Ch 6: Part 4: The Throne of Abraxas: Session 109

[15:39] <@Kilarra> *****Second Darkness*****
[15:39] <@Kilarra> ~~~Chapter 6: Descent into Midnight~~~
[15:40] <@Kilarra> -Session 109-
[15:43] <@Kilarra> After fighting their way through the throne of Abraxas, the party came face to face with Allevrah Azrinae and the last of her minions. While they performed admirably, an unfortunate setback (Kahree getting killed) forced them to retreat
[15:44] <@Kilarra> Kilarra was, thankfully, able to restore Kahree to life with no lasting harm, after which they took another day to replenish their spells and come at Allevrah at full strength. As such, they were able to use what they had gleaned from their first encounter to defeat the drow matron and her remaining forces
[15:45] <@Kilarra> All that remains is to destroy the Master Glyph itself. And possibly pick up any goodies the drow left behind.
[15:46] <@Kilarra> Kjell steps up to examine the final glyph. It looked more complicated than the others, and was larger than all save the boisterous Glyph of Fury.
[15:46] <@Kilarra> Strange light seeps out of the shimmering glyph, tendrils lashingout to grasp at anyone nearby.
[15:50] <@Kilarra> Kjell furrows his brow, "This... could be tricky. The master glyph here contains miniature versions of each of the glyphs we already destroyed, probably as a failsafe. The only way I can see to undo it, at least aside from the violent way, is to undo each miniature glyph in the correct sequence."
[15:51] <@Kilarra> Kjell reads the incantation for the others benefit: "And now, death comes to this fragile world. Letthe deafened hear the thunder! Let the blind witness thefinal light! Let fear strike through the soul and rage boilblood from flesh. Thus, ever, is the end of all things—thefinal lasting peace.”
[15:51] * Kilarra looks to Kjell, "Would an anti-magic field work?"
[15:52] <Aluthyra> Kahree grins, hoping it does. "That'd make it a lot easier."
[15:53] <@Kilarra> Kjell shakes his head, "That would only suppress it I think. Although, if it came to breaking it by hand, doing so within an anti-magic field could prevent the usual magical backlash."
[15:54] <@Kilarra> Kjell looks to Kilarra, "Do you have any spells that can cause sleep, silence, fear, blindness, or charm?"
[15:56] * Kilarra shakes her head, "I have a charm spell, but that's it."
[15:56] <@Kilarra> Kjell looks to Kahree, who's skills had been able to disable the glyphs before. "Then I think we'll have to rely on you for a fair bit of this." He beckons her over.
[15:57] <@Kilarra> Kjell explains to Kilarra and Kahree, "The order in which the miniature glyphs must be disabled is actually the reverse of how we undid their full sized counterparts. First Fury, then Defense, thne Watching, Vigilance, and Renewal."
[15:59] <Aluthyra> Kahree smirks. "Alright. So, insults and threats first?"
[15:59] * Aluthyra stands back, watching for now.
[16:00] <@Kilarra> Kjell looks to Kilarra, "Your charm spell there first," he points to the fury glyph. Then he looks to Kahree, "Then intimidate that one, and 'blind' that one like you did the full sized one. Then bluff the vigilance glyph." He looks back to Kilarra, "And finally, your life energy disruption. Whether by magic or your hands."
[16:01] * Kilarra nods and starts the sequence by placing 'Charm Person' on the Fury Glyph.
[16:02] <@Kilarra> That part of the glyph dims
[16:02] <@Kilarra> Kjell gestures to Kahree now
[16:02] * Kilarra moves around to the fifth and final spot while Kahree does her things
[16:04] <Aluthyra> Kahree growls, sneering at the device, "Off yourself before I go at you with my maces!"
[16:04] <@Kilarra> The second glyph dims
[16:05] <Aluthyra> Kahree grins, retrieving her thieving tools, and gets to work!
[16:07] <@Kilarra> the third glyph is blinded, and fades
[16:09] <Aluthyra> Kahree smirks, standing up. "Maybe if you behave, we won't need to destroy you."
