Quest: Crater of Deadly Dust 1 / DM: tesarikone

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OnlineHost: rekindled flame has left the room.
Tesarik One: ^v^ 2/9/2016 9:19:35 PM ^v^
Tesarik One: --start quest state--
Tesarik One: OH Quest: "Crater of Deadly Dust"
Tesarik One: Sapphire or Above, unless you've spoken to me. Your leader is
Pamela.
Tesarik One: If you have questions IM me a Mod or a DM.
Tesarik One: Estimated time is 3 hours from when we actually BEGIN our
roleplay.
Tesarik One: You can die on our adventures and I'm going to try and kill you
all or at least fuck you up.
Tesarik One: Make sure your dossier is updated! If it's not on your dossier
you do not have it and this includes mundane gear.
Tesarik One: Remember when you first use something to tell me how you are
able to use it - after that you can merely state the numbers.
Tesarik One: Now state your info: Rank - Name - Class/Profession - Dice -
Hit Points - Defense DC - Healing Points if applicable
Tesarik One: FLAWS and your WEAKNESS and TEAMWORK SKILL. Keep up with your
own self-healing please.
Tesarik One: After you have given your state - please IM me with a link to
your dossier.
Tesarik One: ---end state---
Fun Size Fantasy: |[ Ellywick Fizzlespark || Obsidian Prime || Thief
Adept/Mage || 3d91 (AoS) || 74 HP || 23 DDC (small & fast) || Bruises Easily,
Mrs Nice Guy, Loner || Teamwork: Tribal Mentality/Wolfpack Critical ]|
Georg Pryme: Georg Pryme, 3d90, Ruby Commander,
Combat/Swordmaster/Combat/Knight, dc=10, hp=67(4 END, 8 WIL, 10 amulet of
health), Flaws: Bad Reputation, Branded, Half-Blood Outcast, no Weakness, no
Teamwork
SwordOfAtrophy: Ellis Strata - Obsidian Grand Master - Combat/Swordmaster,
Support/Charmer - 3d93 - 56 HP (5 Diehard + 5 LP) - 25 DDC (15 Qck) - No
weakness - No flaws - Teamwork: Secret Language
Curiously Bound: ]| Lily Terrwyn || Amber Shield || Support/Rogue || 2d58 ||
29hp ||DC 21 || Flaws: Curiosity, Favorite Target, Inattentive || Weakness:
n/a |[
Last of her Line: Rune Dravre//Ruby Sentinel// 2d84//57HP// 24 DC (SoW will
be active)//support,bloodhound-arcane,spellborn//Weakness: Holy x2 // Flaws:
Flirt, Cursed Hands, Bad w/animals, Intolerance// Teamwork: Wolfpack
Critical/Tribal Mentality
Tesarik One: Lucy Darknell, Emerald Adept, 2d66, 49hp (MoB), DDC17,
Arcane/Spellborn/Arcane, Weak to fire and prismatic. Flaws: Bad with Animals,
Impatient, Proud
Curiously Bound: [ Oh, Teamwork: Darting Retrieval ]
Tesarik One: teamwork: elemental co-mixture
OnlineHost: mercuriaI anima has entered the room.
Tesarik One: Roll init, give final number.
OnlineHost: mercuriaI anima has left the room.
OnlineHost: Georg Pryme rolled 1 20-sided die: 11
OnlineHost: Last of her Line rolled 1 20-sided die: 2
OnlineHost: Fun Size Fantasy rolled 1 20-sided die: 9
Last of her Line: [14]
OnlineHost: SwordOfAtrophy rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
Fun Size Fantasy: [ + 25 (presence of mind 13 int, 12 qck) = 34 ]
OnlineHost: Curiously Bound rolled 1 20-sided die: 19
Georg Pryme: (+10 Lightning Initiative, +12 Muscle Reactions, -5 Knight's
Armor = 28)
SwordOfAtrophy: (15, 10 LI) = 38
Curiously Bound: [ + 10 lightning initiative, +10 qck = 39 ]
OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 2
Tesarik One: +19 (QCK 7, Presence of Mind 12) = 21
Tesarik One: Hold please while I build the SB. -puts the call on hold-
Tesarik One: Lily 0/29 [21] || Ellis 0/56 [25] || Elly 0/74 [23] || Georg
0/67 [10] || Lucy 0/49 [17] || Rune 0/57 [24]
Tesarik One: Mistakes?
Georg Pryme: (Good here)
Last of her Line: (Good)
SwordOfAtrophy: (golden)
Tesarik One: ^v^ 2/9/2016 9:31:54 PM ^v^
Tesarik One: Everyone have the map?
Last of her Line: (Yes ma'am sent it)
Tesarik One: BACKGROUND for PLAYER (You must roll pertinent knowledge to
actually have your char know this)
Tesarik One: Histories of the desert people of Thanes tell of a star that
fell from heaven long ago and touched the earth, creating a great explosion
that laid waste to the surrounding lands. After the fires had
Tesarik One: gone out and the smoke had cleared over the land, there
remained only a bleak crater and miles of waste on all sides. Despite the
empty, unforgiving landscape all around the crater, the location still
Tesarik One: drew visitors. The first to explore the hole in the earth
reported unexplained phenomena and haunting images, but couldn’t specify a
source. Neither arcane nor divine magic (or even psionic
Tesarik One: emanations) seemed to radiate from the basin, yet clearly some
strange force was at work.
Tesarik One: An enterprising wizard named Ammavaru, whose many interests
included the celestial sphere, financed a larger expedition. Ammavaru and her
large family of sons and daughters headed to the basin to set
Tesarik One: up a permanent outpost. The story circulated that she hoped to
mine the crater and nearby areas for residual starmetals, from which exotic
alloys and pure metals are sometimes smelted and refined.
Tesarik One: Unfortunately, things did not go well for Ammavaru. Mining
implements broke on a regular basis, for no reason anyone could immediately
determine. Work animals and servants were given to sudden panics,
Tesarik One: and everyone reported dreams of ever-increasing dread, usually
involving a slow death from being buried under a crushing weight of tiny sand
particles. One day, the reports from Ammavaru back to her
Tesarik One: financers simply ceased. The courier assigned to run messages
never returned, and new couriers hired by the financers also failed to
return. Eventually, Ammavaru’s venture was written off as a costly
Tesarik One: loss, and the location was forgotten.
Tesarik One: But of course, all things forgotten and lost, eventually are
found by a contact of Maria!
Tesarik One: (Please state "OK" when you've read all that)
SwordOfAtrophy: (OK)
Fun Size Fantasy: OK
Last of her Line: (OK)
Georg Pryme: (Ok, also c&p-ed if anyone wants it in e-mail)
Curiously Bound: [ Ok ]
Tesarik One: So Maria has a contact that has come to her with the location
of this long forgotten mining operation in the Thanes Desert. A portal is
open, and the mission is simple - go, check it out, and see if there is any
starmetal that can
Tesarik One: be found and brought back. If you can find out what happened to
Ammavaru and the others, that would solve a mystery for the world. So
basically, explore and scavenge for rare metals. If you are willing to go,
then the portal is open
Tesarik One: and you all can see sand, and feel the heat exuding from the
open portal.
Fun Size Fantasy: Go find precious metals in the desert? Sure why not. But
magic better work and she better not come back seeing stuff like a bat again.
Besides.. they just told a kender to go roam around the desert. Elly had to
make sure Lily
SwordOfAtrophy: "You know love, you keep sending me to deserts I'm going to
start asking you to get sand out of all the places it gets." Of course
daredevil Ellis was ready to go. One last check of all his neat stuff, and he
hopped off the bar
Last of her Line: Rune had recently transformed in a sense. No longer did
she bare scarring on her face and her eyes were of two vastly different
colors. One gold and one red. The only person that had been witness to this
was her sapphire haired
Fun Size Fantasy: came back! Suuuure that was the reason. Seriously. With
a giggle and a salute to Maria, she jumped through the portal to roll around
int he sand so glad her adaptations was working!
SwordOfAtrophy: counter where he'd been sitting, heading for the portal.
"We'll be back before dinner, you flame haired angel. Keep the fires on."
What did that mean? ...He had no idea. He just said things.
Last of her Line: counterpart. There would be no answers given as to this
change nor did they have time. They had starmetals to find! Bow in tow a hand
offered out to Lucy an once the one clasped it? She was heading through the
portal. [d]
Tesarik One: "I would be more than glad to dump a trough of water over you,
Ellis. Just say the word."
Curiously Bound: Explore and solve a mystery? Sign her up! As usual the
over-excited little blonde couldn't hold still while they got the run-down
about the assignment, and she couldn't wait to dash through the portal!
SwordOfAtrophy: "Ah, how you wound me with your playfulness."
