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Yeah, apologies. I've been waffling and arguing with myself about her build. Then I picked up a new orphaned campaign to GM and have had less time overall with taking care of a sick family member and holiday nonsense.

Add in that my work situation may be about to change drastically and I'm just not sure if I should pull the trigger on this or not. I think I'd better pause and see how things look in another month. Probably best to go ahead and call this one over and deactivate the campaign. If I end up with more time than I expect, we can try again.

Hmmm, Blaze would probably warrant a shift in goals too. She doesn't have a homestead, she's a witch hunter and a party-of-one fire cultist. Kesten is part of Sera's story, so maybe we'll have them go off to talk with her family and discuss what to do about the homestead.

In the Vault
Blaze shared what she had learned from the ledger with the group before they left, in case anyone else was inclined to ask more on the subject. And made a mental note to ask more of the catastrophe at a later time as she did not want to inflict any lasting damage to herself.

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Back in Camp
"We should consult the Dossier Ethos gave us, it may have more information on the Goblin tribes. Baahir still has it, I believe. I need to go below to release Jasse, the mephit who will no longer be known as Fire in the Oven." She said as she turned to go that way. She didn't expect to meet any trouble but made no objection to anyone accompanying her either.

Blaze tries twice more with the ledger before they leave the vault.

For what reason has the climate been changed in this place?
What is the Blank that caused the village to the north to become abandoned?

On the way back, Blaze spoke with Sasha, Nima and Pharos about their plans. "You said you must kill dragons, back where you came from. You are free now, why must you return to do this?"

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Once they were back at camp, she referred to her notes from interviewing the goblins. "Black Fangs are strongest tribe, but there is also Green Vipers and Red Death. Which one should we go after next?"

Blaze pointed out the strange liquid that the cursed items were submerged in. "This is working to dissolve the curses, but it takes time. They will be good weapons, once the curses are gone." She explained, hoping Sasha, Nima and Pharos would be satisfied. "Ethos gave us all gifts when we answered his call. He might want to do the same for you, if you want to join us. But I do not know if you have places to return to, once you feel your debt to Aukan is paid."

"I have my answers from the book. I will have to use the card to free the little fire mephit, but at least I will have kept my promise."

Couldn't find the post that described what it costs to ask questions of the book. I think it was HP for the first few but became Con damage later?

I brought this up out of character around that time too and was told that none of us are in the order yet. But Ethos still invited us to take stuff if we wanted. *shrugs*

Blaze walked at a respectful distance while Lilianne spoke with Aukan. She listened in, just to be sure her friend was safe, but she did not interfere.

I should be able to access everything just by taking 10 on both Perception and Sense Motive.

When they arrived and opened the vault, she noticed Pharos eyeing the same Glaive that Nima had been drawn to before. "Take care, like many things here, that weapon is cursed. It might make you turn on your comrades in battle." She cautioned, though she made no move to prevent her taking it.

She approached the book again and steeled herself for the drain she was about to face. "This card cost me quite a bit. I will try and see if I can save it by asking my question, still."

She wrote her question thus, What word will open the magical ward to allow the fire mephit called 'fire in the oven' and named Jasse of Glowing Mount to go free without using the magic card I bought?

Also she wrote, What is the silver spire to the southwest of the underground tower?

Hope everything is getting better for you.

Thank you, it is, slowly but surely. I got a post up, will try to come back to it and add my questions for the book soon. Have to figure out dinner now.

Aid Spellcraft on playing card: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Aid Spellcraft on white flower: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Aid Spellcraft on firey scepter: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
Aid Spellcraft on black stone: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
+4 to Lili's rolls, in case that helps identify anything else about the items.

Blaze did what she could to help Lilianne to identify the items they had received and blinked in surprised to see the Caydenite so moved by the gift of his tankard. Had they really been given gifts from a god? Well, except for me. I paid for mine. She thought ruefully to herself.

