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<blockquote data-quote="Altalazar" data-source="post: 3843142" data-attributes="member: 939"><p>I think we'd need an "Epic Create Roundup Spell"... </p><p></p><p></p><p> Sir Cordozo – Chapter Two-Hundred Seventy-One – Heading Toward the Root of the Problem</p><p></p><p> As we walked into the tree, I got an uneasy feeling. The “cave” of wood ahead of us twisted and turned in strange directions. The “tunnel” itself was round and smooth. There was a thick, earthy odor and the walls seemed to be pulsating with a rhythmic wind. It was also terribly humid. The humidity was so thick that there were standing pools of water along the floor that covered most of the surfaces. </p><p> About five hundred feet in, the tunnel opened up into a larger chamber. There was a path along the center of the chamber that was above the water, but the rest of the floor was covered in at least ankle-deep water that was constantly dripped on from above. The uneasy feeling continued, probably partly due to the fact that we had no clue how to stop this thing or how to get the seed un-seeded in our world. I suggested we consult Tuvstarr, but no one seemed interested in discussing the matter. I was going to suggest we dump the seed on the negative material plane, since that place will destroy just about anything. Unless the seed is somehow undead, in which case, we might just make things worse. Oh well, it wouldn’t be the first time. </p><p> Any conversation quickly became futile as the floor burst forth in the large cavern in front of us and behind us with the gargantuan forms of two massive purple worms. I glanced at Ee and wondered just what such large creatures find so tasty about him. While I’ve often thought it would be quite handy to have precognition, as some of my psionic bretheren do, I did not need it to know that before the next minute was over, Ee was going to be in the mouth of at least one of those beasts. I hoped that I or, even worse, Higgins, would not be joining him. Even with a body of iron and my elemental protections, I did not imagine that it would be a pleasant experience. Higgins made an even softer morsel. </p><p> </p><p> Sir Cordozo – Chapter Two-Hundred Seventy-Two – As The Worm Turns </p><p></p><p> Morwen and Ee charged toward the first worm, slicing into its purple flesh. Sure enough, as Ee charged toward it on his golem mount, the worm plucked him from his saddle and into its maw. </p><p> “Higgins, forward worm,” I said with a thought and then wrapped my mind around the large, but ultimately puny brain of the worm behind us. It instantly became my gargantuan puppet. For the moment, Higgins was safe. </p><p> Higgins, for his part, surged forward and nailed the forward worm with a ray of clumsiness, leaving the already rather slow beast flopping on the ground, rigid and helpless. Ee rolled out of its maw and back into the fight, just in time for another four worms to come up from the floor, surrounding us all. Fortunately for Higgins, the three worms near us in the rear all went for other targets. Two went for me, both missing, and the third went for Nimue, who was riding Morwen’s golem mount. She was plucked into the maw and then vanished from sight. </p><p> These worms were beginning to annoy me. I grabbed on of my stones that I created for the vampires and put it to more immediate use. A huge astral construct surged forth and began ripping into Nimue’s new “host.” I wrapped my mind around the brains of the two worms that snapped at me and made them both my puppets. I had one stay rigid as a target for my companions. I sent the worm to the rear to attacking the other, and they soon dispatched themselves, leaving little for us to mop up. </p><p> All told, in less than a minute, all six gargantuan beasts were sliced into purple steaks of enormous proportions. It was only then that I noticed that the chamber had an interior rain washing over all of us, a rain that was more acid than water. Fortunately, my elemental protection immunized me. Higgins was kind enough to spread that sort of protection to the rest of my companions. Thus drenched in acid and worm blood, we left the chamber and headed further into the bowels of the tree. </p><p></p><p> Sir Cordozo – Chapter Two-Hundred Seventy-Three – Night Walkers in a Vacuum</p><p></p><p> The next large chamber we came to at first seemed empty, but then once I stepped into the room I looked behind the corner to my right and saw a huge undead monstrosity, a Night Walker, just like the two we encountered on the way to the haunted village several moons ago. It seems they always like to travel in pairs, because another one soon made its presence known to our fore, about a hundred feet in front of us, standing next to a large stone monolith. </p><p> The one to our right did something to Ee, paralyzing him. The one to our fore attempted an area dispel, removing some of our defenses, and also dismissing my astral construct, who would otherwise have remained to help us for a little while more. That was terribly annoying. Even more annoying was the resistance they showed to my powers, making