Only through the power of those who are missed can the balance be restored, through the eye of the Lord of Lightning may the path be seen right.
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Zaidari twirls his staff. Catching it upside down.... "The prophecy." He kisses the end of the staff and unscrews it... revealing an old, old piece of paper ..... He holds it out to one of the attendants of the demon lord.
"Teach you, teach you, what would make you worthy of knowing that knowledge and why?" The Deamon scoffs at you, but waits for your response. "Because out of every mortal who asks for this power. I ask not for myself....but instead to allow the world to escape grievous harm. he bows deeply
"Teach me to travel the lightning road.
Lord, we wish to travel the lightning path again. Zaindari and his jackal are uneffected by the fearful laugh
Yes, Baris, The Lord of Lightning, Do you know where he is? Zaindari explains carefully, not trying to be condescending
Zaindari makes no hostile movements.... Landing he asks where is the Lord?
After seeing the bone-jarring impact Zaindari rushes down to help, blowing past the doctor
"Lord! Slow down!"
Zaindari conjures the desert winds to carry him after baris, hoping to catch him before he falls, the jackel on his shoulder guiding the blind man
Zaindari looks about, confused at everyone leaving him alone, and goes to find Baris
I have Absolutely no Idea sir, Zaindari says brushing the corpse fluids and ash from his robe
The Krill cloud that is about 30 feet in diameter is about 90 feet up in the air above the courtyard. Zaindari doesn't see it.
"what is hsppening up there?" zaindari asks confused
Zaindari starts shimmering with white fire.... he directs the elder elemental to swat away the xill btw every xill that got into range of attacking the elemental took Damage for attacks of opportunity Zaindari sends the jackal to Tate's side, where it touches him and many of Tate's wounds heal
The Titan of stone uses bull rush on the caster
60000 lbs of stone crashes into the xill, then falls, dragging it twenty feet into the stone, 36+however much sixty thousand pounds of stone falling on it does
shatter them Zaindari points at the xill and the monumentally large creature of stone grabs two xill and slams them together like ragdolls
VIII Summon 7
"The rumble of stone" He says slamming his staff to the ground... The entire courtyard heaves as he opens a gate to the elemental plane of Earth...
Zaindari is hit with every stroke, his robe being burned and singed, "Or not" he sighs, and backs away, [5ft step then move] and throws up a wall of force [standard] to defend himself as he calls in support with which to defeat his enemies...
Zaindari opens the door to the courtyard... "Xdskplonzetc!"
Abyssal:
Let us negotiate!
why do you assume attack? Zaindari asks concerned
Does anyone care to explain what is going on?" zaindari asks as his jackal jumps onto his shoulder
"An Effriit? Perhaps we can negotiate....? Where...did everyone go?" Zaindari starts feeling his way to the stairs
"no offense was meant. I just saw life magic, you talk of prophecy and morality. I drew the easy conclusion. Perhaps in error, but it is of no consequence." Not every person with a sense of right and wrong is a cleric or holy warrior. Do not assume or your pride will blind you." Zaindari seems to dismiss the subject. turning to the other person with a knowing smileSir, did you take this castle through the lightning path?
"I saw the spark of life magic within you. That is rather rare for non-priests." I told you. I am guardian of life's flame. I am no priest." Zaindari glares, "you are an armored machine with a soul, I don't make the assumption that you are a ghost possessing a suit of metal!"
"Told me what? And as far as what caused the castle to move.... I do not know. We were all talking to some annoying mage downstairs when it happened." "I never said I was a priest..."
"No, i wasnt going to leave the new flame priest unattended! The others were strangely ambivalent about his arrival. I welcome your sharp surveillance, however." "How? I'm not....I never told you....?" Zaindari asks Then he answers the other... "I am looking for the device that caused the castle to move" he nervously taps his fingers on his staff
"I'm not looking for payment, but you must understand. We arrive, you show up and apparently purposefully heat things up well past the point they already are. I assume you know that it is already less than hospitable. You wax heavily on prophecy and wane on the details, and want access to castle controls. We find a shiny new town and you want us to ignore it? Strange, strange." I come from the desert. I cannot stand the cold... I didn't know anyone was around. This city is nearly (insert age) old.... nowhere near new!"
** spoiler omitted ** Zaindari grimaces, "you want payment don't you? I have little to offer...."
"Why would a town of no importance have such powerful barriers?" Because... from the time where you have come is either in the far past or the distant future... either way, the town lacks importance to you The desert mage seems annoyed
"What significance does this town hold? And regarding the castle, it is as much the temporary home of the others as it is my home, so I'd like to hear their thoughts on bringing you up there. And have you seen the bison that this bellowing man is missing? He WILL keep caterwauling until he gets it." if I am right.... this town is of no importance, and the bison has been long dead from old age...
But... ninjas arent good against desert sorcerers
"Well there is a place where i built the castle from, and there is the throne. I don't know if the throne can make the place travel through time." "please, the castle must be the key"
"Ah, there was no control. No one was at a control node when we were moved." there is a place where such control is possible?
"what do you need there? What importance does this town hold?" I seek the place where you controlled your journey His sandy robe swirls around his feet as he approaches... The dusty jackal sniffs you
Wait! Will you take me to the castle?" The man asks before you fly off....
"Would not most people say that a man of speaking metal, a man who speaks of prophecy in a volcanic mountain with a floating castle would be implausible?"
Azulth rolls his eyes at the maybe-blind-maybe-not man's cryptic comments and turns to the new arrival. "Could someone please explain what in the Nine Hells is going on here?" "Look at the mountains! Look at the areas around you! This is the same place.... if you're in the same place. What is the other variable?"
Bows first to one then another.
Azulth blinks into visibility, sword sheathed, now. "There were some rumblings in the castle, felt like earthquakes. Maybe that's when we were transported across dimensions?" The assassin still keeps an eye on the fiery mage, not trusting the man who looks to be blind but doesn't quite seem it. The man waves his hand dismissively, "you are from the material plane are you not? Then you have moved, but not to another plane."
archoma looks around. He grumbles, still unsure of what to expect. He's not used pt not understanding things, and this is just a humiliation conga for him, even if the others don't know it. "You all came here through the castle did you not?" The robed man asks
Sounds bout right
....so I am >:)
Because I have no pupils....? Because I'm not looking at you
"As far as I know... no animal like that has ever been in these lands." The man says... /a blind man responding to Pantomiming.... most unusual /
"The deed was still just as good. It would only have been evil had attempted not to do it. Simply put, attempted actions are all that matter. And further, someone like that would be likely to join my master in Utopia, not hell." "Only if such an individual is usually upholding the law.... what if such a person tainted their only chance to escape eternal damnation...tainted by the foreknowledge that his salvation could be at hand..."
"I am inclined to agree with my scaly colleague here. The child yet lives." "But if such a deed is done only out of duty to the prophet it isn't a good deed, it is going through the motions of a good deed, later on the soul may find that the deed didn't weigh upon his soul as it should've, condemned to hell..."
"Isn't that what you want?" "If a man saves a child only because it was foretold by a prophet, is he as pious as a man who deliberately goes out of his way to do so?" The quick response comes... /either the man is very smart or he anticipated your reasoning/
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