Log 0017

[2:59 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The soothing sound of silence falls, as night veils the world. Each one of you that falls asleep knows what's to come: Another night of unrest, as the nightmareish realm beckons.

You recall the fey beings that marked you, kidnapped your dreams, the masterminds behind it all. They placed you inside a Dream-Eater Demon's stomach, so that you may fight and grow, and become strong, and kill it from the inside.

There is a "safehouse" inside the stomach, a ring of golden thrones surrounding a table of silver and adorned with gemstones. The haunting murmurs of the gemstones seems to grow louder each day, as they eagerly wait for you to free them, to wrestle control from the Dream-Eater. And those that you've met - thoes that remained there - waits there for you nightly. The elven girl that you rescued from the drow at the very beginning, Nephelle, prays for your success each night. The stellar elf, Recelle, is somewhat more proactive, joining you in your struggle, delving into the nightmare with you.

You have went through the nightmare of Nephelle, whose village was destroyed and burned down by a Drider. You have shattered that nightmare, and saved the soul of a little girl.
[2:59 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: You have went through a war in Windsmere, a region contested by orcs and the local humans. You have shattered that nightmare, and saved the souls of thousands - orcs, humans, and elves. A strange dragon of rainbow and dream haunts you thereafter, even, offering you her service as long as you keep her entertained.

Now, you are in a world where Orcus won, and the realm is sinked knee deep in the dead. The Hero, a man by the name of Alexander, once sought to destroy an artifact of Orcus, known as the Wand of Orcus, but ultimately failed due to the plot of a Certain Someone. The Wand of Orcus exploded, ravaging the land with waves of negative energy and opening portals to Orcus's realm. Months passed, and humanity's on the edge of extinction.

You, during your travel, started out the night in the local prison. After some mishaps, you found the local thieves guild in the basement, high clearance holding cells, who have gathered together for mutual survival. The Dwarf, the leader of the thieves guild, introduced you to his "kid", a half-elf by the name of Shadow, who gleefully taken up the nick name of Yager from Recelle's suggestion. Shadow Yager. Shadow has been assisting you ever since, on and off, at his "uncle"'s behest.

From there, you stumbled upon a conclave of refugees and warriors, controlled by what appears to be an axiomatic being. In truth, it was a broken piece of Wand of Orcus, a shade of the evil artifact with a spirit residing within, a womanizer and a scoundrel.
[2:59 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Upon further investigation, you found out the truth behind it all.

The spirit that resides within the Shard is that of Alexander, the late Hero who did a Nice Job Breaking It. It seems that for whatever reason during the disaster, the Hero's soul - or at least a good part of it - was merged with one of the broken shard of the Wand of Orcus. The Dwarf reveals this via some trickery, and the fact that Shadow, who has been with you this whole time, is Alexander's son.

Together, you've devised a plan. You plan on visiting the three centrally located mage towers, reactive the individual defenses and the pool of mana in them, and then head to the castle for the final ritual in order to initiate the city-wide defense abjuration that would... Hopefully buy you time.

Time to travel to where it all began, where the Wand of Orcus was shattered by Alexander, and to fix everything. Somehow.

You've attended to the first mage tower, whereupon you found a clutch of wyvern eggs - 2 dead, 1 alive, and 1 between life and death. And a jar of containment, holding a celestial of some sort. And a set of 5 jars holding fiends.

And from here, time flows again.

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[5:17 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ... As if by a snap of the minute hand on the clock striking the second hand in a dissonant clash, time flows again.
[5:17 PM] Mizuki: (how many people playing right now?)
[5:17 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Razmik, Alicia, John.
[5:18 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The three of you are joined by Recelle and Shadow, around the pool of magic that you've activated recently, on top of one of the three mage tower in Silverkeep.
[5:18 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Azure preens her feather and peeks curiously at Alicia, but says nothing elsewise.
[5:18 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Before you are the clutch of wyvern eggs, 2 dead, 1 alive, and 1 between life and death. And a jar of containment, holding a celestial of some sort. And a set of 5 jars holding fiends.
[5:19 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: What will you three do?

[5:19 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (4, but Halnas will join in properly after you've finished handling that end of things + take a long rest to tie loose ends up)
[5:19 PM] Bot Fodder: (Try to remember what we'd decided on already :sadpopo: )
[5:19 PM] Mizuki: (we don't know what jar has the celestial, right?)
[5:21 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: You should, actually. The only information given is Presence Of and Number Of, plus Location Of.
[5:21 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Just not Identity of Which
[5:21 PM] Faerie: (We do)
Well, that had been the longest daydream of Razmik's life. ''Say, do you folks feel ready to decide on something? I'm sure some of you are starting to feel bored!'', the man suggests, slouching back up to his feet.
[5:22 PM] Faerie: (Yeah, we can't know if its identity is Trias the Betrayer, for example)
[5:23 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Well..." Recelle suggests. "We can just ignore the jars, but the eggs are another matter..."(edited)
[5:23 PM] Halnas: (brb)
[5:24 PM] Mizuki: "Indeed" - Said Alicia approaching the eggs and sitting down near them - "We should get both the one alive and the one between life and death. We might be able to save it somehow"
[5:24 PM] Faerie: ''Where's Lexon? I had something in mind, but we would ideally need someone a bit more dextroys than me''
The intention of what they wanted to do was more or less clear, but Razmik thought that maybe, just this once, it would do the group good to know all there to know about their current predicament.
''...Alicia, are you good with knives?''
[5:25 PM] Halnas: (back)
[5:25 PM] Mizuki: She opens her bag and takes out her extra set of clothing. Wrapping the eggs on that should be enough to keep them safe for now
[5:25 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (wb)
NEW MESSAGES
[5:25 PM] Faerie: (Hello)
[5:25 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: roll 1d20
[5:25 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20]: 18, Result: 18
[5:25 PM] Faerie: Wait, Divine Sense. When you say ''between life and death'', do you mean ''half-dead'' or ''full-undead''? This was important.
[5:26 PM] Faerie: (I'd like to know which jar pings as celestial, while we're at it :sadpopo:)
[5:26 PM] Mizuki: "And, yeah Raz, I guess I'm good enough with knifes, why?" - Asked Alicia picking up and wrapping the eggs carefully.(edited)
[5:26 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: It's an undiving - undealivn - living bendea-
[5:26 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The result is unclear.
[5:26 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Perhaps it had something to do with its mother's states during pregnancy.
[5:27 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: >carefully
[5:27 PM] Faerie: Razmik simply admitted while scratching his temple. ''Well, that's confusing.''
[5:27 PM] Faerie: Razmik doffs his shield, and shows his exposed wrist to Alicia.
[5:28 PM] Bot Fodder: John scratches his head, clearly outside of his realm of expertise. "Hrmm...  so, uh, what should we do with the bad ones, then? Toss them off the balcony?"
[5:28 PM] Faerie: ''I need you to write on me.'', he requests with a flat tone.
[5:29 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "..." Recelle pauses. "... Egg benedict?"

[5:29 PM] Mizuki: "Write on you?" - Asked Alicia shocked - "You mean... with the knife?"
[5:29 PM] Faerie: ''That's not a bad question, John. We don't know, so we can't make a judgement as we are, now''. Hence his suggestion
[5:30 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Shadow seems a bit shaken by recent events, elsewise his nature would've likely chimed in with remarks.
[5:30 PM] Mizuki: Alicia placed the wrapped eggs carefully inside her bag
[5:31 PM] Faerie: ''Let's just... call it a form of divine guidance. I have an idea, but need a pair of steady hands.''
[5:31 PM] Mizuki: "You can't expect me to just do that, without any explanation..."
[5:32 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (I'll give you at most 5 more minutes to finalize things)
[5:32 PM] Bot Fodder: John tilts his head forward in the meanwhile. "......... We're going to need a really big pot." He seems to be considering Recelle's idea quite seriously.
[5:33 PM] Mizuki: (f-five minutes? That's way too fast for our party to decide things!)
[5:33 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Wouldn't be the first time we ate dragon. Or dragon-like creatures." Recelle jests.
[5:33 PM] Faerie: So, here's the deal. You know how in the past, people have woken up from these nightmares all dinged up, or worse? During the first nightmare, Razmik got woken up coughing up blood early in the morning. Injury seems to project from this world onto the other, and in a previous meeting Raz had with a few of his superiors, the idea came up: what  if they attempt to forcibly wake someone up by leaving marks specific enough? Someoe on the other side could keep watch, and react accordingly. It was worth a try, Razmik felt.
[5:34 PM] Faerie: Of course, he couldn't just explain it that way in front of Recelle and Shadow-the-Jager.
[5:34 PM] Bot Fodder: (John's useless here unless you need someone to shotput one of the eggs. :happypopo: )
[5:34 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ( :smugpopo: )
[5:34 PM] Faerie: ''It's just quick marks, I'm sure it won't even hurt!''
[5:34 PM] Mizuki: (no one is eating those eggs!)
[5:35 PM] Faerie: (The idea was to, see if that shit works. If it does, quickly ask ''hai guys what do with dragon eggs?'', pretty much :sadpopo:)
[5:35 PM] Bot Fodder: (Wait, so who are you asking?)
[5:35 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ( O_o )

[5:36 PM] Mizuki: (well :sadpopo:)
[5:36 PM] Faerie: Alicia.
(Shhh. Magic can put you to sleep real quick)
[5:36 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: I think the question is: How long are you willing to wait? And who on the "outside" are you asking?
[5:36 PM] Bot Fodder: (No, I mean who's the message for? Also, uh, would they have to carve a reply?)

[5:37 PM] Mizuki: (The dragon eggs are safe on Alicia's bag, the problem are the jars!)
[5:38 PM] Faerie: (>carve a reply
Oh jesus no :sadpopo:)
But that's a good question, too. Any good 'ol Dawngreeter back home should know much more about the issue than anyone present.
[5:38 PM] Bot Fodder: "I don't mean to be rude, but that sounds pretty creepy, you know. Writing in wounds is what serial killers do." John has seen some shit, man.
[5:38 PM] Faerie: (I thought the problem was the eggs!)
[5:38 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ( >serial killers )
[5:38 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ( You mean heroes with Stands, right? )
[5:38 PM] Faerie: (BABY STAND)

[5:39 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Is Fae Hierophant Green now)

[5:39 PM] Faerie: (But well, fuck. It's something incredibly convulted like that, or... dunno, something something break the jars? We need to open the celestial one first, at least)
[5:40 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "..." Azure doesn't seem to think this is a good idea, from what emotion she shares with you, Alicia, but it doesn't appear that she has any input on this matter.
[5:40 PM] Faerie: ''So!''
[5:40 PM] Mizuki: "I don't think this is a good idea..." - Said Alicia taking out her dagger
[5:40 PM] Faerie: Razmik ignores brushes John's incredibly valid concerns off for the time being.
[5:41 PM] Mizuki: "Are you sure about this?" - She asked again just to be sure
[5:41 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: For the time being, the good egg and possibly-good egg are contained and secured - they are a bit cumbersome, Alicia, and you suffer a disadvantage when carrying those eggs. They are the size of ostrich eggs or so, after all.
[5:41 PM] Faerie: ''Why wouldn't it be? I came up with it myself!''
[5:41 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Disadvantage to Dex, rather)

[5:41 PM] Faerie: (Wait, give one egg to someone else)
[5:41 PM] Faerie: ''For the time being, though, we should do something about that jar...''
[5:41 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Wouldn't help - two person would have the cumber issue and both be disadvantaged.)
[5:42 PM] Mizuki: "Alright then, gimme your arm" - She said
[5:42 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (That's the price of carrying them around.)
[5:42 PM] Faerie: (Thank god disadvantage does not stack, then)

[5:42 PM] Faerie: (I changed my mind, man, let's just open the jar)
[5:42 PM] Mizuki: (o-okay :sadpopo:)
[5:42 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (TOO LATE, Mizu just wanna cut you real bad right now)
[5:42 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (ahem)
[5:42 PM] Faerie: (Discouraging crow is discouraging)

[5:43 PM] KogasaGaSagasa:

[5:43 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Azura right now:
[5:43 PM] Faerie: ''Okay, the jar, then? Are you sure you don't know what these are for, Alicia?'' Razmik goes over to the bookshelf, and-
[5:43 PM] Faerie: (HELP)

[5:44 PM] Faerie: ...and gives the jar a few tentative spins by the lid.
[5:44 PM] Mizuki: (I think Azura is a cat right now)
[5:44 PM] Faerie: THe GOOD jar.
[5:44 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: As previously identified, the jars are for sealing and collection of Outsiders - likely the previous wizard occupant's side hobby.
[5:44 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Is she?)
[5:44 PM] Bot Fodder: (Did we figure out which one was which?)
[5:44 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Yeah.)
[5:44 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Divine Sense is able to tell "location", which helps.)

[5:45 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: roll 1d100
[5:45 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d100]: 38, Result: 38
NEW MESSAGES
[5:45 PM] Mizuki: "Well, it probably can't go wrong if we open the celestial jar first..." - Started Alicia
[5:45 PM] Faerie: (Do we have any objecitions?)
[5:45 PM] Bot Fodder: (Nope~)
[5:45 PM] Halnas: (phoenixwright.jpg)
[5:45 PM] Faerie: Ah, no, well, if a Wizard says so!

[5:46 PM] Faerie: Razmik takes a few steps back and tries to undo the lid, or whatever it was blocking the container's mouth.
[5:47 PM] Faerie: Were all jars used by wizards the same? Who knows.
[5:47 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: You opened the jar that sealed the celestial inside. From the jar, a soft glowing bulb of light flows out. It seems to be a glowing, fuzzy light. A strange, soothing aura (... presumably, as none of you are non-good now.) emits around the being.
[5:47 PM] Faerie: (What could possibly go wrong)
[5:48 PM] Bot Fodder: (If Denalthir were here, she might be slightly uncomfortable. Fringe alignments~)
[5:48 PM] Faerie: Razmik brings a hand to his face, really confused and a bit relieved at not being dead yet.
[5:48 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The presence of the bulb of light seems to dim for a moment, as if disappointed for a moment, before it scans the surrounding quickly. "... Trumpet, where's my trumpet..." A soft, male voice sounds from the bulb of light.
[5:48 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "What... What date is it?" it asks, as if somewhat disoriented.

