Karethas frowns, ”I can help a little bit.”
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Karethas realizes that Amir has succeeded in making passage. He curses is own stupidity, ”I was wrong! Passage is through the worm. Stand still and be swallowed.” He waits for the worm’s attention to turn away, steps through the arch and stands very still.
Karethas is aghast as Amir disappears into the great worm’s mouth. He cries out to Kzrira and Varakata, ”Get away from that thing! Get on your griffin and stay away!” He turns to Anwar, ”You fool! Why rush us into this? What can be done?”
Karethas pulls up short, ”Wait! What are the priests for? And the gong? Is this some sort of test? I’m just saying can we get some sort of explanation about what’s about to happen so we can prepare?”
Karethas remembers discussions at the dinner table with his merchant father, "With a consistent and economical method to travel between the planes, the devaluation of gold here and the increased demand for magical items here could potentially make for a very profitable trade arrangement." Karethas manages to state what is obvious to the actual merchants at the table, who instantly recognized this potential.
Karethas finds a comfortable spot among the cushions and offers a careful complement "What a luxurious, if unassuming, place of business you have here."
Karethas squints at the plain looking tent, "Nam'Umun? I am assuming what we are doing is illegal here?"
Karethas frowns slightly at the repeated subtle slights by the denizens of this plane, his experiences with extra-planar creatures have largely been from a position of strength. The shop owning efreeti referring to the group as mortals causes him to reconsider, Here they are the lords and masters, AND they are immortal to boot.
Bless weapon is pretty good if you don't have a good aligned weapon and are not a Paladin.
This is what I proposed, but Varkata and Amir didn't really comment at the time
Kzrira recieved Ring of Fire Resistance
I still think priority is getting Amir the ring because in the battle(s) to get to and defeat Jhavhul there is likely to be a lot of fire damage.
Unaware of Amir's newfound proficiency, Karethas whispers in Amir's ear, "He asks what you wish."
Karethas' "I guess my ignorance is even more dangerous than I had imagined." He bows deeply to he Azer, "I beg your pardon Master Alim and I beg that you enlighten us if you know a way to pass beyond the seal."
Karethas stares thoughtfully and strokes his beard. "This is only an educated guess, but I surmise that our only solution to the Taboo is to gain the Sultana's permission. Our unfamiliarity with this city...with this plane, and their political and social subtleties would likely mean that a direct approach with the authority here is the wise course. Unless we mean to familiarize ourselves with the intricacies here, a proposition that would take some time and is ill-advised." Karethas's focus returns to the others and he smiles, "Of course, a visit to the market first would probably be judicious."
The corner of Karethas' mouth twitches at his friends' smooth transition to such an outlandish situation.
Karethas waits patiently while Faelar and Qilue are reunited and then greets his dear friend warmly once he is ready. He explains what the party has experienced since their separation and settles in to give the bard a full, although concise, accounting of all the details that Faelar requires. Before separating he asks the Faelar a favor, "If I do not return from this trip to the City of Brass, please travel to Katapesh, seek out my father and give him a full accounting of what we have accomplished. Tell him that my last request of him as his son is to help the people of Kelmarane to rebuild. There may be opportunities there for him, but treat them fairly and serve the survivors foremost before his own self-interest. Then speak to my sister and mother. Tell them that I loved them and thought fondly of them often throughout my time away from them. Tell them that...tell them that I tried to help many people, and that I did my best to be like the heroes that I always read about. Will you tell them this please?" That evening he greets Nefeshti with a deep bow, "Lallah Nefeshti, I believe we are ready. Everyone has minimal protection. I believe that once we arrive at the market, we would be wise to seek better protection for Amir though."
Karethas spends the evening recalling his time studying in Solku, trying to reinforce a mental image of a good place to teleport there.
I'm sorry, like everyone else the summer is much more difficult to keep my posts consistent. Six years is an accomplishment and I'm proud that we have made it this far. I will follow Voodoo as far as whatever end he has in mind. Don't think that i have lost interest, I'm just trying to stay focused. Anyone taking the lead making the plot moving forward would be welcome.
Amir, I hope you can keep going. It's been a long road, and I (and everyone else, I'm sure) would love to see it through with you. This being an adult thing sucks, with families and real world garbage making a silly game hard to sink time into.
Ok, so Kzrira took the bow, Kzrira should take the ring (how did we not to that for the last fight?), Varakata the Prayer Beads(Are they lesser or greater?), and we keep at least the elemental gems of air and earth (Water is very situational and Fire is not likely to be useful on a plane where everything is resistant to fire). Who wants the amulet? I assume we use the breastplate, ring of swimming, fire and water gems, and additional gems for currency in the City of Brass. With the ring of Fire Resist on Kzrira, then we don't even need to got to Katapesh, so teleport to Selku for the bottle and take it to Kelemarane with Almah and Faelar?