both my mind attacks and Higgins’s attacks useless against him for at least the first few tries. </p><p> Nin was having better luck. He and Larch’s Dire Bear companion charged the Night Walker to the fore, ripping into its undead flesh. Nin also tripped the huge creature, leaving “him” prone and vulnerable. I’m not sure the thing ever managed to get to its feet again. </p><p> The creature to the right of us summoned two dread wraiths, vaporous undead creatures just like the two we had dispatched in the vampire’s realm. Thankfully, they were much easier to deal with than before. Larch flamestruck them both, singing Ee in the process. He was still held between them. Not wanting to risk any more resistance, I sent two simultaneous streams of crystal shards into the hide of the beast to my right, nearly shredding it to the bone. One more volley after that finished it off. Then things got strange. </p><p> There was a loud rushing sound, as if all the air were being blown out of the chamber. Then there was silence. Apparently all of the air WAS blown out of the chamber, leaving an emptiness Higgins referred to as “vacuum” just before his ears started to bleed. Nimue’s ears bled and she passed out, approaching death rather quickly. Fortunately as a being of iron, I did not need to breathe, but most of my companions were in dire straits. The bear soon slumped to the ground. Larch and Morwen made their forms that of earth elementals. The rest of my companions felt their lungs about to explode and they did not look good. Higgins rushed to Nimue’s side as she was sitting on Morwen’s golem mount. Higgins, in fact, dimension doored right onto the golem mount himself, then activated its teleportation, sending them both to safety. </p><p> Ee finally was able to move and so quickly dispatched what was left of the dread wraiths. Then we all gathered together and I teleported us to Higgins’s side, just in time to see him reviving Nimue from her brush with near-death. </p><p> We were all now standing outside the entrance to the tree once again. Ee was hurting from the dread wraiths. We were all feeling drained in one way or another from our previous encounters. The next question was, did we dare venture back in as we were, or should we rest and regroup and try again in the morning. I voted more for the latter, given our difficulties with the vacuum. At the very least, we should procure some polymorph scrolls so all of us have a chance to survive if that happens again. And then we could also make a quick stop at Tuvstarr’s for more intelligence on this “seed” we need to destroy. My only fear was the tree would grow even stronger in our absence.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Altalazar, post: 3843142, member: 939"] I think we'd need an "Epic Create Roundup Spell"... Sir Cordozo – Chapter Two-Hundred Seventy-One – Heading Toward the Root of the Problem As we walked into the tree, I got an uneasy feeling. The “cave” of wood ahead of us twisted and turned in strange directions. The “tunnel” itself was round and smooth. There was a thick, earthy odor and the walls seemed to be pulsating with a rhythmic wind. It was also terribly humid. The humidity was so thick that there were standing pools of water along the floor that covered most of the surfaces. About five hundred feet in, the tunnel opened up into a larger chamber. There was a path along the center of the chamber that was above the water, but the rest of the floor was covered in at least ankle-deep water that was constantly dripped on from above. The uneasy feeling continued, probably partly due to the fact that we had no clue how to stop this thing or how to get the seed un-seeded in our world. I suggested we consult Tuvstarr, but no one seemed interested in discussing the matter. I was going to suggest we dump the seed on the negative material plane, since that place will destroy just about anything. Unless the seed is somehow undead, in which case, we might just make things worse. Oh well, it wouldn’t be the first time. Any conversation quickly became futile as the floor burst forth in the large cavern in front of us and behind us with the gargantuan forms of two massive purple worms. I glanced at Ee and wondered just what such large creatures find so tasty about him. While I’ve often thought it would be quite handy to have precognition, as some of my psionic bretheren do, I did not need it to know that before the next minute was over, Ee was going to be in the mouth of at least one of those beasts. I hoped that I or, even worse, Higgins, would not be joining him. Even with a body of iron and my elemental protections, I did not imagine that it would be a pleasant experience. Higgins made an even softer morsel. Sir Cordozo – Chapter Two-Hundred Seventy-Two – As The Worm Turns Morwen and Ee charged toward the first worm, slicing into its purple flesh. Sure enough, as Ee charged toward it on his golem mount, the worm plucked him from his saddle and into its maw. “Higgins, forward worm,” I said with a thought and then wrapped my mind around the large, but ultimately puny brain of the worm behind us. It instantly