[5:49 PM] Bot Fodder: (Did one of us find a horn or something earlier? I may be misremembering it, but...)
[5:49 PM] Faerie: (Alicia pls recall)
[5:49 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Shadow piques in, as the only one that would actually know here. "Ah, I suppose it's around the Fifth Moon or so? Nobody kept a calender properly after the whole mess..."
[5:49 PM] Mizuki: (w-what date is it?)
[5:49 PM] Bot Fodder: That's a really good question! The Dwarven ringleader had given the date as a number of days since the world ended.
[5:50 PM] Faerie: ''Ah, not terribly sure about the date, but...'' Razmik continues, ''the world might not be as you remember it, depending on how long it has been''
[5:50 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Fifth Moon... Crap, it's been 3 days?" The ball of light blinks.
[5:51 PM] Mizuki: "No, wait" - Started Alicia - "I think he means the year, Shadow, not just the moon"
[5:51 PM] Faerie: ''Three days? Are you certain we talk of the same year?''
[5:51 PM] Mizuki: "I doubt it was sealed only 3 days ago"(edited)
[5:51 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Hmm? It's the 9th Year of Frostfall." Shadow adds.
[5:52 PM] Bot Fodder: Goodness, such language from a Good spirit! John wonders where it's from.
[5:52 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Same year, yes - 3 days ago." The ball of light speaks. It seems agitated. "Thank you for freeing me from the trap, fellow friends! But I am urgently in need of finishing something."
[5:53 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The celestial being is obviously short in patience, twitching ever-so-slightly, as if ready to break off into flight at the drop of hat.

[5:53 PM] Faerie: ...Said business wasn't finishing someone off instead of something, could it? You never really knew with outsiders in these parts...

[5:54 PM] Mizuki: "Wait a moment!" - She said trying to adjust her bag - "Who even sealed you? And for what purpose? There's a lot of other jars around too."(edited)
[5:55 PM] Faerie: ''Er, may we ask what? We understand if you're a bit short on time, but this is a really weird place to find someone of your caliber.''
[5:55 PM] Faerie: It could be good if the ball could answer at least one of Alicia's questions. Alternatively, did it know anything about the ex residing wizard?
[5:56 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The ball of light quickly introduces himself, "I am Aureil, formerly a higher rank celestial, but well. I am now a Lantern Archon. I reside in Elysium, but a week ago or so was called to the local city after a plightful cry of a young girl triggered a divine pact." He pauses. "I am here to finish off the local undead infestation, but some accident happened, and I lost my trumpet and... Erm, life."
[5:57 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "What essence remained behind was garnered and trapped here - it seems that there's a dormant sealing circle for luring and trapping planar beings here, and I... Got lucky?"
[5:57 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Suffice to say: I don't know, but it sure saved me from getting splattered all the way across the realm!"(edited)
[5:57 PM] Bot Fodder: "Ahh, so that's why you're a blob, then?" John probably could've phrased that better, but yeah.
[5:57 PM] Faerie: Ah, an archon. So it was drawn here by circumstance, and not by the wizard. That was a scary turn of events.
[5:58 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Charmingly so! This form is admittedly lighter." Pun intended, it seems, as the archon glows just a bit brighter.
[5:58 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Before you ask - no, it doesn't know anything about the critters in the other jars.

[5:59 PM] Faerie: ''I see, and you were sent with a trumpet! Well, another question: what are you to do now? Do you remember where you were slain, maybe?'' Razmik wonders what a ball of light could do on its own.
[5:59 PM] Mizuki: "I see... Well, not trying to be rude or anything, but you probably won't be able to finish an undead infestation in that condition..." - Said Alicia - "It's also not just a local infestation, I fear it may be a little worse than you think."
[5:59 PM] Bot Fodder: (This sounds like a Knowledge roll, to me. What good aligned outsider carries a trumpet?)
[6:00 PM] Bot Fodder: (From Elysium, even.)
[6:00 PM] Faerie: (Trumpet archons?)
[6:00 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Let's see. Memory's a bit fuzzy." The ball recollects his thoughts. "A big keep, a giant burning demon.... Thing. Something about undeath? Anyways, poofed kind of hard - was pretttty sure I lost my head. In the literal sense."
[6:00 PM] Bot Fodder: (I mean, more specifically.)

[6:00 PM] Bot Fodder: (I mean, more specifically.)
[6:00 PM] Bot Fodder: (What do they do?)
[6:01 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Ah, yeah. There was a good bit of uproar everywhere in the divine realms. But from what the accords above said, it's all part of a greater plan or something. Got nothing to do with a busybody like me, though." Aureil glows brightly.

[6:01 PM] Faerie: ''I can simply hope it wasn't the undead balor we heard rumors of''. Razmik sounnded appaled.
[6:01 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: To garner more information on Archons, a Religion (int) is required
[6:02 PM] Faerie: Anyways, I would like to Insight check. Sounded legit? The jar, I mean.
[6:02 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Undead balor? Hahaha, that would be funny. Planar beings like us can't be turned into undead!"
[6:02 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Oh, if only Aureil know how wrong he is.
[6:02 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The jar, which jar?
[6:03 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (brb washroom, 2 secs)
[6:03 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (back)
[6:04 PM] Mizuki: "Did they send you alone, Aureil?" - Asked Alicia. Could it be all those jars were celestial beings once...?
[6:04 PM] Mizuki: (can I roll anything for that?)
[6:04 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Wasn't 'sent', was called. Divine Intervention clause, you see. Was gazing down the river and playing with my whale friend when that happened and stuff." Aureil adds.
[6:05 PM] Faerie: The good jar! Aureil, not like the other less pleasant jars. As far as Common-speaking jars got, did it seem trustworthy, at least?
[6:05 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: There's nothing you can guess from the jars beside for your guessworks - you can't identify the information like that without magical means or.. idk.
[6:05 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: give me insight.
[6:05 PM] Mizuki: "I see, changing the question then, did you come alone?" - She insisted
[6:05 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: roll 1d100
[6:05 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d100]: 89, Result: 89
[6:05 PM] Mizuki: roll 1d20+5
[6:05 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20+5]: 7, Result: 12
[6:06 PM] Faerie: roll 1d20+4 insight
[6:06 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20+4]: 14, Result: 18
[6:06 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Mhmm. Got the girl and all, then started clearing town since... there were issues with my transportation."
[6:06 PM] Mizuki: (that's it, right? +2 wiz, +2 proficiency, +1 modifier)
[6:06 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: SeemsGood, from what you can tell from the ball of light's lack-of-expressions.
[6:07 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: And that's even taken into consideration of the unthinkable of a celestial of Archon type actively lying.

[6:07 PM] Faerie: (either 2 or 3 proficiency, don't think we've leveled up ''yet'')
[6:08 PM] Bot Fodder: "Well, if you're here to fight undead, we could really use the help," says John. "But don't you need a body for that?"
[6:08 PM] Faerie: ''Well, okay.'' Razmik shrugs; it didn't seem to be lying, so there was no need to overcomplicate matters. ''What do you plan on doing now, though?''
[6:09 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Yeah, erm." Aureil gives a soft ahem. "I can like... Support people and ... Fire rays of light, now. That's all I can really do, ahaha. Ha. Crud."
[6:09 PM] Mizuki: "I think we should open one of the jars with the fiends and see what happens." - She said - "We should be able to handle whatever comes out of it, if it's only one."
[6:09 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "And I suggest we make camp." Recelle frowns, "It's getting late and I don't want to be outside during the night. That fight took a good while..."
[6:09 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Maybe." Recelle says, in response to Alicia's suggestion.

[6:10 PM] Mizuki: "What do you think, Azura?" - Asked Alicia telepathically
[6:10 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "I can use the time to get more used to this... lack-of-rank-and-vessel." Aureil adds.
[6:10 PM] Mizuki: (also, brb, 2 min :sadpopo:)
[6:11 PM] Mizuki: (nvm, back already)
[6:11 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Azura nuzzles Alicia's neck softly. "What do I think of what, Master? Exploration is not a bad thing, and I am the only cat here that curiousity may kill, no?"

[6:11 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Azura seems to have confidence in whatever it is that you plan on doing, Alicia.
[6:12 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Recelle, for what its worth, seems indecisive, while Shadow's mostly against, stating, "We can do that AFTER we rest, can't we?"
[6:12 PM] Faerie: ''I guess we... have a lot of do right now, then. Right?''
[6:12 PM] Faerie: How many entryways were there to the wizard's study? What of things to barricade them?
[6:13 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Something in Shadow's pocket vibrate, as if agreeing. With somebody.
[6:13 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Asking for a Long Rest so I can get Halnas in)
[6:13 PM] Faerie: Of course, they could simply go back to where they had rested before, back in the barracks...
[6:13 PM] Mizuki: "Uh, sure, we can do that after the rest as well, I don't mind" - She said sitting down(edited)
[6:13 PM] Faerie: ''Where do we set camp, though?''
[6:14 PM] Bot Fodder: "It'll be safer up here than in the street, at any rate," John suggests. "... Wait. Those eggs definitely won't hatch, right?"(edited)
[6:14 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The room has a giant hole, where the wyvern penetrated in and laid eggs, whlie the barrack rooms... Well, at least one of them also have a giant hole.
[6:14 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: But giant hole on top of a tall tower is at least better than the street, yes.

[6:15 PM] Mizuki: "It should be good here, coming back later to check the jars would be a pain."
[6:16 PM] Faerie: At least their current room had the ''someone previously lived in here'' atmosphere going for it. The eggs were worrying, though, that much was certain.
[6:16 PM] Faerie: ''Lazy...'', Razmik utters under his breath, with a sigh
[6:18 PM] Faerie: ''Alicia, maybe you can check the eggs more thoroughly while we rest''. The implication being that dragons' cousins were magical beings
[6:18 PM] Mizuki: Alicia tries to recall what she learned while on the wizards college. How do wyverns behave as soon as they're born? Would they be any danger for her party if the eggs hatched?
[6:18 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: erm
[6:18 PM] Mizuki: (what do I roll?)
[6:18 PM] Mizuki: (arcana?)
[6:18 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Arcana, I guess.
[6:18 PM] Faerie: (Nature? Religion? :sadpopo:)
[6:18 PM] Mizuki: roll 1d20+8
[6:18 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20+8]: 7, Result: 15
[6:19 PM] Mizuki: (two sevens in a row)
[6:19 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "It depends." You recall the lessons. "Temperment of the lesser dragons varies widely, though hunger is a likely issue. Most dragonkind, even the lesser, however, have their first meal to be that of their shell."
[6:20 PM] Faerie: (What spells does Alicia have prepared)
[6:20 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: And, just to get it out of the way since I hate to leave people hanging...

During the hours around the end of camp, as people finishes off matters such as prayers and preparations, you notice thst ... Familiar... Shimmer of what passes for reality here. This time, however, it seems to be someone that you do not recognize. An outsider, wearing the attire of an acolyte, seems to have "fallen awake" into the collective nightmare. [Halnas has converged with the group during the Long Rest.]

[6:20 PM] Mizuki: "Well, about the eggs, should be alright for now" - Said Alicia relaxed - "Even if they hatch. Lets just rest for a while."(edited)
[6:21 PM] Halnas: (hi)
[6:21 PM] Faerie: At any rate, Razmik begins dragging stuff around. Bookshelves, chairs, the odd desk, if he can find any, and dragging them to the door they had previously gone in through.
[6:21 PM] Faerie: (Happening)
[6:21 PM] Mizuki: (sorry to keep you waiting :sadpopo:)

[6:22 PM] Bot Fodder: (Restoring HP and ability count~ Also, sorry for taking so long. It's been a few months, so it took a bit to get back into it and remember all the details.)
[6:22 PM] Halnas: The acolyte is dressed in scale of burnished gold - a shield that seems to reflect the light strapped to his back. He carries a strange lamp with the image of an owl. He raises it almost sheepishly
[6:22 PM] Faerie: This person did not look underage. Nor did it look like a crazy elf :sadpopo:
[6:23 PM] Halnas: "Where am I?"
[6:23 PM] Mizuki: (restoring stuff too)
[6:23 PM] Halnas: (it's ok i was playing with dog)
[6:23 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ... Shadow, for one reason or another, doesn't seem to notice anything odd about a complete stranger appearing out of nowhere.
Recelle, however.... Seems genuinely disturbed at what's happening, recognizing it for what it is.
[6:24 PM] Faerie: ''Uh. Mage tower, the one to the -'' wait
[6:24 PM] Mizuki: "Another one joining in?" - Said Alicia a bit surprised - "Didn't expect anyone else, been a while since that last happened."
[6:24 PM] Halnas: (I summon light on my owl lamp/holy symbol) he tries to make sense of my surroundings
[6:25 PM] Halnas: (the lantern archon is still here?)
[6:25 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Seems legit, spell fires and gives normal effect without issues.)
[6:25 PM] Faerie: ''Are you well? You're not from, well, here, are you?'' The man wore garb. Razmik looked him over, for any signs or sigils or emblems that could give him away.
[6:25 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "You lots just don't sleep, huh?" Aureil complains. This whole time, the lantern archon's been toying with rays of light and drifting movements.
[6:25 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Aureil, like Shadow, doesn't seem to notice /anything wrong at all/.
[6:26 PM] Halnas: "No," (to Faerie/Razmik) "I was reading something from the pages of the Ephesia Grammata, when suddenly I fell asleep, and woke up here..."
[6:26 PM] Bot Fodder: John coughs loudly. "Uhh, another one of what? I do not know what you are referring to, Alicia," he says in an awkwardly clear voice.
[6:26 PM] Faerie: Razmik looks back at Recelle. He gives an apologetic shrug, arms to his side. Nope, no idea, either...
[6:26 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Y-yes, nothing wrong at all, no." Recelle says, uneasily, following up on John. Poorly.
[6:26 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: roll 1d20-4
[6:26 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20-4]: 5, Result: 1
[6:27 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Shadow remains blissfully unaware.

