Elleross Oronar's page

its a shame j but as Corrleon said, we understand.
I’ll miss playing Elleross and I’ll miss the game, it has been loads of fun.

arcana: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (1) + 19 = 20

Rematerialising with the others Elleross looks around at them.
we have breached the lions den but now what? We are surrounded by enemies. he says as he becomes himself again

They had ridden their luck so far, passing the gate and some of the fortresses denizens and Elleross saw no reason not to continue.
As the corridor before them splits he keeps to the centre way, leading them deeper into ivory glass.

Elleross breathes a sigh of relief as they pass through the gate without incident and as they find themselves faced with this new threat he leads the others up toward the ceiling and then following the wall he leads then around the room toward the exit opposite.

gonna fly up to the ceiling and move around the rooms outer edge to the exit and attempt to slip past this dragon

we are all really good at reading body language.
Ok so we just continue, wherever there is a gap that’s where I am going

Elleross can see the guards ahead of them, they were obviously alert and looking for any threats but their course was set, they had no other plan.
Gathering the magical wind behind him he flies toward the gap in the gates.

can we hear them talking? We could just drift upwards and hang around for an hour and then try again

yeah we would just fly closer and see what ways in there are, if there are gaps in the gate then we would go through there and then find somewhere we can spend 5 rounds re materialising.
I don’t suppose we can just move through the whole complex in gas form until we find the big bad?

With the consent of the others Elleross begins his preparations to combine his spells, laying out several components from his pouch he begins.
With immense concentration he draws on the spells he has learned for that day casting them both simultaneously, overlappIng their spell matrix.
Ventus , spatio ambulo he begins the casting, streams of energy erupt all around him as he wrestles the magic into an entirely new form, boosting its power to suit his needs.
Swirls of blazing fire erupt all around him and he seems engulfed in flame before they gradually fade into streams of what seem like steam or mist
Caligo, ventur incido! completing the spell he unleashes the pent up energy, moving to each of his companions he wreathed then in what seems a living most, the tendrils gradually wrapping around each of them, moulding to their form and gradually transforming them and their equipment into vapour .
Once the transformation is complete Elleross motions for them to follow him and together they rise into the air and streak toward their goal

hope everyone is ok with this, it takes 5 rounds to transform back into solid form but you can return to the gas form any time , again takingb5 rounds.
I believe we can fly up to 600 feet a round

sorry jz struggling to find a half decent plan.
Frontal assault is a really stupid idea but there aren’t many other options.
As they all gaze out at the distant towers it quickly becomes apparent that they have a hard choice to make. There were few options open to them and the least appealing at least to Elleross was a frontal assault. Not the quickest at the best of times he did not relish approaching the towers on foot but then maybe there was another way.
we could stand here all day and not get any closer to our goal, we need to make a decision. There are only two options really, one we approach the towers on foot and risk whatever defences are left here, or I can utilise my magics to get us in.
Now I could teleport us but I suspect the fortress is warded against such things but I have another option which could work. he says rubbing at his beard as he thinks furiously
it would mean using my two most powerful spells but if I can combine them in the correct way, I can replicate what is known as a wind walk spell , it would transform us into a gaseous mist. Whilst in these forms we can travel at a great speed, if we had white robes we would be almost invisible as well he says as he lays out the plan there is a slight drawback to this spell in that it takes a short while to transform into and out of the gaseous form

I can use my two 6th level spells to cast windwalk and boost my caster level to 15.
I could transform myself and 5 others. We could fly straight there, find a way in and transform back once inside

you guess correctly Greyston, the roper will ensnare no others. Elleross says as he moves forward toward examine the powerful spear how are you feeling? Has your strength returned? he asks the pale alchemist
the spear may grant us some advantage over the dragons and their kin, Corum may be able to make good use of it he says as they follow Baknarla deeper into the crevasse eventually they find themselves looking out at the great ice fortress
how are we going to get in? There seems to be only one entrance and there is little cover.

Elleross looks on with a little relief as the Roper releases greysston and focuses its attacks on Corum instead. The warrior was far more able to withstand the strength sappIng attacks.
Drawing on his powers again he sends another barrage of missiles into the roper
magic missile: 5d4 + 5 ⇒ (1, 1, 3, 4, 2) + 5 = 16

someone obviously strung him along ...

