The mud pool does stir occasionally as Nilelane quickly sketches the chamber's dimensions on her map, but otherwise stays quiet.
"Kraz doesn't see a reason to attack the mudman.. Kraz thinks we should move on."
Agreed Kraz, We will not be taunting an innocent creature into battle this day! Beerg says firmly. Shall we head to the pool of water? and work n a plan?
The party leaves the mud pool chamber behind once Nilelane has mapped it satisfactorily, and heads to the chamber with the altar and pool. The bodies of the drow and orcs remain outside the small tunnel that accesses that chamber, and you pick your way past them and enter the tunnel. With Jack leading the way, you arrive within the chamber once more. The altar remains as it was when you left it, and once more there is a puddle of water near the edge of the pool. The wind tunnel to the east continues to howl, blowing cool air into the chamber at high velocity.
As Nilelane bends down to the water, the puddle behind her suddenly rears up above her, trapping her against the water's edge. Nilelane hears the strange susurrus of... whatever it is, and turns around to see it lunging at her!
Sorin studies the creatures movements trying to discern what it is and how to combat it. It remids her of a lesson from monastery, how as a warrior your movements should be that of water; fluid and unrelenting. She considers this when she asks for Torm’s guidance. Celestial flames the spear to encircle the strange creature she is facing.
Nilelane retreats quickly, ducking and dodging, and she manages to get away from the thing before it can make any kind of meaningful attack on her. Sorin calls out to Torm, and his holy fire falls on the watery creature.
The flames fall, but only manage to create a hissing sound as they strike the wet stone.
Kraz moves up and brings his sword to bear against the creature.
Kraz slashes into the creature... but his blade passes through it with only a slight tug. The thing seems completely unaffected. Two great pseudopods rise up from the mass of the creature and slam down towards Kraz.
The pseudopods smash into Kraz , obviously wounding the half-orc. The creature then engulfs Kraz, drawing him into its mass. Kraz has the presence of mind to take a quick gulp of air before he is immersed in its liquid body.
Seeing the creature 'swallow' Kraz, Jack shouts "NO!!" and runs up to the monster and attempts to pull Kraz out.
Sorin tried to recall what this creature may be from her studies at the monastery while calling down the wrath of Torm once again. She is growing used to this favor that Torm has granted her. She only hoped it would be enough to harm the creature this time.
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Jack rushes up, and, heedless of the danger to himself, reaches inside the creature to grab Kraz.
Sorin relays the information she recalled from Ian ancient tome years ago. ”We need to us magic to kill this creature. If you must use a weapon, blunted items would be best.”
She will slide her quarterstaff forward into the melee for anyone who wants to use it. As she calls forth the power of her god.
Kraz will attempt to escape.
The creature twists out of the way of Sorin's divine magic, the divine flame flashing around it. Kraz roars as he bursts out of the creature's mass , then takes a huge gulp of blessed oxygen into his lungs.
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Kraz indeed grabs the quarterstaff. He rages as a bonus action as well fearing another blow like the first will put him down.
"Kraz doesn't like this jello man!"
”If the beast would stand still!”
Beerg turning his head to the battle that has just unwound right before his eyes rushes to the creatures side. Only just seeing Kraz escape its internal prison he screams and calls for Torms power as he runs in with shield open and war hammer poised for the strike.
You will feel his righteousness!
Nilelane fires a wayward beam of cold energy, almost hitting Beerg as he rushes forward to attack it with his divinely charged hammer. The head of his weapon slams into the creature, knocking a small amount of the liquid out of the main mass of the thing, which splats on the ground behind it. Still, the blow doesn't seem to do quite as much damage as the paladin thought it might have.
It reacts to Beerg's effective attack, turning on him with three pseudopods lashing.
Beerg easily fends off the thing's attacks; perhaps it is more wounded than first thought.
Sorin yet again calls on the radiance of Torm to strike down this creature.
Kraz will swing at the ooze, using reckless attack for advantage.
"How you like Kraz's brrom handle jello man!"
Jack jumps back as Kraz extracts himself from the jello beast. He hears Sorin call about using blunt weapons against the beast, but Jack has none...
He moves away from the creature to allow others to move in and fight.
"I have nothing blunt to hit it with!!!"
I'd step aside Jack, we dont want you down again when you arent in prime condition anyways.
Beerg continues trying to gain its attention with another swing of the WarHammer.
Jack withdraws carefully from the creature, perhaps ready to help any of his friends who become engulfed by it.
Nilelane fires her icy ray into the creature... only to see the frost be absorbed into the thing's mass without any visible effect.
Yet again , the thing bends and weaves to avoid Sorin's holy fire.
Kraz's fury overcomes the creature's dexterity, however, and he delivers a series of heavy blows, spraying bits of its liquid body across the chamber .
Beerg steps in, this time without the glow of Torm's righteousness around his hammer, and though he makes contact, the effect is considerably less. The creature still has Beerg in its sights, however, and it crashes down over him again.
Once again, Beerg's shield comes to his rescue, and he bats the thing away frantically, avoiding being swept up inside it.
Unsure what to do, Jack takes his pack off and frantically looks through it for anything that might help. He sets aside his two flasks of oil and a sudden thought comes to him.
Tearing a small part of his cloak, he opens the lid of the oil container and places the strip in the oil with a portion hanging out. He waits for the other to attack and warns him of his plan.
"I have an oil flask that I can light and throw at the creature...you might want to back away before I do it!"
Kraz bashes at the creature again..
[b]"This jello man is tough!"[b]
Beerg realising his ego had gotten the better of him. He failed to call on Torms guiding hand to fell the creature, he takes a moment with eyes closed to make time for his God. His slow recoil looks almost motionless then with lightning speed, his warhammer strikes down on the creature with a strike of light
Jack yells out his desperate plan to douse the thing with oil and ignite it, but his words are somewhat lost among the chaos. First Nilelane intones a spell, coating the ground with grease, which doesn't seem to affect the thing, then Sorin throws holy flame at it once again.
Once again, Torm's flames fail to touch the writhing, liquid creature. But almost simultaneously, Kraz and Beerg step up, smashing the thing, and under their combined blows its form loses all structural integrity, liquid splashing across the entire room.
Seeing the two half-orcs smash the thing into pulp, Jack stores his oil flask bomb and moves forward to examine the remains (if any) of the creature.
"Great work everyone, I..urgg..sorry, still a little sore from that thing falling on me."
Jack abruptly sits down as the room starts to slowly spin and his stomach reacts poorly to the motion.
Scrunching up her face in frustration Sorin comments, I think Torm May have wanted me to use my own quarterstaff. He lent me his power to strike at the creature but it didn’t seem to have much effect.
Here’s ur broom handle back Sorin! Kraz thanks you for the use.. And dont worry Nilane, we can tie a rope to you and drag you through maybe..
Beerg completely drenched and turns to Jack.
"if that didn't quench your thirst then this will..."
Beerg pulls his health potion from his pack and holds it up. momentary pause thinking he may have actually been humorous, then realising it wasn't. We need you in prime condition Jack. Let me know how you feel after this." he tosses the potion to Jack for consumption.
The stones cast by Nilelane into the water elicit no response from any creatures. The pool appears clear, from what can be seen in its dark waters. Its depth is unguessable from the edge of the water. Meanwhile, the wind continues to whip into the small tunnel to the north east.