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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 612590" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Chinese Take-out</strong></p><p></p><p>Chapter 82, “The City of the Overlord”, September 28, 1018, 9:00 P.M.</p><p></p><p>Suddenly, a doorway comprised of a magical light appears before them. The door frame remains comprised of light, but the door itself suddenly starts to shimmer, then transforms into a window to another place. Beyond the doorway they see a street of polished maroon cobblestones, with several buildings made of the porous gray and maroon stone. They also see multiple skeletal creatures. </p><p></p><p>Three pair of armed skeletons march through the doorway, standing on either side as an honor guard. A maroon carpet is rolled out, followed by two skeletons sounding trumpets and another carrying a flag. Next are a trio of skeletons attired as oriental priests who walk through single file. The party stands by apprehensively, weapons held but not drawn. The priests stand to the side, and another creature enters. He is about eight feet tall, and has the head of a ram, skeletal ribs, and is attired in an elaborate cloak and fine clothing. Cassie is briefly overcome by a sense of deep evil as the creature approaches, and softly says “The Overlord I presume,” to which the drow simply nods in the affirmative. </p><p></p><p>The Overlord speaks to the party. He has a deep bellowing voice, which says as a statement rather than a question “You are those who the Usurper of Moander’s Power brought here to destroy the trespassers on my land.” He then continues “These trespassers are now in my city, and their presence threatens to desecrate my temple. I am prepared to bring you to them, but first your high priestess must make assurances that you will not attempt to desecrate my temple.” “Our interest is only is defeating the evil that now occupies the body of the Balrog” Cassie replies. </p><p></p><p> “Where exactly are they now?” asks Kim. The Overlord answers “They are atop a tower in the center of my city. Directly below my tower, to the East, is my temple. If one drop of non-aligned blood were to touch the temple it’s sacredness would be lost.” Narg states “If we attack them in the tower we have no control over which direction they bleed.” The Overlord replies “I would ask you to draw them from the tower, to the west and away from my temple.” </p><p></p><p>“Where is the spell book that you took, they want it so we could use that as bait,” states Kim. The Overlord answers “It is safely being guarded in my city. It has great power, and I wish to retain it, however protecting my temple is the top priority. Now, will you promise not to try to desecrate my temple?” Cassie states “Yes, we will not intentionally try to desecrate it, however we have no control over what the lawful evil creatures do.” “Understood,” states the Overlord, “Come, follow my entourage” he states, then pointing to the drow, “except for Ailsheir. He is not welcome in my city.” </p><p></p><p>The Overlord steps through the gate, followed by his procession in the reverse order that they arrived. The party follows them through the doorway to the undead city, emerging from the other side. As Cassie enters she immediately begins to take damage from the overwhelming aura of evil that permeates this place. She moves back through the gate, to where Ailsheir is standing, and feels fine again. </p><p></p><p>Cassie enters a second time, again taking damage. The party suggests that she activate her armor, which she reluctantly does, and the damage then ceases. “What happened!” she demands of the Overlord. He replies “You are near my temple, and of the opposite alignment, is it any wonder that you would be so affected? However, the Usurper of Moander’s Power created your armor through the transformation of energies from this plane, which now protects you.” </p><p></p><p>The gateway collapses, leaving the party in the undead city and the drow standing alone. The drow now activates a teleportation device that Lolth had given him to travel on this Plane, and teleports to the aperture to speak directly with Finder. </p><p></p><p>The party are standing near an intersection of two streets, between a pair of six-story stone buildings. In addition to the Overlord and his entourage the party also see several hundred skeletons and zombies, all attired in oriental clothing. Also present are a Balrog and an undead zombie giant carrying what appears to be Mordenkaienen’s 9th Level Spell Book. </p><p></p><p>The Overlord tells the party that they are currently two hundred feet west of the tower with the monsters but cannot see it due to the building immediately beside them which shields them from the monsters’ view. The Overlord says that the giant to do as they command, to bait the monsters with the spell book, but that the giant is not to release the book to anyone including them. </p><p></p><p>He introduces the Balrog as Neggrazad, the leader of his elite troops, whose commanded the force that fought the monsters at the aperture. This Balrog’s second-in-command and mate was slain, the body that Morgarth now occupies. The Overlord has promised Neggrazad that he can help in this fight, and says that the Balrog will work with the party. Cassie shakes her head, commenting “Who’d have thought I would be in a chaotic evil city, helping to battle alongside a Balrog.” “We’re been in stranger places,” comments Narg. “Name One,” Cassie answers. Narg can’t think of any off hand. </p><p></p><p>Cassie tells the Overlord “Morgarth wants a specific page from this book. Before we tempt him with this we should probably first remove it, just to be on the safe side.” The Overlord agrees, and the book is scanned. When they find the Gate spell it is carefully cut out, rolled up, and placed in a scroll case. The Overlord gives the case to one of the skeletal priests, who carries it off to the west. </p><p></p><p>The group checks out the building they are next to. It is forty-five by sixty feet in size, and the first floor is a single room with a fifteen-foot high ceiling. The room has stone pillars each twenty feet from the far wall and fifteen feet from the side walls. There is a stone staircase on the northeastern wall leading to a second floor. Doors are along the east, south and west wall, and shuttered windows are on all four walls. </p><p></p><p>The group decides that this room would work fine for the battle, as it would keep the enemy contained, and the party could stay hidden until the enemy are in the room. The party and the Balrog set up positions inside the room. The Balrog is commanded to join the spellcasters by the far pillar.