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<blockquote data-quote="Felikeries" data-source="post: 1416015" data-attributes="member: 15359"><p><strong>treasure seekers indeed</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Trap eels</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">AC 17 A,D,F +3 -1</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">#4-10</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">hp 110</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">exp 200</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">resistance/trapping,non-missile,+4 or more combat rolls</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">attack/poisen(1),earthquake(2),suffering smoke(1),burning</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">damage/2d8(1d8 melees),1d4,3d6(immobility 1d4 actions{saving throws}),3d10</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">treasure:usually a precious item in dungeons,reg. encounters 500 gp a group</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Quetchev</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">#1 to 4</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">hp +100 a level past 5th to 10th</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">exp entirely unknown</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">attack/black sword,1 psionic ability(1d6 at 1d6)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">damage/1d20x2</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">special/dodge occurs at 1d6 at 1d6 or reg.modifier +4(1 of 3 attacks)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">the spirit of a Quetchev is what it consists of it's dark over throw can have poisen thornes on it and it uses a sword through psionics,there is no face and only an evil alignment black hovel,because of no arms and quick stepping often can jump away from natural or presented attacks,their perception of how strong an enemy is will let them decide how acutely to attempt dodge</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">treasure/3000 gp</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">A S O D beyond level 4</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">The path that exposed itself through the burgeoning once golden stratled archway was still beheld with a magic warding.Fires of a mithral form swathed across the 5 ft reach,and sent through as a wall the next section did the same,creating a flow of fire walls that claimed the hall.Chealsoroy was concerned about how to get beyond this trap,it was not the same as the others and hadn’t died with the undead it was keeping.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“I don’t think a simple spell will work,if it’s any worth,the items are probably held by just such a problem”Chealsoroy was considering the potions but remained skepticle.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“well,I don’t think the price of running through and trying our claims in skill is without question,though if Xeina has little strength for a healing,then we are facing trouble”Alliyah commanded a response.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“it may be the fires are ment for undead,though that could be a bold assumption,maybe two – fold the burning on real flesh,I fear if we are to stay the course of actions healing must be used conservatively”Xeina retorted the exahsperations of everyones fears.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“I will pass my hand through,we’ll know then”Kiazo then did so,and was lightly blemished,though a lesser degree of burning than what may have been told for the prisoners.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“who will go first,it can be done…nevermind I will”Kiazo claimed the honour of first attempt to cross the hall,and runing haphazardly managed to avoid a few swaths while dashing through others,though finally was at the other side.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“it’s ok,armour or carefull tasking will be ok,join me”Kiazo yelled to the others,and soon they had all passed,a few raizen burns that were minor,but no true damage done.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">The chamber was made of marble across the floor,and 4 ft of the walls,a surly place,that obviousley held some significance.The room was also highlited with a free standing portal structure,standing on a copper dias,the stone work had many carvings and blackened efusement blighted it,as though the magic used wthin it was great and searing.The final discovery was the most claiment of their interests however,a table with simple wood makings,had many papers,with writing in Uhntzefeiet strewn about it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“spells or the history of what occurred,let me see I know most of this language”Chealsoroy answered their curiosity as they each had taken to look upon a paper.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“the world is doomed,the creatures which are summoned are more and more chaotic,they will take the land by storm beyond my control,I have closed several portals,though all do not agree with my actions,soon it will be beyond our control-the gnomes storming through the dungeon have lost and that lent me the extra time to close one portal,however the magic is too strong,and soon I will have to leave,or be slayne by the uncontrollable demons,and trolls,the magic bracelets used to begin the invocations have been placed in the armoury at the 5th level,in a trapped seceret brick,if any who find this are of any morality they will retrieve these,and see to it that iether the beasts are killed on their plane,or summoned and destrtoyed through the magics that can create this alter plane link through the bracelets”Chealsoroy,was soon intently being listened to,and the answers to one of the tasks was now as clear as day.