Desseer's mind races with unnatural efficiency, so much so that he surprises himself. For a brief moment during this, Desseer appears frozen in place.
"Alright," Desseer says, his voice devoid of emotion. "You," pointing to Dominique, "come with me." He turns to Inennarra, "Inennarra, check our supply. If we have a wand or scroll of lesser or regular Restoration, bring it." he then turns to Unique, "Our tea-scapade will have to wait, but do get some tea to us when it is ready. And, to the remainder of you all," he says clearly addressing the room with an assuring smile, "fear not, everything will be fine."
With that, Desseer turns on his heels once more and walks with purpose toward Myriana's chambers. After a short bit he pulls up the screen for guild chat and sends the message: I am on my way, with company.
Domayoku follows allow with the others, mainly out of curiosity.
Unique curtsys and heads to make tea As she does she will message back to Deseer. 'Guild Master I we will speak later when the crisis is averted'
[B)" Yes Master"[/b] She says and goes to make tea. At least Inq hopes he can make tea in this form and world.
When everyone reached Myriana's room they found that she had decorated her own room largely with things that resembled, and worked like, modern appliances, running water, oven, microwave, fridge. It was colorful and looked very girlish with thick dark blue carpet turning to purple walls which turned to red near the ceiling. It was not unlike twilight, or sunset, and there were things that showed the darkness of her true vampiric nature hidden all around. She also had a had a king sized four poster bed with gossamer like drapes on it. The bed had metal rings to use to restrain people, there were similar things surreptitiously hidden within the decorations on the furniture and walls that, much like their mistress of deception were hard to spot if you were not already aware of them. There was a walk in closet with lots of clothes, all variations on the goth style dress she preferred.
It quickly became obvious where Myriana was given the few NPCs that had come at her call to help with the problem had crowded around her bed. Myriana was on it and holding what looked largely like a shriveled up corpse in her arms though the figure she held was still breathing, if only slightly. Even more shocking was that Myriana was crying actual tears! That should not have been possible but it drew the eye to see that she was not pale like a corpse anymore rather her skin had the same coloring as a living person now!
Myriana looked up at the recent arrivals and begged, "Please, do what you can to help Iris-chan, nya," she was obviously distraught with fear for the witch she had brought home with them and something serious must have happened to cause all of this.
Desseer appraises the situation when he enters, his eyes covering all of the occupants and their apparent conditions.
A couple seconds later he speak with authority, "If you are a servant of the Arcane Abattoir, stand outside until told to do something else." After the 'NPCs' file out, he continues in a gentler tone, "Myriana, this is Dominique. He thinks he has something that can help. But before we do anything, it seems as if you have the ability to see Iris's stats. Can you tell us what's going on with her stats? Is it damage or drain?"
With a quick mental note the screen appears which you can all read if you manuever or read backwards. Myriana quickly urges in a distressed state, "I drained her vitality... she currently has only 1 in all ability scores but Charisma, 15.2. Wait is that possible? I thought it was a 14 earlier. It's mostly damage some drain..."
He rushes in after Desseer. He comes over to the bed and lays a hand on her shoulder and then the other on her forehead, if possible.
He states, "My aura is a testament of the Sublime. I can channel but as you said that won't help. Can you adjust her character sheet?"
The blue screen appears with Text:
Would you like Iris to take on a template?
Yes / No
A black cat comes over and pokes at the yes button but is not able to interact with the screen.
Your sacrifice and hers will give her new strength.
Would you like to copy a template from a being nearby?
Yes / No
Please choose from the options:
Sublime
Half Fiend
Fey
She comes into Myriana's room in a rush with a rod in her hand. Desseer notices the rod and remembers it is a cursed item. After dropping a backpack on the end of the bed she nods to Desseer stating, "I will go first. There are scrolls and other items that might work. I realized a lot of them were non magical..." She taps the rod to Iris' torso and says, "Blessed Burn!"
The runes on the rod begin to glow vibrant red. There is sizzling of flesh for a moment then Inennarra is simply gone.
Each charge gives 2d6 fire damage and drains 2d6 hp.
If you fail the DC 25 Will save after using the rod then you are dimensionally sent to another plane, if you survive it brings you back in 4 hours.
