Destiny now lies in the hands of...

[Ebiris]

Alicia has it as an at-will SLA so sure.

CL 36 extended mind blank for all.

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Alicia HP: 724+20/724
Active spells:  Many moments of prescience (CL 34), extended mind blank (CL 35), extended nondetection (CL 35), greater heroism (CL 34), repelling shield (CL 34), extended ray deflection (CL 35)
Defences: AC 78, CMD 91, spell resistance 50, energy immunity (fire and cold), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 49)
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills, +9 shield AC
Perceptions: Arcane sight, perception +57
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/16/9/9/14/9/8/7/6/5/5/6/4
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/23/21/10/7/9

[Anastasia]

Okay, getting spoiler blocks up.

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Antenora
HP: 840/840
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Protective 20ft (+4 deflection/+4 resistance vs evil) Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Holy Fury 39/39 (enc) Divine Retribution 1/1 Smite Evil 13/13 Channel Energy 17/17 Lay On Hands 490/490 Remove Disease 10/10 (week), Spiritual Connection 3/3 Blinding Speed 25/25 Divine Blast 17/17
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL36)
Notes: Can always inflict nonlethal with attacks, spells, SLAs and abilities.
Smite Notes: +2 damage/paladin level on a charging smite. Each point of favored PA on charge is worth 9 points of damage, post charge multiplier (15 on crit).
Typical Charging Numbers: 35 for base smite damage, 70 for charging smite +2 per per level. So 105 bonus damage baseline. Raw attack plus smite is 1d8+138+2d6+2d6 (+4/+4d6 if fiendbane hits). Doesn't include other factors.
Remember everything triples and x5 on a crit when adding things.

Syala
HP: 700/700
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Protective 20ft (+4 deflection/+4 resistance vs evil) Divine 10ft (various)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Rage 7/7 Divine Blast 14/14 Family Domain 2/2 Wrath Domain 2/2 Add Twin 7/7 (non epic only)
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL36)
Notes: Automatically converts vile damage to normal damage.

[Anastasia]

It's not hard for Alicia to know of a way to enter Jormugandr's lair. A deep, winding trench cave said to have been made ages ago, where lava drips and the heat of the earth boils. A fiery cavern populated by warriors who master flame as surely as they master themselves. It is sometimes called the Flameseeker's Cave by those that know of it, but passing few do, for the ways to the Jormugandr elude most.

"A flame cave?" Syala asks at that, "Well, it suits us well enough. It won't even slow down Antenora."

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Antenora
HP: 840/840
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Protective 20ft (+4 deflection/+4 resistance vs evil) Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Holy Fury 39/39 (enc) Divine Retribution 1/1 Smite Evil 13/13 Channel Energy 17/17 Lay On Hands 490/490 Remove Disease 10/10 (week), Spiritual Connection 3/3 Blinding Speed 25/25 Divine Blast 17/17
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL36)
Notes: Can always inflict nonlethal with attacks, spells, SLAs and abilities.
Smite Notes: +2 damage/paladin level on a charging smite. Each point of favored PA on charge is worth 9 points of damage, post charge multiplier (15 on crit).
Typical Charging Numbers: 35 for base smite damage, 70 for charging smite +2 per per level. So 105 bonus damage baseline. Raw attack plus smite is 1d8+138+2d6+2d6 (+4/+4d6 if fiendbane hits). Doesn't include other factors.
Remember everything triples and x5 on a crit when adding things.

Syala
HP: 700/700
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Protective 20ft (+4 deflection/+4 resistance vs evil) Divine 10ft (various)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Rage 7/7 Divine Blast 14/14 Family Domain 2/2 Wrath Domain 2/2 Add Twin 7/7 (non epic only)
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL36)
Notes: Automatically converts vile damage to normal damage.

[Ebiris]

"I'm fine with the fire as well," Alicia says. "Reminds me a bit of training amidst the lava way back," she smiles and waits a bit in case Syala needs to ward herself against heat before they delve in deeper to the legendary cave.

[Anastasia]

A murmur of magic wards Syala, barely an effort for her.

"Or that time in Mount Celestia with the molten platinum," Antenora muses.

A little smile from Syala, "That's one of your better stories. It must have done wonders for your skin."

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Antenora
HP: 840/840
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Protective 20ft (+4 deflection/+4 resistance vs evil) Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Holy Fury 39/39 (enc) Divine Retribution 1/1 Smite Evil 13/13 Channel Energy 17/17 Lay On Hands 490/490 Remove Disease 10/10 (week), Spiritual Connection 3/3 Blinding Speed 25/25 Divine Blast 17/17
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL36)
Notes: Can always inflict nonlethal with attacks, spells, SLAs and abilities.
Smite Notes: +2 damage/paladin level on a charging smite. Each point of favored PA on charge is worth 9 points of damage, post charge multiplier (15 on crit).
Typical Charging Numbers: 35 for base smite damage, 70 for charging smite +2 per per level. So 105 bonus damage baseline. Raw attack plus smite is 1d8+138+2d6+2d6 (+4/+4d6 if fiendbane hits). Doesn't include other factors.
Remember everything triples and x5 on a crit when adding things.

Syala
HP: 700/700
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Protective 20ft (+4 deflection/+4 resistance vs evil) Divine 10ft (various)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Rage 7/7 Divine Blast 14/14 Family Domain 2/2 Wrath Domain 2/2 Add Twin 7/7 (non epic only)
Spells Used: 1 10th level spell
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL36), Energy Immunity(Fire)(CL35)
Notes: Automatically converts vile damage to normal damage.