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“uncontrollable magic,that is what I knew we may have to fight against,yes these bracelets will be our next goal,and ending what remains of the horrid enemies that ravaged the land must be sworn to,as you have sworn to take this mission with me,-do you understand and agree”Alliyah vocated the pragmatism of the valour that was atuned to them as they had volunteered,and they agreed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Leading the way Alliyah was the first to be scaffed and bluntly refoiled against the creatures that ripped into them from the darkness beyond the light yielded.Three Quetchev’s had entered the scene,and they were difficult to cut against,and often were quicker than even a defensive swipe by the group.They had spilled into another room,and the creatures rapsed about striking with black swords that animated on their own,the relevance of having no arms perhaps the parlay though certainly not the derrivitive of their abilities.Suddenly Kiazo was shocked into a mental dilapidation,a strange demon was fighting him,smaller than the undead just killed,but terribley aggrevative,and he swiped in desperation,no contact made,even as one of the Quetchev moved in at him within his view and dashed a deep wound in his side.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“Kiazo has fallen to a ‘banal temper’ psionic blast,we must help”Xeina announced as Alliyah ,making a swift under swipe swiped the floating sword away from it’s possesor,and slashed a strange wisping wound into the ghostish form.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Chealsoroy had just the trick for psionic damage,and as they defended the idiocy bound orc,a quick counter casting and he was broken from it,Chealsoroy nearly finding the façade and actions amusing,though the wound was serious,and as two approached him,he felt the calibrations of psionics taking effect,one was hindered however by the wound Alliyah had striken,though the other used it’s strength in cohesion and they blasted ‘mind flayer’at the elf.He fell to the ground unable to move as terrible sufferage pounded the tendrils of pain within him,turning to the side once fallen he was easy prey,and a swipe of each of the enemies sword was soon half way to a terrible slashing,or puncture.But Kiazo was on the bounds again,his eyes were glowing with anticipation,as he knew the elf had cured him,and when the first Quetchev moved the sword from itself to strike,Kiazo lept from several feet away and crashed into it,with the axe slicing into it’s unembodied face area.The other was quick and cut into Chealsoroy however,while Alliyah attempted to counter it by stabbing into its back,but it was too late.The sword stabbed through a space in the elf’s ribcage,and staggered into the lungs,blood flowing freely,and the sword flew back to airial control,smaking the blade from it’s back,as Alliyah kept hold,and felt a battering through her arm from the defensive impact.Chealsoroy forced himself to stand and took a swig from a potion attached to him,as he just after fell forward,in agony and the real wound an even worse plate of disaster,and the flask began to spill it’s contents but he was beginning to feal the power.Alliyah finaly decided that the one to her right was the best target,and nodded to Kaizo and he feined in with the axe leading his actions and the Quetchev was killed,the sword clanked loudly and the two others of it’s kind reared away,and one sent the sword under it’s controll flying from it like the toss of a strengthened giant,and Xeina was helpless-her magics for this battle were not yet within the possible actions frame,and she stepped as fast as she could,but the sword punctured into her shoulder,and chipped a piece of her flesh as it fell away.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“aiiiyah!Chealsoroy-please bring a spell to bear!”Xiena called to the elf,for hopes that a severence of their strength,rather than swordwork could stop them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Alliyah finally had the chance to use the ring,and calling to it with the magic word it sent the flame striking into one of the creatures.It lost control of it’s sword and fell back a few feet,and standing there just about recovered,Chealsoroy took a sword swipe with great anger and energy,and cut acroos the neck section- a screem crashed forth from it,as the mass of evil fell into an unanimate pile on the ground,flames searing away the material composites of the foe.Holding his side the elf staggered forward,and gouded a brief smug luagh and kneeled next to Xeina,hoping she was still with enough power to cure them.Kiazo swung wildly at the last Quetchev,but it scullied the sword left and right with great skill,and un beholding of the impacts,was able to trounse away with premium blocks- the harshest of the orc’s axe attacks.Then suddenly a blue glowing wall was integrated before Alliyah and Kiazo as they had thought to move in together for what would surely be that last combat round,but the barrier,made them stringy and unable to control their actions.The Quetchev,floated about,and moved closer to the psionic construct and sent the sword smashing towards Kiazo’s skull,the handle of the axe,met the blade though it was a half block,and the impact was a minimal bruize,but as this had unfolded,Chealsoroy had snuk next to the wall,and made past the enemies defensive spell.Using a frosty ray of multi dimensions of power,the magic flew into the Quetchev,and rasped and cut it several times,which broke it’s magi-wall,and Alliyah and Kiazo smashed it down,with powerfull dashes of their weapons,and a final last pip of beangered screetching was the last pompferatu that spun it’s battle time rally for the injured and taken aback adventurers.