <Kotono> Seira fights well, chipping away at both of them with jeweled strikes and claws! As they withstand, the minotaur takes another swing at her!
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 17." [1d20=4]
[22:04] <Kotono> But misses, as the ogre does the same, while the last archer fires at Seira!
[22:04] <Kotono> OOC: Amaryl. Dur.
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 22." [1d20=11]
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[22:04] <Kotono> But both fail once more, as Amaryl advances on the last archer!
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 26." [1d20=9]
[22:05] <Kotono> roll 2d10+16+3d6+1d6
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10+16+3d6+1d6 and gets 42." [2d10=4, 6][3d6=4, 5, 1][1d6=6]
03[22:05] * Kotono changes topic to 'Ogre 1(15)>Amaryl(11)>Seira(9)>Minotaur 1(4)'
[22:05] <Kotono> Cutting it apart, the unholy monster vaporizes into motes of pure white sunshine! OOC: Seira.
06[22:05] * Seira repeats her previous attack pattern, not having anything witty to say to the soon-to-be-dead skeletons.
01[22:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 25." [1d20=6]
01[22:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+14
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+14 and gets 33." [1d20=19]
01[22:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+13
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 and gets 33." [1d20=20]
01[22:05] <Seira> roll 1d20+13
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 and gets 29." [1d20=16]
01[22:05] <Seira> roll 4d8+11+1d6+3 ogre
06[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4d8+11+1d6+3 ogre and gets 36." [4d8=6, 5, 4, 2][1d6=5]
01[22:06] <Seira> roll 4d8+11+1d8+3 minotaur
06[22:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4d8+11+1d8+3 minotaur and gets 32." [4d8=2, 4, 5, 2][1d8=5]
[22:07] <Kotono> With that last surge, the two skeletons crumble into ruin! Amaryl looks about, face framed in angelic, glowing sunlight! "Is that the last of them," she asks, still carrying on in Elven.
01[22:08] <Seira> "Of the welcoming party," Seira responds with a shrug, shaking ashes off her sword. She keeps to Elven herself, not having a particular attachment to Common, approaching Amaryl.
[22:09] <Kotono> Amaryl's hand is steady now, as she starts to walk. "Come on," she says, "There's more of them, you're right."
01[22:09] <Seira> "You're sensing them?" Seira asks in surprise, keeping next to her.
[22:11] <Kotono> "The Sun Blade, it's burning like a torch in my hand. I just...I don't know. I just think there are." she shrugs, not even stopping her step.
01[22:11] <Seira> "Maybe you lucked out and it's a blade with a purpose," Seira suggests, smiling. "Those are fun."
[22:13] <Kotono> As you walk, you get the feeling of walking downstairs. The shadows grow longer, darker. All around you, whispering the deadly song of emptiness. The caroling grows stronger, you can hear it reverbating in your soul...like as weet, sweet song to close your eyes...
06[22:14] * Seira unconsciously shifts closer to Amaryl and the Sun Blade.
[22:15] <Kotono> Amaryl shivers, as the sensation of walking down stairs grows sharper, more like plummeting down a chasm. "I..." Amaryl slows briefly.
[22:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 11." [1d20=3]
[22:15] <Kotono> She stops entirely, bowing her head, "What...it..." she blinks, "Seira, I feel like I should close my eyes and go to sleep...I feel tired, suddenly."
03[22:16] * Demedais is now known as deadtai
01[22:18] <Seira> "We'll die if we stop," Seira tells her quietly. "Or worse. We won't be allowed to die. The blade, focus on--" Seira's eyes widen suddenly. "Call upon its special powers! It might help!"
[22:19] <Kotono> "It's not so bad...everything dies, anyway." Amaryl's eyes droop down, her gaze down at the floor. "There's no point to any of it..." But with a sluggish movement, Amaryl manages to weakly spin the Sun Blade overhead! Bright sunlight bursts around you, shadows banished back immediately! The singing sounds farther away, a whisper held easily at bay.
06[22:20] * Seira has been hoping to reserve that spell, but....
01[22:21] <Seira> "No point? I thought that, too, when I was taken to Shar," she admits bitterly. "But then I got away. And now, we're back, on our own terms!" She calls upon Haste, so that they might reach their destination quicker, and hopefully before the Daylight runs out.
[22:26] <Kotono> "Y-you're right," Amaryl stammers out, as she spins the blade further! The sunlight extends out farther, as the two start to hurry along! Then...you are there. No change, no movement, just there. Chills run up and down Seira, for you stand in the altar room of the Temple of Shar! You can see where the sacrifices are made, the unholy altar dripping with fresh blood! Far above, twisting like mirages on the horizon, you can see the balconies.
[22:26] <Kotono> a falchion in it's hand. From it's mouth comes the song of oblivion, sung by a million voices crying in a tandem of profound despair. Behind him stands another shadow, smaller. It sings a song of regret and vengence, hiding away in the darkest places of the heart. The third stands to the other side of the first, singing of grinding your foes into the dust, hastening the eternal descent into oblivion.
01[22:30] <Seira> "So all you can do now is cry and lament your fate?" Seira calls to the shadows. "Come, and I'll end you once and for all!"
[22:40] <Kotono> "Begone!" Amaryl calls! As you talk, the shadows advance! They continue to sing those dreadful songs, all the while! OOC: Init?
01[22:40] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
06[22:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 11." [1d20=5]
[22:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
06[22:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 11." [1d20=8]
[22:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
06[22:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 14." [1d20=12]
[22:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
06[22:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 16." [1d20=12]
[22:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Amaryl
06[22:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Amaryl and gets 12." [1d20=5]
03[22:40] * Kotono changes topic to 'Shadow 3>Shadow 2>Amaryl>Seira=Shadow 1'
[22:41] <Kotono> The third shadow leaps at Seira, singing as black flames crackle around it's fist!
[22:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 (+3 arcane strike) AC?
06[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 (+3 arcane strike) AC? and gets 31." [1d20=11]
01[22:42] <Seira> OOC: 26 due to haste
[22:42] <Kotono> roll 2d8+6+3d4 and 1 vile
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+6+3d4 and 1 vile and gets 23." [2d8=5, 6][3d4=1, 1, 4]
[22:42] <Kotono> The shadow is relentless, striking hard into Seira's stomach! The blow is not yet overwhelming, but it is a strong, quick one! The second shadow follows, going for Amaryl!
[22:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 38." [1d20=19]
[22:43] <Kotono> roll 2d8+2 and Amaryl needs a fort save
06[22:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+2 and Amaryl needs a fort save and gets 16." [2d8=7, 7]
[22:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[22:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 35." [1d20=19]
[22:44] <Kotono> The shadow strikes Amaryl once and falls back, 15 feet away! Amaryl grows as she staggers, "No, I will return you to whence you came!" she declares bodly, Sun Blade glowing as she runs in and strikes!
[22:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[22:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 33." [1d20=16]
[22:44] <Kotono> roll 2d10+16+3d6+1d6
06[22:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10+16+3d6+1d6 and gets 35." [2d10=1, 1][3d6=5, 4, 4][1d6=4]
[22:45] <Kotono> The blow cuts through the shadow, making it sparkle, crackle and wither partially! OOC: Seira, you're up.
02[22:47] * deadtai (~ferixstad@76.236.179.191) Quit (screw this, i can't deal with it)
06[22:48] * Seira downs a tonic and calls upon holy fire, seemingly uncaring of whether her actions would harm Amaryl! Even as she does so, ten pairs of phantom teeth assault the falchion wielder, striking it from all sides!
01[22:48] <Seira> roll 10d6 manyjaws, first, force, ref DC 22
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10d6 manyjaws, first, force, ref DC 22 and gets 40." [10d6=4, 2, 4, 6, 6, 2, 6, 5, 3, 2]
[22:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[22:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 16." [1d20=8]
01[22:49] <Seira> roll 10d6 holy fire, swift spell, ref dc 23
06[22:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10d6 holy fire, swift spell, ref dc 23 and gets 40." [10d6=1, 4, 2, 6, 4, 3, 3, 5, 6, 6]
[22:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[22:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 12." [1d20=4]
[22:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[22:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 21." [1d20=6]
01[22:49] <Seira> OOC: Tonic makes it empowered, so that's 60 holy damage
[22:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[22:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 14." [1d20=3]
01[22:49] <Seira> roll 1d4
06[22:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4 and gets 1." [1d4=1]
03[22:50] * Kotono changes topic to 'Shadow 3>Amaryl>Seira=Shadow 1'
[22:51] <Kotono> The jaws and wash of holy fire are overwhelming! The shadow attacking Amaryl is burnt away inot nothing (A song of loss, a final, despairing cry from a young woman) as the falchion one is savaged! It nonetheless charges Seira!
[22:51] <Kotono> OOC: You have reach on him.
06[22:51] * Seira strikes it with the Resort, smiting her enemy!
01[22:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+19 smite, impromptu SA
06[22:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 smite, impromptu SA and gets 23." [1d20=4]
[22:52] <Kotono> Despite the quick attack, it misses as it swings at Seira, singing all the while!
[22:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22 (+2 charge, -7 PA)
06[22:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 (+2 charge, -7 PA) and gets 33." [1d20=11]
[22:53] <Kotono> roll 2d4+28+1d6 (cold) and 1 vile, Seira
06[22:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4+28+1d6 (cold) and 1 vile, Seira and gets 36." [2d4=3, 3][1d6=2]
[22:54] <Kotono> The blow cuts into Seira's side, a deep but not threatening wound to it! Meanwhile, the third one swings hard at Seira!
[22:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (+2 arcane strike)
06[22:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (+2 arcane strike) and gets 22." [1d20=3]
[22:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (+2 arcane strike)
06[22:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (+2 arcane strike) and gets 35." [1d20=16]
[22:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14
06[22:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 20." [1d20=6]
[22:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
06[22:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 13." [1d20=4]
[22:55] <Kotono> roll 2d8+6+2d4 and 1 vile
06[22:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+6+2d4 and 1 vile and gets 20." [2d8=4, 3][2d4=3, 4]
[22:55] <Kotono> A black-flaming fist hit's Seira's jaw, knocking her back a few steps! Amaryl takes the change, looping around and going to the back of the falchion shadow with nary a word!
[22:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[22:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 20." [1d20=3]
[22:55] <Kotono> But her blow misses, glowing blade blocked by shadows! OOC: Seira?
06[22:57] * Seira dances out of reach, maintaining her focus despite the heavy damage she is taking, and sending a second gout of holy flame towards her enemies!
01[22:57] <Seira> roll 10d6 holy fire, first
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10d6 holy fire, first and gets 41." [10d6=5, 4, 6, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4]
01[22:57] <Seira> OOC: 60 holy, dc is 23
[22:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 25." [1d20=17]
[22:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 14." [1d20=3]
03[22:58] * Kotono changes topic to 'Amaryl>Seira=Shadow 1'
01[22:58] <Seira> roll 10d10 die, dammit!
06[22:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10d10 die, dammit! and gets 53." [10d10=5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 9, 7, 6, 4]
01[22:58] <Seira> OOC: Force, dc22
[22:58] <Kotono> OOC: d10s? Also, I'm not done yet.
01[22:58] <Seira> OOC: Sorry! It was me maintaining the concentration for my Manyjaws, should be d6
01[22:58] <Seira> roll 10d6 still die!
06[22:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10d6 still die! and gets 31." [10d6=2, 1, 1, 6, 4, 1, 6, 5, 2, 3]
[22:59] <Kotono> The breath is too much! The shadows both start to break apart! As they perish, the main shadow takes it's swings!
[22:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 (-7 PA) Seira
06[22:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 (-7 PA) Seira and gets 22." [1d20=2]
[22:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Amaryl
06[22:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Amaryl and gets 26." [1d20=11]
[22:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Seira
06[22:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Seira and gets 24." [1d20=14]
[22:59] <Kotono> But not a single blow of this lands, as the shadows are vaporized! OOC: Free act.
06[23:00] * Seira laughs in triumph! "Two thousand gold was a small price to pay to watch them burn!" she declares vengefully.
[23:02] <Kotono> Amaryl looks about, "Whew." Looking to Seira, "Who were they?"
01[23:03] <Seira> "If I had to guess?" Seira asks, walking wearily towards the altar. "The same ones who trapped me here, and killed my familiar in this very room."
[23:04] <Kotono> "Really?!" Amaryl gasps as youw alk up. "I don't believe it, but...." she slows, "Seira, was that it? If this is the altar room, do we finish the quest here?"
06[23:06] * Seira snorts. "I was detached when I was telling the story to our new friend, asking him to help Giselle. But yes. This must be why Waukeen gave me this mission, a chance to face them and clear my doubts." She smiles at Amaryl, dispelling her transformative spell. "There's no one else I would rather have had at my side for this, or for any other adventure."
[23:06] <Kotono> That makes blushes creep all over Amaryl's face, "Seira...I...thank you."
06[23:08] * Seira offers her hand to Amaryl. "Let's finish this, then? I'm wearing the anklet, and you have the Sun Blade. We can complete this quest together, like we petitioned Waukeen, and then trash this accursed altar and go home."
[23:09] <Kotono> "Right," Amaryl holds the Sun Blade, "Hm. Raise your leg up so I can get a clean swipe at the anklet?"
01[23:09] <Seira> "It's probably symbolic, so a touch of its tip is fine," Seira voices.
[23:12] <Kotono> Amaryl touches the Sun Blade to the cursed anklet! In that moment, sunlight spills from the blade as if it was a waterfall, gushing out and filling the room! Shadows are banishes from your sight, as the anklet shudders and cracks all over! With a tear it breaks into pieces, each bit flying about, glowing like a sunstone!  The temple is torn apart in an instant, rendered into nothing but shadowstuff! "The...the sword!" Amaryl gasps, as her a
[23:12] <Kotono> rendered into nothing but shadowstuff! "The...the sword!" Amaryl gasps, as her arms point upwards! You see now that you stand int he real world, at the lip of the crater to Halla. The sun is just beginning to rise, it's dawn rays catching the sky pointed Sun Blade. (More)
[23:13] <Kotono> Around you fly the glowing specks of the ruined bracelet. They glitter like stars, falling to the ground. Dozens of them, tiny gemstones of yellow now, dotting everything like a cascade of stars.
06[23:15] * Seira laughs. "One foul temple to Shar, history!" But however wounded she is, there's something far more important, and she gathers Amaryl into a hug.
[23:16] <Kotono> With the sword nearly knocked behind her back, Amaryl is held, "C-careful!" she sputters, "Not while I have a sword overhead..." But once it's positioned better, it's returned. "That was so exciting!"
01[23:17] <Seira> "Plus I'm over my case of etherealness!" Seira exclaims happily. "Ah, it's been such a pain these days!"
01[23:18] <Seira> roll 3d8+15
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+15 and gets 32." [3d8=8, 8, 1]
01[23:18] <Seira> roll 2d8+10
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d8+10 and gets 18." [2d8=3, 5]

[Corwin]

01[19:59] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 67." [1d100=67]
01[19:59] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 7." [1d100=7]
01[19:59] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 8." [1d100=8]
01[19:59] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 23." [1d100=23]
[20:01] <Kotono> ---
[20:02] <Kotono> A day or two of teleportation work goes without incident. Once that required if mundane task is finished, Seira returns home and rests. Donald is with her the next day, "So," he begins, "You're going to Lathander's realm and you're inviting me?"
01[20:04] <Seira> "That's it in a nutshell," Seira agrees. "There was a very nice planetar I could introduce you to, so if you ever had any questions for Lathander's celestial servants, it would be a good chance to ask them."
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[20:11] <Kotono> "Oooooh! I'm in!" Donald nods very quickly, "Is anyone else coming?"
01[20:13] <Seira> "Amaryl and Gilartal." Seira checks her weapons briefly. "I'm ready, in any case. How about you?"
[20:14] <Kotono> Donald hurries away, coming back in armor and weapon both. He carries his helmet under his armor, "Oh yeah," he says, "I'm really ready for this!"
06[20:15] * Seira leans over and whispers to him, "It's the first planetar I befriended. Please don't make her hate me."
[20:18] <Kotono> "Why would I do that?" Donald's face twists into a puzzle, "A Planetar is an angel, isn't she?"
06[20:21] * Seira shrugs. "No idea how you could do this, either. But seeing you so eager, I just had to say it." She smirks, pulling Donald along. "Let's go, we're late as is."
[20:23] <Kotono> Hurrying along, over Donald's protests, the two head to the Temple of Waukeen. Gil is there with Amaryl, waiting. Gil paces and waits, while Amaryl has the Sun Blade rest on her lap. She runs her fingers along the flat of it, sparkles of light rippling along it's length.
01[20:23] <Seira> "It's just like a new toy, isn't it?" Seira asks, announcing her presence.
[20:24] <Kotono> "Oh!" Amaryl turns red as the insides of a watermelon, half rising and then sitting, nearly dropping her weapon onto the ground. "S-S-Seira! Ah...well....maybe a little?"
01[20:25] <Seira> "Let's go and ask Dawn if it's okay to keep it, then!" Seira says happily.
[20:26] <Kotono> Gilartal grimaces slightly as he approaches, "Drop you off and then return back," he clarifies as the four gather.
01[20:27] <Seira> "You could come and meet her, too, if you'd like," Seira offers.
[20:29] <Kotono> Gilartal shakes his head, "I'll pass on it," he says after a few moments, beginning to intone his prayers to Waukeen!
[20:29] <Kotono> roll 5d100
06[20:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d100 and gets 301." [5d100=84, 30, 61, 36, 90]
[20:31] <Kotono> You appear in the warm sunshine, standing in an open field. The feelings of bliss overwhelm you immediately, as Donald looks around. He looks up the sun and waves at it, "Oh, it's so WARM here!"
06[20:33] * Seira takes the time to enjoy it, herself. "If I can't find an easy way back, I'll contact you, alright?" she tells Gilartal. "I think we'll be fine, though. Thanks again!"
[20:35] <Kotono> Amaryl smiles as she watches Donald, "It's very pleasant here, and this time Seira doesn't look like a shadow monster!"
[20:35] <Kotono> Gil nods and quickly casts Plane Shift once more, WAukeen's blessings moving him along.
06[20:35] * Seira pouts. "A monster is a bit much," she protests.
[20:38] <Kotono> "Did you look that bad," Donald glances to Seira.
01[20:39] <Seira> "Claris made warding signs, and a lantern archon ran away, crying," she says with a sigh, grabbing hold of Amaryl and Donald and teleporting them to the settlement Dawnbringer lives at.
01[20:39] <Seira> roll 1d100 I saw it twice, I guess?
06[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 I saw it twice, I guess? and gets 16." [1d100=16]
[20:44] <Kotono> "Oh, that-" Donald begins as the two teleport! The settlement is appeared in without incident. It's bright here, the sun's light radiating warmth over all.
06[20:44] * Seira cheerfully heads for the home she met Dawnbringer at, believing it to belong to her.
[20:47] <Kotono> INside the home you find Dawnbringer, who lets you in. "Seira, Amaryl. You have been victorious?"
01[20:48] <Seira> "As you can see!" Seira announces, turning around. "No shadowy bits or creepy aura of undeath!"
[20:50] <Kotono> Amaryl nods and blushes, "Seira was magnificent!
[20:50] <Kotono> "
[20:50] <Kotono> "Hi," Donald follows along, "Nice to meet you. Wow, this is really the House of Nature? I can feel it in my bones!"
01[20:52] <Seira> "Amaryl was the magnificent one," Seira counters. "I wish I could show you the way she seemed to glow as she tore through Shar's evil servants-- actually, wizard. I so can!" At Donald's words, she appears embarrassed. "Ah, and this is Donald, a knight of Lathander! He's kinda my student, so I brought him along. Do you mind?"
[20:56] <Kotono> "You have my congratulations on your victory over Shar's depravity." To Donald she nods, "Welcome to this holy realm, warrior. I do not, as long as you possess means to ensure that he is not entrapped here forever."
[20:57] <Kotono> "Student?" Donald begins to protest, but smiles, "I don't know, I like it here," Donald scratches the back of his head, "It feels like home and happiness and a really good day all rolled into one."
01[20:57] <Seira> "I'm stronger," Seira says simply in answer.
[20:58] <Kotono> "You do. It is not a bad fate, but one who serves Lathander should have patience. Come to this place when your work in the mortal realm is done." Dawnbringer says.
01[21:01] <Seira> "Pretty much the real reason I think he'll go back without coercing when it's time," Seira agrees. "He can't possibly feel like he earned it if he didn't prove himself to Lathander more on Prime to deserve the afterlife, right? But I also thought that some form of positive encoragement was in order. It was pretty hard on him for a while, since he really wanted to become a paladin and just couldn't."
[21:09] <Kotono> "Hey, it's not like I wasn't here before, technically," Donald crosses his arms, "If you look at it like that, everything since then has been extra work."
01[21:10] <Seira> "Shh, we're not supposed to talk about that."
[21:10] <Kotono> Dawnbringer laughs, "Seira is right. There is a time and a place to be here. Until then, enjoy your mortal life."
[21:12] <Kotono> Amaryl clears her throat, "Ma'am, about the Sun Blade...."
01[21:13] <Seira> Ah, the other reason they came. "Yes," Seira adds. "Shar's temple went up in flames, and our quest is done. But the weapon was formed in our hands, and not loaned out. We're not really clear on protocol with what happens next, I have to admit."
[21:20] <Kotono> "Amaryl, you wielded it?" the planetar asks, and after Amaryl nods, "Amaryl, if you would, would you show me your hands?"
06[21:21] * Seira is curious what this is all about, herself.
[21:25] <Kotono> Amaryl approaches, presenting her hands to the planetar. She takes them in her own, putting them palm up and peering at them. In her eyes dance sunlight, blazing as hot as fire.
[21:25] <Kotono> Donald stands on tip-toes, watching.
[21:43] <Kotono> Letting Amaryl's hands go, "You'll bear it well," she decides, "For now, take it. Should it be fated to return here, it will in it's own time."
06[21:45] * Seira couldn't really see anything unusual, and so dismisses it as an angel thing. "Thanks! I'm sure it would serve Amaryl well!"

[Corwin]

[17:28] <Kotono> > Dawnbringer laughs, "Seira is right. There is a time and a place to be here. Until then, enjoy your mortal life."
[17:28] <Kotono> > Amaryl clears her throat, "Ma'am, about the Sun Blade...."
[17:28] <Kotono> <Seira> Ah, the other reason they came. "Yes," Seira adds. "Shar's temple went up in flames, and our quest is done. But the weapon was formed in our hands, and not loaned out. We're not really clear on protocol with what happens next, I have to admit."
[17:28] <Kotono> > "Amaryl, you wielded it?" the planetar asks, and after Amaryl nods, "Amaryl, if you would, would you show me your hands?"
[17:28] <Kotono> * Seira is curious what this is all about, herself.
[17:28] <Kotono> > Amaryl approaches, presenting her hands to the planetar. She takes them in her own, putting them palm up and peering at them. In her eyes dance sunlight, blazing as hot as fire.
[17:28] <Kotono> > Donald stands on tip-toes, watching.
[17:28] <Kotono> > Letting Amaryl's hands go, "You'll bear it well," she decides, "For now, take it. Should it be fated to return here, it will in it's own time."
[17:28] <Kotono> * Seira couldn't really see anything unusual, and so dismisses it as an angel thing. "Thanks! I'm sure it would serve Amaryl well!"
03[17:28] * CC is now known as Seira
[17:28] <Kotono> Amaryl colors from head to toe at that, drawing her hands to her chest, "T-thank you..." she whispers, "I....I'll use it well.
[17:28] <Kotono> "
01[17:31] <Seira> "Since we're here and all, can I trouble you with something?" Seira asks Dawnbringer. "You told me your stance on interefering with Prime, but just giving some guidance in the form of passing along scripture is fine, isn't it?"
[17:31] <Kotono> "Congratulations!" Donald comes over to thump Amaryl on the back.
[17:31] <Kotono> "What do you wish?" Dawnbringer asks.
01[17:32] <Seira> "Something for this one to make him a better knight of Lathander, and a bit of guidance for the clergy of Lathander in our country. Since our world was blocked off for a pretty long time, some of the doctrine is a bit aged. A refresher course can't go amiss!"
[17:34] <Kotono> "Oh, that sounds pretty good. I admit, I have some questions. I'm not as good with doctrine as a priest, but..." Starting to think, "Oh, and there are some more normal question. Like, for example, how come the majority of the members in the Crimson Guard are girls? That doesn't even make sense, almost all soldiers and warriors are men."
[17:36] <Kotono> "We'll talk," Dawnbringer goes to Donald, "Why don't you two rest here while we do?"
[17:37] <Kotono> "Oooph!" Rolling with the thump to her back, Amaryl turn.s On Donald's words, she turns very red. "What's wrong with that," she murmurs under her breath, "Men are so garish and brutish..."
01[17:37] <Seira> "Maybe Dawn'll fix him," Seira whispers to Amaryl. "I've yet to lose hope!"
[17:45] <Kotono> --------------
[17:45] <Kotono> Okay, just the two of you 'porting over?
01[17:47] <Seira> OOC: Yeah, after casting nondetection upon myself
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[17:48] <Kotono> Okay.
[17:48] <Kotono> ----
[17:48] <Kotono> Oh yes, dur. Where in Pallanth? Once you declare, roll your trusty d100.
01[17:49] <Seira> roll 1d100 Cel's home, we can walk the rest
06[17:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 Cel's home, we can walk the rest and gets 69." [1d100=69]
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[18:01] <Kotono> -----
02[18:09] * Alicia (WinNT@user-514db137.l2.c1.dsl.pol.co.uk) Quit (Ping timeout)
Session Close: Sat May 02 18:09:43 2009

Session Start: Sat May 02 18:09:43 2009
Session Ident: #evildunes
02[18:09] * Disconnected
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03[18:10] * Topic is 'Amaryl>Seira=Shadow 1'
03[18:10] * Set by Kotono on Wed Apr 29 21:58:48
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Session Close: Sat May 02 18:13:34 2009

Session Start: Sat May 02 18:13:34 2009
Session Ident: #evildunes
02[18:13] * Disconnected
02[18:13] * Attempting to rejoin channel #evildunes
03[18:13] * Rejoined channel #evildunes
03[18:13] * Topic is 'Amaryl>Seira=Shadow 1'
03[18:13] * Set by Kotono on Wed Apr 29 21:58:48
03[18:13] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Seira
Session Close: Sat May 02 18:18:41 2009

Session Start: Sat May 02 18:18:41 2009
Session Ident: #evildunes
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Session Start: Sat May 02 18:19:38 2009
Session Ident: #evildunes
Session Close: Sat May 02 18:19:38 2009

