Roshan wasn't sure that messing with unknown planes was a good idea, but since they were leaving it here, he decided against saying anything else. He was curious about a great many things, but the mirror made him nervous in a way he couldn't understand.
Following the others out of the room, he licks thed door behind them before heading out of the Temple with them.
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"Wow....now that is really weird." She says out loud as she looks into the lake.
Rhadaya looks down into the frozen lake, seeing the moving fish and trees growing, seemingly from what was once water. "The others said that Wyvaire calls herself the Mistress of Winter, and has seven of the nymph's sisters imprisoned here in a forest frozen both physically and in time for the last ten years."
The sorceress frowns. "Since the fey are guardians of nature, keeping them here is probably how she maintains the unnatural perpetual winter conditions."
Tesia looks at the frozen pond a little longer before looking back at Hey and the others, "It's frozen, but fish move freely. What if they're trapped beneath thed ice? Is there a way we could release them safely, or should we take out Wyvaire and see if that frees them? I'm sorry, I'm just not sure how to deal with this specific problem. Frozen Nymphs isn't something I had to deal with on a regular basis." She says, trying to use humor to kind of lighten the levity of the situation they were trying to deal with.
Sienna looks to the north. "I guess we head that way then."
"I don't know much about magic," Mirrin admits. "I used to be able to destroy it, but that was the power of the mask."
"Should we see if we can locate a nymph here then?"
Tesia nods, "Yeah, we'll just need to be careful." She says before tentatively stepping out onto the frozen lake. As she steps carefully onto the ice, she starts looking around through the ice for any signs of Nymphs.
Tesia is surprised as the ice doesn't seem slick at all. Despite the snow, she spies a clearing in the woods ahead.
Looking back at the others, Tesia gives them a nod, "Its actually not slippery, and I can see a clearing ahead."
"Do you want me to take the lead or follow behind?" Mirrin asks.
Sienna looks to Cyna, Celia, Sadhana and Roshan before turning and walking away from the temple.
Roshan shrugs and follows the powerful sorceress, "Sooo...what are you going to the north to look for? You said something about Tichran...isn't he one of the necromancers that's been trying to take over this land? I've heard that he's very very dangerous."
Tesia thinks for a moment, "Maybe you should go ahead of me. I can help keep an eye out for things, but I'm no good when it comes to traps and such."
"I'm not too concerned about traps," Mirrin says. "However, I'd probably react quicker if this so-called ice gives way."
Magestreia follows along behind Tesia and Mirrin.
Tesia nods as she follows behind Mirrin, "Makes sense."
"You said you saw what remains of a village," Sienna answers. "I believe we have to go there to find something important."
The sorceress tells the bard what they know of Cthulhu and the coming apocalypse. "That's a bit higher on the priority list than Tichran, but we're planning on solving that problem too. We've dealt with a few Necromancers already...some of them have dealt with themselves. Actually..."
The tiefling turns to Sadhana. "How many Necromancers did we actually stop? You know, ourselves...without divine intervention, guilt trips or other stuff."
Roshan's mouth hangs open as he tries to process everything the sorceress just told him. Finally he shakes his head, "Oh...okay, wow...yeah....that's something alright." Roshan stumbles through his words, not completely sure how to respond to the impending doom.
Mirrin keeps alert as they proceed towards the clearing.
"I think we'll manage," Sienna says as they walk.
As Mirrin, Tesia, Magestreia and Rhadaya enter the clearing, the rogue doesn't see anything unusual aside a large pile of snow sitting near the center of the clearing. The water below teems with life but seems to avoid the area below the pile of snow.
Roshan nods, he wasn't a coward and didn't want them to think he was either. Taking a moment to find his words he says, "Yes, of course. I'm pretty sure you wouldn't have come this far if you couldn't. I just...it was kind of a lot to process at one time. I hadn't heard about the other thing. I hear a lot of stories from the different towns I pass through, but I guess not many people know about that Cthulhu end of the world stuff though I guess. I guess I just haven't dealt with as much "weird stuff" as you all have. Mostly bandits and monsters...things down in caves, you know...that sort of thing."
Tesia approaches the pile of snow slowly and carefully, keeping an eye out for anything dangerous, or signs of ice breaking. she studies the pile of snow as she approaches cautiously, her curiosity piqued.
"Eh, we're a magnet for weird," Sienna says offhandedly.
Roshan looks thoughtful, "Ahhh I see." Is all he says while waiting to see what Sadhana was going to say about the other necromancers. He was curious to see how many the famous group had actually managed to take out.
Tesia notices that there is something under the pile of snow that begins to move as the druid approaches. Two seven foot tall statues of ice gets to their feet, ready to intercept the group.
Initiative:
The two golems move forward to attack Tesia and Mirrin.
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One golem strikes the rogue with an icy fist.
Round 1: Ice Golems, Tesia, Mirrin, Rhadaya, Magestreia
Taking a step back, Tesia touches Mirrin's shoulder and casts Iron Skin on her.
Mirrin steps beside Magestreia and fires an arrow at the golem.
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Mirrin's arrow flies toward the golem but bounces off upon impact.
Round 1: Ice Golems, Tesia, Mirrin, Rhadaya, Magestreia
The tiefling turns to Sadhana. "How many Necromancers did we actually stop? You know, ourselves...without divine intervention, guilt trips or other stuff."
"Four directly...five sort of, though I think Solomon survived somehow. Between that, and Dillon and Mirrin choosing to walk away from the darkness we've had some sort of direct contact with seven." Sadhana replies.
Smiling slightly at Roshan's consternation, the magus gives him a grin. "Don't worry, if you travel with us for a while, you'll get used to world-ending threats in no time."
Arching an eyebrow slightly, Roshan nods his head a little thoughtfully. Looking at the magus he attempts to return the smile, "Ahhh...I see. Well...that's comforting I guess? Word spreads pretty quickly when you go around taking out major threats. I may not know everything about all of you, but I know that you're a pretty formidable group of women. I'm sure we'll be alright." He says respectfully.
"Just keep your eyes out for danger," Sienna says. "I'm sure there are things still about that don't care for us or what we do."
Roshan nods, "Yes ma'am." He then does as asked, and keeps a close eye on their surroundings. Roshan keeps his senses alert for anything unusual, or threatening.
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"Evil never sleeps." Cyna notes.
"True enough." Roshan responds.
"Definitely." Celia replies, looking out for signs of danger. she briefly utters a prayer to Aroden, touching each of her companions on the shoulder, before doing the same for herself.
Looking at the huge ice constructs, Rhadaya quickly utters a spell, reaching out to touch Tes, Magestria, and Mirrin each on the shoulder, before grabbing the back that Tes seemed to be slipping off her shoulder. She vaguely remembered a few fire items inside.
Magestreia steps in front of Mirrin and attacks the golem with her fists.
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As Magestreia connects with her fists, she can feel the chill of the golem's icy body.
However, Rhadaya's spell protects the brawler. Moving forward, one golem attacks Tesia while the other contends with Magestreia.
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Round 2: Ice Golems, Tesia, Mirrin, Rhadaya, Magestreia