The monstrous polyp accumulates wounds from sharing each of your pain (minus Dervak) and both Dervak and Allegra give it a mighty chop preventing it from further harassing you. Its tentacles still twitch for a good while but doesn't hurt you further.
Kaklatath returns and leads you into the ajar doors:
Within is an immense gallery, dozens of broad columns reverberate with a sickening chorus of whistling wind that echoes and clashes with itself. Deep fissures from an earthquake mar the wall's structure.
Kaklatath closes her eyes and turns around, concentration clear on her face. She explains after several minutes, "These are the Inner Seals, the psychic resonance prevents the polyps from communing with the King in Yellow and keeps them slumbering. Luckily there is enough energy left in them that if we can repair the walls physically the seals will reestablish themselves."
Mara healed herself and everyone else who was hurt, "I think we're lucky to get off so lightly."
After examining the chamber Mara said, "I'm going to meditate for some divine reparative prayers." She sat down with her ancestor dolls and immersed herself in quiet contemplation for a few minutes.
Theo mimics Mara.
While the Blessing of Fervor is still going, Allegra will cast Defending Bone with a free Extend.
Dervak ends his rage (3 rounds used), catches his breath, and makes sure the Flying Polyp is dead.
Kaklatath's explanations go a bit over his head, but he waits patiently while Mara prays for spells.
When she was finished meditating, Mara consulted with Kaklatath, and performed the ritual to repair the seals, "Daddy, we must prevent the flying polyps from plaguing this city!"
Once it was done, she turned to her companions, "I will need to rest and regain spells before we attempt to vanquish the evil in the lake. Unless several of you already have the means to fight and breathe underwater."
"I have some magic to do that," says Dervak.
"And I think I can see underwater if it is murky."
"I am ready to go face it now if it is urgent."
"I'm a bit banged up from the windstorms, but I can function underwater without air," Ci Ci replies.
She calls upon her power, and suffuses herself with magical fire.
She takes a deep breath as the flames flicker and die. "Still a bit bruised, but much better."
Theophilus--absently toying with is bling--looks over the group. Holding his Wand of Cure light wounds still, he asks
Anyone need further healing?
At the mention of underwater travel, the Witch frowns.
I really need to learn Fastidiousness, but, alas, it is not available to one of my stature!
The White Rabbit is seen wearing waterwings, a snorkel and he offers the others sunblock....
"Let's deal with the other evils in this city before attempting to tackle the worst of them. Other allies of Lowls or of the King in Yellow."
Kaklatath intones in your mind, "Bring me back to the cryogenic pods." She shows you how to open the secret panel and instructs you which buttons to press to wake her up. "Use the Necronomicon to retrace your former employer's steps here and stop him in Carcosa. If you survive please return to me so that I may be restored."
Theophilus begins to clean off his attire. The Gentleman even receives a new handkerchief from the White Rabbit. He straightens his hat.
I shall lead us to our next destination by using secret, long forgotten lore and; even more less used techniques!
He closes his blue eyes, gives a thumbs up to The White Rabbit, and he begins spinning around and around and around (I could keep going but you get the idea) and around (just in case the point was not made. Some people are a bit stubborn) and around (that last one was for me!).
The White Rabbit stops him in a random direction by kicking him in the chin!
Ouch!
Theophilus smiles; although, he does appear to be a bit greenish....
Mara took out her healing wand and treated the last of her wounds. Then she abandoned all hope of sane navigation and followed Theophilus.[/ooc]
"Theophilus, let me take the lead. Just tell me where to go."
Dervak walks ahead as Theophilus directs.
Theo seemingly carelessly picks his way through the maze and unerringly leads you to the warrens with innumerable broken cyro-pods. While the Leng ghouls have left their legacy remains, dead Yithians, most of them tortured to death, remain. Kaklatath seems undisturbed by this fact and sheds no tears for her fallen brethren. After leaving her to her new pod you continue to explore the undercity.
You walk for 5 minutes:
The walls of this 50ft tall chamber jut and pivot at jarring angles, and no inscriptions or furnishings remain to suggest what purpose this space once served. The floor is a riot of cracks and larger crevices, some wide enough to swallow a horse. A vertical shaft in the ceiling ascends 60ft more and to the surface.
Mara scanned the room, and noticed something lodged in one of the crevices. After working to dislodge it, she produced a bronze horn. She studied it for a minute and told the others, "It summons a number of construct fighters, who will serve the one blowing the horn for up to an hour. They're not terribly powerful, but might prove helpful in the right situation."
Dervak peers over Mara's shoulder at the horn.
"Huh. What are they like? Where do they come from?
So now we can summon a genie and also summon warriors."
He will lead on as directed by Theophilus.
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Theophilus claps in absolute joy when Mara announces the finding of the Horn.
Now we have enough for a quick Uecker tournament!
Tbe White Rabbit seems to be shuffling a deck of cards.
Travel time: 2 minutes
Delicate, arching stone bridges and struts stretch between a network of large columns, creating a petrified web of nonsensical design. The depth below the bridge plunges into a dark chasm 150ft below you. The sound of some huge thing flapping its wings reaches your ears.
Mara whispered to her comrades, "There's a vast draconic form below the bridges! Be prepared for trouble."
She clutched her male human doll and said, "Daddy, chase away the darkness!"
"A dragon?"
There is some excitement in Dervak's voice.
He gets prepared for trouble, as Mara says.
Dervak casts Fly on himself and rages, using Dex-rage and applying the effects of Shield.
