That will not work on a door
How sturdy are the doors?
By looking at them you guess extremely
"I can't believe that I am doing this..."
With a sigh, Seif-al-Din casts Resist Energy(Fire), and attempts to open the doors.
It takes a bit before the door opens 5 rounds, but I assume you take no damage here it is
The heroes move down into the tunnels and they emerge 5 minutes later and find
A single row of red-hot metal columns runs down the center
of this curved hall. The plain stone walls are lined with dozens,
perhaps hundreds, of weapon and armor racks. The majority of
these racks are empty, but several along the south wall still hold
a magnificent array of glittering arms and armor.
"Well, this is looking promising..."
Yes there is. You can cross the hall to the West and move into another room
Realising that the best way to introduce yourself to someone does *not* include stealing their stuff, Seif-al-Din ignores the arrayed weapons and armor, and heads for the next room.
So the question is can the goblin pass by all the shinies without acting like Abu the monkey from Aladin
Kixzik will keep up with Seif and Zephyr, taking a moment to examine the armor for clues to the possible inhabitants.
Do you suppose the efreeti fled from this volcano?
Kixzik will make sure Spooky is getting plenty of water in the overly hot area.
The armor and weapons are incredible and most likely magical, some of them quite magical...
"Kixzik!" Seif-al-Din says sternly. "Remember what we are here for - to find a way to bring Churley back..."
Seif drags Kix along
The air in this yawning cavern roils with heat. A broad expanse
of stone slopes gently to the south, pocked with dozens of
steaming holes in the ground. At the far end, a bubbling pool
of magma surrounds a stone precipice, both of which overlook
the volcano’s smoking crater. Lava drains off in immense
cascades, yet the level of magma in the lake remains constant.
An immense iron-and-stone forge looms at the edge of the
island in the middle of the lava lake.
The next room is blaming hot, everyone enters and is immediately assaulted with incredible heat and noise
EVERYONE TAKES fire damage and must make me a DC 16 for save or take another non lethal
Kixzik protests against the scurrilous imprecations towards his noble self. A right-thinking person doesn't purloin items, no matter how nice looking they might be.
Watch out! There are steam vents all around the room, they could blast us with steam!
He'll point out all the possible vents to his companions, looking gingerly around the room at possible pitfalls. He doesn't see any, but he's more than happy to let Seif lead the way in case there are some.
Beatrice, what do you know of this place?
I know it is very hot, and I know that I have fur, so I am going to wait back in the other room, if you need me to save you all just scream in pain.
She makes her way out of the room
Looking far across the room, there seem to be 4 figures working at the forge, and just as everyone is prepared to move forward a small creature flies down. and lands on the ground
In Taldane:
Oh, good heavens! I beg your pardon we didn't mean to intrude.
Kixzik will look at Seif and Zephyr.
I am afraid I don't understand this being, do either of you speak the language?
The creature crosses its arms and speaks again
"It is using the language of Fire."
The creature takes to the air and leads you across the forge room
fire damage from the heat and a for save of 16 or take non lethal -4 if you have heavy armor
The creature at the forge stops and turns he sighs, and says in common
“All right,
you have your meeting with the great forgemaster, Artel
Norrin. That’s me. Now what do you want? Be quick
about it. As you can see, some of us have work to do. And as you can see materials are in short supply, particularly interesting materials.
Ah, I see, sorry to interrupt. Perhaps this is interesting?
Kixzik will pull out the crystal he found.
Well, maybe not, you probably have a lot of these.
His eyes widen. A magic-anti magic crystal! I have such a difficult time obtaining these, they only grow in the anti magic zone, and that leaves me helpless to kill the ghasts that live there! May I have it?
Seif-al-Din looks to Kixzik.
"I don't see why not. As to why we are here, well, we are outsiders that were trapped in this place as a result of a misactivation of a magical device. We were told of your skill, and advised to come and see you about any assistance that you could provide - any tools or weapons that could be useful?"
A frown crosses Seif-al-Din's features.