She decided to proceed on to the vault as planned to ask her questions. And spoke with Lili on the way. "He is very strong in battle," She asserted of Aukan "and I think he cares much that others think of him well. Mebbe we could speak to him and ask that he follow your orders. You are mostly leading us now anyway, we could make it official." She smiled in her lopsided way and shrugged. She understood her friend's worry, but Aukan was on mission here even before they were sent to find him. It seemed... rude to suggest he be should leave.

Sorry folks, it's been a rough month for me. Scary, potentially deadly weather(Yes, I live in Texas), followed by internet troubles due to the blackouts, followed by food/water shortages, followed by health issues with myself and my family. Doing my best to get caught up, lots of posts!

Blaze blinks in surprise to find her gold is gone, but she makes no move to undo her deal. She turns to Lili and Thorn and holds out the card to scan with magics to see what she had just bought.

The strange peddler did seem odd, possibly mad to Blaze as well. There were few things she needed and was just as happy to leave well enough alone, but when he spoke in Ignan, she decided to risk it and ask. "Do you have anything that can open magical wards?" She was on a quest to free her little fire mephit friend after all, so she would be remiss not to inquire at least. "I have gold to pay, but not gems."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

Blaze kept her hood up and her tail hidden beneath her cloak. Her burn scars were often enough to unsettle gentle folk, not to mention her tail.

She was interested in looking over his wares, until Thorn's reaction put her on edge. So she watched closely, looking for any warning that the peddler was not what he seemed.
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27

Your mithril dagger is black?

I always envisioned them as silver in color.

Could have fooled me... XD

Ethos and his pseudodragon walk through the portal after the crate. "Time we don't have then! All allies come we fight demons!" He states with urgency. He focuses on the space before him and Blaze's black dagger pulls from her toward Ethos, just enough to know he is using it and the other one's that your group holds as loadstones.

He grunts under the pressure of making another portal so soon and urges you, "Quickly go through once it is open! Shar too!"

I had just assumed it was symbolic, we were invited to join this group provisionally, we were given black blades. Also you said in the post where we got the daggers that they open the vault, so that's why I thought that it would. =P

What moon cycle are we in? Since the gobbo's bosses seem to turn up on the full moon.

Blaze merely shakes her head in wonder as everyone volunteers to come along. "Well, there is still a demon out there. Thank you, for the support."

As they began on their way, she explained. "Yes, I have the mephit's name now. So hopefully book can answer question."

Only Baahir's weapon can open the vault? I thought our black-bladed mithril daggers could too? Blaze makes notations of the goblin's answers before Lili finishes them off.

I was kinda hoping someone wanted to go with Blaze. I guess if there are no takers, can I commandeer Baahir?

By the way, did you ever hear from his player?

"I do not wish to be party to keeping prisoners. Free them from their bonds of rope or flesh as you will, but let us be sure we have asked all the questions we can."

Intimidate: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
She made the effort to put the fear of the Holy Flame into them and then asked her questions. Then she checked the Dossier before asking her questions.

"Who brought your tribe to this place?
What did your tribe do here?
Why come here? Did you summon demon? Why do this?
What happened to the abandoned village?
What other goblin tribes are nearby?
Do you know where the witches are?
What is the Silver Spire to the southwest?
What dangers are near the Spire?"

Had asked some questions of them before, but they were speaking goblin then. So I took a rank to learn the language and now they speak common? >_<

Once that was accomplished, she spoke to the group. "I will journey back to the vault where the goblin tribe was set on by the demon. Does anyone want to come along?"

Blaze laughs at her friends' funny joke about her being pretty. "And what will we do instead? Hunt your demon or my witch? Explore the woods and mebbe stumble into Alia's dragons? I do not see any safe paths. But this Tower is just beneath us, here. You've seen the vaults. It's no coincidence Ethos sent us to this place." Still she shrugged, if Lili wished to let sleeping towers lie for a while, she was not really opposed to the idea.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27

"It wasn't a plot to exclude you, Aukan. I just went down to speak with my mephit friend and it grew from there. I plan to go back to the Vault and ask the book again. Do you want to come?"