[16:09] <@Kilarra> The Vigilance Glyph fades.
[16:10] * Kilarra takes a deep breath and places her hands on final glyph. She suspected if she didn't take this one out, it could restore the others just like its full size counterpart. She concentrates on disrupting its life
[16:10] <@Kilarra> The glyph of renewal fades and dies
[16:11] <@Kilarra> Once all five glyphs within the master glyph are deactivated, the master glyph itself flashes rapidly. A growing whine fills the air, and an instant later a wash of magical energy pulses outward in a 60-foot burst.
[16:12] <@Kilarra> All of a sudden, each of the party members is overcome with some form of insight. As though they could be faster, stronger, smarter or wiser just from the rush of undone magical knowledge
[16:15] * Kilarra blinks in surprise. "We... we did it!"
[16:17] <Aluthyra> Kahree grins. "And I'm sure these drow have a treasure supply," she glances around. "somewhere."
[16:17] * Kilarra runs over to Aluthyra and embraces her, "We did it!"
[16:17] * Aluthyra smiles, embracing Kilarra with her arms and wings. "We did indeed."
[16:18] <@Kilarra> Kjell steps away from the glyph, approaching Aluthyra, "Of course, we owe much of this succes to your defeat of Allevrah."
[16:19] * Aluthyra shakes her head. "We all played a role. Without you guarding me, I would have been easily overwhelmed."
[16:21] <Aluthyra> Kahree looks to Allevrah's corpse. "Hey Kjell... think you can check what this bitch has? Looks like she's loaded with magical goodies."
[16:21] * Kilarra snuggles Aluthyra a bit, then looks to the pile of ash and equipment that used to be Allevrah. "I imagine she won't be needing that stuff anymore." She smirks at Kjell
[16:22] <@Kilarra> Kjell nods and steps up to the pile. He picks out everything and sets it up to look at, save the whip. "Bane is telling me that whip is like her. It has a mind of its own. Possibly a soul."
[16:23] <@Kilarra> Kjell uses detect magic on everything else
[16:23] * Aluthyra kisses Kilarra's cheek, then nods to Kjell. "It's most likely evil then... it would be good to dispose of it."
[16:24] * Kilarra frowns a bit. "Pity that; I've never seen its equal as far as whips go." She looks at her own whip, which she hadn't used in some time.
[16:27] <@Kilarra> In all, Kjell finds magic in most of Allevrah's gear. 6 Scrolls, 3 wands, Her armour, shield, belt, boots, bracers, cloak, gloves, helmet, two small magical crystals, a periapt, and two rings. She also has a fair bit of mundane jewellery, 3 vials of eye ointment, five diamonds, and her unholy symbol
[16:28] <@Kilarra> Kjell sets about identifying specific enchantments...
[16:32] <@Kilarra> Kjell passes the wand and eye ointments to Kilarra first. "That one has a serious curing spell in it, and not a shy number of charges."
[16:33] <@Kilarra> Kjell then lists off what the other items do as he points to them. "It's not even our birthdays," he chuckles.
[16:35] * Kilarra nods, "I guess we can take turns picking what we like?"
[16:36] * Aluthyra nods. "That will do."
[16:36] <@Kilarra> Kjell nods, "Sounds good." He jestures to Aluthyra to go first.
[16:39] * Aluthyra takes the bracers of health and green ioun stone, smiling as she tries them on, feeling much more resilient.
[16:39] * Kilarra looks to Kahree, "What do you think those diamonds are worth? They might not be powdered, but there's a lot of spells I can use them for still."
[16:41] <Aluthyra> Kahree looks closer, appraising them...
[16:42] <Aluthyra> Kahree nods. "The big one, about one thousand, half of that for the smaller ones."
[16:42] * Kilarra notes to Kahree, "I can take those if you want the rest of her jewellery."
[16:44] <Aluthyra> Kahree grins and nods, taking the jewelry, boots of teleportation and the ring of protection.
