Having been distracted by the pathfinders departure , Marnarius realized he'd heard the voice of Wolona, his commrade in ars, for the first time in ages.
He steps into the room and says "Wolona?! Is that you? It's Marnarius! We're hear to get you out and get our revenge on the Pathfinder Society for what they did to us there!".
Jolyrin jumps up on a chair (or something similar) and dispels the invisibility.
"Who in the nine hells cares if this real? What you should be worrying about is us, and the debt you owe us for getting your sorry carcasses out of that tapestry. You have two choices: leave through that door and enjoy your freedom, or turn around and rot in that prison. "
As the party attempts various methods of allaying the fears of the various factions, Joliryn and Rataji convince them to set aside their suspicions. The motley army commanders roar their approval and immediately begin moving their forces through the gateway, spreading throughout Skyreach, and sneaking across the Grand Lodge’s grounds to cause mischief.
As the ranks begin to thin, a young green dragon approaches the party and introduces himself as Gazwyr. He explains that Wolona spoke of a group that would neutralize the Pathfinder powerful mage who commands the tapestry and—he makes sure to emphasize—owns all of the arcane books. He then offers to join up.
After healing the party, 322 hands off her lamp to Rataji, then follows after the surging mass of tapestry dwellers. The young green dragon decides to follow after the party, curious to find arcana within Skyreach.
Moving down the corridor, the party finds the entrance to the Library, where the Sky Key is supposed to be housed. A set of heavily reinforced wooden double doors that bow outward slightly, one of which has a small mail slot roughly three feet off the ground stand closed at the entrance. Listening at the door the party can hear a buzzing hum from within the room.
Marnarius will check the door for any possible traps.
Marny does not notice any traps.
Satisfied there don't appear to be any traps, Marnarius will set about trying to unlock the door
Marny finds the door unlocked and the door opens easily for him. Inside, he sees a tall library ringed by a walkway around its perimeter, which provides access to a second level of towering bookshelves. A broad Qadiran rug leads to a short pedestal within a tall glass case that itself sits within an inscribed circle—all cordoned off by a velvet rope suspended by brass poles. A strange armillary pulses with energy from atop the pedestal. Several plush chairs and a few low tables bearing curiosities and curios line the lower floor, and two decorative suits of armor stand at attention, each with a crossbow resting against its shoulder. Heatless torches blaze with remarkably even light in sconces throughout the room, and a tall pendulum clock on the eastern wall ticks each passing second.
Standing at the back of the room in Aram Zey. He looks up as the door opens. "Go away! You not supposed to be here!"
Sho blanches when she sees the master of scrolls "oh... sorry she says as she turns around and walks away.
when around a corner she will take a deep breath and drink a potion of invisibility and start to sneak back.
Shohiraj takes a step back, drinks a potion, then uses a wand. She then moves back into the room. "I can still see you, you stupid, infantile little thief!" Zey spouts, as he begins making complex movements with his hands. "You must be some of those ingnorant Apsis that are running around like simian simpletons...."
Aram completes his spell and everyone feels their movements begin to slow....
sho feels herself slowing down.
Marnarius also feels himself slowing down
"This isn't good! I hope our numbers can make up for this spell!"
"Nice try, you pompous git. Time to take back what's rightfully ours!"
Rataji shrugs off Aram Zey's spell, and focuses on studying its effects
Sho turns to the wizard "do you have anything that will make us act with haste? your party seems to be reacting slowly
"Ah it so happens i do have such a spell. How apt."
Rataji waves his hands and casts haste on the party, prioritising Shohiraj and Marny to counter the effects of slow
feeling a gut wrenching feeling of vertigo Sho rushes to join her new dragon ally in battle.
Suddenly feeling as if the air had turned back from molasses to air again, Marnarius Pulls out his Caustic, his new sword, and charges in as fast as he can to aid in the fight against the wizard.
As the slowing spell takes hold, Rataji casts a hastening the party and counter acting the spell!
Joliryn calls on her eldritch power to blur her outline!
Marny moves into the room!
As the dragon moves into the room, he notes that the image of Zey is just an illusion!
Sho moves into the room as well.