Session Start: Sat May 02 18:19:38 2009
Session Ident: #evildunes
03[18:19] * Now talking in #evildunes
03[18:19] * Topic is 'Amaryl>Seira=Shadow 1'
03[18:19] * Set by Kotono on Wed Apr 29 21:58:48
03[18:19] * ChanServ sets mode: +o CC
[18:20] <Kotono> Getting Celebrimbor to Balmuria goes relatively without incident. As the two walk one evening towards Elle's shop, "What is it you wished to discuss?" Celebrimbor asks, "The council's time is rather occupied lately, as repercussions from Amaryl's departure continue to slide and snake about. In these days, reasonabe brevity is a virtue."
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01[18:21] <Seira> "I don't suppose there's anything I could do to help with that?" Seira asks, really hoping the answer won't be along the lines of 'you've done enough'.
[18:27] <Kotono> "For the moment, no." Celebrimbor turns his gaze back to Seira, "Most of these matters have to resolve themselves. In a month or a year, when it's all settled, there will be opportunity. Then again..." A slow and a stop there, "Kortan has been busy, more concerned with his realm than council politics lately. Hm. There may be..."
01[18:28] <Seira> "It sounds like you've got an idea after all," Seira points out.
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[18:31] <Kotono> Stopping as he climbs up the hill, the sunset's last rays playing across the building tops, "The saying is that nature abhors a vacuum. When a predator dies, or a king is slain, someone else rises up to take that place in due time. In essence, the Council's short membered right now."
01[18:32] <Seira> "You want me to find someone worthy, then?" Seira muses, tapping her lips. "I'm pretty sure I could corner dad. If I use dirty tactics and pretend to cry, it's as good as a done deal."
[18:36] <Kotono> "That was exactly my thought," With a little smile on his face, "How long as he been off in the far reaches, reading books? I do believe he could use a returned to more civilized pursuits."
06[18:38] * Seira nods. "We're certainly moving ahead with that project. He would do more good for it if he actually stepped back and coordinated that effort." The tips of her lips curve into a smile. "If someone told us several years ago that Malmuth, the Baronies and Pallanth would be cooperating on the magical rejuvenation of the world, would we have believed them or called them fools, I wonder?"
[18:43] <Kotono> "The latter, certainly," As you walk up the hill, yous ee people heading down it. A motley assortment of natives, travelers and even an elf, going here and there and everywhere. "This feels like a time the bards will sing of in the future."
01[18:45] <Seira> "I hope to provide them with plenty to sing their hearts out about," Seira agrees, still smiling. "This is part of why I asked you to come, you know. Together with Elle, you'll be able to tell me if what I want to achieve is possible with mortal abilities."
[18:48] <Kotono> "Very well then. Let's go meet her and discuss this, then?" Tot hat, Celebrimbor continues his walk, heading right for Elle's shop.
06[18:49] * Seira skips ahead of him, opening the door with, "Hi, Elle!"
[18:51] <Kotono> Alice, not Elle is found inside. She's examining the scrolls, looking over. "Goa head into the back," she bids them, "Countess Stronger's resting there."
06[18:52] * Seira waves at Alice, and proceeds inside.
[18:55] <Kotono> Elle is back in her sitting room, eyes closed and a wet rag on her forehead. She opens her eyes as Seira enters, slowly peeling it off.
01[18:55] <Seira> "Bad day?"
[18:56] <Kotono> "Headache. I've been busy...well, busier." Sitting up straighter, "Scion," she stands up as he enters, "I've been running between Mihail's caves and here and a dozen other things lately."
01[18:57] <Seira> "I've been running around, too," Seira responds, "though I delegate more than you do, it seems. Need any help with those caves?"
[18:59] <Kotono> "Right now it's all in the theoretical stage," Waving her hand, "We can talk about it later. You came to visit about something tonight?"
[19:00] <Kotono> Celebrimbor goes to sit, resting deep in a chair.
06[19:01] * Seira nods, closing the door behind them. "See, it's like this. In fact, it might even help you out! We have all these mages learning spells and casting them together and all that. But a lot of the magical energy just ends up being wasted, and I figure that's a shame." She taps her lips again.
01[19:01] <Seira> "You know how if you climb, someone could help you? Or if you fight against someone, or any other time. So why should magical spells and rituals be any different?"
[19:02] <Kotono> "What do you mean, exactly?" Elle goes to put the wet cloth back on her forehead, "Tutoring more upcoming wizards? I had the impression your school does that in spades."
[19:04] <Kotono> "I doubt that's it," Celebrimbor eyes towards Seira, gaze sliding towards her. "This wouldn't require getting the three of us together, three of the best wizards in the region."
01[19:04] <Seira> "More like aiding one another," Seira tells her, nodding at Celebrimbor. "It might be easier to explain if you know of this spell... I think it was the Mystic Surge? You empower another with magical energy, much like Heroism does for the mundane tasks."
[19:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24
06[19:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 and gets 26." [1d20=2]
[19:10] <Kotono> "I'm familiar with it," Celebrimbor nods, "It's a universal schooled primer spell, that enhances the capacity of a spell you or the target casts within the next few seconds."
[19:11] <Kotono> "It works well enough," Elle considers, rubbing her forehead with her wet cloth, "I've not used it, but it sounds useful, especially for an appretence to cast on a master to aid in casting or combat."
06[19:12] * Seira nods. "It's pretty limited in what it does, but I think it helps drive the idea on. Let's say we're faced with an ancient arcane seal. Is our only recourse to leave it alone and get stronger, so that we might overwhelm it one day? Right now, I would say yes. But if several mages banded together.... Right now, even a dozen casting Dispel at once would only have the same result, but if eleven of them cast it into you...."
[19:14] <Kotono> "There's a problem with that," Celebrimbor speaks up here, "One casting of Mystic Surge is the same as ten. Seperate castings of the same spell don't work as multiples, they overlap with the same energies. Otherwise, casting Mage Armor six times would make you a walking slab of impenetrable defense."
[19:14] <Kotono> "That just means Mystic Surge wouldn't be suitable," Elle murmurs there, "If Mystic Surge was the answer, we wouldn't be here, anyway."
[19:15] <Kotono> "Yes, so there must be more to this," Celebrimbor glances at Elle, before curling up into a slight smile, "There should be."
01[19:15] <Seira> "Well, yeah," Seira speaks. "If it were as easy as finding a dozen capable of casting it, we wouldn't need to meet." She smirks at Elle. "Seems like we're finally on the same page! In any case, what about a ritual? They often do what we normally can't. Like the one granted to the Temple of Mystra and spread onwards, of purying evil artifacts. Perhaps a ritual is the right direction."
[19:17] <Kotono> "In theory, many things are possible, as long as they aren't forbidden. I believe magic to manipulate time's the best example here? It's a matter of how efficient or realistic it is." Now thinking to herself, "Hmm. In other words, you see all your studens as part of a possible magical link or ritual circle?"
01[19:18] <Seira> "On some level, it would be even more wasteful than magic being cast separately," Seira theorizes. "I can't really see all that magical energy being fully channeled into the designated caster, not as we just try to make it happen, anyway. But at the same time, it would allow feats of magic that for now lie beyond mortals." At Elle's words, she nods. "Voluntary participation, of course."
[19:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24
06[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 and gets 37." [1d20=13]
[19:19] <Kotono> "It can take years or lifetimes to move something beyond theoretical and into reality," Celebrimbor's brow furrows here, "It would be, most likely, wasteful, pouring on much to accomplish relatively less in a straight return for the power, though still more than one alone could do. You would need something to channel this, be it special training, a magical focus or what have you. In theory."
[19:20] <Kotono> "Yes, but if it takes a hundred years, what's the point," Elle laughs, "We don't have a century to throw away on a research project. Faster results are far more desirable."
01[19:20] <Seira> "Special training is easy enough," Seira points out. "And if something could be done in a century, it could be done faster, too. Didn't we just talk about how the world was changing before our very eyes?"
[19:21] <Kotono> "That doesn't mean anything is possible with minimal effort," Celebrimbor retorts, "Though I concede the basic point."
[19:22] <Kotono> "You'd need to develop the basic training, have willing students who are willing to train and retrain until it's shaped into something viable," Thinking now, "That you can provide, Seira."
[19:22] <Kotono> "As well as replacements, just in case. What if the magical energy overwhelms one of them, or it draws too much and slays some? Relying on the bare minimum is always a way to court folly."
01[19:23] <Seira> "I figure that teaching the methods is easy enough," Seira responds. "As long as they don't have to give away their magical energy, it's the same as learning about any other facet of magic. And I believe many would volunteer for the practicals, too, since nothing about the procedure I want to develop would prevent them from being the beneficiery, either."
06[19:25] * Seira snaps her finger suddenly. "Remember the book on spellgem research?" she asks Celebrimbor suddenly. "It had two ways about drawing power, too. Since it offered a safe route, can't we use the knowledge you have from that?"
[19:26] <Kotono> "...!" Celebrimbor's face changes entirely, "Why yes, I do. That...that..." He bows and closes his eyes, "That may just be possible, or at least a very useful key to figuring this out."
06[19:28] * Seira nods at his words. "I hardly expected to walk out of here today with the practical means of joining wizards together for the purpose of casting a spell of truly epic powers. It's bound to take time. I just hope we'll find a rough draft towards achieving it."
[19:29] <Kotono> "I'll need copies of the relevant notes, and I'll need some time to do my own research on it," Elle decides, "But it could very well be possible if that's as applicable as we think it is. Working with an aide is much easier than working blind."
01[19:30] <Seira> "So we invest a bit of energy into it now, but all future ventures become easier thanks to help from others," Seira adds. "And they learn from the experience, too, far more than normal apprentices would."
[19:31] <Kotono> "My main concern is finding a way for it to work without harm to the contributors," Celebrimbor now faintly smiles, "Excuse me a moment." He stands and rises, leaving the room.
[19:31] <Kotono> Elle waetches him go, "How long have you been thinking over this idea, Seira?"
06[19:33] * Seira feels guilty that Celebrimbor left at such a time, but finds herself admitting, "Ever since I realized that even with a Teleportation Circle scroll and the material components, I still couldn't cast the portals on my own just yet."
[19:34] <Kotono> "Portals are incredible magic. Opening a Gate is at the pinnacle of mortal magic as it stands." Elle shrugs, "Then again, I wonder. I never dreamed I'd cast sixth circle magic as freely as I do now. You may be right."
06[19:34] * Seira winces. "Don't get me wrong! I always hoped that my students would be able to achieve greater cooperation, and this would bring them all that closer! And I wanted to make some artifacts one day that would require magic like this, but-- well, it was all into the distant future, and this is now."
[19:35] <Kotono> "Oh yes, yes." Elle starts to laugh, which makes her cloth slide down over her face. The muffled laughter turns into an irritated sigh, taking it off and flinging it onto a table. "Lately, every day's been the future."
01[19:37] <Seira> "It's fun, isn't it?" Seira asks with a sudden grin.
[19:39] <Kotono> "Tiring. I need to go get a healing spell if these headaches continue," Rubbing her temples, "I'm overdoing it. I need to take an enforced few days off soon. I know it's because I'm doing too much right now."
06[19:40] * Seira considers, before touching Elle on the forehead.
01[19:40] <Seira> roll 2d8+10
06[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d8+10 and gets 22." [2d8=7, 5]
01[19:40] <Seira> "Better?"
[19:40] <Kotono> Elle sighs in deep relief. "Yes, thank you." She looks up with a smile, "That should remedy them for the immediate time." As she speaks, Celebrimbor returns. On sittin again, "Where we were?"
[19:40] <Kotono> *where were we?
01[19:42] <Seira> "Magical cooperation, and what I intend to achieve with it. I wish I could take credit for all this stuff, but it's mostly legends I read about. I don't know if they're true or not, but they're certainly worthy goals, I find.
01[19:42] <Seira> Such as... if my students could share in the making of one spell stronger, couldn't they store that magical energy into an artifact they were all attuned to? It might, in fact, make it safer to participate in rituals, if the magical energy went through such an intermediary!"
[19:45] <Kotono> "Like a storage for energy? Speaking of..." Elle speaks up now, "I've been thinking about something ike that, if one of my plans works out."
06[19:46] * Seira looks briefly distracted, but then nods. "In a way. It could draw magical energy from those mages, much like a spellgem undergoing refinement, but not store it in any particular pattern. And not be hazardous, of course."
[19:49] <Kotono> "It could," Elle nods, "The trick would be working it all out." As she speaks, there's a brief noise outside. Then Alicia enters in.
01[19:50] <Seira> "Hi!" Seira greets her. "Sorry I couldn't meet you back at the inn. How have you been?"
[19:50] <Alicia> "Alice said I-" Alicia blinks and pauses. "How did you know I was just there?" she asks Seira curiously.
01[19:51] <Seira> "Amaryl told me. Come in!" Seira waves Alicia inside. "We're having a discussion that'll surely please Mystra!"
[19:53] <Alicia> "Er... okay," Alicia nods, slightly offput as she fully enters Elle's backroom. Catching up can wait if they're having an important discussion... although she should still be polite. "Elle, Lord Drake," she nods to each in turn by way of greeting.
[20:01] <Kotono> "Oh, Alicia. We're talking about magic circles and cooperative magic...or would it be more a form of metamagic?" Thinking on that, "A way for many to contribute to a greater effect. ARe you familiar with Mystic Surge?"
[20:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 knowledge arcana?
06[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 knowledge arcana? and gets 24." [1d20=14]
01[20:01] <Seira> "If it's metamagic, it would be a new brand of it," Seira muses, quickly catching Alicia up on the conversation so far.
[20:03] <Alicia> "I think it's a fourth circle spell that boosts a spell cast immediately afterwards, somehow?" Alicia hazards. "Sorry, but my understanding of magical theory probably lags behind all of yours."
[20:03] <Kotono> "It would be. As I was saying, with those caves, I was thinking of a way to be able to contain vast amounts of heat energy at once, and steam energy if things come to it."
[20:04] <Kotono> "No apology." Celebrimbor chuckles, "Magic's not a science to you but an art. Besides, practical experience is important, too."
01[20:04] <Seira> "You want to provide free heating for the city, essentially?"
03[20:04] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Taishyr
[20:06] <Kotono> "I don't know." Elle shrugs, "I was looking at Mihail's caverns and wondering about things to do with them. I was thinking...the sea's a serious problem with them, but how about embracing it instead of constantly holding it at bay? The idea I have," Elle stands up, grabbing several long scrolls and spreading them out. You can see diagrams of the city beneath and the caverns, as well as several pillars and waterways drawn in. "Half collapse
[20:06] <Kotono> as well as several pillars and waterways drawn in. "Half collapse the walls into controlled flows and use that for cooling. The problem is that it requires heat management on a level far beyond anything easily produced."
06[20:07] * Alicia peers over the table to see what Elle's drawn, but lacking in any scholarly knowledge of geology or architecture she's somewhat lost.
[20:08] <Kotono> "Some sort of permanent item to absorb or vent steam into another dimension or space?" Celebrimbor proposes, "Or some means of dealing with it, like ice paraelementals that are strong enough to constantly endure the steam and convert it to water that could be funneled out safely?"
01[20:09] <Seira> "Why not just went it though, I don't know, the walls or the ground?" Seira suggests. "Or even into a metalworks?"
[20:09] <Alicia> "If a greater ice paraelemental dies in an area of volcanic activity it can have strange permanent effects," Alicia volunteers, happy to have some practical experience to chip in.
[20:09] <Kotono> "Well, the point is to make those damned caverns less of a glaring disaster waiting to happen," Elle continues on, tapping her work, "The question is how? This is the best idea I've had and I've been fooling with those ways to deal with all the excess steam and heat. It reminds me something of your idea for containing and channeling energy."
[20:10] <Kotono> "Really?" Celebrimbor raises an eyebrow, "What example do you speak of?"
01[20:12] <Seira> "Is the amount of lava even finite?" Seira wonders.
[20:12] <Alicia> "I just got back from Ysgard where I was training on one of the floating islands of Muspelheim," Alicia explains. "It was a strange land where ribbons of frozen cold ice criss-crossed mere feet away from liquid hot magma. Apparently a wizard had summoned an ice paraelemental there while making his last stand aeons ago, and the effects still linger."
01[20:12] <Seira> "Nasty!"
[20:12] <Kotono> "The metal cost would be prohibitive. The heat is enough to possibly melt and wear metal or iron. I would need adamantine or more exotic or magically treated materials. And to be honest, I'm not quite sure," Sighing as she rubs her head, "I've been meaning to send some fire elementals to probe as deep into the works as they can, but I've never gotten to it."
01[20:12] <Seira> "I can do it," Seira volunteers. "Not a problem."
[20:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+24
06[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+24 and gets 36." [1d20=12]
[20:13] <Kotono> "Ah, the outer planes. Such are a finite but useful example, for often times they rely on rules in contrast to our own." Nodding nonetheless, "Muspelheim is a land of fire, much like these caves sound. It is an apt comparison."
[20:14] <Kotono> "Will drowning be a problem? You may ahve to go into lava," Elle warns with a raised eyebrow.
01[20:14] <Seira> "I don't think we can do much until we know just what we're facing down there," Seira voices. "If the lava will keep on flowing, then there's no way but to find a solution for diverting it. If the amount is finite, it could possibly be drained, perhaps in batches. And I have a spell to breathe in lava, so I'll be fine!"
[20:15] <Alicia> "What about using walls of force to channel the lava?" Alicia suggests. "They would be expensive to make permanent, but surely cheaper than such a vast amount of adamantine."
01[20:16] <Seira> "I'd really like to make use of that resource than spend effort on containing it," Seira admits with a frown. "Can't we try the former, first?"
[20:27] <Kotono> "That's worth a try," Elle agrees to them, "The next day you're free, let me know. It doesn't have to be right away. And yes, that may very well be more economical."
01[20:29] <Seira> "Plus..." Seira hesitates. "I didn't see it at the time, but the whole matter with Mihail was a mistake. An unfortunate misunderstanding. If we could use what he build towards benefitting Balmuria...."
[20:30] <Kotono> "It would do something to make that fiasco mean something," Elle nods crisply.
01[20:31] <Seira> "I doubt we'll get somewhere further today," Seira says, looking over the gathered mages. "The first step seems to be exchanging the notes we have on similar processes, studying them, and gathering again afterwards. Would that be alright?"
[20:32] <Kotono> "In a few weeks?" CElebrimbor concludes at that.
01[20:32] <Seira> "Might as well," Seira agrees. "I do have plans that would eat up a week or two."
[20:33] <Alicia> "What would those be?" Alicia asks curiously. "Also, I heard from the Commander that you did something with one of those horrible things we found in Halla. What happened there?"
[20:34] <Kotono> "Oh yes, how was your trip," Elle asks at that. "I almost forgot in the rush."
01[20:35] <Seira> "Two of them, actually," Seira responds. "I petitioned Waukeen, and managed to redeem that chakram. But then I tried to do something about the anklet, and Waukeen turned me into a shadow and sent me to destroy Shar's temple on the Plane of Shadow. Did you know that while there's a crater in our world, there, an actual temple remained on that plane?"
[20:37] <Alicia> "The plane of shadow isn't a precise mirror of our own world," Alicia agrees with a faint frown. "Personally I found the crater to be a vast improvement."
01[20:39] <Seira> "I made a matching one over there, along with Amaryl," Seira says with a snort. "Those losers were also around, in shadow form. But I made a far superior shadow to them."
06[20:40] * Alicia covers her mouth as she almost snorts. "Twice? Couldn't happen to a nicer lot, at least."
06[20:41] * Seira nods. "The anklet broke into gems. Elle here should have your share of it, actually!"
[20:42] <Kotono> "I can produce the money if you like, though if you're going to buy anyway," spreading her hands, "I can just as easily give you store credit."
01[20:42] <Seira> "I want to buy something, too," Seira admits. "I'll need to go bug Dad for cash, first, though."
01[20:43] <Seira> "It's so expensive I'm just too impatient to save up for it," she mutters a moment later.
[20:43] <Alicia> "We had the anklet appraised at fifty thousand, didn't we? So between the three of us that'd be... sixteen six six six and change? Assuming the gems worked out to the same value," Alicia considers before nodding to Elle, "Store credit is probably fine, I'll get back to you on that. What about the chakram?"
01[20:44] <Seira> "It's holy and stuff." Seira nods. "Very shiny."
[20:45] <Alicia> "I can't use a chakram any more than I can use a shuriken. I take it it's otherwise worth the same?"
01[20:45] <Seira> "Pretty much. I could use it, but I just lack a good reason to do so."
06[20:47] * Alicia nods. "Speaking of things left here, has Elle passed on Esthan's 'gift'?" she asks the colonel, voice dripping contempt on the last word.
01[20:48] <Seira> "I heard about it," Seira affirms. "I petitioned Waukeen and looked over it myself. There are no traps or strings attached, so I'm quite amused at how he helped me get one step closer to defeating him for good."
[20:51] <Alicia> "I suppose that's one way to look at it," Alicia replies dubiously. "Anyway," she turns to Elle, "You were asking about my trip? It actually went really well - we had to prove ourselves first, but the training was very beneficial. I feel better than I have in years, and I know for a fact I'm a lot tougher than I was, now."
[20:51] <Alicia> To her credit, she keeps a perfectly straight face at the reference to feeling better than she has in years.
01[20:53] <Seira> "If it meant giving him a quarter, well, things would be different," Seira muses. "I won't seek power at any price. How about yours? I told Elle that if you didn't want it, I could buy it off your hands and just... I don't know, give the money to some public works project of yours. Some worthy cause." She shrugs. "I could probably make it if I sold a few things."
06[20:56] * Alicia grimaces unhappily at Seira's offer. "I'm not going to profit off of a devil's dubious goodwill," she replies sternly. "If you're fine with putting yourself in his debt that's your decision to make, but I'm not having anything to do with it."
01[20:59] <Seira> "That's your call, of course," Seira responds, sounding equally dubious. "I don't really see it as putting myself in his debt. It's not like I asked for the book from Esthan."
01[20:59] <Seira> "And there are no bad effects from your familiar using the bow he delivered, once it was cleared by Mystra, right?" she adds, curious.
[21:03] <Alicia> "It's not about 'bad effects' it's about symbolism," Alicia retorts. "That bow was an obvious trap designed to empower his master, yes, and was effectively destroyed and remade by Marie's actions into something worthwhile."
[21:03] <Alicia> "Even if I don't use that book to imprint a part of it onto my very being, however, even if I sold it, that would be me accepting his generosity at face value. Any benefit I could gain is tainted by that, and I find that unacceptable."
01[21:04] <Seira> "But it's weird, isn't it?" Seira asks, pouting. "You're going to toss it in his face when we see him next, right? So what happens if we kill him then? Is it okay to use or sell it at that time?"
[21:07] <Alicia> "At that point I might consider myself to have earned it like any other treasure we might claim from a fallen foe," Alicia shrugs. "That's different from putting myself in a position where Esthan can pop up after any triumph I might claim and be able to truthfully say that I did it thanks to his help."
[21:07] <Alicia> "You might just think it's a matter of pride, and you're not far off, but it's important to me that I can succeed without his charity."
01[21:07] <Seira> "Oh, it's not like I desperately need it or anything," Seira mentions. "I just wanted to understand you better."
[21:08] <Alicia> "I don't think it's that hard to understand," Alicia looks away. "Sorry for coming across so preachy, but everything happening with Esthan lately has me highly strung..."
01[21:10] <Seira> "I just look at it from a different viewpoint, that's all," Seira elaborates. "Say that using something like this ends up being the difference between wounding Esthan and dealing with him once and for all. Or will let me use one more spell, which will end up mattering and saving another.
01[21:10] <Seira> If I think of it that way, it's strange for me to wait until I can triumph over him normally. In any case! You asked what I had in mind for the next week or two, right?"
06[21:12] * Alicia nods, encouraging Seira to go on.
01[21:14] <Seira> "I have a pretty good idea where a certain sword is sealed, several spells and skills that help with finding and analyzing wards, and the troubling knowledge that Esthan is closing in on it, that it would keep on harming innocent people if left alone, and that I can't just bear it without dying in a matter of months. Therefore, I intend to try and seal it off once more."
[21:15] <Alicia> "Ahh," Alicia nods in dawning understanding. "Sealing it away, or putting it where it can do no harm would be a good idea, yes. So you know where it is, specifically?"
01[21:16] <Seira> "I have a very good idea, and I don't really want to say more until I've used Nondetection for good measure," Seira responds. "I was going to head to Pallanth to talk with Lord Desjardin about this. While petitioning Waukeen for a few answers, she assured me that I could rely on him in this matter."
06[21:18] * Alicia nods again, having grown to respect the old elf over her dealings with him. "Well, if there's anything I can help with on that, let me know. It's not something I want left lying around freely, either."
01[21:18] <Seira> "I was going to try and see him later today. Want to come along, then?"
[21:20] <Alicia> "I'd like some time to catch up with my sister and familiar, since I got back less than an hour ago, but sometime after lunch would suit, yes," Alicia agrees.
01[21:21] <Seira> "You know where to find me," Seira tells Alicia. "If you'd like, I could even delay by a day or two. It's an urgent matter, but not so much that I'd rush off unprepared if a few days would help me along."
[21:31] <Kotono> OOC: So you guys are going to 'port to Pallanth? I'll use your roll way back at the start for this.
[21:31] <Kotono> ---
[21:33] <Kotono> Appearing in Pallanth is wtihout incident. Finding Desjardin is a little more work, requiring some walkinga nd hustle. But eventually you are taken into his presence. He is in grand sitting room, as large as an open field. The ceiling is made of leaves that emit soft sunshine through them. He sits in one of these patches, music floating in the air, it's source unseen.
01[21:34] <Seira> "It's quite the pleasant room," Seira says as they are taken to see him. "Thank you for seeing us on such short notice."
[21:36] <Alicia> "Lord Desjardin," Alicia bows respectfully to the elderly elf, letting Seira handle the talking since she knows what she's actually here to request.
[21:36] <Kotono> "Is it about the Resort?" He asks, "Or what happened as you obtained it?"
01[21:37] <Seira> "Only very indirectly so," Seira responds, alert at his words. "Has there been trouble in Pallanth as the result of all the fey being released from their ancient prison?"
[21:39] <Kotono> "The Council has been more interested in chasing it's own politics," With a cold, bitter snort, "Because the fair lady Gaial eloped with you. There have been...murmurings," he lingers on that word, "Of stranger things. A village that gave into a week of festive celebration spurred on by nothing. Of dancing faeries and will o' the wisps in the moonlight."
[21:40] <Alicia> "At least that all sounds harmless enough," Alicia offers, not wanting to be drawn at all on the subject of Seira's love-life and its political ramifications. "Certainly they deserve a celebration after finally being relieved of their ancient duty."
01[21:41] <Seira> "I'm certain things would calm down soon enough on the festive fey front," Seira responds, studiously ignoring any talk of elopment. "In any case, what we've learned as we got towards the Resort is the reason we are here today."
[21:45] <Kotono> "Go on," Gesturing to Seira, "Speak what is on your mind, then."
01[21:47] <Seira> "I'll get straight to the point, then, Lord Desjardin. It concerns the sword your family helped Talinn the Seeker seal off, once it was no longer needed. During our quest, we've learned that the seal was breaking, and that the devil Esthan was getting close to it. And if that was not enough,
01[21:47] <Seira> the effect of the failing wards was what had corrupted that dragon and lead to the deaths of several elves nearby. We simply cannot leave such a matter unattended."
[21:51] <Kotono> "So that's what was behind that?" With a murmur as he rubs his chin long, "What are you going to do about it?"
01[21:53] <Seira> "Reseal it," Seira says firmly. "Both the heretical Time Magus guarding the Resort and Waukeen herself seem to agree that together, we should be up to the task. With such words, how could we not give it a try?"
06[21:54] * Alicia is here for moral support!
[21:55] <Kotono> "I wish the two of you well then," Desjardin says. "When will you do it?"
01[21:57] <Seira> "As soon as possible, really," Seira admits. "If you cannot spare the time for such a task, Lord Desjardin, would it be possible to have what information you have on the original seal? I figured that if it existed at all, it would be safely with you."
[21:58] <Kotono> "You mean for myself to come as well?" Eyeing Seira now, standing up, "Irregardless of if so, I know little to nothing about it. If I had, perhaps I could have diagnosed the dragon's condition or what happened at Council."
01[21:59] <Seira> "It was an option," Seira admits.
[22:01] <Kotono> "My ancestors did not have much faith in the future. By and large, they seemed to want the past to be forgotten. What they left us was often little to none." Juai Desjardin sighs.
06[22:02] * Seira presents a confident front. "We'll just have to prove them wrong, then! Thank you for your time; we'll get right on that riddle of the seal."
06[22:03] * Alicia diplomatically says nothing about cleaning up their messes. "Well, we'll see what we can do ourselves to unravel it from the start. If nothing else perhaps we can move it to a place it can do no harm."
[22:04] <Kotono> "When it's done, come back to me," he says, and then after a moment, "If you do so, you deserve a reward from Pallanth, and not in the least myself."
01[22:05] <Seira> Any reward is hardly why she'd do this. Seira just nods noncommittally, and waits to be dismissed.
[22:06] <Alicia> "Avoiding another tragedy like with that maddened dragon is paramount," Alicia affirms.
[22:06] <Kotono> After af ew more moments, "You've done more help to Pallanth than our esteemed ancestors or the Gods above. Why a half breed and few humans care so much about us..." He shakes his head there. "For that reason, go and succeeed.
[22:06] <Kotono> "
06[22:07] * Seira is yet again reminded why she doesn't reside in the land of her birth.
[22:09] <Alicia> Normally Alicia would say something nice like 'you'd do the same for us,' but she gets the feeling it wouldn't be welcomed. "We simply want to live in the best world we can," she replies diplomatically. "By your leave," at that she departs.
06[22:09] * Seira bows, and follows after Alicia.
[22:09] <Kotono> "Thank you," he says, and after a pause, "...and for what it's worth, this old elf means it."
06[22:10] * Alicia gives Lord Desjardin one last smile before exiting. "Alright, shall I take us to the hoard chamber or somewhere else?" she asks Seira as she prepares to teleport once outside.
01[22:11] <Seira> "Let's try the main entrance. I would like to start from scratch," Seira requests.
[22:11] <Alicia> "You mean the ravine we landed in the first time?" Alicia clarifies before taking Seira's hand and attempting to teleport there!
[22:11] <Alicia> roll 1d100 studied carefully
06[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 studied carefully and gets 69." [1d100=69]
[22:12] <Alicia> OOC: first teleport is to Elandra's Rest or whatever, seen once I guess, just outside.
[22:12] <Alicia> roll 1d100 to the mountains
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 to the mountains and gets 64." [1d100=64]
[22:15] <Kotono> OOC: Just outside the main entrance, yes?
[22:16] <Alicia> OOC: the junction leading to the big open ravine and the tunnel with the spell shooting riddle about immortal things and one other tunnel that goes I can't remember where
01[22:16] <Seira> OOC: Yep
[22:17] <Kotono> Woosh! On command, Seira and Alicia teleport twice! They appear in the frozen mountain. The cold instantly clings to them, like the grips of a grappling demon. The short air is noticed instantly, breathing becoming a tricky, difficult task.
06[22:18] * Alicia belatedly casts resist energy (cold) on both of them.
01[22:18] <Seira> "I wonder," Seira says, as they appear in the cold mountains, after thanking Alicia for the spell. "I have pretty ears, don't I? Just like any elf's!" She fetches a mirror to observe them critically. "But it's always half-breed this, half-breed that. Because someone I never got to meet was human and gave birth to me. And they all treat it so naturally, like I'm in the wrong if I'm offended by that."
[22:20] <Kotono> The floor is still coated in thick ice, the air still thing. It is much how you remember it, nothing having obviously changed in this ancient, primal place.
[22:21] <Alicia> "Well, it's been my observation that most elves consider themselves innately superior to humans, even if they're nice about it," Alicia shrugs. "They probably see your human half as a failing... although since a dragon could be considered a step up..." she trails off thoughtfully.
01[22:23] <Seira> "Far too many occupy themselves with what's on the outside," Seira grumbles. "I even worry, sometimes, that I should have stayed away from this if I need to keep this disguise going all the time or risk people swear and gape at me."
[22:25] <Alicia> "People don't react that badly to your appearance, for all that red dragons are stereotypical creatures of terror and legend," Alicia offers. "Although I suppose they do stare, at the least. Still, better for them to get used to it than to hide it, surely?"
01[22:26] <Seira> "I'll let you in on a little secret," Seira says, starting to head towards the area she believes holds Arondaaq. "I may not look like it, but I'm actually quite vain, so it bothers me."
[22:30] <Alicia> "Well, Amaryl doesn't seem bothered by your appearance in the slightest," Alicia consoles as she trots alongside Seira. "Isn't that what matters most?"
01[22:31] <Seira> "Pretty much," Seira agrees. "As long as she and you guys are fine, I'll get over it."
[22:32] <Alicia> roll 1d20+1 aid?
06[22:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+1 aid? and gets 11." [1d20=10]
06[22:34] * Seira intends to start searching as soon as she reaches the area where the chill becomes supernatural. By calling upon an extended Detect Magic spell, Lagann's help with metal-detection, be they mechanisms, traps or the actual sword, and is normal senses, as well as help from Alicia and the deck-granted power, she hopes to discover something they overlooked last time.
01[22:34] <Seira> A difference in the magical ambience, a nook, anything that points to the sword they now know indeed resides there.
[22:36] <Kotono> OOC: This will take four hours. Roll a fort save, each of you? I'll tell you to roll another or inform you of a failure and the bad results after the first one.
[22:37] <Alicia> OOC: I'll recast resist energy when relevant
[22:37] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22
06[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 and gets 24." [1d20=2]
[22:37] <Kotono> OOC: Sorry, read take 10 as take 20. That's only an hour, make one check?
01[22:38] <Seira> roll 1d20+15
06[22:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+15 and gets 32." [1d20=17]
[22:39] <Kotono> The two search away! They find no unusual magic, first of all. As for Lagann, he detects some trace metals in the rocks. Nothing like a sword, just odds and ends and the like. After an hour, you feel poor, the negative energy of the area weakening you with the thin air. Nonetheless, the two heroines endure the worst of it, finishing up in the now treasureless lair. With a collapsed giant statue nearby, the two finish with no obvious leads.
[22:39] <Kotono> With a collapsed giant statue nearby, the two finish with no obvious leads.
01[22:41] <Seira> "Depressing," Seira admits. "I'll need to try again tomorrow. I've thought of using Arcane Eye to start things off."
06[22:42] * Alicia wheezes slightly with every breath but doesn't seem too bothered. "Nothing? Maybe the aura here is something else... anyway, I can teleport us back to Balmuria so we can try again tomorrow in that case."
01[22:42] <Seira> "Let's go with that," Seira agrees dejectedly. "If we get nowhere after a few attempts, I'll try to think of a fresh approach."
[22:43] <Alicia> "Alright," Alicia takes Seira's hand and teleports them to one of the rest stops they used between the Citadel and Elandra's Rest on their first trip here.
[22:43] <Alicia> roll 1d100 studied carefully
06[22:43] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 studied carefully and gets 40." [1d100=40]
[22:43] <Alicia> And from there back to Balmuria!
[22:43] <Alicia> roll 1d100 very familiar, my house
06[22:43] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 very familiar, my house and gets 19." [1d100=19]
[22:44] <Kotono> OOC: You get home and rest up and feel better. Change your spells and let me know when you're good, Seira, and you guys and roll the 'prots back.
01[22:46] <Seira> OOC: I'll only have Nondetection, Greater Resistance, Break Enchantment and TK memorized (the first two precast), the rest would be open slots for later memorization.
[22:48] <Alicia> Today Alicia brings her familiar, leaving Antenora in charge back home and teleporting the group first to the same rest stop as yesterday.
[22:48] <Alicia> roll 1d100 studied carefully
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 studied carefully and gets 44." [1d100=44]
[22:48] <Alicia> Then she casts resist energy on herself and Seira to ward off the cold and then teleports to the mountains.
[22:48] <Alicia> roll 1d100 studied carefully
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 studied carefully and gets 8." [1d100=8]
[22:50] <Kotono> OOC: Entrance again?
[22:50] <Alicia> OOC: yeah, same as yesterday
[22:50] <Kotono> Woosh! The two women and Marie appear in the mountains! Once again it's cold(Abated!) and thin of air, as if life is not meant to thrive here, but to wither away and die.
01[22:51] <Seira> "We'll try to scout a bit, and if it doesn't work, I'll try just breaching the seal," Seira says. "If that also doesn't work, I have a few spells I want to try out next."
[22:51] <Alicia> "Okay, first thing's first, we never did get past that door," Alicia points to the southwest. "We assumed it was a trap, but even so, Marie can investigate safely." Walking over to the passage without entering, she asks her familiar to go and look on the other side of the door.
[22:51] <Alicia> Marie salutes, turns ethereal, and zips off to do as requested.
01[22:52] <Seira> "Another thing," Seira says once Marie's left. "I have Telepathic Bond available, so we could connect ourselves to her so that we could help if there's any trouble on Marie's end."
[22:53] <Alicia> "Marie, wait!" Alicia calls.
[22:53] <Alicia> Marie stops and flies back, turning corporeal once more. "What is it?"
[22:53] <Alicia> "Seira can set up a telepathic bond so we can stay in contact," Alicia explains. "Go ahead, Seira?"
01[22:53] <Seira> "Or we could do that! Okay, I just need ten minutes...."
01[22:53] <Seira> OOC: Preparing it, then casting on us three.
[22:54] <Kotono> The casting goes without incident.
[22:54] <Alicia> 'Don't think anything naughty!' Marie titters before turning incorporeal and going to see what's past the door.
[22:55] <Kotono> Marie flies down the corridor! On reaching the door, she pokes through! She finds out that behind is nothing but a trap mechanism. No passage seems to rest behind the locked, obvious door.
01[22:55] <Seira> 'Do I seem like a person who does that a lot?' Seira wonders.
[22:56] <Alicia> She flies back. 'I was talking to Alicia,' she reassures Seira, before speaking aloud. "Anyway, nothing there but some gears and junk flush with the door. Looks like your first guess was right."
01[22:58] <Seira> "I studied it with quite the overwhelming amount of time and magic," Seira confirms. "But Alicia is right, too, it was very much worth a check. Let's try the dangerous area next? I could cast, umm, Heroism on you to help with that."
06[22:59] * Seira blinks. "I think it works with Greater Resistance, too, so that would help even more."
[23:00] <Alicia> "Help me with what?" Marie asks curiously. "Are there other doors?"
01[23:00] <Seira> "Possible effects from being near the sword, if they extend into your ethereal form? It was forged with divine inspiration, after all, so who knows."
[23:02] <Alicia> "If it's magic it can affect me," Marie nods. "Just... not all the time. It's like flipping a coin," she shrugs. "Lead on?"
06[23:03] * Seira nods. "There is only a certain part of these caverns that reeks of death magic, right? Since we can't find anything, the next logical step is to check the walls, ground and ceiling around that section. Can you look for evil or magic and such?"
06[23:04] * Seira gets Lagann out into the open. "You could also take this guy along. He's really nice, now, and maybe he'll get a feel for the sword if you get near it."
[23:05] <Alicia> Marie nods before looking at the stabby ball of hate. "I'm not sure if I can - any objects I carry vanish when I turn incorporeal, and creatures just drop right through me."
01[23:06] <Seira> "Worst case, he'll just reappear when you return, right? Lagann won't be upset over that."
[23:07] <Alicia> "You're sure he won't stab me?" Marie seems a bit hesitant. "I've got a lot of sharp metal objects in my quiver..."
01[23:07] <Seira> "He promised he wouldn't stab my friends when I asked a few weeks ago."
[23:08] <Alicia> "Okay. Cast your other spells on me first?" Marie asks.
06[23:08] * Seira calls upon the pearl to cast the Greater Resistance spell, and takes a bit of time to memorize and cast Heroism.
[23:09] <Alicia> Duly empowered, Marie flitters a bit closer and struggles to wrap her arms around the metal sphere that's as big as she is, wings fluttering madly to keep herself afloat as she holds on tightly before turning incorporeal!
06[23:10] * Seira is ready to catch Lagann if this doesn't work!
[23:10] <Kotono> Marie's arrows shake slightly, but no stabbing doom comes to immediately claim her.
[23:14] <Kotono> Marie vanishes, Lagann drops, as does her gear and clothing!
06[23:14] * Seira catches Lagann, raising an eyebrow. "Huh."
[23:15] <Alicia> Alicia blinks. "Marie?"
[23:15] <Alicia> "Hey!" Marie bobs in the air in a semblance of confusion. "That's never happened before!"
01[23:16] <Seira> "Should we feel honored to be witnessing a historical event?" Seira asks with a smirk.
[23:17] <Alicia> "Not funny!" Marie protests, blinking back into her humanoid form in all her perky glory, proving that purple is her natural colour. She then dives down to recover her clothes which are quickly shucked on before she turns incorporeal again.
[23:18] <Kotono> Marie's clothing once again decides her natural chaotic glory is not to be denied, falling right off. Lucky for Seira, maybe?
06[23:18] * Seira turns towards Alicia. "It's a tiny bit funny, though, isn't it?"
[23:18] <Alicia> "It's alarming more than anything else... why didn't that happen a minute ago?" Alicia asks in confusion.
[23:19] <Alicia> "Grrr!" Marie growls cutely despite lacking lips right now. "Just... just hold onto my stuff, Alicia. We'll figure it out when we get home."
06[23:20] * Seira shrugs. "Beats me. Want to try this another day and return to Balmuria? Maybe Elle could figure it out."
06[23:20] * Alicia dutifully bends over to pick up Marie's items. "Do you feel okay otherwise?"
[23:22] <Alicia> "I'm fine... I think," Marie returns. "Lets just get this over with, can we?"
01[23:22] <Seira> "Sure thing. Let us know if there's a problem, and we'll blast the wall apart coming after you, if we have to!"
[23:23] <Alicia> "Where do you want me to search, anyway?" asks the disgruntled eladrin.
01[23:24] <Seira> "All over. It might be best if you just went into the rock and back again, on straight lines, to not get lost."
[23:24] <Alicia> "Okay... I'll do that now." With that Marie drops straight down through the floor, dropping down sixty feet unless she encounters anything strange, then she retreats back up to rejoin the other two.

[Corwin]

