Galinndan remains on the ground, unless someone intervenes first...
Oh, crap! Gallindrin! Galenus rushes over to pour a healing potion down his throat.
Galinndan wakes, groaning softly.
"Damned derro...we survived, at least."
He picks himself up.
"My thanks, Galenus."
"I think we can wait ten minutes for Galenus to gauge this obelisk. We may learn something useful."
Cyrus approaches the obelisk. "What 'oes this thing do, anyway?"
Galenus determines that touching the obelisk while casting a spell could teleport you all... Somewhere?
"Now that is interesting. A means to enter an enemy fortification? A way to the surface, with that shilmaer in hand? Can we pin down what spell and destination?"
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"We might wanna get back with the information to fix the cursed giant and rest before potentially being teleported to some random location."
Irdril uses the Stonespeaker Crystal to cast Speak with Dead on the Derro Wizard.
What was the Dragon Egg going to be used for?
What is this Obelisk?
Where does it take you?
Who is your master?
Who are you?
She also heals Galinndan some more.
Pliinki, the derro savant, laughs at you spitefully. She believes the obelisk was hidden here by Diirinka, the derro god, and that it contains “unimaginable power.” Pliinki and her fellow savants hope to harness the obelisk’s power and use it to conquer Gracklstugh. "No one is my master but Demogorgon! And I will never tell you anything more!"
Not sure if everyone can hear what she said, but if not she will share the information.
"Well we know there are more like her. We need to get this place on lockdown to prevent any of the others from trying to use it."
Well, it could be a potential way out of the Underdark.
"My thanks, Idril. Perhaps the giants could help us find out how the obelisk works. Better than blind chance surely."
You hear pattering of feet behind you and turn to see slobbering, disgusting creatures bursting upon you. Veterans fighters by now, you draw your weapons quickly. But the horrible visages of the creatures sap at your minds. Eddrikk stands stunned, unable to move or do anything else.
You experience vivid hallucinations. Dragons swirl all around you, attacking you and your friends.
Suddenly you see enemies all around you!
Galinndan is shocked to be surrounded but he does not hesitate to strike!
Galinndan slashes hard into Kanzen, landing two heavy blows. The wood elf looks very disoriented.
"Have ye gone mad?" Cyrus shouts at the wood elf before trying to push him away from the party.
I got him! Take care of those monsters! Galenus shouts out, grabbing Gallindrin and trying to pin him to the ground.
Irdril fires some magic's at the one on the left.
Does she have any idea what they are?
Galinndan starts shouting, and struggling furiously against his would-be captor.
"You won't take me without a fight! What did you do with the others!?"
They are dretches. Irdril knows their abilities.
Irdril kills one of the disgusting creatures from distance!
Kanzen rolls away from Galinndan's attacks, grunting in pain, his blood staining the rocks. Seeing Galenus deal with the wood elf, Kanzen draws an arrow and fires at one of the creatures.
Galenus grabs Galinndan and Cyrus shoves him to the ground mightily.
The dretches rush forward and attempt to start clambering up the sloping sides of the hill. Suddenly, an odd bat-like creature appears next to Kanzen, terrifying him!
The bat-like creature is a quasit. You know it's abilities.
"Unhand me!", yells Galinndan as he continues to struggle.
However, his slender frame can only struggle so much.
Not until you get ahold of yourself! Snap out of it! Galenus yells at Gallindrin, even as he continues to hold him down.
She keeps firing at the nasty dudes..
Irdril picks off the dretch that Kanzen injured.
Cyrus takes aim at the advancing abominations.
Cyrus launches a shaft into the approaching demon, who grunts hellishly in pain. The demon begins ascending the mesa while the flying bat like creature flies forward and bites at Kanzen!
Kanzen is bitten (5 damage) but manages to shake off the creature's poison. The dretch climbing the mesa gets closer and soon Irdril, Kanzen, and Cyrus are all hacking and coughing at the stench of it! The tiefling and the drow manage to shake off the scent but the goblin, the one most likely inured to such odors (besides the dwarf), succumbs!
Irdril fires at the remaining stinky guy.
min dam..
"Man that guy stinks!"
Irdril leaves the last dretch barely hanging on for dear life while the flying bat-like creature hasn't been attacked yet.
"Understatement of de century." Cyrus fights his urge to retch while firing at the strange creature.
You done yet?! Galenus hollars into Gallindrin's ear as they continue to wrestle.
Kanzen drops his bow, quickly drawing one of his blades, and takes a terrified swing at the evil-looking creature floating around him!
However, the drow is obviously so scared that he can't focus his mind well enough to land the strike! Desperate, he then draws his second sword and swings twice more.
Galinndan struggles again
He breaks free from Galenus' grip and readies to strike out again!
Kanzen misses the quasit, who bites him again (6 damage)! The dretch finishes climbing up the mesa and bites Irdril (4 damage) but misses her with its claw. Irdril and Kanzen manage to shake off the stench again but Cyrus just can't handle it!
"Raaaarrgh!", Galinndan incoherently yells, eager to free himself from this monstrous foe!
Galinndan launches himself at his would-be captor! Vaguely, he hears mockery from foul maw:
"I am *not* finished, foul ones!" , he yells as he slashes.
You best stop this madness, son, Galenus says, his armor taking the brunt of the force.
Galenus' dodging manages to turn the dagger blow aside.
Drool spills over Eddrikk's lower lip as he gazes off into nothingness.
Cyrus slips past the enemy to heal Kanzen.