I cannot see in the dark, so when I keep watch I'll need a lantern or a fire to see. And, I don't know how to heal anyone. Usually, the medics at the arena would tend my wounds.
Ishtar has been known to grant my requests for healing occasionally. Let's see if she's in a good mood...
That went really well! We must be doing something right down here.
'that makes sense, he's a fighter not a healer.' Tribim smiles at Namtar, nodding in agreement, spinning his dancing lights around the party. "I don't see so well in tha dark either, but I've go a wee bit of magic so I can play with these."
As Regin Ald lays his hand on Tribims shoulder, he moves his legs and arms around, "Ahhh that feels better, Ishtar is truly gracious, thank you."
he then turns the dancing lights into a faintly glowing, vaguely humanoid shape and has it start marching around the camp. Smiling, "To bad I can't keep him moving while I'm resting."
Tribim makes sure he doesn't put his bedroll in the orange food on the floor, causing his faintly glowing, vaguely humanoid shape moving outside the door, "I'll take the first watch." Turning to Namtar, "Would you like to join me Namtar?"
Namtar grins. Of course, Master! It would be an honor to serve next to you!
Day 4: Flamerule 22 in the Year of the Worm. (2,090th year of Gilgeam's rule)
The night passed silently, with nothing worse than the skittering of distant bugs to distract the watch. Morning, or as close as can be judged, comes in due course.
For an age, you can't make any headway. It feels almost as though you haven't taken a single step, despite your aching feet. Then the labyrinth changes in an eyeblink, becoming a perfectly round chamber with statues evenly spaced along the walls. All are Untheri priests, all the same and all staring directly into your own eyes. They have no faces. The labyrinth appears on the floor, spreading out from Tribim's feet, and the domed ceiling above sags down to become a grinning leather mask with brilliant lapis lazuli eyes.
Then you wake.
’Back to that.’ Shaking his head, Tribim smiles at Namtar as he chastises his friend, ”I ain’t yer master, ya big lug, but I’m glad ya like my company.” After an uneventful watch, Tribim wakes their replacements and goes to bed, dreaming fitfully.
In the morning Tribim wakes, confused by his dreams. As he eats his breakfast, he asks the team. ”Did any of you have any strange dreams?”
Looking around for any answers he continues. ”I dreamed of labyrinths with a strange blue glow that seem to move and then a round chamber with statues evenly spaced along the walls.”
He shrugs his shoulders, as he chews on some ‘hard tack’ ”It was really odd, the statues were all Untheri priests staring into my eyes. Weirdest thing, the didn’t have any faces. Then the labyrinth appears on the floor, spreading out from my feet, and the domed ceiling above sags down to become a grinning leather mask with brilliant lapis lazuli eyes. “
Looking at his frineds, ”I guess the mask might be weirder.” Looking up as if he had just remembered something. ”No that wasn’t the weirdest thing. The weirdest thing was that something was growling in the distance.”
He looks at the others mid-bite ”Maybe it was just the jerky I ate last night.” Standing up dusting the crumbs from the hardtack off his armor he asks, ”Well, how shall we do this without drowning ourselves.?”
Arundel frowns when listening to Trib's dream. "I had no weird dreams, nor does yours make the faintest bit of sense to me, beyond being rather unsettling. There is a lot of the Art down here - maybe you are reacting to the latent energy of the place?"
When the topic turns to the task at hand, Arundel joins in. "I could prepare an Enlarge Person spell, which would give one person an advantage in swimming and hitting the damn thing, but would kind of block everyone else. Assuming this is an elemental, my Color Spray spell won't be of much use. I don't have much else that would help, I'm afraid. Do you think there would be any hope of dragging it out of the water somehow?"
’Back to that.’ Shaking his head, Tribim smiles at Namtar as he chastises his friend, ”I ain’t yer master, ya big lug, but I’m glad ya like my company.” After an uneventful watch, Tribim wakes their replacements and goes to bed, dreaming fitfully.
In the morning Tribim wakes, confused by his dreams. As he eats his breakfast, he asks the team. ”Did any of you have any strange dreams?”
Looking around for any answers he continues. ”I dreamed of labyrinths with a strange blue glow that seem to move and then a round chamber with statues evenly spaced along the walls.”
He shrugs his shoulders, as he chews on some ‘hard tack’ ”It was really odd, the statues were all Untheri priests staring into my eyes. Weirdest thing, the didn’t have any faces. Then the labyrinth appears on the floor, spreading out from my feet, and the domed ceiling above sags down to become a grinning leather mask with brilliant lapis lazuli eyes. “
Looking at his frineds, ”I guess the mask might be weirder.” Looking up as if he had just remembered something. ”No that wasn’t the weirdest thing. The weirdest thing was that something was growling in the distance.”
He looks at the others mid-bite ”Maybe it was just the jerky I ate last night.” Standing up dusting the crumbs from the hardtack off his armor he asks, ”Well, how shall we do this without drowning ourselves.?”
Namtar grins and happily sits watch with Tribim. But, he looks confused when Tribim awaks from fitful dreams. No, Master, I slept like the dead.
He shrugs again. Master, If I am large, maybe I can wrestle the water creature away from the opening and let everyone else through? One of us may not be abel to end it, but several?
"Do you think you would be able to drag it out of the water? Out of its natural element would make it much easier to deal with."
I could try Master. I have wrestled many things on the sands of the King of the City. It may be difficult, but I could. Maybe, if you tie a rope to me, and help pull me out with the creature locked in my arms?