Georg Pryme: Danger? Georg laughs in the face of danger! But mysteries
were something he didn't laugh at much. He was genuinely interested in
learning what had happened, so he responded to the call to be gathered. He
walked into the inne, a
Tesarik One: She clasped Rune's hand with a warm smile given her way, then
her other hand adjusted her spectacles and readied to head through into the
desert sands. This was rather exciting, though she did dress in all white,
wrapped up tight so
Georg Pryme: nod given to those who had gathered with naught but a pack on
his back and a greatsword encased in a scabbard on his left hip, the tip of
which hung just a few inches above the ground. Anything else of note was
where it needed to
Tesarik One: sand did not get where it should not get if she was lucky. High
boots hidden beneath the ankle length thin white dress, long sleeves covering
her arms, and a scarf around her neck that could be pulled up to cover mouth
and nose.
Tesarik One: Long sapphire hair in a braid down her back. "Are you ready
darling?"
OnlineHost: ame ga taoreru has entered the room.
Georg Pryme: be on his person. A slight bow given to Maria as she explained
the details and then he was making his way to the portal, glad to see he knew
most of those who had arrived. Before he stepped through, he took the power
his other
Last of her Line: " Of course lovely. " She said this readily, her gaze
lingering on the other woman taking stock to make sure she was ready as well
before she began to summon the winds to her. They buffered for a moment
before settling along her
Tesarik One: State to add if you wish to join.
Last of her Line: very core. After a moment her voice changed, darkening
slightly as it caressed along Lucy's flesh. She didn't ask the other woman if
she wished for the shadows to wrap around her, knowing she would decline if
given a chance to.
ame ga taoreru: [ This is the open one? ]
Tesarik One: The map you all have, everything in BLACK your character can
see on the maps that Maria gave out. The stuff in BLUE you do not know.
Fun Size Fantasy: As soon as she was on the other side, Elly took a few
moments to look around squinting as she did. Standing up to her full height
of 3'2" (and proud of it) she started to wipe the sand off her jacket and
magically prepared herself
Georg Pryme: half was waiting to give, a lop-sided grin on his lips as he
waited to go through(CM: Rock Titan: +2 Str for the adventure, CM: Adrenaline
Rush: +12 hp: hp total is now 79).
Last of her Line: Kissing her cheek she purred and drew away. [+11 absorb to
Lucy (If mun is willing) +2 to Qck throughout)
Tesarik One: It's Sapphire and above, but if you're almost sapphire you can
attend. Not sure where Guumi is.
Curiously Bound: Lily had a map, and she knew exactly what to do with it.
Stuff it in a pouch and never, ever, ever look upon it again!
ame ga taoreru: [ Not close enough. I will just chill and watch. Thanks
lovey! ]
Tesarik One: Of course she was willing. She gave her a kiss right back and
whispered her thanks.
Fun Size Fantasy: to survive while they were out there. Her body working
until she was sure that she would survive this trip while her shadow moved to
start buffing up the shadows of other people that might accept it. [ Spell:
Gnomish Survival ||
SwordOfAtrophy: "Ah, Rune and Lucy.. my favorite lovely ladies." Though as
he looked around he realized it was pretty much ladies all around.. except
Georg. He was too gruff to be a lady. Time to get serious. (CM: Rondo of
Blood +14 hp (70))
Fun Size Fantasy: Obsidian level +2 qck + 1 int = HP now 75 and 25 DDC ]
[Second Spell: Protective shadows: 15 asborb for self and all allies who
accept it ]
Tesarik One: Lily 0/29 [21] || Ellis 0/70 [25] || Elly 0/75 [25] || Georg
0/67 [10] || Lucy 0/49 [17] || Rune 0/57 [24]
Last of her Line: She looked towards Ellywick as the woman's shadows
caressed around her, a quirk of a smile on those lips given before she
unfolded the mask from her pants and pressed it over her face, hooking it
behind her ears. She wasn't one for
Tesarik One: You've all stepped out into the hot sun of the Thanes Desert,
deep within the desert away from all other settlements. The massive crater
(the huge black outlined area) is easily visible, as is the small cluster of
ruins of buildings
Last of her Line: hiding these days, but the sand really sucked at times.
Looking at Ellis, well he got a wink.
Georg Pryme: He sent his grin over to Ellis as he caught him looking his
way, a nod of his head given as well. He had one more thing to do to prepare,
shifting his pack around and drawing out a small object into the palm of his
hand(Martyr's
Georg Pryme: Tear) and activating the magic of it, giving up some of his
life force to pass into the object.
Tesarik One: built of adobe near where the portal remains. It is hot,
despite being winter it's still upwards of 100 F out in the heat of the
desert in the day. You have two options, go to look down into the crater, or
go into the little
Tesarik One: settlement of ruins.
OnlineHost: Georg Pryme rolled 3 5-sided dice: 3 5 5
Tesarik One: (I'm so distracted lol, my son just put on Grease)
Fun Size Fantasy: [ the live one or the old one? ]
Tesarik One: (old one)
Georg Pryme: After his life essence was pored into the Tear(13 hp
transferred) Georg would call on his own ability to restore the drain he'd
just taken to keep himself at the top of his game, not knowing what to expect
as he considered the
Georg Pryme: options they had before them(13 of 26 self-healing used, no hp
change needed to sb).
SwordOfAtrophy: "Hmmm.. well, we can go look in the crater for stuff to
salvage, or over there to the ruins and see where we can find the people who
should be here.. My vote is for people.. stuff is nice enough to just stay
put."
Fun Size Fantasy:
"IfTheyWereAllButForGottenThereShouldn'tBeLivingPeopleAnymoreRight?"
Curiously Bound: "Phew!!" The little woman was grinning despite the heat.
"It's a hot time in the desert ta-day! Wait, people?" She sulked. That means
someone's already been here. Aww nuts.[d]
SwordOfAtrophy: "Shouldn't be.. doesn't mean they aren't.. people survive in
worse."
Last of her Line: " I've no preference, though Mary did say go find stuff..
"
Last of her Line: maria*
Georg Pryme: "Only way to really know if they're alive or not is to go talk
to them. If they are alive, they might be able to tell us something useful
about what we're going to find once we do go searching." He rolled his
shoulders a bit,
Fun Size Fantasy: Yeah like the scarred lands! Elly sighed a little bit.
"NothingElseWeFindTheirDiaryAndMaybeStuffThey'veAlreadyPre-packagedLikeOre.
ThenWeExplore!" A thumbs up giving to Lily to let her know they would be
able to do what she
Fun Size Fantasy: wanted. The dark pants on Elly's legs being pulled at a
little to adjust where there might have been sand now but otherwise the
magic she had put ont hem seemed to be working.. for now.
Tesarik One: 1- Courtyard. Adobe buildings squat around a sand covered
courtyard of adobe bricks. A stained and eroded well sits at the center of
the courtyard (2). The buildings are in disrepair, many of them missing
sections of roofing, others
Georg Pryme: scratching through his beard a bit as he returned the Tear back
to his pack, slinging it to sit across his shoulders properly. Activating
the tattoo on his chest, he'd bring his armor out to have ready just in case.
Tesarik One: without doors. The entire complex is situated at the edge of a
half-mile wide crater with plunging stone walls that cradle a wide basin of
gray-blue dust. It is obvious that the complex has been abandoned for many
years. The crater
Tesarik One: walls plunge a good 50 feet down.
Curiously Bound: "Ok," she grinned back to Elly. "People maybe first, then
exploring!" She loved it when a plan was brief and full of loopholes open to
interpretation.[d]
Tesarik One: 2 is the Well if that wasn't clear.
Georg Pryme: (Bah, thinking of a diff char. Georg has Phantom on his
amulet, not Health. HP total should be 69, not 79)
Fun Size Fantasy: Elly likes .. wiggle room.
Tesarik One: Lily 0/29 [21] || Ellis 0/70 [25] || Elly 0/75 [25] || Georg
0/69 [10] || Lucy 0/49 [17] || Rune 0/57 [24]
Last of her Line: Well it would seem they were going to go exploring in a
ruined village. She turned heading that way. Hell maybe they would find some
ancient books that Lucy could decipher in her free time. Was she confident
they would find anyone?
Last of her Line: Nope not really, but hey weirder things had happened. [d]
SwordOfAtrophy: "Well doesn't this look promising.." Sarcasm. joy. So, he'd
take a look around in the buildings to see if he could find remnants of
people who were once here. If they suddenly stopped writing, they might have
been killed by
SwordOfAtrophy: something.
Curiously Bound: Onwards to the village then? Super Amazing Kender senses
on! [Also known as Trap Sense] Even though they were delayed in checking out
the way-too-awesome crater that just screamed at her to find out what's at
the bottom, Lily still
Curiously Bound: skipped her way on towards the buildings.[d]
Fun Size Fantasy: Elly took a moment to look around. Her own sense of fun
engaged [ Lock sense! ] as she started to poke around and see if she could
find anything fun. [Search? ]
Tesarik One: The desert wasn't her choice of the best place to go, after all
it was more earth oriented than anything. And hot, but at least she could
regulate some of the heat. She followed after Rune and began to look around,
moving about the
Tesarik One: courtyard and giving a glance through her glasses at the
falling apart buildings, then she went to the well and peered down into it.
