Ch 6: Part 3: The Focus Glyphs: Session 101

[13:13] <TenMihara> *****Second Darkness*****
[13:14] <TenMihara> ~~~Chapter 6: Descent into Midnight~~~
[13:14] <TenMihara> -Session 101-
[13:15] <TenMihara> After a day of rest, the party once again moved against Allevrah's Focus Glyphs. This time, they were drawn to the home of a tribe of Chardas enslaved to the Azrinae cause, and held hostage by the threatening of their eggs.
[13:16] <TenMihara> The party managed to, through a bit of cunning, defeat those guarding the Glyph without harming the eggs in the process, earning them respect from the Unblinking Scales. The Unblinking Scales claim to be a well respected tribe, which may provide unexpected allies in thefight against the Second Darkness
[13:17] == TenMihara has changed nick to Kilarra
[13:17] == Aqu has changed nick to Aluthyra
[13:18] <Kilarra> Kjell steps over Orrn's corpse and up to the glyph, again activating his magic reading spell
[13:19] <Kilarra> Carved into the stone is a great symbol like a stylized, unblinking eye. No matter where you shift to avoid its gaze, the etching is ever-watching, like a tireless sentinel.
[13:19] <@Aluthyra> KAhree frowns, staring right back!
[13:21] * Kilarra turns her attention to Klirkit while Kjell analyzes the glyph. "We will attempt to remove this tainted magic. While my companion does so, there are some things you should know about what the Blood Witch and her servants are really up to."
[13:22] <Kilarra> Kjell reads the inscription; "Abrazas sees all, hears all, knows all. Such is his power." He turns to Kahree, "It seems to me, that in order to deactivate this Glyph, we need to blind it." He takes another quick look.
[13:23] * Kilarra frowns, "Pity I didn't think to prepare a blindness spell today." She looks back to Klirkit. "The magic of the Blood Witch has only one purpose. To call down a star and destroy the world above. However, it will strike directly above this land, and all those beneath it will perish if the event is not averted."
[13:26] * Aluthyra raises an eyebrow. "Do you know what kind of feedback we would get if not using a spell of blinding?" She frowns, looking to all of the eggs. "It may be best to come back tomorrow with the spell prepared, considering..."
[13:27] <Kilarra> Klirkit looks enraged now. "The Blood Witch must be stopped, for the Unblinking Scales and all other tribes. Her treachery is most heinous! May Orgesh devour her soul and pick his teeth with her bones!"
[13:28] <Kilarra> Kjell holds up a hand, "Actually, there's another way." He looks to Kahree. "A pair of exceptionally deft hands could manipulate the glyphs in order to blind the eye."
[13:29] <@Aluthyra> Kahree raises an eyebrow. "How exactly? Do I just poke it?"
[13:31] * Kilarra raises and eyebrow, but says nothing in regards to Klirkit's religious invocation. "After this, there are two more glyphs that must be undone before Allevrah's Throne can be assailed and her plans truly thwarted."
[13:34] <@Aluthyra> Kahree shrugs, approaching the device to get a better look on how to handle it...
[13:34] <Kilarra> Kjell looks to Kahree, "You have tools for picking locks and are trained in manipulating traps and the like, yes? The process would be similar, if a bit more difficult."
[13:35] * Aluthyra nods, looking to her bracers. As she does so, they glow ever-so-lightly, forming into a set of thieves' tools. She gets to work!
[13:36] <Kilarra> Klirkit thinks for a moment, "The Blood Witch's forces are many and strong. To fight through them alone would be to beg for death." She looks around the party, "However, you are also strong, and have the power of your Goddess as well. Together, the tribes could outnumber even the blood Witch's forces."
[13:36] <Kilarra> Kahree gets a shock when she touches her tools to the glyph
[13:36] <@Aluthyra> Kahree huffs and continues to work.
[13:38] <@Aluthyra> Kahree's tools form again into bracers as she moves back, a little bit singed.
[13:38] <Kilarra> Kahree gets a jolt with every glyph she disables, but her deft hands win out, and the glyph's glow fades away, leaving the black, empty glyph floating there
[13:39] * Kilarra steps up to Kahree and examines her, pulling out her curing wand. "You alright?" she asks, touching her up.
[13:40] <@Aluthyra> Kahree nods. "Yeah, only a few shocks."
[13:41] <Kilarra> The blackened glyph crumbles and Kahree feels a surge of magical energy flow into her body. Her eyes shimmer.
[13:41] * Aluthyra looks to Kilarra. "So, shall we move onto the next glyph?"
[13:42] <Kilarra> After the glyph crumbles, a spiralling rainbow of light shoots out of where it stood, spiralling up and away.
[13:42] <Kilarra> Kjell pulls out the map, crossing out this Glyph. "If the pattern holds, that one went to this little Island. The Bloodforge it was called."
[13:43] * Kilarra looks to Klirkit, "We shall see to it that the remaining glyphs are undone just as this one was."
[13:43] <@Aluthyra> While the others look over the map, Kahree looks over the trog's corpse for valuables.
[13:44] <Kilarra> Klirkit nods, "We shall send messengers to other tribes. With what you have told us, we must unite to stop the Blood Witch from destroying us all."
[13:45] * Kilarra considers that, then looks to Aluthyra, "What do you think about enlisting their aid? The drow won't hesitate to kill them if they go on the attack, but at the same time, we could use the diversion so we can focus on Allevrah, rather than fighting through an army while she has time to complete her ritual."
[13:49] <Kilarra> Klirkit chimes in, "Our warrior are not afraid to die fighting! The Blood Witch's minions may be stronger as individuals, but our warriors are not weak, and we are many."
[13:50] * Aluthyra nods. "If they wish to, then I will not object, but I do not wish more harm to come unto their tribe."
[13:51] <@Aluthyra> Kahree loots an amulet necklace, bracers, a cloak, and a ring. She brings then to Kjell and nudges him.
[13:51] * Kilarra thinks about that, "Well, actually, there is more I could do in that regard. You remember the Azatas right? And how Perelir had a Ghaele guarding that Spike thing?"
[13:53] * Aluthyra nods. "Yes, I do."
[13:53] <Kilarra> Kjell checks them. "The amulet increases striking power with claws, teeth, or fists, the bracers offer a modest amount of protection, the cloak is of elven make, and ring has a minor protective enchantment."
[13:57] * Kilarra smiles to Aluthyra, "I could summon a few of them to act as healers and... well, not leaders, considering, but definitely a bolstering to their fighting strength. We would need an offering, but considering what we're trying to avert, I doubt convincing them to assist us would be extremely difficult."
[13:58] <@TenMihara> 4800; an EL 12