Moving back further from the creature Elleross again summons his powers and contours several missiles that leap forward from his open hand, the missiles streak unerringly toward the Roper and slam into its gaping maw

magic missile: 5d4 + 5 ⇒ (3, 4, 3, 1, 4) + 5 = 20

not sure on the map if I am far enough away, I intend to be outside of its 50 foot reach

get back from it, this thing is called a Roper. It’s reach spans some fifty feet and it’s touch will drain you of your strength. Use fire on it but not lightning, it is immune to electricity Elleross calls out warning the others of its abilities and he moves away from the roper and unleashes a spell.
Calor,ardescit,ignis
With a swift gesture he weaves a spell and as his hand is suddenly wreathed in flames he hurled three rays of blistering flame at the aberration.

spell resistance: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30

scorching ray: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

scorching Ray : 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

scorching ray: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

dam: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 3, 2) = 13

Dam: 4d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 6, 4) = 13

dam: 4d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 1, 2) = 6

dungeoneering: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28

Teleporting back to the place where he condemned their friends to die was hard, cruel hard but there was no other choice and as he gazed out silently over the debris field he knew they could not have survived, it would have taken a miracle.
He feels Corrleons hand on his shoulder and he nods slightly to the triaxian in acknowledgment but he has no words.
Moving along side Nishimura he says any help you can offer the group will be gratefully received, I for one would be glad to receive your blessing, thank you he says as he makes his way after Baknarla.

As the night draws in around them and the temperature falls Elleross settles himself on a fairly comfortable lot and leans back against the trunk of the tree behind him and as he puffs lightly on his well worn pipe he closes his eyes to the world around him.

of course, how remiss of me Elleross says as he reaches into his pack and draws out a spare pipe and hands it to Nishimura.
He then draws out a finely crafted wooden snuff box fitted with copper filigree, hinge, and clasp and he wonders again what trouble Dell was getting himself into.
sargavan tobacco, A fine gift from a friend. I hope you enjoy. he says handing her the snuff box
we will need all the blessings Yabu can grant you if we are to see an end to the winter and an end to the witches. he says and then he begins to tell her what they are likely to face in the fortress they hope to infiltrate.

Elleross watches Greyston leave, if he needed to be alone then so be it. There was little he could say to console him. He had more than enough to deal with himself.
Turning away he makes his way over to the fire his leg paining him more than usual and he limp a little more pronounced.
Setting himself down he pulls out his pipe and tobacco and lighting it with a stick from the fire he draws deeply on the smoke and exhales with a long sigh, his thoughts were bleak as he saw again the fight with the frost wyrms and again he wonders if there was any other way, but he knew such thoughts were ultimately pointless. He could not change what had been done. There was no going back.

Nishimura come join me, I know little about the lands you come from, they are shrouded in mystery. The Oni you worship Yabu, you must have great faith to not have succumbed to despair inside the hut.
To be trapped like that with no hope of escape, alone having lost your companions and ravaged by the curse...I must say I am impressed, it is rare to find such mental fortitude in one so young
He says as he blows a series of smoke rings out over the crackling fire.

Elleross smiles a little at Corrleons surprise.
the hut is unpredictable, it’s layout changes seemingly at random. How many creatures actually reside within it is anyone’s guess. We re entered to find it had changed to a single corridor that led to this lady’s prison, she like us is cursed to find Baba Yaga but after losing her companions the hut trapped her inside. I do not know if it was luck or some other power at work but she was nearly crying Haynes by the curse, aged almost to the point of death. When we found her she was very old and frail, now she has re joined the quest she has been restored he says trying to explain what has happened
Turning back to Nishimura He says
my power comes from many many years of research. I taught myself to manipulate the arcane forces, I also studied the many forms of magic including the divine and natural magics favoured bybthose who draw power from the land.
It became a working theory of mine that all magic is fundamentally the same and I began to play with the forms of the arcane, manipulating the spells and now I am able to utilise my spells in new ways, changing their structure and melding them into new results.
It is difficult and uses a lot more of my power but it works he says by way of explanation.

Watching the miraculous transformation before him Elleross half wished his own old age could be reversed as easily.
that has worked far more efficiently than I expected, it is good to meet you young lady Elleross says to the girl before him now Corum is right we need to find the others and introduce you, we will be safer together he says but even as he says the words they taste of ashes in his mouth as he the gut wrenching loss of sapphire and lucrezzia hits him again and his face is clouded by a deep sadness and guilt.
Nishimura your quest and ours seems to have taken the same bitter road, we have both lost friends and companions but this curse drives us onwards toward the same goal and we need you. Are you able to heal Corum? I will do what I can for him but it will drain a great deal of my power to do so he says as he motions for Corum to wait for a few minutes.
let me see if I can mend some of those wounds Corum, we need you at full strength he says and he begins to cast a long and complicated spell, weaving together two of his prepared combat spells and altering their composition to replicate the divine healing that clerics dole out with such ease

csw: 3d8 + 11 ⇒ (5, 6, 6) + 11 = 28

using spiked pit and prot vs energy to cast cure serious wounds.

