Suny's frown deepens.
"Here! That in't whut I bin sayin' a'tall!" She waggles a finger at the fellow.
"I jus' be sayin' I wan'a see t'other wizards, is all. Shouldn't be too hard now, should it? Theys just, y'know, lyin' aroud here some place, right?" She retorts.
We can Oozula because we bring different skill set than these wizards. And if there is something inside that crystal that is holding these wizards against their will, then i suppose that it can be fought of and us deputies have enough experience in that particular domain. Should we find these wizards we can join forces with them to finish our rescue. replies Arwen from inside the pool
Arwen, this is stupid. And if it works... it doesn't keep it from being stupid. Oozula might have the right of it, maybe.
That said, Jaxx enters the pool and takes his place.
"Sometimes it takes happy accidents from irrational actions to make progress. Seemingly stupid or not." Armelio steps into the pool.
Suny's frown deepens and she stamps a bare, brown foot as her frustrations builds.
After a long, uncomfortable silence, Uflad clears his throat and turns to the rest of the deputies. Oozula and Suny still have yet to "take the plunge," as it were. "Well, then. Is the party to be split? I think less of your chances, should you need to defend yourselves in there without your full strength, but magic is frightening to some." he nods slowly, his double chin wagging slightly.
"If that is your wish, I can provide accomodations for the two staying behind, of course," he assures you all.
"Alright, fine."
oozula steps into the pool.
Uflad smiles lugubriously at Oozula.
Suny actually emits a low growl...
"I in't waitin' ta' hop in'a tub!" She exclaims.
"I wan'a see t'other wizards!" She declares. (ಠ_ಠ)
Oozula, you don't have to if you don't want to.
Uflad gestures to the doorway for the elf. "Very well, young one. Physically they should be unchanged from what I showed you earlier...but to satisfy your curiosity, the other wizards are in a pool similar to this one, through that door."
Arthur silently waits to see how things pan out, but is silently glad Oozula was goaded into coming.
It was always good to know he had someone he could trust with him.
"Look. This is a stupid, stupid idea. Lucky for you, I'm feeling stupid today. Besides, what kind of group would we be if we broke up so easy?"
Suny nods mollified and quickly scampers over to the indicated door to have a good check for her selfs...
True to Uflad's word, nothing has changed about the wizards in the other pool. They rest, seemingly serenely, in the water-like substance.
Suny gives each one a very gentle pat on the head for reassurance before skipping back to every one else once again all happy, bouncy and bright. (^_^)
"Okeys! Lets get ta' helpin' peoples!" Suny exclaims enthusiastically.
Arthur is slightly confused by Suny's actions, but is ready nonetheless.
When Suny situates herself in the pool, Uflad begins his spell. Incanting a series of arcane words under his breath, he strokes his palm a centimeter over the surface of the water - and it begins to glow. In a few moments, you feel yourselves becoming insubstantial. Looking around at your fellow deputies, you discover that you have become transparent - indeed, Uflad has as well. In all, the ritual takes but a moment, and it is complete. Uflad stands up - and leaves Uflad sitting down, his eyes closed as his body slumps back against the wall of the pool.
When all of you stand as well, you look behind you to see that your bodies have been left behind. Checking yourselves, though, you see that the magic of the pool has created ethereal copies of your gear. You also don't feel wet, despite standing in the pool still.
Suny randomly skips over and hugs another member of the 'floaty' group...to see what happens.
First thing you notice is that your legs move normally through the water as if it wasn't there. You may as well be standing in an empty pool. Your body is plenty physical to... ...Jaxx, though, when you hug him. Both of you feel substantial and real - to each other.
Continues to experimentally poke Jaxx...
"Gee...nothin' strange seems ta' be happenin' a'tall.."....
...she said, standing in a pool of water that doesn't touch her.
"Let's move quickly...should we check on see what we can see around the other wizards now? If their spirits are missing, maybe there are tracks to follow."
"Mmm. Good idea. Time for science later."
Arthur ceases inspecting his sleeping body and stands to follow out.
just a second Caln. Ulfad how is magic and dive powers in this state are there any difference or do they work the same? says Arwen after checking around him and seeing that all the deputies are with him.
Jaxx almost appreciates the physical contact.
Couldn't tell you if anything is... different. I've never felt you supple physique before. I have no point of reference. I can let you know when we get back if you wish.
He let's him be poked, if it calms the elf down.
*Snuggles* (^_^)
"Can we move on now? Lives to save?"