"In addition, one of our companions has also perished, and we are trying to find a way to bring him back."
As to your companion I could not assist you. I suggest seeking out the Proteans, or if you are a fool Jahvul and his evil army. If you seek him out, send him my way so I an kill him. As far as assistance, in trade for that crystal I might have some items that could help.
Seif-al-Din frowns.
"I hate to be the one to break it to you, but from what we understand, Jahvul has escaped this place - that said, we would be happy to seek him out and kill him after we escape this place; he seems to have been a thoroughly evil individual. As to the Proteans, where would we find them"
He then smiles cageily.
"That said, if it would help to sweeten the pot, we have another two of the crystals that we can trade," he says, producing the other two that he found.
Kixzik will quite happily hand over the crystal in return for assistance.
As you might guess, raising our friend is of utmost priority. What is the best way to get back to the Proteans?
I will gift you with a way to summon the boat to take you there. Though I also suspect if you were to find a lieutenant of Jhavul that he left behind they would help as well. But first, . He takes the crystals and produces a bow made of metal, shockingly it flexes as if it were made of wood!!
I crafted this to slay Jahvul, use it on him and it is yours these flasks will help extinguish all flame as well[b] he produces 8 flasks
for the second crystal you may select a single item from the rack in the other room
Seif-al-Din takes the bow reverently.
"This is an impressive piece of work. When we encounter Jhavul, I will be sure to let him know that you send him your regards, whilst I emphasise the point with a bushell of arrows. Also, thank-you for giving us a way to get to the Proteans. We really *do* want our companion back..."
He pauses for a moment, before continuing.
"Can you tell us what, exactly, the items in the other room are, so that we can make an informed choice as to which piece to select?"
You are clever I am sure you can figure it out He says somewhat dismissively.
in the room there are3 +1 longswords, a +2 battle axe, two +1 halberds,
a +1 thundering bastard sword, a +2 rapier, and 4 +1 daggers),
along with a suit of +2 chainmail and +1 full plate[/ooc]
Looking over the options, Seif-al-Din turns to the others.
"Well, what do you think? Is there anything here that any of you want to use?"
Once the selection is made, Seif-al-Din heads to the seashore, ready to summon a vessel to reach the Proteans (and hopefully, bring back Churley).
).
It does not
ax
bastardsword
rapier
Just the ax
Whelp you gots a whole bunch of em!!
Kixzik will pick up the bastard sword and drop it in his satchel.
Many thanks, Sir Artel. We appreciate your guidance, and wish you well.
He'll follow Seif.
Just make sure you kill that bastard! And bring me some more materials!
Our heroes make their way back, they outrun a pack of ghasts and find themselves back on the dock.
Beatrice takes the small anvil and hammer given to the group by Artel and she strikes it. Small cracks begin to form but it looks like it will still be good for at least one hit.
The boat pulls up
Seif-al-Din boards the boat, and in a firm voice says to the pilot:
"To the Proteans, if you be so good..."
It takes a day to get to the edge of the world and the boat goes over this time everyone is ready and straps themselves to the mast. You arrive back at the proteans lair and she asks what you have come for.
Kixzik will bow and cough politely before beginning.
Ah, you see one of our number was quite, um...impatient and accidentally unleashed a trap of Nex's that killed our companion Churley. We need to raise him from death, but sadly our own skills are insufficient for the task. We have come to humbly seek your assistance in resurrecting our companion.
Ah I see. Well perhaps we can help, of course for us to do that you would have to agree to fight in our side.
Seif-al-Din eyes them warily.
"What, precisely, do you want us to do if we agree to those terms, and why?"
We are tired of being trapped here we wish to be free. Get everyone off this plane so we can destiny it. If anyone not native remains then we cannot complete the unmaking.
Seif-al-Din looks a little uncomfortable.
"Who remains that it is not native? Also, if we could find a way to get you out of here without destroying the plane, would that be acceptable?"
Nothing is native. We created this plane.
"Well, we can certainly see what we can do..."