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 612590, member: 8530"] [b]Chinese Take-out[/b] Chapter 82, “The City of the Overlord”, September 28, 1018, 9:00 P.M. Suddenly, a doorway comprised of a magical light appears before them. The door frame remains comprised of light, but the door itself suddenly starts to shimmer, then transforms into a window to another place. Beyond the doorway they see a street of polished maroon cobblestones, with several buildings made of the porous gray and maroon stone. They also see multiple skeletal creatures. Three pair of armed skeletons march through the doorway, standing on either side as an honor guard. A maroon carpet is rolled out, followed by two skeletons sounding trumpets and another carrying a flag. Next are a trio of skeletons attired as oriental priests who walk through single file. The party stands by apprehensively, weapons held but not drawn. The priests stand to the side, and another creature enters. He is about eight feet tall, and has the head of a ram, skeletal ribs, and is attired in an elaborate cloak and fine clothing. Cassie is briefly overcome by a sense of deep evil as the creature approaches, and softly says “The Overlord I presume,” to which the drow simply nods in the affirmative. The Overlord speaks to the party. He has a deep bellowing voice, which says as a statement rather than a question “You are those who the Usurper of Moander’s Power brought here to destroy the trespassers on my land.” He then continues “These trespassers are now in my city, and their presence threatens to desecrate my temple. I am prepared to bring you to them, but first your high priestess must make assurances that you will not attempt to desecrate my temple.” “Our interest is only is defeating the evil that now occupies the body of the Balrog” Cassie replies. “Where exactly are they now?” asks Kim. The Overlord answers “They are atop a tower in the center of my city. Directly below my tower, to the East, is my temple. If one drop of non-aligned blood were to touch the temple it’s sacredness would be lost.” Narg states “If we attack them in the tower we have no control over which direction they bleed.” The Overlord replies “I would ask you to draw them from the tower, to the west and away from my temple.” “Where is the spell book that you took, they want it so we could use that as bait,” states Kim. The Overlord answers “It is safely being guarded in my city. It has great power, and I wish to retain it, however protecting my temple is the top priority. Now, will you promise not to try to desecrate my temple?” Cassie states “Yes, we will not intentionally try to desecrate it, however we have no control over what the lawful evil creatures do.” “Understood,” states the Overlord, “Come, follow my entourage” he states, then pointing to the drow, “except for Ailsheir. He is not welcome in my city.” The Overlord steps through the gate, followed by his procession in the reverse order that they arrived. The party follows them through the doorway to the undead city, emerging from the other side. As Cassie enters she immediately begins to take damage from the overwhelming aura of evil that permeates this place. She moves back through the gate, to where Ailsheir is standing, and feels fine again. Cassie enters a second time, again taking damage. The party suggests that she activate her armor, which she reluctantly does, and the damage then ceases. “What happened!” she demands of the Overlord. He replies “You are near my temple, and of the opposite alignment, is it any wonder that you would be so affected? However, the Usurper of Moander’s Power created your armor through the transformation of energies from this plane, which now protects you.” The gateway collapses, leaving the party in the undead city and the drow standing alone. The drow now activates a teleportation device that Lolth had given him to travel on this Plane, and teleports to the aperture to speak directly with Finder. The party are standing near an intersection of two streets, between a pair of six-story stone buildings. In addition to the Overlord and his entourage the party also see several hundred skeletons and zombies, all attired in oriental clothing. Also present are a Balrog and an undead zombie giant carrying what appears to be Mordenkaienen’s 9th Level Spell Book. The Overlord tells the party that they are currently two hundred feet west of the tower with the monsters but cannot see it due to the building immediately beside them which shields them from the monsters’ view. The Overlord says that the giant to do as they command, to bait the monsters with the spell book, but that the giant is not to release the book to anyone including them. He introduces the Balrog as Neggrazad, the leader of his elite troops, whose commanded the force that fought the monsters at the aperture. This Balrog’s second-in-command and mate was slain, the body that Morgarth now occupies. The Overlord has promised Neggrazad that he can help in this fight, and says that the Balrog will work with the party. Cassie shakes her head, commenting “Who’d have thought I would be in a chaotic evil city, helping to battle alongside a Balrog.” “We’re been in stranger places,” comments Narg. “Name One,” Cassie answers. Narg can’t think of any off hand. Cassie tells the Overlord “Morgarth wants a specific page from this book. Before we tempt him with this we should probably first remove it, just to be on the safe side.” The Overlord agrees, and the book is scanned. When they find the Gate spell it is carefully cut out, rolled up, and placed in a scroll case. The Overlord gives the case to one of the skeletal priests, who carries it off to the west. The group checks out the building they are next to. It is forty-five by sixty feet in size, and the first floor is a single room with a fifteen-foot high ceiling. The room has stone pillars each twenty feet from the far wall and fifteen feet from the side walls. There is a stone staircase on the northeastern wall leading to a second floor. Doors are along the east, south and west wall, and shuttered windows are on all four walls. The group decides that this room would work fine for the battle, as it would keep the enemy contained, and the party could stay hidden until the enemy are in the room. The party and the Balrog set up positions inside the room. The Balrog is commanded to join the spellcasters by the far pillar. [/QUOTE]
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