Innis will consult the augury wand to see if there is anything meaningful that can be gleamed from the divination.
She asks "Seeking clues towards the perpetrators of the plague and a cure, what fate awaits us should we turn back and investigate the shadow"
Checking to see that Cinder was OK visually, Merelda acts relieved that he seems to be.
"Cinder? What was your impression of that...thing."
“I think we should count our blessings and move on.”
Cinder describes what Merelda thinks are a...bat...no a bird...not one...but many like a flock.
Based on how the shadow moved what Cinder is communicating to Merelda could have some merit. But birds in a cavern does seem odd.
Regardless wherever they headed you continue to along the broken brick road. You travel for at least another couple of hours and still find yourself in the fungi forest.
You call a halt to your travel to determine what to do. Not knowing how far this road continues on for you could keep traveling along it. Also you have the option to turn back or to venture off the road.
Innis considers the situation as the team stops for a moment to assess their situation. She calls on Merelda's Dungeoneering expertise and Kirzon's nature-mumbo-jumbo to see if they can derive any clues from thier current situtation.
"Merelda are there any clues as to the origin or purpose of this road having walked it that you might divine?"
"Kirzon, Where in the city might we be considering our travel path and are there any points of interest that we might be heading towards albeit probably below?"
Innis hopes to inspire their knowledge with the right questions and a bit of luck
Amigail, as usual, is stoic and quiet. When the group stops, however, the sharp-eyed among you notice that she remains on the road, facing in the direction the group was traveling.
Merelda and Kirzon put their heads together and think it over. With a stubby finger the dwarf picks up a several small rocks and a stick arranging the rocks in two clusters.
With the stick he points to the larger cluster of rocks.
"This ere is is Cassomir..." Stopping he drags the stick to the smaller cluster of rocks, "This is where we be. We ain't under da city any longer. We likely be ov'r a mile from da Admiral's Fen. The poor quarter of town."
As they called a halt to determine their direction Cass did the same basic thing as Amigail and kept an eye out for trouble with her glaive at the ready.
Innis once agian attempts to see through the strands of fate with an augury. She asks if the laid road brings the group closer to their goal than the untraveled paths.
Lililinda speaks very little, as it seems to be taking all her energy to just keep up with the group.
As the rest of you wait for Innis to give her reading you look about. The darkness of the fungi forest does not sit well with you and when Innis indicates that continuing along the road is the best path to the answers you seek you all head off somberly.
A couple more hours pass but you stick to your resolve and remain upon the half buried road. While none of you discredit Innis' magic you can't help but wonder if turning off the path might have been a better choice.
The fungi forest comes to an abrupt end and you have moved no more than 40 yards when Kirzon and Innis relay to the rest of you that cavern drops up ahead. From their vantage point they do see a massive stone staircase heading down.
"Sister, send cinder down check for guards"
Merrelda sends Cinder, admonishing him to be careful and stealthy of course.
As the group awaits their tiny scout's return "Whether or not Cinder finds anything be ready to steel yourselves this place will be guarded."
She busies herself by working her protective magics on the team.
If Cinder reports the coast is clear we descend.
"I KNEW it! A passageway even deeper, definitely down into a vault of Orv, where ancient horrors beyond imagining await us!" Lililinda sighs, continuing "Onward, then, of course."
Innis is unsure whether to be concerned or simply irritated by Liliinda's sudden bout of hysteria. Innis says nothing concentrating solely on the task at hand.
As Cinder flies off to investigate the stairs descending downward you all turn as a loud sound turns your attention to the west. From out of the darkness you watch an immense raptor come into view. This one is however is twice the size of the others you had encountered before. From the size of its claws and teeth you brace yourself for dangerous battle.
Amigail carefully steps up to the great lizard and swings her falcata at the beast, hoping to draw first blood...and a lot of it.
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Stepping out to help cover Lilli's flank, Merelda immediately turns and opens her mouth with a silent scream!