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Spent,diffused and awashed in the sense of what the battle’s may extoll,however few the number attckers may be,Xeina fought with determination to bring the healing orb to light,and it did go alive as she made a final inner prayer,and once more they stood in a resliant wholesomeness,despit the factors falling into play.Alliyah had spoken too soon it seemed,and the three strange ghostlike duelers,were not only able with cunning but had cast mental spells that chastized their ability to fight,and a greater number of this same type of foe,may be of terrible consequences,though she hoped that learning what magics could fight them may have advanced itself to her cleric and wizard.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“fear and confusion,they had their chance…let us say that we may be much quicker on the counter strike the next time ehey?! –ok,we go-“Alliyah said a few words of effectuation,and they went through a wooden door-to a standard hall and met with a new feature.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">There billowing against the walls of a tremendous gap,a chazm,divided through the very wall and earth of the dungeon constructs-a phantazmal coloured wind was whipping about the space.There may have been a bridge at one time,for the class of iron had a few chinks left at iether side,though an iron wall was layne across from their hall exposed side.The fright of the strange air form passing close caused them to step back,and the fealings that it may be a trap or guard barrier were certainly not only in Alliyah’s mind.The sheerdistance that the hole fell into was not in question,taking a look Kiazo and Alliyah each found no sights from their torches,and a kicked debree left the edge,and never resounded it’s calling,if there was any floor.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“the bridge is no more,and we don’t have any way across,dare I say unless the good cleric holdsa spell of sprout wings that isn’t yet one of the summons graced”Chealsoroy was interested in the cloudy barier wisps,but offered to them the solution of iether protecting themselves or having a way to make it over were each demure.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“no good-wings for angels might fall off of us faster than they appear after what we’ve been fighting-…..he ha hey –though I admit I don’t quite have such a spell anyways”Xeina answered for lack of deigns with the puzzle,with a bit of humour.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Trust had played the better half of their certainty with eachother,and now what could or should be done was left as an open first marker to a decision to be made,Alliyah could obviously be the answer to this puzzle,but inside her faith in a magic or some sign of what to be done was all that tallied the interest to make the issue moot.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“well I don’t see how there’s no answer to getting across this,we must use some of our hidden talents-or what’s worse go back and look for pieces of rafters that we can lay across,and then we can give a try at getting that blasphemous door open”she simplified the ordeal with what could or would eventually have to be done.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“the bridge is gone,there should be one,I think you’re right stormrider-we must find a way across if not for the talent of our wizard,then some scraps of lumber”Kiazo agreed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“I have thought on this and there is one way which I believe could make the door open,and when that is done we will be able to use another spell,or some piece of this dungeon”Chealsoroy opted with an idea-and set to work.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Soon a ray of ice was blasted against the metal,streining it’s composure and sending an ice plate across it’s entirety-the hope was that- this to be met with a quake type claiment could fluster the very foundation of the element escue problem,and break it open.So with a pouring of liquid from a potion and a few fine words of incantation,the spellwork made alive the powers of ground flustering waves-the area shook for a few sconds,and finally the door fell foreward,much like a bridge-entailing a lip that allowed enough extra landing room,and distance closure for each to take a running jump across.The strange mists were no help,but after the elf passed through them with no damage,they each did so and Alliyah retook the lead once again.