Myriana sees Iris' Constitution goes up to 10.3.
Myriana watched as the black cat tried to touch the screen to apply a template but was unable to interact with it and Myriana realized what it was trying to indicate. Her left hand reached down to stroke the cat's head soothingly as she reached her right hand to the screen to tap Yes. Myriana wasn't sure what Iris' opinion of being half fiend or sublime would be, though either would give her boosts to her stats, more so than fey would but given Iris was a witch becoming a fey would be more to her benefit than most of the options even if Charisma was not the ability her casting was based off of and was also more of a neutral on the good/evil alignment scale and she suspected that Iris would prefer that.
With her decision made Myriana chose fey and then accepted the change. She then made a further review of the sheet and wondered if there were any other changes she could or should make. In particular she checked the patron listed and made sure there should be no conflict with her new race and made any needed adjustments looking at the black cat for confirmation at times.
All this while the others did what they could to help Iris recover and while they worked Myriana said, "Please try to get her physical and mental stats back up to at least ten for now, nya, and focus on repairing any drain over damage if you can since damage will heal itself with time and drain won't nya."
Galahad was the last one to arrive in Myriana's chambers, but thanks to his incorporeal nature he was able to maneuver through the crowd in order to reach where Iris and Myriana were.
That shouldn't be possible, she was undead like him wasn't she? And did her face looked.. brighter? Livier?
"I can't use restoration spells with the spirit I currently wield, I could wait a few hours before changing spirit but that doesn't seem wise when she's in this state..."
Galahad ponders for a moment, he reaches his hands forward and touches Iris's forehead for a moment, thinking about the spell he wanted to be able to use right now, as he thinks about what he can do a strange glow appears in hands
"What... is this?
"Do you wish to spend 1 use of mythic power to utilize a spell not within your spells know or prepared spells?"
Galahad is confused for a moment but his undead mind is unfazed by it and he think 'Oh, why not? Better learn what this is about'
"Lesser Restoration"
Galahad says without expecting much, but to his surprise the spell he should not have been able to use actually works!
of recovered wisdom
"What was this?"
He asks confused looking at his spectral hand and then notices something almost as shocking
The state that Iris was in was less shocking to him than the face Myriana had
Tears...
"Myriana... have you been crying? ... How?"
She should have been undead like him, so tears couldn't be produced by their systems, just what in the world had taken place in this room?
The blue screen replies to Myriana's actions,
Fey Template acquired.
Will be fully applied after a period of physical contact, please remain in contact for 7 hours 59 minutes and 48 seconds. If contact is broken the time may be doubled.
The black cat would seem uninterested in most of the changes she makes.
Iris's Wisdom score improves from 2.7 to 6.7 as Galahad uses the spell. Yes Dominique's aura is slowly helping her by about 0.1 per round.
Present Character sheet ability scores for Iris:
STR - 2.7 / 10 - 3 drain
DEX - 2.7 / 18 - 5 drain
CON - 11.0 / 14 - 3 drain
INT - 2.7 / 22 - 6 drain
WIS - 6.7 / 12 - 4 drain
CHA - 17.7 / 18 - 2 drain
Once maxed out, the ability score gains up to 2 points of temporary boost.
Conditions: Acquiring template, unconscious, minor drained ability scores, major damage to ability scores.
Conditions removed: exhausted, fatigued, sickened
Desseer watches as Iris's stats go up by 0.3, which very much piques his curiosity. Around that same time, Inennarra comes in with the pack of items. He immediately focuses on the Detect Magic cantrip and casts it.
In that time his eyes pass over the rod in Inennarra's hands and his mind slowly remembers things about it. When it clicks, Inennarra was finishing the "-Burn!".
"Inennarra! No!" Desseer shouts, reaching toward her. But he is too late and she has disappeared.
He remains there, frozen in shock for several seconds. When he moves again he picks up the rod aggressively and racks his brain to find out as much as he can about it. He has clearly lost all of his attention on the others in the room.
If she survives she will be brought back after 4 hours.
You can also make a pact with the creator of the item sacrificing 1d4 damage to an ability score to gain her awareness of you.