'Tie a rope, are we thinking about sending Namtar alone?' Tribim rolls his eyes as Namtar insists on calling everyone 'masters' when he realizes what Namtar was recommending, he interrupts, 'Were not thinking about sending Namtar in alone are we?"
"Is there some what we could bait the creature to us?" Tribim then walks over to the water and creating his faintly glowing, vaguely humanoid shape he sends it into the water, keeping it near the edge where he can see. "If it comes close we could blast it."
"Do you think you would be able to drag it out of the water? Out of its natural element would make it much easier to deal with."
"Master, that... that might not be safe." Namtar holds a hand out like he wants to pull the halfling back from the water. "I'm a grappler, Master. I've trained for this, and Master said that it was too tight for more than one person to fit. If I'm big, I have a good chance of grappling it, and then you can haul me back. I will be fine."
"It seems like the best plan but, Namtar, understand this - it is almost invisible in the water, because it is water. It is very likely it will land a blow before we can haul you back." Amarekashu rubbed the spot where he'd taken such a blow subconciously. "Perhaps I should swim a few feet behind him to heal?"
Good idea. I'm aweful in the water, but I'll be here to heal once you get back as well. After we kill the thing we're fishing for, that is.
Namtar nods Tht is very wise, Master
Namtar nods Tht is very wise, Master
Watching Namtar swim in as bait, tethered and Amar swimming behind him ready to heal, Tribim keeps his dancing lights in the water, ready to cast a lighting spell when he sees the water monster.
Arundel spends some time preparing, studying his spellbook while the others make their preparations. After some time, he gets up. After checking that the others are ready, he'll begin casting his spell. As he finishes and Namtar grows large, he'll quickly say "good luck" before stepping back and readying his staff.
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Magically grown, Namtar swam into the cold water with a tether about his waist. Amar swam after him, healing at the ready. It took some squeezing for Namtar to make it through the narrow parts of the submerged chamber. There he found the elemental waiting.
Inits
'Come on big guy drag that bugger out where we can see him.'Leaving his dancing lights in the water, Tribim watches the water carefully until Namtar drags the creature to where they can see it. He then blasts it with an electric ray.
Rerun stand ready to reel in the catch.
'Come on big guy drag that bugger out where we can see him.'Leaving his dancing lights in the water, Tribim watches the water carefully until Namtar drags the creature to where they can see it. He then blasts it with an electric ray.
[dice=attack]1d20+6 [dice=damage]1d6+1+1
Amarekashu held off, in case Namtar needed a hand grappling and restraining the creature...or healing.
Namtar grins and meets the creature with open arms.
Namtar grins and meets the creature with open arms. He seized it tightly. The elemental thrashed, but could not escape. Amar waited to see if Namtar would need help or healing.
Above, the rope tethering the huge Namtar to the others tugged sharply.
Water tries to bust out
nope
Regin braces, but he's not ready for the tremendous weight and just barely manages to keep his feet.
'Looks like I better do some pulling before I do some blasting.' Seeing the rope going taunt and Namtar not visible, Tribim forgets blasting at the water element and grabs the rope and pulls. Accomplishing nothing, as he is lifted off of the ground. "Bugger, maybe I should kept waiting ta blast it."
Seeing Regin struggle with the rope, Arundel will drop his staff, and quickly grab up some of the rope as well. He gives a pull...
but is just as ineffective as his companions.
Namtar tenses his mighty thews, trapping the water beast in his arms and squeezes, crushing its life from it.
Seeing Regin struggle with the rope, Arundel will drop his staff, and quickly grab up some of the rope as well. He gives a pull, but all his might didn't move the rope at all.
'Looks like I better do some pulling before I do some blasting.' Seeing the rope going taunt and Namtar not visible, Tribim forgets blasting at the water element and grabs the rope and pulls. Accomplishing nothing, as he is lifted off of the ground. "Bugger, maybe I should kept waiting ta blast it."
Regin braces, but he's not ready for the tremendous weight and just barely manages to keep his feet. Namtar's weight and the elemental's struggling were just too much for anyone to budge them.
In the water, Namtar squeezed with his mighty thews. He felt part of the elemental's substance give way and stream off as his grip tightened. Wounded or not, it wriggled free of his grasp an instant later.
Ele tries to escape
Amarekashu moved into position to help Namtar grapple the creature, so it could be more easily dragged.
Dangling from the rope for a moment, his furry feet land back on the wet stones. He braces himself again and yells, "Come on Pull! We gotta get them out of there." His bare feet slipping on the wet cobblestones.
Regin just isn't getting any purchase on this stupid rope.
Arundel continues to pull, but is foiled by the apparently-cursed rope.
Arundel continues to pull, but is foiled by the apparently-cursed rope.
[dice=str check] 1d20 + 1
Namtar grunts with triumph and pulls the water elemental and himself along the rope towards the surface, and much-needed air.
Namtar grunts with triumph and pulls the water elemental and himself along the rope towards the surface, and much-needed air.
[dice=grapple, improved grab, enbiggerated, maintain grapple]1d20+7+2+2
Amarekashu moved into position to help Namtar grapple the creature, so it could be more easily dragged. Above, the others heaved on the rope but found it slipping through their fingers at every tug. Only Dommer got a solid pull in.
Namtar grunts with triumph and pulls the water elemental and himself along the rope towards the surface, and much-needed air. He hauled the elemental further toward precious air. The elemental struggled against him in vain.
Handwaving Dommer.
Ele tries to pop out
nope