Yan, gets another day of progress on repairing the Thursty Alpaca (16/30 days, no check needed) while the rest of the party watches over Dorianna in her sleep.
She gives off a strong psychic aura as she reads, and the party is able to make some sense, or at least confirm earlier bits.
When Yan dreams he tries to contact Ysondkhelir, to let him know they're coming soon. They have one chance to change their ways.
Scarred One looks worried after the girl.
"We should ask Wryn if we continue to search that level will we find Ysondkhelir. I will snap him as a twig." says the old one.
Yan tries to direct his own dreams but seemingly has no luck.
Let's ask Wrin, then head back into the vaults to find this creature.
Scarred One nods his head "Aye, let's do that. I will cut a pound of flesh from their body for every day that this girl is suffering."
Ysondkhelir is a Denizen of Leng. While the name Ysondkhelir is meaningless to you, there is some familiarity with the plane of Leng. It is connected to the dreamlands. It is a roiling inhospitable airless realm hedged in by two titanic mountain ranges that run from the Dreaming Mountains to the Cold Waste.
Any creature from there is likely immune to both fire and cold as well environmental toxins and the like.
Also you're pretty sure you shouldn't accept their rubies as gifts or payments.
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The next day Yan makes some more progress during the day (17/30) and goes to ask Wrin while his companions watch over Dorianna.
Sendoski has a breathrough! While the Ruby continues to return to Dorianna each night, Sendoski thinks he could use the ruby once per day to locate Ysondkhelir (as per Locate(5)
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Yan with Wrin...
"I shall ask the stars..."
Wrin frowns. "The stars are dark to me on this matter. I don't see what other good options you have though. Dorianna shouldn't be allowed to suffer as such any more than needed."
Agreed. Let's get ready and go.
While Sendoski casts Locata yan heads off with Oorgatch to sell their surplus treasure.
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Yan makes ready to head down to the next level, from the lab where they last fought the fleshwarped elf.
Oorgatch follows Yan down, 'branch' in one hand, dagger of venom in the other.
It's easy enough to make your way through the tunnels and back down. Unsure about your welcomeness in the tavern and the changes due to the slaying of the Fleshwarper it's probably best to leave those alone for now.
Heading down, you find an eerie silence awaits you. Your other senses are assaulted however. The stench of brimstone, eye burning smoke and the lingering taste of ash all make this level immediately unpleasant.
The long hallway you find yourself in stretches north to south.
The north and east walls each have a door with small, sliding windows. A raised portcullis at the northeastern end here has metal points crusted with dried blood.
As you step off of the stairs into the corridor a pair of Nhimbaloth's Eyes of Death light up, appearing as skulls coated in orange and purple flames.
Initiative:
Scarred One
Solid Orange Eye
Yan
Purple Dashed Eye
Oorgatch
Sendoski
Scarred One looks at the creature and slowly turns into a large hound ...
Hound moves past Yan and Oorgatch and stands growling at the creautres
Scarred One changes to a rather large hound and moves into position.
The orange eye blinks menacingly at Scarred Hound.
It then flies up, evading the bite and unleashing electricity.
but it can't connect.
Initiative:
Scarred Hound | 15THP | Frightened 1
Solid Orange Eye
Yan
Purple Dashed Eye
Oorgatch
Sendoski
Yan is up!
Servants of Nhimbaloth!
Yan bolsters his allies against fear, and enters his inspiring stance!
=> Stance is a 10' aura.
Success As critical success, but your aura's size doesn't increase.
Failure You fail to enter the stance.
Critical Failure You fail to enter the stance and can't take this action again for 1 minute.
Choose:
- The ally is unharmed by the triggering damage.
- The ally gains resistance to all damage against the triggering damage equal to 9. After the damaging effect is applied, the enemy becomes enfeebled 2 until the end of its next turn.
- Yan will make it stupefied 2 for the same duration if it's a caster or looks like one
Yan moves up, inspires his allies and connects with the blinky Eye of Empty Death.
The next blinking eye of empty death glares at Yan.
before trying to zot him.
Yan is not scared, he is rather electrified though.
Initiative:
Scarred Hound | 15THP | Frightened 1
Solid Orange Eye -10
Yan 85/99
Purple Dashed Eye
Oorgatch
Sendoski
Oorgatch, Sendoski and a frightened Scarred Hound are up!
While he has the chance, Oorgatch tumbles past orange and and stabs.
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The giant hound bites three times with mixed outcome. He hopes to bring down the flying skulls
Oorgatch tumbles through and successfully strikes.
Scarred Hound bites 3 times but only connects once, yet the wisp still flickers menacingly. As before they are extremely nimble and hard to hit although the party's skill has increased considerably.
