Veltariel follows along in silence, rolling her eyes at the suggestion that she deal with all that water personally.
Of course. The simple buffoons can't figure out a simple solution, so they turn to the elves to solve their problems.
Caroliss casts Detect Magic and looks around. "It's a shame all of this antique lab equipment is busted, I wonder if anything is salvageable?"
Caroliss doesn't detect any magic and there doesn't appear to be much of value.
Caroliss is disappointed that nothing of value remains, but her studies do arrive at a conclusion. "So, if I had to guess, this was a creature-making lab. A lot of these weird things we're fighting might have been made here, starting with more normal creatures and using potions to change their bodies in weird, twisted ways."
Sapher waits patiently as the casters pick over the lab, staying close to the northern door in case something once again tries to ambush them.
Veltariel also just stands at the ready. She cares little for arcane laboratories and alchemy supplies beyond what coin they might fetch. Every now and again she catches Sapher’s eye, at which point she scowls and resumes scanning the entry points to the room before she repeats the whole process.
Neither Mok nor Caroliss find anything useful in the ruined lab. There is a closed door set in the eastern wall of the hallway, and the hallway continues to the north.
Elf scowl meets dwarven eyes narrowing into a mixture of annoyance and worry. But as normal there is nothing to be done about it now. So she catches up to Ez, which is hard due to the absurd length of leg human's have.
Es leads the group further north down the hall, passing by a second closed door in the western wall. Eventually the hall comes to an end at the room with the runes in the floor and the ever-burning flame. Es shrugs and goes to check the nearest door. Opening the room is mostly bare except for an alcove to the south that is blocked by a curtain of red mesh formed from fine steel chains, rusty from long exposure.
She does sees across the way another creature similar to the one that had pleaded with them before, but not nearly as bulky. It lets out a vile roar and moves to attack.
Veltariel steps up and says ”Gladly,” as she knocks an arrow and lets it fly, following it up with another hasty shot.
Seeing the devils Es is quick to act as he casts a minor blessing on Vel. The ranger looses two arrows, they both hit but the one doesn't even seem to penetrate the creatures fleshy mess of sagging skin, while the other only leave a minor wound behind.
Es and Vel notice that the curtain to the south flutters for a moment and then goes still but they don't see anything else.
"Ugh... what were these things again?" Sapher asks, worriedly as Vel's arrows barely left a mark.
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"If I recall, these are lemures. Lesser devels. They are vulnerable to silver and resistant to much elemental damage."
He moves up and readies an action to distract the creature should it come adjacent to Esrisi.
But he largely succeeds in distracting himself.
Negative Effects: None
HP: 17/17
AC: 14 (Base 14)
Reservoir Points Used: 1/9
Lvl 0 Spells Memorized: Daze, Detect Magic, Acid Splash, Dancing Lights, Prestidigitation
Lvl. 1 Spells Used (Grease, Burning Hands, Color Spray): 3/5
Mok steps up setting his spear to try and help Es should the creature approach, which it does followed by some friends. They move slowly though and it takes them awhile just to get up to Es and encircle her.
"Mok, Ez, Get Back!" Sapher says both loudly and completely unnecessary as the creatures rushes them. She swings hammer at the nearest one, ready to fill any gap her companions leave when they retreat.
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This was not exactly how she had envisioned this working out. She was expecting the wall to form around her so that they could protect those in the back, not to be overrun by three of this things. She kicks the northern one in the chest followed by a left hook to it's jaw before scrambling back through the doorway next to Mokhasi.
"Very good, Ez! Now Mok-" but the mage stabs instead of retreats, grudgingly she admits it was a very precise stab, but she still complains he needs to step back and let Drask in.
"Drask, here." she'll say as she steps back with the plan to drag their overly brave mage out of the way.
"Good hit, but time to move." Drask grabs Mok with one hand, picking him up by the nape like a kitten, setting him to the side and taking his place.
Caroliss moves into a better position and tries to protect her allies from the enemy's next attack!
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Instead, her whip bounces off Drask's armor. "Gah! Sorry!"
Vel's ear twitches when Mokhasi calls out the reminder of their vulnerability to silver. She grabs a pair of those arrows and sends them flying at the front one.
As the cretaures advance and one tries to get to the side of Es Mok and Es both take advantage of its position and attack. While they both hit, only Es's punch manages to barely damage the creature.
