Moore: Still Going (Moore)

[Anastasia]

What does Tyche's touch do?

[spoiler]

Adrian
HP: 358/358 (fast healing 1)
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL15), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20)
Bonuses: +1 morale attack/will saves, immunity to fear and poison
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used:

Morniel
HP: 398/398
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL15), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Share Talents (CL25)
Bonuses: +1 morale attack/will saves, immunity to fear and poison, +2 to all skills.
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used:

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[Nephrite]

4 sacred bonus on the first saving throw made after the spell is cast, a +3 sacred bonus on the second and so on. Lasts for 24 hours.

[Anastasia]

You fly on, into the thin and and battle the cold winds. Soon enough the party reaches the mountaintop. The mountaintop has been removed and a great stone claw, larger than a great wyrm dragon, thrusts up into the sky. Resting in the palm of the claw is a stone citadel, open air and shielded by the upraised claws of the stone claw.

"There," Morniel calls, "Let us descend into the court yard, we are expected."

[spoiler]

Adrian
HP: 358/358 (fast healing 1)
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL15), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Tyche's Touch (CL14)
Bonuses: +1 morale attack/will saves, immunity to fear and poison, +4 luck next save, -1 each save.
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used:

Morniel
HP: 398/398
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL15), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Share Talents (CL25), Tyche's Touch (CL14)
Bonuses: +1 morale attack/will saves, immunity to fear and poison, +2 to all skills, +4 luck next save, -1 each save.
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used:

[Nephrite]

Moore nods and flies in that direction!

[Anastasia]

"Nice," Adrian whistles as he takes the lead. "Damn nice. It's enough to make me want one of my own."

"You could see about borrowing this one if things go well," Morniel says, completely deadpan.

"Yeah, that's-" Adrian stops and smiles a bit. "You just made a joke. You must be in an exceptionally good mood."

As you fly down, you see figures flying up to meet you. A wing of seven winged celestials, clad in breastplates, greaves and armguards. They carry bow and arrow with swords at their side.

"Nevermind, time to make an impression," Adrian murmurs.

[Nephrite]

Moore will fly with the others and follow Morniel's lead unless something gives him pause to do otherwise!

[Anastasia]

You can make K:P on the celestials if you want, Moore.

"Greetings," Adrian calls as you come closer, "I am Adrian Barnan of Aurora. This is Morniel of Celestia and Moore of Aurora." You end up coming to within 10ft of them and at eye level.

One of the valkyries comes forward. She has long brown hair, loose down to her back. Her armor and weapons are much the same as others. This close you can see the slight scuffs and wear marks on her armor, as well as that they are not all uniform. Each set of armor has little adjustments to the shape and design, rather than being uniform.

"I am Rekka," The valkyrie introduces herself, "Come with me."

[Nephrite]

Take 10 for 59 then!

[Anastasia]

These are indeed valkyries. They have several notable abilities, such as a call to battle that raises the morale of their allies, the ability to make blistering counter attacks and the same fearlessness that paladins gain. They have several spell-like abilities to call on such as flame strike and blade barrier as well as defensive abilities such as damage reduction and spell resistance.

Chance to reply in case this changes anything for you.

[Nephrite]

Not unless Rekka's name is notable in some way.

[Anastasia]

The party is lead to the fortress. It is made of sturdy mountain stone and is a typical fortress. Thick walls, little arrow holes, fortified points to funnel attacks to defensive strong points.

You're lead into the halls, decorated with various and myriad banners of every shape and color. They hang on the walls, Adrian glancing at them as you go. "Victory trophies?" he asks.

"Yes," Rekka replies, her step crisp. She leads the way, with six valkyries behind you. "We hang the banners of defeated war bands here. Save for land bound armies who can do nothing against our arrows and magic. There's no glory in such a battle."

"Such a battle would be like exterminating a pit of lemures - risk free and yet unavoidably tedious." Morniel speaks up. "There is no glory to be found or strength to be proven in those battles."

"Correct," Rekka smiles tightly, drawing her blade and gesturing at them, "The banner of an enemy like this is worth less than the cloth it made of."

[Nephrite]

Moore stays quiet as they fly, looking at all the different banners. Huh, that sure is a lot...

He glances to Adrian then nods a few times to what Morniel is saying. "You don't really gain any sort of experience in doing something you know you can already do, especially if you have to do it at a level lower than what you're used to. It's the same with almost anything, really, I think."

[Anastasia]

"It's simply doing what you need to do," Rekka agrees as you're lead into a room with a long table. Long enough to sit dozens on the long side, yet narrow enough for just one seat at the ends. More banners decorate the walls here as you're lead to sit at the middle of the table, the valkyries sitting at the other to face you.

"You are being lead down a path of self destruction," Rekka says right away.

[Nephrite]

Moore tilts his head slightly, but looks to Morniel to respond first.

[Anastasia]

"Why is that?" Morniel asks with a polite expression, "Surely you do not hold fighting Hell is wrong, so it must be something else we are doing. Please, elaborate."

Rekka frowns deeply, "You are right. It is not the law-slavers we war against. It is the threat of the slaad and that they are using you. A slaad, even a friendly one, cannot be trusted. They are little different than demons, only more willing to put on a happy face before they rip your entrails out!" Her voice rises throughout this, "The Talon Seven have endured this before, survived it."