[6:27 PM] Mizuki: "Yeah... right..."
[6:27 PM] Bot Fodder: John doesn't feel like fighting something with that many mouths or eyes again at the moment.
[6:28 PM] Faerie: Well, uh...
[6:28 PM] Halnas: "No doubt I've been plucked by one god or another for some strange, outlandish quest - the immortals are as capricious as they powerful. I am Helios of Ephesus," the acolyte says, stretching out a gauntleted hand to Razmik
[6:28 PM] Faerie: ''This... it's complicated. Did you speak to anybody on your way here, by chance?''
[6:28 PM] Halnas: "I hope I was not interrupting something important," he says to the rest of the group

[6:28 PM] Bot Fodder: (Oh, is your sheet linked in the pinned topic? I wanna see.)
[6:29 PM] Halnas: "I think I recall something, a torn page..."
[6:29 PM] Faerie: Razmik shakes the man's hand, and greets back. How rude of him.
[6:29 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: As Helios "missed the call" to the throne room - no. Not yet.
[6:29 PM] Halnas: "It said I was invited to the Court or something"
[6:29 PM] Faerie: ''Awakened, of Lathander! I go by Razmik, well met.''
[6:29 PM] Mizuki: "Well, we can talk about that later Helios." - Said Alicia nodding - "For now lets just stick together."
[6:29 PM] Halnas: "A court of what? I do not know"

[6:30 PM] Halnas: "A wise course, I shall stay and help you if I can."
[6:30 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Aureil frowns. "Wait. Did I miscount, or was it disorientation that caused me to remember things wrong? I can swear..."
[6:30 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "... Must've been my imagination."

[6:31 PM] Faerie: ''More importantly, are you hurt? There's a few things we can do to help, and we should have enough provisons to last the night...''
[6:31 PM] Halnas: (not sure if my sheet was on the pinned link, but I did link it after)
[6:31 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (It's on there!)
[6:31 PM] Faerie: (Yeah, it's on the pinned link!)
[6:31 PM] Halnas: (oh :happypopo: )
[6:32 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Recelle distracts Shadow and Aureil for a bit, giving Alicia a wink while giving the group a bit of time to themselves to sort out whatever they may need to sort out.
[6:33 PM] Halnas: Helios brushes himself off, checking for any injuries
[6:33 PM] Halnas: "I seem to be quite whole, and my pack is thankfully in good condition"
[6:33 PM] Bot Fodder: (>Deity: Athena >Height: 5' 2")
[6:33 PM] Bot Fodder: (>Actual ancient greek)
[6:33 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ... Shadow quickly starts questioning Aureil on the matter of light and shadow, and of incantations that Aureil seems to be mostly confused about. Bemused, Aureil starts to attempt to understand and appreciate Shadow the Jager's unique... Personality.
[6:33 PM] Halnas: (kek)

[6:33 PM] Faerie: ''I don't recognize your attire, by the way. Who do you serve under, if I may ask?'', Razmik asks the man.
(Oh, fuck, is that why he's 5'2'')

[6:34 PM] Mizuki: Alicia winks back and starts whispering to Helios explaining everything. - "It may sound a bit strange, but that's the truth. There are more people traveling with us too, they just aren't here right now"
[6:34 PM] Halnas: "I serve the ancient Pallas Athena, whose domain is craft, war, and wisdom"

[6:36 PM] Faerie: Pallas... Athena? Razmik couldn't recall ever hearing that name, and did not have the heart to ask directly.
''Oh, is that so? What word can you give us on Athena this day, brother?''
[6:36 PM] Halnas: I nod sagely at Alicia, as if things were perfectly normal
[6:36 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Pegasus Cloth soon :firepopo: )

[6:37 PM] Bot Fodder: That's a new one for John, too. "Ssssounds... good, I guess? I'm John, of the Armsdale Watch. Greetings!"
[6:37 PM] Mizuki: "Maybe I explained a bit too fast, he doesn't seem to understand his situation at all!" - Thinks Alicia
[6:38 PM] Halnas: "What words?" Helios looks at Razmik, confused.
[6:38 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Don't fret, Master. Put yourself in other's shoes - it's very unlikely that even an observant and studious wizard will understand the situation they are thrusted upon, here." Azura telepathically communicates with Alicia.
[6:38 PM] Halnas: To John he merely grins sheepishly
[6:38 PM] Faerie: ''I mean, what kind of deity is she?'', Razmik explains, flustered.

[6:40 PM] Halnas: "Oh, she is goddess of knowledge and battle - her sacred weapon is a spear, though I seem to have lost mine when I was plucked from my sleep"
[6:40 PM] Halnas: (brb dog missing)
[6:40 PM] Mizuki: (alright)
[6:41 PM] Halnas: (back)
[6:41 PM] Mizuki: "And oh, sorry, I explained everything and didn't even introduce myself." - She remembered - "I'm Alicia, I used to be a mercenary before I got into this."
[6:41 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (wb)

[6:42 PM] Bot Fodder: John now looks even more overwhelmingly plain compared to the rest of the party. Between the gold-clad newcomer and Razmik, the paladin, he might as well be wearing a ghillie suit. John sighs internally.
[6:42 PM] Faerie: Oh, no, no weapon? That's unfortunate.
''I think you mentioned her seeing over war as well, just now. Do you need a weapon, for the time being? Between John and me, there is sure to be something you can manage''
[6:43 PM] Halnas: Helios nods to Alicia
[6:43 PM] Faerie: (Are Armsdale ghillie suits a thing? Also, fuck, all this time I've been picturing John in yellow armor for some reason :sadpopo:)
[6:43 PM] Halnas: to Razmik, he says, "Ah, I'm quite alright - the weapon was merely ceremonial. I have my holy symbol to aid me."
[6:44 PM] Bot Fodder: (A really muted yellow, maybe.)
[6:44 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: For a man of cloth, faith IS the only weapon and shield they would ever need.
[6:44 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (... ghillie suit... yellow... tendrils making up a suit... uuugh, my head...)
[6:44 PM] Faerie: (casts shield of faith on Helios and dabs)
[6:45 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Hastur pls go)

[6:45 PM] Halnas: "On the other hand, perhaps I can add my own arsenal to your company."
[6:46 PM] Bot Fodder: (I'm struggling to remember what we were going to do next. Where were the other towers?)
[6:46 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: On the sideline, Aureil seems to be teaching Shadow the Jager something. While Recelle watches, her pained smile twitching uncomfortably.
[6:46 PM] Mizuki: (yes)
[6:47 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Accordingly, 2 more towers, activate the mana pool, then to the keep, activate city-wide defense grid, buy time, and charge toward where everything started with the shard and... something)
[6:47 PM] Faerie: (There's the map somewhere, let me see)
[6:47 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (The whole "something" part, according to Alexander the Shard, is playing by the ear.)
[6:47 PM] KogasaGaSagasa:

[6:47 PM] Faerie: (Oh, there.)
[6:47 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Ignore the segment to the right of the road
[6:48 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The mage tower that you are in would be the one located in the temple district.
[6:48 PM] Halnas: (brb again, sorry)
[6:48 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (no worries!)
[6:48 PM] Faerie: Probably something to do with -spiritual weapons-, Razmik thought of the clergy's words. Maybe a bit unusual, but not unheard of.(edited)
[6:48 PM] Mizuki: "Well, now that we're all well rested, lets open one of those jars, and see what happens" - Said Alicia - "I'm curious about something."(edited)
[6:50 PM] Mizuki: She grabs one of the jars - "Everyone okay with this? Careful now."(edited)
[6:50 PM] Halnas: (back)
[6:50 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Uh."
[6:50 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Recelle turns to Alicia. "Let me ready my rifle."
[6:51 PM] Bot Fodder: "As long as it's not dangerous," John says warily. If the remaining spirits are anything like the first, they probably won't be too threatening, but...
[6:51 PM] Faerie: ''Wait - Alicia, are you sure? It's not unlikely that at least some of those jars came to seal fiendish energies the same way Aureil found himself here'', the man warns.
[6:51 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ... And enters a shooting stance, while Shadow and Aureil still have most of their attention on their... mixed training.
[6:51 PM] Halnas: The Athenite brandishes his lamp like a weapon
[6:52 PM] Faerie: (What spells does Alicia have prepared?)
[6:52 PM] Halnas: and readies his shield
[6:52 PM] Mizuki: "We might find some answers if we open it. We only have the information from a celestial now, a fiend's story might be different" - She said attempting to open the jar.
[6:52 PM] Faerie: ''Well, we better do this quick, then...'' seeing everyone ready themselves, Razmik goes over to the jars again.

[6:52 PM] Bot Fodder: John readies his spear. If it doesn't work on a ghost-demon-blob or whatever, he'll have to improvise.(edited)
[6:53 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The jar twists open fairly easily.
[6:53 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: With a scent of sulpher, out comes a screeching bat-like little ... thing.
[6:54 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Red all over, with two tiny horns on the humanoid head, complete with a set of bat-like wings and a barbed tail. It's a little demon with a somewhat cat-like demeanor.
[6:54 PM] Faerie: Razmik Readies Command...
''Yes? Who goes there?''
[6:54 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: It seems surprised at being released.
[6:54 PM] Faerie: (Oh man.)
[6:54 PM] Mizuki: "That's kinda cute" - Said Alicia surprised - "Can you talk?"
[6:54 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ... It's also the size of about that of your Azura. Maybe a bit smaller.
[6:54 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "No, of course not!" The little imp screeches angrily.
[6:55 PM] Halnas: "What is that thing?"
[6:55 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Not if you dumbo trapped me inside a jar all of a sudden!"
[6:55 PM] Halnas: Helios looks utterly horrified
[6:55 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Aureil on the side seems to be... Upset.
[6:55 PM] Mizuki: "We released you, no worries" - She explained. That thing was CUTE!
[6:56 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The lantern archon glows a bit warmer... Almost hot. Sparks of divine light seems to gather around it.
[6:56 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: the imp gives a whimy little eep, and hides, using Alicia to block line of sight from the lantern archon, as a cover.
[6:57 PM] Bot Fodder: John squints at the little hellcat. He does a double take at the archon-orb. "Hey. No violence, all right?"
[6:57 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "It's not violence, it's cleansing the world of evil!" Aureil declares. But relents.
[6:57 PM] Mizuki: "Hold on Aureil, we don't even know anything about it yet! The information might be useful for you too!" - She said protecting the little imp - "Do you know anything about what happened?"
[6:57 PM] Faerie: (we're the ones doing the violence)

[6:58 PM] Faerie: Razmik looks at the scene, still ready... but listening, interested.
[6:58 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Uh, uh." The imp-like being tries to play dumb. It's obviously withholding information, but isn't entirely sure on how to proceed.
[6:58 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "I, I don't know anything useful?"
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[6:58 PM] Faerie: ''We could skip to the chase and ask how you ended up in that jar, for starters''
[6:59 PM] Halnas: https://imgur.com/YAGpXPd
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Speechless Stickguy Meme

[6:59 PM] Mizuki: Alicia stares at the little imp's red eyes - "We mght be able to help you..."

[6:59 PM] Mizuki: (roll persuasion)

[6:59 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: roll 1d100
[6:59 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d100]: 16, Result: 16
[6:59 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: go ahead
[6:59 PM] Faerie: (This looks like a job for John)
[6:59 PM] Mizuki: roll 1d20+1
[6:59 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20+1]: 2, Result: 3
[6:59 PM] Mizuki: (fug)
[7:00 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The catlike imp rolls its eyes, evading the stare.
[7:00 PM] Bot Fodder: (>John >persuasion)
[7:00 PM] Bot Fodder: (u wot)
[7:00 PM] Mizuki: (do it John!)
[7:00 PM] Faerie: (Zone of Truth it)
[7:00 PM] Halnas: "Is it even safe to stare at demons in the eyes?" Helios shudders at the thought
[7:00 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Well, aren't the stars bright tonight!" ... It's morning. The sun's obscured and gloomy, still under influence of Orcus as per usual.
[7:00 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: But it's morning. And there are no visible stars.

[7:01 PM] Faerie: ''Well, about as safe as undead, I'd say...'', Razmik pitches in.
[7:02 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "There's nothing I would know about undead or Orcus or anything!" The imp blurts out, seemingly deathly scared of Razmik as a reflex.
[7:02 PM] Bot Fodder: "You aren't really getting anything out of lying to us, you know," John says matter-of-factly. Might as well try a normal method first.(edited)
[7:03 PM] Halnas: "Is it lying?"
[7:03 PM] Halnas: (I try and check for any telltale signs)
[7:03 PM] Halnas: insight
[7:03 PM] Halnas: uuhhh
[7:03 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Go ahead.
[7:03 PM] Halnas: /roll 1d20+6
[7:03 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: just "roll xdy"
[7:03 PM] Halnas: roll 1d20+6
[7:03 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20+6]: 15, Result: 21
[7:03 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Very obviously so.
[7:04 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: It's sweating bullets, seemingly recognizing Razmik for who - or rather, WHAT - he is.
[7:04 PM] Faerie: ''So what do we do with it, now? Do we really have the time to deal with something that doesn't know a lick of what's going on here?''
Razmik stares at it. blink
[7:04 PM] Halnas: "I think it would be in your best interest to tell us the truth, friend,"

[7:04 PM] Halnas: "I think it would be in your best interest to tell us the truth, friend,"

[7:04 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "I ain't your friend, fam!"
[7:04 PM] Halnas: I make sure the fiend sees me glance at Razmik
[7:04 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Shadow's ears piqued in earnest interest.
[7:04 PM] Faerie: Razmik's shield emblem starts shimmering faintly, and he locks gazes with the tiny bat-cat fiend.