He backs off letting the others do what they can as he just focuses his aura.
Seeing Innerra vanish he asks, "What was that?"
Myriana was to worked up to notice the cat's reaction to her choice and would not have cared if she did as it did not make it's preferences known. She was also distracted by Galah'ad's shocked question when he realized she was crying. The steady improvement in Iris' stats helped to calm Myriana and she held Iris as the changes began to occur to her.
Myriana looked to Galah'ad and responded, "I am not a vampire nyaow Galah'ad, I've become alive again nya." She paused to order her thoughts and said, "While Iris rested her familiar helped me access a menu that let me bind her to me nya. I had several choices nya and one was to drain her vitality to become living again or make her a vampire nya." Her tears began to build again and she continued, "I do not want to be undead forever nya, and I want to enjoy the things that come with being alive so I took what might a one time only chance nya."
Myriana looked back to the less shriveled body of Iris and added, "I did not expect Iris-chan to be so badly affected nya. She won't become a vampire and she is continuing to live though she will now be a fey nya."
Ink as Unique grabs a tray of tea and proceeds to take down the corridor to Myrianas room. At the door the Human female looking made with inky black hair opens the door and steps in.
" Tea" Ink says in a russian accented make voice, and continues to walk forward to set it on a table and waits to pour any into cups should they want any.
Desseer stares at the rod in his hands with growing frustration.
Inennarra got sent to another plane. The plane she was sent to is based on her alignment. Which I'm pretty sure is neutral. If she survives for four hours, she'll come back. The question is, if I try it, would I be sent to the same plane? I could use UMD to trick the rod to think I'm neutral. Do all neutral people get sent to the same plane or is it random? Should I do it to find out? If I do it and end up with Inennarra, everything's good. If I do it and don't, Inennarra is on her own and I'm on my own. The plane is supposed to be inhabitable. If I don't try it, Inennarra is on her own anyway. So do I gamble it? Do I think I can survive a plane inhabitable to a neutral character? I don't see why not. I think I do it. This is a gamble. Is it worth the gamble? Is Inennarra worth the gamble? If I say no am I a bad person? Would it look bad to the other guild? Dammit Inennarra! Why did you do that!? Damn! Damn! Damn! Damn!
Galahad tilts his head back in surprise, he had know that in YGGDRASIL changing racial types was possible but he did not expect for something like this.
"I-I see, that is good to know... well, I am fine with being undead but if you are happy with your choice I guess that's what matters most, but... a fey, huh? I guess Iris will be plenty surprised at this. I assume that she won't become a servant to you and will still be herself then?"
" Interesting, So she changed race?" Came a deep bass voice with a thick accent exudes from the very feminine frame.
"So new things to explore? Maybe new monsters and adventures to conquer? Maybe some important people to off or take over.Intriguing."
" Question, why is our leader distraught?"
Myriana was still too worked up to notice how worked up Deseer had gotten but she was paying enough attention to what Galah'ad said to respond to him in a slightly indignant tone, "I never chose to become a vampire, that was forced on me by one of the former guilds members when I was caught trying to sneak in to spy on the place nya. I couldn't undo it after the fact and it was turned into a big RP moment where I "betrayed" my former guild and all of us were turned by the same Master Vampire USuxUrBlood who was this guild's spymaster at the time nya."
Myriana took a deep breath and then let it out slowly as she said, "I like the people in this guild, other than that bastard that turned me nya." Myriana sighed and continued, "I just wish the other girls were here nya. We could use my old guild's master spies nya." She looked to Ink then and added, "So it is more that I went back to my old race nya."
The blue screen updates,
Fey Template acquired.
Will be fully applied after a period of physical contact, please remain in contact for 7 hours 29 minutes and 48 seconds. If contact is broken the time may be doubled.
Present Character sheet ability scores for Iris:
STR - 4.7 / 10 - 3 drain
DEX - 4.7 / 18 - 5 drain
CON - 13.0 / 14 - 3 drain
INT - 2.7 / 22 - 6 drain
WIS - 8.7 / 12 - 4 drain
CHA - 22.5 / 18 - 2 drain
Once maxed out, the ability score gains up to 2 points of temporary boost.