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Walking on for several minutes the hall way finally found itself let into a new chamber-the steps leading from the brim set into the 20 ft dip,to the floor,and had zigging patterns on them-an anouncement that perhaps they had reached a new magityne area-like the first when the demoness was summoned.As light scattered from the torches the room revealed that it was blanketed in soot across the ground and most of the walls-the roof however-just within viewing range-was comprised of purple and blue crystals of a natural form planted into a quaurtzy and slate surface.The frightening glamour of the energy that seemed to rip forth from the roof was easily the sign that this place was used for great sorcery-however their interest at the time were to find the steps and make to the amoury for the bracelets.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“there-that’s probably nearly another level just off those steps alone,the 5th section is probably beyond this room,and the armoury and our goal-quite good shall we”Chealsoroy spoke as they looked to see if there were any particluar passages or doors.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Xeina found a split sided metal door-with blemishes of blood that was supplanted into an alcove that had strange looking upside down torchholders on iether side.The desitre to touch one of the holders was met with a quick tug,and she discovered that as she moved it gave way to a rotational leverage-that made a scrapping sound-a switch of some sort-but the doors in front of her weren’t effected-thinking to be thurough she then twisted the other and that time a clang sounded in pretrail to the scream of Alliyah-what had been done,Xeina rushed into the room,the alcove only being 6 ft inwards-and saw that she had sprung a trap.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">As the tiles opened by the cleric had been unnoticed before-they now were the opening for the slurry of wisping mithral eels of some kind.Each four feet in length,and floating in air some arcane way-they had small mouths that could possibly deal posion,but more importantly each shimmered in a changing hue from light rose pink-into a violet that turned into underdefined ultraviolet purple-and when that happened-as the group took their weapons and were not yet within range-the eels lett a flurry of spells into the room.The gound shook,and black mist flew about-and scatters of small floating unreal pellets of some attacking force were sent in flusters-though not careening directly to any one member of the party.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Though the ground shock was not enough to make them fall-they were staggered into the black flusters,which began to make them unable to breathe and tightened a strein about their entire bodies-this was a powerfull smoke that could leave them open to direct attack,and they’d have been done for-or at least in bad shape,if Xiena hadn’t been able to cast a similar spell to the first in Tehreciene,the smoke flusters preened and squalered,and soon changed colour to a gunky grey and fell to the floor in mushy form. Kiazo lashed out and took hold of one,of which there were 5,and smashed it repeatedly into the ground,then as going in for the kill with the axe-was suddenly met with a fearsome burning that forced him to let go-and the eel,squirmed into flight and nipped his shoulder-just getting past the armour-but that was it for the creature-taking a stiffled fein the orc cut it in half-but realized that he had been striken with poisen.The ground shook again as the others were staying a fight of mostly defense,anable to strike at these nimble trouble causers-and consequentially-Alliyah was fallen to the ground first-but regained to one knee quickly and sliced a fine sword swash on one diving at her,thinking she was disabled.The orc however was not so lucky-the piosen caused a slowing of movement-and when he hit the floor,the gunky refuse of the blackness,still had an effect to divy-making Kiazo begin to shutter-and as the material leaked through the poures on the exposed flesh-rapidly breathing was getting to be near impossible,and the ability to cry for help was beyond the doable.Once again Xiena obliged a command of spellwork-and sending a ray of fine cleanly chinting light-Kizao was cured of the damage infusings of each matter-and quickly stood and jumped aside from another attack.Chealsoroy streined and swifted his hands calling forth the summons to a spell-that entailing the entire perimeter of the room,caused a golden flicker –that then began to move innward-certain to flash over any being in the room,including the enemy.Fortunatley that was taken into account-and as the gold mirage like fluster struck the eels,they screemed in pain,and dashed about wildy,unable to control their movements.Alliyah was the first to make quick work of the desperate foes-and slashed the first she had wounded killing it,and the three remaining were now centered in on by the elf,Alliyah,and Kiazo-and swifting angered slashes-they dropped them one by one-each rendering swishes and cutting on the same one-each terror of magi-bonded beast,crying forth in dying dithers,and each member of the party unthwarted by this creature trap-finally standing proud looking upon the corpses of their slaughtered foes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Further unhindered examining of the room,revealed 1 true doorway-a locked wooden door,and searching the trap box that the eels were unleashed from produced another ring,this one having a black swirl about a gold band.Kiazo tried to pry open the alcove doors with brute strength,but there was no budging-some trick was yet to be discovered as to how to open the metal slates.