You hear laughing from behind you as you turn to see Aram Zey standing on the balcony over the doorway! He casts another spell and an arc of lightning flies through the room, hitting everyone, but Rataji!
Rataji turns to the Wizard and opens his mouth to answer in an inaudible whisper, yet the air ripples as if something large traveled through it.
Shohiraj narrowly dodges the chain of lightning as it arcs towards her and slams against the wall leaving a scorch mark that would have surely have been her if she didn't evade the spell.
moving forward Sho moves forward grinning "that was a nice trick too bad none of your compatriots will hear about it" She says as she draws her smoke stick and drops it allowing an ominous cloud of smoke envelop her.
once the smoke cloud envelops her (granting total cover) her Sho hastily pulls out her cross bow and starts cranking away.
Marnarius stays where he is. He drops Caustic (the sword), and pulls out his Long Bow and takes looses two arrows at the wizard
Rataji turns around to face Zay and screams at the man! Zey seems to resist the ear splitting scream!
Sho darts forward and conceals herself in smoke!
Marny fires two arrows, hitting with the second, but Zey's flesh seems to resist the damage, as if made of stone!
Jolyrin takes the full brunt of the lightning bolt.
"You dirty cur! You'll pay for that!"
Jolyrin rushes back towards the entrance, where the real wizard stands.
Jol and the dragon rush back to fight the real Zey!
Aram sneers at the party, cursing at you in thirty different languages as he begins casting another spell!
Suddenly, Zey disappears, only to reappear at the top of the stairs on the south wall!
Marnarius takes a 5 ft step diagonally (South East), studies Aram quickly, and lets loose two more arrows at the wizard.
"I hope I can wear him down or give the others a chance to hit him before I'm badly hurt myself!"
"Get back here you little sneak!"
Jolyrin's outline becomes distinct once again. She grimaces, and suddenly runs up the wall to the balcony level.
She mutters under her breath, and several bolts of dark energy fly at the wizard.
loading her crossbow Sho holds her breath as she focuses her vision on the wizard and sends a bolt out of the smoke cloud.
Rataji repositions himself beside Shohiraj
He lifts a hand which crackles with electrical energy.Collecting the elements into his closed fist, rataji extends a finger at zey, sending the energy his way, planning to destroy him and the ground beneath his feet
Marny tracks Zey with his bow and fires twice, hitting once!
Sho appears out of the smoke for an instant, and hits Zey with a bolt!
Jol tries a spell and hits Aram Zey with missiles of arcane force!
Rataji casts a spell and blasts Zey with a bolt of lightning! The man tries to moves out of the way, but has little room to manuever, and takes the full brunt of the spell!
The dragon moves up to Zey and grins wickedly at the man!
Aram Zey steps southwest, draws a rod from his side, then casts a spell. Gazwyr's head snakes forward and bites the man as he tries to cast!
Despite being bitten and casting on the defensive, Zey gets off his spell! A snaking ribbon of fire leaves Zey's hand, and rushes over Gazwyr and Marny!
…
"Damn him!"
Realizing he won't be much use to the team if he dies soon, Marnarius pulls out one of his potions of Cure Moderate Wounds, downs it, and moves 5 ft closer to the stairwell the wizard is on.
Rataji pauses to try to identify the defensive magics Aram Zey has active.
Marny heals himself!
Gazwyr attacks the wizard, landing several blows, but all seem to be absorbed by the man's stony skin.
Rataji peers at Zey and deduces that man has a stoneskin spell cast on himself.
Sho double moves dropping her cross bow and drawing her rapier so that the dragon can help her get the flank next turn.
"Keep him there!"
Jolyrin runs around the balcony, trying to close with the wizard.
Rataji removes a scroll of dispel magic from his pack and cracks is open.
"Magic be gone!"
Joliryn moves as fast as she can toward the fray!
Rataji casts a spell and Zey stony skin suddenly disappears!
Gazwyr draws inhales deeply then breathes a corrosive gas on Zey! Zey manages to dodge, avoiding much of the breath!
Zey takes a step west and casts a spell, three fiery rays leap from his fingers, one toward Gazwyr, and two toward Sho!
Sho grunts as one of the two rays impacts her before patting off the scorch marks from her armor before springing into action.