Conditions: Acquiring template, unconscious, minor drained ability scores, major damage to ability scores.
Conditions removed: exhausted, fatigued, sickened
Then about two hours later, when her ability scores stabalize:
STR - 9.0 / 10 - 3 drain
DEX - 15.0 / 18 - 5 drain
CON - 13.0 / 14 - 3 drain
INT - 16.0 / 22 - 6 drain
WIS - 9.0 / 12 - 4 drain
CHA - 22.5 / 18 - 2 drain
Her eyes flutter open and she smiles at Myriana, then a bit startled by seeing so many people around.
He walks around bored staying within 30 feet of Iris at all times. Everyone within his aura, except for Galahad, feel nearly intoxicated as you gain aup to a +2 bonus on your ability scores.
Domayoku almost giggles as Dominique's aura washes over him "Ah ha ha. I missed that aura."
Ink begins to shift and melt. It wasnt pleasant watchimg the beautiful visage drip, it was as if a candle made of human flesh burnt low. The visage going into the grey translucent substance. Oddly theough the melting of flesh, the tray kept steaight ending up atop Inks gelatinous ovoid shape.
' Look I am table' Ink states in broken english while he then continues.
' I remember him, He fought me once. Was kinda dickish. I perferred different methods more reconnaissance ans wlimination opposed to all that huntong women"
"Damn!"Desseer exclaims finally breaking from his mental war.
He looks up and around to see the people that occupy the room. Ink is back to Ink...it looks like the Iris situation has been at least somewhat resolved...they don't seem to know much about the Inennarra situation...
"Ah, umm," he starts talking very quickly, "Long story long, Inennarra activated this rod. The rod heals ability damage or drain but can send the user to an alternate plane based on alignment if you fail a save. It also does damage to the user." I'll exclude the other thing. "Inennarra failed the save. I have no idea if the planar location is fixed or random. Should I try to go after Inennarra?"
"Oh! If you survive in the plane for 4 hours, it sends you back. Thoughts?"
He gives Domayoku the knowing eye after hearing his comment and even gives him an air kiss.
He sounds intrigued, especially since his aura would not do her much good anymore. "It sounds like a great option if you have a good will save. What was the DC? I have an 18 before rolling. In good spirit I will take the risk for our two guilds to grow together!"
Assuming Desseer hands him the rod, any buffs cast, he says the words and...
well...
fire
hp loss
int drain restored
dex drain restored
Following along he wonders at this situation, he thinks to himself, who else will make the sacrifice? With a Will of +8, he sits back and watches, will he sacrifice minions?
Myriana was concerned about Inennarra's situation as she heard about it but knew there was little, she could do about it just now. "I don't think there is anything I can do to help nyow but if we can find the right spell, I might be able to at least check on her nya. It would just be after it is too late to do anything to help nya."
Myriana continued to stay snuggled against Iris as the healing proceeded and felt a great deal of relief as she saw her companion begin to look more normal. Eventually, after some time had passed, Iris seemed to come around and looked a bit confused at seeing so many others standing around the bed. Myriana noticed when Iris opened her eyes and hugged her tightly as she said, "Iris-chan! I'm so sorry nya, I didn't knyow it would hurt you so bad nya!"
' Survival eh? Into a literal hellscape' conveyed the gelationous being as it seemed motionless with a tray of hot tea atop its body.
' I dont need much. Though dont we have an item to scry upon our...friend?...' He let that linger before he then continued.
'Thankfully I am well equipped for the other task. So of we can locate her, I am willing to aid her' the slime spoke. It was almost as if a sense of duty mixed with a promise of challenge. It was why Yggdrasil enraptured him in the forst place.
"You will need a Demon King to navigate a hellscape", Domayoku stated. "I'm in."
"That's not-" Desseer starts in response and then takes a deep breath, clear frustration at the lack of understanding. "One is plane shifted to a plane based on your alignment," he says in a measured tone. "Unless you've got some good UMD, there isn't a purpose in you trying."
"I've decided I'm going to do it. If it were any of you I'd go after you. In this world, Inennarra is no different. She is my.." he trails off, unsure of what to say. I created her, does that make me her father? he thinks causing discomfort in himself. "I..uhh..created her, I feel responsible. Anyway, could I have the rod back?"