[Ebiris]

Oh, this is belated but Marie would've offered CL 35 epic mage armour before they all left for +22 armour to AC. Alicia would've taken advantage for sure.

"Antenora really likes solids turned into hot liquids," Alicia comments absently as they advance. "Everyone has their quirks I suppose. According to Ebony the lava baths in Aurora are quite popular in certain quarters too."

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Alicia HP: 724+20/724
Active spells:  Many moments of prescience (CL 34), extended mind blank (CL 35), extended nondetection (CL 35), greater heroism (CL 34), repelling shield (CL 34), extended ray deflection (CL 35), epic mage armour (CL 35)
Defences: AC 88, CMD 91, spell resistance 50, energy immunity (fire and cold), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 49)
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills, +9 shield AC, +10 armour AC
Perceptions: Arcane sight, perception +57
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/16/9/9/14/9/8/7/6/5/5/6/4
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/23/21/10/7/9

[Anastasia]

Thus you travel there.

Ahead lies a gaping, wide cavern that leads into the earth. IT is within a narrow valley and cores out the center of it, a dry river long absent from it. Heat emanates from within, waves of it rolling out from below. The occasional hint of a red glow can be seen, changing the darkness to a red hellscape for a moment's breath.

"I am right here," Antenora says coolly, "Though gold is better for that. There is a certain decadent luxury to being immersed in molten gold."

"Then the only question is how much does it cost in Brightwater?" Syala sallies back.

"5,000 gold," Is Antenora's answer, not even a hesitation as she follows along to within.

This gets Syala to pause a moment before she laughs, a wide smile as she brings up the rear. "Don't tell me that you did that?"

"It was a diplomatic gift," Antenora's smiling as well as she goes, "About ten years ago when I spent a few months there, naturally various groups that wanted more access to Sylica courted my favor. I declined most of the gifts, but I wasn't in a position to decline that one, as they owed me a favor and it was only right to allow them to repay it."

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Antenora
HP: 840/840
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Protective 20ft (+4 deflection/+4 resistance vs evil) Courage 10ft (+4 morale vs fear)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Holy Fury 39/39 (enc) Divine Retribution 1/1 Smite Evil 13/13 Channel Energy 17/17 Lay On Hands 490/490 Remove Disease 10/10 (week), Spiritual Connection 3/3 Blinding Speed 25/25 Divine Blast 17/17
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL36)
Notes: Can always inflict nonlethal with attacks, spells, SLAs and abilities.
Smite Notes: +2 damage/paladin level on a charging smite. Each point of favored PA on charge is worth 9 points of damage, post charge multiplier (15 on crit).
Typical Charging Numbers: 35 for base smite damage, 70 for charging smite +2 per per level. So 105 bonus damage baseline. Raw attack plus smite is 1d8+138+2d6+2d6 (+4/+4d6 if fiendbane hits). Doesn't include other factors.
Remember everything triples and x5 on a crit when adding things.

Syala
HP: 700/700
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Protective 20ft (+4 deflection/+4 resistance vs evil) Divine 10ft (various)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+18 (+18 armor), Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Rage 7/7 Divine Blast 14/14 Family Domain 2/2 Wrath Domain 2/2 Add Twin 7/7 (non epic only)
Spells Used: 1 10th level spell
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL36), Energy Immunity(Fire)(CL35), Epic Mage Armor (CL35)
Notes: Automatically converts vile damage to normal damage.

[Ebiris]

Alicia just smiles at Antenora when she objects to the teasing, their pace steady as they walk along the blasted riverbed. "Molten gold is nice. Silver and platinum just look too much like mercury, but there's something much more inviting to the hue of gold," she says as they debate its merits. "Still I prefer just water. It's so hard to move around once your arms are under liquid metal and it feels stifling."

[Anastasia]

"That's because you're supposed to let yourself rest," Antenora says, "Let the warmth fill you." Syala smiles more at that, getting a glance from Antenora and a dry, "Not like that. Let the warmth fill you and engulf you, but stay in control of it. Be part of it in your way."

Meanwhile ahead you can see that the walls have little cracks where lava drips down, little rills and pools of it about. The heat level rises fast, not that it's any concern to the three of you. Farther ahead, down the tunnel, a figure heads up. A dwarf wearing heavy armor sans a helmet - he uses a steel headband instead. He's heading towards you at good speed and form, faster than his size and armor would suggest. His face has a fire red beard and a few scars along it, the tokens of an adventurer's life.

[Ebiris]

Is he running from something or to something?

Take 10 for 66 on sense motive.

[Anastasia]

It's not running - it simply moves far faster than the norm, like a trained monk. From your look he appears to be calm.

[Ebiris]

Well, the three goddesses going at their own walking pace are far faster than that even if they seem unhurried, but Alicia will slow down as they near that speedy dwarf. "Has the Flameseeker's Cave been kind to you, warrior?" she asks.

[Anastasia]

The dwarf approaches with a ready nod and...

> roll 1d20+6 he has a few cross class ranks
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 24 > [d20=18]

...bows to you.

"My great ladies," he says in a light, gentle voice. "The flames have caressed with with wisdom and the molten stone has filled me with strength!"

"There is strength in fire," Antenora agrees, as she steps forward to him. "You know of us?"

"I know of many great warriors, Redeemer. I've heard stories of your charge against Natara over Avernus. I've heard stories of the Saint's battles against the new Lord of the First. I've even heard whispers of great battles against hordes of demons, Mother of the Pride." The dwarf says, "The sagas sung of your strength and courage will be heard from here to the peaks of the World's Head!"

[Ebiris]

Any knowledge to recognise him if he's someone cool?

[Anastasia]

Sure, K:P.