Stonewall investigates the tomes superficially and discovers that...
they could be sold for about 375 gold. Stonewall grabs the pertinent tomes and shoves them in his bag. Stonewall investigates the trident with interest but is undecided about it, "Any of you guys want this?"
Alset recovers his arrows.
"I think it would be wise to read these and see if they tell us anything about defeating the storm bringing machine."
”Ok Alset, let’s get to it.. Stonewall pulls up the nearest clean chair to a clear spot on the table and starts skimming for pertinent information on the Storm Seeds.
Ood is also interested in reading about Chitauli, grabs a tome and starts pouring over it. Ood interrupts his reading with various tidbits he found interesting including appropriate historical points.
Four hours later...
Mud wakes up from his catnap. One-and-a-half more rooms lie to the west.
Odie stomps into the houses. The largest is the only one that contains anything of value, and after hacking through weeds and vines he finds a secret sagging compartment in one of the walls. Inside are old papers too decayed to read, a +1 flail, and a silver holy symbol shaped like a shark's fin.
...have decided to exile Chitauli rather than acknowledge his insight and take the bold steps needed to survive. The Eye is a sign from the Wind and the Waves, and if we wish to truly take control of our destiny, we must master the same energies that birthed it. These conservative old fools are content to wring their hands and wait while Lirgen rots around us, and so the true Storm Kindlers depart for the south. Chitauli has agreed to guide...”
"You boys done reading? This is taking forever..."
"We're done and ready for the next piece of this storm puzzle."
The party moves to the room in the west. Inside, arcs of lightning leap between a curious collection of glass and metal devices. A collapsed tunnel once exited to the northwest, and door leads to the east. A small alcove sits in the western wall, in which a fist-sized orb of yellow crystal floats three feet above the ground.
On either side of the Storm Seed are two medium Air Elementals. They watch you enter the room, but do not otherwise respond.
In the center of the room, you see a slight flickering of two yellow eyes before they vanish again. A string of yellow, wispy energy connects to the storm seed for a brief flash. "Did.... you... say... Chitaluli...?" you hear a disembodied voice say.
Alset checks for evil in the elementals and the direction of the voice.
Stonewall moves to the front of the group and readies his shield, prepared to back up any action the others initiate.
An evil aura emanates from the area you saw the glowing eyes flash briefly. Then you see a ghastly humanoid form before you, made of smoke and shadow with two glowing eyes.
"I... am... Chitauli!"
Round 1, AC 18, hp 47/47, Incorporeal
The spirit of Chitauli reaches out with a wispy black hand and uses his incorporeal touch to drain Stonewall of his lifeforce.
The two air elementals watch the fight but do not participate.
Round 1, AC 18, hp 47/47, Incorporeal
Mud +2 attack/damage.
Party is up. Remember, he's Incorporeal.
Round 1 | HP 43/43 | LoH 5/5
Alset channels positive energy at the evil wraith.
Chitauli takes 3 damage.
AC 18, hp 44/47
Round 1 | 39/43 HP | +1 CMD
Seeing the incorporeal nature of their foe, stonewall discards his axe and pulls out his flail and let’s loose a vicious attack at the phantom menace.
Stonewall stumbles on the debris from the cave in and his attack goes wide.
Round 1 | HP 43/43 | LoH 5/5
Alset channels positive energy at the evil wraith.
Channel Energy 2d6
HP 42/47
round 1
Ood closes to flank and strikes with a fist
HP 38/47
Round 1
HP: 58/58
This guy looks billowy, I'll need the club.
"Chit you say?"
Achahut looks around at the party.
"Are we allowed to say that?"
Achahut pulls out Spiritbreaker and lays into Chitauli, ignoreing the non-agressive elementals.
Chitauli recognizes Spiritbreaker, and tries to kill Achahut. He misses. Barely.
Round 2, AC 18, HP 24/47
Round 2 | HP 43/43 | LoH 3/5
Alset channels his last (for today) remaining Positive Energy.
"Hit it again, Spiritbreaker will finish Chitauli!"
