Hammer (Ithea, Moore)

[Anastasia]

"Thank you," The archon says again, "Past that is the halfway point - it's a twenty mile sphere in diameter, so breach that and you'll reach where the fiends have the strongest control. Chronias guide you," The trumpet archon smiles at Moore briefly, before flying off and away.

[Nephrite]

Moore waves him off as he returns to Ithea!

"He said that 'The Adversary's' forces are in greater numbers ahead. About 5 miles from here is a defensive line controlled by daemons that have some slaads under their control there." Moore explains."  I think that should be our next destination, since they're doing what they can to ensure the rift widens. However, this is your operation, I just wanted to pass the details on."

[Merc]

Knowledge check to know who this adversary is, or should it be clear enough for the most part? I forget people's (or deities as is often the case) nicknames honestly.

"Slaads? Why would they....are they anarchs? That'll be tough, I've only ever fought one anarch slaad and I never even saw it, but it was capable of controlling everything around me. I was only ever able to surprise it on rare occassions with my own anarch abilities, mostly the first time I used them and a few rare times afterwards simply by note of not relying on them in his dungeon."

Ithea frowns and nods. "No, you're right, we'll want to deal with them, especially those slaads, I think. They can cause a lot of damage if they're not expected."

[Anastasia]

K:P, Ithea.

[Nephrite]

"I mean, in theory, if we liberate them, we might be able to get them to help us. Or... maybe just go away." Moore offers.

[Merc]

K:P
[20:46] <Merc-zzz> roll d20+42
[20:46] <Serith> Merc-zzz roll for Serith < 57 > [d20=15]

[Anastasia]

Ithea recalls the Adversary is the new Oinoloth. He overthrow the previous one a decade or two ago and has mostly been consolidating his position. His true identity isn't known and he plays things fairly low-key. As the master of the Siege Malicious, he can create any disease he desires. Further, as the new Oinoloth, he is one of the ruling yugoloths and commands great swaths of followers.

[Merc]

"Perhaps. We'll see how they react when we show up. Either way, I don't want them causing trouble for Jaela's group," Ithea responds to Moore before she starts continuing forward.

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. He'll ask Crystal to go over and explain the situation to Jaela's group for the time being, so there's no confusion.

[Anastasia]

Crystal takes the command and goes to do exactly that. Meanwhile, the rest of the strike force continues on.

> roll 1d100
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 52 > [d100=52]

You make it about two miles in now, well past the celestial zone of control. It's slow and tough going, having maneuver around hostile terrain and the like. Ithea's anarch abilities help sometimes, recouping some time lost. This time the group comes to a free floating ocean and Ithea's anarch powers are the answer, splitting it apart. But as you do, sharks come from it. Hugely oversized sharks, rotting and twisted, with fiendish features. They swim in the open air as fast as the water, a line of about four dozen coming at the strike group.

Your chance to give commands and the like, Ithea.

[Merc]

Ithea fires a chain lightning spell at them. "If you have ranged attacks, fire away! If you don't, get ready to intercept and batter them down as they get closer!" she yells behind her to the others.

Can I get the spell off, or init first?

[Anastasia]

You can, Astral quickening is a thing. Roll damage, no SR. I'm not going too dice heavy here since it's primarily an army action rather than a normal combat.

[Nephrite]

Moore doesn't have much to add at this unfortunately.

[Anastasia]

Noted.

[Merc]

Chain Lightning damage, [21:44] <Merc> roll 1.5*20d6
[21:44] <Serith> Merc roll for Serith < 99 > [d6=2,4,5,3,1,4,2,1,5,4,5,5,4,6,1,5,1,1,2,5]

Reflex save, DC 27 for half damage on main target, hits 26 additional targets.