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"To discredit the information learned in the visions is to misunderstand their purpose as someone or something caused us to see what will be stained with what cannot come to pass," Diri explains. "I regret that I was not determined enough to see more of it before the pain overwhelmed my consciousness which bears the question of the duration of my unconsciousness?"
Diri scrawls notes regarding the details she remembers.
"We need to ascertain the cause and solution to her affliction soon lest her psyche shatter completely," Diri states, observing the fleshy mass covering the doors. "Once again we will have to clear the demonic taint from the walls before proceeding," she adds, looking to Rilas and Aikio, who have proven to be able to rid said growths.
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There was a small stone in the futures room. It seems to have three functions. The first is a continual flame so that it acts like acts like an Everburning Torch. Secondly, it seems to function as a key of some sort, though perhaps not alone in a set. Lastly, it also acts like a clear spindle ioun stone.
Aikio shudders, maybe at Valais' second personality speaking up, maybe in that she agrees with it. "I don't think we should go through this door."
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Since forsaking his love of, and some might say bond to both magic and the flame itself in favor of walking a new path, Aikio seems to find it very difficult to focus on what should be a simple task. He has to stop, and actually focus, struggling to recall how even the basic principles of the enchantments work and co-exist.
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[dice=Spellcraft]1d20+14Since forsaking
hisher love of, and some might say bond to both magic and the flame itself in favor of walking a new path, Aikio seems to find it very difficult to focus on what should be a simple task. SHe has to stop, and actually focus, struggling to recall how even the basic principles of the enchantments work and co-exist.
"Let's see... Every Good Boy... nope that's not it.
Kari Put Candy On Father's... Not that one either.My Very Excited Mother... What? Wait that's a fictional world.
May I have a large container of coffee? This has nothing to do with circles.... hmmm...
Some Lover's Try Positions That They Can't Handle. Now I am just getting distracted."
"Sorry Pathfinders. I am. I am at a loss."
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"Disassembling a locking mechanism is not easy in laboratory conditions far more controlled than ancient temples in the Worldwound ergo a preliminary investigation into the location of a second key would be a worthwhile pursuit," Diri concurs, secretly hoping to see the same vision- -this time she'd be ready to hold out longer.
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Shaken by his own vision, Albert stay mute and follows without a word his comrades.
Is a glimbs of my future ? Is it a vision of what I want to achieve, Is it a vision of a promise from a demon ? To lure me in something else ?
It was not however a vision of one of my past life...
What could have seen the other ? I wonder. And how long have we stay in this mental state... so many question and so few answers.
After a while, he emerges from his thoughts and tries to help his comrades.
But still shaken by his own vision he's unable to concentrate.
Humm ? Yes, I agree, let's go try to find the second key.
Then seeing the fungus investation he adds. May be it will be better if we clean this area from this Abyss manifestation, don't you think ?
He turns to Valais and says Valais, you are not alone, you are with friends. You seems quite shaked by your vision but don't worry, we are not here to judge your past, but to give you back your future.
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"Let's go look for the other key. I'd rather unlock a door than maybe trip a trap while trying to pick the lock. Not that I can pick a lock. Unless you want the door beaten down."
"Fine. Let's go. Savage, can you lead us through the corridor?", the half-orc said, as he keeps himself close to the frontline.
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The walls of the chamber are smooth black marble; a fist-sized black stone set in a niche in the eastern wall seems to absorb light. A small crystal shard glows with an eerie purple light at the apex of the angled ceiling. Shades of faint movement skitter across the far wall.
While you do not spot any traps or hazards along the way, as soon as you enter the next room, suddenly the door behind you slams shut, and it seems your very shadows, cast upon the far wall, spring to life and attack.
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ROUND 1
->Turak ()
DARK AIKIO ()
DARK SAVAGE ()
Savage ()
DARK ARIANA ()
DARK ALBERT ()
DARK DIRI ()
Arianna ()
Rilas ()
DARK RILAS ()
Aikio ()
Diri ()
DARK TURAK ()
Albert ()
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Just as Turak launches a Bomb right in the midst of these dark reflections, it seems that his shadowy reflection mimics, one might even say mirrors the same action, causing a similar concoction to explode as it threatens to burn all except for Rilas and Aikio.
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ROUND 1
Turak (-19)
DARK AIKIO ()
DARK SAVAGE (-5)
-> Savage (-5)
DARK ARIANA (-5)
DARK ALBERT (-11)
DARK DIRI (-5)
-> Arianna (-10)
-> Rilas ()
DARK RILAS ()
-> Aikio ()
-> Diri (-10)
DARK TURAK (-21)
-> Albert (-10)
Albert = 2(not 10)
Diri = 2(not 10)
Savage = 1 (not 5)
Turak = 4 (not 19)
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As Rilas moves closer to the door, the shadowy figure that looks identical except for it's darker hue moves with im, cramming itself along the back well, and firing an arrow at the real Rilas, exactly mirroring his movements as he does. Both arrows land, causing the other to bleed very real blood. Oddly, the remaining shadowy party seem to not move or act, allowing Savage the next opportunity to go as they seem to wait for something. Suddenly, the Evil Ryu version of Turak fades from existence, leaving nothing where it once stood. Turak, likewise, no longer has a shadow. At all. . .
