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<blockquote data-quote="Ormazd" data-source="post: 6029080" data-attributes="member: 24334"><p>we are not on the material plane, but not in the shadowfell.</p><p>leaves are translucent, never seen these kinds of trees before. less gloomy, though still dim.</p><p></p><p>Grand Manor: massive tree with dwellings built into its branches, etc. trees grown around it.</p><p>From our vantage point, we can see the emerald peak up ahead.</p><p>most of the buildings are not in good condition - Karuna and Shirazade spot one that is in better repair than the others. head toward it -- 2 rope bridges -- after a short debate, though Merrick offers to fly us across one at a time, we just head over and the bridge collapses on one side. Merrick, Karuna, and Asteron catch their balance, Lumi and Shirazade fall but hang on. A dark skinned elf with purple hair and a whip pulls herself up to Karuna, another one next to Merrick with a double-bladed sword. Merrick and Karuna try to tell them we're not looking for trouble and just want to find Rhuarc. they don't know where he is. Shirazade angers them by insisting they do. Van diplomacizes them: says we're searching for the torch, not looking for a fight. They said Rhuarc (and they say his name with some venom) gave them treasure in exchange for the Torch. we start to back away, trying not to further antagonize them, though Asteron wants to ask them some more questions. Van determines that the dark elves had different motivations that Rhuarc. They tell us that Rhuarc may have a lair in a place called "the Forge" and say they've been guarding the body of our former tyrant and just want to leave. Have Coaltongue but they don't care what happens to his body now. they've been hiding for a few months.</p><p>go into the house, no body is obvious when we make a search. Ritual to detect hidden door, which isn't trapped. find a coffin-sized metal box -- contains a corpse with a metal plate separating the head from the body. there's a hole in his clothes where presumably the golden stake was driven through his heart, but the skin is smooth. body is fresh.</p><p>Asteron casts a ritual to see the corpse's last sights: wakes up because he heard a noise, a half elf stabs him with a stake, laughs it off, then Rhuarc's sword comes around and decapitates him.</p><p>We divvy up the body (to shirazade) and head (to merrick) for transport and put them in separate bags. as we are discussing our options, an arrow strikes the ground between Lumi's feet, as another one comes through the window, missing Van. Van suggests that Asteron smash down the back wall so we can head toward the other bridge. Shirazade peeks out the front door and sees a figure all in black in a tree with a bow, shooting at us. hits him with her fiery glance, dazing him so he falls out of the tree. when we get down to the ground, he's gone but we follow his trail to a stone building with a stone bridge leading to the door where we see him ducking in. follow him into what appears to be an abandoned forge. as we enter the building, the floor falls out from beneath us, burying most of us in rubble, 40' deep. Van calls out that we are friendly. all whooshed up by Merrick.</p><p></p><p>van summons a lesser planar ally and orders it to locate the person - reports that he's moving somewhat back the way we came, so we keep following as best we can.</p><p>Come to a clearing - looks like it was once a garden, ringed by statues of elven deities and lesser deities. smaller ring of religious items and mausoleums. black and purple flowers everywher.</p><p></p><p>Karuna calls out that we just want to talk, sees a figure in the shadows of a building, holding something up in its hand. Asteron creates light, can see motes of pollen? floating in the air -- when he moves forward through the flowers, clouds of spores choke him. Van determines that the black flowers are a kind of lotus and the purple ones are keshweed, both extremely poisonous. 4 undead come out and surround Asteron, Lumi moves to his side. the figure in black leather (the real one), shoots at us throughout the battle and gets away in the end.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ormazd, post: 6029080, member: 24334"] we are not on the material plane, but not in the shadowfell. leaves are translucent, never seen these kinds of trees before. less gloomy, though still dim. Grand Manor: massive tree with dwellings built into its branches, etc. trees grown around it. From our vantage point, we can see the emerald peak up ahead. most of the buildings are not in good condition - Karuna and Shirazade spot one that is in better repair than the others. head toward it -- 2 rope bridges -- after a short debate, though Merrick offers to fly us across one at a time, we just head over and the bridge collapses on one side. Merrick, Karuna, and Asteron catch their balance, Lumi and Shirazade fall but hang on. A dark skinned elf with purple hair and a whip pulls herself up to Karuna, another one next to Merrick with a double-bladed sword. Merrick and Karuna try to tell them we're not looking for trouble and just want to find Rhuarc. they don't know where he is. Shirazade angers them by insisting they do. Van diplomacizes them: says we're searching for the torch, not looking for a fight. They said Rhuarc (and they say his name with some venom) gave them treasure in exchange for the Torch. we start to back away, trying not to further antagonize them, though Asteron wants to ask them some more questions. Van determines that the dark elves had different motivations that Rhuarc. They tell us that Rhuarc may have a lair in a place called "the Forge" and say they've been guarding the body of our former tyrant and just want to leave. Have Coaltongue but they don't care what happens to his body now. they've been hiding for a few months. go into the house, no body is obvious when we make a search. Ritual to detect hidden door, which isn't trapped. find a coffin-sized metal box -- contains a corpse with a metal plate separating the head from the body. there's a hole in his clothes where presumably the golden stake was driven through his heart, but the skin is smooth. body is fresh. Asteron casts a ritual to see the corpse's last sights: wakes up because he heard a noise, a half elf stabs him with a stake, laughs it off, then Rhuarc's sword comes around and decapitates him. We divvy up the body (to shirazade) and head (to merrick) for transport and put them in separate bags. as we are discussing our options, an arrow strikes the ground between Lumi's feet, as another one comes through the window, missing Van. Van suggests that Asteron smash down the back wall so we can head toward the other bridge. Shirazade peeks out the front door and sees a figure all in black in a tree with a bow, shooting at us. hits him with her fiery glance, dazing him so he falls out of the tree. when we get down to the ground, he's gone but we follow his trail to a stone building with a stone bridge leading to the door where we see him ducking in. follow him into what appears to be an abandoned forge. as we enter the building, the floor falls out from beneath us, burying most of us in rubble, 40' deep. Van calls out that we are friendly. all whooshed up by Merrick. van summons a lesser planar ally and orders it to locate the person - reports that he's moving somewhat back the way we came, so we keep following as best we can. Come to a clearing - looks like it was once a garden, ringed by statues of elven deities and lesser deities. smaller ring of religious items and mausoleums. black and purple flowers everywher. Karuna calls out that we just want to talk, sees a figure in the shadows of a building, holding something up in its hand. Asteron creates light, can see motes of pollen? floating in the air -- when he moves forward through the flowers, clouds of spores choke him. Van determines that the black flowers are a kind of lotus and the purple ones are keshweed, both extremely poisonous. 4 undead come out and surround Asteron, Lumi moves to his side. the figure in black leather (the real one), shoots at us throughout the battle and gets away in the end. [/QUOTE]
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