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<blockquote data-quote="shilsen" data-source="post: 3104390" data-attributes="member: 198"><p>Just a teensy bit <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'll try to please. What happens by the end of the session may count, but I'll leave the decision up to you. I did get some written up today, so I thought I'd just go ahead and post it, rather than waiting till tomorrow to add more.</p><p></p><p>I presume you won't complain <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>*********************************************************************</p><p>“Very well,” says Saala. She walks over to Thlie, producing the Key from within her robes, and squats down next to her. After quietly speaking to the shapechanged dragon for a couple of minutes, she hands the Key over. Thlie takes it in both of her twisted hands and holds it awkwardly in front of her chest.</p><p></p><p>“Hold on!” says Nameless, “If this is anything like what happened when I transferred it from Corven to Korm, this would be a really good time to cast a <em>bear’s endurance</em> on everyone.”</p><p></p><p>“That’s a good idea,” says Saala. “I cannot help, since I have prepared as many spells as I can to remove the damage that you will suffer.”</p><p></p><p>With the aid of Gurr’khan, all of the Angels soon have a <em>bear’s endurance</em> protecting them. Saala waits until they are done and then says, “So, who will be the firs…”</p><p></p><p>“Me!” says Luna decisively, before the Gatekeeper can finish.</p><p></p><p>Saala smiles gently. “I thought that might be the case.” She walks over to sit next to Thlie and says, “All right, Thlie – go ahead.”</p><p></p><p>Thlie closes her eyes and concentrates. Immediately, a thick beam of amber light shoots from the Key and hits Luna in the middle of her chest. The shifter grunts as she feels it slowly draining her vitality. An uncomfortable burning sensation begins where the beam hit, right where the blue tattoo indicating the link to the Key is.</p><p></p><p>A couple of seconds later, the beam splits into two, one half shooting off to strike Gurr’khan in his chest. “Hey!” says the alarmed Gatekeeper, adding worriedly, “Saala?”</p><p></p><p>Saala quickly turns to Thlie. “Try to absorb it! Like you said you could!”</p><p></p><p>Thlie, with eyes still shut, frowns with concentration, and the second beam visibly retracts from Gurr’khan’s chest and then hits Thlie instead. A second after it does so, it begins to pulse, as does the one attached to Luna. The druid goes pale, as she feels her vitality flow away at an alarming rate. Thlie apparently feels a similar effect, though it is either not as strong or she is simply more stoical, from the expression on her face.</p><p></p><p>The beams suddenly wink off. Luna gasps in relief and then quickly checks under her shirt. “It’s gone!” she says, relief drowning out weakness in her voice. “There’s just a large bruise,” she says, as she touches it, quickly adding, “Ow! A large painful bruise.” She quickly casts a <em>lesser restoration</em> to recover some of her lost vitality.</p><p></p><p>Saala is doing the same to Thlie, who seems less affected*, and thanking her. “Will she be able to continue?” asks Nameless.</p><p></p><p>“Yes,” replies Saala, as she continues to cast spells. “It’s better to do this all at once.”</p><p></p><p>After Thlie is fully healed, Saala asks who the next person is to volunteer. One by one, the rest of the Angels go through the same process that Luna did. Each is left with a red, painful bruise, but their links to the Key are gone. The process almost kills a couple of them**, Nameless’s suggestion about preparatory <em>bear’s endurance</em>s being all that keeps them alive. </p><p></p><p>With a series of <em>lesser restoration</em>s being cast, they are quickly out of danger, but when Saala and everyone else runs out, everyone involved is far from healthy. Thlie, taking damage every time, looks especially weak. As Saala carefully takes the Key from her hands, she sags and almost collapses. Saala helps her to her feet and leads her to the sleeping area, where Thlie lies down. </p><p></p><p>After covering her with a blanket, Saala returns and joins the others. “Well – that went about as well as it could. Let’s return to my camp.”</p><p></p><p>Once back there, Saala spends a little time talking to the group. The bruises that they have remain red and painful, but gradually fade over the course of an hour. One thing that the Angels notice is that while they no longer have the awareness of the Key that they did earlier, there is a lingering awareness. They are aware of the direction that the Key is from them, though not of its distance or location. Saala says that, based on what Thlie has told her, they will slowly lose this awareness, though it will take time. </p><p></p><p>“I hope you’re right,” says Luna. “I want to be completely done with that thing.”