Round 2 | 39/43 HP | +1 CMD
Stonewall prepares himself again for a swing at the ephemeral enemy and tries again.
Chitauli’s wispy form nimbly dodges the awkward attack.
Round 2
Ood attacks again, not quite sure how he will make contact with the spirit, but gives it a solid try.
After Alset's blinding light, Ood becomes the ghostpuncher and sends Chitauli to Pharasma's graveyard where he belongs.
One of the elementals hands a string of feathers to the other, shaking his head. The other elemental takes the feathers and counts them, chuckling.
Round 1 | 39/43 HP | +1 CMD
Seeing the incorporeal nature of their foe, stonewall discards his axe and pulls out his flail and let’s loose a vicious attack at the phantom menace.
dice=Attack (+1 Flail)1d20 + 9 + 2
dice=Damage 2d6 + 5 +2Stonewall stumbles on the debris from the cave in and his attack goes wide.
As Stonewall misses horrendously, the lightning arcing across the room zaps his shield arm. While the lightning is easy to dodge during normal circumstances, if you make a mistake in combat you will get struck by lightning.
Achahut is suspicious of the elementals and keeps an eye on them while searching the room and body.
"Hey guys, is this the local elemental hang out?"
They glare at Achahut. "We are here to guard the storm seed. No rest. No breaks. Only guard."
Alset heals Stony with the wand of Cure Light Wounds.
Alset speaks to the elementals about disabling the storm seed using the recently acquired knowledge.
"Elementals? Will you allow us to disable the storm seed and bring peace back to this area?"
"No breaks? That sounds like a terrible job! Maybe you guys should take your first break ever."
Pointing to the elemental who won the bet
"Looks like you've got feathers to spend anyway, when else are you going to have a chance? We'll watch them for you until you get back."
They fold their arms.
"No," one says.
"We don't need breaks, like mortals do," the other says. "When we are charged, heh heh, with something, we perform that duty to the end."
"If you want to try, I can add a few more feathers to my pocket," the first says, plucking one of the feathers on Achahut's headdress.
The elemental with feathers spins in place, faster and faster, until a blur of a whirlwind is all you see, debris flying up and providing concealment. The other readies an action to slam anyone that moves closer to them or the storm seed. Whirlwind ability link.
Ood looks wearily at the elementals, I wonder if we can get around these guys some how..."Who has you guarding the seed, do you know its purpose?"
Round 1 | HP 43/43 | Arrows 19/40 | LoH 1/5 |
"Friends, I suggest that we spread out to avoid the whirlwind hitting all of us at once. And that you ready an action if one gets close. I'll start peppering them with arrows to draw them in."
Alset fires an arrow at the non-spinning elemental.
The arrow is blown off course by the whirlwind.
To Ood: "Daruthek. It keeps the storms alive and spinning, here in the Storm Engine and out there, across the delta."
Round 1, AC 19, hp 30/30
Round 1 | HP 43/43 | +1 CMD
Stonewall takes a look at the whirling tornadoes of elemental and, catches a glimpse of the Storm Seed. If I can hit that thing, I might be able to end this fight early. Stonewall drops his axe, reaches onto Kalady and retrieves a throwing axe and hurls it at the Storm Seed
Round 1
HP: 58/58
Achahut steps forward to do her part, after Alset attacks.
"I'll be the one collecting those feathers when we're done!"
Achahut, Mud, and Stonewall take a blast of electricity as Stonewall's axe destroys the storm seed.
The air elementals look at each other, then look back at the destroyed storm seed, then back at each other.
"Hmm..."
"Ranged weapons. Should have thought of that."
One shrugs. "Well, I guess we're done here."
They walk past you, unthreatening when Achahut hits them. "Ow, you big lizard! The seed is destroyed, you big meany!"
"Brilliant, that was just brilliant, Stony. Wish I'd thought of just going for the seed. Where's the next seed/engine?"
"Wait, sorry. I didn't realize it was over. I guess we won?"
"Well, I was thinking about helping, but I guess that will do it... Onward, I think there was 1 or 2 more seeds right?"
Ood starts working his way back to the center chamber.