The Sceptre of Kings-A Heroic Dwarven Quest

Elspeth is only able to look on with disgust as Terrick does the deed, just remembering in time to sidestep out of the way.
<This bit will not get mentioned in the tales>
She steps to the side and covers the other two entries to the room with her bow while the rest go down the corridor.

Even as Mohgrym's manifestation once more shows him what lies beyond the door (this being a large chamber resembling some workshop, it's tools long unused), Ghimlod answers the lizardman 'This used ta be, near's I can tell, some sort'o workshop fer Clan grentrigh's mining faculties. There's a tunnel leading to some of the lower mines showing about a quarter mile in.'

Ghimlod pulls out the map and begins pointing the best route in ,pausing to mark the current position of the band and then suddenly starts choking, his face turning a dark purple. Just as quickly, Ghimlod's eyes roll up and he hits the floor, unmovng.

Mohgrym feels a surge of Psinic power ripple across the ether,something hitting him, a grasping force,an attempt to snuff his Psyche completely. It fails < 18 HP, successful save>. Mohgrym recognizes the Manifestation,Psychic Crush.

Just as quickly, Denzenai senses that which his race lives to slay: Illithid...
A burst of energy encompases the group.
Denzenai Turlough and Terrick roll clear, unharmed, the others all suffer minor wounds <all saves made, 1/2 damage, 10HP>.

At the end of the hall stand two figures shrouded in darkness, it winding and waving about them as a cloak would on a windy day.

Of the Illithid, there is no sign, though it may be one of the figures standing not 40 feet away.

OoC:Map coming soon

terrick sets down his crossbow and will perform blindness (as per once a day) one of the characters that are 40 feet away.

Turlough jumps to the side, flinging javelins. [5' step to the side, quick-draw two javelins +12/+7 (including -2 for range), 1d6+2]

Elspeth has her bow out ready to defend against any new attacks and will begin to chant.
OOC: Inspore Courage at +2

[ooc: havent had a chance to update Mohgrym to 3.5 yet so much work to do on him. so the following is based of his 3.0 stats until i let you know otherwise]

Mohgrym manifests true seeing calling on the abilities of his third eye to reveal enemies that they face. He had heard of these deadly illithid, but never faced one in combat. Knowing that they like some form of cone or burst shape powers, he shouts, "Spread out!" Moving to follow his own advice and split up from the party a bit above and to the left.

Skezzketh, seeing that he cannot help Ghimlod himself, quickly hisses "Someone help Ghimlod!", and quickly dashes forward and to the side into the hall.

Initiatives


Terrick <28> casts his Blindness, the spell hitting one of the figures.<Effects unknown until it acts>

Turlough <26> casts his Javalins and sidesteps to a more covered position.
One finds a mar <hit for 3 HP>, grazing one of the figures.

Mohgrym <22> casts his True Seeing, one of the creatures foiling the attempt, though Mohgrym sees the other <Enemy 2>for what it is, a Drow male.

Skezzketh <21> takes a covered position.

Elspeth <19> Inspires Courage.

Enemy 1<17> hits Mohgrym with another Psychic Crush, though Mohgrym shrugs off most of the effect <15 HP damage, save made>.

Denzenai 13 is up...
Untryn 11

OoC:Let me know if your position on the map is where you wanted to be. As well, Skezzketh really didn't do anything, so let me know if he has a more definate action based on the Map.
Edit:Im going back to scanning and drawing by hand, Autorealm sucks. If anyone has a suggestion for an alternate mapping/dungeon program, I'm all ears.

Second try...

Mohgrym manifests negate psionics on Grimlod, he assumes that it was the illithid or atleast the psionic creature on the right who parallyzed his friend. Then he moves up behid Skezzketh (B8). Shouting a warning to his friends, "The one on the left is a drow male."

Edit: figured I should try to save Grimlod before he dies.