</p><p></p><p>“I don’t think you need to worry about that,” says Saala. “You can spend the night here.” After a moment’s thought, she asks, “Now that you are free of the Key, is there anything particular you need to do? I was thinking that there might be a couple of places where people of your varied skills could be helpful to the Gatekeepers. Naturally, since you are adventurers, I would find a way to make it worthwhile for you. Is that something you might be interested in?”</p><p></p><p>“We would certainly consider it,” says Nameless. “There’s nothing essential that we need to do next.”</p><p></p><p>The others agree, Luna doing so a little reluctantly, and Saala thanks them for agreeing to consider the proposition. “I will head back to Thlie now,” she says. “I need to speak to her about some of the things I’m considering. We’ll discuss this further in the morning.”</p><p></p><p>As she is about the leave, Nameless says, “Don’t forget what I said about the people who we think have been tracking us and are probably after the Key.”</p><p></p><p>“Yes. Thank you for reminding me.” With that, Saala disappears back into the lake.</p><p></p><p>After she leaves, the Angels and Gurr’khan spend time getting ready for the night. Nameless, Six and Gareth debate whether the people following them might have some interest other than the Key. Nameless is quite sure that’s what they are after, pointing out that they not only are the ones who killed Arrok and Dala, who really had no importance besides their connection with the finding of the Key, but they removed Arrok’s tattoo.</p><p></p><p>As the discussion is winding down, Nameless receives a <em>sending</em> from Trillia, who says, “Just checking on you. Everything fine here. Stuffed mind flayer done two days early. Currently standing in my foyer. Any idea when you will be back?”</p><p></p><p>Nameless responds, “We are fine. Met Gatekeepers. Successfully removed link to Key today. Not sure about return yet. Keep in touch.” After a second’s pause, realizing he can still relay a bit more, he adds, “Luna getting fat and losing hair.”</p><p></p><p>Luna gives him a dirty look and says, “I used my <em>lesser restoration</em>s, you know. I have a <em>flame strike</em> left!”</p><p></p><p>The others laugh at Nameless’s comment, and his mention of the preserved mind flayer causes further amusement.</p><p></p><p>After some more talking the group eventually settles in for the night, Nameless making sure to put up a <em>private sanctum</em> spell to protect them from <em>scrying</em> and more mundane spying.</p><p></p><p>***</p><p>The next morning, shortly after the Angels awake, they are joined by Saala. She says that Thlie is better and the two of them have discussed many things during the night, especially regarding a couple of the propositions that she has for them. Saala suggests that they have breakfast and prepare spells before rejoining Thlie and her.</p><p></p><p>After she leaves, the Angels discuss the possibility of working with the Gatekeepers over breakfast. Gurr’khan doesn’t contribute, listening silently for the most part. When asked if he has any idea what Saala has in mind, he grunts, “I really have no idea. Saala must be quite impressed with you all. Of course, I still think you people are insane, but it’s her call.” A little grudgingly, he adds, “Though you do have more skills than most.”</p><p></p><p>Once the Angels are done preparing their spells, they take care of the lingering effects from the previous evening. “That feels better,” says Luna, “But I can still feel that damn Key. I wonder when that’ll end”</p><p></p><p>“Look on the bright side,” says Six, with a chuckle. “If it doesn’t and they stick the Key somewhere permanent, you’ll have a permanent sense of direction.”</p><p></p><p>“I’ll pas…,” begins Luna, when a faint sound catches her extremely sharp hearing. Only Six and Gurr’khan, both almost as sensitive as her, hear it too. </p><p></p><p>“What’s wrong?” asks Korm, as all three turn to look in the direction of the hill across the lake, Thlie’s lair. </p><p></p><p>“Explosion!” says Luna. “From there!”</p><p></p><p>“Damn!” says Gurr’khan, “Get on board. I’ll swim, but it’ll take some time.”</p><p></p><p>Nameless, quickly calculating, says, “Six – you go with Gurr’khan. I can get the rest right in there. Luna – don’t transform into a bear yet. I can’t carry that much.”</p><p></p><p>As Gurr’khan transforms into a giant crocodile and slithers into the water, Six leaps onto his back. Still on the bank, Nameless and the others quickly cast a protective spell each, and then Nameless prepares to transport everyone. “You sure you know where you’re taking us?” asks Gareth.</p><p></p><p>“I’ve got direction from the Key,” says Nameless quickly, “And I’ve got a pretty good idea about distance.”</p><p></p><p><em>“Pretty good?” </em> thinks Gareth, sending up a silent prayer to the Silver Flame to aid Nameless’s judgement.</p><p></p><p>Whether it be the Flame’s favor or simply Nameless’s incredible intellect, the alienist makes no mistake. He <em>dimension door[/s] them with pinpoint accuracy. Nameless, Gareth, Luna and Korm appear in the middle of Thlie’s main chamber.