Male Hobgoblin Monk (Ironskin Monk) 15 / Champion (Mythic 7) l HP: 110/206 l AC: 33 [T: 20, FF: 28] l Fort: +25, Ref: +19, Will: +17 (+19 v Enchantments) l Init: +12 l Per: +20 l DR: 4/- l Ki: 9/9 l MP: 13/17
Hepzamirah,
Our esteemed representative of the Lord of the Locust Host continues his dalliance with his guests. It should not surprise me that one such as he would look to the Dark Tapestry for alliances. Despite his condition, he remains a child of this tiny plane, and I suppose I should not concern myself overmuch with his pastimes yet the presence o these aliens in your Father’s Ivory Sanctum vexes me still. They are not so dangerous—not to one such as myself—yet I remain concerned for the dangers they may represent. Their presence is more a symptom than the problem itself. Vang has been supplying them with victims intended for sacrifice. He knows better than to short my needs for the rituals, yet still. These mortals belong to your Father, not some clattering tangle of legs and brains. Even so, our Dominion visitors possess some interesting powers. I have not yet managed to crack their minds and tempt them with my wishes nor have I cracked Vang, for that matter—but I will. And when I do, we will have an interesting new tool to use against these crusaders. Vang will simply need to accept the fact that, when that time comes these “guests” were never his at all, but merely waiting upon the will of your Father to join in the war. The effects of Nahyndrian elixir continue to impress. My own experiences combined with the fact that the last four demons who imbibed survived with ease, tell me that Minagho’s serpentine scum and her insane scientists have finally perfected the recipe. I look forward to the next shipment from the Fane, and hope to be able to join you soon to aid you in recruiting more of the lords and ladies of Midnight to our cause. And in regard to the Drezen situation, you need not fear. I am in the process...
You head back out the way you came and go through the eastern door. A series of lonely cells, each empty and devoid of furnishings, lines the walls of this room. Two sets of double doors lead north and west, respectively. Heading through the northern door, the air of this room is foul with the sickly sweet scent of blood and decay. A pair of stone slabs, each raised four feet above the floor, sit against the walls to the east and west. Each slab bears a human cadaver in an advanced state of dissection—the bodies are restrained via shackles, suggesting that the operations were performed on living victims. The floor is sticky with old blood and other fluids, while the western wall is covered from ceiling to floor with strange black runes and symbols.
Arcana 20:
Studying the bodies reveals they were likely used as part of some sort of anthropomancy ritual (divination through extracting and studying humanoid organs).
Engineering 25:
The writing on the all is a massive and complex equation, that incorporates elements of alchemy, arcane magic, and metallurgy that are normally believed to be unrelated. While the exact purpose isn’t readily clear, it’s evident the work is unfinished.
If you make the Engineering, Arcana 25:
The equation is part of an attempt to alter planar binding spells to work on natives of the Material Plane.
he exact dimensions of this cavernous room are difficult to discern because of the presence of thick sheets of strange fibrous materials not unlike tangles of webs or filaments of fungus that cover the walls and ceiling in the room’s northern half. Three large pods, or perhaps cocoons, hang in the tangles about twenty feet above the bare floor.
Two crab-like nightmare that have lamprey mouths, twitching eyes on their legs appear out of nowhere as you walk in. They have several blisters along its back that hold human brains. Before you can react they attempt to magically hold Nash and Gorn!
Gorn:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28
Nash can give me a will save DC21 or be affected by Hold Monster.
Female Human Paladin (Holy Tactician) 14 [ HP 137/140 (0 NL) | AC 35 Tch 18 FF 30 | Fort +18 Ref +16 Will +20 | CMD 37 | Init +10 | Perc +12 | 13/13 LoH | 12/15 Mythic | Effects: 1 str damage, 6 cha damage ]
"Kill them!" exclaims Varda encouragingly, loosing a volley. Two mythic points for an extra standard action and Words of Hope; ya'll use your reroll! You get one per round for the next two rounds.
Nash cleaves through the wounded demon cutting it in half while greatly damaging the other one. Aen's arrows finish it off in short order. Combat Over.
Moving to the next room, you find it to be a shrine of sorts. A twenty-fie-foot-tall, ivory-colored statue of a goat-headed man grasping a glaive with a crescent-moon-shaped blade dominates this spacious chamber from atop a five-foot-tall dais. A series of black columns speckled with white flecks lines the walkway that leads down the center to an altar at the statue’s feet. The vaulted ceiling is painted to resemble a starry sky, while the floor is tiled with a black-and-gray labyrinth pattern. Blood-red curtains separate two areas east and west of the dais, which is flanked by a pair of massive braziers.
There is nothing of note in this room. West or South?
You enter what seems to be a war room. A large table, its surface covered with scrolls and maps, is the only furnishing in this otherwise empty room. A large jar containing a deformed, twitching locusts sits in the center of the table. There are two armored templars here and what seems to be a fly-headed demon which insectile wings. The templars draw their blades as you open the door, but the demon nods for them to stand down. "What is your business here in the Ivory Sanctum, bzz?" The demon asks.
