Uhvat and Galonor step into the water, feeling the current increase as they move toward the waterfall. The water is about two feet deep and the floor covered with rubble, making it difficult terrain. 1d2 ⇒ 1 Suddenly Galanor feels a sudden surge in the water as a man-shaped mass of water rises up and tries to slam into him!
Uhvat briefly concentrates, pulling forth a chilling energy to sheathe his lash as he moves forward. Once in position, he brings down the lash with a mightly blow.
cast chill touch, move, attack.
Male Gnome Animal Speaker Bard 4 | 28/28 HP | AC: 16 T:11 FF:15 | F+3 R+5 W+6 | CMB +3 CMD 14 | SP 20 FT | INIT +1 | Perc +7 | Disable Device +8 | Darkvision 60'
Chinchi leads his gecko up the side of the wall, holding his flag up high, and let's his performance hang in the air, knowing he can pick it back up if need be. Lingering performance will continue the inspiration for 2 more rounds.
Spinning some magic into his song, he casts Moment of Greatness.
Inspiration gives you a +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Flagbearer gives you each a +1 morale bonus on attack, damage and saving throws against fear and charm effects.
Moment of greatness adds: If the affected creature is benefiting from a morale bonus of any type, it can double that morale bonus on one roll or check, before making the roll. Once an affected creature uses this spell's effect, the spell is discharged for that subject.
Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +9; +2 vs. death effects, negative energy effects, negative level Samsaran shaman (speaker for the past) 4 Init +4; Senses low-light vision; Perception +8 | AC 17, touch 13, flat-footed 15 (+4 armor, +1 Dex) hp 27/27
Sorry I missed I was up.
Zifan books it toward the room. She gives the creature the Evil Eye.
-2 to Attack for 7 rounds unless he makes a DC 16 Will save. Then it's one round.
Galonor is caught off guard but reacts immediately in the only way he knows, with violence. The half-orc takes a step back to balance his weight in the waters and turns to swing his greatsword in the direction of his foe. Perfectly, he shifts his body's momentum into his weapon, swinging with great power.
Galonor's swing is enough to end the water elemental's existence on this plane, dissolving the form and sending it back to its watery roots. The room still has a strong current pulling toward the waterfall, but other than that, it's quiet.
"That water creature is not of this plane? I wonder how it found itself in this place." As Galonor speaks his mind, he wanders slightly north with his weapon ever ready to strike while Uhvat threads the waters edge.
Uhvat doesn't spot anything else in this room, but the closer he gets to the waterfall, the more he smells a deep scent of dead things. Dead waterlogged things.
This room is filled from wall to wall with water that reeks of dead sea life. A cascade pouring from the northern wall churns up silt and other filth in the water, creating a murky mess.
How much lower is that room compared to ours? And you mentioned that the water is murky. So I guess we can't tell how deep the water is in that next room?
"I would rather not jump into that. Not without know what it hides." Uhvat sticks his head a bit to look around. "Looks like another passageway into that. Shall we try it?"
The passage near Zifan seem to descend to that room. Shall we try that?
At the signal, Galonor fearlessly trudges through the flooded path north bound while proclaiming the groups arrival. "If there are creatures beyond, we mean you no harm if you mean us none! We treat violence with violence."
Galonor steps into a large waterlogged room. (Two feet deep in this room, at least where Galonor is standing. Difficult terrain.) A half-submerged shimmering area on this room’s north wall occasionally spurts out water. Sturdy tables stand about a foot above the water level. Some are stacked with crates, others with bedding.
The shimmering area gives a burping sound and a wave of water, complete with kelp, a couple confused fish and one agitated crab spills into the room. About 20 seconds later another wave of water belches in; this must be where the water is coming from.
At Galonor's words a larger version of the water elemental from the other room rises from the water near the portal and makes noises that might be language.
Aquan:
"Prove your allegiance, land dwellers. I serve the scientists. Show me you have their permission to be here or I shall expel you with prejudice."
Uhvat raises his lash defensively but takes a step back, seeing that the creature isn't immediately hostile like that previous one. Uncertain what it's saying though, he looks back at his team to see if anyone has any idea.
Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +9; +2 vs. death effects, negative energy effects, negative level Samsaran shaman (speaker for the past) 4 Init +4; Senses low-light vision; Perception +8 | AC 17, touch 13, flat-footed 15 (+4 armor, +1 Dex) hp 27/27
Zifan casts Comprehend Languages on herself. "He wants us to prove we are allied with the scientists or we'll be "expelled". We didn't get anything from the scientists did we?"