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The first thing they notice is Saala next to a wall near them.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>All three pieces of her.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>* The person losing a link took 2d10 Con dmg. Thlie took 2d6 Con dmg.</em></p><p><em>** Nameless and Six got taken to a 0 Con, with the Bear’s Endurance keeping them alive.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shilsen, post: 3104390, member: 198"] Just a teensy bit :D I'll try to please. What happens by the end of the session may count, but I'll leave the decision up to you. I did get some written up today, so I thought I'd just go ahead and post it, rather than waiting till tomorrow to add more. I presume you won't complain ;) ********************************************************************* “Very well,” says Saala. She walks over to Thlie, producing the Key from within her robes, and squats down next to her. After quietly speaking to the shapechanged dragon for a couple of minutes, she hands the Key over. Thlie takes it in both of her twisted hands and holds it awkwardly in front of her chest. “Hold on!” says Nameless, “If this is anything like what happened when I transferred it from Corven to Korm, this would be a really good time to cast a [i]bear’s endurance[/i] on everyone.” “That’s a good idea,” says Saala. “I cannot help, since I have prepared as many spells as I can to remove the damage that you will suffer.” With the aid of Gurr’khan, all of the Angels soon have a [i]bear’s endurance[/i] protecting them. Saala waits until they are done and then says, “So, who will be the firs…” “Me!” says Luna decisively, before the Gatekeeper can finish. Saala smiles gently. “I thought that might be the case.” She walks over to sit next to Thlie and says, “All right, Thlie – go ahead.” Thlie closes her eyes and concentrates. Immediately, a thick beam of amber light shoots from the Key and hits Luna in the middle of her chest. The shifter grunts as she feels it slowly draining her vitality. An uncomfortable burning sensation begins where the beam hit, right where the blue tattoo indicating the link to the Key is. A couple of seconds later, the beam splits into two, one half shooting off to strike Gurr’khan in his chest. “Hey!” says the alarmed Gatekeeper, adding worriedly, “Saala?” Saala quickly turns to Thlie. “Try to absorb it! Like you said you could!” Thlie, with eyes still shut, frowns with concentration, and the second beam visibly retracts from Gurr’khan’s chest and then hits Thlie instead. A second after it does so, it begins to pulse, as does the one attached to Luna. The druid goes pale, as she feels her vitality flow away at an alarming rate. Thlie apparently feels a similar effect, though it is either not as strong or she is simply more stoical, from the expression on her face. The beams suddenly wink off. Luna gasps in relief and then quickly checks under her shirt. “It’s gone!” she says, relief drowning out weakness in her voice. “There’s just a large bruise,” she says, as she touches it, quickly adding, “Ow! A large painful bruise.” She quickly casts a [i]lesser restoration[/i] to recover some of her lost vitality. Saala is doing the same to Thlie, who seems less affected*, and thanking her. “Will she be able to continue?” asks Nameless. “Yes,” replies Saala, as she continues to cast spells. “It’s better to do this all at once.” After Thlie is fully healed, Saala asks who the next person is to volunteer. One by one, the rest of the Angels go through the same process that Luna did. Each is left with a red, painful bruise, but their links to the Key are gone. The process almost kills a couple of them**, Nameless’s suggestion about preparatory [i]bear’s endurance[/i]s being all that keeps them alive. With a series of [i]lesser restoration[/i]s being cast, they are quickly out of danger, but when Saala and everyone else runs out, everyone involved is far from healthy. Thlie, taking damage every time, looks especially weak. As Saala carefully takes the Key from her hands, she sags and almost collapses. Saala helps her to her feet and leads her to the sleeping area, where Thlie lies down. After covering her with a blanket, Saala returns and joins the others. “Well – that went about as well as it could. Let’s return to my camp.” Once back there, Saala spends a little time talking to the group. The bruises that they have remain red and painful, but gradually fade over the course of an hour. One thing that the Angels notice is that while they no longer have the awareness of the Key that they did earlier, there is a lingering awareness. They are aware of the direction that the Key is from them, though not of its distance or location. Saala says that, based on what Thlie has told her, they will slowly lose this awareness, though it will take time. “I hope you’re right,” says Luna. “I want to be completely done with that thing.” “I don’t think you need to worry about that,” says Saala. “You can spend the night here.” After a