I was tempted to say Blaze smoked the meat, but I had committed her to reading and didn't want to interfere with that.

Aramyros was the main person who took them captive and it's easy to suggest that watching them was what kept him from venturing down with us.

Blaze did take a rank to learn Goblin, so we should be able to interview them now.

She asks those few up, "Anyone have any problems last night? There was nothing on our watch. I'll get breakfast going."

Blaze shook her head, "No problems. But I think Aramyros and I saw the spirit of a Tower Mage, mebbe. He pointed us to this." She said as she held out the bracelet of twisted silver and black metal. "It has magic for fixing things. Mebbe we can use it to fix elevators. Seems like someone wants us to keep exploring. Book says the next level down should be dormitories and then after that a pool for swimming. Something about necromancers for level after that, but book doesn't say much about that level."

When the group gathered for breakfast and noticed the missing food, Blaze went to check on the goblin captive.
(I think we forgot we had a prisoner...)

Survival for Tracking if it has escaped: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

Aramyros investigates the items left by the ghost. To Blaze he asks "What did he want from you? Lay down the book?"

Blaze stood with her head tilted like a confused animal looking where they had just seen the apparition. "I... do not know." She walked to where it had pointed to the ground and was about to set the book down there, as Aramyros suggested when she noticed the bracelet. She picked the item up and set the book down, then turned back to the bronze skinned Aasimar with the bracelet held out on her palm. "Is it magic? Cursed, mebbe?"

Aid Spellcraft: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

As Lilianne takes down a deer, plenty of food for 6 more people!

Blaze what section of the massive book did you read?

Blaze also brought down a deer right before Lili ran into the demon, don't forget. We probably have enough fresh food for everyone with that.

Reading into the "History of the Tower" section Thorn was working on.

4500 Pages.

15 pages per hour.
300 hours.

Roughly 12.5 days. Let's put it at 14 days to account for some rest.
9 days if skimming.
Int check 1d20+2 <-- Too much time travel renders my brain into minced meat..........

I'm gonna need some time to read......lol
will need help.

I guess Blaze can read 16 pages per hour, but she would try and skim for parts that describe the levels that we have already explored and then read up on one of the next areas we will likely explore (next level down that we can still access by elevator). Trying to be proactive and research what is reported to be in the area so we are better informed before we go exploring down there again.

Blaze was lost in her own thoughts. The way the lower level had burned brought memories to the surface. Images of leaping flames and blackened roof timbers floated before her mind's eye in such a way that she could not turn from it.

When Lilianne sought her out, she held her hands out looking down at them almost accusingly. "My flames still grow stronger, hungrier. I bring them forth but never have I been able to call them back. If it is magic, like Thorn says, how do I stop them burning? Is it evil? What I do?"

Before Thorn and Lili went foraging, she asked for the book about the Tower and spent her evening looking through it. It was clear that the wizards had kept many pets and experiments and they would need to continue to explore and set them free or destroy them if they were too dangerous. "If we read about levels before we go there, mebbe we have better ideas for what to expect."

That night, she moved her bedroll out from the tent she shared with Baahir and slept in the open. Today's events had reminded her how quickly her flames could consume everything she cared for. She was weary from the toll she'd taken from her internal burning and gazed up at the stars until sleep took her.

The next morning, she planned to go back to the vault and try again with the book. Hopefully, with the Mephit's proper name, she would be able to learn how she might free him.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13 Clearly she wants to believe this lie.

Blaze looks on, her face painted in pain. She hadn't expected her flames to do so much damage. They must have recognized the evil of the plant creature before she even knew what it was. Their power had been growing within her, she would have to be more careful when unleashing them in the future.

"Tell that we are sorry we could not help his family." She said sadly, her head hanging down. She wandered off to search for anything useful that had not burned away to nothing before they finished with this level.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

Who told you nothing else was living?

Looking back, I guess I'm remembering wrong. Thought the spider had told us nothing was alive because there was nothing for them to feed on but maybe that just referred to their specific level. *shrugs*

Aukan did say something about no one being down here, but I guess he isn't a reliable source.

