Post by David on Jul 20, 2016 15:33:29 GMT -5
The heroes (Gloriana, Aris, Rufus, Brand, Adama, Sul Absil, and Aeronne) are joined by Darya, who is interested in helping deal with the strange creatures on the island of New Amazonia. Brand immediately gives Darya a hard time because she's a worshipper of Erevan Ilserie, but Aris and Rufus back her up. Later, Brand and Aeronne flirt, particularly while flying Brand's griffon to the island, so Aris, who has Darya on his carpet, starts to zoom around them and heckle.
On the island, the heroes descend the main staircase and find that the central hall is fine, but both passages have dimensional distortions. Gloriana remembers the secret door and uses it to bypass the hallways, going down the stairs to the second level. There, the heroes move around to the left side of the rubble and go up the stairs on the far side, only for Aeronne to fall into the newly-rest 20' covered pit with spikes. Making matters worse, Sul then falls on top of him. While Brand and Rufus are pulling those two out, four grell descend from the ceiling and attack. Darya and Aris aren't surprised and make very quick work of the flying brains, though one does dislocated the elf's leg. Adama uses a cure serious wounds to restore her and the group continues after Darya and Brand mark the other covered pit.
The heroes reach the small temple to Athena and Aeronne nearly triggers the teleportal to Gloriana's island. Darya and Sul notice another passage which Gloriana and Aris say shouldn't be there and which Brand notes has another dimensional distortion. Entering this, the heroes come upon a large cavern which was NEVER part of the early ruins. Within is a deep pit and to the side is a small side chamber. Otherwise, the only thing in the room are a couple stalagmites. Aeronne approaches one, which then opens it's eye and psi blasts the party! Everyone drops except Aeronne and Aris, who were out of the area of effect, and Brand, who managed to resist. Aeronne hacks the thing and Aris unleashes two fire shurikens, one of which pierces the creature's magic resistance. That's when the urophion telepathically suggests that Aeronne should mercy kill the fallen as quickly as possible. The paladin then nearly finishes of Sul before Brand can stop him. Aris, now alone fighting the psionic roper, unleashes his most potent spell on it, a kiaied fire breath. The monster reals from the flames but DOES NOT DIE. Meanwhile, Brand interposes himself between the paladin and the minotaur, but Aeronne simply calls down a flame strike on Rufus, Darya, and Adama, nearly killing the later two! Gloriana awakens and charges the urophion and with Aris' help finishes the monster off. Meanwhile, Brand puts a hand on the back of the paladin's neck, moves past him and grabs his cube...both disappear into a vortex of rainbow colors...
Now on the ethereal plane, Brand tries to talk with the paladin, who is quite reasonable now that the objects of his post-hypnotic suggestion are no longer present. Aeronne agrees to be itemized until Brand can get someone to make the paladin "right" again. And another rainbow vortex brings Brand back with the rest of the party.
Status:
Sul: 8 of 52
Rufus: 66 of 77, STONESKIN
Darya: 5 of 35, STONESKIN, cast / / LB / SS
Aeronne: 59 of 75, wants to mercy kill most of the party
Gloriana: 82 (full), STONESKIN
Aris: 42 (full), cast fire shardx2 / fire shuriken, ember storm / / / fire breath
Adama: 31 of 54, cast CLWx2 / / / CSW
Brand: 60 (full), cast / / item
(I'm going to have Brand hold his timeheal and teleport pending what people say at Sunday's game)
On the island, the heroes descend the main staircase and find that the central hall is fine, but both passages have dimensional distortions. Gloriana remembers the secret door and uses it to bypass the hallways, going down the stairs to the second level. There, the heroes move around to the left side of the rubble and go up the stairs on the far side, only for Aeronne to fall into the newly-rest 20' covered pit with spikes. Making matters worse, Sul then falls on top of him. While Brand and Rufus are pulling those two out, four grell descend from the ceiling and attack. Darya and Aris aren't surprised and make very quick work of the flying brains, though one does dislocated the elf's leg. Adama uses a cure serious wounds to restore her and the group continues after Darya and Brand mark the other covered pit.
The heroes reach the small temple to Athena and Aeronne nearly triggers the teleportal to Gloriana's island. Darya and Sul notice another passage which Gloriana and Aris say shouldn't be there and which Brand notes has another dimensional distortion. Entering this, the heroes come upon a large cavern which was NEVER part of the early ruins. Within is a deep pit and to the side is a small side chamber. Otherwise, the only thing in the room are a couple stalagmites. Aeronne approaches one, which then opens it's eye and psi blasts the party! Everyone drops except Aeronne and Aris, who were out of the area of effect, and Brand, who managed to resist. Aeronne hacks the thing and Aris unleashes two fire shurikens, one of which pierces the creature's magic resistance. That's when the urophion telepathically suggests that Aeronne should mercy kill the fallen as quickly as possible. The paladin then nearly finishes of Sul before Brand can stop him. Aris, now alone fighting the psionic roper, unleashes his most potent spell on it, a kiaied fire breath. The monster reals from the flames but DOES NOT DIE. Meanwhile, Brand interposes himself between the paladin and the minotaur, but Aeronne simply calls down a flame strike on Rufus, Darya, and Adama, nearly killing the later two! Gloriana awakens and charges the urophion and with Aris' help finishes the monster off. Meanwhile, Brand puts a hand on the back of the paladin's neck, moves past him and grabs his cube...both disappear into a vortex of rainbow colors...
Now on the ethereal plane, Brand tries to talk with the paladin, who is quite reasonable now that the objects of his post-hypnotic suggestion are no longer present. Aeronne agrees to be itemized until Brand can get someone to make the paladin "right" again. And another rainbow vortex brings Brand back with the rest of the party.
Status:
Sul: 8 of 52
Rufus: 66 of 77, STONESKIN
Darya: 5 of 35, STONESKIN, cast / / LB / SS
Aeronne: 59 of 75, wants to mercy kill most of the party
Gloriana: 82 (full), STONESKIN
Aris: 42 (full), cast fire shardx2 / fire shuriken, ember storm / / / fire breath
Adama: 31 of 54, cast CLWx2 / / / CSW
Brand: 60 (full), cast / / item
(I'm going to have Brand hold his timeheal and teleport pending what people say at Sunday's game)