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Thanks, One of those mornings where I check my email before I leave to go to work, see an email from someone I know, and find that his wife posted on his facebook, because from the time they knew he had a problem, till the time he was gone was like 3 hours, maybe four. Checked into the ER late Saturday evening, and discovered he had massive kidney failure, and he was gone by about 2am sunday morning. Not someone I talked to often, but he has always been an influence and a major inspiration in my RP stylings and play.
Hey guys, Very sorry about this weekend. Very good friend of mine died and I found out about midday on saturday. Did not even realize till I got to the office this morning that I had not checked or updated. Give me a bit as I need to think about a few things, but I will get an update up later today. And again I am sorry for bogging things down.
Zhal resists most of the effects of the spell, as he has been trying to plan out his steps and trying to find a mode of attack. After thinking for a moment, he snaps his fingers. He reaches into his haversack and grips a magical rod, holding onto it for the time being, and focuses as he turns a spell onto the armed man in front of one of the wolves.
Endless, Have a problem and just realized it a bit ago when I was trying to line out spells and such for Zhal. I just realized I had not updated my profile with his current status. Zhal is listed in his profile as a level 10 character, and I have completed two chronicles, Waking rune, and Where Mammoths dare not tread, which gives him enough xp to be level 11. I was questioning why my skills and spells did not read correctly and this is why. This is completely in midstream, and I do have the sheets for both games, though it might take me a bit to digitize them so you can see them. How do you want me to address this? I have the Mammoths game that has been reported to Zhal, but the game of Waking Rune has not been, but was one I played with Faldoc on the forums right before Mammoths and this game. EDIT: Game was run by GM Striker for Waking Rune.
Zhal shakes out his head. "Ok, what now? Sparking cloud..., things? Can you be more specific?" Zhal shakes out his head, and begins meditating and focusing, preparing his mind to work his magics. "I only have one minor restoration prepared, and I would need a little time to gather the focus for a normal one. I also have a single scroll of restoration. Give me a little while. Also..., what sparking cloud things? When I passed out, I saw only four, maybe five men. What in the name of magic happened?"
My main oversight was that he corrected the type of symbol, and I completely missed it. It was originally identified as a different one, which to me was not one that was a major issue to remove, whereas the one that hit us I would have done something about before hand. But, it is what it is. And you boys seem to have everything well in hand. ;)
Hey Endless, I am going to ask a really dumb question. The symbol that was identified, when I did earlier was identified as a symbol of pain, according to how I understood it. I think the effect that you shot off is that for a symbol of weakness. Just for clarification, which effect is it? Or are there in fact multiple symbols? EDIT: Also, could I take my readied action to attempt to dispel the symbol?
At Desmond's admission of unease, Zhal's mind and eyes tense a bit. He grips his staff just a little bit more closely, and readies his mind and body to quickly draw on his magical power, watching the others just to make sure that nothing untoward may happen.
Endless: Zhal does have a metamagic rod of extend, depending on how long this shindig takes, would that 20 minute time frame be long enough for the detect magic to see the main crux of things, or does this ritual take a much longer time to go through?
Zhal comes in, adorned as would be a monk, carrying just his pack, using his sleeves of many garments to shift his clothing to simple robe, and carrying his staff. He would either take a seat against the wall, or else lean against the wall. "Forgive me, my order would not permit me to observe the ritual, but I am here to show my support and observance of the Feast." Endless: Zhal is going to be wearing his deathwatch eyes, and be trying to use them to mask the coloration change in his eyes as he is planning to maintain a detect magic spell during the ritual, in order to try and watch any auras that shift or spells that are cast to try and identify what is happening and perhaps devise a means to undo the ritual. He will also be closely examining those of his party that do choose to participate to see how the Feast affects them, and what needs to be done in order to maintain their health and wellbeing.
Zhal nods to Tolgarov, though his mind seems to be elsewhere. He watches the room carefully, trying to memorize as much of its layout as he can, as well as the table and the runes. He then does a quick scan of the back room, looking for any other signs of auras or possible spells that might be active in the room maintaining his detect magic spell. He leans in whispering to Maximo. "If this is what it would appear to be, we will need time to prepare. I will need time to prepare." He nods to the door, nudging Maximo gently as he bows respectfully before heading out the main door.
Zhal pulls on his sleeves of many garments, changing his clothing to something more akin to Maximo's new clothing's appearance.
He follows the others in, before crossing the threshold he mutters a soft spell, opening the auras of magic to his eyes, so that he can scan the room while the others talk.
Zhal sighs as he looks over at Ms Feathers. "I have been doing some in depth studies, as I have seeming to run into cults all over the place. The side effect you describe, it sounds to me as if it were part of a ritual used by the ancient Lissalan cult actually. Can you describe more in depth of the effects of the ritual? Can you describe how they performed it? How many people were involved? How long did it last? The more information you can give us, the better chance we have of determining its true purpose, and even possibly undoing this madness."
Zhal nods, looking up from one of his tomes as he thinks. "I have much experience in the realms of dealing with the Lissalans. I have had much in the way of contact with those cultists. It sounds to me that if you are suggesting they are trying to wake Krune, they might be attempting the Feast of Sigils. Though I am not so certain how agreeable it would be to see the city of strangers once again."
Zhal smirks. "Fall on your faces, cower before unending, ye who enter my holy hole in the wall. Basic monologue stuff." "Cineres in cinerem redigens, atque serpentium. Sit tibi somnus per aliquot aetates annos, tandem in te omni tempore." Thassilonian: Ashes to ashes, dust into dust. Let the sleep of the ages which has lain upon you all these years, finally take you for all time.
Zhal turns his attention, now that the blast has past and Faldoc has gone to the other room, and focuses his attention on the blurred man. With an upturned palm, Zhal gathers his focus. A quintet of mask shaped arrows start to take shape, comprised of a translucent bluish force, as he takes aim and looses them. He focuses them to try and take the man's feet out from underneath him.
Zhal turns his attention, now that the blast has past and Faldoc has gone to the other room, and focuses his attention on the blurred man. With an upturned palm, Zhal gathers his focus. A quintet of mask shaped arrows start to take shape, comprised of a translucent bluish force, as he takes aim and looses them.
Zhal scans about, and seeing that Galdur and some of the others were engaging the blurred shadowy man, Zhal turns his attention to the other room. Seeing that the woman has gone out of sight behind one of the walls, Zhal hefts his staff, channeling power through his mask once again. Heat starts to roll off of him, and he gathers the power to one hand, in the other hand, a birthmark starts to glow a hot white color, fusing into the small bead, as he turns and aims to the other room, firing a small sphere of flame. It streaks off into the other room, and aims it to explode into the room, and hit the close corner.
"Per ignem purgantur!" Celestial:
By fire be purged! The magic of his spell burns brightly, a harmonic symbol of fire and holy energy. There is a roaring explosion from the opposite room. |