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">“hmmm,yes this is most likely a ring of elements-bound with the swirl of invocation to the unmaterial-when transducted to the area of the ring-barer the summoned element will appear-perhaps I should see if it works-“Xiena offered,and tried on the ring and said the word for element in Untzuhfeient.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">The air before her whirrled alive in a brakened blue fray-then she took advantage of knowledge about this type of item and called forth a type of element-as a sound of sssing fuses cracked the air-an ice vortex,spinning crazily and looking none the less dangerous was made alive-she looked about and spottingt the eel corpses the flurry ravaged into them-sending them scuttering in the flay-an elemental summons ring with the flavour for a deathening attack.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">By this time,Chealsoroy was done ice fusing the alcove doors,and called over Kiazo was able to crack them to frozen pieces-and the party decided that was the best route to take first-more likely that a proteceted area may contain an armoury.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Felikeries, post: 1416015, member: 15359"] [b]treasure seekers indeed[/b] [FONT=Tahoma] Trap eels AC 17 A,D,F +3 -1 #4-10 hp 110 exp 200 resistance/trapping,non-missile,+4 or more combat rolls attack/poisen(1),earthquake(2),suffering smoke(1),burning damage/2d8(1d8 melees),1d4,3d6(immobility 1d4 actions{saving throws}),3d10 treasure:usually a precious item in dungeons,reg. encounters 500 gp a group Quetchev #1 to 4 hp +100 a level past 5th to 10th exp entirely unknown attack/black sword,1 psionic ability(1d6 at 1d6) damage/1d20x2 special/dodge occurs at 1d6 at 1d6 or reg.modifier +4(1 of 3 attacks) the spirit of a Quetchev is what it consists of it's dark over throw can have poisen thornes on it and it uses a sword through psionics,there is no face and only an evil alignment black hovel,because of no arms and quick stepping often can jump away from natural or presented attacks,their perception of how strong an enemy is will let them decide how acutely to attempt dodge treasure/3000 gp A S O D beyond level 4 The path that exposed itself through the burgeoning once golden stratled archway was still beheld with a magic warding.Fires of a mithral form swathed across the 5 ft reach,and sent through as a wall the next section did the same,creating a flow of fire walls that claimed the hall.Chealsoroy was concerned about how to get beyond this trap,it was not the same as the others and hadn’t died with the undead it was keeping. “I don’t think a simple spell will work,if it’s any worth,the items are probably held by just such a problem”Chealsoroy was considering the potions but remained skepticle. “well,I don’t think the price of running through and trying our claims in skill is without question,though if Xeina has little strength for a healing,then we are facing trouble”Alliyah commanded a response. “it may be the fires are ment for undead,though that could be a bold assumption,maybe two – fold the burning on real flesh,I fear if we are to stay the course of actions healing must be used conservatively”Xeina retorted the exahsperations of everyones fears. “I will pass my hand through,we’ll know then”Kiazo then did so,and was lightly blemished,though a lesser degree of burning than what may have been told for the prisoners. “who will go first,it can be done…nevermind I will”Kiazo claimed the honour of first attempt to cross the hall,and runing haphazardly managed to avoid a few swaths while dashing through others,though finally was at the other side. “it’s ok,armour or carefull tasking will be ok,join me”Kiazo yelled to the others,and soon they had all passed,a few raizen burns that were minor,but no true damage done. The chamber was made of marble across the floor,and 4 ft of the walls,a surly place,that obviousley held some significance.The room was also highlited with a free standing portal structure,standing on a copper dias,the stone work had many carvings and blackened efusement blighted it,as though the magic used wthin it was great and searing.The final discovery was the most claiment of their interests however,a table with simple wood makings,had many papers,with writing in Uhntzefeiet strewn about it. “spells or the history of what occurred,let me see I know most of this language”Chealsoroy answered their curiosity as they each had taken to look upon a paper. “the world is doomed,the creatures which are summoned are more and more chaotic,they will take the land by storm beyond my control,I have closed several portals,though all do not agree with my actions,soon it will be beyond our control-the gnomes storming through the dungeon have lost and that lent me the extra time to close one portal,however the magic is too strong,and soon I will have to leave,or be slayne by the uncontrollable demons,and trolls,the magic bracelets used to begin the invocations have been placed in the armoury at the 5th level,in a trapped seceret brick,if any who find this are of any morality they will retrieve these,and see to it that iether the beasts are killed