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[Anastasia]

That's true, she's not used to her powers yet so it's not natural.

I'm a fool, I'm not used to doing this. We can talk after all. Marie, I wanted to check to see if a general was in there, you could go small and do it stealthily.

[Ebiris]

It looks like a general's tent certainly. She squeezes Jessica's arm before slipping down to the ground, laying herself flat and lifting the bottom flap of the tent up a smidge for her to poke her invisible head through and take a look inside.

[Anastasia]

The tent is full of two things - weapons and mostly rotted skeletons, only a few scraps of flesh clinging to them. No one's currently in here.

[Ebiris]

Lowering the flap she climbs back up Jessica's invisible form. Praying to Alicia, who then contacts Jessica.

Marie says there's no one still alive in that tent, just rotten corpses. All those raging demons feel like the influence of the balor Shanazel though, he's been seen by our advance scouts as well but could be teleporting around.

[Anastasia]

We'll be on alert for that. Thank you, sister.

[Ebiris]

Good luck. Anyone able to hold those portals open for so long will be extremely powerful.

[Anastasia]

I got it, Marie. Are you ready to head out?

[Ebiris]

Marie pats Jessica's shoulder twice in what should pass for an affirmative!

[Anastasia]

Does Marie have mind blank or the like up?

[Ebiris]

No. She has nondetection vs divinations and divine immunity vs mind affecting though.

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Marie: 608/608
Active spells: Extended superior resistance (CL 32), extended mind blank (CL 32), greater arcane sight (CL 32), extended repelling shield (CL 32), bibliotheca arcana (CL 32), extended nondetection (CL 32), epic mage armour (CL 32), sensual blessing (CL 32), extended ray deflection (CL 32), superior invisibility (CL 32)
Defences: AC 94 (touch 36, vs incorporeal 69), CMD 78, spell resistance 46, energy immunity (electricity), energy resistance 10 (acid, cold), status immunity (petrification, polymorph, form-altering, energy drain, ability drain, ability damage, mind-affecting) protective aura, nondetection (DC 47)
Stat buffs/penalties: +11 shield AC, +15 insight knowledge, +25 competence perception
Perceptions: Darkvision 60, blessed sight 120, see invisibility, blindsight/tremorsense 60, scent, greater arcane sight, perception +71
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/10/10/9/7/8/8/8/6/7/7/5/4
Limited SLAs available: heal, meteor swarm, time stop

[Anastasia]

Sneaking and slipping, the two of you end up behind a tent just before the opening into the valley itself.

Look.

[Ebiris]

Dropping down again, Marie lifts the bottom flap of the tent to poke her tiny invisible head under for a peek.

[Anastasia]

A beat.

Out into the valley is what I meant.

It's a tent, within is...

> roll 1d100
<Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=22 ]{22}

...a  few resting humanoids, armor and gear set aside as they rest.

[Ebiris]

She straightens up, pats Jessica's leg, then flies out through the cave mouth.

[Anastasia]

Ahead is a massive valley, just as seen before. Demons by the thousands are milling about, more coming every moment from the portals. The sky is tinted an off blue-purple, shimmering. A dome of sorts is above the valley, blocking it in.

Beyond that lies great tents and pavilions, all set up by the demons. Here they fester and spread, tents large as a dozen common within the valley. The water of the stream is visibly foul now, a pussy-yellow color to it. Demons crawl up the sides of the valley, into caves, up to the sky and more. Great processions of them prepare, more and more and more by the moment.