"let's fly a good distance above the wormswarms. Who knows what might be lurking within them... Well one direction is as good as another... Let's go WEST "
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It seems like there are multiple swarms in the room, at least five, if not more.
"There are problems i see with both courses of action. on the one hand we fly over the swarm now- but if we need to retreat back this way with no ability to fly then we have to face the swarm at a diminished capacity. on the other hand we destroy the swarm now and that takes some resources- then we run out of our ability to advance once we pass the swarm and go back to safety... whose to say the swarm will not respawn after we leave...? I am good either way. Just food for thought"
You walk above the thousands of swarms, driven into a frenzy at the smell of your fresh blood, but ignore them, as you are safe from them...for now. You proceed into a 10' x 10' corridor heading west. The swarms of worms follow you, waiting for their chance to feast.
After 30', you reach a T-section, where you can head north or south. The southern hallway ends 20' at a door. The northern hallway opens after 20' into a grand chamber, where you see dozens of skeletons lie on the floor, neatly arranged on the ground into rows and illuminated by sickly halos of green light.
You head into the room with the skeletons, but notice they are just corpses whose remains have decayed and present no danger to the party. You can now head East, where you see a similar scene to the one in this room, but there corpses are all magically preserved, again neatly laid out in rows.
Head east into this room?
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It seems like there are multiple swarms in the room, at least five, if not more.
Elise follows the rest.. She scans for magical threats..
Cast detect magic and take 10 for a 30 perc.
heading East into the room
"I hear ya Sigg..Last thing I want is to fall into those worms"
"By all that is good this place is eerie. My the blessed maiden protect us as we descend further into this pit. Mind your steps."
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The party proceeds east with the worm swarms in tow. Elise senses an aura of necromantic magic in the room with the fresh corpses but doesn't sense any other danger. Elise notices that the corpses are all of Flan ancestry (from the time of when Kyuss was a mortal) and the corpses all have ritualistic markings of suicide.
You continue east to another room with two exits: south and east (ends in double doors). Which way?
East
You investigate the doors and finding them not trapped, Siggut pushes them open. The chamber beyond is lined with the trappings of religious ceremony in homage to Kyuss the Wormgod, but in place of an altar stands a beautiful, if disturbing fountain carved from black marble. Even more disturbing are the three Wormcallers standing poised about the fountain, as if they were expecting you…
With a righteous war cry, Oreana charges forward, quick on her feet, drawing her sword in the process and slashing at the wormcaller. "Perish in sight of the holy might of Heironeous!"
Ravarel curses under his breath slightly as the quick paladin charges before he can get his spell cast. But he adapts quickly choosing another spell . Catching all of the wormcallers within the blast of the Fireball while excluding Oreana from its effects
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Bad guy:
The remaining undazed wormcaller casts Quickened Hold Person on Siggut and then Suggestion on Ravarel, asking the elf to come forward and drink the fresh water from the fountain.
Oreana steps forward and continues to unleash her attacks, cleaving through dead flesh.
"Accept the holy mercy... do not fight against the light!"
Oreanna's critical attack destroys the dazed undead wormcaller.
Siggut inflicts heavy damage on the undazed wormcaller (total damage=66).
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Kaydanna will advance with sword at the ready and positions herself between the wormcallers and the casters stopping by the door to assist Siggut and Oreanna should they falter...
"finish them "
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Round 2:
The wounded undazed wormcaller tries another quickened Hold Person on Siggut and then seeing the worm swarms under the parties' feet, he beckons them over, as one swarm overwhelms him and covers him completely. Suddenly, they get absorbed into his body and all of the wounds inflicted on him are gone!
As Oreana sees what the wormcallers are capable of, she renews her vigor and determination in destroying the in in front of her before it is able to make the same trick.
Ravarel holds his action till after Siggut and Oreana are done beating on the lone undazed wormcaller.
If it dies from their onslaught Rav will conserve spells and let the Warriors finish off the Dazed wormcallers.
If the undazed wormcaller survives the melee onslaught Rav will cast a Selective Fireball affecting ALL of the wormcallers
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Elise, the swarms are under the party's feet and following you, so yes, the swarm was close enough to be absorbed by the wormcaller. However, Siggut and Oreana's attacks were sufficient to destroy it, leaving the dazed wormcaller, who we can easily say won't survive another round of full attacks, so combat over!
The fountain detects as necromantic and illusionary magic and since I am sure no one wants to take a sip, there is no other exit from this room, no secret doors, etc. In the prior room, you can go south or head back to the room you left alone in the SW.
You head south for about 30 feet before the 10' wide passageway opens up into this immense cavern filled with a horrific sea of writhing green and the nauseating susurrus of millions of slimy bodies slithering over each other. There is no floor—the hallway falls away to the undulating surface of an immense lake of green worms. The rippling surface lies about five feet down from the floor of the passageway, while the ceiling rises to a vault nearly ninety feet above. Low islands of stone protrude here and there from the edges of the wormy expanse, and additional passageways extend out of the sea and back onto solid ground in the wall opposite and in the wall to the left.
The swarms stop at the edge where the sea begins. You do not see any enemies though the islands of stone block your line of sight from viewing the complete cavern.
"A complete and utter cleansing is what is needed here.. Perhaps when we rid this place of its overlord we can return and deal with this monstroscity.."
"Hopefully it's taint will dissipate once we have dealt with the source. Let's stick to the sides of the cavern high up away from this lake of worms. Who knows what lurks hidden there."
"This scene beckons for a cleansing to remove the evil taint in the air. That, however is not the primary goal right now. You are wise to suggest moving past this and then returning a later time."
You begin to explore the perimeter doing a right-hand search. After about 30 feet of movement, Siggut, who is in the lead, gets a clear unobstructed view of a ledge on the other side of the cavern, where stand 2 wormcallers. They immediately see him as well! He alerts the party and combat ensues.
Round 1:
Both wormcallers cast Quickened Hold Person spells on Siggut and then throw their arms to sky and begin to chant.