on their plane,or summoned and destrtoyed through the magics that can create this alter plane link through the bracelets”Chealsoroy,was soon intently being listened to,and the answers to one of the tasks was now as clear as day. “uncontrollable magic,that is what I knew we may have to fight against,yes these bracelets will be our next goal,and ending what remains of the horrid enemies that ravaged the land must be sworn to,as you have sworn to take this mission with me,-do you understand and agree”Alliyah vocated the pragmatism of the valour that was atuned to them as they had volunteered,and they agreed. Leading the way Alliyah was the first to be scaffed and bluntly refoiled against the creatures that ripped into them from the darkness beyond the light yielded.Three Quetchev’s had entered the scene,and they were difficult to cut against,and often were quicker than even a defensive swipe by the group.They had spilled into another room,and the creatures rapsed about striking with black swords that animated on their own,the relevance of having no arms perhaps the parlay though certainly not the derrivitive of their abilities.Suddenly Kiazo was shocked into a mental dilapidation,a strange demon was fighting him,smaller than the undead just killed,but terribley aggrevative,and he swiped in desperation,no contact made,even as one of the Quetchev moved in at him within his view and dashed a deep wound in his side. “Kiazo has fallen to a ‘banal temper’ psionic blast,we must help”Xeina announced as Alliyah ,making a swift under swipe swiped the floating sword away from it’s possesor,and slashed a strange wisping wound into the ghostish form. Chealsoroy had just the trick for psionic damage,and as they defended the idiocy bound orc,a quick counter casting and he was broken from it,Chealsoroy nearly finding the façade and actions amusing,though the wound was serious,and as two approached him,he felt the calibrations of psionics taking effect,one was hindered however by the wound Alliyah had striken,though the other used it’s strength in cohesion and they blasted ‘mind flayer’at the elf.He fell to the ground unable to move as terrible sufferage pounded the tendrils of pain within him,turning to the side once fallen he was easy prey,and a swipe of each of the enemies sword was soon half way to a terrible slashing,or puncture.But Kiazo was on the bounds again,his eyes were glowing with anticipation,as he knew the elf had cured him,and when the first Quetchev moved the sword from itself to strike,Kiazo lept from several feet away and crashed into it,with the axe slicing into it’s unembodied face area.The other was quick and cut into Chealsoroy however,while Alliyah attempted to counter it by stabbing into its back,but it was too late.The sword stabbed through a space in the elf’s ribcage,and staggered into the lungs,blood flowing freely,and the sword flew back to airial control,smaking the blade from it’s back,as Alliyah kept hold,and felt a battering through her arm from the defensive impact.Chealsoroy forced himself to stand and took a swig from a potion attached to him,as he just after fell forward,in agony and the real wound an even worse plate of disaster,and the flask began to spill it’s contents but he was beginning to feal the power.Alliyah finaly decided that the one to her right was the best target,and nodded to Kaizo and he feined in with the axe leading his actions and the Quetchev was killed,the sword clanked loudly and the two others of it’s kind reared away,and one sent the sword under it’s controll flying from it like the toss of a strengthened giant,and Xeina was helpless-her magics for this battle were not yet within the possible actions frame,and she stepped as fast as she could,but the sword punctured into her shoulder,and chipped a piece of her flesh as it fell away. “aiiiyah!Chealsoroy-please bring a spell to bear!”Xiena called to the elf,for hopes that a severence of their strength,rather than swordwork could stop them. Alliyah finally had the chance to use the ring,and calling to it with the magic word it sent the flame striking into one of the creatures.It lost control of it’s sword and fell back a few feet,and standing there just about recovered,Chealsoroy took a sword swipe with great anger and energy,and cut acroos the neck section- a screem crashed forth from it,as the mass of evil fell into an unanimate pile on the ground,flames searing away the material composites of the foe.Holding his side the elf staggered forward,and gouded a brief smug luagh and kneeled next to Xeina,hoping she was still with enough power to cure them.Kiazo swung wildly at the last Quetchev,but it scullied the sword left and right with great skill,and un beholding of the impacts,was able to trounse away with premium blocks- the harshest of the orc’s axe attacks.Then suddenly a blue glowing wall was integrated before Alliyah and Kiazo as they had thought to move in together for what would surely be that last combat round,but the barrier,made them stringy and unable to control their actions.The Quetchev,floated about,and moved closer to the psionic construct and sent the sword smashing towards Kiazo’s skull,the handle of the axe,met the blade though it was a half block,and the impact was a minimal bruize,but as this had unfolded,Chealsoroy had snuk next to the wall,and made past the enemies defensive spell.Using a frosty ray of multi dimensions of power,the magic flew into the Quetchev,and