Ylrhea raises an eyebrow. "Maybe we shouldn't blow up our only way into the tower."
She tosses the charge back into the bag, "Okay...fine. No blowing things up, but then we should at least try to get a little closer so we can see what it is that's down there. I was just thinking....if they were really big nasties we'd need something pretty heavy to at least distract them. I don't know, cause a little mayhem maybe? I got those smaller grenades...but depending on what's down there, they may not be very useful. Sorry...." She gets quite, an almost forlorn look on her face as if she's sad or something about not getting to blow things up.
"I agree with checking out what's out there," Ylrhea says. "Maybe you can blow something up later?"
She nods slowly, "Okay...when you tell me it's the right time, we'll blow something up really really good."
"I can do a quick flyover. They'll be able to see me if they look up, I can only be invisible for about half a minute, but they may not be able to hit me." Sadhana suggests.
After the creatures were put down, the Summoner sheathed his weapon and concentrated. After a few moments, Tarja appeared in a torrent of mist and lightning.
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"Perhaps I can help with that. I could make you invisible for longer than that. Would five minutes be enough time?" Drago asked.
"What did I miss?" She asked.
Cyna grins at the idea of stretching her wings. "Seems like a solid plan. Mind if I tag along?"
"Works for me," Sādhanā says grinning back at Cyna, "Yes Drago, five minutes is actually the perfect amount of time."
She looks at Tarja and smiles, "Just some gross daemon creatures that for some reason thought I would look better on fire....but, it's okay there gone now and I only got mildly singed. At least the jerk face didn't burn off my hair, then I woulda been really mad. Cutting it off is one thing, but don't nobody burn off my hair."
Looking at the others as they discus their plans she says, "Okay, that sounds good. I think we'll get a little closer just in case, but try to remain unseen until we know what it is we're dealing with."
Unable to help herself she gives Sadhana and Cyna a quick hug, "Okay, be careful and no unnecessary risks okay? Just a bit of recon until we know what we're dealing with and decide how best to deal with them."
"I could go too," Sienna says.
She smiles as she grabs Sienna up in a hug, "Then you get one of these too. Be careful."
"Ready?" Sienna asks Cyna and Sādhanā after hugging Arista back.
"Yep, let's do it. I guess since we won't be able to see each other stay about 15 ft apart. Once we're high enough up we can talk since no one on the ground would be able to hear us." Sādhanā say as the three of them step clear of the others as Drago begin's his casting.
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Stepping between Cyna and Sādhanā, Drago made a series of motions before speaking "Qeelak Rifstejar." Touching both of their shoulders, the Femme Fatale's disappeared.
Sienna touches her breastbone and hovers off the bridge. She then utters in Abyssal. "لا نرى الشر."
She quickly vanishes from sight.
As the three women fly over the bridge they see what the movement is: two stone golems standing guard on the bridge. Also, on their flyover, they notice the bottom part of the bridge beneath the fifth station has been blown up and the entrance into the mines sealed.
"Looks like they've cut us down to one route," Sienna's voice says. "We've given them too much time. Those golems won't be easy either."
"No it won't, we might be able to use the explosives we took to reopen in but I doubt it. We knew there would be a cost." Sādhanā says.
"So what now?"
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"Taking two stone golems at once is gonna be ugly as hell but at least we can strike, and fall back if we need to."
"Let's just drop the bridge." Cyna suggests.
Sadhana knows everything that could possibly be known about stone golems.
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"You really want to get Arista's hopes up, Cutie?"
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"I'm pretty sure not even all the explosives we have going off at once would drop a bridge that either took a ton of magic or a couple hundred years to build. Plus theres the fact that without the bridge, getting a bunch of people out of there will be a big problem." Sādhanā says thinking aloud.
"True..." Sienna says. "I think we can take them. If not, like you said, we can fall back."
"They're immune to magic, except for anti-petrification magic can slow you down and nothing short of adamantine will fully hurt them. They hit ridiculously hard but they're slow moving." Sādhanā responds, summarizing the abilities of the bridge guardians.
"That sucks," Sienna grumbles.
"Yeah, I can counter the slow effect but the rest.....this is gonna be ugly."
"I'm just letting you know right now...I don't have a mind for tactics," Sienna says. "What can we do to get rid of one of them?"
"I could go big and focus on trying so shove one of them off the bridge." Sādhanā says with a shrug, "other than that we fully target one and ignore the other till we drop it."
"Seems like that'll be the way to go..."
"Ok, let's head back." Sādhanā says orienting her flight to head in the other direction.
"Sure thing."
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Flying back to the others Sādhanā briefs everyone on the presence of the stone golems and the details of the constructs' abilities.
"I say we strike fast and hard," Ylrhea says. "Then maybe set some traps, rest up and head for the foundry in the morning."
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"Works for me." Sādhanā says with a nod.
"Let's go," the gnome says, taking the lead.
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As they walk Arista says, "I think I might be able to weaken it....just a bit though."
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"Wait a second..." Sienna says, touching Arista, Ylrhea and Sādhanā each on the shoulders while muttering an incantation. The three women vanish as she touches each of them. "They still need to see to hit you."
You quickly close the gap between you and the golems. They raise their weapons in response to the four (visible) approaching adventurers.
Initiative:
Round 1: Sādhanā, Ylrhea, Cyna, Sienna, Tarja, Golems, Drago, Arista
Ylrhea takes a stealthy approach toward the golems, not relying on the invisibility alone to keep her safe.
Drawing on her mythic power, she lashes out with her dagger to strike the golem.
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The golems are unable to see the gnome's approach, her dagger biting into the left golem's stone form.
Cyna maintains a safe distance and knowing the golem's aren't likely to go down easy she enchants her quiver. Giving her an endless supply of arrows.
Sienna recklessly moves forward and unleashes a ray of fire from her hand.
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Sādhanā draws on the power within her granting herself the ability to act faster, do more in mere moments. She whispers the command word, activating her cloak’s ability to drastically accelerate her speed. Dashing forward she rushes down the bridge, getting into position between the constructs she strikes, the blow glancing off the golem's impervious form.