thank the gods for small mercies he mutters as he sees the hut has reverted back
Turning to the frail priestess he motions for her to re enter the hut
I am afraid we are a long long way from your homeland Nishimura, please come back inside and we will explain everything . Hopefully once you are restored he says as he leads them back inside the hut.
He can see the strange two headed eagle is still where they left it and he lifts it off the side table and returns to Nishimura
here is the latest piece of Baba Yagas puzzle, I am hoping it may help to reverse the curse . Take it he says as he offers her the eagle

once we are outside we can try to re enter the hut Elleross says as they make their way back to the entrance
with any luck when we re open the door the hut will have re configured itself and the cauldron room will re appear

we will try this j, once we leave we will close the door and then re open it to see if the hut has changed

don’t think we actually took it from the commander....

arcana: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (19) + 22 = 41

:) how’s that?
Corrleon I am definately not sleeping in some creepy witch prison! I’d rather sleep outside in the snow

you are fortunate to be alive Nishimura, trapped here without any provisions, it seems Yabu has not forsaken you. Your divine link to your deity has kept you alive long enough for us to to find you.

or for the hut to deliver you to us, it is more than coincidence that we lose our friends and likely would not succeed on our own and now we find her

Elleross wonders at the powers at work here and he hates the witches all the more.

The curse has advanced rapidly within you, I do not think it would have taken much longer for it to consume you utterly. Hopefully you are correct, if you come with us...rejoin the quest for Baba Yaga , you may well be restored he says as he motions for her to follow them
we are all hurting, but that can wait, let us get you out of this damned place. he says as he turns to lead them out

knowledge geography: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28

knowledge nobility: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22

knowledge religion: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (20) + 17 = 37

Elleross listens to the clerics all too familiar tale, it is almost the same as their own. The only difference was that they had not lost everything, not yet anyway.
As she speaks part of his mind is elsewhere, researching everything he knows about her homeland, her deity and her jade regent.
a tragic tale and unfortunately one all too familiar to ourselves. We are also from a land blighted by winter and we too have curses and set upon the same path , to find Baba Yaga. he says and he begins to tell her their own tragic tale of loss and struggle.

I will tell her our story so far j. How much do I know about her homeland and deity?

Elleross can’t quite believe what he is hearing , was it possible Baba Yagas riders had sent more than one group to find their mistress? He supposed it made sense

time like many things inside this hut is not always a constant, I suggest you start at the beginning and tell us your tale and then we will tell you ours . I suspect we may have more in common than the curse. he says and as he looks at the frail aged human he wonders if this is what the curse does to you, should you stop or stray from the search.

sense motive: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (8) + 16 = 24

Elleross listens carefully weighing this strange old woman’s words, how long had she been stuck here? If indeed she has been trapped.

do I detect any false hood in her statement

My name is Elleross, you say you are cursed to find Baba Yaga, that is something we have in common.
You say you don’t know how long you have been here? How old were you when you first became trapped? he asks still wary of her

The corridor seems to stretch ahead without end, bleak and featureless and perfectly fitting his black mood.
Elleross strides ahead of the group, determined to find the end of this damned corridor, for no other reason than to keep his mind off the two friends he left behind to die.
His mind told him it was the only thing he could do to save more of the group, but his heart hung heavy in his chest. Could they have survived , somehow? He did not see how but maybe they should have tried.
At last with a doorway in sight he has something else to focus on but before he can examine it Greyston rushes past him lunging for the door
Greyston, wait... he says but his voice falls on deaf ears as he flings open the door to reveal the strange skeletal creature that seemingly had Inhabited this room for a long time.
His first thought was that it was some kind of undead and he reached immediately for his spell pouch only to stay his hand as the creature began to speak.
Moving up beside Greyston he tries to identify the language but it is not a tongue he was familiar with and then she spoke again this time ending in the common tongue.

what do you know of Baba Yaga? Who are you? Why are you within her hut? Elleross asks wondering if this was another poor souls trapped in the hut or something altogether more dangerous.

damn right :) ! love house of leaves so creepy and so damn strange

The hallway seems to stretch forever without end and Elleross is immediately reminded of a book he read long ago
five and a half minute hallway.... he says thinking out loud as he gazed into the dark corridor and he hoped after everything this was not a bad omen.
Without glancing back at the others he begins to walk along the corridor.

As the long corridor stretches before him Elleross sighs audibly
Of course you would damn well change now. Why not. he mutters to himself as he steps inside
perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29

is there an end to the corridor or a door anywhere?

