Kilthan nods, then asks, "Whisper-spell?", before starting off quietly.
Aarakess will cast message on Kilthan as well as the rest of the group (can effect 9 people at this point).
Be careful dwelf, we have no clue what is down here, but those ghasts make it clear that whatever is down here is not good.
He whispers back, "Aye. Still, I'd hate to think the girl we're looking for has already been ghast chow, so let's hope for the best."
She may not have come down the same way as we, eh Laddie? The plug was still plugged until we unplugged it.
Skorhald follows along, Pappy's door knocker ready.
Kilthan whispers back, "Aye, though someone may have tossed her in.", then keeps scouting ahead.
Kilthan creeps forward into another chamber half filled with water on the opposite side that leads to a 3ft deep river that winds through the rock, just big enough for a humanoid to move through. Nothing else is in this chamber.
As you move along, you continue to follow the shallow river for over 300 foot until it open into another chamber.
This low-ceiling grotto is completely flooded by murky, foul-smelling water. Piles of drenched rubbish, debris, and rotting flotsam bob everywhere. The dirty water flows out constantly from a sloping sewer conduit on the north wall. Thick sheets of rancid-looking slime cling to the ceiling in pale yellow gobs. At the north end of the room, dirty water flows out of a wide, sloping conduit, creating a small waterfall.
Kilthan whispers back to the others, "Looks like a polluted underwater lake, with a sewer grate flowing into it. Best be quiet, would hate for them to hear echoes up through the sewer pipes..."
"Looks like we found a back way!!"
Arkansas looks to the others.
Want me to fly above the refuse and see if there is anything of note?
Aarakess will use 1 minute of her Flight Hex and zip around.
Perception:
Kilthan says, "Not a bad plan."
"Aye, that would likely be safest..." the dwarf adds sounding a bit bored.
Baring some sudden objections, Aarakess will use her flight hex and fly above the refuse scanning it for anything of note. She will stay well up near the roof, and out of reach of anything that might be in the water (hopefully).
Rohara moved on with the others without word as she tried to as silent as she could considering the armor and weapons she wore and wielded. Coming to the small lake of waste and refuge almost made the woman gag from the putrid smells. It took a few moments be she was able to bring her reflexive action under control. With that the woman turned her attention back to the matter at hand.
Wisconsin vs Alabama -- big game!!
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With a scowl, Skorhald looks at the paladin questioninginly, Viskenson? Elebume? Yer talking jibberish Justin. Make some sense lad... Damn but Aarakass has ben flyin' around fer long enough! He squints his eyes toward the ceiling looking for signs of the long lost flying dwelf.
"Just talking about demons and angels."
Ok, having explored the region beyond the training Coenoby, you have come into a putrid area. Aarakess starts to fly around investigating.
This low-ceilinged grotto is completely flooded by murky, foul-smelling water. Piles of drenched rubbish, debris, and rotting flotsam bob everywhere. The dirty water flows out constantly from a sloping sewer conduit on the north wall. Thick sheets of rancid-looking slime cling to the ceiling in pale yellow gobs. At the north end of the room, dirty water flows out of a wide, sloping conduit, creating a small waterfall.
As Aarakess flies she notes that the sloping sewer conduit would be wide enough to fly up, however it would be messy. She also notices the rancid slime on the ceiling is moving once she gets into the room.
- Rohara, Justin, Skorhald, Kilthan, Aarakess, Rancid Slime
AC 4 T 4 FF 4 CMD 12 (Can't be tripped)
"Careful lass! That slime be an Ochre Jelly, a deadly ooze!"
Kilthan nods, "It's immune to electricity, and stretches out pseudopods to attack.", and slides his bow from his shoulder.
"I can't reach it with my axe."
Justin draws and tosses a light hammer at the ooze.
Knowledge(dungeoneering):
Yup. Ochre Jelly it is. Anyone know if it burns?
With that, she will open her mouth from which a loud buzzing can be heard. A moment later, thousands of swarming wasps pour forth swarming about one of the nearby slimes (#4).
Cast Vomit Swarm
--> creates Swarm of Wasps
Damage: +poison (DC13 Fort) + distraction (DC13 Fort)
She then flies back to report on the mayhem to her companions.