rasped and cut it several times,which broke it’s magi-wall,and Alliyah and Kiazo smashed it down,with powerfull dashes of their weapons,and a final last pip of beangered screetching was the last pompferatu that spun it’s battle time rally for the injured and taken aback adventurers. Spent,diffused and awashed in the sense of what the battle’s may extoll,however few the number attckers may be,Xeina fought with determination to bring the healing orb to light,and it did go alive as she made a final inner prayer,and once more they stood in a resliant wholesomeness,despit the factors falling into play.Alliyah had spoken too soon it seemed,and the three strange ghostlike duelers,were not only able with cunning but had cast mental spells that chastized their ability to fight,and a greater number of this same type of foe,may be of terrible consequences,though she hoped that learning what magics could fight them may have advanced itself to her cleric and wizard. “fear and confusion,they had their chance…let us say that we may be much quicker on the counter strike the next time ehey?! –ok,we go-“Alliyah said a few words of effectuation,and they went through a wooden door-to a standard hall and met with a new feature. There billowing against the walls of a tremendous gap,a chazm,divided through the very wall and earth of the dungeon constructs-a phantazmal coloured wind was whipping about the space.There may have been a bridge at one time,for the class of iron had a few chinks left at iether side,though an iron wall was layne across from their hall exposed side.The fright of the strange air form passing close caused them to step back,and the fealings that it may be a trap or guard barrier were certainly not only in Alliyah’s mind.The sheerdistance that the hole fell into was not in question,taking a look Kiazo and Alliyah each found no sights from their torches,and a kicked debree left the edge,and never resounded it’s calling,if there was any floor. “the bridge is no more,and we don’t have any way across,dare I say unless the good cleric holdsa spell of sprout wings that isn’t yet one of the summons graced”Chealsoroy was interested in the cloudy barier wisps,but offered to them the solution of iether protecting themselves or having a way to make it over were each demure. “no good-wings for angels might fall off of us faster than they appear after what we’ve been fighting-…..he ha hey –though I admit I don’t quite have such a spell anyways”Xeina answered for lack of deigns with the puzzle,with a bit of humour. Trust had played the better half of their certainty with eachother,and now what could or should be done was left as an open first marker to a decision to be made,Alliyah could obviously be the answer to this puzzle,but inside her faith in a magic or some sign of what to be done was all that tallied the interest to make the issue moot. “well I don’t see how there’s no answer to getting across this,we must use some of our hidden talents-or what’s worse go back and look for pieces of rafters that we can lay across,and then we can give a try at getting that blasphemous door open”she simplified the ordeal with what could or would eventually have to be done. “the bridge is gone,there should be one,I think you’re right stormrider-we must find a way across if not for the talent of our wizard,then some scraps of lumber”Kiazo agreed. “I have thought on this and there is one way which I believe could make the door open,and when that is done we will be able to use another spell,or some piece of this dungeon”Chealsoroy opted with an idea-and set to work. Soon a ray of ice was blasted against the metal,streining it’s composure and sending an ice plate across it’s entirety-the hope was that- this to be met with a quake type claiment could fluster the very foundation of the element escue problem,and break it open.So with a pouring of liquid from a potion and a few fine words of incantation,the spellwork made alive the powers of ground flustering waves-the area shook for a few sconds,and finally the door fell foreward,much like a bridge-entailing a lip that allowed enough extra landing room,and distance closure for each to take a running jump across.The strange mists were no help,but after the elf passed through them with no damage,they each did so and Alliyah retook the lead once again. Walking on for several minutes the hall way finally found itself let into a new chamber-the steps leading from the brim set into the 20 ft dip,to the floor,and had zigging patterns on them-an anouncement that perhaps they had reached a new magityne area-like the first when the demoness was summoned.As light scattered from the torches the room revealed that it was blanketed in soot across the ground and most of the walls-the roof however-just within viewing range-was comprised of purple and blue crystals of a natural form planted into a quaurtzy and slate surface.The frightening glamour of the energy that seemed to rip forth from the roof was easily the sign that this place was used for great sorcery-however their interest at the time were to find the steps and make to the amoury for the bracelets. “there-that’s probably nearly another level just off those steps alone,the 5th section is probably beyond this room,and the armoury and our goal-quite good shall we”Chealsoroy spoke as they looked to see if there were any particluar passages or doors. Xeina found a split sided metal door-with blemishes of blood that was