A new hill

[Ebiris]

I have no idea? It's floating along at whatever speed the river's current is going. I guess Alicia would want it to go fairly fast so like twice as fast as it was going previously?

[Anastasia]

Sure, that works.

Thus down the river you go.
GETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTQueen stands at the ready, slaad-blood stained sword out. She lets her gaze sweep over the grounds, slaad retreating away from your procession.
GETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTSulia rests on her throne, until...
GETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTI feel the pull of the Spawning Stone.
GETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTQueen nods, not replying with words.

The words of the Stone echo in your mind, a constant chorus that would drive a lesser being mad. A constant sense of rejection, of denial, of wrongness.

[Ebiris]

"What I feel could never be called a pull," Alicia says, gritting her teeth. Hopefully she won't feel that same rejection when in the guardian's realm and dealing with whatever challenges are there.

[Anastasia]

Okay then, give me Perception for the next segment real quick. -10 circumstance penalty since the reasons why are obvious.

[Ebiris]

[16:59] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+71
[16:59] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 74 > [d20=3]

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Alicia HP: 1074/1074
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 35), extended mind blank (CL 36), extended nondetection (CL 36), greater heroism (CL 35), extended ray deflection (CL 36), epic mage armour (CL 35), sensual blessing (CL 35), foresight (CL 35), keen edge (CL 35 on sword), dance of the unicorn (CL 36), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 36), haste (CL 37), repelling shield (CL 38), freedom of movement (CL 36), greater visage of the deity (CL 35), recitation (CL 35)
Defences: AC 104, CMD 146, 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 51), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills/saves, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +2 insight AC/ref, +36 str, -2 dex, +20 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +15 natural AC, -8 size, +22 morale attack/damage, +1 attack, +1 dodge AC/reflex, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves
Perceptions: Arcane sight, 3 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +81
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/15/7/8/13/9/8/1/8/7/5/7/5
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/23/20/11/7/14

[Anastasia]

Thus on you sail. You see a horizon form from the chaos-stuff. A warm, sweltering savanna, the heat of it felt even from here. The river reaches it and goes still, coming to the end in a small lake. 

[Ebiris]

Once they reach that lake she allows her iceberg to melt while stepping ashore onto the savannah. "You two lead the way now?" she asks, trusting that the pull they feel will direct them onwards sufficiently.

[Anastasia]

The heat of the savanna is thick and moist, humidity heavy. Sulia walks on unperturbed, as beautiful as ever despite the beastly weather. A bare flex of will and cool shade appears over all of you, as if tree foliage gently sways overhead. "A wonderful day for an iced drink and a book in the shade," Sulia observes, "But hardly worthwhile to adventure in."

"Better than cold," Queen mentions for her part, to which Sulia titters softly.

"Spoken like a true reptile," Empress Sulia banters back, "Or a cat. Snakes and cats both enjoy a warm nap in the sun, now that I reckon it."

[Ebiris]

"My home region was like this. Muggy and warm... more swamp than savannah but it bled a bit towards that in some areas," Alicia says, remaining huge as they march onwards. "It makes you appreciate a cold breeze."

[Anastasia]

"Oh?" Sulia says, "I confess I haven't ever had a reason to look in. It's Kelara, is it not? I have a few faithful in the Desert Fiefdoms, but as of yet they haven't made headway west. Though more likely the culture of the Baronies will continue to spread with Seira's portal network and accomplish it regardless."

Queen doesn't dignify with that an answer, shoulders straight and stiff as she continues on.

In the distance you hear the trumpeting of an elephant. Yet when you glance that way - over two miles ahead - you see it. A creature with the head of an elephant and the body of a great horse, muscled and strong. It has no legs, but instead hundreds of steel cables that curl together to form appendages, each one interwoven with hundreds of tiny talons that grow out of the steel cables. As it trumpets more of its kind emerge from seemingly nowhere, as if Limbo itself birthed them in between the blinks of an eye. Each one is larger than the largest warhorse, dominating over the grasses of the savanna.

[Ebiris]

"Yes. Though wasn't your homeland much like this as well?" she recalls her time in the mystic sun-drenched plains where Sulia originally hailed from.

"Strange elephant things ahead," she adds, hoping they won't demand violence.

[Anastasia]

"Yes, I was rather grateful for cold drinks," Sulia smiles in momentary memory. "I see them. Those are...what in Sune's name are those?" she frowns, "Chaos spawn?"

Queen shakes her head, "Did you expect anything less, Empress?"

"Nothing at all," Sulia admits, "But the cables surprise me. I expected a more organic mutation, not a creature of cold, cabled steel."

[Ebiris]

"A warrior getting caught on those cables would have a horrendous time of it," Alicia says. "If they challenge us lets try and scare them off rather than get embroiled in more battle."

[Anastasia]

Quiet agreement as you stride on - and now a few dozen in number, the elephant creatures trumpet and begin to head in your direction.

It was probably too much to hope for to get anything else.

[Ebiris]

It really was.

Actually though? Anarch. Sorry elephants, up is now down, and the reversed gravity is as strong as it is on the elemental plane of earth.

Basically flipping and doubling gravity in the region ahead of us to fling them up.