[19:03] <Kowork> OOC: That dropdown search first, where was it? Back in that entire trapped hall or right in the entryway where you're standing?
01[19:03] <Seira> OOC: In the -2 con area
[19:03] <Alicia> OOC: right in the entryway
[19:03] <Alicia> OOC; what seira said
03[19:03] * Kowork is now known as Kotono
[19:04] <Kotono> OOC: So let me get this straight. You're going sixty feet down and 15 feet in walls?
01[19:05] <Seira> OOC: I think we changed the 15ft to 60ft. She'd ideally go down the 60, then go back up. Then go right 60, then back. Etc, to complete a circle.
[19:05] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[19:05] <Alicia> OOC: yeah, we're doing this now
[19:09] <Kotono> Thus, Marie goes searching! The first parts are mundane and of no interest. The caves and the chasm both reveal little of note. As you get closer to the lair, Marie's search not having turned anything up yet...OOC: MAke a fort save, you guys.
[19:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21 A
06[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 A and gets 35." [1d20=14]
[19:10] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 M
06[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 M and gets 11." [1d20=1]
01[19:10] <Seira> roll 1d20+15
06[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+15 and gets 20." [1d20=5]
[19:10] <Alicia> OOC: 50% chance of affecting Marie if she's incorporeal? (if it's magic)
[19:10] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 47." [1d100=47]
[19:12] <Kotono> As you search near the defeated, Polar Ray shooting statue, there is a ripple in the air. Alicia is able to defend herself, spirit long used to these sort of attacks! Marie is missed by pure fiat chance, but Seira shudders! She feels utterly drained, exhausted! The walls and air itself seems to thin further, losing color and luster. OOC: You're exhausted, Seira.
[19:13] <Alicia> "There's nothing here but ice and rock," Marie observes as she returns from a foray into the wall.
01[19:14] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
06[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 and gets 35." [1d20=13]
06[19:16] * Seira slumps, using Alicia to keep herself upright. "Time to try and break the enchantment?" she suggests, staring at the statue balefully.
[19:17] <Alicia> "You want me to try dispelling it?" Alicia clarifies as she offers her shoulder to Seira. "That didn't have much affect when it was stretched across the tundra and I tried it there."
01[19:18] <Seira> "No, I'm thinking of trying the actual spell myself. If something bad happens, get us out?"
06[19:18] * Seira shrugs lethargically. "It breaks curses, doesn't it? Worth a shot."
[19:19] <Alicia> "Okay. Marie, come here?" Alicia beckons her familiar over, who turns corporeal and parks her naked bottom on top of Alicia's head as if it was the most natural thing in the world. Luckily Alicia can't see anything, and by force of habit doesn't think anything untoward is occuring as she prepared to teleport them out if needed.
06[19:21] * Seira tries Break Enchantment on the off chance it would actually do anything!
[19:22] <Kotono> Seira casts break enchantment! Seira doesn't feel any better after invoking it.
01[19:23] <Seira> "This curse is so unfair," Seira mutters, invoking Heroism. She follows it up with Arcane Sight, taking her time, before trying to study the freaky necromantic death pattern.
01[19:23] <Seira> OOC: Spellcraft, taking 10 +1 ignorance for 35?
[19:24] <Kotono> OOC: Isn't that the exact same result you rolled a few lines ago?
[19:24] <Alicia> "Maybe it's a red herring?" Marie wonders, turning incorporeal once more and floating around idly.
01[19:26] <Seira> OOC: That was to tell what happened to me, now I'm trying to basically analyze it like I did the Sharran portal.
06[19:40] * Seira blinks. "What if... there is a sliver in the sword's prison?" she theorizes. "Just a tiny one, so it projects its death energy at this section of the lair. To be certain, we should look at the magic just outside the mountain, about the same height and location as the death aura."
[19:50] <Alicia> "You mean like a light from a lighthouse?" Alicia asks uncertainly. "But where would it be projecting from?"
06[19:52] * Seira nods. "It would be a very good analogy," Seira agrees. "I originally considered such a possibility unlikely since the entire lair would surely have been caught in it, as well as other reasons... but what if it's a very focused beam? Then, we could calculate a rough trajectory, and check both directions. We'll just draw a line between both affected walls in the tunnel and extend them outwards."
[19:53] <Alicia> "Alright, I think I get what you mean," Alicia nods, pausing a moment to cast Fly on herself. "So we want to check the exterior and then track it back to its source."
01[19:55] <Seira> "Yep! Even if I can't help with bypassing any traps it might have in my present condition, my mind's still as sharp! I could help you find it, at the very least!"
[19:56] <Alicia> "We can always come back later once we know where to look," Alicia decides as she starts to head back to the ravine exposed to air and then fly up and over to check the near side of the mountain's exterior.
[19:57] <Kotono> OOC: You guys are going to walk bac to the main entrance and fly out, basically>
06[19:57] * Seira follows as best she can in her state.
[19:57] <Alicia> OOC: sure, yeah
[19:57] <Alicia> Marie follows along as well, chipper as ever.
[19:58] <Kotono> The thin air burns at your lungs as you walk back out. Despite the dizziness that follows, the party returns to the icy floor of the lair's entrance without incident. OOC: This puts you out of the -2 con zone for now, adjust HPa ccordingly.
[20:01] <Alicia> And the party continues onwards on their previously planned course to check the mountain exterior.
01[20:02] <Seira> Picking one of the two possible direction at random by flipping a coin, Seira decides to check that one first.
06[20:02] * Alicia was going to go for the nearest, but defers to Seira's expert judgement and reasoning.
06[20:03] * Seira believes Waukeen would guide her to their destination!
[20:03] <Kotono> The flight up without incident. The sky is breathtakingly blue and clear today, not a single cloud in the sky. They ascend over the latest cluster of peaks, flying on and down. On the far side, this set of peaks generally descends down for a time, a relative valley below. OOC: Could all of you make spot checks here?
01[20:03] <Seira> roll 1d20+13
06[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 and gets 24." [1d20=11]
[20:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 A
06[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 A and gets 26." [1d20=19]
[20:04] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 M
06[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 M and gets 24." [1d20=18]
[20:04] <Alicia> OOC: +2 for Marie
[20:07] <Alicia> "There looks to be something strange over in that valley," Alicia points down, "Hard to tell, but it looks like something unnatural sticking out of the rock. That might be worth investigating once we've checked the mountainside."
01[20:08] <Seira> "Great!" Seira agrees. "More clues already. That's pretty nice."
06[20:09] * Alicia decides to stuff Marie's belongings in the portable hole as she flies down the mountainside, since she's getting sick of carrying them and Marie is staying incorporeal for now.
[20:10] <Kotono> As you continue to ascend down, it happens. With a sagging chill, the mountainside's air seems to thin. Your bodies feel numb, weakened. The aura of necromancy has returned. You are descending down the far side - nothing is immediately different here at all. Just more jagged upturning rock.
[20:12] <Alicia> "Lets see if we can work out if its at an angle?" Alicia suggests. "You stay here and I'll move a bit away from the mountain, then we can both move up and down together to work out its angle if it stops affecting one of us?"
01[20:13] <Seira> "You've read my mind," Seira agrees, not minding remaining in the deathly aura since she was already caught in it.
06[20:13] * Alicia and Marie fly two hundred feet away from the mountain. She then points up and starts ascending until the aura ceases to affect her.
06[20:14] * Seira follows at a far more lethargic pace.
[20:15] <Kotono> Doing this, the group finds that the aura is less an angle and more of a spreading circular radius. It's width and range spread out, a defininte curve to it found. The far end of the circle slices into the mountain and the dragon's lair. Below, it would logically engulf all of the ground, including the odd things Seira saw. OOC: I'm also ruling it's been about an hour now, Alicia. Make a fort save, you two? Seira, you're already exhausted,
[20:15] <Kotono> OOC: I'm also ruling it's been about an hour now, Alicia. Make a fort save, you two? Seira, you're already exhausted, so this won't make you any worse for now.
01[20:15] <Seira> roll 1d20+15
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+15 and gets 29." [1d20=14]
[20:16] <Kotono> OOC: By you two, I emant Alicia and Marie.
[20:16] <Kotono> OOC: Since Seira's already exhausted.
[20:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+21 A
06[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+21 A and gets 22." [1d20=1]
[20:16] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 M incorporeal
06[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 M incorporeal and gets 34." [1d20=19]
[20:16] <Kotono> The work gets to Alicia. She feels tired and exhausted, fatigue catching up to her inevintably.
06[20:17] * Alicia wheezes softly with each breath, but continues with the task at hand. This shouldn't take long, and once they have a direction they can make a fresh start in the morning.
[20:18] <Alicia> "I'm a bit tired, but lets see if we can investigate those strange objects on the ground before we return?" Alicia suggests as she flies back to rejoin Seira. Being at a lower altitude would be nice, anyway.
01[20:18] <Seira> "Alright," Seira agrees. "Think that strange spot in the valley is the epicenter?"
[20:19] <Alicia> "I'm not certain, but we can test that theory tomorrow if we don't actually find anything today," Alicia shrugs as she starts to fly down.
06[20:20] * Seira descends slower, letting Alicia take the lead.
[20:24] <Kotono> Alicia flies down! About 500 feet from the ground, the aura grows worse, more debilitating. Her vision swims, body shaking. Below, you can see that it looks like crumbled, ancient, huge tents of a sort, far bigger than what humans might use. But you also see no activity down there, many of the tents downed or ripped or forgotten. OOC: -3 con modifier now instead of -2, Alicia hits it first since she's at point.
06[20:25] * Alicia promptly retreats back up, swaying dizzily. "It gets worse. We should come back with protection against negative energy," she suggests to Seira, eager to go home and rest.
01[20:25] <Seira> "Rest sounds good. Let's go for it, then."
[20:26] <Alicia> Marie alights nudely on Alicia's head as she returns to physical form, and the paladin takes Seira's hand before teleporting them all to the road between the Citadel and Elandra's Rest...
[20:26] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 99." [1d100=99]
[20:26] <Alicia> OOC: similar area, since that was studied carefully
[20:27] <Kotono> Woosh! With a jarring sensation, you stand on a chunk of road. Nothing immediate is happening: Looks pretty dull. Road is road is road is road, even if it's not the road you were looking for.
06[20:28] * Alicia doesn't even stick around long enough to check, simply assuming she had it right and attempting to teleport to her house in Balmuria.
[20:28] <Alicia> roll 1d100 very familiar assuming we're within 1500 miles, else it becomes a false destination
06[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 very familiar assuming we're within 1500 miles, else it becomes a false destination and gets 11." [1d100=11]
[20:30] <Kotono> Woosh! Alicia and company appear at Alicia's house once more. It's very pleasant here. It's warm, it's alive, Dawnhope is screaming bloody murder to an amused Antenora, the former keeping her dignity with her arms.  You know, same old same old home.
01[20:31] <Seira> "Until tomorrow," Seira bids Marie and Alicia, staggering back towards her own place.
[20:31] <Alicia> "Did it happen to you as well?!" the naked Marie asks as she flies off Alicia's head towards Dawnhope.
[20:31] <Alicia> "Uh... bye," Alicia waves to Seira, not liking the way things are developing at home.
[20:31] <Kotono> "Oh it's terrible!" Dawnhope whimpers, "And she's thinking it's funny and won't give me my clothes back!"
[20:33] <Alicia> "What if it's happened to all eladrin?!" Marie wails as Alicia sighs and takes out her familiar's belongings from the portable hole and puts them on the table. "I heard once that the Yugoloths found a way to stop all the devils and demons from teleporting! What if someone's targetting us the same way?!"
[20:33] <Alicia> "Targetting you by making your clothes fall off?" Alicia asks dryly.
[20:34] <Kotono> Antenora chuckles as she passes over the clothes without incident. "Clearly, th e forces of Sune and Sharess are waging a BITTER campaign against the clothed state of coure eladrins. Excuse me now." Nearly laughing, but not quite, Antenora nods to Alicia and walks away.
[20:34] <Alicia> "I promise Marie, we'll... look into it, once things with that sword are settled," Alicia placates her familiar before joining Antenora in retreat.
[20:35] <Kotono> Dawnhope quickly dresses, "It really isn't fair? What if Marie's right! I need to look into it? Let's do that, Marie?"
[20:35] <Kotono> What happens there is anyone's guess, but the next day, after resting up, the three gather once more. OOC: What are your preps here?
[20:36] <Alicia> OOC: two, Marie's work is done
[20:36] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[20:38] <Alicia> roll 1d100 to rest stop studied carefully
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 to rest stop studied carefully and gets 43." [1d100=43]
[20:38] <Alicia> roll 1d100 to amongst those tents, seen once
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 to amongst those tents, seen once and gets 79." [1d100=79]
[20:38] <Kotono> OOC: Off target.
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d10
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 8." [1d10=8]
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d10
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 9." [1d10=9]
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 3." [1d9=3]
[20:43] <Kotono> Woosh! It's...not so cold here? It's chilly but not cold. You stand on hilly ground, a wind from further east bringing inevitable, steady warmth. To your west lie mountains beyond any ken, seen and familiar in a way, like the eastern mountans of the tundra. Ahead of you lies hilly lands, warmer hilly lands. Sparse trees decorate them, an untamed wilderness as far as the eye can see.
06[20:44] * Seira gets a good look. She might return here to explore, one day!
[20:44] <Alicia> "I... overshot?" Alicia blinks and looks around briefly. "Well, now we know what's on the other side, but lets not delay while we're warded." She then tries to teleport back.
[20:44] <Alicia> roll 1d100 seen once
06[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 seen once and gets 51." [1d100=51]
[20:45] <Kotono> OOC: Aiming at the tents or above them?
[20:45] <Alicia> OOC: the ground about 50 feet from them
[20:46] <Kotono> You now stand in the air once more, flying. The negative aura buffers you, weakening you once more. (-3 con is in effect.) You stand above ancient tents, nature having done much to weather away the giant structures.  Yet several of them remain, like a campsight placed in this inhospitable mountain.
[20:47] <Kotono> OOC: Sorry, forgot about Death Ward. No con lossf or now.
[20:47] <Alicia> "Lets look around while we have the time?" Alicia suggests, walking over to the nearest intact tent to look inside.
01[20:48] <Seira> "Do you mind checking for magic while we're here?" Seira requests of Alicia. "I only have the one charge of the spell." She does agrees to searching through the ancient tents.
06[20:48] * Alicia obligingly casts detect magic. "Surely strong necromantic?" she murmurs.
[20:49] <Kotono> Alicia enters the first tent.  Inside, she finds it's abandoned and empty. Pots and animalskin bags lie here, far, far oversized. Most of them are drawn tight or lidded, but some of the bags have developed holes. From one, hunks of metal ore spill out. From another, salt lies in a puddle on the ground around it.
01[20:50] <Seira> "I figure the wards might have abjuration or conjuration, and there might be something else of note," Seira explains, asking Lagann to keep a tab of the metals found nearby.
[20:51] <Alicia> "A giant camp?" Alicia wonders, pausing to soak in the magical auras and identify them. If she can. It's not really her forte.
[20:51] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 spellcraft
06[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 spellcraft and gets 10." [1d20=3]
06[20:52] * Seira nods to herself, doing a customary search through the tent as Alicia looks at the magical side of things.
[20:52] <Alicia> "Strong magic, but I was never too good at telling the schools apart," Alicia apologises, going to search the next tent.
01[20:52] <Seira> OOC: 10 for 35
[20:53] <Kotono> The next tent has several cradles large as a full grown man. One of them as a skeleton lying in it, it's body smashed savagely and mostly reduced to powder. The sides of that cradle are broken and shattered. The other cradles are intact and empty.
06[20:53] * Seira will keep with the mundane searches alongside Lagann for now. She could always take a look at the auras Alicia discovers afterwards.
[20:53] <Kotono> Seira finds that this was perhaps storage. Salt, various non precious rocks, animal furs, sealed jars of frozen water, a bag with gold and silver ore, primitive and oversized tools, that sort of thing.
[20:54] <Alicia> roll 1d20+2 knowledge nature, can I id the giant type from the skeleton?
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+2 knowledge nature, can I id the giant type from the skeleton? and gets 20." [1d20=18]
[20:54] <Kotono> The furs are somewhat decayed and rotted, though they were well kept and thus not totally gone.
01[20:54] <Seira> roll 1d20+16 nature!
06[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+16 nature! and gets 20." [1d20=4]
[20:55] <Alicia> "Frost giants," Alicia tells Seira, continuing to search the tents in sequence.
06[20:55] * Seira nods in agreement, following.
[20:56] <Kotono> The next tent looks to have been a religious center of sorts. A statue fo the Frostmaiden Auril is here, crudely carved out of stone. Her features are exaggerated, the entire thing well overscaled. A band of blue ice like a dagger shaped lightning bolt resides in her hand.
[20:56] <Kotono> Seira searches the second tent, finding little of interest besides the cradles. However, the cradles has writing on the sides. OOC: What languages can you speak?
01[20:57] <Seira> OOC: Common, Elven, Draconic, Sylvan, Orc, Celestial, Gnome, Dwarven, Abyssal, Infernal, Aquan, Ignan, Auran, Terran
[20:57] <Kotono> OOC: Make an int check?
01[20:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+10 okay
06[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+10 okay and gets 29." [1d20=19]
06[20:58] * Alicia examines the dagger for a moment - is it a sculpted part of the statue or is it a seperate item? And is it magic?
06[20:59] * Seira copies the script, her hand quite steady as she writes the names down on a scroll, before moving on.
[21:02] <Kotono> The dagger is made of ice and not a part of the statue, but fitted into Auril's stony grip. It radiates no magic. As Alicia examines it, Seira searches the room. Hidden at the foot of the statue's back lies animal furs, writing enscribed into them like crude scrolls.
01[21:02] <Seira> roll 1d20+17 architecture
06[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 architecture and gets 20." [1d20=3]
[21:03] <Alicia> Auril already hates Alicia, but Alicia isn't so petty as to trash her statue when it's been sitting idly here for who knows how many hundreds of years. Moving on, she continues searching the tents one after the other.
06[21:03] * Seira copies them onto the same scroll, noting carefully which lines came from which tent, and follows. She leaves the search for metals to Lagann, as usual.
[21:04] <Kotono> The next few are more or less empty, nothing of note. Three later, as the tents to search find down, Alicia finds a room lined with animal furs. Each fur has verses written in an unknown tongue on it, as if banded together they tell a great tale. Lagann finds no metals of note in that or any of the rooms, including the current room.
06[21:05] * Seira opts to inscribe them as well, rushing herself a bit, before moving onwards.
06[21:06] * Alicia wishes she's brought Marie along, now, but sees that Seira is transcribing the writings so she goes to search the remaining tents.
[21:06] <Kotono> One other tent is without incident. The last tent is full of broken items and weapons and armor, all crude and alls hattered beyond repair.
01[21:07] <Seira> "Alright," Seira declares. "Let me take a look at the magic, now?"
06[21:07] * Alicia stops at the entrance to this tent. "Something's... wrong, here," she intones, checking for evil within as she shudders.
06[21:07] * Seira casts Detect Magic!
[21:09] <Alicia> "It's in the rubble, something buried... it's evil," Alicia warns Seira as she steps forward and uses Hell Striker to sweep away much of the junk around the source of the aura.
06[21:10] * Seira takes a look for evil, herself, staying alert.
[21:13] <Kotono> As Alicia sweeps the junk around, there is a dreadful howling, like the gust of a winter blizzard! In words Alicia can't understand(Seira, make an int check), furious anger is vented! Shimmering, pale blue and ghostly, the image of a vast frost giant appears! It wears crude, heavy full plate armor and carries a frost hissing axe in it's hands! It's apperance shakes you utterly, as...OOC: Fort saves, you two.
01[21:14] <Seira> roll 1d20+10 int
06[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+10 int and gets 18." [1d20=8]
[21:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24
06[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 and gets 34." [1d20=10]
01[21:14] <Seira> roll 1d20+19 fort
06[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 fort and gets 35." [1d20=16]
[21:14] <Kotono> Despite it's visage, an apperance of nightmares and terror, the two women stand brave and true! A moment later...OOC: Initiative. Whatever it is, it's -not- fucking friendly. At all.
[21:14] <Alicia> OOC: if it's a summon it can make a DC 20 will save or gtfo
[21:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
06[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 and gets 25." [1d20=18]
[21:15] <Kotono> OOC: It's not.
[21:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 19." [1d20=14]
01[21:15] <Seira> "We didn't do it!" Seira protests in Aquan.
01[21:15] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
06[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 8." [1d20=2]
03[21:15] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alicia>????>Seira'
[21:16] <Alicia> OOC: what creature type is it?
[21:17] <Kotono> OOC: Use K:R.
[21:17] <Alicia> roll 1d20+12 knowledge devotion and basic info
06[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+12 knowledge devotion and basic info and gets 16." [1d20=4]
[21:19] <Alicia> "A ghost?" Alicia decides to see if her blade can touch it, rushing forward to slash at the giant's mid-section!
[21:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 -9pa
06[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 -9pa and gets 30." [1d20=12]
[21:20] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 57." [1d100=57]
[21:20] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[21:20] <Alicia> roll 1d8+32+2d6+1d6+1d8
06[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+32+2d6+1d6+1d8 and gets 54." [1d8=5][2d6=2, 5][1d6=4][1d8=6]
[21:22] <Kotono> Alicia's blade slams into the howling giant, ripping into it's ghostly stomach! If this slows it much, it doesn't seem to notice!  It swings it's ethereal axe in a fury at Alicia!
[21:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+27 (-3 PA)
06[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+27 (-3 PA) and gets 29." [1d20=2]
[21:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
06[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 28." [1d20=6]
[21:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 22." [1d20=5]
[21:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+12
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 13." [1d20=1]
[21:23] <Kotono> roll 4#1d100
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4#1d100 and gets 257." [4#1d100 = 84, 33, 70, 70]
[21:23] <Kotono> OOC: AC without armor, Alicia?
[21:24] <Alicia> OOC: 15 touch AC, 20 if natural armour is counted
[21:24] <Kotono> OOC: Second fails to get through it's own incorpreality, so two hits.
[21:24] <Kotono> roll 3d6+24 (Omitting cold damage)
[21:24] <Kotono> roll 3d6+24 (Omitting cold damage)
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+24 (Omitting cold damage) and gets 39." [3d6=5, 5, 5]
06[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6+24 (Omitting cold damage) and gets 29." [3d6=1, 1, 3]
[21:25] <Kotono> One axe blow passes through Alicia like water and does no harm, and another misses! But two are real enough, cutting and hacking into her with a bloody fury! OOC: Seira.
01[21:26] <Seira> roll 1d20+13
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 and gets 32." [1d20=19]
06[21:30] * Seira doesn't waste time calling upon Stoneskin upon seeing the effect the ghost's axe had on Alicia's body. She moves to a superior spot, drawing the Resort, and gestures at the ghost, calling upon a boosted cone of fire!
01[21:30] <Seira> roll 18d6 fire?!
06[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 18d6 fire?! and gets 55." [18d6=2, 2, 5, 4, 1, 6, 2, 5, 3, 2, 2, 6, 3, 3, 2, 2, 4, 1]
01[21:30] <Seira> roll 1d100 hit?
06[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 hit? and gets 52." [1d100=52]
[21:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 DC, Seira?
06[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 DC, Seira? and gets 24." [1d20=11]
01[21:31] <Seira> OOC: Ref 25, haha, go go domain spells
[21:31] <Kotono> The fire burns through the ghost, the tent aflame! Fire burns around you, shedding heat! This tent is old and looks to be VERY FLAMMABLE! Flames are running about it with a quickness, some of the rubble on the ground burning! Smoke begins to fill the air! OOC: 'licia.
06[21:32] * Alicia decides it's time to buy some room and backflips away from the giant before fleeing out of the tent and casting mirror image!
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[21:33] <Alicia> roll 1d4+5
06[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+5 and gets 8." [1d4=3]
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01[21:33] <Seira> roll 1d10+10 forgot to roll the precast F:
06[21:33] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d10+10 forgot to roll the precast F: and gets 15." [1d10=5]
[21:33] <Kotono> Alicia hurries out, avoiding the smoke and fire! The giant roars in utter anger at Seira, before charging her dead on, one overwhelming assault!
[21:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 (+7 smite good, -12 PA)
06[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 (+7 smite good, -12 PA) and gets 33." [1d20=8]
[21:34] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 25." [1d100=25]
[21:34] <Kotono> The blow is enough to cleave a mountain apart, but the axe passes through Seira as if it wasn't even there, doing no harm! OOC: Seira.
06[21:35] * Seira strikes back herself with the Resort, before breathing yet more fire at the bloodthirsty giant and flipping out of reach towards the outside and Alicia!
01[21:35] <Seira> roll 1d20+22 smite
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 smite and gets 28." [1d20=6]
[21:36] <Kotono> OOC: d100.
01[21:36] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 80." [1d100=80]
[21:36] <Kotono> OOC: Damage.
01[21:36] <Seira> roll 3d8+11+6d8
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+11+6d8 and gets 51." [3d8=5, 1, 7][6d8=8, 4, 4, 4, 1, 6]
01[21:37] <Seira> roll 8d8+2d8 fire+holy breath
06[21:37] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 8d8+2d8 fire+holy breath and gets 53." [8d8=8, 5, 2, 7, 3, 6, 4, 3][2d8=7, 8]
01[21:37] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[21:37] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 99." [1d100=99]
01[21:37] <Seira> OOC: Save 23
[21:37] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[21:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13  and gets 20." [1d20=7]
01[21:37] <Seira> roll 1d20+17 tumble away~
06[21:37] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+17 tumble away~ and gets 25." [1d20=8]
[21:38] <Kotono> Seira tumbles out of the tent, as the ghost shudders and ripples away! It's gone, as the tent catches aflame and burns like a piece of paper in the pits of Hell! OOC: Free act.
06[21:39] * Seira quicky douses the edges of the fire with summoned water, to avoid the rest of the camp catching fire as well. "So it's been dispelled for a while," she tells Alicia. "Seems like the only way to put it to rest is to take care of what lead to this state, and he yelled something about daring to slaughter his home."
[21:40] <Alicia> "Well... that was unexpected," Alicia relents a bit, looking to see if the evil aura is there. "This must have happened hundreds of years ago... would the ones responsible even still be alive?"
01[21:41] <Seira> "I was thinking more of taking the corpse back with us and interning it on hallowed ground," Seira elaborates. "If last rights are read to it, it might be enough?"
[21:42] <Alicia> "They worshipped Auril. Do you know any of her clergy who'd actually care to help?" Alicia asks, raising an eyebrow as she backs away from the pungent smoke of ancient burning tent.
01[21:42] <Seira> "No, but I'm pretty sure I could find someone who doesn't like her and can make sure the ghost won't return," Seira muses.
06[21:45] * Alicia belatedly heals herself. "How would they ensure it doesn't return? He doesn't seem as easy to convince as the last ghost we met."
01[21:46] <Seira> "Asking the clergy of Selune might help," Seira muses. "It's not like we can do anything right away, I suppose. Did you see any distinct magical auras here besides the necromancy?"
[21:46] <Kotono> The tent burns, collapsing soon and making a bonfire of sorts.
06[21:47] * Seira heals Alicia herself, as well.
[21:47] <Alicia> "Why Selune?" Alicia asks uncertainly, before shaking her head, "No I couldn't pick out any auras. But I mean if any deity besides Auril were to care about this ghost, wouldn't it be Kelemvor?"
01[21:47] <Seira> roll 3d8+15
06[21:47] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+15 and gets 23." [3d8=2, 2, 4]
01[21:48] <Seira> "Whatever works," Seira agrees. "Let's take the precious metals along, and head somewhere where we can decypher the writings in peace?"
[21:50] <Alicia> "Before that I want to see what the source of that evil aura was - it's still there, just fainter," Alicia replies, casting resist energy again to protect herself from heat and wading into the ruins to find the source.
06[21:51] * Seira comes close enough for Lagann's detection range, and pin-points the aura for him, asking whether he sense anything from there.
[21:52] <Kotono> OOC: Where exactly are you going, Seira? With Alicia into the tent ruins?
01[21:53] <Seira> OOC: Detect Metal ranges 30ft, right? I want to spot the aura of evil with DE, and come within 30ft of it.
[21:53] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[21:54] <Kotono> Between detect evil and Lagann, the two are able to pinpoint the place in question. 10 feet down into the cold ground(Not so frozen thanks to the inferno you're surrounded by, it's embers finishing up now.), as if buried.
[21:56] <Alicia> "There must be a hollow, otherwise I wouldn't be able to detect it through so much dirt," Alicia tells Seira, clearing away some of the debris and then stabbing Hell Striker through the ground directly above the aura source, and jostling it around a bit to loosen the surrounding earth.
06[21:57] * Seira observes the proceeds, switching to focus on her magical sight.
[21:57] <Kotono> Ripping into the ground, Alicia finds that there is indeed a hollow. Resting in the ground is an old skeleton, a lareg axe still in it's grip. It's body still wears crude plate armor. An old cloak, decorated with eagle's feathers, sits on it's shoulders and covers it's skull and face.
[21:59] <Alicia> "Look familiar?" Alicia wonders aloud, digging a bit more of the earth away so she can hopefully see the source of the vile aura.
[21:59] <Kotono> The aura comes from the skeleton itself. It's about the same size as the ghost you just fought, more or less.
01[22:00] <Seira> "Nothing reads as magical, so he must already be inbued with this horrible aura rather than keep on drawing upon it."
01[22:00] <Seira> *imbued
06[22:00] * Alicia hums thoughtfully, and is then surrounded by a shimmering aura of white energy before she taps the skull to discharge the holy power into it.
[22:00] <Alicia> OOC: Dispel Evil
01[22:01] <Seira> roll 1d20+13
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 and gets 31." [1d20=18]
[22:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 22." [1d20=9]
[22:01] <Kotono> OOC: DC?
[22:02] <Alicia> OOC: 23
[22:03] <Kotono> The skull crumbles into dust at Alicia's touch. Much of the skeleton does the same, breaking apart, as if the years catch up to it all at once. However, Alicia can see that the faint evil continues to taint this place.
[22:05] <Alicia> "What?" Alicia takes a step back. "I... didn't expect that to happen," she admits. "Why would the corpse crumble but the aura remain? It should've been the other way around..."
01[22:06] <Seira> "For what it's worth, I think we need to resolve whatever issued it had in life and his frustration in death before it could be destroyed for good," Seira says with a shrug. "Hopefully this would put it down long enough."
[22:08] <Alicia> "Exorcism would be better. I can't imagine anything he cared about however many centuries ago has any relevance today," Alicia decides. "Regarless it seems like this is irrelevant to the sword we seek."
01[22:09] <Seira> "I'm somewhat tempted to ask you to blast a hole through the wreckage of this tent. What we seek could be below... but it's probably best to avoid something like that until we've decyphered the writings on the furs, isn't it?"
[22:11] <Alicia> "Lets go home and investigate that angle, then," Alicia nods and backs out of the ruined tent, wiping her feet in the snow to get the ash off. "Ready?"
06[22:11] * Seira gathers all that drew her interest, and nods. "Sure!"
06[22:12] * Alicia teleports them back to the roadside rest stop!
[22:12] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 70." [1d100=70]
[22:12] <Alicia> And then to Seira's inn!
[22:12] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 14." [1d100=14]
[22:14] <Kotono> You appear at Seira's inn without incident. As you appear, blessed warmth once again embracing you. Seira's backyard has a fair bit going on - Amaryl and Pollyanna are there, shooting at targets set up! Seira appears just as a pair of arrows whizz by her, one going by her left ear and one by the right!
[22:15] <Alicia> "Gyah! Didn't think it was in use!" Alicia exclaims, ducking down.
01[22:15] <Seira> "It's okay," she says, not in any hurry to get out of the way. "Fire can't hurt me and I have Stoneskin. I'm sure it'll be fine!"
[22:15] <Kotono> A flaming arrow gets Alicia where he head was a moment ago, the narrowest sort of miss! "S-Seira!" Amaryl yelps! "Gaaah! Duck! We're practicing out here!"
[22:16] <Kotono> Pollyanna winces, "Sorry, sorry! I didn't get you, did I, Alicia?"
06[22:16] * Seira laughs, approaching the pair of archers. "That's one of the more exciting greetings I got in a while!"
06[22:17] * Alicia pats her head as she stands up and quickly strides out of the firing line. "Just missed. Lucky I was warded against flame or I might've been singed... I didn't think anyone would be here."
[22:17] <Kotono> "That's why we're practicing here," Amaryl colors bright. "Seira, how was it out east?"
01[22:18] <Seira> "Cold. How are the goblin recruits? All those arrows flying around made me think of that affair, for some reason."
[22:19] <Kotono> "They're doing alright. I'm off duty today, so," Putting her bow up, "Why don't we go inside and talk, at least?"
01[22:19] <Seira> "So who was winning, before we showed up?" Seira asks curiously as she starts heading inside.
[22:25] <Kotono> OOC: What's your setup for the next day?
01[22:26] <Seira> OOC: I'll cast Extended Heroism on myself and Alicia, and presume she uses cold res, then we'll teleport to the mountain and go east~
[22:26] <Alicia> OOC: since fighting looks in the offing I'll bring Marie and Anty, we'll teleport to say five hundred yards to the east of the camp and keep waking from there
[22:28] <Kotono> OOC: Okay, so Amaryl, Marie and Antenora. Make sure they're in the #elysium topic? Heroism on those two, and cold res on everyone?
01[22:28] <Seira> OOC: I'll use the second extended Heroism on Amaryl, actually. You don't mind, Alicia?
[22:28] <Alicia> OOC: got to look  out for your girlfriend I guess
[22:29] <Alicia> OOC: cold resistance on PCs and Amaryl. The two outsiders have innate resistance.
[22:29] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[22:29] <Kotono> OOC: Roll your TPs when ready?
[22:29] <Alicia> roll 1d100 to rest stop
06[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 to rest stop and gets 48." [1d100=48]
[22:29] <Alicia> OOC: greater magic weapon on team Alicia as well
[22:29] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[22:30] <Alicia> roll 1d100 to camp seen casually?
06[22:30] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 to camp seen casually? and gets 18." [1d100=18]
[22:31] <Kotono> Woosh! The fiv eappear! The moment they do, they feel weakened and dull, vitality sapped away! Amaryl whimpers low in her throat, coughing, "I can barely breathe. This place is horrible!" she declares. "It feels as if I have one step into my sickbed."
[22:31] <Kotono> OOC: -3 con to all due to ongoing effect, ect.
[22:32] <Kotono> Antenora sniffs the air, and with a scowls, "Reminds me of Caina, only without the charm," she observes.
[22:32] <Alicia> "Lets just keep moving, hopefully with distance we'll feel better," Alicia sighs, starting to march to the east.
[22:33] <Alicia> "And the crushing glaciers?" Marie asks perkily, today dressed in a loose green dress that's easy to throw on, and with her bow and arrows slung around her hips.
01[22:33] <Seira> roll 1d10+10
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d10+10 and gets 18." [1d10=8]
[22:34] <Kotono> As the party travels in the relative 'lowlands', 45 minutes pass. It starts sloping upward jaggedly, though nothing the party can't handle. The camp is left behind. Here, there is a break. The rocky ground has a cairn of stones lying there, weathered but intact.
[22:35] <Kotono> Amaryl lingers closer to Seira, her hands standing on the hilt of the sun blade strapped to her belt.
[22:36] <Kotono> Antenora approaches, poking the cairn with the butt of her spear. "Mean anything to any of you?"
01[22:36] <Seira> "It will be a beautiful place once more, as soon as we take care of what caused this to come into being," Seira whispers to Amaryl, keeping close to her in turn.
[22:37] <Alicia> "Could be a burial marker," Alicia wonders, having a quick look for any evil while Marie checks for magic.
[22:37] <Kotono> "Probably." Antenora agrees, "I don't see any evil. Keep going?"
[22:37] <Alicia> "There might be directions like on the endless plains?" Marie wonders, looking all around on the cairns for any inscriptions.
[22:38] <Kotono> OOC: Search check, Marie?
[22:38] <Alicia> roll 1d20+1
06[22:38] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+1 and gets 4." [1d20=3]
[22:39] <Alicia> "No such luck," Marie shakes her head and then flies up on the off chance they show an arrow from above to indicate a direction.
[22:39] <Kotono> Marie flies up. It's an irregular pile of stones, pointing in no particular direction. The center ones look to hav emoved out slightly, as if something has pushed them from below, perhaps. Rising ground?
06[22:40] * Seira decides to check the cairn as well!
[22:40] <Alicia> "Hey, it looks like something pushed up from below!" Marie cries, fluttering back down. "Could be undead! Want me to check it out?"
01[22:40] <Seira> roll 1d20+25
06[22:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 and gets 40." [1d20=15]
06[22:40] * Alicia sighs and holds out her hands. "I'll hold your things," she agrees as Marie hands over her weapons and then turns incorporeal, her dress falling onto Alicia's arm before she descends through the earth where it rises.
06[22:41] * Seira returns to Amaryl's side, since Marie has taken the direct route.
[22:41] <Kotono> Marie descends down! Ten feet into the earth,s he comes onto a skeleton! It's the framework of a giant, long ago rendered unto it's grave. It's fleshless bones move, constantly pushing upwards in fain, struggling.
[22:42] <Kotono> Antenora peers down and then coughs. "Damnably short air. Is there anything magic can do about it?"
01[22:42] <Seira> "Clerical magic. Don't have it, sadly. Yet."
[22:42] <Alicia> "At least we're not actually up any of the mountains. It's far worse there," Alicia shakes her head as Marie returns.
[22:42] <Alicia> "There's an animated skeleton down there trying to dig its way out, but without much luck," the eladrin explains. "Another giant."
01[22:43] <Seira> "Want me to set it on fire?"
[22:43] <Alicia> "There's ten feet of earth in the way," Marie bobs in the air. "I doubt it's going anywhere, and if we deal with the source of the necromantic aura that'll make it settle down, right?"
01[22:44] <Seira> "That's the idea," Seira agrees. "Let's go further east?"
[22:44] <Kotono> "Let's," Antenora hurries along, a slow but ground eating pace.
[22:45] <Alicia> Marie returns to corporeal form and starts to get dressed again, recovering her weapons as well, while Alicia sighs. "I know it's difficult, but you should still wear underwear if you're going to wear dresses, Marie," she remonstrates.
[22:45] <Alicia> "Layers take too long!" the angelic fairy huffs in reply.
[22:45] <Kotono> "Besides, it's not like she has anything to hide. For a fairy, she's very cute," Antenora snickers.
[22:46] <Kotono> Amaryl coughs and leans on Seira briefly, "Will this get worse before we reach it, Seira?" she asks.
[22:46] <Alicia> "There's nothing wrong with a bit of modesty," Alicia replies primly, batting Marie off her head and continuing her journey.
01[22:46] <Seira> "For all that they protest when I say something like that..." Seira mutters quietly to Amaryl, shaking her head. "Probably," she responds to her query. "It's worse that the aura back in the lair, after all."
01[22:46] <Seira> *about that
[22:47] <Alicia> "I like wearing lots of clothes, but I just can't anymore!" Marie folds her arms indignantly. "I can't even wear shoes since they take forever to lace up!"
[22:47] <Alicia> "Don't worry, we'll get to the bottom of your new limitations," Alicia reassures half-heartedly. "Then you can go back to normal."
[22:49] <Kotono> Another thirty minutes of walking. The lower altitude, relatively, at least means the thin air isn't quite so bad. Still, as you walk, you csee something ahead. Flickering in and out of vision is a tall pillar, about another ten minutes away. It's about as large as a wizard's tower, as if crafted greatly over scale.
03[22:49] * miseryballosheadache is now known as LouisCypher
01[22:50] <Seira> "If that wasn't an invitation...."
[22:50] <Alicia> "A mirage? Or a symptom of the failing wards?" Alicia shades her eyes as she regards the tower ahead, before picking up her pace towards it.
01[22:51] <Seira> Once they've cut the distance to the tower in half, Seira intends to cast a Bull's Strength spell upon herself.
01[22:51] <Seira> *upon Amaryl.
[22:52] <Kotono> After another 5 minutes, they can see that the pillar is covered in vast arcane symbols. OOC: Make spot checks, all.
[22:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 A
06[22:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 A and gets 25." [1d20=18]
[22:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+6 M
06[22:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+6 M and gets 21." [1d20=15]
01[22:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+13
06[22:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 and gets 17." [1d20=4]
[22:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[22:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 34." [1d20=15]
[22:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[22:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 25." [1d20=9]
[22:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
06[22:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 24." [1d20=11]
[22:55] <Kotono> Antenora stops here, holding up her spear. "Careful!" she peers ahead, "Thirty feet ahead, they're barely visible, but I can see wraiths hiding in the ground, poking up to look."
01[22:55] <Seira> Sounds like a great time to cast Draconic Might!
[22:56] <Alicia> "Damn," Alicia pauses, starting to cast shield while Marie hovers close by her shoulder to benefit from the same spell while protecting Alicia in her own way.
[22:57] <Kotono> As the party reacts and prepares, teh wraiths come rising up and out! Seven of the ghostly things, shaped like shady men and women, hands reaching out! Amid them are two others, large ones that seem to throb with unholy undeath! OOC: Well, you avoided a painful ambush. Initiative?
[22:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 A
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 A and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[22:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 M
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 M and gets 13." [1d20=6]
06[22:58] * Seira casts Shield as well!
[22:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
06[22:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Antenora and gets 15." [1d20=10]
01[22:58] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
06[22:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 14." [1d20=8]
[22:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Amaryl
06[22:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Amaryl and gets 19." [1d20=12]
[22:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 seven wraiths
06[22:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 seven wraiths and gets 21." [1d20=14]
[22:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 big wraith 1
06[22:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 big wraith 1 and gets 24." [1d20=11]
[22:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 big wraith 2
06[22:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 big wraith 2 and gets 14." [1d20=1]
03[22:59] * Kotono changes topic to 'Dread Wraith 1>Wraiths(7)>Amaryl>Antenora>Seira=Dread Wraith 2>Alicia=Marie'
[23:01] <Kotono> One of the large ones charge right at Alicia, cold hands going to try and touch her and siphon away her life force!
[23:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16 touch AC, Alicia?
06[23:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 touch AC, Alicia? and gets 33." [1d20=17]
[23:01] <Alicia> OOC: 23 vs incorporeal
[23:01] <Kotono> roll 2d6 and fort
06[23:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 and fort and gets 8." [2d6=2, 6]
[23:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
06[23:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 39." [1d20=19]
[23:02] <Kotono> Alicia's body is touched by the hands, making her shudder all over! The mere contact is a violation, undeath energies lapping at her soul! A moment later, the wraithes surge forward in a wave! Two go at Alicia first, flanking her on either side!
[23:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[23:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5  and gets 20." [1d20=15]
06[23:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5  and gets 15." [1d20=10]
[23:02] <Kotono> OOC: Forgot flanking, doens't matter.
[23:02] <Kotono> But Alicia's quick reflexes save the day, as two others go for Seira and two for Antenora!
[23:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 AC here, Seira?
06[23:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 AC here, Seira? and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[23:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 AC here, Seira?
06[23:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 AC here, Seira? and gets 18." [1d20=11]
01[23:03] <Seira> OOC: 27 vs incorporeal
[23:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Antenora, AC 18
06[23:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Antenora, AC 18 and gets 26." [1d20=19]
[23:03] <Kotono> roll 1d4 doesn't penetrate her DR
06[23:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 doesn't penetrate her DR and gets 4." [1d4=4]
[23:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 no 1
06[23:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 no 1 and gets 40." [1d20=15]
[23:05] <Kotono> The last goes for Amaryl, tearing at her!
[23:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[23:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 18." [1d20=13]
[23:05] <Kotono> roll 1d4 and fort
06[23:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 and fort and gets 3." [1d4=3]
[23:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[23:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 25." [1d20=9]
[23:06] <Kotono> The horde of spirits is on them, tearing and ripping at the party! But none of them score the wounds that siphon away life and herald the eternal damnation of undeath! OOC: Amaryl.
[23:06] <Kotono> Amaryl's golden blade is out, shining with sunlight that shines right through the wraithes! Yet, unlike normal, they seem a little more solid, undisturbed! "Go back to the grave!" she calls.
[23:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 16." [1d20=1]
[23:07] <Kotono> But her blow misses the wraith, the sun blade a narrow, weak miss onto it! OOC: Anty's up.
[23:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 not my finest moment there
06[23:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 not my finest moment there and gets 29." [1d20=19]
[23:08] <Kotono> roll 3d10+24
06[23:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d10+24 and gets 46." [3d10=6, 6, 10]
03[23:08] * Kotono changes topic to 'Dread Wraith 1>Wraiths(6)>Amaryl>Antenora>Seira=Dread Wraith 2>Alicia=Marie'
[23:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 not my finest moment there why did I not confirm the crit first why
06[23:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 not my finest moment there why did I not confirm the crit first why and gets 19." [1d20=9]
[23:09] <Kotono> As Amaryl slashes, one glowing pass of the sword dissolves the wraith into nothingness! Antenora flies up away from her attackers quickly, hurling her rope at the large dread wraith menacing Alicia!
[23:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[23:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 31." [1d20=12]
[23:10] <Kotono> The rope wraps around the wraith, making it's body seem even more solid! It struggles in it's grasp, bound by the rope! OOC: Seira and the second dread wraithe are up.
[23:11] <Kotono> The second wraithe is quick, going right for Amaryl with a panicked haste, reaching out for her!
[23:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[23:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 26." [1d20=10]
[23:11] <Kotono> roll 2d6 and fort
06[23:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 and fort and gets 7." [2d6=4, 3]
[23:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+16
06[23:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 21." [1d20=5]
[23:11] <Kotono> roll 1d8 con drain owwies
06[23:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 con drain owwies and gets 7." [1d8=7]
[23:12] <Kotono> OOC: +2 for heroism, still fails the DC.
[23:12] <Kotono> The touch of the beast turns Amaryl into gray, waxen color, making her nearly fall over! She cries out in wordless dismay!
06[23:16] * Seira snarls at the presumptious shadow, ducking away from her own assailants and making her way to Amaryl's side. Once there, she dives right into the large shadow with the Resort!
01[23:16] <Seira> OOC: Stoneskin, I'll tumble as much as I can
[23:16] <Kotono> OOC: You can tumble. Carry on.
01[23:16] <Seira> roll 1d20+20 smiting the wraith
06[23:16] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 smiting the wraith and gets 27." [1d20=7]
[23:17] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
01[23:17] <Seira> roll 3d8+11+6d8 die!
06[23:17] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+11+6d8 die! and gets 63." [3d8=8, 4, 7][6d8=4, 6, 7, 3, 8, 5]
[23:17] <Kotono> OOC: d100, Seira, dur dur.
01[23:18] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 58." [1d100=58]
[23:18] <Kotono> OOC: Carry on.
01[23:18] <Seira> OOC: I did, feel free to let it die!
[23:18] <Kotono> The dread wraithe is smitten by the power of the Third Resort, staggered back and steaming in the sunlight! IT hisses at SEira, intact if woundeD! OOC: Team Alicia's up.
[23:18] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 knowledge devotion
06[23:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 knowledge devotion and gets 16." [1d20=6]
06[23:19] * Alicia attempts to slay the larger wraith currently harassing her!
[23:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 -5 power attack
06[23:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 -5 power attack and gets 34." [1d20=14]
[23:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 -5 power attack
06[23:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 -5 power attack and gets 39." [1d20=19]
[23:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 -5 power attack crit check
06[23:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 -5 power attack crit check and gets 33." [1d20=13]
[23:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 -5 power attack
06[23:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 -5 power attack and gets 19." [1d20=4]
[23:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 -5 power attack
06[23:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 -5 power attack and gets 29." [1d20=14]
[23:19] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 -5 power attack
06[23:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 -5 power attack and gets 15." [1d20=5]
[23:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 -5 power attack
06[23:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 -5 power attack and gets 22." [1d20=12]
[23:20] <Kotono> OOC: 4 hits, no d100s thanks tot he ghost rope.
[23:20] <Alicia> roll 5d8+80+4d6+8d6+4d8
06[23:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d8+80+4d6+8d6+4d8 and gets 164." [5d8=1, 6, 6, 3, 6][4d6=1, 1, 6, 2][8d6=5, 3, 2, 6, 2, 1, 3, 6][4d8=5, 6, 5, 8]
03[23:20] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wraiths(6)>Amaryl>Antenora>Seira=Dread Wraith 2>Alicia=Marie'
[23:21] <Alicia> Marie meanwhile fires a barrage of arrows at one of the wraiths flanking Alicia, sticking protectively close!
[23:21] <Kotono> With it's body visible and an easy target, Alicia obliterates the wraith, it's form withering back into the realms beyond!
[23:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23
06[23:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 and gets 33." [1d20=10]
[23:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18
06[23:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 and gets 30." [1d20=12]
[23:21] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13
06[23:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 and gets 27." [1d20=14]
[23:21] <Alicia> roll 3#1d100
06[23:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 3#1d100 and gets 90." [3#1d100 = 4, 53, 33]
[23:21] <Alicia> roll 1d4+3+1d6+1d4
06[23:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+3+1d6+1d4 and gets 13." [1d4=1][1d6=6][1d4=3]

[Corwin]