You realize that is it simply an illusion, or rather not "fully" real. Created by the very stuff od the Realm of Shadow, it does have some substance, it's incomplete. To your knowledge, only you know this, and can now see partially through the Illusionary magics. This is the actual damage you just took from your own Shadow's arrow; 3 (not 14).
ROUND 1
Turak (-19)
Rilas (-14)
DARK AIKIO ()
DARK SAVAGE (-5)
-> Savage (-5)
DARK ARIANA (-5)
DARK ALBERT (-11)
DARK DIRI (-5)
-> Arianna (-10)
DARK RILAS (-16)
-> Aikio ()
-> Diri (-10)
-> Albert (-10)
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Just as Savage takes off, his dark counterpart does the exact same thing, meeting in the middle and unloading an absolute barrage of attacks!!!
The shadowy dinosaur likewise begins to waver, and then suddenly vanishes from view, or existence.
ROUND 1
Turak (-19)
Rilas (-14)
DARK AIKIO ()
Savage (-27)
DARK ARIANA (-5)
DARK ALBERT (-11)
DARK DIRI (-5)
-> Arianna (-10)
DARK RILAS (-16)
-> Aikio ()
-> Diri (-10)
-> Albert (-10)
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Ariana noticing that the shadows mimic what each person does she decides to try something a little different."Do you think that crystal is the other key? We shouldn't destroy it if it is." she says as she hits herself with the gauntlet from her armor. "Diri you might appreciate this experiment. I hope someone will heal me up.
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Trying to understand what was going on, Albert listen and look at the actions his comrades and shadowy counterpart were doing.
After most of his comrades acts he says.
Stop attacking ! Our Shadowy counterpart seems to mimic all our actions ! Lets try not attacking for a while and see what's going on.
He adds The crystal seems attach to something, may be someone with deft hands could pick it up ?
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When you stop attacking, they do likewise, otherwise mirroring your exact actions, though they only move to an area that is the same distance, but in the opposite direction as you. A moment later, a new, fully healed and unharmed version of Turak appears, once again doing all that he does.
It takes you a little bit of effort, but you are able to remove the crystal from the stone, revealing it is actually a wand, with the crystal itself as the wands tip.
While complete, it functions as a Wand of Shadow Conjuration, though the tip, that darkly lit crystal seems to be a replica of the light crystal you had also found. When the two are brought close together, they seem to cancel each other out, or sort of. Both seem to radiate light, but together, their light seems more natural. Not the black light of the one or the sterile white light of the other, but rather a simple, natural seeming light.
With both keys now in hand, you return tot he last room, and place both of the crystals into the small slots they fit into. As you do so, suddenly both Valais and Aikio fall to the ground in absolute pain, but on the door itself a small compartment opens. It extends about 2ft into a solid surface, and at the end you can see a lever. It seems very suspicious.
After a few moments, the pain for both Aikio and Valais goes away, but neither feel well afterwards.
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Diri scrawls several notes about how a "shadowy duplicate of oneself could multiply productivity by a factor greater than one with a maximum as optimal as double but more research is required." Looking at Ariana, she notes parenthetically, "(Punching oneself seems to injure the duplicate- -noted for completeness)."
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Returning to the wall, Diri waits for some sort of mechanical signal that Turak is successful. If there is none, she will offer a second set of eyes on the mechanism.
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Neither Turak's or Diri's attempts to force the lock seem to work.
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"Clearly I can not try the lever in front of me."
It might be double bluff. "How about this? the tengu casts a spell to operate thw lever from 50 feet away. (mage hand )
Despite walking a new path now, and turned her back on the flame and the art, it seems to still answer Aikio's call, at least for the moment. . .
While that too, still fails, continued working at it with the aid of minor telekinetic magics finally gets the final door to open, revealing the Inner Sanctum of the Shattered God.
Scorched earth and burned grass cover this round chamber’s floor. In the center of the room stands a tall tree, its blackened bark seeping blood-red sap and its branches twisted and thorny. Glowing silvery runes circle the base of the tree. At the base of the tree lays a lithe, bronze-skinned man missing his left arm, a puddle of blood pooled beneath him. His right hand lies just inside the circle, and a single word is scratched in the dirt near his fingertips, "gretaak". What it means, however, you have no idea. It doesn't seem to be any word in any language you know.
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As soon as he spots the injured creature, Rilas immediately goes to its side to see if he can aid it. He quickly notices that the writing in the dirt is not from this creature. "This creature has been tortured and left hear to die. Whatever evil has done this must not be allowed to survive."
Seeing Winston's reaction to the room, he uses his wand of gravity bow just in case.
Winston sniffs the air and growls. He anxiously moves around the room, sniffing the air, the ground and the tree, but can't pinpoint the origin of the odd smells.
Smells not right, but where come from? Not good, not good
The hairs on the back of his neck stand on end.
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