Against the Storm: Luskan (Summoning shaff)

[DM_Matt]

Smoke billows from the rubble, obscuring view of the city. The elves disappear into the smoke and confusion.

Jonathan says "Well, that was unexpected. So much for just walking in. I suppose we could take out chances getting through the rubble, although perhaps we are best off finding another way in..."

 

[shaff]

"I'd still like to see what those elves are going to do, i dont think they would just leave us out here..."

 

[DM_Matt]

"I'd still like to see what those elves are going to do, i dont think they would just leave us out here..."

Jonathan responds: "It doesnt look like they are coming back for us, being that they went in as orcs. We'll have to find our own way. Now we either need to try to sneak in through this pandemonium somehow, or make our way through the wilderness to the seashore and swing around up the beach.

 

[shaff]

"heh, id rather take my chances just goin straight through..." Rannos takes up a light jog and starts moving towards the rubble.

 

[DM_Matt]

"Thanks, I needed that," Ravin looks much better and asks"So what did you have need of me for?"

"Some day I'll find you the real stuff. It is not so much that I need you as that I am offering you a golden opportunity to show your powers. I'll cut to the chase. We seek to burn the temple of Umberlee and the adjoining indoor shipyard to the ground in the most visually spectacular method we can find. And we think that you are just the man to do it. In return, we could offer you money beyond what you can loot in the process, but instead we think that we have something else you want more: Knowledge. We can grant you access to a library in Skullport holding secrets of manipulating flame that you could only dream of discovering on your own. And as a gift, if you are sucessful, we will give you Danzathar's Codex Infernus. (Ravin has heard of this book, assumed to be lost. It features rare fire spells as well as general formulae on fire magic. Danzathar was an ancient firemage who very well may have been the first elemental savant)"

 

[Calim]

"OK, you are asking me to burn down a religious shrine of Umberlee, that sounds very interesting. Um and you don't expect her to mind?" Ravin asks very politely and almost amusedly.

 

[DM_Matt]

"OK, you are asking me to burn down a religious shrine of Umberlee, that sounds very interesting. Um and you don't expect her to mind?" Ravin asks very politely and almost amusedly.

Oh, she'll mind. But Umberlee is a fickle goddess with a disorganized church. When one temple falls, the other dont unite to avenge it. Besides, she is the goddess of destruction by wind and rain. She is the polar opposite of fire.

 

[Calim]

"I did not say I would not do it," Ravin smiles up at the man "I just wanted to point out that she wold likely be mad at whoever did it."

 

[DM_Matt]

"I did not say I would not do it," Ravin smiles up at the man "I just wanted to point out that she wold likely be mad at whoever did it."

Our companions will meet us here in due time. For now, we should just sit tight. The city watch is incompetant and this place is well-enough hidden that Storm's forces won;t find it. So tell me, how WOULD you go about destroying a very large building like that temple? What sort of manpower and equiptment will oyu need, or can you just simply blast it to bits with your mind?

 

[DM_Matt]

"heh, id rather take my chances just goin straight through..." Rannos takes up a light jog and starts moving towards the rubble.

Jonathan follows, and thus so does Mecholithi. Most of the defenders are no longer seeking intruders, as they instead are busy fighting fires and digging people out of rubble before its too late.

The air is thick with smoke, obscuring vision and making breathing difficult. As you finally escape the worst of the devastation, several Goblinoids (hobgoblins, half-ogres, and an ogre-mage) in the purple uniforms of Storm's Grtak (the military portion of his diplomatic organization; they serve in collaborator states as secret police and military advisors, demand that you halt.

The leader asks "Who are all of you? What is your business here, and waht did you just see happen? <looks to Mecholithi> I;m particularly interested in what YOU have to say...."