She would tell Kazko, "Okay I will." She wakes him at the last two-hour mark with a gentle nudge and speaks his name. She whispers to him, "Nima needs a man. Maybe you could step up and be that for her."
It took a minute of so for Davod to recover. "Fine job, my dear", the thief gulped. "Now remove your pants. I can't see too well." Pharos did as was asked of her and Davod asked her to sit down. The suli sat behind her and began to kiss her neck. As the thief's lips and tongue worked the genie's neck, his hand roamed down to the genie's mound. Licking his fingers wet, Davod slowly and delicately rubbed Pharo's newly engorged clitoris. The efreeti's legs began to arch, allowing deeper exploration for Davod's highly dexterous fingers. Between the kisses on the neck, and the fingerplay in the efreeti's pussy, Pharos had to muffle her orgasm, as her legs closed and clutched Davod's still busy fingers. Once her legs released Davod's hands, Pharos leaned back and passionately kissed per paramour.
In the morning he gets up and stretches. He groans out, "I miss our portable house. The beds were so comfortable." After his stretches he leaps up into the air and creates his flaming wings. Within moments he is gone.
Getting out of the same bedroll as Aukan, she begins to stretch as well. Helping Aukan as he helps her. "I miss it too but we won't have it until we are out of this place. Then we will have this as well! Look to the future for it is bright."
"Good luck Aukan, come back once you find them!" she shouts after him.
He comes back in an hour. He lands and offers some ideas, "To the North is ruins set into a cliff. To the center of the island is a huge crater, there are some large buildings on the far side of the crater with creatures about. To the East I found an oasis that looks to be home to fey. Also to the South there is a small village in the forest."
"Fey? Maybe we should go to the oasis in the East. Have Kalypso act as our ambassador. Hopefully get some good intelligence on the island?" Davod suggests.
"I can take Kalypso and Davod to the oasis as the rest of you make your way to the crater?" He offers as an option.
"Good luck, Kazko!" Davod says, as he waves farewell.
Aukan, Davod, and Kalypso head to the oasis. Landing you find that the creatures have hidden. Kalypso walks forwards and offers in Sylvan, "We are friends. I am a nymph but not of these lands. Will you share your water?"
The fey come from the water and the brush. Thorns, Nixies, Brownies, and a few others who are more shy mill about. The leader steps forward and states, "The big stone ones let us live here but we need to report your appearance. We already did of that one." He points to Aukan.
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The rest of the group moves slowly in the sand and eventually finds the crater. Then go around it...
You find a small stone temple perched on the northern edge of the Golden Bowl. A stone ramp leads down from this open-air structure to the dusty floor of the crater. The sand here is incredibly fine and golden, and characters who stand in it must wade through the stuff as if it were thick water—the sand is a foot deep and is treated as difficult terrain.
The stone platform, the stone temple, hangs over the edge of the crater is of polished granite, its surface inscribed with faint geometric
patterns. Partially eroded statues of a humanoid figure stand atop the open area, while just to the north a colonnade supports a stone roof that provides shade. A stone ramp leads down from the platform into the dusty crater to the south.
"Friends, we mean you know harm", the suli smiled, his hands away from his weapons. "We are Lady Kalypso's guards. The Mistress only seek information."
Int check DC 10 you know its a sphinx. Not sure which one but it is living and not a statue.
A K Arcane check would reveal more...
"What information do you seek?" the small fey asks.
He lets Davod do the talking and puts down his blade tip first into the sands.
"Could you please tell us more about this island?" Davod inquires. "We know to the North, there are some ruins set into a cliff. And the huge crater in the center of the island. We underdtand there are some large buildings on the far side of the crater where some mortals are living. And some kind of small village in the forest. If you could tell us more about these areas, that would be lovely."
"Mortals at the crater! Ha good one!"
Another one states, "Gnolls the lot of them not worth your time."
We don't go to the ruins. We don't like to leave the forest or water."
"You are right Kazko. Should we go speak with it?"
She notices you approach, her expression brightens from boredom as she prowls up to the edge of the building. “What have we here?” she asks. “Travelers! The Golden Bowl sees so few of your kind these days.”
Despite her apparent delight at having visitors, Zulfiqar’s initial attitude is indifferent.
She stands and offers to aid you only if they can answer a riddle. “Many find riddles cliche, but I find them quite delightful. If you would seek my aid or pass beyond, you must answer me this: I build up hills and tear down mountains. I make blind eyes see and make seeing eyes blind. What am I?”
smiles broadly and moves aside as though to let them
pass, but at this point Iqilma emerges from her pillar.