After all that the Orange Wisp is in pretty bad shape.
It spins around in the air, attempting to terrify Oorgatch.
Thanks to Yan's aura Oorgatch just holds his nerve.
The Orange Eye of Empty Death then poofs out of sight.
Initiative:
Scarred Hound | 15THP |
Invisible Solid Orange Eye -44
Yan 85/99
Purple Dashed Eye
Oorgatch
Sendoski
Yan is up!
Yan smites purple
We are not afraid of you! He moves around and strikes!
Yan smites and swings twice, only connecting once though.
It spins for a moment before focusing it gaze at Yan, its wound still burning with its holy connection.
The electricity shocks Yan with a powerful force as this light goes out as well.
Initiative:
Scarred Hound | 15THP |
Invisible Solid Orange Eye -44
Yan 53/99
Invisible Purple Dashed Eye -18
Oorgatch
Sendoski
Non Yans are up!
The giant hound moves towards orange skull and bites it
The hound sniffs and heads back towards Sendoski and takes a pair of bites but comes up empty!
Oorgatch pulls out a cats eye elixir, drinks it, and parries.
Oorgatch prepares himself while Sendoski draws a scroll and makes for a pair of sparkly wisps, that happen to be surrounding him!
The Orange wisp, now partially visible makes faces at Sendoski.
But Sendoski is not scared.
He is however critically shocked!
Initiative:
Scarred Hound | 15THP | FF
Solid Orange Eye -44 | FF
Yan 53/99
Concealed Purple Dashed Eye -18 | FF
Oorgatch
Sendoski 33/57 | FF
Yan is up!
Yan double moves and strikes orange, letting his smite drop off:
Yan catches back up to Sendoski and finish off the Orange eye of Empty Death.
The Purple Eye tries to demoralize Sendoski.
Feeling the fear the Wisp flares back to full brightness.
It then zots Sendoski as it comes to rest on the stairs.
Yan prevents most of the damage though as he brings Ashava's protection against the attack of the wisp.
Initiative:
Scarred Hound | 15THP | Shinny
Yan 53/99
Purple Dashed Eye -13 | Shinny | Stupefied 2
Oorgatch
Sendoski 29/57 | Shinny | Frightened 1
Party is up!
Due to the distance, Oorgatch has to run across the hallway to dodge past the wisp.
He then stabs, trying to finish it in one shot.
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Yan smites and tries to finish off the wisp!
Oorgatch and Yan's assault dissipates the Eye of Empty Death.
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Scarred One changes back to his orc form. He spits to the ground part of the bones that he bit before
"I was thinking that we killed them all before"
Oorgatch helps Sendoski, searching for hidden locks or traps as well.
Scarred One joins the search for the traps party...
The north and east walls each have a door with small, sliding windows. A raised portcullis at the northeastern end here has metal points crusted with dried blood.
Sendoski finds the portcullis already raised although a bit of red light spills out under the door. Something magical and bright red is clearly past the double doors.
No traps here. Scarred One opens the sliding window in the north door and finds an empty cell. The door is not locked and opening and further search reveals nothing more than a fusty and cobweb covered forgotten cell.
Oorgatch opening the eastern door window finds a filthy cell, with an unconscious tiefling woman slumped upside down with her feet manacled to the wall. The manacles appear carefully polished in contrast to the rest of the filth covered room.
The door has a poor lock that Oorgatch thinks shouldn't be much of a problem to open.
Oorgatch pulls out his picks and gets to work
with infiltrator tools
with infiltrator tools
And easily opens the lock. He hurries to the woman and tries to determine if he can safely remove her from the manacles.
Scarred One moves to assess the state of woman
"Can you hear me?"
She's unconscious and pretty severely dehydrated.
The manacles are just latched, and not locked, you suspect in her upside down state she just couldn't reach them.
Yan lays on hands as well. Who would do this?
Yan lays on hands as well. Who would do this?
"Every creature in this forsaken place, take a guess Worddancer." comments the old one trying to help the prisoner.
He helps to put her gently to the ground and administer aid
With careful sips of water Scarred One nurses the Tiefling back to consciousness.
She sips the water but eyes you suspiciously. "It's been months, or years." she whispers meekly between sips of water after she regains consciousness. "I didn't think I'd ever be rescued..."
Yan adjusts his glasses.
I'm sorry. We've seen things here… my name is Yan, servant of Ashava and fan of the Roseguard, as is Sendoski here. There are my companions… Yan introduces everyone.
The ancient one looks at Yan in glasses, and wonders since when he was carrying those.
"Yeah, you know we rescued you..." says the old one, but his diplomatic attempt seems more like bragging of an old fool