Zelera fixes Marten.
Gunoke blasts Orange.
Mouse & Vibenia may act!
Mouse's holy blade falters. Not from horror but from delight at seeing the breath of life being kissed into her new friend. It doesn't stop her from stepping forward to twist her blade from some ribs, but does keep her normal precision distracted.
Mouse ends Orange with two precise strikes.
Vibenia?
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Vibenia finishes off the badly damaged Black.
Loot:
Greatsword + 1 (8),
Composite longbow + 1 (+ 4 str) (8).
What are you doing now? I believe some of you took a pounding.
Marten groans and gets back to his feet. He scoops up Falling Leaf and then quickly does a visual check to make sure that everyone else is alive.
"That was a brutal fight." Vibenia comments, going over to check on her battered and bloodied companion.
Zelera casts breath of life on the fallen paladin, and nothing happens. He remains dead, a small amount of blood oozing from his neck wound.
Niadroub Kliip kneels down next to Marten. He places his hand on the paladin's pauldron.
"Coolween's net gooing to be heppy."
Mouse could have sworn she saw the knight move after the spell, got uplifted by the miracle, but now...
Standing next to Niadroub she asks "Did he have family?"
"Can we... raise him?" Mouse had heard that uplanders had amazing magic that allowed people to come back from the dead.
Mouse could have sworn she saw the knight move after the spell, got uplifted by the miracle, but now...
Standing next to Niadroub she asks "Did he have family?"
"Of all his companions and followers I think Tessara was the closest to him." Vibenia says sadly. "I'm pretty sure he planned to marry her at some point. She'll likely take this the hardest."
The Ranger tilts her head at the mention of possibly reviving his body, bringing him back from whatever beyond a holy warrior was likely to be destined for. "Would that work?" she asks turning to Zelara and Niadroub as the experts on magic.
Zelera realized just how badly things had gone when her spell did not revive Marten and she felt a sense of loss. He was too good for his own good, and all too orderly which made him a wonderful target for her pranks and it was just not acceptable that he was gone before she had tired of him! She looked at the others and said, "I need time now, keep watch here while I handle this and do not let me get interrupted."
Zelera pulled a scroll carefully from her pack and began to unroll it as she started to read the ritual inscribed upon it's surface. The casting seemed to go on, and on, and on, and on, far longer than a normal spell would and she kept unrolling more and more of the scroll as she went. After ten minutes her chanting rose to a crescendo and the scroll turned into a pure white light glittering like that of a diamond and sank into Marten's lifeless husk.
Assuming he accept.
Zelera then pulled out a second scroll from her pack and began to read from it. It took considerably less time to complete than the first one but still longer than a normal one. When she was done this one turned into a glow that suffused Marten and he glowed slightly before some of the wanness cleared from his face. Zelera looked up and said, "I can't do anything about the remaining weakness until I can prepare my spells again tomorrow so we should probably rest until then."
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Marten gasps as air comes suddenly into his lungs. His back arches, and then he rolls on his side, coughing several times, and weakly tries to push himself to his feet.
"I... I can't remember what happened. Is everyone all right?"
"Good to have you back." Vibenia says, moving to offer Marten a hand up. "I didn't relish delivering the news of your fall to Tessara... or any of the others for that matter."
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Mouse is a awed and relieved and humbled and blurts "You died" as an answer.
"I didn't want to have to tell his horse!" Waffles interjects.
Niadroub Kliip says that they should hole up in one of the empty chambers (room d8) right around the corner and rest and recover for the night.
With everyone alive and mostly well now Zelera took to the task of healing everyone as much as she could. That fight had been rough, and she had already channeled on the undead before she started to bring Marten back, so she began to expend the rest on her companions as they discussed what to do next.
"I can do more if I need to but that should get both you and Dusk largely healed for now Marten," Zelera said. "I can do more once we get somewhere safe and are able to take more time.
As the vast majority of his wounds are healed, Dusk moves over to bump Zelera with his shoulder, momentarily nuzzling her hip in gratitude.
Vibenia gives the feysworn a rare warm smile as her companion is healed.