"Well if you would like to meet Xanthir Vang, I can arrange it and escort you to him unharmed. Just one favor, have you met Jerribeth? I would like her to be dead, bzz." The demoness states unfazed at your bold claim.
Male Hobgoblin Monk (Ironskin Monk) 15 / Champion (Mythic 7) l HP: 110/206 l AC: 33 [T: 20, FF: 28] l Fort: +25, Ref: +19, Will: +17 (+19 v Enchantments) l Init: +12 l Per: +20 l DR: 4/- l Ki: 9/9 l MP: 13/17
"I say we kill them all. We gain nothing by making deals with these demons."
Female Human Paladin (Holy Tactician) 14 [ HP 137/140 (0 NL) | AC 35 Tch 18 FF 30 | Fort +18 Ref +16 Will +20 | CMD 37 | Init +10 | Perc +12 | 13/13 LoH | 12/15 Mythic | Effects: 1 str damage, 6 cha damage ]
Varda nods. "Notice that it said 'along the way' -- so we'd end up in the middle of a teeming mob of demons who'd all know we're there and attack us all at once. That doesn't seem like the best idea to me, either."
Sensing that her plan was not going to work, the fly-headed demoness casts a spell quickening her movements as well as the templars before quickly casting another spell to make her disappear.
Spellcraft18:
Haste
Spellcraft22:
Quickened Invisibility
The Templars step up and slash at Gorn and Nash with lightning speed.
Male Hobgoblin Monk (Ironskin Monk) 15 / Champion (Mythic 7) l HP: 110/206 l AC: 33 [T: 20, FF: 28] l Fort: +25, Ref: +19, Will: +17 (+19 v Enchantments) l Init: +12 l Per: +20 l DR: 4/- l Ki: 9/9 l MP: 13/17
Male Hobgoblin Monk (Ironskin Monk) 15 / Champion (Mythic 7) l HP: 110/206 l AC: 33 [T: 20, FF: 28] l Fort: +25, Ref: +19, Will: +17 (+19 v Enchantments) l Init: +12 l Per: +20 l DR: 4/- l Ki: 9/9 l MP: 13/17
Gorn-Rel punches his attacker with savage strength, but his discipline speeds his movements. AC: 42
The demoness is a coloxus demon. 4 facts. The templars are very similar to the ones you fought before at the Fane of Baphomet.
Aen lands all his shots while Nash dukes it out with a templar. Gorn finishes him off with two more punches, landing a third successful punch on the remaining guard. Arueshalae will haste her allies! The templar left standing switches targets
Def, Sp Ability, Weakness, ?. Was mainly making the checks in order to use Inspirational Expertise.
Seeing the demon appear, Aen fires off some arrows at the coloxus, while instructing the party where to focus fire. In. Ex. +4 attack/damage on the demon, for one round.
DR/Good. Resist acid 10, cold 10, fire 10; SR 23 At Will: Contagion, Invisibility, Suggestion. 3/day: Quickened Invisibility, Haste, Mind Fog. 1/day: Shadow Evocation, Giant Vermin. Any creature bitten by a coloxus must make a fort save or take 1d4 charisma damage. Every point of charisma damage it deals heals it as well.
Reroll:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 36
You forgot inspire again, Aen.
Aen lands a pair of shots on the demon, though they do little damage.
Male Hobgoblin Monk (Ironskin Monk) 15 / Champion (Mythic 7) l HP: 110/206 l AC: 33 [T: 20, FF: 28] l Fort: +25, Ref: +19, Will: +17 (+19 v Enchantments) l Init: +12 l Per: +20 l DR: 4/- l Ki: 9/9 l MP: 13/17
When the demoness misses her slam attack, Gorn-Rel lashes out and grabs her.
Female Human Paladin (Holy Tactician) 14 [ HP 137/140 (0 NL) | AC 35 Tch 18 FF 30 | Fort +18 Ref +16 Will +20 | CMD 37 | Init +10 | Perc +12 | 13/13 LoH | 12/15 Mythic | Effects: 1 str damage, 6 cha damage ]
I'm back now — we had some unexpected company right after we got back from our trip last week, which kept me unable to post longer than anticipated.
DM, WC adds +4 to Varda's attacks and +5 to her damage, which it doesn't look like was accounted for in the NPC'd shots -- would that cause another to hit?
Unfortunately it would not cause another hit. Gorn takes 2 charisma damage for that nat 1.
Nash lands all of his punches while Gorn barely is able to grab the demoness and pin her. Vard lands three of her arrows into the templar. Arueshalae will heal some of Nash's wounds.
CMW:2d8 + 7 ⇒ (5, 6) + 7 = 18
The Templar switches targets to the grappling Gorn.
