Temporal pixies

[Anastasia]

Down you go. As you fly down you can spy them - great big fish swim amid the waters and currents, silvery thing that move almost as fast as you all move through the air.

[Nephrite]

I suppose it makes sense that aquatic creatures thrived here, considering where this place is located.

Onwards and downwards!

[Anastasia]

Those are not normal fish.

The speed is telling.

So is how they move through such rough waters.

In the meantime you fly down. There are six islands here, three with stairways going down and three with stairways going up. The stairways going up go on and on, fading into ripples and distortions.

[Nephrite]

Moore rubs his chin.

Who knows how long they've had to evolve in this place.

We may as well just pick one staircase and explore, I don't know that any one is different from the other.

He will look for magic or anything unusual - Spellcraft for 114 and K:A for 119 on the staircases. If any of them seem to have stronger magic or anything lingering, he'll pick that one. Otherwise he'll just start with an arbitrary Island #1 on the left-most going down

[Anastasia]

One does have stronger magic - there's an overwhelming abjuration around it. It's a force that will gently repulse anyone who tries to travel down it.

[Nephrite]

Does it feel like we'll have any trouble actually getting through it? If not, we'll just push through.

[Anastasia]

You suspect it's strong enough to give even one of you pause.

[Nephrite]

Take 10 on Spellcraft to identify the caster of this, then. Let's see if we can talk to them!

I'll also take 10 on any relevant knowledge for 119 for whatever the name is. :)

[Anastasia]

Hajolaes is the name.

Same as last time, nothing.

[Nephrite]

Well, he may as well try...

Hajolaes, my name is Moore. I am here to try and fix what originally broke this place. I am outside your barrier - on the island. May we talk?

[Anastasia]

'One of you. Alone.'

[Nephrite]

Well, we have an invitation for one us alone. I certainly don't mind going, I don't think there's anything to be afraid of, and a diplomatic attempt may be the best approach. Of course - Lady Sanzha, as this is something you're tied to, if you wish to go then I won't object.

He sends that to the rest of them. Even if they do go alone, they really aren't alone anyway, of course, due to their ability to speak like this.

[Anastasia]

Cresiel shakes his head, "Absolutely not. It's foolish to go on alone like this."

Sylvie shakes her head. And if we need to, we can force our way in. Moore's no weakling and I see no Nessian Pit Fiends around.

I agree. If a deity is too afraid to go alone, they are hardly anything but an overpowered coward.

[Nephrite]

Moore gives Cresiel an apologetic smile.

I'll let you charge in first to deal with the next devil we see, okay?

A smile before he turns back to the abjuration and speaks his divine will to Hajolaes!

I will go.

[Anastasia]

Just to cover bases, any spell prep or anything?