Gadrielle, a little aloof, just nods in agreement. Let's see if we can calm this one down.
As they begin to head back though, she voices "Didn't he ask us not to disturb him again? I would rather we respect his wishes, given how reasonable they are."
Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +9; +2 vs. death effects, negative energy effects, negative level Samsaran shaman (speaker for the past) 4 Init +4; Senses low-light vision; Perception +8 | AC 17, touch 13, flat-footed 15 (+4 armor, +1 Dex) hp 27/27
"I wish I knew that language, but who knew we'd need to know a planar language in a dungeon?"
"Let's try the other direction. Maybe we can find a way around this elemental."
|AC 20, T 15, FF 16|HP: 57/57 (12 nl)|F +9, R +9, W 0 (+2 vs shadow/MA/emotion, +1 vs reptilian EX abilities)|Init +4, Perc +8|CMB +1 CMD 15|Burn 2/7, Buffer 1, Light and Dark 1/1, Voices Say 1/1, Shadow Speaker 4/4
As far I can tell from the map, the only other way (other than to jump down into the murky waters in the chamber in the centre), is all the way back the stairs, where Chinchi's token is right now. I'm fine with that.
You head back to the first chamber where the Unduine, Jorqual, is making notes in his notebook. He looks up as you pass through and stop. He frowns slightly and takes note of your looks. "Yes? Is something wrong? Do I have a crab on my head again?" He brushes his hair to dislodge any random crabs that might be there. "Tiny little clingers crawl everywhere, you know. I found one in my boot once. And I was wearing it at the time. Can't explain it."
Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +9; +2 vs. death effects, negative energy effects, negative level Samsaran shaman (speaker for the past) 4 Init +4; Senses low-light vision; Perception +8 | AC 17, touch 13, flat-footed 15 (+4 armor, +1 Dex) hp 27/27
"There's an elemental downstairs who says we can't pass without permission. I can understand him, but not tell him. Thought we'd try to go around the other way. I don't want to upset your people." Zifan says as they walk by. "No crabs on your head this time."
"Myself and my sisters. I can talk to him for you. I need a breather anyway." He stretches for a moment, causing joints to pop before he walks with you to the room where the large elemental waits. He pauses and makes some burbling noises, to which the elemental responds in turn.
Aquan Nights:
"Brinewind, it's fine, these people are alright. They're not bad as air breathers go." "I see, Master. Are you sure you're not under duress?" "No, I'm fine. Just overworked. The nuances of this magic are... intriguing. I still cannot understand why and how this spire was constructed and to what end. One moment it seems to be a battery, the next it seems to be a generator, then it's completely neither here nor there and it confounds explanation. I wonder if Schwiger's Collary to the Law of Mana Conversion applies, but I fear that Yrrark's Postulate of Magic Conservation does not allow for such a..." "Sir? I have no idea what you're talking about." "Ah, right. Back to your work then." "Yes sir."
He turns back and the water elemental fades into the water. "Brinewind should pose you no further issue."
|AC 20, T 15, FF 16|HP: 57/57 (12 nl)|F +9, R +9, W 0 (+2 vs shadow/MA/emotion, +1 vs reptilian EX abilities)|Init +4, Perc +8|CMB +1 CMD 15|Burn 2/7, Buffer 1, Light and Dark 1/1, Voices Say 1/1, Shadow Speaker 4/4
Black Sun at last speaks after some time spent staring at the scientist.
"There is a crab to your vine on the Shadow Plane."
Uhvat discovers a ladder heading downward into a hole, that seems to link to the south. He'll need to hold his breath, and there feels like a current is pulling toward that hole.
Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +9; +2 vs. death effects, negative energy effects, negative level Samsaran shaman (speaker for the past) 4 Init +4; Senses low-light vision; Perception +8 | AC 17, touch 13, flat-footed 15 (+4 armor, +1 Dex) hp 27/27
"Thank you for your help. We appreciate it. I hope you have a breakthrough on your research soon."
"It was a lot of effort to get to this ladder. I guess we're going swimming." Zifan will follow Uhvat's lead I assume down the ladder.
As Galonor feels the current's pull he takes a step back and considers the risk, "Perhaps one of us should explore first with a rope around the waist? That way we can retrieve person should there be danger."
Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +9; +2 vs. death effects, negative energy effects, negative level Samsaran shaman (speaker for the past) 4 Init +4; Senses low-light vision; Perception +8 | AC 17, touch 13, flat-footed 15 (+4 armor, +1 Dex) hp 27/27
"I have some rope. I think." she digs through her bag. "No I'm sorry no rope."