So Blaze is now a mass murderer. Not exactly my idea of fun. Not sure what to do with this.

Didn't we have some assurances that nothing else was living in this tower? And how does a Leshy family survive underground? They should need sunlight...

The battle with the monstrous plant creature left Blaze feeling worn. Her breathing was labored as sooty sweat ran down her face from her hair. She was glad for her armor as Andrei was spared from being singed by her heated skin. Strange... she'd never anticipated receiving so many hugs before.

She gave a lopsided smile for her congratulations from her friends and Thorn's speaking Ignan as fluently as anyone. "Very good, we do seem to be learning new languages faster now. I wonder if it has something to do with this place."

As they went back down to the level where they first encountered the plant creature, Blaze hung her head sadly to see the widespread damage. "Sorry, my flames bend to my will only while I hold them. They take on a life of their own when they leave me." Looking around again in dismay, she added, "They must have been hungry..."

Alchemists add their Intelligence modifier to bomb damage too, so 1 more point of damage on those anyway.

Not sure how far I have to keep blasting and backing up, but rolled a few more attacks this time anyway.

Blaze does her best to explain in Ignan, "We thought we were clearing brush below, but woke some kind of plant monster. Do not let it get hold of you!"

No longer able to gather power as she needs to keep moving, she begins to burn from within as she stretches herself to throw as much fire as she can. Wisps of black smoke begin to rise from the nimbus of her flaming aura as she grits her teeth against the pain.

Round 12
Ranged Touch Kinetic Blast+EO+G: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 8 + 1 + 1 = 27
Damage+EO+FF: 2d6 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3, 5) + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 17
Reflex Save DC 17 or catch on fire
Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Round 13, accepting 1 point of burn
Ranged Touch Kinetic Blast+EO+G: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 1 + 1 = 12
Damage+EO+FF: 2d6 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2, 3) + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 14
Reflex Save DC 17 or catch on fire
Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Round 14, accepting 1 point of burn
Ranged Touch Kinetic Blast+EO+G: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 + 1 + 1 = 23
Damage+EO+FF: 2d6 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3, 4) + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 16
Reflex Save DC 17 or catch on fire
Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Round 15, accepting 1 point of burn
Ranged Touch Kinetic Blast+EO+G: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 + 1 + 1 = 23
Damage+EO+FF: 2d6 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1, 2) + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 12
Reflex Save DC 17 or catch on fire
Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Round 16
Ranged Touch Kinetic Blast+EO+G: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 8 + 1 + 1 = 21
Damage+EO+FF: 2d6 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2, 6) + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 17

Did the round 8 attack go off? Is so, she is getting close to maximum burn, no Burning Infusion on round 16 to hold some in reserve. If it catches on fire, it takes 1d6 fire damage per round until it puts itself out and Blaze gets +2 to hit it as long as it still burns.

The fat man following after them adds in.

In common, Taldane
"It dislikes fire a lot."

Blaze was quite the opposite, she delighted in bringing forth her flames. "Then we will keep the heat on." She set herself up about 30' from the elevator to gather power until the vine creature showed itself again. Then she would resume blasting and moving back.

Round 10?
Ranged Touch Kinetic Blast+EO: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 1 = 11
Damage+EO+FF: 2d6 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1, 3) + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 13
Reflex Save DC 17 or catch on fire
Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Round 11?
Ranged Touch Kinetic Blast+EO: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 1 = 11
Damage+EO+FF: 2d6 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4, 3) + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 16
Reflex Save DC 17 or catch on fire
Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Ew. She gets another +2 if the creature is on fire but those probably don't hit.

Blaze cannot help but smile in her lopsided way as Lilianne cheers on her flames. She moves out of the elevator when they stop on the first floor and presses an ear to the wall, listening for sounds of the creature's pursuit.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

Unfortunately, all she could hear was the sound of her own heartbeat, pounding in her ears from the excitement and exertion. "I cannot hear it. Do you think it follows, still?"