[19:37] <Kotono> <Alicia> Marie meanwhile fires a barrage of arrows at one of the wraiths flanking Alicia, sticking protectively close!
[19:37] <Kotono> > With it's body visible and an easy target, Alicia obliterates the wraith, it's form withering back into the realms beyond!
[19:37] <Kotono> <Alicia> roll 1d20+23
[19:37] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 and gets 33." [1d20=10]
[19:37] <Kotono> <Alicia> roll 1d20+18
[19:37] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 and gets 30." [1d20=12]
[19:37] <Kotono> <Alicia> roll 1d20+13
[19:37] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 and gets 27." [1d20=14]
[19:37] <Kotono> <Alicia> roll 3#1d100
[19:37] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 3#1d100 and gets 90." [3#1d100 = 4, 53, 33]
[19:37] <Kotono> <Alicia> roll 1d4+3+1d6+1d4
[19:37] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+3+1d6+1d4 and gets 13." [1d4=1][1d6=6][1d4=3]
[19:39] <Kotono> Marie fire an arrow at the horde, shooting off and with one shot shocking and disturbing her target! The two wraiths on Alicia continue to assail her, flanking the paladin!
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
06[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 24." [1d20=17]
06[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 21." [1d20=14]
[19:39] <Kotono> OOC: Touch AC?
[19:39] <Alicia> OOC: 23 vs incorporeal
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 1d4 and a fort save
06[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 and a fort save and gets 1." [1d4=1]
[19:39] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22
06[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 and gets 24." [1d20=2]
[19:41] <Kotono> As Alicia fends off the ghosts, one touching her but coming to little effect, with the two on Seira flying over at the movement! One goes to Seira, however, while one goes to Amaryl's flank!
[19:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Seira
06[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Seira and gets 24." [1d20=19]
[19:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Amaryl ACs?
06[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Amaryl ACs? and gets 16." [1d20=9]
01[19:41] <Seira> OOC: 27 vs them
[19:41] <Kotono> roll 1d4 and fort save
06[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 and fort save and gets 3." [1d4=3]
[19:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 DC 15
06[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 DC 15 and gets 12." [1d20=1]
[19:43] <Kotono> roll 1d6 at least she can hope this one rolls low
06[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 at least she can hope this one rolls low and gets 6." [1d6=6]
[19:45] <Kotono> The touch gets Amaryl right between the shoulderblades! She screams at the top of her lungs, yet it barely makes any sound! 'S-Seira...!' the thought slams into Seira's mind, as Amaryl crumples over! Of the last two, one pursues Antenora, while another goes for Marie!
[19:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Antenora
06[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Antenora and gets 21." [1d20=16]
[19:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Marie
06[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Marie and gets 20." [1d20=15]
[19:45] <Alicia> OOC: AC 25 for Marie
[19:46] <Kotono> roll 1d4 and fort
06[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 and fort and gets 1." [1d4=1]
[19:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+22
01[19:46] <Seira> "This can't be happening!" Seira exclaims in disbelief, looking around wildly at the surrounding wraiths.
06[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 and gets 40." [1d20=18]
[19:46] <Kotono> Antenora is grazed, not seeming to even feel it in her fury! Amaryl lies there, as...
[19:46] <Kotono> roll 1d100 stabilization
06[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 stabilization and gets 62." [1d100=62]
[19:47] <Kotono> "Dammit!" Antenora swears, holy fury filling her! Healing energy touches Amaryl, as she charges all out at the dire wraith!
[19:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+21 (+2 charge, +7 smite -9 PA 9/10 FS +10 HP Amaryl)
06[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 (+2 charge, +7 smite -9 PA 9/10 FS +10 HP Amaryl) and gets 23." [1d20=2]
[19:50] <Kotono> roll 1d100 since that puts her just at it's AC
06[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 since that puts her just at it's AC and gets 76." [1d100=76]
[19:51] <Kotono> roll 2d8+62
06[19:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+62 and gets 74." [2d8=4, 8]
03[19:52] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wraiths(6)>Amaryl>Antenora>Seira>Alicia=Marie'
[19:53] <Kotono> Antenora pounces forward, impaling the dread wraith in the back! It's form twists as holy power fills it, ripping apart into it's second oblivion! Amaryl rises to her knees at this, dazed and shaking all over! Her flesh is pale as fresh milk, her gaze bloodshot and hands shaking! OOC: Seira.
01[19:57] <Seira> "Lagann, strike!" Seira snaps angrily, gesturing at the Sun Blade. She breathes a gout of flame at the wraith that's right in her face, ducking to step protectively over Amaryl and summoning phantom teeth of force to gnaw at the one that almost destroyed the elf!
01[19:58] <Seira> roll 10d8 fire
06[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10d8 fire and gets 44." [10d8=3, 6, 7, 3, 2, 4, 4, 3, 4, 8]
01[19:58] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 91." [1d100=91]
01[19:58] <Seira> roll 10d6 force
06[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10d6 force and gets 40." [10d6=5, 1, 4, 6, 6, 5, 1, 5, 2, 5]
01[19:58] <Seira> OOC: Saves are 23 and 22, respectfully
01[19:59] <Seira> roll 1d4
06[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4 and gets 3." [1d4=3]
[20:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
06[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 13." [1d20=9]
[20:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
06[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 9." [1d20=5]
[20:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 second will AoO you since they crave liiiife
06[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 second will AoO you since they crave liiiife and gets 9." [1d20=4]
03[20:01] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wraiths(4)>Amaryl>Antenora>Seira>Alicia=Marie'
[20:03] <Kotono> The two close wraiths are torn apart by flame and force, as the Sun Blade raises up! It goes for one of the nearby wraiths, directed!
[20:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
06[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 26." [1d20=16]
[20:03] <Kotono> roll 2d10+8
06[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10+8 and gets 12." [2d10=2, 2]
[20:03] <Kotono> One of the surviving wraiths screams, shaking all over as the Sun Blade penetrates it! OOC: Alicia and Marie.
[20:06] <Alicia> "Marie, get Amaryl out of there!" Alicia snaps as she slices into the two wraiths surrounding her, while her familiar disengages 30 feet from the wraith attacking her before trading places with a hopefully willing Amaryl.
[20:06] <Alicia> OOC: wraith gets aoo on Marie
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Marie liiife
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Marie liiife and gets 9." [1d20=4]
[20:07] <Kotono> OOC: Resolve Alicia's attacks first.
[20:07] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 -5pa, will attack the two flanking me in sequence, moving to the next after the first dies
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 -5pa, will attack the two flanking me in sequence, moving to the next after the first dies and gets 37." [1d20=17]
[20:07] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 -5pa
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 -5pa and gets 26." [1d20=6]
[20:07] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 -5pa
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 -5pa and gets 19." [1d20=4]
[20:07] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 -5pa
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 -5pa and gets 27." [1d20=12]
[20:07] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 -5pa
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 -5pa and gets 12." [1d20=2]
[20:07] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 -5pa
06[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 -5pa and gets 22." [1d20=12]
[20:08] <Kotono> OOC: All but the 12 hit. Roll d100s.
[20:08] <Alicia> roll 5#1d100
06[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5#1d100 and gets 237." [5#1d100 = 4, 23, 73, 57, 80]
[20:08] <Alicia> roll 1d8+16+2d6+1d6+1d8
06[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+16+2d6+1d6+1d8 and gets 35." [1d8=2][2d6=4, 2][1d6=3][1d8=8]
[20:08] <Alicia> roll 1d8+16+2d6+1d6+1d8
06[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+16+2d6+1d6+1d8 and gets 38." [1d8=1][2d6=5, 4][1d6=4][1d8=8]
[20:08] <Alicia> roll 1d8+16+2d6+1d6+1d8
06[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d8+16+2d6+1d6+1d8 and gets 39." [1d8=5][2d6=5, 1][1d6=4][1d8=8]
03[20:08] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wraiths(2)>Amaryl>Antenora>Seira>Alicia=Marie'
[20:09] <Kotono> Alicia rips through the phantasms with aggressive fury, putting th em to rest! A moment later, Marie is where Amaryl was! Amaryl lies on the rocky ground, spasming and coughing! OOC: Wraiths are up.
[20:09] <Kotono> The wraith on Antenora continues to chase her, going to claim her life force!
[20:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 7." [1d20=2]
[20:10] <Kotono> The other reaches out for Seira!
[20:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
06[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 24." [1d20=19]
[20:11] <Kotono> But they both miss, foiled away quickly! Amaryl staggers, trying to rise and failing, 'S-seira...I can't...see right...it hurts...are you there, Seira? What should I do? I'm so cold...'
01[20:13] <Seira> If she's like that, using the ring is dangerous! 'Get ready to leave,' Seira thinks back to Amaryl. 'I'll be there soon. It'll be alright!'
[20:14] <Kotono> In her daze, Amaryl thus defends herself and waits! Antenora flies back 30 feet in an instant, boots glowing, before she charges the wraith on her!
[20:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 (+7 smite, +2 FS 8/10, +2 weapon, +2 charge, -14 PA)
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 (+7 smite, +2 FS 8/10, +2 weapon, +2 charge, -14 PA) and gets 25." [1d20=5]
[20:15] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 70." [1d100=70]
[20:15] <Kotono> roll 2d8+1d6+82
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+1d6+82 and gets 92." [2d8=3, 3][1d6=4]
03[20:15] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wraiths(1)>Amaryl>Antenora>Seira>Alicia=Marie'
[20:16] <Kotono> Charging right into the phantasm, Antenora's charge obliterates the defiant wraith, leaving only one lefT! OOC: Seira.
06[20:16] * Seira would like nothing more than to tear the wraith apart with her bare hands, but she can't lose herself like this, not when Amaryl needs her. She makes her way over to Amaryl, reaching her due to calling upon Waukeen's power, and redirects the phantom teeth at the wraith to destroy it.
01[20:16] <Seira> roll 10d6 force
06[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 10d6 force and gets 33." [10d6=1, 6, 1, 4, 5, 1, 5, 3, 4, 3]
[20:16] <Kotono> With those teeth of force, the last phantasm is obliterated! The rocky heighs are silent, savef or the hard, strained intake of breath in the thin air! OOC: Free act.
06[20:17] * Seira picks Amaryl up, holding her close to her chest. "Can you take us back, Alicia?" she requests.
06[20:17] * Alicia puts her sword away and marches straight towards Seira and Amaryl. "Marie, Antenora, get over here. We're leaving," she announces in a clipped voice.
[20:18] <Kotono> "Far too close," Antenora says, trotting along. "Everyone else alright?" Then, looking down at Amaryl, "We'll get you safe."
06[20:18] * Alicia first teleports the group to the rest stop on the road.
01[20:18] <Seira> roll 2d8+10 heal
06[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d8+10 heal and gets 19." [2d8=4, 5]
[20:18] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 42." [1d100=42]
[20:18] <Alicia> And then to the temple of Waukeen in Balmuria.
[20:18] <Alicia> roll 1d100 studied carefully
06[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 studied carefully and gets 6." [1d100=6]
[20:20] <Kotono> The temple of Waukeen is sunny and busy. The apperance of the five gets many a look from the churchgoers, while Amaryl groans softly in Seira's arms.
01[20:21] <Seira> They can wait in Gilartal's chambers, and Seira strides towards them. It is hard to believe the temple lacks in restorations or even a heal spell.
[20:26] <Kotono> The next day, the group meets at Seira's inn. Amaryl isn't there this time as they meet, ready to go...OOC: Do your dicing for the TPs?
[20:26] <Alicia> roll 1d100 to rest stop
06[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 to rest stop and gets 99." [1d100=99]
[20:26] <Alicia> OOC: off target
[20:27] <Kotono> roll 1d10
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 6." [1d10=6]
[20:27] <Kotono> roll 1d10
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 10." [1d10=10]
[20:27] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 7." [1d9=7]
01[20:27] <Seira> roll 1d10+10
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d10+10 and gets 20." [1d10=10]
[20:28] <Kotono> Woosh! The party teleports...and my, it's...green here. Very green. You stand in the middle of Pallanth somewhere, not your destination at all. The trees are all wrong, the path far different from the one you aimed for.
[20:28] <Kotono> Antenora cocks her head about, "Miserable luck. Try again?"
[20:29] <Alicia> "We might still be close enough, anyway," Alicia hazards, attempting to reach the site of yesterday's battle.
[20:29] <Alicia> roll 1d100 seen once
06[20:29] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 seen once and gets 12." [1d100=12]
[20:29] <Alicia> OOC: wait, that should've been similar area, not off target above, if it actually matters
[20:30] <Kotono> OOC: It's fine, nothing happened in this case so I'm just going to handwave it.
[20:30] <Kotono> With a second teleport, the party appears at the bttleground from yesterday!
06[20:31] * Seira quietly casts an extended Shield.
[20:31] <Alicia> At this stage Alicia casts shield, sharing the benefit with her familiar who remains close at hand. "Keep an eye out for any other troublemakers," she suggests as she leads the way towards the tower ahead.
[20:31] <Kotono> As you start to walk ahead, "Can you imbue with that spell as well," Antenora asks, "I'm not entirely confident about stopping ethereal attackers again, I had trouble with the lesser wraiths."
06[20:32] * Seira glances at Antenora. "Left the ring at home, but Alicia could, probably."
[20:32] <Alicia> "Sure," Alicia nods to Antenora, channeling a shield spell into her sword and tapping the erinyes lightly to transfer it over.
06[20:32] * Seira decides she might as well activate her boots, at that.
[20:32] <Kotono> "How's Amaryl doing?" Antenora asks as they start to walk ahead towards the pillar again. "Resting comfortably?"
01[20:33] <Seira> "It's not fair. Bad luck like that... it's not easy for her to come along as it is."
[20:34] <Kotono> "She survived. She'll grow stronger after that," Antenora peers ahead, a hand over her eyes to stop sunglare. "Alicia trains the city guard, you know. Have her do some drills with her, focusing on speed and defense?"
[20:35] <Alicia> "It wasn't bad luck, she was facing things she really shouldn't have been," Alicia puts in her thoughts. "I wouldn't even dream of bringing any of the guardsmen along for something like this - they'd get massacred."
01[20:35] <Seira> "I know you mean well," Seira responds, "but I'm actually quite confident in my own methods."
01[20:36] <Seira> "It is a simple truth that our homes are hardly safe. It's not like our enemies will just cooperate on that out of the goodness of their hearts."
[20:37] <Kotono> As you approach, you can see the pillar more clearly. It flickers in and out of sight, more towards in sight as you approach. It is often only an outline, sometimes flaring into full visibility.  From it, lines of barely visible power run, wrapping around in the starts of what might be some sort of dome.
[20:38] <Alicia> "They're safer than here," Alicia replies bluntly. "None of those wraiths were able to really hurt any of us three, but Amaryl didn't stand a chance against them. She shouldn't be pressed to fight the same things we do."
01[20:39] <Seira> "She's really strong and one day you'll see it, too," Seira says stubbornly.
[20:39] <Kotono> "She's stronger than most," Antenora agrees, "But even a strong man dies if they face something too much for them." But she stops here, looking ahead at the pillar.
06[20:41] * Alicia frowns as she approaches the dome. "She won't thank you for your faith in her abilities if it gets her killed."
06[20:42] * Seira doesn't react besides looking depressed.
06[20:43] * Alicia experimentally picks up a rock or clod of dirt and tosses it at the dome once she's fifty feet away from it.
[20:43] <Kotono> The dome ripples as the rock slowly pushes through it, landing on the other sidea fter several long seconds of extra hang time.
[20:44] <Kotono> The start of the dome is large, with the entire thing perhaps reaching high into the sky. It's no small affair, but instead the start of something vast. Perhaps, as you can only see a few of the lines near the pillar, fading into unseen-ness after.
06[20:44] * Seira tries pushing past the dome herself.
[20:45] <Kotono> Seira pushes past the pillar! It's like walking through mollasses. Slow and hard, but not impossible. On the other side she feels as if death has come to touch her! She is bombarded with feelings of her end, as if another breath will be her very last. OOC: Seira, the -3 you're under increases to -6 here. If you don't run back out immediately, note that in topic HP.
06[20:46] * Seira grunts. "Horrible place."
[20:47] <Kotono> "How bad?" Antenora calls, her voice sounding drawn out and distorted to Seira's ears, but normal to everyone else.
01[20:48] <Seira> "Very."
06[20:48] * Seira tries going ahead a bit to see if the situation would get worse. "But nothing here can hurt us, really, right?"
[20:48] <Kotono> Seira goes ahead several steps. It doesn't feel any more hellish than it already is.
[20:49] <Alicia> "Marie, wait here for a second, then try to swap places with me once I'm through? I want to check in case it blocks teleportation," Marie tells her familiar as she pushes through the barrier. Once she's through, Marie uses her bracelet to trade places.
[20:49] <Alicia> *Alicia tells her familiar
[20:49] <Kotono> "Is this the barrier, then?" Antenora trots over to the pillar, eyeing it long.
[20:49] <Kotono> OOC: d100?
[20:49] <Kotono> OOC: I know it's not TP.
[20:49] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 16." [1d100=16]
[20:50] <Kotono> Marie appears outside of the barrier! Alicia doesn't travel, however.
[20:50] <Kotono> OOC: Gah, premature.
[20:50] <Kotono> Marie appears outside of the barrier! Alicia doesn't travel, however. This results in Marie being right pressed against Alicia's stomach, under her breastplate and armor and against her skin.
[20:51] <Alicia> Marie cries out before promptly turning incorporeal to escape!
06[20:52] * Alicia grimaces and proceeds to pull several sharp objects along with Marie's clothing out from under her own attire, handing them over as Marie reverts to her humanoid form and redresses. "We won't be able to teleport out of here... and I bet that's what's also holding back the worst of the deathly aura, so I wouldn't dispel it even if I could."
[20:53] <Kotono> Antenora turns and shakes her head, "That's almost funny," she observes. "At least you didn't end up inAlicia's innards."
01[20:53] <Seira> "This actually isn't funny," Seira mutters. "But pretty damn horrible. Let's go."
06[20:53] * Alicia looks even more queasy at Antenora's observation, but nonetheless draws her sword and advances to the tower itself, Marie warily following.
06[20:54] * Alicia also recasts shield on Marie so she won't have to stay too close to benefit.
[20:54] <Kotono> The others step past the barrier, Antenora grimacing all over. "Just trying to lighten the mood," she notes as they head in! OOC: Just going to head further in?
06[20:54] * Seira draws the Sun Blade with a grimace. "The air itself is dead, the mood stillborn with it."
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 48." [1d100=48]
[20:55] <Alicia> OOC: till we reach the tower itself and see what's what
[20:56] <Kotono> OOC: You're AT the pillar mentioned. You approached it and saw the lines of power coming out from it.
[20:56] <Kotono> OOC: Hell, Antenora went to look at it.
06[20:57] * Seira looks for a door to kick in.
[20:57] <Alicia> OOC: sorry, I thought there was a dome around it and we were at that
06[20:57] * Seira casts Draconic Might for that very exalted purpose.
[20:58] <Kotono> The pillar doesn't seem to have a door. Just magical runes and symbols all over it's surface, as it flickers in and out of sight! The dome is only hinted at, the pillar being a part of it, or perhaps a stake driven into the ground, like a tent's stake.
01[20:58] <Seira> roll 1d20+24 spellcraft
06[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 spellcraft and gets 36." [1d20=12]
[20:58] <Kotono> OOC: Studying the symbols or some such?
01[20:59] <Seira> OOC: Yes
[20:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7 I'll aid
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 I'll aid and gets 20." [1d20=13]
[20:59] <Alicia> roll 1d20+9 as will Marie
06[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+9 as will Marie and gets 21." [1d20=12]
[20:59] <Kotono> OOC: Can you aid spellcraft untrained?
01[20:59] <Seira> OOC: Familiars use the master's skills, no?
[20:59] <Alicia> OOC: it's trained only
[21:00] <Kotono> OOC: I mean Antenora may try to help if it's not trained only. But it is, so moot.
[21:01] <Kotono> It takes some time, the flickering pillar making it harder. But with patience and skill and help, Seira starts to decypher the symbols. They are marvelously complex and of high magical skill, beyond that of wizards of this age. It is an abjuration, to ward against the energy of Arondaaq and to stop teleportation, travel, divinations, almost everything that could get through. Four pillars are connected on the cardinal compass points, this is
[21:02] <Kotono> Four pillars are connected on the cardinal compass points, this is the eastern one. The dweomer connects in the center. This pillar has started to fail, it's magic damaged and eroded. Seira notices that the way it's designed is very friendly to read, making understanding it and replacing what was lost not too difficult at all. It's as if someone made an effort to make it so.
01[21:03] <Seira> "They tried to contain the sword, as we've thought, and block teleportation, divinations and just about anything. And they left a manual behind. I'm a bit insulted, but that's just my bad mood talking, likely."
06[21:04] * Seira tries to estimate just how easy fixing the pillar would be, or which materials and magics would be required.
[21:04] <Kotono> OOC: K A check?
[21:04] <Alicia> "Why insulted?" Alicia asks, rubbing her eyes briefly after straining to read the flickering symbols herself.
01[21:05] <Seira> OOC: I'll take 10 for 32
[21:05] <Kotono> "If they did that, did they suspect the wards may fail eventually?" Antenora keeps her gaze travelling around all the while, keeping watch.
03[21:05] * taibed is now known as asdgsdfasdfhgdfsa
01[21:06] <Seira> "It's like an explanation for a child," Seira elaborates unhappily. "Desjardin wasn't kidding when he said the old fogies didn't have a bit of hope for the future generations."
06[21:06] * Seira tries to estimate where the other pillars would be, how one might approach a working pillar, and where the epicenter is.
[21:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+19
06[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 and gets 21." [1d20=2]
[21:07] <Kotono> "I'll take the condesension if it seals this sword back up." Antenora's peers ahead briefly, before turning back to Seira.
[21:07] <Alicia> "Yes, perish the thought that magic not only be the preserve of ancient hidebound scholars who fear sunlight," Alicia muses dryly. "Makes you wonder why they didn't just use the permanency spell, though."
01[21:07] <Seira> "Yes, well. If we can't even handle sealing the sword that only wounded the God-King, we're pretty damn far from taking him on."
06[21:08] * Seira frowns. "Maybe they had. This energy cheats pretty strongly, given the wraiths operated in sunlight."
[21:09] <Alicia> "They probably didn't care about anyone fighting that guy, they just wanted to make sure anyone who found this place could reseal it easily. Y'know, to stop it making local dragons go crazy and stuff?" Marie wonders.
01[21:10] <Seira> "Okay, I have what we came here for," Seira announces. "We need a week and about ten thousand gold worth of diamond dust and ink and all the good stuff."
[21:11] <Alicia> "I can afford that. Lets get out of here and teleport home, then?" Alicia suggests, eager to be away.
[21:11] <Kotono> "Let's," Antenora agrees. "The sooner the better."
01[21:11] <Seira> "I'll pitch in, naturally," Seira says, hardly sounding happy. "Let's go, yes."
06[21:12] * Alicia attempts to retreat back out of the barrier!
[21:12] <Kotono> The party is able to leave the barrier without incident.
[21:13] <Kotono> "I can contribue, too," Antenora offers, "I have some money and it's a good cause. Are you going to reseal the barrier and let Arondaaq lie?"
[21:13] <Alicia> "We'll probably need it eventually, but best to keep it well protected until that day comes," is Alicia's opinion on the matter.
01[21:13] <Seira> "I'll key myself in," Seira responds. "It seems possible. When it's time, I'll wield it."
[21:14] <Alicia> "We'll see what happens when the time comes," Alicia replies ambivalently as she teleports them to the rest stop.
[21:14] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 55." [1d100=55]
[21:14] <Alicia> And then back home.
[21:14] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 33." [1d100=33]
[21:15] <Kotono> OOC: What are you guys going to do now?
01[21:15] <Seira> OOC: This
[21:15] <Kotono> OOC: Going to go buy supplies and reagents and come back to this, eh? Same party/setup as last time? Post in the loot topic for how much you're buying?
[21:15] <Alicia> OOC: we'll pay 3,333gp each while Seira does secretive magic work for a week?
01[21:16] <Seira> OOC: Pretty much. Any final check will have IGNORANCE behind it.
01[21:17] <Seira> OOC: And the wards would be hacked so only I could return if we ever decide to go there.
[21:18] <Kotono> OOC: Declare who's going back on the next day and make your TP rolls?
01[21:18] <Seira> OOC: Alicia will watch over me, hopefully?
[21:18] <Alicia> OOC: Shouldn't be any fighting, so Marie and Anty can stay behind.
[21:18] <Alicia> roll 1d100 to rest stop
06[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 to rest stop and gets 77." [1d100=77]
[21:18] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[21:19] <Alicia> roll 1d100 to just outside barrier
06[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 to just outside barrier and gets 77." [1d100=77]
[21:19] <Alicia> OOC: seen casually, sinc we spent a while there
[21:19] <Kotono> The pair teleports to the mountains! It's a cloudy, bitterly cold day. Seira and Alicia appear as desired, the flickering barrier ahead of them.
[21:20] <Alicia> "How long do you expect this to take?" Alicia asks, looking around to make sure no fresh undead are in the vicinity.
[21:20] <Kotono> OOC: Spot check?
[21:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
06[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 and gets 14." [1d20=7]
[21:20] <Kotono> It looks pretty quiet today. Nothing's afoul.
01[21:20] <Seira> roll 1d20+13
06[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 and gets 25." [1d20=12]
[21:21] <Kotono> It looks pretty quiet to Seira, too. Nothing's off or wrong.
01[21:21] <Seira> "A lot. If spending prolongued time here will be bad for our health, we'll just have to take more than a week."
[21:23] <Alicia> "Well, better get to work," Alicia braves the barrier, pushing towards the pillar so she can make herself comfortable as possible while watching over Seira.
06[21:23] * Seira starts working on the wards.
[21:23] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 61." [1d100=61]
[21:23] <Kotono> OOC: Make a spellcraft check, Seira?
01[21:23] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
06[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 41." [1d20=17]
[21:24] <Kotono> The first day passes in a painful, wheezing haze. Alicia and Seira feel tired and worn outat the end, but the day's work seems to have gone well enough. It was mostly setting the stage for the more complex repairs.
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 1d100 to rest stop
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 to rest stop and gets 78." [1d100=78]
[21:26] <Alicia> roll 1d100 home
06[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 home and gets 33." [1d100=33]
[21:29] <Kotono> The next day, the two meet at Alicia's house, ready to go whenever they are ready.
[21:30] <Alicia> Before they do, Alicia asks, "Seira, did you notice any sores or lesions on your body last night?"
06[21:30] * Seira shakes her head. "You had, then?"
[21:31] <Alicia> "Yes. I'm assuming it's a symptom of the negative energy at the wards - channelling positive energy cleared it right up, but if it didn't affect you maybe it's something else... Well, I'll see how I feel after today. Ready to go?"
01[21:32] <Seira> "I'd suggest you stay outside the dome, and I've prepared an Alarm spell. That should help."
[21:32] <Alicia> "Alright. I'll be close at hand if necessary, regardless," Alicia agrees, teleporting them to the rest stop.
[21:32] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 91." [1d100=91]
[21:32] <Alicia> And then to the dome.
[21:32] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 28." [1d100=28]
[21:33] <Kotono> Woosh! It's still overcast and death-cold here, the thin air brutal. But there's no immediate problems here at all, the pillar and dome waiting for you.
06[21:33] * Alicia settles just outside the dome, lighting a campfire while she keeps watch.
06[21:33] * Seira casts Alarm first, setting it to be audible, before breeching the barrier and resuming her work.
[21:34] <Kotono> roll 1d10
06[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 6." [1d10=6]
[21:34] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 54." [1d100=54]
[21:34] <Kotono> OOC: Make a spellcraft check, Seira.
01[21:36] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
06[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 28." [1d20=4]
[21:36] <Kotono> Seira works hard this day, making more progress. She's used about 1/5th of the reagents now, the pillar flickering ever so slightly less. An unnatural silence stays over the area the entire day, utter lifelessness.
01[21:37] <Seira> "Let's go," she says after a miserable day's work, backing away from the pillar. "I don't think I can do more today."
06[21:38] * Alicia is only too eager to go home after today. A trip to Ysgard would be nice once this is done, she reflects.
[21:38] <Alicia> roll 1d100 rest stop
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 rest stop and gets 57." [1d100=57]
[21:38] <Alicia> roll 1d100 home
06[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 home and gets 10." [1d100=10]
01[21:40] <Seira> roll 2d8+10
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d8+10 and gets 18." [2d8=6, 2]
[21:41] <Kotono> The next morning, the two meet up at Seira's inn, another day of this looming.
[21:41] <Alicia> "Another lesion last night," Alicia reports. "I think once this is done I'll go back to Ysgard for an afternoon. The positive energy there will be good for me."
01[21:42] <Seira> "I'm not immune to this, either," Seira admits. "I'll try to push myself today, in hopes of getting the critical part done."
[21:42] <Alicia> "The sooner the better," Alicia agrees as she teleports them onwards.
[21:42] <Alicia> roll 1d100 rest stop
06[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 rest stop and gets 53." [1d100=53]
[21:43] <Alicia> roll 1d100 dome
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 dome and gets 96." [1d100=96]
[21:43] <Alicia> OOC: off target
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 1d10
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 1d10
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 10." [1d10=10]
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 2." [1d10=2]
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 1." [1d9=1]
[21:43] <Kotono> Splash! The two of you appear amid loose ice floes! The problem is that the ice isn't that solid - you plunge right through after a second into hyperfreezing water!
[21:44] <Kotono> OOC: Strike.
[21:44] <Kotono> Thet wo appear on a floe of ice! It's freezing here! It's just solid enough to support you, cracks and cobwebs forming, but the entire thing isn't giving!
[21:45] <Alicia> "Off target," Alicia grimaces, thankfully warded against cold. "One moment..." she tries again.
06[21:45] * Seira commits the spot to memory out of mere curiousity.
[21:45] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[21:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 24." [1d100=24]
[21:45] <Kotono> This time you appear without incident! There is no sunlight at all, dead black clouds hiding the sky. Alicia finds she can barely see anything, Seira's darkvision helping her out.
06[21:46] * Alicia pops down a fire from her survival pouch to provide light and warmth.
06[21:46] * Seira just grimaces, and gets to work after setting the Alarm spell.
[21:46] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[21:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 57." [1d100=57]
[21:46] <Kotono> OOC: Make a spot check, Alicia?
06[21:47] * Alicia settles into a routine of channeling a fraction of positive energy into herself every hour in hopes of staving off the negative energy before it becomes a problem.
[21:47] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
06[21:47] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[21:48] <Kotono> At perhaps noon, give or take some time as it's all a blur, '60 feet away, past the barrier. They're coming right at Seira. 4 of them.' Hell Striker dutifully reports to Alicia.
[21:49] <Alicia> "Seira, get over here! You've got trouble coming!" Alicia calls, igniting her blades and casting shield as she prepares for battle.
01[21:50] <Seira> "Tch." Seira retreats instantly, taking Alicia's warning seriously despite detecting nothing herself.
01[21:51] <Seira> roll 1d10+10 FL
06[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d10+10 FL and gets 20." [1d10=10]
[21:52] <Kotono> As Seira comes over and Alicia snaps off a spell, four figures can be seen charging forward! Four giant skeletons, each having an ancient, rusty greataxe in hand! Yet these skeletons spring and move with stunning, nimble agility and grace! OOC: They're about 50 feet away now, let's roll initaitive.
[21:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 and gets 13." [1d20=6]
01[21:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+6
[21:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Giant 1
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+6 and gets 18." [1d20=12]
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Giant 1 and gets 20." [1d20=14]
[21:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Giant 2
[21:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Giant 3
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Giant 2 and gets 23." [1d20=17]
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Giant 3 and gets 17." [1d20=11]
[21:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Giant 4
06[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Giant 4 and gets 11." [1d20=5]
03[21:53] * Kotono changes topic to 'G2>G1>Seira>G3>Alicia>G4'
[21:53] <Kotono> With dazzling speed for creatures of their size, the first and second skeleton sprint ahead! They charge, one going for Alicia and one going for Seira!
[21:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 (+2 charge) Seira
06[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 (+2 charge) Seira and gets 29." [1d20=9]
[21:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 (+2 charge) Alicia ACs?
06[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 (+2 charge) Alicia ACs? and gets 34." [1d20=14]
01[21:54] <Seira> OOC: 27
[21:54] <Kotono> roll 4d6+18 Seira
06[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6+18 Seira and gets 34." [4d6=2, 6, 3, 5]
[21:54] <Alicia> OOC: 33
[21:54] <Kotono> roll 4d6+18 Alicia
06[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6+18 Alicia and gets 31." [4d6=1, 5, 3, 4]
[21:55] <Kotono> The two catch the women on the defensive, each wounded from the axe slash! The wounds feel worse than they are, bodies already overstrained! OOC: Seira.
01[21:58] <Seira> Stoneskin comes into being belatedly around Seira, as she stares balefully at the giant assaulting her. She flips away, the Sun Blade appearing in the hands as she touches down in a crouch, but rather than use it Seira sends a boosted cone of fire at the giant, angling it upwards and with a shift sideways, close enough to strike its buddy as well!
01[21:58] <Seira> roll 18d6 fire
06[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 18d6 fire and gets 61." [18d6=2, 1, 1, 4, 3, 6, 2, 4, 3, 1, 6, 2, 5, 6, 4, 6, 1, 4]
01[21:58] <Seira> OOC: DC 25
[21:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[21:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
06[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 13." [1d20=3]
06[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 17." [1d20=7]
[22:00] <Kotono> The flames lick and burn the two skeletons, sending cracks all over! The third giant does not attack directly, but instead makes a massive leap into the air!
[22:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+45
06[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+45 and gets 65." [1d20=20]
[22:00] <Kotono> Leaping dozens of feet high, it sends it's axe flying at Alicia in a deadly missile of death!
[22:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 33." [1d20=15]
[22:00] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[22:00] <Alicia> OOC: 33
[22:01] <Kotono> roll 4d6+18 and make a ref save
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6+18 and make a ref save and gets 26." [4d6=1, 3, 1, 3]
[22:01] <Alicia> roll 1d20+16
06[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+16 and gets 28." [1d20=12]
[22:02] <Kotono> Alicia is hit by the axe dead on! It clobbers her, nearly sending her flying like a discus! Only her supernatural toughness and balance keeps her where she is! OOC: Alicia.
[22:02] <Kotono> The axe lands besides her, heavily lying there!
06[22:02] * Alicia elects to fight defensively, keeping her guard up as she steps around the giant attacking her so Seira's former playmate can't get at her easily, flaming blades slicing viciously into the oversized bones!
[22:02] <Alicia> roll 1d20+10 devotion
06[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+10 devotion and gets 23." [1d20=13]
[22:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike and gets 27." [1d20=4]
[22:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike and gets 29." [1d20=6]
[22:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike and gets 33." [1d20=15]
[22:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike and gets 36." [1d20=18]
[22:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike and gets 16." [1d20=3]
[22:03] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike
06[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike and gets 17." [1d20=4]
[22:04] <Kotono> OOC: All hit. Pain.
[22:04] <Alicia> roll 6d8+66+12d6+6d6+24d4
06[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 6d8+66+12d6+6d6+24d4 and gets 220." [6d8=2, 5, 5, 8, 1, 5][12d6=3, 6, 4, 6, 1, 6, 4, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3][6d6=6, 5, 6, 4, 3, 3][24d4=1, 3, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2]
03[22:04] * Kotono changes topic to 'G2>Seira>G3>Alicia>G4'
[22:06] <Kotono> Alicia runs to the side, flaming blance dancing a duet of death with the skeleton! It's bones are shattered, raining down like fresh fallen snow around her! The last giant comes to join in the blizzard, rushing ahead and making a more restrained leap, hurling it's axe at Seira!
[22:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+45
06[22:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+45 and gets 54." [1d20=9]
[22:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18 AC Seira?
06[22:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 AC Seira? and gets 25." [1d20=7]
01[22:07] <Seira> OOC: Still 27
[22:07] <Kotono> Seira flips back, landing on the haft of the axe and using it to jump to safety, avoiding the spinning blade of death! The first giant lunges forward, swinging at the retreated Seira!
[22:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[22:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 34." [1d20=16]
[22:08] <Kotono> roll 4d6+18
06[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d6+18 and gets 30." [4d6=3, 2, 4, 3]
[22:08] <Kotono> Slash! Another heavy slash draws more blood from Seira! Stoneskin serves her well, as she feels dizzy from the wound! OOC: Seira.
01[22:11] <Seira> Hmph. Who the hell does this giant think she is?! Seira carves her seal with the Sun Blade's glowing form into the skeleton's bones!
01[22:11] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
06[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 and gets 33." [1d20=13]
01[22:11] <Seira> roll 1d20+15
06[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+15 and gets 33." [1d20=18]
[22:12] <Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
01[22:12] <Seira> roll 4d10+18
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4d10+18 and gets 45." [4d10=4, 3, 10, 10]
01[22:12] <Seira> Rather than hit it with her claw, Seira breathes fire at the skeleton in conclusion!
01[22:13] <Seira> roll 8d8+2d8 fire+holy
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 8d8+2d8 fire+holy and gets 55." [8d8=7, 6, 5, 5, 5, 6, 4, 4][2d8=6, 7]
[22:13] <Kotono> OOC: Irrelevant for the save, it's dead on a pass or a fail.
03[22:13] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira>G3>Alicia>G4'
01[22:13] <Seira> roll 1d4
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4 and gets 2." [1d4=2]
[22:14] <Kotono> The skeleton collapses, fire and sunblade wrecking it into worthless old bones! The third one charges Alicia, hand twisted into a grotesque claw as it menaces her!
[22:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20
06[22:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 35." [1d20=15]
[22:14] <Kotono> OOC: Current AC?
[22:14] <Alicia> OOC: 36
[22:14] <Kotono> Clang! Ailcia's breastplate absorbs the impact, stopping the claw from carving into her! OOC: Alicia.
06[22:14] * Alicia retaliates, trying to put this skeleton down as efficiently as she did the last!
[22:14] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike
06[22:14] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike and gets 42." [1d20=19]
[22:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike crit check
06[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike crit check and gets 36." [1d20=13]
[22:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+23 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike
06[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+23 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike and gets 33." [1d20=10]
[22:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike
06[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike and gets 30." [1d20=12]
[22:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+18 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike
06[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+18 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike and gets 29." [1d20=11]
[22:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike
06[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike and gets 16." [1d20=3]
[22:15] <Alicia> roll 1d20+13 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike
06[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+13 divine might, -4 fighting defensively, 4th level arcane strike and gets 17." [1d20=4]
[22:15] <Kotono> OOC: All hits. Pain, ect.
[22:15] <Alicia> roll 7d8+77+12d6+6d6+24d4
06[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 7d8+77+12d6+6d6+24d4 and gets 228." [7d8=4, 5, 8, 7, 5, 1, 8][12d6=3, 5, 1, 3, 1, 5, 1, 6, 4, 1, 2, 6][6d6=4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 5][24d4=4, 4, 4, 3, 1, 2, 2, 3, 1, 1, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
03[22:15] * Kotono changes topic to 'Seira>Alicia>G4'
[22:16] <Kotono> As more bone cofetti flies, the last survivor mindlessly charges Seira with it's claw!
[22:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+18
06[22:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 and gets 34." [1d20=16]
[22:16] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
01[22:16] <Seira> OOC:L 27
[22:16] <Kotono> roll 1d8+12 It wishes it still had it's axe
06[22:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+12 It wishes it still had it's axe and gets 18." [1d8=6]
[22:17] <Kotono> It's not a deep wound, but Seira gets another stab in her leg, another injury! OOC: Seira.
01[22:17] <Seira> It seems another wishes to learn more about pain, Seira muses to herself, striking at it with all her might before relying on Waukeen's blessing to open up the distance between them.
01[22:17] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 and gets 28." [1d20=8]
01[22:17] <Seira> roll 1d20+15
[22:17] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
01[22:17] <Seira> roll 1d20+14
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+15 and gets 28." [1d20=13]
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+14 and gets 30." [1d20=16]
01[22:17] <Seira> roll 1d20+14
06[22:17] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+14 and gets 29." [1d20=15]
[22:17] <Kotono> OOC: All hit.
01[22:18] <Seira> roll 4d10+18
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 4d10+18 and gets 39." [4d10=7, 3, 4, 7]
01[22:18] <Seira> roll 1d6+2
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d6+2 and gets 4." [1d6=2]
01[22:18] <Seira> roll 1d4+2
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d4+2 and gets 4." [1d4=2]
[22:19] <Kotono> Seira's blade is highly effective against the skeleton, scarring it's bones with yellow light! Her claws and bite, not quite so much, as it still survives! It rocks a bit, but still looks defiantly dangerous! OOC: Alicia.
06[22:20] * Alicia charges the giant, leaping high up to stab her blade right into its spine!
[22:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 -12pa divine might
06[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 -12pa divine might and gets 35." [1d20=20]
[22:20] <Alicia> roll 1d20+15 -12pa divine might crit check
06[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+15 -12pa divine might crit check and gets 17." [1d20=2]
[22:20] <Kotono> OOC: It has reach on you with it's claw and since it's freakin'g huge. Just FYi, though I suspect you'll take it since you did crit.
[22:20] <Alicia> OOC: tumble
[22:20] <Kotono> OOC: Why do I always forget that? Better than not, I suppose. Anyway, damage.
[22:21] <Alicia> roll 2d8+54+2d6+1d6+1d8
06[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d8+54+2d6+1d6+1d8 and gets 72." [2d8=5, 2][2d6=1, 2][1d6=2][1d8=6]
[22:21] <Kotono> Leaping up, Alicia shatters the spine of the giant, sending a third rain of bone down around her! OOC: Battle's done. Free act.
06[22:21] * Seira heals up the damage, not wasting time.
01[22:22] <Seira> roll 3d8+15
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+15 and gets 35." [3d8=7, 5, 8]
[22:22] <Alicia> "Urgh..." Alicia heals herself, not wanting to let wounds fester in this environment.
[22:22] <Alicia> roll 10d4+10
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 10d4+10 and gets 31." [10d4=1, 3, 1, 4, 1, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1]
[22:22] <Alicia> roll 4d4+4 for me
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 4d4+4 for me and gets 13." [4d4=2, 3, 1, 3]
[22:22] <Alicia> roll 2d4+2 for Seira
06[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 2d4+2 for Seira and gets 9." [2d4=3, 4]
[22:23] <Alicia> OOC: and the remaining 3 with lay on hands for me
01[22:23] <Seira> "It better not ruin my work from earlier," Seira mutters. "I've tried to be methodic, today."
[22:23] <Alicia> "Why did they throw away their weapons, anyway?" Alicia looks at the discarded axes after healing herself. "Anyway, we do still have a few hours left in the day, so might as well get back to it."
06[22:24] * Seira checks them axes for awesome magic that would have destroyed her very spirit had it struck.
[22:31] <Kotono> The axes are non magical.
01[22:32] <Seira> "Skeletons," she says as if it explains everything, and shambles back to the pillar.
06[22:32] * Alicia resumes her wait, continuing her habit of channeling a smidge of positive energy into herself each hour until they depart.
[22:32] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[22:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 8." [1d100=8]
[22:32] <Kotono> OOC: Make a spellcraft check, Seira?
01[22:33] <Seira> OOC: Can I take 10?
[22:33] <Kotono> OOC: No.
[22:33] <Kotono> OOC: This is very complex, long work. I need a check here.
01[22:33] <Seira> roll 1d20+25 (+1 ignorance)
06[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+25 (+1 ignorance) and gets 31." [1d20=6]
[22:34] <Kotono> Despite the interruption, SEira is able to compensate! She reaches the end of the day feeling satisfied with her work. It's been a good effort, she feels. Good work, good stuff.
[22:34] <Alicia> Time to go home!
[22:34] <Alicia> roll 1d100 rest stop
06[22:34] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 rest stop and gets 90." [1d100=90]
01[22:35] <Seira> "They broke up my rhythm, but I think things went even better this way," Seira muses.
[22:35] <Alicia> roll 1d100 home
06[22:35] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 home and gets 15." [1d100=15]
[22:37] <Kotono> OOC: Make a fort save, Alicia?
[22:37] <Alicia> roll 1d20+22
06[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+22 and gets 29." [1d20=7]
01[22:39] <Seira> roll 2d8+10 heal
06[22:39] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d8+10 heal and gets 19." [2d8=6, 3]
06[22:42] * Seira bums some more healing from the Temple of Waukeen, including a lesser restoration for good luck. Mia could surely help her.
[22:43] <Kotono> This goes without incident, clearing up the last of Seira's problems. The two meet at Alicia's the next day...
01[22:43] <Seira> "If something happens, I've made some notes in Draconic," Seira tells Alicia quietly. "My dad or Celebrimbor should be able to continue the work on the seal. I don't think we should pause it."
06[22:44] * Alicia seems a bit tired when she greets Seira, but nothing major. "We're halfway done by now, aren't we? Just keep at it - I'll take you somewhere nice once we're done," she promises.
01[22:45] <Seira> "I hope I don't rot from the inside before we're done!" Seira says cheerfully, and casts all her spells in preparation.
06[22:45] * Alicia does likewise before teleporting away.
[22:45] <Alicia> roll 1d100 rest stop
06[22:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 rest stop and gets 13." [1d100=13]
[22:45] <Alicia> roll 1d100 dome
06[22:45] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 dome and gets 61." [1d100=61]
[22:46] <Kotono> The two appear at the dome without incident! It's snowing here, a light snow that turns your flesh numb when a flake comes in contact with it. A thin crust of it is on everything, like half frozen, leaking pus.
01[22:47] <Seira> "Oh, for crying out loud," Seira mutters, setting up two Alarm spells this time, both further into this cursed area so that they touch each other and just come up to her.
[22:48] <Alicia> You'd think things would get better from their efforts, not worse... Alicia sets up a campfire by the edge of the barrier as she settles in for the miserable wait.
[22:48] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 80." [1d100=80]
[22:48] <Kotono> roll 1d100+20
06[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100+20 and gets 118." [1d100=98]
[22:52] <Kotono> The snow is starting to fall harder. Nonetheless Seira continues to work, brushing flakes out of her eyes, occasionally letting out tiny jets of fire to do so too. Alicia stays by her campfire, keeping a watch out in a small zone of warmth. OOC: Would the both of you make listen checks?
[22:52] <Alicia> roll 1d20+7
06[22:52] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+7 and gets 22." [1d20=15]
01[22:52] <Seira> roll 1d20+3
06[22:52] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+3 and gets 14." [1d20=11]
01[22:53] <Seira> roll 1d10+10 FL
06[22:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d10+10 FL and gets 17." [1d10=7]
[22:55] <Alicia> "Seira, get out here!" Alicia calls, getting up. "Something's coming!" And it's almost certainly not friendly.
01[22:55] <Seira> Stoneskin's up as soon as she receives the warning, now, and Seira swiftly retreats towards Alicia, casting Shield as soon as she is able to do so.
06[22:55] * Alicia casts mirror image, for her part.
[22:55] <Alicia> roll 1d4+5
06[22:56] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d4+5 and gets 8." [1d4=3]
[22:56] <Kotono> As Seira retreats, the two have a little time. Faraway, they can hear song on the snowy breeze. It's words are becoming clear - it's a song, singing of loss and death, of eternal seperation in winter's heart. OOC: Would both of you make will saves? This is a mind effecting ability.
[22:57] <Alicia> roll 1d20+24
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+24 and gets 29." [1d20=5]
01[22:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+23
06[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+23 and gets 24." [1d20=1]
[22:58] <Kotono> Great sadness fills the two women at that song. The singer must be so dreadfully lonely, for her melancholy fills every word she sings.
[22:59] <Alicia> "Oh, Mystra... it's hopeless..." Alicia moans, her posture slumping. "We should just go..."
01[22:59] <Seira> "It's doing something to my mind again," Seira laments, torn between anger and despair. "It's always like that!"
[23:00] <Kotono> The song is getting closer. "Help me...I'm so cold..." The singer laments, "I beg of you, help me!" Far away, int he snowy winds, you can see something approaching, wearing a thick fur mantle and cloak against the storm.
01[23:01] <Seira> "Let's help her?" Seira asks Alicia uncertainly. "Anyone caught in this horrible place could use a hand."
[23:02] <Alicia> "Lets just go," Alicia sighs bitterly, calling over to the figure, "We'll take you somewhere warmer!" she tries to encourage her, before muttering, "For all the good it'll do."
[23:02] <Kotono> It comes closer. You can't see her face, hidden b a fur hood. But you can see glimpses of a body beneath, blue and unclad, the cloak undone int he center. Yet the blue body is torn with festering, rotting wounds, ruining any beauty.
[23:03] <Kotono> "Come to me, please. I don't want to be alone any more," The woman begs, reaching her fur clad arms out.
06[23:03] * Alicia replaces her freedom of movement ring with her plane shift one before she takes Seira's hand and holds out her free one to the maimed woman. "Take my hand, I'll get us out of here."
01[23:04] <Seira> "Let's go!" Seira adds, reaching out her own hand. "This place is horrible. There's no point in staying here!"
[23:05] <Kotono> The woman is close. She smells of charnel death and rot, her hood not hiding her face now. A skull looks back at you, tears of blood falling from her empty eyes, like fragile rubies. "Oh, free me," she offers a half bone, half dead flesh hand out.
06[23:06] * Seira is briefly stunned into inaction by such a horrific display.
[23:06] <Alicia> It's all Alicia can do not to flinch at the appearance. But as she isn't acting hostile, she gives her the benefit of the doubt, taking the walking corpse's hand before plane-shifting them to Ysgard. That place might lift their spirits, and even if not at least it's better than here.
[23:06] <Alicia> roll 5d100 she gets SR and a will save if she doesn't want to come
06[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d100 she gets SR and a will save if she doesn't want to come and gets 133." [5d100=9, 49, 58, 14, 3]
[23:07] <Kotono> The two teleport away! They appear standing on a mountain's slope, a brilliant fjord of glaciers and water below. The sun is high in the sky, providing warmth to the cold air. The figure screams, gripping her sides. "W...what is this place? It HURTS!" Yet Seira and Alicia feel better, constitution restored and bodies filling with pure healing energy!
[23:08] <Alicia> "I... I don't understand, it should be healing you?" Alicia is stunned by this development, considering that - physically at least - she feels great.
01[23:09] <Seira> "Would it heal someone already dead?" Seira asks, looking at the figure in a sort of horrified fascination.
[23:09] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20 planes, would it?
06[23:09] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 planes, would it? and gets 21." [1d20=1]
01[23:10] <Seira> roll 1d20+13 likewise
06[23:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+13 likewise and gets 20." [1d20=7]
[23:11] <Alicia> roll 1d20+20
06[23:11] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d20+20 and gets 27." [1d20=7]
[23:12] <Alicia> "Then... she'll either find her rest, or she'll be restored fully to life like anyone else who dies here," Alicia replies uncertainly, before trying to console the figure, "Bear with the pain - it'll be over, soon!"
01[23:14] <Seira> Feeling responsible, Seira hugs the figure, channeling more of that healing energy into her. Prolonguing it seems just too cruel.
[23:14] <Kotono> The woman writhes, her cloak blowing back as she does. A dead body greets you - skeleton and rotten flesh, face a skull screaming out. Her bones shudder all over, cracks running over them. Putrid flesh screams out, dissolving as she falls to her knees! Words come, garbled words. "Why...it...hurts...so alone...please..." She looks upa t Alicia, "Don't...want to be...al...one..."
[23:14] <Kotono> OOC: Roll it then?
01[23:14] <Seira> roll 3d8+15
06[23:14] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+15 and gets 32." [3d8=4, 7, 6]
[23:15] <Alicia> She may be undead, but she's done nothing wrong in her existence that Alicia can see, and she'd prefer to offer comfort. Clasping the rotting hand, Alicia follows Seira's example. "Shhh," she whispers. "I know it hurts, but you'll feel better soon," she promises.
[23:15] <Alicia> OOC: 15hp lay on hands
[23:15] <Kotono> The screams echo in your ears as you touch her, deathly chill running through you. While the chill doesn't damage you, but raw negative energy does as you hold her.
[23:16] <Kotono> roll 2d6+10 both of you. You have fast healing 2 each round while here, remember.
06[23:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+10 both of you. You have fast healing 2 each round while here, remember. and gets 17." [2d6=1, 6]
06[23:16] * Seira doesn't despair, channeling yet more of the positive energy!
01[23:16] <Seira> roll 2d8+10
06[23:16] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d8+10 and gets 15." [2d8=1, 4]
[23:17] <Kotono> Despite the dreadful, deathful touch, you hold to the woman. Her body crumbles as you 'heal' it, collapsing into a pile of dust. Her skull is intact, empty eyes looking up at you. No more words come, time erasing her undead existance in this realm.
01[23:17] <Seira> "If she'll be restored," Seira says, looking uneasily at the skull, "how long would it take?"
06[23:18] * Alicia looks faintly sick as she steps back. "If... if it'll happen, she'll be reborn with the dawn tomorrow. If not then at least she'll have found peace in her proper place."
06[23:19] * Seira hopes that Waukeen guides the woman's soul along, if no one else is up to the task.
[23:20] <Alicia> "We should stay here until then, at least, all things considered... we can bury her if necessary when the time comes," Alicia says morosely. "Someone back home will probably contact us with a sending when we don't return at the usual time, but it can't be helped."
[23:21] <Kotono> The day passes. The crushing despair leaves after about an hour, mood restored. That evening...
[23:21] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[23:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 72." [1d100=72]
[23:21] <Kotono> 'Alicia, are you alright? Respond if in trouble or confirm if not.' Shankar's voice is heard in Alicia's head.
[23:22] <Alicia> "We're fine, had to make an unexpected trip to Ysgard. We'll be back later tomorrow," Alicia replies before glancing to Seira. "That was Shankar. He never told me he could cast fourth circle spells, now. Good for him," she smiles faintly.
01[23:23] <Seira> "Congratulations," Seira says earnestly. "Things are fine back home?"
[23:24] <Alicia> "I hope he would've said if there were any problems, although it's possible he would've wanted to avoid alarming me if there were," Alicia admits with a shrug. "Sounded okay, so I'll assume things are fine."
01[23:25] <Seira> "Alright," Seira agrees. "I'll leave myself the ability to memorize a fifth circle spell the next morning, so that I could respond to any situation like this without waiting a day next time."
[23:25] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[23:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 25." [1d100=25]
[23:27] <Kotono> The night passes. With the coming dawn...as light comes over the mountain tips, the dust swirls and forms! Legs and arms of ice blue are formed, a body and head reappearing! A naked blue woman lies there, of impeccable beauty. The ground beneath her frosts over with ice in an instant, her breathing beginning. It turns the air around her face into a mask of white mist.
06[23:28] * Seira comes closer, smiling at her. "Are you alright, now?" she asks, keeping her eyes on the woman's face.
[23:28] <Alicia> "It did work!" Alicia grins... although something should be done about her modesty. Did any of her furs survive?