[7:04 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Uh."
[7:05 PM] Faerie: Can I roll to intimidate?
[7:05 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "W, wait, there's no need to... erm." The imp rolls its eyes, calculating something.
[7:05 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Of course.
[7:05 PM] Faerie: (Any way to resolve rolls with two people doing one thing?)
[7:05 PM] Faerie: roll 1d20+3
[7:05 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20+3]: 8, Result: 11
[7:05 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Roll with advantage, paladin.
[7:05 PM] Faerie: (Why are fiends so fucking cheeky)
[7:06 PM] Faerie: roll 1d20+3
[7:06 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20+3]: 2, Result: 5
[7:06 PM] Mizuki: (pffft)
[7:06 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The imp shrieks a little.
[7:06 PM] Faerie: (facedesk)
[7:06 PM] Bot Fodder: John sighs. Playing this game is going to take too much time. "Oh, well. Just hold it down for a minute."
[7:06 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "L, look! I am just a low-ranked... Y'know! I don't know a lot of things! But hey uh."
[7:06 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "I, I'll tell you what I know if you promise to, erm."
[7:07 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Aureil gives off a zapping noise.
[7:07 PM] Faerie: ''Hey, uh? So you can talk?'', Razmik goads it in.
[7:07 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "I'll tell you everything I know please keep me away from that thing."

[7:08 PM] Faerie: Razmik positions himself to block both jars' view from the other. It was a start, at least.
[7:08 PM] Mizuki: "It's a deal, stand back, Raz, Auriel" - Said Alicia - "Go on."(edited)
[7:08 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The imp started retelling what it knows of the happenstance, before he was caught by "What appeared to be a web in the way that pulled me into the accursed jar.".
[7:08 PM] Faerie: And backs off a bit.
[7:09 PM] Bot Fodder: John crosses his arms and leans on the wall. He can't help but disdain this creature. After all, he's dealt with some real lowlives before; he doesn't need St. Cuthbert's blessing to know a pathological liar when he sees one.
[7:09 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The imp seems to have entered Prime Material from a rip, when a whole company of devils and demons fighting against each other in what's named "Blood War".
[7:10 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The first thing that the imp did, free from observation of higher rank devils, was to flee.
[7:11 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: It seems that the demons were developing symptoms like that of undead during the Blood War - better resilience, greater tenacity.
[7:11 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The devils - or at least, at a much lower rank such as the imp's - have no idea how or why.
[7:11 PM] Mizuki: "When did that happened? What was the date?" - She asked
[7:11 PM] Faerie: That was a bit of a relief; with all the crazy stuff that had already gone down, Razmik thought these jars would contain something more dangerous than imps and such.
[7:11 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: It noticed that the Prime Material seems to be filled with a lot of undead for some reason?
[7:12 PM] Bot Fodder: (Meta: The Blood War is (or was, depending on the edition this campaign was written for) the ongoing example of how Lawful Evil and Chaotic Evil still fucking hate each other.)
[7:12 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: And during the journey, it bumped into a net.
[7:12 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: and rest is :sadpopo: 'ing

[7:13 PM] Faerie: ''Blood War, Blood War...'' Nope, no clue. Razmik had talked to someone who had supposedly talked to a planar before, but that was it.
[7:13 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The imp attempted to lie during the part where he "have no idea or why" by coming up with something - but after a moment of stammering, it admits to trying to come up with something "cool", but failed to do so.
[7:13 PM] Mizuki: Alicia thinks about the blood war. Did she hear about it before...?
[7:13 PM] Faerie: (Blood war is lots of fun, very gorey, and pretty much used to keep the lower planes from fucking off to other planes of existence and razing everything)
[7:13 PM] Mizuki: roll 1d20+6 (history)
[7:13 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20+6]: 5, Result: 11
[7:14 PM] Halnas: Helios pats the imp on the horns
[7:14 PM] Mizuki: (fucking hell)
[7:14 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Since 5e's throwing a lot of 4e stuff out of the windows, across different campaign settings, I don't even know if it's a thing that's happening still)
[7:14 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The Blood War?
[7:14 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: That would be Arcana, again.
[7:14 PM] Faerie: (Well, it's planar knowledge, which... I don't think has a lot of development in 5e, yeah)
[7:14 PM] Halnas: "Nice try, perhaps next time your cunning will outwit us."
[7:14 PM] Mizuki: (can I roll again then?)
[7:14 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: It wouldn't be "History" in the sense of... History.
[7:14 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Yeah.)
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[7:14 PM] Mizuki: roll 1d20+8
[7:14 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20+8]: 14, Result: 22

[7:15 PM] Halnas: (tfw all my history is useless)
[7:15 PM] Mizuki: (YEAH, my first good roll!)
[7:15 PM] Faerie: (There's a Ranger UA option focusing on planeswalking, but that's it)
[7:15 PM] Bot Fodder: (The first thing Asmodeus did when he ascended to true godhood was to pick the Abyss up and stick it beneath the Elemental Chaos, 'winning' the Blood War. Sort of.)(edited)
[7:15 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: You understand the basics of the Blood War -  an eternal conflict between the fiends of the Lower planes.
[7:15 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Fuck that shit, and fuck the whole Asmodeus thing to be honest)
[7:16 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (And fuck the spellplague and most of what happened ot Faerun during that time)
[7:16 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ( :sadpopo: )
[7:16 PM] Bot Fodder: (Just another day at the office~)
[7:16 PM] Halnas: (spellplague :rainbowpopo: )
[7:16 PM] Faerie: (THE SPELLPLAGUE MAN)
[7:16 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Putting two and two together, it's not unlikely that Orcus had a hand in Blood War, as a demon prince.
[7:16 PM] Mizuki: (tfw I have no idea what you guys are talking about)
[7:17 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: As a bonus: Imp is a DEVIL, not a DEMON - which means it would be an underling on the other side.
[7:17 PM] Halnas: "Who is this Orcus fellow?"
[7:17 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: [You are able to meta knowledge on what https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_War provides, Mizu]
Blood War
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the Blood War is an eternal conflict between the fiends of the Lower planes. The Tanar'ri are the demonic forces of the Abyss, an evil plane of chaos. Representing the equally evil but lawful realm of Baator are the Baatezu, the dominant caste of devilkin. Neutral evil Yugoloths play both sides against the other. The Blood War has raged on since the Age Before Ages, a dark period when the Prime Material Plane had not fully developed. The conflict is massiv...
[7:17 PM] Mizuki: (c-cool)
[7:17 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: [Read it when you have time; for now, understand it to be an enternal war between demons and devils - and Orcus is a high-ranked demon with a spark of divinity.]
[7:18 PM] Halnas: (yugioh loths)

[7:18 PM] Mizuki: (also, I'm imagining the imp as megumin's cat)
[7:18 PM] Mizuki: (:ok_hand:)(edited)
[7:19 PM] Halnas: (>This article or section may fail to make a clear distinction between fact and fiction.)
[7:19 PM] Faerie: ''Prince of Undeath, sits on his throne. A freak accident involving his wand sent the whole place we're in into an unending age of rot and plague... for starters'', Razmik replies to Helios all hush-hush.
[7:19 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (I kek'd)
[7:19 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: roll 1d20+1
[7:19 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20+1]: 2, Result: 3
[7:20 PM] Mizuki: "When did you escape?" - Asked Alicia - "Also, it would be useful if you could tell us your name"
[7:20 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "But I did not lie when I said I have no idea what's happening!" The imp complains. It seems that it really does not know what's happening. At most, it knows of information from another outside view.
[7:20 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Erm, I don't know the... Prime Material calenders..."
[7:20 PM] Faerie: (Imps aren't cute)
[7:20 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The imp just stares at Alicia for a bit.
[7:21 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Are you asking me for my /name/? What's your cut?"
[7:21 PM] Faerie: (Pffft, you're basically asking for its services. Forever.)
[7:22 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Azura quietly inform you that, asking a devil for their name during an ... interrogation... Is like asking to enslave it.
[7:22 PM] Mizuki: (oh yeah, forgot about that)
[7:22 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "You can call me... Tot." It nods.
[7:22 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Yes, Tot. That sounds like a nice ring!"
[7:22 PM] Bot Fodder: "I remember hearing you aren't supposed to ask a devil its real name," John comments. Just something he heard from an adventurer at the tavern.

[7:23 PM] Mizuki: "That's true, I forgot about that actually" - Said Alicia embarrassed - "And okay, Tot sounds good"

[7:23 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "But no, I don't... Have a good frame of when last... Erm." Tot seems confused.
[7:23 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Why can't I activate recall?"
[7:24 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "... Oops."
[7:24 PM] Bot Fodder: (also brb in a sec, restroom.)
[7:24 PM] Faerie: ''No clue what's in the other jars, I take it?''
[7:24 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Tot glances around uneasily. "No. Can I go now?"
[7:25 PM] Halnas: "If it's anything like Tot, I don't think there's anything we need to fear."
[7:25 PM] Faerie: ...Razmik bluffs. ''Ah. So even someone like you can notice as much.'
[7:26 PM] Faerie: ''We'll see about that... in time.'' Again, Razmik keeps at his best Denalthir impersonation. Nothing would beat the real thing, but it was something.
[7:26 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "The mechanism for capturing planar beings is in operation, which must be located somewhere in the tower. Unless the wizard responsible had the mind to put it in the garden or something." Recelle chimes in.
[7:26 PM] Faerie: (How do these jars even work, can we turn it off :sadpopo:)
[7:27 PM] Halnas: "Maybe I can help, if you give me a few minutes"
[7:27 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "... Which might be useful if it's powerful and you-know-what's coming to Silverkeep. Like, yknow, a ba-whatchacallit-lor."
[7:27 PM] Mizuki: "Go where?" - Asked Alicia - "Are you trying to get killed by a mindless undead? Or maybe one of those paladins around?"
[7:27 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Tot looks at Alicia, wide-eyed.
[7:27 PM] Halnas: (I take out my prayer wheel and perform detect magicas a ritual (10 minutes) if that's okay)
[7:27 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (That's perfectly fine.)
[7:28 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Good news - the jars that holds the fiends still radiants abjuration.
[7:29 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The air itself seems thick with a radiation fallout of Necromancy school
[7:29 PM] Halnas: (I look to see if there's any magic on the jars, or if I my magic-meter can see through them)
[7:29 PM] Halnas: "MY EYES"
[7:29 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: It's not strong unless you take a direct look toward the sky.
[7:29 PM] Faerie: ''Something about a barrier? I recall that, Recelle. I didn't have it in me to believe there was really a balor running about, but can we really afford not to be careful at this point?''
They knew little enough of what to do as it was, really.
[7:29 PM] Halnas: I shield myself from the black smog
[7:30 PM] Halnas: (fallout 5e)
[7:30 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Most notably, even without staring, you notice something about where the sun is supposed to be - blocked by a threatening veil of magic beyond that of normal... sense.
[7:30 PM] Faerie: ''Helios... are you alright? What was that?''

[7:31 PM] Halnas: "The jars have abjuration magic in them, so probably the sealing magic is still intact. As for the sky," Helios shudders.
[7:31 PM] Faerie: ''Helios... are you alright? What was that?''
[7:31 PM] Faerie: (Is it an artificial sun-blocker :sadpopo:)
[7:31 PM] Halnas: (I look at the other jars we opened - see if the magic is still intact)
[7:31 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: You feel your holy symbol burning, almost as if enraged at the sky itself.
[7:31 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The opened jar are not longer magical.
[7:31 PM] Halnas: "Something like that, I've never seen magic so strong as to blot out the sun."
[7:31 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Or, perhaps, they were never magical in the first place?
[7:32 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[7:32 PM] Halnas: Helios dismisses the magical vision, too disturbed to keep it on
[7:32 PM] Faerie: (Is it an artificial sun-blocker :sadpopo:)
[7:32 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Well, SOMEBODY broke an artifact and all." Shadow says to nobody in particular. Something in his pocket whirred loudly.
[7:32 PM] Halnas: (sun-blocking smog)
[7:33 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "And you know, unleashed the zombie apocalypse on the world and all. Dad."
[7:33 PM] Faerie: (be right back)
[7:33 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The shard stops vibrating.
[7:33 PM] Mizuki: (we did turn on the thing on the first tower already, right, Koga?)(edited)
[7:34 PM] Halnas: "Opening the jars also deactivates whatever magic kept them sealed - so I don't think we can seal them back."
[7:34 PM] Halnas: "Unless someone here knows how to."
[7:34 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Shadow flashes a smile at Helios. It seems that he was trying to say something to Helios, but for some reason seems to not know how to approach the young man. Strange... They've been together for days, haven't they?
[7:34 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Yes, Mizu)
[7:34 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (You took damage for that due to first try failing, too!)

[7:35 PM] Mizuki: (oh, that's true)
[7:35 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: roll 1d20+1
[7:35 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20+1]: 17, Result: 18
[7:35 PM] Halnas: Helios looks away, perhaps still disturbed
[7:35 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Recelle gently pulls Shadow away, luring him with promise of good, cool, hip nicknames that he can use once he grows out of the Jager phase.
[7:35 PM] Mizuki: "Well, it's not like we need to seal those guys back anyway" - Said Alicia staring at Helios.
[7:36 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Tot stares at Alicia. "You wouldn't put lil' old me back in the jar, now, would you?"
[7:36 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "I mean, it beats... That glowing fuzzball or the giant flares of lights here, but well."
[7:37 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Aureil  disagrees. "Nay, do not reseal the devil - a blast of light will quickly make this Tot regret his evil ways!"
[7:37 PM] Mizuki: "For now, I don't think we have many options, we need to activate the rest of towers" - She said while petting the little imp - "Who knows, Tot?"
[7:37 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The two miniature planar beings seems to be at odd with each other.
[7:38 PM] Faerie: (My hand hurts, but here)
[7:38 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Tot mewls softly for a bit, before being nudged away by Azura.
[7:38 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Azura stares at Alicia for a moment.
[7:38 PM] Bot Fodder: (Back, sorry for the delay.)
[7:38 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Imps are viable candidate for familiar, Master."
[7:38 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "But you understand."

[7:40 PM] Mizuki: "No worries, I'm just having some fun" - Said Alicia telepathically while petting the cat. - "You are the only familiar for me!"
[7:40 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "I am not worried, Master." Azura replies, with perhaps just a hint of haughtiness. "You always make the right decisions in the end."
[7:41 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Anyways, given the information that "There's a possible device in the tower here that seals planar beings around the area"...
[7:41 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: What will you do now, adventurers?