Ok, here we go! If it fails it's save and catches on fire, she gets a +2 to attack it and her DCs. Tracked her path as best as I could on the map starting with Round 4. Round 7 and 8 will be fired from the escape elevator.

Blaze nods as she prepares to keep up her blasts as the group retreats. First she fires, and then moves.

Round 5
Ranged Touch Kinetic Blast+EO: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 8 + 1 = 27
Damage+EO+FF: 2d6 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3, 1) + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 13
Reflex Save DC 17 or catch on fire
Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Round 6
Ranged Touch Kinetic Blast+EO: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 8 + 1 = 19
Damage+EO+FF: 2d6 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2, 3) + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 14
Reflex Save DC 17 or catch on fire
Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Round 7
Ranged Touch Kinetic Blast+EO: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 1 = 14
Damage+EO+FF: 2d6 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3, 2) + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 14
Reflex Save DC 17 or catch on fire
Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Round 8?
Ranged Touch Kinetic Blast+EO: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 1 = 25
Damage+EO+FF: 2d6 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2, 6) + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 17
Reflex Save DC 17 or catch on fire
Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

You guys are sending mixed messages. Are we running or fighting? If we're running, our best shot at getting away from it is to just go. If I fire at it every round, I may chip away at it's hp, but I'll slow down our escape and also be telling it where we are and making it more likely it will follow us.

Soo... what is the plan?

Blaze was willing to stand and fight, but as her friends seemed so anxious to leave, she decided it was best to join them. It did seem like a very dangerous plant creature. "I hope it does not follow us up again."

Ok, withdraw, if we can.

Ok, sorry for my confusion, since we're on the 2nd level down, I thought there might be room for the elevator to go up to the 1st floor.

Somewhat concerned that the elevator might be destroyed by whatever was climbing up the shaft, Blaze asks, "If it bursts through, how will we go back down? I can try and scare it away, mebbe?"

Can Blaze release her readied attack from the last post as soon as she sees signs of it in round 4? No preparation beyond gathering power that I mentioned before.

Blaze knew that lighting fires could be risky, especially in enclosed spaces. She loaded back up with the others and went back to the level above.

20 minutes is fine with me, but when the smoke dissipates is probably the best indicator of when it becomes safe to head back down. Also good with waiting for whatever it is to come up.

"Something's coming up. Whatever we did flushed it out. Think it might break through the elevator?" he asks the rest as he gets ready his own weapons and takes the front...

"We could send the elevator up and out of it's way, mebbe?"

She stood back some distance and gathered as much power as she could hold to make ready. Then she opened her hand, her flames springing forth and ready to throw as soon as the threat showed itself.

Readied Ranged Touch Kinetic Blast+EO: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 8 + 1 = 23
Damage+EO+FF: 2d6 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2, 5) + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 16
Reflex Save DC 17 or catch on fire
Fire Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Blaze nods and gathers power, then launches her flames into the dead vegetation, further infused to catch everything it touches on fire.

Is it a room or an elevator? A little confused by the description. Blaze can try to burn away the leaves that will burn unless others don't like that idea?

Blaze helps Andrei to open the door and looks confused to see plant life growing in the elevator shaft. "Are they really plants? There is no sun for them here..." She looks carefully first and if she sees nothing of concern, she reaches in to pluck a leaf from the dead vegetation and holds it in her hand to see if it will burn.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30

Hi guys. As you have noticed, I was very silent the last few weeks. As much as I love my character, I have a hard time feeling comfortable with this game. Already, you didn't wait for me, which is great - never get bogged down by a single person.

I want to be honest, I think I should quit your game. This would be the decent thing to do.

Sorry to hear! Seems like a lot of people are experiencing gaming burn-out right about now.

Happy New Year! Here's hoping your 2021 is merry and bright!

Blaze picks J 43

Blaze could see the value in the potions, but wasn't sure what she would want with scrolls. She selects out a large healing potion for emergencies and one that said Protection from Evil.