[16:48] * Kilarra takes the periapt, and the diamonds. She eyes the magic armourm but it wasn't really sized for her, and instead takes the other ioun stone. She holds it above her head for a moment before it starts to orbit.
[16:50] <@Kilarra> Kjell takes the belt and the other ring. He would have to trade out his existing belt and gauntlets to reorder the magical benefits, so he just pockets it for now.
[16:53] * Aluthyra shrugs and takes the gloves, seeing that Kahree doesn't want them, replacing them with her own which have a lesser enhancement.
[16:56] <Aluthyra> Kahree smirks. "Mind if I take that cloak?"
[16:56] * Kilarra nods. She didn't have much use for it. She goes for the armour again. Maybe she could have it refitted in Iadara.
[16:57] <Aluthyra> Kahree smiles, taking the cloak and trying it on.
[16:58] <Aluthyra> Kahree blinks. "Wait, no." She shakes her head. "I think I'll stick with my own." She looks to her companions. "Any of you want it?"
[16:59] <@Kilarra> Kjell shakes his head, "I like mine as is." His cloak was good for keeping blows from landing cleanly.
[17:02] * Kilarra shrugs, "Keep it and sell it. We might be doing that with the helm and shield anyways."
[17:02] <@Kilarra> Kjell chimes in, "Actually, I'll take the helm." Having a telepathic connection might help with what he and Kahree were planning to do once all was said and done.
[17:03] * Kilarra nods, "So I guess that leaves the shield and cloak to sell. Now how can we get rid of that whip?"
[17:04] <@Kilarra> Kjell holds out his spell arm, "Like this." He sets it on fire wit ha ray of heat.
[17:05] <@Kilarra> The whip seems to writhe as it burns, silently screaming until it burns down to ash.
[17:06] * Kilarra nods, "That just leaves one thing. Allevrah probably has information on this glyph magic that's more complete than anything else we've found. Not sure what we should do with it, but we should at least make sure no one else has made off with it or something."
[17:07] * Aluthyra nods, looking about for any doors in the area.
[17:08] <@Kilarra> On the southern end of the ritual altar, Aluthyra finds a hidden doorway
[17:10] * Aluthyra points to the door with a faint smile. "There," she gestures, approaching the door and opening it.
[17:11] * Kilarra joins Aluthyra, ready with her magic in case anything was still urking about
[17:11] <@Kilarra> Kjell follows
[17:11] <@Kilarra> A short, 20ft hallway lies behind the door, with another, not hidden door, at the end
[17:14] <Aluthyra> Kahree follows, silently and stealthily in case any enemies remain.
[17:14] * Aluthyra proceeds, moving to open the door at the end of the hall.
[17:14] <@Kilarra> This spacious room has a number of chairs arranged around a massive rectangular table covered with maps, diagrams, huge tomes, and moldering parchments containing strange sigils. Doorways offer exits in each direction, including the one they just came in, while a single dim lantern hangs from the ceiling.
[17:15] * Kilarra steps in and blinks. "Well... this is probably what we were looking for."
[17:16] * Aluthyra nods and begins searching the room for anything of note. Perhaps anything on the chaotic magic Allevrah used. She dons her bloodlink for the task.
[17:17] <@Kilarra> Aluthyra finds another hidden door in addition to the four already visible
[17:17] * Aluthyra smiles, pointing the door out. "Perhaps that is what we are looking for."
[17:18] <@Kilarra> At a glance, anyone going over the notes on the table would be able to tell it's an extensive and complete detailing of the glyph magic that Allevrah had been using. Apparently the procedure was ridiculously expensive and time consuming, but every bit as deadly and destructive as it seemed.
[17:19] <@Kilarra> Upon opening the hidden door, Aluthyra finds what seems to be a tunnel under the island; possibly an escape route.
[17:19] <@Kilarra> However, the notes and tomes on the table are extensive, and it would take years to go through and understand all of it.
[17:20] * Aluthyra steps away from the door. "An escape, I believe." She looks to the notes. "Shall we burn them?"
[17:20] <Aluthyra> Kahree nods. "Yeah, so fuckers don't do this again."