[7:42 PM] Faerie: Raz coughs. He wonders if there's any reason they shouldn't let Aureil have the bat. It's not like imps ended up as such simply out of sheer bad luck, you know?
[7:42 PM] Bot Fodder: (Uh, did we reactivate the tower completely? Like, is it working?)
[7:42 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The pool of mana that powers the tower and the range of possible device and effects that require it in the temple area's online.
[7:42 PM] Faerie: (The part of the defense mechanism related to this tower, yes, but there's something nearby blocking planar travel)
[7:44 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Think of it as a small sub power station that powers the entire city - when all three "power stations" are back online, you are able to flip the master switch and turn on the defense grid for the city.
[7:44 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: With just this one on - it provides some power, but won't have enough juice for something on a city scale.

[7:45 PM] Faerie: (Reminds me of Metroid :sadpopo:)
[7:45 PM] Bot Fodder: John shrugs. "Well, I mean, we haven't really seen the imp do anything bad yet, right? Besides lying."
[7:45 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Lying isn't bad!" Tot protests.
[7:45 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ... Ah, that is an obvious lie, as well.

[7:45 PM] Faerie: ''But lying is bad! Most of the time.'', Razmik follows right after Tot(edited)
[7:46 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Shadow raises his hand.
[7:46 PM] Halnas: "Indeed, not," the acolyte nods toward the imp. "Sometimes lies are better than the truth."
[7:46 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "I, ever genius, have a solution for this."
[7:47 PM] Bot Fodder: John looks at Shadow with interest.
[7:47 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Shadow holds his right open palm to his face, covering half of it, while gazing at nothing in particular at a slight angle. "I, a lonely wielder of great power, can use a familiar of my own, and it strikes me just now that should I bind Tot here with a contract, it would be most mutually beneficial!"
[7:49 PM] Mizuki: Alicia approaches shadow and whispers - "You know imps are manipulators right? He sure isn't anything big or strong, but words can be dangerous too"

[7:49 PM] Bot Fodder: "Oh! Sure, that works." John doesn't know what all that means! But it definitely sounds cleaner than the alternatives.
[7:49 PM] Faerie: Razmik circles the place, humming to himself, and puts an open hand on Alicia's shoulder. Then does the same for Recelle, and finally, for the newmet Cleric. He doesn't really stop to explain, but it's a minor incantation that should increase their pain tolerance slightly for the day. Or make them feel invincible, if that's your thing.
[7:50 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Shadow looks at Alicia. "No one can manipulate Shadow the Jager. No one. If anything, it is /I/ who do the ... Erm..."
[7:50 PM] Halnas: "Thanks, brother - I feel renewed strength already, despite the smog."
[7:50 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Shadow pauses for a moment. "Anyways, it should be fine."
[7:50 PM] Faerie: Razmik circles the place, humming to himself, and puts an open hand on Alicia's shoulder. Then does the same for Recelle, and finally, for the newmet Cleric. He doesn't really stop to explain, but it's a minor incantation that should increase their pain tolerance slightly for the day. Or make them feel invincible, if that's your thing.
[7:50 PM] Faerie: Aid: Choose up to three creatures within range. Each target's hit point maximum and current hit points increase by 5 for the duration (8 hours).[7:50 PM] Faerie: (The fucking madman did it.)
[7:51 PM] Faerie: (Fucking doubleposting, help)
[7:51 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Tot glances at Alicia for a moment, as if querying on what to do.

[7:52 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Aid: Recelle, Alicia, Helios.
NEW MESSAGES
[7:52 PM] Mizuki: Alicia doesn't like that idea, imp or not, a devil is still a devil, even though she was playing with it all this time.
[7:53 PM] Mizuki: "Well Shadow... I'm not sure if that's a good idea" - She said a bit worried
[7:53 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Shadow pulls out the shard of the Wand of Orcus, possessed spiritually by his father. "A true hero always have a secret weapon hidden away in their sleeves. Or pocket."
[7:54 PM] Faerie: ''Strange, I thought wizards usually had absolute control over their familiar pets...'', Razmik wonders out loud.
[7:54 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Azura glances at Razmik lazily.
[7:54 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: And yawns. And nuzzles Alicia.

[7:55 PM] Mizuki: Alicia pets the cat in response - "Well, if you think you'll manage..."
[7:56 PM] Bot Fodder: "I think we can trust Shadow! As far as magic goes, he's been nothing but competent so far." John points out cheerfully. Never mind the less-flattering implication.
[7:56 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (kek)

[7:56 PM] Halnas: "If he doesn't, what's the worst an imp can do?"
[7:56 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: With an overall "Yes", Shadow proceeds to bind Tot with a ritual.
[7:57 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: After a moment (And for the Long Rest to fully settle in), the deed is done.
[7:57 PM] Faerie: Well, if they can moderately inconvenience a dragon, Razmik was sure they could deal with an imp.
[7:58 PM] Faerie: Razmik is quick to agree with John and Helios on both fronts, all considered.
[7:58 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Tot's coloration is distinctively red, matted and dirty, for a cat-with-bat-wing-and-horn-and-tail, but seems to have little issue being adopted by the less-than-straight-laced ... Caster of some sort.
[7:59 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Shadow seems satisfied.
[7:59 PM] Bot Fodder: After a quick nap, John wakes up feeling energized and with a strange craving for a good omlette! He looks over at the nest briefly and shakes his head. Nah, not worth it.
[7:59 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "You will be named Doomwind, the Destroyer of Demon Gods."
[7:59 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Tot: "..."

[7:59 PM] Halnas: Helios chuckles
[7:59 PM] Mizuki: (kek)
[8:00 PM] Faerie: ''Well, doesn't that look like a match made in hell?'', Razmik jests, going over some notes, finishing a meal.
[8:00 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Aureil, still unsatisfied at the group consorting with evil, concedes as the situation calls for strange alliance anyhow.
[8:00 PM] Halnas: "A worthy name to aspire to, little Tot."
[8:01 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Doomwind, Heilly." Shadow tuts, shaking a finger.
[8:01 PM] Bot Fodder: "Sorry, Aureil. But we did make a promise," John says.
[8:01 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Please, call me Tot." Tot-Doomwind seems to have accepted its new fate.
[8:01 PM] Bot Fodder: (LG and CG, kek.)


[8:02 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Now, with two polarly opposed allies joining the group, what will you do?
[8:02 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Make dragon egg omelette? :smugpopo:

[8:02 PM] Mizuki: (n-no!)
[8:02 PM] Faerie: ''I still think we've seen weired things in here'', Razmik thinks to himself. This was downright tame compared to the dragon, or the shard's previous vibratenings.
[8:03 PM] Bot Fodder: Not if the remaining ones are half-zombie! John isn't that desperate.
[8:03 PM] Mizuki: "Well, there's not much to think about now, lets head to the next tower?" - suggested Alicia
[8:03 PM] Mizuki: (quality doubleposts :smugpopo:)
[8:04 PM] Faerie: ''That would seem like the good, sensible next step,'', Razmik replies to Alicia ''but  are you really going to carry those all the way there?''
[8:04 PM] Bot Fodder: John looks outside, using the view to pick out one of the two remaining towers.
[8:04 PM] Faerie: (This kills the logs)
[8:04 PM] Bot Fodder: He tries to guess the distance to each.

[8:05 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Given a straight distance, about 10 minutes of walk, 5 if one hurry.
[8:05 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: But given the situation down below, that might not be feasible.
[8:05 PM] Halnas: (Are we in a hurry?)
[8:05 PM] Faerie: (W-wasn't the Balor in the merchant area? If so, avoid :sadpopo:
[8:05 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (The Balor that the group heard of was in the city a few hundred mile due... I think it was west)
[8:06 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (At least, that one.)
[8:06 PM] Bot Fodder: (Also, remember that we do happen to have one other dragon in our service. I bet he/she/it can take care of the egg?)

[8:06 PM] Bot Fodder: (Or at least move it somewhere safe.)
[8:06 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Reliance on Izzy is foolish at best.)
[8:06 PM] Faerie: (What, god, I thought they were like 500 years apart... didn't getting to this one take us a good while?
Also, moving to a better connnection-leeching place)
[8:06 PM] Mizuki: (useless rainbow dragon :sadpopo:)
[8:07 PM] Faerie: (Izzy's cute)
[8:07 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Izzy might've made itself known as an ally, but watching your struggle makes for a better story and entertainment.)
[8:07 PM] Bot Fodder: (Well, we are moving through undead-infested streets. The time we travel really depends on the population density.)

[8:08 PM] Halnas: (no find steed, no shadowfax FeelsBadMan )
[8:08 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Yes. Distance is of less importance when compared with the flow of the mindless dead, ruined city, and makeshift walkways made on the rooftops.
[8:08 PM] Mizuki: "I'm alright with this weight, no worries!" - Said Alicia noticing her companions concern - "It will pay off later"
[8:08 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: But is the direction to go toward one-or-the-other mage tower? If so, which?
[8:09 PM] Halnas: "What are you carrying, exactly?"

[8:09 PM] Halnas: (which one seems the safer route)
[8:09 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: roll 1d100
[8:09 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d100]: 78, Result: 78
[8:09 PM] Mizuki: "Wyvern eggs, did you forget? We picked them up on that nest" - Said Alicia with a wink(edited)
[8:09 PM] Halnas: "I could perform an augury - but I fear either choice will show us bad results"
[8:10 PM] Bot Fodder: (Izzy will take good care of the egg if he wants to see us attempt to tame and possibly ride it. Tell me that doesn't sound like entertainment.)
[8:10 PM] Halnas: "And it'll just waste a half hour of our time."

[8:12 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: There's little harm in trying, of course - Ritual Spell is Ritual, after all.

[8:13 PM] Mizuki: (how do we call Izzy?)
[8:13 PM] Halnas: (If everyone's ok with twiddling their thumbs for twenty minutes)
[8:13 PM] Bot Fodder: "If we're good on supplies, let's just head for the next tower. Until we try, we won't know what we'll run into."
[8:13 PM] Faerie: (Back, sorry!)
[8:13 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (You... Don't.)

[8:13 PM] Faerie: (We amuse it)
[8:13 PM] Mizuki: (thought so :sadpopo:)
[8:13 PM] Halnas: "I agree with john - if we can't decide, heading for the closest tower seems the best choice)
[8:13 PM] Halnas: "*
[8:14 PM] Mizuki: "Yeah, lets head there. We walked longer distances on this city before"
[8:14 PM] Bot Fodder: (Also, Halnas still needs an intro to combat!)
[8:14 PM] Faerie: "Hmm... Shadow? What can you tell us about the south forest area?"
[8:14 PM] Halnas: (:firepopo: )
[8:15 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "The forest..." Shadow rubs his chin. "There's not a lot of people to steal from."
[8:15 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ...
[8:15 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Shadow glances at John.
[8:15 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "To do, erm. Legitimate business with."
[8:15 PM] Faerie: Razmik had heard so-and-so about the Merchant District, but as far as memory served... nothing about the forest.
[8:15 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Competely unrelated to thievery."
[8:16 PM] Bot Fodder: John whistles. Didn't hear a thing, la~ la~
[8:16 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "The forest is mostly for, yknow, nuts and berries. And by nuts, I don't mean the kind you eat. The crazies loved the forest, since even us in the poorer area don't want them around."
[8:16 PM] Faerie: ''Don't worry, I understad what you mean! Used to work for a merchant's guild'', Razmik reassures Shadow, completely oblivious still.
[8:16 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "There's the occasional bear or something, but that's all I know. I am not much of a forest boy."
[8:17 PM] Halnas: "Like the cultists of Dionysius, then - it seems there are some things we have in common."
[8:17 PM] Bot Fodder: "Ah. Undead bears sound... bad." John shifts uneasily.
[8:18 PM] Mizuki: (can you post the map again, Koga?)
[8:18 PM] Bot Fodder: (Yes, please!)
[8:18 PM] Faerie: Undead bears? It they did exist, it was hard not feeling bad for the likes of Mielikki...
[8:18 PM] KogasaGaSagasa:

[8:19 PM] Faerie: Speaking of, Razmik suggests. ''Well... it's a forest. Who around here knew the most about nature, last we checked?''(edited)
[8:20 PM] Halnas: (>poor quarter >brown)
[8:20 PM] Faerie: (OH NO)
[8:20 PM] Halnas: (:thinking:)
[8:20 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (pls)
[8:21 PM] Mizuki: "Seems like the forest may be harder than the market district, since we have basically no info on that." - Started Alicia - "So it's either do it right now, and cut it from the list, or wait until we get more info and Denalthir rejoin us. She sure knows a few things about forests."
[8:21 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Sounds good." Recelle nods.
[8:21 PM] Mizuki: "I vote for the second option, we should start with the market district"
[8:21 PM] Halnas: "To the market then."
[8:22 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Oh, oh, I haven't done aby legitimate business with the arena attendees for a while - not that any sort of business can be done." Shadow helpfully suggests.
[8:22 PM] Faerie: ''I meant Arisa, but well. I'm just worried of what to do with those eggs of yours, you do seem attached to them already.''
[8:22 PM] Faerie: Razmik drops his gaze for a bit. ''Are you sure this is really a good idea?''