Nasty slime. Left a few bugs to hopefully slow them down.
Justin tosses his hammer hitting one of the Ochre Jellys while Aarakess vomits up a swarm of bees that begin to sting it rapisly.
- Rohara, Justin, Skorhald, Kilthan, Aarakess, Ochre Jelly
AC 4 T 4 FF 4 CMD 12 (Can't be tripped)
Skorhald casts a spell to lighten his step in the muck and puts his sling to hand.
"Dinnae know if this sling will be helpin' much..."
The ochre jellies drop down from the ceiling and move towards you
- Rohara (Delay), Justin, Skorhald, Kilthan, Aarakess, Ochre Jelly
AC 4 T 4 FF 4 CMD 12 (Can't be tripped)
"This may not be worth it. We can easily outrun these things and get back to our barracks. What do you all say?"
Justin adds:
"I would hate to see one of us out of the arena fight due to fighting these things."
Kilthan says, "Aye, me too... But, then, do we want to be turned back by an ooze? Maybe we can lead it somewhere and circle around behind?"
Aarakess smiles as she floats in the air:
Lets give them something else to play with.
Suddenly you hear a loud croaking sound.
Cast Rain of Frogs - closest jelly
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Move - stay as far as possible from the jellys, while maintaining control of the swarms
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Frog Damage: + Poison(Fort DC13) + Distraction (Fort DC13)
Wasp Damage: + poison (DC13 Fort) + distraction (DC13 Fort)
Aarakess is going to concentrate on the frogs as long as possible as it is a Concentration spell. Wasps are 9 rounds
Skorhald looks to his companions shrugging. "Now that they be on the ground, should we just be killin' the jellies? Seems they aren't the mightiest foe we've come across."
Justin moves back.
Rohara remains back with the others as the Dwarven Witch does her things with the strange oozes.
Seeing Justin move back Skorhald shrugs and retreats back with the group.
Kilthan holds out his hand to Jagdbach and the two back off, keeping with the group, "Think your wee beasties can kill it, Aara?"
Aarakess shrugs:
We will see, better than us seeing what happens.
Kilthan nods, "Aye. I was just hoping to keep the slime off my axe. It's a pain to clean."
Aarakess continues to fly in the air above the oozes and the spells continue to work to wear one of them down. As you retreat and the slimes advance, they are drawn to the movement of the wasps and frogs. As time goes on they wear down the non intelligent slimes which continue to lash out at the swarms while unable to affect them.
Kilthan smiles, "If only all combat went so easily."
"We all have shined at times. Some of us as an elf and a dwarf. Let us see if there is anything farther on past these creatures. Kilthan, I'm right behind you."
Aarakess continues to fly and concentrate on the swarm as the wasps and frogs slowly dissolve the strange ooze like aberrations.
True, I did not know if it would work, but gotta like not even having to clean your weapons off.
Once the oozes are dead, the flying dwelf will once more fly above the water to see what is next and to make sure that the way is safe for the rest of the group.
Aarakess flies around the room which now seems safe from any critters. However even though the water is 1 to 2 feet deep, it is so dirty and filled with muck that she couldn't tell if something is hidden beneath the water. Other than the sloping conduit in the upper north wall, she doesn't see any exits of any kind other than the one you came in.
Kilthan sighs, "Well, that's a let down. Was rather expecting we might find something useful... or a way out to explore. Means I must have missed something above while doing the invisible scouting."
"That would be a horrid way to die... But then the slimes are quite horrid themselves. Lets press on."
Aarakess looks to Kilthan:
I can try to carry you across the water. Perhaps your elven eyes can see something that my new dwarven ones cannot.
Aarakess will fly Kilthan to the other side if she can carry him.
Justin pokes the water to see if anything is in there.
As Aarakess flies around, Kilthan does indeed see something that Aarakess did not. There is a detached desiccated arm that has a gauntlet on it that seems to have not suffered any damage from being in this putrid water. Aarakess detects magic and it does indeed glow magical. An examination by Aarakess determines it is a gauntlet of rust