Ooo ouch no standard action TEoNT. These guys look tough!
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Thanks. It's been great, unfortunately I made the mistake of taking a one month holiday... The guys that covered for me did their best I'm sure but the back log of work is insane.
I'm really sorry to say that I'm dropping out of this game. Due to new time constraints in RL I have to cut back on my PBP gaming.
Anastria runs her fingers over the seems of the door trying to detect any traps herself while she waits for Varis.
Smiling that Luce has found her brother Anastria turns to Tiberious. " Come on Tibby let's find out what's at the top of those stairs. " Anastria moves up the stairs combing some friz out of her hair.
Anastria moves past the low hanging ceiling to get a clear view of Morgana and muttering verse in an unearthly voice sends up a blast of energy at her.
Anastria enscribes the mark of her curse over the despicable halfling as she moves out of the hall and around the ice. She then channels the powers of her master and casts forth her mightiest spell over Morgana! Inflicting pain and despair in the Halflings mind and forcing her to roll towards Luce and Aurix. Feeling so much power flow through her is exillerating and smiling she can't help but dig deeper. She causes flames to erupt around the other cultist.
Anastria spends but a moment to place her curse on the poorly made construct in front of Aurix and invokes the power of her fey masters to blast it with Eldritch energy.
I don't appear to be in the Initiative order?
Anastria cringes at the scene before her but steels herself and prepares to act.
Anastria waits for Aurix and Tiberious to head in first before slipping in behind them. Giving the glowing image of Torog one last look as she goes she makes a sign of protection to her fey masters and pokes out her tongue at the image.
I'm curious, what is the green line on the current map? Looks at characters stats and hangs head in shame :P
Anastria walks the rest of the way down the bridge. " Yes, for a farm girl you are full of surprises! " She says with a wide smile.
Seeing Luce take yet another hit Anastria steps forward and recites a little farmers ditty used to remind themselves that winter is but a season and the spring will come again. She weaves healing magic through the poems words just as and directs it at the farm girl who she was starting to become quite fond of. She then focuses on the other archer on the walls and lets the fey powers rise up inside her as she fires off another blast.
Anastria steps carefully forward on the bridge, firing another blast in the cursed archers direction.
Moving up behind Vondal on the bridge Anastria let's the Fey powers take control again. Inscribing the markings of her curse over the archer on her right she launches her assault sending a blast of eldritch energy to befuddle the archers senses.
Stowing the items into a sack I wonder how we'll ever sell a 'Gnoll eating sheep' statue? she follows the others out the door. Wrinkling her nose at the smell she sees Luce racing across the bridge and gives chase.
"Not more than he deserved. Anastria states bluntly as she witnesses the gnolls fate. The golden haired eladrin then follows cautiously behind Luce and is quick to inspect the furs to see what caused the glint. "I'll put it in this seperate sack and we can all share it out later once we've saved Luce's brother" she says not wishing to appear greedy As she gathers up whatever she finds.
Anastria looks grim as the beast refers to Luce's brother as a sacrifice. She adjusts her armour and takes a moment to steady herself after the battle. Looking to Tiberious she says quietly " Sorry about running off instead of staying with the group. I thought I'd be able to stop the bell ringer before anyone was alerted. "
With a grim face Anastra looks through the arrow slit and steps through the Feywild teleporting down off the battlements she turns to the right and curses the Machine drawing arcane symbols in the air with her wand she lets off a blast off eldritch energy at the thing.
Anastria Moves to the edge of the battlement and focuses on her wand enscribing symbols in the air she activates the wands power directing the resulting burst of fire at her enemies below. Scorching burst on square: S14.
Dmg: fire damage. Warlocks curse damage to C1
Anastria steps over to the arrow slit and focuses on the ground below. She cringes as she steps through the Feywild using the magic inherent to her race to teleport into the court yard. move to R 10 and Teleport down to Q 10.
As her mind clears from the nightmares the blue glowing construct comes into view at the arrow slit attacking Anastria's companions! Her eyes flash darkly and she curses it in a deep eldritch voice not her own.
Sorry I acted out of turn :S
Tormented by nightmarish creatures of the fey wild Anastria spins frantically all around looking for a way to escape. She ducks down into the stairwell and whimpering she tries to will away the nightmares.
Awesome rolls!
" Damn! We need to stop that bell" Anastria replies to Tiberious. She makes a split second decision she hopes she won't regret and gives chase to the blue creature that disappeared from view. She moves to the stairwell and races up as fast as she can.
She then enscribes arcane symbols in the air with her wand and mutters under her breath placing her curse on the glowing blue creature ringing the bell.