[8:23 PM] Mizuki: "They're a little heavy, but I can always place them on the floor when fighting." - She said - "You're worrying too much"
[8:23 PM] Bot Fodder: (Also, what's that tower way over to the right of the map?)
[8:23 PM] Faerie: He lifts his pointer finger, mouth open as if to ask something else, but keeps shut. Wizards...
[8:23 PM] Faerie: (I think Koga was using it to copy-paste the tower drawing)
[8:24 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (A erm... symbol for me to copy paste towers)
[8:24 PM] Bot Fodder: (Oh, derp.)
[8:24 PM] Faerie: (Alternatively, secret dungeon place)
[8:24 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ( :sadpopo: )
[8:24 PM] Bot Fodder: (Cow level)

[8:24 PM] Faerie: (There's no unicorn level)
[8:24 PM] Halnas: "Razmik, you don't ask about someone's eggs then look down, it's not good manners!"
[8:25 PM] Faerie: ''I mean, if you really think they won't get blown up like the monastery...''
[8:26 PM] Mizuki: "W-What do you mean by that?" - Asked Alicia surprised staring at the cleric.
NEW MESSAGES
[8:26 PM] Mizuki: (monastery? I don't even remember that)
[8:26 PM] Mizuki: (:sadpopo:)
[8:26 PM] Faerie: (Arisa's place, with the flaming skulls)

[8:27 PM] Mizuki: (oh yeah, but that wasn't me!)
[8:27 PM] Bot Fodder: (Ah, the shrine.)
[8:27 PM] Halnas: "Nothing, carry on..."
[8:27 PM] Faerie: ''Phew. Alright, then, do as you must. What do we do with the dead eggs, though?''
[8:28 PM] Faerie: The question felt forced out of Razmik's mouth. Morbid, even, but the possibility of them waking up again couldn't be ruled out.
NEW MESSAGES
[8:28 PM] Mizuki: "Whatever..." - She said shifting her attention to Raz - "Just leave them there, they're dead anyway. There isn't something like ghost eggs"
[8:28 PM] Faerie: ''I would rather not have us deal with more undead wyverns, baby or not. Do you think they can, well, turn bad?''
[8:29 PM] Halnas: "I don't have the spells to keep their body in repose"
[8:29 PM] Faerie: (Can we keep them not-undead with holy water? It has worked with other stuff before)
[8:29 PM] Halnas: "I could also purify them if you want to cook them, but I'd have to prepare either of those spells..."
[8:29 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Well, I don't know - have you tried? :smugpopo: )
[8:30 PM] Bot Fodder: "Normally, eggs die without being incubated, but... maybe the cold isn't a problem for half-undead eggs?"
[8:30 PM] Faerie: (Oh no
[8:30 PM] Faerie: It's a babby undead dilemma)
[8:30 PM] Mizuki: Alicia unsheates her sword impatient - "Honestly, you guys are thinking too much"
[8:30 PM] Halnas: (we dungeon meshi now)
[8:30 PM] Mizuki: She approaches the dead eggs and smash them one by one with the sword
[8:31 PM] Mizuki: (there :smugpopo:)
[8:31 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (The party has eaten a white dragon before.)
[8:31 PM] Faerie: ...
[8:31 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: There's only two, and that was...
[8:31 PM] Halnas: "Our precious cuisine..."
[8:31 PM] Faerie: We, uh, I
[8:31 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: roll 1d8
[8:31 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d8]: 7, Result: 7
[8:31 PM] Bot Fodder: John agrees! It's slightly saddening, since those eggs could feed an army, but probably the best choice!(edited)
[8:31 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: roll 1d8
[8:31 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d8]: 4, Result: 4
[8:31 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Your blade failed to shatter the second on properly, only cracking the top.
[8:31 PM] Faerie: ''Gross.''
[8:31 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The first run turns into shells and running yolk.
[8:32 PM] Halnas: "Remind me next time to keep my purify spells ready..."
[8:32 PM] Halnas: "I-is it bad?"
[8:32 PM] Halnas: check with medicine?
[8:32 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: For what it's worth, the yolk did not animate and start devouring you.
[8:32 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Yet.
[8:32 PM] Halnas: roll 1d20+6
[8:32 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20+6]: 18, Result: 24
[8:32 PM] Faerie: ''You could at least let us sanctify them, first''. Still, Razmik thought that was quite disrespectful!
[8:32 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Oh, the egg's edible - nutritious, too.
[8:33 PM] Halnas: (I should've gone chef skill)
[8:33 PM] Faerie: (...we're going to eat fucking undead eggs, aren't we)
[8:33 PM] Faerie: (Don't worry, Razmik can into food :sadpopo:)
[8:33 PM] Halnas: "John, you must cook this - perhaps the yolk can be salvaged"
[8:33 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (It is not my job to stop people.)
[8:33 PM] Mizuki: "Rotten eggs are dangerous, you know. I had a food poisoning before, it's not nice" - Insisted Alicia
[8:33 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Tot glances at Shadow.
[8:34 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "You, uh, gonna eat that?"
[8:34 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Shadow glances at Doomwind.
[8:34 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "... I am thinking about it."
NEW MESSAGES
[8:34 PM] Faerie: Razmik feels like taking a nap. A hard, long nap he'd never wake up from.
[8:34 PM] Bot Fodder: John's fine with tossing them. "Better safe than sorry."

[8:35 PM] Faerie: With a blank, defeated expression he lets out a pan, and pushing it to the side of the egg, starts getting as much of the yolk as he can in the pan.
[8:35 PM] Faerie: ''I want nothing to do with this.''
[8:35 PM] Halnas: "I shall endeavor to learn the culinary arts of this land - what recipes I willl bring back to my realm!"
[8:35 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Tot shrugs. "Hey, I am from down there, you know what I mean, fam?" And goes over and start lapping up the yolk and egg white that's spilled.
[8:36 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ... Given some... misadventures before, you quickly prepared a quick quiche-like breakfast with some spare ingredients.
[8:36 PM] Bot Fodder: (He's from da hood, son)
[8:36 PM] Mizuki: "... Alright then" - Said Alicia cleaning up her blade and sheating it
[8:36 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: roll 1d100
[8:36 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d100]: 82, Result: 82

[8:37 PM] Faerie: ''Please cook well.''
[8:38 PM] Faerie: (:sadpopo:)
''I thought it was too early for another meal so soon'', Razmik whines. ''Who's, uh, in?''
[8:38 PM] KogasaGaSagasa:

[8:38 PM] Faerie: He looks at Alicia, uneasy.
[8:38 PM] Halnas: Helios takes down notes and follows Ramzik's every move, hovering over his shoulder
[8:38 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Recelle considers.
[8:38 PM] Faerie: (I do not know how quiche is made)
[8:38 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "We have you, who CAN remove poison should we be affected."
[8:39 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: With that, Recelle sits down for a portion.
[8:39 PM] Bot Fodder: "...." John frowns profusely, but takes a plate nonetheless.
[8:39 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Shadow joins.
[8:39 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Aureil seems confused.
[8:39 PM] Faerie: ''But it's for... important... stuff only...''
[8:39 PM] Faerie: Granted, Razmik still promises to help if anything happens.
[8:40 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "You understand, food is very, very important. Have you ever been knees deep in orc camps before?" Recelle adds.
[8:40 PM] Bot Fodder: "Isn't that where we met you?" John asks.(edited)
[8:40 PM] Mizuki: Alicia ponders for a while. Last time she ate something dragon-related it actually made her stronger. So... Maybe she should try some. - "I'll join, please cook that thing properly..."
[8:41 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Recelle merely flashes John a charming little smile.
[8:41 PM] Faerie: But but but, they could eat just fine with what they had! What was with all this dragon consumption? Dragons weren't for eating, Razmik didn't think.
[8:41 PM] Bot Fodder: John returns a slightly confused one.
[8:41 PM] Faerie: (Do I roll anything for this? Cooking? Regret? Food poisoning?)
[8:42 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (The secret roll has already been made.)
[8:42 PM] Bot Fodder: (Regret :firepopo: )
[8:42 PM] Faerie: (oh my.)
[8:42 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (But you may roll to make yourself feel better.)
[8:42 PM] Faerie: roll 1d20+3 REGRET
[8:42 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20+3]: 9, Result: 12
[8:42 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ... The egg quiche is - delicious. Invigorating, even. There does not appear to be any side effects, for better or for worse. At least, for the immediate moment. For those partaking.
[8:42 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Recelle comments on the strong egg taste. Like, you can taste the egg.
[8:43 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "I have to note, Master, that as Wyverns are not true dragons, they are closer to chickens in a lot of ways. Unlike a roc - those roc eggs are legendary in their own rights." Azura comments softly, cleaning herself.
[8:43 PM] Halnas: "You must teach me how to make this," Helios says between mouthfuls
[8:43 PM] Faerie: ''Is it honestly good? This isn't a joke?''
If only the princess were here, maybe things would be different!
[8:44 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Will Razmik take the plunge as well?
[8:44 PM] Mizuki: "This is actually not bad! But you know how food poisoning works, it takes a while to kick in." - Said Alicia eating her part - "Well, you only live once anyway."
[8:44 PM] Mizuki: (#YOLO)
[8:44 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Well, about that." Aureil chimes in, as the one here that didn't JUST live once.
[8:45 PM] Faerie: ''Oh, spices can make anything palatable, is the thing! When in doubt, you can always spice your dish up. With moderation!''
[8:45 PM] Bot Fodder: John is pleased to find that his helping tastes pretty normal. "Ahh, man, the sergeant would chew me out for this, big time."

[8:45 PM] Faerie: (YOLO)
[8:45 PM] Halnas: "Chew you out, heh"

[8:45 PM] Faerie: (Fuck it, I'm immune to disease anyway)
[8:45 PM] Faerie: ''Chew.''
[8:45 PM] Halnas: nom nom nom
[8:46 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: For a while, nothing happens.
[8:46 PM] Faerie: snicker That caught Razmik off-guard.
[8:46 PM] Faerie: (Then you all turn into UNDEAD DEATH MINDSTEALER WYVERNS)
[8:46 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Then, you feel something infusing into you, burning. Your natural defense flares up for a moment,
[8:46 PM] Bot Fodder: "Mm?" John looks up from a mouthful, and invisible question mark overhead.
[8:46 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: But nothing seems to have happened.
[8:46 PM] Mizuki: (panics)

[8:47 PM] Faerie: (Well, that's good)
[8:47 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: With the meal done, will you head out toward the market?
[8:47 PM] Mizuki: (yeah, lets go!)
[8:47 PM] Faerie: Sure wi- Did the other egg crack too?
[8:47 PM] Bot Fodder: "Ugh... t-that gave me some bad acid, actually..." John thumps his chest. Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained.
[8:47 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: As Tot gives a satisfied hiccup, having lapped the floor clean of eggs...
[8:48 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: No, Fae. The shell was thick enough to deflect a quick blow.
[8:48 PM] Mizuki: (also, brb)

[8:48 PM] Halnas: "Maybe we should keep the shells..."
[8:48 PM] Halnas: "Do you think these are edible?"
[8:48 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The group heads for the rooftop, and starts the normal routine to evade the swarms. of less-than-inteligent undead...
[8:48 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: roll 1d20
[8:48 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20]: 4, Result: 4
[8:48 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: roll 4d20
[8:48 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [4d20]: 19,4,19,9, Result: 51
[8:49 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Alicia, Helios.
[8:49 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ... And John
[8:49 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: You notice that the undead's ignoring you.
[8:49 PM] Faerie: ''Beats me. I'd rather not push our luck any further, in all honestly'', Razmik replies. He didn't feel no acid, at least.
[8:49 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Razmik isn't observant enough to immediately notice, but can be pointed out to notice anyhow.

[8:50 PM] Bot Fodder: "....." John suddenly feels profoundly depressed. "Even zombies, huh....."
[8:50 PM] Faerie: (Oh god)
[8:51 PM] Halnas: "Let's keep going then? I defer to my more experiened colleagues"
[8:51 PM] Mizuki: (back)
[8:51 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: For the next hour, you are invisible to undead with intelligence lower than 10.

[8:51 PM] Faerie: (...what...)
[8:52 PM] Bot Fodder: (Neat. They probably percieve us as other undead with that egg in our systems.)
[8:52 PM] Halnas: "Does this mean undead are invisible to other undead?"
[8:52 PM] Halnas: (forever alone)

[8:53 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Neat." Shadow comments.
[8:53 PM] Faerie: ''Anyways, I don't think eating everything exotic we come across is a smart game plan. Have you heard of Zombie Rot, for instance?''
[8:53 PM] Mizuki: "Well, not invisible, but irrelevant, I guess" - Said Alicia
[8:53 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "No and I don't want to know, Razmik." Recelle smiles sweetly.

[8:53 PM] Halnas: "I'll have my purify spells ready" Helios says in a whisper.

[8:54 PM] Bot Fodder: John raises a hand. "Had to take the day off from work. I was this close to the perfect attendance award, too." John makes himself even more sad.
[8:54 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "So, uh." Shadow looks around at the shuffling dead that's ignoring the party.
[8:54 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Should we take the roof top still?"

[8:55 PM] Mizuki: "I don't think intelligent undead will ignore us too, Shadow" - She said - "Maybe we should stay up here
[8:55 PM] Halnas: "It still seems the safest route, regardless..."
[8:56 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Shadow shrugs. "Doomwind, come!" ... Tot lazily flutters its wings, following after Shadow.
[8:56 PM] Bot Fodder: John rubs his chin. "If the mindless ones won't bother us, it could be safer on the ground. More cover, that way."
[8:56 PM] Bot Fodder: "We'd have to hurry, though."
[8:57 PM] Mizuki: "John has a point. Reminder that there's also levitating and flying undead in this city."
[8:57 PM] KogasaGaSagasa:

[8:57 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Current party formation, with the right side being the "front"
[8:57 PM] Faerie: ''They give out awards for attendance? Whoa, we're lucky if we don't get kicked out!'', Razmik jokes. ''Either way, what? You can't really think the eggs are making us unnoticeable to these undead, right?''. He covers his mouth and looks at John.
[8:58 PM] Faerie: Didn't look any less visible than ever...
[8:58 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Adjust as you wish. Lower left is Shadow since >I didn't have a portrait for him

[8:58 PM] Halnas: "Flying undead," Helios gasps in horror
[8:58 PM] Faerie: (What's the Shadow emblem? ...It kinda looks like a dude on a skateboard)(edited)
[8:59 PM] Halnas: (I think that's a stick)
[8:59 PM] Mizuki: (fuggin rad)
[8:59 PM] Bot Fodder: (Looks like a generic wizard sprite from a top-down view.)(edited)
[8:59 PM] Halnas: (or wand/staff)
[8:59 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (A random freemium wizard from roll20)
[8:59 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (So yes, a generic wizard)

[8:59 PM] Faerie: (Meh. I'll pretend it's a skateboard. But yes, I'm fine with my place in formation)
[8:59 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (The purple signifies his blingblings.)