Georg Pryme: He kept watch as they neared the ruined settlement, his left
hand resting idly on the hilt of Deathblow as they walked. He started to hum
a tune, then opted to save everyone the terrible sounds of his superbly
off-key notes. His
Tesarik One: Lucy roll a Listen.
OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 3
OnlineHost: RageofNocturne has entered the room.
Tesarik One: +8 = 11
Georg Pryme: Charm of Adaptation was keeping off the worst of the heat. He
took note of where each member of the group had gone to investigate, putting
himself in a spot that would make jumping to any of their aid as easily as
possible.
Last of her Line: "Hear anything of interest darling? " This called lightly
as she was peeking into one of the falling down huts. [Search or spot if
able]
Tesarik One: "Not really, but I can sense that this well still has water. It
has to be enchanted, probably that mage that Maria said came out here. So at
least this is still working."
Tesarik One: Did you roll your Search elly?
Fun Size Fantasy: [ Waited for you with everything going on.. can now ]
OnlineHost: Fun Size Fantasy rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
Fun Size Fantasy: [ + 5 investigator = 18 ]
Tesarik One: You don't find anything except a lot of sand. (3) are the
hollow shells of most of the buildings. Most empty and doorless, interiors
filled with sand. Two of them appear to be barracks, along with a few other
buildings but nothing
Tesarik One: of interest is contained. Apparently ths place has been
scavenged pretty cleanly.
RageofNocturne: Vilkas Silverblood/ 3d84/ HP- 59. DC-18/ Devout/ Paladin/
Combat/ Fighter/ Heal Others- 36/ Flaws: Love of Nature, Bravado, Dark
Premonitions/ Weakness: Firex1.5/
Fun Size Fantasy: "SomeoneHasPickedTHisPlaceCleanAlmost.." Elly came back
towards the courtyard after doing the sweep and then looked to Rune and Lucy
to see if they had found anything fun.
Last of her Line: She moved back to over beside Lucy and shook her head. "
This puts a new meaning to abandoned. It feels lacking.. " Then to the rest.
" Perhaps we should carry on to the crater. "
Tesarik One: Lily 0/29 [21] || Ellis 0/70 [25] || Elly 0/75 [25] || Georg
0/69 [10] || Lucy 0/49 [17] || Rune 0/57 [24] || Vilkas 0/59 [18] (0/36)
SwordOfAtrophy: "Well if something came by and ate them, it didn't leave
much." He peered about. Noting something north of them (4), and something to
the east. (5). "Seems to be more things, though it would likely be a waste of
time to check them.
OnlineHost: sinful repent has left the room.
Tesarik One: Vilkas a portal opens into the Thanes Desert, where the team is
presently exploring the remains of a group of adobe buildings, marked on
themap as 1) courtyard, 2) well, 3) hollow shells of buildings.
SwordOfAtrophy: If you guys want to go for the crater, I'll go see and catch
up with you."
Tesarik One: Everyone can make a Spot Check.
OnlineHost: SwordOfAtrophy rolled 1 20-sided die: 14
OnlineHost: Last of her Line rolled 1 20-sided die: 5
OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 17
SwordOfAtrophy: (6 per, 8 Alert Ioun boost) = 28
OnlineHost: Curiously Bound rolled 1 20-sided die: 19
Georg Pryme: He'd nod as he heard the reports coming in from those who had
explored, then looked over to Ellis as he suggested checking things out
alone. It's not that he doubted him, but he was hesitant in just blindly
agreeing. "If you
Curiously Bound: [ +2 perc, -2 inattentive = 19 ]
Last of her Line: [5+5 boots + 2 per = 12]
Tesarik One: +8 = 25
Georg Pryme: run into any trouble, just give us a shout." He tapped the
insignia to get the point across.
OnlineHost: Georg Pryme rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
Georg Pryme: (+1 Percep = 13)
OnlineHost: Fun Size Fantasy rolled 1 20-sided die: 2
Fun Size Fantasy: [ 7 ( + 5 alert) ] Elly is distracted
Tesarik One: 13+ can also make out the buildings noted by Ellis. (4) to the
north is pretty massive, and then there's a group of buildings to the east
closer to the crater.
Tesarik One: 18+ can make out the shape of what looks to be some sort of
ship through the wide open massive doors of (3). It looks like some sort of
hangar with a ship inside of it.
Curiously Bound: It didn't matter what Lily saw, even though she saw the
buildings. Someone said check out the crater, and the little kender was off
at a run! "Ok, I'll check the crater, you guys check out the weird looking
ship in that building
Tesarik One: (4) not (3)
Fun Size Fantasy: "NeverGoAlone. I'llGoWithYouBigNoodle." Elly wasn't
about to completely split up. Sure Ellis was a big boy but just in case!
Curiously Bound: over there," she waved in the direction of the hanger-like
building on her way. "Ok bye!"[d]
Tesarik One: Lily, you may make a spot once you reach the edge of the
crater. It's 50 foot down to the dust in the crater.
Fun Size Fantasy: "OkayLilyI'llKeepAllTheTreasure!" she just happily waved
to the kender.
Tesarik One: "Some sort of ship, yeah, in that big building that way," she
pointed to (4) and then looked over as Lily headed out of the little village
and towards the edge of the crater. She moved towards Rune, and pointed to
the buildings off
Georg Pryme: He gave a grin to Elly as she said she'd go with Ellis, nodding
to her. "I'll keep an eye on our friend heading to the crater." And he'd
promptly move over to join Lily there. As he caught up with her, he'd give
her a smile as he
Tesarik One: to the east near the crater edge, "Shall we go check that out?"
Tesarik One: Georg, you can make a spot into the crater as well.
RageofNocturne: :: Stepping out through the portal Vilkas would look over
the group as his shield floated around him and his hammer and morningstar
hanging from his belt. He wore his astral driftmetal paladin armor and would
look over them all and
Georg Pryme: spoke to her. "I'm Georg, didn't want you getting too close
and falling off without someone nearby to help you."
OnlineHost: Georg Pryme rolled 1 20-sided die: 5
Georg Pryme: (6)
RageofNocturne: then approached the crater looking into it-D-
Last of her Line: " Yes darling let's " She smiled beneath that mask and
found the other woman's hand once more as she started off in the direction
Lucy had pointed, though it would take her a little while longer to make
sights of it. [d]
OnlineHost: RageofNocturne rolled 1 20-sided die: 10
SwordOfAtrophy: "...You play her like a fiddle, lil pink. Well, in any
case.. stay close then." He'd start for the building with the big ship.
Because big ships are.. big.. ships.
RageofNocturne: +5 alert +4 perc= 19)
Tesarik One: BTW Vilkas it's about 100 degrees F and it's very sunny out in
the desert.
Curiously Bound: Treasure was almost a good deterrant, but that crater had
been calling to Lily's curiosity since they arrived! "Ok, and if you die? Die
loudly!!" Lily yelled back. She heard that somewhere, couldn't remember
where. Just something
Tesarik One: Hand in hand she strolled towards the east buildings with Rune,
keeping a watch out all around them. It was quiet, and sandy, and hot and
something felt weird to her. Probably because her water node was itching. She
rubbed her wrist
Tesarik One: against her shoulder.
Fun Size Fantasy: "I'llMakeSureYouHearIt!" She touched her insignia for
just a second because surely Lily had it on her and then she turned towards
the buildings and started skipping her way in that direction.
"She'sNotAFiddleEllis. She'sAKender.
RageofNocturne: :: Lifting from his pack his waterskin he would take a drink
from it then would pour some of the water onto his head to well try and keep
cool!-D-
Curiously Bound: you're supposed to say when you split up. She came to an
expert halt near the edge, and was already opening her Bag of Holding to get
her magic Rope of Climbing snaking out of the thing. "Hmm?" asked while
peering down into the
Curiously Bound: crater while speaking. "Oh, I'm Lily. Nice to meet you.
Hold this," said while handing off one end of the rope. [and spot]
OnlineHost: Curiously Bound rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
Curiously Bound: [ 13 total, and Darksight to see all the way down ]
Tesarik One: Rune and Lucy, going to 5, 6 or 7?
Fun Size Fantasy: WeAllHaveOurThingsYouKnow." A nod of her head given as
she hooked her thumbs into the straps of her pack.
RageofNocturne: can someone please send me the map?)
Georg Pryme: He chuckled softly as he was handed the rope and nodded to her,
coiling it around his arm a few times to keep a good grip on it. "Good to
meet you as well. Handy rope you have here. I have something similar to
it."