[17:21] * Kilarra considers that, "We could, but what if someone else does what Allevrah did? Maybe we should give some of this to Kyonin, in case we're not around the next time this stuff resurfaces."
[17:22] <Aluthyra> Kahree blinks, grumbling after realizing the truth to Kilarra's words. "Yeah, yeah... should we give them to Telandia?"
[17:22] <@Kilarra> Kjell looks it over, "It would take a long time to both understand and undertake such a thing again, but the drow have demonic patrons that probably posess similar forbidden knowledge."
[17:22] * Aluthyra nods. "I believe without the Winter Council interfereing, she would be best."
[17:23] * Kilarra nods, "We can think about it while we check the rest of this place over. If anyone might need to hang on to it, just in case, Telandia would probably be best."
[17:24] <@Kilarra> Kjell looks to the three other doors curiously; "Which way then?"
[17:25] * Aluthyra nods, approaching the door on the same side of the room as the secret, hidden door. "Perhaps this," she shrugs, leaving it to chance.
[17:26] <@Kilarra> Opening that door reveals: This room is dark and unwelcoming, yet offers a cold sort of comfort with its twisted iron and silver furnishings reflecting whatever light happens to glint off their polished surfaces.
[17:26] <@Kilarra> The bed in this room is almost an exact match for the one Kahree found in the Sorcerer's bedchamber in the Bloodforge.
[17:26] <@Kilarra> Right down to the velvet sheets
[17:27] <Aluthyra> Kahree blinks. "I'm thinking Allevrah and that sorcerer had... a bit of a connection."
[17:28] * Kilarra rolls her eyes, "He was attractive. Physically anyways. This is either her room or his. Anything valuable?"
[17:28] <Aluthyra> Kahree shrugs, searching for valuables with Aluthyra.
[17:29] <@Kilarra> Kjell chuckles a bit darkly, "I guess even genocidal drow matrons need a roll in they hay occasionally."
[17:29] <@Kilarra> Aluthyra and Kahree find nothing of value in this room beyond the sheets, but they do find another hidden door in the southeast corner.
[17:29] * Kilarra snickers at Kjell
[17:29] * Aluthyra smirks, approaching and pulling open the door. "Another hidden door," she comments.
[17:30] <Aluthyra> Kahree grins, moving over to see what's within...
[17:30] <@Kilarra> This rectangular room is stacked with precious goods, cast-off treasure, and enough items of potent magic to make the air itself hum with power.
[17:31] * Kilarra blinks in surprise, "Alicavniss said Allevrah emptied the vaults of her house for this. I think we just found the leftovers."
[17:32] <Aluthyra> Kahree nearly squees, moving forward. "Kjell, what's good in here?"
[17:32] * Aluthyra chuckles. "Very fortunate for us."
[17:33] <@Kilarra> The room has stacks of coins, as well as gems and trade bars of gold and platinum. There are spare drow equipment, both the kind used by the clerics and regular soldiers, three dozen potion bottles, 200 vials of what looks to be poison, a rod, a staff, a pair of shackles, an odd orb that looks to contain stormclouds, a lyre, a deck of cards, and 17 scrolls
[17:34] <@Kilarra> Kjell checks for magic. "The drow gear has mostly minor enchantments on it, but there are those potions, the scrolls, that rod, the staff, those shackles, that strange orb, and... the deck of cards. Huh."
[17:35] <@Kilarra> The rod is made of solid gold, and topped with a large diamond. The staff seems to be made of simple wood, but is topped with a pale crystal and has the strongest magical aura of all of them.
[17:36] <@Kilarra> Kjell looks to identify the unfamiliar magic items, leaving Kahree to inspect the currency.
[17:39] <Aluthyra> Kahree towards the jewels and such, inspecting!
[17:41] <TenMihara> Kahree thinks the currency could be worth around 50,000 all told
[17:42] <Aluthyra> Kahree grins, dividing up the loot, equal shares and such.
[17:42] <Kilarra> Kjell passes the staff to Kilarra, "You'll like this, and I think you're the only one who can use it anyways. It's a staff of life. It can channel potent healing, and even raise the dead with sufficient power."