[Corwin]

[20:17] <Kotono> <Seira> "Alright," Seira agrees. "I'll leave myself the ability to memorize a fifth circle spell the next morning, so that I could respond to any situation like this without waiting a day next time."
[20:17] <Kotono> > roll 1d100
[20:17] <Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 25." [1d100=25]
[20:17] <Kotono> > The night passes. With the coming dawn...as light comes over the mountain tips, the dust swirls and forms! Legs and arms of ice blue are formed, a body and head reappearing! A naked blue woman lies there, of impeccable beauty. The ground beneath her frosts over with ice in an instant, her breathing beginning. It turns the air around her face into a mask of white mist.
[20:17] <Kotono> * Seira comes closer, smiling at her. "Are you alright, now?" she asks, keeping her eyes on the woman's face.
[20:17] <Kotono> <Alicia> "It did work!" Alicia grins... although something should be done about her modesty. Did any of her furs survive?
03[20:17] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
[20:17] <Kotono> Her fur cloak survived. It's old, ratty and stained with rather unpleasant things, but it survived. The woman's gaze flickers about as she sits up. She looks at her hands and then her arms, holding the up. "Am I alive again? Is this another winter's dream?"
01[20:18] <Seira> "Oh, you're alive, alright," Seira says, her smile widening as she offers her a hand. "Nice to meet you! I'm Seira, and this is Alicia!"
[20:19] <Kotono> The freezing woman takes Seira's hand. Frost lines her palms, sending numbness up to Seira's shoulder, as if her arm was flash frozen. She stands up, looking herself over. "It seems to be true...This is no dream. I am alive?"
[20:19] <Kotono> roll 2d6+10 cold damage, Seira.
06[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+10 cold damage, Seira. and gets 17." [2d6=1, 6]
[20:19] <Alicia> Well there's some magic that could fix that, although since it's just us girls right now... Seira's preferences notwithstanding - hopefully they can wait a bit to get the woman settled. "We brought you to the Heroic Domains of Ysgard," she explains. "I wasn't really thinking straight at the time, but it seems to have been to your benefit since the power of this realm has restored you."
01[20:21] <Seira> "It's not a dream," Seira affirms. "I can't move my arm. I'm sure in a dream things would go much smoother."
[20:22] <Kotono> "I know not that realm," she mutters as she then looks to the sky and then the ground. Her eyes - like pools of blue ice, snowflakes spiralling in endless revelry within - lock onto the half dragon. "What is you desire from me, then? For what reason have you restored me to life?"
01[20:22] <Seira> "You asked for help," Seira responds, sounding a bit confused. "You didn't want to be alone or suffer, so we tried to help you."
[20:23] <Alicia> "To be honest, it was an accident - a happy one, admittedly," Alicia explains, picking up the cloak and casting a mending cantrip on it. "Do you know how you came to be in your undead state?"
[20:24] <Kotono> "Help? Fah, who believes that against the heart of winter? An accident, eh?" You can feel a cold wind flowing from her, the temperature around you dropping, sending gooseflesh up your arms.
[20:25] <Alicia> "Would you rather we had left you to rot?" Alicia asks dryly as she follows up with a cleaning cantrip, restoring the cloak to full and fluffy untainted goodness before she holds it out towards the woman.
01[20:25] <Seira> "Restoring you to life in this way was the accident," Seira clarifies. "But the desire to help you was real enough. And if you want to achieve something and try, you sometimes arrive at your destination!"
[20:29] <Kotono> "...." There isn't a reply straight away. She looks at her cloak and then Seira, "...mph." She crosses her arms, looking away. "...." "...." "...." There isn't a reply for the longest time. "No matter, I owe you a debt." Now turning back to Alicia, taking her cloak and putting it on before continuing, "Is there anything you desire from me?"
[20:30] <Alicia> "Information would be nice," Alicia replies. "You're obviously a fey spirit of winter. How was it that you came to become a walking corpse instead?"
[20:33] <Kotono> "My mind is hazy. I recall falling weak and ill. A fey does not sicken as you humans do, yet I remember it well. I remember lying in the snow, fading away. I remember being tormented by lesions and disease, falling into a haze of fever. Then...endless days of hunger and groping, never finding what I needed."
01[20:33] <Seira> That sounds disturbingly familiar, but hopefully they'll be done before it happens to them, Seira muses to herself.
03[20:34] * thebladewillkeepondescending is now known as Demedais
06[20:34] * Alicia nods regretfully. "A symptom of the necromantic energy pervading the mountains you call home. We were working to resolve that problem when you appeared before us yesterday - do you have a name we can call you, by the way?"
03[20:34] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Demedais
[20:37] <Kotono> "Neve." The air grows cold and colder around you, frost forming on the tips of Alicia's armor and the tip of Seira's claws. "The source of what laid me low?" She looks long into Alicia's eyes, "It seems I owe you another debt to come."
01[20:37] <Seira> "Wanna be friends, Neve?" Seira jumps in with, sounding quite eager and unable to restrain her excitement any longer. It seems like the fey isn't a bad person after all!
[20:38] <Alicia> "Well met, Neve," Alicia tries not to show discomfort at the decreasing temperature. She smiles faintly at Seira's enthusiasm, and makes a more restrained question of her own, "The question is, what will you do now with your restored life?"
[20:54] <Kotono> She walks around the two, eyes on them all the time. A chill wind blows, carrying flakes of delicate, sharp snow. It forms around them, a small, loosely organized tornado of frost. "I am winter's heart. Those who stumble into my blizzards die a frozen, loneyl death. There is no mercy in winter, only the inevitability of Auril's breath and touch." THe wind picks up, sending the snow flakes into you like bullets, leaving numbing patches. "By
[20:55] <Kotono> THe wind picks up, sending the snow flakes into you like bullets, leaving numbing patches. "By all rights, you would hate what I will do. Every lost traveler would motivate you to stop me, in the names of mercy, protection and good." (More)
[20:57] <Kotono> Her hand reaches out, drawing freezing death on Seira's cheek, then Alicia's. It freezes your blood in your veins, heartbeast slowing, slowing, slowing, slowing. Her cloak starts to blow in the wind, each flap sending gusting flurries scattering about. "Knowing all this, what will you do?"
06[20:57] * Alicia actually starts to smile as she wipes the snow from her face. "There would be no worse fate for one such as you than to simply leave you here in this realm, if that is your creed," she observes knowingly.
01[20:58] <Seira> "Talk you out of doing bad things to innocent people?" Seira asks with a shrug. "If you were just some evil, mindless killer you would've attacked us by now, so you must actually be really nice on the inside and understand reason!"
[21:01] <Kotono> "Hmph." Of the two, the fey's attention goes to Alicia. "A smart mouth, but I cannot deny you may be right. You hold me in your debt and in your power, like a lost traveler in the blizzards. What will you do with me." She leans in to breath this into Alicia's ear, her mind freezing over. She can barely think, thought processes crawling. Then she goes to Seira, "Eternal optimism." She almost scowls, but instead smiles like silk. "You see muc
[21:01] <Kotono> She almost scowls, but instead smiles like silk. "You see much light in your view of the world?"
[21:01] <Alicia> "This is a realm of stunning snow-capped mountains, and vast frozen glaciers," Alicia explains, spreading her arms to encompass the wide vista spread out before them. "Yet look, our flesh mends even now from your hoary frost," she indicates her deadened cheek as it tinges pink and then reverts to its normal fleshy tone.
[21:01] <Alicia> "Even those who would freeze to death in your unforgiving blizzards will rise, hale and whole, with the next dawn. There is no merciless Winter to be found here, Neve."
01[21:03] <Seira> "I tend to take the proactive approach," Seira tells Neve brightly, trusting Alicia to explain the situation to the fey. For her part, she just wants to offer another option, rather than coerce Neve into cooperating. "So I guess I do. See light, I mean. Lots of it!"
[21:06] <Kotono> With a sigh, "It seems I am wholly within your powers, then. I am in debt to you and you hold me over a fate I cannot abide." She stops, the cold lessening. "What will you do now, then?"
01[21:07] <Seira> "I was thinking of going back home," Seira muses, glancing at Alicia. "Sounds good to you?"
[21:09] <Alicia> "Certainly, but we could hardly bring a spirit of ice and frost to the more temperate climes we call home," Alicia replies. "Honestly, though, for all that I find Neve's creed repugnant... how dangerous is she if left alone? You speak of waylaying travellers, but how many have you even seen in your mountains?" she asks curiously, eyeing the fey.
[21:09] <Alicia> Considering their legendary status even among the elves of Pallanth, she can't imagine anyone ever braves them.
01[21:10] <Seira> "I was pretty much thinking about Prime, sorry," Seira voices. "And hey, if you're looking for a place to stay, Neve, I've got a lair I'm not using in the area. It's pretty cold and the mountains are beautiful!"
[21:14] <Kotono> "A lair? So you desire a guardian for it?" She turns her attention to Seira. Her eyes flicker over to Alicia,b ut she doesnt' reply to her question.
06[21:15] * Alicia frowns a bit at the direction this is turning, but waits in case Neve chooses to address her concerns in her own time.
01[21:15] <Seira> "I was just thinking you might want it. For yourself, not to serve me or anything like that."
[21:17] <Kotono> With a hiss, "Just giving it to me? This grows beyond comprehension! Are the two of you so mighty and well planned that I am nothing but a toy to you, to aid on a lark? Are you even the humans you look to be?"
01[21:18] <Seira> "If I lost my home, it would be nice if someone let me stay at their place. That's how I think. So if I want to be treated like that when I fall on bad times, I need to act like that to others myself. That's just how it works, I think. Is that so strange?"
[21:19] <Alicia> "Seira perhaps... doesn't quite appreciate your nature," Alicia allows diplomatically. "Now, as to my own question?" she presses, eyeing the ice spirit warily.
[21:22] <Kotono> "I am not sure, my mind is still hazy," she snaps at Alicia, like a smack of cold air across her brow. "...mph. Where do the two of you live? Somewhere warmer?"
[21:23] <Alicia> "Far, far to the South of your home, yes," Alicia replies. "You would not like it there."
06[21:23] * Seira nods. "It's pretty warm. Not desert-warm, but we live near one. I suppose if you wanted to visit and see it for yourself, I could take you some time."
[21:24] <Kotono> "...." More silence, long silence. At last, Neve replies, "I accept your offer of the lair," she speaks.
06[21:25] * Seira smiles!
[21:25] <Alicia> "Now we come to the question of how you will repay your debt," Alicia announces. "We will return you to the mountains, and you may act as you see fit there, following your natural impulses as you would like," she begins, baiting the hook...
[21:26] <Kotono> "And?" Neve approaches Alicia now, "Speak. Will you want to come play with me, cute kitties? Or use me to further your own ends, to freeze the lifeblood of your enemies, or bury them under a tombstone of snow?"
[21:29] <Alicia> "It's a simple bargain for you to fulfill - surely unimportant if travellers are so rare," Alicia smiles winsomely in reply, knowing her fairy tales. "On your travels across your frozen home, should you come across any traveller who calls out to you by your name, you are to show them mercy."
[21:29] <Alicia> "You will offer them succor and shelter as befits their needs, and guide them safely to where they wish to go." She leans closer, "A trifle, is it not?"
[21:30] <Kotono> A low, freezing snap of a growl comes from Neve's throat. "So I see. This is your entertainment and price? But I have little choice but ot accept."
[21:32] <Alicia> "It is not entertainment," Alicia shakes her head, expression grim. "It is insurance - I would rather not have your future victims on my conscience. If you dislike it then you can stay here, where your own brand of 'entertainment' will have no permanent repercussions on your victims."
01[21:33] <Seira> "Isn't it better if you teach those you come across about the harshness of winter, anyway?" Seira asks. "If they die, they can't spread the word to others, after all."
[21:35] <Kotono> A smile full of chill takes over Neve's face. She reaches out, touching Alicia's cheek again. She feels so cold, so frozen. "Tsch. You can't fool me. You would do well as one of my sisters, were I to feed you my blood. No matter how you dress it up, I understand cruelty. But again, I have no choice. I accept."
01[21:36] <Seira> The blood-feeding part is a bit creepy, but Seira tries to show it. She didn't know there were fey vampires!
[21:37] <Alicia> "One creature's cruelty is another's salvation. Compared to others I've dealt with, you're an innocent babe, Neve," Alicia replies, letting Ysgard work its magic on her frozen cheek. "If the terms are accepted, however, we shall return to the Prime."
[21:40] <Kotono> Neve nods, "Lead back to that fair realm, then."
06[21:41] * Seira offers Neve a hand, taking Alicia's with the other.
[21:41] <Alicia> "Mother of all magic, gird us with your protection against Auril's frozen embrace," Alicia incants first, warding herself and Seira against the cold. That done, she holds hands with the other two.
[21:42] <Kotono> This time, the freezing touch only lines Alicia's grip with painless ice.
06[21:43] * Alicia then plane shifts the party to the mountains, aiming for the pillar but knowing they'll be lucky to land within a hundred miles of it.
[21:43] <Alicia> roll 5d100
06[21:44] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 5d100 and gets 190." [5d100=8, 16, 11, 89, 66]
[21:46] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[21:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 5." [1d9=5]
[21:48] <Kotono> Uh oh. Oh sure, freezing water and icebergs don't hurt you right now. Warding against the cold helps. Splashing down is a bit of a pain, as you land in a great frozen sea, floes of ice about! Neve hovers an inch over the water, he toes barely not touching it.
06[21:49] * Alicia doesn't delay, following up with a teleport spell to reach the pillar.
01[21:49] <Seira> As Seira is still holding onto Alicia, even as she sputters, she imbues the both of them with the ability to breathe the water safely!
[21:49] <Alicia> roll 1d100
06[21:49] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 and gets 38." [1d100=38]
[22:02] <Kotono> Woosh! The pillar has bleak sunshine trickling down from above. Crusty snow stays about, but no more falls from the skies.
01[22:03] <Seira> "As always, so bleak and lifeless," Seira mutters, staring balefully at the pillar.
[22:04] <Alicia> "The mountain lair Seira talked about is over there," Alicia points to the nearby cracked mountain for Neve's benefit. "Keep going till you feel better, if you stay within the vicinity of this pillar you'll just get sick again until we've fixed it, which is still going to take a few days."
01[22:05] <Seira> "Also, it has a few defenses which might be dangerous even to you," Seira picks up from where Alicia's left off. "If you listen carefully, you won't have any trouble whatsoever!"
[22:05] <Kotono> Shuddering, Neve does so. She glances back and nods, flying off without comment, hurrying.
06[22:08] * Seira imbues herself and Alicia with extended Heroism, and then proceeds to make up for lost time with the sealing of the pillar.
06[22:09] * Alicia keeps guard just outside the worst area, using her previous habit of channelling a bit of positive energy into herself on the hour every hour.
06[22:09] * Seira goes with the same Alarm pattern as last time, although it did prove ineffective so she places the indicators fifty feet away, now.
[22:10] <Kotono> OOC: Roll spellcraft, Seira?
01[22:10] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
06[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 40." [1d20=16]
[22:14] <Kotono> Seira makes good progress. The pillar is flickering far less as she finishes. Oftentimes she has trouble touching it. Near the end of the work, Alicia notices she feels better, not so oppressed. OOC: Alicia, your con modifier outside of the pillar is -2 now instead of -3.
06[22:16] * Seira hopes she wouldn't need to make use of magic along the lines of ethereal jaunt to finish the job, retrieving her tools of the trade and rejoining Alicia. "I think tomorrow will be the decisive day," she confides in the paladin.
[22:18] <Alicia> "Good, the sooner it's over the better," Alicia smiles, taking them home.
[22:18] <Alicia> roll 1d100 rest stop
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 rest stop and gets 20." [1d100=20]
[22:18] <Alicia> roll 1d100 home
06[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Alicia rolls 1d100 home and gets 39." [1d100=39]
[22:20] <Kotono> OOC: Alicia, into #dunes?
[22:20] <Alicia> OOC: sure
[22:21] <Kotono> Mgh. It's far too early to be woken up. It's not quite dawn, Amaryl tranced out next to you. A knock sounds on your door, "Seira?
[22:21] <Kotono> OOC: Gah.
[22:21] <Kotono> Mgh. It's far too early to be woken up. It's not quite dawn, Amaryl tranced out next to you. A knock sounds on your door, "Seira?" Donald's voice calls, another knock. "Seira, wake up, there's someone for the garrison here to see you.":
01[22:23] <Seira> Donald wouldn't do this without a good reason. Probably. Seira puts on a robe and spends a brief instant fixing her hair and the circlet nestled in it, before slipping outside and closing the door behind her. "Who's here to see me?"
[22:24] <Kotono> Amaryl stirs as Seira goes out, a few groggy words missed. "A messenger," he replies, wearing loose nightclothes, Guardianil held in his off hand. "He said he had orders from Commander Oberuth to wake you."
01[22:25] <Seira> "Well, I'm awake," Seira responds, not sounding upset or sarcastic. Her gaze drifts down to the sword in Donald's hands. "Do I need to arm myself before I meet with this messenger?"
[22:25] <Kotono> "Oh no. Well, um...you know, better an ounce of a sword than a pound of reincarnation magic?" Blushing now, "It's not like there wasn't a devil attack all that long ago."
01[22:27] <Seira> "Got it, tell the messanger I'm on my way and stay here to guard the place," Seira instructs Donald, ducking back inside to grab the Hammer of the Shard and the Resort. She also decides to put her earrings on, fixating the image of herself in a robe to prevent embarrassing accidents along the way, before considering herself ready.
[22:30] <Kotono> On exiting out to the inn proper, Seira finds the messenger waiting. He's a normal soldier, awake enough, though drinking water. He salutes as soon as Seira comes out, "Ma'am, Commander Oberuth has ordered you to report to the meeting room of the garrison as soon as possible."
01[22:31] <Seira> "Let's be on our way, then," she responds, returning the salute and heading off at a brisk pace.
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[23:14] <Kotono> --
[23:16] <Kotono> Dawn comes. Pollyanna is waiting at Seira's inn, chatting with Donald. They're drinking hot tea together, conversation overheard, "...home front." Donald says, "I can't stand fighting in water or boats. The last time I did, it was like this musclebound fir eelemental decided to ruin my day."
06[23:17] * Seira is ready herself, and has dispatched a messenger to the Temple of Waukeen upon her return, with the explicit instructions to wait for Gilartal to awaken and then hand him a missive from her. That should handle one matter. The other is talking to Amaryl; Donald could entertain Pollyanna a bit longer easily enough.
[23:20] <Kotono> Amaryl's in her room. She's changing into her day clothes when Seira enters, just finishing lacing up her boots.
01[23:21] <Seira> "You heard about the situation," Seira says without preamble, leaning against the doorframe. "I'm headed back there, and without Alicia's backup this time around."
[23:26] <Kotono> "Who's going with you? You aren't going alone, are you?" Amaryl's color drains into nothing, "You can't go alone!
01[23:28] <Seira> "Not alone," Seira responds. "Pollyanna's coming along, and I'm trying to hire Gilartal's services. But I have one more open spot on the team." She hesitates. "You fell off a horse. It was more horrible than I could put into words, but the only way ahead I can see is to learn a lesson from it and proceed ahead. It's the same thing Waukeen taught me, when she gave me that quest and sent us to Halla."
[23:47] <Kotono> "Seira, I..." Wiping at her eyes, "...but...what if I...What if I die, Seira?" Looking into her eyes, "Will I become a wraith then?"
01[23:50] <Seira> "I won't let that happen," Seira states categorically. Her gaze softens as she looks back. "You know that. But... we were just too overconfident for our own good. It crossed into presumption. You're not ready yet to fight in melee; neither was I until well into my service and training. Archery's a perfectly respectable trade, and we need to stick to the things we're good at.
01[23:50] <Seira> My spell selection's included in that; this time, I'm focusing more on playing to my strengths and fighting the kind of battle I'm best at."
[23:52] <Kotono> "Okay..." Amaryl takes a breath and then, "If that's what you say, it has to be tre, doesn't it?"
[23:52] <Kotono> *true
01[23:54] <Seira> "I understand how you felt," Seira admits. "The combination of having a sword seemingly made just for you call to you, and the desire to fight alongside the people you like, instead of suffering the frustration from seeing them take all the lumps. But that's not how it is. Having support is invaluable, and the thought alone is enough.
01[23:54] <Seira> There is no need for you to rush into the battle headon to be able to share its burdens."
[23:57] <Kotono> "I understand. Without archery support, infantry withers and dies." So saying, she reaches out and takes Seira's hand. "Is that what you're trying to tell me now, Seira?"
06[23:58] * Seira squeezes Amaryl's hand. "That, and playing to your strengths is important. As is planning. With both on our side, how can we fail?"
Session Time: Wed May 06 00:00:00 2009
[00:08] <Kotono> "Okay," Amaryl blushes and squeezes back, "Are we going then?"
[00:18] <Kotono> Thus the three gather, waiting on Seira to teleport...OOC: Ball's in your court.
01[00:18] <Seira> roll 1d100 rest stop
06[00:18] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 rest stop and gets 41." [1d100=41]
06[00:20] * Seira uses the three scrolls of Endure Elements, here, and then casts an extended Heroism spell over herself and Amaryl. Not left out, Pollyanna gets Greater Resistance instead. "Hopefully, we'll reach our target on the next teleport," she announces. "Then, I'll need you to be alert and try and be strong against the elements and the aura. I'm close, I know it! All I need is another day at most!"
01[00:21] <Seira> roll 1d10+10 FL
06[00:21] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d10+10 FL and gets 11." [1d10=1]
01[00:21] <Seira> roll 1d100 next to the tower
06[00:21] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 next to the tower and gets 96." [1d100=96]
[00:22] <Kotono> roll 1d10
06[00:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 7." [1d10=7]
[00:22] <Kotono> roll 1d10
06[00:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 9." [1d10=9]
[00:22] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[00:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 2." [1d9=2]

[Corwin]

[21:04] <Kobreakfast> <Seira> roll 1d100 rest stop
[21:04] <Kobreakfast> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 rest stop and gets 41." [1d100=41]
[21:04] <Kobreakfast> * Seira uses the three scrolls of Endure Elements, here, and then casts an extended Heroism spell over herself and Amaryl. Not left out, Pollyanna gets Greater Resistance instead. "Hopefully, we'll reach our target on the next teleport," she announces. "Then, I'll need you to be alert and try and be strong against the elements and the aura. I'm close, I know it! All I need is another day at most!"
[21:04] <Kobreakfast> <Seira> roll 1d10+10 FL
[21:04] <Kobreakfast> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d10+10 FL and gets 11." [1d10=1]
[21:04] <Kobreakfast> <Seira> roll 1d100 next to the tower
[21:04] <Kobreakfast> * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 next to the tower and gets 96." [1d100=96]
[21:04] <Kobreakfast> > roll 1d10
[21:04] <Kobreakfast> > roll 1d10
[21:04] <Kobreakfast> * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 7." [1d10=7]
[21:04] <Kobreakfast> * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 9." [1d10=9]
[21:04] <Kobreakfast> > roll 1d9
[21:04] <Kobreakfast> * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 2." [1d9=2]
[21:05] <Kobreakfast> Woosh! You appear in the morning sunshine. The sky is partly cloudly and lets down enough light ot see by. You stand on a rocky, small island. It's perhaps the size of the garrison, only a short, scrubby growth of grasses stopping it from being pure rock. The air is cool but not cold. As the three of you appear, your eyes are transfixed ahead! Two great creatures engage in combat in the waters beyond! Things of tentacles, like octopi b
[21:05] <Kobreakfast> Things of tentacles, like octopi but massively larger! They grapple one another, fighting all out! Past them, surrounding the island in a long ring, are more of them. Each of those is watching the two fight. A single one is as large as a house!
[21:06] <Kobreakfast> "What...oh my..." Amaryl gasps. "What are those?!"
01[21:06] <Seira> roll 1d20 knowledge: something
06[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20 knowledge: something and gets 18." [1d20=18]
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[21:06] <Kobreakfast> OOC: Arcana. What's that make your final score?
01[21:07] <Seira> OOC: 40
[21:13] <Kobreakfast> Pollyanna gawks, "I've never seen...it's liek that damned thing took the ocean now!"
01[21:14] <Seira> 'Amaryl, get us to that pillar!' Seira thinks urgently. On her own, she could probably take out several of these things, but it would pretty much depend on whether she got a move on them. In this situation, it's pretty damn hopeless to fight, not to mention utterly pointless.
[21:15] <Kobreakfast> "S-S-S-Seira...wha-what are we going to do," Amaryl whimpers, fumbling for her ring! As she does, putting it on, you can see the ring refocus! Watery eyes turn to you, a dozen glares fixiating on the trio! In Aquan one word is said, in baleful tones: INTRUDER! "Got it!" Amaryl nods, "Take my hands now!"
[21:16] <Kobreakfast> Pollyanna does so without delay!
06[21:16] * Seira never let go!
[21:16] <Kobreakfast> roll 1d100 I'll rule it seen casually for her since she only saw it from faraway seriously and not much at all
06[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kobreakfast rolls 1d100 I'll rule it seen casually for her since she only saw it from faraway seriously and not much at all and gets 75." [1d100=75]
[21:18] <Kobreakfast> Woosh! You appear at the pillar without incident, just before it! OOC: -2 con now and not -3, remember.
[21:19] <Kobreakfast> Pollyanna shivers, "I'm not sure which is worse, but at least this one isn't a disgusting abomination times ten."
06[21:19] * Seira sighs in relief. "Damn kraken, ocean freaks that they are. I didn't want to have to kill them all."
[21:21] <Kobreakfast> Amaryl shakes all over, "S-so many of them! I never dreamed of a creature like that, let alone an entire flock!"
01[21:22] <Seira> "Never. Never ever ever! Never take that ring off!" Seira tells Amaryl, grasping her hands. "That's why you have it! It's your last resort, in case horrible things happen! It can't help you in your pocket, but it could've saved you life even if one of those freaks had grabbed you!"
[21:24] <Kobreakfast> "Ah..." Amaryl colors entirely, "S-Seira, I was just su-surprised by them and my hands were shaking!" Bowing her head as she blushes like a star nova, "S-ssoryy..."
01[21:25] <Seira> "Just keep the kraken in mind the next time you think about going anywhere without it," Seira says, sighing. "What if you just think you're going for groceries, but suddenly, Esthan appears?"
[21:26] <Kobreakfast> Amaryl hangs her head and nods, "I understand," she says in a small voice.
06[21:27] * Seira nods. "Alright. First, I'll memorize another teleport spell, since we went off course quite a bit. I don't know what went wrong... maybe I tempted fate when I spoke about being near sealing this damned thing back up."
[21:28] <Kobreakfast> "It's the nature of the spell," Pollyanna starts looking about, "I talked to Countess Stronger about it and got her to explain how it worked. There's a chance it always goes awry, yes?"
06[21:29] * Seira grimaces. "Well, yes, but I'm usually ever so careful!"
06[21:30] * Seira takes off her ring of protection, handing it over to Amaryl. "Since that one's spent right now, you would get a better benefit out of wearing this today."
[21:32] <Kobreakfast> Amaryl puts it on without comment. Pollyanna shivers, "We're going to be here most of the day, arne't we?"
01[21:33] <Seira> "Yeah. Just give me a moment," Seira requests, and once a third teleport spell had been memorized she says, "There would be an Alarm spell around me. It gives me a warning from twenty feet away." She pauses briefly. "Please don't make me rely on the Alarm spell. Also, stay together at least until a fight breaks out. There are certain spells I can only use when the two of you are relatively nearby."
06[21:35] * Seira considers. "The conditions inside the field are several times worse," she warns the two at last. "Under no situation are either of you to step inside. Even to save me. Doing so would likely mean you'll die for nothing. Besides, I'm a dragon, so I'll be fine in the end. Is that clear?"
[21:36] <Kobreakfast> "Got it," Pollyanna agrees, "No problem. Anything else?"
01[21:37] <Seira> "Listen to my orders. In lieu of said orders, the battleplan is a fighting retreat. We are not defending anything, and the longer you can deny your enemies a chance of melee while peppering them with ranged attacks, the better. I will ensure that gap remains open longer than normally."
[21:38] <Kobreakfast> "Good luck then," Pollyanna gazes about, settling into her vigil. OOC: Ready to moave along a bit?
01[21:39] <Seira> OOC: Yes. As I said, this time the Alarm is centered on where I am.
01[21:39] <Seira> OOC: And there's only the one
[21:40] <Kobreakfast> roll 1d100
06[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Kobreakfast rolls 1d100 and gets 57." [1d100=57]
[21:40] <Kobreakfast> OOC: Roll spellcraft?
01[21:41] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
06[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 30." [1d20=6]
[21:42] <Kobreakfast> Seira struggles. She only just barely finishes this day's work, exhausted and pushed to the utmost. But it looks to be a success! From here, there's only 2 days or so or work left, assuming no errors. She's only used about 60% of the reagents, too.
01[21:44] <Seira> "We'll need to stay at Elandra's Rest tonight," Seira announces, stumbling back to the boundary and the small campfire Amaryl and Pollyanna have going. "I could get us all the way back, but I don't like doing it with no guarantees, and we've spent the ring already."
[21:45] <Kobreakfast> "At least nothing happened," Amaryl murmurs, "Let's go? The sooner we're gone from this place, the better. I can'ts tand it here."
06[21:46] * Seira takes her valued scroll of Teleport out, wrapped carefully in a water-resistant bag, and places it at her belt. "Let's," she agrees, and invokes the teleportation spell as soon as her hands are linked with Pollyanna and Amaryl.
01[21:46] <Seira> roll 1d100 rest stop
06[21:46] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 rest stop and gets 59." [1d100=59]
06[21:46] * Seira packs the scroll safely away once she finds herself at her destination.
[21:47] <Kobreakfast> OOC: Doing to do anything of note or just resting here?
01[21:47] <Seira> OOC: Just resting, then will recast the same spells and go over.
01[21:47] <Seira> OOC: The next dawn, I mean
[21:52] <Kobreakfast> The night passes without incident, Seira finding and feeling nothing wrong. The next day dawns...OOC: Ball in your court.
06[21:53] * Seira casts all the spells in preparation, finishing with Endure Elements, before teleporting them over to the pillar!
01[21:53] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 5." [1d100=5]
[21:53] <Kobreakfast> Woosh! This time teleport is reliable and works without problem!
[21:53] <Kobreakfast> "Same as yesterday," Pollyanna asks.
06[21:54] * Seira nods, and gets to work without preamble!
[21:54] <Kobreakfast> roll 1d100
06[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Kobreakfast rolls 1d100 and gets 24." [1d100=24]
[21:54] <Kobreakfast> OOC: Lucky. Roll your spellcraft?
01[21:54] <Seira> roll 1d20+24
06[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 and gets 37." [1d20=13]
[21:55] <Kobreakfast> The work is hard and harder. SEira feels pushed to her limits, just barely able to get anywhere. Buts he does at last, the barrier strengthening! The pillar barely appears now, only a faint outline! Near the end, "Seira, it feels better out here now," Amaryl calls.
01[21:56] <Seira> "I knew I was getting there!" Seira exclaims, gathering the remaining reagents. "Tomorrow's the decisive day, so we'll have to stay sharp!"
[21:56] <Kobreakfast> "Let's go?" Pollyanna stands, "One more day and we'll be free of this place entirely."
06[21:56] * Seira nods, and teleports them to Elandra's Rest.
01[21:56] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 23." [1d100=23]
01[21:57] <Seira> "Want to go back to Balmuria, today, or just stay here another night and return triumphant in the end?" she asks the two.
[21:59] <Kobreakfast> "Let's wait until tomorrow," Pollyanna decides.
06[22:01] * Seira nods once more, decisively this time. "Let me memorize a Sending and update them," she decides, eventually casting it directed towards Elle, 'We're alright, tomorrow is the decisive day. Will return around this time. If we're not back, then something happened, please try to contact us.'
02[22:05] * Taishyr (~ferixstad@pix050-176.pix.wmich.edu) Quit (Ping timeout)
[22:05] <Kobreakfast> 'Okay. I will. Be careful.' That's the reply Seira gets back.
01[22:05] <Seira> "You're fine, aren't you, Amaryl?" Seira asks after checking herself for those signs of creeping necrotic aura that she had almost grown accustomed to. "No lesions or anything nasty from all the exposure? How about you, Pollyanna?"
[22:08] <Kobreakfast> When she goes to privately check herself, Seira finds a patch of dead skin across her stomach. It's pale with patches of roiling black underneath. Amaryl shakes her head, "No, I haven't. I'm just tired every evening."
03[22:09] * Kobreakfast is now known as Kotono
06[22:09] * Seira twitches from disgust and tries to use her stronger healing spell upon herself.
01[22:09] <Seira> roll 3d8+15
06[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 3d8+15 and gets 26." [3d8=4, 5, 2]
[22:11] <Kotono> The skin repairs itself. This leaves Seira pristine once more, the dead sking one.
01[22:11] <Seira> If Pollyanna reports feeling fine as well, Seira would just use the other spell on Amaryl and go to bed, eager to finish the task she set out to do.
01[22:11] <Seira> roll 2d8+10
06[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d8+10 and gets 19." [2d8=1, 8]
[22:13] <Kotono> Pollyanna is fine. The night passes, the three regathering int he morning. OOC: Ball's in your court, Seira.
01[22:13] <Seira> The same spells that have served her thus far get cast, and then Seira teleports the three of them to their destination!
01[22:13] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 89." [1d100=89]
[22:15] <Kotono> The teleport is mercifully without incident! You made it back safely.
[22:17] <Kotono> Pollyanna readies her b ow, "One more day. Good luck, Seira."
06[22:20] * Seira gets back to work, her entire body tingling with an excitement even the evil aura permeating this place cannot entirely extinguish! Her first and main priority is to fix the seal. If she is able to do so, and only then, will she try placing an additional clause of only allowing entry to herself and denying it to all else.
01[22:20] <Seira> It carries a certain risk of Esthan walking about aimlessly and literally walking into it, but surely stumbling upon a strong, unshielded aura of death once walking past an invisible barrier would be just as enlightening.
[22:25] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[22:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 57." [1d100=57]
[22:25] <Kotono> OOC: Make a spellcraft check, Seira?
01[22:26] <Seira> roll 1d20+34 ignorance?!
06[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+34 ignorance?! and gets 50." [1d20=16]
[22:28] <Kotono> Seira works harder than she ever has in her life. A haze falls over her as she struggles, putting every drop of energy into it! Her hands dance around a nearly invisible pillar, putting the final touches on! There is a brilliant glow all around as the last symbol is drawn, then...it's done. The pillar is gone. "Seira? Seira?" You can hear Amaryl calling, and then, 'Seira, where are you?' You can see her beyond the edge of the pillar's dome,
[22:28] <Kotono> 'Seira, where are you?' You can see her beyond the edge of the pillar's dome, calling out.
01[22:29] <Seira> 'I never moved,' Seira thinks back. 'What do you see now?'
[22:29] <Kotono> 'Just an empty mountain space,' Amaryl thinks back, 'It's the same, but I still don't see anything past it, the pillar or you. It's like you aren't there.'
01[22:30] <Seira> "Can you hear me?" Seira asks out loud.
[22:30] <Kotono> No response.
06[22:33] * Seira nods to herself, and collects everything she brought along. A small fire disintegrates her bound notes on the artifact, no longer needed as her task is done and she has them committed to memory. Then, once the ashes themselves have been destroyed by an acidic breath, Seira steps outside the barrier, mentally alerting Amaryl that she's coming out and not to shoot her accidentally.
[22:35] <Kotono> Seira steps out! There's no aura here now, no death. It's just like normal mountains. Thin of air and chilly, but not deadly at all. "You did it!" Amaryl cheers, "You really sealed it back up!"
06[22:36] * Seira grins tiredly. "I think I'm allowed to say it just the once. I'm a great wizard!"
[22:36] <Kotono> Pollyanna sits down heavily on the rocky ground, "Ah." Falling backwards, spread out, "For all that this was a legendary deed, I'm glad it's done.:
06[22:37] * Seira channels some positive energy into herself, snorting. "Yeah, yeah. Give me a few minutes to memorize another teleport, and we'll head back?"
01[22:37] <Seira> roll 2d8+10
06[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 2d8+10 and gets 13." [2d8=1, 2]
[22:37] <Kotono> Amaryl goes to hug Seira, then, "Sure. I can't wait!"
01[22:38] <Seira> roll 1d100 rest stop!
06[22:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 rest stop! and gets 29." [1d100=29]
01[22:38] <Seira> roll 1d100 home, yay~
06[22:38] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 home, yay~ and gets 26." [1d100=26]

[Corwin]

[20:15] <Kotono> ---
[20:15] <Kotono> OOC: What did you wanna do, Seira?
01[20:15] <Seira> OOC: I'll go bug Saul for cash
[20:18] <Kotono> OOC: Roll your TP for it? Going alone, too?
01[20:18] <Seira> OOC: Yeah, unless someone wants to come along. I'll say I'm visiting him.
[20:19] <Kotono> OOC: Amaryl'll tag along, if you'r eokay with that. Donald wouldn't mind coming as well, he's kinda restless.
01[20:21] <Seira> OOC: I'll purchase two more scrolls of Endure Elements, just in case.
01[20:21] <Seira> roll 1d100
06[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 and gets 95." [1d100=95]
[20:21] <Kotono> OOC: I'd rule that studied carefully, sot hat's off target.
[20:22] <Kotono> roll 1d10
06[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 10." [1d10=10]
[20:22] <Kotono> roll 1d10
06[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 8." [1d10=8]
[20:22] <Kotono> roll 1d9
06[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 6." [1d9=6]
[20:22] <Kotono> OOC: By the by, note the purchase in the loot topic real quick.
[20:24] <Kotono> Woosh! You immediately notice something is wrong! The brutal cold instantly makes your body go numb! You stand on a hellish, broken ground, waste as far as you can see! The sky is a dying purple-red, lightning dancing freely from horizon to horizon! In mid distances, none closer than 100 feet, large black tornados dance and whirl! Dozens of them, as if mating in the wind's torments! Great clouds of dead dust and rocks fly with them, hurling
[20:24] <Kotono> Great clouds of dead dust and rocks fly with them, hurling and tossed about!
01[20:25] <Seira> "Not again," Seira mutters in dismay, calling upon the teleport spell once more!
[20:27] <Kotono> OOC: Make a concentration check? The intense cold is enough tow arrant one under these conditions.
01[20:27] <Seira> roll 1d20+5
06[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+5 and gets 25." [1d20=20]
01[20:28] <Seira> roll 1d100 come on!
[20:28] <Kotono> OOC: Go for it. d100
06[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 come on! and gets 80." [1d100=80]
[20:28] <Kotono> roll 1d6 cold damage, all of you.
06[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 cold damage, all of you. and gets 3." [1d6=3]
01[20:28] <Seira> roll 1d10+10
06[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d10+10 and gets 14." [1d10=4]
[20:29] <Kotono> Despite the horrific cold, Seira and company wink away! You appear in the golden halls as econd later! Donald grunts all over, "What in the name of all that's holy was that?" He growls, "Did we take a side trip into the Abyss?"
01[20:29] <Seira> "Don't be silly, that's impossible!" Seira snaps, before looking sheepish. "Sorry. My aim's been off lately."
[20:30] <Kotono> "I-it's okay," Amaryl rubs her body all over, "I-I think we'll get feeling back in a moment or three."
[20:30] <Kotono> "Oh. Oh. Duh. That's why no one goes south of the desert?" Donald's eyes light up.
01[20:31] <Seira> "It was worth than usual. Much worse. We're trying to fix that, but...." Seira trails off, imbuing Donald and Amaryl with healing to help them recover.
01[20:31] <Seira> OOC: CMW and CSW, brings them back to max
[20:37] <Kotono> The healings go well enough. "Thanks," Donald stops his shivering, "So anyway, we're going to go meet your Dad? Idon't think I've ever been here, but wow. No wonder you stockpile lairs. This place is...wow."
01[20:39] <Seira> "You never know when a lair might come in handy," Seira agrees. "It sounds cool when you say you have it, and if you meet a potential enemy and befriend them, you can give them a lair you're not using at the moment! Why, just a few days ago, Alicia and I met this fey who lost her home and now she's living in one of them!"
[20:40] <Kotono> That makes Amaryl giggle. "Seira, it sounds like you're giving homes to stray dogs and animals! I almost wonder if you were meant to be a forest protector instead."
[20:41] <Kotono> "I wish the dogs I give leftovers to were as cute as fey," Donald crosses his arms as he starts to walk.
01[20:41] <Seira> "Well, the other one went to a really huge, intelligent roc--" Seira quickly shakes her head. "But it would be a really bad idea to even suggest it this way around them! Because it might seem like an insult and lead to a really terrible fight."
[20:46] <Kotono> "Well, was the fey cute," Amaryl asks as the three trot along, "Curiously now. Or was it even more alien than a roc would be?"
01[20:49] <Seira> "Pretty cute," Seira confirms. "But even more alien than the roc, at the same time. Just being near her was--" She searches for the right words. "Like, when I helped her get up, my entire arm went numb merely from the touch. She's pretty dangerous even to simply to be near without the air of magic, and it seems to be unconscious, a part of her and not some defense she brought up."
[20:50] <Kotono> "Rather like Antenora or Latha or you," Amaryl bites down on her lip, "Beautiful beyond compare and obviously not mundane and boring."
[20:53] <Kotono> "Uh oh," Donald mutters, "Seira, why don't I go ahead of you two?" With that, Donald picks up his pace considerably.
01[20:53] <Seira> "I like to think that I fit in well with people and don't go on about about the endlessly beauty of deadly winter," Seira tells Amaryl with a teasing smile, gesturing slightly at Donald in confirmation.
01[20:53] <Seira> "It sounds like you're talking just the way I am, when I'm moping or feeling inadequate. But you know that I'm pretty direct when I'm not forced to deal with diplomacy, so if I really thought that, I would've said as much. Don't sell yourself short!"
[20:56] <Kotono> "Well..." Amaryl colors, "You're so pretty! Alicia's so graceful and magnetic! Demedais looks like he could kill a bear with his bare hands! Antenora looks too perfect to be human. Latha....and youg et the idea. I'm just an elf." Blushing hotly, "Do I compare at all to them?"
01[21:00] <Seira> "I guess you're right, then," Seira deadpans. "I'll go marry Demedais because he can kill bears." She laughs, placing her arm around Amaryl's shoulders. "I think you're missing an important piece of the puzzle in your analysis. Who asked whom out to begin with?"
[21:02] <Kotono> "Oh...well..." Blushing even more, "I still feel so...No amount of makeup and fancy clothing can make up for some of that."
01[21:03] <Seira> "It's not that I don't understand. I kept on having doubts for the longest of time. Remember? You kept having to reassure me so much it's almost embarrassing to recall right now. But I got over it. Now it's simply your turn to do that. You're pretty and I like you. That's how it is."
[21:10] <Kotono> "Mmm." Amaryl doesn't reply, isntead being close to Seira for a little time. "Okay." With a breath, "Let's go see Saul then?"
01[21:12] <Seira> "That's the spirit!" Seira agrees. "Want me to ask dad if he thinks people who teleport all over the place and to different planes adventuring are mundane and boring? It might be funny!"
[21:16] <Kotono> Amaryl cracks a smile at that, "Let's go find out?"
06[21:16] * Seira leads on with a smile of her own!
[21:19] <Kotono> Saul is found in the one of the golden halls. Several books are spread out around him, reading by himself and quiet as Seira approaches. Donald's already there, sitting next to him and reading a book as well.
01[21:19] <Seira> "Hey, Dad!" Seira calls over, waving for good measure. "I've got me a question about this adventuring thing. I don't think I'm doing it right."
[21:21] <Kotono> "Well." Saul snaps his book shut, the sound echoing all about, "If you've been doing it wrong all this time, that's a serous concern."
01[21:22] <Seira> "True enough," Seira agrees. "This decline is pretty recent. See, I adventure as always, but I just end up with a net loss. It's like there's no more bad people with expensive things for me to fight around these parts. Tell me, in your great wisdom, how did your generation deal with this dilemma?"
[21:27] <Kotono> "Trade, old money, those manner of things. Sometimes getting by without." With a chuckling glint in his eye, "In my day, we didn't have a shop in Balmuria that could see almost anything."
01[21:28] <Seira> "I do that too!" Seira insists. "But those profits are strictly separated and merely go into more and more ventures along the same vein, so that everyone could benefit in the process and all that good stuff."
[21:28] <Kotono> "In other words, you need more investiment capital?" Eyeing Seira now, "Is this leading up to asking me for a loan?"
06[21:29] * Seira colors. "Oh. Uh, I-- you see, there is this outfit I want. It's super-expensive, the belt along is a hundred thousand gold!"
[21:31] <Kotono> With the faintest smirk on his face, "Seira, what do you want the money for? Particulars. If I'm going to consider investing in you, I want to know the details."
01[21:33] <Seira> "I think I would look good in armor," Seira responds, glancing at Amaryl. "I would, right?" She returns her gaze to Saul. "But really well-made armor suitable for a mage is pretty expensive, and like I said, there's all sorts of accessories. I tried gathering enough money for it on my own, but I can't even regain my losses, much less collect enough. Please feel pity on me and give me gold."
[21:37] <Kotono> "Seira, do I look like money grows on trees? Do I look like a bank?" At that, Saul interrupts himself, "Actually, no, I do. It's the duty of a cleric of Waukeen to consider those matters. Be that as it may, how MUCH money are you tinking of here?"
01[21:38] <Seira> He does, and it's nice of him to acknowledge that fact! "Well, like I said, a hundred thousand may sound like a crazy amount but it's just what I need to get this belt I really like! And if you have twice as much, I bet I could get matching armor, too!"
[21:39] <Kotono> "Seira." Crossing his arms, "That much money could buy a chunk of Malmuth. Before I commit to anything, what's your usual return on an adventure? How much do you take in? What's your stake with the others?"
06[21:40] * Seira grimaces. "I think I lost twenty thousand or whereabouts on recent adventures? But I was doing really well earlier! I'm sure it's just a slump!"
[21:41] <Kotono> "Hm..." Thinking now, "Your last few hauls, how much were they worth? What sort of goods did you take in??"
06[21:45] * Seira considers the question. "First, it must be understood that I'm not a pauper. I do have considerable capital, I merely can't touch it easily if I want to remain effective against the fiendish invasions on our world and all that stuff. On the subject of recent earnings...
06[21:45] * Seira considers the question. "First, it must be understood that I'm not a pauper. I do have considerable capital, I merely can't touch it easily if I want to remain effective against the fiendish invasions on our world and all that stuff. On the subject of recent earnings...
01[21:45] <Seira> I was on a quest by Waukeen to redeem an anklet that unfortunately devalued it, through no fault of me own, I believe, and had considerable expenditures along the way. Something similar happened on my venture into the frosty east of Pallanth.
01[21:45] <Seira> I can't say I was not rewarded for these ventures, and I feel good with what I did, but that doesn't translate to actual money I can use to buy what I set my eye on, regrettably."
[21:51] <Kotono> "In other words, non monetary payment." Steepling his fingers together, drumming them against each other, "Of course, emotional matters compound difficulties with loans. I admit, I wouldn't want to have to forclose on your inn if you fail to pay. Further, my own assets are somewhat in decline, thanks to Filetta's interference."
01[21:52] <Seira> "Which I've managed to stop," Seira feels the need to point out. "In any case, it doesn't have to be a standard loan. I could just make you a partner on the venture I'm going ahead with. It'll change the world!"
[21:53] <Kotono> "Go on..." Saul makes a gesture.
06[21:56] * Seira briefly outlines the linked teleportation circles she intends to use for trading, builing on an alliance between the temples of Waukeen and Helm. It is sound enough, in her mind, that she doesn't need to use some sales pitch.
01[21:56] <Seira> "Waukeen's caravans would have exclusive trading rights, of course, and her temples would become even more valued than before for the exotic, distant goods they would offer. And that doesn't even go into the prospects of offering paid, instant transportation to those who could afford it."
[21:57] <Kotono> OOC: make a diplo check, Seira?
01[21:57] <Seira> roll 1d20+27
06[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+27 and gets 31." [1d20=4]
[21:58] <Kotono> "Well, that's a pretty good idea and you have a good pitch to go with it." Saul rubs his chin, "How much were each of the circles to complete again?"
01[22:00] <Seira> "Thirteen thousand, eight hundred and twenty-five gold, if I do all the preparations myself," Seira tells him. "Per direction. But there would only need to be two such circles established for every new location, rather than a mesh of teleport lines going back and forth forming a complex net."
[22:01] <Kotono> "In essence, these circles are what are compromising your profit margin? Since your'e investing in those, you're in monetary difficulties?"
01[22:04] <Seira> "That's part of it," Seira admits. "Any amount of cash I have goes towards constructing more temples and public works to support them and benefit the local population, or into making this project a reality. But even if I stopped all such investments, I'm not sure I could easily recover from the setback I suffered in Kesse, despite all the help I've already received from my friends."
[22:06] <Kotono> "Tell you what then. I'd rather not loan you money straight out. Loaning money to family is usually a bad idea. Business and family don't mix like that." Now he sits up and then stands, "However. More indirect is agreeable. A road from Pallanth to Balmuria would be useful for everyone. To fund this would for the public good."
01[22:09] <Seira> "Since you're so agreeable to that, how about two roads?" Seira asks Saul. "You know what happened in the east, and despite the work on Waukeen's temple there, its clerics could only do so much to help when aid must travel incredible distances.
01[22:09] <Seira> Besides, if we showed Pallanth's ruling class that they could benefit from the idea without necessarily connecting it to traveling to our lands, it might go over better. Especially since it's coming from someone sitting on the council with them and all."
[22:11] <Kotono> "Tell you what. We start at one road. If that goes well - as a proof of concept - I may be agreeable to underwrite more of them. Not that I don't trust you, but this is revoluntionary uses of magic, not seen in ages. I'm not going to make an assumption on it's viability until it's been executed."
[22:11] <Kotono> "In other words, if you put up, I'll help you," Saul finishes.
01[22:16] <Seira> "Since we're going the business transaction route," Seira muses, "then I'm afraid I must ask for one more thing before I'm satisfied with the deal. We'll need someone on the inside to present the idea to the Council. I could ask Celebrimbor, naturally, but then it leads to arguments between two camps.
01[22:16] <Seira> If you do it, however, being party to the plan, it can be spun as Pallanth's own endeavor, or a joint one, perhaps. Not some foreign proposal the Council needs to accept, but an idea the nobles and the king can judge on its merits, without foreign affairs and too much politics getting in the way."
[22:16] <Kotono> "Naturally." Saul considers, "Is Celebrimbor aware of this? Are any of the Council to be counted on as automatic allies?" Saul presses.
01[22:21] <Seira> "I'm not certain," Seira admits. "I've discussed the general idea with Celebrimbor, but not in the context of Pallanth or with the current timeframe in mind. I will need to broach it openly when we go and visit Pallanth later today or tomorrow. As for the rest of the council? I think only Silverleaf hates me, but it's kind of irrational and there's not much I can do about it."
06[22:21] * Seira glances sideways at Amaryl. "There'll likely eventually be another seat that automatically hates me, no matter who fills it, but that's still a long shot from majority."
[22:21] <Kotono> "I can manage that," With a looong look at Amaryl, "Well then, I have been here awhile. Pallanth would be a good change of pace. Shall we?"
01[22:23] <Seira> "Never one to turn down a free teleport!" Seira chirps. "But first, want to give us a tour?" She turns towards Amaryl once more, fully this time. "It's your first time visiting, isn't it?"
[22:27] <Kotono> OOC: Want to skip ahead a bit now, Seira?
01[22:28] <Seira> OOC: Yeah.
[22:36] <Kotono> Once that's all said and done, "Do you have return magic prepared," Saul asks Seira. Donald lingers back, while Amaryl is beisdes Seira.
01[22:38] <Seira> "In case there's a mishap?" she asks. "Yes, one. And Amaryl has a teleportation ring for emergencies, while I keep a scroll with the spell around. But I think I'd like to stay in Pallanth tonight, if that's possible." Her look encompasses both Donald and Amaryl this time, since it wouldn't do to force such a decision on them.
[22:38] <Kotono> Amaryl blushes and looks away, "I...well..." As she hesitates, "I'm game!" Donald says cheerfully.
01[22:39] <Seira> "It doesn't have to be the Citadel," Seira whispers to Amaryl. "If you're just not ready for that, yet."
[22:40] <Kotono> "Go ahead and go without me. Your business is important and...I'll be ready one day, just not today. Okay?" Amaryl whispers back.
01[22:44] <Seira> "No. No it's not," Seira tells her quietly, shaking her head. "Besides, I was thinking of visiting that fey I mentioned earlier. I thought you might want to come along, to see that she's not some... some threat or anything. To get to know her a little better. Even so, if you'd rather I just returned to Balmuria with you today, say the word and we'll be there in an instant."
[22:48] <Kotono> "Well..." Amaryl hesitates for a time, "Um...where in Pallanth are we going?"
01[22:49] <Seira> "A certain mountain range. It gets pretty cold, there, but I have the right spells. And that horrible aura is gone, now."
[22:50] <Kotono> "On, wait." Amaryl backs up, "I thoguht we were going to the Citadel and I meant where in the Citadel of Light, or did I get mixed up?"
01[22:52] <Seira> "Oh!" Seira nods at that. "Yes. We were going to need to stop midway, and the Citadel was a good choice. We could have used the chance to fill Celebrimbor in on the idea that was discussed today, and then Dad would stay behind and we'll go on towards the mountains."
[22:56] <Kotono> "Oh...well..." Amaryl takes a long breath, "I...I can try?"
06[22:56] * Seira takes Amaryl's hand, and nods at her dad. "We're ready. You still remember your old pal's place, don't you?" she asks teasingly.
[22:59] <Kotono> Balbast is thirty feet away! SEveral tables and people are between you and him, as he shifts! His human form fades, revealing the slaad underneath! He spins his glaive with skill, "Oh, you're just aching to get to go nurse at Helm's saggy bosom, aren't you?" OOC: Well, he got lucky. Init?
[22:59] <Kotono> OOC: Aaack.