[8:59 PM] Bot Fodder: (John could probably use a generic guard sprite, too~ )
[9:00 PM] Mizuki: (I need to get an Alicia pic later)
[9:00 PM] Bot Fodder: (Anyway, formation...  Standard melee in the lead, ranged fighters in back?)
[9:00 PM] Faerie: (clipart guard with spear.google)
[9:00 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (The right thing to do is to take Lucifer from Shadowverse and paste it for Shadow for the full chuuni value)
[9:00 PM] Halnas: (im good where i am)

[9:01 PM] Mizuki: (I'm good too)
[9:01 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Anyways, down in the street with the zombies?
[9:01 PM] Faerie: (EVOLVED, too. Hoorobe!)
[9:01 PM] Mizuki: (yeah, lets go)
[9:01 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ... As the zombies mind their own business, and you blend in with the crowd, it almost seem if the whole deal with Orcus's wand and all didn't happen at all.
[9:02 PM] Bot Fodder: (I want to get a custom feat some day: "When you stand in a square adjacent to two or more party members, you gain Concealment.")(edited)
[9:02 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Everyone are carrying on with their "life". The occasional stool with empty, rotting goods and a zombie shopkeep "conversing" with zombie housewives are eerie, of course, a shadow of the former society.
[9:03 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Aureil is currently hidden within Recelle's clothing.
[9:03 PM] Faerie: (When someone Notices you, you may add a Sneak Attack modifier to your next attack on them)

[9:03 PM] Bot Fodder: (Nah, it'd be too convenient if rogues had access to it.)
[9:03 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: A few zombies, swinging empty alcohol bottles, "joyfully" shuffles past you.
[9:04 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Shadow, beside for when giving out direction, seems awfully quiet.
[9:04 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: roll 1d20-11
[9:04 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20-11]: 5, Result: -6
[9:04 PM] Bot Fodder: John watches them go by. Is this kind of behavior normal for undead?
[9:04 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: As you've taken the safer path, the journey is uneventful and safe.
[9:04 PM] Faerie: Drunk zombies? Really? Razmik looks back, and keeps his eyes glued on the spectacle for a moment.
[9:04 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: I mean, as uneventful as wading knee-deep in undead can be.

[9:05 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: It's somewhat longer than the estimate - a good 20 minutes walk. But that's nothing.
[9:05 PM] Halnas: It's strange and surreal
[9:05 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: As you approach the tower, you notice a group of skeletons in robes, walking past by you, chanting and murmuring.
[9:05 PM] Faerie: ''We've still seen stranger... right?'', Razmik is busy reassuring himself. And failing.
[9:06 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: They bear holy symbol, dim and not longer lit with fire of faith, yet their prayers still reach out for someone above. Tempus, actually.

[9:06 PM] Bot Fodder: (Can they be understood?)
[9:07 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Their prayers are silent - skeletons cannot actually speak.)
[9:07 PM] Halnas: (:FeelsBadMan: )
[9:07 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (The rituals etc and holy symbol, however, are easily recognizible)

[9:08 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ... Past that, the occasional skeleton bearing arm. Their thick bones, cocksure movement, and set of exotic weapons suggest their former occupation - gladiators.
[9:08 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ... One turns toward you.
[9:08 PM] Faerie: Tempus? Razmik wondered if skeletons could still make use of tactics, as they currently are.
[9:08 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: It's jaw moves and rattles for a bit, but nothing intelligible came out.
[9:09 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Perhaps it was a freak accident, or perhaps it's "talking" with its friends? Regardless... they, too, pass the group without challenge.

[9:09 PM] Halnas: "Another god of war," Helios mumbles to himself
[9:09 PM] Faerie: Razmik ponders for a moment, and almost settles for offering a wave before going back to walking.
[9:10 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Finally, you come to the tower, built next to the arena.
[9:10 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The gate is ruined, broken open by force.
[9:10 PM] Mizuki: Alicia feels a bit uneasy, did the skeletons notice anything...? It would be really bad to get cornered into that tower.(edited)
[9:10 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The wounds on the iron gate suggest it to be via some sort of portable ram.
[9:11 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The tower itself is made of some form of metal, with jagged metal blades decorating the side.
[9:11 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: A scent of rust and blood seems to thicken even as you approach.
[9:11 PM] Faerie: ''Hey.'', Razmik notes. ''Archmages, and all that. I'm sure it's trapped as well.'' Could they see any windows?
[9:11 PM] Halnas: "I have a bad feeling about this..."
[9:11 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: A sign located above the gate says, "Gladiator Association Headquater".
[9:12 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: There are windows - transparent sheets of metallic object located at certain heights past the blades and swords and sharp edges.
[9:12 PM] Faerie: ''Whatever we could use to discern any possible dangers would be useful, yes?''
[9:12 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Transparent" and "metal" doesn't seem immediately like something common, and that's because it isn't - the windows are obviously magical construct.

[9:13 PM] Mizuki: Alicia looks around, is there anyone fighting in the arena? Is entering the arena necessary to enter the tower?
[9:13 PM] Bot Fodder: John happens to know a thing or two about gates and does a quick analysis.  Normally, a mere battering ram couldn't have gotten through a metal portcullis.
[9:14 PM] Halnas: (While people are busy inspecting, Helios performs his magic glasses vision)
[9:14 PM] Halnas: (Detect magic ritual)
[9:14 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The arena is filled with undead - zombies and skeletons - at a quick glance. Somewhere measuring to the hundreds in population.
[9:15 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Sounds of metal clashing against metal can be heard, but the lack of cheers and shout for blood makes it eeriely quiet compare to normal arena activity.
[9:15 PM] Halnas: :shockedpopo:
[9:15 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: You do not need to pass the arena itself to enter the tower.
[9:15 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: A mere battering ram normally can't - you notice ram-like prints on the metal, as if the portable ram is slammed in with great force.
[9:15 PM] Halnas: "Discretion is the better part of valor, we should do what we came here for,"
[9:15 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The symbols may be investigated further. Via investigation.
[9:16 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Detect magic ritual will take 10 minutes, will you proceed?
[9:16 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Keep in mind you have 40 minutes left of invisibility against lesser undead.
[9:16 PM] Halnas: (oops, nvm)

[9:16 PM] Halnas: ill use a spell slot
[9:17 PM] Faerie: ''I can agree with that.'', Razmik speaks to Helios. ''I'll stay here by you, if you need time to prepare''
[9:17 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Hmm.
[9:17 PM] Halnas: "We don't know how much time we need to get to the next tower, I'll do it quicker"
[9:18 PM] Halnas: (I expend a lv1 slot to cast it normally)
[9:19 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The tower itself radiates a faint transmutation, particularly from the "windows".
[9:19 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Necromancy, as per usual, wafts in the air.
[9:19 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Occasional spots of Abjuration lines the iron tower walls.
[9:19 PM] Halnas: I turn to our resident mages
[9:19 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Anything else in particular you wish to check?
[9:19 PM] Bot Fodder: While the others talk, John quietly crouches by the entryway and examines the ground for a moment. He looks for footprints -- or rather depressions in the dirt or stone. He may have seen this kind of attack before.
[9:19 PM] Halnas: "There's transmutation in the windows and abjuration on the tower walls"
[9:19 PM] Bot Fodder: (Probably investigate?)
[9:20 PM] Halnas: (I check the walls and relay what I find)
[9:20 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Deeper in - the hallway into the tower, a ... greeting area? is lacking in even minor source of magic beside for necromancy.
[9:20 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Go investigation roll, John
[9:21 PM] Bot Fodder: roll 1d20+4
[9:21 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20+4]: 7, Result: 11
[9:21 PM] Bot Fodder: (Gah. Hope I get points for being specific in the query, at least.)
[9:21 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The previous thing about portable ram turns out to be somewhat false.
[9:21 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: It's less a portable ram, and more of a portable headbutt, likely from a minotaur.
[9:22 PM] Faerie: Razmik scans the place over for any presences ''out of the ordinary'', for what little sense the phrase makes in here. Divine Sense into the tower.
[9:22 PM] Faerie: (Oh, baby.)
[9:22 PM] Bot Fodder: Based on the debris, did it break out, or in?
[9:22 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The clash marks against the gate, and subtle glances of horn shards, at least, suggest either a minotaur or an orc that married a ram and had kids.
[9:22 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Break inward.
[9:22 PM] Mizuki: "Transmutation on the windows and abjuration on the walls huh..." - Says Alicia scanning the place.
[9:23 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Divine Sense?
[9:23 PM] Mizuki: (arcana?)
[9:23 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Arcana, sure, go Alicia.

[9:23 PM] Mizuki: roll 1d20+8
[9:23 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20+8]: 13, Result: 21
[9:23 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Alright.
[9:23 PM] Faerie: Yeah. You know, specifically in the tower.
[9:23 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The transmutation refers to the tower's construction.
[9:23 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: It seems that the tower's built from something, and then transmuted to iron. Or perhaps a wall of iron is created from nothing. Either way.
[9:24 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The windows are also magic - pieces of metal conjured in such a way to become transparent, while still retaining the same hardness. Like that of a bulletproof glass.
[9:24 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The abjurations, however, are interesting.
[9:25 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The markings, after analysis, reveals that they are ancient symbols.
[9:25 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: as in, Symbol's.
[9:25 PM] Faerie: (What's iron's melting point?)
[9:25 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: 6 Symbols of Stunning are etched on the wall of the iron tower, mostly for decoration, but can be triggered by some unknown situation.
[9:26 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Divine Sense has a hard time penetrating iron, as an unfortunate side effect of the tower.
[9:26 PM] Faerie: (Oh, I forgot about that being a thing)
[9:26 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: However, from what you can tell, there's a fiend and celestial with you, as well as all of you registering as undead.
[9:27 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: the fiend also registers as an eggy undead, but the celestial has not partaked in the eggcellent diet.

[9:27 PM] Bot Fodder: "...But why would someone try to get in here?" John murmurs to himself, looking up. The sound of clashing coming from further in the arena -- John notes the tempo. He's heard of mindless undead using actual weapons on rare occasion -- left over instincts, if the body belonged to a trained warrior. But are there many fighting inside?
[9:27 PM] Faerie: (>registering as undead)
[9:27 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: roll 1d20
[9:27 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20]: 9, Result: 9
[9:28 PM] Mizuki: Alicia explains the party about the magic infused on the tower, giving emphasis to the symbols - "If we're not careful, those symbols may activate, stunning us all."
[9:28 PM] Faerie: Razmik felt very uneasy all of sudde. :sadpopo:
[9:28 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ... As you focus, you hear sounds of... Steel, sharpening against a grindstone.
[9:28 PM] Halnas: "Eggs are the secret to immortality"
[9:28 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: John: It came from the top of the tower.
[9:29 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Sounds like whoever broke in, if they are undead, is performing their "daily routine", much like the shopkeeps, housewives, or other undeads.
[9:29 PM] Faerie: (What a thriiill)

[9:29 PM] Bot Fodder: ... John decides he'd better catch up to the others. Yeah. Probably a good idea.
[9:30 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (For those not well-versed in Dungeons and Dragons, which is... a good amount of you, Symbols are high level spells designed to be immobile but powerful deterrents. Powerful ones can kill people outright. Those just stuns.)
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[9:30 PM] Faerie: ''Okay, I have absolutely no clue what's in here. The walls are too thick to get a feel for anything. Any clues?''
[9:30 PM] Bot Fodder: (Weren't those Runes?)
[9:30 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (That's a different thing entirely, especially in Faerun.)
[9:30 PM] Bot Fodder: (Ahh.)

[9:30 PM] Halnas: "They're lined with symbols that will paralyze us if we trigger them - we don't know what triggers them."
[9:30 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Runecaster is a very legit, if rare, class in 3.0 Faerun)
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[9:31 PM] Faerie: (Being stunned = Bad thing)

[9:31 PM] Bot Fodder: (at least they don't necessarily trigger the second you read it)
[9:31 PM] Bot Fodder: (Runes are the perfect tools for douchebag DMs.)
[9:32 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Symbols have different activation methods - indeed, some trigger when read. However, considering that you are not convulsing on the floor... You are probably ok.
[9:32 PM] Faerie: (Oh, I remember those. Power Word Kill made so it pulverizes the first person who becomes aware of the rune being PWK :sadpopo:)
[9:32 PM] Mizuki: "They may trigger the moment we enter that tower." - Said Alicia - "And if that happens, we're probably dead."
[9:32 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Symbol of Death? That's 10d10 necrotics.)
[9:32 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: ( :smugpopo: )

[9:32 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Alicia.
[9:33 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Common Sense reminds you of something. Those symbol doesn't seem recent, so they've been around for a while.
[9:33 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Given that this is the Gladiator Association Headquarter - if said sign can be trusted,
[9:33 PM] Halnas: "Maybe we could somehow lure the mindless undead to trigger them."
[9:33 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: It's a public-ish location central to traffics and gladiators.
[9:33 PM] Halnas: oh
[9:33 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: If it's something that triggers easily, there'd be... Issues.
[9:33 PM] Faerie: (The runes in the last tower, I think we could tell they were inactive from investigating them!)
[9:34 PM] Mizuki: (indeed :Sadpopo:)
[9:34 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: If there's an activate method, it's something not commonly triggered on day-to-day basis.

[9:34 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: This is a freebie without roll. :smugpopo:

[9:34 PM] Faerie: (Well, er, considering these were Wizarded, that's fair. Sure, let's roll with that)
[9:35 PM] Faerie: ''No bladed traps this time, you mean?''
[9:35 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: >this time
[9:35 PM] Halnas: "Well we are currently undead"

[9:35 PM] Halnas: "I'd say we fit under the non-day-to-day basis"
[9:36 PM] Mizuki: "Maybe it gets triggered if blood is spilled inside the tower? That would make more sense for a place that was very popular before the end of the world"
[9:36 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "That would be silly for gladiators." Recelle chuckles.
[9:36 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "You know, considering their profession is to spill blood for sport."