Scroll: 1d4 ⇒ 1
Wand: 1d4 - 3 ⇒ (4) - 3 = 1

But one scroll did seem as if it might be useful in this place, Hide from Undead and she liked Aramyros idea of fighting while Enlarged, so selected a wand with a similar effect.

But then she had no idea what else would be helpful or useful. "Lili, what else?" She asked her friend who had a better grasp of spells and their use.

Seeing the creature ask for food, she rummages in her pack for the only sustenance she carried with her, wandermeal. "No wonder you're hungry, been stuck in that jar for who knows how long. This isn't very good, but it's filling." She said as she offered it to the critter.

She looks on, clearly impressed with the creature's actions as it cleverly disables the automatons. "Clearly it's intelligent. And very helpful." With that she goes to investigate the contents of the chest now that the guards have been neutralized.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28

Blaze smiles too, watching Lili interact with the little creature. "It likes you, Lili. Will you let it out?" Having been imprisoned herself, she hated to see anything treated so.

She followed Thorn's glance and her eyes widened on seeing a spider crawl down Aramyros back. The intelligent mother had taken her brood onward, so she quickly swatted this one off the Aasimar as it did not speak.

CMB to Disarm?: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Just trying to swat it off him and onto the floor, just in case it is one of our spider 'friends'. Seemed like it most resembled disarming an opponent. Probably provokes an AoO...

She tried speaking Abyssal, just in case she was mistaken about the creature.

Blaze glances around the room at the others and decides she is the best suited for climbing the shelves. But she takes a moment and removes her armor first and then gets out her climbing kit from her pack first. She uses the crampons for extra stability and takes her time, making her way carefully so as not to break or disturb any of the jars. "Hello," she greeted the little horned creature before picking up it's jar to be held by her tail as she made her way back down.

Climb: 10 + 3 + 2 = 15
Taking ten with bonus from climber's kit to reach the live creature first, then she will bring down any other items the others want to look at like the rose, etc.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 10 + 1 = 29

Blaze moves into the room behind the others. "Quick thinking... and hands." She said appreciatively before turning back to the scene. "But why is there blood here? Old bones do not bleed..."

The tapping sound draws her attention. "Something is alive up there." She states and points out the little creature under glass.
How high up is the creature?

Is that last one the book Thorn found? I think he spent some time looking at it, was he able to learn anything? Blaze had asked to be on the lookout for warding passwords.

Blaze nods and follows along with the other's wishes, not having anything particular in mind. "We must not forget to talk to goblin prisoners later."

Turning to the trio who had begun cleaning the kitchen, she spoke in Ignan.

As Lili and Thorn worked to open the new door, she stood close by to throw fire through the door, should there be anything threatening behind it.

Are we on the first or second level now?

Blaze nodded her understanding. Not all creatures wrote their names after all. She replied in Ignan. "I will remember and return to vault tomorrow, ask book again. Mebbe then I can learn word to pass warding and set you free, Jasse of Glowing Mount." Her task was finished here, but she stayed to visit a while all the same. She did not rest easy with the little creature of flame still imprisoned and her promise unfulfilled.

Later, when they returned to camp, she remembered the supplies Ethos had sent and went to check on them.

"I will talk more about this with you later tonight."

She will then slide next to her friend, scoop her arm in hers, and then give her a playful smooch on the cheek to dissolve the feelings of uncertainty from her mind. With her other arm, she scoops up Andrei's so they are all linked. With the others heading into the dungeon, she seems to be saying that she is inviting herself.

Blaze was still not used to physical affection and gasped in alarm as she quickly dismissed the effect that heated her skin hot enough to burn. Still, it was like kissing a heated kettle, and the charming half-elf was nearly singed in the process. "Careful, my flames burn closer now. I do not want to burn you."

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Blaze was pleased to hear Sasha speaking common, broken as it was. "That is good! Soon we will all be speaking together."

She pulled out her pyrography tools and selected one with a simple pointed tip and handed it to Jassse, the mephit. Then she bared her forearm on her shield arm. Speaking in Ignan, she said,