Kelkzar steps into the room as the brain pulsates once again. He then turns to the party and says, "My master, Zyrxog commands me to to stop you from progressing any farther into his domain."
- Rauno, Jirin, Rowena, Quintus, Trevor, Kelkzar
AC 18 T 12 FF 16 CMD 22
Odd...I don't remember that as being one of Ragathiel's honorifics.
"He's been enchanted," Rowena calls out. "Kelkzar. Fight it!"
"I will fight you if you continue. Zyrxog commands it."
"Rauno, is that brain statue the focus of the spell effect?"
Something familiar stirs in Kelkzar's mind...
Kelkzar, the dominate person is no suppressed for the next few minutes while the spell is in effect. Also you are immune to any further control.
Kelkzar is no longer under control and he will be ok in the room, but what will everyone else do?
"Kelkzar, can you destroy that thing? Smash it enough so it doesn't work anymore?"
"Can anyone suppress the enchantment?!"
"With Sarenrae's grace, there might be something I can do. Rauno, do you think it would help if that carving were damaged?"
Rauno thinks if it is a focus or has a link somewhere, destroying it would prevent it from doing whatever it is doing now. Rauno can step out of the room and be safe, while Kelkzar has 8 minutes or so where he would be safe from any further influence before reverting back under control.
"Kelkzar, do you want to hammer at it for a while?"
Kelkzar uses his strength to begin breaking apart the stone brain. After 5 or 6 swings the marble brain begins to crack and finally breaks apart. Rauno casts detect magic and it no longer radiates any kind of magic.
"Not that I really care, but how much treasure did we just smash into pieces?"
Trevor sighs in relief when his mentor escapes the clutches of possession, but also breaks the evil tool that spreads its dark influence.
"The trickery is getting worse. Part of me wants to move faster, but another says we need to be more cautious..."
"Caution would seem wise. With all of the noise I just made tearing that thing apart, whoever is deeper in this complex definitely knows we're here."
At the end of a long staircase to the west, an odd chamber reveals itself. A number of tall bookcases, a desk, and a large tank full of green liquid takes up half the room. A stone door stands closed on the opposite wall of the tank. (Northeast wall). Another staircase continues to the northwest.
Jirin peeks up the staircase while the others are looking around the room, hoping to spot any more traps in what appears to be constricted quarters.
As you approach cautiously closer the tank suddenly rumbles and coming out of the top of the tank is a larger version of the ugly creatures you just fought in the other room.
- Rauno, Rowena, Monster, Quintus, Kelkzar, Trevor, Jirin
AC 18 T 10 FF 18 CMD 31
Will:
Rowena dashes forward to I4 and attacks the creature.
Trip:
She fails to get a good hold on the slippery monstrosity.
Rauno up!
The creature attacks the closest one to it, Rownea
*Hit*
*Hit*
*Add this extra Damage*
- Quintus, Kelkzar, Trevor, Jirin, Rauno, Rowena, Monster,
AC 18 T 10 FF 18 CMD 31
Quintus delays until Trevor acts, and if Trevor gets out of the way Quintus will (slowly) move up .
Able to move with ease, thanks to the potion he took earlier, Trevor steps forward to try and get the monstrosity's attention. He utters a quick prayer as he moves: "By Iomedae's grace, may you suffer the greatest of torment!"
His axe dances in his hands as it whirls in a deadly axis. With a twist of his hips, he changes the blade's trajectory to target its extended tentacles.
Nearly ripped in two by the vicious aberration, Rowena chokes up blood before swiping her foot at its tentacles
As it falls to the floor, she grits her teeth and throws herself backwards, tumbling and rolling to I8.
Once safely there, she leans against the curved wall and tries to hold her insides where they belong.
Feeling his mind and body grow unresponsive as the creature emerges, Kelkzar is only able to drag himself up next to the creature.
Kelkzar, you can 5 ft and take 1 stack if you wish
Reaching the creature, Kelkzar manages to swing his falchion around at the monster. His blow isn't the most accurate he has ever struck, but still he manages to penetrate its flesh.