[Corwin]

[17:09] <Kotono> <Seira> "No. No it's not," Seira tells her quietly, shaking her head. "Besides, I was thinking of visiting that fey I mentioned earlier. I thought you might want to come along, to see that she's not some... some threat or anything. To get to know her a little better. Even so, if you'd rather I just returned to Balmuria with you today, say the word and we'll be there in an instant."
[17:09] <Kotono> > "Well..." Amaryl hesitates for a time, "Um...where in Pallanth are we going?"
[17:09] <Kotono> <Seira> "A certain mountain range. It gets pretty cold, there, but I have the right spells. And that horrible aura is gone, now."
[17:09] <Kotono> > "On, wait." Amaryl backs up, "I thoguht we were going to the Citadel and I meant where in the Citadel of Light, or did I get mixed up?"
[17:09] <Kotono> <Seira> "Oh!" Seira nods at that. "Yes. We were going to need to stop midway, and the Citadel was a good choice. We could have used the chance to fill Celebrimbor in on the idea that was discussed today, and then Dad would stay behind and we'll go on towards the mountains."
[17:09] <Kotono> > "Oh...well..." Amaryl takes a long breath, "I...I can try?"
[17:09] <Kotono> * Seira takes Amaryl's hand, and nods at her dad. "We're ready. You still remember your old pal's place, don't you?" she asks teasingly.
[17:09] <Kotono> > Balbast is thirty feet away! SEveral tables and people are between you and him, as he shifts! His human form fades, revealing the slaad underneath! He spins his glaive with skill, "Oh, you're just aching to get to go nurse at Helm's saggy bosom, aren't you?" OOC: Well, he got lucky. Init?
[17:20] <Kotono> "Of course," Saul wraps magic around himself, snapping his fingers! A few moments later, you stand in Celebrimbor's garden. Saul takes a long breath after, coughing with a ragged, racking tone.  "Pfah."
01[17:22] <Seira> "I don't want the inheritance that much," Seira tells him, concerned. "Are you taking care of yourself?"
[17:23] <Kotono> "I am. My magic's still not quite right, even afte rall this time and work on countering the damage." Straightening, "That wasn't as bad as it has been."
01[17:24] <Seira> "Wanna visit Ilmater's realm some time?" she offers. "I hear it's good for that sort of thing, if you still aren't back to full strength after all the time that's passed."
[17:34] <Kotono> "I may," Saul agrees, "Talk about it later, let's go get Celebrimbor. Are you going to come along?"
01[17:35] <Seira> "It would be rude not to say hello at the very least," Seira responds. "We won't be staying long, however."
[17:38] <Kotono> Celebrimbor is needed to be summoned by servants, the group meeting in a quiet, lush sunroom. A trio of elven boys sing and play instruments, the melodies soft as silken embraces. "Well," Celebrimbor clears his throat, "Glad to see you're not grown moldy why away."
[17:38] <Kotono> Saul makes a flippant gesture with his hand, "I'll save that honor for you."
06[17:39] * Seira just waves, for her part. "Since Dad's got things to take care of here, now, I'm hoping he'll be staying for a while."
[17:45] <Kotono> "Oh, at least Council will be more interesting now," Celebrimbor agrees, "I heard you were busy out east, Seira."
01[17:47] <Seira> "Word travels fast," she says with an amused snort. "But I was hardly alone. Alicia, Antenora, Pollyanna and Amaryl invested just as much into making that project a success."
[17:47] <Kotono> "Oh yeah," Donald goes tos it in a chair, "Off sealing this or killing that or befriending a fey."
[17:51] <Kotono> "I heard." Sitting now, "Scion Desjardin has prepared a reward - he was quite insistent about it." Going to sit himself, "Have you seen him yet?"
01[17:54] <Seira> "Didn't have the chance to, no," Seira responds. "I'm not sure how to feel about that. We certainly weren't in this for some reward."
[17:56] <Kotono> "Seira," Saul looks longways at her, "Are you turning down perfectly good profit?"
01[17:58] <Seira> "I might be considering it," Seira admits, herself glancing at Amaryl as she asks, "Do you think it cheapens what we did if we end up getting money for it?"
[17:59] <Kotono> "I don't know," Amaryl admits, "Is it money, though?"
[18:00] <Kotono> "Seira. What will Waukeen think if you start taking up a vow of poverty?" Saul rubs his forehead, "If you feel that guilty, do something good with the money or whatever it is."
01[18:01] <Seira> "Well, I'm easily convinced, if nothing else," Seira relents. "There's no harm in seeing what he had in mind, and there's really no need to offend him if he thinks so strongly about it. I could always turn it down afterwards."
[18:04] <Kotono> "Yeah. I mean...you know, do the work, get the rewards?" Donald shrugs.
[18:04] <Kotono> "As youw ish," Celebrimor shrugs.
[18:05] <Kotono> "Do you know what it is," Amaryl murmurs, "I'm curious now."
[18:05] <Kotono> Celebrimbor shrugs himself again, "I didn't think to ask at the time."
01[18:06] <Seira> "How about we go and visit him, then?" Seira offers. "Dad can catch you up on this idea we're trying to work on, in the meantime, Celebrimbor. I'm sure you've already heard parts of it from me, but we're going forward with it right now."
[18:07] <Kotono> "Good luck," Celebrimbor bids. Then after a moment, he takes a long, critical look at Donald. "You there, Donald. Seira, if you don't mind, I'd like to borrow him for a little while."
01[18:08] <Seira> "If he doesn't mind, I'm good," Seira agrees. "I'll be back for him later today, unless it's something lengthy?"
[18:09] <Kotono> "Um, s ure?" Donald blink-blinks.
[18:10] <Kotono> "Give me a week." Celebrimbor says, "I'd like to discuss certain matters with him."
01[18:11] <Seira> "Maybe there's a pretty girl he wants to introduce you to," Seira whispers to Donald, leaning over to him. "Be on your best behavior!" Turning towards Celebrimbor, she nods with a smile. "Sure thing! Use a Sending if you need me and I'll be here."
[18:26] <Kotono> Thereafter, the two leave Donald and Saul behind. Going to meet Desjardin in the same place as last time, "Is it done," he asks as the two enter, Amaryl keeping behind Seira.
01[18:28] <Seira> "The barrier is back to full strength, from what I could tell," Seira confirms, gracefully stepping to the side just a little bit. "I like to think that we've shown that arrogant past generation that there's hope for us yet."
[18:30] <Kotono> "Hmph." With a tired, leery eye, "Good. The cold lands will be safe from anything but it's eternal chill now?"
01[18:32] <Seira> "Barring outside intervention, yes," Seira affirms. "Although even the endless cold may not be as dangerous to travelers and residents alike in the future."
[18:42] <Kotono> "You've done Pallanth a service once again," He says, standing up. "Come with me."
01[18:43] <Seira> It is true enough, and with a brief nod at Amaryl, Seira follows.
[18:50] <Kotono> You travel deep into Juai Desjardin's abode. You go into stone lined basements, down several sets of stairs. The forest-fresh air is a memory here, air slow moving and musty. Everything is dim and plain, only darkvision allows sight at all.
06[18:51] * Seira stays near Amaryl, not having any difficulty seeing in these parts and ready to help her should it become necessary.
[19:04] <Kotono> Down along, nay, endless hall the three walk. Cobwebs line the way, making your nose twitch and the desire to sneeze manifest. You come to a heavy door banded with a dark metal. Stopping here, "Past this door is the wealth of the Desjardin clan for several generations. I added my own as well in my younger days..." His hand goes to the door, a sigil of an hourglass flashing like liquid fire across the surface. "In particular, I have a few th
[19:04] <Kotono> surface. "In particular, I have a few that may be of direct interest to you and your friends.  One is a double-sword from lands far to the west. With what the Council has heard now, I believe these lands must be Kelara. Your ally Alicia uses a sword like it. Another is a set of darts, designed for an arcane caster. You can convert magical energy into them. The last..." With a heavy snort, "Is a weapon that Torm would have loved, a powerful
[19:04] <Kotono> "Is a weapon that Torm would have loved, a powerful mace of peerless construction and enchantment from ages past. True evil will find it unbearable to be stricken by."
01[19:06] <Seira> "The old Torm, I presume," Seira comments. "An impressive collection, it goes without saying."
[19:08] <Kotono> The doors swings open. Here lies the treasures of a thousand ages. Gold and jewlery and statues and silks and so many things that Seira's eyes are momentarily dazzled. It is a alrge chamber, devoted to storing long forgotten wealths. Near the door, three rest on a carved oaken table inlaid with mithral and agates. A double-sword, colored red and blue; a plain, leather gripped mace, and a three-set of darts.
[19:09] <Kotono> "Take one of them," Desjardin invites, "As thanks from Pallanth."
01[19:09] <Seira> 'I wanna take it home!' Seira barely manages from exclaiming, though she certainly thinks it before she comes to her senses.
01[19:10] <Seira> *to stop from
01[19:11] <Seira> roll 1d20+20
06[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+20 and gets 30." [1d20=10]
01[19:16] <Seira> "We do have an archdevil problem," Seira muses slowly to herself. "Do you think this mace is powerful enough to get past an archmage pit fiend's protections?"
[19:18] <Kotono> "It is both holy and a bane to types of evil." Juai Desjardin agrees, going forward to lay a hand on it's head. "Centuries ago, I swung this mace in battle. I never had a true chance to use all fo it's power. A few stray undead once were all I dealt with...far, far more it was trolls and goblins and a dozen pests unworthy of being slain with this fine weapon."
01[19:23] <Seira> "I see," Seira says solemnly. "In such a case, I believe I could not serve as a master for such a fine weapon with a history of its own. I am not well-suited to swinging a mace around, and while magic goes a long way towards allowing me to do so, it's not practical enough to switch from the sword I use right now. If you would have it, I would graciously accept the darts, Lord Desjardin."
[20:20] <Kotono> "Take them," He gestures at them, "May they serve you well, as well as you've served Pallanth."
06[20:21] * Seira does so, picking up dart after dart.
[20:23] <Kotono> There are three darts total. Each one is soft felt and silver, gleaming tips sharp as needle daggers.
01[20:26] <Seira> Seira's hand lingers over the third dart, finally picking it up. She turns to look back at Juai Desjardin, not quite frowning. "At the risk of sounding ungrateful," she says somewhat ackwardly, "this feels a lot like myself taking credit for what was a group effort."
[20:29] <Kotono> "It's for your entire Guard," Desjardin explains, "You're merely the one I saw first to give it to."
06[20:30] * Seira inclines her head. "On behalf of the Guard, then, I would like to thank you for your generosity, Lord Desjardin."
01[20:40] <Seira> OOC: Okay! Two castings of Endure Elements on us two, then two Extended Heroism, then to the rest stop and use the ring to get to the lair's main entrance
01[20:41] <Seira> roll 1d100 rest stop
06[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 rest stop and gets 84." [1d100=84]
01[20:41] <Seira> roll 1d100 lair!
06[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 lair! and gets 4." [1d100=4]

[Corwin]

[19:46] <Kotono> ---
[19:46] <Kotono> Okay Seira, repeat what you said in P<M?
01[19:47] <Seira> As Deme suggested, we'll look around for stuff. I have DM, and we have the time, so taking 20 with Deme aiding.
[19:51] <Kotono> If you need to move rubble, how areyou going to do it? Magic? Muscle?
01[19:52] <Seira> Kensai focus + magic?
01[19:52] <Seira> We have the time, so if it's something we can move, we'll do it. If not, we'll return another day.
[19:52] <Kotono> Okay. Do you have K: Archtexture or engineering or anything like that?
01[19:53] <Seira> At +15, yes. +4 for greater heroism, maybe +4 divine since Waukeen surely approves of this?
[19:54] <Kotono> The divine bonuses are gone. I was going to say that, but I was so rushed to get to work on time yesterday that it got lost in the hustle. But yeah, roll it?
01[19:54] <Seira> roll 1d20+19
06[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+19 and gets 20." [1d20=1]
[19:57] <Kotono> It'll take several hours of work. You have to move a lot of rubble and chuck stuff around, but you manage to find the staff Filetta used. No sign of her body, just a few bloodsplatters. The staff is okay, a bit scraped up, but nothing devastating.
[20:03] <Kotono> ----
[20:03] <Kotono> Okay, are you going alone, Seira?
01[20:03] <Seira> I took Amaryl along last time, so we'll go again
[20:05] <Kotono> Okay, roll TPs?
01[20:05] <Seira> I'll refresh spells, but basically I'll have lvl6 stuff blank and lvl5 all TPs
01[20:06] <Seira> roll 1d100 rest stop
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 rest stop and gets 74." [1d100=74]
01[20:06] <Seira> roll 1d100 lair
06[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 lair and gets 10." [1d100=10]
01[20:06] <Seira> Endure Elements, etc
[20:06] <Kotono> OOC: Where in the lair?
01[20:06] <Seira> Entrance, I wouldn't want to be rude
[20:07] <Kotono> Brr! The air is thin and cold, crisp enough to cut like a dagger. The ice on the floor and the walls is thicker, stronger. From above, in the crevasse, snow comes down from a cloudy gray sky. Several inches of it lie on the ground here.
01[20:08] <Seira> "Neve!" Seira calls loudly. "Hey, Neve! It's Seira! I'm here to visit! Is it okay?"
[20:10] <Kotono> "Neve?" Amaryl calls as well, taking a few hesitant breaths.
01[20:11] <Seira> "If she can't hear us, we'll just have to wait a bit and I'll try a Sending," Seira tells her, deciding to give the fey some time to respond, first.
[20:13] <Kotono> A chilly wind comes. From the passage leading to the former lair of the silver dragon Neve emergies. She is followed by the howling winds of winter, blowing the snow about. "Seira," she greets here.
06[20:14] * Seira gives her a friendly wave, smiling. "You heard us! That's great, Sendings take forever to prepare and cast." She gestures at her companion. "Neve, this is Amaryl. Amaryl, Neve. Now we're all acquainted!"
[20:15] <Kotono> A frosty gaze is what Amaryl gets. After, "You have come. What is it you desire from me?"
01[20:17] <Seira> "I realized that I really left this place in a terrible state. We were looking for what it was that was causing all the death around these parts, so we weren't too careful with the lair. A few things broke... I wanted to offer you some help in cleaning up?"
[20:19] <Kotono> A long look, "You constantly emote caring and kindness." She says it without feeling, then, "I do not mind this. I have crafted it with ice to my tastes. There is much space here as well, more than sufficient to use."
01[20:20] <Seira> "It's only polite to clean after yourself, and it's a great custom to help people move in, I find," Seira says. "But if you managed on your own, that's okay. What about the traps? Are they bothering you? If it's a pain to deal with them, I can disable those you don't like."
[20:22] <Kotono> "I've stayed in the dragon's former lair area," She answers, then after a moment, "Why is there a broken, giant statue lying there?"
01[20:24] <Seira> "It was one of the traps and it was too dangerous to approach to disable safely," Seira responds. "It had to be broken, pretty much, since I'm only in the habit of gambling with my life when it's absolutely necessary. And, umm, that's one of the things I wanted to help you with tidying up. I could... fix it, I suppose. If you'd like to keep it instead?"
[20:25] <Kotono> "I haven't found that one yes." With a look of slight alarm, "That would be prudent, yes."
01[20:25] <Seira> "I'm pretty sure it can't hurt anyone ever again," Seira states categorically. "But if you like the way the giant statue looks, sure, why not!"
[20:28] <Kotono> "What is the story about that," Amaryl speaks up here, "The statue, I mean."
01[20:31] <Seira> "It was attacking us on sight or something painful like that," Seira responds, happy that Amaryl is getting involved in the conversation. "With magic. Actually...." It takes a few moments to draw the memory out, and then Seira begins to tell the two of how they ventured to this lair and faced all the defenses within.
[20:34] <Kotono> AS the story is told, "Hmph. I recall a dragon did live in this area, though we seldom interacted." Neve finishes, "So it was twisted by the necromancy as well?"
[20:36] <Kotono> "How wonderful!" Amaryl is blushing by the end, "You fought so skillfully, it sounds like."
01[20:37] <Seira> "Unfortunately," Seira confirms for Neve. "I came here hearing about her. I wanted to become friends, but she just went out of her way to venture out and kill villagers for no reason we could discern and didn't explain herself when we finally met." She smiles at Amaryl's enthusiasm. "I'll admit to enjoying the challenge of the fight, but it's still regretful thing had to come to that."
[20:41] <Kotono> "Sometimes you don't have a choice. Sometimes the trolls and goblins have to be stopped. That's how it is in the warmer regions of Pallanth," Amaryl shrugs eloquently, "I see that as we travel. The things we oppose, we have to stop. We can't let shadows or monsters run free."
[20:43] <Kotono> "An interesting story, nonetheless," Neve lightlys cowls, "Your power is without question. Able to transvere the planes with a thought, able to defeat the dragon and it's servants with ease and survival."
01[20:45] <Seira> "We live in interesting times, so there's plenty of stories to be shared," Seira says pleasantly, ignoring Neve's no-doubt fake scowls. She understands the need to put up a front, after all. "How about you? Want to tell us one?"
[20:47] <Kotono> "Oh yes. I think you won't like them, though," Neve retorts, "Do you wish to hear how travelers froze to death in blizzards?"
01[20:48] <Seira> "Probably not, unless they were really bad," Seira admits. "Don't you have a happier story to share, though?"
[20:49] <Kotono> "Not in particlar," Crossing her arms here and narrowing her eyes, grumpy, "I am winter. Does winter play with you and send you home with milk and cookies, or does it give you frostbite if you endure it too long?"
01[20:51] <Seira> "Winter can be fun, too!" Seira protests. "Winter has pretty snow, and a bit of chill is nice once in a while. And snow elves! You can make them! In the snow... in winter...." Seira trails off. "You just caught me off guard so this doesn't count! I'm sure there's plenty of perfectly nice, fluffy things winter stands for!"
[20:51] <Kotono> "You know." Amaryl syas, "What about a snowball fight? Or making snow angels? Or enjoying a walk in the winter? It's not like winter is entirely evil like you make it want to be."
06[20:52] * Seira nods enthusiastically. "Like all that!"
[20:55] <Kotono> "Hmph." Crossing her arms even more and looking away, Neve doesn't respond.
01[20:56] <Seira> "How about icy treats? Everyone loves them!" Seira insists. "Even in summer. Especially in summer! It's a little taste of winter to brighten up your day!"
[20:56] <Kotono> "Oh yes!" Blushing a little now, "Sir Celebrimbor will make you iced drinks with a bit of magic in the summer, if the Council asks nicely enough. It's very pleasant."
06[20:57] * Seira can't help herself, she laughs at that.
[20:58] <Kotono> Amaryl starts to laugh as well, shaking. "He complains it's a waste of his ability, but when His Majesty thinks it's a good idea on a hot day..."
01[20:59] <Seira> "An archmage... making snow cones...." Seira wipes away a tear. "Oh, it's just too much."
[20:59] <Kotono> Amaryl b reaks into another round of laughter, "It's very practical, though!"
01[21:00] <Seira> "How about we have some, now?" Seira suggests. "We could even have a contest, of who makes the best treats!"
[21:03] <Kotono> "Do we really have the," A stop for a breath, winded, "The materials for it?"
[21:03] <Kotono> Neve glares, "Winter is about freezing alone inthe snow! It's not about treats!"
01[21:04] <Seira> "An entire elven court disagrees!"
[21:07] <Kotono> "...gah!" Throwing her arms up into the air, "You're missing the entire point of winter!"
01[21:09] <Seira> "Then tell me, honestly," Seira asks Neve, placing her hands on her hips, "if your winter is all about being alone, are you happy with that sort of winter? Are you never sad? Bored? Lonely? If you don't have anyone around to count on when you're in trouble, how can you get by?"
[21:12] <Kotono> "What, do you think I'm human? I'm the incarnation of winter!" Neve snaps, "That's meaningless to me!" Yet she growls, "I...usually don't get in trouble. The necromancy was an exception!"
[21:12] <Kotono> "Really? Weren't you dead?" Amaryl blushes here, "Sorry, but that seems like a big mistake to make."
01[21:13] <Seira> "I could be mean and insist that it only takes one mistake, one moment of weakness and then it's all over," Seira muses, tapping her lips thoughtfully. "But I won't be. Besides, were there two exceptions, in this case?"
01[21:14] <Seira> *weren't
[21:15] <Kotono> "What was the second?" Neve asks crossly, glaring at Seira.
01[21:16] <Seira> "When you returned to life, and Alicia made you an offer you couldn't refuse," Seira tells the fey fairly bluntly. "You can't tell me you weren't troubled, then."
[21:19] <Kotono> "Hmph." Now with a blush, "T-that's not the point!"
06[21:22] * Seira finds Neve's behavior utterly adorable, but doesn't voice her thoughts in case her audience doesn't share them.
01[21:22] <Seira> "You're right," she says instead, taking Neve's hand in hers. Seira has no idea whether the fey can turn off her ability to harm her by a mere touch, or if she'd even want to, but it doesn't matter. "The point is that we're friends, and I'll be here for you when you need me. If you're troubled. Even if you're just lonely and don't want to admit it."
[21:24] <Kotono> Her hand jerks away very quickly, only a momentary, chilling touch. "Youa re absolutely, revoltingly sappy!" Neve turns away entirely, back to Seira. "What, do you hope this will rub off on me and I'll start sounding like you?"
02[21:28] * Nao (~carthrat@c122-107-246-130.eburwd9.vic.optusnet.com.au) Quit (Ping timeout)
01[21:29] <Seira> "I don't want to force you into anything, if that's what you mean," Seira responds, retrieving a small feather and stretching her hand out past Neve, so that the fey could see it without turning back towards her, if she's too embarrassed for it right now.
01[21:29] <Seira> "Take this. It's a magical feather, so that if you ever want to see me on your own, just send it towards me. My magical crest is on it, so even if you don't add a message, I'll know it's from you and come straight away!"
[21:30] <Kotono> After a few moments, Neve takes the feather. "I see," is all she says in reply.
[21:30] <Kotono> 'She's so cute when she pouts,' Amaryl observes in Seira's mind. 'You seem to put her so off balance.'
01[21:31] <Seira> 'Her cuteness is not to be denied,' Seira agrees with Amaryl, before taking her hand. 'But it really is the best when I make you blush!'
[21:33] <Kotono> Amaryl does just that, blushing deeply. "Seira..." she says aloud, eeping and going to cover her mouth with her hands. 'I mean, Seira!'
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01[21:34] <Seira> "I wonder," Seira voices. "Are there spells to allow you to visit warmer climates without discomfort? Something similar to the magic that lets us be here, perhaps."
[21:34] <Kotono> OOC: ?You could make a K:A check on that, Seira, that's well within your knowledge.
01[21:34] <Seira> roll 1d20+21
06[21:35] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+21 and gets 29." [1d20=8]
[21:35] <Kotono> "You're the mage," Neve retorts, "You're asking ME?"
01[21:36] <Seira> "I'm asking myself!" Seira exclaims. "And I'm pretty sure the same spell would work. If you ever want to see our home, you could!"
[21:37] <Kotono> "Hmph. Maybe I will." After a few moments, "Your region is mild, is it not? It could use a visit from the heart of winter."
01[21:38] <Seira> "It's pretty comfortable," Seira agrees. "And you're always welcome, you know that."
[21:40] <Kotono> "I'll remember that," Neve murmurs, "Is that all?"
01[21:41] <Seira> "If you were thinking about taking a nap or something like that, we could return another time," Seira offers. "And if you've got nothing better to do, I've got all sorts of funny stories to tell from the time I was training with the Guard and a clear schedule for the rest of the day~"
[21:48] <Kotono> On arriving home, Seira and Amaryl find Donald right at the front of the inn. His hair is nicely cut now, wearing a green tunic instead of his armor. His posture is straight and correct, "Hello, Seira," he greets her with a carefree smile.
01[21:49] <Seira> "Hi! Did you sell your armor?" she asks, getting straight to the point.
[21:50] <Kotono> "Oh no." Blushing and rubbing the back of his head, "Sir Celebrimbor gave me a crash course on elven etiquette. Um, I'm supposed to keep doing this and acting like this. Oh yeah, Gilartal's looking for you!"
01[21:51] <Seira> "I was right?!" Seira exclaims excitedly, skipping closer to Donald and grasping his hands eagerly. "It really was a match-making deal? Is it his granddaughter? Does he have a granddaughter?"
[21:52] <Kotono> After a moment, Donald's hand goes to his belt. A rapier rests there, "By the way, is it okay if I do something with this? It's really not much of a weapon..." Donald mutters, then, "Um...well...I did meet one really nice girl...but...um..." Blushing up now, "Seira!"
01[21:53] <Seira> "Ignore this un-elf-like behavior," Seira says primly, letting go of him as if nothing had happened. "Ahem. You simply must tell me all about her."
[22:01] <Kotono> "Grrrr..." Nearly growling at that, "She's about 150 or so, really cute, um, she like poetry and riding in the forest and singing."
[22:01] <Kotono> Amaryl giggles at that, "What's her name? I may know her."
01[22:02] <Seira> "A valid point," Seira agrees, nodding. "There might be priceless insider information waiting just within reach."
01[22:03] <Seira> 'Why is it elflike to give up a perfectly good magical armor and walk around in a tunic?' Seira telepathically asks Amaryl in the meantime. 'It's a shirt! It doesn't stop the bad people and their weapons!'
[22:04] <Kotono> 'I don't know. Elves wear armor too. Maybe it's just wearing it for the point of, like training? Ask him?'
[22:04] <Kotono> "Fine. Her name is Yasyla." Donald sighs as he says that, "She's minor nobility, I believe."
01[22:04] <Seira> 'Maybe the point is to get him to complain to his wizened master, which would mean there is nothing further to teach him!'
01[22:05] <Seira> "Doesn't immediately ring a bell," Seira says instantly. "To me, anyway. How about you, Amaryl?"
[22:06] <Kotono> "I've met her a few times. She's nice." With a polite smile, "Good for you, Donald."
[22:07] <Kotono> 'She's a bit vapid.' Amaryl says, and then, making an awkward face, 'Er, I mean that'....well, no, that is true.'
01[22:07] <Seira> "I'm glad for your sake, too," Seira tells Donald honestly. "You probably gathered that from earlier. Or any other time. Anyway! What's the deal with the rapier?"
01[22:08] <Seira> 'Maybe some of his lip will transfer over to her?' Seira muses thoughtfully, before blushing lightly. 'Not that way! Well, maybe that way, too?'
[22:09] <Kotono> "SEIRA!" Amaryl gasps aloud, coloring all over her face.
[22:09] <Kotono> "Well, you see, app-huh?" Donald begins, "What's wrong, Amaryl?"
01[22:09] <Seira> "It is a gift I have," Seira says proudly. "One of my most valued powers. Don't dwell on that and tell me about the rapier."
[22:10] <Kotono> "Okaaaaay. Well, apparently I need to learn a 'graceful' weapon." Donald makes a farting noise with his lips, "Yeah, that's what I think of it. Dammit, a bastard sword is a good enough weapon! What am I going to do, stick someone to death with this thing?"
[22:10] <Kotono> "That's exactly it," Amaryl says, "A rapier's a weapon built around thrusting."
01[22:11] <Seira> "Is it magical?" Seira asks, ever practical.
[22:12] <Kotono> "No. It's well made, but..." Drawing it, "It's not even made of silver or adamantine or anything. Feh." Donald offers it to Seira, "Can you take it? I'd rather go back to my bastard sword and a shield."
01[22:14] <Seira> "I could, but that would be pointless," Seira responds, politely shaking her head. She takes Amaryl's hand and shows Donald the ring on her finger. "You need to get one of those, and then imbue it with the Keen Weapon spell. I could do it for you, or Elle, or Abagail or even Alice. Call upon it in combat, and charge a spell through your weapon as it hits."
01[22:14] <Seira> She smirks. "You might just think about switching weapons at the result."
[22:16] <Kotono> "Really?" Donald says, "But if I did that, couldn't I just do it with my bastard sword and get the same result?"
01[22:19] <Seira> "Each weapon's different, for one," Seira tells him. "In fact, how about a small reading assignment? Explore what a keen rapier could do with the Weapon of Energy spell, boosted by a channeled spell. Compare it to a bastard sword attempting the same. There's also the matter of a shield, which you could use far more easily with the rapier. Worth a try, don't you think?"
[22:25] <Kotono> Donald sighs, "Okay, okay, okay. I will, teacher. Do you want me to practice my grammar and spelling tonight, too?"
01[22:26] <Seira> "Sure, whatever makes you happy," Seira says flippantly. "So Gilartal was looking for me? Did he say what he wanted?"
[22:27] <Kotono> "No, just a message for you to come to the temple as soon as you can," Donald shrugs now, adjusting the collar of his tunic.
01[22:28] <Seira> "I'll do that, then," Seira says. "Wanna come, Amaryl?"
[22:30] <Kotono> Amaryl considers several seconds, then smiles and takes Seira's hand. "Sure. I'm not tired yet."
06[22:30] * Seira gives Donald a wave. "Later!"
Session Close: Thu May 14 22:34:22 2009

Session Start: Thu May 14 22:34:22 2009
Session Ident: #evildunes
02[22:34] * Disconnected
02[22:34] * Attempting to rejoin channel #evildunes
03[22:34] * Rejoined channel #evildunes
03[22:34] * Topic is 'Seira>Alicia>G4'
03[22:34] * Set by Kotono on Mon May 04 21:16:39
03[22:34] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Seira
[22:38] <Kotono> You find Gilartal in his chambers, as per usual. He's looking over several documents, "Seira, there you are!" he says quickly, "Come over here."
02[22:38] * Alicia (WinNT@user-54444c44.lns3-c10.dsl.pol.co.uk) Quit (Ping timeout)
03[22:38] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
01[22:39] <Seira> "I'm here," she needlessly announces her presence, stepping closer as requested. "What can I help you with?"
[22:40] <Kotono> "We've struck gold," Gilartal says solemnly. "In more than one way."
01[22:41] <Seira> "I'm always happy at the striking of gold!" Seira chirps. "Need heavy-dury magic to help retrieve and process it?"
01[22:41] <Seira> *duty
[22:43] <Kotono> "As a matter of fact, being literal was one way. In the Galkass Mountains, on the Valandia side. In the low hills, we have someone who came back with about six sackfuls of pure gold nuggets. He found a rich vein and he says it was thanks to Waukeen. He's getting a cut in exchange for directing us to it and giving us the rights. So yes, some help there is nice and we've been celebrating today because of it. But that's not the main reason."
[22:44] <Kotono>  So yes, some help there is nice and we've been celebrating today because of it. But that's not the main reason."
06[22:45] * Seira nods. "I've been considering spells that might be adapted to help with transportation of large amounts of minerals, and Lagann can also pitch in, here," she comments, otherwise listening to the real reason Gilartal was looking for her.
[22:46] <Kotono> "We were minting and pressing coins with Waukeen's face on them," Gilartal begins, "But a batch came out...differently."
01[22:47] <Seira> The only way to have gold coins, really, Seira privately thinks. "Oh?" she asks curiously.
[22:49] <Kotono> Gilartal takes a heavy sack from his belt, spilling out a few dozen coins. He sorts them, each one imprinted differently. "Our printer swears up and down that he printed these normally, but each one came out as part of something. Here." Sorting them around into a square...OOC: Make an int check?
01[22:49] <Seira> roll 1d20+10
06[22:49] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+10 and gets 11." [1d20=1]
[22:50] <Kotono> The printings connect to make a map! It doesn't ring any bells, though, though in the bottom corner there's the image of a roaring dragon, along with a stylized S.
01[22:52] <Seira> "It's a map," Seira states, frowning. A bead of sweat trails down her cheek as she puts all the efforts of her mental faculties towards resolving it, before giving up with a sigh. "And since it came from Waukeen, I'd wager it involves me?"
[22:53] <Kotono> Tapping the one coin with the dragon and the S, "I think so. I sure of it." Gilartal says, "Any ideas of where it is offhand? Can you make heads or tails of it?"
[22:53] <Kotono> Amaryl laughs a little at that, "That was terrible."
01[22:54] <Seira> "I'll need to research the matter, I'm afraid," Seira responds, ignoring the pun. She never knew Gilartal could tell jokes, live and learn....
[22:55] <Kotono> "They're yours." Putting the sack by Seira, "I can't get over the feeling that it's something very important."
01[22:56] <Seira> "Thanks," Seira tells him, taking the coins. "It's not often that Waukeen sends me a message." Not often at all, she adds mentally, maybe twice in her entire lifetime. "I'll get started on decyphering it right away."
[22:57] <Kotono> "I'll help," Amaryl volunteers, "If it is from her, it's naturally important."
01[22:57] <Seira> "Let's go see Elle?" Seira suggests. "She'll have all sorts of books I don't, and if I don't recognize the map she might! She's not cursed to flunk geography forever, after all."

[Corwin]

[18:27] <Kotono> ------(Ninja Ko)--
03[18:27] * Ebiris is now known as Alicia
[18:29] <Kotono> Elle is found in her shop. She's resting at the counter, Alice busy sorting scrolls, while a broom sweeps up dust of it's own volition. "Oh, Seira," Elle calls, yawning, "Back in one piece again? Always good to see."
06[18:30] * Seira waves at Alice, before nodding. "My world-saving count went up."
[18:32] <Kotono> "Oh good, that means you have money," Elle chirps, "That's how it usually works? Here on business then?"
01[18:33] <Seira> "I do have some capital!" Seira agrees, quite happy over that development. "And there's something I want to order, but that can wait. Mind giving me a hand with this map?" And she places the bag of coins on the counter.
[18:33] <Kotono> "Coins? Huh?" Elle double blinks, "That looks like a sack full of coins, not a map, or am I missing something?"
06[18:34] * Seira begins arranging them together. "It's a message from Waukeen. That it's a map seems clear enough, once you set them just right...."
[18:35] <Kotono> Elle examines them for a time, as...
[18:35] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
06[18:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 21." [1d20=13]
[18:36] <Kotono> "Oooooooh," Elle takes about fifteen minutes, standing up after. "Alice, bring me a map of the southern Galkass Mountains. The one in the old Malmuthian style. I think I've seen this somewhere before."
06[18:37] * Seira snaps her fingers. "Of course! That's the general area where the gold vein was found, we were told, right?" she says, glancing at Amaryl for confirmation.
[18:38] <Kotono> "I think so," Amaryl murmurs, "That sounds right."
[18:39] <Kotono> Once Alice brings an old, well kept map, Elle spreads it out. It looks to be of various old mountains. Pointing to one bit, "See this here? I thought it looked familiar. Back when I adventured, I spent some time wandering in this area. But the map ends here," she gestures, then to the coins, "But the coins continue it. From the way it's designed, I'd estimate it leads into some sort of cave."
06[18:42] * Seira gets a clean piece of paper and attempts to transcribe the two maps into a single one, focusing on the relevant section of it. "It seems very much like an invitation."
[18:43] <Kotono> "I'd say so," Elle agrees. Transcribing it, you find it looks to indeed be a map into some sort of cave. A rough outline of a way to go, leading into some deep chamber in the ground.
03[18:45] * TaiChie is now known as Demedais
06[18:46] * Seira considers. "I'm a bit low on teleportation spells, but I could make the attempt," she voices, glancing speculatively first at the map, then at Amaryl. "It seems important, so I shouldn't really miss it. Coming with me?"
[18:49] <Kotono> "I will," Amaryl agrees. Elle stands up and stretches, "I can take you there myself. I'm familiar with the area, though you'll have to manage the way back."
01[18:50] <Seira> "That's hardly a problem," Seira assures her.
[18:52] <Kotono> With that, Elle gathers the two and teleports!
[18:52] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[18:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 66." [1d100=66]
[18:53] <Kotono> The three appear in the higher foothills of the Galkass Mountains. The air is chilly here, winter blowing in it. Ahead of you is a rocky way, Elle pointing, "Just follow that incline up," she points, "If I read the map right, the cave should be a bit past it."
01[18:54] <Seira> "At least the cold won't be a problem," Seira muses, before giving Elle a grateful smile. "Thanks! You've helped lots already!"
[18:56] <Kotono> Elle nods and vanishes away with a few more words of power!
[18:56] <Kotono> roll 1d100
06[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 82." [1d100=82]
06[18:57] * Seira consults the map, before following it cautiously. "It could be a challenge," she warns Amaryl, "so if things get violent, just try to keep your distance and remember about the teleportation ring, alright?"
[19:04] <Kotono> "Got it," She says, starting to ascend up the rocky slope.
01[19:06] <Seira> "So, you and Waukeen?" Seira asks curiously along the way. "When did that happen?"
[19:08] <Kotono> "Hm? Wait, what?" Amaryl turn sto Seira, "What do you mean exactly?"
01[19:09] <Seira> "'If it's from her, it's naturally important'?" Seira repeats. "Things like that. It sounds like you have been successfully converted!"
[19:10] <Kotono> "Well, if it's from the Goddess you revere, I would think it's important!" Amaryl blushes hotly to that, "THat just makes good sense! But um..."
01[19:11] <Seira> "So I got my facts wrong, but I'm still right about it?" Seira asks innocently.
[19:13] <Kotono> "To be honest?" Looking upwards as sh ewalks, picking her way up the slope, "I haven't really decided. Waukeen seems very nice, though I'm not done studying her. Though...why do you follow her? Because your father did?"
01[19:18] <Seira> "That's certainly true for how it started," Seira agrees. "I was probably brainwashed as a kid!" she complains with a pout. "But then I just decided to follow her all on my own. Follow what I think Waukeen stands for, anyway. I sometimes worry if I'm right and need reassurances, but I suppose I'm not the only one to ever worry about things like that." (more)
01[19:20] <Seira> "In the end, Waukeen is here to help everyone. That's at the core of her teachings, even if some prefer to focus on other, equally important parts. You can always see it, heroes who appear and smite the evil, free the land and its people. It's always uplifting, but aside from Waukeen, is there anyone who cares about what happens next?
01[19:20] <Seira> About the lives of those people now that they don't need to be rescued anymore? About bettering them? She works towards enriching their lives in every possible way, and that's a vision for the world I share."
[19:22] <Kotono> "Hmmm." You reach the top of the ridge. Ahead is a little slope downward, a cave entrance about halfway down. "Like how you defeated the silver dragon, but Lord Chillander is now looking after everyone that was hurt and making sure rebuilding goes well?"
Session Close: Fri May 15 19:24:15 2009

