The hunt for goldenfire (Afina and Jaela, later Surraruthru too)

[Corwin]

"Think it will make people merge with the volcano if they're hit enough times with a goldenfire-forged sword?" Jaela asks curiously, following along with Mirajane.

[Ebiris]

"Maybe ask Lathander?" Afina suggests. "But would you want the sun to become full of devils? There has to be a reason they only let the pure up here where it's a danger... though that might mean the protection I've been granted renders exposure moot?" she hums and looks at her arms consideringly, not seeing any visible field of force protecting her as such but there has to be something.

Best not risked casually though.

[Corwin]

"Maybe they meant that if you're not pure enough by their standards, the really nasty guardians come out and smite you?"

[Anastasia]

"That could be it," Kascha says, "And to prevent the true threats from trivially approaching. I don't really want to fight all those star angels, do you?"

[Corwin]

Jaela shrugs. "I do. So long as it's on Ysgard. I'm sure we'll learn a lot from it!"

[Ebiris]

"I do quite fondly recall our fight with Mistfall," Afina nods along with Jaela, smiling. "I had a great fight with an angel in Celestia when I was looking for the information that led us here. It's fun to go all out without all the hatred clouding everything."

[Anastasia]

Flying to the east, the party finds the flares of goldenfire increasing below them. The light is stronger and ahead they can see a great wall of goldenfire. Here gouts of it rise straight up in, a barrier ahead. Only small, moving gaps in it allow any possibility of further passage. The gaps move fast and irregularly, darting about with the flow of fire.

[Ebiris]

"Does anyone have wall of force or some other barrier spell to give us a more consistent path through?" Afina asks before risking her reflexes on the task.

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Afina 185+17/185 (-2 con), greater mage armour (CL 23), moment of prescience (CL 23), fortunate fate (CL 25)
AC 60 (touch 46, flat footed 60), spell resistance 38, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, disease, water, poison, fear.
Spell charges remaining: 6/9/8/8/9/8/8/8/6/7
Goldenfire exposure: 3/7

[Corwin]

"My magic's still overtaxed, for now," Jaela admits. "I think it's best if Mirajane goes first, and we follow the same path."

[Anastasia]

"I do," Kascha speaks up, "Shall I?"

[Corwin]

"No reason not to."

[Anastasia]

A wall of force is conjured,, blocking the goldenfire. It makes a small passage ahead, stable and holding back the flames.

"If I must," Mirajane says with a small smile, "But I do see that it's not needed now."

[Corwin]

"Magic is so useful," Jaela agrees with a grin, heading down said passage.

[Ebiris]

"Thanks, Kascha," Afina says, fluttering after Jaela. "I'd have used a prismatic wall but sending goldenfire randomly off to other planes doesn't seem the best idea."

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru follows the others, curiously eyeing the area for anything interesting as they go.