Last of her Line: (starting at 5)
SwordOfAtrophy: "I suppose.." There were.. probably a few things she could
have said to get his attention in the same way. "Looks like a ship.. doesn't
it..?"
Tesarik One: No darksight needed, it's daytime and very bright outside. Lily
you just see a massive stretch of that gray-blue dust. Vilkas, you notice
that there is a large crack down the edge of the crater wall.
Fun Size Fantasy: Elly moved right up into the open doorways of #4 with her
low-light vision and tried to get a better look!
Last of her Line: She frowned noting the slight twinge of discomfort. Rune
herself was loving the production of her corset, but it had to be hard on
Lucy as she was water based after all. " Are you okay Lucy darling?" This
said when they were away
Fun Size Fantasy: [ Spot inside Hangar (4) ]
OnlineHost: Fun Size Fantasy rolled 1 20-sided die: 3
Last of her Line: from the others even as they approached one of the larger
buildings. (5)
Fun Size Fantasy: [ + 5 = 8 ]
RageofNocturne: :: After he looked over the crater he would lift a hand
pointing to what he could see-- There is a large crack right down the edge of
this thing.-D-
Tesarik One: (4) Ship Hangar. What appears to be a sand schooner (but the
sails are dry rotted) lies half buried in sand that has blown in through the
wide open end of this building. Along the walls are various rusted and ruined
tools that might
Curiously Bound: "How much weight can you hold, Georg?" asked seemingly
absently while she was leaning over looking down into the crater.
Tesarik One: be found in a shipyard. Anyone with Crafting- Ship Building
would know that this sand schooner would take at least 20,000gp worth of
repairs, and more than a month to repair it.
Tesarik One: There is nothing else of note in the hangar.
SwordOfAtrophy: Low light? Not a problem.. the Fury was drawn and held above
his head. A simple flick and the crystal inside illuminated sixty feet
outwards of daylight.
Georg Pryme: "More than you could add, Lily." He chuckled softly at her
question, nodding to her. "I'm naturally strong, comes from my blood. And
I've a few tricks up my sleeves to help with the efforts."
SwordOfAtrophy: "Wolfgang would hate this.. doesn't seem to be anything
here.. hustle double time, let's catch up."
Fun Size Fantasy: Elly is having the worst time with finding things to see
today so she took a deep breath and rolled her neck before whispering the
gnomish words that would help her see a little better including behind her
and to the sides for a
Tesarik One: (5) Smelter Foyer. The missing door to this long foyer has
allowed in the desert, which covers the floor in drifts and shallows, and
piles up against the three doors in this chamber. Bulges and drifts of sand
reveal that many items
Tesarik One: lie below this blanket of dust. Below the sand are remnants of
shattered desks, broken shelves, Chairs, and disintegrated parchments - all
ruined and destroyed by years of neglect.
Fun Size Fantasy: full range of sight. [Spell: Encompassing Vision || +5
Spot at Obsidian]
Curiously Bound: "Great!" She finally looked up and beamed a smile at him.
Holding the part of rope still inside her bag, Lily just stepped right off
the edge with all the confidence that he wouldn't let go of that end.
Assuming she didn't plummet
Curiously Bound: to her doom right then, a simple spoken command had the
rope snaking out of the bag on its own, and she just adjusted her hold
lowering down with it.[d]
Tesarik One: "I'll be fine, not the most pleasant place. Though I did find a
place with the group the other day, right near a massive and beautiful
waterfall that I want to take you." She began to move around, using her
mastery over air to blow
Tesarik One: sand off of things.
Last of her Line: "You know Lucy. When people up and disappear they usually
wipe away all traces of themselves. I'm getting a feeling we might be dealing
with killing as Ellis proposed earlier. " This was said softly, looking at
the areas that Lucy
Fun Size Fantasy: "ThisShipLooksLikeShitEllis." Elly couldn't help herself
as she moved to go further into the hangar to walk around and see if anything
stood out. Maybe find a locked case or something! [Lock sense still active!
] One could only
Fun Size Fantasy: hope you know.
Tesarik One: Everyone hold a moment.
Tesarik One: Lily, you are heading down the 50 feet to the basin bottom?
Curiously Bound: Yes
Tesarik One: Ok hold your ..well everything until I finish up what is going
on elsewhere if you don't mind.
Curiously Bound: Not a problem at all.
Last of her Line: was freeing of sand. She'd hunker down at a rather large
placement of sand and started digging inwards, trying to unearth whatever was
beneath. " Oh yea? I'll be happy to come along. I would love to see the fall.
" She smiled up
Tesarik One: So, Elly, anything that was in locked cases is open and empty.
There is nothing in the hangar except the ship worth salvaging.
Last of her Line: at the other woman.
Tesarik One: Lucy and Rune, roll a Search in the Foyer.
Georg Pryme: He bent his knees slightly as she just stepped off the ledge
like he'd expect a Kender to do, making sure his grip was true on the rope as
she launched into her plummet.
OnlineHost: ame ga taoreru has left the room.
OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
OnlineHost: Last of her Line rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
Tesarik One: +6 = 18
RageofNocturne: :: He would look around as the group seemed to scatter all
over and do its own thing. He would meanwhile stand at the rim of the crater
and look down into it seeing the kender make her way down the slope-D-
Last of her Line: [8+5+ 2=15]
Tesarik One: Georg, Vilkas and Lily hold your rp for the moment please.
Tesarik One: Rune, you find secreted under the sand a little cache of gold -
404 gp in a dry rotted pouch.
Tesarik One: Lucy, you also find a small cache under the sand, containing a
dry pouch of 5 different gemstones.
Fun Size Fantasy: Elly nodded her head to Ellis and waited for him to lead
the way to where they were headed whether it be Rune/Lucy or thecrater
Last of her Line: She gently pulled the pouch free. Storing it away as best
she could so that it didn't fall apart completely. " Well I found gold... Not
what I was looking for neccesarily. You?" [d]
Tesarik One: The sand is too high in this building to get to (8) from this
building.
Tesarik One: "Some gemstones, maybe they will be worth something, maybe
not," she tucked it away and glanced around, "Not really anything else in
here, but there's a few more buildings outside."
Tesarik One: Ellis and Elly, you can move to one of the buildings in the
East and join up with Lucy and Rune, or go join Georg, Lily and Vilkas on the
edge of the crater and hold your rp.
SwordOfAtrophy: Since Rune and Lucy were between them and the crater, the
first move would be to rendevous with them before heading that way, so he
headed towards where they had said they were headed, at a quicker pace.
Because Elly could keep up.
Last of her Line: " Onwards we doth trudge. " She winked and stood up
waiting for the other before heading out into the heat once more to head to
either building (5) or (6). She'd leave it to Lucy to decide this time
however. [d]
Tesarik One: (I'm not a fan of splitting up, I suck as a DM, so for easy
explore it's fine, but for major things, you all have to bear with me.)
Tesarik One: (I suck with splitting the group is what I mean. it's not my
strong point keeping up with so much)
Georg Pryme: (No worries here, I get it)
SwordOfAtrophy: (we'll be good boys and girls and get back together)
Fun Size Fantasy: Elly grins as they moved to keep up with her feet having
fun moving across the sand as she headed to meet the girls up. Her fingers
finding her insignia. "ShadyLadyAndCeruleanDreamHeadedBackYourWay.."
Fun Size Fantasy: because they had nicknames if they didn't know.
Last of her Line: (Correction 6 or 7)
Fun Size Fantasy: Elly was hoping for 7 it was closer to them*
Tesarik One: Lucy pointed to (6) and headed that way.
SwordOfAtrophy: "Cerulean dream? That's cute. Though it's more of a darker
blue.. like..navy.. navy dream.."
Tesarik One: (6) The wide doors to this chamber are shut with rusted iron
chains and remain locked.
Last of her Line: She moved with her talking into the insignia. " Alright
Pint sized, we are heading further east to the building beside the massive
one in the center. "
Last of her Line: " And we have a locked door. " Ever seen Elly run?
Fun Size Fantasy: If she could teleport!
Tesarik One: I'll go ahead and tell you about (7) as well since Elly and
Ellis were heading that way. The doors of this building are slightly ajar and
drifts of sand have layered the floor. The elements, even with their limited
access, have not
Tesarik One: been kind to what might have been an office. An overturned,
rotting desk, a shattered cabinet, splintered chairs, and shredded wall
hangings decorate this room. The debris gives rise to disquieting shadows
that flit about this
Tesarik One: chamber. If you guys decide to go in, you may roll Search.
Tesarik One: Ok for a moment, back to Lily, how long is your rope?
SwordOfAtrophy: Since Elly would likely run back to deal with her favorite
locked doors, he'd stop and search (7).