Session Start: Fri May 15 19:24:15 2009
Session Ident: #evildunes
02[19:24] * Disconnected
02[19:24] * Attempting to rejoin channel #evildunes
03[19:24] * Rejoined channel #evildunes
03[19:24] * Topic is 'Seira>Alicia>G4'
03[19:24] * Set by Kotono on Mon May 04 21:16:39
03[19:24] * ChanServ sets mode: +o CC
[19:24] <Kotono> "Hmmm." You reach the top of the ridge. Ahead is a little slope downward, a cave entrance about halfway down. "Like how you defeated the silver dragon, but Lord Chillander is now looking after everyone that was hurt and making sure rebuilding goes well?"
01[19:24] <CC> "A bit. We're involved as well, actually! I really need to check in and see how the temple's construction is going. Once it's been equipped, the residents will have far more goods available to them, not to mention knowledge, since we believe in the importance of education. But yes. In that sense, you could see Waukeen as Lord Chilander, except the entire world is the domain she cares about improving!"
[19:29] <Kotono> "I'll think about that..." Amaryl's eyes dart ahead, "No sign of shocker lizards, by the way."
01[19:30] <CC> It must be her new friend in action! Seira silently thanks the roc for his efforts.
02[19:30] * Seira (~corwin@bzq-79-178-108-221.red.bezeqint.net) Quit (Ping timeout)
03[19:30] * CC is now known as Seira
01[19:31] <Seira> "Don't misunderstand, though," Seira feels the need to add. "Waukeen likes people just fine if they don't devote their lives to her, as long as they work towards the same goals as she. And the same's with me. Only go for it if you want to see her goals become reality above all else."
[19:32] <Kotono> "Anyway," as she picks her way down, "That makes a lot of sense to me. I understand that far too well. Everyone in my family was depending on me, and all the people we watched after below us. If I failed them...no, when I failed them..."
01[19:33] <Seira> "I don't think that was right," Seira tells her. "People shouldn't depend on some distant figure and pile all their hopes and dreams on her. They should act towards those goals on their own. With our support, sure, but they shouldn't start counting upon it as something granted automatically."
[19:38] <Kotono> "Yeah." Stopping at the mouth of the cave, "They have to also provide for themselves, or they'll just depend on that source of power?"
01[19:41] <Seira> "What happens after we're gone?" Seira asks in response. "Even if gone just means we're left to explore the world or other planes. Does what little of the world we've done our best to cultivate just shut down and die? Will people have become so dependant on us for everything, that they'll starve to death?" (more)
01[19:44] <Seira> "Will some upstart pit fiend take over, because no one bothered training with us around, and nothing can keep such threats in check? It all comes down to that famous story, of how two people come across a starving man sitting by the riverside. One gives him a fish, and the man is happy for that day, getting to eat for the first time in a while.
01[19:44] <Seira> It is an undeniably good deed. The woman who comes across him next week, however, listens to his plight carefully and walks away, returning with a fishing rod afterwards. She teaches him to use it before leaving, asking for nothing in return aside from doing the same to others, if the man happens to come across those who share his earlier plight. That woman is Waukeen."
[19:46] <Kotono> "That makes even more sense when you say it like that," Amaryl considers, "So that the world won't depend on a few elite heroes to save it every time and every day?"
01[19:52] <Seira> "The world would both improve, whether it's living standards or the way society treats foreigners and outsiders, and it won't depend on us for defense, yes," Seira agrees. "That's right. And another thing? It's alright to make mistakes. I've made them. So have you. It's how you act after you realize you've made one that matters."
[19:57] <Kotono> "Okay...!" Amaryl smiles at that, though she stops with a shiver, "Seira, can we talk about this inside of the cave, at least? It's a bit chilly out here."
06[19:57] * Seira needs no further incentive to proceed inside!
[19:59] <Kotono> The two head inside. According to Seira's map, it should wind downward and ahead for a ways. Indeed, the path into the cave seems to do just that. The walls are rugged and rough, unremarkable natural stone.
01[20:00] <Seira> "Lagann, if there's gold, let me know?" Seira requests, following the path.
[20:11] <Kotono> Lagann is looking. No metal so far as you walk along. AFter about 200 feet, the path comes to a dead end, a natural stone wall ahead. But the map indicates it should go on awhile longer.
06[20:11] * Seira tries to pass through the wall as if it weren't there. In the worst case, she'll just embarrass herself in front of Amaryl.
[20:15] <Kotono> OOC: Make a wills ave?
01[20:15] <Seira> roll 1d20+22
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+22 and gets 28." [1d20=6]
[20:17] <Kotono> Seira steps forward! She passes through the wall as if it wasn't there! The path continues on ahead. Starting at about 30 feet from here, the walls become smooth. Not a single anomaly or sharp edge on them. If you polished them, you suspect they might shine, they're so smooth.
01[20:18] <Seira> 'As expected, the path ahead is open,' she thinks to Amaryl.
[20:20] <Kotono> Amaryl follows! You can see no barrier now, as if it was never there. "An illusion," she marvels, "Oh, and look at the walls ahead! That's certainly not natural!"
01[20:21] <Seira> "It looks very nice," Seira voices, following the path further.
[20:24] <Kotono> You wander down. The floor is slippery, it's smooth surface letting water easily condense on it. From far away you can hear the sounds of moving water. You come to a three way intersection. The map has it going ahead and straight, while there's another path down and a bit off-center straight, and a side path winding to the west.
01[20:25] <Seira> "The map it is," Seira decides. "If Waukeen wants me to explore the rest of this underground complex afterwards, we can always do it after seeing where she wants me to go, first."
[20:29] <Kotono> Following the map, the sound of running water fades. You walk for about twenty minutes, passing along. (More)
[20:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 19." [1d20=2]
[20:31] <Kotono> OOC: Make a spot check, Seira?
01[20:32] <Seira> roll 1d20+11
06[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+11 and gets 29." [1d20=18]
06[20:33] * Seira raises a hand to halt their progress, before inspecting the vents she had seen very carefully.
01[20:34] <Seira> roll 1d20+24 search traps
06[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 search traps and gets 41." [1d20=17]
06[20:37] * Seira imbues Amaryl with Spider Climb, before pointing the dangerous section ahead out to her. "I'll fly across and check the ceiling," she tells her. "If it seems safe, follow across it?"
[20:38] <Kotono> "Okay," Amaryl agrees and waits.
06[20:38] * Seira flies across, keeping close to the ceiling.
[20:41] <Kotono> OOC: Make another search check for the ceiling?
01[20:41] <Seira> roll 1d20+24 search traps
06[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 search traps and gets 34." [1d20=10]
06[20:44] * Seira makes sure to tap it a few times for good measure, and if nothing happens, she can wave Amaryl over.
[20:46] <Kotono> Amaryl comes over without incident. "What was all of that," she says, as she descends back down to the floor past all the vents.
01[20:47] <Seira> "Not sure," Seira admits. "A pressure plate, however? Best to just avoid and not spend time tinkering with."
[20:48] <Kotono> "Let's go, then?" Amaryl turns ahead, "We''ll have to be more careful."
06[20:48] * Seira resolves to check the way ahead more!
[20:52] <Kotono> OOC: Going to be actively searching?
01[20:52] <Seira> OOC: Yes, I'll take 10
[20:55] <Kotono> You proceed on another thirty minutes. Seira's pace is somewhat slower as she carefully searches ofr magical items. The path starts to slope downwards a touch more, until you come to an intersection. Straight ahead is a door shaped like a long maw, wide open.  There's natural passages on the east and west wall, the western one looking somewhat collapsed, with a lot of loose rubble about.
06[20:56] * Seira consults the map!
[20:57] <Kotono> The path continues to the eastern passage, which should soon spike and continue straight.
01[20:58] <Seira> East it is, though Seira becomes more and more curious about this place. She can't help but wonder who lives there, and if they're evil, which is as good as transferring the deed onto her name.
[21:05] <Kotono> The path indeed does hook! It goes on for about five minutes. You're near the end of the map - just some more walking and you should reach your destination.
06[21:06] * Seira doesn't let up on her cautionary examination of the area ahead. She hardly has anywhere to be, and the person she'd most rather spend time with is just next to her.
[21:08] <Kotono> OOC: Make spot checks, you two?
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
06[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 29." [1d20=12]
01[21:09] <Seira> roll 1d20+11
06[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+11 and gets 15." [1d20=4]
[21:13] <Kotono> Amaryl slows down after a little more walking, "Hold on," she hisses, "Sixty feet ahead...there's a little nook in the wall! Something's hiding in it!"
06[21:14] * Seira taps Amaryl lightly, imbuing her with Draconic Might, even as she looks at the nook Amaryl's incidated.
[21:16] <Kotono> You can faintly see something in there. You're too far away to tell what it is, though.
06[21:19] * Seira calls upon Haste for them both, just in case, and then comes closer to take a better look. "If it's a lizard or something, shoot it?" she requests from Amaryl, realizing that she could unfortunately get surprised in this situation.
[21:20] <Kotono> Amaryl has her bow drawn and readied! You advance closer and closer...at thirty feet, you can tell it's a skeleton. An old, dusty skeleton of something large. It doesn't seem to be moving.
01[21:20] <Seira> roll 1d20+15 nature, what is it?
06[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+15 nature, what is it? and gets 30." [1d20=15]
01[21:22] <Seira> "Minotaur, I guess?" Seira ventures, calling upon Detect Magic to examine the area.
01[21:22] <Seira> roll 1d20+24 also, search
06[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 also, search and gets 34." [1d20=10]
[21:26] <Kotono> "How scary..." Going to it and tapping it's horn, "This is as big as a shortsword. Have you ever seen a live one?"
01[21:27] <Seira> "Can't recall if I did," Seira responds. "Maybe if I thought about it a lot, but if I had it probably didn't leave much of an impression. Besides, unicorns and pegasi are prettier."
[21:29] <Kotono> "Oh, that's obvious. A man with a bull's head isn't pretty, it's terrifying and freakish."
01[21:31] <Seira> "I'm kinda ambivalent on that, because I get lots of looks, myself," Seira muses. "It'll stop once I'm fully a dragon, but right now, it's just troubling, so I'll reserve the 'freakish' moniker for evil things."
[21:32] <Kotono> "Oh. Sorry." Holding her arm, "...Seira...when I finish studying dragons, I might become a little like that, too. Does that mean..."
01[21:35] <Seira> "That people might stare at you?" Seira asks. "I don't know. Alicia is optimistic, but even when elves just see me as how I was born, they use names like half-breed. I won't be troubled, though, so that's not a worry, at least!"
[21:35] <Kotono> "...thanks..." Amaryl flushes. "Thank you, Seira."
01[21:36] <Seira> "I'm the one who should be grateful," Seira says sincerely. "I never even realized, until it was contrasted by all that... but you never looked down on me like that, even when it might've been a shock at first. I really, really appreciate that!"
[21:40] <Kotono> "...thanks..." Her flush grows, "...thank you." Thens he looks ahead, "But...um...let's find the end of this then talk? In case there's anything dangerous ahead?"
01[21:41] <Seira> "I sincerely doubt there's anything like that," Seira states with confidence, "but we can get to our destination first, of course. Waukeen was pretty blatant in her public intervention, so it must be very important."
[21:50] <Kotono> Advancing on, you come to a large open cavern! Here fresh wind blows, the vast chamber having a small lake on the far side. Here and there there are dots of things - a beautiful teakwood drawer, with a pile of gold coins at it's base. A set of scales, a small pile of gemstones sitting on each scale. A large pile of books, each one well kept despite the humidity. A suit of full plate armor, next to a tapestry hung on the wall. All about you
[21:50] <Kotono> A suit of full plate armor, next to a tapestry hung on the wall. All about you are various treasures, left about. In the center of the room is a pile of copper coins, with an imprint of something huge on it, as if something laid on it before and left them molded in that shape.
01[21:51] <Seira> "Looks like a new map," Seira announces, but nevertheless looks around for magic and traps, first.
01[21:51] <Seira> roll 1d20+24 traps
06[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+24 traps and gets 28." [1d20=4]
06[21:53] * Seira decides it's safe enough to approach the mold.
[21:54] <Kotono> OOC: Make an K:A check?
01[21:58] <Seira> roll 1d20+21
06[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d20+21 and gets 34." [1d20=13]
01[22:03] <Seira> "Well, it really is a dragon's lair," Seira declares. "A red dragon's, at that, most likely." She glances at Amaryl speculatively. "Do you ever have urges to just roll around in obscenely enormous piles of gold and gems, or is that just me?"
[22:05] <Kotono> "...well...um..." Amaryl turns red as the dragon that may have once lived here, "Do you want to?"
01[22:06] <Seira> "Sometimes," Seira responds, eyeing the coins anew. "It must be fun if all the cool dragons do it, right?"
[22:07] <Kotono> "Why don't you?" Amaryl invites, "Let me watch you at first?"
01[22:08] <Seira> The temptation becomes impossible to ignore at that point, and Seira approaches the pile. She nudges it with her foot cautiously, and then steps on the coins.
[22:08] <Kotono> The pile is very coin-y. Nothing unusual happens besides a seductive, alluring clinkle sound of coins moving.
06[22:09] * Seira shivers in excitement, and allows herself to drop down on it, flapping her wings once to arrest her fall and avoid any unfortunate bruising.
[22:10] <Kotono> The splash of coins around you is hard, yet it doesn't bother your skin. Seira feels a deep, contented giddiness well up inside of her.
01[22:10] <Seira> "It's great," she tells Amaryl quietly, enjoying being surrounded by the coins, "but I think that's as far as I'll try it today."
[22:12] <Kotono> The coins feel very comfortable. Despite her words, Seira feels a deep, primal connection here, a desire to not move, but to luxuriate in this bed of money.
06[22:13] * Seira brushes her hands through them, as if she were swimming lazily, closing her eyes.
[22:15] <Kotono> Seira feels very relaxed. Tension leaves her body, replaced with a fundamental sense of rightness. This is where she should be...mmm....how long Seira laid there, she couldn't say. Time slipped away from her like coins through the hands of a wastrel.
01[22:16] <Seira> With a deeply contended sigh, Seira opens her eyes at last and rises to her feet.
01[22:16] <Seira> *content
[22:18] <Kotono> Around her is wealth. Everything is gold, gleaming with raw monetary opulence The lair she was at before is transformed, riches beyond her imaginings all about. Gemstones the size of small balls are stacked up together, atop ten foot long bars of soft gold. Impossibly perfect workds of art are here and there, craftsmanship beyond Seira's wildest dreams. Artifacts of magic are mounted on the walls, each one radiating overwhelming power.
[22:18] <Kotono> Artifacts of magic are mounted on the walls, each one radiating overwhelming power.
01[22:19] <Seira> Seira's breath catches for a moment, before she sighs again, this time in disappointed. "I feel asleep, didn't I?" she asks herself out loud.
[22:20] <Kotono> "You did." A woman's voice speaks from behind you. Her tones are regal and commanding, rich in every word. "This is what your dragon's blood craves, to make a lair worthy of your heritage."
01[22:21] <Seira> "As long as my wealth-gathering doesn't hurt anyone, it should be fine," Seira reasons, turning around. It's rude to speak to people without facing them, after all.
[22:27] <Kotono> The bakc of the horde is dominated by a golden throne. The woman that sits on it is large, dressed in finery of unimaginable wealth. To look at her nearly shatters Seira apart, an incredible sensation of power felt on looking at her. "A good philsophy to have, red dragon."
01[22:30] <Seira> "I have my moments," Seira responds after a few moments of silence, taking refuge in audacity in the face of an existence so far above her own.
Session Close: Fri May 15 22:34:24 2009

Session Start: Fri May 15 22:34:34 2009
Session Ident: #evildunes
Session Close: Fri May 15 22:34:34 2009

Session Start: Fri May 15 22:34:34 2009
Session Ident: #evildunes
03[22:34] * Now talking in #evildunes
03[22:34] * Topic is 'Seira>Alicia>G4'
03[22:34] * Set by Kotono on Mon May 04 21:16:39
03[22:34] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Seira
[22:37] <Kotono> The woman draws your attention in, vision dimming as you stare at her. "You do," A hint of a smile can be discerned, "We owe you a debt, Seira. Creatures of beyond can do incalcluable damage to the world, and thus to trade and profit. Were you not able to stop it, it would have been a tragedy beyond all others, no matter what happened."
01[22:39] <Seira> "Like I told Elle, that world-saving counter was triggered again?" Seira says with a matching smile. "I hope you don't think less of me for not seeking to force that battle in the first place. I understand Alicia and Antenora's reasoning, but it was a gamble I don't think I would've taken myself, not with what seemed to be at stake."
[22:47] <Kotono> "You did well. Battle isn't always the best solution," The Goddess speaks, the light from the wealth around you blinding your eyes. "You deserve a reward for this, Seira, for catastrophy was narrowly averted. When the creature's pure essence was revealed and forced into the Prime Material, it could have destroyed everything."
06[22:49] * Seira nods curtly, having suspected as much. "At least the gamble worked, and it won't be returning again. And Dad chided me the last time I tried to turn down a reward just for doing my job, so I've learnt my lesson, there."
[22:59] <Kotono> Waukeen gestures, "Come to me, my dragon." Her words are few, but carry a joyous, pressing weight to them.
06[23:00] * Seira steps closer to her goddess, wondering whether she'd get a hug all the while.
[23:06] <Kotono> Waukeen touches Seira's head, her touch like golden liquid fire! In a moment Seira can feel everything - every trade. Every gold coin. Every good passed back and forth. She can see all of them, comprehend an impossible totality of trade and money and back and forth and impossible to comprehend. So much...so much more than she could put to words, so much money.
01[23:09] <Seira> Seira's head swims from the influx of information, and she finds herself letting go, riding out the waves of sensations battering her psyche. In a rare moment for her, Seira can't find anything to say, unable to even gasp.
[23:10] <Kotono> "Be it in this place or another, begin to build your horde. As you grow, your nature will demand it as an inexorable desire. This place is well protected and forgotten, should you desire to use it. The treasure that remains is a worth starting horde for you. Add to it."
01[23:12] <Seira> "I... I will, Waukeen," Seira promises, her voice wavering before she gets it under wraps. She smirks, then. "Can't promise it would all be piles of gems and valuables, much as I enjoyed falling asleep on them. All sorts of wondrous magical items appeal to me more!"
[23:14] <Kotono> The light is overwhelming and then...Seira blinks. It's dark in here. Arms are wrapped around her? Amaryl? She rests her head against Seira's chest. She can feel the coins beneath her, shifting slightly.
01[23:15] <Seira> This is pleasant, too. Seira decides to lay there and wait for Amaryl to wake up, her mind on what she had just been privy to.
[23:18] <Kotono> "...mmmm..." Amaryl murmurs. "Seira?"
01[23:19] <Seira> "I was right, wasn't I?" Seira voices, not moving from her spot.
[23:21] <Kotono> "Seira, I..." Amaryl sits up instead, "...I feel...strange."
01[23:23] <Seira> "In a good way?" Seira asks, looking up at her. "Or strange in a 'let's teleport back quickly' way?"
[23:24] <Kotono> "I...I feel like it's good." Amaryl look sto Seira, "I just feel better. More...I don't know.
[23:24] <Kotono> "
01[23:25] <Seira> "So do I," Seira admits. "I think this whole sleeping on a pile of valuables deal idea is a good one."

[Corwin]

[21:08] <Kotono> ------
[21:09] <Kotono> As Seira prepares to leave home, she finds Donald waiting at the front door. As a few goesbyes pass intot he inn(And stop and stare at Seira in a starstruck fashion), "Oh Seira, wait! I wanted to catch you before you go!"
01[21:13] <Seira> "How about coming along, then?" she suggests, slowing down to allow him to catch up.
[21:13] <Kotono> *As a few people go by. I dunno what the fuck happened there.
[21:14] <Kotono> "Oh, okay." Donald trots at a good speed, "You know what, there's really something about what Celebrimbor had to show me! Just yesterday, I've started feeling great! I have lots more energy now, more than I even had as a human!"
01[21:15] <Seira> "Are you sure it's not Waukeen's favor?" Seira asks, guessing it to be more likely from what she'd heard recently. "It's quite possible she approved of something I've done so much that she gifted you with... energy that makes you feel great."
[21:17] <Kotono> "Really?" Donald scratches at his head as you walk down the hill, past a few horses lead by a tired looking old man, then a cart full of goods. "Wouldn't she give you that first, though?"
01[21:17] <Seira> "She gave me a hug," Seira says with a wide smile.
[21:19] <Kotono> "Oh, she...wait what?!" Donald falls flat over, vaulting onto his face with an OOOMPH! He nearly starts tumbling down the hill, only stopped by good reflexes. "OW!" As he looks up, rubbing his nose, "Oh man. You didn't stop with just a scion, now you're getting that way with WAUKEEN? Seira, you're really scary and impressive!"
01[21:20] <Seira> "It was a perfectly innocent hug," she says, still smiling. "I'm headed to see Abagail. Want to tag along? You might be interested in what I have to say."
[21:22] <Kotono> Springing back up with a leap, "Still, you HUGGED Waukeen? No lying?" He trots along with Seira, "That's unimaginable!" As you reach the bottom of the hill, you see a man with a wooden cart here. He's waving a sheet of paper in the air, several copies of it stacked up. "Read about it! Read about it!" he calls, "Balmuria's first local information sheet, printed every two days!"
01[21:23] <Seira> "Yeah, no lyin-- Hey, mind getting that for me?" she asks, gesturing.
[21:27] <Kotono> Donald fishes out a few silver coins, trading it for a sheet of paper. As the vendor thanks him, "It's written in common. Makes sense," he murmurs as he reads, "Hm. It's talkinga bout current events in Balmuria, as well as other information. Hm. A recipe for mince pie, warnings about the plague in Parsifal, an advertisement for the temple of Gond." Passing it over to Seira, "It's like a collection of various information."
[21:27] <Kotono> "It's like a collection of various information."
06[21:28] * Seira nods to herself. "Make sure you get a copy every time. Or, better yet, the early edition. We can't let ourselves be blindsided, now can we?"
[21:28] <Kotono> "Early edition?" Donald looks odd there, "You mean, like an edition ahead of this one?"
01[21:30] <Seira> "The way I understand the process," she says, continuing along her way, "there must be a basic sheet which then gets copied, much like you would with Amenuensis. So naturally, there would be an edition that gets compiled, first, and only then reproduced. And even that takes place before it is sold, for you can't run out of supply when there's demand.
01[21:30] <Seira> Thus, we could have early warning of anything troublesome being distributed to the populace."
[21:32] <Kotono> "Oh. You mean like monitor them and make sure no one is printing out lies?" Donald asks. "Sure, I could do that."
01[21:35] <Seira> "That is one aspect, but it's not all so... distasteful, really," Seira muses. "Say the Guard is about to arrest a gang of perpetrators, but the writers of that sheet find out about the raid in advance and try to get more issues sold by printing it? Or alert a criminal in some other way? The possibilities are really too numerous to bother recounting."
[21:36] <Kotono> "Oh." Thinking on that, "That would make sense, but wouldn't they just get arrested for aiding criminals then?" Donald says, "But if they could figure out who the criminals were before we could catch them, wouldn't it be better to have them help us?"
01[21:37] <Seira> "That's exactly right," Seira agrees, smiling again. "If we establish a good working relationship with them, they could hand us that information, and in return receive some sort of gesture from us when we make the arrest. Brief access to the prisoners, perhaps? Something to make it worth their while, and help them sell more issues without compromising their profits."
[21:42] <Kotono> "Mmm. That makes sense. You're so smart." With a surprised look at Seira, "Maybe you can have Commander Oberuth talk to them, even, and make it official?"
01[21:43] <Seira> "Take it upon yourself to deal with the situation in any way you see fit," Seira tells Donald. "If that road takes you to the Commander, I see no problems with it."
[21:45] <Kotono> Abagail's eventually found just past the west gate of town. Here several groups of men are working, building new walls and houses outside of the city. A few guards are about as well as she directs everything.
01[21:46] <Seira> "I'm glad to see you so well and vibrant," Seira greets Abagail pleasantly. "Can you delegate your duties for a few minutes?"
[21:46] <Kotono> Abagail briefly chats with a soldier, then steps away. "Of course."
01[21:48] <Seira> "First of all, congratulations. Your work was admirable, as always," Seira says, leading Abagail and Donald away from the commotion into a more secluded spot.
[21:49] <Kotono> You go under a few loose trees, Abagail primly sitting beneath it. "Oh, you mean that affair under the water. It was fine work, though it was somewhat bothersome."
01[21:50] <Seira> "You saved people from a fate worse than death," Seira points out, sitting by her side. "And death as well, eventually, I suppose. You have every right to take pride in your accomplishment, rather than downplay it."
[21:51] <Kotono> "Yes, but it was so bothersome." Abagail grimaces, while Donald grins ear to ear.
[21:51] <Kotono> "Oh, I get it! You wore something tight and it pressed into your chest, didn't it?"
01[21:52] <Seira> "Don't make me regret bringing you along."
01[21:53] <Seira> "I heard you wore a dress to your underwater sortie?" Seira then inquires, turning to glance at Abagail. "If true, I approve. It shows just the right amount of arrogance a mage should display in the face of bandits and other creeps."
[21:54] <Kotono> "Oh come on," Donald leans back with a bigger grin, "You could act like you weren't so haughty, Abby."
[21:55] <Kotono> "I did." Abagail sends a withering look at Donald. "Excuse me for having taste and refinement. I see that your new body does little to repair your boorish country bumpkin sensibilities."
[21:55] <Kotono> "Ah, I have my head on right," Donald goes to lie back in the grass, "But you'll get old early if you always act like the world's such a TERRIBLE imposition on you. You had an adventure! It's not like you went to a funeral!"
01[21:56] <Seira> "Yes, I've all but given up hope on that," Seira admits, ignoring Donald for the time being. "I've taken him to see a Planetar specialist in Lathander's realm, I tried leaving him in the capable hands of an elven archmage... I think it's pretty much a lost cause."
[21:57] <Kotono> Stiffening her back and looking to Seira, "Obviously."
01[21:57] <Seira> "There is actually a reason I asked Donald along," Seira says. "But first...." She holds a pair of scrolls to Abagail, wrapped carefully to protect them from the elements. "In case you are ever in real trouble."
[21:58] <Kotono> "What are they," she asks as she takes them. She stands an curties to Seira. "Thank you."
01[21:59] <Seira> "The magic of Teleportation, and the ability to call for help even if you end up stranded on a different plane. Wherever you are, I will always come to your aide, Abagail."
[21:59] <Kotono> "Thank you," With wide eyes, "Those spells are not lightly made or given."
01[22:01] <Seira> "And once you can safely add these spells to your spellbook, you will have become one of the mightiest mages of the Realm," Seira says in a serious tone of voice. "I would still like to maintain our assosiation at that time, but it would be one of partners, I hope."
[22:02] <Kotono> "...I will remember that," Abagail's eyes shine, "Seira...thank you."
06[22:04] * Seira smiles again, now that the official part is over. "It may seem like I'm teleporting all over the place, nowadays, but I always keep you in my thoughts. You two, in fact, and this brings me to the next topic I wanted to broach. You both know some of my plans for Kesse, I trust?"
[22:07] <Kotono> "Yeah," Donald cranes his neck up, "You talk about them sometimes. You want a presence over there, as well as a magical circle to get people back and forth in the blink of an eye? Oh, and I bet you want a few lairs over there, too."
01[22:08] <Seira> "I'll have you know lairs are the best currency a mage has when dealing with hostile fey and similar beings," Seira says with a huff. "I'm not collecting them because I like it or anything."
[22:09] <Kotono> "Oh yeah. What was that about? AMaryl said something about a N...neve, wasn't it?" Donald looks up at the sun, squinting, "Fey are nature spirits, right?"
01[22:11] <Seira> "Neve, yes. She's very nice, but she has trouble expressing her feelings. But most importantly, she lost her home, and since I had one in the area I gave it to her."
[22:12] <Kotono> "Fascinating. What type of fey is she," Here Abagail speaks up, "I don't think I've ever met a fey. What are it's characteristics? I've read about pixies, for example, but those are weak fey with minorp owers."
01[22:14] <Seira> "She is... quite possibly strong enough to take me out if she were serious about it," Seira tells them, keeping her voice serious enough that Abagail would understand she's not making a joke. "She's a pretty shade of blue, and calls herself the Heart of Winter. When I convince her to visit with us, I'll introduce you."
[22:15] <Kotono> "The Heart of Winter...I'll have to research that. Once I do, could I meet her? The chance to study a fey isn't common."
01[22:16] <Seira> "She can feel insulted by the strangest things, so you'll need to keep treating her properly when you meet," Seira cautions Abagail. "Donald will have to be sent off on a quest somewhere for the duration, of course."
[22:17] <Kotono> "Hmph," Donald laughs, "I can shut up if it's that serious, Seira. Really."
[22:17] <Kotono> "A boor like you? I doubt it!" Abagail huffs, "I sincerely doubt it!"
01[22:17] <Seira> "She's... awkward with people. She's always been alone. It makes me sad just thinking about it."
[22:22] <Kotono> "Yeah, being alone will mess you up." Donald agrees, "Pushing people away by being cold and huffy only hurt yourself."
01[22:23] <Seira> "So!" Seira claps her hands. "We've gone awfully off track. Donald, I've made you participate in the Guard's activities and command others as part of your training. Abagail, your own development and skill inevitably made you cross paths with the Guard as well.
01[22:23] <Seira> But I have other plans for you two, if you would like to go beyond the mundane. You two do excellent work here, and will continue to do so, no doubt. But there are opportunities that... more than once in a lifetime, these once are those that literally come once in an age. And I would like to offer you the chance to participate."
[22:24] <Kotono> "Sure," Donald says, Abagail nodding along. "What are they? You've teased us, so please, share."
01[22:27] <Seira> "The world is far more vast than we have ever considered," Seira tells them. "It might be a secret for now for most of the populace, but the interaction with Kesse, teleportation mishaps I was privy to and the religious quests Alicia and Demedais went on all seem to suggest this. The sheer enormity of the world is staggering.
01[22:27] <Seira> The opportunities awaiting those who would ceize them, endless. The dangers from nasty things left alone to plot, demonstrated all too aptly by Kesse. We need to go out there and rediscover the world our ancestors freely traversed!"
[22:31] <Kotono> "How big IS the world," Donald sits up, "You know, nowt hat I think about it, no one really knows. You might know as far as the sea coast if you're lucky, or to the desert or jungle. Thousands of miles, but no end in sight."
[22:32] <Kotono> "Of course, between the desert, sea, and the wastelands, you can only go so far anyway," Abagail shrugs, "But with teleportation magic now..."
01[22:33] <Seira> "It was almost doubled with the discovery of Kesse, and if what Demedais says is accurate, all that together is less than a single, albeit largest, block of inhabited land in the place Helm sent him to."
[22:33] <Kotono> "Yeah, what Seira said," Donald listens, "...woah. That really is staggering."
06[22:34] * Seira turns towards Abagail. "History is a valuable reservoir of knowledge. Mapmaking skills are invaluable, since the world has been changed in fundamental ways. Both have been sealed off for me by magic too strong to counter without a Wish.
01[22:34] <Seira> It is you who would have to study those subjects, devoting your time to them. You must come up with spells to help us orient ourselves in foreign lands, to help guide us towards civilization after we emerge after a teleport. Can I count on you for that?"
[22:37] <Kotono> "I will," Abagail vows, "I'll start looking into it immediately."
06[22:41] * Seira nods. "As I often tell you, your progress with your current project is quite admirable. However, I hinted at you finding people to delegate the bulk of the work to, previously. If you've taken that advice to heart, it should be possible for you to devote more time towards a new project without a drop in productivity for the former, just as important one."
01[22:41] <Seira> She turns towards Donald, next. "And thus, our teleportation network would grow. For what point is there in making contact with far-off countries if it takes a mage of my level to send even a few people across? And for that, we would need trained men and bolstered defenses.
01[22:41] <Seira> Demedais and myself would take care of the central point, but the Waukeen temples at the destinations and their defense is something I would like you to handle. Are you up to the task? Make sure you fully understand the need for secrecy and the importance of the project before giving me your answer, please."
[22:44] <Kotono> "Okay, but explain it again carefully. If it's that important," Sitting up now and stretching a kink out of his neck, "I want o make sure I have it right, and not just a 'Okay Seira' and mess it all up."
06[22:48] * Seira grins. "That's exactly what I was hoping to hear, Donald. There is the obvious means of preventing a Teleportation Circle from working, although I'd appreciate it from getting out to the general public. The destination can be blocked, such as by a slab of stone. However, how would one prepare to drop it before the portal had already been misused at least once? What of invisible beings making use of it? There are serious security issues involved, and they must be balanced against the complications security measures would give to the legitimate travelers and the costs involved at each point. We can hardly spring for a Hallow at every destination, after all! I had the idea of using animated messenger bird, myself, and it is also possible to recruit trustworthy people whom I would connect with a Telepathic Bond made permanent, placing one at the point of origin and the other at the destination, but that would place a burden on them
01[22:48] <Seira>  There are serious security issues involved, and they must be balanced against the complications security measures would give to the legitimate travelers and the costs involved at each point. We can hardly spring for a Hallow at every destination, after all!
01[22:48] <Seira> I had the idea of using animated messenger bird, myself, and it is also possible to recruit trustworthy people whom I would connect with a Telepathic Bond made permanent, placing one at the point of origin and the other at the destination, but that would place a burden on them.
01[22:49] <Seira> This is what I would like you to tackle and resolve to my satisfaction."
[22:50] <Kotono> "Right," Donald nods at the end of it, "That's a lot, but I think I can manage it.":
01[22:51] <Seira> "We don't really need to diversify our defenses, as long as we keep their nature a secret," Seira muses. "They would also be sufficiently different from the convergence point."
01[22:52] <Seira> "As long as you can find a pattern that works, we'll go with that," she adds.
[22:52] <Kotono> "Got it," Donald says again, then, "I have a few ideas...hmm..." Starting to rub his chin, "I'll see you later then, Seira? I'm going to go think about this."
01[22:54] <Seira> "Just one more thing, before you go," Seira says, and here she addresses them both. "We've gone into the final stage, here. It is a matter of months at the most before the first functional portal is operational. Months!"
[22:56] <Kotono> "Got it," Donald calls back, "I understand that! I won't mess around!"
06[22:57] * Seira waves at him, and then glances speculatively at Abagail. "I will need to draw upon your background for this question," she tells her. "How much would wealthy people pay for instanteneous transportation such as this? A few minutes, most of them spent on checking your papers at each point, and you can be at any major city in the world."
[23:01] <Kotono> "If you can do that reliably..." Abagail considers this for a time, "The very rich could use it for leisure. The more moderately rich would prefer to use it for business ventures. A few hundred is possible, though the exact amounts depend on how rich you have in mind, and how many people you want using these."
01[23:03] <Seira> "Waukeen's caravans would path freely, as a tithe to my beloved goddess," Seira tells Abagail. "But Waukeen encourages trade, travel and knowledge. How could I ever prevent those rich enough to afford the magical transportation the chance?" She grins sneakily. "And however could I possibly not take their money for the privelege?"
[23:05] <Kotono> "Naturally. It's a pass to coin your own fortune, if you can pay the startup costs. Not to mention the control you'll have over the elites. If one offends you, they can't use the roads any more. That's a degree of power that would make you one of the most important people in the country. Well, again."
01[23:10] <Seira> "I can't say I haven't anticipated that," Seira allows. "Which is all the more reason I'm striving to be the first to make such a thing possible."
[23:12] <Kotono> "I'll look into it," ABagail decides, "Ultimately, it will come down to how many people you want to allow to use it."
01[23:14] <Seira> "I'll take a look at Donald's guidelines, when the time comes," Seira says with a nod. "Anyone in government, army and officially belonging to one of the temples assosiated with us, for starters, at a guess."
[23:16] <Kotono> Abagail nods, "It's worth thinking over, but...tonight?" Rising, "I should see how the houses are going."
06[23:17] * Seira nods, deciding to rest in the tree's shade for a while, herself.

[Corwin]

[20:03] <Kotono> ----
[20:04] <Kotono> OoC: You wanted to catch up with Mia and Latha, yes?
01[20:04] <Seira> OOC: Correct!
[20:05] <Kotono> OOC: DEscribe the sending you were going to use then?
01[20:05] <Seira> 'If you have a free day, can you stop by and help me with something, please?'
[20:07] <Kotono> 'As you wish' Is the gist of Latha's reply. Will you have Mia waiting for her? Where do you want to meet?
01[20:08] <Seira> I'll wait home and ask Mia to come and hang out with me
[20:11] <Kotono> Seira's inn is noisy out front. In the private rooms, as Mia and Seira wait, "Nice," Mia looks around, "Could you show me around this a bit?"
01[20:14] <Seira> "This serves as a library," Seira tells her. "It's actually set out very much like the one at the temple. A lot of useful, general knowledge you never know when it might come up handy. The really dangerous or exotic stuff is hidden farther away, of course." She runs a finger across the spine of a book, before withdrawing it.
01[20:14] <Seira> "Basic magical theory, for example. If I had reread it before talking to you the last time, it might have saved us a bit of embarrassment."
[20:15] <Kotono> "Heh, heh," Mia blushes all over, "Yeah well...Oh, do you have any keepsakes around here? Surel you've accumulated several over the years? Those always have good stories."
01[20:17] <Seira> "The mistake was mine, really, so you have nothing to feel bad about," Seira tells Mia openly. It doesn't befit someone of her stature to hide her errors of judgement, or she might serve as a bad example. "And the research I pointed you towards might still be of use, just not quite the way we both expected." She considers the acolyte's question, then.
01[20:17] <Seira> "I have quite a lot of trophies in the dining room of the inn. You saw the spear collection, no doubt?"
[20:19] <Kotono> "Yes. What were they all from? Some of them were so big!" Mia says, "It was so impressive!"
06[20:20] * Seira laughs. "From very bad places, mostly! All sorts of fiends and nasty creatures died so that I might have an impressive display mounted on my wall."
[20:21] <Kotono> "I'm sure each and every one of them deserved it!" Mia chirps.
01[20:21] <Seira> "Of course! Some even begged for it by challenging me to savage combat!"
[20:23] <Kotono> "So tell me about them! The stories have to be legendary!" Mia says, "Please?"
01[20:25] <Seira> However could she refuse? And thus starts the exciting tale of when they took the ancient gnomish fortress in the Desert Fiefdoms away from the fiends who made it their home!
[20:25] <Kotono> At about the midway, as the erinyes warlock is cast back into Hell, there is a knock on the door.
01[20:26] <Seira> "Can you get that, Lagann?" Seira asks, pausing in the tale.
[20:27] <Kotono> The metal doorhinge turns and the door drags open! Latha enters, pushing down her hood. "Good afternoon. You needed to talk to me, Seira?"
01[20:29] <Seira> "Thanks for coming!" Seira tells her, all smiles. "I was just reminiscing, actually, so take a seat. I wanted some help and to ask a personal favor, but I didn't really know where to find you so I went with a Sending."
[20:32] <Kotono> Latha goes to sit, "What is it you need, Seira?"
01[20:35] <Seira> "I'll tell you the rest later," Seira promises to Mia, before nodding at Latha. "First, have you two actually met?"
[20:40] <Kotono> "Briefly," Latha nods to Mia, "She serves Waukeen."
01[20:44] <Seira> "Great!" Seira exclaims, making herself comfortable in an armchair opposite Latha, with Mia to her left. "The two of us have been working on a project to make affordable, endless sources of light for the people of Balmuria. If that succeeded, we intended to go beyond that, beyond even the borders of our country. We were thinking about using alchemy for that,
01[20:44] <Seira> but an off-handed comment by Alicia made me recall that you can basically cheat where it comes to enchanting objects with Continual Flame. Would you be willing to lend your time and powers for this goal, Latha?"
[20:46] <Kotono> Latha blinks as she takes that in, "So you want me to, in effect, make lamps and torches?"
06[20:49] * Seira nods. "In effect. We'll give them to every household, and sell more to those who want extras. And there's a market for accompanying products, since people like shades and all sorts of shapes for their lights. If handled right, it won't even put anyone out of business. Is it too demeaning a task to ask of you?"
[20:52] <Kotono> "Seira." Latha holds a hand up here. "I appreciate the spirit of what you wish, but I'm an angel. I've been sent to this plane to stop Esthan and right wrongs, not be a lampmaker. My place is at battle, not invoking my powers for a trivial matter. Besides, is not continual flame a simple spell for you to cast? Even barring that, would it not make more sense to have a simple lantern archon do this, should you so insist?"
[20:52] <Kotono> simple lantern archon do this, should you so insist?"
01[20:54] <Seira> "I thought it could be fun to do this together?" Seira asks, pouting. "I can always summon a lantern archon, but it feels a bit wrong, because they can't really refuse, while I could actually ask you normally."
[20:56] <Kotono> "Seira." Latha takes a long breath, "I am not a toy to use to make simple amusements. I was created to smite evil. My soul is devoted to this concept from the very deepest depth."
01[20:57] <Seira> "Well, I can take no for an answer," Seira agrees with a sigh, deflating slightly. "Can I still ask for your opinion on something else?"
[20:59] <Kotono> "Okay," Latha settles back down, as Mia snaps her fingers.
01[21:01] <Seira> "I was also hoping you might have an idea for what kind of armor might work well with me," Seira admits. "I know it doesn't directly translate to smiting evil and killing Esthan, but you've seen a lot in your life, and you might've come across something I haven't, because no suit I've tried thus far really felt like it was made for me. It's a sensation that's quite difficult to explain, actually."
[21:05] <Kotono> "No, I understand," Latha smiles in understanding, "I was trained to forge armors, but I can't stand wearing it. Your'e an arcane mage, which makes it even harder."
06[21:08] * Seira nods. "Yet there must be ways to get around that limitation. Alicia has trained her body and spirit to allow it, and the spellgem-granted powers effectively make us sorcerers, but even Demedais's full plate does not inhibit him while calling upon their powers.
01[21:08] <Seira> And I know a mage that compensated for her muteness, so a similar approach heavily relying on stilled spells should also be plausible. And there's always the comfort of mithral. But am I missing something, Latha?"
[21:14] <Kotono> "Donald does thes ame with his training. While good equipment can reduce the interference of armor, it can't eliminate it. Even Celestial armor, forged in the fires of heaven, don't alleviate it. It seems to be a matter of compensating yourself, not relying on armor." She thinks here a few moments.
01[21:16] <Seira> "So this is something you can't pour money at, but have to train yourself to attain?" Seira attempts to clarify.
[21:18] <Kotono> "Yes, as far as I'm aware.  I was only of the fourth circle for crafting. The fifth and sixth deal with the truly powerful and quasi divine. The seventh circle practices just below the bridge of Al-Sihal...The creations of those three levels are forbidden to be known of only by the elite, as it is where the greatest tools of law and good are made. My mace, for example, was made by one of the second layer."
[21:18] <Kotono> was made by one of the second layer." (More)
[21:22] <Kotono> "For practical mortal purposes, it's not possible by our craft." Latha concludes, "If the heavens can not lightly do it, if at all, then I am fairly certain it is unlikely to be possible."
01[21:24] <Seira> "So you have to do something pretty impressive to even have a shot at this," Seira muses. "Alright. What about the celestial armor you mentioned? How does it work?"
[21:25] <Kotono> "It's chain mail that is far less encumbering, easier to wear and allows you to fly. The processes are remarkable, but it's only seldom made, and given out rarely, never sold. It only rarely disrupts a wizard's casting when worn."
01[21:28] <Seira> "I'm torn, really," Seira admits. "It looks great on Alicia. Mithril armor, I mean. And I recently had my defensive spells dispelled in a burst. I can't exactly waste time raising them up against an opponent who could do that to me. It looks more and more like I should invest in bracers of armor."
[21:30] <Kotono> Raising her own bracers, "I wear these. They're very weak ones, though."
06[21:33] * Seira looks disappointed. "I wanted to go against type, you know? Ditch the robes, get some shining armor? But I guess it was not to be."
[21:36] <Kotono> "It can be done. How did those two train?" Latha asks, "Can you replicate it?"
01[21:39] <Seira> "Not for... oh, years." Seira sighs. "I still appreciate knowing, so thanks for filling me in on my limitations."
[21:40] <Kotono> "Sorry I couldn't be much help," Latha apologizes, "Have you asked Alicia? She may know more, having done it herself and studied Mystra."
01[21:42] <Seira> "It's always difficult to approach her," Seira admits. "She's like this big sister figure, so every time I do that it's the same as admitting I can't make do on my own."
[21:43] <Kotono> "Really?" Antenora says, "I thought it would be the other way around, since you out-rank her."
[21:44] <Kotono> *Latha
01[21:47] <Seira> "That just means I've been killing evil stuff longer than she here, in the Baronies," Seira responds. "She has... well, experience, and age, and... it's really difficult to put this in the right words. But it's comforting. And at the same time, I don't like to show her an incompetent side of myself."
[21:50] <Kotono> "Mmmmmm." Thoughtfully pondering that over, "She's a very warm person as you get closer to her. I don't think she's reject you or think lesss of you for help.'
[21:51] <Kotono> *she'd
01[21:52] <Seira> "I can't ask her help with dressing, even if it's for battle," Seira deadpans. She raises from her armchair. "I'll just figure something out. This handles the personal stuff, but I actually had a real reason to ask for you to spend some time with me, Latha.
01[21:52] <Seira> You mentioned Esthan earlier, and I am of a mind to visit the child he had affected. I was thinking that you would like to accompany me on that, as that time we found him."
[22:00] <Kotono> "Of course," Latha says, "Ensuring the child has a life free of Esthan's malice is certainly a good thing."
01[22:02] <Seira> "Amaryl wanted to see the school, I think, so it might be a good chance to show her around and use the pretext to see our friend," Seira muses. "I could teleport us over, if that fits your schedule, Latha."
01[22:19] <Seira> "Seems like we'll have to adjust our plans," she tells Mia, then. "Still, if an angel tells us it's alright to summon a lantern archon, we'll just roll with that. Could you handle the supplies and marketing end of things? The research you've already done into this could probably be channeled into creating an alchemical alternative for firewood, since even the basics can be in demand in all sorts of places."