Sapher calls for Mok and Es to get back while Caroliss attempts to use her whip to help distract the creatures to no real effect. Drask forcefully moves Mok out of the way allowing Sapher to move up and attack the nearest devil. She lands a pretty solid blow knocking off some of its loosely hanging flesh. Vel looses two silver arrows, the first one takes out the already injured creature, while the next one injures one of the others in the rear. Es attacks the one Vel injured since the other one she had been fighting was already dead. She misses with her kick, but connects with the bunch, the feeling of blubberous flesh on her first quite unpleasant.
Mok stands at the ready to try and help one of his companions when the creatures try to attack, which they do.
Still focused on Es since she was they one they were after to begin with they step up and attack her.
Neither of them even get close to hitting her with their claws, especially with Mok's help distracting them.
"Don't--" she snaps as Ez shakes her hand vigourously next to the shorter dwarf's head, dislodging some of the flesh off her hand into Sapher's face. Making an sound of pure annoyance she then shouts back "Drask! Ready?" she'll step to the side once she swings her hammer at the beast, to let the half orc in to smash.
Veltariel looses two more arrows, but they are deflected by the fiends blubbery flesh!
Much like Mokhasi, Caroliss will protect whoever gets attacked using her whip!
Caroliss holds her whip at the ready to help one of her companions when the creatures attack. Drask waits for an opening which he quickly finds after Sapher hits the thing, only doing a little damage and then steps away opening a space for Drask. He moves in to her spot and swings his double headed axe.
He manages to hit it with one side of the axe and then bite it, tearing away a small bit of disgusting flesh. Vel launches two more arrows but is a bit distracted when she sees Drask bite into the nasty creature and ends up missing. Es kicks it twice and the first one seems to do some damage, but the second one her foot gets lodged in the flesh of the creature and doesn't actually hurt it, taking her a moment to get her foot free, now covered in ooze. Mok joins Caroliss, standing at the ready to assist when the creatures attack.
The one that Drask bit turns its attention to him, while the other keeps going after Es. Neither are able to land a blow, especially with Caroliss and Mok distracting them.
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"Ugggghhhhh! Grossss!" she says, sliding her foot along the floor and shaking it next to Sapher. "Yuck! Can you please kill them already? This is utterly fowl!" she shouts before shoving her already gooey foot back into the features flesh again. Bile rises in her throat and she goes to cover her mouth to stop from vomiting, except she uses the hand she stuck into the vile creature. Turning to Sapher, she vomits on the dwarf's shoulder, coughing and hacking as her lunch comes out.
Two more silver arrows whisk between Drask and Esrisi, striking the one in front of the Oracle.
"How are you getting everything gross EVERYWHERE?!?" the dwarf snaps at the dripping with bile, vomit, and devil flesh human. "I may have..." Sapher reaches into her pouch to pull a vial of holy water. Then with a grin, chucks it at the nearest one.
Caroliss continues her aid in this defensive battle!
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Caroliss continues keeping a watchful eye on her allies as she looks for an opportunity to distract one of the creatures that attacks.
Drask attacks again but only manages to land one hit on the thing for a little damage. Sapher pulls out some holy water and tosses it at the injured devil. It splashs over the creature whose flesh begins to melt away as it collapses on the floor dead. Vel launches two more silver arrows, while the first one misses the second one strikes true and puts an end to the last creature.
Es, already disgusted by the nasty, smelly flesh on her hand and foot moves back to lean against the wall next to Vel trying to get some space from the things. Noticing the putrid flesh hanging from Drask's mouth where he had previously bit one of the creatures she can't help but vomit. She turns from Vel and can't quite make it before loosing her lunch on the dwarf.
Further in the room you suddenly hear the sound of slow clapping. Then out of thin air you hear a high pitched female voice call out "You have passed the first test of the Suzerain of Little Erebus. You are worthy of becoming members of my kingdom and I shall aware you valuable roles as my trusted warriros and gift you riches beyond compare should you help me with two tasks..."
There is a silence as whatever is talking is obviously waiting for some response.
"We should make sure." Sapher suggests, meaning to crush the devil skulls a bit more just in case, so she starts to move around the big half orc. "Oh, you have a bit here..." looking up she sees the flesh dangling from his mouth so she points to her own face to show him where.
Then the blonde spills her cookies all over her side.