OnlineHost: SwordOfAtrophy rolled 1 20-sided die: 17
SwordOfAtrophy: (6 per, Inves) 28
Fun Size Fantasy: "BeOverThereInASecond.." There was a serious whimper that
came from her when she had to choose between 7 and the locked door. But then
the locked door won before Lily climbed back up from the crater to get to it
first! Pink-
Fun Size Fantasy: topped gnome blur headed all the way to 6 to get to the
door!
Tesarik One: Ok sorry for the delay had to give info in IM.
Curiously Bound: Rope is 60 feet.
Tesarik One: Ok, with the rope you have do you still have to make Climb
checks?
Tesarik One: Roll a Climb Check.
Tesarik One: Elly, feel free to try and pick the lock.
Curiously Bound: [ str or end? ]
OnlineHost: Curiously Bound rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
Fun Size Fantasy: Oh.. As soon as she got there she totally tried to pick
that lock!
OnlineHost: Fun Size Fantasy rolled 1 20-sided die: 3
Tesarik One: Acrobatics so QCK.
Fun Size Fantasy: [ + 22 ( 12 qck, +5 thief adept +5 signet of the sneaky
bastard ) = 25 ]
Tesarik One: The lock easily popped open.
Curiously Bound: [ +10 qck, +5 acrobatic, +5 daredevil athlete 1/3 used = 33
]
Last of her Line: " Only one other thing that I know of that could get this
pint sized creature moving that fast. " She murmured to Lucy, grinning behind
that mask. [d]
Tesarik One: (6) Oil Building. The chamber is stacked with rusting oil kegs
under a thick layer of dust. By the strong odor of naptha in the air and the
oily slicks that saturate the floor, this chamber apparently holds lamp oil
in great
Fun Size Fantasy: ... even elly didn't know something else that could get
her to move that fast. She eyed Rune a few moments as she got everything
undone.
Tesarik One: quantities.
Last of her Line: " Roo... " She silence herself and stepped inside, nose
wrinkling at the smell. [d]
Tesarik One: Lily you make it with ease down the rocky side of the crater,
but on your way you notice that crack that Vilkas saw actually looks to be an
entrance to a cave. What do you do when you reach the bottom?
Tesarik One: Also, Lily make another Spot.
Fun Size Fantasy: "ThisPlaceStinks" Captain Obvious was Elly as she decided
to move inside.
OnlineHost: Curiously Bound rolled 1 20-sided die: 17
Curiously Bound: [ 17 total on spot ]
SwordOfAtrophy: "Found some interesting details on what happened.. so..
extra care, especially in the crater. Something bad happened here." He tucked
the journal he found into his pack, in case reference for later. He hustled
his way towards the
SwordOfAtrophy: crater. Rune, Lucy and Elly were capable ladies, they'd be
fine.
RageofNocturne: :: He would watch Lily make her way down and would then
produce his Aero Strider and would step onto the thing as it would begin to
float-D-
Tesarik One: Lily you spot something "swimming" under the sand out in the
crater floor, and they are glowing slightly.
Tesarik One: What do you do when you reach the end of your rope?
Georg Pryme: He'd nod as he heard Ellis' communique, tapping his insignia to
speak back to him. "Lily went down to the crater already, I'm anchoring the
rope."
Tesarik One: There is nothing of importance save for the oil in the oil
room, and not really worth getting filthy exploring it.
Curiously Bound: She knew it! A touch of her insignia, and the kender's
overly excited voice rang out. She was all but yelling into the thing. "Guys!
Get down here quick! There's a cave, and something else is down here with me.
It's weird and moving
Curiously Bound: and you're going to miss everything if you don't get your
silly asses down here RIGHT NOW!" She was totally bouncing in place on the
basin floor like a kid in a candy store.[d]
Tesarik One: There is still (9) and (8) to explore if you wish. Also, there
is still something to be found in (7).
Fun Size Fantasy: There was a very long string of gnomen curse words that
came out of her mouth the moment she heard Lily wasn't alone.
"I'mGoingToHaveToRollDownTheBasinAren'tI?" She walked out of 6 to look around
and see if she could see Ellis.
Curiously Bound: After leaving her message, she'd head over to this
something 'swimming' in the floor and glowing. [Search?]
Tesarik One: Ok - so Lily actually released the rope and is on the floor of
the basin?
Curiously Bound: Yes
Tesarik One: Wait, wait.
SwordOfAtrophy: Here we go..
Tesarik One: Ok the "floor" of the massive crater is MASSIVE. You see the
things swimming out in the big crater. But, as you release the rope and
attempt to land on the dust, well the dust swallows you. It isn't a solid
floor, which is probably
Tesarik One: why whatever is out there is swimming....haha.... it's
slipsand, and you begin to sink as soon as your feet hit the gray-blue
shimmery dust. In seconds, your head is below the sand.
Tesarik One: Roll an Endurance.
OnlineHost: Curiously Bound rolled 1 20-sided die: 19
Curiously Bound: [ 19 total ]
Tesarik One: You are able to hold your breath for the moment, but slipsand
is wickedly dangerous and so slippery you cannot even swim. You are sinking,
and those standing on the edge now see those five glowing things under the
sand swimming
Tesarik One: towards you.
RageofNocturne: :: His blue eyes would narrow as Lily started to sink into
the sand and he would command his Aero Strider to glide its way down the
slope to get himself down there!-D-
Fun Size Fantasy: Meanwhile.. the gnome is counting down til when she
figures someone will say the kender is dead.
Georg Pryme: He spoke the command word on his Winged Vest, the wings
sprouting out and flapping a few times as he prepared himself, lifting
slightly off the ground before diving down the crater, hoping he can snatch
up Lily before those things
Georg Pryme: reach her.
SwordOfAtrophy: He was hustling that way, frantically trying to switch capes
without having to slow down.
Tesarik One: Yes, Georg, you can reach into the slipsand using your wings to
grab her out before the swimmers get there. But they are getting close.
Curiously Bound: Well this is really, properly not good! Lily was at a loss,
scrambling for all her worth at trying to get her head out of the sand, and
of course oblivious to the things coming at her.
Georg Pryme: (Any checks involved?)
Tesarik One: So we will consider Lily rescued from the slipsand. Georg and
Vilkas, do you go back up?
Tesarik One: No.
Georg Pryme: (Yes, gonna take her back up to get a group consensus on how to
proceed)
Tesarik One: What is Elly, Rune and Lucy doing?
RageofNocturne: Yes seeing her saved he would head back up aswell)
Last of her Line: " Ellis we are still going to search around a bit, let us
know if you need us. Lucy can port. " That being said she was heading off
towards building seven as she hadn't been there before. [d]
Curiously Bound: Coughing up sand, Lily shot Georg a new brilliant grin and
hugged him tight! "Oh thank you, thank you, thank you, and do not go in
there!" Hand shot back at the basin floor.[d]
Tesarik One: (7) was the Smelter Office Ellis had checked. Rune, roll a
Search.
OnlineHost: Last of her Line rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
Last of her Line: [7+5+2 = 14]
Georg Pryme: He'd managed to get there with not much time remaining before
things got beyond his ability to see, making sure that he had a firm grip on
the Kender, he'd start making his ascent, coming to a land back on the
crater's edge before
Tesarik One: Lucy headed to (9) to check that out.
Fun Size Fantasy: Closing her eyes and waiting for someone to say LIly is
dead or okay! Assuming that she's fine. Elly wants to try and get up to 8
because that was on her way to point and laugh at a little blonde kender!
Georg Pryme: setting Lily down to her feet. "Let's not go doing that again
any time soon, ok?"
Tesarik One: Not quite enough to find anything of importance. I'll let you
try once more since you're the only one in there.
SwordOfAtrophy: "Oh I always need you doll.. but will do." Oh well, Lily
seemed ok as he ran up. "Phew.. what happened?"
OnlineHost: Last of her Line rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
Last of her Line: [15]
Tesarik One: There is no entrance to (8) on the side where Elly is. You get
into it from (5) but it's blocked, or (9).
Curiously Bound: "Uhh..." she blinked at him like his head was on backwards.
"Let's not do that again ever! How bout that? Hey wait, would that thing let
us fly into that cave?" No, she really won't ever learn.[d]
Georg Pryme: "Apparently, the floor of the crater isn't so much a floor as
it is what I could only guess to be slipsand. Seen something similar to it
in the Scarred Lands, anyway, but I'm only able to guess there. Things were
moving around in
Tesarik One: Hold a moment please. Don't do anything I need to see.
RageofNocturne: :: Looking down into the crater still he would lift a hand
scratching at the chrome scales on the right side of his beck and would look
to Georg and Lily as he stepped off the Aerostrider-- You can use my Strider
miss to hover in t
RageofNocturne: he meantime. --he offered to her and would grow his chrome
dragon wings-D-
Fun Size Fantasy: Well that was a royal pain int he ass! A huff came from
the gnome when she realized she couldn't get there from here and moved her
way in the direction of 9 where Lucy had gone off to.