[Corwin]

[19:11] <Kotono> -------
[19:11] <Kotono> OOC: Seira, what did you wann ado? There's talking, there's Yoshi and a few other things you wanted to hit offhand?
01[19:13] <Seira> OOC: Right-o. If order matters, I'll bring Yoshi over first, since it's an obligation that shouldn't wait.
[19:16] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Taking anyone or going yourself?
[19:16] <Kotono> OOC: Er, by yourself?
01[19:17] <Seira> OOC: Amaryl would surely want to come. Beyond that... Elle or Donald, if they want to?
[19:18] <Kotono> OOC: Donald'll tag along, sure. Elle will see it once it's in Balmuria, she's busy making items and such.  Any spells cast before TP?
01[19:20] <Seira> There's what I precast. GMW has joined that list for now, btw (I'm listing such on the memorized spells page) for her splitting bow. Also, water breathing on us, since we'll kinda need it.
01[19:20] <Seira> ------
[19:20] <Kotono> Okay.
[19:20] <Kotono> ----
[19:21] <Kotono> OOC: Roll TPs?
01[19:22] <Seira> roll 1d100 oasis
06[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 oasis and gets 81." [1d100=81]
01[19:24] <Seira> roll 1d100 entrance chamber to the base
06[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 entrance chamber to the base and gets 42." [1d100=42]
[19:27] <Kotono> OOC: You mean the steel jungle, or that one rusty door just out of the water?
01[19:28] <Seira> OOC: Just out of water
[19:35] <Kotono> Woosh! The trio appear just out of the water in the upward sloping tunnel. If they were to go on, the gnomish fortress would be found. Amaryl instead goesto the edge of the water, "Yoshi should be back in his lair now?"
01[19:35] <Seira> "Or near it," Seira responds, stepping into the water. "We'll have plenty of time on the water breathing spell, so that's not a worry."
[19:38] <Kotono> Donald follows along, "Good thing all those River Winders weren't hostile. It was a nice change of pace in retrospect. Everything else wanted us dead and deader past that point. Except those weird headless crystal men. Say, Seira, are we just going to leave them in there?"
01[19:40] <Seira> "A good point," Seira admits. "There are certainly things within we won't leave forever, like that mindless being or the winter-something-or-other. Sealed evil in a can always finds a way, right? Case in point, Daa-vid." Seira shakes her head. "But that's not really what you asked. What do you think should be done with the crystal constructs we can command with the gnomish keys?"
[19:43] <Kotono> "A can? What?" Donald cocks his head, "Nevermind. Sealed evil in a can..." Donald just shakes his head in return. "I don't know. Any bright ideas?"
01[19:45] <Seira> "Well, it's a lot like a can. It's this small confined space evil is stowed into and forgotten, but then foolish adventurers end up opening, thus unleashing it on the world. In many ways, it's a lot like the Magic Jar situation. So why not use a can in the phrase?"
[19:50] <Kotono> As Donald splashes into the water, "Nevermind," he repeats, "So Yoshi's a fair bit of swimming away...you know, why didn't we just teleport closer to him instead of swimming for awhile?"
01[19:51] <Seira> "This spot is unique, right?" Seira asks, letting Donald lead. "It's got a door with the base's designation on it, and it's been torn by Lagann in a fairly specific way. Are you seeing where I'm getting at?"
[19:53] <Kotono> "Yeah, yeah, don't want to end up surrounded by kraken." Donald starts to walk along the bottom, "Let's just hurry then?"
[19:53] <Kotono> Amaryl shivers.
01[19:54] <Seira> "We got out of there just fine, right?" Seira asks brightly. "In fact! Let's return some day and challenge them to a duel over their stuff!"
[19:58] <Kotono> Donald half grins, half shakes his head. "Maybe." Thus, the trio swim to Yoshi. They find him where they first met him, surrounded by his pile of 'gems'.
01[19:59] <Seira> "Yoshi!" Seira calls out to the dragon-snake, waving. "Let's go home!"
[20:09] <Kotono> "Dragon!" Yoshi swims towards Seira, wrapping around her.
01[20:10] <Seira> "That's a yes," Seira says with a smile, extending her hands to Amaryl and Donald. "Ready to return?"
[20:11] <Kotono> "Hello Yoshi," Going to pet the dragon's head fondly, "I'll be a little like you some day, and Seira already is. That's right, dragon!"
[20:11] <Kotono> Donald just watches the snake go, "Yeah, I'm ready. What about his horde?"
01[20:12] <Seira> "It's Yoshi's to decide! We'll talk about that as I introduce him to Elle, really."
01[20:15] <Seira> roll 1d100 oasis
06[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 oasis and gets 78." [1d100=78]
01[20:16] <Seira> roll 1d100 backyard, home!
06[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 backyard, home! and gets 39." [1d100=39]
[20:16] <Kotono> OOC: Going to do anything else with Yoshi immediately?
01[20:16] <Seira> OOC: Yes! I want to intro him to Elle. Can I take him to her shop, or is it impossible due to size?
[20:17] <Kotono> OOC: He's not that freakin' huge. He can wrap around you, too, like a snake-mummy wrapping.
01[20:18] <Seira> OOC: I laugh and bring him along
[20:19] <Kotono> After finishing up the three plus Yoshi head ot Elle's shop. Elle isn't to be immediately found, but Alice is. "If you're looking for Countess Strong...aaaaaaaah!" Ailce screams, "SNAKE! GIANT SNAKE!" She bolts up in a hurry, a wand in hand. "SNAAAAAKE!"
01[20:19] <Seira> "How can you have a fear of snakes?" Seira exclaims in dismay. "You're a mage! Besides, it's a dragon. He just looks like a snake."
[20:20] <Kotono> Donald steps in front of Alice, "Don't worry, Elle, we have it under control,"  he hollers, "Calm down, calm down. it's just a half dragon, half snake. It loves Seira."
[20:21] <Kotono> Amaryl starts and then starts to giggle, "Alice, it has dragon blood. It's a noble creature and it doesn't have a fear aura like a dragon! You have no reason to be afraid!"
06[20:21] * Seira pats Yoshi's head.
[20:22] <Kotono> Ailce doesn't say a word, but starts to flee to the back. In a hurry, she nearly runs into Elle running to the front. "What's going-" Alice breezes past her, leaving the magess blinking. "...Seira. Oh. Oh. So that's what...Oh. Ooooh. Alice, do you...nevermind." turning and finding Alice gone, "Just, ah, stay out here for a moment. I'm talking with a client."
01[20:23] <Seira> "Sorry! I didn't think your assistant had a fear of dragons!" Seira calls back apologetically. "Even those that look like snakes!"
[20:24] <Kotono> "That makes two of us!" With that, Elle goes to the back and comes out maybe a minute later. She exhales hard, "So, let's get to the point of this. It's a lovely snake. A half dragon, from the looks of it?"
01[20:25] <Seira> "Yes," Seira agrees, smiling. "His name is Yoshi. I wanted you to meet him, but I actually took care to bring him here because I thought he might want to be one of your customers."
[20:26] <Kotono> "Don't worry. Even if it's dangerous, I won't let it hurt you," Donald lingers at Elle's side. For her part, Elle goes to the snake, leaning into it's face to study it. "Yoshi? Hello, Yoshi. WHat do yo uwant to buy?"
[20:27] <Kotono> Yoshi peers at Countess Stronger, coiled around Seira. It's head extends from Seira's neck, flicking a forked tongue out at her. "Dragon. Shinies."
[20:27] <Kotono> "Draconic...and a few words of it." Elle stands up straight, "From what I know of half breeds, it's smarter than a snake, but hardly human intelilgent? That fit?"
01[20:28] <Seira> "You don't have a policy about trying out items, as long as they don't leave the store or break down in the process, right?" Seira asks. "A headband of intellect would suit him really well, I think, but I want him to make an informed decision on his own. It's his money, after all."
[20:29] <Kotono> "Oh." Now with a little knowing look, "You want to make him smarter? How much smarter?"
01[20:30] <Seira> "All the way, of course! Why stop at half measures? Yoshi could afford it, and if he comes up short, I'll front the difference easily enough."
[20:31] <Kotono> "You're lucky. I have one of those on hand," Elle goes to the back, "Hold on. I can't sell it to you - it's an order for someone who hasn't come to claim it yet - but it's worth a try to see how much he likes it."
06[20:32] * Seira nods. "I can always loan out my own to him for a while, but it's really up to Yoshi whether he just wants to stay with me and play with his loot or travel with me and gather ten times that."
[20:35] <Kotono> Donald follows Elle, who comes back with a gold and platinum wrought circlet of leaves and laurels. It's craftsmanship suggests delicate, non human hands, so fragile it looks like a droplet of sweat will cleave straight through it. Approaching Yoshi, "Put this on his head? I don't know how fast he'll learn and adapt with it, so I'm curious too. I've never tried increasing an animal's intellect so markedly.
[20:35] <Kotono> "
[20:35] <Kotono>  I've never tried increasing an animal's intellect so markedly.
[20:35] <Kotono> > "
01[20:36] <Seira> "Ah, but Yoshi is a magical beast! A dragon! He literally has the prerequisite smarts in his blood and every fiber of his being!" Seira responds, taking the circlet from Elle and placing it carefully on Yoshi's head.
[20:38] <Kotono> "Dragon blood is better than an animal's blood," Elle watches as the circlet is put on. Yoshi stirs his head about and back and forth. "Dragon?" He repeats, his voice more hesitant. "Dragon. Dragon." He twists around, looking into Seira's eyes, face in front of hers.
01[20:39] <Seira> "It may be confusing," Seira tells him, speaking slightly slower than normal. "Yes, you are a dragon." She gestures to her side. "This is Elle, my friend. She let you borrow a part of her loot. Do you like it?"
[20:40] <Kotono> "That's right. Seira's a dragon," Amaryl goes to the side of the wrapped pair. "A big old, cute dragon. Can you say any of that?"
[20:48] <Kotono> "Dragon. Seira. Seira is cute dragon." Yoshi works through those one word at a time, "Cute dragon. Seira."
01[20:49] <Seira> "Yoshi is a very nice dragon, too!"
[20:50] <Kotono> "Yoshi! Nice dragon." Yoshi works with it, as Elle intently watches.
[20:51] <Kotono> "The progress already is interesting...hmmm. His mind's using the intellect naturally.:
01[20:52] <Seira> "Amaryl," Seira continues, gesturing at the elf, before proceeding onwards. "Donald. The nice wizard who ran away in terror was Alice. We like her but she needs to adventure a bit to toughen up."
[21:02] <Kotono> "Amaryl. Donald. Alice. Seira. Yoshi. I am..." It tries to speak, "Dragon. Horde. My horde. Where is my horde?" Yoshi looks about.
[21:03] <Kotono> Donald cracks a grin at that, "Yep, it's a dragon."
01[21:03] <Seira> "We left it back at your previous lair," Seira informs him. "Since no one was there to oppose us, and you left it alone before while going traveling through the water currents, I thought it would be safe for a day. Would you like me to bring it over to your new home?"
[21:04] <Kotono> "Yes! Horde!" Yoshi spins tolook Seira in the eye, "Horde!"
[21:04] <Kotono> "Don't worry, we'll get it. Seira has a horde, too. Maybe you can share a horde with her?" Amaryl giggles.
01[21:05] <Seira> "Consider it done!" Seira promises to Yoshi, before her expression grows serious. "I told this to Elle before, but it is important that you listen as well. By traveling with me, you can gain a larger horde than your wildest dreams. Would you like that? I can't promise it would be entirely safe."
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[21:10] <Kotono> "Yes!" Yoshi agrees, "Big horde!"
[21:11] <Kotono> "Of course," Donald whistles, "Any dragon's going to answer like that."
06[21:12] * Seira laughs, shaking her head. "Well, that part was easy. The next is about using it. I want you to think about trading some of your horde with some of Elle's. Like the great circlet she let you borrow."
[21:16] <Kotono> "Trade horde?" Peering at Seira, "Horde has to be big! Huge! What is given for it?"
01[21:20] <Seira> "The capstone of the trade is what you're wearing," Seira starts with. "Aside from looking very handsome on you, it allows you to talk to me like this, and to think of new ways to get loot. By itself, it would be priceless, but like I said it's only the best part, not the entire thing.
01[21:20] <Seira> Four thousand golden coins are the other part. Have you ever tried sleeping on a loot made of golden coins? It's very comfortable! And four thousand make for a really enormous bed!"
[21:26] <Kotono> "Mmmm, treasure," Yoshi considers, "I am...awake now. I want treasure. Horde. I want horde. I want horde like that."
01[21:27] <Seira> "Being awake is important to propely get and enjoy one's treasure."
[21:30] <Kotono> "See? Seira will help you get that," Cheerfully smiling now, "Get it, Yoshi?" Amaryl beams.
[21:30] <Kotono> "Yes, yes, I can help you with that. Seira and I will work out the details," Elle smiles broadly, "It's not that expensive for a big dragon like you, surely."
01[21:31] <Seira> Yoshi's gems should cover forty thousand, Seira figures, unless she seriously overestimated his treasure. In that case, however, she'll just have to pick up the slack. "You can afford it, and I think you should, to be a proper dragon. But the choice has to be yours, you understand."
[21:32] <Kotono> "Want it," Yoshi says decisively, curling around Seira's midsection.
01[21:33] <Seira> "And there we have it," Seira tells Elle with a grin. "You said you didn't have a circlet like this for purchase, but how about a lesser version?"
[21:37] <Kotono> "I have a one," Ellegoes and comes back with a more mundane circlet made of rope, iron and silver highlights.
01[21:38] <Seira> "You'll have to make do with this one for a while," Seira tells Yoshi, glancing at his face. "But it just means you only part with some of the horde in return, until the real one is finished. How does that sound?"
[21:40] <Kotono> "Okay." Yoshi agrees, "Trust you, dragon Seira."
01[21:41] <Seira> "That's a smart choice," she responds, grinning.
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[21:57] <Kotono> A few days later, Elle and Celebrimbor are gathered again at Elle's shop, at Seira's request...OOC: Go ahead and start?
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01[22:00] <Seira> "I have good news and bad news," Seira opens with. "The good news is that I think I can adapt the spell on that scroll you found," she says, nodding at Elle, "into a ritual that would allow me to advance with my immediate project of creating portals."
01[22:00] <Seira> She seems to deflate, then. "The bad news is that it's a go-around for what I truly hoped to find, and having seen once again the wonders the world had in the time of the gnomes, I once again realize how far away from them we are, unless we master such ways of using magic." She looks hopefully at Celebrimbor. "Unless you've had a breakthrough of your own?"
[22:07] <Kotono> "We were discussing spell pools and the like," Celebrimbor begins, "And various applications there of. I've made some considerable progress towards the theory. The spellgem research isn't that far removed from it; the aspect of gathering in energy works veryw ell on a different scale."
01[22:09] <Seira> "As the point of this meeting is, beyond updating each other on our progress, to find ways of helping one another. Is there any ways the Baronies could provide aid to your research?"
[22:12] <Kotono> "I could use assisstants - low knowledge ones, mostly to test the theory in action," Celebrimbor continues, "If successful, it means I'm mostly done."
01[22:14] <Seira> "I'll ask around the school for volunteers," Seira promises. "We're due a few graduates, if I'm reading the progress reports right. There must be those who'll take research over a job as an artificer or adventuring."
[22:17] <Kotono> "It will help," Celebrimbor says, "How goes teleportation circles? Success yet?"
01[22:19] <Seira> "And we arrive at the third reason I've asked you to come." Seira takes a deep breath. "I'll make the attempt the day after tomorrow."
[22:21] <Kotono> "Oh, good. I'll want to be there," Celebrimbor agrees, "Where is the first connection to be made?"
01[22:23] <Seira> "From the temple of Waukeen here, in Balmuria, to the ancient temple of Helm chosen to serve as the hub. It's symbolic in many ways, but I won't bore you with details. Rather, did my old man make any progress on your end? If he had brought the idea up and gained support for it, the second portal would be opened to the Citadel, rather than back to Balmuria, a week after the first had stabilized."
[22:26] <Kotono> "He's been making steady progress. Politics take time, but if I hurry him he should have it well in hand," Celebrimbor agrees, "I believe this can be done."
06[22:26] * Seira smiles in amusement. "How is he liking politics?"
[22:28] <Kotono> "He does well enough at it. He gets people to go along with what he wants. When your father focuses, he's very charismatic. He knows all the right people, too."
[22:28] <Kotono> "As for liking it?" Celebrimbor strokes his chin, "I've seen him with growing energy and involvement."
01[22:32] <Seira> "It sounds I should interfere, like any loving daughter would," Seira mutters quietly to herself, nodding. "Right," she says, raising her voice. "That fits." Placing the topic aside for the moment, she asks, "You want to come for the ritual, naturally. Would there be more interest from Pallanth? It's naturally kept secret, but I'm sure we could accomodate a couple incognito guests."
[22:34] <Kotono> "I can fulfill that role as well. There's no need ot drag the entire Council there. Also, in the small chance something goes awry, that limits the risk to us."
[22:34] <Kotono> "Ah yes. We trust you, but not enough to put everyone in the same place as the magical experiment." Elle's voice is tinted with dark amusement, "Sensible, but..."
06[22:35] * Seira laughs. "For what it's worth, I would be very surprised if it exploded in my face. And pissed off, can't forget that. An investment of slightly over fifteen thousand!"
[22:38] <Kotono> "I've lost worse before in my youth," Celebrimbor laughs as well, "A magical staff, ruined by a stupid mistake. Angry is a gross understatement."
01[22:40] <Seira> "Staves can do that," Seira agrees. "So do scrolls, now that I think about it. It won't hurt to take the proper precautions, you're right. We can always use illusion magic to display the scene at a later date, when we can make this information public."
[22:44] <Kotono> "That will work," Celebrimbor says, "So the day after tomorrow?"
06[22:45] * Seira nods resolutely. "I'll need to gather the supplies and prepare everything. If you happen to see him, tell Dad he can show up if he wants to? Not that I care either way or anything."
[22:46] <Kotono> "Of course you don't." Celebrimbor's chuckle is dry as the desert wind.
06[22:47] * Seira crosses her hands in front of her chest. "Of course not." The topic must be changed yet again, and she chooses to ask, "By the way, any chance you've managed to reproduce a spellgem or three so far?"
[22:48] <Kotono> As Elle laughs, "Seira, you're acting your age."
01[22:48] <Seira> "Yes, well. Don't get used to it," she says with a huff.

[Corwin]

[19:13] <Kotono> > "I've lost worse before in my youth," Celebrimbor laughs as well, "A magical staff, ruined by a stupid mistake. Angry is a gross understatement."
[19:13] <Kotono> <Seira> "Staves can do that," Seira agrees. "So do scrolls, now that I think about it. It won't hurt to take the proper precautions, you're right. We can always use illusion magic to display the scene at a later date, when we can make this information public."
[19:13] <Kotono> > "That will work," Celebrimbor says, "So the day after tomorrow?"
[19:13] <Kotono> * Seira nods resolutely. "I'll need to gather the supplies and prepare everything. If you happen to see him, tell Dad he can show up if he wants to? Not that I care either way or anything."
[19:13] <Kotono> > "Of course you don't." Celebrimbor's chuckle is dry as the desert wind.
[19:13] <Kotono> * Seira crosses her hands in front of her chest. "Of course not." The topic must be changed yet again, and she chooses to ask, "By the way, any chance you've managed to reproduce a spellgem or three so far?"
[19:13] <Kotono> > As Elle laughs, "Seira, you're acting your age."
[19:13] <Kotono> <Seira> "Yes, well. Don't get used to it," she says with a huff.
[19:13] <Kotono> "It's refreshing to see. You don't have to be trying to save and better the world every moment of your life," Elle continues to chucklew armly.
01[19:15] <Seira> "There is no way to argue with that which doesn't sound childish," Seira concedes after searching for a suitable retort and failing.
[19:19] <Kotono> "Excellent!" As Elle glows with mirth, Celebrimbor clears his throat. "Ahem."
01[19:19] <Seira> "We're getting off track, right? We shouldn't!"
[19:23] <Kotono> "Indeed. As I was saying, Saul's doing well with politics. I'm sure he'll be along with us to see your first teleportation circle, too." Celebrimbor hides a little smile not at all, letting his show on his face.
01[19:25] <Seira> "A permanent one!" Seira exclaims. "This... it's a real legacy. Even if a horrible monster from beyond eats our world, it'll still remain! Floating... in nothingness...." Seira shakes her head. "But improbable gloom aside, it's finally something I'll make that's here to stay and help people. Generations of people!"
[19:26] <Kotono> "That's what will make you remembered," Celebrimbor murmurs, "You have a vision for the future that has the drive of humankind and the long term of elves and your draconic totem."
[19:26] <Kotono> *long term view
01[19:28] <Seira> "Plus it's really cool!" Seira adds mischievously. "I can put my initials and Waukeen's symbols on the circles and no one will be able to erase them for more than thirty minutes, give or take!"
[19:32] <Kotono> "Momuments to the future..." Celebrimbor considers it even longer, "Yes, yes, this project may just succeed yet. Is there anything else? I should begin my preparations for this event soon, then."
01[19:33] <Seira> "Since everything was largely prepared aside from the final component, so to speak, we're pretty good to go," Seira responds in a businesslike fashion.
[19:36] <Kotono> "Until then," Celebrimbor rises, "We shall gather at your inn when we are allr eady to go and teleport?"
01[19:38] <Seira> "There wouldn't be a reason to, as the temple of Waukeen is within walking distance. But we can gather there all the same."
[19:47] <Kotono> OOC: Skip along?
01[19:47] <Seira> OOC: Yep
03[19:52] * tai-auuuuuuuuuugh is now known as Demedais
[20:03] <Kotono> ---
[20:04] <Kotono> Several people gather at the Temple of Waukeen at the appointed time. Seira with Amaryl tagging along. Elle and Celebrimbor are there, as well as Gilartal and Father Ceiar. Finally, amid all of them, Saul stands as well. They all watch and wait on Seira...
03[20:05] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Demedais
06[20:15] * Seira is as ready as she'll every be, having prepared a tatoo ahead of time. Drawing it upon her body was a new experience, but a mirror, some trickery with mage hand and a bit of trial and error with normal paints before switching over to the magical components of her spell allowed her to create a very serviceable and even flattering image of Waukeen over her front. (more)
01[20:18] <Seira> To avoid messing with things too much, she forgoes her usual precast spells and much of her magical attire, opting for a simple robe and only those items that are necessary for the ritual. The procedure should be simple enough, with the preparations over and done with. (more)
01[20:21] <Seira> First, the symbolic drawing of a five radius circle on the stone floor in the center of the chamber, keeping the image of the fortified destination chamber at the forgotten temple of Helm in mind the entire time. A second, seven feet radius circle of runes is in appearance, there to ward people off lest they step onto the platform by accident in the future.
01[20:21] <Seira> Then, as the work on the inner runes completes and they glow brightly before dimming to almost nothing, Seira finally invokes the spell from the scroll!
[20:22] <Kotono> Everyone watches without a noise, letting Seira do this difficult, precise work without interruption.
01[20:25] <Seira> It would be a hilariously bad time for a random devil attack, Seira muses idly, calling upon Permanency to seal the newly-formed portal.
[20:26] <Kotono> OOC: Any relevant checks to make?
01[20:26] <Seira> OOC: Amusingly enough, with the tattoo spell I barely scrape by the requirements! No nat 1 for me? Although if you'd like we could risk an explosion for kicks.
[20:28] <Kotono> Seira begins the long, hard work of casting Permanency! She falls into her work, the hours slipping by in a haze. It is a long ritual, the twenty four hours each creeping by at a steady, driving clip. Her friends stay the entire time, a few murmured words and potions passed around a little past halfway. Seira battles her own exhaustion, working along with as much focus as she can continue to muster. (More)
[20:28] <Kotono> working along with as much focus as she can continue to muster. (More)
[20:30] <Kotono> Six hours...ten hours. Sixteen hours...minutes become eternities as Seira works. Her inner concentration is supreme, keeping her focus intact as she works. She calls on the names that hold back the flow of time, extending it into eternity. Calling on the Quaruts of time to be held at bay, warding away the chaotic maelstrom of time endless. At last, with a bevy of words of power that shake the entire room, the magic is complete! Seira finds
[20:31] <Kotono>  At last, with a bevy of words of power that shake the entire room, the magic is complete! Seira finds herself slipping down to her knees, exhausted. But, she can tell, the magic is done. It's done -right-.
[20:33] <Kotono> The one at Seira's side first is Saul. He gets on one knee, "Tired?" He says with a cocky grin, "Superbly done. The magic looks stable to me. It seems you really have gotten the right side of this magic down."
06[20:35] * Seira laughs, pressing a hand against the stony surface, and the secondary circle wavers, becoming invisbile to the untrained eye. She is exhausted, and the trip she wanted to take would have to be delayed by at least a day, but she just resist one last, flashy touch. (more)
01[20:35] <Seira> A simple Detect Magic spell, able to be cast by anyone with the little bit of magical training, would bring the outwardly circle into the visible spectrum once more, thus warning people of where to step. And those without it may well just pass this simple storage room by without a second glance. (more)
01[20:35] <Seira> "I know it worked," she responds confidently. "I could feel it. This works. This will keep on working!"
[20:36] <Kotono> "In Waukeen's name, ship away this tiredness. Trade it to another who can make better profit of it!" Saul murmurs, as Seira feels her fatigue vanish. "So this will take us to that submerged desert temple now?"
[20:36] <Kotono> Amaryl approaches slower, "It worked, didn't it?"
01[20:37] <Seira> "Only one way to find out, isn't it?" Seira asks with a grin, taking Amaryl's hand and stepping forward with her. "See you there!"
06[20:42] * Seira appears with Amaryl in a ten by ten feet room that only fits the circle and not much else. It has one exit covering an entire wall, currently left opened, and a corridor leads from it, eventually splitting into many side rooms designated as future departure areas.
01[20:42] <Seira> The destination chamber carries Helm's crest, just as the chamber of origin bore one of Waukeen, but Seira pays it no mind as she steps outside to make room for the portal to be used once more.
[20:43] <Kotono> "It worked!" Amaryl look sabout, "Seira, that's so amazing!"
[20:44] <Kotono> A moment later, Saul and Celebrimbor appear, then Father Ceiar and Gilartal and Elle. "I'm impressed. That was no small feat of wizardry," Elle goes to look about the room, "It's only half of one loop, but it's a big first move."
01[20:45] <Seira> "Hehe! It is, isn't it?" Seira asks giddily. "I might be tipsy from all the chanting and the drawing, and my tattoo is flaking uncomfortably, but I wouldn't trade this for the world!" She tilts her head a moment afterwards. "Well, maybe the flaking. It's actually really itchy and I didn't pick up Prestidigitation today. Yesterday?" She looks confused briefly.
[20:45] <Kotono> "Praise be to Helm," Father Ceiar bows towards the crest of Helm on the door, "This venture does seem to be a success thus far."
[20:46] <Kotono> "You did well, Seira. If you're still tired after the Restoration, go sleep," Saul says, "Can you manage a teleport back home?"
01[20:47] <Seira> "Probably," she agrees. "And I'm fine, really! Sleep is no cure for extreme happiness!"
[20:48] <Kotono> "Let's return to Seira's inn?" Celebrimbor suggests, "Celebration can be had there for those who still have the energy."
01[20:49] <Seira> "Right," Seira agrees. "Drinks will be on Donald!"
[20:50] <Kotono> OOC: Roll your TP back? Anyone who you can't fit Celebrimbor will greater TP back.
01[20:51] <Seira> roll 1d100 ring, inn
06[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Seira rolls 1d100 ring, inn and gets 77." [1d100=77]
[20:53] <Kotono> It's morning but the party is started at Seira's! Celebration and a large meal is ready there. Donald helps serve it out as everyone sits back and relaxes. Commander Oberuth is there as well, toasting Seira. As everyone settles in to eat and talk, currents of pleasant conversation rippling in the air. "Excuse me. Colonel Seira?" Private Smoot approaches. His voice is utterly respectful. "Sorry to disturb you, ma'am.
[20:53] <Kotono> "
[20:53] <Kotono> His voice is utterly respectful. "Sorry to disturb you, ma'am."
01[20:55] <Seira> "It's okay, it's okay!" she says happily. "Is this just you being respectful, or does it concern Guard business?"
[20:56] <Kotono> "Neither, ma'am." He says, avoiding Seira's gaze. "I have a message for you. Someone wishes to meet with you here. However, his appearance would be highly disruptive, but it is terribly urgent business. He assures you that he wishes to meet under a white flag."
[20:58] <Kotono> "A white flag? What the hell?" Commander Oberuth puts down a tankard, "Private, start explaining yourself. Who wants to meet with us that needs a white flag to do so?"
01[20:58] <Seira> "Ah, I see," she says, before telling him, "Hold still, please," and casting Detect Magic and Detect Evil.
[21:00] <Kotono> "He said he is a cornugon, sir," Private Smoot reports, "He wishes to make it very clear this is for a matter of mutual danger. He has no desire ot bring any harm to us in this matter, sirs."
01[21:01] <Seira> "Mmm. Commander, would you mind accompanying me?" Seira requests, thinking to Amaryl, 'I'll go see what this is about' before nodding. "We're the ones in a position of power, so it would be us both or none at all. But we'll hold to that truth as long as he does. Lead the way?"
[21:02] <Kotono> "Donald, get the Hammer of the Shard ready, just in case," Commander Oberuth says shortly, rising. "I intend to, Seira."
01[21:03] <Seira> "Even without the right spells, we're more than enough to deal with a cornugon," Seira mutters, but agrees with the sentiment of always being prepared. "You know where it's at, Donald."
[21:03] <Kotono> "Devils?" Saul says it like a foul curse, an Infernal inflection to the word. "Seira, do you want Protection From Evil cast on you before you leave?"
[21:03] <Kotono> "I do, yeah," Donald hurries off and away. Elle looks up from her plate, "Damnations. If you need any help at all, let Amaryl know. We'll come running."
01[21:04] <Seira> "Sure," she agrees after a moment's thought. "I've got a pearl to let you recast it, too."
[21:04] <Kotono> "Let me borrow that," Saul goes to SEira, "Waukeen, ward away the magics of duplicity and the touch of the fiendish!" OOC: Protection from Evil on you, Seira
01[21:05] <Seira> OOC: Cool. I doubt we'll need it, but it's stupid to turn down 'don't mind rape me' spells
[21:07] <Kotono> Commander Oberuth and Seira follow Private Smoot. He leads them outside of the south gate. Just outside, in the various spring up and small buildings around it, Private Smoot leads you to one. It's not far from where Shamal lived, Seira can note if she cares to. It' sjust a simple one story homestead sort of building.
01[21:09] <Seira> "So, private, how exactly did you come across a cornugon?" Seira asks curiously.
[21:11] <Kotono> "I was on the patrol out and I heard someone call to me from this building. I...well, I felt like I had to listen. He was just so persasive. Once I was in there, well..." A helpless shrug, "He talks very well, ma'am."
01[21:12] <Seira> "Oh, I know! Incidentally, we should probably have people patrol in pairs, Sir."
[21:12] <Kotono> "We do," Oberuth growls, "Private, WHY were you alone?"
[21:13] <Kotono> "Ah...my partner for the day is sick, sir," He explains, "The replacement assigned was running late, so..."
[21:13] <Kotono> "Next time, have the gate guards GET someone to go with you," With a chilly evenness in his voice, "Do you understand, Private?"
01[21:14] <Seira> "It's best to stick with a tried and true method that's been reached through countless years of trial and error," Seira adds. "Just common sense."
[21:16] <Kotono> "S-s-sirs!" Private Smoot stands aside, as Oberuth opens the door and strides in.
06[21:18] * Seira looks around for fiends and various magical and evil auras as she follows. "So, here I am, although not entirely alone," she announces. "We're here to talk. And listen, naturally."
[21:20] <Kotono> You walk in! The room is mostly empty, bits of old furniture tossed to the sides of the room. In it, in front of a fireplace glittering with red hot coals, stands the creature. It's midnight black scales and wings dominate, it's body a momument ot perfect diabolical construction. "I finally meet you in the flesh, Seira." With a terrible smile that shows teeth that could rip your throat out with a mere bite, "You've not met me, but your imp
[21:20] <Kotono> that could rip your throat out with a mere bite, "You've not met me, but your impact has been felt all the same."
[21:20] <Kotono> "Explain your reason for this, devil," Oberuth doesn't quite bark it like an order, but it's certainly the same in tone.
06[21:21] * Seira sincerely doubts the fiend could actually rip her throat out any more she could his. "Yes, how about we get to the chase? I assure you we can simply have the pleasantries afterwards. I enjoy flattery as much as any mage."
[21:23] <Kotono> "Hah." With a feral, hateful look, "Yes. For as much as you ruined my plans in the Desert..." He trails off, eyes like little burning coals from the fire place. "I was given new orders from a superior two days ago. I am to lure my hated enemies into a trap and attempt to slay them - the Crimson Guard."
01[21:24] <Seira> "Ah. You are rather out of luck, then," Seira notes. "Also, does your superior hate you? Because there was this pit fiend that sent his subordinates to their death before while informing us of their arrival ahead of time. It seemed to amuse him. Hey, maybe it's even the same one!"
[21:27] <Kotono> "Oh yes. Esthan," With a snarl at that name, "He's been using my servants like pawns in his own schemes, and has the a uthority and power to do so. I've lost important agents thanks to his meddling. A contact in Parsifal, a barbed devil in Victoria..." With a snap, "And now he seeks to use me in the same way. All for his silken tongued crusade against you. I don't intend to be another burnt offering to him."
[21:27] <Kotono>  another burnt offering to him."
01[21:29] <Seira> "I would say I feel sympathy, but...." Seira pauses. "You know what? I actually do feel it, a tiny bit. Enough to keep me interested in what it is that you want, and what it is that you can offer me in return for that."
[21:30] <Kotono> "I can't oppose Esthan politically. His authority is without question." Folding his arms as he snarls and paces back and forth in front of th efire, "He uses so much magic on himself that I would be shredded like tissue paper unless I surprised him, and even then I would most likely die slightly slower. I have no resuorce to him by yourselves...but neither do you, do you?"
01[21:32] <Seira> "That depends," Seira responds with. "I'll be uncharacteristically open with what is essentially an enemy and say that Esthan has his base of power, and we have ours. In either, we are unbeatable. Outside of them, it becomes a matter of who has more resources and better intelligence on hand."
[21:33] <Kotono> "He can call on enough devils to law anyone low. His magic is that of an archwizard." With a dour, deep smile, "I know for a fact that the times he's met you, he's had so much magic on him that you'd never stand a chance of winning. However, if you can get him when his defenses are somewhat lower..."
01[21:34] <Seira> "I'm listening," Seira indicates.
[21:35] <Kotono> "I can give you the location he'll be at in about a week," Going on now, "He'll still be terribly formidable, but if you hit him hard and before he can bring all his power to bear..." Spreading his arms out, "You may be able to defeat him."
01[21:39] <Seira> "And what's in it for you?" Seira inquires. "Is that when the deadline given to you for an attack on us expires?"
[21:41] <Kotono> "About. If you succeed, we both continue on with our plans and lives.  Perhaps I rebuild and defeat you one day. Perhaps you kill me. Or we never fight." With an intense look at Seira, "But we allhave a chance then with Esthan gone."
03[21:42] * Demedais is now known as tai-stomachaughblagh
01[21:45] <Seira> "Mmm, yes." Seira nods. "You liked my honesty before, right? I'll continue it, then. Even if we accept as truth Esthan being more powerful than us, we are not the ones with a week's deadline. Your chances of killing us are fairly small. Your chances of surviving under a boss of Esthan even if you do kill us all are even slighter,
01[21:45] <Seira> especially since he has some sort of plans for us and would kill you for ruining them. So while we could benefit from this, it won't be as much as you would. Thus my question of what you can bring to the table to sweeten the deal."
01[21:46] <Seira> *a boss the likes of
[21:46] <Kotono> OOC: Bluffing there Seira, or do you really mean it?
01[21:47] <Seira> OOC: I'm not looking for a bribe, I'm interested in information. If that's not clear, let me add a line.
[21:48] <Kotono> OOC: Go for it.
06[21:48] * Seira pauses briefly. "Esthan's dealings in Prime, his little projects... they would come to a stop if he's gone. Tell me about them and about his goals here along with that location, and I can ensure that you won't pick up where he left off, thus clearing my conscience of dealing with you in the here and now."
[21:50] <Kotono> "His greatest plans are beyond me. I am a minion to him, not an equal," Slamming his fist into the wall hard, "I know what I do of him from my own counter-spying, but it is limited. I don't even know what his true plans for you are. He did send one of my servants to destruction for little reason, just to work against Alicia Reynes."
01[21:52] <Seira> "What little you know is fine with me," Seira responds evenly. "Let's not mince words. You're pretty much screwed. Go against Esthan and die. Follow his wishes and die regardless of success. Desert and die painfully. Only by working with us do you not die!" Seira frowns. "But why should someone who defeated Esthan, the one you couldn't lay a finger on, let you just pick up where he left off?
01[21:52] <Seira> Assuming you don't want to die next anyway, curbing your potential activities is the only way out I can offer you."
[21:57] <Kotono> "If you don't cooperate with me, Esthan continues what he's doing. Do you think you have a prayer of defeating him alone?" Glaring right back at Seira, "You need my help as much as I need yours."
01[22:00] <Seira> "I was just like you," Seira says, nodding. "I raged about stopping him, and how it had to happen. My dad told me I would get my chance. It only made me angrier, but it remains a truth." She peers at the fiend. "That date within a week is the best date that fits within your schedule.
01[22:00] <Seira> But ours is more flexible, not to mention extended. For all we know, it might be a close call in a week, while in a month we might have another, better one. An almost-perfect chance to take Esthan out."
[22:01] <Kotono> "And let you go back to corrupting all these poor people who would never go afoul without you?" Commander Oberuth steps forward there, "We will defeat Esthan in due time AND you. Don't presume to treat us as equals or as a superior, devil. You will cooperate with us on OUR terms, not yours. Or what? You get slain by us and go racing to curseed oblivion or becoming a pitiful oozing pile of devil shit?"
01[22:01] <Seira> "Yes, that option does not appeal," Seira agrees. "Although I think I said it far nicer."
[22:05] <Kotono> "So let's review. You cooperate with us and then get the hell out of this world. You don't and either Esthan kills you or we kill you, stuffing your miserable soul into whatever nightmare form gives monsters like you pause. Or if you're particularly foolhardy, I cut your miserable head off here and mount it over the front gate of the city. Choose." Oberuth draws his sword with a soft snicker-snack of steel escaping it's bonds. "As I see it
[22:05] <Kotono>  Oberuth draws his sword with a soft snicker-snack of steel escaping it's bonds. "As I see it, at least working with us gives you the chance to torment other devils in Hell."
01[22:06] <Seira> "Oh!" Seira exclaims. "Threats are fine and proper, but we really shouldn't attack until the obvious sign of a double-cross, Sir! For all we know, this might be the first time a fiend dealing with us has enough sense to cut his losses and deal honestly!"
[22:09] <Kotono> "Hah." Oberuth raises his blade, "Seira's right again. The choice is yours, devil."
01[22:09] <Seira> "I don't know what sort of gossip goes around me, but as long as a deal is fair and doesn't endanger the people I'm sworn to protect, I will hold on to it," Seira promises.
[22:11] <Kotono> With a growl that belches up from the deepest pit of it's chest, "Impudence! You inferior creatures have no right to dictate terms to me! You are nothing but rotting bags of flesh wrapped around a soul!"
01[22:12] <Seira> "Cut the self-aggrandizing crap!" Seira snaps back. "We're sacks of rotting flesh? I'm a dragon, dammit! Show the proper respect to those you come begging to kill your untouchable boss!"
[22:14] <Kotono> With a hiss as it steps back, "You have a week because that's my limit. At that point, I'll be thrown away as Esthan uses me as another chip against you. Plus, when I'm dead, he can easily assume all the diabolical power in this world. He'll have even more authority and all you'll have to show for it is a meaningless victory over me!"
06[22:16] * Seira snorts. "I can be flexible. Tell me all you know but the location itself, then. If I'm convinced the situation is as dire as you say, I may reconsider my terms."
[22:20] <Kotono> "In a little under a week, you will receive word from Bey Kerem. He will ask to see you as soon as possible. Of course, it is an ambush and a trick. I'm to lure you in for my overdue revenge and kill you. Of course..." With a feral smile, "I don't think I'm expected to win, but to die chasing my desire. All while you do Esthan's work. So he can claim that he helped you eliminate a great evil afterwards."
[22:20] <Kotono>  helped you eliminate a great evil afterwards."
01[22:24] <Seira> "No, no." Seira shakes her head. "While this helps establish your credentials, I meant more like which part of it would allow him to easily assume all the diabolical power in this world, to quote you."
[22:25] <Kotono> "I control all the diabolical actions from around the edge of your civilized world at the Jungle to deep within Malmuth. What's to stop him from setting himself up if I'm dispatched? He has the power and authority to do so."
06[22:29] * Seira is quite incredulous at such brazenness, but decides not to show it. "I... see. Okay! So what's the deal you offer us, specifically? Are you going to be pitching in and doing your best to coup poor Esthan?"
[22:30] <Kotono> "I give you the location and time when we have a chance at him with as few defenses as possible. We hit him hard as possible. It's a poor plan, no tactics. But with such a foe and so little time, there's no choice."
01[22:31] <Seira> "How specific can you be with the time, and how far in advance?" Seira inquires. "The place, can it be chosen well ahead of schedule? Can you tell me of Esthan's defenses, both active and passive, as well as why he would have lowered them at this time?"
[22:34] <Kotono> "A day or two in advance. Preparations must be cautious - if he detects anything wrong in advance, teleportation ruins our efforts," Going on now, "I know of a few. Complete protection from any sort of scrying or detection. All of my own commissioned attempts have failed completely. A belt he wears underneath his clothing enhances all of his abilities. When he suspects battle or danger, he casts myraid defensive and augumenting spells. He
[22:34] <Kotono>  When he suspects battle or danger, he casts myraid defensive and augumenting spells. He can't keep all of those up all the time. As long as his foes stay in line with his plans, it's not a problem. But if he get surprised..."
01[22:35] <Seira> "So we're talking two-three minute duration spells?" Seira asks. "He must have his favorites, or a certain order he prefers to use to get his defenses up."
[22:36] <Kotono> "That I can't help you as much with," With a growl again, "He keeps his secrets well, and since detection is impossible once cast..." With a look of complete disdain, "It limits the information I have there."
01[22:38] <Seira> "Sounds right to me," Seira agrees, glancing at Oberuth. "Sir?"
[22:39] <Kotono> "Stay here," To the devil first and then to SEira, "We'll return. Come with me, Seira."
06[22:40] * Seira nods.
[22:42] <Kotono> Once out, Obreuth heads back itno the city. Only once through the gates, and to the gate guards, "Have pages gather Captain Alicia and her friend Antenora, as well as her famiilar. Have them meet us at the garrison." Once that's done and the two are a little more inside, "He can sit his unholy ass down while we decide what we're going to do. He came to us, no need to rush to a judgment now." With a vindictive smile after, "Some anxiety wil
[22:42] <Kotono> He came to us, no need to rush to a judgment now." With a vindictive smile after, "Some anxiety will do him some good. It'll build some character."
01[22:43] <Seira> "No it won't," Seira states. "Gnomes wrote something about devils being literally made of hate and something like that. I think they ignored all the free-floating stupidity, however."
[22:45] <Kotono> "It will at least make me feel better," With a smirk, Commander Oberuth leads Seira back to the garrison. The two are soon joined by Alicia, Antenora and Marie in the typical meeting room. Oberuth sits at the head of the table as he does, "Seira, explain the situation to them."
01[22:46] <Seira> "Right. There's a cornugon who is our sworn enemy but I've never met. He says he works for Esthan, and Esthan finally told him to commit suicide by attacking us. Instead, he wants us to jump Esthan along with him in a week and change. He'll supply the exact place and time in advance, and Esthan is said to be without most of his defenses."
[22:48] <Alicia> "Clever," Alicia mutters. "So either we kill Esthan and get him off the hook, or Esthan kills us and he can say it all went as planned. Or this is just another scheme by Esthan to try and point out how much more powerful he is than us, again."
[22:49] <Kotono> "Typical Baatezu scheming," Antenora's face is dour as she listens, "No matter which choice you choose, it looks like you're doing them a favor."
06[22:49] * Seira nods. "For what it matters, there is another option. All of the above scenarios have Esthan on the scene, and we may just have the means to kill him within our grasp, now."
[22:51] <Alicia> "I've improved some since my last encounter with him, as have the rest of us," Alicia acknowledges. "Still, it could be a trap nonetheless. Antenora, you mentioned that you can perceive deception, now?"
01[22:52] <Seira> "If it's a trap, I think we should go for it," Seira voices. "It all but ensures no attack on the city until that time, and if there is one and we're being sent to a diversion, we can have a capable force back and ready for it."
[22:53] <Kotono> "I can," Antenora look sto Alicia. "If you want me to, say the word."
[22:54] <Alicia> "Nothing ventured, nothing gained eh?" Alicia smirks. "I think it would be a good idea to have a chat with this Cornugon if possible to iron out the details and find out exactly what his agenda is."
[22:54] <Kotono> "Seira's logic has merit," Oberuth says as he listens to them, "Though a fake up and a punch to our main base while it happens is a possibility."
01[22:55] <Seira> "As I've said, those remaining behind would be extra ready and alert, since the window of attack would necessarily be so narrow," Seira reasons. "Also, we can't really ambush Esthan with our entire forces, so we'll have plenty to spare for guarding those living here."
[22:58] <Kotono> "Agreed with both. Go to him, ask him what you will nad accept the offer if no red flags come up," Oberuth says.
01[22:59] <Seira> "He basically got all cocky and said we work together until Esthan's been defeated, and then it's up in the air. Either we kill each other some day, or our paths never cross." Seira snorts. "He got stupid after that, and refused to abandon his plans for Prime while boasting of having a hand in every devilish dealings here Esthan's not involved in himself,
01[22:59] <Seira> so I think we'll go with his original offer and kill him at a later date, just as he wished."
06[23:01] * Alicia sighs. "The joy of dealing with fiends..."
01[23:01] <Seira> "However did they survive to be that old, right?"