Tezuzu determines that the something magical seems to be making the light brighter, but the light itself is not magical.
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"And I have to say, until this moment, I had never really given much thought to whether elks fart or not. You always find a way to broaden my horizons, Fin." She gives a jaunty salute.
Fin gives a mock bow and a tip of his hood to Quasit. ”Glad to be of service, m’Lady. I found out the hard way...as a young Elf, I practiced my stealth by sneaking up on animals from behind...I got very good at it it...so good that I had to be a smart-ass and try to scare the beast I’d snuck up on. Most would just run off...never knew an elk would react that way when frightened...and, having snuck up on its backside...well, it wasn’t pleasant...let’s just say I received a full frontal and leave it at that...”
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”Glad to be of service, m’Lady. I found out the hard way...as a young Elf, I practiced my stealth by sneaking up on animals from behind...I got very good at it it...so good that I had to be a smart-ass and try to scare the beast I’d snuck up on. Most would just run off...never knew an elk would react that way when frightened...and, having snuck up on its backside...well, it wasn’t pleasant...let’s just say I received a full frontal and leave it at that...”
"I had a similar experience with a grocer in Cassomir." answers Quasit. "Made me so mad I hit him in the head with a chamberpot. Long story." And she leaves it at that.
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Quasit silently beckons to the others to come along and tiptoes toward the bright lights of the next room to have a look around.
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Sakitu doesn't know what to think at Selena's comment about the clothes. "No way. There's no way I'm going to wear those things." she says quietly to Selena and then shivers.
She turns and follows the group to the door with the light behind it. Before they open it she taps Quasit on the shoulder. "Do you hear that? I mean, not hear that? The banging stopped. I wonder if those slime monsters got through the door." She looks back in the direction of the tunnel.
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Before they open it she taps Quasit on the shoulder. "Do you hear that? I mean, not hear that? The banging stopped. I wonder if those slime monsters got through the door." She looks back in the direction of the tunnel.
Quasit stops and listens. She frowns.
"Slimes don't give up... so either something else got its attention, or some sneaky magical invisible maiden went and opened that door."
"Can't be helped. We'll shut this door behind us. Maybe Mr Ooze will slither off down one of the other tunnels."
Tezuzu wretches and stifles a slight gag in his beak before curtly addressing Findurel "It is rare that I value ignorance and I am warmed by your candor, but I would have preferred to remain grossly uniformed of that particular story of yours. Even spared the details I find myself cursing my own imagination." his feathers ruffle in disgust.
Quasit sees bright light.
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Tezuzu wretches and stifles a slight gag in his beak before curtly addressing Findurel "It is rare that I value ignorance and I am warmed by your candor, but I would have preferred to remain grossly uniformed of that particular story of yours. Even spared the details I find myself cursing my own imagination." his feathers ruffle in disgust.
Fin chuckles loudly, and then says with a wink, "Ah, my friend, I just wanted you to know that I'm an authority on elf fart lore, if you seek any knowledge in that area...I'm surprised at your reaction though, my friend. I find it quite enlightening that a head collector would find a story about elk farts disgusting..."
Turning serious, "Tez, what can you tell about the light? Do you think it safe to go that way?"
Fin looks at it doubtfully...but when he sees Q sneak down the passage, he asks no questions, he draws his bow and does likewise, following her...he keeps an alert to danger, and looks for any tracks to see if perhaps the evil centaur/frost giant party came this way...
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"You think that Caigrel opened the door? Well, I hope those slime things eat her! She'd deserve it." Sakitu scurries through the door, seeming to ignore the danger that the light implies and more focused on the slimes she is imaging are slithering down the tunnel at that very moment. "Hurry! Let's close this door."
"Not too quickly, we don't want a large bang to attract their attention either." Bulvi paused at the door, ready to close it once everyone was through.
Quasit can tell from the feel of the wall against her back that although she cannot see more than her hand blocking the bright light, that the tunnel continues at least as far as she can reach.
Bulvi raises his shield to block the blinding light out from shining directly into his eyes.
"I have an idea. I can make a fog to fill the corridor. That'll block the blinding light, and though block sight from far down, should make it easier to see what is right next to us."
If there is no objection to the idea, Selena will prep and cast Obscuring Mist further down the corridor.
"Fin chuckles loudly, and then says with a wink, "Ah, my friend, I just wanted you to know that I'm an authority on elf fart lore, if you seek any knowledge in that area
"Is it true that elf wizards fart color!?" Maka asked in a fit of laughter while trying to shield her eyes from the light.