SwordOfAtrophy: "According to this journal here.." He motioned to the tab of
it sticking out of his pack. "Whatever was in the sand, I presume, killed or
attacked a bunch of the workers. Some of them holed up in a building where I
found this, but
Last of her Line: She blinked sitting down to sift through the recordings
she found. Looking around the smelter room she tried to locate where a vault
would be in this room. The sand made it seriously hard to do, but she started
digging the moment
Last of her Line: she tucked her records away. Kheferu here we come.. If she
managed to unearth it. [d]
SwordOfAtrophy: that obviously didn't help. The main gal Ammavara.. locked
herself in the vault. Which, I imagine, is down in the crater."
Tesarik One: Ok (8) for Lucy and Elly - The door is slightly ajar, and a
layer of sand covers the floor, drifting in from the smashed entrance.
Hulking machinery fills this chamber, iron-sided and rust red. One piece of
equipment, a large
Tesarik One: smelting furnace by the looks of it, is partially buried in the
sand. A single exit (into 8) in the chamber remains sealed by a black iron
valve. (Sorry you went into 9)
Tesarik One: (8) is locked, the black iron valve has a lock on it.
Fun Size Fantasy: Oh there was a lock! Elly did a little whole body shudder
as she headed straight for it without really looking for anything else. [Is
it pickable or magic? ]
Tesarik One: Pick.
Fun Size Fantasy: Poor lucy would hear the excited squeak as the gnome
pulled away from the lock to do it at a distance. Mostly because sand
everywhere and she didn't want it in her eyes. Plus you know.. Arcane
Trickster !
Fun Size Fantasy: [ Picking lock ]
OnlineHost: Fun Size Fantasy rolled 1 20-sided die: 20
Fun Size Fantasy: [ + 22 = 42 ]
SwordOfAtrophy: Owned.
Curiously Bound: Lily would be proud.
Last of her Line: [... Yep totally Ellywick]
Tesarik One: Yep you got it.
Fun Size Fantasy: That was way too damned easy.
Tesarik One: The door opens, apparently hasn't been opened in a very long
time, though oddly the floor is covered in thick sand. It is apparently the
vault, though it is emptied of it's treasures - except - huddled under an old
tarp is the
Fun Size Fantasy: "IFoundAnotherOneRune" And it was a dirty little lock
whore too but she found it and unlocked it!
Tesarik One: brittle corpse of a human figure wearing heavy wraps. A few
pages of a torn ledger are clutched in the corpses hand.
Last of her Line: " You found another lock? On my way. " She shook herself
out a little and toted her journal with her as she headed to join Lucy and
Ellywick. [d]
Tesarik One: The corpse also has an elaborate sheath large enough for a
bastard sword laying beside her, the name of the blade is inscribed on the
sheath "RIVE" but the sword is missing.
Fun Size Fantasy: Elly sashayed forward feeling really happy but then
frowning when she noticed the place was completely empty. SIGH. The corpse
was given a look over and then very carefully moved to take the ledger pages
to see if they were
Tesarik One: Lucy headed in after it got unlocked and took a look around. It
looked like a storage room but with the big lock it was probably the vault
that Ellis had mentioned. And then she found the dead body. She crouched down
and examined it
Fun Size Fantasy: anything of value by passing them to Lucy who was the
know-it-all person.
Tesarik One: and glanced along the sheath, "Hmm. Someone or something got in
here and took everything, even the sword from this lady."
Curiously Bound: Without unlocking the door....
Tesarik One: She took the ledger sheets and looked them over, "It says that
the creatures in the earth are asheratis - but that they are changed. Some
contamination in the stardust is toxic to them, driving them insane, and
changing their flesh
Tesarik One: to abomination. I gave them the remaining kheferu ingots, then
even my blade, Rive, hoping that would be barter enough for my life. But here
I remain until death takes me. Curse this basin!"
Fun Size Fantasy:
"YeahButTHeyLockedHerInAfter..EitherDeadOrAlive..OrMaybeThereWasNothingINhere.."
Elly and the kender were like-minded. She moved to see if there was anything
else she could find that would lead them into somewhere else. How did
Fun Size Fantasy: the stuff get out.
Last of her Line: She came into the room. " Well it was said in this ledger.
" Wiggle of it in hand. " That they were forging up Kheferu weaponry that
could pierce the stony hides and rocky flanks of the earth aligned creatures.
This vault was
Tesarik One: Or maybe there is a reason that the floor of the vault is
covered in sand............ Those in the vault roll a Listen.
Last of her Line: supposed to contain boxes of the stuff smelted down and
kept, but it doesn't say where the weapons they forged are or would have
been. " She offered the records out to Lucy. [d]
OnlineHost: Fun Size Fantasy rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
OnlineHost: Last of her Line rolled 1 20-sided die: 11
Fun Size Fantasy: [ + 5 alert = 17 ]
OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 19
Tesarik One: +8 = 27
Last of her Line: [+7 = 18]
Tesarik One: All of you hear the sound of something like sand going through
an hourglass... and the sand is moving around you. Something is coming up
through the sand - Fight or Flee??
Tesarik One: Lily, Vilkas, Ellis, Georg - what are you all doing now?
Georg Pryme: it, closing in on Lily as she sunk into it." He looked to the
journal Ellis mentioned, nodding to him as he considered the floor that
wasn't a floor, plus the information that Ellis shared. "Well, that poses a
problem. I can fly
Last of her Line: It was sort of against her nature to flee, but she did
press her insignia. " Might wanna get here guys.. Think we have friends
coming. " She was looking around, already backing as best she could so she
could angle her bow. [d]
Tesarik One: "Apparently she gave them all to the asheratis."
Fun Size Fantasy: Elly started motioning for the other two to move.
"Company. WeGotCompany!" She would love to kill some things actually but
she would do it in more open space!
Georg Pryme: (standing near the edge of the crater) to check it out."
Curiously Bound: Discussing options on going back for the cave in the crater
without touching the basin floor.
RageofNocturne: looking into the crater just standing there and offered his
Aerostrider to Lily)
Tesarik One: Cave is higher up than the crater floor, so it would be easy
enough to get to.
SwordOfAtrophy: (He wasn't going to leave his three ladies in trouble, so he
was headed their way)
Tesarik One: ^v^ 2/9/2016 11:30:54 PM ^v^
Tesarik One: "We could run and lock the door from the outside again. And
catch up with the others."
Tesarik One: ^v^ 2/9/2016 11:31:51 PM ^v^
Last of her Line: " I'll only do that if you wish Lucy, otherwise.. " She
frowned, continuing to back out, her body tensing and untensing. [d]
Curiously Bound: Lily was totally unaware of any trouble for the others.
"Ok, so one of you carry me, and we all fly, crawl, whichever and go check
out that cave!" With the way the basin was, Lily hoped they might be the only
people to ever get in
Curiously Bound: there, and she wouldn't pass that up!
Georg Pryme: "We should wait to go down there until everyone's with us,
Lily. I'm not liking the feel of this place seeing what just happened to
you."
Fun Size Fantasy: Elly had already started to gather the shadows in her hand
because she was used to just fighting things at this point.
"What'sToSayTheyDont'HaveAnotherWayToFindUSAndGoFindTheOThers?"
Tesarik One: "Let's run, and close the door, we can always come back with
everyone else. I don't feel comfortable having our group split."
Tesarik One: She turned and headed out of the vault, and motioned for the
others.
Tesarik One: ^v^ 2/9/2016 11:33:49 PM ^v^
Fun Size Fantasy: Elly started to press Rune to follow Lucy.
"IGotTheLock..Go"
Fun Size Fantasy: She had picked it she could relock it!
Last of her Line: She started murmuring softly, drawing forth that magic to
slither it back and forth along Ellywicks back creating those beautiful
butterfly wings on the woman's back before she grabbed Lucy's hand and took
off running to meet Ellis.
Tesarik One: Out the door she went, grabbing Rune if she had to and tugging
her sweetheart along with her, so that Elly could lock the door on
whatever... asherati ... were heading up. Or whatever it was.
Last of her Line: (1 non-combat spell used)
Tesarik One: Running out, she'd yell to Ellis, "Tainted Asherati!"
Fun Size Fantasy: "SoonYouSoonSuckers!" Elly grinned as she took flight
with the wings on her back again as she shut the iron door with all the
strength she had and for once used her tool kit to lock the damned thing back
up!
Tesarik One: she'd say it in her insignia too!
Curiously Bound: Georg had a point, and Lily rolled her eyes, touching her
insignia. "What's keeping you all, anyway? Are you dead? I said to die
loudly!" She grinned back at Georg and winked.[d]
Curiously Bound: Oh.. Blink! "What's an Asherati?"
Fun Size Fantasy: Elly was going to lick the Kender's face.
Tesarik One: Does anyone have Knowledge (Thanes Desert) or Knowledge
(Monster Lore), or any other pertinent knowledge?