[9:36 PM] Mizuki: "Well, I doubt they used to fight inside that tower..."
[9:37 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained!" Shadow declares.
[9:37 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Doomwind!"
[9:37 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Tot makes a cringed face.
[9:37 PM] Faerie: Razmik frowns, worried, looking at Helios.''I hope that goes away fast.''
[9:37 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Shadow picks Tot up and ...
[9:37 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Pitches Tot into the gate.
[9:37 PM] Faerie: (Dude)
[9:38 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Tot lands with feline agility inside.
[9:38 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: And looks back woefully at Shadow.

[9:38 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "It's a very good thing that you are an understanding Master that would never do such a thing, Master." Azura softly comments telepathically to Alicia.

[9:39 PM] Faerie: Razmik laughs nervously. ''Is it really alright to do that?'' Familiars didn't really die die, as far as he knew, but that was...
[9:39 PM] Mizuki: "Poor Tot...." - Lamented Alicia telepathically
[9:39 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "..." Shadow pauses for a moment.
[9:39 PM] Halnas: "Doomwind's path to redemption is already underway"
[9:39 PM] Faerie: Did Tot look any dumber right now? Stunned, dazed perhaps?
[9:40 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Seems safe."
[9:40 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Tot has a hard time looking dumber.
[9:40 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: That aside, not really.
[9:40 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: It instead licks its paw while looking around nervously...

[9:41 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Alright." Shadow continues.
[9:42 PM] Mizuki: "Well... Should we go inside then?"
[9:42 PM] Halnas: (i need to go sleep guys :killmepopo: )
[9:42 PM] Halnas: (getting really sleepy)
[9:42 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Ah, that's fine)
[9:42 PM] Halnas: (you can continue without me)
[9:43 PM] Mizuki: (good night!)
[9:43 PM] Faerie: (Crap, I can't remember when we started)
[9:43 PM] Halnas: (idk how long your sessions usually last)
[9:43 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (What happen is that you'll receive full exp anyway at the end, so note later)
[9:43 PM] Halnas: (maybe around 4 hours ago)
[9:43 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Usually we continue until ... 20 minutes to 2 hours after this)

[9:43 PM] Halnas: ok i usually sleep at like 9 or 10
[9:43 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (It's 9:40ish PM here locally)
[9:44 PM] Halnas: then wake up 4-5 :droolingpopo:
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[9:44 PM] Faerie: (Aren't sessions usually around 4 hours long?)

[9:44 PM] Faerie: (>4-5
:sadpopo:)
[9:44 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Our sessions are awkward, they seem to last until people have to sleep or when Kogasa runs out of stuffs, or a good break point)
[9:44 PM] Halnas: (good night niggas)
[9:44 PM] Mizuki: (tfw I'm not even thinking about sleeping yet when Halnas wakes up)
[9:45 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: o7
[9:45 PM] Faerie: (Feels :sadpopo:)
[9:45 PM] Mizuki: (good night, thanks for joining us!)
[9:45 PM] Bot Fodder: (Relatively slow session, as far as our average goes. G'night~)
[9:45 PM] Bot Fodder: (But we did have fewer players this time.)
[9:45 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Mhmm, people are getting their feet wet again, so yeah.)
[9:45 PM] Halnas: (thanks I had fun too :happypopo: )
[9:45 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Should there be feedback etc, please throw me a PM anyway!)
[9:45 PM] Faerie: (But yeah, later. I wanted to see stuff get spiritual weaponed!)
[9:46 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (See you around. :D)

[9:46 PM] Bot Fodder: (I was trying to open that map again, but I can't get to Koga's drive without signing in.)
[9:47 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (The city's map?)
[9:47 PM] Bot Fodder: (Yeah)
[9:47 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Unfortunately, it's not even on google drive)
[9:47 PM] KogasaGaSagasa:

[9:47 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (It's on drag-and-drop-on-discord)

[9:47 PM] Mizuki: (it's on Koga's messy desktop)
[9:47 PM] Bot Fodder: (Ah. Was just confirming where the arena was, relative to the tower.)(edited)
[9:49 PM] Faerie: (>arena in yellow area
Dare you enter the pisstower?)
[9:49 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The reception, where Tot is at, is empty, derelict, and ruined by likely-undead activities.
[9:49 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: A few ruined chair, sofa, and the like are in the area.
[9:49 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: A stair beside the reception goes up, as well a set of stair going down.

[9:50 PM] Bot Fodder: (That's not a tower, Fae.)
[9:50 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (bepis?)
[9:50 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Perception, please.
[9:51 PM] Faerie: (:sadpopo:)
[9:51 PM] Faerie: roll 1d20+4
[9:51 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20+4]: 7, Result: 11

[9:51 PM] Faerie: (I wonder if trying to Divine Sense would give the same ''walls too thick'' result)
[9:51 PM] Mizuki: roll 1d20+8
[9:51 PM] BOTDiceBot: Dice: [1d20+8]: 7, Result: 15
[9:52 PM] Mizuki: (5 from observant feat)
[9:52 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Alicia.
[9:52 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: You can hear sound of clashing steel from underground.
[9:52 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: From the... Sound of it,
[9:52 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Whatever's underground is connected to the Arena somehow.
[9:53 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: An underground tunnel, perhaps, that links the tower for ease of access for the gladiators?
[9:54 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The sound of weapon being sharpened can be heard upstair, as well. Still going on, even after the Tot-ssing and all.

[9:54 PM] Mizuki: Alicia explains the situation - "Maybe we should avoid that tunnel, even if we're considered undead by other undead atm, they'll end up attacking us"
[9:54 PM] Mizuki: (Koga, does obervant really work that way? I don't even know)
[9:55 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Observant only work when passive perception is called for)
[9:56 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Active ones to listen for signs are no-go usually, and it's meant more as a countermasure against stalkers and skulks)
[9:56 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (However, it should be fine)
[9:56 PM] Faerie: (I think it had the same ''can't make up our minds'' syndrome GWF rerolling got)
[9:57 PM] Mizuki: (was that passive perception just now?)
[9:57 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Ahaha, no)

[9:57 PM] Mizuki: (:sadpopo:)
[9:58 PM] Bot Fodder: As Alicia turns, she finds John out of breath for some reason. "H-hey, guys. I think there's a monster around. A big one."
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[9:58 PM] Faerie: Razmik stands by the entrance, looking at Tot still. ''Rustling can be heard above us, I think. From what you say, the arena's downstairs, and that's not what we we're here for.''
[9:59 PM] Mizuki: "You mean up to the top of the tower, John?"

[9:59 PM] Faerie: He then gives John a puzzled expression. ''How did you figure, John?''
[9:59 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Tot waddles back to Shadow, lazily.
[10:00 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Good job, Doomwind, Slayer of Ten Thousand Demon Gods."
[10:00 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "I think my title just got longer?"

[10:00 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "There's ten thousand of them for you to slay? Huh." Recelle giggles.
[10:01 PM] Bot Fodder: He nods. "The gate wasn't broken down by any siege engine I've ever heard of. It looked like it was some kind of horned giant, or troll or something."
[10:01 PM] Faerie: ''You get used to it fast, really'', Razmik remarks thinking of where to go.
[10:02 PM] Faerie: ''Really? Do you think that's recent? The place isn't in such a good condition, as it stands.'' Could something that big be around?

[10:03 PM] Mizuki: "More importantly, could something that big climb up those stairs?"
[10:05 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The stairs is, of course, made of the material this tower is constructed of - sturdy metal.
[10:05 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Size-wise...
[10:05 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Well, it seems to accomodate up to upright Large creatures without issue. An ogre, for example, should at most need to stoop.
[10:05 PM] Bot Fodder: "It can't have been too long ago, at least. This place was stripped clean. Arenas are pretty well regulated in cities, so they must've had a lot of healing supplies on hand. That would have been after the outbreak."
[10:05 PM] Faerie: (Not sure about non-playable DnD minotaurs, but minotaurs in general can be pretty fucking big)

[10:06 PM] Bot Fodder: (DnD minotaurs are not warcraft minotaurs -- physically, they aren't really comparable to most player characters.)
[10:06 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Supplies, weapons, even if ones for show..." Shadow adds.
[10:07 PM] Mizuki: Alicia approaches the stairs and looks down. How large is the tunel? Is it big enough to acomodate a minotaur or an ogre?
[10:08 PM] Faerie: ''So the break-in was probably recent. But why would anyone willingly inhabit such a ruined place, then?''
[10:08 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The tunnel down there?
[10:08 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Bigger, though not by that much.
[10:08 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: It's big enough to ... Fit carts and chariots.
[10:08 PM] Faerie: To Razmik, the only explanation was ''it's surely a monster''.
[10:09 PM] Mizuki: "We could check whatever is making that noise upstairs" - Suggested Alicia - "And if things go south, we can run away and flee using this tunnel. I doubt it would be able to fit down there."
[10:10 PM] Bot Fodder: John pauses for a moment. Now that he's closer, he can hear the underground 'battle' more clearly. He draws on his martial expertise and tries to estimate how many are fighting down there. Also, there'd be a lot more shouting, if the combatants are living things.(edited)
[10:11 PM] Faerie: (I think it comes down to ''do we want to shank a minotaur'')
[10:11 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (brb flipping to said page)
[10:11 PM] Bot Fodder: (Dunno what I should roll for this.)
[10:11 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: There's a distinct lack of shouting.
[10:11 PM] Bot Fodder: (And if we fight the minotaur, we may want more people here.)
[10:12 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: As you might recall from the priests before - skeletons do not have vocal chord.
[10:12 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: So that might've been it.
[10:12 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Zombie moans - well, if they are moaning, the steels striking steels would've drowned out the voice.
[10:12 PM] Bot Fodder: (inb4 Abyss Watchers)
[10:13 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: The amount of fighters isn't something to can gauge offhandedly. Perhaps when experience sinks further into you, but not yet.
[10:13 PM] Mizuki: (>abyss watchers downstairs >giant upstairs)
[10:13 PM] Mizuki: (I hope you brought that white branch)
[10:14 PM] Bot Fodder: He knows he can't get an exact number. Just a ballpark estimate. More than a dozen? More than a score?
[10:15 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: It's unclear - but there's at least 3 or 7 sets of weapons... so anywhere between 6 to 14, perhaps more, but unlikely less than 6.
[10:15 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Unless like, there's a monster with 6 arms dualing against another. In which case, yeah, there'd be just 1 v 1
[10:16 PM] Mizuki: (:sadpopo:)
[10:16 PM] Faerie: ''Could we really slip past unnoticed?'' If anything with half a brain was down there, they could be in problem
[10:16 PM] Faerie: (Gilgamesh mirror match?)
[10:16 PM] Mizuki: "Maybe we should clear the tunnel to secure a escape route?"
[10:18 PM] Bot Fodder: "The fight downstairs sounds strange..." John muses. "No shouting, no screaming. It's not the sound of a normal brawl. I'd guess they're undead, but why would they fight each other?"
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[10:19 PM] Mizuki: "They are just doing what they used to do in life." - Said Alicia - "Remember the townsfolk, drinking, working, as if they were still alive? Same thing, probably."

[10:19 PM] Bot Fodder: Wow. That's grim. John looks down for a moment. "Pretty bad way to go, huh."
[10:20 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "But why in the tunnel? The arena's just 2 minutes walk - not even - down there?"
[10:20 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Recelle suggests.
[10:20 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Shadow shrugs. "That's the thing. Down there. That tunnel probably leads to the arena itself."
[10:21 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "It's big enough that the gladiators probably transported live animals in cages back and forth, and maybe carried bodies. A maintenance tunnel, if you will. "
[10:22 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "Maybe sound just carried well down there, and people never noticed because... it's never this quiet here."

[10:23 PM] Mizuki: "We better take a look down there before anything else, really. It's out only possible escape route. We need to make sure if they're hostile against us, and if that's the case, clear out the place."  - Said Alicia - "It's no use to try to escape by the entrance, something like a minotaur would easily outspeed us."
[10:24 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: "I don't know about escaping into a crowd of a few hundred undead, if it does lead into the arena, but well." Recelle frowns. "Might as well?"
[10:24 PM] Bot Fodder: For some inexplicable reason, John feels a pang of empathy. "Hm. I wouldn't mind clearing the place out, either."
[10:24 PM] Faerie: (I don't think they're particularly fast)

[10:24 PM] Bot Fodder: (They're probably fast when they charge, though.)
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[10:26 PM] Faerie: ''Heading downstairs?'', Razmik inquires with a yawn. He wasn't really keeping up with the ''sound being carried through tunnels'' logistics talk.
[10:27 PM] Bot Fodder: (Also, I need to shower, so maybe we should hold for tonight after deciding which way we go?)
[10:27 PM] Faerie: ''What if they just really enjoyed fighting back when they were alive?''
Made sense to him!
[10:27 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Seems legit.)
[10:27 PM] Faerie: (I am inexplicaly tired for this time of night)
[10:27 PM] Mizuki: "If it really does lead to the middle of the arena, we will need to find another way. Well, we can look around once we're down there"
[10:27 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (i've been up for 20+ hours, so I am pretty willing to take a break)
[10:28 PM] Faerie: (:sadpopo:)
[10:28 PM] Mizuki: (shall we stop here then?)
[10:28 PM] Bot Fodder: (Strictly speaking, combat doesn't take that long IC, so we shouldn't need to worry about running up our buff timer~ Would be a little disappointing if we're invisible to everything, though.)
[10:29 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (Alright, then.)
[10:29 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: Ahem.
[10:29 PM] Mizuki: (but first)
[10:29 PM] Faerie: (First?)
[10:29 PM] Mizuki: (is it decided that we're going down on the next session?)
[10:30 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: While there's a lack of combat, +750 XP for the four participants.
[10:30 PM] Mizuki: fugg, that's a lot
[10:30 PM] Faerie: (Probably, yeah. Possibly less dangerous?)
[10:30 PM] KogasaGaSagasa: (3k, which is 1.5x of an on-par encounter at this level)(edited)
[10:30 PM] Bot Fodder: (Yup! I always have a hard time justifying 'go the wrong way first' IC, but that usually is the best choice in RPGs!)