Post by David on Sept 25, 2014 18:46:13 GMT -5
The party (Idky, Maedhros, Yavin, Artec, Katya, Kinsa, Gilean, Moonleaf, and Remort) decides to head over to the floating mountain five miles to the east in search of some creature whose blood they can use to form a bloodstone for the amulet. Between lighten load, fly, and levitate spells, they get prepared for the trip. During the preparation, Maedhros' reduce spell (on himself) triggers a wild magic surge and he loses strength and height permanently. A second attempt works, and they are finally ready to go. Katya flies over on her conjured mount, while Kinsa flies over on her own wings.
Kinsa sees some figures moving along the edge of their destination mountain. They are fat hippo men, and they see her. Kinsa goes back to report to the group and attempts to describe them. Yavin recognizes them as giff. The giff pull out thundersticks (blunderbusses) and start shooting at the party. Yavin telepathically contacts one, who tells him that they are not "friends of the master." Meanwhile, Artec starts returning fire and kills all but one. Yavin finds out that they serve a beholder tree. The final one starts blowing a trumpet and runs away into the tunnel. Yavin's telepathic hold on him gets "fuzzy" as he goes inside.
They party gains purchase on the side of the mountain and head to the tunnel. Kinsa arrives first and chucks a few light stones into the tunnel. Three bright green bolts of energy blast out at her but miss. Yavin tries to telepathically communicate with them again, but they don't want to talk to him. He tries to tell them that the party has killed the "dark-skinned ones," but that doesn't convince them.
Artec peeks down and sees a barricade of boulders. There are snipers there who shoot at him. Artec shoots back and kills one. He gets hit twice. The bolts cause a burning pain. He falls off the cliff. Idky catches him and Yavin feather falls them. They guide him to the mountain.
Gilean uses his ring of alter self to take the shape of one of the giff. Moonleaf casts warp wood down the tunnel. Gilean (as giff) pretends to throw Kinsa off the mountain and heads into the tunnel. He sees that the crossbows have been damaged. The creatures down there are the mice people. Only two have functional crossbows left. The party charges in as Gilean starts to attack them. Remort psionic blasts the lot of them and stuns a lot of them them. Kinsa puts four of them to sleep, including the remaining crossbowmouse.
Yavin mesmerizes some of the mice, and Moonleaf charms one. When all but that one are dead, Moonleaf communicates with him using Idky's tongues charm. He and all of his kind are charmed victims of the beholders on this world. They mine a poisonous mineral that is used on the beholders' ships. There are many different beholders in this mountain. There are at least 8 beholder or beholder-like creatures, and then some others. The giff answer to Lord Xanthas, one of the beholder. Yavin works to save as many of the mice-men he can after he discovers that they're victims of beholder charms.
Gilean and Remort assume the form of two of the wynkins (the mice) and go gather the others in a group so that Idky and Yavin can attempt to dispel all their charms. There are 78, and they get almost all of them together. Two dispel magics from Yavin and Idky free most of them. The winkin are extremely grateful and offer to help them free the rest of the beholders' slaves.
Idky: 69 (Full), cast / gb / dispelx2
Katya: 52 (full), cast // warrior (-1hp)
Artec: 66 of 91, owie
Remort: 37 (full), 70 of 94 PSPs
Kinsa: 34 (full), cast // lev
Yavin: 56 (full), 66 of 115 PSPs, used lev and fly, cast FF, LL / / dispelx2
Maedhros: 45 (full), cast reduce x2 (SHORTER)
Moonleaf: 81 (full), cast gbs / warp, charm
Gilean: 56 of 61, 51 of 72 PSPs
Kinsa sees some figures moving along the edge of their destination mountain. They are fat hippo men, and they see her. Kinsa goes back to report to the group and attempts to describe them. Yavin recognizes them as giff. The giff pull out thundersticks (blunderbusses) and start shooting at the party. Yavin telepathically contacts one, who tells him that they are not "friends of the master." Meanwhile, Artec starts returning fire and kills all but one. Yavin finds out that they serve a beholder tree. The final one starts blowing a trumpet and runs away into the tunnel. Yavin's telepathic hold on him gets "fuzzy" as he goes inside.
They party gains purchase on the side of the mountain and head to the tunnel. Kinsa arrives first and chucks a few light stones into the tunnel. Three bright green bolts of energy blast out at her but miss. Yavin tries to telepathically communicate with them again, but they don't want to talk to him. He tries to tell them that the party has killed the "dark-skinned ones," but that doesn't convince them.
Artec peeks down and sees a barricade of boulders. There are snipers there who shoot at him. Artec shoots back and kills one. He gets hit twice. The bolts cause a burning pain. He falls off the cliff. Idky catches him and Yavin feather falls them. They guide him to the mountain.
Gilean uses his ring of alter self to take the shape of one of the giff. Moonleaf casts warp wood down the tunnel. Gilean (as giff) pretends to throw Kinsa off the mountain and heads into the tunnel. He sees that the crossbows have been damaged. The creatures down there are the mice people. Only two have functional crossbows left. The party charges in as Gilean starts to attack them. Remort psionic blasts the lot of them and stuns a lot of them them. Kinsa puts four of them to sleep, including the remaining crossbowmouse.
Yavin mesmerizes some of the mice, and Moonleaf charms one. When all but that one are dead, Moonleaf communicates with him using Idky's tongues charm. He and all of his kind are charmed victims of the beholders on this world. They mine a poisonous mineral that is used on the beholders' ships. There are many different beholders in this mountain. There are at least 8 beholder or beholder-like creatures, and then some others. The giff answer to Lord Xanthas, one of the beholder. Yavin works to save as many of the mice-men he can after he discovers that they're victims of beholder charms.
Gilean and Remort assume the form of two of the wynkins (the mice) and go gather the others in a group so that Idky and Yavin can attempt to dispel all their charms. There are 78, and they get almost all of them together. Two dispel magics from Yavin and Idky free most of them. The winkin are extremely grateful and offer to help them free the rest of the beholders' slaves.
Idky: 69 (Full), cast / gb / dispelx2
Katya: 52 (full), cast // warrior (-1hp)
Artec: 66 of 91, owie
Remort: 37 (full), 70 of 94 PSPs
Kinsa: 34 (full), cast // lev
Yavin: 56 (full), 66 of 115 PSPs, used lev and fly, cast FF, LL / / dispelx2
Maedhros: 45 (full), cast reduce x2 (SHORTER)
Moonleaf: 81 (full), cast gbs / warp, charm
Gilean: 56 of 61, 51 of 72 PSPs