Fun Size Fantasy: [ I have Breadth of Expierience ]
Last of her Line: (Monster Lore)
Curiously Bound: Also, don't tease, Elly.
OnlineHost: Last of her Line rolled 1 20-sided die: 16
SwordOfAtrophy: He met up with them halfway. Sighing with relief to see they
were all in one piece. "Always scaring me like that you lil minxes. What did
you find?"
Last of her Line: [16+10 = 26]
Tesarik One: Breadth is fine.
OnlineHost: Fun Size Fantasy rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
Tesarik One: Knowledge _ Monster Lore for Lucy
OnlineHost: Tesarik One rolled 1 20-sided die: 10
Tesarik One: +22 = 32
Fun Size Fantasy: [ + 14 int + 5 Ring of Aye-No-ITall +5 breadth of xp =
34 ]
OnlineHost: RageofNocturne rolled 1 20-sided die: 9
RageofNocturne: +10 do you know your enemy= 19)
Tesarik One: Ok so Elly, Rune and Lucy all remember quite a few things about
asherati. They are desert dwelling creatures, a humanoid race in fact, that
could easily be mistaken for tall and thin humans except they have slanted
ivory eyes,
Tesarik One: and rust red skin. They are sandswimmers, and their body has
the ability to glow. In fact, it can glow so bright so suddenly that it can
stun a person. They live below the sands and dust, only rising to trade, hunt
for food,
Tesarik One: socialize and war their enemies. They are quiet, they know the
value of community and fellowship. They are weak to water. They are also
known for making sand sculptures of such beauty and intricacy that they go
for high prices in
Tesarik One: other areas of the world - all in all, NOT a race that would
destroy so many people.
Tesarik One: "They are peaceful creatures for the most part, the asherati.
But, the notes from the lady say that the stardust has tainted them. Even
changed their flesh, which to my recollection should be just red skin."
Tesarik One: "Let's go find the others."
Last of her Line: She frowned and rubbed at the back of her neck. " I don't
get it. " She looked between Lucy, Ellywick and Ellis. " I mean I understand
the Asherati are tainted in this instance, but to the point the switched so
much?" She nodded and
Last of her Line: turned, heading off towards the crater. " Let's hope their
glow didn't get any brighter than it was already or we might be sitting
ducks. " [d]
Fun Size Fantasy: "LucyUsedTheWordInsane. LastICheckedInsaneWasNotGood.."
Outside of certain situations ... like using magic on a wolf god.
Tesarik One: She linked her arm with Rune, winked to Ellis, and headed with
the group back to where Lily and Georg and Vilkas was waiting on the edge of
the crater. "Well, we kind of solved the mystery. What did you all find?"
Tesarik One: She shook her head, "Insane asherati could prove very
difficult."
SwordOfAtrophy: "Some things just make people crazy.. or addicted.. Maybe
they had huge spikes in need and these people suffered the brunt of it.
Either way, I figure we'll get to the bottom of this at the bottom of that
crater." He motioned for
Last of her Line: She rested her head to the other woman's shoulder as they
moved, those two toned hues taking in the rest of the group. Ellywick now had
wings so she wouldn't be falling down anywhere. [d]
SwordOfAtrophy: the three to walk ahead of him, cuz.. they had nice butts.
And someone needed to be rear guard.
Fun Size Fantasy: Elly had butterfly wings.. she was golden! In fact she
was using it to her advantage as she headed towards the crater. Her hand
still touching her insignia. "LilyYouLuckyKender. YouOkay?"
RageofNocturne: :: He would look to Lucy-- We found a cave in the wall of
the crater. Not much else aside from that. Keep off the bottom of the crater
though its slipsand.-D-
Tesarik One: "Pila umoris," she said softly, and an orb of water appeared in
her hands. She held it over to Rune, to make sure she was keeping herself
hydrated.
Georg Pryme: "Bottom of the crater is sand that swallows you up, I'm
guessing slipsand." He spoke to Lucy as the group reformed, answering her
question. "Some sort of creatures were swimming through it. There's also a
cave that sits at a
Georg Pryme: different level than the floor of the crater that we can get
to."
Fun Size Fantasy: "TheCreaturesAreAsherati..InsaneAsherati."
Curiously Bound: No worries, Lily would fill them in! "So there's this cave
inside the crater that no one's ever been in, but the bottom of the crater
has this crazy sand that sucks you right down and you can't swim in it or
anything, so whatever
Curiously Bound: you do, don't go standing on the bottom! But the cave is
higher than the bottom so you don't need to anyway, and I fell in and almost
drowned and I thought, 'Boy, Elly will kick my ass if I die and don't scream
real loud', but
Tesarik One: "Indeed, the asherati swim through the sand of the desert like
fish in the sea. I am guessing from the clues we've found, that they swam in
the crater's sand and got tainted by the stardust. The kheferu dust perhaps.
From what the
Tesarik One: paper we found said, they don't even look the same anymore."
Tesarik One: "But, they are weak to water, and immune to fire and heat."
Curiously Bound: Georg swooped down on his cool thingy there and got me out
of the sand. Ever since then we've been waiting for you."[d]
Tesarik One: She smiled to Lily and then to Georg, grateful that he had
swooped in, "Well then, shall we head down to the cave?"
Last of her Line: She took the orb of water, making sure that she dutifully
stayed hydrated. Looking up towards Elly she smiled. " Should I give the Lily
wings or not?" Because Lucy could fly her down! [d]
Fun Size Fantasy: Elly listened to Lily and giggled a few times before
flying over to Georg and giving the branded man a hug just because he saved
the kender and it was nice. And now that she had wings.. she taunted Lily.
"IgotToUnlockTwoLockedDoor
Tesarik One: "Probably best."
Last of her Line: She began to speak softly, that same dark kissed magic
rose up, wrapping around the kender a moment before butterfly wings grew free
her back, easing her way into the ability to fly. Looking around at the
others she canted her head.
Georg Pryme: He laughed softly and played off his role in saving Lily as
something anyone else would have done, though he returned the hug gladly.
"Well, we're all allies. It's not like I was just going to watch. Now quit
thanking me, I have
RageofNocturne: :: Weak to water....well thats a good thing to know.--he
said and would keep his eyes down on the crater floor-- Though i can only
breath ice.-D-
Fun Size Fantasy:
TheFirstOneBelongedToAnOilRoomWithATonOfLampOilButTheSecondoneWasThisVaultThatwasEmpty!
That'sWhereWEFoundTheDeadLadyAndAScabbardAndThePagesThatSaidTheAsheratiWereInsane.
ThenTheyTriedToComeUp. LucySaidWeShouldLeaveSoRuneAnd
Tesarik One: "Volant," her feet lifted off the ground as air swirled around
her, and she moved to grab Rune's hand and like Peter Pan and Wendy, they
could just fly off the edge and move down.
Fun Size Fantasy: IFinallyRelentedAndNowWe'reHereBeforeAnythingCouldEatUs."
Last of her Line: " I would give you guys wings too, but it would be to
cumbersome. " That said and she was off to never never land. [d]
Georg Pryme: a reputation to uphold, after all." He chuckled softly,
stretching his wings and flapping them as he readied to make his way down to
the cave. "Anyone need a lift?"
SwordOfAtrophy: "Georg always stealing the chivalry.." He clapped the grumpy
guy on his arm before looking down. "Now I can carry one of you fine la..."
Then they were going by themselves. "Man everyones just stealing my heroics
today." Ah well, he
Tesarik One: So between wings, fly spell, and hovering disk everyone is able
to get down right?
SwordOfAtrophy: had a silverwyrm mantle, so weeeee, he flew down.
Fun Size Fantasy: Elly raced Lily most likely.. two short butterfly winged
little rogues.. JUST WHAT THE WORLD NEEDED.
Curiously Bound: omigosh she has wings! Oh wait, first, Lily was zipping up
and sweeping around them giggling like a mad woman. Then when it came time to
go, she absolutely raced Elly to the cave. Even took a nosebreak divebomb
into the crater
RageofNocturne: :: He would stretch out his chrome dragon wings and would
look to Lily-- Are you going to use the Aerostrider? If not i could put it
away.-D-
Georg Pryme: He grinned and clapped Ellis gently on his shoulder, mindful of
his own strength. "Just doing what I can, my friend. I promise, I'll save
you some fun and chivalrous duties."
Fun Size Fantasy: lily has wings now.. pay attention!
Curiously Bound: and squealed like she was on the greatest roller-coaster
ever, then pulled up and swung around to dart at the cave. No, she had wings
now, and they were EPIC![d]
Tesarik One: So, the cave entrance is only about 25 feet down under the lip
of the edge of the basin, it is about eight foot in diameter, but a foot of
the floor is sand. Though, heading into the cave does mean that you are going
to need a way
Tesarik One: to see, the daylight does not penetrate very far.
RageofNocturne: :: He would then put the strider away and would fly on down
to the cave-D-
SwordOfAtrophy: Crystal of illumination!