"Thank you, everyone, and especially you Zelera," says Marten. The paladin is obviously exhausted and still badly beaten up.
"I certainly agree with hunkering down for a bit. I feel like I was run over by a nightmare. The horse kind, I mean."
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What are doing now?
You see a passageway heading North, with two side passages off it.
The side passages both lead to more empty chambers.
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D11. Temple of Gorum
Two churning fountains take up alcoves to the east and west of this immense chamber, their water cascading down the faces of beautifully rendered maidens as if they were crying for the souls lost in battle. Directly ahead, four rows of intricately carved columns reach deeper into the chamber, resembling armed soldiers kneeling in honor of the massive statues of Gorum at the chamber’s far end. A set of stairs descends into a
passageway to the north.
Waiting at the far end of the temple stands a glowing human figure who patiently awaits you.
What are you doing?
Mouse had been marveling at the statues, from afar, when her eyes finally rested on the glowing person. "should we talk to him?" given that he is waiting and they cannot sneak up on him.
"I suspect another challenge of Gorum. Hm. The glow is a bit ostentatious."
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"Uh, yes! Absolutely we should talk to them! They're an ostentatiously glowing human figure in a creepy underground temple! Why is this even a question???" Waffles exclaims. And then declares. And then explains. And then queries.
"Hello!" he calls out to the glowing figure.
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The figure stands there calmly, your arrival doesn't seem to have surprised him at all. Zorek
"Come, let us do glorious battle!"
What are you doing now?
Mouse looks up at her companions, a quizzical look on her face saying she has no idea what the glow man said.
"As predicted, another Gorum challenge. He just challenged us to a fight."
He looks amused.
"Best you all fight. Killing you one by one would get tedious."
Marten rests his hand on the hilt of Falling Leaf. Behind his helm, his eyes narrow slightly.
Waffles dramatically rolls his eyes. "He challenged us to a fight? BORING!"
Waffles will telepathically reach out to Zorek. What do we get if we win?
Rolling his eyes at his familiar rolling his eyes, Niadroub Kliip readies a haste spell to cast when the combat begins.
Vibenia rests a hand on Dusk's shoulder, quietly uttering an invocation to grant him the jaw strength of his primeval ancestors, before directing him to move in behind Marten, her crossbow held in one hand at the ready.
@Marten. He does not show as evil.
@Waffles. "You may enter the next room" Comes the amused response.
What now?
Mouse studies the target, imagining how he will move when they fight, then nods "Okay" she would draw her blade but she never put it back in her sheath. Instead she steps forward, shield up, sword out.
@Waffles. "You may enter the next room" Comes the amused response.
Gods are so weird. These guys are going to trounce you because you've been told to be a doorman, comes Waffles' telepathic reply.
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As Mouse moves to attack Zelera casts Blessing of fervor on the party.
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Zorek seems pleased and casts Blade barrier on the party.
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The party may now act!
The blade barrier makes sparks as it clangs on Marten's armor and shield, leaving the paladin sighting heavily as he pulls Falling Leaf and moves to engage.
Zelera was glad she had her blessing up when the barrier suddenly appeared and deftly tried to dodge as she channeled the blessing into avoiding the worst of the damage.
Having gotten through the worst of the damage she pulsed a burst of positive energy before moving further into the room while pulling her dagger.
Gunoke zipped further in as well to start working on the bastard that cast that spell! He zipped forward and pulled in the power he needed to launch a stone he grabbed with his power and send it careening into the bastard with enough force to knock the unwary on their ass!
Feeling the magic of Zelera's spell flood her body, Vibenia explodes into action, dashing through the hall, dosging and evading blades with almost unimaginable agility, moving into the side of the room and firing a shot at the opponent.
Dusk bolts across the distance, managing to avoid the spinning blades as they materialize, charging alongside Marten to attack the enemy.
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Dodging the worst of the blades, Mouse feels Zelera's magic speed her body into motion, allowing her to get around the large man and attack.
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Once the spell had been cast, Niadroub Kliip pulls out his wand of lightning bolt.