The voluptuous, golden-skinned shaitan’s expression is
one of anger and impatience as she speaks to the sphinx.
“You’ve had your fun, Zulfiqar. Need I remind you that you
serve Obherak now, not the ridiculous tongue-twisting
traditions of your kind?”
"Mortals at the crater! Ha good one!"
Another one states, "Gnolls the lot of them not worth your time."
We don't go to the ruins. We don't like to leave the forest or water."
"I see", Davod ponders. "Thank you very much. Are there gnolls in the forest village?"
The fey respond with indifference, "Yes it is a village of gnolls. They likely have some slaves. But mostly gnolls."
Nima, Sasha, and Alexandria follow Kazko. Ready for a fight but not drawing weapons yet.
The fey respond with indifference, "Yes it is a village of gnolls. They likely have some slaves. But mostly gnolls."
"Damn", Davod cursed under his breath. "Well, thank you all for the warnings. We shall heed them. I know you said you don't like to leave the forest or oasis, but would you all wish to leave the island if you could?"
The fey simply replies, "No we are content here. Don't know any better and like it that way. We have plenty of food and water."
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"Well, I think the answer is sand. I used to walk on sand dunes at the beach which are hills of sand, and I have been to this lake where the wind drove the sand to wear down all the rocks. The sand kind of blinded me, and we used the fine sand to make glasses to see. So I think your answer is sand." Kazko says.
Zulfiqar smiles broadly and moves aside as though to let you pass, but at this point Iqilma emerges from her pillar.
The voluptuous, golden-skinned shaitan’s expression is one of anger and impatience as she speaks to the sphinx. “You’ve had your fun, Zulfiqar. Need I remind you that you serve Obherak now, not the ridiculous tongue-twisting traditions of your kind?”
Davod bows deeply. "Many thanks, Oasis Ladies and Lords! May yours days be filled with Happiness and Luck!"
"Lady Kalypso, if you have no other questions, may I suggest we head back to our fellows?"
The Sphinx Zulfiqar’s expression clouds with rage at what the
The voluptuous, golden-skinned shaitan said.
Seeing that you want to parlay with them the sphinx attacks. Attempting to knock you off the ledge.
Which she does with her great strength.
Sounds of battle begin to rage above as Kazko falls.
Kazko drops 80 feet into the Golden Bowl.
The sand here is incredibly
fine and golden, and characters who stand in it must wade
through the stuff as if it were thick water—the sand is a
foot deep and is treated as difficult terrain.
If Kazko tries to climb the dune back up to the temple. He gets back before Aukan and Davod arrive.
After the five rounds, Kazko comes up and finds the sphinx and golden-skinned one bound, the golden one is gaged.
"Well Kazko it seems the sphinx is sorry for pushing you off the ledge, But we leave it up to you what you want to do with her."
"I am really sorry, she bullies me and you didn't give me much of a choice. Sorry." The sphinx says to Kazko.
Davod looks at both bound beings. "I admit I am having unclean thoughts about both these beautiful beings" The suli brushes his finger against the shaitan's cheek.
The Sphinx does not seem to be intimidated by Davod but waits for Kazko's judgement.
The shaitan shakes her head the look in her eyes shows that she is not intimidated instead you see fierce resistance.
"Well? Any suggestions on what to do with them?" The suli motions to the bound monsters.
The Sphinx answers:
"What do you want to know about the tyrant?
He will agree to do what we want only if you force him.
Before you go down to have a meeting with him please let me go!"
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The golden skinned Shaiten stares daggers at the group as she is bound and gagged. She can't do much.
The Sphinx is merely tied up.
"What happened?" He asks as he and Davod were not here initially.
The suli also looks to Kazko and the others for answers.
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"We came up here and the Sphinx asked us a riddle. I answered and this other gal showed up and demanded that we be attacked. I said our goals were not to fight and got smacked off the cliff. By the time I got up here again, the golden girls were both bound up and we were back to talking." Kazko says in way of explanation. Kazko will free the Sphinx and say, "No more attacking us. How many allies does he have?"
"The Sphinx asked a puzzle and Kazko answered correctly." She points at the golden skinned shaiten, "She antagonized the Sphinx and Kazko was direct with asking for 'help'. They acted quickly and he was shoved off the temple into the golden bowl. We subdued them, killed the gargoyles, and I believe you are caught up. We let the boys deal with this situation."
"Three dozen shaitens. Also I have heard stories of other stone like creatures they control within. I wish you the best of luck. I hope you kill him!" She states and then takes off unless someone else asks a question.