Tezuzu will mention to Selena "Let us see if my darkness incantation handles the light before we waste your efforts" He will then whisper a magic phrase and touch his claw to his bone amulet the light distorting around him and diminishing.
Tezuzu's darkness does make it much easier to see. Those who have low light vision can easily see around Tezuzu and even normal vision can see easily at the edge of the darkness.
The party gathers in the darkness, moving forward together they soon notice that the tunnel widens after they have gone about twenty feet. It is hard to know for sure, but from the shape of the other cavernous rooms, the group is fairly sure that this widening is likely another open room area.
"I hope it isn't a trap for something that can see in the light." Maka replied to Quasit as she followed along.
The group hears whispers from a trio of directions.
As the group continues to move forward together the edges of Tezuzu's darkness spell reveal the opening edges of what you are even more sure now is a large open area.
Tezuzu stops for a moment and concentrates on the whispering trying to determine their purpose.
He will whisper to the rest of the group. "Stay close..." before moving forward.
Selena uses detect magic and checks all directions, including up and down.
Sakitu's voice talking sounds off a bit and they don't seem to hear either Quasit or Findurel.
"Stop playing games and just come out and be friends or fight already!" Maka shouted, her frustration at the dungeon clearly building.
After waiting a brief moment, Maka began playing with a ball of fire. Tossing it up in the air and catching it. "Okay, then I guess no one would mind if I just start throwing fire around!?"
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"Wait. We can't see anything past Tezuzu's shadow spell. There might be anything or anyone out there." says Quasit, trying to convey a sense of conviction that she may not truly feel. "Just keep moving and stay alert. If they're hostile we'll know it soon enough. And if we can find out the source of this Light, maybe we can douse it."
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Sakitu clears her throat. Something doesn't seem right. She taps on Quasit's shoulder. "Did you..." She stops. She can't hear herself. Did she lose her voice?
She looks at Maka tossing a ball of flame in the air. Her lips are moving but Sakitu can't hear a thing. She panics. "Quasit! I can't hear anything!" She starts speaking louder and louder. "Maka! Fin! Someone help me."
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"Quasit! I can't hear anything!"
Quasit looks around at Sakitu in surprise.
"What?" she says. "You mean... like, just now?" Then she realizes Sakitu can't answer a question that she can't hear. Her mouth screws up in frustration and she looks around at the room angrily.
"I smell fey..." she fairly snarls. "That whispering is probably them casting spells at us."
She pulls Sakitu into a quick crushing hug to calm her, then steps back and gathers the kitsune's furry cheeks in her hands and looks her in the eye.
"It's OK. We'll fix this." she says slowly, hoping Sakitu gets the gist of what she's saying.
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Fin nods to Saki and smiles, trying to keep her spirits up. Fearing they're fixing to be ambushed by an unseen foe, trying to keep Saki alert, he points to his eyes and silently mouths at her Eyes open...
He than continues to look for any sign of these assumed to be fey creatures that Quasit smells...
Selena falls behind from the group as stealthily as she can. She focuses on listening rather than seeing for the moment, and she readies to drop an Obscuring Mist should a creature suddenly try to attack from range or stealth.
A pair of small humanoids charges from the edge of Tezuzu's darkness as Selena drops back behind the group. The two flank her, clearly coordinating their attack. , ; , ,
Round One
Party up.
Quasit easily slices into the small creature.
Round One: Party up, other than Quasit.
"Maka! Fin! Someone help me."
"What!? LEAVE HER ALONE!" Maka's initial concern was replaced with anger as the fire monk moved to protect Saki. A snarl on her face as her glowing eyes searched for what was threatening her friend. Unfortunately her preoccupation with Saki saw her fail to notice Selena's attackers.
"I didn't mean attack someone else instead! Maka roared as she stepped forward with flaming fists.
Although Maka's first strike misses, the second lands. Meanwhile the volley of arrows from Findurel makes quick work of the other small creature. Responding to their fallen, two more small creatures charge from the edges of Tezuzu's darkness. One goes after Quasit , and the other Findurel , .
Round One
Remainder of Party is up.
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The slash from the little meany makes Quasit wince and twist away.
"Ow! Little stinker!" exclaims Quasit as a cut is opened across her upper arm. She glances down at the wound and clucks her tongue, annoyed at herself for not avoiding the attack. But then she seems to get light-headed and stumbles slightly, and has to shake her head vigorously to keep alert.
"Poison! They've got poison on their little swords!" she says in a slightly shrill voice. She tests her grip on her weapon and shakes her head. "And it's a bad one..."