[17:43] * Kilarra takes the staff, admiring the potency of such a simple looking thing.
[17:43] <Kilarra> Kjell then gives Kahree to rod. "I think you'll like this."
[17:44] <Aluthyra> Kahree raises an eyebrow. "What's it do?"
[17:45] <Kilarra> Upon taking the Rod, Kahree immediately feels more alluring.
[17:45] <Kilarra> Kjell smirks, "It is a rod of splendor. In addition to augmenting your charisma, once a day you can conjure an outfit of the finest silk, encursted with jewels."
[17:46] <Kilarra> Kjell adds, "It can also, once a week, create a pavillion with a feast befitting royalty."
[17:48] <Aluthyra> Kahree grins, ideas forming. "Thanks."
[17:48] <Kilarra> Kjell looks over the rest, "Those are the biggest things in here, but that Lyre is interesting. It can, when played properly, perform the labours of a hundred men for constructive purposes. This orb can control the weather, and that deck of cards actually conjures powerful illusions. The shackles prevent teleportation and similar forms of movement, in addition to conventional restraint."
[17:50] * Kilarra declines taking anything else. The staff itself seemed rather precious.
[17:51] <Kilarra> Kjell gestures to the potions and scrolls, "The potions are two dozen moderate curatives, and a dozen lesser restoratives. I think we can split those fairly evenly."
[17:51] <Kilarra> Kjell divies them up
[17:52] <Kilarra> Kjell takes five of the scrolls, "These allow for magical contingencies to be placed on a person, but those," he gestures to the other 12, "Are only good for the type of binding magic that imprisoned Haiten Bhaq."
[18:03] <Aluthyra> Kahree takes the lyre, glancing at Kjell. "For... the next step. Think it'd be useful."
[18:03] * Aluthyra nods and takes the shackles. "Imprisoning wrong-doers is better than killing."
[18:04] <Kilarra> Kjell nods, taking the orb. "This might help as well." Using his new helmet he projects to her telepathically; 'Good for dealing with crowds, depending on the resources of our enemies to be.'
[18:04] * Kilarra looks to ALuthyra, "Sometimes." She admires her new staff.
[18:05] <Kilarra> Kjell picks up the deck of cards, then offers it to Kahree, "Good if you need a diversion of some kind."
[18:08] <Aluthyra> Kahree shrugs and nods, adding it to her packs.
[18:10] <Kilarra> Kjell leaves behind the binding scrolls and gives two of the contingency ones to Kilarra, who had plenty of magic she could use effectively with them.
[18:12] * Kilarra nods and takes them.
[18:13] <Kilarra> Kjell gestures to the less potent drow gear, "Anyone want to bother carrying any of that?"
[18:14] <Aluthyra> Kahree shrugs. "Eh, I'll take the gems... you could mention the rest for the Chadra and Azata friends." Kahree takes the elemental gems!
[18:15] <Kilarra> Kjell nods, "Good point. They deserve a bit extra for staying to watch over us."
[18:16] <Aluthyra> Kahree then divvies up the gold and jewels, 12,500 worth for all.
[18:17] * Kilarra takes her share appreciatively. She was going to treat Aluthyra and herself to the most luxurious baths and treatments they could find. Maybe take a vacation with her on Elysium.
[18:20] * Kilarra hasn't forgotten about her important bit of revenge, but they had definitely earned some time to enjoy themselves.
[18:21] * Aluthyra smiles. "So, shall we check the other rooms?"
[18:21] <Kilarra> Kjell projects to Kahree through his helm, a bit jokingly, "Between that rod and your new jewellery, you almost look like an exotic Princess."
[18:22] <Aluthyra> Kahree snickers. "Yeah right," she mutters under her breath.
[18:24] * Kilarra nods to Aluthyra, "If there is even anyone left, I think they'd take one look at us now and run off screaming."
[18:26] <Kilarra> -End Session-
[18:26] <Kilarra> Rewards: You saw all that glorious loot