Muzhaa'f releases and activates a wand, while Inira tries her luck again with her bow, hitting the beast! The arrow appears to do no damage, however!
Kaylee finally slips her disc into plance, and a moment later Nemis does the same!
The party looks on in astonishment as the four panels fuse into a single piece. At the same time, a burst of magical energy erupts like a wave from the panel, washing through Starwatcher Tor. The wave releases Jilia, Muzhaa'f, and Oloch from the snake's grip and carries the xacarba and the monolith into the chamber from which the fiend emerged, the doors magically reforming as they pass through, giving a glimpse of the monolith raising its fists to fight before they reseal!
After healing, the party hurries over to the crack, which, like the doors, is sealing up before your very eyes. Everyone can still see the battle raging within, but it seems the damage dealt by the party has taken its toll, and the last thing you witness before the crack completely seals up is a thunderous blow dealt to the xacabra by the monolith, and the great serpent beast slumping to the floor!
Juliet Dias and the other archaeologists are very grateful to your party for coming to their rescue, and you note that the ivory sphere on the balcony has once more gone dim. Juliet shares some of her notes on the Azlanti find in gratitude.
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After watching in wonder, Nemis takes mental notes of the entire ordeal for recording later. He spends plenty of time speaking with each of the explorers here, but never really volunteers to work.
After returning back to the Ridge site, he checks in on the agents there.
To each person he thanks them for their contribution to knowledge, and for giving him a chance to expand his mind.
He is quiet on the return to Absalom, but takes the time to write to his brother Agis, a fellow Pathfinder.
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Jillia winces as she shouts a victory cry.
"Between Oloch's brawn and Nemis's brains and Inira's archery and Kaylee's enthusiasm and Muzhaa'f's determination and my good looks no ancient serpent could ever stand against us!" Jillia exclaims, offering everyone a four-foot-three inch high-five (Nemis last, though, so he can get an idea of how to properly execute a high-five). Each high-five is accompanied by a wide grin and a word of thanks (and probably a grunt of pain or two).
When the party reuinites with the no-longer-ensorceled archeologists, Jillia asks "so do we have any idea why the golem ran off to try and fight the giant murdersnake?"
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Jillia winces as she shouts a victory cry.
"Between Oloch's brawn and Nemis's brains and Inira's archery and Kaylee's enthusiasm and Muzhaa'f's determination and my good looks no ancient serpent could ever stand against us!" Jillia exclaims, offering everyone a four-foot-three inch high-five (Nemis last, though, so he can get an idea of how to properly execute a high-five). Each high-five is accompanied by a wide grin and a word of thanks (and probably a grunt of pain or two).
When the party reuinites with the no-longer-ensorceled archeologists, Jillia asks "so do we have any idea why the golem ran off to try and fight the giant murdersnake?"
Nemis gives a rare chuckle at the younger agent's enthusiasm. "Years ago, the dig site we were just at had an incredible episode in Pathfinder history. An awakened ape-man-beast assaulted the dig site. The Pathfinders were out manned. The leader himself descended upon the agents and workers. Within the dig stood a machine, like the one we saw today. An agent (I believe his name was Castamir) made a mental link with the metal monstrosity and "piloted" it like a captain on a ship to do battle with the creature. The metal man was from ages long past. I do believe that it's mission to protect was never full completed. This new dig site likely awoken that mission..."
Nemis then gets into super technical detail about the whole thing, boring Jillia to tears....