Arthur crosses his arms over his chest, now slightly irked.
Somewhat that they were waiting around and somewhat that the pretty elf remained constantly distant to him while practically using the gnome as an exfoliant.
Jaxx shrugs innocently, as if to say... She's bigger than me, what's a gnome to do?
Gently detaching his cheek from her midriff, he checks his gear and is ready as he'll ever be.
Suny bounces back up after giving the environment a bit of a testing and looking around.
"Ooo! I got an IDEA! Suny exclaims brightly...before running full pelt at the nearest wall.
Arthur looks away with a grimace and gives Caln a motion towards the wand of cure light wounds he has that says 'get it ready.'
oozula doesn't have much to say, and just watches everything unfold.
Uflad, insubstantial himself, nods at Arwen. "The benefits of this spell are that you are able to perform nearly every action your normal self is." the ghostly mage looks about him, confirming that the spell worked for all, and then stands. "You should note that you will not be immediately visible to the miners - as was demonstrated in the mine, only those with magical talent can pick up on your presence unless it's specifically pointed out to them. Keep that in mind - I've been walked through by one of my colleagues before I noticed he was there, and it's quite an unpleasant feeling for both parties."
When Suny bolts off for the wall, she impacts hard facefirst - but not where it seems she should. Instead of colliding immediately when making "contact" with the wall, she hits a hard surface a half-inch beyond the surface of the wall. "You're not a ghost!" Uflad calls from the pool. Walls of a certain thickness will still stymie you as would normally, though especially thin materials, like thin wood or cloth, can be passed through."
He climbs out of the pool, grunting slightly as he steps out. "Shall we depart? I've devised a shortcut." he says, gesturing to the wall right above Suny's head. A moment later, the flat smooth stone of the wall shimmers and you see a 10x10 view of the artifact's room...
"Owwie!" Suny exclaims as she careens off the strange properties of the wall. She wanders back and joins the rest f the group, rubbing her nose as she does so.
Arthur flinches as he hears the thud of Suny's face colliding with the wall.
"You OK?"
At Arthur's kind words Suny moves over and snuggles her self against him. Gently rubbing her bruised self against his chest/shirt.
"I bumped m'self..." She says quietly, possibly blinking back tears...
"I saw. Maybe you should wait to check things before running head long into them, hun. Do you think you need magic healing or are you gonna be OK?"
He speaks with a sympathetic tone* while rubbing the back of her head in a 'there there' sort of way.
The elf was certainly interesting and every action she made set off a different thought to Arthur, the most recent of which is 'how old is she, actually?'
"But.. I thought it were a good plan...." She follows along with the group, now happy to learn form others in this strange place.
Nodding I understand, then it means we can use our different abilities like before. All right Ulfad lead the way he says readying his shield and looking alert to his surroundings
Nodding I understand, then it means we can use our different abilities like before. All right Ulfad lead the way he says readying his shield and looking alert to his surroundings
"Yes, let's go."
Suny pads along besides Arthur, one arm still draped around his waist for moral support as she gently rubs at her nose.
*Sniff* :'(
Uflad stands near the depiction of the artifact. "You should know that there are benefits to being mostly insubstantial," he comments with a smile. He explains that
At that, he gestures to the portal and closes his eyes, concentrating. His body becomes wispier, somewhat harder to see, and he floats up to the portal, passing through and into the artifact room.
Suny frowns...and grumbles..."He could'a said that afore I went an' tried th'a said same thing..."
It takes Suny a little while to get the hang of thinking 'whispy' like...
Alright lets try this Arwen will will himself insubstantial and will fly right behind the wizard
All of you experience the strange feeling of spiritual teleportation as you fly toward the image. You feel as if you're being sucked through a straw, belly first, until you're yanked through. You feel a momentary squeezing and then...you emerge right back into the artifact room.
The artifact looks different to you in this form. It appears difficult to judge just how far away from you it is - moving closer seems to make it bigger. Flying close enough to the artifact reveals a partially-open door. Uflad points to it. "Right through there," he says. "The first time we discovered we could approach the artifact safely in this form, I took that door with the others. I didn't want to go any further...but you law-men are far braver than I, I'm sure."
Suny stops and just raises an eyebrow.....While absently rubbing her 'sucked through tummy'...:P
That's an interesting sensation.
Caln makes a mental note that having the spell Detect Evil memorized might come in handy in the future.
"Uh... Well. That's... Interesting, to say the least. So, you're saying they are trapped in there, and we are supposed to be able to get them out?"