supplanted into an alcove that had strange looking upside down torchholders on iether side.The desitre to touch one of the holders was met with a quick tug,and she discovered that as she moved it gave way to a rotational leverage-that made a scrapping sound-a switch of some sort-but the doors in front of her weren’t effected-thinking to be thurough she then twisted the other and that time a clang sounded in pretrail to the scream of Alliyah-what had been done,Xeina rushed into the room,the alcove only being 6 ft inwards-and saw that she had sprung a trap. As the tiles opened by the cleric had been unnoticed before-they now were the opening for the slurry of wisping mithral eels of some kind.Each four feet in length,and floating in air some arcane way-they had small mouths that could possibly deal posion,but more importantly each shimmered in a changing hue from light rose pink-into a violet that turned into underdefined ultraviolet purple-and when that happened-as the group took their weapons and were not yet within range-the eels lett a flurry of spells into the room.The gound shook,and black mist flew about-and scatters of small floating unreal pellets of some attacking force were sent in flusters-though not careening directly to any one member of the party. Though the ground shock was not enough to make them fall-they were staggered into the black flusters,which began to make them unable to breathe and tightened a strein about their entire bodies-this was a powerfull smoke that could leave them open to direct attack,and they’d have been done for-or at least in bad shape,if Xiena hadn’t been able to cast a similar spell to the first in Tehreciene,the smoke flusters preened and squalered,and soon changed colour to a gunky grey and fell to the floor in mushy form. Kiazo lashed out and took hold of one,of which there were 5,and smashed it repeatedly into the ground,then as going in for the kill with the axe-was suddenly met with a fearsome burning that forced him to let go-and the eel,squirmed into flight and nipped his shoulder-just getting past the armour-but that was it for the creature-taking a stiffled fein the orc cut it in half-but realized that he had been striken with poisen.The ground shook again as the others were staying a fight of mostly defense,anable to strike at these nimble trouble causers-and consequentially-Alliyah was fallen to the ground first-but regained to one knee quickly and sliced a fine sword swash on one diving at her,thinking she was disabled.The orc however was not so lucky-the piosen caused a slowing of movement-and when he hit the floor,the gunky refuse of the blackness,still had an effect to divy-making Kiazo begin to shutter-and as the material leaked through the poures on the exposed flesh-rapidly breathing was getting to be near impossible,and the ability to cry for help was beyond the doable.Once again Xiena obliged a command of spellwork-and sending a ray of fine cleanly chinting light-Kizao was cured of the damage infusings of each matter-and quickly stood and jumped aside from another attack.Chealsoroy streined and swifted his hands calling forth the summons to a spell-that entailing the entire perimeter of the room,caused a golden flicker –that then began to move innward-certain to flash over any being in the room,including the enemy.Fortunatley that was taken into account-and as the gold mirage like fluster struck the eels,they screemed in pain,and dashed about wildy,unable to control their movements.Alliyah was the first to make quick work of the desperate foes-and slashed the first she had wounded killing it,and the three remaining were now centered in on by the elf,Alliyah,and Kiazo-and swifting angered slashes-they dropped them one by one-each rendering swishes and cutting on the same one-each terror of magi-bonded beast,crying forth in dying dithers,and each member of the party unthwarted by this creature trap-finally standing proud looking upon the corpses of their slaughtered foes. Further unhindered examining of the room,revealed 1 true doorway-a locked wooden door,and searching the trap box that the eels were unleashed from produced another ring,this one having a black swirl about a gold band.Kiazo tried to pry open the alcove doors with brute strength,but there was no budging-some trick was yet to be discovered as to how to open the metal slates. “hmmm,yes this is most likely a ring of elements-bound with the swirl of invocation to the unmaterial-when transducted to the area of the ring-barer the summoned element will appear-perhaps I should see if it works-“Xiena offered,and tried on the ring and said the word for element in Untzuhfeient. The air before her whirrled alive in a brakened blue fray-then she took advantage of knowledge about this type of item and called forth a type of element-as a sound of sssing fuses cracked the air-an ice vortex,spinning crazily and looking none the less dangerous was made alive-she looked about and spottingt the eel corpses the flurry ravaged into them-sending them scuttering in the flay-an elemental summons ring with the flavour for a deathening attack. By this time,Chealsoroy was done ice fusing the alcove doors,and called over Kiazo was able to crack them to frozen pieces-and the party decided that was the best route to take first-more likely that a proteceted area may contain an armoury.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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