moment’s thought, she asks, “Now that you are free of the Key, is there anything particular you need to do? I was thinking that there might be a couple of places where people of your varied skills could be helpful to the Gatekeepers. Naturally, since you are adventurers, I would find a way to make it worthwhile for you. Is that something you might be interested in?” “We would certainly consider it,” says Nameless. “There’s nothing essential that we need to do next.” The others agree, Luna doing so a little reluctantly, and Saala thanks them for agreeing to consider the proposition. “I will head back to Thlie now,” she says. “I need to speak to her about some of the things I’m considering. We’ll discuss this further in the morning.” As she is about the leave, Nameless says, “Don’t forget what I said about the people who we think have been tracking us and are probably after the Key.” “Yes. Thank you for reminding me.” With that, Saala disappears back into the lake. After she leaves, the Angels and Gurr’khan spend time getting ready for the night. Nameless, Six and Gareth debate whether the people following them might have some interest other than the Key. Nameless is quite sure that’s what they are after, pointing out that they not only are the ones who killed Arrok and Dala, who really had no importance besides their connection with the finding of the Key, but they removed Arrok’s tattoo. As the discussion is winding down, Nameless receives a [i]sending[/i] from Trillia, who says, “Just checking on you. Everything fine here. Stuffed mind flayer done two days early. Currently standing in my foyer. Any idea when you will be back?” Nameless responds, “We are fine. Met Gatekeepers. Successfully removed link to Key today. Not sure about return yet. Keep in touch.” After a second’s pause, realizing he can still relay a bit more, he adds, “Luna getting fat and losing hair.” Luna gives him a dirty look and says, “I used my [i]lesser restoration[/i]s, you know. I have a [i]flame strike[/i] left!” The others laugh at Nameless’s comment, and his mention of the preserved mind flayer causes further amusement. After some more talking the group eventually settles in for the night, Nameless making sure to put up a [i]private sanctum[/i] spell to protect them from [i]scrying[/i] and more mundane spying. *** The next morning, shortly after the Angels awake, they are joined by Saala. She says that Thlie is better and the two of them have discussed many things during the night, especially regarding a couple of the propositions that she has for them. Saala suggests that they have breakfast and prepare spells before rejoining Thlie and her. After she leaves, the Angels discuss the possibility of working with the Gatekeepers over breakfast. Gurr’khan doesn’t contribute, listening silently for the most part. When asked if he has any idea what Saala has in mind, he grunts, “I really have no idea. Saala must be quite impressed with you all. Of course, I still think you people are insane, but it’s her call.” A little grudgingly, he adds, “Though you do have more skills than most.” Once the Angels are done preparing their spells, they take care of the lingering effects from the previous evening. “That feels better,” says Luna, “But I can still feel that damn Key. I wonder when that’ll end” “Look on the bright side,” says Six, with a chuckle. “If it doesn’t and they stick the Key somewhere permanent, you’ll have a permanent sense of direction.” “I’ll pas…,” begins Luna, when a faint sound catches her extremely sharp hearing. Only Six and Gurr’khan, both almost as sensitive as her, hear it too. “What’s wrong?” asks Korm, as all three turn to look in the direction of the hill across the lake, Thlie’s lair. “Explosion!” says Luna. “From there!” “Damn!” says Gurr’khan, “Get on board. I’ll swim, but it’ll take some time.” Nameless, quickly calculating, says, “Six – you go with Gurr’khan. I can get the rest right in there. Luna – don’t transform into a bear yet. I can’t carry that much.” As Gurr’khan transforms into a giant crocodile and slithers into the water, Six leaps onto his back. Still on the bank, Nameless and the others quickly cast a protective spell each, and then Nameless prepares to transport everyone. “You sure you know where you’re taking us?” asks Gareth. “I’ve got direction from the Key,” says Nameless quickly, “And I’ve got a pretty good idea about distance.” [i]“Pretty good?” [/i] thinks Gareth, sending up a silent prayer to the Silver Flame to aid Nameless’s judgement. Whether it be the Flame’s favor or simply Nameless’s incredible intellect, the alienist makes no mistake. He [i]dimension door[/s] them with pinpoint accuracy. Nameless, Gareth, Luna and Korm appear in the middle of Thlie’s main chamber. The first thing they notice is Saala next to a wall near them. All three pieces of her. * The person losing a link took 2d10 Con dmg. Thlie took 2d6 Con dmg. ** Nameless and Six got taken to a 0 Con, with the Bear’s Endurance keeping them alive.[/i] [/QUOTE]
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