Karethas nods, relieved that there is time to prepare. "Then let's get a good nights rest. I will memorize Teleport to get us to Katapeshto stock up, and then..." He shakes his head in disbelief, his facade of casualness breaking. "Then we will shift to the Plane of Fire. Visiting a demiplane is one thing, but going to an entirely different plane of existence is another. The rest of you may not realize the scope of the what is going to happen, but very few denizens of the prime material plane ever travel to other planes. In all of my studies, I am not sure that any of my professors ever visited another plane of existence. I may not ever progress far enough in my arcane abilities to take us to another plane. We are lucky that Nefeshti can get us there. "
Karethas shrugs casually, "I can protect myself, Varkata should be fine, and Amir should be fine within the City. Kzrira's protection is dependent on the presence of a fire-based elemental or genie, so that is an issue. Perhaps a teleport to the Night Stalls is in order before we depart. Didn't we pick up some items of value in that bottle? We could use that to buy an item of minor fire protection. It would cost us a day, but might be necessary."
Karethas nods, "That makes much more sense than trying another wish, but Jhavul has teleported away. I believe he left this plane, but we have no way of finding where he went or getting to him. How long could he be gone? Do we wait for him here to prevent him from trying to resurrect the spawn again?"
"Well, Spooky is still connected to Andrathi through their link as familiar and master. Perhaps we can use that connection to consult with him or utilize his arcane expertise. Maybe Kzrira can use her connection to Spooky to form some kind of psychic link? Although, was I'm not sure how she would do that."
Karethas eyes dart downward as he considers the situation more carefully.
Karethas' brows furrow in a worried look, "Is there no other way? It sounds like mending a torn cloth by tugging on it. Could we reinforce the area in some way before using another wish?"
Karethas states resolutely, "If you are going in, I would join you. I have used my most potent spells, but I have several rather powerful ones left. If someone here could heal those who wish to continue, it would be better."
Karethas shrugs, "It certainly was a group effort, and it appears that we have at least delayed his plans. And let's not forget that we freed our friends who were in captivity. Let's hope our allies have faired as well." He raises his hand above his head and points his fingers into the sky. Purplish bolts of force fly high into the sky and dissipate.
Karethas mutters something about "Dimensional Anchor" under his breath and gestures back down the lava tunnel, "We should go I suppose."
Karethas is already preparing his spell as Kzrira makes her suggestion. He had prepared several of the spells in preparation for fighting Jhavhul or any of his genie followers. He listens for signs that the giant twisted genie had changed his position and casts his spell.
Still doing 40+ hours of work a week on the new house. Plus the job and child care (My 3yr old spit fire got kicked out of daycare), it leaves me little time and energy. Hopefully, life will normalize in the next couple of weeks.
Karethas rolls his eyes behind Kzrira's back, "Good thinking, I just thought I would try to keep us flying and out of the magma. He begins summoning the power through his ram skin cloak to cast a spell and is distracted as the blast of flames bursts around him. He bites his tongue to keep from screaming and still manages to cast the spell.
Karethas curses and shakes his stinging hand. He grabs Kzrira tight as the griffin lurches in the magma's grasp. Looking down, he silently prays to Sarenae that this spell works as he attempts to blast the magma tentacles with a blast of cold.
Karethas gasps as the giant twisted genie appears. He tries to cast a spell, but feels the tortured fabric of reality twist the arcane energies he is attempting to control.
Karethas shouts out,
Sorry for my absence as well. We closed on a new house on Thursday... a hundred year old new house. I have spent every waking moment possible over there working on getting it ready to move in this weekend. Anything you try to do takes at least 2 times as much time as you planned because of course it does.
Karethas considers their situation for a moment, "We are going to get them to safety using the archon anyway, and the Citadel is as good of place to send them as any. I say save the beads in case we need them later. If everyone is happy with the items, then we should probably get moving." Turning to Almah, "When we exit, give it two minutes and exit yourself. I will summon the archon, have him teleport you to the citadel and then have him return to us, just in case we can use his services. Hold onto the bottle. If we don't return, sell it and use the proceeds to rebuild Kelemarane."
Karethas considers their situation for a moment, "We are going to get them to safety using the archon anyway, and the Citadel is as good of place to send them as any. I say save the beads in case we need them later. If everyone is happy with the items, then we should probably get moving."[b] Turning to Almah, [b]"When we exit, give it two minutes and exit yourself. I will summon the archon, have him teleport you to the citadel and then have him return to us, just in case we can use his services. Hold onto the bottle, if we don't return sell it and use the proceeds to rebuild Kelemarane."
Karethas goes over each of the items carefully, but he keeps coming back to the amulet. Finally he sighs, "Varkata or Kzrira, you might want to look over this amulet. I just can't seem to discern it's purpose and you might notice something that is eluding me."
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