"I don't think you really believe that, Nerrenn,", Lubella replied. "Think for yourself, and don't just accept what your overlord is telling you!'
Nerrenn does not seem swayed by the efforts of Lubella or Talvek.
While the party tangles with the shark and sea elf. the dolphin, elemental and octopus attack the ghost but do not seem to make any impact on it. In fact, they swirl around her and the octopus tentacles pass through the wall.
Nerrenn continues to attack Talvek.
for miss/not parried
for miss
The ghost makes a motion and a coruscating ray springs from her hand.
vs Kenji touch AC for Fort save DC15 for half
=== Round 12 ====
21-Menotha(), Nerrenn(-23), Shark(-37, bleeding)
18-Lubella(),Talvek(),Kenji(-20), Arcos(-9), Dolphin(), Sidius(), Octopus(), Elemental()
Lubella whirled and tried again to subdue Nerrenn. "I don't think Menotha really cares about your pet, but I will try not to kill it."
Talvek sighs deeply, a stream of bubbles escaping his lips to float towards the surface, far above. "I swear, Kyda, this mercy of yours is contagious."
The tiefling turns his attention to Nerenn again, switching his grip on the rapier to hit with the pommel, not the blade or the sharp tip.
"You are a traitor!!" Kenji shouts at the elf.
Kenji hits the elf!!
Sidius hurls another hex at the elf, trying to disrupt its ability to attack, then laughs to extend both.
Lubella and Talvek club Nerrenn with their blades
Kenji pierces Nerrenn with his trident. The sea elf lets out a yell in pain.
”Curse you all!!! “
He tried to ignore Sidius
=== Round 13====
21-Menotha(), Nerrenn(-40, 12NL), Shark(-37, bleeding)
18-Lubella(),Talvek(),Kenji(-20), Arcos(-9), Dolphin(), Sidius(), Octopus(), Elemental()
Nerrenn continues his attacks on Talvek.
”Even if I fall, you will never stop my
Master!!! “
for
for
=== Round 13====
21-Menotha(), Nerrenn(-40, 12NL), Shark(-37, bleeding)
18-Lubella(),Talvek(-8),Kenji(-20), Arcos(-9), Dolphin(), Sidius(), Octopus(), Elemental()
Lubella tried to determine what was going on with the elf spirit.
Then she turned her attention back to Nerrenn, and tried to finally subdue him, "And what exactly is your master?"
Talvek shakes his head in disappointment as thin tendrils of blood spread from the scratch that Nerenn just gave the tiefling. "My dear, 'never' is such a big word. How about you try some other words? Like 'I surrender', or 'I give up'. It really isn't worth it, throwing your life away like this."
He follows up with another attempted pummeling of the irritating sea-elf.
With the exchange of banter, Menotha emits a low laugh, as if aware of some private joke.
”Lo, he speaks the truth. Pawns in a game beyond your capacity to fathom.“
Lubella slaps Nerrenn hard with her blade. While the water resistance throws off Talvek’s timing.
=== Round 13====
21-Menotha(), Nerrenn(-40, 21NL), Shark(-37, bleeding)
18-Lubella(),Talvek(-8),Kenji(-20), Arcos(-9), Dolphin(), Sidius(), Octopus(), Elemental()
"You are a going to fall like your master!!" Kenji shouts at the elf.
Kenji hits the elf!!
And with the trident thrust , Nerrenn falls and floats unconscious before you.
The ghost shows only the slightest disappointment.
”You have taken but one of my pieces from the board. Leave now and you will be spared a fate worse than his.“
Lubella told her allies, "There must be something important here; perhaps there is a hidden entrance."
She cast a spell and scanned for magic auras.
Talvek searches as well, ignoring the ghost's taunting.
"Can someone make sure that idiot doesn't bleed out?" He flicks his tail at the unconscious body of Nerenn.
Nerrenn had taken enough non-lethal damage that is is merely unconscious. The shark has stabilized.
Lubella casts detect magic and begins to scan for auras (which there are plenty in the area).
=== Round 14====
21-Menotha(), Nerrenn(uncon -40, 21NL), Shark(-37, uncon)
18-Lubella(det magicx1),Talvek(-8),Kenji(-20), Arcos(-9), Sidius(), Octopus(), Elemental()
Talvek swims towards the wall, trying to investigate it more closely.
Lubella replied to Talvek, "Can someone restrain him? I can cast a cure spell, but I'm worried that he might still be hostile when he regains consciousness.
"I'm detecting several magic auras; I'm working to pinpoint them now."
:
Lubella concentrates but as Talvek pokes his blade at the wall it passes through with no resistance.
The elf ghost provides the sternest warning yet.
