Salvation (Everyone)

[Anastasia]

Thus you return back. Amid everything, soldiers coming and going, Elena waits for you, "Good work," she says. "Everyone okay?"

[Ebiris]

"For the most part," Afina answers. "Mirima took a bad hit but she recovered. Has there been any word from other fronts?" Be nice if they knew if those retreating devils were going to deal with a crisis elsewhere or were at some rally point regrouping for another sally.

[Anastasia]

"They're reinforcing the Elven Tree," Elena says, "Sylica's pressing them deeply there and they're working on something within. No new update from the Cauldron's entry point yet."

[Ebiris]

"We might need to reinforce them, so we'll stay sharp," Afina says, in the meantime keeping an eye on the gates and on the Throne in the distance as it's de-vermined and fortified.

[Anastasia]

It's quiet for now as Elena goes on. "Vul'lath and Gisfal concur," she says, "So everyone's busy. Do you need food or drink brought to you? Any spell services?"

[Ebiris]

Afina mutely shakes her head, glancing at Sylvie and Dana to see if they want anything. It's not like they've even been on Lifasa very long, and she ate beforehand.

[Anastasia]

"Water," Sylvie says, "Cold."

"I'm fine," Dana says, "Barely worked up a rumble."

Elena hurries off to do that, and...

If you're watching, make Spot again.

[Ebiris]

[18:36] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+70
[18:36] <Rei-chan> Ebiris rolled : 1d20+70 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{87}

[Anastasia]

Water soon comes, Sylvie drinking up. It's just...quiet right now, really. A moment's respite as war wages. You see the wounded brought in, the dead carried in to be laid to rest or possibly resurrected. Supplies are cycled in and out. There's a rhythm to it, like your heartbeat as battle fury grips you.

Then - darkness. All the light on Lifasa vanishes, save for the light of Aurora. At least that you can see, pitch darkness surrounding everything outside of Aurora's wall of force.

[Ebiris]

'Moore, check in?' Afina asks through telepathy. "Either another deity showed up or things went really bad at the elven tree," she surmises, tensing up.

[Anastasia]

Go post that in Moore's thread, Afina.

[Ebiris]

After getting Moore's reply she sends, 'Devils can see even in magical darkness, let us know if you find a countermeasure.'

Afina's next words go to Moore and everyone else in the telepathy circuit. 'Anyone that can cast sunbeam or has someone nearby that can, cast it to see if that dispels the darkness.'

"This might be the effects of another ritual, or a massively powerful spell," she casts detect magic so she can begin examining things herself.

[Anastasia]

Spellcraftin'.

[Ebiris]

[19:10] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+49 Rei
[19:10] <Rei-chan> Ebiris rolled : 1d20+49 Rei --> [ 1d20=13 ]{62}

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Afina 383+20/383
active spells: glaciante's spiteful ward (CL 29 attached to epic mage armour), heroes feast (CL 20), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), epic mage armour (CL 27), many moments of prescience (CL 29), greater heroism (CL 25), afina's perfect vision (CL 27), shield (CL 27), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 26), strength of dragon princess (CL 28), mind of dragon princess (CL 28), agility of dragon princess (CL 28), endurance of dragon princess (CL 28), beauty of dragon princess (CL 28), magic tattoo (CL 24), magic tattoo (CL 24), magic tattoo (CL 24), energy immunity (sonic) (CL 26), energy immunity (acid) (CL 26), sublime revelry (CL 27), haste (CL 27)
defences: AC 103 (touch 65), spell resistance 42, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, sonic, acid, disease, poison, fear, mind-affecting, critical hits, 25% spell failure, 50% miss chance, freedom of movement
perceptions: blindsight 200, low-light vision, darkvision 60, all-around vision, see invisible/ethereal, spot +70, listen +70
spell slots: 5/9/10/6/4/8/9/5/7/7/5/4/3
2 moments of prescience left.

[Anastasia]

It's an utterdark spell, scaled up to a higher level with a larger radius. Not a ritual, just a powerful epic magic spell.