" Damn! " Hearing the bell ringing as well as Tiberious yelling for her and Luce to fall back she makes a split second decision she hopes she won't regret, Anastria gives chase to the blue creature that disappeared from view. She moves to the wall and then taking a deep breath and steeling herself she steps through the Feywild disapearing and emerging upstairs. She then enscribes arcane symbols in the air with her wand and mutters under her breath placing her curse on the glowing blue creature ringing the bell.
Not spotting anything Anastria moves south following Luce's fire
"Are you sure?" Anastria whispers loudly.
Anastria moves in through the entrance after Luce looking all around for danger.
Anastria steps cautiously out of the brush. Longsword held low in her right hand and her wand gripped tightly in her left.
"No signs? That's kind of strange." Anastria cranes her neck trying to see for herself. "Well should we all go and check it out?"
Anastria stops in her searching of the ground and turns to listen to Tiberious. After hearing Vondal and Luce's reply she says in the most serious tone she can muster. "Well I have no trouble working as a group, and you can order me around all you like Tibby!" As she awards Tiberious the nick name of Tibby the seriousness is gone and she's grining broadly giggling and winking at him. She turns to Luce, "Well if your sharing your wine I'll share my rations. Either way (hunting or not) we won't go hungry I'm sure."
Anastria gives the Pub a parting glance after retrieving her travelling gear, lamenting the party she is going to miss. Well never mind... There's sure to be an even bigger one when we return with Luce's brother and the other kidnapped townsfolk. At the site of the ambush she's to distracted watching Varis work to be of much help.
Torog!Thinks Anastria shuddering despite all efforts to suppress it. Why would any one worship such a god?
Anastria stands behind Luce squeezing her shoulder to show support, she knows what it's like to lose family. "How often to goods caravans get raided in these parts? Any patterns or particular spots?"
"I am not from around these parts, no. As for a wandering quest I wouldnt know, I have no home so I share everyone else's." Anastria says shrugging. She nods to the Dwarf in way of greeting, having met him in the Inns common room the night before. He's not wrong about the dialect... She agrees silently. Turning his head to address the rest of the group "Our only source of the information is the merchant himself and the only remaining survivor of the kidnapping. As such our best lead is a familial tie of Blackstream himself, one such named Nedda Blackstream now Morgana that now may reside in some temple up in the valley somewhere. As this is fairly new information I have unable as of yet to expound upon this and as I said...I am undermanned." "Kidnapped doesn't sound good but here is a lead already! If you are to undermanned Tiberious I will go with Luce to find out more from Nedda.
As Greck talks about Luce's family Anastria's smile quickly fades and when Luce asks for help she responds "Kyle is your... brother? Anastria is my name, of course I will gladly help." realising she got distracted by the Dragonborn before replying to Luce's introduction. She gives Luce's hand a gentle reasuring squeeze and waits for the two guardsmen to respond.
Anastria laughs heartily when she spots the children's antics, she skips after Tiberious playing a jaunty marching tune on her pipes and play marches around the Dragonborn soldier, her eyes bright with the simple joy. As the children move off to 'secure the market' she goes along with them continuing the tune for a minute before breaking off and returning to the group smiling widely.
Smiling at the young guards gentry. "A party at the public house sounds just as good! If you like my music I'll be sure to play tonight. I hope to see you there Tiberious, if your duties will allow it" she winks a bright green orb at Tiberious and smiles at Greck.
Anastria pauses in her playing, feeling a little watched she looks around the market. Spotting Tiberious and Greck I've attracted the eye of the guards already. Samdrin would be amused. Smiling widely she hops up and crosses the market towards them. "Good morning." she holds out a hand in greeting. "I'm Anastria, tell me is there some kind of festival after the auction? It seems the perfect time."
Walking through the street Anastria was surprised to see Downholme so busy. The inn keeper had told her about the sheep auction of course but it had little prepared her for the sudden change in the atmosphere of the town, as sheep were herded up roads to the market place, which was now lined with so many venders that seemed to have poped up over night. Playing a few experimental notes on her pan pipes as she wandered through the stalls perusing the different foods and wares and looking through the crowd for any familiar face.
Anastria sits in the corner of the inns common room telling the fantastic tale of Igneous the Dragon charmer in hushed tones to any who stop to listen.
I am a multi class bard and thus can use majestic word (a healing power very similar to Tiberious's Inspiring word power) once per day. Tiberious can use inspiring word twice per encounter. Also we all get a second wind 1/ encounter where you can spend a healing surge. We should be ok. Though this is the largest party I've ever played in for 4e.
Thanks. I'm unfamiliar with the setting which is why I didn't mention any city/town names. I have a bunch of Chaos scar adventures on my computer but I've never had the time to look through them. Can't wait to start :) |