Arching stone bridges and struts Chamber
Theophilus absolutely swoons over the architecture in this place!
Only in my dreams have I witnessed such beauty; such art; such sense!
Tears of joy streaming down is cheeks, the Mad Hatter bows to the Architect in solemn respect.
That is until Mara mentions seeing a a vast draconic form below the bridges!
Should we have brought a house warming gift?
He begins checking through his pockets.
The White Rabbit is seen wearing a Walmart outfit.
Mara's daylight reaches just far enough that everyone can see something lurking below. It does not seem to react to your discussions.
”Should we see if we can just pass by? It seems oblivious to us, at the moment,” Ci Ci suggests. ”We could save our strength for things that pose an immediate danger.”
Mara replied to Ci Ci, "I'd just as soon leave it be. We have enough else on our plate."
Theophilus seems to be walking out to talk to it....
EDIT: Not finding anything to be afraid of, the Mad Hatter floats across the beginnings of the sweet construction of marvelous beauty to address the mighty dragon.
He then waves at the group.
Dervak looks disappointed.
Waiting on Theo...
The hairs on the back of Theo's neck stand up. He sees the creature, it doesn't look friendly.
Theophilus looks stunned that his honeyed words fell flat like his (Mostly) Hawaiian Punch at last years New Year's Eve party.
That Alchemist, Investigator, and Wizard had absolutely no proper pallet!
The White Rabbit (if seen; but he isn't because our DM is awesome!) would be dressed as a hippie bartender.
The Witch shrugs his shoulders at the rudeness of the servitor of the crawling chaos Nyarlathotep.
Can't please everyone, I suppose.
The Witch decides to try something that he doesn't think will actually work; but, if it does would be just f!~~ing awesome!
Theophilus then floats quickly back toward the group.
So, there is an angry, but rude dragon down there that do not want to kick it!
The creature flies straight upwards and bellows at Theo,
The hunting horror slowly disintegrates into mist which quickly evaporates.
Mara wassn't sure what spell the creature had cast, but she told her companions, "I can still see it! It's down about 70 ft, below the bridge. Let's get across quickly!". She sped up the flow of time for her allies, and started to cross the bridge.
Ci Ci moves to catch up with Mara. "Let me know if moves to attack, and I will try to engulf it in fire."
Theophilus looks at the Beastie with cold blue eyes.
It just went Ethereal. Just stay more than 60' away from it. It can't see more than 60' when ethereal.
Theo then cast See Invisible on himself.
He then floats 60' away.....
"Ethereal? What can we do about that?"
Dervak flies over next to Theo (single move) and casts Monstrous Physique II to take the form of a minotaur.
Attack with Haste, Heroism, and Monstrous Physique should be +25/+25/+20/+15 for 2d6+31/15-20, plus a Gore at +21 for 1d6+7. This is one of the more modest Monstrous Physique forms... really just looking for a way to get big that is a standard action rather than 1 full round.
Theophilus eyes the Minotaur with a grin; as the Gentleman begins shuffling cards.
Don't think for a minute that this will intimidate my play style, good Dervak.
Allegra casts Divine Favor and spends a fervor and a swift action to enact Sacred Armor and Sacred weapon, quickly reciting several prayers to several deities.
The hunting horror continues to ascends from the safety of the ethereal plane.
Round One:
Ci Ci focuses her power into her eyes .
Round Two:
Now that she can see the thing, she draws upon her power to blast it.
Now, is not the Time to morn...
Theophilus summons his good friend (he's an ass!) to help with the problem at hand.
Semore
Semore (strutting and really hamming it up) begins to attempt to dispel the rude Beastie's spell.
Theo does not look that optimistic....
Semore looks to Theo; shrugs, and tries again....
The Babau then bows low.
Theo seems to be a bit surprised, but the Mad Hatter refuses to give him any credit.
Theo will cast Mind Fog in the rude Beastie's area.
Mind Fog Will DC 24
Mara flew over to Dervak and beseached, "Daddy, prtect Dervak against evil!" Then she asked the Heavens Spirits to bestow good fortune on the minotaur-shaped warrior, and started to chant.
Allegra continues to buff and walks into the maze of bridges.
Dervak, running low on spells, just waits as the Ethereal horror approaches.
He guards Theophilus while the witch begins summoning a totally different type of unspeakable horror.
Dervak shies away from Seymore a bit - the smell is pretty bad - and watches as the demon tries to unravel the Hunting Horror's magic.
Once Seymore, against all odds, makes the eldritch abomination manifest, Dervak sees his chance. He steps forward and attacks.
Dervak's first few swings are rushed and imprecise, but with Mara's and his own abilities to twist probabilities, he lands a telling blow on the monstrosity.
Ci Ci’s magic passes into the Ethereal plane and strikes it leaving relatively tiny bruises compared to its bulk. Dervak slashes the Horror with his falchion again and again only on the fourth slash in the exact same spot is he able to pierce it’s tough outer hide. It appears disoriented from the awesome final blow.
It recovers enough to turn and slap Dervak away like an annoying insect. It edges closer to the other creature that harmed it, Ci Ci.
Theophilus waves a hand nonchalantly at Semore.
Why don't you go and stick your spear into that Beastie.
Theo even Fortune Hexes him.
Semore glares at Theo; but the Babau does indeed approach the Beastie, using his longspear. He will Ready for a Flank.
Theo gives a supportive thumbs up!
"Diasporatum!" Ci Ci intones, pointing at the thing flying towards her.