The past burns (Afina, Tryll)

[Anastasia]

So noted. Give me a few to see how the other room's going to hash out real quick.

[Anastasia]

A half hour of waiting passes...

Go ahead.

[Ebiris]

Finally. Having the wind surge up against the patrolling erinyes so that the sound of her spellcasting couldn't carry towards them, Afina recasts greater heroism first of all. 'We're about to begin our approach past the outer patrols, will keep you updated,' she sends to Tepen before telling her other companions, 'I'll check the patrols with winds to leave them briefly out of position and distracted. That's our window, so go on my mark and stick close,' she advises, spending a moment preparing as the wind abates for a moment before it surges once more, severe gales battering the erinyes, poor fliers buffeted around while stronger fliers are merely checked, the end result is their carefully tailored formations are ruined for a moment as Afina darts down into the gorge, sticking to cover and passing beneath them hopefully unseen!

Taking 10 for 67 on hide and 63 on move silently.

Spoiler: ShowHide

Afina: 287+20/287, heroes feast (CL 20), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), epic mage armour (CL 24), moment of prescience (CL 24), greater heroism (CL 24), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 23)
AC 87, spell resistance 39, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease, poison, fear
Spell charges: 6/10/10/10/9/9/7/7/7/8/7/5

[Anastasia]

'Go!' The Master calls, following as silent and sneaky as he can be, blurring through shadows as he flies along fast.

> roll 1d20+50 Hide
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 57 > [d20=7]
> roll 1d20+50 Move Silently
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 70 > [d20=20]

Tryll and Calleigh, you're up.

[Yuthirin]

Tryll and Calleigh phase through the ground, keeping up with Afina!

[Anastasia]

The party moves along in the few seconds they have, fast as the wind and silent as a breeze. They zip through the distance and to the castle over the gorge, reaching the far side. You don't have a lot of time - there's a big front gate, closed. There's windows one could fly into on towers that rise up over the castle. Alternately, there are nooks and crannies you could try and hide in, but you'd have to be good since there's not a lot of cover.

[Ebiris]

Nooks and crannies first, yes. 'Tryll, see if you can phase through the walls and find a good spot for us to breach,' she asks, settling down to hide and wait a moment while the wind continues to howl.

[Anastasia]

New set of hide checks for Master and Afina. No point rolling for Tryll and Calleigh, so long as they're staying phased within solid matter.

[Ebiris]

Taking 10 for 67

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+50 Master
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 51 > [d20=1]

Ball's in your court, Tryll.

[Yuthirin]

Tryll and Calleigh inspect the area carefully, looking for a clear opening or an out of the way spot to breach physically.

[Anastasia]

There's lots of wall behind you. If you want something that requires less ghostly effort, there's windows in the towers above, as mentioned.

[Yuthirin]

Tryll investigates the windows!

[Anastasia]

You peek in. It's a window and you can see the glint of an arrowhead. Just a bit back and out of immediate sight from below is an erinyes, arrow nocked and ready to fire. He gazes ahead unblinkingly, at the ready. Only your superior skills at hiding and incorporeal nature save you from being instantly spotted.

[Yuthirin]

I thought erinyes are all female. Huh.

Clearly this is not a good location, and Tryll instead searches for another route.