As Corrleons power washes away his wounds he pushes himself to his feet wishing it could wash away his actions. But Such thoughts were pointless, Sapphire and Lucrezzia were gone, there was no way they could survive and what he had done could not be undone no matter how much they wished for it.
he is entitled to his anger Corum, leave him be
Elleross says quietly as he sees the devastation written all over Greystons face. He had seen how Greyston looked at Sapphire, how he hung on her every word and he knew once what that feeling was like,
He had been forced long ago to murder his wife, the person he loved more than life itself and It almost destroyed him, now his actions had condemned their friends and Greyston had lost the one person he cared for and Elleross did not know if the young alchemist could Get past losing her.
Turning away from Greyston he makes his way toward the hut and as he passes Baknarla he says we will rest and return tomorrow to finish what we started. There is no other option

Elleross groans in pain as the young alchemist shakes him violently and shoves him to the ground, he doesn’t even try to prevent Greystons treatment of him. He was entitled to his anger, they all were.
i did the only thing I could. There was no other way he says sombrely trying to get to grips with what he had done. He kept turning the fight over and over in his mind but he could see no way that did not end in more death, maybe even the death of them all.
they gave their lives for us, they made their choice and forced my hand

Hi! Welcome, glad you could join us !

Corrleon, I suspect Greyston is not going to take this well :)

The old elf tries to reach out and grab at the pair but he is too badly hurt , too slow, too old to reach them and he stares at his own cracked, bleeding blackened outstretched hands as they race away on their suicide mission.
Painfully he closes his hands into tight fists and wrings them in the air as he realises what he must do but it is without doubt the hardest thing he has ever tried to do.
He knows he must leave them behind, to stay was to die.
I’m sorry he says, his voice a croaking whisper and squeezing his eyes shut he wills them away and in an instant they are transported to safety and as he opens his eyes and sees the Hut before him he falls heavily to his knees as the shame and guilt and grief hit him like a hammer blow.

I can take a maximum of 6 people Including myself

it’s definately a crazy plan Trystt, I just wish there was a better one Sterne says with an apprehensive smile we can do this. Spore, Napalm, find us a spot to jump from and I will slow our fall enough to land on the train.

we have no chance against these things! They are frost worms Elleross shouts out as he struggles to stay focused if we kill them they will literally explode! The blast will end us all , we need to get away from here, all of you get to me and I will teleport us away. It is our only chance

didn’t realise how bad their death explosion was. Ouch!

The massive blasts of freezing air drive Elleross backwards and he cries out in agony as his skin blackens and blisters as the cold almost kills him.
Gasping and hissing in pain he tries to focus, with a supreme effort he pushes through the agony of his body and casting his hands outward he weaves one of his most powerful spells.

Suffervefacio ventus tempestas! with a twist of his wrists a mighty column of swirling , searingly hot air erupts all around the white worm as the sirocco storm engulfs it.
dam: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 4, 3, 6) = 16

dc 24 fortitude for half and not to be knocked prone...don’t think these things can be knocked prone anyway. Plus it is fatigued if damaged. Targeting the red one putting the sirocco on the edge of its square so if Corum charges he can still hit it and not be hit by the spell

Hp 12/69 ...not good

knowledge arcana ?: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (14) + 22 = 36

thank you Corrleon, that is much better he says in gratitude as their new companion heals his wounds I agree, we will face much worse but we will overcome whatever comes our way, we must
As the group re gather after plundering the crystals from the caves the ground suddenly heaves as something huge moves beneath them
What in the nine hells is that! Spread out quickly he says as he fights to keep his feet, casting a brief spell he unleashes a wave of energy and haste’s the party before he backs away to the side of the crevasse as he waits for this new threat to emerge .

augendae, celeritate ,tempora
casting haste on everyone

Cleric will bring some very handy skills and powers, cool

Feeling frostbitten and tender Elleross limps toward the others, every step bringing more pain as he forces his frozen body to move.
I’m glad they did not get a chance to attack us properly, these things can be quite deadly he says with a grimace it may be worth checking to see if they have a lair nearby, there could be useful treasure

can we check the holes they came out of j??
Hp 46/69

:) it’s always nice when the deadly beasties fail their saves.

Moving toward the other side of the crevasse Elleross can now see the two fearsome creatures clearly and he recognises them instantly.
there are creatures like these on Golarion, Behirs they are called but these are different, they are suited to this climate. They are aggressive and deadly and totally immune to the cold he says as he begins to cast a spell
we could be in serious trouble here, watch out for their Breath weapon, stay spread out and they cannot hit us all. When they close in be prepared for them to grab, crush and eat you! These things will devour you whole ! he warns them as he quickly tells them everything he knows before he unleashes his spell.
His arms ripple with electricity and as he pulls his hands violently apart a lightning bolt jumps between his palms, a much larger more deadly bolt of lightning suddenly explodes between the two creatures.

Potestatum,fulgur arcus!

lightning arc focused spell: 15d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 1, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 5, 4, 5, 6, 4, 6) = 65

I am assuming these ones are not immune to electricity, if they are then I won’t cast this spell. Dc 23 for half

knowledge arcana: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (13) + 22 = 35

Sorry to see you go lucrezzia it’s been fun. Hopefully you will come back in the future

I’d like to continue with the game I’m enjoying it a lot.
I can run more than one character for the time being if needed, or we recruit some more.