+ Daze
The prehistoric lizard easily shakes off the effects of the scroll's magic with loud roar.
Merelda identifies this creature as a much larger and stronger version of the raptors that attacked before. It's claws are almost twice the size of the other raptors.
Merelda's scream blasts straight for the face of the megaraptor but the creature instinctively turns and rears it head up causing the sonic blast to hit the creature's chest. It barely even moves back as most of the impact gets absorbed by the lizard's sturdy hide.
Amigail swings and does enough to draw first blood across the creature's leg. Boros comes in and attempts to bite but the megaraptor fends off the snake.
The megaraptor enraged by your actions roars again and strikes at Amigail. You almost stare in horror as you watch the lizard attack Amigail with deadly precision. One claw strikes Amigail in the side ripping through her amour and then another claw rips at her from the other side finally bites down on Amigail almost ripping off her arm bearing her buckler. The blows almost drop Amigail to a knee and all you can see is blood spilling out of the multiple wounds.
Innis' sense of alarm of spikes as she sees Amigail devastated by the megaraptor. She quickly throws together a strategy. Whether her teammate follow her advice is ultimately up to them.
"Cassandra we need it's attention on you"
"Everyone else back out and keep to range"
"Lili, the pit might keep it at bay!"
Cassandra looked on in horror as Amigail as assaulted and nearly killed by the giant creature. She recognized it as a much bigger version of what they fought before and had no illusions they would get out ot this fight unscathed. Without worrying for her own safety Cass moved up to engage the creature and try to draw it off so the others could get Amigail to safety.
Getting in range of the big creature with her glaive allowed her to lash out at it. To the trained eye though her blow was more of a flick than anything to attract the eye and not leave her as open to a return strike.
Taking Innis' advice seriously, Merelda immediately launches her worst magic at the creature!
You conjure an anchor of pure force that immediately skewers your target on a successful ranged touch attack. If it hits, the attack deals the target 1d4 points of force damage per 2 caster levels (max 5d4) and the anchor becomes firmly lodged in the target’s torso. The anchor has no weight, but its wide flukes prevent the target from moving through any space smaller than the creature’s size. The anchor also prevents incorporeal targets from moving through solid objects. Whenever the target moves through a square occupied by another creature, the square counts as 2 squares for the purpose of calculating movement, even if the square’s occupant is the target’s ally.
Lililinda starts off with a proven tactic, jumping back and covering the ground under the lizard with Grease.
Lililinda quickly causes the ground below the lizard's feet to become slickened with an oily film but the creature's agility proves enough to keep it's balance.
Innis calls upon an il-omen to stoke a primal fear in the giant predator. On reflex to danger she summons a copycat to distort her image. Finally she calls fire upon the Megaraptor.
The creature steps back as Innis reveals her true face.
"Hit him now! Hard! Everything you have!"
Kirzon cautions his companion "Mind yur self ou'there Boros!"
Boros attacks showing deference to the superior predator
"Ah lass! Com'ere" Kirzon shouts to Amigail healing wand clasped tightly in his meaty hand.
Innis feels euphoric as her presence alone crushes the spirit of the Megaraptor
"Calistria's eye watches over you. Find your time to strike!" Innis calls continuing to coordinate the battle.
Repeat!
You conjure an anchor of pure force that immediately skewers your target on a successful ranged touch attack. If it hits, the attack deals the target 1d4 points of force damage per 2 caster levels (max 5d4) and the anchor becomes firmly lodged in the target’s torso. The anchor has no weight, but its wide flukes prevent the target from moving through any space smaller than the creature’s size. The anchor also prevents incorporeal targets from moving through solid objects. Whenever the target moves through a square occupied by another creature, the square counts as 2 squares for the purpose of calculating movement, even if the square’s occupant is the target’s ally.
[OOC]Just following orders...'Cassandra, Lililinda and Innis are up. Followed by top of the order.'[/i][OOC]