Fun Size Fantasy: Once Elly realized that they were going into total
darkness she hung around the entrance of the cave.. "AnyoneNeedDarkSight?"
or That. Ellis did save the day.
Last of her Line: The moment darkness loomed after their landing she would
sigh as darksight took over. It didn't take her long to adjust. That was
until Ellis used a Crystal and it was no longer needed.
RageofNocturne: darksight goggles- 120 feet)
Georg Pryme: He dug through his pack a moment before he'd fly down, slipping
on his Eyes of the Dragon(60 ft Blindsense, 120 ft darkvision, 4x normal
vision range in light). Then, down he'd go, landing on the cave entrance
once there was room
Georg Pryme: to do so.
SwordOfAtrophy: He was human, his eyes didn't do your fancy schmancy
darkvision!
Fun Size Fantasy: Neither did hers.. that's what Magic was for!
Last of her Line: Blame it on her parents!
SwordOfAtrophy: He didn't do your fancy schmancy magic neither!
Fun Size Fantasy: He had other attributes that were adorable and useful.
Tesarik One: As you begin to move through the tunnel, foot of sand on the
ground remember, it doesn't take a high spot roll to see that creatures have
been recently passing through the crack and out into the surrounding sand in
the basin.
Georg Pryme: Once he landed, he pulled a torch from his pack(Backpack of
Holding, just for stating purposes) and ignited it, handing it to Ellis.
"Just in case."
SwordOfAtrophy: He was already holding a sword that was basically a torch,
but better in every way. "I'm good, you hold that so I have a free hand."
Tesarik One: You've all now entered the blue section of the map, (10) is the
cave entrance.
Curiously Bound: A foot of sand on the ground meant little three foot tall
Lily was going to stick to flying, thank you. Still searching about as they
went, though. [d]
Georg Pryme: He laughed softly as he heard Ellis, nodding to him and looking
around to make sure no one else needed it. "I'll be needing my hands free as
well." He'd nod then and smother the torch, returning it to his pack. There
was always
Georg Pryme: Myrnwynd in a pinch as well, but he'd keep that sword on the
back-burner, pun totally intended.
Fun Size Fantasy: Elly decided she wanted to be ahead of everyone else and
threw up Darkvision on herself before moving forward into the darkness with
Lily. Keeping her eyes open for more than just evidence of creatures.
Fun Size Fantasy: [ Spot? ]
Last of her Line: "At least we gave the shorter ones the advantage of air..
Not that it'll help these are very tall creatures. " She frowned, looking at
the sand below and the tracks. " I'd love to know how they are traveling from
here to the crater
Last of her Line: below. "
Tesarik One: So as you travel, you first find a path that cuts sharply to
the north, but it is filled with a good bit of sand and traversing it would
be most difficult. It is how the asherati got up into the vault though.
RageofNocturne: :: In the cave his goggles came down and his wings folded
back as he walked along pulling the Fist from his belt and then catching his
shield and securing it onto his arm-D-
Tesarik One: You can roll a spot right now but there is nothing but rock and
sand at the moment, and evidence of travel through the tunnel.
Fun Size Fantasy: Elly wanted to fly down towards the vault but she decided
to stick with the group and keep her senses on alert for more Locks.
Fun Size Fantasy: SHe might even let Lily have a go.
Georg Pryme: He rolled his shoulders slightly as he walked along, opting to
take up the rear of the group should anything try to come at them from the
back. Gave him optimized room for swinging that way.
Tesarik One: You all come to a fork in the sandy tunnel. You can go east to
(12) or take the more westerly route to (11). Please don't split up!
SwordOfAtrophy: "..I'd normally say go left.. but this all feels backwards..
so how about we try right first?"
Last of her Line: She stopped at the fork and would cant her head. "
Ellywick, can you put your ear down on something. See what you hear?"
Curiously Bound: No splitting up this time, scout's honor! If she were a
scout, which she never was, but she'd totally swear if she was anyway! A
little shrug. "Either works for me!"[d]
Georg Pryme: As they were presented options, he spoke up about his choice.
"I'd say we go right as well. Left is never a good choice from my past
experiences until you've checked right."
Fun Size Fantasy: "That'sAGoodIdea!" Elly moved to get down onto the sandy
ground with her ear pressed into the surface. [Ear to the Ground - can hear
creaturestouching ground in 30 ft ]
RageofNocturne: :: Indeed lets take the right path. --he said and would lift
his shield arm-- I can take point.-D-
Fun Size Fantasy: Dont step on her.. she will maim you.
RageofNocturne: :: He would step along and step right on Elly. jk)
Fun Size Fantasy: Elly lifts up back into the air and points to the right.
"ThreeGuysThatWay.." And they all wanted to go right...
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Last of her Line: " Left it is or we end up fighting before we explore. "
She snorted and turned towards the left path. [d]
SwordOfAtrophy: "Well, no better way to find out what they're like then, is
there.." Or they were just gonna ignore them. Ellis was going to try
diplomacy. "Well, I guess they aren't going anywhere.. After you Runey buns."
Curiously Bound: "Well left, obviously. Someone's already been down the
right path!" Duuuh! So to the left she flew with ther est of them!
Last of her Line: " They'll likely find us regardless of the path we take at
this point.. So running head long into them doesn't find anything they might
have stashed to the left. "
Tesarik One: Left path then towards (11)? Well, when they get a little
closer, if Elly listens again, she will hear something that way as well.
Fun Size Fantasy: As rune moved forward and they got close again, elly moved
to put her head back down on the ground floor. Her hand touching her
insignia. "STOP!" Yeah she just mentally screamed at them
SwordOfAtrophy: Red light!
Last of her Line: She stopped in a hurry.
Fun Size Fantasy: through the lovely hearts they all wore.
"FourGuysThatWay.." Snicker.
Fun Size Fantasy: Straight into (11).
Curiously Bound: Lily made tracks in the air coming to a halt!
Tesarik One: Stopped in mid-stride, then lowered her foot into the sand and
turned to look at Elly.
Last of her Line: " Oh for the love of the gods. "
Tesarik One: Hehehe. Um. "Hmm."
Georg Pryme: He'd refrain from just hacking and slashing his way through
them without provocation. He'd nod as the decision was made, keeping up his
pace in his spot in the rear. He stopped as Elly screamed at them, a low
growl issued at the
Georg Pryme: force of the mental assault.
SwordOfAtrophy: "Well, you want me to try talking down four swords, or
three?" Whispered and stuff.
Fun Size Fantasy: Sorry Georg.
Last of her Line: " I still say left, more men mean they are hiding
something more valuable.. "
Last of her Line: " Or it should. "
Tesarik One: So, (11) has four, (12) has three.
Fun Size Fantasy: "IfThey'reInsane..TheyCouldCallTheirFriends."
Fun Size Fantasy: Like she does.
Last of her Line: " Yes well I'm sure they didn't try to magically zap a
God.. "
SwordOfAtrophy: "You'd be surprised how often that works."
Last of her Line: " So defining your insanity is moot. " Wink.
Fun Size Fantasy: "IDon'tUseLightningRune.."
RageofNocturne: :: He would shrug a bit-- Either way we will have to face
them. So i say we take the right first.-D-
Fun Size Fantasy: It was Force daggers.
Last of her Line: " And I want to go left, so I suppose we need to flip a
coin for it. " She was digging out a gold piece. [d]
Tesarik One: It really didn't matter anymore, because coming up behind them
from that tunnel up to the vault, came two asheratis!! They were extremely
stealthy though, and not all lit up at the moment, so suddenly they would
just hear something
Tesarik One: like a sandy clearing of a throat. Looking back behind them,
would be two asherati. Their once rust red skin is blackened and rough due to
the stardust contamination. They are about six feet tall, very thin, with
slanted eyes and
Tesarik One: wearing skin tight leather.
Tesarik One:
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Tesarik One: That's an untainted asherati. This one's got all sorts of black
shit on their skin. And each has a very dangerous claw like curved blade in
hand.
Fun Size Fantasy: They were aliens!
Tesarik One: Dun dun dun....... this is where we end tonight.
SwordOfAtrophy: "...Hey fellas, nice place you got here.. Care for a chat?"
Fun Size Fantasy: [ Haha ]
Curiously Bound: "We really need to talk about that pool of yours outside,
though."
Georg Pryme: (Woot! Thanks for running Pam! Had a good time!)
Last of her Line: [Great time Pam thank you, but DAMNIT A CLIFF HANGER?!]
Fun Size Fantasy: [ mwahaha - it was awesome ]
RageofNocturne: thank you for still letting me join Pam! Time to get back to
nikki duty. she is still fresh from surgery)
Last of her Line: [Alrighty guys baby doctor appt in the morning ]
SwordOfAtrophy: (<3 as always)
Last of her Line: [ See ya'll tomorrow!]