became my gargantuan puppet. For the moment, Higgins was safe. Higgins, for his part, surged forward and nailed the forward worm with a ray of clumsiness, leaving the already rather slow beast flopping on the ground, rigid and helpless. Ee rolled out of its maw and back into the fight, just in time for another four worms to come up from the floor, surrounding us all. Fortunately for Higgins, the three worms near us in the rear all went for other targets. Two went for me, both missing, and the third went for Nimue, who was riding Morwen’s golem mount. She was plucked into the maw and then vanished from sight. These worms were beginning to annoy me. I grabbed on of my stones that I created for the vampires and put it to more immediate use. A huge astral construct surged forth and began ripping into Nimue’s new “host.” I wrapped my mind around the brains of the two worms that snapped at me and made them both my puppets. I had one stay rigid as a target for my companions. I sent the worm to the rear to attacking the other, and they soon dispatched themselves, leaving little for us to mop up. All told, in less than a minute, all six gargantuan beasts were sliced into purple steaks of enormous proportions. It was only then that I noticed that the chamber had an interior rain washing over all of us, a rain that was more acid than water. Fortunately, my elemental protection immunized me. Higgins was kind enough to spread that sort of protection to the rest of my companions. Thus drenched in acid and worm blood, we left the chamber and headed further into the bowels of the tree. Sir Cordozo – Chapter Two-Hundred Seventy-Three – Night Walkers in a Vacuum The next large chamber we came to at first seemed empty, but then once I stepped into the room I looked behind the corner to my right and saw a huge undead monstrosity, a Night Walker, just like the two we encountered on the way to the haunted village several moons ago. It seems they always like to travel in pairs, because another one soon made its presence known to our fore, about a hundred feet in front of us, standing next to a large stone monolith. The one to our right did something to Ee, paralyzing him. The one to our fore attempted an area dispel, removing some of our defenses, and also dismissing my astral construct, who would otherwise have remained to help us for a little while more. That was terribly annoying. Even more annoying was the resistance they showed to my powers, making both my mind attacks and Higgins’s attacks useless against him for at least the first few tries. Nin was having better luck. He and Larch’s Dire Bear companion charged the Night Walker to the fore, ripping into its undead flesh. Nin also tripped the huge creature, leaving “him” prone and vulnerable. I’m not sure the thing ever managed to get to its feet again. The creature to the right of us summoned two dread wraiths, vaporous undead creatures just like the two we had dispatched in the vampire’s realm. Thankfully, they were much easier to deal with than before. Larch flamestruck them both, singing Ee in the process. He was still held between them. Not wanting to risk any more resistance, I sent two simultaneous streams of crystal shards into the hide of the beast to my right, nearly shredding it to the bone. One more volley after that finished it off. Then things got strange. There was a loud rushing sound, as if all the air were being blown out of the chamber. Then there was silence. Apparently all of the air WAS blown out of the chamber, leaving an emptiness Higgins referred to as “vacuum” just before his ears started to bleed. Nimue’s ears bled and she passed out, approaching death rather quickly. Fortunately as a being of iron, I did not need to breathe, but most of my companions were in dire straits. The bear soon slumped to the ground. Larch and Morwen made their forms that of earth elementals. The rest of my companions felt their lungs about to explode and they did not look good. Higgins rushed to Nimue’s side as she was sitting on Morwen’s golem mount. Higgins, in fact, dimension doored right onto the golem mount himself, then activated its teleportation, sending them both to safety. Ee finally was able to move and so quickly dispatched what was left of the dread wraiths. Then we all gathered together and I teleported us to Higgins’s side, just in time to see him reviving Nimue from her brush with near-death. We were all now standing outside the entrance to the tree once again. Ee was hurting from the dread wraiths. We were all feeling drained in one way or another from our previous encounters. The next question was, did we dare venture back in as we were, or should we rest and regroup and try again in the morning. I voted more for the latter, given our difficulties with the vacuum. At the very least, we should procure some polymorph scrolls so all of us have a chance to survive if that happens again. And then we could also make a quick stop at Tuvstarr’s for more intelligence on this “seed” we need to destroy. My only fear was the tree would grow even stronger in our absence. [/QUOTE]
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