Assuming he gets handed the rod..
"Alright, it is just me. There is no garantee that I'll even be sent to the same place as Innennarra. So don't try and follow."[b] He pauses taking a deep breath. [b]"Hey, maybe we'll find out what happens if a player dies..."
At that, he activates the rod..
Myriana noticed when Iris opened her eyes and hugged her tightly as she said, "Iris-chan! I'm so sorry nya, I didn't knyow it would hurt you so bad nya!"
Weakly she wonders outloud, "What? What do you mean? Pain?"
Myriana shook her head and said, "Not pain, nya, though it would have been if you were awake for it nya." She squeezed Iris a bit tighter, "I was given the chance to bind you to me in some way and most of the options were intriguing nya, but one gave me the chance to become living again nya," she hesitated and then continued, "by draining your vitality nya," her voice was small as she said that last part.
Myriana's eyes teared up again as she said, "t worked nya, but it did far more harm to you than I though and you looked like a dried out husk nya. I knew you would live but I didn't think that would happen nya!" She gestured at the others and said, "We've done all we can to bring you back from the brink nya, even making you into a fae like me nya. That will take a while nya but it will help."
She apparently chooses to focus on the positive, she gushes as she tries to move but fails, "I was able to give you life! That is wonderful!"
Looking down at herself she looks back at Myriana, "Don't you worry about me, I don't feel the pain of it yet. I am not a husk anymore." She leans up but fails again to move. She smiles and nuzzles into Myriana more.
---
One of the minions walks up to ink and asks, "Should I analyze the items in the satchel?"
[Ooc]K planes DC 22: Lantern Archon.
' Satchel? What satchel?' He asks via telepathy. He doesnt move as he thankfully can see all around.
' Yes, invwstigate this satchel'
The minion begins to pull out scrolls, potions, and an assortment of other items. She identifies three of the scrolls as lesser restoration, one scroll as restoration, four potions being the latter. She also moves some away that don't have a magical aura. She tells you and awaits orders. The other attendants come and agree at what the items are. They touch the other objects and fail to identify them.
' Seems these items will restore thebabiloty damage. Three lesser restoration scrolls, one restoration scroll, and four potions of lesser restoration' he casts to those gathered the tea tray still on his well head.
"Blessed Burn!" Desseer says sternly and then disappears from the room in a small puff of smoke.
Crap, a lantern archon! I don't remember if they can Detect Evil, but I can't take any chances. Regardless, if there is one, there might be others,
Desseer quickly casts Undetectable Alignment on himself.
"Greetings!" he says loudly to the floating orb of light. "I'm looking for a friend of mine. Has anyone recently appeared around here?"
The minions nod in agreement to Ink.
' If you have the ability then administer a few of the lesser scrolls for Myriana's pet. Leave the others for our leaders glorious return that way we can have then at the ready' he says as he sits.
Domayoku silently slinks back away from the lantern archon, knowing his presence will make things worse.
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Myriana was relieved that Iris was not upset with her as her pet snuggled up closer to her after failing to move. Myriana's arms jelled Iris close as she saw Desseer disappear, presumably to go after Inennarra, and Myriana hoped he was successful as she listened to the findings of the scrolls.
Knowing that any remaining damage would heal itself over time but that drain would not, and only restoration or higher would work on that, Myriana said, "Why don't we only use the restoration scroll nya. That one can heal some of the drain where the lesser ones can't nya. The damage can heal itself nyaow that she is in better shape."
The higher level minion looks at the scrolls and then back at Ink, then the patient and asks, "Myriana does Iris have any more damage to her ability scores?" She nods in agreement, "Excellent, which ability score would you like restored?"
Using the scroll with Myriana's answer the drain for the ability selected is restored.
He walks over and whispers to Domayoku, "We should invest in some higher level divine casters as both guilds seem to be lacking."
Hound Archons? C'mon! They have SR...It's fine I can probably take them if need be.
"Oh thank goodness!" Desseer exhales feigning relief. "I'm looking for a friend that might have been teleport here a short time ago. Have you seen anyone?"