”You are about to pay the price for your insolence. Depart now. This is your final warning! “
"Lady, you're all talk. Trying to control our minds, having others do the dirty work for you. Why don't you show yourself and face us?" Talvek waves one side of his elongated body to get the others' attention as he pokes his rapier through the illusory wall again.
"Over here!"
Kenji looks at the team.
"Do you potentially have a healing wand?" he asks.
He drinks a tea of transference and regains his ability to smite by focusing his ki.
Kenji then moves to Talvek.
Sidius says, "Well, now, that seems to be the way in."
He then nods at Kenji, "We do... and better to use it now than to deplete my magic."
Sidius moves towards the now-fallen elf and takes a moment to bind his wounds, Might want to see if we can't get him to tell us what's happening before we blunder into something terrible...
Lubella continued to concentrate on the magic auras, until she could tell the others the location and strength of each one. Then she swam closer to the nearest area of interest, "I have a potion if you need some healing," she offered.
Kenji nods.
"So we have no wands. I can channel divine energies to heal us. Is that acceptable for you all?" he asks.
~
In case all agree.
"If we do not have a wand then let me use my divine power!" he says and gathers the group a little bit farther away from the disabled enemies.
He then channels energy two times!
Kenji is fully healed now but it really did not help his comrades much so he channels again.
Lubella replied to kenji, "I suggest tying up Nerrenn first, in case he's still hostile when he come to. I'm hoping that we can break the hold that might be controlling his mind."
You are able to tie up the unconscious sea elf without difficulty.
Kenji heals himself more than Nerrenn, but both are benefited.
Talvek swims to the wall and his rapier passes through it to the hilt.
in the three rounds, Lubella finishes her detect magic and also spots the illusionary wall and image of the elf ghost are more magic than real.
The other two summons expire as Talvek looks beyond the false wall to see a large sea chamber.
The walls of this underwater cave are etched with
thousands of strange, twisted runes, creating a tangled,
multilayered mess of writing. The runes glow and pulse
with soft green light, giving a sickly atmosphere to the
chamber. Over two dozen decaying elven bodies float here
and there in the murky water, adding to the cave’s already
grim ambience.
=== Round 17====
21-Menotha(), Nerrenn(tied -40, 21NL), Shark(-37, uncon)
18-Lubella(det magicx3),Talvek(-8),Kenji(), Arcos(-9), Sidius()
Lubella swm forward and tried to figure out how to get past the barrier.
"This chamber could be the source of our problems!"
Lubella slipped past the barrier and looked around, trying to located the source of the malevalent energies.
Lubella swims through the wall after only a brief hesitation.
Besides the obvious flowing bodies and glowing rooms, you
find that one rune in particular seems to be at the
center of the pattern of pulsing light—
This rune, located on the spur of rock
protruding from the east wall
Lubella swam toward the east wall and pointed out the rune that seemed to be the center of the pulsing light, "I think we need to disable this rune: It looks to be at the center of the light pattern!"
Talvek follows Lubella, scrutinizing the room.
"I think you are right." The tiefling looks uncertain for a moment. "I know how to deal with locks and traps, but how do you disable a rune?"
Kenji also follows the others.
He starts to detect evil in the area around him.
"What is this place?" he asks.
Arcos swims along as well, responding to Talvek's question, "As far as I know, magic runes often function like traps. Usually a matter of disrupting the etching or writing."
"I think this is the place Menotha didn't want us to find!", Lubella relied to Kenjii.
Lubella and Talvek study the specific rune while Kenji mentally wills himself through the false wall. He starts to scan for evil auras and definitely detects evil in the room. It will take a bit to pinpoint specifically where ( I believe same 3 rounds as detect magic).
Arcos makes a comment also on traps versus runes.
Lubella waited for Arcos and Sidius to enter the chamber, before casting a spell to bolster everyone.
"Let me know when you're ready to attempt to disable the runes!"
=== Round 18====
21-Menotha(), Nerrenn(tied -40, 21NL), Shark(-37, uncon)
18-Lubella(det magicx2),Talvek(-8),Kenji(det evilx3), Arcos(-9), Sidius()
Arcos and Sidius look upon the false wall trying to convince themselves to pass through
Both Sidius and Arcos are able to force themselves through the false wall. The ghostly image seemed to have stopped interacting with the group and as all of you are now on the other and in the cavern with the runes and floating bodies you hear a deep malevolent voice in your minds.
YOU COULD NOT LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE. NOW YOU WILL BECOME SLAVES OR SACRIFICES INSTEAD. EVEN BETTER THAN I HOPED.
=== Round 19====
21-Menotha(), Nerrenn(tied -40, 21NL), Shark(-37, uncon)
18-Lubella(det magicx2, -14),Talvek(-8),Kenji(det evilx3), Arcos(-9), Sidius()